Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 Usct 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 AGENCY: FBI ~ RECORD NUMBER: — 124-90103-10069 RECORD SERIES: PG AGENCY FILE NUMBER: ELSUR 92-226-2-57 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: PG TO: HQ TITLE: DATE: 03/22/1962 “PAGES: 11 SUBJECTS : SEBASTIAN JOHN LAROCCA (ELSUR) DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Secret RESTRICTIONS: 1B; 1C CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: = 07/31/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : < rrr i rr i v9.1 Docld: 323327665 Page 1 JFK Assassination System Identification Form “Agency Information
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records {DATE: 11 14-2017 "Se, a2 ie aay JD-143 (12-28-60) au » OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 C~ UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum ro: DIRECTOR, FBI (Bufile 92-2940) FROM : SAC, PITTSBURGH (92-226 Sub 2) CLASSIF FD BY $¢6s Sco/ece- DECLASSIFY 0) (EX BSE. ‘ suBjECT: JUSTIFICATION FOR CONTINUATION OF TECHNICAL OR MICROPHONE, SURVEILLANCE RE: Title SEBASTIAN JOHN LA ROCCA, aka. Character of Case ANTI-RACKETEERING Field Office Pittsburgh Symbol Number PG 622-C# Type of Surveillance: (Technical or Microphone) Microphone (MUTT : installation) 1. Name of person or organization on whom surveillance placed: SEBASTIAN JOHN LA ROCCA (Owner, North Star Cement Block Company, 12 McCandless Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa.) 2. Address where installatiom made. Also give exact room number or area covere The Pittsburgh Office of the North Star Cement Block Company, 12 McCandless Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa. 3. Location of monitoring plan . Pittsburgh FBI Opfice, liso Union Trust Building, Fifth Avenue and Grant Street, Pittsburgh, Pa. 4. Dates of initial authorization and. installation: Initial authorization: 1/26/61 Installation: 1/30/61 (actually activated on 2/7/61) 5. Previous and other installations on the same subject (with dates and places): No other installations | 6. If installation is a technical surveillance, answer following questions: (There is no tesur involved in this installation) a. Isa trunk line utilized? b. Is the surveillance on a switchboard? c. Is the surveillance on a public coin-operated telephone? fh l- Bureau Sd oy or /l} Pittsburgh SECRE: @ je RAW oo Mail nh ee H ’Docld: 32337668 Page 2? ~ Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 HottT™ ot ee ee A
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 WS 2107 Hotey— ‘DATE: 11-14-2017 oo. CS Co PG 92-226 Sub 2 , ee | d. Is surveillance on a private line or a party line? ot e. If a party line, how many parties? 7. If a microphone surveillance involved, state number of microphones actually used and location of each: One MUTT unit is installed and concealed in the floor space between subject's business office and lavatory. 8. Is the installation part of a tel-mike? If so, give symbol of other side of the combination: Not part of a tel-mike. 7 . 9. Specific examples of valuable information obtained since previous report with indication of specific value of-each item and the date information receivéd. State what use was made of each item involved: ‘(Add insert pages) Consult insert pages. All information was utilized for vpee tt tgence purposes and appropriate dissemination was made 10. Waar abbSte FineAtn tion have been obtained from other sources and by other means? No. ll. Number of live informants (in field division) who cover same subject: Two live informants cover LA ROCCA but there are no live informants _ arn teh ing information relating to the North 12. Sbar, cement & 6B PSE SEE Hie installation? . No change. 13. Any request for the surveillance by outside agency (give name, title and — agency ): No requests made. 14. Cost ve Plant Premises: Rental costs for plant premises: None (costs included in office rental) b. Give total number of other eens monitored at same plant. One misur (PG 148-S*, talled on 4/16/57) and two units of atethar esir | ( PG rst, installed on 6/62). 2) 7 | SECRET Oo -2- Docld: 323327665 Page 3
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 0st 2107 Hote DATE: 11-14-7017 i | SECRE) PG 92-226 Sub 2 ec. If any others, set out the proportionate cost of instant surveillance: : Not applicable 15. Cost of Leased Line for instant installation? $9.31 16. Personnel Costs: a. Give. total number of special employees and/or, Special Agents working at plant and total salary costs. One Spec ial Emplo (GS-9) at $7,425 per annum, monitors both PG 622-C* andf{ PG 177-S*}P?rom 1:00 to 5:00 PM, and monitors PG 148-S* from 1:0% to 9:06" PM, ' Monday through Friday. During periods of inactivity, Special Employee is able to perform regular duties as applicant correlator. b. Total: number of man hours per week spent at plant? (See supplementai ‘page 3a) c. .If other installations monitored at same plant, list proportionate number of man hours per week spent on instant surveillance: ot Lo 61 hours or approximately Seventy-five per cent of total | time spent monitoring both units.,. - oe : d. .If other installations monitored at same plant,. list : proportionate salary expense per annum for instant surveillance: GS-9: Approximately $5,569 GS-12: Approximately $7,106 17. Remarks (By SAC): A great deal of potential has been demonstrated by this informant ~ and information received on a daily basis is being utilized | continually by those Agents assigned to the Criminal Intelligence Program in the Pittsburgh Office. Financial developments relating to the North Star Cement Block Company assume prime importance when it is realized that LA ROCCA has been designated as the prime | target subject of an intensification program looking toward early prosecution on any Federal violation. LA ROCCA and the supervisory 4 employees of North Star have spoken freely enough for this informant to ascertain their reactions to investigations being conducted by both the Internal Revenue Service and the FBI at Pittsburgh. (See Supplemental page 3a) SECRET ——_—_- ES Docld: 323327665 Page 4