Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 usc 2107 Hoter. DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: 5/20/201 Identification Form a nS LUttEIEIEIEEEEEUEEIEESEIEISISnE ESE “Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: = 124-10226-10179 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER: 92-6054-2367 nn eee UyU EEE DIESE SISSIES Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: LEG, RO TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: 07/03/1968 \ *‘ PAGES: 3 SUBJECTS : LCN, MARTINEZ, VINCENZO, ASSOC, TRIAL, PALERMO, % SICILY, AGGRAVATED CRIMINAL CONSPR, INSUFFICIENT EVID, APPEALED, COURT DECISION DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : — Unclassified rn RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: — 10/15/1996 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : INC LHM a v9.1 1 Docld:32299899 Page 1
11-14-2017 .- _. FD-36 (Rev, 5-%2-64) oo — _— J ased unde#"*the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Cortet ion Act of 1992 (442 USC 7i0T Hotes -~ C DBIE : aoe . e- ~ “as . “* om oa of 4 | { | | w FBI | Lane, Date: JULY 3, 1968 } . | jh smit the following in : | wf) + Ton 4 (Type in plaintext or code) AIRTEL REGISTERED | ee —_ ee (Priority) TO: Director, FBI. (92-6054) FRoM: ({ Legat, Rome (92-80) (P) SUBJECT: LA COSA NOSTRA AR — CONSPIRACY ; Re Rome airtel 6/14/68, and Rome cable to the fe Bureau 6/26/68. Information in the enclosed memorandum was, received from Dr. BORIS GIULIANO, Flying Squad, PoVic Headquarters, Palermo, Sicily, on 6/26/68, and frém*” the Consular Section, U. S. Embassy, on 7/2/68. ee OD —y / Enc . 6 - Bureau (1 - Liaison) (1 - Bufile 92-9093 VINCENZO MARTINEZ) ee a | (1 - New York 100-16851 VINCENZO MARTINEZ)“ ! 2 - Rome (1 - 92-127 VINCENZO. MARTINEZ) TJB:MEG . _ ” X10 REC- 51 Go- 6 a5 A 3 / ue | (Wi t , -JUL 8 1968 arf y ee j ~ f MP Be . ©. G+ Bishoe 5 Kriss: 12 1968 Sent Ms ~Per . OB Srecial Agent in Charge re Docld: 32299899 Page 2?
Relea ander the wont F. “Kenedy Assassinatroi DATE: 14-14-2017 ; oo La he ~~” . ay ar. - oF ? UNITE, STATES DEPARTMENT OF Jv_/ICE i FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535 In Reply, Please Refer to File No. | July 3, 1968 care VINCENZO MARTINEZ . The following information was: ‘made available :by Police Headquarters, Italian National Police, Palermo, Sicily, on June 26., 1968, and by the Consular Section, U..8. Embassy, Rome, Italy, on July 2, 1968: The trial of VINCENZG}aRT INEZ and sixteen other persons charged .in Ital with. aggravatéd criminal.conspiracy resumed on June.14, 1968. After several hearings extending through June 22, 1968, which were devoted. to the arguments of the defendants* attorneys, the court recessed until June 25, 1968. On June 25, 1968, the court ruled that there was in- bo sufficient evidence to sustain the charge of aggravated criminal conspiracy against the defendants and ordered their release. Two of the Italian nationals face charges elsewhere and were sentenced .to a period of obligatory sojourn. Under Italian law. (Article 479 of the Italian Code of Penal Procedure) the term "insufficienza di prove" (insufficiency of evidence) is a qualified acquittal because it is ordered when the evidence is inadequate to warrant a verdict of guilty; however, the inference remains that. the trial.established elements of ‘guilt which were offset by elements of innocence. Under Article 479 three other acquittal verdicts were possible; (1) "Per non aver commesso il.fatto," meaning there was no evidence incriminating the defendants or the evidence clearly established innocence. (2) "II fatto non costituisce reato," meaning the act committed ‘does not constitute a crime. (3) "Il fatto: non sussiste," meaning there is no evidence that a crime has been -committed. The Public Prosecutor has appealed the court's decision; however, as of July 2, 1968, no ruling had been made on the appeal. - The interrogatories éxecuted by GERALD SHUR of the U.S. _ Department .of Justice were not introduced into evidence at the trial. PROPERTY OF THE FBI This repert is- loaned to you by ihe FEI, and neither it nar its contents are t% COPIES DESTROYED “be distributed outside the 9 Q L DSL ; yj 3 PA, ‘ hich loaned. : IA ; 326 8 4 JUN ; wre agency to which loane AS | VA w a8 2) Fr -1* e Qo ne _ : oo ss Docld: 32299899 Page 3