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 ocld:32316482 Page 1 JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-10348-10011 HQ CR 92-7000-9 Document Information FBI NY HQ 04/28/1965 17 ANTHONY PROVENZANO PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 10/29/1998 INDEFINITE * RPT Date: 6/25/201
Ltt j FD-263 (Rev 5-1-89) @ a ® . ee ; cet 4 ; : ‘ } Lots “2 - -% ‘ ‘* FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION REPORTING OFFICE OFFICE OF ORIGIN DATE INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD : oo NEW YORK NEW YORK 4/28/65 12/30/64~=4./22 /65 TITLE OF CASE REPORT MADE BY ‘ TYPED BY RUSSEL F, SULLIVAN cjs - CRIMINAL INFLUENCE IN CHARACTER OF CASE LOCAL 707, INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS, W YORK, NEW YORK AR / 72.5715 Ter 5 dha con eng REFERENCE 4 i Report of SA RUSSEL F, SULLIVAN dated . 1/15/65, at NY, / ~ P ~ 9 / 2 ENCLOSURES Ss TO BUREAU (2 Enclosed for the Bureau is the original arid’ one copy of an LHM, dated and captioned as above, reflecting characterizations of informants utilized in this report. SPECIAL AGENT IN CHARGE APPROVED BO NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW COPIES MADE: ( 3/~ Bureau (92-7000) (enersce “2 = USA, SDNY 3 - New York (92-2988) a> 0, KAG, Crimhial Division, Organized Crime & Rackete ing Section U.8. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 16—76324-1 Docld: 32316482 Page 2?
NY 92-2988 ADMINISTRATIVE: The investigative period of this report exceeds 90 days so as to include information received from NY 4318-c, which was not available to the reporting agent at the time of the 1/15/65 report. -B- COVER PAGE , Docld: 32316482 Page 3
NY 92-2988 INFORMANTS ¢ Identity of Source Contacting Agent NY T-1 NY 4318-c SA WALTER E, TAYLOR NY T-2 . PCI JOSEPH BENNA SA RUSSEL F, SULLIVAN NY T-3 PCI GEORGE DONAHUE SA RUSSEL F, SULLIVAN NY T-4 5 Former NK PCT | A FRANK H, DONNELLY JOHN LEARY NY T=5 . SA Former NK PCI | FRANK H, DONNELLY WALLACE O'REILLY NY T-6 PCI DANIEL JOSEPH SULLIVAN SA JOHN J. JOYCE NY T-7 NY 5026-Pc | SA MARTIN R, GREALY Set GERALD LANGTON SA RUSSEL F, SULLIVAN CIB, NYCPD : LEADS NEW YORK AT NEW YORK, NEW YORK: Will continue through informants and Sources to ascertain the degree of hoodlum influence exerted in Local 707. - O* - COVER PAGE Docld: 323164582 Page 4
Copy to: Report of: Dote: _ £3-204 (Rev. 3-3-59) O © _ UNIYED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 2 - USA, SDNY RUSSEL F, SULLIVAN Offic: New York, New York 4/28/65 . ae Field Office File #: 92-2988 a Bureau File #: 92~7000 : Title: Character: Synopsis: CRIMINAL INFLUENCE IN LOCAL 707, INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS , NEW YORK, NEW YORK ANTI-RACKETEERING NY T™-1 and NY T-2 advised that certain. of the new officials of Local. 707 are loyal to ANTHONY (TONY PRO) PROVENZANO, This will give. PROVENZANO added ~ weight on the New York scene. NY T=7 advised that JOE "RED". TRAINA, who is a member of Local 707, is one of the major shyLocks in NYC, TRAINA operates through Kaycor Trucking, NYC, Interview of GEORGE KAYLOW, President of Kaycor Trucking, filed to reveal any. pertinent information on illegal activities of TRAINA, TRAINA, Secretary-Treasurer of Kaycor Trucking, inter- viewed and denied any involvement in illegal activities. Office of Labor, Welfare and Pension Reports, NYC, presently conducting investigation into 1964. election, investigation expected to be completed at end of April, 1905 | gol _ p= REVIEWED BY BEYER TASK FORCE DETAILS: GON 23 a Co: fg EASE 6 yuRL OC] RELEASE IN PART o} TOTAL DENIAL This document contatns neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is leaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. Docld:32316482 Page 5
Ny. 92-2988: . - On February 16, March 25. and April 23,. 1965, . efforts were made to ‘contact. SALVATORE ‘D'EORIO by / SA SULLIVAN. , "Rach of these ‘attempted contacts were made at the Wagon Wheel Diner, 48th Avenue and Van Dam Street, _. Long Island. City, New York. This is: the, location where . D'EORIO: has operated: a "Shape"-and from which a prior : contact was made in the past. _D'EORIO was not observed on “any of these occasions | although at was’ apparent ‘that. the nshape" is still. being _ operated from ‘this’ diner. - NY T-1, coritacted on December 30, 1964, advised that the recent election-of new officials for Local 707; "International Brotherhood of Teamsters ‘TBT) has resulted. _.in the. placing of -men loyal to ANTHONY (TONY PRO) PROVENZANO ‘in. control of this Local. . Informant advised that: LOUIS | ‘“ALIMENA, the new president,. is strictly a "TONY PRO man" and in the informant's opinion there will be trouble ahead as a result of PROVENZANO "5 influence. a Informant. advised ‘that. LEO SCHWARTZ, Retording ~ gecretary,- and FRANK CONNOLLY, Secretary-Treasurer, - are. the only new” officers with whom he is acquainted. NY T-1 was again contacted on April: 20, 1965, - and he ‘advised that since the death of CONNIE NOONAN, consideration has been’ given to organizing: the Platform : oe is . . we ‘ AW 7 ne ! * Docld: 32316482 Page 6
ony 92-2988 : phony deals, for at least ‘the present. ‘Informant stated that CONNOLLY is the only one really, gualified to operate — the union, due to his pst experience, It is CONNOLLY's opportunity to make himself a big man if he operates. the union wisely and with "guts" in. standing ‘up to any mers’. who. try to push hin, oO Informant felt that. CONNOLLY started out. wrong being connected in.any. way with PROVENZANO, but now — that he. is in,he could wholly disassociate himself from - PROVENZANO and get on his own, which would unite the union behind him - (CONNOLLY ). NY 7-2 again contacted on February 18, 1965, advised that Mrs.” (FNU) GANNON is now the clerk at Local 707, having replaced EDDIE TOMIZEK, TOMIZEK is ‘apparently going to work in the office of Local S07 Ist, which is in the. same building. ele . ‘Informant. further advised that GANNON was”. '. formerly the private secretary of TOM HICKEY (now deceased), _ former president of Local 807, IBT.. Upon HICKEY's death . GANNON became the secretary to JOHN ‘STRONG, who became _the new president ‘of Local 807 after the death of HICKEY. - Informant further advised that GANNON later went with — Local 707 for several years put left and- has been absent from the labor scene for seveml years. Informant felt that GANNON will be a valuable asset to Local TOT with her knowledge of union affairs. Informant stated ‘that there have been a lot of ‘guys who look like "hoods" at the office of Local 707 since: the new officials assumed office. Informant did not have any specific names but was only commenting on the looks of the individuals. . informant further stated that- things are quiet in the office of Local 707 and FRANK CONNOLLY, new Secretary-Treasurer, appears to be playing a lesser role ‘than previously anticipated. The new president, LOUIS _ ALIMENA appears to be a strong man in the front for all activities, at least din the first months of his new. . - position... _ . Docld:327316487 Page 7