JFK Assassination System Date: 5/7/2015 Identification Form N Agency Information Peleased under the John AGENCY: - FBI of. Kennedy necord RECORD NUMBER: 124-10202-10444 ssassinatioan Records . : ollection Act of 1992 : . (44 USC 2107 Note). RECORD SERIES: — HQ ase#:NW 45792 Date: AGENCY FILENUMBER: —92-3171-2640 ie ate Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: THURMAN, WILLIAM W. JR. TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: 11/05/1975 ‘PAGES: 80 SUBIECTS : SGI, ACT, MURDER, ASSOC, INTV, VARIOUS INDIVIDUALS DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : — Unclassified . RESTRICTIONS: 4; 10(a)2 CURRENT STATUS: Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 04/20/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : ‘ OO v9.1 HW 457992 DocId: 32290166 2 252 Page 1
CG 92-349" ADMINISTRATIVE : _ Investigative perio 4 d overlaps that of referenced report to include informant information not available at time of last report. As Bureau is aware, a, a - Chicago is in possession of _ | material seized by Federal Grand Jury subpoena| [J pursuant to search warrant issue by Circuit. Court Judge JOHN HECHINGER. Chicago is in the process of ~ English those reviewing this material and translati ng S panish to’ from Other documentation in possession of Chica INFORMANTS : On: 6/2/75, CG 9561-PC advised SA FRANK J. FORD that "Potsy'" PEARL is operating his bookmaking operation on his own on the north side of Chicago. Source stated there is an excellent chance that in the very near future his extire operation will be placed under LENNIE PATRICK. From what he can gather, source stated SAM income from PEARL's operation. U Source stated that GIANCANA is very much on his own and prefers it that way. Source advised that like a number of old time Mafia leaders, GIANCANA bas accumulated great wealth GIANCANA no longer gets any and is not interested in acquiring a source of income from Chicago area Mafia operations. Source stated there has been “ho conversation concerning GIANCANA and apparently GIANCANA is not presenting. any problem HW 45792 DBocld:32290166 Page ? to the present Mafia bosses. - B- COVER PAGE
CG 92-349 a SO ¢ On 71/8/75, CG 9561-CTE advised that nothing had changed since GIANCANA~had been killed. The word is still out that “He had it coming" and ACCARDO, AIUPPA and the rest of the people are satisfied the job was “well done". lJ. Source indicated it was his guess that | someone very close to SAM was contacted and ordered to do the job. When orders come from the top, you cannot get off. This _ guy could well have been ENGLISH or DOMINIC BLASI. Source indicated that both had the complete’ confidence of GIANCANA’ and would have no trouble getting into GIANCANA's house. ¢) cy \ On 7/9/75, CG 6670-CTE advised SA. FRANK J. FORD there is no question GIANCANA was "knocked off" with the approval of the top Mafia members. During the past week, informant stated he has been at several hoddlum hangouts, including the Hollywood Lounge in Cicero, Illinois. ‘No ° one-discusses GIANCANA and there is no talk about "revenge" } - as there would be if the murder was not authorized. U On 7/15/75, CG 9561- CTE advised that GIANCANA' s death still is not discussed by any mob members. It is now well known that "SAM got someone high up pretty mad". Source indicated that GIANCANA. brought it on himself by whatever he said or did since returning from Mexico. - Source indicated that two LCN members were very -Cclose to GIANCANA. He stated that one or the other’ _ probably got a phone”call from one of the committee. Who- ever received the call would have no choice. Source indicated that GIANCANA was definitely with "friends" when he was killed. It was source's opinion that either CHARLES ENGLISH or DOMINIC BLASI would be good suspects in this murder . U / COVER PAGE HW 45792 DoclId: 322790166 Page 3 } i
CG 92-349 Source _ Date Contacted CG T-1 & CG T-2. is CG 6481-PC 4/15/75, 5/14/75 6/10/75, 8/20/75: CG T-3 is a know- 6/20/75 ledgeable source HW 45792 - D*- COVER PAGE . Contacting Agent WILLIAM F., ROEMER, JR. U - JAMES T. yorK () DoclId: 322790166 Page 4
MEX 92-13 | - RSC:sls 1 , JORGE CASTILLO ZEPEDA ~ 7 er Various sources have indicated that CASTILLO i a Mexico City attorney with offices at Plaza de la Republica 32 - First Floor, telephones 566-8245 and 966-5900. He resides with his wife, MARIA ‘LUISA CARRANZA IRIZA DE CASTILLO, at Lava 135 in the Pedrega section of Mexico City, unlisted telephone 568-1570. 34 - ee In September of 1966 Mexican Immigration requested background from the American Embassy concerning SAMUEL M. | GIANCANA who reportedly was in Mexico as a tourist and - making application to change his status to that of "rentista" (self-support ing-imimigrant) . This petition was denied apparently.on the basis of his background in the United States. BE we | A high official of the Mexican Secretariat of “© Government confidentially advised at that time that the subject was represented by a very prominent attorney in this ‘Matter and this attorney had been personally admonished, for representing this type of client before the Government J&Y ¢¢_ oo Subsequently, it was learned that the attorney in question was CASTILLO. CASTILLO also represented RICHARD SCALZITTI CAIN, ‘American, born October 4, 1931, Chicago, Illinois, who in - 1966 also was petitioned to immigrate to Mexico Gea) () 7 In addition, in 1967 CASTILLO represented CAIN's wife, HARRIETTE: BLAKE CAIN, before Mexican Immigration for a permit to a YOO | The Mexican Government reportedthe departure of GIANCANA from Mexico under governmental orders September 10, 1966, and thereafter, in 1967, CASTILLO claimed that to his knowledge GIANCANA had not returned to Mexico Since that time and, in fact, furnished officials of Mexican Immigration _& with postcards he supposedly received from GIANCANA from France and spain Aru) . ’ A. HW 45792 DBocld:32290166 Page 5