-TP.92-1 a , 7 “Will note that from:investigation. thus.far.conducted. - by..the Miami Office: relative :to Cafe D' Artist; 732°Biscayne’ — Boulevard, Miami, that operators. of.such establishment were possibly former.:contacts ‘of the subject: in Havana. They: undoubtedly have.contact with JUDITH: SALVAT and information : ~ furnished by: NY °3368-C-TE on. 4/2/62 to SA. WARREN: NOVAN:: “Concerning subject owning Club Artist may possibly. e. ‘Miamiwill, therefore, consider. timely interview. _ of officers of such Cafe.D'Artist in an effort to trace any. “of subject's. funds. The Miami Office will. conduct: appropriate investigation ©. relative to information furnished by NY 3368=C-TE on 4/2/62: ~~ that’ subject source believed: TRAFFICANTE. operates Local: 136. ‘and uses one .(FNU) GONZALES, a high class individual, to - operate ‘this. local, noting Miami, in weekly airtel summary. dated 5/18/62, ascertained it is identical with Local 133 -- » Waiters, Waitresses and Bartenders: Union; AF of L; 921. ~ N.E. 2nd-Avenue; Miami, and. that Mr. GONZALES was President. AT MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA ___,_°..Will report appropriate investigation of. 9570. _ Harding Avenue,: Surfside, ‘noting. thatCS TP. 51-C on:.5/17/62 | vindicated that. Miss GEORGETTE of such address apparently - furnished a receipt 3/16/62 of $30 from Mrs. J.. BRUNO; t _ further noting ‘that:the alias has been used by the subject... - JAUES . BRUNO ‘when ‘previously known to have been residing in. Miami, Beach. " DO So teen . ce ole eee : . a, - aces wee ae see NEW YORK DIVISION. _ ATLNEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK ‘Will: note that LOUIS P. BRADY. is no. longer residing -in. Tampa,: Florida... Will consider timely interview of WILLIE “PEP: through his’ place of .business,: the MeLody Lanes endeavoring. - to ascertain all facts: known to him relative to subject, his. 2 activities and associates at Tampa, Miami and New York. .. mo os COVER -PAGE | | cps renee aoe acer | i | HW 45966 DoclId:3272769496 Page 2
TAMPA, DIVISION, AT. TAMPA, FLORIDA: Wilk: maintain contact with informants ‘and . “associates. ADMINISTRATIVE: vires Bureau: ‘letter to Tampa. dated: 4/26/62 pointed :out:. that. even :though: the ‘subject. maintained. an apartment. and.  spends.ia great. deal of time at Miami; ‘Florida, office’ of: -- opigin: should: not: ‘be. changed. in: ‘this- investigation at this: - time >: The ‘Bureau: noted it: was: felt that the: subject™ ‘continues: . . ato” ‘exercise: substantial control of hoodlum et rites : in: the- “Tampa area and:is. his original. base of ‘o en - Bureau ‘noted:Tampa. should: continue its. .e££0) 8. to: penetrate” othe’ ‘TRAFFICANTE. operations: ‘and that every ‘effort ‘should be” --tmade-to establish: highly - confidential. sources: ‘relative to: subject! 8. “operations..so ‘as..to be-in.a position ‘to: accurately ~ report: all his: ‘present. operations: and: interests..~ ~ The Bureau accepted reports shouldbe submitted © ' -at: intervals: no longer .than.30 days. and: ‘that Miami: and Tampa ; - should: submit:: weekly airtel. summaries. rather. “than daily” .. -teletypes: and rather: than 15-day. reports. - The Bureau: further. _. noted that these instructions. should. in no way: “be: construed © as a: lessening. ‘of. investigative. endeavors. : On 4/16/62,° MIKE. LISMAN, Corporal,.:New York. State : . Troopers,..Liberty,: ‘New York,. ‘confidentially. advised. SA. - ca | JOHN. A... AHERN: that ‘JERRY GRELTZER, presently. incarcerated. at. “Sing Sing Prison, Ossining, New York, had: information on. . SANTO: TRAFFICANTE and:had given a. statement: to the New York. . State’ Police concerning him. ~ LESMAN, requested: the New York . 2 State. Police not be™ identified: as .the original source. of. this” ~- information: as. it would. point ‘to. him,.and ‘under . his ‘regulations, » hevis. required: to: forward his. information up the’ chain of. ~-command,: and. the: decision. of whether Or not to. ‘disseminate’ cis made. at. the’ top. — c/ |. -COVER - PAGE | ; HW 45966 DoclId:322769496 Page 3
