v9.1 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 : Docld: 322788956 Page 1 JFK Assassination System Identifi cation Form Agency Information FBI | 124-10200-10232 HQ 92-2781-1233, 1234, 1235, 1236 Document Information _ ‘FBI SAC, PX DIRECTOR, FBI 09/26/1967 10 LST, INFT, RES, INSTR, BKG, B/F INT, LCN PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact, 10/26/1998 INDEFINITE INC NOTE, 2 A/T, RADIOGRAM, TTY Date: 6/15/201
od | FD=36.(Rev.- 5-22-64) APIS " Fransitit the following 4 in| no Ts 2 ae A r R T E Le | shrr0 4 TRAFFICANTE,, ca ae 0: 4 TAMPA us me a ‘ “PX. ‘ted to: Bureau and ‘recipient ‘offices, a 9/28/67. ae ae ee as - JonaTiHAN. CURTIS, ‘guffereda second: alleged. os . epileptic fit. while in ‘Santa. Cruz: County. Jail, ‘Nogales, ”,. _  AYizona, - 9/30/67: Santa. Cruz County Deputy and ‘County:. J. Attorney .felt.. that due to. lack of ‘jail:facilities. and’ ‘lack ° '-“of..funds for hospitalization: of ‘CURTIS, he: ‘Should - be. ren “+ * Jeased.on his own: ‘recognizance - ‘in order that*she: might. ‘not: ge. any injuries | OL ‘possibly: commit suicide! ‘while, in. " peUREES" ‘released 9/30/67: ' to’ ‘Yeturn. “For? ‘preliminary’ we hearing 10/6/67. «He. obtained telegraphic. money. order. from iy fl - ‘“his. mother same date’ ‘and: settled lodging bill and. bogus check i | |... Charges at El Dorado. Motel, ,“£cuRTIS. has - left: Nogales,. ay ’ .. . Arizona,’ destination, unknown , ‘and it. is: believed highly an rae take hy: -he- will, return. for. preliminary shearing | on, t 10/6/67. aan || ARMED AND. DANGEROUS...” “ee 7 tines ee a eee | “Uf Las Vegas~ (ints) SE se ‘1 1 L 2A J 4 8, ocr 4 167 ~ Miami -(92- 88) (nfo). \. 1+ Tampa. (92- 1)'Catoy: alba LY ae News, York. (info). ee 2° Phoenix’ *.. ° \ foe (1) 4 137- 1713) WLD/sas te 9), . oe . oye Pd -* re eee tt « . Geese , ” ; ; / Cul : “A pwd 28S nile Ta oS ay, “ee Crees Tes “Speeial Agent i in | Charge oe . vo ee OS ‘Decid; 32288956 page a ee te
— oN FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION U. §, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE COMMUNICATIONS SECTION FBI WASH DC SEP2 8 1967 TELETYPE FBI PHOENIX 1007AM URGENT 9-28-67 LEG TO DIRECTOR, LAS VEGAS, AND MIAMI (92-88) FROM PHOENIX (92-779) CIP) h " SANTO TRAFFICANTE, JRe,y AR- OO TAMPA a RE PHOENIX RAD SEPTEMBER TWENTYSEVEN LAST. fh JONATHAN CURTIS ARRESTED BY NOGALES PD SEPTEMBER TWENTYSEVEN LAST FOR FORGING AND PASSING SIXTY DOLLAR CHECK AT EL DORADO MOTEL, NOGALES, AND BEING HELD SANTA CRUZ COUNTY JAIL ON i TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR BOND. CURTIS HAD EPILEPTIC fy INUAIL, BROKE WINDOWS, AND POSSIBLY ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. RS PRIOR TO ARREST, CURTIS HAD ADVISED BUREAU AGENT THAT HIS CONTACT AT NOGALES, SONORA, MEXICO, WAS NICK KYRIAKIS, SON OF OWNER OF CAVERN RESTAURANT, NOGALES, WHO IS WELL KNOWN TO BUREAU AGENT. KYRIAKIS INTERVIEWED AND ADVISED CURTIS NOT KNOWN TO HIM. IN VIEW OF ABOVE, NO FURTHER CONTACT ANTICIPATED WITH CURTIS. TAMPA AND NEW YORK ADVISED AIRMAIL. ns REC 2 a ARH 12 32 can ARMED AND DANGEROUS. RUC. va, =e 8 OCT 2 1967 + cg ng END . on 3 | __[. xerox WRD ere rar SAORT 1 01 967 OCT |. DoclId: 322756956 Page go UNREC COPY FILED IN oe, F-B2ORPS
