DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Identification Form ee Agency Information Released under the John F. Kem Se ee ee * hnedy Assassination Records Collection i 7 - ection Act of 1992444 USeseHOy Hote : PbOF Hote). AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: —124-90066-10216 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER: CR SEE TITLE Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: NY TO: HQ TITLE: [Restricted] DATE: 04/19/1963 PAGES: 11 7 SUBJECTS : | SALVATORE GRANELLO i [Restricted] ' DOCUMENT TYPE: . PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 \ CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 06/24/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : AT ‘| | t | v9.1 27 Docld: 32327975 Page 1 '
vo, — a & Og Q . LC) Date: | | | “FBI { 4/19/63 | | PLAIN (Type in plain text or code) | TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (ATTENTION: ASSISTANT DIRECTOR _ A. ROSEN) Ag FROM: Drs NEW YORK (137- -9495) . KE “CONF. INFT. 4 f MATION CONTAINED 40° — supsect: NY 3936-6 cae UNCLASSIFIED “CRIMINAL INFORMANT DATE fh Mane isk (sre Source was interviewed on 4/17/63 and furnished the following information: pple eo yt bee am Re: DAVID AJENGER. and st. ORFMAN :-&- AAAS AB EDN NCES te. . Source advised he has made arrangements with DAVE aout WENGER to be the regular contact for MORRIS/EMANUEL. “HS said Nee HERB* COHN-toidhim that EMANUEL was a little worriéd about his ee ie contacts with COHN and-felt that they t needed somebody to regularly ae RNe” go to Chicago. JACK*MC CARTHY: Ss inable to regularly go to “ Chicago, so WENGER was the logical one. He said he offered this 4 contract to WENGER because he wanted to find out from WENGER : who the other people are who are feeding information. He told ee WENGER that he trusts him but he wants the information from 4 EMANUEL to come back to him since he has to feed it to certain sources. WENGER told the source he would be glad to do it. WENGER related the following to the source: _ Goo. \ {3/- Bureau /37- #462 2 ™ 1 - New York (137-9495) WAV: pcs of ee ain tl eboirS , 47 MAY 7 1963. (5) Sitcral eter LtaD , wl. v PIES a ( __TSHN'S | “8 - Se ae 7 LectizeP Cy Ne tino le rel hecziag Docld: 32327975 Page 2? teased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote}. DTEs6 (Rb+1 a 2049) » ~ ae : tenella Te ay
was concerned he would do what he can. He thinks this is just a really on a fishing expedition and wasting the Grand Jury's time. _ last time that HOFFA was. in Chicago. WENGER also told the source “Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC 2107 Hote}. 11- 14- 2017 Pai 2 NY 137-9495 He told source "you don't know how crazy this whole thing is. You don't know who Dorfman's contact is. This guy is the judge. The one before the Grand Jury who subpoenaed Clinton down. He hates Clinton and since he subpoenaed Clinton “ . down, he ‘has met Alan Dorfman in a hotel room when Dorfman gave . him a room number. It was the same time Jimmy (HOFFA) was in Chicago. It's all very recent. Jimmy came down from his room (at the same hotel) and met with the judge. The judge said ‘first of all, this is just a fishing expedition. They are not going to fish in my court and I'll give them a hard time'". iadaed (Source advised hat this is the same judge who recently> ordered STANFORDXCLINTON ,--attorney_for_the _leamsters; to testify before the Grand Jury, claiming that this was a fiduciary relation- ship rather than a lawyer-client relationship. Source stated that there was some publicity concernig this matter in the Chicago _ Bpers, but WENGER told him that CLINTON's testimony was unimportant. since the same testimony had previously been given to the Grand Jury by WENGER and MURTHA. ) WENGER said that the only reason the judge forced CLINTON to testify is because there is a long-standing antagonism existing between CLINTON and the judge, but WENGER also said that the judge told HOFFA that as far as JIMMY. HOFFA shame what they are doing to him (HOFFA). The judge apparently | told HOFFA they are pushing him (the judge) and the government is being ridiculous. He also allegedly told HOFFA they are Source further advised that the meeting between the Federal judge and HOFFA, according to WENGER, took place the that last week ALAN DORFMAN was extremely worried. He: told WENGER that he probably should not’ ‘have arranged the meeting, | but he | wanted JIMMY (HOFFA) to hear for himself what was being said - © because he (DORFMAN) did not know whether HOFFA would believe him. -2- ey 4) % val a | Docld: 32327975 Page 3
