| AGENCY: FBI i RECORD NUMBER: _124-10207-10318 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER: 166-4355-158 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: SAC, SF TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: _ DATE: 05/28/1976 PAGES: 3 SUBJECTS : [Restricted] DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT: CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: Redact DATEOF LASTREVIEW: 06/23/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : - JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information wl45840 DocId:32291542 Page i 21 Date: 5/20/201
[ . | a SS 7 its bas s roni\ ‘DepeADiAdm at * | 4 x o - ok ty ee FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESHGAIION =, \r 4 Dop-A-D-Inv.—— -~ - ; ar Asst. :Dir.: . ile COMMUNICATIONS SECTION , po] Adm. Serv. ae ; ' Pxt- Affairs cr ~ MAY. 2 : ~ SF NR 141 - 0 a R@26 SF COD — Laboratory - / § l.csal Coun. . 8325 Pu NIPEL MAY 28, 1976, MuE Pian. & Eval. ” TOs DIRECTOR, FBI BOSTON (92-1152) FROM: SAN FRANCISCO (92°35 1) ¢P) NY ap RaY MOND 1. s. GRERIARCAS ET Als ITAR - pos OO RY RE BUREAU TELETYPE TO SAN FRAN MAY 26, 19-76. OnkGo ON‘MAY 27, AND MAY.28, 1976, SAS JOHN CONNOLLY, DENNIS Me bo CONDON, BOSTON OFFICE, AND SAS LEROY ™ TEITSWORTH AND CHARLES HO Ne HINER, SAN FRANCISCO, CONDUCTED EXTENSIVE INTERVIEWS WITH . ; [__s~stststssSd FORMER SF 2661-C-TD. | be OTHER 2,4 ON MAY 27, 1976, [____] WAS APPRISED BY. BOSTON OTHER 2,4 AGENTS OF INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION RECEIVED AT BOSTON THAT HE WaS GOING TO BE ELIMINATED BECAUSE OF HIS INVOLVEMENT | IN THE MURDER OF JOSEPH BARBOZA BARON aT a U3 B55 _ = /$b ON FEBRUARY 11, 1976, AND BECAUSE FXel@RaaniZaPION GeoPLe FELT THAT HE WOULD "OPEN UP”. a INITIALLY DENIED "7" ANY INVOLVEMENT OR KNOWLEDGE CONCERNING THE murpER 7 “UN 8 1975 ON MAY 28, 1976,(_______] ADMITTED THAT DURING ~~ ~~ OTHER 2,4 NOVEMBER, 1975, HE FURNISHED TO LCN FIGURE JOSEPH RUSSO OF BOSTON, INFORMATION AS, TO 10, __] sores AT SAN yg cr |. .‘. “ ° “ — 55 JUN 976 ae TERS 4 ‘ . NW 45840 DociId:32291542 Page 2
; fa j= nad — a a - PAGE TWO SF 92-351. FRANCISCO AND THAT BARON WAS VISITING WITH HIM ON A DAILY BASIS. HE ADMITTED SUBSEQUENT THERETO HE WaS IN TELEPHONIC CONTACT WITH RUSSO ON OTHER MATTERS, INCLUDING CONTACTS A DAY OR TWO PRIOR. TO THE MURDER ON PRACTICALLY EACH GONTACT RUSSO INQUIRED AS TO WHETHER OR NOT BARON WAS. STILL ‘IN THE AREA AND MAINTAINING CONTACT WITH | HE STATED THAT HE ALWAYS ADVISED RUSSO THAT HE WAS. [___JemPxaTiCALLY DENIED ANY INVOLVEMENT IN THE MURDER OF BARON OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT HE FURNISHED RUSSO THE WHEREABOUTS OF BARON. HE ADMITTED THAT “BY FURNISH ) INFORMATION TO RUSSO HE HAD “GIVEN BARON UP". Po brates THAT. HE BELIEVES RUSSO WAS RESPONSIBLE : FOR BARON'S MURDER, HOWEVER DENIED KNOWING WHO HANDLED THE HIT. HE DENIED RECEIVING ANY MONEY, CONSIDERATION, OR FAVORS | FOLLOWING TERMINATION OF INTERVIEW ON MAY 28, 1976, [J apmittep TO SA HINER THAT HE WAS IMPRESSED WITH THE FACT THAT THE BUREAU IMMEDIATELY INFORMED Him OTHER 2,4 | | t | NW 45840 DocId:32291542 Page 3
os. ra o-** = es ~ - PAGE THREE SF 92-35] REGARDING A HIT CONTRACT OUT ON ‘HIM, AND THAT THE PERSONAL PRESENTATION BY BOSTON AGENTS CONVINCED HIM HE SHOULD ADMIT HIS INVOLVEMENT AS STATED. FOR INFORMATION SAC BOSTON THE PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT, EXPERTISE, AND OVERALL KNOWLEDGE OF ORGANIZED CRIME MATTERS BY SAS CONDON AND CONNOLLY WAS OBVIOUSLY OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE IN conviINcING[ —__| TO DISCLOSE HIS ROLE IN THIS MATTER Le, INFORMATION FURNISHED BY[___]| WILL BE DISCUSSED OTHER 2,4 WITH. SAN FRANCISCO AND BOSTON STRIKE FORCE ATTORNEYS AND EVALUATED IN VIEWiOF POSSIBLE PRESENTATION TO FEDERAL | GRAND JURY aT SAN-FRANGISCO AND/OR BOSTON. | ‘BOSTON AGENTS. WILL DEPART SAN FRANCISCO MAY 29, 1976. | BUREAU. WILL BE KEPT ADVISED. END. NW 45840 DocId:32291542 Page 4