Tolson DeLoach Mohr q LE ; : X Bishop b ; Casper Nn nv f Callahan Conrad +! 4-3 (Rev. 7-28-67) ur 7 ) . cl Gen DECO DE D COPY = Trotter SAIRGRAM COCABLEGRAM «RADIO COTELETYPE: <== eo ee ee ee ee ee ee a ee ae ae eee Re ee er er ee re ere r rrr rte R-87 “\URGENT 9-27-67 | FO DIRECTOR, LAS VEGAS, AND MIAMI Va Wa . . bo FROM PHOENIX / | LM Ram Append SANTO TRAFFICANTE, JR.» ARs OO TAMPA. Norstar RE MIAMI! TEL SEPTEMBER 27 INSTANT. oo 2 AS BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR LAS VEGAS, JONATHAN CURTIS, FORMER PCI AND CI FOR NEW YORK DIVISION, WHO PRESENTLY RES IDE Spee — 45@@ BAY ROAD, MORTON TOWERS SOUTH, APARTMENT 106, MIAM! BEACH, FLORIDA, IN CONTACT WITH PHOENIX DIVISION ON THREE RECENT OCCASIONS AND ADVISED SEPTEMBER 25 LAST PRESENTLY ON ASSIGNMENT FOR NORMAN ROTHMAN, OWNER ALBION HOTEL, LINCOLN ROAD, MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, WHO 1S ACTING AS "BUFFER" BETWRE@ BBBUECT AND CURTIS, TO BRING REPORTED $6,888,820 IN "HOT" SECURITIES OR JEWELRY INTO THE UNITED STATES THROUGH NOGALES, KR dona, 1h 7 PSE IMMEDIATE FUTURE. CURTIS CONTENDS WILL BE STAYNG. AT EL DORADO | HOTEL, NOGALES, ARIZONA, AND 1S TO AWAIT CONTACT FRAM Uf UNKNO N 5 on nT. 40 04 OB 7 the 4 ove message is to be disseminated outside the Bureau, it is suggested that it be suitably paraphrased in order ta protect the Bureau’s cryptographic systems. — Docld:3227688956 Page 4 |
i" © 4-3 (Rev. 7-28-67) : ‘ : . Tolson ov . - ) DeLoach . : Mohr : , a SIAIRGRAM © CABLEGRAM oxXRADIO COTELETYPE: (= ne ne ren Bishop Casper Callahan . ° ‘ Conrad , . ; Felt DECODED COPY 2 . Rosen Sullivan Tavel Trotter PAGE TWO FROM PHOENIX INDIVIDUAL OR INDIVIDUALS WHOM HE 1S TO ACT AS BODY GUARD FOR, IN BRINGING "HOT" ITEMS TO UNDISCLOSED DESTINATION IN UNITED STATES. CURTIS RECALLED HAS BEEN PAID $2,8@@ TO DATE BY ROTHMAN AND ALLEGEDLY TO RECEIVED $8,209 UPON COMPLETION OF ASSIGNMENT. CURTIS AVERRED ROTHMAN HAS BEEN GIVING HIM INSTRUCTIONS BY "BITS" AND THEREFORE NOT IN POSITION TO FURNISH ADDITIONAL DETAILS AT | PRESENT. NEW YORK DIVISION ADVISED CURTIS IN PAST HAS FURNISHED EXCELLENT INFORMATION 1N CONNECTION WITH LCN MATTERS AND GENERAL CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES tN NEW YORK CITY AREA. MOREOVER, CURTIS IN LAST FEW YEARS HAS USED BARBITURATE DRUGS AND INVOLVED SELF IN IMPERSONATION OF POLICE OFFICER TO EXTORT MONEY FROM VICTIMS. NEW YORK DIVISION ADVISED 1F CURTIS IN CONTACT WITH MIAME OR TAMPA AGENTS, THIS MATTER NOT TO BE DISCUSSED WITH HIM. NEW YORK -ALSO ADVISED THAT CURTIS IS "MONEY HUNGRY." CURTIS, AT NOGALES, ARIZONA, INTERVIEWED EVENING OF SEPTEMBER 26 LAST, WHERE HE IS STAYING AT EL DORADO MOTEL. AGAIN AT HIS "PRINCIPAL" GAVE HIM $2,@%% AS ADVANCE ON THIS If the intelligence contained in the above message is to be disseminated outside th e Bureau, it is suggested that it be suitabl. paraphrased in order to protect the Bureau’s cryptographic systems. , 86 , Docld: 322756956 Page 5 . -
