JFK Assassination System Date: Identification Form 6/8/2015 Agency Information Released under the John AGENCY : FBI | b <sassinanion Records RECORD NUMBER: _ 124-90133-10224 ollection het of 1992 ; (44 USC 2107 Note). RECORD SERIES: = HQ ase: NW 45664 Date: -16-2017 AGENCY FILENUMBER: _ 67-140750-NR Slee ciate / ‘Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: LA TO: HQ TITLE: DATE: 01/13/1967. “PAGES: 9 SUBJECTS : . EDWARD PIERPONT MORGAN a TOP CRIMINAL INFORMANT PROGRAM LOS ANGELES DIVISION WEEKLY A DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified . RESTRICTIONS: 4; 10(a)2 ~ CURRENT STATUS: — Redact - DATE OF LASTREVIEW: — 05/12/1999 K OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : AT v9.1 aT 45064 Docld:3233637T2 Page 1
FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-64) « th see . ; ; } . i FBI Date: 1/13/67 Transmit the following in (Type in plaintext or code) “Via AIRTEL AIR MAIL - REGISTERED _ —_ (Priority) | eee ee ee eee bow TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (66-2542-11-26) | S FROM: SAC, LOS ANGELES (137-2520) x ts RE: ‘TOP ECHELON CRIMINAL | _ INFORMANT PROGRAM LOS ANGELES DIVISION _ a ; ies - Re Los Angeles airtel to Bureau dated 1/6/67. *" STATISTICS a me ‘1. ‘Number of approved Top Echelon Criminal sy ™ ao ‘Informants as of 1/6/67 + 35) = Number added: Identified as: LA 4834-C-TE ° . Number deleted: Number as of 1/13/67: Identified as: ' LA 4155-C-TE LA 4366-C-TE LA 4367-C-TE LA 4412-C-TE LA 4448-c-TE LA 4468-C-TE LA 4476-C-TE 4529-C-TE bo 254% )-¥b-G y TO FEB 691967) ce | roprover LMJ sem MS pRB a /.. ~  Spéefal Agent in Charge’ a ; 3 oO HW 45884 DocId:32336372 Page 2
REE: "Date: VAS/6T 7 Type in plaintext or code). _ (Priority), ne TO: “DIRECTOR, FBI (66- polis 1 26) “FROM! sac, “LOS. ANGELES (137- 2520) RE: “TOP ECHELON CRIMINAL. INFORMANT PROGRAM - | “. LOS ANGELES DIVISION . oe “WEEKLY AIRTEL VO og 4 Bdeward Wy oe “W % J 3 7 “Re Los Angeles | airtel to" Bureau dated 1 1/b/6r.. an co She cr: ‘Number. ‘of approved: To Echelon Criminal | = : Informants as of 1/6 6/67 Tt ae “Number added; “Identified as: ~"" LA 4834-c-TE” lumber deleted: Number as of 1/13/67: Identified as: LA 1155 -C-TE ee 5 LA 4366-C-TE. “x . LA 4367-C-TE , ~ LA 4412-C-TE LA 4448-c-TE LA 4468-C-TE LA 4476-C-TE LA 1529-0 C TE - Los Angele ro FEB 196 | fon jes et eT | Pe 37 «Bureau HW 45964 Docld:32336372 Page 3 AIR MAIL ~ REGISTERED © See! k Fre ae Wa Ae mt ar
LA’ 137-2520. , oy “TA 4615-C-TE '" LA 4691-C-TE LA 4752 CTE .. LA. 4775-C-TE La 4822-c-TE . TA 4834 -0-1E “Number: of targets under, ‘development as of. 1/6 /67 | as “Number added: a “Identified as: LA 4875-PC ‘Number deleted:: Identified as: : LA 4e3u -PC (converted ‘to ors) “. Number of targets under development. as of 1/13/67: os , Identified as [ W369-PC 4US7-pc | A’ 4575-PC. . ~4S77-PC | 1739 -PC 4760- “PC. L786-PC..” ~4808-PC 4809-PC 1812-20 | A 4813- PERSONNEL 481 4815-Pc. 4818-Pc “4820-PC 4821-PC ~4828-PC .:” 4830-PC . 4838-PC . 4839-PC © 4841-PC - “4845-PC Oe “UBY7-PC 4848-PC 4850-PC.° 485u4-pc A8TS-PC “The “following Agents of the* vos ‘Angeles’ Office | aw 45064 DoclId:3233637T2 Page 4 pe! exclusively assigned to the Top Echelon Criminal - 10 ont : "Program: and have.: ‘the _Fontowing ARN reece te, tiem:
