Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 19927 (44 USC 2107 Hote}. 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: 32303241 Page 1 JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-10283-10253 - HQ CR 66-6353-2874 Document Information FBI SAC, NO DIRECTOR, FBI 09/22/1965 4 SS, ASSOC, MGG, JG, POLIT, CORRUPTION, PROSTITUTION, RACK ACT, GAMBLING PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4° Redact 04/11/1998 INDEFINITE
te UNITED STATES GO” \RNMENT () rder the DATE: 41=14=7017 eres Sy OPTIONAL, FORM NO. 10 5010-107 MAY 1962 EDITION GSA GEN. REG. NO. 27 ao, ee ~ Memorandum DIRECTOR, FBI (66-6353) DATE: 9/22/65 TO : nol £ — SAC, NEW ORLEANS (66-2404) SUBJECT: Qissew ination OF CRIMINAL. \ “* ¥ INFORMATION TO OTHER AGENCIES ‘NEW-ORLEANS DIVISION AR “CRIMINAL INFLUENCE IN LOCAL AGENCIES AR ReBulet to all offices 3/4/65. The following pertains to information developed which has not been disseminated to local law enforcement agencies and the reasons why: ~ In February, 1965 NO 1227-C-TE was arrested by New Orleans Police Officers and Investigators from the District Attorney's Office and charged with pandering. This involved a city-wide vice raid. In connection with this on 3/18/65 this informant advised he had been contacted by a MAXXGONZALES of the Orleans Parish District Attorney's LA. Office and was advised that the District Attorney's Office had a\good case against the informant and for $2,000 it woul e dropped. This information was not disseminated to JA RISON, Orleans Parish District Attorneys for féar\_LA. of compromising the informant and for the further reason \ that previous to March, 1965 this informant had agvised. that je a Louisiana State Legislator_by the name of PAPPYTRESCH had been interceding for KA RTS, a well known New Orleans madam and the informant had learned from ROBERTS vx that for $10,000 the District Attorney would not prosecute Qe ROBERTS and h ‘ostitutes, 5 a — ae er prostitutes _ ae 4b 6-LA5 “a 4 - New Orleans (1: 66-2404-Sub 1) . (1: 66-2404-Sub 2-State AgencieS)—~__.~ 0" RWJ: jab (1: ;, 66-2404-Sub,3~Parish Agencies) ES (8) (It 66-2404-Sub 4-City and Other Local Agencies) eh S 1 | { | Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan ™ Docld: 32303241 Page 2? he dohn F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 HoTtey.
ed tnider the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 3107 Hotey;. E: 11-14¢9017 Cc. « vam + ve \ NO 66-2404 . During May, June and July, 1965 NO 1232-C-TE provided information that a Lieutenant BILEAWARNER e Sa uad Co er.,.Jefferson,Parish Sherift s..0if1ce wa taking payoffs from selected big time gamblers in Jefferson Parish in exchange for allowing them to operate and/or advising them of planned raids. formant identified a fe ARNER's “bag man". E Jefferson Parish and the Superintendent of -the New Orleans Police Department are attempting to operate an honest depart- ment and they were provided with the basic information about their respective officers being suspected of being involved in gambling payoffs. In addition to above the informant did provide specific details as to the amount of money the bag man received, how it was split between the two officers, what groups of gamblers were involved in the payoffs, how Lieutenant WARNER went about advising certain gamblers of proposed raids and details as to other favors these officers received from gamblers. This specific information was not provided to the above mentioned officials for fear of possibly compromising the informant. It is noted that NO 1232-C-TE is an excellent informant providing information concerning gambling activities on a local and national level. — In April, 1965 NO 1232-C-TE advised of the identity of a fireman in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. He identified this individual as a former telephone company employee and that this person was putting in telephone taps Hs for the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office on some major gamblers. Informant stated that because of contacts of smart gamblers in the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office these gamblers became aware of these "taps" almost immediately after they were installed. - Above information was not disseminated to the Sheriff's Office because of its delicate nature and again the possibility of compromising the informant. +: * Docld: 32303241 Page 3
-Retedsed unter the dohn F.- Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hotey. DATE: 1-14-2017 oe od Cc NO 66-2404 In June, 1965 NO 1232-C-TE advised he had planned moving his gambling operations to St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana and in making these arrangements had to promise the Sheriff of St. Tammany Parish $100 a week to operate. This information was not disseminated for fear of compromising the informant and further as the informant changed his plans and did not move his operations to St. Tammany Parish. - aa In June, 1965 NO 1232-C-TE provided information that one of the biggest horse and sports books ood Prema apparently with some immunity, in the downtown and Frenc Quarter area of New Orleans was the SA A operation.  j*~ Informant stated that SAIA and Superiniendent.of.-Policeu-= JOSEP} ; RUSSO had been close friends and have taken trips together such as to the Kentucky. Derby. Informant feels that GIARRUSSO does allow SAIA a freer hand in his operations than other gamblers operating in the same area. Informant does not know if this is through past friendship or from money paid to the Superintendent. He had no specific information that Superintendent GIARRUSSO had ever received any money or things of value from SAIA. Above information was not disseminated because of its non-specific nature. New Orleans will continue to review its control files in this matter on a six months basis and the Bureau will be advised. (| Docld:32303241 Page 4