Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (42 U5C FI0T Hote. DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: 5/14/201 Identification Form Tg Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-10286-10331 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER:  92-6054-1ST NR 609 . . Document Information ' ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: SAC,CV TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: 03/30/1964 “PAGES: 6 / SUBJECTS : LCN, OC, MEMBER, PINDILLI, GUISEPPE, CRIMINAL ACT, RETURN TO US, ASSOC DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 06/29/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : v9.1 , 13 \ DoclId: 32304701 Page 1 ;
leased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 19973 (44 use 2107 Hoey ATES i; 14-7017 t . OPTIONAL FORM NG" 10 JA, 5010—-106-05 * \ Mé'7 1962 ‘EDITION pT . : : », GSA GEN. REG. NO. 27 uo i 3 . UNITED STATES GOVkRNMENT _ rds Memorandum | To DIRECTOR, FBI (157-742) - | | DATE3/30/64 f of ‘ SAC, CIEVELAND (157-127) SUBJECT: CAVBOMB O _ Bosa | Nos le rot \° EAN sees nase a | eer Re Bureau letter to Cleveland dated 2/5/64 and Cleveland letter to Director dated 1/28/64 On March 19, 1964, SA FRANK G. ‘Dows, Youngstown Resident Agent, Cleveland Division, . contacted Supervisory Investigator FRANK P, NUCKIES, JR., Investigator VINCENT L. HARTZELL, and Deputy District Director RICHARD W. AHERN, Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), Cleveland, concerning the status of GUISEPPE PINDILLI, INS No. A 5223148 and the possibilities of his re-entry into the United States. é op ho o It was pointed out to the ‘above mentioned officials of the INS that the subject, PINDILLI, was.a member of the "organization" known as La Cosa Nostra; and although it was not felt that PINDILLI would furnish any. information to’ any governmental agency, he has a relative who would more or less control PINDILLI if he would return, Through this relative, it was felt that information would be obtained possibly leading to the solution of this. case and provide extensive information regarding La Cosa Nostra as well. It was also pointed out that the relative, an informant (Cjeurean 1 - 92- ~6054) 1 - 137-1826) 1 - 62-9-11 1 - 66-2542 6-Cleve land 1 - 92-748) 1 - 137-341) 1 - 92-477) (1 - 137- ~1130) FGD /smd (12) Fo _—_ ae) ORIGINAL FILED IN : 72-08 On Ye = ‘ vy ; | | ‘16 APR 3 1964 && APR27 1964: . Pi eel & cma Vea : | DocId: 32304701 Page 2?
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 usc 2107 Hot! . DATE: i1- 14-2017 , . ive a . Ase: ee CV 157-127 "T am sure that your cooperation in this matter would materially aid both your service and this agency in a matter of mutual interest. very truly yours, — . Earl E. Brown Special Agent in Charge" NUCKIZES following this interview furnished . photographs of two subjects of an INS investigation; namely, . RALPH CANNOVA, aka., and SEBASTIAN VERMIGLIO, FBI # 451960, both of whom have been deported and have come back illegally — into the United States and are part of an organized plot which ineludes such individuals as JOHN SCALISH, JOHN DE MARCO, and FRANK BRAZIO, Cleveland members of the "organization", to defraud the State of Ohio in millions | of dollars of State Cigarette Tax. The group allegedly | has three tax stamp machines in their possession which they — are uSing to stamp cigarettes and thus evade . state taxes. - These. photos have been furnished cv- 344-c, and he is making inquiry. _ NUCKIES also stated they were” also interested in a FRANK MEZZATESTA, 415 Earl Street, Kent, Ohio, who arranged a marriage for a nephew, ANTHONY MADAFFARI, whe had entered the United States on a visitor's visa and later married a prostitute, ROSE BRYSON, aka., Youngstown, Ohio, who was paid $400.00 or $500.00 for the marriage, which would prevent MADAPFARI from being deported or sent back to Italy. This information had been furnished INS by. this division to open this case. - It is noted that in-connection with the CAVBOMB investigation, it was determined the prime suspect, DOMINIC MOLO, murdered at Canton, Ohio, September, 1963, often ~ visited MEZZATESTA and arranged through PAUL- HOLOVITICH, prime Suspect in CAVBOMB for this marriage, he | DocId: 323504701 Page 3
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 usC¢ 2107 Hote , DATE: 11-14-2017 , a CV 157-127 On March 24, 1964, cv-344-c was contacted by SA FRANK G. DOUDS and. he displayed a letter from GUISEPPI PINDILLI dated March 5, 1964, In this letter, PINDILLI wrote that he had written to his good friends, JAMES TRIPODI, Steubenville, Ohio, ANTHONY RIPEPI, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, thanking them for the help they had given his Son when he had been in a little trouble. He alse mentioned that he wanted to be remembered to FRANK DE AUGUSTINO, Cleveland, Ohio, and FRANK -MEZZATESTA, Kent, Ohio, and that he was grateful for the $100. 00 cheek he had received. cv-344-c stated: regarding MEZZATESTA he knew that he had tried to get a nephew into the country on. ) a quota; and not succeeding, he had him come to this country on a'visa; and to prevent his going back to italy, he had arranged a marriage through DOMINIC MOIO while he was working with the NAPIES brothers and HOLOVITICH in Youngstown. He stated that previously, from his father, he learned that MEZZATESTA had been greatly respected in the "organization" and a man who could be trusted. MEZZATESTA, he said, is very close to JAMES AMATO, Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, who attended the funeral of ALBERT ANASTARU in New York. He stated he would call on MEZZATESTA and attempt to determine MOIO's connection with the CAVBOMB case, but he pointed out that if he could call on him with his father, GUISEPPI, he would be assured of all the. information in the possession of MEZZATESTA including MOIO's part in the CAVALIERO killing, if he was involved in the fatal bombing of BILLY NAPIES which occurred prior to that and in which MOIO had to have been involved. cv-344-c¢ stated he was again writing his father and will mention CHARLIE CAVALLARO and his murder and will advise any background of their association which his father may supply later by letter. CV-344-C madé a photograph of GUISEPPI PINDILLI available to SA DOUDS, as well as the letter he had written from ARGENTINA: on March 5, 1964, and this is being 5 DoclId: 32304701 Page 4