LA {366-C-TE ‘LA 4476-c-TE LA 4815-Pc LA 4845-Pc “SA RICHARD T. BRETZING . LA 4758-C-TE . LA 4775-C-TE LA 4822-C-TE LA 4821-PC SA AMEDEE 0. RICHARDS TR LA 4529-C-TE ~ : LA 4691-C-TE ~ LA 4786-Pc LA 4820- “PC * SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS CAMBLING ACTIVITIES All information from informants and targets under. °° this. program and information developed through gambling “investigations is being. closely evaluated to develop ' brosecutable gambling offenses. ‘LA 4775 - C-TE ‘This source advised during the past week that FRANKIE. MILANO, who is operating a horse race service in Los Angeles, has been encountering difficulty in- getting 9". “racing results from his source during the early> afterngon. 9.” hours. .The informant advised that MILANO's source is* *” ee undoubtedly a local newspaper sports office and he thought. oe that. the. difficulty in the. afternoon hours: ‘may coincide: '%:- with MILANO's source's lunch hour... °The ‘informant. alsa =, - provided. list. of. eight persons ‘who? subscribe tor MILANG" ; HW 45064 Docld:3233637T2 Page 5
LA 137-2520 .. | service, all of whom are known as bookmakers. The informant also ‘provided the telephone number : which is being used as a combination front and back office by a Glendale bookmaking ring headed by TONY RICCIO. In addition, this informant identified a service ~ “station owned by an individual who was "bossing" a car theft . ring in central Los Angeles. This ring shuttles stolen. vehicles to Mexico after their theft is two years old. LA 4813-PC - ' -On 1/12/67, this informant advised that last fall _ANTONE KALEEL, a Los Angeles bookmaker, planned to only eae ‘book football games played in teams in the Big 8, Big 10, « Southwest Conferences and. by West Coast and big independent ;: ‘teams. — me : rn. He planned to eliminate accepting action on games °. -involving teams in the Southeastern Conference. He did not -o.: go through with this plan. According to source, KALEEL closes his book after the football season and does not open it until the regular baseball season commences. _.. _ This source stated that during the week of 1/8/67 .. through 1/14/67, gamblers from the East, believed by source - to be associated with GIL BECKLEY, moved money into Los “Angeles for the purpose of betting on the Tulane - LSU ' basketball -game on the evening of 1/12/67. The gamblers onde ~ wanted to bet Tulane minus 83 points. A Los Angeles bookmaker: » Known as. The Phantom was approached to take some of this + action. a ee _- Source also advised that he believes that attempts -- are being made by eastern mobsters to move into Los Angeles and organize bookmaking. Source was not able to furnish _ : any further concrete information concerning this matter at ' « this’ time, but will attempt to develop details. -  EANASB-CTE ‘This informant:,..on 1/11/67 ,: advised that eS. | | OE CAPUA;. 9 “»/* & beer salesman who ‘services: the Casa al Dante, contaéted =. _. Source ‘on. 1/10/67,. telephonically anti“bdvised- source':that’ he. HW 45364 Docld:3233637T2 Page 6
LA 137+2520 . should be on the alert since FBI Agents’ had contacted him. * that. day and made inquiries about the source and others , at the source's business establishment. . _ Source further advised that SONNY DE FALCO is making some shylock loans for MIKE PETRO and source over- : heard DE -FALCO discussing the obtaining of a loan with ~bookmaker MARTY WEISS. — . a , Fe Se This source also advised on the same date that -DE FALCO no. longer is getting line information from Las ‘Vegas, Nevada since-DE FALCO makes his own basketball line. Source stated that DE FALCO will probably again receive © line information from Las Vegas when the. baseball season . reopens.’ 