JFK Assassination System Date: 5/19/201 Identification Form eee Agency Information Released under the John AGENCY: FBI . Kennedy RECORD NUMBER:  124-10205-10471 Assassination Records oOllection Act of 1992 RECORD SERIES: HQ . (44 SC 2107 Note). asex#:NW 456399 Date: AGENCY FILENUMBER:  92-6054-740 , Hi-16-2017 eee ‘ ee Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: MCCOY, LEONARD H. TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: 08/21/1964 “PAGES: =. 213 SUBJECTS : LCN, OC, MEMBERS, MAFIA, COMMISSION, MEETINGS, UNDERWORLD ACT, CRIMINAL ACT, ILLEGAL ACT, FINANCES, TESUR, MISUR DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified ; RESTRICTIONS: 4; 10(a)2 . CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 05/23/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : RPT, TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGES 1b-1e, INDEX PAGES 1i-36i; INC ADMIN PAGE PPL ER Py v9.1 1 ; HW 45839 Docld:329290695 Page 1
al NY 92-2300 . ADMINISTRATIVE: | 4 ALL OFFICES MI 623-C-TE has supplied information which alleged that a high-level meeting cf "La Cosa Nostra" members was | scheduled to take place at the farm of SAM "Teets" BATTAGLIA’ located at Pingree Grove, Illinois, on 8/2/64. This meeting was postponed, according to the informant, and rescheduled for sometime in October, 1964. All offices should be alert for any information within their respective territories which would indicate ‘travel plans of knewn members to the Chicago area . during October, 1964. Such information should be given priority attention and immediately disseminated to the Bureau and appropriate offices. ~ new nonce tee te ee pep et noe ~ £ : Ee eS For purpose of brevity in the preparation of the details of this report, infcrmation received from reporting offices has been summarized in many instances. Where - information was attributed to a member of "La Cosa Nostra", or a highly confidential source, that information was given priority of selection. © ee ee eee The name "La Cosa Nostra" is not necessarily binding ae as a requisite to the existence of an organization in a given 7 city having a common origin with the "Mafia". However, in order to qualify an organization as belonging to the same criminal conspiracy as "La Cosa Nostra", certain common requisites have been found to be necessary within. the organization. _ | The requisite of Italian parentage for admission to membership appears without exception. Knowledge of and obedience to the rules of the "commission" are binding on all members. In addition, the requirement that introductions can be performed only by a third party | member is apparently rigidly observed, COVER PAGE “ . “” : ~~ % -C- HW 45339 Docld:32290695 Page 2?
NY 92-2300 INFORMANTS (CONT'D): T-16 T-17 T-18 T-19 T-20 T-21 T-22 T-23 T-24 J rrt!ee 4 WWWW YM MN errs rir CON AU EWN FH OO ON OW! tea SRLYAwY \O | FREER EL ra ro ea a ra ee a ON EWN H ESSE SaSSSSSSRSS SSSR SRR a aa 2 HW 45339 DBoclId:32290695 Page 4 MI MI CG KC NY NY NY '278-C-TE 623-C-TE 370-C-TE 3163-PC 358-C LAN8-c=TE 623-C-TE 2319-C* 2251-C* 672-C-TE 623~-C* 501--c* 614-C-TE 722-PC r 623-C-TE 114-c* 66990-PC 6729-C 623-C-TE 415-C~-TE 4uue-c-TE 2319-c* 41.20-c* 722-PC 114-c* 4iO2-C-TE 623-C-TE PCL JAMES WIEGHART (Milwaukee) 636-PC BU 28 NY PH 59 oat s91-c* LL48-c-TE COVER PAGE -E-
NY 92-2300 LEADS: (cont'd) BUFFALO ~ | At Buffalo, NY ~ 1. Will continue to identify additional members: of the MAGADDINO "family" through member and highly confidential sources, ; 2. Will observe and report additional meetings of a conspiratorial nature between STEVE MAGADDINO and "bosses" in the NYC area, so CHICAGO s . At Chicago, Ill. 1. Will remain alert and report developments in the Chicago area regarding a proposed high-level meeting of "La Cosa Nostra" leaders in October, 1964, at the farm of SAM BATTAGLIA, i | | | | 2. Remain alert: for any possible charges in leadership of the Chicago "family", It is noted that ca 6729-c and NY 3936-C* have both:reported information that SAM "Mooney" GIANCANA may be replaced as head of the organized criminal , element in Chicago, CLEVELAND . At Cleveland, Ohio 1. Will continue efforts to develop highly confidential sources in the Clevelmd Division who are in a COVER PAGE | | 7 aa . | | . | es HW 45339 DBocld:32290695 Page 5
