JFK Assassination System Date: 6/15/201 Identification Form Agency Information Peleased under the John AGENCY: FBI . Kennedy RECORD NUMBER: — 124-10200-10197 hasassination Records . ollection Act of 1992 RECORD SERIES: HQ (44 USC 2107 Note). ases#: NW 45966 Date: ‘AGENCY FILE NUMBER: = 92-2781-1156 . pi-i7—2zoi7? Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: AMBLER, JOHN A. TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: 02/09/1967 PAGES: 7] SUBJECTS : LST, TRA, ARRESTED, ASSOC; RES DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: — 10/21/1998 OPENING CRITERIA : INDEFINITE COMMENTS : v9.1 5. HW 45966 Docld:32286921 Page i
_ lo Q1- Cover Jes] bef t0] 6a, N=3¢ riuv-263 (Rev. §-1-5935 Thgy * ~ . “ } bo . 4, FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION © INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD . OFFICE OF ORIGIN DATE ; TAMPA 2/9/67 11/3/66 - 2/7/67 TITLE OF ASE REPORT MADE BY ; TYPED BY ay SA JOHN A. AMBLER nh Ip / SANTO TRAFFICANTE, JR., aka | GHARAGIER OF CASE : : AR Ail * 4 ert 5 Ny REFERENCES : 7 Report of SA JOHN A. AMBLER dated 1/10/67 at Tampa; , r Jacksonville letter to Miami captioned "EVARISTO CARLOS RICARDO GARCIA VIDAL,"dated 1/10/67 (10); Miami airtels to Tampa dated 1/13, 20, 31 and 2/3/67 (10); Norfolk letter to Tampa dated 1/17/67 (10); New Orleans airtel to Tampa dated 1/18/67. (10); Miami letter to Tampa captioned, "MM 1003-C-TE" dated 1/19/67 (10); San Francisco letter to Tampa dated 1/26/67 (10); <. New Orleans teletype to the Director dated 1/30/67; 9 “= New Otleame radiograms to the Director dated 1/31/67 and 2/1/67; Savannah letter to Tampa dated 1/30/67 (10); Miami. teletype to New Orleans dated 2/1/67; dearest | Las Vegas letter to Tampa dated 1/30/67 (10); ~—-EX-103> Richmond letter to Tampa dated 1/31/67 (10); ‘ Miami teletype to Director dated 2/4/67. SPECIAL AGENT : : ‘ IN CHARGE DO NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW WAPYS + SS ees SfSentoiuren BS FEB 18 1967 APPROVED COPIES MADE: Gr Bureau (92-2781) USA, Tampa 2- Jacksonville (92- 7) 3 = Miami (92-88) | (1 - USA, Miami Attn: Mr. WALLACE JOHNSON , Dept. Attny) olf a 2 - New Orleans (92- 74) ae \ 2 -Tampa (92-1) Cretan Semmes ae Dissemination Record of Attached Report ‘ Notations tequest Recd. ag OIE i iin | Yate Fwd. Rackctec al fow © Fwd, Ny ° HW 45966 Docld:322786921 Page 2?
AW 45966 TP 92-1 . ENCLOSURES: -TO THE BUREAU: Original and one (1) copy of ‘LEM characterizing informants used in attached report. : ADMINISTRATIVE: — , | ‘ On 1/16/67,. NO. 1457-C-TE advised that on 1/13/67 TRAFFICANTE had been in telephonic contact with CARLOS -MARCELLO. MARCELLO apparently did not discuss any. business with TRAFFICANTE on the_telephone, but..had. his brother, 7 JOSEPH MARCELLO, call a number back, presumably in Fla. - and then discussed Some unknown business with ‘TRAFFICANTE. On 1/30/67,. NO 1457=C=-TE advised ‘that TRAFFICANTE , accompanied by his wife, had arrived New Orleans’ sometime. ‘before 5:00 PM on 1/27/67. and were currently staying in Room 758, Fountainebleau Motel, New Orleams. He stated that JOSEPH MARCELLO and his wife had taken the TRAFFICANTEs to dinner: at the Emerald Door on Fri. ‘night, 1/27/67, and. that TRAFFICANTE himself had spent most of Saturday at the’ CARLOS MARCELLO residence. He remarked that: CARLOS. MARCELLO's wife, JOSEPH MARCELLO's wife, and ' TRAFFICANTE's. wife, had spent the day shopping and that later in the evening, CARLOS MARCELLO and his wife had taken the TRAFFICANTEs to the La Louisiane Restaurant for ‘dimmer and had returned to the CARLOS MARCELLO residence. | around 11:00 P. M. He remarked that on Sunday , 1/29/67, the two MARCELLO brothers had entertained TRAFFICANTE at a private dinner at Elmwood Plantation and the several other individuals who are not known at the time, had also been present. He remarked that TRAFFICANTE appeared to be unusually exuberant on this particular visit, whereas MARCELLO appeared to: be upset and whether this. is caused by MARCELLO's recent health.problems or TRAFFICANTE's visit, is not known. + -B- COVER PAGE a Docld: 32278689271 Page 3 ,
