JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: —124-90066-10143 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER: CR 92-2781-86 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: HAVANA TO: HQ TITLE: DATE: 12/10/1958 PAGES: 8 ; SUBJECTS : SALVATORE GRANELLO | SANTO TRAFFICANTE, JR. DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 06/24/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE | COMMENTS: | MEMO if | v9.1 14 bw 45799 DociId:32327902 Page i
crn ae aa F . crm. a : } ” - : | | \. 4“ v . > . Office Memorandum : ~ UNITED STAT..s GOVERNMENT a © : Director, FBI (92-2781) SEORET - parg, December 10, 1958 Legal Attache, Havana (92-1) SUBJECT: i } F ; SANTO~TRAFFICANTE, JR., was. uni ANTI-RACKETEERING {- Reference Havana letters dated September 22 and October AP 17, 1958; Miami airtel dated September 17, 1958; report SA STEPHEN wy, Je LABADIE, Miami, dated October 2, 1958; and Miami letter dated S° October 23, 1958. YY Set forth below is additional information concerning , “oO the subject (8 his associates which has been developedPibyn tite A PCIES . Kee Office. (' OY . (AND FIELD CFFI@bS Resid nce | . OF SLIP(S) ond esidence . : 3) OF (* Tresiaence |(K)(V) | STE The subject continues to aba yt ypensmens 14-B a Calle 12, No.‘ 20, Vedado, Havana, Cuba ./ Ku) oa (¥ YW ty On October 28, 1958, PCI ———— who is — OTHER 4 \ehployed as a combination ‘doorman and caretaker at Calle 12 No. 20, i “? "advised that subject was visited by a married couple on October 24 \ and 25, 1958, and that this al was riding in a 1953 Buick, 'y Florida license 34 W 344. \ 0 péctassirien ey BOGE St [se . [associates] fy {u1) a on 66-97 (IER) a On October 16, 1958, PCI advised that about four OTHER 4 7 nths previous an individual, simi appearance to GABRIEL , : a __Mannarrno, FBI # 854850p bade lunched with a number of other indi- — y viduals at TRAFFICANTE’ siapartment | “9 | LOB BEATE, VP ne ps ‘On Oct ober...28 , {1958,UPCE said that Subject had ~ Wy, OTHER 4 been visited on a. number of f ccasions—by., SAMUEL "STRETC IN, f FBI # 4736859, Miami i @ambier ony SONtEE noted in addition that I allgé¥eral calls on TRAFFICANTE .. ” GEORGE -LEVINE, FBI--#.382915, pai enor 20/0) TRAFFICANTE moved into his apartment at Calle 12 EN, NOL ekg PWS es t2 RE FE | { | | | | | t No, pp : oe At ¥ fel 16h 8 - Bureau (Ene s.1)~ Wy ibe * as ; 1 - Havana — A ud ponck AVIT = a) DJB: 1g \ (9) NW 45799 DociId:32327902 Page 2
t © . . \ Havana 92-1. | . secyer 12/10/58 - On November 5, 1958, former St, TR THT AHO Afternoon OTHER 4 dnanpazze gambling casino, Hotel Nacional, advise NDAZZO, Dade County SO No. 179194, is identical with > indi- f vidual whom he previously identified as TONY/RENDOZZI J(u): eh. On October 29, 1958, HAV-31 informed that ANTHONY RANDAZZO had been observed in the gambling casino in the Hotel Nacional with two other individuals, one who used the name MILANO and one who used the name LONARDO. In this regard HAV-4 advised on November 7, 1958, that on October 29, 1958, the following individuals arrived in Havana from Miami aboard PAA Flight 415: DOMINICK/LONARDO 7 a RE uu) CARMENSMILANO be gb. PETERYMILANO a ) / ae On October 29, 1958, T. JAMES ENNIS, Manager, Hotel Havana Riviera, advised that the following individuals arrived at the Hotel Havana Riviera: . : JOHN/DEMMI, 3405 Elmore, Tampa, Florida... }. be! ~ H(t) JAMES NGO, 2119— ‘Beach Street.,..Tampa, Florida; ented De SAM TRAFFICANTE, 701 West Alfred, Tampa, Florida, ~ Mr. ENNIS noted that these. dividuals, together with their wives, registered as a group (KI On December 2, 1958, per[ _] advised that the following OTHER 4 individuals have visited TRAFFICANTE at his apartment in the past: PRANKPOIECIDUE, FBI_No._764639_B; Z $ELe Culler JAMES:COSTA LONGO, FBI. No.-.4454459 ; Te) JOE R\ DIEZ, FBI_No, 895483 B; | SAM TRAFFICANTE, FBI No. 492471 B. (%) Source noted that DIECIDUE was frequently in the company of JOE STASSI, FBI No. 559327, during his visits to TRAFFICANTE's apartment, STASSI has been reported in the past as the partner of TRAF ANTE in the gambling casino at the Sans Souci night club. (¥ ) U) [ Gambling ing Interest Interests |(Y) (4) . [General Information] Y)(U) information concerning an individual named J, M -YSROGNOLO who was { . reported by HAV-31 to have requested informant £6 put him in touch OTHER 4 AY with in order that indirect contact could be made | with SANTO TRAFFICANTE, (S) (u) . a Cee eens ee ~ ee a 5" Referenced Havana letter dated September 22, 1958, furnished. * NW 45799 DociId:32327902 Page 3
