Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 - - JFK Assassination System Date: 6/11/201 . , Identification Form a Agency Information \ AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-10207-10255 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER:  87-66742-1ST NR 348 C—O EE , Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: SAC,MM TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: — 11/06/1964 *PAGES: 3 SUBJECTS : PAL, INVEST, COOP, DOJ DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: = 4 CURRENT STATUS:  Redact ‘DATE OF LASTREVIEW: _ 10/09/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE , k COMMENTS : \ ee v9.1 ; 7 , Docld: 32291479 Page 1
~ ' Reveased under thé olin F. Kennedy Assassination Retords Collection Act-of 1992-(44 USC 2107 Hotes . ATE: 11-14-2017 oo. ome OT , 4 1 | | 11/6/64 AIRTEL wo 19: Director, FBI (137-8185) (87-66742) FROM: SAC, Miami (137-New) - RE: LA 4410-C+TB TOP BCHELON CRIMINAL INFORMANT PROGRAL Re Los Angeles airtel to Bureau, 10/30/64. and Bureau airtel to Miami, 11/4/64. Reference for previous information concerning the informant, Los. Angeles airtel to Bureau, 10/14/64. The Bureau’ 8 evaluation of the trial and prosecu~ Mla tion trial strategy im the case of FELIK-ALDERISIO, as set ~~ out in Bureau airtel to Miami dated 11/4764, is very accurate pat and complete. ey On the afternoon of 10/23/64, SA JOZN P. LENIHAN, « to whom the ALDERISIO case was assigned in Miami, hed a t conference with USA WILLIAM MEADOWS and Departmental Attorneys 7 WILLIAM KENNEY;.(of Miami) and EDWARD "TED" HARRINGTON, (of ww SOG). They related they had that morning spoken to witness Ww LITBERG and all said they had never before seen anyone who N. was so terrified and that he was almost distraught. They ‘* added he threatened to commit suicide by jumping out of the N window of the court house if he was forced to face ALDERISIO. All three attorneys said they felt so sorry for LITBERG that ¥ sete “te { nl they allowed him to return that date to Los Angeles. ~~ | (3)- Bureau (Au-RM) NS | 2 - Los Angeles (AM-Rtd) (137-2861) (ne. a> . | 4+ Wiami @ - 137-Hew) (1 ~ 87-16480) (1 - 92-112) S x HWS ame a (9) ae ay @ Fy A 7 S7- COVA g NOT NOT PRCARHTD a in NOV 11 1664 : : cL TNF OATH CERT | RGSAN 4 1965 gery ss GNCLASSIR) ee = “ OE BY asec Sor TTY ~ + - & | DocIa: 32291479 Page 2?
@leased undér the John F. Kenned ination Reco ~ Coltection — . y Assassination Records Cottection Act 6f_1997" ° FT? Hokey DATE: 11-14-2017 iene (aS USC 2107 Hoteys ¥ fo no eee “ Nw ‘ mt MM 137-New Their strategy in subpoening LITBERG was to-make____ sure that ALDERISIO would see him in an effort to keep me ALDERISIO from taking the stand in his own defense. Since . ALDERISIO was not charged with threats against hin, LITBERG could only be used as a rebuttal witness at best. _ ANTHONY RICCI, aka Tony Ricci, Tony Gobels, has been in the Miami, Florida area for some time. He resides | in Hollywood, Florida, with his ex-wife, LAVERNE ALEXANDER. RICCI, during the latter part of 1963, and the first seven months of 1964, spent his time at the Golden Nugget Motel, Miami Beach, where he would play cards and ; 2 pe aggociate himself with other hoeodlums. The motel is patronized 7... by the "Chicage crowd" during the winter season. . we { i - RICCE has been associating with STEVE MARUCA at 2 Steve's Atlantic Service Station, 18300 Collins Avenue, and 1 at the Thunderbird Motel, 18401 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, uw where he is alleged to have an interest in the service station and influence at the motel. : RXCCI has also been named as a local "shylock." - Miami ig interested im informant'’s past and present * knowledge of RICCI; who instructed bim to contact RICCI and ~ their knowledge of the exact or proximate area to go to; what i actually was discussed between RICCI and informant; did in- formant report back and if so, why, to RICCI after recontacting U. S&S. Attorney. Enclosed for Los Angeles is a photograph of RICCI. 7 ‘Los Angeles, in their reply, should designate a copy of the communication for Miami to RZCCI‘s control file, 92-112. 7 Referenced Bureau airtel requested Miami to furnish | the Bureau with its views concerning the informant's statement that, according to Miami hoodlum TONY RICCI, Departmental Attorney BILL KENNEY was in the hip pocket of the hoodlums in Florida and that RICCI knew the outcome of the trial of ; | ALDERISIO would be an acquittal. Miami has no gpecific in- formation indicating hoodlums have such control over Departmental Attorney WILLIAM KENNEY, who is. assigned at Miami. | _- yy 3 if -_ —_ ST i | | t i t f | | Docld: 32291479 Page 3