JFK Assassination System Date: 5/19/201 Identification Form . “Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-10222-10048 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER:  92-6054-1899 od Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI. FROM: SAC,NO TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: 04/11/1967 ‘PAGES: 8 SUBJECTS : LCN, MEETING, LASTELLA RESTAURANT, ASSOC, SUR, INTV, CM DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 07/08/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : INC 2 INTV rr v9.1 | Docld: 32298272 Page 1
40 TONAL FORM NO. 10. 82 EDITION a FPMR (a CFR) 101-11.6 . ; . UNITED STATES cf ERNMENT | oo Memorandum | : TO IRECTOR, FBI + — DATE: «4/11/67 SAC, NEW ORLEANS (92-365) a : COSA, ‘NOSTRA 7 . oY NLA STELLA RESTAURANT MEETING “NEW YORK CITyf—— 2022/08 aa f na .Re Bureau airtel dated 4/4/67. Enclosed for the Bureau is one copy each of 302's on CARLOS MARCELLO and Dr. WARREN HEBERT, Enclosed for New York are eight copies of the above 302 's which may be pertinent to this investigation. NO 1456-PC advised SA ROGER E, MAXWELL on September » 1966, that CARLOS MARCELLO has no respect aM. t for ANTHONY CAROLLA .or FRANK4QGAGLIANO. Informant could no understand w these two ind duals would be in N ork . City with MARCELLO. Informant believes that’ sass yAnciio, of all the MARCELLO brothers, is cldésest to CARIOS CELLO ,s¥ 2.- Informant further stated that he believes that CARLOS MARCELLO Was ordered to New York as _MARCELLO does ‘not like New York City. NO 1435-c-?& advised ‘SA JACK EVANS MEHL on September 27, 1966, that CARLOS MARCELLO “has' been joking about his arrest in New York City. MARCELLO stated in the YW. presence of the informant that his reasons for going to New York were strictly business and in connection with some ,/ of MARCELLO's legitimate business enterprises. MARCELLO Nj ° stated just prYor to his departure, he received an invitation ~- from MICHEL TRANDA inviting CARLOS and JOSEPH MARCELLO to a luncheon a ae La Stella Restaurant. MARCELLO further stated that this was strict y & social luncheon for 84 7 only. viene —F2- -G0Sy~- oe Qr3ggonown ‘E\‘@dVfaed SA JOSEPH G. ole Jé » November Pk 9665° that JAMES\CAMPO, whomythe ‘informant LA described as a prominent’ New ONeans hoodtuh; : ‘stated — "Look at all epgyhea kthayewas raised, ivy New York ove? purchasing off é hotel." At the the ttgaoy this. remark, CAMPO was. discussing CARLOS MARCELLG,'s ‘september 24, 1966 arrest in ‘New York C: LosUR a @ - Bureau (Enc. 2 is 2 - New Yor (92-2300 Sub N) (Enc. 16) 18 APR 14 1967 cay aR TT ig a _ we GI —_ Docld: 32298272 Page 2? wie ete cement cenep en yeins Saeeneweeamal t i
a > ' also stated that one SAM NO 92-365 PJC :cmp ad New Orleans PCI JOSEPH HEGEMAN advised SA BENJAMIN Y. CANNY, San Juan Division, that he had determined that the recent meeting of leading hoodlunms - in New York was called because of a loan manipulation in New Orleans involving CARLOS MARCELLO and SANTO TRAFFICANTE, PeouPTER, stated that the loan had been granted to one LOUIS Lee OUPIER, who fronts for CARLOS MARCELLO . MARCELLO bought — - Ato this deal for 60% of the lo ‘ plus a vendor's fee ‘of $84,000.00 to be paid to one WAYNEVMAUSER. informant Cyr stated that some of this money was to g :to TRAFFICANTE and. ~~ TRAFFICANTE was not paid. Informant believes the meeting in New York was to stratghten out these finances, erin p CILE, a real estate dealer in New Orleans, had recently Bone bankrupt because MARCELLO hada backed out of his operation. ’ PCI HEGEMAN further stated that he believes that ll the juke boxes in the New Orleans area belong to SAM IANCANA of Chicago, Illinois, and that GIANCANA is extremely anery~at CARLOS MARCELLO because GIANCANA 's count in this venture is short. _ NO 1457-C-TE furnished the following information | to SA PATRICK J. COLLINS, JR. and SA REED Ww. JENSEN on the dates indicated: On September 20, 1966, NO 1457-c-TE. advised that he cannot understand what CAROLLA amd GAGLIANO were doing in New York with CARLOS and JOSEPH MARCELLO. Informant stated that CARLOS MARCELLO aislikes both of these individuals. Informant stated that for about twoweks previous to this meeting, CARLOS MARCELLO had been very worried and preoccupled. MARCELLO had indicated that he was in some kind of trouble with "important peaqie." On October 31, 1966, NO 1457-C-TE advised that CARLOS and JOSEPH MARCELLO visited SANTO TRAFFICANTE at his Tampa, Florida, homé in June, 1966. - Informant stated -2- Docld: 32298272 Page 3
