Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 19927 (44 USC 3107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 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 : v9.1 Docld: 32315574 Page 1 JFK Assassination System - Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-10342-10292 DE ELSUR 92-228-795 Document Information FBI FITZPATRICK DE 03/13/1963 11 ANTHONY GIACALONE (ELSUR), PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact * 12/03/1998 INDEFINITE 38
“Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 UsC 2107 Hofer. DATE: Ai- 14-7017 ~ : ( ~ : wa, UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT MEMORANDUM TO: | SAC, DETROIT (137-2879) Date: 3/13/63 FROM: SA ROBERT N, FITZPATRICK /x/ CI / / SI SUBJECT:  —-—dDE- 878~C-TE / / PCL / / PSI EUGENE ELLSWORTH AYOTTE, aka, et al 49-1253 (Keehan) _ NBA, MAIL. FRAUD =- CONSPIRACY JOSEPH "SCARFACE JOE" BOMMARITO, aka, AR 92-215 (Fitzpatrick) PETER LICAVOLI, aka, AR - 92-217 (Montefiore) ANTHONY. "TONY" "GIACALONE, - aka, AR 92=228) (Lunt) MATHEW. "MIKE" RUBINO, ,aka, AR -229 (Montefiore). A CHARLES "CHICKIE" SHERMAN, aka, AR 92-557 (Iseman) JOHN SERRA, aka, AR 92-562 (Arnett). ~ SAMUEL. JOSEPH GIORDANO, aka, AR 92-660 (Fitzpatrick) JOSEPH "WHIP" TRIGLIA, aka,AR 92-664 (Montefiore) — LOUIS LA HOOD SARKIS, aka, AR 92-672 (Fitzpatrick) MICHAEL THOMAS, aka, AR 92-680 (Pryor) HANK THOMAS, aka, AR 92-706 (Moore). PETER DE ANGELO, aka, AR © - 92—754 (Pryor) _ SAMUEL RUFFINO, Jr., aka, AR 92-782 (Phillips) NICK DITTA, aka, AR 92-833 (Churchill) _SAMUEL LENTINE, aka, AR 92-847 (Moore) STANLEY "LEFTY" HOJNACKI, aka, AR 92-852 (Pryor) * PETER CILLUFFO, aka, AR 92-858 (Fitzpatrick) JOHN KOERNER, aka, AR 7 92859 (Lunt ye | JOSEPH VALENTI, aka, AR oe 92-861 (Montefiore) i CRIME CONDITIONS IN MICHIGAN 92-876 (Montefiore) — e ALFRED VARGA, aka, AR - 92-1004 (Fitzpatrick) ANDREW E. STEFANI, AR; MAIL FRAUD = CONSPIRACY 92-1048 (Bickford) | NUMBERS. CONTROL FILE 162-19 (Canmarota) | LESOD CLUB Se 162-68 (@ryor),.” Pirpose and results of contact = / / Negative /x/ Positive Coverage EXCELLENT Docld: 32315574 Page 2?
" Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 19927 (44 USC 27107 Nofey- DATE: 11- 14-2017 DE 137+2879 Informant advised that he was in company with JOE VALENTI the previous weekend. He said that VALENTI was real upset and was telling him that somebody "high up" in the™ syndicate was "doing a lot of talking" to the FBI. Informant said that VALENTI told him of his interview the previous © Friday, 3/1/63, by the FBI. He said that VALENTI told him that the FBI had his car "“bugged}' apparently because "they knew “all about him." Informant stated that VALENTI told him that the FBI knew about his going to the Palm Furniture Co. and of his contacts with SAMMY GIORDANO, informant said that actually VALENTI was never "tight" with SAMMY G. and, in fact, VALENTI “hates GIORDANO, He added that VALENTI has been close to him for years, however, he cannot be sure if VALENTI knows JOHNNY _ AYOTTE. or not. Informant advised that VALENTI told him that ‘theFBI showed him a $50.00 check from Palm Furniture Co. which’ was endorsed by "JOE VARGA" but which had VALENTI's. true addrégs and telephone number of 12779 Evanston, LA 7-6173 and also VALENTI's previous Michigan auto licemse number GG 4261, Informant stated that VALENTI admitted to him that he had actually endorsed this check as "JOE VARGA" and that "JOE VARGA" was the alias given to him by SAMMY G. during the two week. period during June, 1960, in which he (VALENTI) had worked as a salesman at Palm Furniture. Informant said that VALENTI told him that the check wasn't phony but that he had certainly made a mistake in putting down his own address, phone number and car license number. Informant added that VALENTI also told him ‘SAMMY G, had used him-as a "front" for two weeks and had paid him a salary of $100.00 a week. He stated that VALENTI seemed very relieved that he only worked at Palm Furniture two weeks and VALENTI commented that he was thankful that the one order he signed for at Palm Furniture under the name "JOE VARGA" was actually one of the orders which was paid for. Informant advised that VALENTI commented that the Palm Furniture check he signed, using the name “JOE VARGA", was- a check proffered to him by SAMMY GIORDANO one day while work- ing in the store. VALENTI told him that it wasn't a salary check and he cashed it only because GIORDANO needed some cash. Informant said that VALENTI told him that he knew the check was good so he gave GIORDANO the $50.00 cash. He advised that VALENTI complained to him that when he went to cash the Palm Furniture check at the Clark Gas Station the guy asked him for all kinds of identification and he confusedly gave the name "JOE VARGA" even though the check was made out to "cash" plus all his own identifying data. Informant said that VALENTI told - Q « Docld: 32315574 Page 3 | {