*Will establish highly . ‘confidential. Bureau coverage on Subject and his close associates. WELL ‘secure toll calls from subject’ s Miamd telephone PL 8=2974; . #1 endeavor ‘to ascertain through confidential sources, - whether subject. has. any. Piece of any. big beer _ business" in, Florida. : BAM: JUAN: DIVISION. ; “at SAN JUAN, P Re. me WALL: be* alert’ for the. presence of subject's attorney, FRANK BAGANQ, concerning the CHAVEZ. Case. TAMPA. DIVISION AL r TAMPA, FLA. a = Will, report. outstanding: investigation by Atlanta, __ Boston, -Jacksonville,- ‘Miami and- New ‘York’ Offices, from: leads Bees out. An, previous report, "~ ae mo Waly maintain. -close daison with TP. 120—C for. all. activities ‘at 2505 -Bristol,: and Will. maintain close. contact” ‘with. TP 41-C concerning: ‘possible. ‘trip. to" San 1 SuAR, P.. Ree “with FRANK. RAGANO ,. _Subject's ” antorneys | ADMINISTRATIVE: a oe “Iteis. noted that SA STEPHEN. J. _LABADIE, in the ‘latter: part of. November’ and ‘first two weeks ‘of. 13/64, Was on. annual leave. — ‘Information from the. files. of. the Southern Bell Telephone and ‘Telegraph. Company , Louisville,-. Ky oy was furnished confidentially by A... JOSEPH BESENDORF, Department , Southern Bell. Telephone and: ‘Telegrapt ome 534 Armory Place, Louisville, Kyo . \e 45966 Docld:32290442 Page 3
TP 921 fJFK Act 6 (4) INFORMANTS: } [Sd 2, comtneted TP T1 is . by SA JAMES” B., HAP: ve “ en SA ‘STEPHEN J. LABAD , ea SA_ JOHN De - MEDAGLIA\: a SS _ WW 45966 RB T-5 is TP.120-C, contacted by SA LABADIE. “TP. 1-6 is. TP 97-€, contacted by SA LABADIE. AP: T-7 is TP 41-C, contacted by SA ‘-LABADIE. ww DRS COVER .PAGE DoclId: 322790442 Page 4
Te 92-1 CANTEs are not involved in any gambling in the Tampa area. Source noted that years ago, when SANTO TRAFFICANTE, si. was alive and operated in Tampa, there were open gam line houses and source worked a dice table for the old man, ‘There was a great ‘eal of bolita played in those days, but. the. situation was changed drastically since then, asd thers just is not. enough . potential. business in the area for this family. ‘to take a great interest in. Source noted thrt ‘whatever - ‘the’ “TRAFFICANTEs " interest may. ‘be, ‘it was deviuiz outside, of: “the ‘Tampa area,. ,possibly. Central Florida, ox around. Miami, but from source’s knowledge, the family is ust operating: any’ gambling operations in ‘the Tampa. area at Bio “TP. [23 pointed out that SANTO TRAFFICANTE, SR., den. “ceased, : ‘and: all his. sons have been. known to source for the “past .40:. years, and- recalled the oldest son, FRANCISCO, always wanted ‘an education, but he had fallen out of school aiid BO. did, the: ‘other’ sons drop out.. Source said SANTO . has personally “told source ‘on numerous occasions that he and. FRANK always fought, and. never: did get along. _ Sourée. pointed out SANTO Miami, ‘where there. are some 200:; 000 Cuban; ‘refugees, ‘some of ‘whom: ‘SANTO: ‘undoubtedly ‘knows ‘from the Havana, Cuba days. ‘Source’: noted SANTO dees not. have any ‘piece of ‘any bolita operation ‘known | ‘to source, pointing ‘out SALVATORE "TOTO" TRAFF ICANTE,: does not have any. numbers bank: ‘to source's. _ knowledge, “and in fact, TOTO. has ‘pbeén. ‘around Tampa, berrow=_ ing money . Source: pointed out FANO. TRAFFICANTE: ‘was never involved ‘in any: ‘numbers yacket and he; FANO;: nor the oldest ‘brother , FRANK, were considered dn” the’ 'TRAFFICANTE group. ao TP T3. ‘further advised’ on: November” 4: 4964; “that even. JAMES C, “LONGO was borrowing ‘money from source, - and whany. ‘other: ‘people; who. has ‘to: ‘pay. ‘his. medical. bill in . Boston,: ‘Mass’. - Source - ‘stated it” was. “not. ‘queried of his friend, JAMES - Cy -LONGO; why he did not: merely’ ‘get the money from his: ‘close friend: - SANTO TRAFFICANTE, » and. therefore , ate was assumed | ‘the’ ‘TRAFF ICANTES: were not. flush with money: ‘GENERAL: ACTIVITIES _ 1 14: advised on’ November” 12; “1964, that. the subject does not spend. much time in Tampa , : ‘pws most of his Gime 4  gpent in Miami, and as of the present, he ‘knows of ‘no ‘aetial HW 45966 gambling” situations ‘that. subject is, tavolved Ln 0 2 6 DoclId: 322790442 Page 5