JFK Assassination System Date: 6/11/201 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-10213-10075 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER: = 92-2781-401 Document Information ORIGINATOR: © FBI FROM: LABADIE, STEPHEN J. TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: 12/19/1961 ‘PAGES: 16 SUBJECTS : LST, ASSOC, WHEREABOUTS, GENERAL ACT DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: _ 02/16/1999 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE ‘. COMMENTS : v9.1 25 Docld: 32294299 Page 1
. PD-263-4Rev. 5-1-59) Noe wee . 5 lan vos “© FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD 12/5~ 19/61 OFFICE OF ORIGIN TAMPA REPORTING OFFICE TAMPA i OF CASE" | 12/19/61 - REPORT MADE BY ‘ SA ‘STEPHEN J. ‘LABADIE . CHARACTER OF "CASE - TYPED BY jap we. = sur ruariscis wR aka. + = —, LEADS: $ ATLANTA DIVISION. So | on : te! me ‘aed ATLANTA . GEORGIA bey will: ‘furnisk information to. Tampa concerning LEONARD _. DARLINGTON. LONG. advising. whether or not he: would be in x 5 with subject, it not. being known to the Tampa Office whe ‘er: not» he was” ‘the Person in contact. ‘with SV_ 263-C.. will contact DAN B, PAYNE, 1143 Bradley Road, NE, ee od for facts concerni ng. any: ‘hidden interest subject: or ' associates’ ‘may. kg ye. in ‘any. ‘San Juan ‘Hotel,: interests subject. may” - | have in: We B... MORR 0: . APPROVED an ~*~) NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW @ along) mon eal 12 DEC 26 1961 7 aan ae fa \ t _ ene Record ‘of Attached Report . | Agency 707 2 ee * Request Reed. a How Fwd. TAA es ae a ee eel 6 SIN 10198 t ‘s | Docld: 32294299 Page 2?
TP. a | consider contact with W. HY MORRIS. - . a \ . Wall cause. ‘interview ‘of. the person contacted by. sv. 263-C concern ing whether or not subject's. whereabouts © and activities, endeavoring. to. establish subject’ So oxact | whereabouts. in Miami. Loe - ws — MAM DIVISION | we AD CMTAMI FLORIDA Will report. results of vigorous. investigation re locate subject in the Miami area.” ms wo ae “Will report results of investigation at Merrill ‘Yarborough, Inc.,. concerning vehicle still located ate Subject 8. ‘Tampa residence. “ Will report results of contacts with JAMES DUCA, oO close associate of ‘subject. in Miami, en a i: AL MIAME _BEACH, FLORIDA c . | | oe kj will report results of contact with GEORGE CaSPER,, Manager, Pomenade- Hotel, (OR ‘the ecean at 25th Street. will report. ‘results: of contact with SYLVIA _LYEBOW, 1020 Lincoln “Read, will report : results of contacts with MAX CASTRO - regarding subject ' s glasses. - - SAN JUAN. DIVISION aT SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO Will continue efforts to establish whether or not subject BAS. Anterests in any. gambling. casinos. . . | Docra:32294299 Page 3
TP 92-1 _BANANNAR PIVISTON AL r AUGUSTA, GEORGIA Will recontact SV 263-C for all possible informa- tion concerning subject's exact whereabouts and: any = “information he* may be able to obtain concerning Babject" s activities. Pe TAMPA DIVISION i AT-TAMPA, FLORIDA ‘Will, maintain contact with. sources, informants, _,and continue to* ‘explore further confidential | coverage: of Po , Subject ;- “his family,. relatives and associates sO as to be aR phe a pegition to. learn his exact whereabouts.” Will report results of interview by the Albany Office with EUGENE F, KEANE, whom it has been alleged — Wo may: have had ‘some connections with subject. in San Juan, wall obtain latest pelephone toll call. billing for subject. residence 253-2207. Will be. alert for subject and any activities over the Christmas. holidays. ADMINISTRATIVE: | — . i ; , “The Tampa | Office cont inues to explore the _ possibilities: of confidential Bureau