“Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 Usc ily Hotey;y. DATE: 11-14-2017 TY —CKeerre«& RL AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : EEE won ORIGINATOR : 8 FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE: * PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : ee v9.1 Docld: 32340673 Page 1 JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-10221-10066 HQ 92-6054-1910 Document Information FBI SAC, SD DIRECTOR, FBI 04/06/1967 9 LCN, MEETING, B/F INT, EMP, ASSOC, SUR PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 07/07/1998 INDEFINITE \
: on wr ey Tolme ¢ & of the 15 point . [™.) 2nformeant ecvised Ghat be hes diccucced thic st ab LOS Anecles recently — Lie cece | wilh nts’ af the Chicago Family obtains them. he Informant advised Enat ve oa rien gh 2,000 @ month, but that for : 000 4 month, he informant was epecifically au the yonesbi itty Or 4 pomesaee on member attending meeting in les Vegas iit. He stated that in view of the "heat ewepap iy organized crime, be doubted a count 1 member  woula be in atbencance. He advised, however, that it would be very « om 00 arrive at a tee gobi me f it ‘conventent, plone cours | oo was 2 lnow the i of tee Toa City snvantnen eee ae Docld: 32340673 Page 4
rege fased: under the Jo FEF. Kennedy. Assassina zon Records Collection Act of 19927 (44 USC. DATE: 11-14-2017 an C . i : , . Sw SD 92-229 He was employed as an electrician and his wife ran a children's dress shop. He atated that ROCCO VITALE was related somehow and a cliosé friend of the LON Capo JOHN VITALE in St. Louls, Later ROCCO wentto Las Vegas, Nevada, with his gon, RICHARD ROCCO VITALE, to operate a pizza restaurant and he has not seen him in a cowple of years. ‘The informant stated that ROCCO VITALS, even though a elose friend and acquaimtance of LON leaders in OG louis, le not a member of the LON. He explained that if he had been a member it would have been brought to his attention as he was the local Capo in San Diego at the time ROUCGO came her from St. TLowls He believes that OCCO at the present time is back living in the St. Louis aréa, The Informant talked In terms indicating that JOE, SAM, and TONY GEARDANO, TONY LOPIPAPRO, and JOHN VITALE were all LON members of the St. Lowis Facily. TET, yy Al SE ERP AE SAT OCE  oTCSe Ses Aine Vi RMN ASE Intoruant advised that as a result of the sale of the Desert Tnn to HOWARD IVCHES, the Los ftngeles Poss, PRANK DESTMONE, is no longer getting his yearly eus of approximately $10, O00 - &2 year Income from the Desert Inn. Bode bo be hurt badly by Ue stated that DESITMONE is wary listle "going for tadim. " this as he has v Again the informant indicated a general dissatisfaction with the dormant status of the Los Angeles LCN Pamily and that he hoped in the near’ fucure an effort would be made to depose DESTMONE from leadership in the Los Angeles Family. He indicated that he has ha ac frank discus sions on this matter with JOHN ROSSELLI. He als 80 indicated © that there would be an attempt to set wo a new boss in the Los Angeles Family and that “democratic means" would not “bs used, Again he indicated it would be a “power play" and that he was going to attempt to ges the leadershio for himself, We mentioned names like JOHN ROSSELLI, SAM GIANCANA of the Chicago Panily, JOE ZERILLI and JOHN PRIZIOLA cf the Detroit Family, TONY GIARDANO of the St. Louls Fomtly and OSNTO PRAPPICANTE of Tampa and Miami among others 8 being the type. of persons who would back him. 0 oe DoclId: 32340673 Page 5
fF Released under the Jo nF. Hote) » DATE: 11-14-2017 ennedy Assassination Records Co _— Paan ’ oo SD G2-229 was going to try to keep three or four trucks in order to make some money on the. side. Informant advised that FRANK LA PORTE! s trucks have now been repossessed and that LA PORTE is still in Chicago to his knowledge. — mo. He advised that ANGELO MARINO.is no longer in Palm Springs and that he is back in San Jose. He is. recovering from his heart attack. Informant had no information regarding the status of the forthcoming trial charging ANGELO MARTINO. with income tax evasion. He stated that ANGELO's father, ~ SALVATORE MARINO, is making a lot of money with his California Cheese .Company in San Jose, California. Informant was specifically questioned regarding JOHN PRIZIOLA's travel while vacationing in the San Diego area, He states he has been in cortact with PRIZIOLA once. or twice.a week and that he has no information to indicate PRIZIOLA has made any trips ds far away as Miami or New Orleans. He claimed he did not have any specific details regarding the Detroit Family's investment in Florida or New. Orleans. He stated that several of the members of the Detroit Family owned winter homes in Florida and real estate, but he ~ did not have any information indicating a Detroit investment in racket activity in that area, - De Again he stated that his recent meeting with SANTO TRAFFICANTE in Los Angeles was just a friendly meeting of old friends while TRAFFICANTE was enroute from Spain to. | New York City. Again he indicated the reason for the meeting in New York, after which TRAPFICANTE was arrested, was to settle a serious family dispute im New Orleans.. He claimed he did not know the details of the New Orleans Family dispute, but that at one point it looked like "Guns would be weed if it was not settled by the Commission,”  . . a The informant stated that he would. be agreeable. ok bo —_ DoclId: 32340673 Page 6