Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: 5/14/201 Identification Form “Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-10287-10243 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER:  92-6054-677 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI "FROM: ROBERTS, JOHN W. JR. TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: 07/16/1964 “PAGES: 23 SUBJECTS : LCN, ASSOC, MAFIA, CRIMINAL ACT, ARREST, MISUR DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 06/26/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : v9.1 32 DoclId: 323051153 Page 1
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination ‘Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote}. DATE : Fide) 4rO44: $9) a > Wen ne . . ~ a Lk . a INVESTIGATIVE F PERIOD wo BAe || REPORTING OFFICE . ; . OFFICE OF ORIGIN DATE . CHICAGO __ NEW YORK oe TITLE OF CASE . fy REPORT MADE BY . m nr ‘TYPED BY . . a _SA JOHN W, ROBERTS, JR, “ | as. =71 COSA NOSTRA, Aka CHARACTER OF CASE a rs - CHICAGO DIVISION | 7 AR J -conseiniey a REFERENCES: Report of SA JOHN ¥. ROBERTS, Ire dated. 32/13/63, _ at Chicago. New York airtel to Director dated 6/23/64. Milwaukee airtel to Director dated 5/27/64. . Milwaukee airtel to Director dated 6/22/64. Report of SA ALEXANDER P. ‘LE. GRAND dated 8/28/64, at Milwaukee « oo Poa ENCLOSURES tg TO BUREAU 2 copies of a letterhead memorandum characterizing informants utilized in this report. 7 ‘TO NEW YORK | 2.copies of a letterhead memorandum characterizing. - informants utilized in this. Feport. | ; ; : SPECIALAGENT .. | - oe APPROVED vl INCHARGE - | - : DO NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELCW 167 Te: 2 a qo JUL 20 1964 | Néw York (92-2311) (Encls. 2)) 2-Milwaukee (92-262) 3-Chicago (92- 1173) | COPIES DESTROYED | LO Mai 26 1965 ~ "Dissemination Rae cord 0 of Attached | Report oe es kre es eee DoclId: 323051153 Page 2?
DATE: at -¥4-2017 . y, \ CG 92-1173. LEADS ‘MILWAUKEE AT MILWAUKEE WISCONSIN. 1. Will continue to furnish information optaine rom Milwaukee sources relative to the organization and extent of influence of the.Chicago "family." 2. Will continue to keep Chicago apprised of information concerning the proposed meeting on August. 2, _ 1964, at the farm of SAM BATTAGLIA. ADMINISTRATIVE ~ The period of this report reflects a summary of _ information obtained during the past 7 months. . Information reflected in this report: will have been furnished by CG 6690-PC. This source is extremely knowledgeable concerning many facets of the organized — .Criminal field in the Chicago, Illinois area; The accuracy of the information furnished by the informant; has been, where possible, substantiated. However, some of the _ information, due to several reasons, cannot be corroborated and must simply be evaluated by that which he has furnished in the past. 5 This source was originally from New York City, New York having come to Chicago in the late 1920s..A- ' Significant factor in the background of this informant is” that although he bears a completely Italian name which would . imply that he is of pure Italian extraction, he. is by his ‘own admission actually Jewish, Despite the Jewish extraction his appearance is that.of an Italian, His. appearance and . his name have been accepted by those associates with: - he has come in contact as Italian and the source has always protected his identity to give the impression that he is. ' Italian realizing that should his true ethnic background be discovered his association with Italian members of organized crime would diminish appreciably. @» Ba ~ COVER PAGE Funder the John F: Kennedy Assassination Records Colfection Act. of 19927 (44 USC 2107 Hover i DoclId: 323051153 Page 3
“John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection@ct of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Ho £ : wn CG 92-1173 | — Because of this acceptance by members of the organized criminal element and due to his long tenure in the Chicago area, this source has supplied much information -of a historical nature regarding the development and perpetration of organized crime in Chicago. It is pointed out that the name. La Cosa Nostra as such is unknown to this source, however, unquestionably | is an organization within the Chicago area which is dedicated to a legal and illegal operation utilizing people, events and situations in anyway in order: to make money. This source applies several different names to this organization using that language which he is best familiar with and by which he has known the organization. . INFORMANTS. ren : Source . ‘Date Contacted _ Contacting Agent CG T=1 11/13, 14/64 SA WILLIAM A, MEINCKE | CG 6690-PC , | . SA JOSEPH G, SHEA | CG T-2 | (CG 6486-c# , CGT3 | 3/26/64" SA ROBERT J, TOMPKINS, JR. CG 6729-C | . | mo we CG TH4_ 9/64 ‘SA WILLIAM F, ROEMER CG 6498-C~TE — | ee CG T=5 (8/28/64 SA ALEXANDER P, LE GRAND ; MI 623-C-TE _ —_ | =o C¥ o COVER PAGE. Ce a ae -- DoclId: 32305113 Page 4