TP 92-1 | | any 4.. WALL: note that Departmental Attorney WILLIAM W. KENNEY reported that a source indicated an. ANTONIO. IBARRA any be a half brother to subject, and that he was active in. anti-CASTRO activities | in the New York Office of the. Second Front of: Escambray; that. the Miami=-Tampa indices” ‘were negative, but that the New York Office identifies ‘IBARRA |.as having registered. at Selective. Service Board 102. -Will ‘check records: LB 102 and obtain all background ‘information concerning IBARBA. and endeavor ‘to. establish any relationship: to subject. TAMPA. DIVISION | AT TAMPA, FLORIDA: Will continue to report activities on | the. part of ‘the subject and endeavor to. afford:. -highly confidential Bureau coverage of subject's associates. _ ADMINISTRATIVE: Information from the files of General Telephone ‘Co. of Florida was furnished to IC HENRY E. McINTURFF © on 10/23/63. by Mr. WILLIAM CARR, Commercial Manager. Mr. CARR ‘also furnished information made available 10/28/63 | and . 11/13/63. All Offices should be extremely cautious: in = utilization of information set forth heréinafter, as furnished ‘by MM. 897=-PC to the Miami Office as of 10/23/63, as most of it was furnished to source. directly by SANTO | TRAFFICANTE or - ANGELO BRUNO: - ‘During the past year, . TRAFFICANTE expressed interest -in buying a luxury yacht, TRUJILLO family ,- Dominican Republic, .for use as‘a floating gambling. casino in Caribbean waters Only gamblers recommended py Las Vegas people would be invited out, all expenses. paid. ‘Subject lost interest when yacht was priced at one million dollars. TRAFFICANTE told MM 897-PC he lost $400,000 cash in a coffee deal ‘in: ‘Brazil; ‘apparently, subject was unable > to remove any cash from that country. (This information confirmed that furnished to MM 840-C by _De PEREZ: PITA, who | “gaid subject. lost a lot of money in a coffee deal). Cover Page HW 45966 DocId:32293435 Page 4 one | G2. ~216 1-735
TP 92-1 said the subject lost a lot of money on a coffee deal) | ‘Source further related several. ‘months ago; -TRAFFICANTE, ‘ANGELO BRUNO, ‘JOSE ALEMAN, PETER. MAGGIO and an unknown” person. a .. # who was associated with BRUNO. and MAGGIO, negotiated” with ~ officials. in the Dominican Republic to build a low cost” Hotising project. The homes were te be constructed by Intercontinental ‘Development  Co., Inc., or some similar name. - Actual” financing ' was to. be. accomplished by Dominican. Republic® ‘bonds issued: through President BOSCH, which would’ be exchanged, by. the Chase National Bank. | The project ‘was to be over-financed by thirty per. cent which was to be split fifteen per. cent to BRUNO and TRAFFICANTE . and fifteen per cent. to ALEMAN and Dominican Republic officials who took part. This did not include the legitimate profit,. ‘but was to be strictly graft. BRUNO, MAGGIO, ALEMAN,: ‘and a lawyer actually went to the Dominican Republic where they talked to President BOSCH. TRAFFICANTE did not travel. to the Dominican Republic, but Said he had a friend at Jaragua Hotel, whom he had known in’ Cuba. BRUNO also ‘received ‘advice from, “his man" at Coney Island regarding this deal, =. . BRUNO and TRAFFICANTE niet - several times in Miami. regarding. the plans; however ,. BRUNO did not know how ‘to contact - TRAFFICANTE directly. : ; In the final stages of negotiations, TRAFFICANTE | "disappeared". for. several weeks. and the deal was not ' consummated as of that date. The overthrow of the BOSCH government was believed to be a final blow to the above plans, but the’ possibility still exists the deal will. materialize. | Information was I) teletype to Director 10/29/63 that PCI