PEA yer at et er ee RS Re FA RISE aN el tne NBS PDI TES PO ROSES PBT ER STR aieeniaian SS SEAR aS a ED-204 (Rev. 3-3-59) on . ; on - ~*~". |NITED STATES DEPARTMENT ©. JUSTICE ‘ FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Copy to: | ; Report of SA FRANCIS X. O'BRIEN Office: TAMPA [ Date: August 15, 1961 Title: SANTO TRAFFICANTE, JR. “Character. ANTI-RACKETEERING Synopsis: - ; . go a Source reported subject allegedly had Cuban assets 4 liquidated but failed to receive money from person handling Ps this matter; subject, possibly on 7/14/61, had this person ‘ | brought to Tampa and subject may have obtained money. t at ‘Source identified two individuals who were to work this Ee. unknown person over if money not furnished to subject, rd however, no call made for the two strong-arm men. Be SUBJECT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS DUE TO . HIS EXTENSIVE PAST ASSOCIATION IN CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES. aa - +. 7 - i DETAILS: I. PERSONAL HISTORY AND BACKGROUND No ‘additional facts relating to subject's personal history or background developed during the period of this report. * ay “ This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your an ka and . . its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. | HW 45966 DoclId:322973836 Page 5 :
RETREAT Ritmo meme eames et ep RR ae ce ESTEE SST TS RSE SSS Sy ern ES SARS SSS SSS TFS TP 92~1 II. ASSOCIATES No new associates have been id entified during the period of this report. Iii, LEGITIMATE ENTERPRISES No new legitimate enterprises have been reported during the period of this report. A. GUSTAVO LOPEZ MUNOZ on August 8 advised | HW 45966 Docld:322973836 Page 6
IV. poo HW 45966 DBocld: 322927636 STATEMENT OF ASSETS RESIDENCE, TAMPA, FLORIDA i it ih « | Sead |
c ‘ \ ‘ oO NN TP 92-1 V. GENERAL ACTIVITIES, TAMPA, FLORIDA Continued spot checks of the subject's residence, 2505 Bristol, Tampa, as well as spot checks of Columbia Restaurant and the residences of subject! s mother and brothers,. Tampa, have failed to disclose subject's presence in Tampa. On August 9, 1961, JAMES COSTA LONGO and FRANK TRAFFICANTE, brother of the subject, were observed at the Columbia Restaurant, Tampa. They were accompanied by a third person believed to be the subject. Positive identification . was not possible, however, as this group proceeded to the back. room of the Columbia Restaurant. The newspaper "Tampa Times", Tampa, Florida, reported . on August 9, 1961, that FRANK TRAFFICANTE was fined $15.00 in Tampa Traffic Court on charge of careless driving in an accident. TP T-Z2 advised on August 8, 1961, that JAMES COSTA LONGO and CASEY HERNANDEZ, part owner of the Columbia Restaurant, have been spending a great deal of time at the office of Great Southern Construction Company on East Hillsboro Avenue, Tampa. «- - The current Tampa City Directory lists CASIMERO HERNANDEZ as : president, Great Southern Construction Company. . T-2 was of the opinion that subject might well be spending time at the same location since LONGO is often with the subject when he is in town. TP T-3 advised on July 25, 1961, that CESAR RODRIGUEZ and GEORGE MICKEY GREEN, both of Tampa, were told to be - available about one o'clock, Saturday, July 15, 1961, on the possibility they would have a job to do. T+3 advised he ree ceived information that approximately. a year ago ansman in Havana, Cuba, had liquidated subject's assets there after ~ CASTRO came into power and was then supposed to return all of: the money received from this liquidation to the United States, instead the man stayed in Cuba and did not send any of the ; money to the subject. TRAFFICANTE and his group, according to T-3, have been trying ever since then to get the man out of — Cuba and were successful, probably Friday, July 14th. T-3 advised he was not certain of this. T-3 related that he learned | HW 45966 Docld:322973836 Page @
JFK Act 6 (4) TP 92-1 that two of TRAFFICANTE's men were successful in getting this man from Cuba on a plane which brought him to Tampa, and after his arrival he was given twenty-four hours to produce the entire amount of money or elae. ‘else" was to bel __lana were offered one ousand is man over if he did not come through. wor : = i i 1 apparently came through. with the monéy as were not called to work the man over, . ust 7 | NW 45966 DoclId:32297336 Page 9 6* ee N