AT 26~—45228 ®. LEADS ¢ INFORMATION COPIES: An information copy of this report is bei ng. furnished to the Buffalo, Las Vegas and Sacramento Offices in view of investigation conducted by those Offices, interest of those Offices in this matter and possibility of additional investigation being requested within those Divisions. PORTLAND DIVISION AT GRANTS PASS, OREGON ‘ ° -Will attempt to identify the house van manufacturer from whom suspect JOHN CESAR GROSSI, aka BOLEN, CRAIG, claimed he purchased a van in about September, 1969, and obtain details regarding the purchase of the howe van and any information which may assist in location of GROSSI. AT SALEM, OREGON Will check Department of Motor Vehicle Records for information regarding suspect GROSSI and his known aliases, MICHAEL JOHN BOLEN, JACK BOLEN and JOHN CRAIG, a white male born 8/5/27. ee nee Se , ene sper smn at a PS eo \ ces 5 *\ADMINISTRATIVE : | G re ae) The— period of. t this report is extensive, however, all investigation to date has. -been conducted in an effort to-establish an. ITSMV violation, which has not been established inasmuch as: vehicle\in question has not been recovered... Investigation has ““tndicated an ITSMV violation and has tentatively identified the sthject in this case, but no’ prosecutive consideration can be given to the matter. until the car is recovered. The investigation has been kept current through referenced interoffice communications and this, report is being submitted in view of the length of the investigation to correlate information developed to date. On 4/21/69, the Las Vegas Office advised that one JOHN CRAIG, who claimed to be an informant of the Buffalo Office, had appeared in Reno, Nevada in either December, 1968: January, 1969 and while there he contacted the Buffalo Office. B COVER ‘PAGE HW 54027 Docld: 3227687583 Page 2?
. oN pt fe “ HW 54027 AT 26~45228 On 5/5/69, the Buffalo Office furnished the following informa tion: JOHN CRAIG appears to be identical with JOHN CESAR GROSSI, who is BU 475—PC., .Informant returr d to Buffalo in approximately February, 1969, driving a Lincoln Continental, which he claimed he borrowed from a friend, ROBERT CURTIS. He left the Buffalo Area in this car claiming he was returning the car to CURTIS. He stated that during the trip enroute to Buffalo he had considerable difficulty with the car and had made numerous repairs. Informant claimed that pior to borrowing the Lincoln from ‘CURTIS, be had allowed CURTIS to use a Chevrolet automobile which had tbéeir2 loaned to him by a girlfriend. He stated he did not want -to bring the Chevrolet to Buffalo since he did not desire to be Seen driving this car in the Buffalo area by relatives of the girlfriend who reside in the Buffalo area. Informant has FBI No. 3967794. He has convictions for ITSMV, Armed Robbery and Check Passing. He may be considered a suspect in connection with thefts of other automobiles. On 7/29/69, the Buffalo Office advised as follows: ; Investigation at Tonawanda, New York revealed that CATHERINE CAMPAS has departed the area and reportedly gone South to Florida. It is not known whether CAMPAS has rejoined her husband, but it is known that CAMPAS was the girlfriend of JOHN CESAR GROSSI, BU 475=PC, There is no stolen report at Buffalo for the Chevrolet belonging to CATHERINE CAMPAS, which GROSSI claims - he. had borrowed from CAMPAS. and left with ROBERT CURTIS from whom he had borrowed the 1963 Lincoln Continental, as set forth above. On 11/28/69, the Buffalo Office advised that sources in that area have been alerted concerning the desire of the Buffalo Office to locate and interview suspect JOHN CESAR GROSSI concerning captioned case; however, no positive information concerning his whereabouts has been received. The Buffalo Office advised that when and if GROSSI is located, he will be interviewed regarding this matter. C* COVER PAGE re a ot __ _— Lowe. tee ee Docld: 3227687583 Page 3