y advised 10/29/ .63 he ‘heard ‘anti-CASTRO groups can. purchase arms and ammunition « from the Mafia through subject, andthe subject __. will finance such purchases upon. evidence the: group is taking | action | against. CASTRO. | . --Relative to the above, the Bureau has instructed that the source should be carefilly briefed to advise . contacting agent upon receipt of any additional information concerning subject's participation in the purchase or. financing of arms or ammunition for any anti-CASTRO group. : G - JFK Act 6 (4) Cover Page £ t HW 45966 DocId:32293435 Page 5 Fg 2961 F 35
TP. 92-1 Referenced Bureau communication to New. York instructed : New York to furnish Miami and Tampa any and. all information | . concerning ANTONIO IBARRA. . : Referenced. Bureau communication to Tampa. of 11/18/63 “advised. ‘that the matter concerning FRANK RAGANO | filing: suit , ‘to enjoin: Agents from harassing | subject. by | interviews was. discussed ‘with WILLIAM HUNDLEY of the Organized | ‘Céime and _Racketeering™ ‘Section of the Department , who indicated a _ willingness to. have a subpoena issued calling for appearing before a Grand i eee be. questioned i concerning his knowledge of | and[ cov wotans The - ‘Bureau advised. that Tampa. should ‘discuss. the matter a action to have the subpoena issued - calling for appearance ‘before a Grand Jury in the. immediate future. F ; Co - DON. GENTGEN, Agent in Charge, ‘Intelligence. Unit, . Internal. Revenue . Service, Tampa, advised 10/29/63. that. the _ “1962, Internal. ‘Revenue . ‘income. tax return for the subject. had _still not been located at. IRS, Jacksonville, Florida. . The front page of. a Tampa newspaper ,. as noted by Tampa teletype: November 1, : 1963, gave publicity to. HAROLD 7 _DERBER , British skipper of Vessel NANA which ‘brought | 23 ‘Cubans - into the country the latter part of October, 1963. It. was ascertained. DERBER Was brought before aU.” Se District: Judge in Tampa, but was immediately ‘returned to Miami. 10/30/63. INS, Tampa, had no local knowledge, stating’ ‘the’ DERBER matter  _ ‘was being handled by INS at Miami, as well as by top Washington officials of INS. This matter was brought to the attention of. the Miami. Office by Tampa teletype. November 1, 1963 relative’ to Miami's” case ‘concerning gambling vessel Wappen, Von Hamburg. - Miami is also referred to report in captioned matter. that, LOUIS P. BRADY had. DERBER‘s name in his’ ‘personal possession, when - ‘arrested in. Tampa in. early. 1963, it being. further noted . Miami was requested to ascertain facts: in'this matter and’ also ~ to. ascertain’ ‘the. address for DERBER's ‘secretary, | SARAH COHEN, ‘go as to cause her interview, it- being’ noted: she. has been. * reported. as. eing from Bradenton, | Florida. REVIEWED BY FBI/IFK TASK FORCE | 7 JA RELEASE IN TAL alia Ci RELEASE IN PART ; ny a596éa TOTAL -OSMIALS 5 Page 6. Bb Q 2-27F/-73F
TP. 92-1 ' The following is set forth, -dnasmuch as . source (reported PINDER and PCI were dn fear of their lives if the ‘source. of: ‘this. information’ ‘becomes. known: / PCI DORIC C. McDONALD advised the Miami Office | 11/21/63 that ghe. had. recently visited | former bolita king HOWARD PINDER at the’ ‘penitentiary: in Jacksonville, Florida. . PINDER said TILLMAN STALLINGS, . aka "Foots", introduced PINDER . to a man called. SANTOS, . who .was- deseribéd as the head of the ~ Mafia’ in ‘Miami. .: SANTOS’ wanted a percentage of PINDER's bolita. * operation, but PINDER refused. © Subsequently ,: STALLINGS” Anforméd on PINDER to IRS, ‘which led to revocation of PINDER's Probation. STALLINGS then inherited PINDER's operation, and PINDER. ‘believes. STALLINGS gives the desired percentage’ to. SANTOS, . because they are- ‘good: friends. PINDER believes above Was ae setup to: ‘take Car of | SANTOS . ,  f INFORMANTS; ° ‘Source Identity T=-1 is TP-120 c _ .