AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-10184-10059 RECORD SERIES: NY AGENCY FILE NUMBER:  89-75-1ST NR 854 DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: SAC. WMFO TO: DIRECTOR. FBI TITLE: DATE: 01/21/1992 PAGES: 5 SUBJECT: SEE FBI 62-109060-8288 DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT ORIGINAL Secret NEW | CLASSIFICATION: CLASSIFICATION: REVIEW_DATE: 09/24/1997 UPDATE DATE: - 02/12/2001 | STATUS _ Redact | ~ RESTRICTIONS: JFK Act 6 (1)(B) COMMENTS: INC INSERT, A/T Docld: 327176064 Page 1
DATE: 11-14-2017 ae ” a 1 FD-36 (Rev. 8-29-85) © Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). FBI TRANSMIT VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLASSIFICATION: — L] Teletype [] Immediate CL] TOP SECRET [] Facsimile CL) Priority . CJ SECRET KX] AIRTEL [-] Routine (] CONFIDENTIAL BA Papa LJ UNCLASEFTO SECREW 0 uNcLaAs Date 1/21/92 TO : DIRECTOR, FBI (ATTN: VIOLENT CRIMES SECTION, CID) t FROM : SAC, Washington Field Office (DL 89A-43) (RUC) SUBJECT : ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY, DALLAS, 11/22/63 KFO (00: DALLAS) TEXAS, Re WMFO telcalls to Violent Crimes Unit} FBIHQ, 1/17/92 and FBI, Dallas, 1/21/92. Enclosed for FBIHQ, Dallas and New York are two copies each of a self-explanatory insert documenting information from a high level New York source concerning captioned matter. For information of FBIHQ and Dallas, New York FCI source KHoviding the attached information is a former WMFO[ Top Echelorf¥ource. This source has provided reliable and very sensitive high level information [i matter yor many years. in both criminal and FCI For clarification, attached information is being © provided by WMFO as WMFO SA WILLIAM M. MACKEY [is the original source case agent who now is a designated an alternate source Ad contact agent S)SA MACKEY is responsible for disseminating any criminal information developed by source regarding criminal activities outside the New York Metropolitan area. § 7- —? a IeraReHED “tas | Snes AP re ie eh “ti Dsl Cavanaugh, Squad I- Cdenwes ED 2; Bureau (Enc. 2) a=-Dallas (Enc. 2) ew York (Attn: sed -WMFO (Enc. 2 ps 3/47 pe T ASGIF VG vl 4 ye y, ee CAj_| Approved: Transmitted Per (Number) (Time) Docld: 327176064 Page 2?
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 Use 3107 Hotes. DATE: 11-14-2017 * we = con wr ™ . N . pom DL’ 89A-43 SECREY PAGE TWO =F tee DEN Ke be New York is being provided information copies for inclusion in source file only. The attached is provided for whatever action deemed 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 : oe [7256-0a. le) ) WARNING: INFORMATION FROM NY Gesc-omf!s HIGHLY SINGULAR IN NATURE AND DISCLOSURES COULD REVEAL SOURCE’S IDENTITY. SOURCE IS A HIGH LEVEL INFORMANT ((cRITICAL TO MAJOR FCI AND CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS]© WHOSE IDENTITY, IF REVEALED, WILL POSITIVELY LEAD TO PHYSICAL DANGER TO SOURCE AND SOURCE’S FAMILY CH) WARNING: DISSEMINATION OF THIS INFORMATION To[UNITED STATES cst DEPARTMENT OF STATEAVIA CHANNELS THAT WOULD, BRING INFORMATION TO THE ATTENTION OFLINR EMPLO JESSE CLEAR}MAY CREATE SECURITY PROBLEMS FOR SOURCE & ) 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) sn Docld: 327176064 Page 3
DATE: 11-14-2017 » NX 2 ? f > ™ . & ° : we” (0 . C) ud 6 al ¢ DL 89A-43 hegfollowing information was telephonically provided byfiy [7 7856- “On o Special Agent WILLIAM M. MACKEY, Federal Bureau of estigaftion (FBI), Washington Metropolitan Field Office,bon 1/16-17/92: 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". | Source advised source's relationship with HOFFA began in the late 1950s while HOFFA was a Vice President of the TEAMSTERS. Source's relationship with HOFFA lasted until HOFFA's disappearance. Source described the relationship between source and HOFFA as "close"(noting 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 decl inea] (s) 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 RAGANQ lthough 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 wag not aware if RAGANO'S status with HOFFA changed in later years. (3) 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. Sgurge did not consider RAGANO an attorney "close" to HOFFA. O€1 Uy) Source advised HOFFA was very close to LCN boss SANTOS 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. > (om 23147  ondhelt \ HED BY GS WOK Sid wick REASON: 1.5 BOD) — 7 of ; : y CLASSIFY ON: XK GC; “ _ ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED ; E , SHOWN DoclId: 37176064 Page 4 Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USct PINT Hotey.
[ Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote}. DATE: 11-14-2017 » = ‘ > C) SF ope Mie a e MRCRETR 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. Based upon source's relationships with past LCN 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: 3) WARNING: INFORMATION FROM NY Goss-off¥ HIGHLY SINGULAR IN NATURE AND DISCLOSURES COULD REVEAL SOURCE'S IDENTITY. SOURCE IS A HIGH LEVEL INFORMANT ({CRITICAL TO MAJOR FCI AND CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION§}$) WHOSE IDENTITY, IF REVEALED, WILL POSITIVELY LEAD TO PHYSICAL DANGER TO SOURCE AND SOURCE'S FAMILY Seg) WARNING: DISSEMINATION OF THIS INFORMATION TO(UNITED states } DEPARTMENT OF STATE\VIA CHANNELS THAT WOULD BRING INFORMATION TO THE ATTENTION OF[INR EMPLOYEE JESSE CLEAR\MAY CREATE SECURITY PROBLEMS FOR SOURCE. S$ 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: 327176064 Page 5