sRtaaashe catia AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-10151-10233 RECORD SERIES: HO AGENCY FILE NUMBER:  62-109060-8288 DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: SAC. WMFO TO: DIRECTOR. FBI TITLE: DATE: 01/21/1992 PAGES: 4 SUBJECT: JFK, ADMIN, PROCEDURE DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER. TEXTUAL DOCUMENT ORIGINAL Secret NE CLASSIFICATION: CLASSIFICATION: REVIEW_DATE: — 09/24/1997 UPDATE DATE: — 02/12/2001 STATUS Redact RESTRICTIONS: JFK Act 6 (1)(B) COMMENTS: DoclId: 32163654 Page 1
R&R}. DATE: 11-14-2017 ARR et \ ¢ no \ ee VE “ye * FD-36 (Rev. 8-29-85)‘ U V/ . ‘| (FG 6 FBI O cw pie under the John F. ~ Kennedy “Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC 2107 TRANSMIT VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLASSIFICATION: {] Teletype (J Immediate LJ TOP SECRET (1 Facsimile (] Priority (-} SECRET K] AIRTEL CJ Routine . L} CONFIDENTIAL "SE [] UNCLASEFTO BOREL [1] UNCLAS Date 1/21/92 : DIRECTOR, FBI (ATTN: VIOLENT CRIMES SECTION, CID) (Ee enol SAC, Washington Field Office (DL 89A-43) (RUC) * SUBJECT : ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY, DALLAS, TEXAS, 11/22/63 KFO (00: DALLAS) Re WMFO telcalls to Violent Crimes Unit, FBIHQ, 1/17/92 and FBI, Dallas, 1/21/92. Enclosed for FBIHQ, Dallas and New York are two copies each of a self-explanatory insert documenting information from a high level New York source concerning captioned matter. For information of FBIHQ and Dallas, New York FCI Echelonfeburce. the attached information is a former WMFOf Top n sensitive high level information]in both criminal and FCI oe cuctege cn elle AALS, For clarification, ed is béing » provided by WMFO as WMFO SA WILLIAM M. wACKEY [5 the original source case agent who now is a designated an alternate source | contact agent{g SA MACKEY is responsible for disseminating any criminal information developed by source regarding criminal activities outside the New York Metropolitan area. Echelo ource This source has (noth reliable and very 2B Bureau (Enc. 2) | fi a 2-Dallas (Enc. 2) or 2~New York (Attn: ‘G Dave isin es Squad I-6) ct a 2-WMFO (Enc. thy ada ir be A & at} a ', oe BN , oe Beclassi DAC eo Transmitted Per {Qmmber) (Time) Approved: ester: ae Sic On" DoclId: 327163654 Page 2?
eased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC 2107 Qe). DATE: 11-14-2017 roa ° 2 Ls] co . . y * 08 o ° ots * ° os . 3 ° DL 89A-43 Stee opm i: PAGE TWO leks New York is being provided information copies FOX py inclusion in source file only. n VTA Saeiel ie ‘ The attached is provided for whate er action ad eee appropriate. Leads are being left to the discretion of Dallas. Since no leads are outstanding, WMFO is placing this matter in RUC status. ADMINISTRATIVE: G Source providing the attached information is Ny [7856-0A: £ 1G) ©) » WARNING: INFORMATION FROMANY [s56-oafis HIGHLY SINGULAR IN (&Q NATURE AND DISCLOSURES COULD REVEAL ‘SOURCE’S IDENTITY. SOURCE IS A HIGH LEVE NFORMANT [(CRITICAL TO MAJOR FCI AND CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS HOSE IDENTITY, IF REVEALED, WILL POSITIVELY LEAD TO PHYSICAL DANGER TO SOURCE AND SOURCE’S FAMILY. DEPARTMENT OF STAT A CHANNELS THAT WOULD BRING INFORMATION TO THE ATTENTION OF{LINR EMPLOYEE JESSE CLEAR MAY CREATE SECURITY PROBLEMS FOR SOURCE. §&%) ) WARNING: 1 oF sow OF THIS INFORMATION Tto(UNITED STATES Ca E WARNING: STATEMENT TO BE ADDED TO ANY DISSEMINATION: INFORMATION ON THIS DOCUMENT SHOULD NOT BE PROVIDED TO ANY OTHER AGENCY WITHOUT PRIOR BUREAU APPROVAL. WARNING: STATEMENT TO BE ADDED TO ANY DISSEMINATION: INFORMATION ON THIS DOCUMENT SHOULD NOT BE PROVIDED TO THE UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY (USIA). (ut) ‘ PS NB Pee REI 3OXerq CONFKOMAL oy DoclId: 32163654 Page 3
f Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 199? (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE; 11-14-2017 any . ‘ * sce ( ¢ e 1 , . i. 89A-43 ] BEQKEL af llowing information was telepho mes SY provided iy Hese- as Special Agent WILLIAM M. MACKEY, Federal Bureau ox vip lesen0 ion (FBI), Washington Metropolitan Field Office jon 1/16- 17/923 64) Or aad Q 1 hoge tk Source learned Tampa, FYoriaat \attorney FRANK RAGANO (phonetic) would be appearing on the ABC News show "PRIME TIME LIVE" on 1/16/92 claiming to have information that former TEAMSTERS President JIMMY HOFFA instructed La Cosa Nostra (LCN) bosses to kill President JOHN F. KENNEDY in 1963. Based upon source's past relationship with both HOFFA and RAGANO, source categorized RAGANO's claims as "lies". (%) uA Source advised source's relationship with HOFFA began in the late 1950s while HOFFA was a Vice President of the TEAMSTERS. Source's relationship with HOFFA lasted until HOFFA's disappearance. Source, described the relationship between source and HOFFA as "close" (ot ing that source was one of HOFFA's few associates who could meet with or call HOFFA at any time without an appointment. Source stated HOFFA offered source a position as one of 166 ( trusted assistants which source respectfully declined I (S) In regard to RAGANO, [Rource recalled attending only three or four meetings with HO d others in the early 1960s which were also attended by RAGANOPFAlthough source has not had contact with RAGANO for many years, source recalled RAGANO (like most people attempting to contact HOFFA) was required to make an appointment to see HOFFA in the early 1960s. Source was not aware if RAGANO'S status with HOFFA changed in later years . IR) +) Source identified attorneys close to HOFFA as EDDIE SHAFITZ (phonetic), a partner of the late EDWARD BENNETT WILLIAMS in Washington, D.C. and an attorney (name not recalled) who was a close associate of the BUFFALINO LCN family. Source did not consider RAGANO an attorney "close" to HOFFAC. (a) Source advised HOFFA was very close to LCN boss SANTOS R TRAFFICANTE and other LCN members. Source said HOFFA was capable ie of ordering a contract "hit". Source advised HOFFA was always in "doing favors" for high level LCN members and, if HOFFA requested a contract whit’, the. jnit". probably would have been done by the “a for f C288 ‘StyRel~J \ SRO RHEE 6 AL ak, er 2 US CN LGR anes IMPOEMAT ION CONTAINED SC Nt ak euihe ORE gaa 8058 Declas n: OADR Docla 440} , Page 4 SEQQEN (ORF RENTIAL T aE
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 27107 Hote). DATE; 11-14-2017 & cre “ . ° . Ny “ : : ras, => : . . o , RSIE: A Cor os! Source identified JOSEPH. CONNO (phonetic) as a current TEAMSTERS official in New York City. Source described CONNO as one of HOFFA's close assistants in the 1960s who may have knowledge of HOFFA's activities prior, to the assassination of PRESIDENT KENNEDY. &, re a Weve CONFIDRATIAL Based upon source's relationships with past bosses, source commented that if RAGANO's claims about an LCN contract against PRESIDENT KENNEDY were true, RAGANO would have been killed by the LCN years ago. Based on RAGANO's claims that HOFFA, through RAGANO, requested TRAFFICANTE to arrange for the murder of PRESIDENT KENNEDY, RAGANO should have been killed shortly after PRESIDENT KENNEDY'S