JFK Assassination System Date: 4/30/201 Identification Form Released under the John Kennedy Agency Information - AGENCY : FBI WK55assination Records RECORD NUMBER : 124-90152-10012 collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). RECORD SERIES: HQ asef#: NW 45979 Date: AGENCY FILENUMBER: CR 105-261797-15 ie eta Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: MM TO: HQ ‘TITLE: DATE: 05/06/1974 PAGES: 12 SUBJECTS : ANTONIO VECIANA ZERO DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4; 10(a)2 , CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 12/08/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : AT v9.1 HW 45979 DBocld: 32339793 Page 1
VF N-38 Lev. 3222604) a aod may. 6 1B7PATE, ‘Transmit the ® following in Type ia plaintent ov code} S | | “AIRTEL AIRMAIL - emcee ne in eee ee ce ete ee cee re eat a tn ne ee me ee i eee me cee mre ee a ems nee care ame ate nm eae ee aa-k- ee wee eh eee eee ee ‘TO: DIRECTOR, FBI gees éc rected “EROM: SAC, MIAMI. : 7 a Po/ € a : i. "ZERO", aka. - Soe | Cerro i fj An Organization) OAL oo .. TS-=' CUDA, .< EXTORTION; "FRENTE LIB RERACTON |e fapit + 6a% -NACIONALISTA CUBANO ~ WH : (FENG) : “IS'> CUBA jos. 2617972 ae: Re Miami tel 4/26/74 £0 Boreau, uncer above . caption, ae 2 | : “The substance of ‘yetel is. ‘being ‘set forth “hereinafter so.that copies of same can be. placed. in me Bufiles 134-10154, relating: to MM 1550-KS” and. me, 1384-17759, on-MM 1337-8: tee = oo. Re Miami tel to Bureau, A(20/te ia "Zero". case reflecting interview of ‘TOMAS A PRES PE Miami Radio 5 tation, n WEAB, ore gaakiny lal SP MEE RA ee eS re ~~ 134-1 ao = New yori rt i Miami (i Gi 4 vee me ING) : - | a OL = 105-349 ~ 134-1 1539) a - 134-583) a 7 ye Joo : a O9..—2 AF ( oe ) £ a sone Is . ‘t a GED /neb . BA, JOD -# ElTe7- a SeeTASSIPIED wy SAGE Fh me ‘i x "Poe /op “seston saan Wee une eS | Re i U.S.Government Printing Office: 1972 — 455-574 HW 45979 Docld:32339793 Page 2
— HW 45979 it to FBI, ee ae eet time SA D ‘ his friend, ‘Congressman DANTE ‘FASCELL; and make complaint . against DAVIS. “MB 105-21892 a interview was conducted by ‘SAs ROPERT JANES DWYER and. ' GEORGE E, DAVIS, JR., after information was received from Cuban exile leader MANUEL ARTIME that FUSTE .had-. received a "Zero" extortion letter and wanted to. furnish Tt ‘is. noted "Zero" has claimed ‘credit: for. yan 42 1974, assassination of JOSE ELIAS DE“LA. “TORRIENTS,, Cuban exile leader, at. his. Coral Gables residence, - After obtaining "Zero" letter and details. from “RUSTE, Agents then: questioned him concerning Frente ‘de. -) Diberacion. ‘Nacional de Cuba “(Cuban exile terrorist orgeni-~ - gation), which claims credit. for a series of reeent bombings, - : Investigation has reflected that a number of FLNC members ,  wisit. WFAB daily, use facilities of WFAB, and broadcast _ propaganda over WRAB, FUSTE orally acknowledged this. ': fact, but denied responsibility. He was informed that | FLNC . claims credit. for acts: “which are. in, violation of - Ghand sury, investigation, ‘Miamis Madio. 6 “ Ehpe on. 4/24/74, aie “T397=8 advised on 4/22/74, LEOPOLDO _ X JUSTO, General Manager, VWFAB,,. overheard conversation a FAB between FUSTE and: Miami City Commissionerand. Vice. “Mayor MANOLOY -EBOSO,; who called upon FUSTE#, shortly after “de par tire’ of Agents, _REBOSO reportedly told -FUSTE that. ‘VIS talked’ to FUSTE,. REEOSO would. telephone - MM 1337-s said that JUSTO is deeply upset about FLNC. visits to WFAB and is opposed to FUSTE'’s policies and | associations with regard to such hostile elements. on 4/24/74, JUSTO confirmed that. FLNC ‘members "frequent WFAB and said he is willing to testify and would oe have no objections to any other employees of | WEAB being. Doclda:32339793 Page 3 Sa