. . 3 . : “Ft a : 5 -” i f ee JFK Act 6 (4) TP.92-1 © __ The New York Office advised[______]was a . former.symbol informant of the New York Office; 81-C. ‘He was discontinued.1/10/61 when incarcerated at the ‘police barracks, Ellenville, New York. An. FD-302 reflecting. GREITZER's interview is maintained in his _ New York Office 137. file. There is no indication in ‘his 137 file that he has furnished anything. but reliable. information. New York further noted that GREITZER -stated that he hoped the information furnished would be... forwarded to the Attorney General of the United States so that someone could. get him out of jail early and he could - go to work in Tampa for TRAFFICANTE and at the same time furnish information to the. FBI. He was advised that this was not possible. oo Se _ New York further noted that it was felt that. . FREITZER was capable of taking facts. which are essentially ‘true and relating them ‘by fabrication to captioned - oe . investigation, realizing the importance of information concerning TRAFFICANTE and believing such information. might. result in his early release. Se JOHN JOSEPH VITALE, a racket figure from. St. Louis, Missouri, subject of St. Louis file 92-158,. accompanied by — SAM’ ROTH of St. Louis, arrived Tampa International. Airport: ‘AM,. 5/8/62 to, according: to St. Louis: source, look into the - tomato. business. in conjunction with produce business VITALE. - had in St. Louis. Do Fisur of JOHN JOSEPH VITALE and. ROTH was conducted by Tampa agents and VITALE was not observed during. fisur to.be in contact. with SANTO .TRAFFICANTE, JR. They were _observed,. however, to have been in contact with FRANK and _ « ANTONIO. DIECIDUE, . FRANK DIECIDUE, subject of Tampa file . y 92-22, Bufile 92-4636, who are associates of SANTO TRAFFICANTE. ‘Fisur. established VITALE didvisit tomato outlets in the greater Tampa area and contact with TP 75-C* failed . to establish VITALE mentioning subject of this case. _ J. C.- VALENTI, owner of J. C. Valenti and: Company, _ Farmer's Market, Tampa, Florida, advised. SAs FREDERICK. A.. - D ' t . - ; AW 45966 DoclId:322769496 Page 4
Y og t FP. 92-1 \ C (JEK Act 6 (4) -contacted-in the recent past by a. JOHN and. a ‘SAM from. St. Louis, ‘Missouri: relative to purchasing tomatoes. for ‘subsequent . “distribution:at St. Louis. . He had. met. them: on. one occasion | only: ‘and: was ‘introduced to. then: ‘by: ANTORIO: DIECIDUE, who is * also’ in: the- ‘tomato market. VALENTI stated he: chad: ir eviously. been: contacted, a short: period of time. prior ‘to. ‘the: above, < by: two.:other . ‘individuals: -from:..St. Louvis,- one of ‘whom he ‘recalled:-was: named: LOPICCOLO © ‘and.-another: unknown: white: male - (ANTHONY. ‘GIORDANO) , ‘whom he stated were interested in the banana. ‘business. in. Tampa. for subsequent. distribution. in -§t. Louis. “He said thesé individuals: were met by: him-on_. -one:: ‘occasion only, not having. ever. known: them before. ‘and | that: they. were: introduced ‘to: him. ‘by. ‘ANTONIO DIECIDUE. ‘The: above. is. reported. in: view of. the fact. that. = subject is. reported missing from Miami.and: his car: was. leecated‘on 5/11/62:at Miami International.Airport and ‘the | . possibility had existed he may have been in. contact. with annie. | -sublis individuals: while they. were. in Tampa. INFORMANTS: TP: “T=. is.  Legat, Mexico: ‘in: letter: to Director. dated TP Tod | kas. who: is: presently serving. a sentence. from 2% to 5.years,. ' Sing: Sing. Prison, Ossining, New York; : which sentence. received. .. dn County: Court, Nassau County;° 2/16/62 after. pleading: guilty “to. attempted forgery. : a 7-6.is NY¥_2772-C. ‘ -E ‘COVER PAGE. HW 45966 Docld: 32276894968 Page 5
‘TP. 92-1. Te t-10 is: CS, NY¥-1. TP T-11° is. JOSEPH B. HILL, Agent. in Charge; : Intelligence Unit; Internal Revenue’ Service,’ Tampa. REVIEWED BY BA/JFK TASK FORCE on 2 \z2\ ox dot CO} RELEASE tN FULL bk RELEASE IN PART C1 TOTAL DENIAL “JFK Act 6 (4) ** 0 t HW 45966 Docld:327269498 Page 6