Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, DE
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 12/9/64
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Date:

5/19/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-10217-10177

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 92-6054-863

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: SAC, DE

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE:

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SUBJECTS :

12/09/1964

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LCN, ORIGIN, STRUCTURE, LEADERSHIP, ASSOC, REL,

GAMBLING, DE, MI

DOCUMENT TYPE :

CLASSIFICATION:

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 07/01/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

MEMORANDUM

Bec

DIRECTOR, FBI (92-6054)

DATE:

12/9/64

PROM

SAC, DETROIT (92-914)

SUBJECT:

OL COSA NOSTRA

DETROIT, MICHIGAN

AR

The following information was furnished to SAs BARRON T.

CONKLIN and JOHN L, SHELBURNE on 11/19/64 AsdDITXB076A-by:DE 1022-C-TE:

For the information of the Bureau, this infomnt

has been associated with all the leaders of

the Detroit organization

for the past 25 years. He grew up with ANTHONY TONY GIACALONE, Whom

he considers one of his closest friends.. He was brought into the

rackets in Detroit by PETER CORRADO:

Informant stated that the term La Cosa Nostra meant

"Out Thing" in Sicilian and wasa good description of the organization

although it was not used previous to the television disclosures

in Detroit.

Source explained as follous:

REC. 6692-6054-863

to them and any money earned from any illegal enterprises subsequently

invested in a legitimate business gives these people an interest

in that legal enterprise.

The syndicate in Detroit controls all

the State of Michigan plus many cities in Ohio, including Cleveland

and Wheeling,

West Virginia, PETER CORRADO, now deceased, had a

large interest in Las Vegas for/many years and PETER LICAVOLI

has an interest in Tucson, Arizona.

Before PETER CORRADO died

in 1957, his

Son DOMINIC CORRADO made a monthlytrip-to-protect

his interest

in Las Vegas.

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Source stated that the syndicate control in Detroit is possil

only because there is a large percentage of Italians and socilians.

The control of the individual by the syndicate is based on fear.

This fear was brought to this country from Sicily.

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NUMBERS OPERATION, DETROIT

Source advised that the numbers operation in Detroit

has been in

existence for many years and he has been

closely

associated with it for the past 25 years.

Source advised that

when he entered the operation, the man who completely controlled

the operation was PETER CORRADO and when he died in 1957, he

had headed this operation for 28 years. During this time, PETER

CORRADO developed the organization, made all decisions, and

was in complete control of the numbers operation together with

all other forms of gambling in Detroit.

The basic rule of

PETER CORRADO in

the numbers business

during all of this time

was that the business is to be run as if it were a

a legitimate

business.

The source furnished the following

Illustration:

In 1952, the number 101 came up as the winning number.

This is known as a lancy and it is always played very heavily.

On this particular day when the tapes were totaled the amount

of money to be paid out amounted to one and three-quarter

million dollars.

There was utter confugion and chaos and

FRANK DI MAGGIO Came Up tO PITER CORRADO and said "Boss, we

are wiped out.". You can't pay.

You will have to drop the odds

to 300 to 1 from 500 to 1."

PETER CORRADO said "When the bets

were called in what odds did you take them at." DI MAGGIO

said 500 to 1.

PETER. CORRADO them said then we pay off at

500 to I:

CORRADO called each person who had a percentage

of any one of each of

the four houses and told how much money

he had to come up with that night.

Many stated that they did

not have this amount of money and PETER CORRADO loaned each

one their necessary amount of money. By 6:00 &.m., $1,750,000.00

was raised and distributed. Source advised he delivered

$90,000.00 in $100.00. bills, wrapped in newspaper which was yellow

with age.

Within

six months this loss had been absorbed and the

numbers operation was

again making very heavy profits.

Source stated there vere four houses which were

owned and controlled by the family.

Each of these houses

operated until October 25, 1963, when they went out of business

upon orders of JOSEPH ZERILLI.

Fifty percent of each house was

owned by the members of the three families, ZERILLI, TOCCO and

CORRADO.

The ownership of the remainder was divided among

operators of the various houses.

These houses are as follows:

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