JFK Assassination System Date: 3/20/201 Identification Form ; Agency Information AGENCY: FBI ( RECORD NUMBER: — 124-10293-10289 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER:  92-6054-2145 = ca Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: DEVLIN, JOHN PATRICK TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: 10/03/1967 PAGES: 42 SUBJECTS : LCN, COMMISSION, LEADERSHIP, MEMBERSHIP, NJ, CRIMINAL ACT DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: — 07/10/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : RPT, TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE 2. v9.1 21 Docld: 32307931 Page 1
5 / ‘NK 92-1203 The following have been identified as members since last report: Name NE 2428-C-TE, a member source . NK NK NK NK NK NK NK NK NK ‘NK NK NK INFORMANTS NK NK NK NK NK NK. NK NK Docld: 32307931 Page 3 NK NK MICHAEL ANGELO BOVE ANTHONY CARIMINATI JOSEPH MANFREDI 2207-C-TE. 2315-C-TE 2342—C-TE 2376-C-TE . 2443..C-TE 2462-C-TE 2480-C.TE 2603-C-TE 2327-PC 2541-PC 2642-PC 2707-PC T-1 is NK T-2 is NK 7-3 is NK T-4 is NK 7-5 is NY T-6 is NK T-7 is NK T-8 is NK 7-9 is NK 2342-C-TR, 2451-PC, 2207-C-TE. 2376-C-TE, 4729~C-—TE, 2428-C-TE. 2443.C-TE, 2381-C-TE, 2642-PC, T-10 is NK 2315-C, ~C- COVER PAGE Family GAMBINO tt " Sources reporting on LCN activity are: i ao ose Le o™ \
NK 92-1203 Doclda: 32307931 Page NK .NK NK NK NK NK RK NK NK A T-11 T-12 T=13 T-14 T-15 T~16 T-17 7-18 T-19 1-20 T-21 T-22 ‘TH23 T-24 T-25 7-26 T-27 T-28 T-29 T-30 Te31 T-32 T-33 T-34 T-35 is is is is is is is is is. is is is is is is is is is is is is is is: PCI LEO ISAAC SAGAL. NY 4754-Pc, NK 2335-C. NY 3864-C-TE (deceased). NY 4402-C-TE, JOSEPH VALACHI. NK NK 2327-C-TE. 1827-C, NK 2319-ce, NK 2461-c*, NK 2462-C-TE, PH 591-C#, | NK 2603-C-TE, 2541-PC, 5526~C-TE, 2155-C, 2251-ce, 2423-C, 3803-C-TE, 1989-C (Former). 3368-C-TE, 3461-C-TE, 2438-C... Former PCI LAWRENCE BELLUSCIO, NK 2480-C-TE. == COVER PAGE
NK 92-1203 NK T-36 is NY 4018-C-TE, -NK T-37 is NK 2691-PC, _NK T-38 is SF 2550-C-TE. NK T-39 is PH 672-C-TE, NK T-40 is PH 623-C#, | NK T-41 is PH 702-C¥, . Jeo LEAD | NEWARK Will follow LON activity Newark Division and submit yearly report when due PHILADELPHIA (INFORMATEON) Information copy being designated for Philadelphia in view of the activity of the BRUNO family, which is set forth in this report. : _E*. COVER PAGE ) , re ; 7 - og Docld: 32307931 Page 5
NK 92~1203 in that position, A vote on this point is supposed to be | taken soon, . ZICARELLI hopes that the vote will go against him as he.-wants out of this position, According to this source, ZICARELLI is not cut out for a position of big leadership and he cannot stand the. pressure, . : ; . So Again on December 7, 1966, source advised that vote for ZICARELLI's promotion is scheduled for the near future and. the New York fédple are putting a lot of pressure to. bring the | matter to a head. | oO ae os -This source also advised on February 1, 1967, that he had recently talked with RALPH DE MEGLIO, strong-arm man for LCN figure JOSEPH ZICARELLI. From this conversation, he learned that ZICARELLI and DE.MEGLIO drove to a spot in New York City where they were met by eight individuals, four in each of two automobiles, ZICARELLI was put in the back seat of’ one car between. two’ men and DE MEGLIO in the back seat of the other car, Each of the cars took off in separate directions, but some time later arrived at the same. place, DE MEGLIO confided that he thought that both he and ZICARELLI were going to be "hit." — ZICARELLI and DE MEGLIO had been taken to the residence of LCN boss JOSEPH BONANNO. BONANNO had called in ZICARELLI and. DE MEGLIO just went along for the ride. From what DE MEGLIO said, BONANNO is trying desperately to regain his former position as boss of the LCN family of JOSEPH BONANNO, This position is currently held by. GASPARE DE GREGORIO. Informant said that from what ZICARELLI apparently told DE MEGLIO.after the meeting, BONANNO wants ZICARELLI in the same position (underboss) that he holds for DE GREGORIO if BONANNO is able to regain his control, ZICARELLI, according to DE MEGLIO, is "scared to death" because he feels that he is in the middle of this power struggle between BONANNO and DE GREGORIO and that he, ZICARELLI, could very easily wind up dead. BONANNO is seeking ZICARELLI's support in his bid to regain control of his old LCN family. - On February 28, 1967, NK T-4 advised that during the week of February 20, 1967, JOSEPH ZICARELLI met with "BILLY" BONANNO, son of JOSEPH BONANNO, LCN boss, at the Walk Inn. Restaurant, Cliffside Park, New Jersey, which is owned by ERNEST “TUBBY DAVINO. BONANNO was accompanied by two of his strong~arm men, VITO and TONY. ZICARELLI was accompanied by his Strong~-arm os man, RALPH DE MEGLIO. At the conclusion of this meeting, aM ZICARELLI was "shaky," Docld: 32307931 Page 6 { |