NY 92-2300 LEADS: (cont'd) 2. Will. remain in elose contact witl MI 623-C-TE for additional information regarding a proposed high-level meeting of "La Cosa Nostra" members on the SAM BATTAGLIA farm at Dune, Illinois in October, 1964, 3. Will attempt to develop additional information concerning the movement of members between the Milwaukee, Chicago and Kansas City area, and the amount of control over such members by SAM GIANCANA "boss" of the Chicago organization, NEWARK Ne At Newark, New Jersey 1. Will continue to report coverage by NK 2319-c* and NK 2251-c*, 2. Will remain alert for prosecutable violations of "La Cosa Nostra" members under applicable Federal and State Statutes, 3. Will attempt to identify additional members of the DE CAVALCANTE and GENOVESE "fanilies" in the Newark area, NEW HAVEN At New Haven, Conn. . Will continue efforts to establish nighdy confidential and member souces who can furnish information regarding existence and membership of "La Cosa Nostra" members in the New Heven area, COVER PAGE- -L- HW 45339 DBoclId:32290695 Page 6 BR ee cg e+ enn nee nce te gn =
i a a NwEe i 1 bs — CONEVANR EAS O D4 NY 92-2300 NY T-1 has advised in April and May, 1964, that the following qualifications for membership are necessary be- fore a candidate is acceptable in the Milwaukee “outfit." Qualifications for Membership A prospective member must be of Italian blood. . Originally, he must have been a SiSilian, but this limitation is no longer in effect. % ‘It is not necessary for the prospective member to commit murder on behalf of the organization. At times this was a qualification. Some recently 'made" members may have qualified by the murder of ANTHONY J, BIERNAT in January, 1963, according to the informant. o The candidate is proposed for membership by another member who likes him, may have worked with him in criminal activities, and knows his potential. In the past, each member of the family was asked personally if he had any objection to the candidate, and a "blackbali" would eliminate him from consideration, All members are not consulted today; the decision to admit a member is made by a few leaders. m The candidate must never have cooperated with law enforcement officers. In the past the candidate was inducted in an initiation ceremon, during a' tourna) or general membership meeting, at which attendance by all members was compulsory. This tradition is not followed today. Two initiation ceremonies were held in the past which followed neither the old tradition of polling membership for possible objection or the tradition of conducting the y initiation at a general meeting of the membership. In February or March, 1963, at the home of JOSEPH BALISTRIERI, father of the boss, FRANK BALISTRIERI, an initiation was conducted of STEVE DE SALVO and PETER BALISTRIERI in the 5 presence of only a few members, A mgnth later, in the basement 8 - ot . te . ~ o~ af . “ HW 45339 DBoclId:32290695 Page 7
\ t 1 v i waned NY 92-2300 of Alioto's Restaurant on Highway 100, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which is owned by former boss JOHN ALIOTO, a larger meeting was held at which the following were inducted: DOMINIC PRINCIPE, ALBERT ALBANA, HARRY DE ANGELO, and BENNY DE SALVO. (Note: STEVE DE SALVO, DOMINIC PRINCIPE, and ALBERT ALBANA were considered very likely suspects in the ANTHONY BIERNAT eee? ene STEVE DE SALVO had contacted BIERNAT before the murder. mops a ’ f ‘Initiatibn Rites The fingers of the candidate and his sponsor are pricked and blood mixed as a sign of brotherhood, hands of all are joined in a circle, a saint's picture is burned, and an oath taken in Italian that the member wili obey the orders of his leaders and will place the welfare of the organization above anything else, including family or religion, hs. T+. said he was not familiar with any system of choosing a sponsor at an initiation through the procedure -of having persons in a circle extend fingers in airy number ' from one to five, taking a count, and then using this number in counting around the circle to pick the sponsor. He said this system has been used on occasion to select a man to take part in a"“hit." Obligations of Membership - 4. . | Orders. of the boss must be followed under the penalty of death for failure to obey. ot Members: thust’ not traffic in narcotics under penalty of death, Members must obtain the consent of their leaders before they engage in any activity which might affect another a member, Thus, he must consult with his leader before “, engaging in any criminal activity or »efore engaging in any business, Since these might conceivably affect another : member, -19 - 2 CON ripen HW 45339 DBoclId:32290695 Page 6
