FD-263 (Rev. 9-17-65) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION REPORTING OFFICE OFFICE OF ORIGIN DATE . INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD , TAMPA 1/10/67 | 11/3/66 = 1/5/67 . REPORT MADE BY TYPED BY SA JOHN A. AMBLER 1m ICANTE, JR., aka CHARACTER OF CASE | Bt “Swanson ae 6 A ; Title being marked "Changed" to ‘reflect the alias LO used by TRAFFICANTE when securing air passage December , 1966. Cae \ he y "REFERENCES | i“ wampa report of SA JOHN A. AMBLER dated 12/9/66 YA sew York airtel to Tampa dated 12/5/66 (10) ‘ ew Orleans airtel to Director dated (12/13/66, captioned uston “letter to Tampa dated 12/12/66 (10) ‘ ami letter to Jacksonville dated 12/13/66, captioned yf “EVARISTO ‘CARLOS RICARDO GARCIA VIDAL" (10) "LA COSA NOSTRA". San. Francisco letter to Tampa dated 12/16/66 (10) iami. airtels to Tampa dated 12/16/66 and 1/6/67 (10) icksonville airtel to Miami dated 12/19/66 (10) Of S tteyairtel to Tampa dated 12/22/66 (10) 7 BAGS, : ar to Tampa dated 12/27/66 (10) _ poe ‘aver one year (yes (C) No; Pending prosecution. over six months [_]Yes [[]No-. . f REC 1 vs . SPECIAL AGENT IN CHARGE . DO NOT WRITE IN SPACES ‘1:= USA, Tampa 2:= Houston (92-310) ‘- Miami (92-88) - op GQ USA, Miami, Attn: TH JAN 16 1967 yt? WALLACE JOHNSON, Dept, Attorney) —.... ST 117 \o" "gap 2 = San Francisco (92-120) enn WFO (92-227) Request Recd. ee Ceiyy ond Tackeiworidg ri af as ——§ es Res 727 agape Docld: 32556334
A * oa TP 92~1 English and appeared to be someone CARLOS had not seen for some time. Source added that there were no present plans for any type of a Christmas visit between TRAFFICANTE and the MARCELLOS . we on 11/17/66 SA WENDELL W. HALL, JR., Miami, Florida, learned that the following items were then located in TRAFFICANTE's 1965 Dodge Dart, bearing 1966 Florida license 1-6315: ‘\ 1. A receipt from Bob and Rol‘s Service Center, . Inc., 8347 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, for four Atlas 700 x 13 tires for total price of $110.00 and attached were four individual — Atlas Tire guarantees issued to Mr. K, D. GUTHRIE, 206 West Cayuga, Tampa, Florida. Investigation previously conducted by the Tampa Division indicates that GUTHRIE, an employee of General Telephone Company of Florida, Tampa, Florida, installed or repaired the electric garage door device at the TRAFFICANTE ‘residence and at other eal associate residences. 2. ‘A small change envelope from the Bank of Dade: County, 163rd Street Shopping Center, North Miami, Fiorida. : Investigation by Miami has established that TRAFFICANTE has an automobile ‘loan at this institution. 3. Four sealed thank you notes addressed as - follows; , TOMMY A. FRANK Z, TONY R.. VINNEY A. . _ The names TOMMY A., TONY R,, and VINNEY A. are assumed to be referring to THOMAS ALTAMURA, Cc COVER PAGE 79 -a18l- Ab a IA HW 45966 Docld: 327586334 Page 3
~<a TP 92~1 ~ ' STEFANO ANTHONY RANDAZZO, and VINCENT AMATO, SN .all known associates of TRAFFICANTE and alleged LCN members, The name FRANK Z. not identifiable - by the Miami Division. ” : . C . C The Jacksonville Office has advised. that on 2/24/64 -.. JK 114-C ‘indicated that an individual by the name of ZANDENA (ZANDERA) (Phonetic) was a close associate of TRAFFICANTE., Indices Tampa Division unable to identify FRANK ZANDENA (ZANDERA) (Phonetic). ‘Information from records of General Telephone Company of Florida was made available by Mrs. SHIRLEY . NONNENBERG, Centralized Toll Investigations. Pretext used on 1/5/67, “Tampa, Florida, was to inquire if Mrs, FRANCES FERGURSON, a