v9.1 HW 45966 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 : DoclId: 322944276 JFK Assassination System Date: 6/15/201 Identification Form Released under the John Kennedy Was5assination Records ollection Act of 1992 Agency Information FBI 124-10213-10202 (44 USC 2107 Nate). HQ ases#: NW 45966 Date: wi-2z0-2017 92-278 1-1325 Document Information FBI HALL, WENDELL W. JR. DIRECTOR, FBI 12/23/1968 57 LST, ASSOC, RES, OC, GAMBLING ACT, TRA, LCN ACT, INTV PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4,104 ned, & 11/04/1998 INDEFINITE Page 1
FD-263 ‘ey if 19-67) lOar- C12 _—_—— FEDERAL. BUREAU OF INVE_TIGATION REPORTING OFFICE | OFFICE OF ORIGIN . MIAMI | MIAMI TITLE OF CASE 4 INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD ~- 12/23/68 | 9/27 - 12/10/68 1 {DATE , SANTO TRAFFICANTE, JR., aka iad ow: REPORT MADE BY WENDELL W. HALL, JR. CHARACTER OF CASE + ITYPED BY i bab AR QU. REFERENCES: d, Miami airtels to Bureau, 10/7, 8, Miami report of SA WENDELL W. HALL, IR. Tampa reports of SA JOHN A. AMBLER, 10/16: et New York letter to Miami, 10/15/68. a Tampa letter to Miami, 10/21/68. 11, 14, 25, and 28/68. 10/9/68. 11/18/68. es Bureau letter to Tampa, 10/28/68. ere Tampa letter to Bureau, 10/30/68. . ief Miami airtels to Tampa, 10/25, 31; and 11/22/68. a , -p- a TAMPA APR 7 AT TAMPA, FLORIDA —_ + ASSONPLISHMENTS CLAIMED [X) NONE CONVIG [au ro. | CASE HAS BEEN: RECOVERIES SAVINGS SPECIAL AG IN CHARG APPROVED COPIES MADE: ~ Bureau (92-2781) 2 - Tampa (92-1) 2 - Miami (92-88) Dissemination Record of Attached Report Agency Request Recd. ay pee PENDING OVER ONE YEAR [&]ves [_]no PENDING PROSECUTION OVER SIX MONTHS Cores G¥jno ACQUIT- TALS DO NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW a+ ATE|- [3Q vA REC 58 Date Fwd. an Oreeenhy “UA 4 ra) yes \ ik. How Fwd, ssid anya ie re WW 45966 Docld:32294426 Page 2
FD-263 /“ev if 19-67) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVE.cTIGATION REPORTING OFFICE | orFice OF ORIGIN | DATE | INVESTIGATIVE PERIOO 7 MIAMI | MIAMI 12/23/68 | 9/27 - 12/10/68 TITLE OF CASE T REPORT MADE BY ITYPED BY ., WENDELL W. HALL, JR. | bab c CHARACTER OF CASE SANTO TRAFFICANTE, JR., aka AR QU. REFERENCES: Miami airtels to Bureau, 10/7, 8, 11, 14, 25, and 28/68. Miami report of SA WENDELL YW. HALL, JR. 10/9/68. Tampa reports of SA JOHN A. AMBLER, 10/16; 11/18/68. ee New York letter to Miami, 10/15/68. re Tampa letter to Miami, 10/21/68. a Bureau letter to Tampa, 10/28/68. cae Tampa letter to Bureau, 10/30/68. . ene? Miami airtels to Tampa, 10/25, 31; and 11/22/68. ree ~ | LEADS: | TAMPA ALN . AT TAMPA, FLORIDA CASE HAS BEEN: CONVIG PENDING OVER ONE YEAR (X]ves [_]no PENDING PROSECUTION OVER SIX MONTHS Cores X)no APPROVED DO NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW Ja - ATE I= 13as- re COPIES MADE; - Bureau (92-2781) 2 - Tampa (92-1) 2 - Miami (92-88) Dissemination Record of Attached Report Notations Agency Request Recd. pe: eee Se. ae og \. Date Fwd. rnin ok cers eee ay ‘ “ OTs, \ yw How Fwd. Mey A eB Bee COVER PAGE HW 45966 Docld:32294426 Page 3
