' Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 3107 Hote). , DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: 5/20/20! : Identification Form Agency Information | AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-10297-10042 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER:  92-6054-2564 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: SAC, PH TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: 03/18/1969 ‘PAGES: 4 SUBJECTS : LCN, MEMBERS A/O ASSOC, TRA, INDUCTION, CEREMONY DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 07/24/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : INC NOTE ' ! v9.1 19 DoclId: 32308915 Page 1 ‘
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote;y. DATE: 11-14-2017 o™ pP-36 (Rev. 5-28-64) ; Le : 3 2 + . . PY | | . | ; FBI Date: 3/18/69 | | Transmit the following in (Type in plaintext or-code) | AIRTEL | (Priority) | Akay Se DIRECTOR, FBI (92-6054) 4. Ai a Lact) . % aes A So oO PHILADELPHIA (92-1027) } ( SUBJECT: Cs COSA NOSTRA er PHILA) ey a Re Philadelphia airtels' to Bureau (copy - Newark), 1/21/69 ,1/24/69 and 3/7/69 captioned LCN; CARL JAMES CIVELLA, aka; and VITO GENOVESE. : THE FOLLOWING IS HIGHLY SENSITIVE. HANDLE WITH UTMOST CAUTION TO PROTECT INFORMANT. The following is to bring the Bureau and Newark up to date in regard to induction of new members into the 7) Philadelphia Family of LCN. Philadelphia airtel dated 3/7/69 reported the visit to Philadelphia on 3/7/69 by JOSEPH SCAFIDI, a Capodecina in the Philadelphia Family of LCN of Bridgeton, N. J., who had been requested to come to Philadelphia for a meeting with Philadelphia underboss IGNAZIO DENARO. The purpose of this meeting was to discuss plans for induction of new members which had previously been scheduled for Vineland, N. J., 1/25-26/69. Since date of this communication sourcehas reported that the person that ANGELO BRUNO contacted on unknown date in reference to JOSEPH RUGNETTA, Consilieri, Philadelphia Family of LCN, who had refused to attend induction ceremonies if same was d in New Jersey, was JOSEPH TRAINA. As previously reported af Bureau (92-6054)(RM) °° 'REC 107 9 Q- GOS ¥- PECY 2 - 92-1203 (LCN) ra 1 = 92-1809 (JOSEPH scABIMI) > *! i: re 1 - 92-2776 (JOSEPH PERELLA) | 1 - 92- (JOHN SIMONE)... -ce3 MAR 19 1888 5 - Philadelphia (92- 1027) nh JRP/mam > ~ 92-NEW (JOHN GRANDE,AKA) 4 (13) : : Approved: 2 = 137-4049 (PH 672-C- te) M Per | 5 5 MAR y) 61969 eon in Charge q | Docld: 32308915 Page 2?
‘Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 1S 3107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 PH 92-1027 BRUNO's apparent instructions from TRAINA, who the Bureau knows was arrested in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1928, for attending a Mafia meeting, was to the effect that he could continue with his plans to induct new members but not to induct the members behind the back of JOSEPH RUGNETTA:.: and that the - induction ceremony a7 ve be amicable. Developments | up to 3/7/69 had established that i ba Js. being sponsored by JOSEPH Te MMERELLA, Philadelphia, being (PA. sponsored by PH A, a Capodecina of the Philadelphia ~~~ Family and extremely close associate of ANGELO BRUNO, plus an unknown subject from Trenton, N. J., being sponsored by Capodecina JOHN SIMONE of that city, are being "made." On 3/17/69 PH 672-C-te furnished the following information to SA J. ROBERT PEARCE: On 3/15/69 source was advised by LCN member ERNIE PERRICONE that PERRICONE's Capodecina PETER MAGGIO during previous week contacted him to inform him of the induction ceremony of approximatelyfine individuals from the PA wghiladelphia area. suAS oui peine sponsored by | JOHN GRAND: a. ase swe,» being =S DOMSO ed Mis FRANK "Chickie" NARDUCCT, LCN member of the Philadelphia Family since i0/9/b1. GRANDE works for NARDUCCI at his illegal numbers operation and is "doorman" in his private after-hours club operated by NARDUCCI and PERRICONE as a partnership. ALBERT "LU LU" ESPOSITO is sponsoréng two unknown subjects. Source was told that the induction ceremony would probably be held at the Buck Eye Athletic Club, 826 South 8th Street, Philadelphia, Pa., which was the site of the October 9, 1961, induction ceremony, or possibly the private club of . FRANK NARDUCCI and ERNIE PERRICONE which is called "The Post." 4 PERRICONE has been contacted by old-time LCN member HARRY RICCOBENE who is aware of the induction ceremony. RICCO- BENE is attempting to: develop information to have FRANK SINDONE blackballed. RICCOBENE has a dislike for SINDONE as does ERNIE PERRICONE (note PH 599-C-te has previously informed that HARRY Docld: 32308915 Page 3