° AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE : DATE: PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE: CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW: ' OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : v9.1 DoclId:32340807T Page 1 JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-10221-10200 HQ 92-3267-722 Document Information FBI DODGE, HAROLD F. DIRECTOR, FBI f 09/27/1966 53 JRO, ASSOC, REL, LCN, CONVICTION, GAMBLING ACT, B/F - INT, BKG PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 04/17/1998 INDEFINITE RPT, TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE 1A, 5 INDEX PAGES Date: 5/1/2015
Fin cn LA 92-113 ADMINESTRATIVE ‘The identity of the individuals who furnished » information ‘set out in this report which must nog be . oisotoses except upon issuance | of a subpoena duces tecum re as follows: Fidelity Bank. Beverly Hills, California DORIS SCHMIDT Statcinent Department Union Bank oth and Hill Streets Los Angeles, California BETTY SIDLER Statement Department | General Telephone Company Santa Monica, California -CSLA 4143-s ; Peeifice Telephone -Company SO - 7 ater Los Angeles, California oo er CSLA 4178-S On August 16, 1966, LA 4367-C-TE advised that on the evening of -August 15 1966, he was at the Luau Restaurant 4 in Beverly Hills, where he observed JOHN ROSSELLI, ALLEN SMILEY, and an attorney, SEYMOUR CHOTINER, together. JOHN | ROSSELLI asked informant to call him on the following day. ' On August 16, 1966, informant called ROSSELLI at ROSSELLI's residence, through the apartment switchboard, and ROSSELLI gave him his unlisted number, and told him to ea1i1 back which informant did. ROSSELLI mentioned to: informant that he knew informant was friendly with BUTCH LEYPOLDT, head of the Nevada Gambling Control in Las Vegas -and he asked source to contact LEYPOLDT and get him to quit | "knocking ROSSELLI and bringingheat on ROSSELLI and his friends”. ROSSELLT said they are trying to indict the "head of the Gis" in Las Vegas and this might have something to do. with “f it. ROSSELLI indicated that he believed LEYPOLDT and the "head of the G's" are. working together against the las Vegas crowd. Informant told ROSSELLI that if he happened | to see LEYPOLDT, he would mention it to him. ~ B- ; COVER PAGE Soeeet aes ae see a ee ee 2 noe ee ee ad Docld:3234080T Page 2?
LA 92-113 Informant stated that he has not seen LEYPOLDT for six or seven years and has no intention of contacting him or mentioning. ROSSELLI to him. INFORMATION REGARDING ROSSELLI'S LCN. AFFTLIATION __ By memorandum dated August 22, 1966, the New York office furnished the following information: 1966 NY 1839-C-TE, an admitted member On August 19, VILLANO of the LUCHESE "family" of LCN, advised SA ANTHONY R. of the following information concerning subject: Informant advised that he first met ROSSELLI many. years ago and was aware that ROSSELLI was “opiginally from Chicago and had an uncle who was an old time Mafiosa. According to informant, ROSSELLI started,in "the rackets" at the age of 15 and was at an early age associated with AL CAPONE, Informant said during the mid ,1940's ROSSELLI received a.10 year sentence for extortion in connection with the movie industry and that also involved in this extortion was PAUL |: -.RICCA, JOE DIAMOND (deceased), CHARLIE JOY (deceased), and. | LOUIS COMPAGNA (deceased). Informant said previously ROSSELLI was sent flo Los Angeles by RICCA, acted as a "sottocapo"” and took over Los Angeles and extended his influence to Las Vegas. Informant said sometime prior to this incarceration BENNY THE BUG STEGAL (deceased), went to California and there was "set up" by ROSELLI, ROSSELLI at that time was in the early stages of investing approximately 2 million dollars of illegitimate money received from "the cutfit" in Chicago in the Flamingo at Las Vegas. Upon ROSSELLI!s conviction, this assignment with the accompanying money was turned over to BENNY THE BUG, who had apparently been playing the stock market and had lost heavily, including the above monies. ~C.— COVER PAGE Docld:3234080T Page 3 SY N
