Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 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 Docld: 322767547 Page 1 JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-10197-10323 HQ 92-278 1-1437 Document Information FBI AMOROSO, ANTHONY JR. DIRECTOR, FBI 06/24/1974 5 LST, WHEREABOUTS UNK, HEALTH PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 11/09/1998 INDEFINITE Date: 6/15/201
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 . wxt- "FEDERAL BUREAU. OF INVESTIGATION’ a REPORTING SFEICE ! OFFICE OF ORIGIN _ OATE INVESTIGATIVE FERIIO i ! J ' - sMYANI tt MIAMI | 6/Ba/74 | 2/27/74 - 5/29/74 . TITLE OF CASE , REPORT MADE BY ; iTYPED 2. . / Co ANTHONY AMOROSO, JR. © ! nad SANTO-TRAFFICANTE, JR., aka eee | CHARACTER OF CASE. “. » REFERENCES Miami report of SA JOSEPH V, CAVALLO dated 2/8/74. _ Newark letter to Miami dated 2/26/74, Jacksonville letter to Miami dated 3/4/74.) . i - Newark letter to Miami dated 3/18/74, Tampa letter to Bureau dated 3/29/74.~ San Diego letter to Miami dated 4/30/74. ' Tampa letter to Miami dated 5/15/74, 7 , = Pp. . _ CONVERS. Fus. | FINES - SAVINGS | RECOVERIES TALS ae —~ a PENDING OVER ONE YEAR CRjves Cine PENDING PROSECUTION ; OVER SIX uN THS fives Hr No , APPROVED OP lW\S~ eNcnanee. | DO NOT WRITE IN’ SPACES BELOW COPIES “a MADE: - Bufeau (92-2781) “O07 - San Diego (92-1348). 2 - Tampa (92-1) 2 —- Miami (92-88) Dissemination Record Jot A: Artached d Report Aveney . : ‘ a cr Os Request Reed, : Li ! a er poe AR ret s9¢ hate bwd. i ener R ; foe -Organizadcrins Chie How Ewd. 7 __ Section, Room « oe Z By 3 GMS 2 £19" a Docld: 322767547 Page 2?
“Reléased under the John F. "Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (aa usc 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 . os A oo vei on in ke - MM 92-88. | I RELCAS SSE IN FULL. “LEADS * [J RELEASE IN PART —— (1 TOTAL DENIAL - SAN DIEGO | At San Diego, California Maintain contact with San Diego 1064-C-TE in an effort to determine TRAFFICANTE's whereabouts and activities. TAMPA At Tampa, Florida Maintain contact with Tampa 41-C-TE in an effort to determine TRAFFICANTE'’s present location. rant _ : ; - At Miami, Florida Will continue efforts to ascertain current activities of TRAFFICANTE, | ADMINISTRATIVE By investigative report dated March 13, 1974, Special Agent MICHSEL D, BROM, Drug Enforcement Administration, furnished the following information: 1. In early February, 1974, a highly sensitive Sfurce — of proven réliability in direct conversation with LEONARDQASYMKOVITZ, learned , ati TO TRAFFICANTE ,¥S currently financially backing SANT IAGOXREY APERNA and AMLETTO, BATTISTI in controlling gambling operations the Dominican, Lpublic. SYMKOVITZ was unaware his remarks wong ene pee ‘Enforcement Administration (DEA) officials. 2. According to the source, REY is financially backing the purchase of a Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) certificate for Quisqueyana Airlines, The source stated that BURT BERNSTEIN and FRANK FRIEDMAN, an attorney, represented REY in the purchase of Quisqueyana Airlines. “Quisqueyana | _peo. - COVER PAGE -— Docld:32287547 Page 3
Released “under. the-John F. “Kennedy _ Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 210%. Hote). : ‘DATE: 11-14-2017 ; : it . : MM. 92-88 - Airlines is operating passenger service from the Dominican Republic to San Juan, Puerto Rico to Miami, Florida and did establish offices at Miami International Airport on February 1, 1974. Quisqueyana Airlines is also working on plans to establish European routes directly from Madrid, Spain to the Dominican Republic beginning in the summer of 1974, The same group of people control a Bahamian corporation under the name -of Transatlantic Airways which will be used for passenger operations from Nassau, Bahamas, - 3. The source “further indicated that REY maintains a close association with MANUEL and DIEGO BORDAS who own and operate a steamship company based in the Dominican Republic. '4, Source implied that control of airlines and steamship companies by the TRAFFICANTE syndicate will provide direct transportation capabilities throughout the Caribbean and Central/South America which could be employed in the transportation of narcotics into the United States. De A check of MRO records revealed that REY is documented in AM00002, GF-Dominican Republic, GF-Leal, Eugenio, and is mentioned in G1-72-0102, GF-Alfonso, Oswaldo and numerous other files. MANUEL and DIEGO BORDAS are documented in G5S-71-0001 and are mentioned in GF-Alfonso, Oswaldo, as operating the BORDAS Corporation. Quisqueyana Airlines is mentioned in AMOOO10. SYMKOVITZ, BATTISTI, FRIEDMAN and BERNSTEIN were negative. | 6/ A check of use files ‘revealed that REY is mentioned in SJO6AQ0 700 as receiying large quantities of narcotics from RENEYCABEL. DIEGOXBORDAS -is documented in SJQ6A0013600, ‘ PNG6RO006700, NOOGROSO02800, as being involved in, phe smuggling : of nargetics via the M/Vs.VENCEMOS II and BELGOCIERCHANT with israsyonniaues ‘MORENO. SYMKOVITZ, BATTISTI, FRIEDMAN, BERNSTEIN MANUEDY ORDAS and Quisqueyana Airlines were negative. On Sch 12, 1974, Newark 2591-C-TE advised that " he is not aware of the method of contact between "FRANK THE WOP" (True name FRANK GAGLIARDI) and SANTO TRAFFICANTE, but “assumes that it was made through an intermediary since there was no indication that GAGLIARDI spoke directly with TRAFFICANTE on this matter. ~ COVER PAGE - ,Docld: 32287547 Page 4
Hote}. “DATE: 11-14- 2017, "® 7 . MM 92-88 MM T-1 is JK 110-C-TE, Jacksonville Office. MM T-2 is ANTOANIA JEWETT DE TRUERA (protect by request) contacted made by Special Agent WILBUR W. HALL, MM T-3 is TP 41-C-TE contacted by Special Agent GEORGE A. KROUT, “MM T-4 is MM 1401-C-TE contacted by Special Agent THOMAS J. STICKNEY, - COVER PAGE - Docld: 322987547 . Page 5