Tolson : DeLoach " 4-3 (R&v. 7-28-67) Mohr Bishop Casper Callahan Conrad Felt DECODED copy = Sullivan Tavel Trotter COAIRGRAM cOCABLEGRAM xx RADIO cCTELETYPE ®:"~= — ee eee ee ei i eee ee ei i ee a ee a aa a ae eee en nr cer cerca sae PAGE THREE FROM PHOENIX DEAL, BUT CLAIMS THAT HE IS A COMPULSIVE GAMBLER AND THAT HE LOST MOST OF THE MONEY AT A DOG TRACK IN PHOENIX LAST WEEKEND. CURTIS AGAIN DEMANDED THAT BUREAU ADVANCE HIM MONEY §!N THIS MATTER. HE WAS ADVISED THAT HE COULD ONLY BE PAID ON COD BASIS. CURTIS THEN STATED HE PLANS TO FORGET THIS WHOLE DEAL AND WILL CALL HIS "PRINCIPAL" IN MIAMI AND TRY TO GIVE EXCUSE FOR ASKING HIM FOR MONEY TO ENABLE HIM TO RETURN TO MIAMI. STATES enema) parma ee NO ONE HAS C CONTACTED HIM TO DATE REGARDING THIS D DEAL. A cm TNA a IN VIEW OF POSSIBLE CUSTOMS VIOLATION THIS MATTER BEING “2? DISSEMINATED TO Ue _S- CUSTOMS , _NOGALES, ARIZONA. a eee eee PHOENIX WILL ATTEMPT TO ASCERTAIN CURTIS! DEPARTURE AND - DESTINATION. TAMPA ADVISED AIRMAIL. RECEIVED: 5:2) PM RNK If the intelligence contained in the above message is to be disseminated outside the Bureau, it is suggested that it be suitably paraphrased in order ta protect the Bureau’s cryptographic systems. Docld: 322756956 Page 6
Tavel Trotter Tele. Room Holmes 9/27/67 AIRTEL REG 18 To: #$SAC, Phoenix From: Director, FBI '/ -“?” oo 7 8f -/233 SANTO. TRAFFICANTE, IR... (00: TAMPA) Re Phoenix radiogram 9/26/67. In view of the background of Jonathan Curtis, Phoenix Office should follow this matter very closely. No committments should be made to Curtis for any information which he may provide. | The Bureau should ‘be immediately — advised of all significant developments in this matter.” 2-New York 0 0 1 = Miami 7 re 1 = Tampa NOTE: Phoenix Office advised that Curtis, former PCI and CI of New York Officé’,;is°on assignment to bring six million dollars in "hot" securities and/or jewelry into the United States through Nogales, Arizona. Assignment is for Norman Rothman, owner Albion Hotel, Miami Beach, who is acting on behalf of Trafficante. Curtis is at El Dorado Hotel, Nogales, awaiting contact by unknown individuals and advised he has been paid $2,000 to date by Rothman. New York Office has advised that Curtis has in the past furnished excellent information on LCN matters but in last few years has used barbiturate drugs, has impersonated a police officer to extort money, and isi'"money hungry." af ARW:kem (7) + “as
4-3 (Rev. 7-28-67) r ae (ite, Pn Ph aly Mohr Bishop Casper Callahan DECODED COPY = «f= 3 AIRGRAM CI CABLEGRAM xxRADIO COTELETYPE: (:.?" Ra53 URGENT 926467 YQ DIRECTOR MLAM) AND TAMPA ~~. ae FROM PHOENIX val Oo A oo On Ane Racers FRING ' SANTO TRAFEICANTE, JRe AR. OO: TAMPA, _SANTO TRA ha : ate 7 €ik rset CHAESIAL INFORMANT - ‘JONATHAN CURTIS, FORMER ‘PCL AND Cl FOR NEW YORK DIVISTON, /0 et WHO PRESENTLY RESIDES 158% BAY ROAD, MORTON TOWERS SOUTH, - Hoe He 3 e APT. 106, MIAMI BEACH;! FLORIDA, IN CONTACT WITH PHOENIX ; wd | : DIVISION ON THREE RECENT OCCASIONS AND ADVISED SEPTEMBER. - eden SD : By 25, 1967, PRESENTLY ON ASSIGNMENT FOR NORMAN ROTHMAN, se OWNER ALBION HOTEL, LINCOLN