Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). | DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: 4/28/201 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY : FBI RECORD NUMBER:  124-90058-10136 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER: = _91-18345-132 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: CG TO: HQ TITLE: DATE: 06/05/1968 PAGES: 57 | SUBJECTS : . JOSEPH DARGENTO RICHARD CAIN DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified - RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: —Redact . DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 06/12/1998 \ OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : RPT v9.1 Docld: 32326874 Page 1 10
Released under ‘the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 DATE: .11-14- 2017 a : : . 7 . os ; 2 f> aN \ sq OG Gia gies CG 91-3396 elouse conte nadaPS ther” tet “will ‘maintain contact with Br inks “Inc. "and con t mnecs iby.t Pro eet subi Sage wall’ ‘maintain close contact. with: Chicago. "Police Department, ‘CIU and the States Attorney's Office . “for ‘Cook County, both of whom conducted extensive ; investigations in these matters and are retaining items: to. be used | as evidence. 4 Will continue efforts to ‘develop : additional evidence: which will be of assistance in sucessful prosecution of these cases. “5, Will maintain close. contact with AUSA JAMES CASEY and AUSA ROBERT J. WEBER, who have been assigned prosecution -of these indictments. “ADMINISTRATIVE | Following information furnished by CG 7046-PC. On 1/22/68, informant advised that he was acquainted with JOE MOSKOWITZ,” aka JOE THE FURRIER. He said that he had met him in recent months through a mutual friend and they had considered going into business together, however they never found a suitable business to buy. “He went on to say that he was quite surprised to read in ‘the paper that he had been indicted along with WILLIE . DADDANO and others during :December, 1967. Informant stated . that he felt that he knew MOSKOWITZ well enough to convince hin that he should consider cooperation with the FBI. On 1/26/67 informant stated that he had just talked to MOSKOWITZ. He said that MOSKOWITZ more or less 7 © - COVER PAGE Docld: 32326874 Page 2? usc 2107 Hotey_ 1
Released under the John F.. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC 2107 Hote}. DATE: 11-14-2017 ; t r ad Yr r CG 91-3396 © took the position that he didn't care what happened and said that he expects to go to jail. He indicated that his participation had been very little but that he would have to pay for what he did. He also told the informant that he did not know any of the persons involved except PAT SCHANG. He said that he had bought some stolen . furs from SCHANG a few years ago. | a _ .,. MOSKOWITZ told the informant that he was going ‘to think things over and might consider cooperation with the FBI later. It was the informant's Opinion that MOSKOWITZ appears to be afraid of the persons who he is indicted with. a . ~~ : _ In several contacts with CG 7049=PC, . this informant stated he had been with ROCCO MONTAGNA and FRANK DE LEGGE, ‘Jr., and they had discussed how they intended to "smear" the government witnesses in the pending cases. This informant stated it was their _ intention to accuse MICHAEL. LA JOY, JOSEPH D'ARGENTO and PATRICK SCHANG of the murder of a Sears Roebuck ? employee which occurred during a holdup at the Sears Golf-Mill Store. It was this informant's interpretation of the overheard conversation that they intended to use PAUL PANCZKO as a witness against these three government witnesses. PANCZKO, who was reported as being involved, would be granted immunity for his testimony. They planned to push this case -through Sears executives who have . cos offered a substantial reward for the solution of this case and who are intensely interested in this matter. ... On 2/2/68 AMERICO DE PIETTO entered a guilty plea concerning his participation in the Hall Freight Line theft of July 9, 1963. . This conviction was reported in referenced report of Special Agent FRANK J. FORD, dated 2/14/68. As no previous correspondence had been received by the Bureau concerning this theft, which was basically an intrastate loss, a summary of the background and details of this case is being set forth in this report. " - DD. COVER PAGE d = mee we So wesw 7 22 el ee a Docld: 32326874 Page 3