| Released Wndéer the vonn F. Kennedy Assassination | | ' DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Identification Form Date: 4/9/2015 a ss eee AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : oN Agency Information FBI 124-10351-10095 - HQ 72-2382-16 a ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE : * PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW: OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : v9.1 { Docld: 32316788 Page 1 Document Information FBI HQ HO 08/19/1976 3 JUDITH CAMPBELL EXNER PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified Consulted Redact 09/09/1998 APPROVAL OF DOJ REFERRED TO DOJ, INC MEMO eee
[Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 [ ) DATE: 11-14-2017 ie . >  @ da x mS ae i ~ a CLEAR FACSIMILE IMMEDIATE . 8/19/76 To: SAC, Houston From... Director, FBI 1 - FOF ( Gosei py, l - Mr. Fisher . p Assoc. Dir. Dep. AD Adm. _ Dep. AD Inv. __ Asst. Dir.: Admin, Comp. Syst. Ext. Affairs ___ Files & Com. _ Gen. Inv. Ident. , inspection Intell. Laboratory < Legal Coun. __ Plan. & Eval, __ Spec. Inv. | t 7 4 Telephone Rm. _ Training | Director Sec’y __ , Dade County authorities the next day. Reference Bureau teletype to all SACs 8/18/76. On 6/18/76 William S. Lynch, Chief, Organized Crime and Racketeering Section, Criminal Division, U. 8S. Department of Justice, furnished the attached memorandum dated 8/11/76. Lyneh advised that he received a telephone call from John Craig on 8/11/76. He relayed this information to the Lynch advised that on either 8/16-17/76, he received a second call from Craig who stated he had not yet been contacted by anyone and had information that he thought might be of value involving the Roselli matter. ee, Houston Division should interview John Craig, 1101 South Post Oak Road, Suite 210, Houston, Texas, after reviewing the attached material. Houston sutel results of interview to Miami Division and Bureau. ype: Enclosure 93 _ ae ie EI ae or REC 12-933 2-16 S AUG ZO 1976 Codes Miami (By Mail) Lok cy¥-]43 GEF:rat (5) NOTE: On 8/18/76 Lynch, Chief, Organized Crime and _ Racketeering Section, Criminal Division, U. S. Department of Justice, furnished a copy of the attached memorandum to SA George E. Fisher. oa ~ oe CER 4. iy Coy Ad ye See : | wan our) 1 {OTB vee UNIT ~ a a | Docld: 32316788 Page 2? tej.
MWleageewiter the Ton Fy Renhedp ksvacs mation Records COLLEGE | DATE: 14-14-2017 _ 1 : OPTIONAL FORM NO, 1/ 1 ; . 4 dia Tue oa, SULY 1873 EDITION \ . J i Cn: . st ‘GSA FPMR (414 CFR) 10 - - . . UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT a oe re , : Memorandum . . - DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ' TO : File ; - DATE: August ll, 1976 a , soe WSL:ajm —_— FROM : William S. Lynch, chief os Organized Crime and facketeering Section Criminal Division | SUBJECT: . John Roselli : This date I received a telephone call from a man. who identified himself as John Craig and who gave his .: ,.address as 1101 South Post Oak Road, Suite 210, | Se ~ “Houston, Texas 7705 ; ‘telephortie number: 713-622-1791...” ‘He identified himself as a licensed private investigator in Houston and a polygraph operator. He stated that he. wished to give information that may bear on the recent: - . Murder of John Roselli‘in Miami. He advised that hé - ee yawas .somehow. involved .as a private investigator (he states 0b. he investigates frauds) with a. Paul.-Rossi, who he claims is ..  _also known.as Paul Calisi. Rossi isa Houston resident ce, ~~." and tlaims to be a jeweler; however, he’ also owns four or ''five Dars and restaurants on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, one ‘of which is named The Blue Clarinet. Rossi is pending charges in the Houston District Attorney's Office in an attempt to, kill a witness. He is also pending on another “Charge of second degree felony. theft with four others... “who are, daccordirig to Craig, connected to organized crime ‘ figures in Providence, Rhode Island. One of the others - i is (FNU) Ostigui. He related that. Paul Rossi is related | with, an attorney named Helmut Erwing, as against whom the i State Bar Association has disbarment proceedings pending | (he states that a Steve Peterson, of the General Counsel's oF, _. Office of the State Bar Association, is familiar with the | .- proceedings against Erwing). His number is 292-5409, | He claims that Erwing has some connection with the CIA that evolved out of a Federal case that was instituted against a man by the name of Phelbe in the early 1960's, The story is that Phelbe worked for the State Department; that while Erwing was a law student he was recruited by | the CIA, went to Germany to infiltrate the Phelbe family, and that as a result of the information Erwing: obtained Charges were initiated against Phelbe and he was ousted from the State Department. . ! : ‘ ; | 1 “as Casts IoiReauloelhan the Payroll §. avings Plan a a re TIPPEE Ib cee ; av me eet
“Released” under thé Uohn Fo Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (4 Tre ProT WORT DARE: Al -14- -2017 a aa CO me &. O° ve Cte D4 -27- oe wise siti leauanoanab aad - re .Craig claims that Rossi, as a result of his troubles with the law, became heavily indebted to the syndicate. . He indicated that Rossi in Houston works for Carlos Marcello. He claimed further that Rossi, heavily indebted a to the syndicate, went to Florida together with Erwing, | as to whom there is a long-standing relationship, and j had conferences in Florida during a period of time that | _ Roselli disappeared. He related that he has sources of oo » ‘information c¢losé to Rossi’ and close: to Rossi's family; “oo 4 and that recently Rossi became drunk and bragged that he ; i. ne had some connection with Roselli's murder. Upon inquiry,’ - he said this occurred after the news stories of the find-_ ing of Roselli's body. He, Craig, did not talk directly to the source of information who was there when Rossi. .. referred. to the Roselli.murder. He claimed. that.Paul | ©: - Rossi's brother Robert was recently involved in a gambling © conspiracy case in New Orleans, the outcome of which is | ‘unknown. He-stated that he would be quite willing to Loe speak to an investigator and give. him whatever. information ye he I has available. ae are Se eae an) Among other things, Craig said - auzing the course ..2;.,0£. our conversation that he had received death threats ~ Te ““ “which he attributed to Rossi. He sounded rational throughout the conversation and obviously his status: and reputation a can be checked. . . * x. ohne an Lema \yoota:: 32516788 ‘Page 4