techniques in efforts. we te. establish subject’ s. whermbouts. and activities. a3 | By communication from Legat, “Madrid to. vires dated November 28,,. »1961, “Legat. pointed ‘out - that. Dr. GUSTAVO | LOPEZ Y ‘MUNOZ. at. ‘Madrid. advised that he ‘had been ’ previous occasions and had furnished substantially tire same - Anformation as set forth in a letterhead memorandum. if He,| had also- been interviewed by Agent EDGAR ADAIR, IRS, = -Tampa, and in his desires tobe. of» assistance, he had | Noduntard ly, presented. Mr. ADAIR his bapBing. Fecords. > 2 woe “cad RELEASE IN FULL: RELEASE IN PART TOTAL DENIAL -C- i sevEWD ¢ vA ¢ Docld: 32294799 Page 4
" 92-1 INFORMANTS : Ha TP 7-1 is: NORMAN BERNARD. PEETLUK, inmate, Avon Park -Correctional ™ Institute, who’ was > allegedly formerly © associated with numbers: racket in. central Florida. TP. 7-2. is ‘TP 50-PCI whose. identity is knows’ to Bureau. TP. 13 is TP cs 51-C whose identity is ‘known to Bureau. TP. TH-4 is: sv 263-c whose identity is. known’ “to the Bureau and which information is reported in case entitled AUGUSTINE PRIMO: LAZZARA, IGA, Tampa file ‘162-6. TP. 1-5 is. FRANK a " FALSONE, ‘SR, - PCI, . TP. T-6 is. MARIO. CESAR CAPEZ, - ‘PCI, who is the only waiter . - employed. at the Columbia Restaurant whe is there On a” pa ant basta: co es a 7 Is Be COVER PAGE _ ~ \ Docld: 322942799 Page 5
RY ‘Marianao,. “Cuba, according: to Dr. LOPEZ, was the firm that — had performed. the: accounting eperations for the: Sans~ ~ _ Sevuci. Night” Club up until 1958, ‘at~ which time he. vaguely * pecalled .some’ ‘of the pookkeeping duties of this firm: may have ‘been taken over by the Consultorio Fernandez. - This operations of ‘the S ans Souci. “legal: contact with the: subject | ‘Since Subject's. departure va from” Cuba” in ‘1959.0 | | _PANIELLO was observed at Henry Grady School and on the. same =. - afternoon, subject' s daughter, SARAH _ANN TRAFFICANTE; was ,-obaerved at 2505 Bristol Avenue. in theColumbia ‘Restaurant a week ago, Saturday, at which. _ time ‘he- asked LONGO - where: ‘SANTO was ‘and ‘LONGO: said he was ‘4 . in Miami. “He has not seen TRAFFICANTE in a long time and can. furnish nothing. further as to his’ location. . TP..92=1 The account ing® firm of FERNANDEZ Y. FERNANDEZ of. was all that Dr. LOPEZ stated. he ‘knew of. the aeCounting Dr. LOPEZ advised he knows nothing about the ; subject’ Ss present or future plans, stating he has had no “GENERAL ACTIVITIES AT TAMPA, FLORIDA, TO LOCATE SUBJECT Om December 5, 1961, subject's daughter MARY JOSEPHINE On December 5, 1961, Dr. ANTHONY PERZIA, Citizens ‘ Building,.advised SA. ‘JOHN R. BRETT ‘that he saw SIMMY LONGO - He last examined TRAFFICANTE on March 22, 1961, and gave him a prescription: which he knows he had filled. with MAX CASTRO in Miami. He believes: ‘CASTRO's place is called. the Union Optical’ ‘Co. and ‘SANTO had several pairs of glasses made ‘there.’ . When | asked why ke would have. several pairs, ‘he -said he likes. a lot of ‘different. kinds of | glasses, 2 some: dark glasses, some plain, some with bifocals, some - yor without: ‘the: ‘bifocals,~ pink glasses, ‘etc. ‘He said he had: had - some contact lenses. made when he was in: ‘Cuba and thinks. he . had the examination’ for these made in Cuba. © He is” near Docld: 32294799 Page 6
