JFK Assassination System Date: §/19/201 Identification Form ‘Agency Information’ AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: _ 124-10208-10413 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER:  92-6054-1ST NR 689 < te Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: SAC, CV TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE : DATE: 07/17/1964 “PAGES: 5 SUBJECTS : LCN, ASSOC, B/F INT, GAMBLING, SUSP, MURDER, CAVALLARO, CHARLES DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: —Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 06/25/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : v9.1 11 NW 45839 DociId:32292137 Page i
FBI Date: 7/17/64 Transmit: the following in Via AIRTEL TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (157-742) FROM: ~— SAC, CLEVELAND (or 17) ReCVairtel to Bureau, 7/10/64, Lon RE: JAMES PETRELLA, aka Jimmy Dankers and a JASPER JOSEPH AIELLO, JR., aka "Fats" _ Relative to the purchase of the Ches Paree Club by the ‘above. subjects, CV 572-C advised this sale has fallen through and it will not be sold to LATONE and PETRELLA. He stated the sale. was not consumated due to the fact that LATONE did not want to be in partnership with PETRELLA since LATONE believed Federal Agents are doing so much checking on PETRELLA. He also stated that he does not believe the present operators of the Chez Paree are running a gambling game in the basement since there are no tables or chairs in the unfinished basement. He stated he had heard that there is a Gin Rummy game with high stakes operating ‘next door to the club, however. | --L ni om 7-Bureau . 7 gs 2 - 62-9511) | _ _NOTRECORDED - 92-6054 87 JUL 221964 6-Cleveland ne ; 1 - 92-621 (com EREERNETED TESST , _ (1-- 92-477 ~ _ gs: ‘s 1 - 92-718 - & ‘(1 - 92-748 , ~ SEP:ktk (13) , & ZOJSUL27 1964 ZEC ERED SerrsES ee  ORIGE NW 45839 DociId:32292137 Page 2
CV 157-127 Cv 581-PC stated on 7/10/64, that PETRELLA had not gone CS 4— through with the deal to purchase the Chez Paree Club, Youngstown, after he found out that there was a lease involved which was about to expire. He also stated the prospective purchaser of his one 98 had backed out of purchasing that club and PETRELLA is still he owner, -RE: DOMINIC MOIO (deceased) Suspect and Girlfriend ANGELINE CONSTANTINO . [| PCL, advised ANGELINE CONSTANTINO, former . girlfrien r visited him recently at the store on two & occasions. On one of these occasions, he was about to tell him ‘ something regarding BILLY NAPLES, but she was interrupted by a . customer and never completed what she was to say. PCI previously f a advised that CONSTANTINO had told him that she believed the i NAPLES brothers were responsible for MOIO's death, and she warned MOIO prior to his death to stay away from the NAPLES. PCI stated she never explained to him why she was so afraid of the NAPLES, As to how he met MOIO, PCI stated he had first met MOIO at the Gaytimes Tavern operated by CONSTANTINO. After seeing him several times. there, he struck up a conversation with him and learned he was from Canton and was in Youngstown doing plaster work, He then introduced MOIO to CONSTANTINO and he feels ~~ certain they had not known @ach other previously. He said within a few days MOIO was behind the bard the Gaytimes. PCI stated later he learned MOIO was very friendly with NAPLES (BILLY), but never learned the circumstances under which they met or why they became so friendly. PCI advised he recently met LQU TORMA (ph) real name LOUIS, LAPORIS, who is employed by the NAPLES brothers in the United Music Company, who came to his store to buy electronics parts. He stated he was accompanied by a man believed to be PAUL HOLOVATICH, a chief suspect in the CAVBOMB case. He asked LAPORIS how the business was coming, and he replied that they were " NW 45839 DociId:32292137 Page 3