eo Loseanosa: a subpoenaed to testify before the Federal. Grand Jury an regarding FLNC activities, He then related. that he’. is ‘in. 7 ~g . power. struggle with FUSTE, who has allowed WFAB to. : a be used for political purposes by FLNC and other Cuban - exile groups contrary to FCC regula tions. 4. He related that his oppesition to FUSTE came to 2 do hen: FUST® fired, ph tthout any justification whatsoever, /WEAB news. -reporter. : 1OscaR ULO, several: days previously, “against” orders” of ; RBYEATON, owner and President of United Broadcasting” + tt ee 2 Corp. , Was. ington, D.C. ‘who. “strongly ‘Supports’ ANGULO,” sous On morning. 4/26/74, MM 1337-8 advised that. as a reguit: of EATON's: order ‘that OSCAR: ANGULO. be rehired - immediately, FUSTE -is. resigning from. WrAB and has. declared _ that he will immediately hold.a press. conference and. : oe announce : ‘that his: resignation results. from pressure. applied aes by the. u re _ Government, - ve “SAs DAVIS. and DWYER during. the separate interviews ah of ‘FUSTE and JUSTO explicitly informed each that the FBI Me WAS | not: investigating WFAB, and that the FBI interest. in’ oY a making: this inquiry: related: “only. to the "Zero". extortion | Pd letters: and. the activities’ of the FLNC’ terrorists.’ on 4/30/74, ne 1337-8 advised ‘that FUSTE’ returned oe “to his: ‘position as” ‘Prograin Director iat WFAB’ ‘on the morning OF: 4/30/74, despite. the fact that he had: ‘résigned on* - 4/29/74, ' On both occasions; FUSTE. was. accompanied. by. Miami City ‘Coinmissioner MANOLO . REBOSO, -MM. 1337=8 subsequently ps dearned . that his. own’ status’ had. become’ ain ‘doubt but:he-. 6... _ expected. to receive some definite: word from Mr. : EATON, He Speculated: that REBOSO and FUSTE had succeeded in. placing | ar pressure upon Mr.: EATON to retain FUSTE, as-a FCC. hearing — nee is _ pending on WFAB Ain the near future. oe _ ae ne / -A% 3200 psm, on 4/30/74, MM 1337-S advised that. a ne JOSE Kaxtonzo: AREIAS,,. Rey an. employee 0 of ais told him on. Doe ae HW 45979 Docld: 32339793 Page 4
; Mit 105-22094 po a “confidential basis that he had overheard a conversation J poe that morning between FUSTE and MANOLO REBOSO,...He heard. ' [ an _ REBOSO state, "Don't forget the information. 7 received “| [o.  €rem LESNICK that ANGULO planned to work for DEA and may” 4 Po now be. ‘working for DEA " 7 oe f oe —_ ‘ rr on the morning of 5/1/74, ‘MM-1337-S advised | Ly ‘that he still does not know what is his: present. status, ‘and pos he has. not returned | to the ‘Station. — an bo ne ayn Information has been previously submitted ‘to the i Do, Boreau in the case entitled, "MAX LESNICK, aka, ,: IS = CUBA, oe pol reflecting that in the spr ing of 1973, MAX LESNICK, Subligher ee Po re of. Spanish. language publication Replica, came.to this office. : Poo a, SE occasions to make allegations against. easy rn 12 RICARDOKUORALFOWNAVARRETE,,_ claiming that MORALES was engaged oes ne v4) gal ivities tinder the protection of the FBI, Se BY RF Ye recalled that MORALES was a key witness“in ~~ : 2 4% the’1968 prosecution in, federal court. of. ORLA NDQ/BOSGH/AVILA " PEE Nae land eight co-defendants, all of whom were convitbed dN Se & charges. relating to ship’ bombings, extortion, and iid ri a pio dS He: also’ served as. a key witness. in a narcotics case which. _ pCO bes resulted in the conviction of: NANUEDYPENABAZ, who was a> oY me I friend, of LESNICK and a writer’ for~ RIS’ PUBLication. od ua ee ns wee oo “Investigation has. reflected: that. since: BOSCH So, 7 nt -was released on: parole on°12/15/72, he. has become an almost © : ec daily visitor to LESNICK'’s office. at: Replica, cand. one of |. oe fe _BOSCH’s| co-defendants, , JORGE GUTIERREZ,” is: “eniployed bye hy | a a oe _ LESNIC : oO a these Seino (oe . ca . is oS ‘ po 7 pas ga ‘Also, ‘shortly: after ES HICK! Ss first visit to* : | bo | this office, MANOLO REBOSO, Miami. Citys Connisstoner. who : ‘has’ subsequently become a “Vice-Mayor ‘of “Miami, ‘came to - 4 Pg this‘! office to make: Similar. complaints - against “MORALES , oy - -. } -REBOSO -disclosed that he himself had recommended that. 7 I f. BESNICK complain to the FBI, REBOSO confided to SA DAVIS : oof en the. occasion of .his first visit that. his. own former t: wt girl friend, _PILAR\ALFONSO, was the current girl friend” i. J, of MORALES, "and tha PILAR always contacted REBOSO. rn immediately. after any contact with MORALES to ‘inform re Po en, \__ HSOHD: ponoetning her relations with MORALES , REBOSO h ; es . . “tN : HW 45979 Doclda:32339793 Page 5
