JFK Assassination System Date: 6/15/201 Identification Form 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 : Agency Information Released under the John F. Kennedy FBI ° Lssassination Records Collection " 124-10200-10235 bet of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). rases#:NiW 45966 Date: 11-17-2017 HQ 92-278 1-1239 Document Information FBI AMBLER, JOHN A. DIRECTOR, FBI 10/30/1967 64 LST, B/F INT, ASSOC, INFT, MED, TRAFFICANTE, JOSEPHINE PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassifted 4; 10(a)2 Redact 10/26/1998 INDEFINITE v9.1 HW 45966 Docld:32286959 Page 1
- PURZOS MILEY. O-O-O1) d JEK Act 6 (4) | ® 10 G2 - p lo - 33 “FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION | - ' LINVESTIGATIVE PERIOD £6/ REPORTING OFFICE _ TAMPA TITLE OF CASE OFFICE OF ORIGIN TAMPA | REPORT MADE BY SA JOHN A. AMBLER CHARACTER OF CASE — TYPED BY SAWTO leave ICANTE, JR. , aka Report .of SA WENDELL W.HALL, 9/13/67, Miami.. Report of SA JOHN A. ‘AMBLER , 9/14/67, Tampa. Miami airtel to Tampa, - 9/21/67 (IO). Tampa airtel to Bureau, 9/22/67. - Atlanta. letter to Tampa, 9/27/67. (IO). Jacksonville letter: to Tampa, 9/28/67. (10). WFO letter to Tampa, 10/4/67. (£0) + ADMINISTRATIVE: On September 25, 1967, Bay Road, Morton Towers,South, Apt. 1406, Miami Beac a., former CI of the New York Office, while in Phoenix Division, advised he was presently on essignment for NORMAN ROTHMAN, owner Albion Hotel, KECOMPLISHMENTS CLAIMED * ACQUIT- CASE HAS BEEN: rove | ye LZ (7 swes | _savinch | necovenies | T | comer o PENDING OVER ONE YEAR [(_JyYes [_]No PENDING PROSECUTION 35Bureau (92-2781) ALG 34 =-USA, Tampa seeus vue | 3-Jacksouvi2 Leet) | —— 3-Miami (92-88 ~ ; (1-USA, Miami (Attn: WILLIAM EARLE, Dept. ga NOV. & 1967 Attormey) . D- 2-Richmond (92-209) Ue Dt ; ; 2-Tampa(92-1) 3 Notations foe by ne | OENOVIT 4967 HW 45966 ‘Docld:32288959 ‘Page 2 oe
= “es | 6 "EK Act 6 (4) | § a = FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 4 REPORTING OFFICE’ ~ TAMPA TITLE OF CASE Sant Oeaze ICANTE, JR. ,aka OFFICE OF ORIGIN “JINVESTIGATIVE PERIOD . TAMPA A REPORT MADE B BY SA JOHN A, AMBLER [CHARACTER OF CASE Report -of iSA WENDELL W. HALL; 9/13/67, Report of SA JOHN A. ‘AMBLER, 9/14/67, Tampa. Miami airtel . to. Tasipa, 9/21/67 (10). _ Tampa airtel to Birsau, 9/22/67. . Atlanta letter to Tampa, 9/27/67. (10). Jacksonville letter: to Tampa, 9/28/67.(I0). . WFO letter to Tampa, 10/4/67. (20). : “ ADMINISTRATIVE: On September 25, 1967; rs C Bay Road, Morton Towers , South, “Apt. 1406, each, a., Pormer CI of the New York Office, while 'in Phoenix Division, advised he was presently on assignment for NORMAN ROTHMAN, owner Albion Hotel, é ECOMPEISHMENTS CLAIMED | a ACQUIT- CASE HAS BEEN: yo PENDING OVER ONE YEAR [(_jyes [_jNo PENDING PROSECUTION . + OVER SIX MONTHS - Cjres ((jno SPECIAL AGENT LappROVED NN cHARGE DO.NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW COPIES MADE:- vy ot : Eales 2701 as? ay USA, Tampa oa 7 3-Jacksonville (22-7). co _ Soe _ | 3-Miami (92-88) . ~ . mo (1-USA, Migmi (Attn: WILGIAM BARLE, Dept! gaNOV. 6 WO 3. a | Attorney) .- 7. oo me, . - at = d (93-20 . Vy) . 2-Richmond (92-2) 8) ; jee BY = / 2-Tampa(92- 1) Dissemination Record of Attached Report f Notations Agency Request Request Recd. Date Fwd. _ How Fwd eee fe 10) | ‘By ) | oe . 4 os “8 - . - oo. “
nei . “OEK Act 6 (4)? =” Lincoln Road, _Hiant: Béach, ‘Fla. , and further ide OTHMAN ~ as acting ae a "buffer" for’ ‘the TRAFFICANTEs™ sopetas foe that} Stonence in the Arizona ‘area was to bring a reported six miviion dollars’ in‘ Mhotivmacins tiag and ‘jewelry into the U.S. | Claimed he had been paid $2,000° by ROTHMAN: amé was to receive an additional $8,000 upon: completion of assigmument, CURTIS” was unable to furnish additional details of assignment, Claiming: ROTRUAN had only given dada lastract: ions by “bits. } EP 921 Subsequently on’ September: 2% , 1967, Miami Division \ advised that NORMAN ROTHMAN, FRANK HERNANDEZ and FABIO DE