v9.1 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:: Docld: 322788151 Page 1 JFK Assassination System Date: Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-10198-10427 HQ 92-2781-975 Document Information FBI LABADIE, STEPHEN J. DIRECTOR, FBI 01/20/1964 4B LST, FISUR, TESUR, RES, TELCAL, REL, ASSOC, B/F INT, TRA, GAMBLING ACT PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 10/19/1998 INDEFINITE 6/1 1/201
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION DATE INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD | 1/30/64 11/26/63.- 1/15/64 REPORTING OFFICE - | OFFICE OF ORIGIN TAMPA . TAMPA ‘TLE OF CASE REPORT MADE BY TYPED BY SANTO TRAFFICANTE, JR., aka SA STEPHEN J. LABADIE nw , a . CHARACTER OF CASE AR 4S _ RERERENCES: Tampa reports of SA STEPHEN J. LABADIE, 10/28/63 and 12/11/63. Tampa airtel to Las Vegas, 12/3/63 (10). Tampa airtel to Los Angeles, 12/4/63 (I0). San Juan airtels to Tampa, 12/5/63 and 1/3/64 (IO). Philadelphia letter to. Tampa, 12/10/63 (IO). ' Tampa airtel to Jacksonville, 12/18/63. Tampa airtel to Director, 12/18/63, captioned. "EUGENIO LEAL POZO, aka, . AR". Mobile letter to Miami, 12/18/63. ‘Jacksonville report of SA V. LLOYD WARNKEN, 1/2/64, in - Gase entitled “EMANUEL C, JOANOS, ITWP, " New York letter to ‘Tampa, 1/6/64. > ; Na Nb ul “4 ENG - Pp. ENCLOSURES . TO BUREAU whe — YO Original and one copy of | LEM characterizing informants. _£ ‘CIAL AGENT IN CHARGE OPIES MADE; @- Bureau (92- _2781) fae - USA, Tampa 3 - Miami (92-88) (1 - USA, Attention Mr. WILLIAM. q FERRER coms ome g JAN 22 1964 KENNEY ) - 2 - San Juan (92- 52) Jee D¢-i> coat SHY 2 - - Tampa . (92- =a 4 — : *) hf is Dissemination Record of Attached Report Notations na equest Recd. ree hie \ ate Fwd. & pet SSGID KE ow Fwd. AS reve Geoer PSYEQ by Y HSCA rol reauos ey ind See Euri f241L1L7269) PES DoctId: 32
TP 92-1. ro . LEADS: - MIAMI. OFFICE | Ar FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA.. will. cause interview with GRORGE C... WILKINSON, 25. Laguna’ ‘Drive, . for any and all information he may have concerning the subject, noting. Mobile’‘has conducted investi- .gation concerning WILKINSON and there is no. need whatsoever to hold interview in) ‘abeyance as.set out. in ‘reMOlet to. Miami. _ AT MIAMI FLA. Will. note that: leads are outstanding . in the. Miami Division as. set out in previous reports and will further note that Tampa. is only in: receipt. of daily teletypes from: Miami and, therefore, only such information can be reported. * Will report results of close. contacts with the ' .gsource who furnished the information: that anti-CASTRO groups can purchase arms and ammunition through the subject and that subject will finance such purchases. (Bureau instruc- tions have previously set forth that source should be carefully briefed relative to receipt ‘of above-type information and that _ other sources in a position to obtain information relative to information set out in previous paragraph should. be alerted and the Bureau kept‘ fully advised.). : * Wall. re-contact Departmental Attorney WILLIAM KENNEY . relative to information concerning a half-brother of the  _ subject by the name of ANTONIO. IBARRA, ‘noting investigation fails to locate and identify him. * Will report results ‘of re-contact. with MM 848-C. relative. to ‘information concerning anti- CASTRO - group ALPHA 66. _&. Report results of contact with MM - 907 PC, who . described the subject as setting up a casino in Santo Domingo, noting that as of 1/1/64 in Miami daily tel, PCI CARLOS: ‘ALVAREZ: advised he talked with MACHO GENER and. ‘GENER. told him: ‘EVARISTO. GARCIA: VIDAL and EUGENIO. LEAL are running a _ gambling casino in Santo Domingo, source being of. the opinion subject is back of the pair and.is to question GENER as. opportunity arises. - B- COVER PAGE *Docld: 32288151 Page 3
TP 92-1. ®- Will furnish Tampa Office information. concerning BENJAMIN GOLOB and. NICHOLAS MASCHUCI, specifically as to whether they: have: any connection with the. subject. ae ‘Will furnish Tampa’ information concerning a: NICK: JEROME. who was previously identified as being from Miami. Will report. results of investigation of HAROLD . . DERBER and his connection. with the subject. in running Cubans -to. Miami and previously having interest in gambling ships between Miami and the Bahamas.» » 8 ‘Will report results of investigation requested con= ‘cerning HOWARD. PENDER and TILLMAN. STALLINGS relative to their connections | with the subject | and- whether . any. conspiracy cases may be made on the part of the subject with them in , view of information . furnished by PCI DORIS Cc. McDONALD... Will. continue to intensify investigation on the part of subject's activities in Miami, noting he is at the Miami International Airport on numerous occasions