- original and | one: Copy ‘of LHM characterizing “ine formants: ‘used in attached report. ra TO CLEVELAND ‘DIVISION. 7 ; os Set of four photographs of _TRAFFICANTE taken 1 during January 1962. ADMINISTRATIVE: ae rn ae . On July 15, 1966,. it. was determined that ‘CONNIE D: HUTSON; Bureau stenographer | employed in the Jacksonville, Florida. office, resides with her husband at Apartment 308, .. 2045 James Road, Jacksonville, Fla., and she was requésted - ..to’ be on the alert . for any ‘pertinent activity regarding TRAFFICANTE' s daughter and. son-in-law. who reside in the “same apartment complex .. oo, INFORMANTS : Co a ct oo a ms eS ne All of the | below-listed were contacted by SA ‘JOHN Ae AMBLER unless otherwise indicated: ; 2 “TP T=1 is TP. 120- Cc, a LO ria T-2 is PCI SAM MONDELLO, | oN _TP T-3. is cv 421- c-TE contacted. by SA ‘JORN J. _ BARRETT. : . a mp T-4 is New York PCI JOE. GENNA, contacted. by. SAS JAMES T, MALLOY and FREDERICK W. KUHLMAN, : TP. T-5. is TP: 97-C. | oo | TP 1-6 is ‘PCI: ‘PAT BORINO. TP 1-38 is Mr. ‘LOUIS SWED, First National ‘Bank Building, Tampa , Fla. (oy request) , contacted by SA JOHN De -MEDAGLIA., an a gp 1-9 is PCI GIULLERMO PORCEL ee Cote | _ ‘COVER PAGE Docld: 32288973. Page 3 — a
7 T? 92-1 "CLEVELAND DIVISION - | | | AT CLEVELAND, OHIO a oo “(1) . Will exhibit photograph of TRAFFICANTE | to any i established. source who might. have been present at the ; ; . “1/23/63 wedding of SANDRA RANDAZZO, daughter of former> 4 -. . Cleveland hoodlum now _iiving in “Miami, STEFANO ANTHONY ; ~ RANDAZZO. cost ae, <4 So (2) win identity individuals associated with — nn Ferro Corporation, 4150 East 56th Street; thereafter, furnish | ‘<.) Pampa with any information concerning. these individuals or . oe _the. corporation as obtained from review of Cleveland. indices - and/or credit and criminal record checks. ~- MIAMI DIVISION | Soe re AT HIALEAH, FLORIDA \ Voy Da, me ° , “ ‘ ¢ i wall give. consideration to reinterview of JUDY SALVAT ; 657 W. “34th Street, in an attempt to develop. this oe individual as potential. informant , it being noted that — _; ... ° SALVAT was formerly reported to be TRAFFICANTE'S paramour . “- .s 0 ‘In contacting SALVAT, will also obtain any information she may furnish concerning her present employers, it be- ---s ... -ing noted that on an occasion in the past,'one of — . ~ . . >. ‘PRAFFICANTE!s close associates, namely JOE BEDAMI, was oN observed at the Les Violins. a - eo AT. MIAME FLORIDA ; Will ‘attempt. ‘to identity (FNU) COOPER who reportedly has an interest. in the Miami 'Marlins' baseball team and - who during 1950's was an alleged associate of TRAFFICANTE _ and JOSEPH STASSI .. Will, if identified and located, /inter~ view to determine association with TRAFFICANTE. a 4 TAMPA DIVISION - * Se, at T TAMPA, FLORIDA - \ ° s+ COVER PAGE - - v NO sont /Docld: 32288973 ‘Page 4
DocId: 32288973 Page 5 FD-263 (Rev. $-1-59) @ REPORTING OFFICE TAMPA TITLE OF CASE OFFICE OF ORIGIN “ TAMPA. INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD | 5/23-8/8/66. = Z DaT=, — 8/10/66. REPORT MADE sy ‘SA JOBN.: A. AMBLER | CHARACTER OF CASE TYPED BY sam rmarrcanrs, a, _JR., aka - REFERENCES: Rep of: SA. JOHN: A, "AMBLER. dated. 1/66 | SL let to. Tp dated 6/15/66: IO) 3... NK let to TP dated 7/15/66. (10)5. 