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 : v9.1 JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-90099-10018 HQ 47-40845-16 Document Information FBI DN HQ 11/05/1951 52 ANTHONY COLOSACCO PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 07/21/1998 INDEFINITE RPT ‘NW 45756 DociId:32331673 Page 1 Date: 4/24/201
‘of the state charges: against hin. . \ WEVSLEFF; a Los Angeles gambler who was arrested in Denver in July - of 1951.in connection with a race track swindle. He. stated that as of | Aticust’ 15 , 1951 NEVELEFF was still in Denver under bond awaiting trial on.the race track swindle and was living at Apartment 510, oN Canelia House, 12th and Grant Streets, Denver, Colorado. KLINE © ‘ ! stated that he was personally renting this apartment and hac lived 00 + r there for about two months in July of ‘1951 during which period he and his, wife were separated. He stated that he was permitting “ an NSVELEFF tc reside in ths apartment as a favor pending disposition = mo, -KLINE specifically denied that he had any information as to the identity of the unknown subject in this case. : aM yt - CHKIS MERKURI, FBI Number 375631 . < re Confidential Informant Denver T-6, who has previously ae furnished reliable information to this office, reportec that on July ll, 1951 he received a telephone call from JOHN FRIOLA, victim ' an this case whd reported that he had been contacted by two unknown individuals on July 10, 1951 representing themselves: as, _ United States Internal Revenue agents. FRICLA stated that these men attempted to. "shake him down" — for $2,500 in consideration of their covering up alleged income tax. ot ivregularities on the part of FRIOLA. ‘Informant stated that PRIOLA ‘told hin Won tony individuals stated that they intended to contact .. - 3 JOHN TAS ST, TONY, COLOSACCO, and the SMAIDONE brothers as. well as - numerous other gamblers in. Denver and vicinity who were alleged. oa +o have failed to properly report Federal income. Tax returns. Informant . - | stated FRIOLA reported that COLOSACCO had personally contacted -hin . ‘ oh the morning of July 11, 1951 and told: him that he had been Targhee : "shaken down" by Internal Revenue Agents; that they had thrown him 7° - a in jail, and had finally made a deal with Him to cover up his a income tax irregularities if COIOSACCO would pay them a sum of money e —LAecording to Informant PRIULA stated that CULOSACCO had . comaénted that he would probably be better to pay off these agents in order to save a lot of trouble. so 1 i ~ 2 -« NW 45756 Docid:32331673 Page 2
DH 47-1476 © . mo Informant reported that after this conversation with PRICLA - he was contacted’ by TONY GOLOSACCO who-told him that he was. working with NCLAN on a deal to "Shake-down" JCHN MiIOLA. He stated that COLCSACCO was at liberty on bond ‘pending disposition of state . . burelary ‘charges against him and was badly in-need of money. according | to Informant, .CCLOSACCG stated that he told JCHN PRICLA that Internal Revenue Agents were "Shaking down".a lot of gamblers around Denver and it would probably be a good idea for: FRICLA to pay off in order | ‘to save trouble. '. Informant stated that COLOSACCO” admitted that he had been the "Fincer man" in connection with DCLAN contacting FRIULA. according to Informant it was his understanding that another person had been with DCLAN on July 10, 1951 when he contacted FRIULA but the identity of this person was unknown to him. ~ Informant stated that on the night: of july 19, | 1981, he was in front of the Lover Hotel in Nenver talking to COWSACCO. - He stated that CULOSACCO related that he had just left the FBI Cifice sO where he had’ been questioned about the GULAN case and that he h dex nied 1 aw Parbici pation with DOLAN in the abtempted *Shake~d own! . Informant stated that CULOSACCU,explained that he had