e CONFIDEMTIAL C NY 92-2300 For several years informants have furnished information that SALAMONE is closely associated with members of the. Magaddino "family." Until — recently he and members of the Magaddino "family" had a joint business venture involving a laundry and linen Supply service in Erie, Pennsylvania. JOSEPH J. DI CARLO, . 6 Richards Drive, Liberty_Tomshin,. . youngstown, Ohio DI CARLO was the former head of the old DI CARLO Gang which operated in Buffalo, New York, and , Youngstown, Ohio. DI CARLO was last known to fy maintain a room at the Taft Hotel in New York t City, New York, for the period December 29, 1963, ‘ to June 3; 1964. A source in Buffalo, New York, ‘ advised he observed DI CARLO in the lobby of . the Lucayan Hotel, Grand Bahama Island, British L West Indies,.in early [9647 Ce i \. During the past six months information has been received from law enforcement agencies in Canada, informants, and through interviews that STEVE MAGADDINO continues to exercise a great deal of influence and control over individuals associated with the Magaddino"family" and living in the Province of Ontario, Canada. There are set forth below the names of those individuals who have either been named as members of the Magaddino"family" - or because of their being closely associated with such members, nu they have been suspectdd as being members, of the 'Mafia" in Canada by the Canadian authorities: % u) ’ DANIEL G.AGASBARRINT; Business Address Gasbarrini General Contractors, (U) “749 King Road, <~Burlington, Ontario, Canada enccans aap enn eam ET” . . “GASBARRINI served five years and four months for violation of the Narcotics Act of Canada, having ‘been released on January 15, 1955. Sources of information in Canada have advised that | GASBARRINI is suspected of being a principal figure in the narcotics smuggling activities in Canada. _ wal -~ 95 - CONFIDENTIAG. - HW 45339 DoclId: 322790695 Page 9 be ee eee eee
CONFIDEN/AL ! NY 92-2300 CHARLES J-7CIPoLza, / Guelph,.Ontario “Canada ; AAT CIPOLLA has been associated in gambling activities and narcotics smuggling activities between Caneda and the United States. CIPOLLA, known under FBI Number 1555922, was arrested July 31, 1963, by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police on narcotics charges. Information was furnished by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police that CIPOLLA had a tie ‘ with the underworld in the United States. They identified an associate known as MICHAEL TASCARELLA, also known as "Mike Torch," of Buffalo, New York, who was arrested by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police on June 5, 1962, hear Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, with one JOSEPH ANGELLO of Buffalo. They were both charged with violation of the Canadian. Narcotics Act. Ku) . | HARRY BORDON ARO, _an Attorney in Ontaris, Canada Da ne em Or tes eactng map —sooett 4 BORDONARO has represented Canadian hoodlums engaged in narcotics traffic in the past and was observed by Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Buffalo, New York, allegedly to pick up and return ALBERT AGUECI to Canada. LOUIS XINNAZELLA, Niagara Falls, Ontario,, Canada INNAZELLA and his brothers operate the Hill Top Motel in Ontario, Canada. DOMINICK D' AGOSTINO testified in United States District Court shortly after the Apalachin meeting that his last place of employment was the Hill Top Motel in Canada. INNAZELLA was recently contacted by telerhone .by someone calling from the telephone of SALVATORE PIERT, He has also been cited as being a "Magaddino Man" in the operations of a gambling establishment near Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada. - 96 - cone Nuria HW 45339 DoclId: 322790695 Page 10
\ . \ eee Ct CONFIDEATIAL C) NY 92-2300 Federal Grand Jury Action In connection with the criminal activities of certain "La Cosa Nostra" New York City area, members of the were subpoenaed to appear served on ee ON _-] by Federal Bureay of Investigation agents, ordering these persons to appear to testify befre the Federal. Grand Jury, Southern District of New York, to answer questions. regarding violations of- Title 18, Section 371,’ United States Code, the general conspiracy statute. More specifically, the stated purpose of the questi sked of these individuals pertained to the }wWhich it is known.that these persons ave been and are engaged in. ‘ Ms All individuals subpoenaed appeared before the and ‘e} a NBPAEe areaat Tpiw —te) QR ans, and all ed, namely were afforded . he opportunity of tés ying e Grand Jury under immunity, however, both again refused to answer the questions asked of them. . On July 9, 1964, ANTHONY CASTALDI was sentenced to two years in prison for contempt of court in that he refused to testify before the Federal Grand Jury, urder immunity. On August 10, 1964, SALVATORE SHILLITANI, was also sentenced to two years in prison for contempt of court for refusing to answer sixty questions before a Federal Grand Jury. - 126 - MS noe at . Po . HW 45339 DoclId: 322790695 Page il