2 : MM airtels to. TP dated 718, (22, “29°. r -ENCLOSURES : TO THE BUREAU Original and one copy of LHM ‘characterizing. used in attached report. co Me, pe Ea ADMINISTRATIVE: Extended investigative. period “ eccasione ‘to include results of investigation. conducted: office which were not available at. “time: o: aes MADE: = Bureau (92-27 1) (Baee.—=2) “y ~- USA, Tampa : 2 - Las Vegas (92-681) -_ weet 3 - Miami (92-88 vad Mit aedkedi. (1 - USA, Miami) (ATTN: Mr... oo AE ING 15 1986: WALLACE JOHNSON, Departmental vee ne Attorney) - — 2 - St. Louis (92-786) ICC » 2 | Record of poset et Anes ed Re . Agency . Date Fwd, (Crema Kea ae How Fwd. By
wee a MP 92-1 By letter dated 6/14/66, Richmond made available letter received by SA CLARK L. NEWTON from one FRANK W. SEARS, JR., Texas Department of Corrections. In the letter, SEARS indicated -soon. to be released and had been offered employ- ment with the TRAFFICANTE brothers upon his release. For Bureau's information, NEWTON was formerly resident agent > at St. Augustine, Fla., and handled numerous interview at the Florida State Prison (FSP), Raiford, Fla., and although doesn't recall SEARS, presumes SEARS is a former inmate Since SEARS mentions an FSP employee. By letter dated 7/12/66, Tampa requested that Houston interview SEARS for whatever information he might be able to furnish concerning SANTO TRAFFICANTE, JR., and/or TRAFFICANTE's brothers, _INFORMANTS : All of the below-listed were contacted by SA JOHN A. AMBLER unless otherwise indicated: TP T-1 is TP 120-c TP T-2 is TP. 41-C TP T-3 is TP 274-C | TP T-4 is AUSA E, J. SALCINES, MDF, contacted , by SA JOHN R. BRETT TP T-5 is MM 1025-C,. contacted by SA WENDELL W. HALL . TP T-6 is Mrs. GEORGE HUBER, Miami, Fla. - (by request), contacted by SA HALL 1] T7is TP203-c °° 7 TP T-8 is PCI PAT BORINO TP T-9 is PCI RAY LA PORTE: | TP T-10 is Sgt. JACK de la LLANA (by request), Intelligence Unit, Tampa PD B ; COVER PAGE . N Docld: 322788973 Page 6
TP 92-1 - TP T-11 is PCI SAM MONDELLO TP T-12 is TP 97-c TP T-13 is PCI CIRO BEDAMI TP T-14 is PCI FRANK SCIONTI, contacted by SA LEON N, FRANKENFIELD TP T-15 is MM 883-C, contacted by SA WENDELL W. HALL ’ LEADS: LAS VEGAS DIVISION AT LAS VEGAS, NEVADA (1) Will recontact LV 101-PC and exhibit photo of TRAFFICANTE in an effort to establish that TRAFFICANTE has recently been in the Las Vegas area. (2) Will exhibit TRAFFICANTE's photo to logical . sources in the gambling field in an effort to establish TRAFFICANTE's recent presence in that area. MIAMI DIVISION AT MIAMI, FLORIDA (1) Will interview CONSTANTINE MALINOVSKY, 1026 NE North Little River Drive, to determine this individual's degree of association with TRAFFICANTE. (2) Will further identify NORMAN ROTHMAN, Miami Beach PD # A=12890, FBI # 152 585 B, and will thereafter conduct appropriate investigation including interview if deemed appropriate to establish this individual's associa-~ tion with TRAFFICANTE, © (3) Will further identify SAM TUCKER and estab-~ lish this individual's degree of association with TRAFFICANTE, (4) Will, at 117 NE First Ave., contact appro- priate official, Capital National Bank of Miami, and review Cc COVER PAGE Docld: 3227688973 Page 7 —— ee