nonexistent party, ' was located at ‘the beauty parlor at the. time of call. Identification Division on 1/5/67 furnished a copy Of. TRAFFICANTE'! s Identification. record under FBI Number 482 531 B, indicating that same was furnished to The Commissioner, _ RCMP, Ottawa, Canada, as identical with the subject of their inquiry dated 12/19/66. By s¢parate letter Bureau is being '- requested to request Legat Ottawa to determine reason for — . Canadian inquiry. Extended. investigative- period océasioned by desire to include results of investigation conducted by an auxiliary office which Was. not available at. time of last report. INFORMANTS Be cy = \ ( ad “<= The following were contacted. by SA JOHN A. AMBLER unless. otherwise indicated or where identity of ‘contacting agent was’ unknown, . ~ s | Be | Dp a ee - COVER PAGE “a s é (92-2 761-U4G 4 Neate aera De a eran ees ne _— HW 45966 Docld:325863354 Page 4
7 92-1 \ a IDENTITY — LOCATION 1? T~1 is TP 120-c~ 137-460-194, 195 TP. T-2 is Mrs, D. ‘TILLMAN, Instant Report “Secretary, Administrator’ Ss mo Office, St. Joseph's Hospital, Tampa, Fla., (By. Request) §P T-3 is U. S. Custom | - Search, New York, 11/28/66 é TP T-4 is JOSE NIETO GOMEZ, Instant Report: a - Directorate General of '. Security, Spanish National _. Police, Madrid, Spain - Tp T- 5 is Inspector . JOSE Instant Report MANUEL DE CUNHA PASSO, oe Portuguese International yoo Sand State Security Police, po ya Lisbon, Portugal TP T-6 is Mrs... EMILY CUCCIA, Instant Report 531°N.E, 71st Street, - Miami. (By Request) TP T-8 is MM 1165-C _ Instant Report TP‘T-9 is Mr. ALTONM. 1052318621 BRYANT, Security Director, General Telephone Company of Fla., (By Request) Ee COVER PAGE eye a “dee: a Se ee ee HW 45966 Docld:32586334 Page 5 TP T=7 is MM 1025-C > Instant Report _ AD-DIN INTERVIEWING: AGENT _ SA JAMES: SCANLA & SA JOHN KENNEDY SA WENDELL W. HALL SA WENDELL W,.. HALL SA WENDELL W. HALL |
—— TP T-10 is Mr, Pp 92-1. 1 JAMES MC CALL, JR,, Florida “Attorney General's | Office, Miami (By Request) - TP T-11 is ELSIE ROBERTS, - —P T-12 is TP 97-C TP T-13 is PCI SAM -Dunn and Bradstreet, . Tampa (By Request) - MONDELLO 7 ~ TP 7-14 is TP 41-c ~*~ TP T-15 is TP 203-C TP T-16 is PCI JOSE TP 7-17. HERNANDEZ GARCIA TP T-18is Mrs. GEORGE HUBER, 528 N.E. 72nd Street, Miami, (By Request) “TP T-19 is Mrs. CARLA . ' .LISBERG, Cashier, Bank of ‘Dade County, Miami (By Request) . _ LEADS HOUSTON DIVISION AT HOUSTON, TEXAS HW 45966 Docld: 32586334 is PCI CONSTANTINO  162-467-4 -162-467-14 137-360-215, ~ 137-1382-15 137-142-303 137-1049.64 137-1408-15 137~954-28 Instant Report SA WENDELL W. HALL F COVER PAGE Page 6 wee a SA WENDELL W. HALL 216 SA FRANK B, SPENCER SA JOHN R, BRETT Instant Report SA WENDELL W, HALL Q2-27P 1-11 1 | H |
TP 92-1 . Will advise Tampa if NY 1839-C-TE identified JOSEPH “PETER LUKE, Houston File 165-234, as identical with "JOE LUKE" previously mentioned by source. - MIAMI DIVISION . AT HOLLYWOOD , FLORIDA 1*, Will furnish identity of subscriber to tele- phone number 989-4804, AT FLORIDA CITY, FLORIDA Will attempt to learn details of TRAFFICANTE's stays at Chief of Police WILLIE FASULO's notel, identity of any female associate. AT MIAMI, FLORIDA - including 1, Will: interview LILLIAN G, FRUMKES “FRUMKAS) 5225 Collins. Avenue to: A. -Determine details of mor tgage entered into by FRUMKES with TRAFFICANTE's attorney, . FRANK RAGANO . during 1961. B. To determine if during course of FRUMKES‘ employment as travel agent for Bal Bay Travel Center she has made any travel reservations for TRAFFICANTE, his attorney RAGANO, his close associate EVARISTO GARCIA VIDAL, or if GARCIA VIDAL has made any _travel reservations for other named individuals | with such individuals possibly having been aliases of TRAFFICANTE, G COVER PAGE HW 45966 Docld: 327586334 Page 7 ene HD
