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 : a v9.1 Docld: 32288952 Page 1 "JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI | ~ 124-10200-10228 HQ 92-278 1-1229 Document Information FBI AMBLER, JOHN A. DIRECTOR, FBI 09/14/1967 39 LST, BKG, B/F INT, ASSOC, RACK AND SUBV _ PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact . 10/26/1998 INDEFINITE Date: 6/15/201
Pe deme a a om (Rev ;8-8-67) © , j : . we " FEDERAL UREAU OF n VEST GATION, en : TAMPA 9/14/67 Reermenre renee | REPORT MADE BY é TYPED BY TITLE OF CASE é : SA JOBN A,. AMBLER . ‘bb CHARACTER OF CASE SANTO TRAFFICANTE, JR., aka /4 ' . . REPERENCES: Rep of SA JOHN: A, AMBLER, IP, dated 8/15/67; a ‘Rep of SA: WENDELL: Ws “HALL, Re, Mil, dated Md 8/18/6795 “1 RH lets to [P, dated 8/21 and: 8/31/67 (LO) § if OW airtel to TP, dated 8/25/67, captioned, "LA COSA. NOSTRA". (ZO); - /, . | JK-airtel to OM, dated .8/15/67, captioned A ae MOM 148-C=TE" (10) ; M ae MM: airtel to Director, dated 8/21/87, captioned RR 123 1<C-TE, a ENCLOSURES : None JAcquir.| CASE HAS BEEN: CONVICG | AuTo. FYB APPROVED 2 PENDING OVER ONE YEAR [_]lves [_]NO f PENDING PROSECUTION . H OVER SIX MONTHS Coves (]no wes — “AGENT . : IN CHARGE DO NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW ae Bureau (93-2781) ee l = USA, Pampa 8 = | Mamas (92-88) . (1-USA, Miami) (Attm:: WALLACE a SEP 19 1967 JOHNSON, Departmental Attorney) '2 eo Richmond (92-209) cuotiie 7 peau 2o Tampa (92-1) _y Dissemination Record of Attached Report —_———_— Agency L- Coa CRG CREED Request Recd. Date Fwd. { How Fwd. ©
‘TP 92-1 TO THE BUREAU. Owiginal and ome. copy“ ‘Of | an- Law. characterizing informants: used: in attached report. . ADMINISTRATIVE: “Extended. investigative period. occasioned: by’. desire to: include results of: investigation. Conducted, by yi auxiliary - office, the results of which” WEE, Ot - available ‘at ‘time Of . last report. \ Information from. records. of. ‘the central Bank: of. Tampa was. made available by. Mer. ‘ROBERT. TINNARO, Cashier. On ~- 8/11/67 , OM: 148=C=oTE advised. that: he first met TRAPPICANTE ‘approximately. 14. OF - 18. years ago. in _ ‘Chicago, and: the: introduction | was made. by: PHIL. ALDERISIO .. and ‘at‘ time: of introduction. TRAFFI CANTE. was introduced © “as “one of “vs”: which. to. members, means - that the: individual being introduced is a member,” Informant : advised. that “at the tine’ ‘of the: ‘meeting 5: U.S, Government was attempt- . ime to: deport: CARLOS. MARCELLO of New: Orleans ;. and - -» TRAFFICANTE was acting im MARCELLO'Ss behalf in dn effort to avoid the deportation, Informant added that his ae acquaintance: ‘with ‘TRAFFICANTE has algo: ‘been through a’ “mutual . contact ,: ‘that. is,* (EYER LANSKY, T[nformant | ‘added that it. WR his: understanding’ ‘that TRAPPICANTE controls: all the. jukeboxes ‘amd gambling. ‘io Tampa and has considerable influence inthe Daytona, Beach area and _ ‘that, Am addition to. commections in® Chicago, TRAPFI CANTE ° ches: he backing~ Of “VITO! ‘GENOVESE amd works: closely: with ~ EICRCITIA © of Kansas: City tii BRL,” 7 -On. 8/18/87, if 1231-c-TE. adviped: that recent. ~ happenings: in. South- Flopida have ‘resoly Bd: the LCN pico ture to where PASQUALE AERRA ». aka: PATTY, A, maintains | absolute’ control, where’ New York Rami Ly” ‘people are -coucerned. Tnformant - ‘stated the: only other “family” . ‘which maintains any’ “degree of the prevailing: action: in South: Florida is that of SANTO. ‘TRAFPICANTE . Informant . of the..opinion that. TRAPPICANTE. gets a. pisee ‘o8. @ld - “Docld:32288952 Page 3
