JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM Date : 01/09/98 Page : 1 AGENCY RECORD NUMBER ‘RECORDS SERIES AGENCY FILE NUMBER AGENCY INFORMATION ORIGINATOR FROM TO TITLE DATE PAGES ' SUBJECTS DOCUMENT TYPE ‘CLASSIFICATION RESTRICTIONS CURRENT STATUS DATE OF LAST REVIEW -: : INDEFINITE OPENING CRITERIA COMMENTS FBI 124-10223-10486 HQ. 92-3171-X8 © DOCUMENT INFORMATION FBI SAC, CG 07/16/57 ) 15 SGI, BKG, REL, RES, EMP, B/F INT, CRIMINAL ACT, ARREST RECORDS, GAMBLING, TRA, SUBPOENA, APPEAR, FGJ PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | UNCLASSIFIED 4 | RELEASED WITH DELETIONS 01/08/98 Docld: 32564816 Page 1
i UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE "FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Chiease July 16, 1957 AI piquat tes shy oie Nea! aye Aw z/ J, Je, jo RE: sanuet“Grancana, was. Samuel Giancanna, af . r Sam Gianaco, Sam Gincani, Sam Giancano, Sam'Mooney, Sam Gencani, Sam Gincana 2 /- PERSONAL HISTORY aND BACKGROUND ~ - According to the records of the Selective Service Board #39, 2312 West Harrison, SAMUEL GIANCANA listed his birth as July 16, 1908, at Chicago, Illinois. These files reflect that he married ANGELINE DE TOLVE on September 23, 1934. In these records he listed his home address as 1048 South Monitor Street, Chicago, Illinois, but the file reflected that he was registered for Selective Service while an inmate of the Federal Penitentiary at Terre Haute, Indiana, on December 14, 1942. These records reflect that on December 1), 1942, his wife as well as his two children, ANNETTE, born June 23, 1935, and BONIT LOU, born April 29, 1938, at that time were residing at 2822 West Lexington Street. At the time of his registration, he did not list any business or employer. He listed his relatives as follows: Father - TONY GIANCANA, ATRED ALL ypreeser re © TAINED 1918 South Herm tagaterTRTOREXTTON Conre = Dri EMORY. p oespre laut YU ICTORT ar ai 3, 7 xe - During 1945, according to the Selective Service records, i he was employed at the Central Envelope and Lithograph / a Company, 426 South Clinton Street, Chicago, Illinois, where / he worked as a salesman since January 2, 1943. & letter in the Selective Service file dated March 8, 1945, signed by one DE TOLVE, President of the Central Envelope and Lithograph Company, stated that GIANCANA was then receiving i Salary of §55 a week. A report of GIANCSNA's physical “examination dated February 12, 194), reveals that he was rejected for military service because of a constitutional psychopathic state and inadequate personality, ‘manifested FECORDED 5» SEP 12 1957 ~ COPIES DESTROYED. camg 1379 25 MAY 24 Bizeemepepmitie: Docld:32584816 Page 2
Norwood Park, Illinois which it described as a large gambling casino. The reputed owners are NICK D'!AMICO and JAMES DAVIES. It was reported that a third-and . principle owner of the Wagon Wheel is SAM GIANCANA. The cost of this gambling establishment and its furnishings is reputed to be approximately $50,000. It is general knowledge among. the hoddlums that the top setup.of the alleged syndicate insofar as the operation of taverns, handbooks, and minor gangs is concerned is first TONY ACCARDO, then TONY CAPEZIO, followed by SAM GIANCANA. GIANCANA controls Cicero_and the central west and southwest suburbs; ROCKY POTENZA, allegedly a protege of SAM GIANCANA, controls the north and northwest section of Chicago along with the northwest suburods. , DOMINICK ANTHONY SCALZITTO has advised that GIANSANA frequents Philip's Restaurant and Candy Store at 2end and Cicero... - On January 18, 1955, information was received that an attempt was made by NATALE PASSARO, Jr., to secure mortgages on the following properties: 1331 Indiana Avenue, a seven apartment building, mortgage desired $35,000; 2111 South Homan Avenue, a two flat building, mortgage desired $12,000; ‘ 1620-22 South Harding, a thirteen apartment ouilding, mortgage desired $45,000; 145-51 Catalpa Avenue, a twelve apartment a building, mortgage desired $3,500. PASSARO was accompanied by one (FNU) CHAMPAIGN (ph), an attorney for SAMUEL GIANCANA giving in to the theory that the syndicate owns these properties although the records show that the trustee is the Pioneer Bank of Ghicago, Chicago, Illinois. On February 18, 1955, information was received that GIANCANA recently remodeled the building at 4810-12 West 22nd Street in Cicero, Illinois and converted it -ill- 4 . 7 ‘ if - ae ee —_ oie - b = ey a nn es em AON pe Se RR RS en RR RATT LL Se ~ f ° 4 . . | Docld:32584816 Page 3
On June 7, 1955, Lt. MORRIS (NA) advised that he had received information that .on that date GIANCANA, with PAUL DE LUCIA, TONY ACCARDO, SAM HUNT, JACK GUZIK, GUS ALEX, LES TER KRUSE, and "ANTHONY RICCI, a New - York hoodlum, were departing Chicago for Miami via Eastern Airlines flight number 907 at 10:30 A.M. and would arrive Miami at 2:30 P.M. He subsequently aduised that through a highly confidential source he had learned ‘ that these hoodlums had been tipped off that a U. &.- Marshall would be at the airport to serve a grand jury subpoena. As a consequence only DE LUCTA , JOE FISCHETTI, and ANTHONY RICCI made the trip. In October, 1955, it was learned that SAMUEL GIANCANNA and TONY ACCARDO are the actual owners of the Utility Engineering Company, 5142 West Roosevelt Road and 6201 West Roosevelt Road, however, the owner listed on the licenses of these two places is listed as ANTHONY DE PRADO who lives at 182l. North 78th Avenue and who has an office at 6728 West Cermak Road. — The "Chicago Daily News" of October 3, 1955, listed SAMUEL GIANCANN®, who is described as a syndicate gambling boss, as one of six top mob figures who had been subpoenaed by the Special County Grand Jury which was investigating the wave of unsolved’« bombings. On November 15, 1955, DOMINICK ABATTA advised that GIANCANNA and SAM PATTAGLIA have come to positions of power within the alleged syndicate and were definitely replacements for or officers of LOUIE CAMPAGNA (deceased) and PAUL DE LUCIA. ABATTA stated that he had learned this through his attempts to regain control of Lecal 777 of the Taxi Cab Drivers Union. @® Information was received that MURRAY HUMPHREYS, SAM GITANCANNA, TONY ACCARDO, GUS ALEX and PAUL DE LUCIA were attending a conference at the Thunderbird Motel, just north of Miami Beach, Florida. This information has not been verified. On June 4, 1956, WILLIAM 0. BATES advised that the Forest Lounge at Lyons, Illinois, reputedly the head- quarters of GIANCANNA, is now known as the Armory Tap and is operated by one CARMIE FINELLI (phonetic) for GIANCANNA.  — . - 13 - . Docld: 325684516 Page 4 -——< 1 i i if a