JFK Assassination System . Date: 5/7/2015 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: - FBI RECORD NUMBER: = 124-10224-10130 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER: —92-3171-92, 93, 94, 95 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI - FROM: DIRECTOR, FBI TO: SAC,CG TITLE: DATE: 12/16/1960 ‘PAGES: 7 SUBJECTS : SGI, ASSOC, WHEREABOUTS, B/F INT, GAMBLING ACT, INTV, FANELLI, CARMEN, TESUR DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 01/21/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : INC 3 A/T v9.1 385 Docld: 32298850 Page 1°
FD-36 (Rev. 12-13-56) ‘ & f | { | | : FBI ge | . Date: 12/16/60 | Transmit the following in \ ; : (Type in plain text or code) | IRTSL vt pee (Priority or Method of Mailing) TG : DIRECTOR, FBI (92-3171) FROM : SAC, CHICAGO (92-343) SAMUEL M. eraNcana ANTI -RACEETHERING 20)ay SPSR Nee WEESLY SUMMARY AIRTEL Re weekly airtel dated 12/9/€0 regarding information rurnisned o ar to tue Armory Lounge contained in raverenced airtel. ae. Springiield Cifice advised by airtel datec 2/14/60 tuat the files of the Corporation Division, Secretary of State's Office, springfield, Illinois, revealed that the a! Country. Investment Corporation, filed articles of incorvoratiou on 10/5/86, tae incorporators being CARMEN BRUNC, 1014 North 2ist Avenue, Melrose Pars, Illinois, PET#R GERRINE, $26 North aOta Avenue, Melrose Pars, Illinois, and SAM AIUPPA, 910 North eatin Avenue, Melrose Park, Illinois. Tne address of the corporation Was listec as 10 Nerth Broadway, Nelrose Parx, Piliinois. ~ corporation owns the property ai West Roosevelt Road, t upon waien ta z is, is located. % } Forest Park, The annual report of this corporation filed 2/24/60 revealed tne following officers of tne corporation as follows: a . J . BRUHC ie Broadway . elrose Park, Illinois: : , President 3 - Bureau (RE) ne Sen 1 - Cauicago | REC- 2k reo 4a RRA: cme ane Pan oe Allan ‘ : cs Cn BG aY BULL 27 | Sppeici Koent in Charge Docld: 32298850 Page 2?
aE aa a ae a RD Fi & er NS CG 92-349 SAM AIUPPA, Secretary. PEL 2 aS . .. 1546 North 18th Avenue _ rr v7, Melrose, Park, ‘Tllinois en ne i JAMES AIUPPA, Treasurer 300 Lawndale. "Avenue , a - ; _ . Melrose Park, Tilinois an oe fee os It - is noted. that SAll AIUPPA.. is the brother: of ‘JOSEPH J. AIUPPA, .who.is a former top hoodlum of the Chicago Office ‘and’ close associate. of SAM GIANCANA... AIUPPA at one time ‘maintained a’ high degree of control. of gambling interests ‘in. Cicero, T1linois? | CG 6428 - Cc advised on 12/15/60 that one of GIANCANA's principal basés.for operation as of: early ‘1960 was Gus" -Steak House, 4817 West. Roosevelt Road, .Cicero, Illinois. -The informant ; stated that. GIANCANA utilized a: ‘pack ‘room of this. establishment ! for meetings and issusually. accompanied by an individual: known ; as DUKE (LNU) who always carries a briefcase with hin. During these occasions DUKE makes telephone calls from Gus' Steak House utilizing the” telephone booth and conducts all conversations in Oo, Italian. Usually two or ‘three. days subsequent to these telephone calls another meeting is called at Gus';Steak.House which, according to the informant, is attended by -hoodlums:: "from all £. over the country,". Gus! ‘Steak House: is operated ‘by GUS: “krces (HZ) Information has. ‘come to the attention of this: office in “the past that. Gus't Steak House is. a well known - ‘gambling. establishment ‘and these gambling operations are egnducted | -On | the second floor. of 4817. West Roosevelt Road. - oe Diin ‘and Bradstreet. reports, as checked on 12/6/60, reflects that Gus' Steak House is owned by KYRIAKOS VAVAROUTSON and STEVE HARRIS, who took over this restaurant ffom KREGES and one SELEMOS, (“ / 7 Mr hs Docld:322966850 Page 3