assassination. This would have been done to prevent RAGANO from identifying either HOFFA or TRAFFICANTE as orchestrating the "hit". ADMINISTRATIVE: WARNING: INFORMATION rrovfivy 7856-OAftS HIGHLY SINGULAR IN NATURE (QL AND DISCLOSURES COULD REVEAL URCE'S IDENTITY. SOURCE IS A HIGH LEVEL INFORMANT {(CRITICAL TO MAJOR FCI AND CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS#SJWHOSE IDENTITY, IF REVEALED, WILL POSITIVELY LEAD TO PHYSICAL DANGER TO SOURCE AND SOURCE'S FAMILY. WARNING: DISSEMINAT OF THIS INFORMATION To{ UNITED sTATES CX) DEPARTMENT OF STATE A CHANNELS THAT WOULD BRING INFORMATION TO THE ATTENTION or {In (ah JESSE CLEAR} MAY CREATE SECURITY PROBLEMS FOR SOURCE. WARNING: STATEMENT TO BE ADDED TO ANY DISSEMINATION: INFORMATION ON THIS DOCUMENT SHOULD NOT BE PROVIDED TO ANY OTHER AGENCY WITHOUT PRIOR BUREAU APPROVAL. WARNING: STATEMENT TO BE ADDED TO ANY DISSEMINATION: INFORMATION ON THIS DOCUMENT SHOULD NOT BE PROVIDED TO THE UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY (USIA) Aud CE AIR Docld: 32163654 Page 5 a>
‘Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 . x cr - - . \ , oo € 8 * . ” . Neg? FD-36 « BBD L D {Rev. &~29-85) ~ — ( } ° _ FBI oad TRANSMIT VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLASSIFICATION: C1 Teletype CO Immediate (1) TOP SECRET (J Facsimile LJ Priority [J SECRET AIRTEL C Routine [] CONFIDENTIAL L] UNCLASEFTO [J UNCLAS Ora re 1/21/92 TO FROM SUBJECT : ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY, DALLAS, TEXAS, 11/22/63 ; - | Kt igs wren by Loe (00: DALLAS) : ' Re WMFO telcalls to Violent Crimes Unit, FBIHQ, 1/17/92 and FBI, Dallas, 1/21/92. Enclosed for FBIHQ, Dallas and New York are two copies each of a self-explanatory insert documenting information from a high level New York source concerning captioned matter. For information of FBIHQ and Dallas, New York FCI source poviding the attached information is a former WMFO [Top Echelon ource. This source has provided reliable and very sensitive high level information [fn both criminal and FCI matters) Sor many years. BO For clarification, attached information is being provided by WMFO as WMFO SA WILLIAM M. MACKEY fis the original source case agent who now is a designated an alternate source contact agent SA MACKEY is responsible for disseminating any criminal information devéloped by source regarding criminal activities outside the New York Metropolitan area. (%) t (2}Bureau (Enc. 2) 2-Dallas (Enc. 2) 2-New York (Attn: SA Dave Cavanaugh, Squad I-6) 2-WMFO (Enc.2) WMM/wmm Wo[%e hlay CLAZSIFIED BY S ble he Red\ : ASS! ‘ vhae 7 LON CONTAINED LASSIFIED DocId: 32163654 Page 6 Parra a eal *
ALL INFORMATION CONTALNEL HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED Réleased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). E SHOWN WHE OTHERWISE EXCEP xX 2 Classi Declas Doig 3446304 Page 8 hate if DATE: 11-14-2017 DL 89A-43 SECOND EU De, iy rt ie Ss The. following information was telephonicall by#ny [7856- ~offto Special Agent WILLIAM M. 10 provided MACKEY, Federal Bureau of Invéstiga n (FBI), Washington Metropolitan Field office ffon 1/16-17/92: rare: ® OLUA Source learned Tampa, Florida, attorney FRANK RAGANO (phonetic) would be appearing on the ABC News show "PRIME TIME LIVE" on 1/16/92 claiming to have information that former TEAMSTERS President JIMMY HOFFA instructed La Cosa Nostra (LCN) bosses to kill President JOHN F. KENNEDY in 1963. Based upon source's past relationship with both HOFFA and RAGANO, source categorized RAGANO's claims as Nites". ope) U Source advised source's