JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM Date : 01/09/98 Page : 1 AGENCY RECORD NUMBER RECORDS SERIES AGENCY FILE NUMBER AGENCY INFORMATION FBI 124-10223-10499 HQ 92-3171-13 ORIGINATOR FROM TO TITLE DATE PAGES SUBJECTS DOCUMENT TYPE CLASSIFICATION - RESTRICTIONS CURRENT STATUS DATE OF LAST REVIEW OPENING CRITERIA COMMENTS DOCUMENT INFORMATION FBI ~ MELLOTT, FRANK L. DIRECTOR, FBI 04/11/58 Al PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT : UNCLASSIFIED 4 RELEASED WITH DELETIONS | 01/08/98 INDEFINITE : SGI, REL, SUR, RES, ASSOC, BKG, B/F INT, CRIMINAL ACT, GAMBLING | Docld: 32564611 Page 1
f Krm, ad nn Sao s wrt Com ; o= FEDERA:: pDUREAU OF INVESTIGATION REPORTING OFFICE : eracitert GATE _ ap ESSESS re a 13! iB; AD a4 s} i a) ( t os 7 ¢ s 4 4 = - CHICAGO _ a Hoo peal) 472042 7/58” TITLE ‘OF CASE . SINUEDUSGIANCANA was. Sa Sam Gincanna, Sam Gincine, Sam | CHARACTER OF CASE Ginoina, Sam Giacana, Sam GLABAM, . Sem Ginncana | ANTI-RACKETEERING : - TOP ROODLUM PROGRAM SYNOPSIS: three daughters, age 22, 19, 12; ‘ ” MARTE and JAMES VINCENT. PERNO “at GIANCANA residence, Oak Park, ‘a to be frequently away and and departures from residence. residence reflects visits ' nmsive criminal record, azd by WILLIAM ei as "Musele Man" ' GEANCANA are PHILLIP as operating their . “ his sister and peotk and their daughter of fllinois, but that GIAni has no regularity to 4 Physical surveillan ‘by DOMINICK NUC including suspec DADDANO wa, " for GIANCANA. Tyt hese COLUCEI.. one of handbocks 7 Site. where they have strong pedtotest | TAMPA, Attorney, een Rackets” Committee ~ in Chicago. ; est in several CONS IDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS : ‘> HAS “A_VICTOU PEMPER. erent tt fos | AML. 66 JUNG 1958 Fe Docld:32584811 Page.2? ___.
\ a oe Saeco ne cng I ee CSO RP te a es NEE ET \ aes CG 92-349 oe . oe CRIMINAL INFORMANT COVERAGE “The following criminal informants are currently in a position to furnish information relative to the subject: CG 6132-6, This informant has known GIANCANA for several years and meets GIANCANA occasionally in Chicago area night clubs. Information received by this informant comes through personal observation of and conversation with GIANCANA as well as conversations with GIANCANA's. associates, CG 5951-CG., This informant knows GIANCANA by sight but has not had any personal dealings with GIANCANA., Imfor- mation furnished in the past was not first-hand information but was received through | conversations with the "criminal element . PCI ROBERT FESTENSTEIN alleges he knows GIANCANA by sight, but is not an associate of GIANCANA, FESTENSTEIN is a nephew of JOE EPSTEIN, who has been reported as a close associate of GIANCANA, ~ : PGI RODNEY JOHNSON PCI JOYCE LANE PCI HENDERSON L. WILLIAMS The above criminal informants’ ‘and ‘potential eriminal informant are being contacted on a regular basis with the objective of securing information of value relative. to the | Top Hoodlum Program, Attention is being directed to securing additional informant coverage through the above informants as well as through file reviews to ascertain whether informants furnishing information in the past will be of assistance under this program to furnish accurate ‘information concerning GIANCANA's movements, associates and activities. In addition, background and current data regarding those persons contacting the sub ject is being obtained, with a view to interviewing them for the purpose of developing them as PCIs. ADMINISTRATIVE PAGE \ = 36 = _ _Docld: 32584611 Page 3
s a ee a REVIEWED BY SSiJEK TagK FORGE ur TOTAL Dena pen, rao ( 7 CG 92-349 - | INFORMANTS . Tl- Is a former highly confidential technical Source, T=2., Is informant "C" of the Alcohol Tax Unit, . Chicago, who furnished information to SAC ‘R, M. HOSTENY on April 26, 1945 and-to SAC DON ©. SWANSON on May 2, LOWS. T=3 Miss. EILEEN EDGAR, clerk, Security. Office, ' Illinois Bell Telephone Company, Poly PCI RODNEY JOHNSON, contacted on February - £1, 1958 by SAs BENJAMIN G, HELSEL, Jr. and GAINES 0. BOONE, ~ | Ta JOYCE LANE, being developed as a PCI, who Was contacted by SA JOHN C, NOONAN, Jr, and VINCENT 'L, INSERRA on April 1, 1958, Misa LANE is a prostitute who advised she has frequent contact with the criminal elements in Chicago, Illinois, - . 7 To6 PCI HENDERSON L, WILLIAMS, contacted SA RALPH R. HILL on February 20, 1958, a Is EDGAR W, NARDI, undercover employee of the - Chicago Crime Commission ,; , - THE CLEVELAND DIVISION. Will determine subscriber to LI 2-3776 and obtain current identifying data through review of office indices and from appropriate local sources, a re - Ori! SUINTSTRATIVE PAGE on _“lsla7 J. anon a Q-RELEASE tty Fuld | - 37° Cl RELEASE iN paey Docld: 3275684811 Page 4