ra NO 92-365 PJC:cmp — af that he had heard that MARCELLO and TRAFFICANTE attempted to settle their differences at this meeting. Informant further advised that on the July 4, weekend, SANTO TRAFFICANTE visited CARLOS MARCELLO in New Orleans, Louisiana. Informant stated that he understands that MARCELLO and TRAFFICANTE held several lengthy conferences during this weekend, however, nothing was settled between MARCELLO and TRAFFICANTE. Informant further stated that TRAFFICANTE was very upset by CARLOS MARCELLO's attitude. Informant advised. that CARLOS MARCELLO has advised the informant that the real meeting took place in New York City during the afternoon of September 21, 1966, and that the luncheon at which he was arrested on September 22, 1966, was just a social luncheon. Informant believes from MARCELLO's attitude that TRAFFICANTE placed him in a bad light with hoodlum figures in New York City. Informant stated that he is not-aware of the reason for this problem of MARCELLO's. | NO 1457-C-TE on January 16, 1967, advised that CARLOS MARCELLO, JOSEPH MARCELLO and SANTO TRAFFICANTE had been in telephonic contact with each other on January 13, 1967. NO 1457-C-TE advised on January 30, 1967, that he believes that SANTO TRAFFICANTE has been visiting CARLOS MARCELLO in New Orleans for the past several days. Informant Stated that during the evening of January 28, 1967, CARLOS MARCELLO and his wife took SANTO TRAFFICANTE to the La Louisiane Restaurant for dinner. During the afternoon of January 29, CARLOS MARCELLO held a private dinner party at the Elmwood Plantation. In attendance at this dinner party was JOSEPH MARCELLO. Informant advised that he believes that the purpose for this trip was for CARLOS MARCELLO and SANTO TRAFFICANTE to examine a building somewhere in New Orleans. ~ -3- oa -—- - — —- - a Crna Docld: 32298272 Page 4 . be
hn OETA Fon a ge ER Ey NO 92-365 PJC:cmp of On January 26, 1967, NO 1457-c-TE advised that SAM RECILE is a close friend of JOSEPH and CARLOS MARCELLO. informant stated that in the past RECILE has borrowed large somes of money from CARLOS MARCELLO, Informant believes that MARCELLO also in the past has arranged finances for RECILE from somewhere in the Eastern United States. On February 13, 1967, NO 1457-c-TE advised that ob SANTO TRAFFICANTE was in New Orleans on February 12, 1967, to visit CARLOS MARCELIO,. The above information is. the only pertinent data available to the New Orleans informants. ) For New York's reporting purposes, these. informants are characterized as follows: - NO 1456-PC, an individual with a wide acquaintanceship with the criminal element.in Louisiana. : NO 1435-C-TE, an individual with a wide acquaintance- ship with the criminal element in Louisiana. “NO 1390-C-TE, an individual who has a wide acquaint~ /anceship among the criminal element. PCI JOSEPH HEGEMAN, .one who has limited knowledge of criminal activity in Louisiana, _ ; _ NO 1457-c-TE, an individual with a wide acquaintance-. ship among the organized criminal element in Louisiana. New York may wish to incorporate in their report, data contained in San Diego's airtel to the Director captioned. La Cosa Nostra; AR - CONSPIRACY, dated March 13, 1967, page 9. New York also may wish to incorporate data contained in yous letter to New Orleans dated September 1, 1966, captioned CARLOS: MARCELLO,aka AR. ; Docld: 32298272 Page 5