Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE ¢ di-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: 5/26/201 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: = 124-10333-10069 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 66-2542-11-26-105 Document Information > ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: LA TO: HQ TITLE : DATE: 04/28/1967 PAGES: 3 SUBJECTS : HANK GREENSPUN DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: —Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 08/20/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS :. AT v9.1 Docld: 32313862 Page 1 10
"Released under -the Jon F. — REE et tee > VN : o / . 7 aw & UU a 5 ~ FBI . ! I Date: 4/28/67 | ransmit the ollowing in (Type in plaintext or code) a Via AIRTEL AIR MAIL - REGISTERED ’ (Priority) \ eee ee LL a | nec S | TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (66-2542-11-26) FROM: SAC, LOS ANGELES (137-2520) ’ RE: ~TOP ECHELON CRIMINAL ~~ || jae INFORMANTSPROGRAM Mae LOS ANGELES, DIVISION BEN “WEE “AIRTEL +e Re Los Angeles airtel to Bureau dated 4/21/67. STATISTICS . 1. Number of approved Top Echelon Criminal Informants as of 4/21/67: Number added: Number deleted: Kennedy Besassination Records “Collection Act of 1992 ene ONS . \ \ Number as of 4/28/67: 13 Identified as: LA 4155-C-TE ~ LA 4367-C-TE gent Covet aulya— LA 4412-C-TE peteted eves Wit bee A Coe Wye FOIPA Request LA 4529-C-TE [REC 18 | LA {O15-C-TE ~~ LA 4691-C-TE et fh, of bin & LA WpBB-0-TES SEY Ae VO S ‘ee, Bure EY RAM | 1 _- Los Angeles aOR” Al P) os wecenccn pmo (4) a wok aR 2 MAY 8 1967, SOs Wick } a Pry — a E0€ GH Fa 2 ev\\Wile \ - \ \ ad Abtol AMX nob re ISS A Sent MMCO~®Pler BN LNG. SpeeiaPAgent in Charge W i\ . eS Docld: 32313862 Page 2?
LA..137~2520 LA COSA NOSTRA ACTIVITIES LA 4476- C- TE continues - to be ina position to furnish valuable information concerning the activities of - FRANK DESIMONE. "Boss" of the Los Angeles La Cosa Nostra (LCN) "family." During the past week, LA 4476-C-TE furnished information concerning a plan whereby JOSEPH CIVELLO, — Dallas LCN member may be able to purchase canneries for the - H. L. Hunt Food Company and thereby obtain a finders fee in connection with this enterprise. LA 4476-C-TE LA 4476-C-TE, on 4/25/67, advised that he had informed FRANK DESIMONE of a contact by AL MARSHALL requesting that source and DESIMONE locate a tomato cannery for sale tl _ ° for DESIMONE's cousin JOE CIVELLO of Dallas, Texas. | } CIVELLO has a man interested in buying a cannery. The finders fee for the purchase of the cannery is to go to MARSHALL, CIVELLO, DES IMONE and the informant. DESIMONE advised the informant he knows a man near San Francisco, who they could talk to and turn over to. him the locating of a suitable cannery. DESIMONE and informant agreed to go to San Francisco week end of May 6 to 7, 1967. As of this date, MARSHALL was enroute from Dallas to Los Angeles. poo On 4/27/67, informant advised that MARSHALL arrived in Los Angeles on 4/26/67, and contacted informant. MARSHALL advised that DESIMONE's cousin, JOE CIVELLO, of © ! Dallas is interested in purchasing the Wilson Cannery in , Stockton, California. . . CIVELLO wants to keep the purchase price of the I ' cannery down to one million dollars. MARSHALL said he had a seen CIVELLO in Dallas, Texas on 4/24/67, and had discussed -the matter with him at that time. . oy MARSHALL said C®VELLO has a friend who is purchasing bo agent for H. L. HUNT, Texas multimillionaire, of Hunts Foods. HUNT has had arguments with Alpha Beta Markets owner _. and HUNT is trying to corner the tomato market by buying up | - Le Docld: 32313862 Page 3
" Releaged under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Coitection Act of 1999 (44 USC 2107 Note). oem 11-14-2017 . | Ww LA 137-2520 ; all U. S. crops of tomatoes and purchasing canneries. HUNT intends to buy three canneries in California, one of which is the Wilson Cannery in Stockton, the asking price is about one million. The purchasing agent is steering CIVELLO, who is able to contact the seller and obtain a finders fee. CIVELLO expects 50 percent of the finders fee for his group, which includes MARSHALL and probably purchasing agent. FRANK DESIMONE will take 50 percent, to be split with friends in the north and source. Finders fee will be from 5 to 10 percent of one million dollars for the purchase of the . Wilson Cannery, with the finders fee to be paid by the seller. DESIMONE and source are driving to Northern California . near San Francisco Friday night, 5/5/67, to turn over deal of Wilson Cannery and two others to DESIMONE 's° friend. f LA 4367-C-TE Lo ae LA 4367 bon advised that JOHNKROSELLI was at the M Friars Club, Beverly Hills, Californis on 17ou 67, playing Nw ‘ards with HANKYGREENSPUN, Publisher of the 'Las Vegas AW Sun.! JONIEATARS also told source on 4/24/67, that OY .. FRIEDMAN paid off GREENSPUN to obtain license for Frontier f —“HoterfFom former Governor GRANTYSAWYER and present Governor : P. AUL ‘ AX ALT ev . oman eRT IL RIE . LA 4410-c-TE Informant visited WILLIAM SLOVIN at the hospital on the night of 4/21/67.. SLOVIN claimed he had cooperated fully with IRS Intelligence re NICK SIMPONTS and that he will take witness stand to testify against him with regard to his hidden ownership in several bars in the Gardena and Los Angeles areas. —_ At 1:00 aom., 4/24/67, the girl friend of SLOVIN Phoned informant to advise that SLOVIN had expired. At SLOVIN's funeral, informant learned from an. associate of SIMPONIS' from Cabazon; California, that SIMPONTS is to fly to London, England on 5/1/67. LA 4834-C-TE | ce | Informant, during period 4/25 - 26/67, advised as. follows: -5- . _ 'Docld: 323513662 Page 4