Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 WSC 2107 Hote). — DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: 4/27/201 Identification Form Agency Information . AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: = 124-10296-10135 RECORD SERIES: HQ | : AGENCY FILENUMBER: CR 63-5-2 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI” FROM: SAC,MM TO: DIRECTOR, FBI DATE: 04/08/1954 PAGES: 2 © © SUBJECTS: ° NRO, ASSOC, CRIM ACT, GAMBLING, TOP HOODLUM, P/P DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER; TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified - RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 05/07/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : INC LHM v9o.t - 1 Doclda:3230880T Page 1 ' , ,
| 11-14-2017 } nm & Releaged under.the.lobn.E...kemmedy Assassination Records Collect ai —_ [i » DIRECTOR, FBI SAC, MIAME, (62-1278 Sub section &) JOSEP R ASSET uta PERL y brviscow TO Ee ce tren a nee os ony OS Sadao ee Us. April 8, 1954 FEL # S99FGY GENERAL INVESTIGATIVE INTELLIGENCE FILE GE TOP HOODLUM COVERA Re SAC Letter Number 53-58, play rae ; f f 4 + + . ion Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote}. 4 , Enclosed will be each of the SO person hoodlums by the Mtant found indtutdual memoranda on 8 who are currently classified as top Field Division, which memoranda contain tnfornatton that has been brought to our attention regarding these persons tn the Past stz months. Coptes of . ANTHONY CARPANO, FRANK COSTELLO, JOSEPE 4A, ' LANSRY tnasnuch ‘ hoodlune coptes of as those indtviduals have been ol tn the New York Field Division. the memoranda on are betng forwarded herewtth to the and JOHN ANGERSOLA are betng furnished the memoranda on ANGELO DE CARLO, and JOSEPH A, the memoranda prepared on VINCENT ALO, DOTO, and MEYER New York Office assified as top | For the sane reason, GEORGE J. ANGERSOL A, Cleveland Diviston; DOTO, are being Newark Field Divistons menoranda on LOUIS RICCIARDI and HARRY S. SOSNICK Divisions and a copy ts being furnished th Enclosures 50 CAH:cbe are betng furntshed the Detroit of the memorandum on JOHN ERMINIO CAPONE @ Chicago Fteld Divtston, F - Newark (inoien sg} 5) U gopies pase df Serink ~ % 1 - New York (Encls. 5) f 1 = Chtcago (Encls 1) . (h 1 - Detrott (Enols. 2) el revipw pt 7 ened . . CA re equest. ; (Seo Burste 62-117290) \ : 1. ao" fF \ yw = 2 N ne a Gan 5 ‘ Ly gece OB RE~VDED <g : 193 APR 21 1954 y . 4 . 5 ah X123 | \70 MAY 3. 1954 5 Doclda:3230880T Page 2?
‘Released under the John F. edy Assassination. Records DATE: 11714-2017 5 - . Miami, Florida n ‘March 31, 1954 RE: JOSEPH MASSEL, was. FBI #597894 GIIF (TOP HOODLUM COVERAGE) PERSONAL HISTORY AND BACKGROUND © No new data relative to MASSEI's personal history . res and background has come to the attention.of this office . ‘during the past: six months. | CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES | | According to MM 334-C, nonunion, FBI #152585B PUA. is still "fronting" the Sans Souci Club gambling casino at Havana, Cuba, but he reportedly has a new bank roll man. \ Nite this regard MM 501-C related that it was rumored that the advéd : narino Gang of New.Kensington, Pennsylvania, a group of Suga ui] a otorious italian hoodlums who formerly b backed ROTHMAN, were getting out of the Sans Souci and that JOBAMASSET now has an interest in that club. Neither MM 334-C nor MM 501-C were’ able to furnish any further specific data to clarify: the financial backing of this club. ASSOCIATES MASSEI continues to be the outstanding Italian hoodlum in the Greater Miami. area and although he is frequently seen with the various nationally known underworld \ characters who either live in or visit this area no new data ‘ in this regard has come to the attention of this office during the past six months. LEGITIMATE AND ILLEGITIMATE BUSINESS ACTIVITIES 4 No new specific information relative to business - activities of MASSEI has come to the attention of this office during the past. six months. HANGOUTS AND PLACES OF AMUSEMENT FREQUENTED MASSEI still maintains a penthouse at the Carib Hotel, 220 23rd Street, Miami Beach, Florida. He has used . this as a meeting place and for conferences and if not at  # home can usually be located through the hotel, which for . many years has. been a notorious hoodlum hangout. {D ENCLOSURE “a . 7 Doclda:3230880T Page 3