in the early hours of the morning and that. his vehicle leaves in a short period of time, indicating he may be making his contacts with individuals. ‘at the airport during such periods of time. _ SAN_JUAN DIVISION “will report results of investigation to. establish birth ‘of ANTONIO IBARRA. will maintain close contact with informants and sources of information to further resolve any information that a San.Juan source ‘reported the subject has an interest. in. the Hotel Ponce de Leon, with . JAMES RIDDLE HOFFA. TAMPA DIVISION AD TAMPA, FLA. Will continue to report activities on the part .of the subject, maintaining contact with informants and sources of information and endeavoring to establish highly confidential Bureau coverage on subject’ s past associates. ~ C - ‘ COVER PAGE Docld: 322788151 Page 4
TP 92-1 tickets. : Miami noted that if. information furnished | by Departmental Attorney: “KENNEY ‘regarding ‘subject's. possible» use of Dupont. Plaza: ‘Hotel as rail drop is- true,- At" “would 7 appear the’ investment firm might. be: “the | ‘source. ‘of! alias: ee HAYDEN STONE." under section ‘Gambling. Casino in Santo Domingo, - it. is “noted. Ce that. by’ referenced ‘Tampa - ‘airtel to. Director; ‘Miami and. ‘San oo gE Relative: to the: information: set forth hereinafter: ‘Juan were advised of check of Tampa indices and Miami was — Gy considered. 00: in. case entitled. EUGENIO: LEAL, -POZO;: aka “AR: « | INFORMANTS: |P. cay TP. T-3 TP pA realtor. | TP T-6. TP. T-7 ‘2 is Dr.-EUGENE F. COSTANTINO, M.D. is TP 97-C. is FRANK 'T. HURLEY, SR., St. Petersburg Beach, Fla. is .TP.143-PC_ is 7 50-0. is CHARLES SAMS , Ue Se ‘Mail. Carrier, ‘subject's Tampa. ‘residences — TP. ‘T-8 Tp 7-9 is MM 883~C-TE. is FRANK J, FALSONE, SR.; C.P, wes formerly. POL, who. ‘handled. subject's: income tax: returns. TP. -T-10 is PH. 61SCHTE, to SA. JOSEPH, As: - VERICA.., TP. T-11 ‘is. ‘reports of. Lt. RAFAEL ALVAREZ. ‘JIMINEZ,- POPR, - Hato ‘Rey; Puerto, ‘Rico, regarding information - received: from . an: “informant: “using | code name: NACE". TP. T-12 is HARVEY GORDON, PCI, San Juan Office. TP T-13 is ANTONIO ARIAS, PCI, San Juan Office. LES ‘COVER PAGE Docld:32288151 Page 5
_ TP. 92-1. ‘TPR T-14 is CARLOS ALVAREZ, PCI, Miami Office TP T-15 is Detective. RALPH ARMSTRONG, Bartow: Florida: Police Department, _ on. request . TP T-16 is. Deputy Sheriff JAMES BOWEN, Polk. County Sheriff's: Office, on request + 7 - FX = _ COVER. PAGE ‘Docld:32288151 Page 6
Ms TP 92-1. She recalled that LEAL mentioned that he, LEAL, . and GUERRA. are in business" “together. ‘in Puerto.’ Rico, opera~. ting: a. ‘cracker: factory.” - It is, noted that the Miami. Office.of the FBI has. previously réported that: ‘the’ "Orange. Sun", a ‘cruise Ship. _ running | from Miami to Bimini. for gambling’ Purposes, was. leased by” EVARISTO. GARCIA VIDAL. and EUGENIO™ LEAL»: EUGENIO - LEAL POZO. was © interviewed in’ the Spanish. : lariguage;. inasmuch. as he-does ‘not” ‘speak. ‘English. “on June. ‘Ty, 1963, “by. SA ‘PAUL: Ae SCRANTON, vat. Miami ; ‘Florida, id’ “such” ‘time, ‘denied that | ‘he ‘and’ GARCIA ‘were. acting’ in: ‘behalf of SANTO = ‘TRAFRICANTE, or that ‘TRAFFICANTE. vhad any connection. with | the proposed idea .of ‘running the gambling “¢ me aboard the "Orange | “Suna ‘He did ‘stated ‘that if the deal had gone through, TRAFFICANTE was ‘one of. the’ number ‘of © _ persons. they would have. approached | ‘to ‘provide ‘the bank | roll. or: financial backing. for’ ‘the . gambling operation. ol _ EUGENIO LEAL POZO was again contacted in Miami,.' Florida ,° ‘on September "16,1963, at. ‘which. “time he advised ° he was” “trying - to ‘get- permission: to go “to Santo - Domingo, put he was’ vague about his plans and denied SANTO" “‘TRAFFICANTE had’ ‘any. connection with his’ proposed trip, ‘put. admitted. ioe seeing | the ‘subject, frequently. } Immediately. following the above contact,. SANTO. TRAFFICANTE'S | car'was located . in front. Of the. ‘Fesidence | 08: “EVARISTO. GARCIA | ‘VIDAL. in ‘Miami. 7 T-8. advised. on January 6, 1964, at.Miami, _ Florida, that source ‘received information that EUGENIO LEAL is acting as administrator of a.new gambling’ casino nto tmingo, which is’ owned by SANTO: TRAFFICANTE. This. casino is known as. the. ‘Pan. ‘Americana. and: is located in hotel formerly known ‘as Hotel Lapaz. a Miami Office noted that LES KRUSE, a Chicago racket figure, may also have ‘Some ‘negotiations | in the: . above . casino. TP T-14 advised at Miami, Floriga on January 10, 1964, that source had talked‘ “with MAG of recent © date. ‘and. GENER... told. ‘source EVARISTO GARCIA “VIDAL and | EUGENIO. LEAL: were ‘running ‘a ‘gambling™ casino in Santo Domingo. ‘Source | was. of the’ ‘opinion that. the ‘subject: is. back ‘of: the “above pair. Lo ~ 28 = Docld: 322788151 Page ?