Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 3107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: 5/14/201 Identification Form “Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: = 124-10284-10225 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER:  92-6054-221 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: SAC, NH TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: 04/15/1963 ’ “PAGES: 3 . SUBJECTS : LCN, PICCOLO, FRANK LEWIS, ASSOC, RACK, RES, BUSS, MISUR ; DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS:  Redact DATE.OF LAST REVIEW: 05/22/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : v LL sp ° . v9.1 5 DoclId:323037T13 Page 1 ; ; '
1 1 1 te}.. "Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Ho ere DATE: 11-14-2017 oma FORMNO. 10 CO " UNITED stare 0 ERNMENT : 4: Memorandum TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (92-6054) DATE: APRIL 15, 1963 FROM : | SAC, NEW HAVEN (92-282) _—Ss_(p) 6 SUBJECT: LA CAUSA NOSTRA / AR ~ CONSPIRACY (00: NEW YORK) = : Previous New Haven information submitted in this matter has indicated that FRANK LEWIS PICCOLO, a highly placed racketeer in the Bridgeport, Connecticut, area, is possibly connected with the THOMAS/LUCHESE family taxough ANTHONY/CASTALDI, aka . Tony Higgins, or with the INO family inasmuch as FRANK PICCOLO's name was fuund among the personal effects of CARLO GAMBINO. The purpose of this communication is to point out additional evidence which has been developed strongly indicating that PICCOLO is very likely connected with the CARLO GAMBINO family through an association with JOSEPH ARCURI, whom New York sources report is a "Captain" in the CARLO GAMBINO family of the CAUSA NOSTRA, , On June 29, 1962, Confidential Source MM 802-C reported that the name FRANK PICCOLO, 220 East 23rd Street, with Telephone Number MU 9-0160, was found among the personal effects of CARLO GAMBINO in that his name was found on a business card for the-Consolidated Research and Manufacturing Corporation, 1184 Chapel Street, New Haven, Connecticut, MARVIN BOTWICK, President. It is known and it has been reported to the Bureau and New York that PICCOLO has admitted to two agents of the New Haven Division that he was associated in business with the Consolidated Research and Manufacturing Corporation, _ i which at one time had offices both in New York and in New f: Haven, as a salesman. PICCOLO further advised that his ~ office in New York City with the Consolidated Research Corporation was located at 220 East 23rd Street. °2 — Bureau 2 - New York (92-2334) ro, 3 On - 605 4 | M/ ; 2 - New Haven (1 - 92-282) a ne eee ortinvy “sg APR LE 1963 - I Re ! " | ' Doclda: 32303713 Page 2?
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collertion Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hog BATE: 11-14-2017 . oe - Se s . i . . “ oS . ‘ : . ‘ “4 : : . . \ . ae - ‘ / ‘ "NE — AO « a . . ; . ~ ‘ ; | ns 4 . . . . “7 . : 1 NN ¥ . . ? od L . . .. 7 e ‘ - 1 ~ . ca - oo. oy NH 92-282 re . 7 —_ It. ‘is known through interviews with MARVIN BOTWICK, former President of Consolidated Research, now deceased, that. NO BOTWICK had personal relations: with PICCOLO and ‘strongly | nr indicated that PICCOLO had offered the Consolidated ‘Research Corporation financial assistance. On December 21, 1962, Special ‘Agent WINTHROP A, YOUNG of - a, \ New Haven contacted PCI ANTHONY TESTO. in. Bridgeport, ‘Conn— ecticut, who furnished the. following information: | ; | | Recently ANGELO / ‘cuLMo , allegedly the, ‘head | man". ‘of. ‘the rackets in Ansonia, Connecticut, died and there was ‘con- '  sternation as to who would> “replace hin.. On December 22, “ 1962, the son of ANGELO CULMO and NICHOLAS‘PATTI, also = from. the Ansonia, . Connecticut, area, came/to the informant' s° place of business along with FRANK PICCOLO.: ‘Several tele- - phone calls were made from informant's ‘telephone by PICCOLO - who remarked to the informant that he was straightening out the Ansonia situation, .as to who should have control, _In-’ formant. believed the calls were to New York. we It was determined that only two toll calls to New York. City were madé on December 20, 1962, from informant’ ss - phone and’ both were to New ‘York, Number 212 - RE 7-1588. °° ‘whe New York Office determined that RE.7-1588 is listed to ~ /: . thekareurs Liquor Store, 302 East 78th Street, New York.City.,!¢- the owner of this store is JOSEP CURI, S14_East East’ 76th, Street, New York City. A ‘ os a ne et tl RE NE Additional. investigation conducted “in. this matter by the 7 New Haven Division indicated that 128. this sateee is in control of the rackets in Ansonia, Connecticut. ~~" From the above it is highly fantly eal ES the PICCOLO is associated with the: GAMBINO family and/in the LUCHESE - family. + XN ‘ 2. . , \ . ; : \ Docld: 32303713 Page 3