v9.1 AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER: RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE: PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : Docld: 322789555 Page 1 - JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-10201-10331 HQ 92-2781-1194 Document Information FBI AMBLER, JOHN A. DIRECTOR, FBI 05/10/1967 23 LST, ASSOC, BKG, RES, TRA, LCN PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 10/21/1998 INDEFINITE INC ADMIN PAGE Date: 6/15/20]
_FD-263 (itev. 9-17-65) REPORTING OFFICE OFFICE OF ORIGIN DATE INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD TAMPA | TAMPA 5/10/67 3/31 - 5/9/67 TITLE OF CASE” REPORT MADE BY TYPED BY SANTO TRAFFICANTE, JR., aka SA JOHN A. AMBLER _ 88 CHARACTER OF CASE AR REFERENCES: Report of ‘SA JOHN A. AMBLER, at Tampa, dated 4/12/67; Albany airtel to Tampa, dated 4/11/67, (10); © NYtels to Director, captioned "La Cosa Nostra," dated 4/13, 21, and 5/4/67; WMairtel to Director, dated 4/25/67; MMairtel to Tampa, dated 4/25/67, (10); JKlet to Tampa, dated 4/28/67, (10); NOlet to Tampa, dated 4/24/67, (IO); | Report of SA WENDFLL W. HALL, at Miami, dated 4/28/67; Omaha airtel to Tampa, dated 5/4/67, captioned "La Cosa Nostra." ENCLOSURES: | —_ arco _ TO THE BUREAU en ne ori ‘ : ; Case has been: Pending over one year [7] Yes [_] No; Pending prosecution over six months [7] Yes [—] No: ; SPECIAL AGENT j APPROVED 3 IN CHARGE DO NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW +2 IP14L // Poo COPIES MADE: i 3.- Bureal (92-278 deak Bie ee ees 1 - USA, Tampa  § 2- Jacksonvi lle (92- 7) (Enc. 1) jmnsunre: mummmens sumpecscen 3 - Miami (92-88) (1 - USA, Miami) (Attention: 9 MAY 15 1967 WALLACE JOHNSON, Departmental J Attorney) moe — — 2 - Tampa (92-1) ree , ~ | an / Ay Dissemination Record, of Attached Report Notations ~., AS ® ¢ Date Fwd. eC Che S \ 5 ‘ i How Fwd. a iV BY w \ x * " Docld: 322789555 Page 2?
: EN va oe Leena enema ‘TP 92-1 7 Original and one copy log -LHM characterizing informants used in attached report. f FOR JACKSONVILLE ‘One color photo of SANTO TRAFFICANTE taken in February, 1967. ADMINISTRATIVE: Information from records of the General Telephone _ Company, Tampa, Florida, was made available by Mr. ALTON. M. 4 7 BRYANT, Security. Director. On. 4/10/67, OM 148-PC, ‘an admitted member of La Cosa Nostra, advised he had ‘recently observed a card in the. possession of LEW FARRELL in Des Moines, Iowa, and that the card contained the name GEORGE POLERA, President, American Tallow Company, Oak Hill, Florida. - He related that POLERA was a personal friend of FARRELL's and believed legitimate, however, had an arrangement with SANTO TRAFFICANTE whereby POLERA lists” TRAFFICANTE as. employed by him and indicating payment in salary to TRAFFICANTE. of $25, ‘000 to $30,000 per year. He advised that this is done merely so that TRAFFICANTE will have a front for the money he.receives in the rackets, - ; and that POLERA does pay Social Security for TRAFFICANTE. - F On 4/27/67, ‘SD -1064-C=TE ‘advised SAS EDWARD MARI and JOHN D. “ ARMSTRONG that La Cosa - Nostra member JIMMY FRATIANNO, originally from Cleveland, had been observed in _the,. Los Angéles area meeting with former Cleveland hoodlums. He stated that the hoodlums meeting with FRATIANNO included FRANK JOHN VELOTTA (FBI No. 313999C) is attempting to get a criminal felony charge outstanding against him in the State of Florida dropped or "fixed" and that VELOTTA apparently 7 '\ believes that TRAFFICANTE could get the State charge "fixed, " He related that FRATIANNO has indicated that TRAFFICANTE, Boss — of the Florida LCN family, is an old friend of the informant's, , and, therefore, VELOTTA | hopes to obtain the informant's help = with TRAFFICANTE. v On 4/25/67, TP” 120- Cc. advised ‘SA JOHN A, AMBLER that apparently ‘TRAFFICANTE uses names other than his own, as on occasion has seen different laundry marks on TRAFFICANTE's | shirts. He stated one mark, which has been seen and is recalled, is "GAR." ‘He stated that many of TRAFFICANTE's shirts are apparently custom-made and were made in ‘Switzerland, and that ; , a=Be | . \- . 4 fo COVER , PAGE OO Docld: 322789555 ‘Page 3