2 2 -LA_4786-P¢ ne On 1/10/67, source advised that during the last » fcouple of/weeks he had lost two of his service customers | /{ to _FRANK’¥HEEANO., MILANO, according to source, promised | \{ these Customers 10 minute service on local race results. Informant stated that 10 minute service is not possible as the results are not sent from the track for 15 minutes after the termination of the races. Source: also believed ] ‘| that MILANO used "muscle" on these customers as an unidentified . ! | Negro approached his customers and told them. that they had | t ‘} better stay with MILANO as this was the way things were and ‘that source was on,the way out as far.as service was concerned Source is still of the opinion that MILANO must gef his cere ‘results from.someone in the 'Herald-Examiner' ne aper = y and believes that this contact was set up by B URILEO , o Sports writer for this paper. Source was ufable to furnish. {any specific information concerning the source of MILANO's | °. .4 service. . oe LA COSA NOSTRA ACTIVITIES - ; — *.. LA 4834-C-TE has been converted from a ‘target too: a Top Echelon Informant. . This informant is attempbing,.to.- > oo move closer to top hoodlum: figures in. the Los Angeles area | - and it is felt that his. association with, these people, as. .° '’ well-as. his’ association with: people involved in various: |. {s) . Eh woe Net 3. : AW 459664 Docld:32336372 Page 7
LA 137-2520 criminal activities in the Los Angeles area will place him. ‘in a position of unlimited potential value as a top hoodlum... ..° and Top Echelon Criminal Informant. Continuous effort oe ‘is also being afforded to the development of other targets — “who are known La Cosa Nostra (LCN) members in an effort to further penetrate the field of LCN activities and to - . identify additional LCN members in this ahd other divisions. TA ANN 8-c-TE - During the past week, this informant has been | ~in contact with individuals in Las Vegas, 'Nevada and Palm “Springs, California and has determined that Springfield, Massachusetts LCN members, FRANK SCIBELLI and SAM CUFARI, . ~*~ -have not as yet arrived in Palm. Springs as expected. Informant / Stated that these individuals are still expected to arrive and it is believed they will take up their residence ‘in Palm Springs about the middle of January, 1967. LA 4412-c-TE On 1/10/67, information furnished by this informant - " alleging that the manager of I. Magnin's, an exclusive ye . department store in Beverly Hills, California, is maintaining « _. large amounts of cash in the store safe, was disseminated A, to IRS, Los Angeles, after discussion with the Assistant a U. S. Attorney at Los Angeles... LO , This cash is alleged to be "under the table" ' payments made to entertainers from various hotels and casinos _in Las Vegas, Nevada. Reportedly, they are in cases in the © safe which bear the names of the entertainers. Comedian ro RED SKELTON is one of the entertainers named. The custodian ore . is further alleged to be paid by the entertainers for this °°” “service. IRS at Los Angeles will promptly advise this office of results of their investigation in this matter. ~ a This informant has been maintaining close contact’. “with HORACIO RUDY ESTRADA, aka, subject of Los Angeled file * .°%' ~3 92-2422... ESTRADA is believed to have Knowledge’ of the os “ whereabouts of ERNEST NIELSON, subject! ofa UFAP-Ab se, Los Angeles file 88-12764 0° 0g ey “On .1/10/67 ,, ESTRADA” turned ortion’. | west | AW 45634 Docld:32336372 Page 6
‘ : () 2 ‘ , 4 a : LA 137- ~2520 ”. two bonds issued to GARY S. and HAL G. POLLOCK, which ESTRADA told informant were turned over to his mother in “Mexico by ERNIE NIELSON. ESTRADA advised that NIELSON had , turned over many similar items to his mother and. he was v. trying to dispose of them... Lo Informant also advised that the wife of WILLIAM ‘MANVILLE BURKE has been. contacting former associates attempting to-obtain money for lawyer fees for BURKE, who is. _ entering a not guilty plea to the ITSMV charge in connection “". with the Los Angeles file of which BURKE is a Subject, “File No. 26-47624, . “LA LATE - C-TE On 1/6/67 , source advised ‘that JERRY ZAROWITZ, 7 Casino