BP 92-1 St oy gambling action ineluding bookmaking and bolita in- South. Florida and would have been ‘the world’s. richest’ hoodlum,‘ had At not been for his forced departure from: “Cuba - On: 8/21/67 , EP. 120-C- advised. that shortly after Mirs.- ‘TRAPFICANTE was: released ' ‘from a hospital. in. Tampa in July. of 1967,-SANTO and. Mra. TRAPFICANTE had. ‘spent a few days at. their: St. Petersburg Beach re esidence — and then TRAFFICANTE had left: the Tampa area and when” ~ '. .weturned was: accompanied . by @ white male, middle. te. late. forties, Latin in appearance, 5'°8", 165. LDS .o°5 ‘and - , was. called: "JIMMY" while visiting» at’ ‘the TRAPPICANTE Tampa residence, TP .1202€ advised: this: individual did. not: appéar to have an: automobile. while: “am ‘Tampa: amd” - therefore. assumed flew. to. Tampa and. from ‘eonversation .~ \  oc¢urring' in the TRAFFICANTE_-household aftér this indie ~ vidual ’s. departure: was of the ‘opinion this: individual. ‘Was. from New York .and that TRAPFICANTE had. ‘been in New York : with : ‘this individual. “Tp 120-C ‘also advised that: over the weekend. of 8/13/67 , TRAFFICANTE had beem in_ Tampa to attend the wedding. of - a nephew. © of TRAFFICANTE's- associate, PRANK: - DIECIDUE, and. that a couple of days previous: to the wedding there had been three guests at the: TRAFPICANTE Tampa residence with the. male guest ‘being im his late - forties,: stout build,.-dark’: ‘black hair with. ‘noticeable _- @reying ‘at the temples. and. that this individual had ‘the imitials "C.D, ‘On his luggage .: The dnitormant’ added ow, that. this individual was: accompanied -by’ his teen-age . daughter , MARGIE; ‘and’: bis: wite, described as: white, . ‘femgle,. early: forties, -dyéd réd hair, ‘and. of possible - “Cuban. deseent . ~ Taformant. of the - opinion ‘that: from cone _ .. yersation occurring in: the. ‘TRAP I CANTE: residence, the — Yemale-had’: been: a. ‘previous: guest as” “the individual - ‘dimdic - cated: that. the source: should recognize: her aud that. Af ‘the: ‘BOur ce. id mot. At might: be..because her hair had . previously. bee) ‘back . Informant : added ‘that “freon Other ' eonversation occurring. belii¢é ed that. the’ group knew * | TRAFFICANTE in Cuba'.amd. that: the Group left Tampa the Gay 5 following: the wedding and: informint not’ certain. as , to. whether: they’ had? been oe TRMpe Sp sifseally: to. attend. the Wedding «, a Docld: 32288952 Page 4
TP 92-1. PP. 120s€ : added: that . Or Wednesday ,. 8/1, 64 , TRAFFICANTE’s long-time associate, JAMES COSTS ZOO FLA _ had been at. ‘the: TRAFFICANTE Tampa - wesidence. to take:  TRAPPICANTE: tothe: ‘airport: ‘and that. from: conversation — between: the: two, informant: gathered - ‘that : -TRAYPICANTE was going to fly to: ‘Mexico; City. ‘and .is. of - the. ‘opinion ~ | that TRAPPICANTE has visited: im ‘the: Mexico.’ ity QreX - OB: pUMerOUS ‘prior occasions. - More -than' one. reap symbol being: used: to: conceal. the identity, of TP 120s¢ due" ‘to the sensitive ‘position =. occupied. by this. source: On 9/7/67,. Departuental: Attorney. WULLIAM: KENNEY: advised SA’ AMBLER : that. one of TRAFPICANTE! s co-defendants, ima eivil swit. dnvolving’ payment: Of: wagering. tax, had : recently. filed a ‘civil suit. requesting that: he not be: made to pay..the. judgment. and giving as his réason the fact that the operation, Was.not his, but: that. he -had | merely been. employed. by: ‘the: ‘TRAFPICANTES.. + ir. KENNEY - indicated that it.was planned. that. ‘SANTO: TRAPEICANTE and bis. brothers ;: SAM ‘and: PRANK; would ‘be served with « Civil: subpoenas, ‘eoncerning: this: allegation and that, cue - to the fact’ that. at was a. ‘ehvil- matter, the. ‘subpoenas _ ‘would have to. be served:on the’ individual - TRAPPICANTES * - do the: Tampa, Plorida,* area? that At! ‘vas: anticipated. | that. all. three would..be. served. at: the same. ‘time. | 7 UFORMANTS 3 | “Identity. | Location of eraetmal. : ns 7 “___ luftormation - @P Tol: is, TP A1sc a 197-162-940, 958 v3 TP. T2 is TP 120-¢-, | 18% =4602283 .@P.Pe8- Ae TP .12020- 1874602283 | [P Ted ie TP. GTC  —-:219.7-960-288; 241. Pp T-8 Ae TP 120-6 « 1374602293 p- | Oo COVER” PAGE: \ Docld: 32268952 Page 5