( Released under the John F. Kenn DATE: 11-14-2017 | DocId ra TM ee ee To" see nn “Re: MORRIS EMANUEL - Grand Jury probe in Chicag - fF NY 137-9495 We Ale i Source advised\that of the evening of 6/26/63, | MORRIS EMANUEL called HERHYCOHN and told him that JIMMY HOFFA had nothing to wo c € concerning the current 1 He also told COHN that (FNU) HAGERTY, whom COHN described as being a former member of the opposition to JAMES HOFFA, has been caught in a $170,000 fraud. . : 7 On 6/27/63, HERB COHN telephonically contacted” © EMANUEL's home and told EMANUEL's son to have his father call COHN in NY. EMANUEL called COHN's office and COHN immediately left the office allegedly to go downstairs and. place a call to EMANUEL from a public phone booth. COHN and the informant thereafter agreed that COHN should fly to Chicago this date and give EMANUEL $500. This matter was telephonically .brought to the attention of the Bureau and “Chicago Office. Chicago was. furnished with a description of COHN, flight time, meeting place, and description of envelope containing $500 to be passed to EMANUEL. \SCHLIFER (ph) _ SCHLIFER is currently building a Marina in Lower Manhattan. SCHLIFER approached the source about securing a e: JACK Ratton -Teamster loan with the agreement that the source would get- ‘approximately $100,000 in checksplus an interest in the - returned to them if the deal falls through. .Marina if. the loan was put thx ough. DAVID WENGER told the ‘source that GEORGE and.HERBERNWBURRIS, are putting through. this loan and are getting the e wreen" from the two. main contractors in advance and they will increase their price. Source has been told by BERNARD SPINDEL that HOFFA is: getting five points in "oreen" on this mortgage. Informant said this mortgage amounts to approximately $4,000,000 and will probably go through the current meeting. Informant: said he understands -that BURRIS has gotten five points in "sreen" from the: contractor and BURRIS is bringing this money | to Chicago to give to HOFFA. Informant said SCHLIFER has a_ 30-year lease on the. property from the City at very low rent with no taxes. He said that BURRIS and SCHLIFER have an agreement with the contractors and the "oreen" will be -ye edy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). 2 132327973 Page 5
_ for hidden electronic equipment at the informant's request. Motor Lodge. He said that. FRANKLIN W “money back. This money, which came out of an escrow account, flatly turning down MANDELBAUM, he told him, "I'll see what " Redeasea under the John F. ‘Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). ji- 14- 2017. . 4 NY 187-9096. “Re: BERNARD SPINDEL SPINDEL recently checked the informant's office He advised the informant that he was unable to find any > radio or other device located in his office. Informant said that when he discussed the Marina deal with SPINDEL, he suggested that SPINDEL attempt to get$5,000-from BURRIS, and if he is successful, informant and SPINDEL will split this money. y a“ oN Informant advised that he “hag returned the. : antixe’ escrow amount of $25,000 t& UOEAFRANKLIN for ‘the Forum s\ relieved to get his was paid to FRANKLIN with a check for $23, 500 and cash of - $1,500. Informant advised that there is little chance of the | -Forum Motor Lodge going through since P FEO has .been r him. unable. to get NY 2305- C to push this loan - Informant | told. DE FEO"that he should not let NY 2305-C double cross him on this thinge cand DE FEO replied, "We'll see what happens." | Incidental to this loan and discussion. of NY 2305- C, source advised that NY 2305-C is currently being sued for commissions he would have earned by a broker who claims that NY 2305-C should have put a mortgage through-and did not. Source said he received this _information from DAVE WENGER. | (on), who was a casual acquaintance. This ne a NY 2305-C.to secure for him a mortgage for a gambling set located somewhere in Nevada. NY 2305-C said that rather than I. can do for you." He stated that he took no action on this’ matter and was recently contacted again by. MANDELBAUM who ‘proceeded to berate NY 2305-C for not helping him get this loan. NY 2305-C said he had never promised MANDELBAUM he would | Docld: 32527978 Page 6
“Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 fj - NL ° NY+ 137-9495 /get the loan for him and had never received any money from MANDELBAUM in connection with the loan. He learned from ‘MANDELBAUM that this loan did actually gothrough the ILA pension fund. He told MANDELBAUM that he had no obligation to him and he said that MANDELBAUM dropped the matter. NY 2305-c was asked if he had made any promises which would leave him liable to a law suit and he replied definitely not and that there was no law suit pending. This. information appears to be in conflict with the above information furnished 3936-C by DAVE WENGER. ) . Re:/\Sheraton Tenney Motel j\iJ—" )  __tacuerareerpore x Source adWsed he has had no further ‘contact with SAULAQELTMAN or LOUIS SUNSHINE. He said,however, it appears that siace the LaGuardNa movel deal came through, it is his opinion that LOUIE SUNSHINE will again attempt to secure a Teamster mortgage for the Sheraton Tenney Motel. He said that the owners of this motel have paid $50,000 in "green" to JAMES -DIOGUARDI and his attempts to secure a Teamster mortgage for the Club 300 in NJ through HERBERT BURRIS. Informant advised he has received no information concerning DIOGUARDI except that it is his opinion that DIOGUARDI is presently in prison in Florida on a fraud matter. Informant advised that there is a strong possibility that DIOGUARDI will cooperate with Blireau Agents concerning Teamster loans if he is approached at the present time. Re: JAMES PLUMERI PLUMERI told the source that he had been unable to make the proper contact in NY concerning his tax case and that his case has been forwarded to Washington for review. He asked the source if he had any contacts in Washington who could assist him and source advised he will attempt to -make a contact for him, o ; ee a J  Docld: 32327978 Page 7
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 19927 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 é x NY -137-9495 Source advised that PLUMERI told him ¢hat JOHNNY DIOGUARDI had spoken to MILTIE (probably MILTONAHOLT, Secretary- Treasurer, Local 805, IBT) and told HOLT“that™He\is about to "break LOU LASKY's back." DIOGUARDI added, however, that if LASKY is dealing with NY 3936-C, he will not bother LASKY. (LASKY is a leading labor racketeering figure in NY. who controls the National Organization of Industrial Trade Unions in NY.) Re: BERNARD SPINDEL Source questioned SPINDEL concerning HOFFA's business interest in Mexico, but SPINDEL indicated that he did not have any information concerning HOFFA's investments in Mexico. Re: NAT VOLOSHEN Re: NAT VOLOSHEN Source advised that he was in contact with NAT. OSREN concerning a proposed purchase of a bank in Florida. Hm stated that he could not get his investors to put up any money for this bank and the deal fell through. Source advised, however, that VOLOSHEN told him he had purchased another bank in Florida. Re: VINNIEXMACCON penetra ora Al “VA MACCONE has mentioned” to the informant that he has a source who is in a position to furnish him information concerning Federal matters. Source advised he has contacted MACCONE on three different occasions attempting to identify this individual, On the first occasion, MACCONE said the man was ‘an FBI man." On the second occasion, MACCONE told him he was "with Internal Revenue." at that time, source pointed out that MACCONE's information seemed to be inaccurate and he -requested that MACCON et in touch with this individual whom ~ af MACCONE named aS FRANK{RONOERIO. MaCCONE subsequently told ‘SA him that he had met“Wth’shas individual and was told that DONOFRIO was a Special Assistant to the USA in Manhattan. MACCONE said that this individual lived on 18th Avenue at about 65th Street in Brooklyn. Efforts to identify this | individual with Internal Revenue and USA sources have been unsuccessful to date. Routine checks have failed to disclose any individual by this name in the employ of the Department of Justice or Treasury Department residing in this area in Brooklyn. This matter is being pursued by the NYO in an attempt to identify | and determine the employment of FRANK DONOFRIO and source has | advised that he will attempt to sit down with this individual in order to further identify him if in fact MACCONE does have such a source. . Roe oo . ! Docld: 32327975 Page &
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 19927 (44 USC 2107 Hote). ’, DATE: 11-14-2017 | t NY 137-9495 K deal and the LaGuardia motel deal fell * thecueh, he had had no further contacts with ANGELOQVDISPIRITO, a Providence, Rhode Island attorney, nor with \%is law partner, US Congressman ST. GERMAINE. Re: MILTONASILLINGER see source advised that he has been in fairly continuous cortact with TILLINGER who is a former labor official in the area and is connected with many labor racketeers. TILLINGER introduced source to an individual named MC CORMACK, who is an oil speculator from Texas. MC CORMACK is presently attempting “A to secure Teamster mortgage money. ORDON WA SN nani sia we Source advised that ABE GORDON is very close socially to DAVE WENGER and meets with him on a ‘social, basis amost every week. It should be noted that USA ROBERT MORGENTHAU, SDNY, télephonically adWsed that he had heard that ABE GORDON has an interest in the | ee ot Source advised that to the best of his nowléedge connected with this , hospital, but had been apeecached to bay ite Ny. NINETIES HIRE og ) wi ve ‘source advised that, ¢_ SANNNLAMONCA (ph) came to N ' LEQNABDNRUSSO... Vice President “Or XBar: v_.construc tion Company, /«. to seek &\ Teamster mortgage. At Bhat time, “GTAMONCR @Ont Potted 4,1 Bowl CoPporation and knew RUSSO Bhrough this corporation. TSSOo~ “cold CTAMONCE™ that. the informant could handle this mortgage. GIaMONCA paid approximately $90,000 in “green"and commissions to secure a Teamster commitment. Of this amount, LEONARD RUSSO received $15,000 in cash. DAVE WENGER received $0, 000 in cash, and the source received $5,000 cash. Source was unable to furnish the distribution of the $30,000 in checks without further consulting his records. He said that this mortgage was pushed through by DAVE WENGER and that GIAMONCA never appeared in Chicago before the Teamsters. He said that he gave | 8. 1 , ; “ts we \ f a my. 5 \ , SIV % yo o. af Ne . oo . — Docld: 32327975 Page 9