‘, | | C a / ; ‘ LA 92-113 Informant advised that ROSSELLI at that time had also been. invldved with a movie starlet who had corresponded With ROSSELLI in Atlanta Penitentiary during approximately 1945, . ROSSELLI also learned that BENNY THE BUG was playing with the sister of this starlet and had almost reduced her to a common prostitute. Informant said that both these incidents had apparently so angered ROSSELLI that approximately toy) weeks prior to SIEGAL's assassination, he had advised informant that BENNY would be killed, which occurred according to ROSSELLI's prediction.. Informant: continued that he had heard that ROSSELLI, . fronting for the Chicago mob, had put up large sums of money for pieces of the Flamingo, the Sands, and most recently Caesar's Palace, all in Las Vegas. “Informant said ROSSELLI has the reputation of being the man in charge of Las Vegas. Informant also advised that ROSSELLI at one time told him that a lawyer, whose name may be JOE and who comes from’ Kansas City, visited him and PAUL RICCA in Atlante during approximately 1946 and is also a "soldier" in LCN. Informant ‘said this individual's name would no doubt be reflected in the penitentiary records of ROSSELLI! s visitors. Informant advised that as of approximately one year ago he was advised that the way to contact ROSSELLI was through the Bella Napoli Res taurant in Beverly Hills, California. By airtel. dated August 29, 1966, to the Bureau, the Los Angeles Office furnished certain background information concerning ROSSELLI to the New York Office which requests the NY 1839-C-TE be re-interviewed. . By airtel dated September 8, 1966, the New York Office furnished the following information: So NY 1839-C-TE, on September 6, 1966, advised he | first became acquainted with subject in approximately 1943 when both were inmates in Atlanta Penitentiary and where they became close associates until approximately 1946-1947. . Informant said he subsequently met subject in New York City - C(a) - COVER PAGE - een me nee DoclId:3234080T Page 4
CD LA 92-113 Concerning associates in New York City, informant said that although ROSSELLI was with ORMENTO when they iast met, ROSSELLI-was never a close associate of ORMENTO., Instead, in New York City, ROSSELLI was close to FRANK COSTELLO, THOMAS LUCHESE, and VITO GENOVESE prior to the time VITO GENOVESE became “boss of bosses". Informant related the following story that occurred while both were inmates in Atlanta, approximately 1946-1947: Informant said on one occasion, he told TOSSELLI that he had a girl friend in New York City who was close to him but since she only earned $40-$50.00 per week could not afford to see him in Atlanta. Unbeknown to informant, ROSSELLI then | approached PETE DI PALERMO, also known as Petie Beck, brother of JOSEPH and CHARLIE DI PALERMO, who was being discharged from Atlanta Penitentiary and instructed that PETIE see THOMAS LUCHESE and have LUCHESE give this girl money. Informant said sometime thereafter this girl friend visited him in Atlanta and explained that she had been given $300.00 and was receiving $50.00 per week from informant's "friends". a Informant recalled that on one occasion during this period, ROSSELLI had told him that WILITE MORETTI, also known as Willie Moore, characterized as "an Eastern representative for the RICCA family and ROSETTI's contact man", was "blowing his top" and was telling people of his association with ROSELLI, which upset ROSSELLI. Informant said a few years subsequent to this, WILNIE MORETTI was murdered by an ANASTASTA "soldier", JOHN ROBILOTTO, also known as Johnny Roberts, who himself was subsequently murdered during the period when ANASTASIA and his “underboss", TOMMY RAVA were killed. Informant said he recalled that ROSELLI was also closely associated with MIKE COPPOLA in Miami, Florida, as well as "FAT TONY" SALERNO. Informant said that ROSSELLI was also close with the MASSTI (ph) brothers who wield considerable LCN power in Cleveland, Ohio, and with JOHNNY MITCHELL, true name unknown, who was an LCN. member from Chicago, but now resides in Miami. Informant stated that the attorney previously mentioned by him is definitely JOSEPH BULGER and was certain of the fact that ROSSELLI on more than one occasion had advised him that BULGER was an LCN "soldier" from Kansas City. -~ E - COVER PAGE Docld:32340807T Page 5
LA 92-113 T~2 77 T~4 TH5 T~6 at 7-8 T=9 T-10 T-11 T+le T-13 a ee Aen in ne INFORMANTS BENNIE WARREN PCI BENNIE WARREN PCI BENNIE WARREN PCI LV I0-C LV-134—=C LA 4476-C-TE CSLA ATST-C BENNIE WARREN PCI ‘LV 117-C-TE LA 4367-C-TE LA 44ku_c LA-ALUB-C-TE WEBB HALL USPO Employee Tarzana, California PENNY PORTER Penny's Answering Service Los Angeles, California DAVID L. ZALLAN ~ Former PCI Los Angeles, California -qG- COVER PAGE ne | DoclId:3234080T Page 6