CRESTOFARO, aka "FABS" were in Las. Vegas at either the New Frontier or Caesar's Plice and further identified HERNANDEZ as formerly associated with TRAFFICANTE interest. Am Cuba. Subsequently on September 26,°1967,| _—_ was interviewed while residing at the El Dorado Motel. “Wgales, Arizona and at the time claimed had logt money. ‘advanced to him and demanded Bureau advance him money in this matter and when advised could only be paid om COD basis, indicated plans. the whole detl. Subsequently on Septembér 27, 1967, as arrested by local authorities im Nogales, Abigona on charges of forgingns ~ and passing worthless check and while in county jail, suffered epileptic fit and on Septexber 30, 1967, after. suffering second | aliesged epileptic fit, was relessed and ordered to return for _x~ preliminary hearilag on Ovtober 6, 1967. On September 8, 1967, OM 148-C-TE advised was agreeable to travelling to Florida to obtain information regarding TRAFFICANTE but was of the opinion would be more successful, initially by contacting a close friend of TRAFFICANTE, who was also mutual. acquaintances of the informant named- PHIL ALDERISIO. However,. on the evs of his planned trip to Chicago, OM 148-C-TE became ill and subgequenatiy confined to the hospital. On September 28, 1967, in 1964-C-TE, advised that as he recalls, TRAFFICANTE was made * a LCN tember in about 1936, by STEVE. IVALZANO and that’ TRAPFICANTE’s father was under-boss in the Tampa RPO ‘at the time. Informant in recalling his. days: - in Tampa was diso of the opinion that ‘TONY DIBCIDUE was: actually closer associated with TRAPFICANTE than TONY’ s brother FRANK .B COVER PAGE HW 45966 Docld:32266959 Page 4
tat see “éE siead= TP O21 a confidential basis to} the FBI and Mr. TRAFFICANTE did not want the information fwrnished to amy otiner federal or loeal ACency. Im daily telephonic contact from August 24 umtil 9/1/67, TP 120-C advised that TRAFFICANTE had not been in \, the ‘Taxepa area until laté Friday night 9/1/67, and after being _ at the Tampa residence for only a short period of time, the i entire family had gone to St. Petersburg Beach residace to — “ spend Labor Day weekend. On 9/8/67, Tampa 120.6 advised CRAFFICANIE anid family had returned to Tanipa on Tuesday and subsequently. advised that TRAPFICANTE had been im Tampa ail day Om September 6, and had left for Miawi on Thursday, September 7, after having been takém to the airport by Mrs .TRAFPICANTE amd grandson SANTOS. Subsequeitly on 9/41/87, TP 220 advised TRAFFICANTE: returned to his Tampa, Fla., residence on Friday afternoon and spent the entire weekend in Tawpa and om Monday morning, September 11, had gome to Dr: SAZON’s office on Davis Teland, as TRAP EUCAN PE is again suffering from a hemerradid  cordition and has a great deal of trouble with his bowels and cannot control bleeding. TT 120-0 adwised TRAFFICANMNS ssems pan feu tae ly upset concerning his health and has indicated to nenbers of the family that on almost every occasion when an individwel bas had hemorrhoid operation and bas had a ree currence Of the hemorrhoid condition cancer of the bowels vesult, TP 120 remarked that anrparently on 9/11, TRAPFICANTE bad plauned to leave the house gith bis close associate LONGO, as shortely afliee TRAFFICANTE returtiied from the doctor, LONGO appeared gt the residence but indicated to TRAFFICANTE that he thought the. FSi might be somewhere. im the. TRAFFICANTE neighbor- hood. <P 136-C remarked thet subsequently, LONGO, Urs. TRAFF ICANTE, aud MARY JO PANZELLO made numerous trips in and out of the house apparently in an effort te determine if the FRI was in the nelghborhiood and. that whem TRAFFICANTS learned that the FBI was survelliing the neighborhood, he became very incensed. D COVER PAGE HW 45966 DoclId:32266959 Page 5
