Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 Use FityT Hotes: DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: 5/20/20] Identification Form “Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-10226-10191 RECORD SERIES: HQ> AGENCY FILENUMBER:  92-6054-2377 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: SAC, SD TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE : DATE: 08/09/1968 “PAGES: 12 SUBJECTS : LCN, MEMBERSHIP, LIVING, DECEASED, ILLEGAL GAMBLING ACT, B/F INT DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 07/10/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : eee v9.4 12 Docld: 32299911 Page 1
Released under the ae Gi P WEMMMNMN Ww 72 t ties) Sea “/ yo From Lil * SAS, Jonn'® ; Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC 2107 Hote} . DATE: 11- 14-2017 407 amass) 7" . ; -_ . . UNDTED STA se GOVERNMENT M & MORANDU M. To : SECTOR, FBI (92-6054) DATE; 8/0/68 SAN DIEGO (92- 229) (2 ) \ Gants & . . : N LA COSA NOSTRA AR - CONSPIRACY 00; New York ee STAPLE FE _ SD LO64.C-TE w oe ' furnished the roliowing 4 a Te a (LCN) and other hoodlums: %, LOS ANGELES D DIVISION 1 pos Angeles LCN Leadership Meeting © with Informant > whe & ANS POE aS = a. LON involvement in Gambling, Cabazon, California. “Informant advised on 7/23/68 he drove to Cabazon, California, in the vicinity of Palm Springs, and contacted NICK “Phe Greek’ SIMPONIS, weli-knewn hoodlum gambler and opera bor of the Desert Sands, a card gambling casino on the oo usekires of Palm Springs. SIMPONIS advised him he was “ase Leaving the following day for. Mexico City, where he sits in ) IN Bureau @-9 92-6054) (RM) 1 = 137-9187) New york (2 ~ 92- 2300) (RM) (2 = 1387-13139) | Los Angeles (92-1112): (RM) R San Francisco (92-593) eau) D COPY FILED m2 Sacramento (RM) as Chicago (92-1173) (RM) 2 | Detroit (92-914) (RM) an las. Vegas 92-025 Info) (RM) ZI San Diego 2 : 92-229) . ~ 137+ 1088) 2 kdw Docld: 32299911 Page 2?
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Record: i Hote; i LF. = Collection Act of . DATE? 11-14-2017 1992? (44 USC 2107 Hotes. ic wt C CO a SD 92-229 (Los Angeles Division advised that according to- TA 4u48.c4PE, CHARLIE DE MARCO, whom he has known for a number of years, is a tout.and 4 gambler who frequents local race tracks, and he claims to be 4 ‘edxer" with contacts among local law enforcement people. Hea close associate of a well-known eriminal attorney in Los Angeles, PAUL CARUSO. He is described as WMA, Italian (Neopolitan), about 55, 55", 160 pounds, full head of sandy gray hair, wears light gray glasses.) . ; Informant has been in contact several times recently with DE MARCO as DE MARCO is acquainted with ROBAN in the Cabazon, California, gambling picture. wf tnformant stated that in a recent conversation with DE MARCO, DE MARCO claimed he had "a w= in the window" who works Hollywood Park and Santa Anita race tracks. DE.MARCO indicated that this man handles a great deal of money during the racing season and is in an excellent position to switch bogus money or cash counterfeit or stolen money orders. = DE MARCO told the informant that if he has any access to such items to contact him so that they can dispose of them through this contact. 5) GIAMMONA, The informant stated that whikb having coffee with LICATA on the morning of 7/24/68, LICATA mentioned during the conversation that GIAMMONA had a heart attack and in addition had lost a leg. The infornant did not ask any further questions and assumed it was JOE GIAMMONA, a former capo who is no longer active. Informant was asked if LICATA could have meant ANGELO GIAMMONA, .to which.the informant replied that x now he wasnt sure to which GLAMMONA LICATA was referring. Il. THE SACRAMENTO DIVISION Informant advised that he had been in telephonic contact on 7/25/68 with JIMMY "The Weasel" FRATIANNO and that FRATIANNO was upset with having recently been presented with ; papers reflecting he is being “sued by the Mercantile National = Bank of Chicago for $640,000.00 as a result of the trucks financed by that bank. In addition to this, FRATIANNO ‘told the informant he is proke and his landlady has given him three days notice to move out. FRATIANNO stated that he had - T- Docld: 32299911 Page 3