Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 19927 (44 Use 3107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: 5/14/201 - Identification Form “Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER:  124-10287-10190 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER:  92-6054-641 wee Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: EVANS, C. A. TO: BELMONT TITLE: DATE: 05/20/1964 “PAGES: 15 SUBJECTS : LCN, ASSOC, BKG, MEETING, REL, DESCR, RES, GAMBLING, RACK ACT, THP, KIDNAPING, FINANCES, ARREST, SUR DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified ' RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 06/26/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : INC MEMO rr rrr v9.1 DoclIda: 32305060 Page 1
Pere ase wre Ae — HOA = PRE ty ass ination Records PaLLectio Te “Ot ay 44 I U Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 , GSA GEN. REG. NO. 27 S ou. o - Mh tern UNITED STATES GC 2RNMENT Fgon Casper Memorandum | - TO Mr. Belmonty.// 3" DATE: May 20, 1964 poe Tavel FROM : C, A, Evans S, me Trotter Tele. Room Holmes Gandy & svmecT: /CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE DIGEST | . ¥ i Enclosed herewith is the latest edition of the above-captioned Digest, | copies of which are disseminated to all field offices. This issue contains _ background information pertaining to changes in the leadership of three “La Cosa Nostra. "families, " including a complete summary of the notorious Gallo-Profaci feud, which was recently concluded. RECOMMENDATIONS: 1. That the enclosed material be approved for dissemination to the field. . 2. That, upon approval, the enclosed material be returned to the Criminal Intelligence Section for dating, printing, and distribution. The. Plastiplates are being retained in the Criminal Intelligence Section. Enclosure _ / ee 3 pre i . ri a s A Pope 4 Tat: 64 0UK G 504 DoclIda: 32305060 Page 2?
Released wider the Jolin F. Kennedy Assaszination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC Zio? Hote;y. DATE: -44-14-2017 _, ; . = Cc | | On. Mt, Belmont 1 - Mr. Evans. 1 - Mr. McAndrews 1 - John E. McHale, Jr. LA COSA NOSTRA A number of sources have reported leadership changes in three La Cosa Nostra "families" within recent months. Set forth below are the background details on these changes, including a complete summary cf the Gallo- Profaci feud which played such a prominent part in the realignment of power in the old Profaci "family. ” Bonanno Retires The "Criminal Intelligence Digest" of January 9, 1964, reported the fact that La Cosa Nostra "Commission" member Joseph Bonanno had disappeared on the west coast during the early part of August, 1963, and had possibly fled the country in order to avoid prosecution for income-tax evasion. On December 16, a highly confidential source of the New York office advised that Bonanno had called a meeting of his caporegimas (captains) to announce that he would be leaving for "quite a while’ and that his brother-in-law, Francesco (Frank) LaBruzzo, would run the "family" in his absence. Assisting LaBruzzo in this assignment was Bonanno's son, William, a caporegima in charge of the Tucson, Arizona, area for the ‘family, '' whose headquarters are in New York City. (1) By March 3, 1964, however, it was reported that the elder Bonanno wanted to retire and have LaBruzzo named permanent capo (boss) of the ““family."' Approximately three weeks later, Bill Bonanno advised a source of the New York office that ‘the old man is out of it now” and that LaBruzzo had “taken his place." On April 5, 1964, LaBruzzo called a “formality” meeting of his caporegimas, in connection with which he stated that he had not yet assumed full control of the “family, ’ pending some unspecified action on the part of his predecessor. He also took the occasion to announce that William Bonanno had resigned his post of Caporegima in order to accept an appointment OF =~ NOTE: See memo C. A. Evans to Mr. Belmont, 5/20/64, re --—- "Criminal Intelligence Diggst" JEM/rak oO | . . _ a ' f i ~ MAIL ROOM iL_J TELETYFE UNIT Lo i DoclId: 32305060 Page 3
Welfased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 19929 (44 TSC FIV? Hotes. DATE: .11-14-2017 ° oy 73 : AL “ | 7 SOURCES 1. -92-2710-1008, 1054 2 92-2710-1043, 1049, 1054 3 92-7259-1 4. -92-3838-24, 62, 53; 92-4221-8;.92-6054-609 5 92-6054-609; 92-3838-24, 37, 52, 54; 92-4221-3, 5, 8; NK airtel 6/11/64, re "GERARDO CATENA, aka, AR" 6, 92-6054-609. 8. 9242215 9.  197-7627-43 10. 92-2866-66, 70; 92-2834-65, 77; 92-4282-12, 17 11. 92- 6054-197; 92-4282-17; 92-2834-99; 92-2866-285; 92-4568-299 12. 92-2834-65, 77, 99, 189; 92-2866-70; 92-4568-42 13. 92-4282-12; 92-3096=284; 92-4568-7; 92-2834-100, 105; 92+ 2866-146 14. 92-4568-71, 74x1, 86, 113, 160, 248; 92-2833-37, 41; 92-2866-179; "My Life Inside the Mob, " ‘by Sidney Slater, The Saturdsy Evening Post, 8/24-31/63, -p. 50 15.  92-4868-73, 86, 113; 92-2834-189; The New York Daily News, 8/22/61, p. 2 16. 92-5801-1; 92-5509-1; 88-14191-365; 92-2833-40, 41; 92-4568-86 -12- DoclId: 32305060 Page 4