~T | j JFK Assassination System Date: 4/23/201 Identification Form Agency Information Peleased under the John AGENCY: FBI - Kennedy RECORD NUMBER: —124-10292-10051 ASSassination Recards : ollection Act of 1992 ase#:NW 45754 Date: AGENCY FILENUMBER: 92-2824-50, 51 Pini 2o Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: NEWSOM, MILTON L. '. + TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: 01/31/1959 PAGES: 30 SUBJECTS : JFC, SUR, RES, CRIM ACT, ASSOC, MED, BKG, BUSS, APPEAR, FGJ DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4; 10(a)2 CURRENT STATUS: —Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 05/13/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS: INC RPT v9.1 HW 45754 Bocld: 32307346 Page 1
DL 92-36 telephone WA 7-2637; and current information concerning CHARLES D, FREEMAN , telephone number ED 5-3371. | AT DALLAS, ‘TEXAS 1. Will continue spot checks of subject's residence and other places frequented by the subject. - 2, Will continue to sentaty possible associates of subject. 3. “Will maintain coverage of CIVELLO's activities through present sources and attempt to develop new sources in _ this regard. ADMINISTRATIVE Inf ormant oS The following listed informants are being util Lzed in the investigation concerning CIVELLO: DL-105-C DL-80-C DL=86-c | . ee TB Act 6 (4) > PCI ‘ Continued efforts will be made to locate and develop other informants who are in a position to offer information. concerning subject's activities. | (cover | Page) | Ga-aga¢-S | hs HW 45754 DBocld:32307346 Page 2?
DL 92-36 Files of the Credit Bureau of Chickasha reflect. SACSEE has an income of $750 monthly and his expenses far outweigh-this = - -ineome-as he recently advised he paid over $10,500 for registered quarter horses at the 1959 Fat Steck Show in Fort Worth, Texas. CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES . The following individuals were contacted on the dates indicated and furnished information that CIVELLO is not presently engaged in criminal activities. They state “CIVEL 8 activities are watched closely and amy information concerning him wiil be relayed to the Dallas Office: -. Dallas Confidential Informant T-1, contacted on February 19 and March 5 and 15, 1959. Dallas Confidential Informant T-3, comtacted on March 19, 1959. Dallas Confidential Informant T-5, contacted on March 3, 1959. | Dallas Confidential Informant T-6, contacted on aan ke March 12, 1959. . | OOWs Lt. J. M, SOUTER, (NA), Intelligence Unit, Dallas GML, Police Department, contacted February 5, 10, 20, 24 and MarcBae ee | 1959. - a | Om RD oy - : « 2 = = = Oe ~ 4 Lt. JACK REVILL, Intelligence Unit, Dallas Police & = © AK Department, contacted on March 13, 16 and 19, 1959. ~ Be | mas Dallas County Sheriff BILL DECKER, contacted on | a February 20 and March ll, 1959. a ERNEST GENTRY, Agent in Charge, U. S. Narcotics Bureau," } 3 Dallas, contacted on March 10 and il, 1959. es co | CHARLES MOORE, Intelligence Unit, Department of Public Safety, contacted March 3, 1959. : On March 10, 1959, Mr. ERNEST GENTRY, Agent in Charge, =U. 8 cs Bureau, Dallas, advised on a confidential basis ‘that had been subpoenaed to appear before a Federal Grand JFK Law 10(a)2 HW 45754 DBocld:32307346 Page 3
DL 92-36 Jury, Los Angeles, in the near future -at which time he would be -.- questioned concerning PK Law 10(a)2 © stated that he understood |. 2oLng | LC _— therefore he need not _ questions concerning his knowledge of others. Ora. Mar the Los Angeles Office advised that was- apes before. Federal Grand oury at On March 13, 1959, Los Angéle Ss advised that LLOYD. DUNN, Special Assistant to the Attormey General, is airectd ig ‘testimony pefore the Federal. drand Jury investigating organized in. Los Angeles. DUNN volunteered on March 13, 1959, that 0 ry on i was seSompanied by Atteorne nn (CPt by Dallas), and they returned aS Dallas at once, according. to DUNN. Means of bravel was unknown. | LESTER MAY, Attorney, D E, DRAIN on March 18, 1959, that had accompanied es aoe Meeles ano wv 1 Beles suffered a broken leg caused in an_aubemobile ¢ He e said[ ___is attempting to dela “ pappearance- before the Grand Jury at On March 14, 1959, articles. appeared in Dallas newspapers stating that CIVELLO was being instructed by a United States District Court Judge at Los Angeles, California, to answer questions. put to him by a Federal Grand Jury. CIVELLO was teld by the juége to be prepared to answer any questions about others that would not. incriminate him personally at a later date when he_would be recalled before the Federal Grand Jury. Articles indicated that the date of CIVELLO's reappearance before the Federal Grand Jury was April 16, 1959. a On February 24, 1959, JAMES WILLIAM AMIDETI, 9721 Twin Creek Drive, Dailas, Texas, advised he purchased the. Civello ‘Import and Liquor Company from CHARLES EDWARD CIVELLO and ROSS MUSSO on July 15, 1958. He said JOSEPH FRANCIS CIVEL 00 had no | LEGITIMATE ENTERPRISES — | HW 45754 DBocld:32307346 Page 4
“DL 92-36 INFORMANT PAGE - {T-1l is DL-105-C, JFK Act 6 (4) p-3 is DL-86-C.. a | T5 isp sid Pd of the Dallas Office. T-6 is DL-80-C. | oe a T-7 is R. A. BURROW, Chief Special Agent, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, Dallas, Texas. . -~12- HW 45754 DoclId: 32307348 Page 5
DL 92-36 - 2, .Will maintain coverage of CIVELLO's activities through present sources and attempt to develop new sources in . this regard. ~- 3. Will conduct spot checks and/or surveillances of subject's residence and other places frequented by the subject. 4. Continue to identify possible associates of ‘subject and. obtain background information concerning them. ADMINISTRATIVE It should be noted that the Dallas Police Department, under direction of Lt. J. M. SOUTER, (NA), Intelligence Unit, ‘during. December and January was conducting an investigation into the activities of JOE IANNI,. FBI #3426142, owner and operator of the Vesuvio. Ristorante, 5120 West Lovers Lane, Dallas, Texas, as IANNI has been involved in an attempt to set up a book making _ | operation in Dallas in connection with sporting events. Relative information was reported’ in above referenced report. Lt. SOUTER requested that interviews by FBI Agents with individuals close to IANNI be held in abeyance so as not to cause IANNI and other _ Aindividuals to become overly cautious during the Police Department | “4ntelligence investigation. For this reason individuals closely connected or believed closely connected with subject were not ; interviewed during this. reporting period. Close. contact is being maintained with Lt. SOUTER for information developed concerning - ITANNI and subject. _ Informants * The following listed informants are being utilized in. the investigation concerning subject: | ' PCT os DL- 80-C ms DL- 86-C oe" JRK Act 6 (4) PCI Continued efforts will be made to locate and develop other informants who are. in a position to offer information concerning subject's activities. B Cover Page _ aw 45754 DoclId: 32307346 Page 6
INFORMANT PAGE T-3 is DL-86-C. “JFK Act 6 (4) T-4 is HO 1082-C. T=5 isf sd vcd of the Dallas Office. T-6 is DL-80-C, T-7 is HO 1076-C, - 10 - DL 92=36 | DE Office. DL DL HO DL DL DL ha MW 45754 Docld:32307345 Page 7