- ote ad. wid ‘continue regular. ‘coverage: of subject's - known’ residences’ in Tampa and St. Petersburg Beach, Fla., and will. keep’ Miami ‘advised Of; ‘Subject's presence . |. when known~-to be ‘in ‘the Tampa’ area. - ‘Will, at the same. '~time,’ determine. on a continuing basis the whereabouts . of vehicles utilized by ‘the subject and advise ‘the Miami. : ~ Division when one or more of these. vehicles, appear to’ ‘be a ‘out’ of the’ Tampa’ area. : 2. “will, “through continuous - contact with | source’ familiar’ with the’ activities of the subject; determine his: “1 aetivities and. associates: -when . in the’ Tampa area: 3. will identity: subseribers ‘in “the ‘Tampa -. - St. Petersburg areas. for telephone numbers called from . the subject!s Miami. Fesidence during the period | me 8/8 through 11/8/68. MIAME’, AT rwrh ‘FLORIDA as eo , will: ‘continue. efforts to. locate. and develop a source who is close ° to the subjéct-in the’ Miami area. ‘who. will be. able. to- furnish information..on:a continuing» basis regarding the activities of: the: subject, ‘while. he’ is. 7 dn the. Miami, area.” ren aa ge Wilk continue reputed ‘coverage « of subject’ te * Miami residence and known Miami hangouts in-an attempt. - - to. determine the. subjéct' 's activities: and. contacts while / in’ Miami. - ee Loy “The investigative period « ‘of ‘this. ‘veport “ oo ‘contains investigation which was not ‘available. at the - HW 45966 . time of the | dictation of referenced Miami. “report. “INFORMATION FURNISHED..BY MM 1298-C-Tk, DUE TO ITS UNIQUE-NATURE, MUST NOT BE. . DISSEMINATED OUTSIDE THE. BUREAU IN oe ORDER, TO. PROTECT ‘THES SOURCE: OF - CONTINUING ne (VALUE. _ oe mo ‘ bts 7 om. - : :» COVER PAGE. -Docld:32294496 Page 40 ee ag
. > dontact. ‘with an. Ecuadorian™ attorney, JOSE’ ORDENANID Ss om who has: offices in’. -Guayaquil’. ‘-ORDENANA’ was: plage an oe te expected. to. ‘take a> considerable, length, of time. an: W'45966 Deed: 32294426") Page 5.0008? has. been used. — wooy That: information: ‘from mM i298- CTE Che, which has been: uséd: within ‘the. body | of this: report ‘has been paraphrased. and. ‘only. that. portion which ° has-been... confirmed ' and- “Feported. by” other. informants: Os On: October. B; 1968, “MM. 1298- ‘CTE: ‘advised | that: ‘on, October 3}. 19683: “SANTO: ‘TRAFFICANTE ,’ his’ attorney, FRANK | RAGANO. ‘and ‘HUMBERTO’ TRUEBA ° ROJAS;. “traveled. ‘to: -Quito;.:, -Ecuador,, . Jeaving Miami. at..4: 00, AMS: - “ October.3,.1968; via: Braniff. ‘International Airways. ere - RAGANO ‘was: accompanied: by a.-woman ‘named .. a PATRICIA: -OSBORNE, who-had: been recently: “widowed within © the. past twenty ‘days: when her husband was*-killed.in‘an: - airplanecrash in. Quito, : ‘Ecuador .. -RAGANO * ‘was: traveling as Bs a » her attorney : and. allegedly,. OSBORNE - was paying. the: full. expenses: of. RAGANO, ‘and: ‘TRAFFICANTE to. Ecuador. _ os" "o' Oa the. trip,. TRAFFICANTE: mentioned that: he oo 7 “originally. had: intended to ‘depilane - -in Panama ,. but: | changed: his. plans. for: “unexplained reasons, . Re a eta ee Oa: atrival -in Quito’. “Beuador, ‘the party few : . immediatély. to. Guayaquil,: and: they checked * “into; the.” “Hotel” Humboldt - in ‘Ecuador , ’ ‘Room’.212, “on “Thursday, ~ . October* 3, 1968. - Shortly” ‘thereafter, RAGANO. and. ‘Mrs’ a OSBORNE left: the, Humboldt and. ‘moved: into the Hotel Cima, fe “tn. ‘Guayaquil, -PRAFFICANTE ‘and ‘TRUEBAS Made 7 charge. of:. handling ™ ‘the: ‘Ecuadorian interests. white involve "the construction of. anew: hotel, ‘Hotel Contil engals": to be. ‘constructed immediately” in: Guayaquil, and. which. “wil k- ‘cost: -two' million -U.-S\..-doklars* ‘Construction « ha >on: this, hotel; which: has’ been. ‘licensed by: the. ‘government “and a- casino license’ “obtained ‘by TRAFFICANTE | and: his: cs -associates, - will’ ‘begin. within’ forty: days,’ and. is ° construction, °..