FDe2£3 (Riv. S-1-59) REPORTING OFFICE TAMPA TITLE OF CASE OFFICE OF ORIGIN TAMPA SANTO TRAFFICANTE, JR., aka REFERENCE Tampa report -of SA REPORT MADE BY SA JOHN A, AMBLER CHARACTER OF CASE INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD 1/14 - 7/8/66 JOHN A, AMBLER dated 6/9/66 Miami letter to Tampa dated 6/28/66 (IQ). ' Atlanta letter to Tampa dated 6/29/66 (10) San Juan letter to Tampa dated. 6/8/66. (10) -p- EXCLOSURES TO BUREAU - Original and one copy of LHM characterizing infor- 40 a used in this report. "ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIAL AGENT IN CHARGE 2781) (aa=2 ) 1 - USA, Tampa . 2 - Jacksonville (92-7) 3 ~ Miami (92-88) (1 - USA, Miami, Attn: WALLACE JOHNSON, Departmental Attorney) 2 - Tampa (92- 1. Dissemination Record of Attached eae eee Date Fwd. == :—— How Fwd. J I By a Docld: 322788973 Page & Extended investigative period occasioned by desire Yale fe/—| 1 A S* 00 NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW 8 JUL 15 1966 EX4H3——— =Eee Oe) = SK \. 4 Notatiens NPY vs a hth
ae a “to include results: of. investigation conducted, which were’ . hot, Arpt ieble; at, tine, ast. oport; written. . Se ? : fhe. _ENFORMANTS, cafe foLloniag. Cores Serer) 120-¢ eo 2 is Per" RICKY. _ PAULINE s contacted 1 by. SA-DONALD '. ‘GRARAM “hee STP 97-¢ TP T-4 4s TP | 148-PC contacted: by, ‘SA'JOHN R, BRETT 8 c 7 1 9-8 ts 1 ‘41-C° ‘Pp T-6 is PCT RAY LA PORTE ‘Tp T27 is ber PAT BORINO, eo (TP Te 4a Por | SAM GLoRIoso. contacted: | by SA JOHN R, BRETT 4 on COVER PAGE \ Docld: 322388973-..Page 9
TP 92-1 ‘Mr, RUBEN CAUSA, Casino Manager, Flamboyan Hotel, Santurce ‘on June 6, 1966, - On June 6, 1966 records of the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, reflected. that one’ MANUEL ERNESTO VALDEZ having address.3718 McBerry, had been arrested March 31, 1963 for. possession of lottery. and. conducting a lottery and -at the time of: arrest he had. listed his date of birth as June 17, 1924 at. Havana, Cuba. Records further reflect on January 25, 1965 this individual shad been placed on 2 years probation after originally having been sentenced’ (on May 20, .1963 to serve one. year in jail. ae On June 8, 1966 TP. T-3 viewed - a photograph of ART. _ PRICE, also knpwn as ARTURO MISURACA..and stated does not associate this individual: with SANTO. ‘TRAFFICANTE and to his* knowledge has never heard any of “SANTO: ‘TRAFFICANTE'S associates Speak of ART PRICE, Do : On May 25, 1966 TP T-8 advised that although he is of. Italian. descent and. his family originally came from | Sicily, it so happens that his. ‘family isthe only family from a particular, section of Sicily and is not from the part. of Sicily where.'the TRAFFICANTE's| originated. ‘TP T~8 stated” that several years ago he had: been a'member of the Italian Club: in: Tampa and had becone. a very close personal friend of SANTO TRAFFICANTE.  TP.-T-8 stated that he was so. friendly - that SANTO had ‘at. one time offered . to underwrite all: of 7 TP T-8'5 medical: expenses. in’ ‘connection: with: ‘an operation oe which he’, TP’ T-8, -had- had. ‘TP. T-8 stated. he. always considered SANTO. TRAFFICANTE as an individual on. whose words. you could © rely and although he. has ‘heard many’ times. that: TRAFFICANTE - is” engaged in, gambling operations ‘he has no personal knowledge. concerning. any. such activity. | TP T+8 stated that. he: had. never heard the name: La; Cosa Nostra until about 3 years ago _ but of course heard ‘on many occasions of the. "black: hand",. ‘TP. T-8 stated that; he ‘had heard of the "black. hand" prior ‘to coming. to Tampa but has no specific information concerning . the organization and could not. swear that, TRAFFICANTE, was ever a “member of the “black hand". 7 ; Docld: 32286973 Page 10° ; / )