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 woe NL NY 137-9495 JIMMY DOYLE $5,000 from his share of the "green." He said that he gave this money to DOYLE because originally - (approxima ly two and a half years ago) DOYLE introduced him to JACK [Y. MC CARTHY in turn introduced the source to DA “WENGER. He said that about this time, DOYLE also sent the source to JIMMY HOFFa, Informant advised that Since DOYLE originally put him in with the group to secure Teamster mortgages, he has promised DOYLE a piece of every mortgage. Informant advised that the deal with GIAMONCA is not completed. The mortgage commitment is completed, but GIAMONCA has only a temporary license from the State of NJ to operate a hospital and the Teamsters will not furnish the 1 money until such time as GIAMONCA can get a permanentdlicense. He said that the hospital is built and operating on temporary mortgage money furnished by the Chase Manhattan Bank, but it is absolutely essential that GIAMONCA obtain a permanent license in order to get the Teamster loan to repay the bank. Informant advised that even if the deal fell through, GIAMONCA would not be able to get back the commissions paid in advance since all of the other individuals operated in good faith in securing the Teamster loan. Re: I EMIL LENCE vib annua sea aR Source advised that JIMMY DOYLE promised LENCE a $350,000 mortgage for the Eastern Parkway Arena, but did not produce. LENCE advanced $12,000 to DOYLE and DOYLE refuses to give him back the money. In ordex,to give DOYLE \.. the money, LENCE borrowed $2,000 from JOHNS JAQDIE, a well Yo known NY fight announcer, and borrowed $10, 0C “QnA shylock which he is now repaying at the rate of $500 per month. ADDIE gave the money to JIMMY DOYLE for LENCE, but has told DOYLE that he will never «admitt he gave him this money Source has told EMIL LENCE. he will introduce him to OWEN JBEVERTDGE te 1 (son of JIMYBEVERIDGE, head of the Nassau County arpenters’ Worry and“will try to get, through BEVERIDGE, a a“ District’Co a small unior? which will pick up this mortgage. Y AGES «shar Ske Doclda: 32327975 Page 10
“Released under the John F: Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 ; if ° . - , A b Bg N . ‘ ~ NY 137-9495 ~ SAL AGRANELLO ELVES, Source said he has been GRANELLO concerning the proposed b in the Greenwood Lake area Py FRA $ basketball coach, and ,ROCKY AGRAZT Re: | | | i eet ecently contacted by S camp to be operated MC GUIRE, professional NY, ex=mtddleweight boxing champion. He stated that“? GRUNELLO it did not appear that he would,be able to put'*through a Teamster loan immediately for this boys camp. Source advised that he personally gave MC GUIRE a check for $1,000 which MC GUIRE has used as a binder on the urchase of the land for this camp. ! Re: JIMIMARTIN 4 SA teers BERNARD SPINDEL told the source that MARTIN is a "racket guy in Chicago” whohas contacts with one State bank and one Federal bank which MARTIN chaims to control completely. Source advised that he spoke to JACKAPEARLMAN concerning JIM Yu “ MARTIN and PEARLMAN told him that “ETSSO Kno fe SO’ knows MARTIN, He -. called MARTIN in Chicago and told him ‘he would like to put - through some of the 30 mortgage deals currently pending in the source's office. MARTIN told him to come to Chicago during the week of June 30 and they would discuss these deals which he could put through a bank and then an insurance company. Source advised that MARTIN gets five points in "green" on every loan he puts through. He said that LEONARD RUSSO will accompany PEARLMAN to Chicago to see MARTIN. ; a Re: ST wb. Soukce advised that he called WILLIAM BUFALINO in Detroit and told him he had a new legal matter. This was the conversation previously agreed upon with BUFALINO which would indicate that he had information of value for HOFFa. He stated that he anticipates he will furnish BUFALINO with information obtained by HERB COHN from MORRIS EMANUEL and that based on his original comment, BUFALINO indicated he will meet in the near future with the source to obtain any information of value. - Re: DAVE WENGER Source advised that he cashed a $10,000 certified check from SAMUEL IVES with ROCCO DE CANDIa. He stated that p DE CANDIa gave him 93 one hundred dollar bills for this check : -10- Ne be — Doclda: 32327975 Page i1
“Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 19927 (44 USC 210% Hote}. DATE: 11-14-7017 Nal (ae nd NY 137-9495 and took $700 for cashing the check. He said that these one hundred dollar bills were all new and were in the same series. Source made available an envelope containing 25 one hundred dollar bills. It was noted that these one hundred dollar bills ran in a series from Bl2591417A to Bl2591441A. He said that he intends to personally give this money to DAVE WENGER. Informant further advised that he gave HERB COHN $500 composed of five one hundred dollar bills which run in the same sequence of numbers and that COHN will give these five one hundred dollar bills to MORRIS EMANUEL, THE ABOVE INFORMATION MUST NOT BE DISSEMINATED OUTSIDE THE BUREAU IN TTS PRES N TTS PRESENT FORM STI NCE _DISSENINATIO EMINATION OF | I i SE THIS VALUABL FOR INFORMANT NT Appropriate letterhead memoranda being prepared on pertinent topics. Doclda: 32327975 Page 12