TP @B=1 .TP 120-C added that late im the. afternoon, Mr. and re, TRAPFICANTE had loaded the green Chévelle with some items they wanted to take to the Miami residence and indicated they planned to leave for Miami around dinner time or early the next morning and that they would stay im the Miami area for ten days to two. weeks. From 9/12 to 9/19 im daily ‘tele phonic contact, TP 12000 indicated that TRAFFICANTE- was in” the Tampa, Fla. , area and - “on 9/21, advised that. TRAFFICANTE had returned to Tampa on 9/20 but that for security reasons, T? 120 hiad been unablé to con- tact the PRE uwmtil 9/21. TP 120 advised that from conversation which had been overheard, TRAFFICANTS, his wite and their grand-_ son were planning to go te Jacksonville On Friday 9/22 to spend Che - ‘weekend with, their other married daughter, SARAH ANN. Om 9/25/87, 7 120 advieed that SANTO, big wife and gravdgon had returned to Tampa and also ‘indicated that a package which had arrived. that day by rgilway express. wag -a book ‘over for Mrs. TRAFFICANTE and some sort of. material for Mrs. TRAFF ICANTE' s hair. At this time TP 120=C - ‘indicated that the only persons recently visi time at the TRAFF ECANTE ' s “residence was the U.S. Marshal, the air conditioning rapeir. men and TRAP ICANTE’ s close ASS sociate STHMY LONGO, Stated doses not know the system used by TRAFFICANTE and LONGO. bit that apparently LONGO knows on eack aud every occasion when SANTO is at his Tampa residence as ‘he seldom evar appears. when “TRAFFICANTE | ig not pregenmt. . PP 120 added that he bas net had am occasion to obgerve any aud: tional Sums of money vor has the book previously montioned been seen Since last seen - Lal TRAPP ICANTB 8 PCSSESSLON . Om S/ Bi 1/87 - Ke “95 haCn Te adViged thet ANTIMONY THOMAS ne CLVBLLA nephew of RICK GIMeLLA sud @ group of individuals -conn- v ee ted sth the hoodlum element, along! with their wives, were to denart Kansae City, Mo., April 1, 1967, for a trip to the ‘Babasnas and that AXRIONY. CLVeULA Would meet "uncle RICH (NICK — CYVELLA) thers but did net know ‘whether the reference to. there meant im the Bakemas or im Miami, Kansas City’ Offics further. adviged that detailed ; review of telephone toll calls made from - RB 7 LO . , COVER PAGE , vad rw s5966 Docld:32268959 Page-6
‘FD B22 the residence tslephone of NICK CIVELLA and other telephones and locations frequented. by CIVELLA did not reflect any toll calls to the Florida area, On 9721/67, KC 388-C-TE, adviged could furnigh no ine formation concerning any possible connection between CIVELLA and TRAFF ICARTE . . On May 18, 1987, TRAFFICARTE appeared Queen's County - Grand Jury, Queens County. N.Y., and under oath stated his income during the past year was ’ approximately $15,000, that the sole sources of his income was winmniugs at the race track and was not euployed during tae past yedr. TRAPFICANTE also testified _ that he had known THOMAS ESOL approximately fiftean years, ', CaRLO GAMBINO approximately twenty years aad JOR GALLO, apprOe: imately fifteen years, having first. met GALLO when “GALLO , Wa .. Working in Georgia. TRAFFICANTE also testified that he had a little money hiddén in a secret place in his home, that he did mot have a bank account and had no money invested. ¥ ° COVER PAGE wa 45966 Docld:32288959 Page 7
TR 9Q=91 4 Records of the Centro Asturiano Hospital were made available by Mr. RAMON VASQUBZ, Administrator. Extended périod of this report occasioned by desire: to include the results of investigation conducted by auwillary offices which we're not available at the time of last report. Identity : , Location TP Tl is TP 120-C th | 197-460-238, 242, 245 '  ‘—P T2 is Mr. DONALD ARNOTT, Viliagendod (Apartments; Jacksonville, - Fila. (by request). — ; \ 9241-4086 ' . - TP T3 is TP. 303-PcC . * 139=1563=24, 28. TP T4 is TP 41-0 137-142-962, 364 ‘ \ . MN TP TS is TP. 95000 - 137=1386-31 TP TS ie PCI ABTHLITIA=3 . JFK Act 6 - . TP TY is PCL CO 137~1773=4, TP £3 is PE CS 804-0 92-1-4078 TP T-9 is SAM LESIO, Apt.B-9 897 Highland Ave,, Atlanta, Ga: (by requast) a  dinugstant report TP T1O is TP O70 | 137-360-242 | 7 7 2 : / COVER PAGE. 286 we 45966 Docld:32288959 Page 8 -_