“AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-10205-10227 C RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER: 92-2781-1245, 1246, 1247 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: AMBLER, JOHN A. TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: — 12/14/1967 PAGES: 58 SUBJECTS : LST, BKG INVEST, ASSOC, REL, B/F INT, SURVEILLANCES, RES, TELCAL, TRA DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information Unclassified . 4 Redact 10/20/1998 INDEFINITE INC 2 TTY 1s) Date: 6/15/20]
_ \ \ e\ . ‘v4 ny i f Mr. Tolson_____ FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION - | Mr. DeLoach__— | \ Vs S. DEPARTMENT OF HUSTICE. Mr. i JMUNICATIONS SECTION Me Fat WASH BC DEC 71967 7 Ao | Me, ; Mr. + Mr. 4 Mr. TECETyY , Mr. FBI TAMPA | Mr. Mr. 457PM URGENT 12-7-67 BLW -» , } Mr. Tele Room TO prnpefon (92-2781) AND NEW YORK (92-846) | Miss Gandy. SANTO-TRAFFICANTE, AKA, AR, OO TAMPA. G7 wp a Ge nw TP ONE TWO ZERO - C ADVISES TRAFFICANTE DEPARTED - TAMPA EARLY A.M. DECEMBER SKIXK, ALST ENROUTE TO NEW YORK. RECORDS EASTERN AIRLINES REFLECT INDIVIDUAL BELIEVED IDENTICAL WITH SUBJECT USING NAME S. OR T. VALDES WAS A WALK-UP OBTAINING FIRST CLASS PASSAGE FLIGHT ONE SIX ZERO DEPARTING EIGHT A.M. ARRIVING JeF. KENNEDY AIRPORT TEN TWENTY-ONE A.M. DECEMBER fl SIX. NEW YORK REQUESTED TO CONDUCT APPROPRIATE v INVESTIGATION JeFe KENNEDY AIRPORT IN AN EFFORT QTO PLACE TRAFFICANTE IN NEW YORK. POSSIBILITY EXISTS REASON FOR TRIP TO ATTEND COLUMBO WEDDING DECEMBER NINE, NEXT. TAMPA HIGHLY DESIROUS OF BEING ADVISED WHEN TRAFFICANTE DEPARTS NEW YORK SO APPROPRIATE COVERAGE | “7 }MAY BE AFFORDED AT TAMPA AIRPORT UPON ‘ARRIVAL. ( ARMED AND DANGEROUS. hie i fa- 418 |< lay ff END = 7 svW es x 8 si DEC 19 1967 - DEC 1967
to reflect alias SAXON used” by TRAP *FICAN'TE. in travel ‘fr \eN Tampa, Florida, to Mliani, Florida. a ea \ REFERENC CES : eport of SA JOHN A. AMBLER, dated 20/30/67, OT LOGS Row BRET _ mits moe, FEDERAL : BUREAU OF. INV« =STIGA ATION coat ae REFORTING OFFICE ; SFFICE ue CRIGIN ~ DATE i INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD TANYA PAD A _ | ee 1 + ag67 | 10/16/67 ~ 19/7/64 TITLE OF CASE oo " PREPORT MAb Gy TT — | CHAN | SA JOUN A, axanen | SARTO” fRAre IOAN: *y JR., aka [ CHARACTER OF CASE Saxon : ogee iy, Title cf this report is being - ra keg "CHANGED at Tampe. Tampa airtels to Director, aa . 11/24/67. Jackson airtels dated i1/8 ana to Tampa, dated 14/13, and a 12/E/S7.  {Ic) 2 oe Report of SA VENDELL W. SALL JR., dated i et PO Ae ; and “4 11/27/87, at Miami, SULEDU aixtel to Tampon, dated 12/23/87. Richmond letter to Teipe., cated 11/29/67, (IO) Jackscnville letter to tance, dated 12/4/67, (I9} - Tenpa teletyne to Director, dated 12/7/87. fh K - Pp. Nera _—— ae NT SANE ORS heal x — “ conviclauro.] rue | emne “Tl savines. TALS ASS HAS BEEN: - fa IES a ee PENDING OVER ONE veer (yes Co oKo Rb le. | | | PENDING PROSECUTION i | OVER SIX MONTHS ‘Poves Cone — tf | mt APPROVED - oe 3 Bureeu (92—~ 1 - USA, Tampa 3 - "damdt (92-83) (1 ~ USA, Misia WEELTAM SARL 2- New York (42-8 2-~ Tampa {92—1) © 13) a a ee — “Bs ssemination Record dof f Attoched Repor? ope i LL ah ee ANG ntsc Diving, sree ; ; 7 amma ryenized Uriee oem hate ee SPECIAL AGENT is CHARGE +) i, Attention: » Depr. Att 45) i J oH a al ioe