HW 45979 MM 105-2209: ‘also stated that he planned to make complaints to congress= - men in Washington, {t later came to the attention of this office. that he did contact one or - more law enforcement officials. in Miami to make similar ‘complaints against MORALES, alleging MORALES was ) receiving: protection from both the FBI and certain . officers of: ‘the Miami PD and the Dade | ‘County SO.,. ae on 5/25/73, an. attempt was | / made by two. . men ‘to assassinate MORALES , This. occurred. at. 9:00 Pe om. os (after. ‘MORALES -had telephoned PILAR at. 8:00 p.m for: an . . 8 dinner . date, telling her that hes would’ ‘pick ar: “up! “at 9300 p.m, . He notified no one else of ‘his plans. a . The assassination attempt, which results de in minor. -. injuries. to MORALES , was. made sharply at 200 D. me as. he: arrived at the residence of PHAR, Shortly thereafter, REBOSO came to the Miami Oe Geeteene to lodge another complaint against MORALES, At: oo that. time, he denied any connection “ith: the assassina~ _) -tton: ‘attempt against MORALES , but declined. to Sign | a . “> Medver” of Rights. 0 : . Be, a oo on 3/11/74, at: “about - 11: 230 D. jm, shortly i: - after. leaving. his place of* employment, an. unidentified man in an automobile fired ‘two shots at MM -1337-S, who © oS was” not hit. Subsequenthy, MM. 1337-S: received information confidentially from OSCAR IBORRA, an enployee of. Replica; (op that: the plan to assassinats ~ MM. 1337-87 ‘Had “beén drawn uD, oo dn LESNICK's: office: ‘and had that time, MM 1337-S conjectured that LESNICK may have . found out that ‘Mir 1337-S had filed an application for — “employment by, the ‘DEA, This” “speculation is based: upon ce -the fact that an. individual ‘known to be a friend of LESNICK _ had been. interviewed by 1 DEA, concerning MM 1337-8" applica- oo tion. ; Lo, - a : -On 3/20/74, a bomb , exploded at about 2: 00 a.m, at. 2344 S. W..16th Street, Miami, and two members of the .. FLNC were ‘seriously wounded as they were. preparing a: package bomb which went off in their hands. . SA: DAViS _, went, to. the | scene of the bombing: at approximately. 23 39 or Doclda:32339793 Page 6 me een financed by LESNICK, (|Z. ~ Phe’ identity of the would-be assassin is unknown, © At ——e
“tat 108-22094 i a “@enounced. BOSCH on the grounds that BOSCH was ; engaged An. criminal activities. . BOSCH also denounced TORRIENTE, bo oo. . During the investigation of. ‘the murder - of ro. a -  QORRIENTE, the police found a small scrap of paper, bo oo presumably left by the assassin on the porch of - '° TORRIENTE’s home. This scrap of paper reflected boo - WORRIENTE’s initials, bore a large “zero,"™ and Po underneath were the numbers "1 X 100H." Subsequent _ poo aS ’ to that, some of the news media have received a Spanish-language letter from “Zero,” claiming credit for the assassination of TORRIENTE; In this connection, -it is interesting to note that the "Zero organization | Po RS surfaced shortly after "Accion Cubana” has. submerged r oe from view. Accion Cubana, which claims. credit for. a pe - series of package. bombings, was ‘reportedly under the - leadership of . ORLANDO BOSCH. a ae * On 4/12/74, ROLANI IORALES , fother: of | ” RICARDO, “furnished this is office, with: information . SC concerning a new plot, alleged y financed.’by LESNICK, i . '.  t@ assassinate MORALES, ROLANDO MORALES ' source has’ o -:  . subsequently. informed MORALES that’ the” ‘triggerman fo. hired by: LESNICK is” ROGER\REDONDO, Cuban’: exil » nD 7 \ was. ‘allegedly associated «: th LESNICK: and: ELOY\GUTIERREZ, \MENOYO. in the Second Front of: the: Escambray, & ef. years ago. os rn or Se oN. ro “On: 4/13/74; MM: 133728 “eeported that ‘LESNICK i 7 Ys -anvited him to accompany him to dinner at-a restaurant’ AY pia Hialeah. ‘LESNICK was accompanied: by two: individuals, i Fone of whom. he addressed as ROGER. ROGER and the other’ Des ; f unidentified individual got in the back seat of the car, [ * and MM 1337-S noticed that 'one man had a gun in his belt. oe of After arriving at the restaurant, LESNICK and MM 1337-S . / © gat at a separate table, during which time LESNICK told { - WM 1337-S that he should not believe any reports that — _. |... LESNICK was responsible for the attempted assassination _ | (of MM 1337-S. LESNICK also made a point several times to i Nene best: friend, VECIANA was convie ted in New York, City on a. narcotics. charge about» two mont S ago, ‘pnd: is how 8.) 105 arty) \s ~ Page a f HW 45979 Docld: 32339793 Page 7
