GG - 0 °. a ” vod i AE 1 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION REPORTING OFFICE \ 7 OFFICE OF ORIGIN DATE INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD CHICAGO x CHICAGO L296 12/9#19/57 TITLE & CASE -~ ; REPORT MADE BY TYPED BY SAMUEL M. GIANCANA, was. JAMES J. FILES smt Sar{|Mooney, Momc Salvatore CHARACTER OF CASE a TGlangéna, Samuel\jiancanna, ~ ; Lf-! Sar anaco, San aan: , _/ : ” Sah}Glanceno, Se#m\Géneani, TOP HOODLUM PROGRAM + 4 fog Gincana, \lbest\Marusco, -~ | ANTI RACKETEERING  \\4- joi Bert.) asuscoy aS tf i RMUEL M. GIANCANA was born on 5/2/08 at Chicago. He ~has a 6th grade education. Subject is a widower. He currently resides at 1147 South Wenonah, Oak Park, Ill; a GIANCANA has a criminal record dating back to 1925. His most recent arrest was on 4/15/57 for investigation in a ea murder. GIANCANA is reported to be currently associating ‘hoa with several individuals who are described as small time Pa hoodlums. He also is reported to be associating with top fal hoodlums including TONY ACCARDO and MURRAY, HUMPHREYS. i GIANCANA currently frequents a building that has gambling j facilities and is frequented by known stickup men, burglars, ° and cartage thieves. GIANCANA allegedly operates syndicate wire services to bookies, in the west side districts and the northwest suburbs of Chicago. The territory including FR Kane- County was reportedly assigned to him in 1957. He is reported to be the principal owner of a gambling casino worth approximately $50,000.00. He was indicted in 1951 fas on 67 counts for operating gambling in this casino, ; GIANCANA was believed to be the brain in a $100,000.00 kidnapping of a Negro "policy" king in 1948. GIANCANA is / DO NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW ad g3 pe APPROVED _ COPIES MADE: ~ Bureau Indianapolis Kansas City ettrridet ; Los Angeles fee, A la; Peer lp Miami at f New York ra 4/80 q A Chicago (92-339) WYN OND ’ 1c thow f~ Corpor. o ara yo Waeey ‘ SM br ete A PROPERTY OF FB!.-—-This report is !oaned to you b. the FBI, and neither it nor its contents are to be distributed outside the agency to which loaned. Docld: 3275684817 Page 2?
CG 92-39 ) f 6s Possible Interest in the Shrimp’ Industr: Captain NESTOR advised in January , 19535. that -he had heard a comment from some source he cannot remember, that the old Capone mob was attempting to get a corner in the shrimp industry of the United States. ~ NESTOR advised that an informant, whose identity he did not wish to disclose, advised him that his information was that TONY ACCARDO and. SAM GIANCANA were active in the mob'ts attempts to muscle in on the shrimp industry. ie Possible Ownership: of Real Estate | T8. advised on January. 18, 1955, that NATALE PASSARO, Jr. had recently indicated that he was attempt- ing to secure mortgages on the following properties: . 1331 Indiana Avenue, ‘a 7 apartment building, mortgage desired 35000. 00; / 2111 South Homan Avenue, a two flat building, mortgage desired $12,000. 005 1620-22 South Harding » a 13 apartment building, mortgage desired $)45,000.003 and . W551 Catalpa Avenue, a 12 apartment building, mortgage desired $113,500. 00. T8 advised that PASSARO was being assisted by FNU CHAMPAIGN (phonetic), an attorney for SAMUEL GIANCANA. It was the informant's theory that the alleged syndicate owns these properties although the records show that the trustee is the Pioneer Bank of Chicago, Chicago s [Tllinois. ay , Docld: 32564617 Page 3
CG 92-319 4 | ADMINISTRATIVE | Ho . Birth and credit checks were conducted by Investigative Clerk JOHN E. WHALEN « : Police and Immigration and Naturalization | i + Service recerds were checked by Investigative Clerk FRANCIS G. KAHL. INFORMANTS - Tl Records of Selective Servicéss ‘Local Board | 39, 2312 West. Harrison Street, summarized - in the report of SA DELBERT L. WOOD dated August 21, 1946, at~ Chicago. (62-3679) - T2 Confidential report of an investigation of . a 7 SAMUEL GIANCANA conducted by Officers ; R. HUTCHISON and E. PIOTTER, Oak Park ‘Police Department in 196... T3 Investigative report of JOHN Je BURKE, investigator for Immigration and Naturalization Service, Chicago, dated August: 22, 19575. and reviewed by Investigative Clerk JOHN E. ' WHALEN. th. PCI WILLIAM 0. BATES, who furnished information $9 SAs HAROLD D. SELL and DENNIS W. SHANAHAN. T6 PCI ROBERT FESTENSTEIN, who furnished information to SA ROBERT L. BAKER. /~7 PCI RUSSELL BARON, Special Investigator, Internal Revenue Service, who furnished information to SA FRANCIS W. MATTHYS. ee ee ~ 78 / 0G S8y1-c £9 GG SQS1-C | ADNINISTRATIVE PAGE | 28 = | | | | . Docld: 32584817 Page 4
CG 92-349 es T1O SANDY SMITH, reporter, "Chicago _ Tribune", who furnished informa= tion toen unknown. agent. ELL a PCL DOMINICK: ANTHONY SCALZETTO, . . who furnished information to an” unknown agent. PCI BEN SEIDIR, who furnished 712 information to an unknown agent. - 713 _. PESUR CGO 5633 ~ LEADS: THE INDIANAPOLIS, DIVISION | AT TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA ; Will review pertinent records of federal penitentiary at Terre Haute where subject was transported from Leavonworths Kansas, on October 305 19)0,.as SAM GINNCANA » number 10), and © obtain all pertinent information regarding correspondence » 7 visitors, attorneys » prison associates > and .other background a informations | I . Will cover the lead set out for Indianapolis at ' the Leavonworth Federal Prison, where subject was’ incarcerated TEE. ADMINISTRATIVE PAGE = 29° Docld: 3275684817 Page 5