CR 137-8862-172
Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: NY
To: HQ
Document date: 12/2/64
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

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Identification Form

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FBI

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HQ

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12/02/1964

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SALVATORE GRANELLO

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Date:

12/2/64

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TO :

DIRECTOR, FBI (137-8862)

(ATT: ASSISTANT DIRECTOR A. ROSEN)

FROM:

SAC, NEW YORK (137-9495)

SUBJECT: NY

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ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

DATE 1-27-4581 5p.8 MACISe

CONE. INFIR

This informant furnished the following information

on 11/23 and 11/25/64:

KERWOOD GENERAL, HOSPITAL

DETROIT,

MICHIGAN

NATIONIST

Informant stated he is in contact with MARTHA

/LOUIS, wife of former heavyweight champion JOEXLOUIS. MARTHA

LOUIS

told the informant that she has obtained an okay from

JIMMY HOFFA to put through a Teamsters loan for the kerwood

General Hospital in Detroit, Michigan.

MARTHA LOUIS told

the informant that she went directly to JIMMY HOFFA and told

him that JOE LOUIS had received $7,500 in advance payment in

this loan and it had to be put through.

She told the informants

that JIMMY HOFFA agreed to do this to repay Joe Louls lor

past favors.

MARTHA LOUIS also told the informant that she

does not kick back any money to any union officials.

Informant advised that the deal on the Kerwood:

General Hospital had been brought to him by PHILAwEISS and

JOHN KEILLY.

He stated he received escrow funds and advance:

expenses on this loan, but when he was unable to put the loan

through, he returned the escrow and is currently paying back

the advance funds by installments to MARTHA LOUIS, who is

currently representing

the hospital.

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

NY 137-9495

JAMES HOFFA and SALVATORE GRANELLO

Informant advised he had received information

that SALAGRANELLO aka SallMBurns, is presently attempting

to settle some trouble for JIMMY HOFFA in NY.

He said he

had been told that JIMMY HOFFA is in troube with the

"wise

guys" in NY and that if GRANELLO is able to settle this matter,

he will be able to get anything he wants out of hoffa.

Informant

was unable to pinpoint the source of the trouble HoffA is .

having.

Informant learned that on 11/20/64, SALLY BURNS met

with TONY PROVENZANO to negotiate loans from the Teamsters

Pension Fund through PROVENZANO.

He stated that in the event

any positive action is taken, he will not be handling the loans

fOr GRANELLO.

Informant has also received information that on the

13th of November,

GRANELLO was supposed to pay an individual

in Nassau. County $25,000 to fix his current extortion case

in Nassau County.

He stated, however, that GRANELLO was able

to raise only $10,000 of this amount and would make a payoff

of that much.

Informant dos not know to whom these monies

were to be paid.

Concerning the information above regarding an attempt

Of GRANELLO to fix his case in Nassau County, this information

has. been paraphrased and disseminated to the Nassau County

proper caution to protect the identity of

this informant.

The above information concerning the activities

Of MARTHA LOUIS, SALVATORE GRANELLO and JAMES HOFFA iS

furnished for the information of the Bureau and no

investigation concerning any of the above is being considered

by the NYO.

HIGHWAY HOUSE,

PHOENIX, ARIZONA

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

NY 137-9495

Informant advised that PETE LACOVELLI from

Phoenix, Arizona, is a close associate of JOE BONANNO,

head of the BONANNO "family"

, of "La Cosa Nostra"

LACOVELLI &s presently attempting to handle a deai to get

a Teamsters mortgage for the Highway House in Phoenix,

Arizona.

He stated that this Teamsters mortgage is being

negotiated by JOHNAkEILLY, ArtHUR LUBELL, an attorney

located in the Empire State Building and an individual

named BERNIEXROBBINS, who is a front man for LacovElLI.

Informant advised that he was originally a participant

in: the negotiations to obtain the loan for this corporation

and represented LOUIASKY, a NY labor official who was also

interested in negotiating this loan.

Informant advised he

neard that it the principals are successful in obtaining the loan,

ARTHUR LUBELL will receive ten per cent of this lon by check

will probably disperse "under-the-counter" payments to

various individuäas from this ten per cent.

Informant advised

he and LASKY have withdrawn from the negotiations but the:

above information was obtained by the informant from EDDIE LANZIERRI

aka EDDIE BUFF

alleged hoodlum

I figure in the NY area. EDDIE

BUFF Is a social acquaintance of

the informant and the informant

stated that information concening the ten per cent is pure

speculation on the part of EDDIE BUFF.

The informant further

advised that he has no personal knowledge of the current

attempt of LACOVELLI to obtain a Teamster mortgage and

stated

he will not be in a position toget any further information in

this matter unless this information is furnished to him by

EDDIE BUFF without his asking about it.

In view of the paucity of informatión obtained and

the indications that any possible illegal activity on the part

of individuals involved in speculation at this time, no

investigation is being considered by the NYo.

EXTREME CARE AND CAUTION MUST BE USED IN DISSEMINATION

OF ABOVE INFORMATION.

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