DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: 5/19/201 Identification Form “Agency Information AGENCY: FBI OS RECORD NUMBER: 124-10293-10349 RECORD SERIES: HQ ’ AGENCY FILENUMBER: 92-6054-2113 yo tyne Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: CAMMAROTA, ARMAND A. TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE : . DATE: 09/11/1967 ‘PAGES: 28 ¢ SUBJECTS : ; LCN, MEMBERS, ASSOC, JZ, DE FAMILY, INVESTMENTS, _ LEGAL ENTERPRISES, CRIMINAL ACT, FRONTIER GAMBLING CASINO, NV, MISUR DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: . 07/08/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : \ yO é ‘ ‘* See v9.1 20 DoclId: 32307991 Page 1
’ Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 7107 Hote). FEDERAL sUREAU OF INVESTIGATION - Reporting Office _ DETROIT TITLE OF CASE Office of Origin NEW YORK Investigative Pariod 6/3/66 = 9/6/67 Report made by SA ARMAND A, CAMMAROTA CHARACTER OF CASE Typed By: “LA COSA NOSTRA 5 AR RREEX a REFERENCES: Report of SA ARMAND A, CAMMAROTA , at Detroit, “ss dated 6/3/66. 2 PS oo Report of SA ROBERT L. BENDER, at St. Louis, & dated 6/3/66. Po \ Report of SA THOMAS KM. DUFFIN, at New York, _ i _ dated 7/22/66, San Diego letter to Detroit. 2/3/67. San Diego airtels to Bureau, 2/16, 3/13 and 5/4/67. Detroit letter to Bureau, 4/14/67. Omaha letter to. Detroit, 6/26/67. Los Angeles letter to Detroit, 1/27/67. Omaha airtel to Detroit, 8/25/67. Bureau airtel to Detroit, 8/11/67. - Pea Ra Special Agent --Bureau (92- ~8054) Saree) Cleveland. = Cincinnati Las Vegas Los Angeles Miami , New York (Enc. 1) Omaha Phoenix San Diego St. Louis ~ ‘ Detroit (92-914) a: ~~ “ SY Rue Property “of- GBI, ¢ ; Pa, report is loaned to you by the FBI, and- neither it mor its contents are to be distri tputed - outside “the Approved Do not write in space’ below DIN DS/D9 D9 BO 9 I I @ @ 848 6 8 b- aet qency to which loomed. a Ww ® U. $. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1996 O—-344760 6 4 Docld:32307991 Page ?
, Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC Fi0T hore DATE: .11-14-27017 DE 92-914 Detroit letter dated April 14, 1967, to the Bureau with copies forwarded to those offices handling member informants, requested that the member informants be interviewed concerning their knowledge of the structure and identity of the members of the Detroit LCN family. Pertinent information furnished in this regard by those offices canvassed is set forth in this report. . Copies of this report are designated for offices covering territory in which members of the Detroit LCN family are known to reside or are known to have financial interest. Copies are also being furnished to offices having informants who have contributed to information set out im this report. . Copies ta these offices are furnished for information purposes, Leads for any of these offices are being handled through . separate communications . INFORNANTS; — Identity of Source; Agent to Whom Assigned aod DE T=-1 is DE 134-C | SA ARMAND A, CAMMAROTA) DE T=2 is DE 370-C-TE SA ROBERT N, FITZPATRICK DE T=3 is DE 862-C-TE SA ROBERT N, FITZPATRICK hu T-4 is DY 878-C-TE SA ROBERT N, FITZPATRICK GE TS 15 DE U89-CoTE ~ SA JAMES M, STURGIS,. JR. DE T-6 is DE 968-C-TE SA ROBERT N. FITZPATRICK DE T-7 is DE 1022-C-TE SA ROBERT N, FITZPATRICK DE T=8 is DE 1049-C-TE SA NORMAN S, TRANSETH DE T-9 is DE 1059-C-TE SA NORMAN S, TRANSETH DE T-10 is DE 1173-C SA NORMAN S, TRANSETH DE T-11 is DE 1176-C-TE SA ROBERT N, FITZPATRICK Cover Page DoclId: 32307991 Page 3 :
| Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 Us¢ 2107 Hotere DATE: °11-14-2017 - . . ~ Oo, . . , , C : , DE 92-914 Identity of Source Agent to Whom Assigned DE T-12 is SD 1064-C-TE DE T-13 is LA 4448-C-TE DE T-14 is OM 148=-C-TE DE T-15 is DE 919-C# DE T-16 is DE 1191-PC1 SA NORMAN S, TRANSETH DE T-17 is LV 203-C-TE DE T-18 is SF 2745-C-TE | = Be - Cover Page DoclId: 32307991 Page 4 :
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 Isc DATE: -11-14-2017 C ~ a _ . QS a DE 92-914 until fimally the faction controlled by JOE ZERILLI succeeded im getting emough, power to form an organization, He stated that this organization, as it gained power, gradually took ’ over all of the rackets in the Detroit area and still exists at the present time, stronger and richer than ever. The informant stated that up until twenty years ago, JOHN “PAPA JOHN" PRIZIOLA was active in numbers and narcotics traffic in Detroit and: was second in power only after JOE ZERILLI, “BLACK BILL” ge FOCCO or PETE CORRADO, : He advised that PETE CORRADO, who died in 1957, began amassing a tremendous fortune in numbers and at the time of his death controlled the Murphy House which was the largest numbers operation in Detroit as well as all illegal operations stemming from the Greek Town area of Detroit. Informant stated -that the CORRADOs’ own property im Detroit at the present time valued at over $32,000,000.00 and added that this amount does not include hard cash which they have stashed away. The source stated that ANGELO MELI and FRANK MELI also became powerful and wealthy in those years. He stated that ANGELO MELI is today considered one of the big men in the Detroit syndicate. 2107 Hotere AS an example of the Strength of the Detroit syndicate, the informant related that many years ago he worked for the Ford Motor Company umder HARRY BENNETT. He stated that there were, numerous ex-convicts on the Ford Motor Company payroll who were acting im the same capacity that he was. He advised that his only job was to “be available”, His job was to be ge Were meeded, He further advised that part of the deal was Bent: each week he had to turn over one day's pay to "BLACK LEO" A, the syndicate representative. This source speaks ofthe organized Italian criminal element in Detroit as the "Syndicate" which he stated is the Same as the Mafia. He advised that he had not heard of the term LCN until the Senate hearings in which JOE VALACHI was a witness. _ weady to act im the event that strong arm men or strike breakers wien wa Tate woh. DoclId: 32307991 Page 5