PReteased under the vohn F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 5c 2107 Hates DATE: 11-14-7017 \ CV 92-748 137-1130 | Jou Sehr SH not he had ever heard of the organization fa Cosa Nostra before this article. He said he had not, but indicated he was aware that a nation-wide organization:of this type was in existence. He was questioned as to what in his opinion was the/present set-up of the organization in the Cleveland area./ He said that JOHN T CALISH is the man in Cleve at the present time, “then follows JO E MARCO and then FRA ‘BRANCATO, He said that back in the 19 ’ FRANK MILANO WaS head man and that AL POLIZZI followed. He said "AL POLIZZI put the shoes on JOHN SCALISH," He said that TOMMY SCALISH, brother of JOHN, was aac and sharp," C ~ alien’ aa but that,at no time in his opinion did Tom ALISH rank as the top man. Informant said that in hi inion JOHN SCALISH is not tough, but is brainy. ww SR Ns NT ee . Informant was questioned as to where JAMESMLICAVOL fits into the Cleveland picture, and he remarked tifa a! LICAVOLI has special powers and is not directly under JOHN SCALISH, He said that LICAVOLI operates on his own, but that he is believed to be rons Gsts jurisdiction of the Detroit outfit. He said that To ELSANTER is the racket boss in the Warren, Ohio area and’ hé operates under JAMES LICAVOLI, The informant said that JAMES LICAVOLI is better known under the nickname JACK WHITE, He explained that LICAVOLI is so dark complexioned so rather than referring to him as Blackie or Black, he has been referred to as White. The informant mentioned that ronirtano operates , the Italian-American Brotherhood (IAB) on“’MAyfield = - y f Road in Cleveland. He said TONY is a brother of FRANK an / MILANO a former boss in Cleveland, and that although TONY  F is not considered the active boss, he said that JOHN SCALTSH Ss / does have contact with TONY MILANO and the informant believed NY that TONY makes major decisions. He said years ago, TONY an MILANO loaned him $2,000 and that he collected interest ~ on this money, He said he has had some contact with TONY MILANO, The informant has indicated to TONY that he wants to obtain a liquor license, He said that one Sunday — , .| (during the past year or two), TONY MILANO called him | and asked him to come to the IAB. At the IAB there.-waS an Italian who owned a bar on Woodland Avenue in Cleveland, which was going to be torn down because of the new Freeway, MILANO asked the owner of the bar how much he wanted for his liquor license and the owner replied he wanted $15,000. MILANO . asked the informant if he would take the license at that price 3 Docld: 32295475 Page 4
PReTeased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 19927 (44 USC Di0T ware DATE: 11-14-2017 ; : ° 7 : : ft . f : © v : : ~ . - J . -~, = CV 92-748 137-1130 and the informant said he did not have any money. MILANO told the bar owner he would give him $8,000 down and the balance in regular payments. When the owner refused to accept this agreement, MILANO cursed him and chased him out of the club, . Informant was @ked as to whether or not CHARLES POLIZZI was ever consid the top man at | Cleveland. He said that CHARLE OLIZZI is considered the brother of "BIG AL' prancesQfoutze: CHARLES is actually Jewish, sine / Was adopted by the POLIZZI family. He said‘he "tried to put on the shoes of the top boss"in the 1930's, however they refused to go along with this and POLIZZI is still. living in Cleveland today, but is not considered a power. Informant said that he belleves that rare exes is in the group. PETE has been active in gamblinffNin prior years, but at the present time he is active in Shylocking. With regard to control in the Detroit area, informant x JO IRELLI is the top man now. He indicated iT that ANGELOQ#MELI one of the higher ups but is now an old man d notdas active as he was at one time, He s id ' PET ICAVOIIT is very powerful and also that YONN ICAVILI everg ‘though he has been in prison for 25 yers, sti holds much power and is contacted for decisions, Informant was questioned as to who the active ss . men in th ganization were in other Ohio cities. He i - said JIM A FATCH is the top man in Akron, and that he i does not w anything regarding the present set-up in. i Toledo, Cantén, or the other areas, , j The informant said that everyone is aware that JOHN SCALISH and JOHN DE MARCO from Cleveland went to the va Apaiachian meeting, November, 1957, but that actially there wepe two men who went with JOHN SCALISH and DE MARCO, } He declined to reveal the identity of the other two individuals but later admitted he heard "through the grapevine", that FRANK BRANCATO ..went to the Apalachian meeting and escaped without ing caught and he believed the fourth individual was FRAN RASQXY (EMBRASCIA isin partnership with JOHN i SCALISII af “HrztoNfgoctnia in the Buckeye Cigarette Service | in Cleveland.) Inffdrmant was reluctant to discuss j information of this nature and the matter was dropped. ; ae Ty | oneal Vs ssasnn Page 5
ased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination DATE: 11-14-2017 a es ‘ i q Gtr ow . . ‘ 7° e (> ee ° ; , , oy, - CV 92-748 137-1130 Information was set out in relet that the informant in May, 1963, went to the Ohio State Penitentiary (OSP) to see YONNIE LICAVOLI about borrowing some money. It was also previously or the informant paid he went. to the residence of MI E ANGELO, tha "gos man"in Columbus ' | Ohio, where he saw PETE /INCAVOLI and LEQ@MOCERT. During Onn. | the current interview informant elatgnated on this trotident | and said that present at the meeting at DE ANGELO's res:.dence ‘ i in May, 1963, were PETE LICAVOLI of Detroit, LEO MOCERI of | Akron-Cleveland, an individual named "NUNZIO" from Akron, | TONY DELSANTER, Warren, Ohio and JAMES LICAVOLI, aka Jack Whit m Cleveland. (NUNZIO is possibly identical with 7 NUNCIEQDESTRO of Akron, Ohio, who was convicted during the | Summ f 1963, for armed robbery in Columbus, Ohio. It is not known if he is in the penitentiary at the present time or is out on appeal. He has.a brother, TONY DESTRO, who is oo -on the Akron PD At the DE ANGELO home, informant overheard conversation between these individuals and they were ‘ discussing the obtaining of funds for operating gambling - houses in the Bahamas. The informant remarked that DE ANGELO's home is.a gathering point for many groups and that different problems are discussed there, He said that anyone going ‘to | the DE ANGELO home calls first to see if the coast is clear 7 before going there, Informant said that about three years ago, he heard from ood friend of his, whom he refused to identify, that » Sd MORRISMKLEINMAN brought $1,000,000 to Cleveland in a suitcase C prtrom Vegas. He was alone and took the money to the residence eu 6f a woman who is an aunt or cousin of LOU ROTHKOPF, aka Lou Me Rhody, now deceased. He said the woman was supposed to distribute or deliver this money, but she refused. For the information of the Bureau, close contact will be maintained with this informant in an effort to ovtain more detailed information concerning his knowledge of criminal . intelligence matters and La Cosa Nostra. Any pertinent information developed will be furnished to the Bureau and interested offices, Docld: 32295475 Page 6