re cS ae 7 rn ae CQ) BS ©. MM 105~22094 - Yeportedly out on appeal bond in Miami, A photograph we - Of ROGER REDONDO has been exhibited. to MM 1337-S re who is almost certain that he is identical. to. the od man. with a gun in his belt ‘who accompanied ‘LESNICK, ; “MORALES has’ also advised that he ‘had ‘personally observed - ‘REDONDO working ‘on’ construction - at a schoolhouse which is located directly across the -  gtreet from the ‘apartment complex where MORALES. resides, | Bo _ He has also ascertained that REDONDO is carrying a. gun. - Phe assassination plan calls for the shooting of . MORALES by the assassin with a silencer equipped ‘weapon -. @8 MORALES enters the gate to his apartment complex, a RAUL DIAZ and other officers of the Organized Crime - Unit of. the PSD have been advised and are in. close contact with MORALES relative to this threat. On 4/16/74, ARTURO. RODRIGUEZ RIVAS, Cuban_ oe exile residing in New York City, was assassinated, There i ot, is speculation in the Cuban community of. Miami_ that the , , _. - assasSination of RODRIGUEZ and ‘of: TORRIENTE « are related, Poo MM 1550=KS and MM 1337-s_ have ‘advised ‘that RODRIGUEZ -  -..  RIVAS was formerly associated with BOSCH, but left . BOSCH" s organization. in about 1967’ or 1968: to join -. the Cuban Power organization of -HECTOR}CORNILLOT. An a the . New-York. area, . ie : oe es - Miami has’ ‘also’ ‘received’ information” ‘that BOSCH . fo OS was in. New York two days prior to the assassination of Fo es RODRIGUEZ, but no specific evidence of ‘this has been - . received, and BOSCH's probation officer has advised that _ BOSCH did not ask for permission to go to New York City- ' at that time. (Miami is attempting: to: obtain more _ information along this line.) ‘Previous investigation has. reflected also that both LESNICK and REBOSO have unsavory reputations among ‘respectable Cuban exiles in Miami... Unverified information — has. been received, reflecting that -REBOSO,. prior to- | \0S- bi 191 - -\s" 9 page? HW 45979 Docld: 32339793 Page 6
C} | apo , y f ar f “ML 105-22094 becoming a City Commissioner, was involved in an abortion racket, that he has been a receiver of — : stolen goods, and has been associated with well-known -- Cuban hoodlums in the Miami area. He is also sus-_ - pected by MM 1337-S, MM 1550-KS, and other reliable informants, as well as by some police officers, of: being involved in narcotics on a high level in the Miami area, Information has been received that. 7 REBOSO is collecting. kick-backs for political favors. — a previous investigation has reflected also ‘that MAX LESNICK, who conducted a radio broadcast nn from Havana, Cuba, during the early days of FIDEL ee CASTRO, alvays concluded his programs with the statement ' "Cuba Si, Yankee No. LESNICK, according to MM 1337-S, 7 has bragged that. he "owns Miami." He is Ot accompanied in his travels about the city by armed ° bodyguards, according to reliable sources, and he has been ‘involved in one altercation’ ‘where he - allegedly attempted to: pull a gun-on- his) victim. ‘during a street scuffle, He: is also suspected by — ‘reliable ‘sources and by ‘various: police’ officers. of being _ involved: in the narcotics: racket. on a. high. level. oF cae On 4/30/74, subpoenas ed tol sss oo ‘appear before a FGJ, cate were. _.°  Sgerved by SAs ROBERT JAMES DWYER and GEORGE E.. DAVIS, JR., — Doe at WFAB. The FGJ was- scheduled to hear ‘testimony | an Miami Office and reported that earlier. that. day, he had received orders emanating. from RICHARD EATON, owner relating to the ~. Lwhich resu. ted in the injury of = ~\ of the | .of WFAB, to dismiss ANGULO. » RUSTE. ‘has. retained his - Position as Program Director, . mentioned above\ action ‘members of Ahe FLNC. have "SK" Law 10(a)2 Teportedly been visiting ‘WFAB" almost every day. - On 5/1/74, JUSTO voluntarily came to the JUSTO said that WFAB has a “Weaving pending ~ before the FCC based upon a matter which JUSTO, inherited oo ata ee tee I Se ie NS tome ee pein oan nen nny nares oh Somme meen Arne mien estan nt ale HW 45979 Docld: 32339793 Page 9