CS oO : * N\ . . “ . . , i a ” TP 02-1 sighted buthas no special problem with his eyes, other than needing bifocals,, o bees! Dre. ERA TA ‘had no ) further nformation | et value. : . Ve on Deceniber 6, 1961, SARAH ANN attended classes . at. the University. Of. ‘South Florida ‘and MARY. JOSEPHINE. PANIELLO: was at Henry: Grady. School.’ AUGUST PANIELLO was observed: on. the night of December 6, 1961, alone at the’ ‘Dream Bar, -2801-05 Nebraska Avenue. and the: new vehicle that ee, was observed at 2505° Bristol. Avenue, bearing 1961. Florida license. 10W-62025, which vehicle was. traced to Merrill. Yarborough,’ Inc. , used ear dealer, Miami, ‘Florida, was still observed in: the ‘Garage at. 2505, Bristol. ‘Avenue... TD. TL advised SA BEN JAMIN H.: ‘COOKE OR Deqémber | 6, 1961, that he was personally acquainted with the subject te he and. oh several occasions in the past, he has been a: “guest of | the subject on the subject's yacht when it: was anchored near Havana, Cuba,~during the BATISTA days in Cuba. “Source =>" — “stated ‘that the: last information that he had concerning the . be - subject was that” the subject is now residing in the keys off “©. Florida, in the vicinity of Key West. Source. stated the oo, &..” subject. is suppesed to have a’ home there and to be: ‘diving. there - using» the name LOUIS" SANTOS; ‘which is. also the: ‘name: that the. subject used when he ‘registered: in /a motel while — _ he was. attending ‘the® VApalachin* meeting” in New. ‘York State several years ago. Source then noted that he did: not. care: to giscuss: the- matter ‘of the subject any further. i Captain ELLIS CLIFTON, Vice ‘Squad, Hi11sborough County Sheriff's. Office, advised SA: LIONEL. Ee _BELANGER On: ‘December 6,° 1961, that subject's whereabouts | was: ‘unknown te him and” his sources. - ee SS . ce - a : Tp. T-2 advised on December 6, 1961, that no information developed that subject was in Tampa , ‘and noted ‘that. source was: “with SAM .TRAFFICANTE, “NICK SCAGLIONE.. and" _ SIMMY: BRUNO ‘at the Palm: Service Station on December 6, eratie ‘Source. further noted’ that he: was: with: such Persons as . -S=" - / . ele : . | a x ~ . - - a Se | Docld: 32294799 Page 7
_AUGUST. PANIELLO, NICK SCAGLIONE, SAM and FANO TRAFFICANTE, -- on the: ‘night | of. December. 6 ; 1961, ‘at the Dream Bar and” — the: only - indice tions. concerting. Subject was. that: ‘he Ee cont inued to reside. i no address being stated by 2 thdal group. a irae aa tae : “ TP 7-3 made available the information to SA. LABADIE on December 4,. “1961, that. AUGUST | ey: -PANIELLO was- still. : mk employed by” Bay: Distributors, ‘Inc., ‘and *seld. liquors to such - establishments. as. Crystal Bar, 12 ) N, Gall. Blvd., Zephyrhills, Florida, Rock Station, Highway .. 301, “Route 1, a Bushnell, ‘Florida, about ‘November - ‘17, 2961. | ' . ine Ba we : : Source made ‘available. ‘the. information that on ‘September 1, 1969, SARAH ANN..was:in Miami Beach; Florida, and wrote a letter to ‘her sister. MARY JO PANIELLO- at: 2505. ts _ Bristol. Avenue,’ giving ‘the return address— of La. Salle Ds! - Apartments. “She. noted in the letter, among - other matters, ‘that "Daddy invited"ker boyfriend, RICK (RICHARD VALDES) | i ‘to’ eat with them and the Group also included, a iM anda” iS MILO. Spa: o Source furnished ‘the information on December 7; 1961, that. Mrs. SANTO TRAFFICANTE's dog was ill ‘and the dog's ~ name. was., "Twinkle", that ‘LUCILLE TRAFFICANTE ALBANO, ° (ate oa . wedding “fron = wan cana AUGUST PANIELLO ‘and that SANTO _ - . Was: ‘sent. from. Mian! Beach, tie. envelope apparently: ‘contained fro the Manager, GEORGE CASPER | of the arree previous ‘customer to Mr. ‘Detective; BERNARD PACER, Tampa Police Department, . advised SA JOHN: R.. BRETT on: ‘December 8, 1961, that che gets - ‘his haircuts in Ybor. City section of Tampa at the barber shop. of ‘BENNY . MARCHESE, “who is SANTO's brother-in-law. About three weeks ago, he was in there when one of the _customers asked where SANTO was and a man in the barber cha i, whe” is’ Unknowl to ‘PACER, stated that SANTO was in. San. Juan,” -6- Docld: 32294799 Page &