Released under the John F. DATE: 11-14-2017 _. AGENCY: RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : “AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE : DATE: PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE: CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : “CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW: OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : v9.1 Docld:32315536 Page 1 Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 usc 2107 Hotey. JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI . 124-10342-10254 DE ELSUR 92-228-833 Document Information ° FBI SHIRLEY DE 05/02/1963 3. ANTHONY GIACALONE (ELSUR) PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 12/02/1998 INDEFINITE 30. Date: 5/7/2015
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hotes. DATE: 11-14-2017 Fo FD-209 (Rev. 3-9-62) a , NL imac E UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum TO : sac, DBEROIP (137-2172) _ DATEG/2/63 cl {_]s1 FROM : SA {$80 ©. SHIRLEY =. Ae] Pc PSI SUBJECT: ] Dates of Contact ; 8/1/63 Titles and File is on which contacted ; $2-218 92-490 92-229 (88-228 Purpose and results of contact NEGATIVE POSITIVE “~Y¥62-19 Coverage Sane | Informant certified that he has Rating eve : furnished all information obtained Very good by him since last contact. to etay an Detroit | area until latter part| of 72-22 2 = a &. (33 7/63, at which fame ezpests to travel in tely, "SeaRCHAD..... France and 5 Si Gand & lj~ Hach file abave . AAY 2 1963 sgac “ 2 eager e Docld: 32315536 Page 2?
rei eeee as under the Wonn FT “Kennedy Hssassination Records Collection Act o DATE: 11-14-2017 OE 137-2172 PCI advised on 6/1/63, that during his recent ‘winter vacation in Ft. Lauderdale, at no time did he ever gee any of the Detroit heodlums or gamblers in that area. He atated these people spent their vacations in Miami. During this interview, the status ef JOSEPH ZERILLI, WILLIAM TOCCO were discussed. It is te be voted PCI is a prohibition era beotlegger and he is the originater ef the CORRADO numbers organization. Im the early 1940s, he-served « prison sentence as a result ef arrests in connection the COBRRADO gambling syndicate. Gourde stated that m the present time, JOSEPH ZERILLI. and WILLIAM TOCCO control the .. dtalian erin nal syndicate and jambling operation in this area. a ; E CORRADS » 1986) was alive, he was their “ss associate. During the 1920s when ZERILLI, FTOCCO and CORRABO | - were making maneuvers to gain centrol of the italian criminal gyndicate, they had problems with CHESTER LAMARE, whe was i the "kingpin™ at that time. Source recalled on one occasion during the 1920s, CHESTER LAMARE hed set up a situation in which there was going to be a meeting in a ish store in the ¥astern Market. At this meeting, WILLIAM TOCCO, PETZ CORRADO and JOSEPH ZERILLI were invited, The gunmen appeared before the arrival of the above three and killed one of these in attendance. According te source, LAMARE was later killed by this same gunman, who is now deceased. This guaman had been contacted by GERILLI, CORRABG TOCCO and was advised that he would be in danger because LAMARE was the only ether person who knew he was involved in the killing at the fish market. cow apie subsequently... thas. Uae ~£2 2268 DAMARE, . After LABARE was , ie 8 removed, the above three individuals took ever the control of organized crime in this area and have maintained this position Mata. the present times In many instances ,. SOCCO and ZERILLI have gaved the Detroit Police and lecal law onfercement erganizations conpidérable dnveatigation because. theae persons gettle many woe Source’ stated that it ia to be aoted SAM BAGNASCO is married to ene ef the daughters of WILLIAM TOCCO.. SAM BAGRASCO’s father ,: YRANE BAGNASCO, was killed in the iste 1930s. Source stated that. they, TOCCO and ZERILLI,. were responsible for the killing of PRAME ; BAGNASCO,, He. stated tmtney killed hin". Docld: 32315536 Page 3
DATE: 11-14-2017 an, . Pas cod PReleased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 19927 (44 “oy DE 137-2172 ‘JOSEPH ZERILLI and WILLIAM TOCCO fer many years | gaved considerable difficulty among the Italian criminal syndicate because they never want any trouble. When PETS. CORRADO was. alive, he was “bulicheaded,: tough and forceful" nme and in many dastances caused problems that had to be settled es by Tocco and SERILLI. In this. regard, source stated that ! CALONE is similai . CORRADO, He appéars to. be sene- A. 7 what’ of CORRADO'’s type... Source recalled on one cceasion' 4 oes Midd lese the © 1030, agter tied On sm ERB SEEE fr one = 3O had. built his new home on. ied a ule to a aan kh}: shack | On. the iy He Au “Q, | a a Be see r@: i. eae gee > Bee S$ | 3-eP- ges & Ee . oI ee 6° @ 338 “Tat aor ROCCO Pars of "SAH BAGHASCO. Source ‘atated ‘he told PETE | CORRADO tha he should not do things. like that in Gresse Pointe Park | . . -beeause these-.other.. legitimate. peeplhé who live in Grosse Pointe “oe Park: do not want things like that and might cause the rest of —=— the syndicate people . trouble in Grosse Pointe Park. ‘Source stated he recalls CORRADO mentioned “I’m the. big boy: and no one ean etare me". Source advised that on his return from Ft. “Lauderdale, | he has: been ’n contact with a couple. ©£ the syndicate people | and heard from thea that recently the nuabera had been hit | very hard and caused the syndicate some concern, Source — indicated that apparently what happened was that there were too: many "lucky h With regard to HIEE ‘RUBINO, Source advised that his family has net spoken to him fer a number of years, Source recalled that when he attended the funeral ef MIKE RUBINO's mother, no menber of RUBINO's family would have anything to. do with MIKE; Source stated: that this was all.due to the fact that HIKE RUBING’s gather and his brother, SAM RUBINO's, s doath were caused by activities of the Italian: criminal syadicate.,. The remaining members of the family blame MIKE for this situation and have held him responsbile fer their deaths in. view of his asseciation with the italian criminal ) syndicate, Docld: 32315536 Page 4