fy DATE: L1Lopkdsait bbs no. 10 5010—106—05 - -- . = * MAY 1962 EDITION et GSA GEN® REG.-NO. 7 | ~N - : ‘ [Pontes under the Jolin F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44,US€, 2107 Hote). ky UNITED STATES GOV/”\YMENT Memorandum a ee bd Se, TO" UREAU (66-2542-11-33) pate: 5/31/65 FROM AC,SEW ORLEANS (137-1871) (P) _~ SUBJECT? Op, ECHELON CRIMINAL INFORMANT. PROGRAM rod nla OE ee aaa = zhane cenvneeura areca OB LO AE EOE . mom Cy f “NEW ORLEANS DIVISION : Loe. \ $ \ ened wy, 1 . ee \ . . . a . Enclosed herewith are six copies of memorandums Pie, ‘concerning the three top echelon criminal informants of the x New Orleans office, all of whom are located in headquarters city. iS , It is noted that by memorandum dated 4/30/65, regarding NO 1232-C-TE and NO 1227-C-TE, these were inadvertently submitted a month early. The enclosed memorandum concerning these two informants will, therefore, only cover the period + May 1 to May 31, 1965, : oS Concerning enclosed memorandum as to NO 1244-C-TE, it is noted that by letter April 30, 1965, captioned NO 1244-C-TE, _.. Bureau file 137-9919, a summary of information furnished was submitted which covered > period from November 13, 1963, to April 13, 1965; therefor the enclosed memorandum concerning this informant will have’ #2 summary of information covering the period 4/13 to 5/31/65. 4 Baye SpBMAC{GAT C i} gS ALE INFORMATION COCTTAINED @ - Bureau (ne < 6) (au) DATE 2-245 BY 7 Lateran, aetna Beywt! yy ‘ee ~ DY Le AL Ne _2 - New Orteans so REC-9 . POY BOD / (4) ' Docld: 32301793 Page 2
V7 Pleased ‘under phe @ohn F. Kennedy Assazsination Records Collection Act of 1992? (44 USC 210F Hote). DATE; 11-14-2017 ‘ BO ean UNI@2D STATES DEPARTMENT OF JvzSICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION In Reply, Please Refer to New Orleans, Louisiana File No... May 31, 1965 SYMBOL. NUMBER NO 1244-C-TE BUREAU FILE NUMBER | ' 137-9919 CURRENT EMPLOYMENT. OR ACTIVITY This informant operates a restaurant and lounge owned and controlled by New Orleans's top hoodlum CARLOS - MARCELLO. He is in almost daily contact with MARCELLO and is associated with such well-known associates of CARLOS MARCELLO as VINCENT CAMPO, FELIC GALINO, ERNEST PALMISANO, -and others who have been suspected members of the organized Italian Criminal Element. Some informants have described CAMPO, at one time, as being more important in the Italian Criminal Element than MARCELLO. DATES OF CONTACT - . . May 10 and 28, 1965 “ ‘. ; (Attempts—April 19, 27, 1965 May 4, 18, 24, 25, and 26, 1965.) , It is noted that during late April and early oe May, 1965, informant was suffering from a lung condition. OUTCOME OF CASES ‘None. a | SUMMARY OF INFORMATION FURNISHED <2ap 9 Spzmnaclar (OFK) CARLOS MARCELLO TALL INF J AT 52) STAINED | iO OLA OOtPIe No 92-38 BE per BY Abbey JI ROX ENCLOSURE BE ae ae ‘Docld: 32301793 Page 3
‘Released, under the John £f. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). ! DATE: 11-14- 2017 ; ’ UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL, BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION In Reply, Please Refer to New Orleans, Louisiana File No. on May 31, 1965 SYMBOL NUMBER NO 1227-C-TE BUREAU FILE NUMBER 137-9347 CURRENT EMPLOYMENT OR ACTIVITY There has been no change from that set forth in the April 30, 1965, memorandum concerning the informant. DATES OF CONTACT SINCE APRIL 30, 1965 May 1, 17, 22, and 31, 1965. \ OUTCOME OF CASES None. | SUMMARY OF INFORMATION FURNISHED CARLOS MARCELLO AR NO 92-36 On a May 1, 1965 contact, informant said that he had spent that afternoon with one of CARLOS MARCELLO's attorneys who was to represent him in a coming jury tampering trial, U. S. District Court, New Orleans, Louisiana, He and the attorney got to talking about HUBERT HEBERT, an alleged government witness in a recént trial. against MARCELLO, during which trial HEBERT gave the U. S. Government an affadavit testifying he had been hired by MARCELLO to kill another ~ government witness by the name of CARL NOLE who had testified against MARCELLO in the same trial. » oaT COTK “ryqugsuRe 33 \Q~ ~ Eps . | Docld:32301793 Page 4