CV 157-127 being bothered by the local police and the "Federals". At this point, the man believed to be HOLOVATICH stated "Those S.0.B.8”". On 7/14/64, CV 421-C-TE advised that he had been OTHER 4 taken to MIKE ROMEO of Youngstown, brother of PAUL ROMEO, whom source described as a'Mafia member", Source stated that MIKE had told him that Mrs. DE NIRO, mother of slain Youngstown racketeer, VINCE DE NIRO (bombed to death 7/17/61) had paid a sum of money to DOMINIC MOIO (deceased) to avenge the death of her son. Source stated that MIKE told him that MOIO came to Mra DE NIRO with the proposition. Source stated that in this particular instance, in his opinion MOIO was simply being an opportunist since he had probably already received the contract from the "Cleveland syndicate", to avenge DE NIRO's death. Source stated that subsequently MOIO did actively participate in the bombing-death of BILLY NAPLES (7/1/62), whom the syndicate felt was responsible for the bombing death of VINCE DE NIRO, . i Source reiterated the fact that subsequently MOIO was responsible for &nd actively participated in the bombing-death of CHARLES CAVALLARO and His son {(A1/23/62); and, fooithei MAPLES, brothers, JOEY and JIMMY, and that MOIO was subsequently eliminated by the "Cleveland syndicate" for his participation in the CAVALLARO bombing. | RE: CHARLES CAVALLARO in about 1955. He said for about three or four months in 1957, he and CAVALLARO were partners in a trucking company. CAVALLARO had put up most of the money, and they had three or four dump trucks which they used to haul gravel from Pennsylvania to Liberty Township, north of Youngstown, where a sewer line was b&@ing installed, The business was not successful and folded up after about four months, { PCI [___Jeavisea he first became acquainted with him | PCI stated he had never gone into business with CAVALLARO after that time and although they continued to be friendly, they . were never close. He stated he would see him occasionally at NICK © BARONE's wine shop, Watt Street, Youngstown. He stated he never knew CAVALLARO was involved in gambling or bookmaking. 3 NW 45839 DociId:32292137 Page 4
CY CV 157-127 RE: DOMINICK MALLAMO, aka "Big Dom" and the Calabrese Organization CV 581-PC stated about 6/26/64, he was at the CMAS Club in Youngstown with MARIO GUERRIERI, hoodlum and bondsman; DOMINICK MALLAMO; JOHN BAZZANO from Pittsburgh; and SERAFINO ROMEO from Erie, Pa.; and’ MIKE ROMEO from Youngstown. When MALLAMO and BAZZANO met with the ROMEOs, all of them kissed each other in greeting. SERAFINO ROMEO is: an uncle of MIKE ROMEO and is reportedly an "old hatchet man" for the organization, whese specialty was using an.ice pick. _ Cv 581-PC stated BAZZANO is the "Compare" of MIKE ROMEO which would mean that one is the godparent for the other's child and are therefore very close. He stated DOMINICK MALLAMO is the "Compare" of PAUL GUERRIERI, father of MARIO, and therefore old and close friends. About 6/30/64, CV 581-PC advised he had been in Pittsburgh with MARIO GUERRIERI, MIKE ROMEO, local hoodlum and son of PAUL © ROMEO, who is reported head of Calabrese Organization in Youngstown, ; with DOMINICK MALLAMO., They had gone there on the invitation of JOHN BAZZANO, who operates pinball and vending machines there. They met SAM WYSOCKI (ph) or WITSOCKI' (ph) who is a wealthy Pittsburgh bondsman in his 60s, an associate named STRIKER or STRICKER (ph), an AL RO8S and .SERAFINO ROMEO, also in the vending machines in Erie, Pa. BAZZANO the "Compare" of MIKE ROMEO, picked up the bill for the entire evenings entertainment of dinner and drinking. There was a discussion about a plan to borrow considerable amount of money from a bank'in Nassau, Bahama Islands, in which — WYSOCKI (ph) has some connection. ‘The informant stated hé believed the group intends to obtain stolen bonds and use them as collateral to obtain loans from the Nassau bank. CV 581-PC stated that WYSOCKI after considerable drinking stated he was a friend of the governor of Nassau. Later CV 581-PC stated these same individuals were at the home of GUERRIERI, Youngstown, on 7/6/64, to drtve to Cleveland in connection with the Nassau deal and as part of the scheme, WYSOCKI (ph) 4 NW 45839 DociId:32292137 Page 5