Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, DL
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 2/12/68
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote).

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

4/24/201

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-10290-10307

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 62-9-12-788

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: SAC, DL

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE:

PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

02/12/1968

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JFC, TRA, GAMBLING ACT, ASSOC, LCN, MEMBER

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION :

Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS :

4

CURRENT STATUS:

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 10/30/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

v9.1

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Released unter the John F. Kennedy Assas51nat10n

Records Collection Act of 1992 (11 use 2107 Hoke).

DATE: 11-14-2017

DL 92-625-SUB

In connection with gambling investigations, the

Special Service Bureau of the Dallas PD has been carrying on

an undercover operation involving a number of bookies operating

in Dallas.

It has already made felony cases on two bookies

and

ropes to make additional cases before obtaining warrants of

arrest so as to keep their undercover man effective as long

as possible. One of the principal bookies already made is

GARLAND EUGENE POLLARD, subject of Dallas pending case.

The other bookie is an

Our investigation

land informants show that POLLARD is working for HARRY. REMER

TURBAN, SR., DL 165-114, and URBAN in turn is believed to be

getting his betting line from PHILIP S. BOSCO, DL 92-331. sUSpEite?

URBAN is to be retried in State Court on 3/1/68, on prior lA co? A

felony conviction which the State Appellate Court overturned. 3

URBAN is also awaiting Federal prosecution in USDC, Dallas, mei.A.

based on charges filed by IRS for wagering without a stamp.

The Dallas Office is assisting the Dallas PD in its operation

and maintaining close contact for any indication that the

line is coming from out of state.

RE: JOSEPH FRANCIS CIVELLO aka

AR

DL

92-36

DL 289-C advised this past week that he and subject

and CARL PETERXLA BARBA plan to attend the horse races in

Hot springs during the current racing season which started on

2/9/68. CI advised they have not decided when they will

go, but believed it will be sometime late in February.

Little

Rock has already been alerted by the possible visit by CIVELLO

and steps will be taken to afford him appropriate coverage

while at Hot Springs.

RE: DL 324-PC

GAMBLING MATTERS

During this past week a conference was had with

informant in effort to explore the possibility of his concentrating

on PHILIP S. BOSCO, believed to be the largest bookie in Dallas

to determine the source of his line.

Informant had met BOSCO

about two months ago and has previously bet with a number

of BOSCO's agents.

Also, BOSCO had invited informant to play

poker with his group which consists of three of the LN members

RoSse Dallas Division, namely, JOSEPH FRANCIS

CIVELLO,

MUssO, and JOt

LANNI.

BOSCO himself is a suspected member

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