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 : FBI 124-10212-10154 HQ CR 92-2781-14° FBI LEG, HAVANA DIRECTOR, FBI 01/14/1958 2 MZF, B/F INT, ASSOC, LST, RACK AND SUBV, GAMBLING JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information Document Information PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 04/26/1999 INDEFINITE 10 Date: 5/1/2015
1. , edad without his glasses newts y wears. Investigation in Havana “is continuing, *: guaran eevee MA? , ae HR by Osos ben DJB:ptm A CAL 011-5 . you , ' t Ct 3H . ; Office Mem. ‘qndum «+ UNITED st. ‘Es GOVERNMENT To; Director, FBI DATE: January 14, 1958 FROM Sti) toes Attache, Havana, Cuba (92-1) , : fond CHANGED: Awe a (de 4 SUBJECT: _ e, oh. . - BANTOVERAFRICANTE, JR. aka. [D4 DRA 5 a AINE SAMUELBALTO HERE N SUE »CLASSITIE peg Zee _ ANTI-RACKETEERING «BME: lot PN LEBEL ReHavlet 1-6-58. The title of this case has been marked changed to reflect subject ' s true name of SANTO TRAFFICANTE, JR., and the other name -by { which he is also known, SANTOS TRAFFICANTE, JR. Lt. JORGE PENA HERRERA head of the Alien Control Section of the Department of Investigation of the Cuban National Police, advised that subject was fingerprinted and photographed by his Department on January 3, 1958, and that during} this process he specifically interviewed subject concerning his true *t name. PENA stated that subject advised him that his name is SANTO TRAFFICANTE, JR., and that he is commonly known by SANTOS. Subject said that his father's true name is SANTO TRAFFICANTE. On January 7, 1958, PCI GOFFREDO. CELLINI (conceal) advised ‘that SANTO TRAFFICANTE is the leader of the Mafia in Cuba. .CELLINI e indicated that he had received information from several sources, inclw@ a relative by marriage of TRAFFICANTE, that TRAFFICANTE was in attenddit?' at the meeting of hoodlums in Apalachin, New York. Source said he did® ‘know the purpose of the meeting in Apalachin, but it was very possible? | that it was called to discuss a realignment of the affairs of the Mafia ii as a result of the death of ALBERT ANASTASIA. a CELLINI further informed that an individual named TONY/ RENDOZI, believed to be a. member of the Mafia, came to Cuba from the United States in the end of “December, "1957, to see SANTO TRAFFIC . Source - further informed that approximately a week ago SANTO tRanpcatir, MARTIN}FOX, . part owner of the Tropigapa Night Club, and JAKE#LANSKY, brother of cides notorious hoodlum MEYEBALANSKY, had a private meeting at the Hotel oe Nacional. Source informed he did not know the matters discussed at, ay a, this meeting. On January 9, 1957, TRAFFICANTE was observed to be “(+ driving a 1955 black four-door Plymoy ew? oe Cuban license #** plates 93-163. |NOEc¥E wv 5 a . aig Renate a at ad wv ZA 4 -27U-/. Y aS . Copies of” the ingerprdhi ara nd photogra, v4 TRAFFICANTE taken. by Lt. PENA are being forway gpyx8 epar rang o the Identification Division. Trweuwula’ be er andr at Stographs taken by Lt. PENA are not ggod 1 likene eq Sth k PICANTE Ee'bittoerap photograph- W. al @ on eaen aa, “7 \