JFK Assassination System Date: 6/15/20] Identification Form Agency Information “AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: _ 124-10205-10227 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER: = 92-278 1-1245, 1246, 1247 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: AMBLER, JOHN A. TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE : DATE: = 12/14/1967 PAGES: 58 SUBJECTS : LST, BKG INVEST, ASSOC, REL, B/F INT, SURVEILLANCES, RES, TELCAL, TRA DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: = Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 10/20/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : INC 2 TTY v9.1 HW 45966 DocId: 32290451 Page 1 to
wey Mr. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTICA’ rh “y \ Ve DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. Me iiuwicarions’ sets 4 Me. FBI WASH DC ) DEC 1967 4am. Mr. Mr. TELETYPE: oa Mr. FBI TAMPA Mr. ‘ Mr. 457PM URGENT 12-7-67 BLW ; | : Mr. Tele. Room TO prngefon (92-2781) AND NEW YORK (92-846) Miss Gandy. FROM TAMPA (92-1) eee savtoCdearFtoante, AKA, AR, OO TAMPA. Gr \er f ‘ Aw TP ONE TWO ZERO - C ADVISES TRAFFICANTE DEPARTED ~ TAMPA EARLY A.M. DECEMBER SKIXX, ALST ENROUTE TO NEW YORK. RECORDS EASTERN AIRLINES REFLECT INDIVIDUAL BELIEVED IDENTICAL WITH SUBJECT USING NAME S. OR T. VALDES WAS A WALK-UP OBTAINING FIRST CLASS PASSAGE FLIGHT ONE SIX ZERO DEPARTING EIGHT A.M. ARRIVING JeF. KENNEDY AIRPORT TEN TWENTY-ONE A.M. DECEMBER > SIX. NEW YORK REQUESTED TO CONDUCT APPROPRIATE INVESTIGATION J.F. KENNEDY AIRPORT IN AN EFFORT TO PLACE TRAFFICANTE IN NEW YORK. POSSIBILITY EXISTS REASON FOR TRIP TO ATTEND COLUMBO WEDDING DECEMBER NINE, NEXT. TAMPA HIGHLY DESIROUS OF BEING ADVISED WHEN TRAFFICANTE DEPARTS NEW YORK SO APPROPRIATE COVERAGE | “ pMAy BE AFFORDED AT TAMPA AIRPORT UPON ‘ARRIVAL. ARMED AND DANGEROUS. / Aeon fa ale Bg Bn, u)O6 . 14 DEC 19 1967 BEL i XEROX —_ == NW--45966 Docla:3229DE0 Ifhge 2
a % —" SLOGY (Rew. B47: - @ —s FEDERAL. BUREAU OF INViSTIGATION REFORTING OFFICE - Seice oo omen — DATE j'NveEs TIGATIVE PERIOD oo TANYA | BUDA | DEC 1 4 67 | 10/16/67 ~ 12/7/61 TITLE OF CASE REPORT MADE BY Types ae ’ } ; tee CHANsr ge | SA JOUN A, AMBLED j ln SANTO WaavFicanes, gp, » AKA [CHARACTER OF CASE a ee ee ee < nin, / ae rn fo, Title cf this report is being na rked "CHANGED": us AR to reflect alias SAxoN used by TRAFFICANTE in travel fro \ iN Tampa, Florida, to Hiawi, Florida, bet ek REFERENCES: Report of SA at Tanne. Tampa airtels to Director, dated i1/8 and =" D 11/24/67. YORK A. AVBLER, dated 10/30/67; ‘ y Jackson airtels to Tampa, dated 11/13, ana © Se 12/6/87. (Ic) a Report of SA VENDELL Ww. BALL, Jk., dated “ 11/27/87, at Mion. Surceu airtel to Tamon, dated 12/23/87. Richnond letter to Tempe, dated 11/29/67. (10) Jackscnville letter to Tampa, dated 12/4/67. (10) Tenpa teletyne to Director, dated 12/7/87. ‘ - pe Ned, , ACCOMPLISHMENTS CLAIMED Rone Ss Cone re es RECOVER ES sae ees Fuc FINSS | SAVINGS RECOVERTES | Ww | | . SPECIAL AGENT : APPROVED IN CHARGE i COPIES MADE: 7 : i . . } q : @/- Burezn (92-9752) ASaiiT- CASE MAS BEEN: PENDING OVER ONE YE4R [lres cose PENDING PROSECUTION OVER SIX MONTHS ‘Clres Cyne 1 - USA, Tampa S$ = Miami (32-33) (Ql ~ USA, Niemi, Attention: te DEC i5 i967 a WALLTAR SALLE, Dept. Atty.): poy 2- Tampa (99-3 enero a bre 25s) ; : me) . 4 _ a eel a a Sy he — Dissemination Record of Attoched Repor? - Notctions r ei 22 ae mee mee be oe . Ss a> . hee ee RAG ie | aS Squest Recd. i * echetcering : i ate pad | Oryanied Crise wud-iihchetes ~~ | i Date Fad, | One “cif is We CTP Section, Rooms Tt | —4 Hens Fost. t >. . ! af areas a eS HW 45966 DocId:32290451 Page 3
