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 : HW 45966 DBocld: 322787539 JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-10197-10315 HQ 92-2781-1428 Document Information FBI CAVALLO, JOSEPH V. DIRECTOR, FBI 08/08/1973 22 Jo LST, WHEREABOUTS, UNK, REL PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4; 10(a)2 Redact 11/09/1998 INDEFINITE Page 1 Date: 6/15/201 Released under the John Kennedy Wss5asgsination Records Ollection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). ase#:NWU 45966 Date: ii-i16-2017
FD-204. (Rev. 3-3-59) ‘ . ) ene ee "UN Reson STATES DEPARTMENT wr or Bere oe ; my 7 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION | ° PD eda et ‘Copy to: ‘ u ‘ (fo Repevofs == JOSEPH Vy CAVALLO... Offe: Miami, ‘Florida 9° >." ° Date: 2: Aueust 8; 1973. ea "Field Office File #92 88 a ee " BuecFile#:, 92-2781 2°. a Titles » SATO ‘TRAFFICANTE, SRS con ee a TE . | Character: . oa 7 ANTI-RACKETEERING: ” ~ 7 ‘ Synopsis: . a rr a pan Be sy "SANTO: TRAFFICANTE,, “IR. “continues ‘to: fiaintain a. residence . in fe Miami, Florida. at 7.40. N.E.. 155th Street,-.but there has. been: © -' no indication that he has. been: at. this ‘residence since Prior ‘to ‘Christmas, 1972. wee o . ; DETAILS: . OO . SANTO TRAFFICANTE, o, _continues: to maintain a sr - residence in. Miami, Florida at.740 N.E, 155th Street, but” Cha . | there . has ‘been’ no. indication that. he has. -been:. at this. 5 residence Since prior. ‘to. Christmas, ° 1972, on ee On March 21, 1973." a subpoena. was issued - by ep es BERNARD HY DEMPSEY ,. “IR., Assistant U.S. Attorney | (AUSA), ee ~ Tampa, Florida, for" SANTO TRAFFICANTE to: have him ~appéar - © _: before a Federal. :Grand’ Jury: “(FGJ).; Tampa. ‘Florida’ in an -. ' Obstruction. of Justice ‘case. involving ‘SAM ‘CAGNINA. When ¢ . Jc... the subpoena was issued. it was felt that: TRAFFICANTE was’. he, Se in Maan. However} Miami: was” ‘unable. to, locate. the: Subject: aan In. ‘an Sffort. to: locate ‘the: subject on. | AE AL: 10, m 1973, ‘AUSA, DEMPSEY issued .subpoenaes for -JOSEPHINE — . cone ae TRAFFICANTE, ‘subject's wife; and his ‘daughter. and. ‘son-in-law, « : -. MARY. JO’ and: AUGUST -PANIELLO ;. 2505 Bristol Avenue, ‘Tampa, * _ oo Florida, The’ purpose -of. these subpoenaes. was: to. determine. om «LE, they could furnish the whereabouts of. the subject. a arrears wv oye . oe te t Leptene | This document contains. neither recommesdatichs nor ‘conclusions of the, FBI. It is the property of the EB and i is ‘loaned to your agency; it and cits. contents are not to be distributed outside your agency, . . “AW 45966: Docld:32387539 Page 4 . , ° sel. . a a . U.S. GOVERNMENT * PRINTING OFFICE 1970,- 0 = 406-840" |
" MM,-92-88. At Tampa. “and. Lakeland, “Florida: - will. identify subscribers to telephorie nimbers reflected in _ referenced Tampa letter ,. dated 7/9/73 MIAMI “at Miami, Florida: 7 : Will cont inue- efforts ‘to: locate and determine activities of the: subject. "ADMINISTRATIVE: This ‘case ‘has been maintained ina pending status in the Miami. Office by communications -to ‘the Bureau’ and interoffice communications. All pertinent information regarding ‘the activities of the Subject Have been disseminated ..in that. matter. - -. . a a On 3/6/73, MM - "1323-Pc advised that FRANK . RAGANO, attorney. for .SANTO "PRAFFICANTE, had his appeal on. IRS conviction heard in the Circuit Court of Appeals in New. . Orleans. recently. ‘One of the’ appeal judges asked the . government to cite, one . case Similar to that of RAGANO. Be ARTHUR. CUNNINGHAM, “Miami ‘tax attorney, “who has: been handling. the old IRS: ‘tax case for TRAFFICANTE, recently died. He was the. second tax attorney to die: “Since the’ case © aan , started. in Tampa. years’ ABO. wae Do TRAFFICANTE has. been away. ‘from ‘Miaini “Por several months and source has not physically seen him Since before _ Christmas... He allegedly. is” staying away from’ Miami because - ™ he is trying. to avoid his. "gumbahs" who regularly come to Miami in the winter Season. | COVER: PAGE \ ee (HW 45966 DocId:32287539 “Page 5