told the FBi that he had. personally been approached by Internal Revenue Agents whe had attempted to-"Shake him dovm" and that he had heard that numerous other gamblers were to be contacted for the same purpose by Internal Revenue Agents. COLOSACCO warned Informant that in the event he was contacted by the FBI, he should tell the same S COLT e Informant reported that on at: jeast one occasi. on during the month cf August, 1951, he had observed JAMES HENRY LOLAN at the dog’ races at the iui le High Kennel Club north of Uenver, Colorado. He stated that on that occasion DOLAN was accompanied by CHRIS MENKURI who, according to Informant, resides at the Yover Hotel in Denver and is known as a gambler, ex-convict and "Finger Man".in numerous burglaries. He stated that MERKURI is a long | ‘time: friend aud _associdte of ANTHONY CULCSACCO. - 1-6 further related that on the night of July 24," L951, . he was in front of the Yover Hotel in Lenver, Colorado talking to trae ee | te eater ween ears © SRA Sas aN st aan st Sees creer 5 NW 45756 DocId:32331673 Page 3 4
) ; ¥ § Lee € a ¥ vw U 4 c me Confidential Informant Denver T-6 furnished the following: . information concerning "TEDDY" rt ICE: He stated that he has been i H personally acquainted with 'TEDDY' PRICE for over ten years; that PRick is a professional gambler and is well acquainted with the SMAIOCNES , ONY CCIOSACCC and numerous other ‘gamblers in the Denver area. said ‘that PRICE alsofrequently participated.in barbuit games at ‘the a4 '3ug Dust" Poolroom in louisville, Colorado, which game was CT _ frequented also by TONY COLOSACCO. He stated that during recent | i weeks PRICE has frequented a barbuit game, at Wood , Colorado and is usually accompanied by one "Farmer" ROUTA, a brother’ of "Porky" ROUTA, who is now ‘serving a life sentence at the Colorado State Fenitentiary as a habitual criminal. i ro ' * Informant reported that he. doubts that PRICE is actually mo F oO involved in the .DOLAN case but pointed out that PRICE is unpredictable - and unreliable and sometimes : becomes violent when under the influence ‘of liquor. a - . 74 For.example, Informant pointed out that PRICE recently ; borrowed approximate ly $1,100 from a gambler and during the first.. Le week in October when RICE had not paid up as agreed, this ganbler : went out to contact PRICE at the FRICE Plumbing Company on West. oN Colfax Avenue in Denver. He stated that the gambler found UTED" PRICE sitting in an automobile in front of the plumbing company and apparently FRICE had been drinking. Informant stated that when the. . gaubler requested PRICE to pay him the $1,100 that PRICE jumped out of the automobile and trained a .38 caliber revolver on the gambler ' and threatened to kill him. Informant stated that the gambler - finally quieted PRICE down and no violence occured, and some two or . ‘ three days later the same gambler contacted 'TEDDY" PRICE'S brother, , . NICKEY" PRICE who paid the gambler the 91,100 and made a specific request. that no more money be advanced to "TEDDY" PiuICE. According - to the Informant "UICKEY"PKICE informed the gambler that his brother ~ UTEDDY" PRICE was a "wild man!! when he is drinking and recalled that - a few weeks previously, TEJJY PRICE had appeared at"WICKEY" ralCe's house in a drunken condition, entered the living room where "ETCKEY" PRICE'S children were playing and fired several-shots from a ot revolver into the living room ceiling. So “MILTON PRICE was interviewed’ ab the Denver Office by Sh KENNETH Mi. RAUPACH and the reporting agent on October 16, 1951 at which © time he stated that he is commonly known as "JMECKEY" PRICE and resides | NW 45756 DocId:32331673 Page 5
