Scott M. Deitche
Scott M. Deitche was born in Perth Amboy and grew up in
Fords, NJ. He lives in St. Petersburg, Florida with his
family. He is an environmental scientist by profession.
Books
Green Collar Jobs: Environmental Careers for the 21st
Century. Connecticut: Praeger, 2010.
Balls: The Life of Eddie Trascher, Gentleman Gangster
(with Ken Sanz). Ft. Lee: Barricade, 2009.
The Everything Mafia Book (revised edition). New
York, Adams Media, 2009.
Marked Card: Powerplay in the New England Mafia
(with Mark Silverman). Tampa, Quillslammer Press (Summer 2009).
The Silent Don: The Criminal World of Santo Trafficante
Jr. Ft. Lee: Barricade, 2007.
Cigar City Mafia: A Complete History of the Tampa
Underworld. Ft. Lee: Barricade, 2004.
Magazine Articles
“The Kefauver Hearings” Cigar City Magazine, April 2008
“Family Secrets” High Society, April 2008
“Ten Things About the CIA You Never Knew” High Society,
February 2008
“The Silent Don.” High Society, November 2007
“Analyze This.” Weekly Planet, July 31, 2002, cover
story.
“Peeping Feds.” Weekly Planet, January 31, 2002,
cover story.
“Ciao Jimmie.” Weekly Planet, June 14, 2001, news
section.
“The Mob: A Drive-By Historical Tour of Tampa’s Notorious
Wise Guys.” Weekly Planet, April 26, 2001, cover
story.
“Redfellas” Weekly Planet, April 2000, cover story.
Web Articles -
blogcritics.org/writer/scott_deitche
Professional Papers
Deitche, S.M., and D.H. Hicks. (2006). Fishes of the
Brooker Creek Preserve, Pinellas County, Florida. 26th
Annual Meeting
of Florida Chapter of the American Fisheries Society.
Florida: Florida Chapter American Fisheries Society.
Deitche, S.M., and D.H. Hicks. (2006). Lake Tarpon
Drainage Basin Management Plan Update. Florida:
Pinellas County
Department of Environmental Management.
http://www.pinellascounty.org/Environment/pagesHTML/pdfs/LTDrainageBasin.pdf
Hicks, D.H., and S.M. Deitche. (2005). Annotated
Checklist of Fishes of the Brooker Creek Preserve,
Pinellas County,
Florida. Florida: Pinellas County Department of
Environmental Management.
http://www.pinellascounty.org/Environment/pagesHTML/pdfs/LTBCFishSample.pdf
Deitche, S.M., and C. Meyer. (2005). Pinellas County
Seagrass Transect Monitoring Program Status Report
1998-2003.
Florida: Pinellas County Department of Environmental
Management.
http://www.pinellascounty.org/Environment/pagesHTML/pdfs/2003%20seagrass%20paper.pdf
Deitche, S.M., and M.P. Weed. (2005). Meeting NPDES
Enforcement Requirements: Pinellas County’s Proactive
Approach
and Tracking System. Proceedings of Stormcon 05.
California: Forester Communications.
Deitche, S.M., and D.H. Hicks. (2004). Assessment of Fish
Kill Complaints in Pinellas County Lakes and Ponds.
24th Annual
Meeting of Florida Chapter of the American Fisheries
Society. Florida: Florida Chapter American Fisheries
Society.
Deitche, S.M., and D.H. Hicks. (2003). Assessment of Fish
Kills in Pinellas County Lakes and Ponds. Proceedings
of the
12th Annual North American Lake Management Society
Southeastern Lakes Management. Florida: Florida Lake
Management Society.
Deitche, S.M. (2002). Assessing Citizen Stormwater
Complaints in Pinellas County, Florida. Proceedings of
the 7th Biennial
Conference on Stormwater Research and Watershed
Management. Florida: Southwest Florida Water
Management District.
Deitche, S.M. (2002). Assessing Citizen Stormwater
Complaints in Pinellas County, Florida. Proceedings of
Stormcon 02.
California: Forester Communications.
Interviews
Television- Interviewed on WFLA (Tampa NBC affiliate), WTSP (Tampa CBS affiliate), Flashpoint newsmagazine, Kathy Fountain Show, Baynews9, Fox-13, A&E Biography (show Santo Trafficante), Discovery Channel (show Mob Scenes) , and The History Channel (show Declassified: The Mob in Havana).
Radio- Interviewed on NPR, WFLA, WQYK, WMNF, and The Radio Detective in Sacramento
Newspaper- Interviewed by The St. Petersburg Times, South Florida Business Journal, The Miami Herald, AP NewsWire, Reuters, The South Tampa News, and The Tampa Tribune
Magazine- Florida Trend, Smoke