SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : v9.1 HW 45754 Docld: 32307774 “AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE: PAGES: JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information \ FBI 124-10293-10132 HQ CR 92-5666-14, 15, 16 . Document Information FBI BARRETT, ROBERT M. DIRECTOR, FBI 07/12/1966 18 JFC, ASSOC, CRIMINAL ACT, LEGITIMATE ACT PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4; 10(a)2 Redact 06/02/1998 INDEFINITE INC 2 RPT 12 Page 1 Date: 4/24/201 Peleased under the John Kennedy WSssassination Records oOllection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). ase#:iNW 45754 Date: wi-1i7-2017
a ne 2 WW 45754 ‘DL 92-331 ¢ bookmaking activities and his association with JOSEPH FRANCIS CIVELLO in bookmaking activities. This should be done especially in view of the forthcoming football season during which time it is believed the subject will become extremely active in bookmaking. — 2. Will locate and interview ROSS PELTON, 8458 Bellingham, for information he has concerning the subject and subject's activities and associates, noting that PELTON's 1966 brown Oldsmobile, Texas license KPL 128, has been observed at PHILIP STEPHENS BOSCO's service station on numerous occasions. IDENTITY OF INFORMANTS DL T-1 is DL 299-PC DL T-2 is DL 298-PC DL T-3 is DL 271-C Te DL T-4 is DL 247-C DL T-5 is DL 185-C -~ BY - COVER PAGE DoclIda: 32307774 Page 2?
I eres Se a ne Be ae sm . =—w DL 92-331 -On May 28, 1966, PHILIP STEPHENS BOSCO contacted TE AS the informant on a social basis. During the conversation LLL > ‘Anformant steered the conversation to the subject of JOE paca and the Italian element in Dallas. Informant told BOSCO he recalled when the Italians in Dallas had to clear any activity through the PIRANIO brothers (CARLO and JOE), Informant stated he also heard that following their deaths, CIVELLO attempted to succeed them. BOSCO then told the following to the informant, 4 stating he had been furnished this information by JOE CIVELLO: During the 1920’s, a "group" of Italians was { organized in Dallas. The "boss" was CARLO PIRANIO and the ; No. 1 man "under" CARLO was his brother, JOSEPH, who took over when CARLO died in about 1930. (The above words in quotation are those as used by BOSCO.) Members of this group, according to CIVELLO, were himself, ROSS MUSSO, FRANK IANNI, RALPH PATRONO, JOE’s father PHILIP, CARLOS , CAMPISI, PETE DUCA and ROSS INTERRANTE , . ~ This group engaged in some narcotics, gambling and fencing but they never were’ involved on a very large scale as all of the rackets in Dallas were then controlled by a group of non-Italians, Through the PIRANIOS the group had connections with an Italian group in the Houston - , Galveston, Texas, area but CARLO and JOE PIRANIO were the bosses for both of these groups. CIVELLO had bragged to BOSCO that under the PIRANIOS the group was small but well 4 organized and through the PIRANIOS the group also had | connections "up East" (meaning New York City) and CIVELLO | ! had identified one.of these as ROCCO PELLEGRINO, In the late 1930's, CIVELLO went to the Federal Penitentiary and according to BOSCO, CIVELLO has claimed this was the beginning of a downfall of the Dallas group, 4 as he and PETER DUCA were the ones who held the Dallas group together, Gambling and prostitution were extremely lucrative rackets in Dallas during the 1940’s but were entirely under the control of non-Italian hoodlums, The Italian group at that time was not strong. enough, nor big enough, to take over in Dallas and CIVELLO had noted that even an organi- é zation from Chicago was unsuccessful when it tried to move in and take over in Dallas. pedi : a. woe ae ee at rt _~ -—— — a -- -- a | 45754 DoclId: 32307774 Page 3
DL 92-331 ~yasto membership BOSCO, PATRONO, NIC ORALE and SAM __. ; eats emi Se ne 5 fo j CIVELLO has requested BOSCO to slowly, but , surely, get rid of all non-Italians from the bookmaking operation, CIVELLO told BOSCO that if he gets a chance a to increase the group in Dallas renpianas attempt to propose 1 ZfAS | } MONACO , | LOMONACO is a close personal friend of BOSCO's and CIVELLO's and has assisted BOSCO in bookmaking operations. in the past. CIVELLO told BOSCO he could not use IANNI  . because of his bad heart and could not use JOE CAMPISI because of his "big mouth". CIVELLO also stated he did’ not like to have any dealings with PETE INTERRANTE because PETE was "too hot headed". BOSCO told the informant he would keep him advised of CIVELLO's progress as he knew it would be of interest to the informant who had expressed a desire to. BOSCO to become actively engaged in any operation with which JOE CIVELLO was connected. On June 20, 1966, DL T-1 furnished the following information which he ’ obtained on June 16, 1966, from BOSCO: BOSCO advised informant that baseball booking was now practically non-existent and that BOSCO and his associates, JOE CIVELLO and JOE IANNI,were anxiously awaiting the football. season, Informant in referring to his previous contact with BOSCO asked BOSCO how it was that CIVELLO would become such a close associate with BOSCO and IANNI if they were not already members of CIVELLO's group. BOSCO told informant he had never said that IANNI was or was not a real close "friend" of CIVELLO's but that CIVELLO could not use him because of his heart condition. (Informant further noted that BOSCO was using the term "friend" instead of member.) BOSCO advised the informant that during the past ic two years he had had the only money-making bookmaking operation in the Dallas;area and had been operating it in partnership with NORVELLE/ STANFIELD and | CLARENCE FEU. meen nana eS aE SEED : J fy NOR VE He ED (ou NG 3’ Tans | aw 45754 DoclId: 32307774 Page 4