——~ iastant case and at that tine did not know DO LAN'S whereabouts « T-83 reported by telephone on October ea, 1951 that he had * just seen DCLAN on the street in Denver accu: apanied by JOSEPH RAYCRNT SELL and RAYMUND VAMESRCQNLEY and that DOLAN. had told him that ‘they were in town to réport for a hearing in state court on charges of oyerating a race, track swindle in Denver in July, 1951. He stated’ that BULAN told him that he expected to be in town for several days and Youle contact kim later. 1-8 stated that if he could obtain ; “any pertinent information concerning this case he wild imnediately revort the same to the Denver Office. On August’ 24, 1951, at the Mile High Kennel. Club, nortn of JOIN PRICLA on July 10, 1951, informed the writer ard SA FRED G. NceGEARY that he had just seen an individual who resembled the unknown subject in ‘this case. He pointed this person out to Agents who identified him as if. LEC TYO#, 1756 Grant Street, Denver > Colorado. TYR was interviewec privately by SA FRED G, MmGBART and the reporting agent at the lle High Kennel Club and stated that he was born May 6, 1897 at Passaic, New Jersey, and had resided in Denver at 1756 Grant Street - for many years. He stated that his. brother, SIL TYCR operates the Colonial Motor Company at 4545 © Nest. volter in Denver. * r TYOR was “subsequently observed by MICHAEL. FaIOLA and JOHN P2LICLA on the evening of August 24, 1951 at the Mile High Kennel Club-and they stated that ‘they did’ not believe, after .closer ~ observation, that he was identical with the unknown subject. ir. JAMES O'DONNELL, Chief of the Mile High Kennel Club Security Police, informed ‘that he had been acquainted with TYOR for many years and had never heard of his being engaged in any illegal activities. - Qi August 25, 1951 Mr. JOSEPH CROW > Manager, “Gacks -~ Lawlor © Comz 3a ve Lenver, Colorado, telephone number AL 3422, informed Sa. ARTHUR S. REEDER that on the morning of august ed, 1951, a-person WO identified himself as BILL KR. MCURE, Room 218 Dover Hotel, Denver, ’ Colorado, had contacted the Sacks- Lowlor Company .and requested that they -prepare a badge for him with ‘the following inscription thereon s "BILL Rh. MOURE + Secret Service". , NW 45756 DocId:32331673 Page 6 t _ of Denver, LOCHAEL PE. TOLA, who was a Witness to the attempted swindle -
DE 47-1476 DCLAN, was: UNKNOWN SUBJECT, wa., "Chief" s ANTHONY COLOSACCG, Was FUGITIVE: IMPERSONATION, coNSPIRACY" are identified as follows: . T-l: C.S. RAY, Vice-Fresident, Mountain States Te Le phone and Telegraph Company, Denver, Colorado, who furnished - information on a confidential basis to SA PAUL E. BUSH; a  Te2 3 DR~108; DR+100; . T-4: JOEY GOODMAN, 340 t jorth Oakhurst, - Beverly Hills, California, who in * pugust, 1951 was residing | at the . ixgonaut Hotel in Denver, Colorado. GUCDMAN furwighed — information to SA'S FREU G. McGEARY and PAUL E. BUSH with the understanding that his name would not be divulged. He stated that he is a professional gambler and has a wide acquaintance with gamblers throughout the United Statess 3 ; : T-5: ir. CARL MEHLMAN, Assistant Manager, Brown Palace - » . ° Hotel, Denver, Colorado, who furnished information -to _ SA’ PAUL E. BUSH with the understanding that his name : ‘ would not be. divul; sed 3 \ "s T-6s co was., 2529 South High Street, Denver, Colorado, Potential Criminal Informant; T-7: AIBERT FINER, Plunber, Mountain Plumbing Compargy .- Uenver, Colorado, who furnished information concerning UTED" FRICE with the understanding that his name would not be Givulged as the source of this information; - T-8: PAUL AUGUSTUS KING, was., Room 1018 Cosmopolitan. Hotel, Denver, Colorado, Potential Criminal Informant. REFERENCE: Report of SéA PAUL E Report of S& JOHN he BOTs Lan dated October LO, 195i at Chicago;. '. Report of SA WILLIAM G. MASHAT dated October u, 1951 at wot, ‘Sar. Diego, California. > * ———— — ad _—_ ee I ee  —— NW 45756 DocId:32331673 Page 7 . BUSH cated August 13, 1951 at Denver; + ee a oie ul {