NW 45753 ‘A 6/7/62 a AIR MAIL 7: | BERECTOR, FBI (62-9-23) FRO: SAC, KANSAS CITY (82-659) (P) CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE PROGRAY KANSAS CITY DIVISION WEEXLY SUMMARY Re Kansas City airtel to Bureau $/31/63. Pertinent information regarding Top Hoodlum figures in the Kansas City Division has been subaitted under separate communications on &@ continuing basis. Reairtel reflected PRLIX FERINA had surrendered to the U.S. Marshal to begin serving a ten-year prison sentence fer conspiring to kill a Goverment narcotics informer, KENNETH BRUCE SHEETZ. The reason for this is not kmewn to date, hovever, Capt. JOHN J. FLAVIN, Chief of Detectives, Kansas City, Mo. Police Departuent, advises that sources known to him have stated that higher-ups in the crimimal organization im Kaneas City have become displeased by FERINA'’s failures in wnsuccessfiully executing ladividuals such as SHBETZ. It is his belie? that PRRINA voluntarily entered the USP to keep from being eliminated by others of the Italian criminal element. CARL ANGELO DE LUNA, FBI #4121993, was reportedly the individual to succeed FERINA as the. executioner for the crin- inal element in Kansas City. Other authorities, both local and Yederal, have no information concerning this matter. PCI forner gambler during the PENDERGAST era in Kansas City, furnished information concernin the gambling element in Kansas City, He. He stated that GOR BESKAS, who is associated with gambling im Hot Springs, Arik. has, from rumors obtaimed by him, had difficulty with the 3~-Bureau . 92 ~-/16-/1556 éKansae City (2-92-859) Searenea. ——_— (1+93-116) Serialized — MO GFL: lib (1-92-848) lndexeG (2) Fld, gO DocId:32314927 Page 2 OTHER 4
KC 92-659 Italien group because BESKAS had keen “swingins”, which expression indicates he had been hoiding out some of the gambling mone Information obtained from[_—SSSSCSC~C~dSiE, OTHER 4 indicates that loan operations are being conducted by the : [talian crimninznl organization, The following is pertinent information received from KC 737-C%, since 8/29/62: 3/29/62: MORRIS ELBIN indicates to one RUBY (LNU) that he had made reservations in Las Yegas for a Mr. and Mrs. (FRU) HURSON. 5/31/62: THOMAS CACIOPPO, KORRIS KLEIN, J. C. RISEMAN were at the Original Toy and Jobbing Co. No pertinent information, 6/1/62: Ho pertinent. information. NICHOLAS CIVELLA, AND THOMAS AND CHARLES CACZOPPO had conference at Original Toy and Jobbing Co. CACIOPFOS accused CIVELLA of “net liking” them and passing unfavorable information concerning them, which CIVELLA denied. CIVYELLA atated THOMAS'’s troubles stemmed from his gambling lesses and other activities. i The CACIOPPO brothers had apparently visited am individual in | Chicago who refused to speak to them. CIVELLA stated tint in all his ceatacts threughout the country ho had emphacized the fact { that ‘he should always ve sontacted by telephone or othervise prior to any visit to assure him it was a legitinate visit, and mot an informer or the FBI. We stated he had urged individuals im other parts of the country to do likewise, and this perhaps was the occasion in Chicago. THOMAS CACIOPZO apparcatiy feels he is not getting a full share of money from Clique activities. HORRIS KLEIN and NICKOLAS CRVELLA had finarcial discussion in which money is divided and a discussion is had concerning tho anount of momey still ewed by DEAN (LNU). It is believed that this is referring to DEANE SHAPYRO, previously montioned in these > 2 NW 45753 DocilId:32314927 Page 3