Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 19927 (44 USC 2107 Hote}. DATE; 11-14-7017 fe Nee P o CU Nw ft wr — o : - {5 PSEA, o™ NU SR e DE 89A-43 PAGE TWO New York is being provided information copies for inclusion in source file only. . yee Wa Dc ATTAL Ce Usk The attached is provided for?*Wh mer action*déénied appropriate. Leads are being left to the discretion of Dallas. Since no leads are outstanding, WMFO is placing this matter in RUC status. ADMINISTRATIVE: Source providing the attached information is Ary [Zs56-oaJ]p) (S) ; | ] i Docld: 32163655 WARNING: INFORMATION FRO viny psy Gass- -OA _ HIGHLY SINGULAR IN NATURE AND DISCLOSURES COULD REVEAL “SOURCE’S IDENTITY. SOURCE IS A HIGH LEVEL INFORMANT [((CRITICAL TO MAJOR FCI AND CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS SWHOSE: IDENTITY, IF REVEALED, WILL POSITIVELY LEAD TO PHYS L DANGER TO SOURCE AND SOURCE’S FAMILY TR ¥) WARNING: DISSEMINATION OF THIS INFORMATION TOCUNITED STATES CS.) DEPARTMENT OF STATE\YIA CHANNELS THAT WOUL RING INFORMATION TO THE ATTENTION OFLINR EMPLOYEE JESSE CLEAR| MAY CREATE SECURITY PROBLEMS FOR ee BOR) 3) NY DISSEMINATION WARNING: STATEMENT TO BE ADDED T : INFORMATION ON THIS DOCUMENT SHOULD NOT BE PROVIDED TO ANY OTHER AGENCY WITHOUT PRIOR BUREAU APPROVAL. WARNING: STATEMENT TO BE ADDED TO ANY DISSEMINATION: INFORMATION ON THIS DOCUMENT SHOULD NOT BE PROVIDED TO THE UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY (USIA). Ou Page 3
NPORMATILON CONTALNEL ALD | Released under the Jo hn F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hotey. DATE: 11-14-2017 o™ 7 DL 89A-43 AMEE sae s) The following information was telephonically provided by#NY 7856-0f§to Special Agent WILLIAM M. MACKEY, Federal B of InvésStigatio ureau n (FBI), Washington Metropolitan Field office fon 1/16-17/92: CoE ScUREI Source learned Tampa, Florida, attorney FRANK RAGANO (phonetic) would be appearing on the ABC News show "PRIME TIME LIVE" on 1/16/92 claiming to have information that former TEAMSTERS President JIMMY HOFFA instructed La Cosa Nostra (LCN) bosses to kill President JOHN F. KENNEDY in 1963. Based upon source's past relationship with both HOFFA and RAGANO, source categorized RAGANO's claims as "lies". Cpe) U Source advised source's relationship with HOFFA began in the’ late 1950s while HOFFA was a Vice President of the TFAMSTERS. Source's relationship with HOFFA lasted until HOFFA's disappearance. Source described the relationship between source and HOFFA as "close" fhoting that source was one of HOFFA's few associates who could meet with or call HOFFA at any time without an appointment. Source stated HOFFA offered source a position as one of HOFFA'S trusted assistants which source respectfully declined] 5) In regard to RAGANO, [Source recalled attending only three or four meetings with HOFFA and others in the early 1960s which were also attended by RAGANO/Malthough source has not had contact with RAGANO for many years, source recalled RAGANO (like most people attempting to contact HOFFA) was required to make an appointment to see HOFFA in the early 1960s. Source was not aware if RAGANO'S status with HOFFA changed in later years. (2% Source identified attorneys close to HOFFA as EDDIE SHAFITZ (phonetic), a partner of the late EDWARD BENNETT WILLIAMS in Washington, D.C. and an attorney (name not recalled) who was a close associate of the BUFFALINO LCN family. Source did not consider RAGANO an attorney "close" to HOFFA Ww ) Source advised HOFFA was very close TRAFFICANTE and other LCN members. Source said HOFFA was capable of ordering a contract "hit". Source advised HOFFA was always "doing favors" for high level LCN members and, if HOFFA requested a contract "hit", the "hit" probably would have been done by the LCN for free. ole . 5170 428, Msi WeG-EF USE oy Slabs Tre “45 (Bob) S o.- LCN boss SANTOS ASSIFIED WN LP EMRE. Y EXCEPT WHERE SHO HEREIN IS UNC OTHERWISE
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 19927 (44 USC 2107 Hote). 11-14-2017 DATE : 2 6 yt 8 ro oe, —_ NY \7 > Source* ‘identified JOSEPH CONNO (phonetic) as a current TEAMSTERS official in New York City. Source described CONNO as one of HOFFA's close assistants in the 1960s who may have knowledge of HOFFA's activities prior to the assassination of PRESIDENT KENNEDY. COCR ey BUEN rea | i foe be. ps Tif Wu Based upon source'-s! shih olen ips with pas ICN bosses, source commented that if RAGANO's claims about an LCN contract against PRESIDENT KENNEDY were true, RAGANO would have been killed by the LCN years ago. Based on RAGANO's claims that HOFFA, through RAGANO, requested TRAFFICANTE to arrange for the murder of PRESIDENT KENNEDY, RAGANO should have been killed shortly after PRESIDENT KENNEDY'S assassination. This would have been done to prevent RAGANO from identifying either HOFFA or TRAFFICANTE as orchestrating the "hit". ADMINISTRATIVE: G) WARNING: INFORMATION FRoM)GTY fiss6-on S HIGHLY SINGULAR IN NATUR 2) AND DISCLOSURES ULD REVEAL SOURCE"S IDENTITY. SOURCE IS A HIGH LEVEL INFORMANT (CRITICAL TO MAJOR FCI AND CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS J$)WHOSE IDENTITY, IF REVEALED, WILL POSITIVELY LEAD TO PHYSICAL DANGER TO SOURCE AND SOURCE'S FAMILY .(B) WARNING: DISSEMINATION OF THIS INFORMATION TO{UNITED stTaTEesCS) DEPARTMENT OF STATE\VIA CHANNELS THAT WOULD BRING INFORMATION TO THE ATTENTION OF (INR EMPLOYEE JESSE CLEAR|MAY CREATE SECURITY PROBLEMS FOR SOURCE. (Xj) S) WARNING: STATEMENT TO BE ADDED TO ANY DISSEMINATION: INFORMATION ON THIS DOCUMENT SHOULD NOT BE PROVIDED TO ANY OTHER AGENCY WITHOUT PRIOR BUREAU APPROVAL. WARNING: STATEMENT TO BE ADDED TO ANY DISSEMINATION: INFORMATION ON THIS DOCUMENT SHOULD NOT BE PROVIDED TO THE UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY (USIA). (Au Docld:32163655 Page 5