NK 92-1203 while he, informant, waited hearby at Charlie's Tavern, which is located on Prince Street near La Fayette Street, New York City. This tavern is owned. by DANZO's brother and is used as a meeting place for the hoodlums, On the same date, informant advised that DANZO, after conferring with FRANK SALERNO, discussed the following: He said that the "real leaders" in "the Organization" are the "old Mustangs" who are almost never seen and most of whom do not even speak English. He said that the ones who are arrested and make the papers are powerful themselves, but that the "Mustangs" give them their orders, DANZO said that the PROFACI family of LCN (now known ~ as the JOSEPH COLOMBO family) is by far the most powerful of LCN. This family controls the underworld activities in Chicago, Tllinois, Las Vegas, Nevada, New Orleans, Louisiana, all of California and Puerto Rico, and the alleged LCN family bosses of those areas, such as CARLOS MARCELLO and SANTO TRAFICANTE, . actually answer to COLOMBO and pay "dues" to that family, According to DANZO, New Jersey family boss SAMUEL DE CAVALCANTE is also "under" COLOMBO, . ' DANZO's daughter recently married SALVATORE PROFACI, JR. According to DANZO, this is the first time that any : "connected" guy was ever allowed to marry outside the "family.". He said that PROFACI, JR. is being groomed to become a big boss in “the Organization." oo ar | On October 20, 1966, NK T-4 advised that THOMAS EBOLI is not running the VITO GENOVESE family of LCN while GENOVESE is in jail, The real power in the family is 74 year old MIKE MIRANDA, - . - . _ On October 27, 1966, NK T-4 advised that the position of boss of the present DE CAVALCANTE family was first offered to ANTONIO ROCCO CAPONIGRO upon the death of DELMORE, . CAPONIGRO, whom source described as a Caporegime in ANGELO BRUNO's Philadelphia LCN family, turned the position down. 7 - . According ‘€6 this source, everything in South Jersey, including DE CAVALCANTE's family, is under ANGELO BRUNO, . This source also advised on January 11,°1967, that “Mall the guys working under Caponigro" fight one another for the top jobs because CAPONIGRO "treats" these men so good, 8 hoy . x Docld: 32307931 Page Ff
ra _ NE 92-1203 . ° On November 1, 1966, NK T-8 advised that he had © been told by one "GUS", a Greek from Bridgeport, Connecticut, - Who claimed to be very close to PAUL AGRESTA, also known as “Paul The Greaser," of Bridgeport, that AGRESTA and ZICARELLI are in the same "family" and that although AGRESTA was higher in rank than ZICARELLI, ZICARELLI was well respected, | On November 30, 1966, NK T-8 advised that JOE ZICARELLI stated that JOE ADONIS' son (JOSEPH MICHAEL DOTO) is being groomed for an important position in the LCN, On January 4, 1967, NK T-3 advised that even though DE CAVALCANTE has his own New Jersey LCN family, he still answers to the "big boys" in Brooklyn, . On January 11, 1967, NK T-4 advised that he was recently in the company of several members of the LCN family of JOSEPH BONANNO and from their conversation, it was apparent that they are unhappy with JOE BONANNO as a boss. Source got the impression that BONANNO was due for a "hit" although this was not openly discussed, . SALVATORE PROFACI, JR., son of the late New York City LCN family boss JOSEPH PROFACI, is married to the daughter of JOSEPH "WHITEY" DANZO, who is closely associated with SAMUEL’ . DE CAVALCANTE. . : NK T-3 on January 19, 1967, advised that DANZO claims that SALVATORE PROFACI, JR. is being groomed for the purpose of some day having a big responsibility in the affairs of LCN. On March 9, 1967, NK T-9 advised that he recently visited FRANK MAJURI in MAJURI's home, He said that MAJURI told him that he is “worried to death" because there is trouble brewing in SAMUEL DE CAVALCANTE's family. Source said that SAM is hogging everything and is not cutting up the action just like “BIG PHIL" AMARI did years ago, Informant said that there is discontentment among the people working for SAM and that trouble has to come, ‘DE CAVALCANTE does not trust MAJURI because MAJURI- has a tendency to take money that does not belong to him and run, He said that MAJURI has done this in the past but because of his closeness to DE CAVALCANTE, has gotten away with it. Informant said that DE CAVALCANTE goes regularly to MAJURI'’s home for dinner and that everytime he, informant, is there, DE CAVALCANTE Shows up. , 9 Docld: 32307931 Page & ae
