L890 AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: JFK Assassination System Identification Form “Agency Information FBI 124-10211-10300 HQ 92-6054-197 Document Information FBI FLYNN, JAMES P. DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: * PAGES:. 01/31/1963 220 SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : _ CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : \ DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : I ST v9.1 NW 45839 DociId:32293524 LCN, COMMISSION, SM, ASSOC, OC, BKG, CRIMINAL ACT PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 05/22/1998 INDEFINITE RPT; TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGES 1C-1G, INDEX PAGES i-XXVII Page i Date: 5/14/201
y [ | “| |. |. NW “ we, a - Fi3-263 (= >v. S159) 3) FEDrRKAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION REPORTING OFFICE OFFICE OF ORIGIN DATE INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD ; _ NEW YORE NEW YORK | 1/31/63 T/1/62 - 1/31/63 TITLE OF CASE | o. [pore MADEBY | TYPED B CHANCED “8 —_ —-— ; iy TA CAUSA NOSTRA a fe YARACTER OF CASE Eek | ye , van ity. | pur RACKETEEALNG-CONSPIRACY > : : The’ title of this. matter has been marked. " ia St bart "Changed" to reflect the Bureau's instruction to pe og caption this matter "LA CAUSA NOSTRA, - .R=CONS PIRACY", , eee wo a ather than _ THE, CRI}INAL 'CONMISION', ETAL, ‘AR-CONS PIRACY. eo doe wee urea airtel to New 7 SOrk, L/1é/65.  _. eo See cy oo letter to New York, 1/8/63. anane s . Op ns . ° - . . a t TWO (2) copies, of letterhead nemordndun a, ‘ ’ \. : . . 4 \ — verlecting characte erization ofA: “ormants. * SPECIAL AGENT IN CHARGE . APPROVED.” =~ DO NOT-WRITE.IN SPACES BELOW loan COPIES MADE: fy ve + Le i 6- he Bureau | (92+5054) - (sree) | COPIES CONT'D: N=XT PAGE 6 - New york (92-2500) pos 5 qhales sPIGaKLONS ° CQo\ WS Dissemination Record of Attached Report Notations 4 \e os . ~ ‘ pice . ~ . oA my J P ne 5 ' oa s & . - ~ ery e f] . J » of Se *, -, . 1 . ' 7 Ty ‘45839 Id: ‘4 Lesa nit . Roo 32293524. Page )2 part
Cy | | INFORMANTS = | | NY -T=1 : JOSEPH VALACHI (protect) | NY T-2 PH 599-PC | ones NY 1-3. NY 3864-c-TE’ I NY T-4 NY 3461-c-TE | NY T-5 ° PH 623-0 | NY T-6 PH 591-c* | NY THT. SF 2550-C-TE | NY T=8 NK 2251~C* NY T-9° CG 6343-ce : NY 1-100” NY 3123-c* NY T-11 DE 906-c¥ NY T~13 | Federal Bureau. of Narcotics NY TH14 PG 64O-C-TE | | NY. T-15 : BU 82-c* | W160 DE 868-C-TE NY T-17 DE 889-C-TE NY 7-18 | ; ; DE 878-C~TE : : | ~ ! NY T-19 PCL GEORGE CARDARELLI = NY 7-20 SL 1249-c% REVIEWED SY S2VJFK TASK FORCE ‘ COVER PAGE (RELEASE IN FULL : | - RELEASE IN PART eo | OD TOTAL DEMAL oo NW 45839 DociId:32293524 Page 4
NY 92-2300 T-21 T-22 T-23 T-24 T-25 T~26 T-27 a a T~28 i SF 2354-c¢ OTHE BS 812-c BS 837-c* BS 652-c iV 90-c% CG 6568-c* mM 845-c% COVER PAGE -F- ' NW 45839 Docid:32293524 Page 5
+; ‘J NY 92-2300 LEADS CONT'D: LOUISVILLE DIVISION Same as Little Rock. MIAMI DIVISION Same as Boston. MINNEAPOLIS DIVISION Will continue efforts to determine existence of an organized criminal element in that area. ~ NEWARK DIVISION OTHER 4 / (NY T-12, this report), inmate ol Weatners:ie ate Prison near Hartford, _ Connecticut, wrote to LAWRENCE A. WHIPPLE, Hudson County Prosecutor in December, 1959, with copies - to GUY CALISSI, Bergen County Prosecutor » Hackensack, ened New Jersey, and FRANK SILVER, Kings County District Attorney, Brooklyn, NY, setting forth his information. Will locate and interview| ___]ror additional information of pertinence to this matter. Will continue efforts to determine identities of membership as well as to which of six "families" . z they answer to. NEW HAVEN DIVISION Will attempt to determine whether a "family" COVER PAGE -K- ? \. NW 45839 DociId:32293524 Page 6
NY 92-2300 He stated that there was definitely an organization among the Italians and although they used him on occasions, he never was accepted as a member because of his drinking habits and the fact that he was continually getting into trouble, He stated the old group was under PHIL BUCCOLA and consisted of JOSEPH LOMBARDI; JOSEPH BRUNO (deceased); FRANK CUCCHIARA; MICHAEL ROCCO; HENRY SELVITELLA, alsoknown as Henry Noyes; BIG BOZO CORTESE (deceased); ANTHONY SANTANIELLO (deceased); and an old individual named PEPENO who was connected with the American Finance Company located on Hanover Street, Boston, Massachusetts. When BUCCOLA left Boston and took up residence in Italy, RAYMOND L. S. PATRIARCA became the boss of Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Maine and New Hampshire. He was also considered to be the boss of the Hartford area in the State of Connecticut. According to NY T-23, the following are members of the PATRIARCA group: | | Providence, Rhode Island HENRY TAMELEO JOHN NAZARTAN (deceased) LOUIE TAGLIANETTI, also known as "Louie the Fox" FRANK MORELLI, also known as "Butsy" Boston, Massachusetts (FNU) PEPINO FRANK CUCCHIARA JOSEPH ANSELMO, also known as Joe Burns LEO SANTANIELLO eelae | NICK GISO appt | WRENCE ZANNINO, also known as Larry Baione - JOSEPH LOMBARDI | | -119- NW 45839 DociId:32293524 Page 7