P 120-C advised that the following individuals had been ADMINISTRATIVE: Cee ee ce eemiaundineimnmemmont Information from records of General Telephone Company of Florida was made available by ir. JAMES E. MchHAHON, Security Director. On October 30, 1967, TP 120—C advised SA JOHN A. AMBLER that the Civil Suit involving Mrs. TRAYF ICANTE who was injured in an automobile accident, mene not been settled as yet, and that during the time Mrs. TRAFFICANTE was re- cuperating from the accident, on the expenses to be claimed from an insurance company, the PRATT ICANTE's had paid the household maid by check drawn:on Mrs. TRAPFICANTE's account at the Central Bank in Tampa, in the amount of, $28.75. TP 120-C advised that this was a very unusual pro- cedure, &s sues the maid is paid in cash and that, in addition, Mes. TRAFFICANTE wanted the maid to endorse three extra checks so that an additional claim could be made against the insurance company, but the maid would not sign the additional checks. TP 120-¢ added that both SANT and Mrs. TRASTICANTE are in poor health and that SANTO is of the opinion he has cancer of the bowels and has lost con- Siderable weight nee the gixst of the year. TP 120-0 added that on a reeght occasion TRAFFICANTE"s close associate, JAMES COSTAALONGO, was Visiting at the TRAFFICANTE re sidence. and the tw f oz them conversed about TRAFPICANTE's brother. having recently been called aS @ witness, on November 24, 1967, i attendance at RAS IGANTE ' s pirthday dinner, which had’ been heid at his MerEovs on. the night of November 15:° i ‘. A. nd wife; siite; \ : en ra TP 120-C added that on tne following day, sometime in the evening, SANTO and Mrs, TRAFFICANTE had left Tampa, driving to Miami in the green car and that prior to leaving, SANTO hed indicated he would be in Tampa’ for Thanksgiving. . COVER PAGE.
TP 92-1 Informant added that Mrs. TRAFFICANTE was next seen in Tampa on ednesday afternoon and that Sometime around 2:00 Pem., TRAPFICANTE's Son~in-law, AUGIE, drove to the Tampa International Airport and picked up SANTO, Informant remarked that there - wes no one at TRAFFICANTE's residence for Thanksgiving dinner except SANTO, Mrs. TRAFF CANTE, MARY JO-and her family, and WixS. TRAFFICANTE 's father. informant remarked that TRAFFICANTE has recently voiced reluctance to driving a car and has stated that the FEI "tail" drives him crazy and that he is afraid that he will have an accident or that they will have him ‘arrested on some traffic charge. On November 27, 1957, TP 120-C advised that TRAFFICANTE had departed Tampa sometime between 8:00 a.m., November 25, and 1:00 p.m., November 26, 1957, presumably to fly to Miami, and that on Monday morning, November 27, 1967, TRAFFICANTE personally called the Tamp? residence and apparently spoke with the maid regarding the whereabouts of hirS. TRAFFICANTE, and was told that Mrs. TRAFFICANTE was enroute to Miami in the green car. On November 21, 1967, MM 1209-c advised that GENE BYERS had recently told the informant that he, MYERS, works for SANTO and that he and SANTO had come to Miami for the Purpose of ascertaining the identities of those persons who owed Shylock money to recently killed THOMAS ALTAMURA,. MYERS- also indicated that JOSEPH INDELICATO had been charged with - the respensibility of finding the money outstanding and, further, was partially blamed for the killing in that INDELICATO had warned ANTHONY ESPERTI that ALTAMURA intended to kill ESPERTI. , , NO 1457-~C-TE has advised in the past that MARCELLO and TRAFFICANTE communicate telephonically; however, thi informant has not been in A position to furnish the exac tails regarding the communications. . on c+ tf Ed de- ‘INFGRUANTS ; . . —