Released under the John F. Kemedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 19597 (442 USC FIT Hotes. DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: 5/14/201 Identification Form “Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: = 124-10277-10298 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER:  92-6054-555 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: TALBURTT, ORVILLE R. TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: 12/13/1963 ‘PAGES: 21 SUBJECTS : LCN, ASSOC, EXISTENCE, NH, CT, CRIMINAL ACT, CONPR DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 . CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 06/29/1998 OPENING CRITERIA : INDEFINITE COMMENTS : a v9.1 . 7 Doctld: 32300963 Page 1
11-14-2017 Docld:32300963 Page ? FD-963 (RE a REPOATING OFFICE | OFFICE OF ORIGIN NEW HAVEN | NEW YORK TITLE OF CASE REPORT MADE By. | TYPED By ” SA ORVILLE R,. TALBURTT sac CHARACTER OF CASE: : oe 4 : LA COSA NOSTRA NEW HAVEN DIVISION REFERENCES: | oe Bureau airtel to New Haven dated 11/4/63, - P ENCLOSURES TO BUREAU: Enclosed for the Bureau are two copies of. letter- an * head memorandum concerning characterization, ot. informants, ENCLOSURES TO. NEW YORK: Enclosed to New York are. two copies ‘of letter. head memorandum concerning characterization of | informants, INFORMANTS APPROVED SPECIAL AGENT '3<Bureau (92° 6054) (Encl. 2) _ 2=-New York (Encl, 2) (92-2300) 6-New Haven COPIES WADE; 1-92-72 as 1~92-156 4 1-92-196 " ~t RECORD OF ATTACHED REPORT REQUEST RECO... PATE PHO HOW FWD. .
[ Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 Use 7i0T Hotter DATE: 11-14-2017 Nee oN . NH 92-282. “NH T-l is. NH T-5 is JOHN T, CUSACK .— NH 431-PC Special Narcotics Squad, : United States Treasury NH T-6 is New York City . NY 3844-C-TE NH T-2-is) 935 oe NH T-7 is bo: Former New York informant NH 430=C , a NH 91-C. a oo 7 NH T-8 is NH T-3 is NH 416-PC EARL LELAND, — : Manager Hooper-Holmes . | Bureau,. Hartford, Connecticut NH T-4 is NH 420-C At New Haven, Connecticut No specific investigative leads are being setout in this report at this time; however, it is to be noted that individual investigative files: are maintained on individuals named in this report and their activities are reported in their files, Information developed, in connection with their activities or other individuals which would pertinently relate to La Cosa Nostra will be furnished to the Bureau and ‘to. the New. York Office when received, . B.* COVER PAGE DoclId: 32300963 Page 3
Released under the John F. Kenedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hovey DATE: 11-14-2017 : . _ Nee . - NH 92-282 source of the New Haven Division, who has furnished reliable information:in the past, advised tht he was contacted on two occasions ‘by RALPH TROPIANO, who. indicated to this source tht he was. interested. in LOMBARDOZZI from the standpoint of he, TROPIANO, making bond for LOMBARDOZZI, if bond were possible. .TROPIANO stated to this source that he would be _reponsible for IOMBARDOZZI' s bond., It developed that bond in this matter was not allowable to LOMBARDOZZI, and he remained in the custody of the government until August 23, 1963 at which time he admitted in District Court that he, LOMBARDOZZ1, had. violated his Connecticut probation. “At this tine, the federal judge sentenced LOMBARDOZZ I to one year and denied a. request that he be given even a few days to arrange his ‘personal affairs, During the latter part of November, 1963, SALVATORE | -ANNUNZIATO, a highly placed New Haven racketeer, who might. have some’ connection with :the: VITO GENOVESE "family", was arrested by the New Haven Police Depart— ment and charged with assault with intent to kill, wherein ANNUNZIATO was alleged to have shot LAWRENCE "LARRY" ZERNITZ, another New Haven hoodlum involved in gambling activities. , At the time of the shooting, -ANNUNZIATO was standing trial in New Haven courts charged with two Separate _cases of aggrevated assault, B _Bond in connection with the ‘shooting affair was _ placed at $50,000. ANNUNZIATO was able to arrange _ bond by placing his home as collateral and property ' owned by other members of his . family. _A reliable source in the New-Haven Police Department advised that he had received confirming information : DoclId: 32300963 Page 4