| \ ‘ . t JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information Date: 6/11/201 AGENCY: FBI _ RECORD NUMBER : 124-10201-10287 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER:  92-2781-566 wa Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI ; . FROM: SAC, TP TO : DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: 06/13/1962 “PAGES: 3 SUBJECTS : ) LST, GAMBLING, RES, ASSOC, REL DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT. CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 ) CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: . 10/13/1998 e OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE f COMMENTS : V9.1 Docld: 322789511 Page 1 31
" FD-36 (Rev. 12-13-56) Date: 6/13/62 Transmit the following in PLAIN TE ‘ (Type in plain text or code) | | FBI | TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2781) FROM: SAC, TAMPA (92-1) (P) SANTO-TRAFFICANTE, JR., aka. AR Lo (00: Tampa) For the information of the Seattle Office, captioned is the subject of a "crash" investigation in the Tampa Office, He formerly was connected with gambling casinos, Havana, Cuba, attended the Appalachian, New York meeting of hoodlums under the name of LOUIS (LUIS) SANTOS and was reportedly closely _associated in the past with ALBERT ANASTASIA just prior to ANASTASIA's murder in New York City, October, 1957. Captioned individual maintains residence with his wife at the present time at 523 N.E. 71st Street, Miami, Florida, . The Miami Office has identified a close female associate of captioned as who is reporedly the ower of property at 657 W. 34th, Hialeah, Florida and apparently acquired the property from FRANK RAGANO, 307 Tampa Street, Tampa, Florida who has been long identified as subject's Tampa attorney. The Miami Office advised by communication dated 6/8/62 that FRANK RAGANO, according to tax record, Hialeah, Florida City Hall, purchased the property at 657 W. 34th Street, Hialeah, from SALVATORE G. SCALIA on 1/8/61. Report of SA STEPHEN J. LABADIE dated 6/14/61 at Tampa in captioned case reflects SALVATORE G. SCALIA RUGIERES, aka., Salvatore G, Scalia, was reported in December of 1958 “3 Bureau oo rn a4 G2 -27¢/ — ‘2- Miami (92-88) RECG- 2 - Seattle (92-1435 _ © ty TB i" 1- Tampa Dok ’ _ ~ \\ : S \/ ~ Approved: Y Sent M Per 5.3 JUN QSepggpAcent in Charse — Docld: 322789511 Page 2?
‘o7 é TP 92-1 by Legat, Havana (protect) as having been involved in a shooting of a girl in Havana 11/13/58. However, the girl recovered and claimed the shooting was accidental and that due to this individual's influence with the subject along with subject's influence, the BATISTA police regime made no official record of the matter. Sources reported that under the influence of the subject, SCALIA thought of himself as a "big shot and gangster" and left Havana where he had been in a high position at the Sans Souci Casino for no particular reason other than it was suspected that there was a reward for unknown favors rendered to TRAFFICANTE, Sources advised in December of 1959 that SCALIA had indicated a desire to obtadn a Florida State Beverage license in Miami, Florida, possibly the "Twenty-Two Club". It was ascertained on 3/2/61 from Sgt. CHARLES poe, SAPP, Intelligence Unit, Miami PD, Miami, Florida, that Be SALVATORE SCALIA ran a grocery store in the 700 block of Se W. Flagler, Miami, Florida and admitted to Sgt. SAPP that the subject had visited him in Miami but refused to advise the sergeant where TRAFFICANTE was staying in Miami. SCALIA advised Sgt. SAPP he came to the United States in 1955 from Italy, worked as a technician in Washington, D.C., then went | to Cuba where he worked as a technician and while in Cuba © met TRAFFICANTE. Sgt. SAPP advised SCALIA's grotvery store was nothing more than a hole in the wall, that his entire inventory would not amount to $500 and that when he again tried to contact SCALIA, SCALIA had sold hisstore, left Miami and allegedly went to the West Coast to the State of Washington. The Seattle Office advised by letter dated 5/28/59 - regarding information received by Legat, Havana, that a RON WARNOCK was reported making efforts to buy the Sans Souci Gambling Casino from SANTO TRAFFICANTE .in Cuba and reported that RON WARNOCK is the brother of TOM V. WARNOCK, Shriff of Snohomish County, Washington 1/1/47 to 1/1/55 and that informants have advised that since such time, RON WARNOCK has been the “pick up" and "fix" man for that county. ~ The Seattle Office advised that they had a source, EUGENE ALBERT PETERSON, close to RON WARNOCK who had also been a in contact. with SANTO TRAFFICANTE while in Cuba and who advised io that the source of capital that was to be used in purchasing the Sans Souci Casino was from Seattle. -~-2- L j DocId: 32269511 Page 3
se eR cine ee ae = has appeared in t he is a represent The Sea all available sou Salvatore.@\(Seal “interviewing ‘him of the subject. ‘ The Seattle Office will contact EUGENE ALBERT PETERSON and obtain all information he can furnish relative to subject's connections or associates in Seattle, Will determine from PETERSON if SALVATORE/G/ SCALIA he State of jectte interceta, ye e has, ative of subject's interests, AZ, ae «AON ttle Office will attempt,jto locate, through ' rces, SALVATORE G.. SCALIACRUGIERES, aka., ia, determingagsis activities and thereafter regarding the sale of pnoperty at 657 W. 34th Street, Hialeah, Florida to FRANK) AGANO, Tampa attorney -3- Cet ee t i \ ' t } t t ! t ' Docld: 32289511 Page 4