Released under the John F. Kennedy Assaszination Records Collection Act of 19927 (44 USC 27107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: 6/15/201 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: _ 124-10197-10333 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER:  92-2781-1448 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: SAC, TP TO: ‘ TITLE : DATE: 02/20/1975 PAGES: 6 SUBJECTS : LST, BKG, TRA TO SPAIN DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: — 11/09/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : INC MEMO v9.1 Docld: 322767557 Page 1
| Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 21Q7 Hote). . DATR aw tdnhd e017 MAY 1962 EDITION GSA FMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6 cg ’ UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT X M emorandum ro” : DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2781) | pate: 2/20/75 , FroM/ Yi, SAC, TAMPA (92-1) (P) BS . ‘\ See, 5. O . > sunyect: SANTOTRAFFICANTE, JR.; x DINO CELLINI -_ AR a! Re Bureau airtel to Miami, 2/4/75. = ae Enclosed for the Bureau are five copies of an LHM dated and captioned as above for dissemination to Legat, London. Enclosed for Miami are two copies of above LHM. ADMINISTRATIVE: INFORMANTS ; TP T-1 is MM 1387-PCI. TP T-2 is former TP 377-C-TE. TP T-3 is TP 1960-PC. TP T-4 is TP 41-C-TE. We TP T-5 is SD 1064-C-TE. TP T-6 is MIGUEL HERNANDEZ, _part- -time employee of the AID Section of the U. S, Embassy in San Jose, Costa Rica. vi) i AA Dy Al eth LIY8 fav - Bureau (eng Sisre pal a9 ® F ft Vow AEs ? - Miami (92- enc. 2) (info) Yot/9s Tampa GaK:ph A INFORMATION CONT Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan Docld?$2287557 Page 2
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 19927 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 OS > : . Si UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION CON NFORMATIONSERTAINED HERE! SSIFIED ~ EXCEPFAVTHER ZAERWISE --~- a In Reply, Please Refer to Tampa, Florida File No. February 20, 1975 SANTO TRAFFICANTE, JR.; DINO _CELLINI 4 Santo Trafficante, Jr., who was born on November 15, ~ 1914, at Tampa, Florida, is a known member of the La Cosa Nostra (LCN). He is also reported to be the head of the LCN family in the Tampa area and has control of Many criminal activities throughout the State of Florida. Set forth is the information available at the Tampa Division of the FBI regarding Trafficante's activities since 1970, when he first indicated his intention to travel to Europe. - On November 31, 1970, TP T-1 advised that while in Tampa he contacted Santo Trafficante, Jr., and Trafficante _ discussed with the source the possibility of leaving the U.S. and taking up residence in a foreign country. Trafficante mentioned his reason for doing this was that the constant surveillance by law enforcement, primarily the FBI, was causing “ his wife and himself a great deal of anxiety. Trafficante felt that if he were to leave the U. S. and take up permanent residence in a foreign country, it would help ease the nervous tension on both he and his wife. ; , On July 13, 1973, TP T-2 advised that he had received information to give a definite indication that Trafficante was now located in Spain and had been in that country since prior to the time he was being sought for appearances before a Special Grand Jury in April, 1973. The source further advised that Since leaving the U. S. and travelling to Spain, Trafficante had reportedly made at least one trip to Sicily for purpose o reasons unknown to the source. | ¥/ By. . . rfsle4 a (Ho 15 Ose pat a te This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its conten tributed outside your agency. Docld: 322767557 Page 3
"8 Costa Rica for. Trafficante were nee er. the. Fohn Ee Re 2, 1T-2 ~2047 edy Assassination Reords couteet ian: Act aia A992: cea | Use. ‘BLOT TY’ RELEASE W Fal o s ~ SANTO’ TKAFFICANTE,; IR. ; ‘RELEASE iN PART” ” DINO CELEINE 78 TOTAL DEAL oe The” ‘Mexico: City: ‘Legat: advised ‘that. checks:. were’ “thade at ithe office ’of,Costa Rican Immigration’-.on- “August ° 145" 1974; and’ the ‘following record.of entries and: ‘exits.; “into” Entered EES eo - Departed April 13, 21973" we ee. May. 3,: 1973". bap a ‘ - May..15, 1973: oe "5 May:18, Br ~ July 27,. 1973. “os, cee August “29, 1973 a ~ September 1, 1973: ? *. September 22; 1973. - November 17, 1973 SO a a a iw Veena we January | 15, “19747 . “January: i7, “1974 . ores’ January 23; - 1974. “February ul, 19742 a _.. Pebruary 27, bo wn “On ‘each occasion. Trafficante. ‘entered ‘Costa’ Rica . owith: a-tourist card.. He entered’ from. the’ U.“'S.-and on. each.. | exit he departed, Costa Rica for ‘Panama... ‘A:further ‘record ~ oa Uwas-loéated indicating, that Trafficante had: been: in“ ‘Costa - ' Rica. during: July;. 1974, and had: departed July 21,1974, for i . + Panama. He was accompanied’ at that. ‘time “by. Joseph Trafficante’ Po. and. Santo Paniello.. , They departed: ‘Costa : cp ceprge had: ‘entered: ‘with tourist cards «( *Docld:322B7557 ‘Page 4°. ~ . Gastoms;, Miami, Interriational Airport;. advised: that “Santo: eS Oo. STrafficante- ‘arrived at Miami’on. that ‘date: ‘aboard: Laesa: Flight) 0 a ve #622. from. San Jose, Costa. Rica. -. ve ann ca for. Panama. “ALL, “On ‘Septemtiex 13, 1974; TB. THe advised ‘that: ‘Santo’ “PaeFiésnte, was:: -éurrent ly . residing in: ‘Costa:: ‘Rica,: Central. -/ America, - and: that ‘he recently. underwent ‘eye | surgery. “Accord=- ing to this source, a doctor. from somewhere ‘in Fl da: flew aa fhe: Costa. Rica’ Eo. perf rm the. “eye surgery. crs “On. ‘Octéber’ te. 19074, Inspector 1 Korseniowski, ose | : “On October: 31, 1974, “TR, TA advised he: had reteived ”” . oe bated: “tiformation that: Santo. ‘Trafficante was “in the Tampa’. -_ ‘~ area and had been in that. area:for approximately: two dayss According to. this -source; it was his ‘understanding. that _ Trafficante’ had recently. ‘suffered a: heart. attack: * To. this . , date,’ the source’ had been unable’ 'to.determine -how. ill. .. Trafficante ‘was.. In: addition ‘to ‘the above,: the source. advised - ‘that Tampa’ attorney, Henry Gonzalez has been spending considerable “peel vie