4%, Will after 6/1/67, reset lead for Butte Office te contact appropriate individuals Yellowstone National Park; De Will report results of investigation previously requested of the Cleveland, Jacksonville, Las Vegas, New York, Norfolk, Richmond and Savannah Offices. ' i - | ' COVER PAGE ‘, Qa-271F 1-114 Re es sere sete een “bee : = HW 45966 Docld:325863354 Page @
Mtn SS SO SE SE Oy TP 92-1 On December 23, 1966 TP T-3 stated that when TRAFFICANTE recently returaed to Tampa he had brought . each of his son-in-laws a nice woolen sport jacket. “7P T-3 added that TRAFFICANTE's daughter SARAH ANN, her husband, who is a Naval Officer, and their baby are visiting at the TRAFFICANTE residence and apparently plan to stay in Tampa over the Christmas Holidays. so C, Travel | _ On November 17, 1966 inspector JAMES D. ENNION,, United States Customs, San Francisco, California, advised that records to which he has access indicate that TRAFFICANTE is listed in the Immigration and Naturalization Service _ Soundex Records, Number 4673, as of July, 1961. Inspector ENNION advised that in order to make a name check of the manifests and destinations of passengers, it is necessary to have a possible date of arrival. Inspector ENNION ‘advised that Lufthansa German Airlines|, British Overseas Airways Corporation and Pan-American Airlines all have _ flights from London to San Francisco but that Lufthansa has the most flights direct from London to San Francisco. . On November 25, 1966 Mr. KEES KLEIN, Lufthansa Airlines, advised that all London, England ~ San Francisco, ‘California manifests for the period September 1 through September 22, 1966 had been reviewed and no information concerning TRAFFICANTE located, — , — On November 30, 1966 TP T=4 advised that TRAFFICANTE had arrived at Barajas Airport, Madrid, Spain aboard Aeronaves de Mexico Flight Number 450 on November 23, 1966 and had remained in Madrid until November 28, 1966, TP T-4 stated that while in Madrid, TRAFFICANTE was frequently in the company of a Cuban attorney named RAFAEL GARCIA BANGO, Calle Mejico #9, Madrid, and apparently was contacting BANGO regarding the possible purchase of property in Madrid. 3k  BDocld: 32566334 Page 9 | ag —O ABW AUG
aa al OS D - TP. 92_1 On November 28, 1966 TP T-3 advised that TRAFFICANTE was apparently acquainted with one’ RAFAEL GARCIA BANGO, Mexico No. 9, Apartamentos Mexico, Madrid, ‘Espana. that RAFAEL GARCIAX@A ANATOLIO GARCIA VN on-October 10, 1960, a As Service Number A12445966.: Ta 1894 in Havana, Cuba, a Givilan engineer and architect in Cuba and was active in Cuban exile professional organizations in Miami, Florida: This individual married to AIDA ESPINOSA PELLICER, has a daughter, and in 1961 resided at 1507 Meridan Avenue, Miami Beach, Florida and ‘was known to.be an associate of SANTO TRAFFICANTE, IR. j \ - On December 2, 1966 TP T-5 advised’ that SANTO . TRAFFICANTE, JR, had arrived at the Lisbon Airport, Lisbon, . Portugal on ’ November 28, 1966 and had departed the same date without -having ever actually left ‘the Lisbon Airport. , . On November 28, 1966 TP T-3 advised that TRAFFICANTE - had possibly been in Curacao (Netherlands, West Indies) Aprik 13 and 14, 1966, , i ) i) a ec HW 45966 Docld:32586334 Page 10 AQ -2AF (Le 4 Nees Pe . _ _ A ee