ROAD, MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA. | \Q? os oe . | ° WHO 1S ACTING AS "BUFFER" BETWEEN SUBJECT AND CURTIS, Re N TO BRING REPORTED SIX MILLION DOLLARS IN "HOT" SECURITIES a a OF: JEWELRY INTO THE UNITED STATES THROUGH NOGALES, i" G27 2) 8] W222 ARIZONA IN IMMEDIATE FUTURE. CURTIS CONTENDS WILL BE jy oes STAYING AT EL DORADO HOTEL, NOGALES, ARIZONA AND 1S:TGsAWAdT g 1967 CONTACT FROM UNKOWN INDIVIDUAL OR INDIVIOUALS WHOM HE 1S — | MR. DELOACH FOR THE DIRECTOR} “ °°, —*_ If the intelligence contained in the above me ssage is to be disseminated outside the Bureau, it is suggested that it be suitably paraphrased in order ta protect the Bureau’s cryptographic systems. Docld: 32236956 Page 6
Tolson DeLoach Mohr Bishop Casper Callahan 4-3 (Rev. 7-28-67) a Conrad : Felt ; : Gale Rosen Sullivan Tavel Trotter CIAIRGRAM ci CABLEGRAM sxxRADIO COTELETYPE .:.'= PAGE TWO FROM PHOENIX TO ACT AS BODY GUARD FOR, IN BRINGING "HOT" ITEMS TO UNDISCLOSED DESTINATION IN UNITED STATES. CURTIS RECALLED HAS BEEN PAID TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS TO DATE BY ROTHMAN AND ALLEGEDLY TO RECEIVE EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS UPON COMPLETION OF ASSIGNMENT. CURTIS AVERREO ROTHMAN HAS BEEN GIVING HIM INSTRUCTIONS BY "BITS" AND THEREFORE NOT IN POSITION TO FURNISH ADDITIONAL DETAILS AT PRESENT, FOR INFO. OF BUREAU, MIAMI AND TAMPA DIVISIONS, NEW YORK DIVISION ADVISED CURTIS IN PAST HAS FURNISHED EXCELLENT INFO IN CONNECTION WITH LCN MATTERS AND GENERAL CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES IN NEW YORK CITY AREA. MOREOVER, CURTIS IN LAST FEW YEARS HAS USED BARBI TURATE DRUGS AND INVOLVED SELF IN IMPERSONATION OF POLICE OFFICER TO EXTORT MONEY FROM VICTIMS, NEW YORK DIVISION ADVISED IF CURTIS IN CONTACT WITH MIAM! OR TAMPA AGENTS, THIS MATTER NOT FO BE DISCUSSED WITH HIM. NEW YORK ALSO ADVISED THAT CURTIS IS "MONEY" HUNGRY". INSTANT MATTER WILL BE FOLLOWED CLOSELY BY THE PHOENIX If the intelligence contained in the above message is to be disseminated outside the Bureau, it is suggested that it be suitably paraphrased in order ta protect the Bureau’s cryptographic systems. DoclId: 322386956 Page 9
ia a a —~ NS OS 3 NEE ‘ o . d , SPECIAL INVESTIGATIVE BivistOn An individual, who at’ ne,.time in. past ‘provided information..co New, York Office, has alleged to our Phoenix Office that he has been engaged by a wMiami Beach, Florida, individual to lassist in bringing to the United States ie million dollars in hot securities : land jewelry. The source alleges the “goods are being brought in on behalf of Florida La Cosa Nostra poss Trafficante. ‘Source alleges he has only received bits of instructions and therefore can not provide full details at present. ; In view of fact New York has indicated source to have used barbit- ‘'urates in past, has impersonated an ‘officer in extorting money and has been considered ‘money hungry,’ the Phoenix Office will. be instructed to follow this matter closely but make no commitments to the source of ' gnformation. - AAS :msm,/ —— Ae Dm she pata’ Docld: 3272788956 Page 10