"Released under. the-dohn-F—Kennedy Assassi i d_under..t aes y Aesassinati tit . aaa tieaa-2017 on Records Collection Act of 19927 (44 USC 2107 Hote). : : ~ x : fo 5 aa . . a : * 7 o~\ fo ov NY 137-9495. | \. WENGER said that DORFMAN told him he has known this guy | (the judge) a long time and has "played with him". WENGER then told the source that there is some area,either in Palm Beach or \ _ Key West, Flaida, where there is $100,000 involved and they on | are presently questioning. someone before the Grand Jury (in > : , @hicago) about it. WENGER said they are all upset because va ‘the allegation concerning the $100,000 is true and ALAN DORFMAN had previously told the judge “Your honor, there's nothing in there, everything is clean''. WENGER told the source that DORFMAN indicated that he did not want to lie to his contact (the judge) | and would rather have told himvwhere the "pitfalls" are. In an attempt to identify this judge, source asked He WENGER which judge and WENGER replied, "the one who is having oa trouble with Clinton. He purposely did it to Clinton because ‘| he hates Clinton anyway". WENGER indicated that DORFMAN must now go back and tell the judge the truth concerning the $100,000 item, which is currently being questioned by the Federal Grand Jury in Chicago. ee fe Source advised WENGER's conversation with DORFMAN | - was probably on Monday, 4/35/63. WENGER told him that DORFMAN _ | an _ drove him to Milwaukee where WENGER is handling his business \ with the Restaurant Employees Union there. WENGER, according a to the source, represents this union. Source advised that the . ly Federal judge who is close to DORFMAN is the same one who recently received publicity in Chicago when he ordered STANFORD ‘ , CLINTON to testify. Source advised that STANFORD CLINTON is the BS attorney who represented ACCARDO in the appeal that ACCARDO won. Source could supply no further information at this time concerning this possible leak to the Teamsters in Chicago. sgh EMO algo advised the source that his nephew, 4 HAROLD! SILVERBERG, went to Philadelphia to assist a union and | “source determined that this was not a Teamsters union but that Brees tae -3- eee _— . oO ; . | Docld: 32327975 Page 4
‘7Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote}. DATE: 11- ~145 2817 : - 4 " a € wt co _ NY 137-9495 an official of this union had two of his relatives, possibly 4 . his mother and sister, on the payroll andthat an inquiry was being made by law enforcement officials. WENGER stated that this union official has "kited thin s and gotten back $100,000". Source speculated that this was a‘Hotel_and.Restaurant. Workers: j/ Union_in Philadelphia./*Source advised it would probably be fairly easy to determine the identity of this union since 7 SILVERBERG must check in with his office (WENGER's office) twice | a-day while on the road. Source advised that SILVERBERG went an -to Philadelphia this week. | Re: JACK Le CARTHY ‘Source advised that he met JACK MC CARTHY on 4/17/63. MC CARTHY told him that he has a meeting at 1 p.m. on 4/18/63 to.settle all his problems. Source advised that MC CARTHY did not — i tell him where the meeting would be held or who would attend, Source told MC CARTHY that he never dreamed that the "Federal .boys'" would play like this and MC CARTHY replied "no, its the state", MC CARTHY said that initial contact has been made with state authorities to settle his problems and he has been told that he will need approximately $50,000 to make a payoff to settle the case. MC CARTHY told the source that he hopes they are leveling with him because if he pays the $50, 000 and still! gets into trouble, he will kill somebody. ae a ee nes _ Re: sans unas, aka eee ae On 4/15/63, the source advised that JAMES PLUMERI was 7 returning to NYC from Miami, Florida on a flight which was to _ arrive at Idlewild Airport at 4 p.m. The source stated that he would pick PLUMERI up at the airport. PLUMERI had previously contacted the source. telephonically and was concerned about ‘A obtaining "green" from the source regarding the*Fairlawn. Memorial Ll I wh’ Hospital. loan, for which he had already received $5, 000 in wr “sreen™ from the source. The source also stated that PLUMERI also ] DL ee Docld: 32327975 Page 5
