a > — ——= = = ae eR \ dover’ ars . | | 7 9 | 2 ban 67) tf a ~ . ™ FE DERAL BUREAU. OF INVES TIGATION - 3 REPORTING OFFICE . OFFICE OF ORIGIN DATE ‘ INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD NEW ORLEANS NEW ORLEANS 12/11/69 8/1 - 12/2/69 . TITLE OF CASE ‘ REPORT.MADE BY TYPED BY | " DONALD Lester@anes, aka; SA THOMAS L, COLARELLI _{vhl ET AL CHARACTER OF CASE DR. SALVATORE“CARUSO, aka; a oi ‘ET AL - VICTIMS — | L , POSSIBLE ITSP ped 7 ofe2 REFERENCE: New Orleans report of-SA THOMAS L. COLARELLI, 10/17/69. INFORMANTS: . PCI JOHN MEREDITH advised on 10/25/69, that he does not know DONALD LESTER JAMES personally; however, he i ' dis acquainted with JAMES' brother-in- law, BERRY JOE NORRIS. He | He ‘stated NORRIS is allegedly employed by Oatis Engineering Company; however, this is a cover for his criminal activities. NORRIS will engage in any type of criminal activity, from narcotics to burglary. Informant stated he recently met NORRIS at the Playboy Club in Hattiesburg, Miss., and NORRIS _ ACCOMPLISHMENTS CLAIMED ‘([] NONE ACQUIT-| case Has BEEN: , ‘ cONVvic. | AUTO. “UG. | SAVINGS | RECOVERIES TALS ; PENDING OVER ONE YEAR [yes {"]nNo . ; PENDING PROSECUTION . ; ; ; OVER SIX MONTHS - Cves [-]nNo SPECIAL AGENT “IN CHARGE DO NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW Zh ise: a es APPROVED COPIES MADE: 3 Buredu (92-11305) (RM) ~ Departmental Attorney KEITH E, GISLESON, NO Atlanta (87-15799) (RM) 3 ~ Jackson (62- (9291029 nt ,2ote Drs ar Dissemination4Récd Std offArraiched) Report Notations eee ay 1 Agency Request Recd. Date Fwd. How Fwd. ech GPO ; 1968 O - 299-885 we COVER PAGE a i Docld: 322786546 Page 2?
ne oe ne = = | re Re | aa | of . ™ : NN NO 92-1029 - showed him a quantity of loose diamonds and attempted to. sell some to him. Informant stated that NORRIS told him that he has a safety deposit box in a bank in Hattiesburg where he keeps the diamonds until he can sell them. Informant stated NORRIS claims to have thirty-two bars of gold for sale, but informant does not know if this is true. LEADS: Copies being furnished to Atlanta and Jackson as those divisions have outstanding investigation in this matter. NEW ORLEANS AT NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA. Continue efforts to locate and interview SIDNEY KERN: and JESSIE CHEHARDY. 2. Manntain contact with Departmental Attorney KEITH E. GISLESON, New Orleans regarding possibility of subpoenaing PROVENZANO and LEGAN before FGJ, New Orleans. ADMINISTRATIVE: Investigative period of instant report overlaps that of referenced report as investigation by auxiliary offices not available prior to submission of referenced report. This matter has been discussed with Departmental Attorney GISLESON:, on several occasions, the last time being 12/2/69. He advised that he is in favor of subpoenaing both PROVENZANO and LEGAN before FGJ, but because of ‘his relative tenure as a Departmental Attorney. He contacted his superiors in Washington, and they did not express any enthusiasm for this type of action, stating that they felt that this was "abuse of process", which the RAMSEY CLARK Administration adopted as policy, i.e. in bringing potential defendants before Grand Jury where a substantial case could not be proven. He stated he was in the process of preparing a memo to his superiors pointing out that it was highly un- likely that any prosecution at,all could take place and it would be better to bring PROVENZANO and LEGAN before the Grand Jury. In hopes of perjuring or immunizing in an attempT . to develop a prosecutive case against JAMES and other two Unknown subjects could be identified with the cooperation of either PROVENZANO or LEGAN. Be COVER PAGE 3 ne en ne ne een dseIainan ateinetieestemsiemnomes mamma Te cS a ae es Docld: 322786546 Page 3