JFK Assassination System Date: 5/6/2015 . Identification Form ee Agency Information Peleased under the John Kennedy AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: = 124-10289-10008 Assassination Records oOllection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). ase#:NW 45945 Date: 1i—-16-2017 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER:  92-3267-1038 OL , Document Information : ORIGINATOR: FBI i FROM: HILL, WAYNE W. TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: 11/27/1970 ‘PAGES: 31 SUBJECTS : [Restricted] DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: — 4; 10(a)2 CURRENT STATUS:  Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 04/17/1998 = se OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE Pal COMMENTS : i v9.1 1 HW 45945 Docld:32305676 Page 1
LA 92-113 , ne : . SD 1064-C-TE advisedon 5/26/70 that Chicago LCN Capo FRANK LA PORTE flew in via American airlines from | Chicago to San Diego on 5/19/70. He occupied Room 1415 at the Town and Country Hotel, San Diego, under the alias FRANK LASCO. He left San Diego via american Airlineson 5/21/70, flying back to Chicago. (Hotel is at San Diego reflect that while La PORTE waS © | e mage two long distance telephone alls to the Los/Angeles area. They are (714) 892-3979 and (213) 275=) 5873. Both calls were made on 5/19 s Angeles is | guested to contact Pacific Telephony and General elephone for the listing on these two numbers for the information of Chicago and San Diegs. ) Coe et Informant advised that upon arrival in San Diego, LA PORTE told him that he had been sent back here by Chicago LCN hocdluia leaders PAUL "The Waiter" RICCA, aka De Lucia, and TONY ACCARDO. They told La PURTE chat Chicayo Fenliy LON menocr SCORN ROSELII 4 ___ (who Fesides “in “Beverl Hills,-California) | (a)2— RICCA and ACCARDO told LA PORTE to contact os the informant for a meeting with ROSELLI and to determine from ROSELLI what questions are “being asked in the Federal Grand Jury and what answers ROSELLI is giving. Informant advised that on 5/20/70 he called ROSELLI's attorney, JAMES CANTILLON, in Los Angeles, for an appointment with ROSELLE in CANTILLON's back office. CANYILION called back and statee the appointment was ; made for 4:30 p.m. on 5/20/70. - Thereafter, informant and LA PORTE flew to Los Angeles wnere they waited in CANTILLON 's of fice entil 6:40 p.m, end ROSELLI never showed up. CANTILLON - C - COVER PAGE 2-226 F-/9FEK « f QA sn Er — Oa retarars: rum Cm Aa HW 45945 Docld:32305676 Page 2?
LA 92-113 money as well as skim going to Chicago LCN from MOE DALITZ' skimming operations after selling casinos to HOWARD HUGHES, Informant believes that ROSELLI was involved to the extent that he knew who was getting the money and the amounts. He believes that ROSELLI - would have detailed. knowledge regarding skimming in the counting - pooms at the Desert Inn, Stardust, and Sands Hotels. Informant also believed that ROSELLI, over the years, has "shaken down" the rich Jews in the Los Angeles and Las Vegas areas ' for a great deal of money. Informant stated that the. major Jewish hoodlum element has their own "Jewish mafia" and that in his opinion, the Chicago LCN Family is probably receiving complaints from the "Jewish mafia" regarding ROSELLI at this time. Informant explained that if ROSELLI goes too far in attempting to shake down wealthy Jewish hoodlums, such as MOE DALITZ, the "Jewish mafia" will have _ to kill ROSELLI themselves, which would be a great insult . i to the Chicago LCN as it would indicate they could not k, | control their own members . } ' Previous information furnished by LA 4412-C-TE . concerning ROSELI's attempt to shake down MOE DALITZ _ | was set forth in referenced Los Angeles letter, | _....FRANK LA PORTE is an LCN Capo from the Chicago - . family