Pate: a1 under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11- 14- 2017 ! oe NY 137-9495" ‘ questioned him regarding more "green" from the 108th Street bowling alley loan. This bowling alley is located in Queens. The source stated that he had already given PLUMERI $7,500 in "green" on this loan. The source: related that PLUMERI also questioned him regarding tné’Porum. Motor Lodge loan in Il. NewJersey, and how that particular 1] loan was progressing. PLUMERI. also questioned the source regarding the Howard Park Hospital loan. This hospital is located in Queens. The source stated | that the "green'' involved in the’ Howard Park Hospita}, deal is in|] 3 ~, a bank in Nassau. - . FPN The source stated that he told PLUMERI that he did not wish to discuss these matters over the telephone, and that he would meet him at the airport en 4/15/63, at which time these matters could be gone into in detail. In the interim, he suggested that PLUMERI show more patience regarding these matters. \ On 4/17/63, the source advised that he met JAMES PLUMERI at Idlewild Airport on 4/15/63. Regarding the alleged tax fix, PLUMERI stated that he will not be dealing with the head of the Internal Revenue Office in Jamaica, Queens, NY. He stated that “he would rather..deal and intends to deal with the source's | -contact, DAVE MC CONNELL, from South Carolina. The informant ae stated that what he is doing though, through an individual referred to as "Augie", is attempting to reach BLACK, an Internal Revenue employee who is investigating PLUMERI. PLUMERI said that "Augie'' allegedly knew BLACK when BLACK was in Florida. | The source stated that there was also a discussion regarding SONTAG, another Internal Revenue employee, who is assisting j ~ BLACK in PLUMERI's investigation. The source stated that he met | SONTAG through and with HERBERT COHN, and that SONTAG appears to be a legitimate employee of the Internal Revenue Service and will not assist or deal with any individual. PLUMERI 7 stated that through an individual referred to as "Augie", | arrangements are being made to obtain all the information regarding PLUMERI's tax matter from BLACK. The source did not ‘\ ’ hy . { | ‘ ry ° an ar . . ‘ 4 Sap 4 . 5 S : . arn ~~ ar : 2 Ns. %, ft at oa va | Docld: 32327975 Page 6
“Released under ‘the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). Joare: 11-14-2017 . \ R _s ‘oO ty & - NY 137-9495 question PLUMERI as to "Augie's" identity and from the ' conversation, he believed that PLUMERI thought the source knew "Augie's" identity. PLUMERI stated that he was going to pay $500.00 for this information. The source continued that the only arrangements that PLUMERI has to date is to get his. file. There is no indication that any deal is being made with PLUMERI to fix his tax case at this time. Re: "Green" Payments (Cash) Last Two Years by Source The source advised that he has made the following payments to individuals regarding Pension Fund loans: $135,000 to DAVID, WENGER. 22,000 to JACK MC HY 35,000 to JAMES "PLUMERI; ” 6,000 to NI ' 10,000 Pert Re Feo | 26,000 to ANGELOK PIRITO a | 12,000 to LENNY*RUSSO, Vice President of Barchrist_f Construction Comp : nS J CENTACIROLA aka Vinnié/Merconi (ph) who used to be a boxing manager and also worked for. we 4,000 Eo VINCENTXCIRGLA . Barchrist. Also connected with JAMES PLUMERI; 5,000 to HERBERT COHN: , 6,000 to EDDIEXBUFF. \ The source stated that he has given this "green" to these individuals within the last two years. - SS awe See arocaas', Re: La Guardia Motel ny 7 The source advised that while he was in Miami, Florida, conversing with JIMMY HOFFA, he related to HOFFA how he handled the "green" regarding this loan. HOFFA told him that DANNYAMAHER -6- Docld: 32327975 Page ?f
“Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records DATE: 11-14-2017 ’ " ¥ a c e 4 | ‘ ¢ : a f mN NY 137-9495 would report on his income tax return the $14,000 that he got by check; a $9,000 and a $5,000 check from ANGELO DI SPIRITO, The source told JIMMY HOFFA that ANGELO DI SPIRITO had gotten $15,000 on the MINTZER loan (La Guariia Motel loan). DI SPIRITO allegedly gave this money to his father and received a savings account check for most of the money to pay DANNY MAHER by check. The source stated that he called ANGELO DI SPIRITO and told him that he was going to report the males that he gave him on his income tax return. He stated he had no alternative and was not going to take a chance because he did not trust MINTZER. The source stated that he was reporting all the "green" that he had given to DI SPIRITO, even though it did not pertain to the MINTZER deal. The source stated that he thought it was only $17,500, but from a recent check, it was $26,000. The source stated, however , that he only reported $17,500. Re: DAVID ENR The source stated that DAVID WENGER has asked for more "green". However, JACK MC CARTHY does not want the source to give DAVE WENGER any more money until he finishes up the. Fairlawn Memorial Hospital and the bowling alley on 108th Street. MC CARTHY said to hold back on him a little bit or he will not finish these loans. |P. TE DE FEQ also is against giving WENGER any "green" at this time’ because they have not completed the Forum Motor Lodge deal and WENGER has held this one up himself. PETE DE FEO said, however, to offer him some money to keep him interested. The source said that he did, however, WENGER said - he would let the source know what he wants. PETE DE FEO said that he would deduct the points that were allegedly going | to WENGER for HOFFA which is allegedly going to go to JOE/KONO| which time the source believes that it will be very clear whether /Rbt WENGER is holding out on HOFFA. The reasoning behind this is that he v= ‘does not believe WENGER would lie to PETE DE FEO. The purpose ‘of this is that they will, be able to embarrass WENGER and apparently show that he has been holding out, if not all at least in part, -from JIMMY HOFFA. The Forum “Motor 1 age Pension loan may be | than waiting for the June approved by afhone conference rather meeting. -J- Docld: 32327975 Page & Collection Act of 1997 (44 US€ 9107 Hote}. ‘ nT eel
. Reteasew unger the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records collection Act of 1992 (44 usc “9107 mt . ‘ DB ree 11 14- ele | hi ye ; ; 7 \. NY 137-9495 ms ez: The source advised that SALLY BURNS told him that uh l| FRANK/MC GUIRE and canis are going to build a sports camp camp in the area of Greenwood “Lake. The source was of the opinion that if SALLY BURNS is relating this information than SALLY BURNS will have something to do with this venture by MC GUIRE and GRAZIANO. SALLY BURNS wants the source to draw up a proposition for this sports camp to submit it for a mortgage loan. The source advised BURNS to get him the necessary information, such as where the thing would be Located and what type of buildings, etc., would be constructed, so that he can submit the necessary information for consideration. exo SALLY BURNS also requested that the source look into e Marlboro House project in Miami, Florida and see what he can do to assist BURNS in this matter. The source, in order to keep himself out of this directly, sent HERE CORN, to Florida to meet [| MILTONASHEEN (ph). In an effort to Clarify this situation, the “source advised the following: ~ — SALLY BURNS had a contact with a Washington Federal Savings and Loan Company and according to SALLY BURNS, , paid six . points discount; two by check and four by "green" to Washington Federal to get a $1,300,000 mortgage. BURNS alle dly p the money through a person by the name of SIDNEY; Koss “british it subject who has since allegedly skipped to England. BURNS related { to the source that a LARRY}HOLLANDER fata whom SALLY BURNS allegedly ji | protected, is the one presently operating the Marlboro House project. HOLLANDER is the individual with whom MILTON SHEEN and HERB COHN were talking to in Florida on behalf of the source. ; SALLY BURNS related to the source that he has a friend buying a motel in Coco Beach, Florida near Cape Canaveral and that | -he wants the source, at a later date, to go down and set up the purchase of this motel because he, BURNS, is going. to have a "piece" | of the motel. The source does not know, at this time, this motel. the mame of Mc x. Ls ~~ . a ee ee ee | Docld: 32327975 Page 93
