| DATE: Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (fi U5C JIT Hote. 11-14-2017 AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : Date: JFK Assassination System 5/14/201 Identification Form Agency Information . FBI 124-10286-10354 HQ 92-6054-1ST NR 625 A ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE: “PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : Document Information FBI SAC, CV DIRECTOR, FBI 05/01/1964 3 LCN, ASSOC, GAMBLING A/O BOOKMAKING ACT, FINANCES, MURDER, TRIAL, SUBPOENAED, WIT PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT ' Unclassified 4 Redact 06/29/1998 INDEFINITE ns v9.1 Docld: 32304724 Page 1 29
as Re eased tmider the Jonni F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 Use Fil Hote}. 1, _ DATE® le “Ep 201 . ; oo : i 7 > 3 (Rev. 10-29-63) a, eae ae ; he fe a an F B I . oo ‘Date: : Shp “transmit. the following in via | AIRTEL AIR seams Pee srenamaara aonnee : ec lee aaa ida : po MOR "DIRECTOR, FBL (asterha) | a —— ns | : : “FROM: SAC, CLEVELAND OSTA capo fat a Ts. oo & Re cv airtel to Bureau, 4/2/64. aa a 7 RQ gy 278-6 TE advised on 4/30/64, there is. some apparent Ss unrest among the underworld in Youngstown ‘at the present: time re iS . LOUIS TIBERIO, owner of the Tropics Lounge and allegedly involved lacs dn bookmaking activities. . Through DOMINICK MALLAMO, ..aka "Big: ‘Dom, " ha Leader in the "Calabrese Organization," informant has learned” ‘that: ~ os) “IBERIO is not.making a payoff .to- MALLAMO as are other gambling «| operators and for this reason, TIBERIO could be hurt. Informant . ~} _.. Stated he will’ endeavor to-maintain a close contact with MALLAMO. ~~“. - dn this' regard, but does not think any plans.have been formulated oo . . to date to‘hurt TIBERIO, Informant stated that all of the operators - “9. & witnawoe areas including, ‘MARIS and PETER. FETCHETT payoff» , ae Oo MA AMO, hee 7 rs Cc. T. "PETE" SHEEHAN, Assistant. Clty Baitor; ‘Youngato | Vinateator” news aper, advised that he hada conversation on the’: night of 4/24/64, with GEORGE MILLOVICH, former Youngstown police - ‘officer, and. Vice Squad” ‘Chief under former” Mayor FRANK R, FRANKO, . ‘At. this.-time MILLOVICH stated: he had: been one: of ‘the: individuals | oo” responsible: in “inducing FRANKO to: withdraw from: the: ‘Democratic Congressional. ‘primary that: day, and to support: -Aneumbent Congress- .: man. MICHARL J, KIRWAN, He: also. stated that FRANK FETCHET, accord- . “ing to MILLOVICH, had been working on FRANKO for. about. 6. weeks to cco Mebthdraw in’ favor of. ‘KIRWAN, and ‘to SAPD OF KIRWAN, - a7 $2-9e12) De 1G2. 35S ~ G Pe eal) Sf NOP RECORDED 92-477 a - a 199 May TL 1964, 92-748 ‘ me been oe - 137-29.SA — Ca ne is cee | omens Orne ns aivd “Sp faux a 2 a) uli 1988 E ; Docld: 323504724 Page 2?
Released under the John FL Kennedy Assazsination Records Collection Act of 19927 (44 usc 2107 Hote) ~ : ‘DATE: aan Tid 2017 a CV 344-C advised he contacted FRANK MEZZATESTA, Kent, ~ Ohio, close friend of murder victim DOMINICK MOIO. {oay. found in _ trunk of ‘his car at Canton, 0., 9/3/63), on 4/22/64. MEZZATESTA _ took informant around and introduced him as an old friend and told | associates of how he and informant were both hiding from the police — in DE, Mich., in 1929, and neither knew the other. was wanted, . MBZZATESTA mentioned he. had been close to Ore for years and had — a oe, met: MOIO dine ‘DE. . _MBZZATRSTA advised cv 3heg he. believed MOIO had been | “yillea in Youngstown and his body was taken to Canton where it was recovered. He stated MOIO definitely was re onsible for the death of BILLY NAPLES (bothbing-murder victim 7/1/ 62). He stated MOIO had been ‘ordered to set up NAPLES and took an active’ part in the murder. He did not elaborate on the details or the others : involved, but did - State that MOIO "led BILLY: NAPLES. around by his nose," and was on his payroll. .MEZZATESTA said MOLO and NAPLES had visited him many times together, ‘and: he personally was very fond of BILLY NAPLES... ' MEZZATRSTA stated regardless of, his. feelings for NAPLES, when ~~~ "they" stated he had to be eliminated, he, MEZZATESTA was powerless to. do anything to stop his murder, regardless of his personal feelings. MEZZATESTA stated MOIO had been definitely for hire at all times and got mixed up with too many of the warring factions in the Youngstown area and that vas why. he Was. killed. - _MEZZATESTA told CV 334=-¢ to. “stay. ‘away from Youngstown - _ . a8°4t was a "bad™ town, and there was: dissension between various | ok _ factions and they are not organized with lines of authority. He amplified this by stating one group would have the control of ‘the “prosecutor. another would have the sheriff, and another ‘group would have the police department. He stated that as an example, when. a group would open up the barbut game, with the consent of the prosecutor, the sheriff would interfere: and visa versa, and this cauned ‘the: ‘bloodshed’ and Jealousy. . . co cv 3440 stated “in talking to: ‘MEZZATESTA, he was able to | determine that although he appears to be a harmless Italian, he is Capable and apparently willing to engage in any action that he. is. called. on to handle. He stated there was no doubt: in his mind . ‘that he would handle a "contract" if he was asked to do so. He - also’ stated the possibility exists that he had been an accomplice of MOIO in several of his. bombings and arson cases, but. he had oo given him no details. | | | Docld:32304724 Page 3