. 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 : v9.1 HW 453873 Docld: 32329163 JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-90085-10044 HQ CR 162-147-2 Document Information FBI DL HQ 08/22/1961 19 ALBERT MEADOWS MARTIN BUSTER LOICANO PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT ‘Unclassified 4; 11(a) Redact 11/05/1998 INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF IRS RPT 11 Page 1 Date: 6/1/2015 Released under the John Kennedy Wsc5asgsination Records oOllection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). asef#:i Nl 45673 Date: 1i-—16-2017
e . _f- as . DL 162-8 . . this lottery. (This possibly could be GARNETT FAIN, formerly a bell man at the LaSands Motel, Bossier City, La. who is an- , associate of JIMMY. ANDERSON in Fort Worth. GARNETT FAIN is a former PCI of the Dallas Division. ) CHICAGO DIVISION Will conduct. investigation similar. to that set. out for New Orleans. BUFFALO DIVISION Will. conduct similar investigation to that set out at New Orleans. '- HOUSTON DIVISION AT CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS Will conduct similar investigation as set out for ‘New Orleans. ‘NEW YORK DIVISION Will conduct similar investigation to that set out | at New Orleans.’ ! _ DENVER DIVISION Check sources of All American Sports Service, 14th Floor, D & F Tower, 16th and Arapahoe Streets for any informa-. . tion. concerning LOICANO or the Big State Coin Machine Co. ‘subscribing to any service of the ‘All American Sports. Service. '. Will. furnish. Dallas with background information on the All | American: Sports Service ‘and. whether they have a ticker tape. DALLAS DIVISION ‘AT FORT WORTH, _TEXAS 1. Will interview CHESLEY AUTEN, DPS Intelligence Agent regarding any information contained in his reports concerning | LOICANO. ~ 2. Will locate GARNETT FAIN, former PCI, for any information he will supply concerning LOICANO.. aan | COVER PAGE. a i Rt © HW 45373 Docld:32329163 Page 2?
F . C : oe -15.* Will determine the identities of the owners. of | | _ the license numbers developed on spot check surveillances. of LOICANO's place of business on ‘5/3, ‘15/61.  16.* -Will interview Mrs. LAURA COOLEY, 2403 E. Lancaster. Street, Cooley. alty . Company , regarding possible connection - between Big’ ‘State Enterprises and, Big State Coin Machine Company. AT DALLAS, TEXAS 1*#. | Will attempt through sources and informants to determine how close a connection LOICANO has. with JOSEPH FRANCIS. ‘CIVELLO. 2. Will contact Republic National ‘Bank noting inquiry was. received by them concerning BUSTER LOTCANO being. in Phoenix, _ Arizona. 3.* Will identify PERCY RAMBO, Dallas gambler and | obtain background information concerning: his connections and associates. _ ADMINISTRATIVE. _ ABENTITY OF. INFORMANTS Informants and their identifying. T symbols. are as. follows: — T-2 is JO ANN SHAW, PCI, Dallas Division, who is being referred to in this report as a male to further _ conceal her identity. | se | u T-13 is JAMES DePRATO, Special Agent, Intelligence "Division, ‘Internal: Revenue’ ‘Service, Fort Worth ,. Texas... - T-14 is LARRY SCOTT, Special Agent, Intelligence Division, IRS, Fort Worth, Texas. — : mo _ 215 is GENE MOORE, former PCI, “Dallas Division and oe , Fort Worth. City Councilman. - | [+22 is DL-28-C. T-23 is KENT BIFFLE, Reporter for the. Fort. Worth Press newspaper. . . (¢ -D- ae BY SBvJFK TASK FORCE. COVER PAGE ON J Ugh lor (I Rebe&ob iN FULL Xf” RELEASE in PART () TOTAL DENIAL | HW 45873 DocId: 32329163 Page 3
DL. 162-8 © JFK Law 11 (a) - T-13. stated he learned that BAKER ad: ‘purchased a Federal. gambling stamp in 1960. Confidential Informant Dallas T-22 agvised SA JOSEPH : -_M. MYERS. on August:7, 1961 that he knew that RAYMOND B.. ‘BAKER — handled. football: cards in 1960 and had.also handled these-. 7 Same types of: ‘football cards in 1958 and 1959. P22: “stated i ‘that he had made telephone calls himself to JE 6-8874. and = ~ JE 6-8183 to ‘place bets on. football games, . T-22. stated that when ‘he made: the telephone calls nearly always T. A.- AVARELLO. . SR. would take his bet and that if he won T, A. AVARELLO, SR. “would come to. T-22's place of. business to pay him off in cash and likewise would come by. T-22's place of ‘business to pick up . the money if he lost. T-22 further stated. that apparent ly “AVARELLO has been. ‘connected with BUSTER LOICANO for sometime fn. handling the football ‘ecards. T-22. stated another person who ~ was: running the cards and had a number of runners working for “him was POWEL{, HANCOCK. T-22 stated HANCOCK, along with HOWARD © LEE, LOICANO’s brother-in-law, operated what was known as the central’ office. for the football cards. T-22 stated the operation - worked ° like this: The runners would put the cards into circula~ tion about | Monday or Tuesday before the football game was played on the following: Saturday. The runners would pick up the. cards. - either late Friday afternoon or early Saturday morning. ‘and - would ‘take the football cards along with the money to the central = office prior ‘to ‘game time. This central office, according to T-22, was moved several times during the football season to prevent anyone knowing where it was located. T~22 added that some. of these persons, such as HANCOCK and BAKER, had a number of runners who. operated at the large Convair Aircraft Plant which | re er HW 45373 Docld:32329163 Page 4