‘Released under the John F. 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 , DocId: 32306583 Page 1 Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC 2107 Hote). JFK Assassination System . Identification Form “Agency Information FBI 124-10290-10223 HQ 92-3171-125 Document Information FBI SAC, CG DIRECTOR, FBI 02/28/1961 2 SGI, ASSOC AND REL, GAMBLING ACT, BUSS PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 01/16/1998 INDEFINITE 412 Date: 5/7/2015
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of e). DATE: 11-14-2017 « ‘wt . ag ; 2 . | I Mr, Tilson | oe e / tron SAC, CHICAGO /92-349/ 2P NILES, ILL, AREA, LOCATION OF EXTENSIVE GAMBLING AND VICE OPERATION Se |.  63MARB 8f 4 t Parsons fe > - FENEPAL POCENE S CUVESTIGATION : 8, BEFARTMCNT OF JUSTICE COMMUNICATIONS SECTION FEB 2 8 1961 oe” TELETYPE URGENT’ 2-28-61 7-58 PM CLM TO DIRECTOR, FBI /92-3171/ SAMUEL Me Ciancana, AR. DAILY SUMMARY. HENRY HODL, PAREN PROTECT. IDENTITY ENPAREN CONTACTED THIS DATE “AND ADVISED THAT HE HAS BEEN ge@PLOYED: UNTIL LAST SIX MONTHS FOR ELEVEN YEARS FOR ROCCO POTENZO, DESCRIBED BY HODL AS CHIEF LIEUTENANT FOR GIANCANA IN NORTHWEST SUBURBS. HODL ACTED INCAPACITY OF BOOKMAKER, BARTENDER, AND WAS LICENSEE FOR THE AIRLINER LOUNGE, ROSEMONT, DESCRIBED EARLIER AS HANDBOOK OPERATION OF GIANCANA. HODL RELUCTANTLY AGREED TO COOPERATE WITH BUREAU, AND FURNISHED INFO RELATING TO SYNDICATE OPERATIONS IN OF GIANCANA THROUGH POTENZO. STATES RIVERA LOUNGE IS NOW LOCATION 4 ( a} : OF 63? WIRE SERVICE AND GAMBLING. NET TAKE FOR AVERAGE DAY IS ABOUT TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS. TOTAL BETS AMOUNT TO ABOUT FIVE TO SEVEN THOUSAND. OPERATION IS HANDLED BY ONE JASPER PELICONE, MUSCLE FORs ya LAS. HX 109 - REC- 90° GA NORTHWEST SIDE GROUP MEETS AT GUYS AND DOLLS BAR EVERY tual: £ NIGHT, PRESLOBH OVE Ay POTENZO EXCEPT WHEN GIANCANA ISz PRESENT ¢ggy MATION CONTAINED | | END PAGE ONE HEREIN (s UNCLASS : é a DATE sone pe Gun . | ? a at | Dacia: 32306583 Page 2?
. Kennedy Assassination “Records ‘Collection @éct of 1992-(f2-s€ 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 ba] ao ~ PAGE TWO 4 HODL DESCRIBED AIRLINER AS SNEAK GAMBLING SPOT WHICH WAS DISCONTINUED LARGELY BECAUSE OF SMALL AMOUNT OF BUSINESS. HODL STATES THAT FRANK SZAFRAN IS EMPLOYED AS BARTENDER AT GUYS AND DOLLS AND IN THIS CAP- ACITY IS NOT ONE OF THE SYNDICATE GROUP. _HODL HAS AGREED TO ATT- EMPT TO REGAIN EMPLOYMENT WITH POTENZO IF POSSIBLE, AND ARRANGEMENTS WERE MADE TO CONTACT HIM NEXT WEEK. HODL STILL NERVOUS RE CONTACT WITH BUAGENTS, BUT WAS ASSURED ANONYMITY. CHARLES KANE, TRUE NAME ! CHARLES GIANCANA CONTACTED THIS DATE AND ADVISED HE IS YOUNGEST BROTHER OF SUBJCET AND OPERATES THUNDERBOLT MOTEL, FORMERLY KNOWN AS RIVER ROAD MOTEL, ROSEMONT, ILL. EXTENSIVE REMODELING NOW BEING DONE AT THIS ESTABLISHMENT, INCLUDIN G COMPLETION OF LUXURY RESTAURANT, LOUNGE AND NIGHTCLUBB. CHARLES GIANCANA WAS FRIENDLY AND DID NOT-EVADE | QUESTIONING, ALTHOUGH STATED THAT ANY INFO RELATIING TO SUBJECT DIRECTLY SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO ATTORNEY, ANTHON Y V. CHAMPAGNE. GIANCANA ADVISED BUBJECTS FAMILY IS OF SICILIAN EXTRACTION, DESCRIBED SUBJECT AS ONE WHOM HE RARELY SEES, BUT WHO IS DEVOTED TO FAMILY, AND IS QUOTE KIND PERSON WHO NEVER HARMED ANYONE IN HIS LIFE ENQUOTE. GIANCANA DESCRIBED ENTIRE OPERATION O F MOTEL, INVITED AGENTS BACK QUOTE ANY TIME ENQUOTE. ARMED AND dancenous { 4 ) » CORR. _LINE—-FHREE—WD--ONE~EMPLOVED— -END AND ACK PLS 9-05 PM OIXXX OK FBI WAYS 3 TU DISC _. : Docld: 32306563 Page 3