} . - opts Havana 92-1 sedter 12/10/58 On October 23, 1958, Mr. THOMAS J. KELLEY, Resident Manager, Hotel Nacional, furnished a copy of the registration Eble bot yy if card completed by "Mrs. Mr. J. Me-BROGNOLO" on August 13, 1958, SS "s."- The records of the Hotel Nacional indicate that BROGNOLO checked Pane into the hotel at 12:20 P.M. August 13 and checked out of the _ hotel’ at 12:59 P.M. August 16, 1958. Copy of the hotel registra- tion card is being enclosed for forwarding tothe Miami Office. . Inquiry among airport limousine chauffeurs developed that indi- viduals checking into the Hotel Nacional at 12:20 P.M. would nor- mally arrive,at Rancho Boyeros Airport between 11:00 A.M. and 11:30 arte ' A review of airlines'manifests of entries into Havana \ on August 13 and departures on August 16, 1958, developed that only two individuals came in as a party between 11:00 and 11:30 ; A.M. August 13, 1958, and departed Havana on August 16, 1958,- 4, [/:-! subsequent to 12:59. P.M., the sign-out time of,J. M. BROGNOLO, © © ; These individuals were JOSEPH:VEGA and MARY B\"GORDON who arrived in Havana from Tampa, Florida, at 11:20 A. M./ aboard National Airlines Flight 301 on August 13, 1958. They, carried three pieces of luggage weighing 63 pounds. JOSEPHURGA and MARY GORDON departed Havana aboard National Airlines Flight 302 for Tampa, Florida, at 7:40 P.M, August 16, 1958. They left as a party and carried seven pieces of luggage weighing 130 pounds. Opposite URGA's. name appeared the following identification number which was for airline official use onl 02-823930. Opposite GORDON's name was the number 102-823929. i) lu) ae On November 7, 1958, Mr. THOMAS J. KELLEY, mentioned above; advised that the records of the Hotel Nacional failed to reveal any record of a JOSEPH VEGA or URGA or a MARY corpon / }{u} | On November 17, 1958, PCI es OTHER 4 boy, Hotel Sevilla Biltmore, Havana, who has furnished réliable ; information in the past,/advised that on November 13, 15, and 16, 1958, the subject, » and AMLETTO; TTISTI had meetings a in the Hotel Sevilla BYltmore. [.__]is“the afternoon floor (4 f/# boss of the gambling casino in the Hotel Havana Riviera and a = * long-time associate of TRAFFICANTE in Havana. BATTISTI is a Cuban Congressman who owns the gambling casino in the Hotel Sevilla Biltmore and who is considered to be one of the lead- ing numbers bankers in Havana. Sources have advised that BATTISTI : has a reputation of being able to cover any numbers bet. PCI stated that in addition SANTO TRAFFICANTE, two uniden- (f) (4) OFHER 4 \ \ tified Cubans, and two Americans named LEONARD}TRENTO and FRANK pee Et : my | eed -~3- it vt i 1 | | { | { : . ‘sy . NW 45799 DociId:32327902 Page 4
my ° ) Havana 92-1 i> y 12/10/58 : 7) : Vrteuon EE eet EE yy, ERE, ‘hy ie No EEMORE had a meeting in Room 455 of the Sevilla oF, wi EMA A Biltmore on' November 12, 1958. Source was of the opinion that all these ‘meetings were concerned with bolita operations in Havana, | and Florida. Source noted that an individual named ph -GEORGEYSABA, comes to the Sevilla Biltmore from the United , 7 ) -"iStates twice each week with a handbag and sees AMLETTQXBATTISTI., /% tA Ky \ Bource was of the opinion that SABA is a runner for lay-off bets —~~* in connection with bolita operations in Florida. In this regard the files of the Havana Office reflect that SABA was arrested |by Cuban police on Janyary 27, 1956, at Rancho Boyeros Airport ;when he was preparing to depart from Havana for Miami. At that ‘time SABA had on his person $600, in American currency and a ‘number of miscellaneous pieces of paper bearing figures and ‘notations which caused the Cuban police to believe that he might be acting as a runner in bringing lay-off numbers money from Miami to Havana. At the time of his arrest SABA gave his address as f° ' 1501 S.W. 63rd Avenue, Miami, and indicated he was born January 5, I _ 1904, in Lebanon, He was_ described as 5'6", 180 pounds, brown- id grey “hais , and blue eyes. we) u) . [ister piaza |(X{W) On September 19, 1958, HAV-33 advised that sonférasst, - fh an associate of the subject, together with an individual/ named ‘A ue a FRANK|BERD (phonetic) and other unknown individuals had invested ----~ approximately $300,000.00 in the construction of a gambling casino in the Hotel Plaza in Havana. Source advised that in this con- nection a meeting had been held of a number of gamblers in the Hotel Havana Riviera in early September, 1958, and that the subject was present at this meeting. According to source, the principal item on the agenda was the Hotel Plaza casino. (¥ 4 On October 8, 1958, HAV-31 informed that PETE}SARNo, @ H./°'/' who had previously ‘worked at the Sans Souci gambling,ca prt cen was going to work in the casino in the Hotel Plaza. G Qn October 16, 1958, HAV-31 informed that FRA <4 PHY and MILTON;SEID, who had formerly worked in the gambling fasino in the Hot 41 Nacion ,» were going to work in the Hotel Plaza 7 Ld gambli ing casino KAY) j - ee ee -~- 4- SECRET) | | “HE YW LAVA ‘NW 45799 DociId:32327902 Page 5