Manager, Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, left for Europe on 1/4/67, with KIRK KERKORIAN, the landlord of Caesar's Palace. Source subsequently learned that ZAROWITZ is scheduled to return to Las Vegas on 1/12/67. On 1/9/67, source advised that on 1/5/67. ‘JOEY . DURANDO, the bondsman, contacted source in company with » LOUIS GELFUSO and TONY CILLI, a Las Vegas pawnshop oy; operator in partner with BABE PARISI. DURANDO discussed. “. with. the source his attempting. to obtain an entertainment | “ license from the Los Angeles Police Commission for FRANK - SICA at SICA's Sir Sico Restaurant and that “they would pay — ‘whatever was asked. It is noted that SICA has been attempting - ‘ to obtain this license since 1959 without success: It was co _ agreed that source would mention this matter to FRANK a * DESIMONE for his reaction. as . On 1/10/67, source advised he met with FRANK © 0 J a os DESIMONE and mentioned the SICA matter. DESIMONE said he 2 TR . G@id not know FRANK, but had met his brothers, JOE and FRED, years ago. DES IMONE was maneuvered into accepting as — escrowholder one-half of the $10,000 fee to be charged . -'. minug expenses. DESIMONE agreed to send ‘his man to | see ne SICA and obtain the money . . ” ~. ' On 1/11/67, source advised ‘that. DESIMONE. ealled source. ‘that day and requested source to take a ride with “him. While riding: in DESIMONE's car, they,: discussed. the . ANTHONY’ LA’ROCCA, JR. murder. trial ‘setsfor| 1/12/67: ABB Docld: 32336372 HW 45364 Page 9
1A 137- 2520, result of this discussion betweeh: the source and DESIMONE, the source suggested obtaining a 30 day continuance and \DESIMONE agreed. ; a ; . On 1/12/67, source advised that the LA ROCCA case _ was. continued. to 2/20/67. : Source advised that he was told by PHIL DAVID, described as“a hustler and promoter and friend of CHESTER SIMS who is trying to negotiate the sale of the Flamingo Hotel, that DAVID was on his way from New York to Miami to - meet. with MEYER LANSKY and SIMS. According to SIMS, the Flamingo is earning 3 3/4 million net spendable income’... ~on top of the table and.10 million under the table. It:-is _-noted that the Flamingo was reported to be sold by- the : “press. on (113/675 to a Japanese hotel group. GENERAL co La 4367-C-TE oo Source advised on 1/6 «that he met with Washington, D.C. attorney EDWAR (former Bureau “Agent) at Los Angeles International Airport on 12/31/66. MORGAN was between planes. and had arrived from Las Vegas, ” “enroute to Washington, D.C. MORGAN said he is handling in -the JAMES HOFFA appeal. MORGAN is also handling the defense of CLIFF JONES,,. the former Lieutenant Governor of Nevada. “Source stated that, ‘SIDNEY. KORSHAK had said that MORGAN was not going to win the HOFFA case. SE Te / MORGAN also told the source . about JOHN ROSELLI being arrested in Las Vegas and how he, MORGAN, had got him ‘out. - MORGAN said he met ROSELLI | years ago in Las Vegas) and stated that ROSELLI was a "stand. up guy" because ROSELLI | . did some outstanding secret work for a Government agency - and never said anything» to. anyone , ine luding the FBI. On 1/7/67, source advised that he met. JOHN ROSELLI*: 2 and. ALLEN | SMILEY on the street in Beverly Hills: onithe. foo ‘ afternoon of 1/6/67. ROSELLI related. his recent arredt’ in- “Las: Vegas and was concerned. about. who might have. had RALPH : -. LAMB: make’-this arrest. He asked source Aottry. and find out -because he knows that..so rce . -knows | ‘LAMB. H - 459664 Docld:32336372 Page 10 ; o
On: 1o/er, ‘source ‘advised. that KORSHAK ‘told him ; that ‘SAM MOONEY left Chicago with’ his son- ~in-law,.. the attorney; - because. of, the. Federal, heat... ae § 5 | HW 45064 Docld:32336372 Page 11 .