* Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 TSC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 v9.1 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 : Docld: 322927965 Page 1 JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-10210-10244 HQ CR 92-6054-3334 Document Information ~ FBI SAC, SD DIRECTOR, FBI 09/26/1974 38 LCN MEMBERS, ASSOC, CONSPR, CRIMINAL ACT, SGI, SUBPOENA, FGJ CG PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 05/13/1998 INDEFINITE Date: 5/27/201
FReTeased under the John F. Kennedy @ssassination Records Collection Act of DATE: aoe 14-2017 - ? on . md - var UNITED STATES GL, ARNMENT 2 . Memorandum fro DIRECTOR, FBI (92-6054) DATE: 9/26/74 “LA COSA NOSTRA (LCN) PSS. 23 Ny FEIN ANUS eee AR - CONSPIRACY _ seST BAVED oo (00: New York) “ a i Re San Diego letter to the Bureau dated S/UT/T4. BELOW INFORMATION SHOULD BE HANDLED iN A ost NER AND : rF ; Bo. .Shie following information was received from = ‘ TE ~ regarding LCN members and | hood tum associates: 7 ( \ ¥,- reau . 3 ee. ne BE) i 137-9187) Boston (Info) (RM) Chicago (RM) * Cleveland (RM) Denver (RM) Detroit (RM) Kansas City (Info) (RM) - Las Vegas (RM). fy mo . ; Los angeles. (iM) — : S 336 Milwaukee aes . Yee in Z Zo - - G05 i --Miamii (RM i | i | Newark (RM) — New Orleans (Info) (RM) _. . REP RE RECORDED. of ; New York (RM Moni bee 9) OCT 2 1974 (2 - 92-2300) FAVQNO 1 = 137-13139) <a + Phoenix (RM) EA) A, - Sacramento (Info) (OE ~ I ooo , ust. @o6°8 @ 0.0.8 © 8 & 8b 8 tie 1 . ‘ | Docld:32292965 Page 2?
" Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (42 USC 2107 HOtEy DATE: 11-14-2017 - ae . . ' lay Zapp Or ™ . complexion, ‘banks and after serving a Federal prison term, settled in SD 92-229 Raptr» ft od __ Accordingly, SD 1064-C-TE met with .MIKEXMARINO -- " whom he described-ds 66 years, 5'8", gray hair, Olive Kk eyes. MARINO was accompanied by his nephew, MIKEXYMARINO, JRe, 38 to 40 years, 5'9", stocky build, darK hair. MARINO told the informant he served over 23 years in prison, including two years on Death Row. After learning of CAPITO's hoodlum connections, MARINO denied extortion attempts and told the informant that he is a friend of HENRYYCOHEN, who runs a grease /’ plant called "The Peterson Place” on 25th Street in (a! Los Angeles. MARINO claiméd that through COHEN, he attempted to get a job in The Grease Plant, apparently owned, by CAPITO, and CAPITO thought it was a "shakedown." MARINO‘s home telephone is (213) 333-0124. MARINO admitted contacting CAPITO, along with PALLADINO, but claimed the whole thing was just a misunderstanding. SIC& gang and Learned that PALLADINO and MARINO were king with“Hollywood Strip hoodlums LOUZS\RUSH and MIKE Rizzatillo,-and that they.were-attempting to ~ PITO™and others. ) | CAPITO later called the informant, indicating that MARINO, et al, were no longer putting the "muscle on him. The informant reported this to MOCERI, who told him that his friend, DEL SANTER was bdng prosecuted on some type of Conspiracy charge in Ohio, but that after it was taken care of, they would make a trip to the West Coast to see CAPITO and the informant. Informant advised he made inquiries through the Coles ell y 4. MORRIS SHENKER on 7/22/24 he was contacted Ormant advi Pi EX evin, from B by RICHARDXHORTON,. Boulder, Colorado. HORTON is’ a well knowm con_man.in Colorado and Southérn California. HORTON, according to the informant, made a great deal of money several years ago,defrauding Colorado Boulder, Colorado, where he owns a large apartment house. HORTON told the informant about a brewery in Colorado available for sale and wanted the informant to contact MORRIS, SHENKER- to purchase it’ so HORTON could’ get a finder's eee -ll-. Docld: 32297965 Page 3
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 19927 (44 Usc 2107 DATE: 11-14-2017 y CO c Cc. ‘ . ee 4 at LL. . on wet SD 92-229 uncle warned him that security people at the track would watch him more closely if he operated such a house. JOEY HAWTHORNE told informant that his uncle was very active in the Sheriff's successful campaign. HAWTHORNE told the informant that for the above reasons, he had decided against setting up a house near the track for dice and card gambling. On 8/11/74, HAWTHORNE contacted the informant and wanted him to intercede on his behalf with one of San Diego' oS, major gamblers and bookmakers, JOHNYSPATAFORE. HAWTHORNE® 222 (4 told the informant that he had ToSt'$43,000 betting "head to head" with SPATARORE at the Del Mar Race Track. Because of other losses booking major gamblers at the track, he ‘~could not come up with the cash immediately, and SPATAFORE fixed it so he could get no action until he paid off. HAWTHORNE indicated his total losses to SPATAFORE amounted to about $56,000, but that he had already paid off $9,000 ~ din cash. (Hidden cameras were set up at the Del Mar Race Track by the District Attorney's Office and during the last week of the Del Mar season, HAWTHORNE and several other book- makers were arrested and charged with felony bookmaking.) | ; the sheriff would not stand for it. HAWTHORNE said his 5. San Prego LCN Ine rn be 12,1 od 7h a Informant repontéa/ ow | b/ /¥ Fi Mnat LEolota. LCN member and owner of the Southland Amu semerft Vending Machine Company in San Diego, was going to Italy and other countries in Europe beginwing at the endlof July. (This information was furnished to the Legat, Rome for coverage by the Italian police.) Lol 4, informant reported ona meefing with San Diego. ADAMO, told hin }e had beer ORTINO. (REGACE and SCIORTINO were planning trip back East--reasons unknown.) Informant and ADAMO both believed they were going to\Detroit #6 confer with LCN leaders ‘thére because of LICATA's geftical condition. REGACE told ADAMO that LCN family Boss UGRALICATA was sent hone from St. John's Hospital, Santa Moniéa, - dre" with Calif |. inoperable cancer of the liver. REGACE will be acting boss — \ \ until his death. — ; | —— - 36 - an 97 vost 2384 \ , Rn ae -- wee le — - ae — x } Docld: 32292968 Page 4