Released iidér the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC Fi0T Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: 5/19/201 Identification Form AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : “Agency Information FBI 124-10278-10331 HQ —92-6054-765 a Pees ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE: “PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : Document Information FBI SAC, CG DIRECTOR, FBI 09/30/1964 6 LCN, MEMBERS, BUTTITA, LAWRENCE, IDENT, ZITO, JOSEPH J., GAMBLING ; PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 06/26/1998 INDEFINITE er — Ch 8 29 CT Eee v9.1 Docld: 32301496 Page 1
"Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 Use Fi0T Hoter™ DATE: 11- 14—- 2017 * UNITED STATES | GOVERMENT MEMO ORANDUM \ To : DIRECTOR, FBI (92-6054) DATE: 130 /of vane (( FROM =: SAC, CHICAGO (92-1173) (P) | % | A . O mL “ok )\ SUBJECT: LA COSA NOSTRA ane AR = CONSPIRACY aon fe Re Milwaukee airtel to the Bureau dated 6/22/64. Ns ie a entitled MY 623-C-TE, TOP ECHELON CRIMINAL INFORMANT An t Bk PROGRAM", Milwaukee teletype to. the Bureau, New York, ee 4 Chicago and Springfield dated 8/10/64 and Milwaukee air- OS tel to the Bureau dated. 8/27/64. . — | ci 7 Referenced Milwaukee airtel dated June 22, 1964 | _ states that LAWRENCE BUTTITA described only as an old re- | | tired man .is identified as'a member of the Rockford. Family x ll of La. Cosa Nostra. yg! Investigation to identity LAWRENCE BUTTITA, at oF _ Rockford, Illinois, was completely. unsuccessful. There is Qa.) a BUTITA family residing in Rockford, but, to date, investi- | a . gation at Rockford has failed to identify anyone in that . .. Bo 4 family by the name of LAWRENCE, gos CD Bureau (92-6054) . (RM) a (1 = 137-8160) . a 2- WFO (RM) -: Of 2 1 ~ Springfield (Info.). (RM) © a, | 1 - New York (Info.) (RM) . an . i a 4 ~ Milwaukee. (92262). (RM) ms (2 = 137-1318) | SN 6 ~ Chicago — Py , 6, oo (1 ~ 92-1704). Dw LODY ON (1 = 92-1714) REC 19 7 whe 68 _ (2 ~ 92-JOSEPH J. 2170) . 1 (1 - 93-1542) eae Coes mm . BCR:phk — SO AN g OCT 2 1964 16 - Pa AL Bs ¢ ) | a ch 2 \b) 8g Oot 20 1064 DoclId: 32301496 Page 2?
PReleased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 159592 (44 Use : 11-14-2017 CG 82-1173 Organization in Rockford for illegal purposes he vould assume that it is a relatively smail organization be- cause hedoes not believe there is enough going on in Rockford to support a large group. On September 2, 1964, Detective Sergeant ROBERT SELGREN advised. SA RIGGS that he had heard that CALO had returned to Rockford to get PHILLIP. EMOR- . DENO (Chicago File 92-1714) back into line. Sergeant SELGREN said that this seemed very unlikely. He said that he could not imagine that it would be necessary to have CALO return all the way from Sicily just to accom- piish this. - . An. information copy of this communication is being: furnished New York and Springfield in order to clarify the information set out in referenced Milwaukee teletype. LEADS AT. WASHINGTON, D.C. Will furnish Chicago with. background information an photograph of JASPER CALO contained in records of Passport Bureau at the State “Department. MILWAUKEE. ‘ . 8 AT MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN... Will contact WI 623-C= TE for purpose’ of obtaining descriptive data ative to LARRY BUTTITA and te determine if informant seuld have been furnishing.a phonetic spelling. 2 - 5 - 2107 Hoter™ Docld: 32301496 Page 3