CG 92-349 . This report reveals that the assets of the business consisted of about $00 in inventory and $2,000 in equipment and fixtures.- Financial details are lacking and no banking connections are said to be maintained. (\\, CG 6343-C advised on 12/9/60 that "MOONEY" was due back in town during the early morning of 12/9/60 or late evening of 12/8/60. This source further advised that an individual believed ‘to be GIANCANA was present during a conference between ' MURRAY HUMPHREYS, FRANK FERRARO,&GUS ALEX held on 12/14/60. One of the purposes of this conference was a discussion of the possibilities of investments in Las Vegas, Nevada, primarily | the Stardust Hotel. PCI GLADYS )) e advised on 12/15/60 that she observed the automobile utilized by GIANCANA at the Armory Lounge. on that date. The informant stated, however, that she did not observe GIANCANA at that time (Y } Regarding SALVATORE DI MUCCI referred to in the weekly airtel summary of 12/2/60 as the beneficiary of the aN Flamingo Motel trust, information has been received to the effect that DI MUCCI is a director of the Mount Prospect Savings and Loan Association, Mount Prospect, Illinois, and was said.to be one of the hidden manipulators behind the purchase \ of the -Mount Prospect. Country Club which was operated by RICHARD HUFF, who was said to have close hoodlum connections. ‘DI MUCCI is also said to be possibly the source of hoodlum investment money which is used for the building and operation of motels, a large number of which have been constructed recently in thernorthwest suburbs. This matter will be followed eres ty iM Docld: 32298850 Page 4
Transmit the following in : Doct Ie O) DEC 99 UaiP Asem in Charge — Date: 12/9/60 | (Type in plain text or code) | a as I AIRTEL | (Priority or Method of Mailing) | TTT Tm me mee lei TO : DIRECTOR, FBI (92-3171) Bo cp PROM =: SAC, CHICAGO (92-349) ft ee 3 ? fe Ea . SUBJECT: SAMUEL u CQTANCANA, aka, pe & a (@ . ANTI-RACKETEERING a ci SS WEEKLY SUMMARY AIRTEL acne lakatah Eada on an ae Re weekly airtel summary dated 12/2/60. Bas PCI GLADYS EBLE advised on 12/6/60, that GIANCANA: - | ca wT was on that date seen at the Armory Lounge, 7427 West : NE Roosevelt Road, at approximately 12:00 mangset iy) , = On 12/6/60, CARM Haxsris pie Sobclnyi ence by 7 mI Bureau Agents in connec ion with Chicago case captioned i ed "CARMEN FANELLI, PERJURY", Chicago file 74-188, FANELLI an was seemingly cooperative to the agents and answered all SES questions posed to him in connection withy/his selling of Aico rio and headsé ff .Of the Foxhead Brewery for the pufpose’ om Dp . ‘in as mlesman was held at the Armory Lounge in 1956, During the interview, it was possible for one of the agents ‘to make a physical Observation of this establishment on ' the pretext of having a perfunctory interest in the premises, by asdoor which is approximately 14 x 2 contains an extension telephone, large tables and O feet in size, It carpeting, and holds two a small table. This would in all ' é probability be the location of any meetings which would go on in the ee Armory Lounge between GIANCANA and other members of his ior organization, , W s \ ool Aha t ¢3°- Bureau (RM) \. yh 1 - Chicago ic ie rae «(Fa 92 RRH: lac —_ an ‘ ey ey sag om 1A WW, Approved: A if en €@:32298650 Page 5