whose name has been mentioned by ROSELLI in Federal | Grand Jury testimony which was read in open our’. and _ thereafter appeared in the "Los Angeles Times" 7 LA. PORTE was brought to informant's residence 5/20/70, by BOMPENSIERO where they spent one hour in conversation with informant and informant's wife. On 5/27/70, informant and on 6/10/70, both, informant and his wife identified photographs of FRANK LA PORTE as identical: with the above individual brought to their home by BOMPENSIERO, , cp ee | 1 eo -~ H-. COVER PAGE ~ 27 . I | HW 45945 Docld:323053876 Page 3
po HW 45945 Docld:32305676 Page 4 t a LA 92-113 | ; LP tf 1a -6. TR Previous information furnished by informant concerning > ROSELLI's attempt to shake down MOE DALITZ has been set forth in previous letters captioned as above. FRANK LA PORTE is an LCN "Capo" from Chicago whose name has been mentioned by ROSELLI in the FGI and that testimony was read in open court and thereafter appeared in _ the "Los Angeles Times". . At _informant's residence on 7/2/70, BOMPENSIERO told informant, "There is no way out for ROSELLI. He is in trouble." _ He said that LA PORTE is hiding out from‘a subpoena. : At informant's residence on 7/10/70, BOMPENSIERO Said that he had telephoned LA PORTE where the latter is hidin out but made no other comment concerning that call. Oo After BOMPENSIERO's appearatice before the FGI at Los Angeles: on 7/16/70, informant drove him to the airport. He_ Was quite critical of ROSELLI, stating that he continues to furnish information to that FGJ, has been granted immunity, - and does not go to jail. He stated: that he must call LA PORTE to tell him what questions had been asked of him (BOMPENSIERO) — by the FGJ. _ He stated that he has been ordered to reappear along ’ with TONY ACCARDO and PAUL FICCA on 8/27/70. Informant was in contact with YALE COHEN et Las Vegas on 7/18/70, at which time COHEN told him that MOE DALITZ is out of the country because he fears there is a subpoena out for him for the same FG) that is questioning ROSELLI. - At informant!'s residence on 8/1/70, informant gave | BOMPENSIERO a box of cigars. which YALE COHEN had given informent in Las Vegas the previous day to give to BOMPENSIERO. BOMPENSIERO said he had telephoned COHEN per instructions the latter had given informant and after telling COHEN the questions the Urand Jury had asked of him, COHEN flew out the same night to wnere MOE DALITZ is hiding out to furnish that information to JALITZ and returned Las Vegas immediately.—- ~J- COVER PAGE
JFK Act 6 (4) LA 92-113 ‘ LA 4412-C-TE advised on 10/14/70, that. BOMPENSTERO told him (10/9- 10/70, at Las Vegas) that JOHN ROSELLI, through his attorney, has been in contact with BOMPENSIERO and wants to see Aim. In this regard it is noted that SAs ROBERT E. RUSSELL: and NEWTON E, YOST observed ROSELLI and BOMPENSIERO ‘sitting and talking together in the coffee shop. of the Beverly Hilton. Hotel, -Beverly Hills, California, in the early afternoon of 10/6/70. BOMPENSIERO told informant that ROSELLI claims that he has said nothing to hurt anyone in his testimony . a before the Federal Grand Jury, namely the people from Chicago, a Detroit, and Las Vegas that were subpoenaed before that Federal . - Grand Jury because of ROSELLI's testimony. - He said that ROSELLI claims that no one will be indicted from his testimony, although . he, himself, will go to jail. ROSELLI also wants to see "PEANUTS" DANOLFO , and DANOLFO is making those arrangements at the present mes LEADS LOS ANGELES _-.- AT-LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: (1) Will continue - to follow and report the activities of ROSELLI. - \ (2) Will follow the appeals presently pending | by ROSELLI. | a : | INFORMANTS SOURCE IDENTITY L* - . ; COVER PAGE : ; aW 45945 Docld:323053876 Page 5