_ the unique watch, which TRAFFICANTE recently gave to his wife, was also made in Switzerland. He related that on an occasion in April, prior to the newspaper account appearing in _the Tampa paper reflecting that TRAFFICANTE was in New York, a ; telephone call had been received one afternoon at the TRAFFICANTE residence, and that the call was made by. TRAFFICANTE and was a long distance call, but that the origin of the call was not known. He remarked that TRAFFICANTE left instructions with the person taking the call that his cousin would be at the house and would leave a package. ‘He related that later the 7 Same afternoon a white male approximately fifty years of age, short, stout build, balding, wearing glasses, and believed to be either Italian or Latin, appeared at the front door of the. .TRAFFICANTE residence in Tampa, and that when the door was .. answered, this individual advised that he was SANTO TRAFFICANTE's cousin, and’ that he had a package for SANTO. He remarked that this person then took a large roll of: bills bound by a rubber | band out of his pocket and handed them. to the person answering the door. He stated that apparently this individual had parked his car some distance away from the residence, as there was no car observed in the vicinity when the doorbell was answered, ) . _ . . TP. 120-c stated that later in the afternoon Mrs. TRAFFICANTE came back to the residence and wanted to know if someone had been by and left a package. He related that he has no way of knowing the amount of money contained in the roll; but from a quick glance, noticed that most of the bills appeared to be twenties and hundreds. TP 120-C is of the opinion this particular individual has never been at the TRAFFICANTE residence previously,.and that, in addition, just before. SANTO TRAFFICANTE appeared in New York, both he and Mrs. ‘TRAFFICANTE were in Tampa, but both were absent from the TRAFFICANTE residence for a short period of time. He stated that during this absence, it was noted that there was a sum ‘of money in the house in excess of $7,000.00, consisting. primarily of $100 bills. He stated he does not ‘know how much more was in the pile of money, as he had stopped at ' $7,000.00, due to the fact he was fearful the TRAFFICANTEs might return at any moment. TP 12042C advised that. this is the only occasion when he observed. such a sum of money in the residence, although he knows from actions of the TRAFFICANTE ‘immediate family that there are large sums kept inthe house. ~ INFORMATION SET OUT ABOVE SHOULD BE HANDLED IN A _ COVER =~ PAGE Doecld: 322789555 Page 4
Jo YP 92-E Sn, OO 7 ’ " Betended investigative period occasioned by. desire - s include results of investigation conducted by an auxiliary offlee, which information was not available at time of last All of the following were contacted by SA JOHN A, AMBLER, unless otherwise indicated. or” where identity of contacting agent unknown: ” . . ‘ a - ~ Location of . a ae Identity . . . Original Information- — . Contacted_By TP T-1 is 137-142-331 TP 41-C if T T-2 is 137-460-216 TP 120-C. : oe aa , ; . , ~ : fi TP T-3 is Instant Report SA WENDELL W.- HALL. MM 753-PC , . Ho : TP T-4 is Be. | Instant Report SA CHARLES M. BLALOCK” D. C. ARNOTT, | . 7 a Villagewood Apartments, Jacksonville, Florida - {By Request) - ot TP T-5 is 4” - '437-1563-12 TP 303-PC _ TP T-6 is | :137+360-225 , 226 TP 9%=C a eP T-7 is ° . ‘Instant Report” PCI JOSEPH HAGEMAN TP T-8 is OM 137-72 , . ae OM 148-BC ; oe TP T9 is NO | -. Instant Report. - 1457-C=-TE 1 COVER PAGE Docld: 32289555 Page 5