Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 t \ Agency Information AGENCY : JFK Assassination System Identification Form FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-90056-10018 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER: — 183-737-7 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: HQ TO: DOJ/CRIM TITLE: DATE: 07/14/1976 PAGES: 2 SUBJECTS : , SALVATORE AMARENA SAMMY PAXTON DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 06/09/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : MEMO et v9.1 Docld: 32326711 Page 1 Date: 6/8/2015
Relgase’ tin ae the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Wote;. ‘DATE: 11-14-2017 Re | f . | —s "Fs ; Assistant Attorney General July 14, 1976 Criminal Mee ag REC- 13., ey yp Director, FBI / / [. f- } - Mr. Theisen | EX 106 “ 4 1 - Mr. McCurnin | D EN 1 - Mr. Smith | ras SALVATORE AMARENA; v AND OTHERS, RACKETEER INFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATIONS ACTION MEMORANDUM ¥ Reference is made to this Bureau's memorandum dated June 14,’ 1976, captioned as above, requesting approval for the utilization of a body recorder and/or transmitting device on the person of a confidential source of our San Francisco Office. Deputy Assistant Attorney General Jay €. Waldman approved request on June 14, 1976, for a 30-day period. Our San Francisco Office has been conducting an investigation into the criminal activities of Salvatore Amarena, Aldena “Jimmy the Weasel" Fratianno, and other individuais., Amarena, Fratianno, and the others are all notorious West Coast organized crime figures and they are allegediy involved in Interstate Transportation of Stélen Property, Extortionate Credit Transactions, and Hobbs Act violations, Our San Francisco Agents have been contacting a ; confidential source who was present when these individuals 4 gh had conversations regarding their criminal activities. : Aa The conversations occurred at Amarenats place of business . and also at the confidential source's apartment in. San Francisco, Ee Assoc, Dir. f ~ (~ 4 &) WA Cm Dep. AD Adm. ff f od yy “| L, Dep. AD Inv,__ ee EP z m, Serv. j u f j Ext. Affairs A - g oF : At) ar if Pik. Fin. & Pers. —_— c ty aye ff w Gen. Inv. . 4 hd ae Ext AffairS...ccc-ou0 Laboratory.....-- ade. dent. iyo’ APPROVED: a ° Coun WAL en ide ores on . Fin. & Pers.....-.- . Legal Coun.Viu fs. Inspection .. pact . "f afd? feoks Assoc. Dir.......---+8 awe’ . Inv - Plan. & Eval. deft: Intell . moe, “ Dep. AD Adnan, | Gon. OMe Rec. Mgmt.gtufen .s Loborator: ire : “ te Tg 1 NA IF ten, Ident.__.------e-ere--> ” . “be rf vie Y . a Dep. AD Inv. : : Spec. Inv Chel py t)new vr: Uf Inspection........-.- pec. Invi...ft. Lego! Coun,___ ve Asst. Dir.: p Training. ued i neces Plan. & Eval. — Lone © PIM. SOPVececconnnesnne Intell eae TYAININg..-- Rec. Mgnt. ’ . } Spec. Inv. ~ 32? i¢ yor Trainin ase f - » Tele shone Rute a hk \ 2, vi { Q (6; ‘ Director Seep” » MATL” ROOM TELETYPE UNIT [__] FBI/DOJ Docld: 32326711 Page 2?
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hofe }. DATE: 11- 14- 2017 ‘ _ “3 ~ i 4 Assistant Attorney General Criminal Division Subsequent to the prior authority granted by the Department of Justice, a consensual microphone was — installed in the confidential source's apartment, Pertinent conversations have been recorded wherein the confidential ' source was party to these conversations. The conversations revealed that Fratianno, Amarena, and others are engaged in various criminal activities at the present time, San Francisco Strike Force Attorney John Emerson has stated that he feels that the consensual microphone coverage should be continuéd in the confidential source's | apartment and he feels no entrapment is involved. J Your authority is requested to utilize a microphone on a consensual basis in the confidential source's apartment at San Francisco, California, for an additional 30-day period to record conversations by the confidential source and ‘individuals involved in this investigation, Docld: 32326711 Page 3