COMMENTS : v9.1 ‘ 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 : JFK Assassination System ; Date: 5/7/2015 Identification Form | “Agency Information FBI 124-10226-10357 HQ 92-3171-260 Document Information FBI HILL, RALPH R. DIRECTOR, FBI 05/31/1961 106 SGI, PERSONAL HISTORY A/O BKG, ASSOC, LEGITIMATE ACT, ILLEGAL ACT, FINANCIAL, MISCELLANEOUS ACT, INTV PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4; 10(a)2; 11(a) Redact 01/11/1999 INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF IRS RPT, TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE la, 1b 394 . Nw 45792 Doold: 32300077 Page i
rc +) REE 7 Re TE Rr ES ne EEF SMES SS > rr CG 92-349 INFORMANTS a Do, oo ty Date and . Identity ne te Contacting Agents “2. sss Various dates April & 6443-0 May, 1961. | aa re WILLIAM..A. “MEINCKE & f : BS , _ JOSEPH G., SHEA a T-2° | re "|. Various dates, 5/61 CG 6457-PC _ RALPH R, HILL | | oe 8/13/61 Bo Per —— Oo _ WILLIAM’R. SWOPE, las Vegas T-4 4% | oN 8/61 oe co | Federal ‘Grand sury, Records HAROLD B. ROSS & a —_ Me HENRY HIRSCHENBERGER fe ao . } : a 1: ae ee oe s BYB76L nr ir , perf) 7 _ WILLIAM L, BAILY ne a 7 — - . a \ -- . oy - j .. ; T-6 : 5/16/61 © a : HORACE B. LOOMIS (former FBI. agent) GEORGE H, GRIFFIN a . | ‘Special Investigator, States. a cae Attorney, Cook County’ no - 7 oe ; 7-7 a “Mail Gover . T-8. ae 5/18/61. 7 WILLIAM CAWLEY (Requested) ae RALPH R. HILL & °° GEORGE H, GRIFFIN | ' ~ BaQ a ae a 5/61 . : ‘PCI an _ a ‘RALPH . R. HILL oe brother oo: PCT COVER PAGE BER we? WW 45792 DocId:32300077 Page 2
UNTED STATES DEPARTMENT OF RSTICE hg , ; on FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA Copy to: - Report of SA RALPH R. HILL ~~ Office Chicago, Illinois Date: May 32, 1961. : a oe Field Office Files: | 92-349 me |, Bureau File #8» 92-3171 Tie: === SAMUEL M, GIANCANA OO | Character; ANTI-RACKETEERING SO -- Synopsis: 7 Results of ‘interviews with ROCCO ‘PRANNO, “Key Lounge, ’ " FRANK .EULO, Gus' Steak House; JAMES and "MARIE PERNO ,. -GIANCANA's nephew and niece; CHARLES NICOLETTI, ''~ GIANCANA's lieutenant, set forth. All persons oon interviewed disclaim knowledge of GIANCANA | ) jJEK Law}11 (a) i | ‘Full schedule mo, of horsés ENGLISH purportedly wagered upon in 1959 | : Do -and 1960 set forth. Activities regarding GIANCANA my a associates and alleged enterprises set forth. ' _ ye 7 _GIANCANA SHOULD BE CONS IDERED ARMED _AND paNceRous . Y . ALL rot ce 7 re HEREIN Jo-e44 BSED 3 cleo NE ' This document contains neither recommendations hor conclusions of the FBI. It is. the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency,; it” and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. . a ! . 92-30 Ite EE UAY 4s esa! ONO MW 45792 Docld: 32300077 Page 3
CG 92-349 | os , : ' An involuntary petition in bankruptcy was | filed against the Sterling-Harris Ford agency at - Chicago on March 13, 1961, and the agency was adjudicated bankrupt on April 4, 1961. Messrs STERLING and HARRIS invoked the Fifth Amendment pleading self-incrimina tion of the question concerning the assets of that firn. SO, of Officials of the Associates Discount Corporation (ADC) , who floor planned and financed the. autonobiles sold by Sterling-Harris advised that on March 3, 1961, an inventory conducted at Sterling-Harris reflected that all- automobiles charged to that firm had-on that date been accounted for.” A total of over 300 cars were inventoried(y) ; On March 7, 1961, ADC determined that practically vf all ‘these cars were niswing and on March 7, 1961, 112 of - _ the missing Fords and Thunderbirds were located in a vacant lot at Park City, Illinois, As of April 13, 1961, 147 of these automobiles were still missing. The missing cars hae been traced to numerous individuals in the - Chicago area including among them being FELIX ALDERISIO, , i. CHARLES NICOLETTI, described previously as associates of GIANCANA. (u) G T=-4 furnished OEK Law 10(a)2 - Informant exhibited - 19 - — NW 45792 Docld: 32300077 Page 4
Z FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FD-302 (Rev. 1-25-60) . 4 é Date _ 5/15/61 -. CG T+5 advised as follows: \ . She advised that she was employed from about January. ‘15, 1961, to Easter Sunday, 1961, as an organist at the Key Lounge, 1724 Mannheim Road, Stone Park, Illinois. She — advised that she worked directly fo JIM PRANNO, also known as JIM MARTELL, “ROCKY PRANNO. She stated that she left her employment at the Key Lounge on the false premise of ‘being ill, however,; her real ream for leaving was because . of her fear of becoming involved with the "syndicate"(y ) No She expliined that the Key Lounge is managed by. JIM PRANNO but stated that at least two other individuals aré silent partneys in this organization. She said she did net recall tke silent partners’ names- but believes she can obtain same in the future, She related that one of the silent partners appeared to have the “"say-so" as — to what operations the Key Lounge should be engaged, - She advised that in addition to the silent partners, PRANNO employs a woman, whose first name is MARIE and whom she ; ' further advised is a tall blonde, white, female, She said MARIE appears to be the general overseer of the restaurant ' portion of the lounge and is PRANNO's “trusted servant” /y). She advised that PRANNO’s brother, AL PRANNO, is supposedly operating a legitimate constructions business, however, in recent weeks he Iss been ill and has not visited the lounge often. She advised that the operation of the club is such that a key has to be obtained for $10,00 to ' enter. This key bears a serial number and is registered to a person by name and address thereby preventing its use '- by some other person. She said that if a person entered _ the Key Lounge and is not ‘known by the management, this ' person's business in the club is immediately requested by ,' the “management” .(\y ; ; “4 1 . - : ’ - oe . . . OY ‘ : : . . . ’ : ‘ : , . ‘ on 8/12/61, ~—sdDeS Plaines, Yilinois .SAs WILLIAM L, BAILEY and | _ RUDOLPH H, MANCINI/pat: BJD - a ——_ Cate dictated File # 92-924 b 5/15/61 ' by This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI,: It is your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency, ee le 8G se WW 45792 DocId:32300077 Page 5 the property of the FBI -and is loaned to !
