JFK Assassination System Identification Form Date: 5/14/201 “Agency Information FBI AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER:  124-10216-10237 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER: 92-6054-129 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: NOLAN, WILLIAM JOHN TO: DIRECTOR, FBI ; TITLE: _ DATE: 12/21/1962 ‘PAGES: 22. | SUBJECTS : - ° LCN, ASSOC, EXTORTION, RACK ACT, CONSPR, BOOKMAKING DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 05/21/1998 ~ OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : eee rr v9.1 Docld: 32295961 Page 1
LA 92-1112 | a of ADMINISTRATIVE : The Los- Angeles Division in its efforts to penetrate into the Italian underworld has, since the submission of the. last report, developed a live source, LA 4412-C-TE, who has now . [ maneuvered himself into a position where he 18 in daily contact “4 With SALVATORE LOUIS PISCOPO. As aresult of this activity, the Le Los Angeles Division has now been able to ascertain that -PISCOPO, ~ who is'intimately associated with NICK GUST SIMPONIS, a Greek ae gambler in .the Los Angeles area, evidently is a member, of a a New York. family though he himself has been’ in the Los Angeles area for a period of some~-20 years having been broug i/here by JOHNNY. ; ROSSELLI to participate with ROSSELLI and WILLIEABIOFF in the @ # 6 fe old theatrical union wherein ROSSELLI and BIOFF* yy re convicted res for shaking doen the movie industry. Le. Mn, ke XAi ees On 11/30/62, PISCOPO departed he eA 6lés area supposedly at the request of his boss in New York and this infor- -mant mentioned above was able to determine from PISCOPO that in ‘his New York trip the family which PISCOPO was a member of had a new boss who waS young and who had succeeded an\¢ld and sick man, — The association of PISCOPO with MICHAEL ANTHO IZZI-in the & et | Los Angeles area and RIZZI's contacts with the GASLOS at Ney te York and PISCOPO's statements of recent times that has received . orders not to have anything further to do with RIZZI would tend to indicate. that PISCOPO probably is a member of /the PROFACI group and he is possibly referring to oe when he speaks of a new boss. The Los’ Angeles. Division is presently effecting a~ confidential source in connection with PISCOPO in its efforts to further penetrate into the Italian underworld and the set up of- the various families. There is no information available. at this time that would tend:to show any one individual as the head of a family in this area such as has been reported by the New York Division in connection with their recent interviews of persons acinowledgeable ~ of taese matters. The person best suited for this role Ssems' -B- ’ , COVER PAGE Docld: 32295961 Page 3 ‘
LA 92+1112 to. be. that previously reported NICOLO COnTA upon whom an inten- } | sified investigation is ‘underway. | er persons who are possibly 4// involved in such operations are JO SELLI also the Subject 24 of an intensified investigation. Shu Va ase . fi He CBSE C4 i ” — ; No charts. are. being prepared as thére is not. sufficient |: Tnformation available. to accurately portray a family. set up in i the Los Angeles area; however, as soon as information is developed a chart setting forth the entire family structure will be prepared, INFORMANTS : | LA T=] SF 2430-¢ LA T-2 LA 4119-¢ LA T=3 : ! LA 4204-C . LA T-4 a LA 4330-PC - | LA T- LA 4412-C-TE LA T-6 PATTY NORTON, PCL LA: T=7 ‘LIZ ‘RENAY (per request) LA T-8 SF 2354-C LA T-9. NY 3104-c LA T-10 WILLIAM BERKLEY, PCI , * ..  GOVER -PAGE Docld: 32295961 Page 4
LA 92-1112 | LA T-11 LA 4155-c LA T-12 ONY 3454-C-TE LA T-130 LA 4421 -Pc LEADS : ‘LOS ANGEEBS : _ AT LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. Will continue efforts to develop additional sources that will be able to furnish the ( set up of the family operation in the Los Angeles Division. “All agent personnel ‘engaged in the Criminal Intell-~ igence Program | have been alerted to this-problem and are con- stantly on the lookout for information and sources in this connection. -D* . COVER PAGE Docld: 32295961 Page 5