< JFK Act © (4) T-2 is ' . | PETER GIAMPAPA, PCI, MM. we T-3 is; TP 97-C T-4 is MM _897-PC T=5 is- - MM ‘848-C T-6 is. _ ard T-7 is - ‘| Per, T-8 is | mM 907 PC nr ne T-9 is a MM miois 0 Dod PCr, oP T-11 is ‘CHARLES SAMS, U. S. Mail ‘Carrier T-12 is oo _. T213 is pcr; MM T-14 is T=-15 is. D/S LOWELL, STEVE, TP T-16 is Report of Lt.. RAFAEL ALVAREZ JIMENEZ, NA, Field Operations, Police of Puerto. Rico, Hato Rey, P. R... who received info from an. informant using code name "ACE" (identical with "FEDERICO. VIRELLA RODRIGUEZ, Bufile. 92-3524) It. Cover Page 4 G HW 45966 Docld:32293435 Page 7 ; G3-9 SI 135
‘TP. 92-1 AT TAMPA, FLORIDA: On October 23, 1963, -f-l1 advised that on Monday. morning, October "21, 1963, the subject was not at his residence in Tampa; however, Mrs. TRAFFICANTE’ | remarked that subject left.:Sunday (October 20, 1963), but neither destination nor mode of transportation was. mentioned by. her. 7 Source related that at about 2: 30 PM Tuesday, October 22, / 1962, the subject entered. his ‘Tampa residence ‘accompanied by” JAMES: C, LONGO, arriving in LONGO's ‘car, - and then subject ‘and LONGO left the residence about 4:00 PM. Source related that at. 7: 30. AM, Wednesday , October. 23, 1963, the subject was in his bed at his. residence, and was home all-day. On the: night of October 23 ,. subject was to. take his wife to dinner at the. Columbia - Restaurant. -Source. further related that Mrs. TRAFFICANTE © “talked to SARAH ANN in Atlanta and. related she- intended. to travel to Atlanta on ‘Friday, October 25;- - 1963, and source related that subject may accompany her. . On October 24, 1963, the. subject was observed to arrive alone at 2505 Bristol Avenue: in Tampa in yellow ¢ cab. No. 79 at 1:45 Pu. . LESTER WOODARD, driver, Yellow Cab 79, advised he picked up subject as a fare at'a:downtown cab stand located at the corner of Zack and Franklin, at 1:30 PM October. 24, and the subject did not give him instruction as to any address to. take him to, but rather told him to drive south on Howard Street and subsequently when getting ‘near Bristol Avenue while on Howard Street, ‘subject gave him directions . to his. residence.” ' Mrs. CHRISTINE.A. HINSON, .Hinson's Pharmacy, 931. South Howard Avenue,- where one of ‘the vehicles used by the. TRAFFICANTE family. ‘has: been observed in. the past, advised’ the subject was last in her pharmacy on October 14, 1963, and obtained a prescription which cost $4.80,. which | consisted of pills to be taken three times a day, which was prescribed by Wesley. W.. Wilson, M.D., Suite 1122, Citizens Building, Tampa, a- skin disease. specialist.” = 5- HW 45966 Docld:32293435 Page 8 . 92D DW 1-138
in. the past. . Mr. BOARDMAN stated that as soon.as he heard the. results of the above referred to conference, he will inmediately advise. - : The Miami Office advised that Departmental Attorney WILLIAM KENNEY has not returned to Miami as of November 29, 7 1963,. and may. not return by. December 3, 1963. ~ On. December 2, 1963, at Tampa, Florida, “it was. determined. from U. ‘S. Attorney" S Office that’ U. S. ‘Attorney BOARDMAN. was in.U.:'S. District Court, (Orlando, for. Jury trials during ensuing weeks. é Mr. SHELDON KRANTZ,- Departmental Attorney' s office, Miami, Florida, advis ecember 2,°1963, his office ‘had no plans ‘to subpoena i bere int a Federal Grand. Jury to answer questions relative to at Miami December 3 “SRK Law 10(a)2 HW 45966 Docld:32293435 Page 10 | . Ga ~Z Wy (TA Af