“Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hotey. DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: 5/7/2015 Identification Form . Agency Information . AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-i10209-10390 RECORD SERIES: HQ JUNE MAIL AGENCY FILENUMBER: 92-3171-196 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: DIRECTOR, FBI TO: SAC,LV TITLE: DATE: 04/13/1961 —- ‘PAGES: 2 SUBJECTS : ; SGI, CRIMINAL ACT, ASSOC, MISUR DOCUMENT TYPE > PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 1B CURRENT STATUS: — Redact ‘DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 05/20/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : v9.1 Docld: 32292614 Page 1 rr 326
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 WSC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-7017 . Q April 13, 1061 AIRTEL. To: SAC, Las Vegas - (92-308) ld From: Director, FBI (92-3171) SURE SAMUEL uCGIANCAMA, aka; ANTI -RACKETEER IG | Reur foras FD-142 dated 3/29-30/61 and urairtel captioned Criminal Intelligence Program dated 4/7/61. (v) } Authority is granted for misur installations at the three locations set forth in referenced foras ¥FD-142, each for a 30- day period, providing full secutity is assured, In each instance, advise Bureau when misur ie activated. (U) . -* 2 _Inferaation received from these sources should be carefully evaluated cand Bureau and Chicago should be advised of pertinent developmetits by appropriate communication. ///) Be ow 1 eo =. ... Ewthe event a continuance of these sources is demgred, _ ij an Gach idistance, your recommendation should be foxwardeg*to:the /"). _, Burean: by ¥D-143 five days prior to the expiration-ef this < . authority. Requested technical equipment being forwarded. ( REC 60 2.3 2g te [16 APR 141961 oe a EX 109 ~ MAILED 20°  COMM-FBI, |, K6th orae9e! three misurs are expected to afford coverage on Samuel. pee — HW. Giancana, /acCG. top’ hbodliim'‘Whézhas been designated as a special . Mohr j get. for early prosecution, With regard to the first location, coimont ——_ s'Continental Restaurant, 3309 Las Vegas Blvd. South » Las Conrad —_Vegas, Nevada,’ Joe Pigiateilo, » body guard’ and: chauffeur for : Evas__ _Giancana, is fronting for Giancana in‘the purchase of’ 51 per cent of Meine ——_this restaurant. Pignatelio and. others have been meeging in this Tevel_____restaurant during hougs it is not open to the public, and it is Wc. Sulla believed that rage of these private discussions Bhould produce | AT oe el _ (Note continued on page # 2) A £
éleased under the John F. Kennedy Assassina¥ion Records Collection Act. of 199? (44 use 27107 “Hotey> ; DATE: 11- -14- =2017 a an ; : LV 92-308 - oe 7 | be further insight into. Giancana'‘s interests and operations - in Las Vegas. It has further been observed that since Anjoes Restaurant does not have a gambling license, that various hoodlums who are unable to frequent the Licensed casinos will use Anjoes: as a ' meeting place. (v) The second misur will cover Pignatello's residence, Apt. 131, Diplomat Apts., 3478 Paradise Road, Las Vegas, Nevada. Because of the privacy the apartment affords, and since it would be a togieal location for Pignatello to engage in discreet conversations with.. Giancana and associates, it is expected that valuable information concerning Giancana -and his associates, particularly with regard a. to their interests in Las Vegas gambling. casinos, could be. obtained: through this coverage. | /\ ; The third misur will cover the residence of Dave Halper, “apt. if; 141, Diplomat ‘Apartments, 3478 Paradise Road, Las Vegas, Nevada.’ Halper is: an associate of Giancana and formerly operated the Chez. 'Paree night club in Chicago.. He is also'a former partner of Charles bo "Babe" Baron, a Chicago top hoodlum who is. also very close to Giancana,| | Investigation indicated that Halper may be representing Giancana's ‘hidden interest in the Riviera Hotel operation in Las Vegas. It is ezpected that information concerning Giancana's undisclosed interests in the Riviera Hotel will be developed through. this coverage,. in addition to valuable intelligence concerning the covert representation | of the Chicago hoodlum element in Las Vegas gambling. (U wr. a ; These three installations will require leasing telephone - lines at an aggregate cost of $111.20 permonth. All of these . misurs will be monitored at a plant at the Sun N Sand Motel, 2200 Lav Vegas Blvd. South, Bas Vegas, Nevada, at a monthly cost of "| ~ $204, Man power expenditures per month to handle’ monitoring of | these three installations has been estimated at $2051.52. Trespass is indicated in each instance and full security has been assured by the Las Vegas office with regard to each installation. /y) ; Docld: 32292614 Page 3