"Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (af Ust Cry Hotel. DATE: 11-14-2017 . ‘ r CG 92-677 In view of the fact the following data resulted from undercover investigation by SA FERNANDO E. MATA it is being placed oh the Administrative ‘Page at this time. Luxor Baths continues to be utilized by upper echelon leaders of organized crime in Chicago. . CG 7016-CTE advised on January 11, 1973, that top level meeting of organized crime leaders was held at Luxor Baths,on. January 4, 1973. Present at the meeting were LEONARD PATRICK, LESLIE KRUSE, AL. PILOTTO, DOMINICK DI BELLA and ‘DOMINICK BRANCATO who. are all leaders of organized’ crime in Chicago. Writer has béen inside Luxor Baths on a regular basis and has observed meetings of organ~ ized crime leaders on many occasions. : The meetings normally take place on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays of each week at the restaurant lo- cated inside of Luxor Baths. At these gatherings the writer has observed the following people: JOSEPH ATUPPA fle JOSEPHYCORNGOLD ie aT eee tY LEONARD PATRICK ' - ANTHONY "BUCKY'! ORTENZI JOSEPH i LOMBARDO JOSEPH YGRANDE.. . Also observed meeting with these people regularly has been DAVID SHUMAN who is Chairman of Northwest Beverages Company Located at:-3685 West Grand Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. As shown in pertinent FD-302s SHUMAN has been observed by writer meeting with LENNY PATRICK and JOSEPH AIUPPA, but he is well iacquainted:with many of the organized crime leaders shown above. According to.Dun and Bradstreet Business Infor-. mation Report Northwest Beverages employs approximately 40 people including the officers and the company which manufac- tures carbonated beverages, sells them throughout Illinois to jobbers and retail stores. The company has some 5,000 -H- COVER PAGE \SS NQF Docld:322687077FT Page 5
rReleasced under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (a2 st Sty Hote; DATE: 11-14-2017 : CG 92-677 Lieutenant GARBER of Chicago Police Department Intelligence. Unit, informed writer on March 8, 1973, that. he has, ‘received information that JOSEPH AIUPPA _has. been observed on Thursdays at Scaramuzzo's. Gun Shop, ~" 2114 South Cicero, Chicago, Illinois, along with several unknown male, white persons. Same source also. indicated to the writer that on March. 4, 1973, . Investigators BALL and PERRY, with his Department, observed in the vicinity . of MARSHALL CALIFANO! s house, two white males in a 1973 Buick, bearing 1973 Illinois license plate 925 648, reg- istered to EDWARDYCALVANI, , 4504 Sunnyside, Brookfield, Illinois. CAIFANQ came and. satin Tear-Seat+ Sub jects See TE, - drove off with thelinvestigators following at a distance. Subjects drove, on the Kennedy Expressway, then got on the Edens Expressway and went north on Route 41, until Kenosha, Wisconsin, where investigators had to refuel. their auto and afterwards were unable to continue sur- veillance. It is now evident that Luxor, Baths is being used as a meeting place by crime syndicate upper echelon hoodlums as well as lower echelon members... Writer has been able to penetrate inside of Luxor and be present.at the meetings which take place either in the steamroom or -in.the restaurant. During March, 1973, CG.9561-PC furnished the following data: i, Informant on March 2, 1973, stated that several days previous he had received a phone call from GUS! ALEX and ALEX, requested that they have lunch on that day. In- formant: stated he and ALEX dined at Wabash and Randolph at which time only general conversation took: place. He oS stated ALEX will not discuss "mafia business" while ina ~- car or in any building. Whenever such discussion takes place, it becomes necegsary for them to go for a walk... _ Informant stated he and ALEX after lunch went ‘through various underground connections between the building where they ate and Carson Pirie Scott and Company. He -said ALEX apparently knows all the central passages in the Loop. ae : é -N- . Ly? COVER PAGE ~~ Docld:32268707T7T Page 6
r Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 0S Ji0rT Hoter. DATE: 11-14-2017 CG 92-677 Informant stated that ALEX apparently is having trouble with JOEY AIUPPA and CHARLES NICOLETTI. Both these individuals wanted him to forget about Florida and buy a condominium in Chicago and stay here permanently. ALEX stated he has no intention of doing this nor does he have any intention of assuming greater responsibilities. He stated he has a very comfortable home in Florida and he tried to talk the informant into buying a condominium in the same building where he is located in Florida. Informant stated that ALEX was critical of AIUPPA and stated that AIUPPA.and NICOLETTI now.are the top two.men in the outfit. He stated apparently they have divided the Chicago outfit into two factions, "Management!" and "The Blazers." . Informant understood that Management was under the direct control of JOSEPH AIUPPA and DOMINIC DI BELLA. The Blazers were defined as "hit men.'' Named among these by the informant were NICOLETTI as the head man in this department, followed by the two SPILOTRO brothers, FRANKIE SCHWEIHS and to some extent JOE LOMBARDO. oo tT Informant stated that ALEXcomplained that | Mana- \yement was not satisfied with the "Loop operations." ‘They apparently wanted more money from their contacts and con- nections in the downtown area. They suggested that ALEX take a more active part in the affairs of not only the downtown Loop but the near north side operation which until recently has been profitable. INFORMANTS: Source Date Contacted Contacting Agent CG T-1 is 12/29/72 SA WILLIAM F. ROEMER. CG 7016-CTE 1/11/73 CGIT-2 is 12/15/73 SA He PHILLIP. HEIL, JR CG 9272-PC - 0- COVER PAGE \AS7\O323 Docld:32268707TT Page ?F
eee Released -unier the John? . Kehedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (42 USC FI0T Hotes. DATE: 11-14-2017 CG 92-677 Source Date Contacted Contacting Agent CG T-3 is. January, 1973 SA LOGAN C. PICKERL CG 6890-PC © | 7 CG T-4 is January, 1973 SA FRANK J. FORD CG 7090-PC | oe CG T-5 is ‘January, 1973 SA JOHN E. DALLMAN CG 7287-CTE | CG T-6 is ‘February, 1973 - SA FRANK J. FORD CG 6670-PC - Px = COVER PAGE at \§ N90 3238 Docld:32268707TT Page &
‘Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (42 Use Zi0T Hotes. DATE: 11-14-2017 . CG 92-677. succeeded to the top leadership position, which he formerly shared with PAUL RICCA, who died in October, 1972. ACCARDO currently makes all policy decisions without consultation with anyone else other than with the two individual's in whom he has given a responsibility to advise. These are GUS ALEX,’ and. JOSEPH AIUPPA, also known as JOEY O'BRIEN. Informant advised that ACCARDO has the res pon- sibility for making all decisions of a top level nature, but that he has instructed that ALEX and AIUPPA be available for consultation whenever he so desires. Informant advised that ACCARDO has instructed that: either ALEX or AIUPPA be available at all times and that. they check : ewith each.. Informant has also instructed all upper echelon leaders of organized crime that they are to remain in touch either with.ALUPPA or with ALEX and that any deci- sions which they would make of a. nature needing approval be cleared through, ALEX and AIUPPA and through ACCARDO. ATUPPA has left instructions with all other. leaders that he be contacted through telephone number Townhall .2-2797 in Cicero, Contact is to be made with ATUPPA either. ‘through LARRY RASSANO or through BUCKY ORTENZI. ‘Informant has learned that AIUPPA has scheduled most of his meetings with other leaders at the Luxor Baths, 2039 West North Avenue in Chicago. During December, 1972, CG T-2 advised the new act- ing mayor of Melrose Park since the death of Mayor JAKE LA SPISA is AUGUST TADDEO. TADDEO, an attorney in charge of Melrose Park's Department of Public Aid is the godson of, JOE AIUPPA. During January, 1973, CG 3 furnished the ’ following information: AUGUST "AUGIE" TADDEO, the current Mayor of Melrose Park, was ''made" by JOEY AIUPPA, his Godfather, who, along with ‘CHUCK NICOLETTI- arranged to have TADDEO appointed interim mayor following the deaths» of the previous mayor. TADDEO, an attorney, is not expected to \VE-\IZ2V.2 Docld:3228707TT Page 3