“Released under—-the—John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 210% Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017. , —_ an ‘ \ po 7 \ NY 137-9495 SALLY BURNS also related to the source that he would [like him to-handle a civil court action taking piece wherein | “p Mr. FRAN KGALLAN is. representing theIthco Shipbuilding Company, i Tokyo, Japan, This company is in default of 2 relgie eitiee doltare™ i |. and is being sued by HERBERPXCOOPER 7 esident_ ‘ofEnternational. tf Yacht Company. it appears from what BURNS related to the source that this Titigation is. in the Supreme Court of the State of New York. The source does not know yet what SALLY BURNS' connection is with this matter. | Re: Nassau Bank Procedure The source advised that he has a bank in the Bahamas which he obtained as follows: an feito | ! . . | pave MOCHBERG, /alléged solid citizen in Miami, advised 14. that he has contacts aad associates in Nassau, wherein he can’ i get the source set up in his own bank. HOCHBERG stated that _ for approximately $4,500 in deposit and $1,500 expenses, he- was able to set up a Nassau bank for the source through the | foo Barclay Bank of England. The source owns the stock. The only © Re deposit that the source has in this bank is the money received | from the Howard Park Hospital deal, “which is $60,000 and $35, 000. “Oo es money was deposited into this bank by checks from H HERB BROWN, who is the President of thesHoward..Par ck, Hospital Corporation. | Ot Re checks were made out to the Bristol Bank and Trust ceporarsen. I, ee in Nassau for deposit only. _The source stated that BROWN gave ~~" | I ee . him an original letter to go along with these two checks. | an This letter indicates that this. money was paid for services : rendered by the source to BROWN. The money can be withdrawn over a period of three years from this account the basis | of the authorization set forth in this original letter. This rp bank has an office in the Barclay Building in Nassau. The source is not familiar with the physical operation and has sent HERB COHN ~$_ , ta , Lone ! er a - . yO . a Bo a ; \o RAN OAL, ; af ae ee ee an ae ae Doclda: 32327975 Page 10
“Released undér the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Colle¢tion Act of 1992 (44 USC 3107 Hite). DATE: 11- pee ae Net oa . j i NY 137-9495 to Nassau to check into the mechanics of this operation. As far as the source knows, in this room in the Barclay Building in Nassau, there is one individual who has a series of banks listed \ to this address and that this individual actually handles the . Le account in each one of these banks. The source reiterated the fact that he did not know the full mechanics of the operation a and that. in the near future he een have this information. Re: Toward Park Hos teat Wictgane age ee source advised that this was a $3,300,000 mortgage, — | and SET tees ROWN, paid $280,000 in "green". HERBERT BROWN is a woo builder/and the apparent owner of the Howard Park Hospital. i BROWN built. a whole series of garden apartments in Howard Park, To which is in Queens. The hospital was put up on a temporary money ee such as bonds, etc. The source advised that part of the capital i‘. _ was the floating of a bond issue for approximately 2 million P dollars. BROWN subsequently wanted to get a big mortgage and the source. He was introduced to the source through [ (ph) who is an old friend of the source from be ge days. The. "green" was brought in from BROWN mostly ot through checks and was distributed by ARTHUR SCALIERI and the source. i . The remaining amount which is deposited in the Bristol Bank and PT fi Trust in Nassau is WENGER's. money. Also, some of this money in the Nassau bank belongs to IDA ° The source stated that he will near future. EXTREME CARE AND CAUTION MUST BE EXERCISED IN THE : EVENT ANY OF THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS DISSEMINATED IN ORDER NOT I TO COMPROMISE THIS VALUABLE INFORMANT. | DocId: 32327975 Page i1