JFK Assassination System Date: 5/19/201 Identification Form a Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: 124-10286-10493 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER:  92-6054-1ST NR 1988, 2ND NR 1988 i Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: SAC, PH TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: . DATE: 05/12/1967 PAGES: 5 SUBJECTS : LCN, LATORRE, STEVEN JOSEPH, BKG, REL AND ASSOC, DESCR, TRA, ADMIN INSTR DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS:  Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 07/09/1998 _ OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS: INC MEMO ae  WOL + 10 Docld: 32304863 Page 1
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5/12/67 REGISTERED MAIL ALTE TO: DIRECTOR, FBT GAC, PRIDADTLPMIA (137<6807) ¢P) SUBJECT: SAMUEL STEVEN LA TORRE, aka : : Since 4/20/67, SA WAYNE D. SMITH of the vilkes~ Darpe Bi subject of Philadelphia Tile 137-%887, LA TORRE, born 7/30/18, FBI Wo. 2200-710, resides at 909 Wyoming Avenue, West Pittston, Pa. LA TORRE, whe is married and has a family, resides with hie family in the Game home as hie perents at inetant address. Ue is the son of STEVEN JOSEPH LA TORRE, Philadelphia File 92-1717, Sureau File 92-8595, and has alwaye resided with his parents, = PH Q72—PC is an admitted gambler and has been arrested in the past for his gambling activities, << he was convioted for paasing counterfeit money and was gent to the Federal Penitentiary at Lewisburg, Pa., for @ period of four years. fublect was involved in the ecounter- fait charge with CHARLES JOSEPH PARISI, Philadelphia File 21309, who is alleged to be an LOM nenber, 4S = Bureau (RM) 3 = Philadelphia ~~ g Ee 2 =~ 137 —8867 PP ilo S fm msm : _ NOT RECORDED (7) 202 MAY 18 1967 pore a om Docld: 32304863 Page 3 has been contaoting SAMUEL STEVEN LA TORRE (PH §72-PC), 26 168 ORIGINAL FILED IN ¢~ 7
Sizge-PC hag completed three years of collecze sime in the U. &. Navy during World Gar 17. : oO ited States bs is, i 1 the Pittaton, Pas, OP G0. nent money File 92-752 pagsage to Ole 2 States and eens pees ‘onder of the Mafia in the Pittston, Pa,, area, LA TORRE, who hae admitted a awwchip in the Mafia to PH 872=PC, was a Glose associate of VOLPE in eoal contracting business eeveral years, LA T also a businesa asseclate CHARLES C. BUFALINO | Philadelphia File 92-1590, Bureau File 92-8630, held a leadership role in "the ization. Both VOLPE and SUFALINO were friends ef LA TORRE in Montedors, Sicily. It is to be noted that CHARLES C. BUFALINO ie the uncle of RUSSELL A. BUTAL Philadelphia File 97-444, Bureau File 922839, who ad the meeting o —— at Apalachin, N. Y., in Nove oo nt header of the LCN in the upstate Pennsylvania area. LA TORRE was an influential figure an the Organization from the time he at oF approximately 1955. Sometime between LA TORRE and the Leaders, Ag deceased ‘JOH SCIANDRA, who also attended the | PH 8726PC hae etated it is amazing that hie father wae never Kliled by the nization, but fe been allowed to live because he has always be pespectec and feared. PH B778PC has advised that in a tion to peo membership in the Mafia, his father, STEVEN J nts Docld: 32304863 Page 4
pat ion ay and etion. PH 872—PC | ovever, the contacting that PH 872=PC is a PH 4 O72=PC has etated shat hie father has never refused to answer quasties i or and he, PH @72=PC, i : question that he can The first few contacts with PH 872=PC were related t6 eee re he e Loh 1 ¢ pet entitled, by ELALy S$," Philadelphia 1 15-1687, bureau Pile 15-57082, in hich Philadelphia is the office ef oricin. FH 872—PC furnished reliable me valuable information in this matter, and was respon J DA, te recovery of stolen = Valued at «4 UY 0OU ¢ Om $/6=9/67, PH 872~PC identified 32 individuals aS members of the Organization or the Mafia. Ue has stated identities ave based upen information he has received hie Farrer, It is to be noted that 30 hese individuals have been previously : a@leo identified 7) ASOUAI aS wmenbers of the Organization. It is te be a of these individuals are subjects of LCN Index the New York Office, based upon the information eet forth above ! ia Office believes that PH 872-PC {es in a poaltion to positively identify LCN membere. It ie realized Docld: 32304863 Page 5
th iY in RG to 6 ifyine LCN members. | Anformant le deseribed ae follows: Height Weight 5! Hair Black (ereaying) Byes Brown Bullid ie Fal No, 2200710 Additional backeround and desoriotive data will be forwarded as it becomes avallable. Docld: 32304863 Page 6