Released‘ under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 19927 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: 41-14-2017 . 7 . \ , . : ° o. . : oy \ ° 4 Las The attorney, named G._wRAT ELL vindicated that — HEBERT had contactéd GILL and another’ MARCELLO attorney, Mr. WASSERMAN, as well as CARLOS MARCELLO recently at MARCELLO's camp at Little Farms, Jefferson Parish. HEBERT apparently told MARCELLO and his attorneys that although he had told the FBI or Justice Department attorneys that MARCELLO had hired him to kill NOLE; that this had been strictly oral and he had never given a written statement. He told MARCELLO's attorneys that the FBI and/or the Justice Department attorneys had offered him $75,000 to testify that he had been hired to kill NOLE, Supposedly at this meeting with MARCELLO and his attorneys, HEBERT gave a signed statement in which he has allegedly related that he had never actually been contacted by MARCELLO or anyone else to kill the Government witness NOLE, Informant stated that supposedly HEBERT and the MARCELLO attorneys are of the belief that the Government j does not know that HEBERT has gone to MARCELLO and his attorneys and given a statement refuting his previous | testimony as a Government witness. . Informant stated that GILL appeared to be very optomistic that MARCELLO would be acquitted of the bribery charges against him pending in USDC; further MARCELLO's attorneys wanted the attempted murder and bribery charges . brought at the same time in USDC. Apparently the Departmental Attorneys had requested the court to hear the bribery and attempted murder charges separately. Informant also stated . that HEBERT had indicated toaMARCELLO and his attorneys that he had been an undercover man for the Government in connection with the JIMMY HOFFA case. Informant also advised that BENNIE LE HANN, presently operating a motel and restaurant for CARLOS MARCELLO in — Alexandria, Louisiana, had bilked MARCELLO out of $25,000, Informant did not know if LE HANN was still operating the motel in Alexandria or not, Informant also stated that GILL's former . investigator DAVE FAIRRIES (phonetic) had recently been y Operating a gas station on Airline Highway near the airport, FAIRRIES had started this station on money loaned him or on credit from CARLOS MARCELLO, FAIRRIES allegedly lost control of this gas station as the gas company owning the station learned of his past reputation, . . Sf. . . yoy fl e et Fe ee ' Docld:32301793 Page 5 |
' Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 . ‘ re . . ° fi. a4 rr’ ‘ Informant also stated that a millionnaire by the name of LEE RATTNER (phonetic) from Miami, Florida, was coming to see CARLOS MARCELLO for a conference at Little Farms to buy the acreage around Little Farms. Supposedly the land involved was to be used as an expressway. ZN Informant also stated that while riding around with G, WRAY GILL, GILL stated he wanted to go to an address on Loyola Avenue. to look at some stolen property he might be able to use. He and GILL stopped at 4737 Loyola Avenue and looked at some of the alleged stolen property which . consisted of duplicating machines, dictaphones, IBM calculating machines and the like. The above was considered very pertinent as it indicates possible defense plans MARCELLO's attorneys may use in MARCELLO's coming trial for jury tampering. It is also considered good intelligence information concerning the well-known New Orleans criminal attorney G. WRAY GILL. On a 5/22/65 contact with informant, he advised that he has been having considerable trouble with a well-known madam KAY ROBERTS. ROBERTS: had taken over one of the informants best prostitutes by the name of POLLY SUE HARRINGTON, In connection with this, he-had put much "heat'! on ROBERTS. and HARRINGTON. HARRINGTON is a close friend of EARNEST PALMISANO, | who in turn is a very close associate of CARLOS MARCELLO, . Apparently HARRINGTON told PALMISANO about informant's possibly harming HARRINGTON. PALMISANO in turn went to CARLOS MARCELLO who told PALMISANO that if HARRINGTON could come up with $500, MARCELLO would arrange to have four men beat up the informant to where he would be hospitalized for at least three months. The four men to be hired to beat up the informant were to be lead by one of the CONFORTO brothers named JUNIOR, The informant learned of this through HARRINGTON who apparently decided, at the last moment, that she did not. want the informant maimed. _ Although the above is a minor instance, it points out that CARLOS MARCELLO is an individual who can be contacted to arrange for "muscle". It is also interesting to note that informants have previously described the CONFORTO brothers as being very important cogs in the Italian Criminal Element. | Docld: 323501793 Page 6