Released under the John F. Kennedy Assazsination Records Collection Act of 199? (44 USC 2107 Hote}. DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: 6/15/201 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-10197-10324 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER: = 92-2781-1438 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: LEG, MX TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: 08/22/1974 PAGES: 3 SUBJECTS : LST, ASSOC, COSTA RICA DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : _ - Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 11/09/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : v9.1 Docld: 3227867545 Page 1
OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 - MAY,1982 EDITION 084 FPMR (41 CFR) 101-116 ~ Memorané DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2781) DATE: = 8/22/74 LEGAT, MEXICO CITY (92-18) (P) . SANTOOPRAFPICANTE, JR., aka AR Re Mexico City letter to Bureau dated 6/19/74, captioned "EVARISTO GARCIA VIDAL, aka - FUGITIVE, ET AL. IGA; AR; ECT; OOJ; BD" (Bufile 162- 2223). EVARISTO’ GARCIAY VIDAL, EVARISTO™ vgancraVsanuren0, and LAZARO*MILIAN DID are all Cuban nationals who were former [¢ ‘residents of the United States. Both GARCIA’ VIDAL and ‘MILIAN DID are Bureau fugitives. They have been under investigation at San Jose, Costa Rica, since May 1971. They fled the U. S. in order to avoid arrest and imprisonment. During the course of investigation of these individuals anformation was developed to the effect that they were engaged in a retail clothing business which recently has A proven to be extremely profitable. In connection with the fe activities of these individuals one MIGU NANDEZ (protect) ¥ a part time employee of the AID Section of the U. S. Embassy | in San Jose, Costa Rica, advised that SANTO’ TRAFF ICANTE i” frequently visits the three above named individuals in San Jo i\ oy. . a 2275 The source did not know ‘the purpose-of TRAFFICANTE's visits’ but indicated that TRAFFICANTE is a close personal friend ety all three of them. Checks were made at the ott ice ee Costa Rican Immigration on 8/14/74, and the following record of entries and exits into Costa Rica for TRAFFI ere noted. GB \pureau e -. (1 - Foreign Liaison Unig ‘ ~ @ - Miami, 92-88) *EX-110 (A\ — Tampa, 92-1) . ey wiexico City og bt ee o Jos ‘ ao Gd rT a 4 wg » (L2Hh Ljy39 6 a —— ‘ joo mio Eee ty SAG yengs Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Bla KO e ese wy \ 5010-108-02 , . rm ee ~DPoeld: 32287548 Page 2
jedsed under thé John F -Kenned nation Records Collection Act™ : y Hesassinatio ‘bute; 1inta-7011 ; ves ecor s Collection Act o . x 3 ve e, . a EE, wh vo | | MEX 92-18 Entered Departed , : 4/13/73 ~ 5/3/73 | 5/15/73 <. - 5/18/73 7/27/73 8/29/73 9/1/73 9/22/73 11/17/73 10/13/73 -- 1/15/74 1/17/74. 1/23/74 2/11/74 2/27/74 on each occasion TRAFFICANTE entered Costa Rica - ra with a’ tourist card. He entered from the U. S. and on each exit he departed Costa Rica for Panama. -A further moe record was located indicating that TRAFFICANTE had been in poe Costa Rica during July #974, and had departed 7/21/74, for oe Panama. He was accompAnied at that time by JOSEPH _ ot \ gear scaats and SANTOXPANIELLO. They departed Costa.kica noe for Panama. All three had entered with tourist cards. Der . The source who furnished information concerning \ TRAFFICANTE's visits to Costa Rica on 8/14/74, stated that as of that date TRAFFICANTE was then physically in San Jose, Costa Rica. It was not possible to verify TRAFFICANTE'S arrival inasmuch as Costa Rican Immigration records run two or three months late before filed. 6 nae a a NORE, LEADS | MIAMI OFFICE ; | AT MIAMI, FLORIDA Will furnish any background information available indicating the connection between TRAFFICANTE and subjects | GARCIA VIDAL, GARCIA SARMIENTO and LAZARO MILIAN DID... as , TAMPA OFFICE AT TAMPA, FLORIDA Will-furnish any background information indicating | interest on the part of TRAFFICANTE in Costa Rica, it being noted that TRAFFICANTE is listed as one of the top hoodlums in organized crime in the United States. . OC - | Panel -10 38 £ (a i i ' t | Docld: 32207546 Page 3