Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (342 USC Fil? Hotes. DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: 5/14/201 Identification Form eee Agency Information AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : -__oooo O_O ee eee Document Information ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE: ‘ PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : __--—— SN ee eee v9.1 Docld: 32294722 Page 1 FBI : 124-10213-10498 HQ 92-6054-176 FBI SAC, SF DIRECTOR, FBI 02/04/1963 4 LCN, MEMBERS, ASSOC, BKG PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 05/22/1998 INDEFINITE
[ Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hotty DATE.. 11-14-2017. rc ae oo { J) | ~ u — yo nt : \ : ’ 5 . : \ Le . yo . . : we, _ ” / 1 ’ UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT | _ MEMORANDUM TO Ry FBI (92-6054) DATE: 2/4/63 | FROM AN FRANCISCO (92-593) SUB CRIMINAL "COMMISSION"; i] | 1 “ET AL | AR ~ CONSPIRACY | | - | “Ce ee nner thine ne La % ae ok a SN, ara cs ReBulet to New York dated January 8, 1963. Z SF-2354-C is a native-born, United States citizen, Asa youth, he resided in New York City where hé had associations and contacts with individuals who are members of the captioned ‘. organization and he has admitted having relatives belonging to it. Source has been described by SF-2550-C-TE as a mem-_ ber of the Italian-Sicilian Organization. Source has not admitted being a member of the organization; however, he has indicated he has felt he would be initiated into the organiza- tion if he so desired, * yepisciveneesen Continuing, source is very close - to the leadership of the' organization in the San Jose, California, area and is a confidant of theirs. His close friends and associates © include JOSEPH CERRITO, reported head of the organization in this area, and ANGELO MARINO and EMANUEL FIGLIA, who have been described as "Capo Regiones" (Heads of the Region) in the San Jose area, ' - Source has stated that his information concerning the ig organization was obtained from his association with ANGELO ‘ee A MARINO, ee onlemhG oe 300) (RM) . 8 - San Francisco (1 - 92-593) | | L (1 - 92-41, CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE PROGRAN) uf, |) , (1 - 137-1336, SF-2354-c) REG. 29 GD - Go. OF (1 - 92-131, JOSEPH BONANNO) Le (1 - 92-124, JOSEPH CERRITO) (1 - 92-180, ANGELO MARINO AMA 6 FEB 7 1963 (1 - 92-406, DOMINICK ANZA ; (1 ~ 92-507, ,EMANUEL FIGLIA) DocId: 32294722 Page 2?
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hot®) DATE; 11-14-2017 et Lo ; an * (> : an : . ba SF-92-593 FSP:jab Membership Ceremony - Source stated that when a member is brought into the orpaniza- tion, his index finger is pricked and allowed to bleed freely and that, in turn, is matched with a cut or bleeding wrist of a member in the organization. In this way, they become blood brothers. The member, by using his wrist, is part of the "growing tree." The finger has symbolism, in that, like a scion, it is grafted to the growing tree, It becomes part of it and is one. During this ceremony, a holy card consisting of a small picture of a sairit is burnéd and a pledge of allegiance to the organization is made by the neophyte, putting the organization before him- self, his family and his religion, The neophyte is then kissed on both cheeks by the members. on a Corroboration of Information ; The above information was subsequently corroborated in , interviews with SF-2550-C-TE. SF-2354-C denies he is presently a member of the organiza- tion. His statements of his non-membership. are voluntary, as he apparently prefers not to be identified as a member, However, the information obtained from him, his acquaintance- ship with the above-mentioned people and his knowledge of their activities would indicate that he is, as described by SF-2550-C-TE, a member of captioned organization. | | Docld: 32294722 Page 3