“TRAFFICANTE. has again ‘een. to. the Lakeland, Florida medical clinic to. ‘get checkups on: ‘his. old. 7 intestinal surgery on: 5/4/73. and. 8/13/73, MM 1393-pC advised. that. he: nae’ not. seen or. ‘heard personally. ‘from Pos ae - TRAFFICANTE | since: the fall-of .1972, probably. October a ° or November.:: TRAFFICANTE was then talking about-. leaving — the United States :and’ source feels that he has probably , Vert: quietly... Source™ heard. indirectly that TRAFFICANTE: . “© 45966 | “< was’in Miami’ in January, 1973, because he purchased some '. . custom made- shirts from a. store on’ Lincoln Road Mall, : _o* Miami: Beach... Mrs. TRAFFICANTE: and her father have - ‘peen * . “A Miami. on. ‘several oceasions: but not SANTO TRAFFICANTE. Mrs. TRAFFICANTE: ‘recently obtained a ‘findneial Cyeplouont for. an old. atitomobile accident, ‘and: ‘they. immediately: bought! a new. Dodge with this. cash. “The owner: of: the: Casa ‘Napoli. Restaurant on! ea SONY E: ‘6th Avenue, . Miami, isa nephew. of VINCENT.BRUNO © “- owner of. the Capra' s Restaurant. “The nephew ‘married a - former mistress of ‘BRUNO and there, was bad blood for o - while between the two. - :-The Casa. Napoli is doing. very | - well’ and TRAFFICANTE has: been a. regular there when. in - town. ; Lg On’ 4/20/73, TP 120-c was “Gontacted by. SA. PHILIP. D,, SMITH. and he advised that he. had’ determined _.. that. SANTO. TRAFFICANTE had. been in- the ‘Tampa area within © .: the past week, ~He- stated: ‘that: in talking with SANTO* Ss. ~~. daughter, MARY JO: PANIELLO, ‘he “-had-determined that: TRAFFICANTE: had» only. stayed “‘for.a short time in- Tampa. PANIELLO. indicated that”“she “thought ‘that TRAFFICANTE would be returning to Tampa, within - the’ next -week, | but . ‘she did. not know exactly, when. or the purpose of his visit. “COVER PAGE . DoclId: 32287539 Page 6
, wa 9888 : On 5/31/73" ‘and 6/14/73, “wat 1323-PC. ‘advised. _ that he had! heard that’ :SANTO TRAFFICANTE was out of _ the country and - qid. not. plan to return. to the United © _ States: na ot, ; . - - On: 6/12/73, TP 1960-PC: advised ‘that he visited” “with SANTO TRAFFICANTE on 1/2/73, at his Tampa residence. At that. time. TRAFFICANTE appeared to. be ‘in. good health... ‘Source stated he also saw TRAFFICANTE about a month after * "that at Nelson's “Garage, Cass Street, Tampa, where subject. was having his. automobile serviced. “Source stated that ‘he - “has not seen TRAFFICANTE since - ‘that time and does not. - "7 know, his current ‘whereabouts. a ; “Information: fron. ‘the General Telephone Company, Tampa, Florida, furnished by ELSIE MARSDEN, Secretary =. . Security Division, General. Telephore’ Company -of Florida; and JAMES E, MC MAHON, Director: of Security,” General — or, Telephone Company. of Florida,.Tampa, Florida, is the person ‘to whom a- subpoena duces tecum should. ‘be directed for . _ court purposes. “According ‘to information developed by SD 1064-C-TE, _ ROMANO. and the source attended a meeting in early .1973 -in - Miami, Florida, for’ the purpose . of discussing the development. ~ of a severance pay program to be sold to the Teamsters in ‘Southern California.’ Present at ‘the meeting was LCN Boss . SANTO TRAFFICANTE, several ‘of his. operatives, -ANGELO ‘BRUNO . -operatives.. WILLIE. WEISBERG, “STEVE -MONTROSE, STANLEY SOBOLSKY, DAVEY: YARAS and. MARSHALL CAILFANO™ of Chicago. Acording to SD 1064-C-TE, ‘STEVE: MONTROSE’ and STANLEY SOBOLSKY relocated. at Los ‘Angeles’ where they worked closely with ROMANO. in ‘pursuing: this plan ‘with. labor union officials.” The Los — Angeles Police Department ‘Intelligence Division conducted _ . round the clock surveillances - ‘of ROMANO. and greatly thwarted’ .. his freedom to operate. Because of pressures applied- by local - law. enforcement, STEVE. “MONTROSE | and STANLEY SOBOLSKY returned ‘ to Philadelphia and current. information received from. _ SD 1064-C-TE | indicates.’ ‘that: “ROMANO ‘has been unsuccessful in HW 45966 | Promoting this, severance Pay. Plan in California. lL pe _ COVER PAGE. ‘ DocId: 32287539 - Page 7
"MM 92-88 INFORMANTS: MM T-1 is 7? 377-C-TE contacted 1 by SA ee ‘ROBERT BURESCHe oe Co 2 | MM ‘'T- 2° is ALEX TAYLOR, - mnteiligence Unit, _. Tampa, Florida Police Department, contacted by . SA GEORGE A, KROUT . so MM T= 3 is ‘TP. 1960-PC contacted by SA. GEORGE Ae KROUT. . ° .. MM'T-4 is TP 120-C contacted. by SAL ‘PHILIP D. SMITH. | — 2 Be COVER. PAGE eS 45966 DocId:32267539 Page 6 moe ; - ‘ , : i
mt 92088 “on april: 10; 1973, a subpoena was served - to MARY "JO PANIELLO. .by. SA. GEORGE A. ” KROUT... At that.time she: was’ . asked if. she could’ furnish the. whereabouts’ of the ‘subject: - and” she’ responded ‘that she. did not: know his whereabouts. at. US that: time ‘and,that She did “not make it. a practice to. keep . up with his. activities. “On: Ap#il Ty “1973, “AUGUST: PANIELLO- was: sérved. al “saben by «SA. KROUT- and: he. was also: asked. “if he .could- 7 furnish the: whereabouts of the. subject.. He! stated he did: “not know where’ TRAFFICANTE “could: be’ located, but ‘that his _ wife -was. “staying. somewhere: in. a condom irium ; in Carrollwood. 2 Village, Tampa , Florida. “On ‘April. 11, ‘4973, Mr. CHARLES. BAUMGARTNER, , Manager, - ‘ "> Garsotiwooe Village, “Tampa, Florida, “was contacted: by, SAS | KROUT - -and JOHN J. “BATLEY, JR. “BAUMGARTNER. reviewed ‘his, -records and stated that no “one: ‘iiamed- TRAFF ICANTE lived in. '” “Carrollwood Village. He, allowéd SAs’.KROUT and BATLEY: to: . review the list ‘of: residents ‘and . the’ name of “RICHARD. ‘EY “VALDES, .' 4204 Fairway . Circle,- -Tampa,: Florida was ‘located. -Investiga= - ~. tion. .at 4206: “Fairway. Circle’ ‘revealed that. RICHARD 'E.- VALDES ag. the: son-in-law of the: subject™ cand: that VALDES. teense at 4205. Fairway., Circle; with, his: mite SARAH VALDES ,,, ; hee. TRAFFICANTE POON coe woe On April 11, “3973, “SARAH. VALDES” was interviewed by aie pour: ‘and BATLEY regarding. the ‘whereabouts. ‘of her “parents, | SANTO and JOSEPHINE TRAFF ICANTE.. -She stated. that her” mother —-. had spent - the. night . of ‘April’ 10, i973,: at her residence. but: * that: her. mother usually * ‘stayed. ‘at 2505 Bristol Street when ° "jn Tampa. She. stated that. She = did not. ‘know the: whereabouts oof her father... ces "On April | 12): “i973, - JOSEPHONE - ‘TRAFFICANTE. ‘voluntarily - - sppeared ‘at the office. ‘of the. AUSA: DEMPSEY, at: which time she was ‘given’ a “stibpoena. ‘by: the: office: of ‘AUSA ‘DEMSPEY .: At fen : the: ‘time she was issued .the subpoena, she ‘stated. that she: _eFesiged: at. 740. N, ES 155th: Street, “North: ‘Miami, Florida. on ‘April 13, ‘1973,: AUGUST - and MARY: JO  PANIELLO ~ and sonieiione ‘TRAFFICANTE ‘appeared. before’ ‘the FGJ, Tampa, .-~ Florida.» ’ When quest ioned™ regarding. the: ‘whereabouts of ©. _ BENTO -4 ‘TRAFFICANTE, 2 Shey. all. FQ0K,; the: fifth ‘amendment, “HW 45966- Pe Z perl “ey DocTd:32287539 |Page’ 9°