I Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 Use 2107 Hotes. «DATE: . 11-14-2017 ; . DE 137-2879 together from this dance he can “square the .beef" on the VIOLA ease. Informant added that LaHOOD, whom he refers to as a - "stone idiot", was serious in his statements to this effect around the group in the Imperial Hotel, however , everybody present treated LaHOOD" s statement as a joke. Informant furnished SA FITZPATRICK with two current “green sheets". It is noted that they are titled "Green Sheet Weekly, Sports Review" and they are dated for "Week Ending April 6" and "Week Ending April 13". Informant stated that PETE LICAVOLI controls this operation and that LICAVOLI has “employed "Crippled Dominic” BUFFA to handle the distribution "Green Sheets". Informant stated that "Crippled Dominic" BUFFA passes out. these "green sheets between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. each Thursday night, at least in time so that they | can be "on the streets" by Friday each week. Informant advised that he had been in company with FREDDIE KRUSE, the bondsman, the previous day. He stated that KRUSE’ told him that DANNY COSENTINO has opened up his handbook again and. that TONY GIACALONE is behind COSENTINO’s “horse ~ action". Informant advised that apparently FREDDIE KRUSE has changed his mind about the eventual outcome of the Palm Furniture Bankruptcy case as KRUSE mentioned that MIKE RUBINO and SAMMY GIORDANO will “walk away from the case" and that — JOHNNY AYOTTE will “ride the beef to jail". Informant advised that RUBINO is "all through” if he goes to jail. He commented that RUBINO would have to "nail it on the wall and forget about it". Informant was of the opinion that the Government ‘would "run Mike to the. grave" once he "fell" on the. Palm case, Informant advised that recently he spent the after- noon with a local bookie named JACK LOWE, He said that JACK LOWE is called ."Jock" by most of his friends and that"JOCK" LOWE lives at 3626 Beaconsfield and is a guy in his middle 40's. He mentioned that LOWE was arrested in February, 1963, in company ' with ONFRE “HUMPHREY” CRAPROTTA in a "horse book” which they operated at 6259 Holcomb St., Detroit; Informant revealed that DANNY COSENTINO owned the four-family flat at 6259 Holcomb and that the same day the police also arrested. SAM RUFFINO, Jr. ‘and RUFFINO's girl friend, PAT DI FATTA, who vere running a: numbers office at the same address on Holcomb St. as “YOCK" and "HUMPHREY", Informant advised that he and "JOCK" stopped to see JOEY ALLEVATO at ALLEVATO’s new bar-b=-q restaurant at Barham and Mack Aves. across the street from PETE LICAVOLI’s Docld: 32315544 Page 5
a Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of .1997 (44 USC 2107 Hotes. DATE: 11-14-2017. 7 . a . soa : oo, ; DE 137-2879 | ‘Apache Realty. Informant stated that ALLEVATO told him that. he has $5,000. 00 tied up in his restaurant. He said tht _ALLEVATO sells. the Racing Form and also. "does a little booking" out of his restaurant. Informant ‘revealed that ALLEVATO ‘ commented tmt he bought the place from an individual named ART CENT) . - . “Informant advised that MIKE BRUNO and his brother. have been operating a blind pig and after hours joint at the Kevin House | Hotel, . 1460 Farmer St., Detroit. “Informant advised that last Tuesday, 4/16/63, PETE — LICAVOLI's. son,.. MIKE ‘LICAVOLI, left Detroit and traveled to Chicago, Ill. where he intends te spend some time at the local Chicago race. track; Sportsman’ s Park. Informant commented that his: own son has become a good friend of LICAVOLI’s other son, TEDDY LICAVOLT, . and they have been recently going to the ‘Toledo Race Track. : Informant revealed that several days ago the Irwin Bar, Detroit, was burglarazed and the bar’s safe was taken away. ‘Informant revealed that two brothers pulled this "score" and Informant identified: them as being the two grandsons of JOHN CAROLL, who owns. the John S. Caroll Real Estate Co; at 13243 Harper "Ave., Detroit, telephone 371-7474, Informant said that JOE VALENTI works for. JOHN Caroll Realty. (It is noted that © ’ NICK DITTA, when out of state, has furnished the identity of his employer as being the John Caroll Realty Co.) Informant advised that CAROLL's two grandsons, one of whom is named. JACK (LNU) and who works in the real estate office, are ‘Kinda nuts" and they have "got to get caught" on this "score", In- formant revealed that the two brothers stole the safe and later, after "cracking" it, they.got its contents of $800.00. He said that the next day an article appeared in the Detroit news= papers refleting that the thieves who "took off" the Irwin Bar ‘got $2,000.00 in the safe and also an unknown quantity of whiskey. Informant added that this made the two brothers "hot" as they did not take any whiskey and they only got $800.00. Informant revealed that the two brothers went back to the Irwin Bar and grabbed the owner and.in "no uncertain terms" told him that anything over $800.00 that he got back from his insurance company was going to be split 5050 with them. Informant advised that. he was recently with JOE LAUDICINI at the olverine Hotel. He stated that LAUDICINI, during the course of conversation, mentioned that he has* Inspector PAUL 6 = Docld: 32315544 Page 6