Whe he SAN_and ELS. za ADMINISTRATIVE: Information from records of General Telephone Company ef Florida was made available by bir. JAMES E. MchAHON, Security Director. , ; On October 30, 1967, TP 120-C advised SA JOHN A.) AMBLER that the Civil Suit involving Mrs. TRAFFICANTE, whe was injured in an automobile accident, had not been settled as yet, and that during the time Mrs. TRAFFICANTE was re- cuperating from the accident, on the expenses to be claimed from an insurance company, the TRAPFICANTE's had paid the household maid by check drawn on Myvs. TRAFFICANTE's account at the Central Bank in Tampa, in the amount of $28.75. TP 120-C advised that this was @ very unusual pro- cedure, as usually the maid is peid in cash and that, in addition, Mrs. TRAFFICANTE wanted the maid to endorse three extra checks so that an additional cla2im could be made egainst the insurance company, but the maid would not sign the additional checks. TP 120-C added that both SANT and Mrs. TEASTICANTE are in poor health and that SANTO is of | the opinion he has cancer of the bowels and has lost con~_ siderable weigh?“since the first of the year. TP 120-C added that on a recght occasion TRASFICANTE"s close associate, JAMES cosTayZ ONGS, was visiting at the TRAFFICANTE residence. and the tw6 of them conversed about TRAFTICANTE's brother. having recently been called as 2 witness, on November 24, 1967, YP 120-c advised that the following individuals had been in attendance at TRAFF ICANTE 's pirthday dinner, which had’ been held at his houiey ys Tampa, on. the night of November 15:° FRANIQQANC IDUE And wife; . FRANE“ZRAGANO | wife; \ . em aR Sa mR er Ty J seg) e NT + * yA RR epee ie: ~ 9 4 . . Wee" “Dr. ROPZSAXON’ and wife. | at er ed fy a ’ GTP 120-c edded that on tne following day, Sometime in the evening, SANTO and Mrs, TRAFFICANTE had left Tampa, driving to Miami in the green car and that prior to leaving, SANTO head indicated he would be in Tampa for Thanksgiving. f COVER PAGE. HW 45966 DocId:32290451 Page 4
TP 92-1 Informant added that Mrs. TRAFFICANTE was next seen in Tampa on Wednesday afternoon and that sometime around 2:00 p.m., TRAFFICANTE's son-in-law, AUGIE, drove to the Tanpe International Airport and picked up SANTO. Informant remarked that there - wes no one at TRAFFICANTE's residence for Thanksgiving dinner except SANTO, Mrs. TRAFFICANTE, MARY JO and her family, and lirs. TRAFFICANTS's father. informant remarked that TRAPFICANTE has recently voiced reluctance to driving a car and has stated that the FBI "tail" drives him crazy and that he is afraid that he will have an accident or that they will have him ‘arrested on some traffic charge. On November 27, 1987, TP 120-C advised that TRAFFICANTE had departed Tampa sometime between 8:00 a.m., November 25, and 1:00 p.m., November 26, 1957, presumably to fly to Miami, and that on Monday morning, November 27, 1967, TRAFFICANTE personally called the Tampa residence and apparently spoke with the maid regarding the whereabouts of BirS. TRAFFICANTE, and was told that hrs. TRAFFICANTE was enroute to Miami in the green car. On November 21, 1967, MM 1209-c advised that GENE BYERS had recently told the informant that he, MYERS, works for SANTO and that he and SANTO had come to Miami for the Purpose of ascertaining the identities of those persons who owed Shylock money to recently killed THOMAS ALTAMURA. MYERS. also indicated that JOSEPH INDELICATO had been charged with - the responsibility of finding the money outstanding and, furthor, was partially blamed for the killing in that INDELICATO had warned ANTHONY ESPERTI thet ALTANURA intended to kill ZSPERTI. , NO 1457-C-TE has advised in the past that MARCELLO and TRAFFICANTE communicate telephonically; however, this informant has not been in @ position to furnish the exact de- ' tails regarding the communications. _ ’ - INFORMANTS ; ReacehieBbohdhanaiatnliietade a C . COVER PAGE HW 45966 DocId: 32290451. Page 5