TP 92=1 On 1/31/67, NO 1457-C-TE advised that on the morning of 1/30/67, .TRAFFICANTE became very upset because he passed . Some blood and that CARLOS MARCELLO had made an appointment for TRAFFICANTE with a proctologist named Dr. HEBERT. He remarked that later during the morning, CARLOS MARCELLO made a local telephone call and informed the party with whom he was conversing, that "the man" was there and wanted to:look at the plant. He remarked that TRAFFICANTE .apparent ly told his wife that he was leaving to look at a building and possibility exists that this was main purpose of TRAFFICANTE's trip to New Orleans. , He remarked that TRAFFICANTE's wife does not: plan to accompany SANTO ‘to New. York where he is due to. appear on 2/16/67, as she feels such.trip-might seriously jeopardize her insurance claim resulting from a recent accident. _ During the evening of 1/30/67, TRAFFICANTE indicated . to the MARCELLO brothers and their respective spouses,’ that he wanted them to be his guests in Miami sometime during February when he intends to have a very private dinner party for FRANK SINATRA, . a On 2/1/67, NO 1457-C-TE related that TRAFFICANTE and his wife had departed the New Orleans area during the afternoon or evening of 1/31/67, and that prior to leaving, TRAFFICANTE had picked up some X-rays to take with him. L , Information from records of the General Telephone Co. of Fla. were made available on 1/19/67, by Mrs. SHIRLEY NONNENBERG, Centralized Toll Investigations, and on 1/24/67 by Mr. GENE MASON, Security Department. , Extended investigative period occasioned by desire to include results of investigation: conducted by an. auxiliary office, which was not available‘at time of last report. a . On 1/5/67, Det. Sgt. TREVOR LLOYD-HUGHES , Criminal Intelligence Squad, New Scotland Yard, London, England, advised that he has been unable to locate any record of TRAFFICANTE having visited United Kingdom within the past three years. SS =C = COVER. PAGE HW 45966 Docld:322869271 Page 4
‘TP 92-1 INFORMANTS: Identity Location 7 Contacting Agent - The following were contacted by SA. JOHN A. AMBLER unless otherwise indicated or. where identity - of contacting Agent was unknown: i 4 - i oo i . TP T=-1 is NO 1487-C-TE Instant report. TP T-2 is Mr. H. H. _ Instant report. ’ SA HOWARD K. SELBY, TWA, Tampa A : Se RUTHERFORD International. Airport : (BY REQUEST) 7 : ; :  . TP T-3 is RICARDO | Instant report | SA WENDELL W. GONZALEZ ASENJO,~ pf i HALL Caribbean: Travel, i “ Agency ,- Miami (BY. REQUEST) TP T-4 is MM 606-c | | Instant report | -SA WENDELL W. HALL | TP T-5 is MATHEW BART, a | ” " Valet Parking, Miami oS . International Airport i (BY REQUEST) TP T-6 is PCI GUILLERMO 137=-1434-11 . PORCEL - . . . TP T-7 is. TP 287-€ | 137=1389—52 TP T-8.is. . 41-¢ 187-142-310. me 2-10 as rool] 137-1386-15 @» D «= COVER PAGE HW 45966.. Docld: 32288921 Page 5
(4) TP: 9221 Identity Location Contacting Agent i TP T-11 is TP 97=C 137-360-218 . TP.T-12 is TP 203-C 137-1049-69 TP T-13 is TP 197-¢ 137-262-147 - ‘. od ‘ TP T-14 is Mrs. GEORGE Instant report SA WENDELL .W. HALL HUBER, 528 N.E. 72nd St , Miami (BY. REQUEST)” 7 . 137-1548-15 . SA ADOLPH R. MARX, JR. TP T-16 is TP. 182-€-TE 137-1028=157 SA JAMES B, HAFLEY - TP T-17 is MM /1003-C-TE MM. 137-2913 -_ - is pc 1370233-51 CLs 72954-29 SA PATRICK T. LAFFEY TP T-20 is Mr. ROY 921-3670 SA JOHN P. MCGUIRE GARVIN, Mgr., Southern Bell Telephone and poi. Telegraph Co., po | L Brunswick , Ga. ee ; | (BY REQUEST). » | a a Pp T-21 is 7? 296-C --4397-1400424 . SA ROYAL L. . i | BLASSINGAME (CG 137-6186 | SA CURTIS A. HESTER TP T-23 is TP 120-C _ 137-460-202 pera4a¢ rer[__] ' 137-1382-16- . : : . E - ‘ COVER PAGE ! HW 45966 Docld:32268921 Page 6
HW 45966 “OFK Act 6 (4) , TP 92-1 | ‘\ Identity | fo Location _ - Contacting. Agent en ie | 137-1367-17 SA BARRY WILLIAM RYAN | TP T-26 is TP 225-S _:«13432.7A-39 " Hoon TP T-27 is CV 723-C = + CV'137-2207. —S- SA CHARLES D. VANCE TP T-28.is Mr. GUION TP 92=740-1- OSBORNE, Commercial . Mgr., Ohio Bell. - Telephone Co., Youngstown, Ohio (BY REQUEST) | TP. Tp29: is TP 280-C ' 137-1100-48 LEADS" JACKSONVILLE DIVISION AT JACKSONVILLE, FLA. 7 Will contact appropriate. officials, Southern Bell Telephone Co. and ascertain subscriber to telephone number 389-7711, called 12/30/66, from the TRAFFICANTE Tampa, Fla. residence. Will- thereafter conduct appropriate. credit and criminal record check and if such checks do not preclude . Same, will interview to determine association. * AT DAYTONA BEACH, FLA, Will report. results of previously requested inter- view of ‘Mr. GEORGE POLERA , American Tallow Co. | MIAMI DIVISION. AT, MIAMI, FLA. (1) Will conduct appropriate preliminary ‘investi- gation concerning JOHN PASSARELLI, 8260 N.E. 4th Place, whose 1966 black over yellow Cadillac was observed at TRAFFICANTE' s residence 1/10/67. Will, if ‘such preliminary investigation --F = “COVER. PAGE DoclId: 322386921 Page fF
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