r Released under the John F. Kennedy “Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 use 2107 Morey” ?DATE:- 11-14-2017 Dairy contract with Home Juice being broken but that FLORINO C er DE 137-2879 SHERIDAN of the First Precinct on his payroll. Informant men~- tioned that LAUDICINI operated a fairly large "phone ‘action" | handbook from his flower shop in the Wolverine Hotel but that LAUDICINI is presently complaining that his former partner, . an Italian guy. named PAUL (LNU) ‘“beat" him out of about $70,000.00 and put EAUDICINI out of business. Informant re- “marked that. LAUDICINI showed him a “bum check" which LAUDICINI said he had gotten. many years ago from old Henry Ford: He stated that LAUDICINI keeps this “bum check" as a souvenir. Informant advised that one of the biggest "fences" in Detroit is JAKE’ KRANTZ, who owns and operates the. Admiral Plumbing dnd. Heating. Co. , 2248 Gratiot Ave. telephone LO 7-0620. ’ Informant stated tm t KRANTZ handles "hot" brass, nickel and all kinds ef metal although he mentioned that he won't buy "Hot" cigarettes. He said‘tiat KRANTZ will handle stolen merchandise in big lots, up to a trailer load, and that KRANTZ confided in him that he has an "out" for stolen stuff in Chicago. Informant disclosed that he took an individual to KRANTZ the previous day and KRANTZ bought a whole case of bronze faucets which this individual had stolen off the back of some truck. Informant advised that he was recently in-company with MILT GOLD, who is the attorney for PETE LICAVOLI's brother, DOMINIC LICAVOLI , and also for- the American-Italian Delegates Club (AID). Informant said that GOLD told him that DOMINIC LICAVOLI doesn't make a move without his brother, Pete’s, OK, He stated that GOLD also mentioned to him that he represents — RANDOLPH MACKEY, .a Negro numbers operator in Detroit, and that MACKEY owes him. $10,000.00. Informant advised that GOLD con-- wersed with him at length about. "the outfit" and of the "con= * nections" that "the outfit" had in the Detroit Police Dept. Informant stated that he was astounded when GOLD confided to him that Inspector GENE GEIBIG and Inspector JOHN O*NETLL of -the Vice Bureau were on the syndicate’s "payroll". He. advised further that GOLD told him that Gunn Dairies had a seven year contract with Home Juice Co. to deliver their wholesale pro-= ducts however, recently BILLY GIACALONE summarily terminated this contract. Informant stated that MILT GOLD gave him the impression that JOHN FLORINO. was extremely upset about the Gunn = 7 = wale oe a Docld: 32315544 Page fF
“Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 19927 (44 USC 27107 Nofey. —_ . Church. Informant said that TOCCO is looking to: raise’ $25, 000 :<7 11-14-2017 DE 137-2879 would never think of suing Home Juice for breach of contract. He said that apparently FLORINO "wound up" with some building in this "exQhange." , Informant revealed that PETE DI LORENZO, of DI LORENSO's Market, 13327 Mack Avenue, went to Montreal, Canada, this week, Informant ‘said that DI LORENZO allegedly went on a. business trip though he still thinks tint DI LORENZO is either a “courier" for "the people" or else in narcotics traffic. -He said that just recently DI LORENZO returned from a trip to Italy. Informant: advised that MIKE NEPA recently returnéd from a trip to California where he visited ANGELO LOCRICCHIO, He added that NEPA is now working at his trade as a house painter. Informant advised that he recently saw THOMAS FRANCIS | "BOO BOO" DAVIS driving a new all-white 1963 Oldsmobile with - Michigan license. BB 8605. (It is noted that this license is registered to BOO BOO’s mother, SELMA DAVIS, 7430 Coleman, Dearborn, on a 1960 Oldsmobile 88 Four door).. Informant advised that he was recently incompany with DR. JOSEPH RASAK, He said that RASAK was elated because the ‘former Township of Dearborn had recently become the new City of ‘Dearborn Heights. Informant. stated that RASAK claimed tht he “had the Chief of. Police, the City Attorney, and the head of the. Vice Squad of the. New City"in his pocket". - Informant advised that he agreéd with RASAK that this is a "tremendous clout" and that he and RASAK intend to meet soon with BILLY GIACALONE in attempts to get GIACALONE to open up the syndicate -barbute -.. game as a- "starter". in Dearborn Heights , Michigan. Informant revealed that the coffee house. at:E; Congress o and St. Aubin, called the Club Hofflex, is in the name> of TOMMY EMON, although TOMMY only "fronts" for "BIFFO" MACCAGNONE .. Informant said that recently BIFFO was going to move the coffee house license to a new place at Baldwin and E. Lafayette. but ‘that the police license bureau eventually would ‘net approve the’ move. . ot Informant advised that JACKIE TOCCO has recently been going around town “hitting up" all the Italian business people particularly those in "the outfit" from the ‘old E. Congress ; neighborhood , and requesting a cash donation for the Holy Family. by this means. =a» § = ' Docld: 32315544 Page &