NK 92-1203 ae JPD: jlw a Il; RULES OF CONDUCT On July 8, 1966, NK 7-23 advised that a man becomes a leader in “the organization" because he is successful and . has a number of people whom he directs and who look to him as their authority. and protection, — Informant said when the above is true and the individual has a territory or sphere of influence, he is known as a "don", The persons under the "don" must come to him to settle their problems or get his — permission before going to. another "don" to. settle a matter... a Informant 6xplained: that RAY DE CARLO is his "don"; and even though he, informant, has known RICHIE BOIARDO for 40 years, he could not ‘go to "Don" BOIARDO in a. dispute, nor could he go. ‘to any other “don", Informant said that. if one’ of RAY's men were to persist in an effort to break the rule, 7 then it would be necessary for RAY to have him killed, not- ~~ ; withstanding that he be his closest friend or even his brother. oe “Informant said he has seen instances in the past where a man would be in the "barn" complaining to RAY about | something and RAY would not even listen to him, but would curse him out in a loud voice and tell him to get out, RAY | would probably say something to the effect, “Why haven't you gone to TONY BANANNAS or. the 'Baot*?", as the case may be. Informant said there are not many killings today } when compared with those: of years: “ago, He said, “There are many unmarked graves in Bergen County." Informant. said that in the days (ud. years ago) when he spent a lot of — ! tdmesat the “bara” DE CARLO's headquarters) there were a ““pumber of. young pinks" ‘who came there when they could seek to curry favor with DE CARLO. “It was’ apparent to informant that the younger ‘element was seeking to please DE CARLO.. Sometimes RAY would give such a person a summer job or something in particular RAY wanted done, in order to see how. well this individual would do it, In almost all cases, the individual would make aneffort to do even more than RAY might 4 request, | particularly if it were a question of putting on a - little. pressure or making a collection, Qn other occasions, RAY might forget a man and wait as much as a year or more_and then, seemingly out of the blue sky, would say to informant or ‘another associate, Docld: 32307931 Page 93
Nl 3 _ NK 92-1203 “what happened to that guy from (name of town) who came with (name of person)"; and RAY would say, "Go out and get that guy and bring him here tonight." . Informant would then have to find this man and have him in RAY‘s headquarters. that night. responsibility over a period of. time and observe how well his duties were carried out. If RAY was satisfied, he would likely tell one of his associates, "Put him on the payroll for $300 — a week", and it would be done, i / , _ On February 23, 1967, NK T-3 advised that DUTCH MELE, a tavern owner in the Middlesex County area, had borrowed = - $2,000 Sb:yy’ money from ANTONIO CAPONIGRO and had become = = delinquent in his payments.  CAPONIGRO had demanded a $5,500 lump | sum payment or $350 a week from MELE. MELE was unable to. meet either payment and the word was out that CAPONIGRO had ordered a-hit for MELE; It was then that SAMUEL DE CAVALCANTE had a sit-down at ‘his office in Kenilworth, New Jersey, as a result of which the hit order was removed and MELE was instructed to pay CAPONIGRO $100 a week for some indefinite period. Present at the sit-down were DE CAVALCANTE, CAPONIGRO, MELE and PETE MANTELLA, a CAPONIGRO man. — oo . On April 5, 1967, NK T-4 advised that recently one of ANTONIO CAPONIGRO'’s men, one TONY, a nephew of CAPONIGRO from Passaic, New Jersey, had gotten out of line, This — nephew of CAPONIGRO went to the site of the ‘monte. game operated by CLAUDE HAMMOND and FRANK MALLAMACI in West New York, = New Jersey, and roughed up a couple of young guys who owed | the nephew of CAPONIGRO some shylock money. Informant _ : said that MALLAMACI protested this action to ANGELO BRUNO, / Caporegime of ANTONIO CAPONIGRO; CAPONIGRO reprimanded his / nephew, who claimed to be drunk when he ordered this action / and CAPONIGRO later went to MALLAMACI to apologize for / the trouble. oo . / _ (Qn May 9, 1967, NK T-35 stated that WHITEY DANZO / had attempted to move in on FAT LOUIE LARASSO’s territory, / in or near Elizabeth, New Jersey, in the. same manner, / As a result, LARASSO: personally gave DANZO a physical beating , for his attempt and deterred DANZO from encroaching on his / action, The informant stated that DANZO did not complain to | ‘’ anyone and as a matter of fact, attempted to conceal it from | . even his closest associates. ; / / 30 ; p- ae eee ee — eT Doclda: 32307931 Page 10