i ‘ | ‘ ' ' é i ' DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: 5/7/2015 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-10290-10243 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER:  92-3171-143 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: EVANS,.C. A. TO: PARSONS , TITLE: DATE: 03/06/1961 PAGES: 3 SUBJECTS : . ; . SGI, INTV, MATASSA, JOHN, ASSOC, TRA, CRIMINAL ACT, DONATION, RADIO TELEPHONES, RCA DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 ‘ CURRENT STATUS: = Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 01/16/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE v9.1 COMMENTS : it » Docld: 32306603 Page 1 192
eleased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 sc 2107 HStey —s 1ipta- -2017 . BPrionar “FORM NO. 10 x yp om Tolson 3 “UNITED STA’SES GOVEK__ ENT “ Y ‘ Mohs — M em orandum ze Evans , : F Malone j TO F Mr. Parsons | ’ DATE: March 6, 1961 ; gee i ; : . “ , Wc. Sullivan — . . . ee : Tele, Room —____ FROM : C. A. Evan) ~~ *, _ oem ean supjecT: SAMUEL M.~GIANCANA N ANTI-RACKETEERING ‘A\|. ngORWaT ION HEREIN AS UNCLASSI! PURPOSE: HREM Sag BS? To advise you of developments in our investigation of Chicago top | hoodlum Samuel M. Giancana. Y_ INTERVIEW WITH JOHN MATASSA, ALLEGED CHAUFFEUR AND BODYGUARD FOR GIANCANA: John Matassa, a former Chicago policeman now on disability retirement, | | was interviewed March 1, 1961, concerning allegations that he is the chauffeur and bodyguard for Giancana. He denied being in the employ of Giancana but admitted — acquaintance with the subject and numerous other hoodlums. Matassa claimed that he had absolutely no relation with Giancana or others, but said "I would like to be Giancana's chauffeur if he would have me." (_ . Matassa said he is a close friend of Frank Sinatra and: chauffeurs |. him when he is in town. He had letters of recommendation from William Randolph Hearst and other influential persons. Hearst recommended Matassa to Illinois Governor Otto Kerner as his personal chauffeur. (A ) DEVELOPMENTS RE QUANTITY OF RADIO TELEPHONES DONATED BY RCA: ~ | In connection with the reported $600, 000 of radio phone equipment reportedly donated by RCA to disabled American veterans organization through _ representative Harold McClintock, Miami informant 665-C has advised he . understands McClintock is in some kind of racket where he sells machinery: . which he obtains from charitable organizations. (( 46, B/7t- SRS ad | It is the informant's: -understanding: that some ies “donate equipment to charitable organizations déducting such material atia high appraisal. value. The | charitable organizations then allegedly sell such’equipment to obtain cash for their — | organizations. - » The informant. said he had heard that McClintock gets.a commission | + 1- Mr. Rosen og, @ MAR 14 1961 is JGL:mrb cof ae - | Sb Mar 171 Pre 7 og | Doacld:32306603 Page 2?
Pleased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2 Ms DATE: 11-14-2017 . \ OS an i. Se eee oa , : % rs ; O : +, () SN - Memorandum to Mr. Parsons Re: Samuel M. Giancana, Anti-Racketeering on such sales handled by him and that in some manner, not further described, makes a considerable additional sum on such deals. Giancana's connection with the radio phone equipment has not been identified and Chicago is pressing investigation to determine whether he is involved. 4% Y) INFORMANT ALLEGES RETIRED POLICEMAN CLOSE ASSOCIATE OF GIANCANA: Retired Chicago policeman John Matassa, referred to above, according to Chicago informant 6443-C is a close associate of Giancana and acts as a guard for stolen merchandise brought into the Chicago area by jewel thieves. One of these thieves is an individual named Turk, who is described by the informant ; - as a hillbilly from Kentiicky, who operates the Spotlight | Bar, Cicero, Hlinots, for Giancana.(U) | | . Ho According to the informant, when stolen merchandise is brought into Chicago the thieves contact Matassa and a meet is arranged at the Spotlight _ Lounge. A safe is maintained in.the back room of the lounge to which only Giancana . and Matassa have the combination. The informant believes that the safe is used to store stolen merchandise and that it also contains personal papers of Giancana@) POSSIBLE VISIT OF GIANCANA TO LAS VEGAS AREA: ‘Martin Dardis, an enforcement officer of the Florida Beverage Bureau, recently advised that Giancana might be in the Las Vegas, Nevada,-area. Las Vegas advised on March 1, 1961, that Joe Pignatello, known to be an advance agent for... Giancana, rented an apartment at the Diplomat House in Las Vegas, on February 24, 1961, for a one-month period. (4) . Pignatello precedes Giancana to those areas where Giancana intends to-visit. In the Summer of 1960, he rented a home near Las Vegas where / Giancana, his family, and Phyliss McGuire resided for a month(4) REPORT THAT GIANCANA REGISTERED IN NAME OF CHICAGO ALDERMAN AT | ~NEW YORK CITY HOTEL TO ATTEND WORLD SERIES GAMES: . A New York ¢ source. has advised that in October, 1960, Giancana registered at the Hampshire House Hotel, New York City, when. attending the World Series games, ‘funder the name of Chicago Alderman Rosenberg. \u | ‘y -2- br Oe | DocId:32306603 Page 3