relationship with HOFFA began in the late 1950s while HOFFA was a Vice President of the TEAMSTERS. Source's relationship with HOFFA lasted until HOFFA's disappearance. Source described the relationship between source and HOFFA as "close" fhoting that source was one of HOFFA's few associates who could meet with or call HOFFA at any time without an appointment. Source stated HOFFA offered source a position as one of HOFFA'S trusted assistants which source respectfully declined} 5) In regard to RAGANO, [Source recalled attending only three or four meetings with HOFFA and others in the early 1960s which were also attended by RAGANO/Malthough source has not had contact with RAGANO for many years, source recalled RAGANO (like most people attempting to contact HOFFA) was required to make an appointment to see HOFFA in the early 1960s . Source was not aware if RAGANO'S status with HOFFA changed in later years. (2% Source identified attorneys close to HOFFA as ED a) SHAFITZ (phonetic), a partner of the late EDWARD BENNETT WILLIAMS in Washington, D.C. and an attorney (name not recalled) who was a close associate of the BUFFALINO LCN family. Source did not consider RAGANO an attorney "close" to HOFFA Ww } Source advised HOFFA was very close to.LCN boss SANTOS TRAFFICANTE and other LCN members. Source said HOFFA was capable of ordering a contract "hit". Source advised HOFFA was always "doing favors" for high level LCN members and, if HOFFA requested a contract "hit", the "hit" probably would have been done by the LCN for aise oy 2b 4 a . 5170 HBBYIUSL Wee CLASSIFIED BY’ ey) a /o- 15 Sims PR Wwidestisen SF beck: aaa ON: by 2703 on: NADF
“Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 199? (44 USC 27107 , Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 Source identified JOSEPH CONNO (phonetic) as a current TEAMSTERS official in New York City. Source described CONNO as one of HOFFA's close assistants in the 1960s who may have knowledge of HOFFA's activities prox to the ERETAZaTH Q PRESIDENT KENNEDY. eOrer a . ett ae: fre ‘ ‘ “Es | 7° ae 7. sull a Based upon source's*redAtionships with pas source commented that if RAGANO's claims about an LCN contract against PRESIDENT KENNEDY were true, RAGANO would have been killed by the LCN years ago. Based on RAGANO's claims that HOFFA, through RAGANO, requested TRAFFICANTE to arrange for the murder of PRESIDENT KENNEDY, RAGANO should have been killed shortly after PRESIDENT KENNEDY'S assassination. This would have been done to prevent RAGANO from identifying either HOFFA or TRAFFICANTE as orchestrating the "hit". ADMINISTRATIVE: G) WARNING: INFORMATION FROMNY Eesc-ofs HIGHLY SINGULAR IN NATURK RK) AND DISCLOSURES CQULD REVEAL SOURCES IDENTITY. SOURCE IS A HIGH LEVEL INFORMANT [CRITICAL TO MAJOR FCI AND CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONSJ$)WHOSE IDENTITY, IF REVEALED, WILL POSITIVELY LEAD TO PHYSICAL DANGER TO SOURCE AND SOURCE'S FAMILY.(6) WARNING: DISSEMINATION OF THIS INFORMATION TOCUNITED states CS) DEPARTMENT OF STATE)VIA CHANNELS THAT WOULD BRING INFORMATION TO THE ATTENTION OF (1 R EMPLOYEE JESSE CLEAR\MAY CREATE SECURITY PROBLEMS FOR SOURCE. () ® ~S) A WARNING: STATEMENT TO BE DED TO ANY DISSEMINATION: INFORMATION ON THIS DOCUMENT SHOULD NOT BE PROVIDED TO ANY OTHER AGENCY WITHOUT PRIOR BUREAU APPROVAL. WARNING: STATEMENT TO BE ADDED TO ANY DISSEMINATION: INFORMATION ON THIS DOCUMENT SHOULD NOT BE PROVIDED TO THE UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY (USIA). (Alu ; Sea; po \ BEOKey CONRAIL ' Docld: 32163654 Page 9