CG 92-924 In addition to the $10, 60 club, she stated ‘that the basement of the Key: Lounge. has recently been’ remodeled — ae . for a "Golden Room" and'to exer this room a $50.00 key a fe is needed, Further, the building directly to the south of Ss the Key Club is utilized for gambling and is also operated ‘by PRANNO,” She stated that a person is never admitted to. the gambling building without an invite and without an escort by one ef the operators of the lounge. She advised that the upstairs of the Key Club houses an apartment and she believes PRANNO resides Phere (4) ¢ She stated that the front door of. the. Key Lounge Co, has. two locks, hewever, only one, the door-kneb, is utilized oF by key members to enter. She advised that two ex=prize | fighters are employed at. the club, “One as a bartender and» another as 4 chef, (Ww) She related ‘that ‘PRANNO ‘beat hell" out of two . _ waitresses about a month and a half ago. One waitress, a a milkman, (4) | i / and PETERS may be prostitutes (uy) — Mrs. DOROTHY ALEXANDER, 1735 North 2ist Street, Melrose - Park, Illinois (telephone FI 5-1625) was beaten badly _ by PRANNO and stated PRANNO pulled her hair out. She said’ that ALEXANDER is married and he a her husband is employed as’ ‘The other waitress that ‘PRANNO "peat up" is LEE (aN), who resides with ANN PETERS, 245 East Grand, Northlake, Illinois (telephone FI 4-0764) , She stated. LEE GLNB) She ‘gaid that she. knows ig let of well known hoodlums" cater to the Key Lounge but stated that she doesnot know their names, however, sks. feels certain she could identify _ these individuals should she See their photographs.) . re Prier to working at the Key Lounge, she worked as an organist at..the Franklin House, Grand and River Road, Franklin Park, Yllinois, and recalls: seoing SAM. GIANCANA there on several occasions, She stated she has never seen GIANCANA at the Key Lounge... She stated that she has heard - = _ that the upper echelon of’ ‘the “syndicate” hold mes tings: at. , least once each month at Remick's Terrace, L7th. and 22nd , Streets, Melrose Park, HLaneds. (4) oe re Nw 45792 Docld: 22300077 Page 6
-- ¢G 92-349 oe ee | ok ‘In: ‘addition to the above, she advised that she rt is “in love" with GEORGE MICHAEL WILLIAMS, white, male, soe (47 years.of age, 6', 170 pounds, who “is in deep ‘with. the | PRANNO operation". "She said WILLIAMS is married and -. — Io resides with his wife at 424 Waterman,. Arlington Heights, - Illinois. WILLIAMS is an "ex-alcoholic" ‘and is presently _ | oo an Alcoholics Anonymous member. WILLIAMS is a salesman . oe 4 Of Peerless windows and works out of. 7770 West Irving ; _ Park Boulevard, Chicago. WILLIAMS. is also connected with the Desoto and: Mc Cable Realtors, 9456 West 167th Street, os Orlon Park, Illinois, and\"probably handles a lot of: big\ ‘ deals for the Syndicate". She is of the opinion WILLIAMS: buys and sélls real estate for ‘“hoodlums™", She stated 7 that she feared WILLIAMS is getting in "too geep" and is afraid to pull out. “u\ . a In addition, she advised that she recently obtained employment at Nielsen's Restaurant located at 79th Street ; and Western Avenue in Chicago as an. organist. She advised a , that on the night of May 11, 1961, an individual who ooo . identified himself as FRANK BARRONE (Phonetic) personally = ~~ | | contacted her at Nielsen's and asked her ‘several questions, oo pertaining to her‘past employment. She stated that she is - Bg : , Of the opinion that. BARRONE was sent by PRANNO to determine | . ; -. if-she was actually , ill and was unable to work at. the Key oe HOBRE® « &) : . oe : = 28 = MW 45792 Docld: 32300077 Page 7