% oF we Tee ‘On October: 22, “1968; MM. 298-c-1E furnished. ’ the’ onion information: Plans are ‘eontinuing. for the. construction of . ‘the hotel -)-casino in- ‘Guayaquil, “Eouador. ‘Construction : «2 will begin. ‘in less. than- two months. -‘ Some of the” financing will comé from the. Quito. hotel ‘owner, ‘EMILIO. BRUSONI. ‘(phonétic).. who TRAFFICANTE, met in Ecuador .- >. PRAPFICANTE plans’ to retain 51% of the. ownership | of the oa '. corporation and plans. to:séll the remainder. LAZARO': MILIAN DID and. EVARISTO. GARCIA VIDAL ‘both want to” buy. into. the deal.and will probably’ buy. separate, ‘interests: :° > PRAFFICANTE plans to give HUMBERTO TRUEBA® ROJAS- an © . undefined interest. for, ‘his. ‘work in Setting. up ‘the Ecuadorian. _, contacts.” ca, . 2. . . “FRANK RAGANO; {TRAFFICANTE. attorney who ‘accompanied fal - PRARFICANTE and’ TRUEBA * ‘to-Ecuador,: has. recently” taken 0. an apartment in the Sheraton Four Ambassadors in’ Miami. “. “'PRAFFICANTE has advised TRUEBA to contact-him through RAGANO rather. than ‘through .EVARISTO GARCIA. VIDAL ough ‘of all of- the recent publicity over the bribery: arrest Of LAZARO. MILIAN DID. - TRAFFICANTE: also worries over.  - the ‘fact ‘that GARCIA. VIDAL talks too much, about bis interests with. TRAFFICANTE... “ ; GARCIA VIDAL, and LAZARO MILIAN went: to a ‘local: attorney who’ advised them that MILIAN had. nothing - to” worry about. over his arrest ‘on. bribery charges. The. -° lawyer allegedly. advised them that as long.as no money changed. hands, the’ state would. not .have a “good. case. ‘MILIAN | has,’ therefore, changed - ‘his. plans. to flee the: -U. S. and is. now. talking about - returning. to ‘the local - bolita pusiness.. - EVARISTO ; .GARCIA VIDAL and his son, '. EVARISTO. GARCIA. SARMIENTO, still are ‘operating their . bolita “lay-off. business, _ and: since. the arrest of MILIAN, GARCIA ‘SARMIENTO: is ‘Tuning some | of. the errands for his - - BVARISTO GARCIA VIDAL: cashes: his. shylock. ‘loan — ‘checks in ‘the, Varadero Market located: on Flagler. Street. ‘where the owner: ‘will. take:the checks. daily -and deposit them through: his personal account in /the’ Republic National - : ., Bank, -Flagier. Street” and: LeJeune | Road,- ~ Miami ,. Florida. “WW 45966 ‘Docld:322944296 Pagé'6 | oe oye pe Lot, ~ COVER PAGE.
exile who owned: ‘the Ariguanabo Textile. ‘factor . in Cuba. that TRAFFICANTE plans to meet with’ HUMBERTO TRUEBA, | MM 92-88: “)RAPFICANTE *: ‘dnd TRUEBA ‘ROJAS: are ‘interested in obtaining’ the concession to operate the. Jamaican National. Lottery: A. friend of TRUEBA. from Cuba, ~~ DAYTON HEDGES,: is a°close personal friend*of the . Prime Minister of Jamaica. HEDGES. is-a” ‘wealthy. Cuban’ | ‘On: November’ 14; 1968, MM - '1298-C-TE. advised. ROJAS and’ FRANK RAGANO some‘ ‘time: during the coming - -week to. discuss. the Ecuadorian: hotel - casino. deal.. . There has.:been ‘no. change in TRAFFICANTE's plans for. oe . _ Ecuador at this. time. .. RAGANO. has. been in New York. ae . for. several. weeks and is due: ‘back: sometime: after. _Nowesber’ sth, “source - was: contacted. ‘on’ ‘November 20, 21, ana 25, “1968, at ‘which’ time ‘the-stated ‘the. ‘meeting between snatches, -RAGANO, , and ‘TRUEBA had thas yet. not occurred. On. December. 3, 1968, vo '1998-C=TE ‘advised. nat “TRAFFICANTE. had: met with HUMBERTO TRUEBA.at the _ ‘;. wake. of EVARISTO: GARCIA! S$ mother-in-law on Saturday, | " November: 30, 1968. After. the wake,°TRUEBA. and °° 0° 0 _’ TRAFFICANTE left ‘together » and had. dinner together at: SE :-Prila's. Restaurant, 37th -Avenue - and Southwest. 8th ~ * 8 Street, Miami. - DRAFFICANTE advised that he was ‘returning © _ the next’ day. to Tampa ‘and. would -be ‘out: of the’. Miami -area - ~~" indefinitely - ‘because of the local law. enforcement. pressure 7 O8. EVARISTO, GARCIA. VIDAL ° and his ‘bolita organization, oo PRAFFICANTE. complains - continually, about. the. Y pongtaint. surveillances by law enforcement. officials and ; ' ‘continually ‘reminds: his associates, never. to talk. business *-over the. telephone. or. while. riding in. an automobile. ‘He . tells: them: also™ to ‘continually. be alert for. surveillance vehicles and. as .an. example ‘TRAFFICANTE states that when | Le arriving: at-an-° airport he. will never. ‘take the: first. taxi “in line but will always. take: .the second: or .third. taxi... _ TRAFFICANTE has mentionéd that he is’ suspicious about-his — ~. "Ecuadorian - trip that ‘he took ‘with - ‘FRANK, RAGANO' ‘and HUMBERTO . - TRUEBA because on: his: ‘return : ‘tothe U.-S. he was not: Subjected | “iste his ‘usual strip search’ “ by’ ‘Customs. officials. HW 45966 “Docld:32294496 Page 7