Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: AMBLER, JOHN A.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 1/6/66
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System.

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

6/15/201

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

RECORD SERIES :

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

FBI

124-10200-10238

HQ

92-2781-1111

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: AMBLER, JOHN A.

1O :

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 01/06/1966

PAGES:

50

SUBJECTS :

LST, ASSOC, BKG, TELCAL, B/F INT, INFT

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 10/16/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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FD-263 (Rev. 5-1-59)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

REPORTING OFFICE

TAMPA

TITLE OF CASE

OFFICE OF ORIGIN

TAMPA

CHANGED

SANTO • TRAFFICANTE, JR., aka

T. / Moetos

DATE

1/6/66

REPORT MADE BY

SA JOHN A. AMBLER

CHARACTER OF CASE

INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD

4/29 - 12/30/65

AR

Title being marked "Changed" to reflect alias

used by subject on 12-23-65, when traveling from Tampa,

Fla., to Miami, Fla.

REFERENCES:

TYPED BY

av

Report of SA JOHN A. AMBLER, Tampa, 12-7-65.

Houston airtel to Tampa, 12-7-65. (IO)

Miami letters to Tampa,

12-6- and 12-10-65.

Jacksonville letter to Tampa, 12-7-65.

(IO)

Atlanta letter to Jacksonville, 12-17-65,

captioned GEORGE WILLIAM POLERA, AR.

•(IO)

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ENCLOSURES:

+ 08

TO THE BUREAU:

Original and one copy of LHM characterizing

informants used in attached report.

APPROVED

COPIES MAD

PECIAL AGEN

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Bureau

(92-2791) (Eac. 2)

1

2

3

USA, TAMPA

Atlanta (92-135)

Miami (92-88)

(1 - USA, MIAMI, Attn:

BRIAN GETTINGS)

ICC

pt: - lampa (92-1)

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92-2781-1111

Dissomination Record of Attached Report

Notations

Agency

Request Recd.

Date Fwd.

How Fwd.

By

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TP 92-1

ADMINISTRATIVE:

Extended investigative period of 4-29-65, due

to desire to include results of investigation conducted

by an auxiliary office, which information was not available

at time of previous report.

On 11-15-65, MM 1027-C advised SA FRANCIS J.

DUFFIN that SID HANDWEILER had been talking to TRAFFICANTE

concerning a $300 debt that a friend of HANDWEILER owed

to TRAFFICANTE, and TRAFFICANTE wanted to know if HANDWEILER

was in on part of the deal. HANDWEILER denied to

TRAFFICANTE any involvement and TRAFFICANTE then allegedly

told HANDWEILER that TRAFFICANTE had an operation that was

taking over the Holiday Inn, Key West, Fla., and HANDWEILER

was broached as to his interest in taking over the gambling

operation, numbers,

horses, and sport bets which would be

operated out of the Holiday Inn Lounge.

Allegedly, according

to TRAFFICANTE, a brother of the Sheriff of Monroe County

was in for a piece of this deal. MM 1027-C further indicated

that HANDWEILER had asked the informant if the informant

wanted to accompany HANDWEILER to Key West to help operate

such a venture.

During June, 1965, Sgt. JACK DE LA LLANA,

Intelligence Unit, Tampa, Fla., PD, furnished information

indicating possibility of a connection between TRAFFICANTE

and one ALPHONSO MARZANO, who has further been identified

aS DON ALFONSO MARZANO, FBI # 488033. Information furnished

by DE LA LLANA indicated possibility that MARZANO,

TRAFFICANTE, and numerous other suspected La Cosa

Nostra (LCN),

members planned some type of assembly in Italy during

summer of 1965.

Investigation by the Miami Division has indicated

that MARZANO was contacted by Special Agents of the Miami

Office under the pretext of purchase of MARZANO's home on

7/2, 8, 29,/65, and no indication that either MARZANO or

TRAFFICANTE made any trip to Italy during summer 1965.

Information from records, Southern Bell Telephone

and Telegraph Co., Miami, Fla., was made

available by MABEL

HIBBS and from General Telephone Company of Fla., Tampa,

Fla., by ALTON M. BRYANT.

INFORMANTS:

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TP 92-1

Two different T symbols being used in the attached

report to cover the identity of TP 182-C-TE, as it is felt

that this would lessen the

possibility of the informant

being identified due to the extreme confidential nature of

the information furnished.

All informants Miami Division contacted by SA

PAUL A. SCRANTON and in Tampa Division, by SA JOHN A.

AMBLER, except where

otherwise noted.

TP T-1 is TP 120-C.

TP T-2 is Mrs. GEORGE HUBER, 528 NE 72nd St.,

Miami (By request).

TP T-3 is MM 1025-C.

TP T-4 is MM 836-C.

TP T-5 is Mr. ALBERT CHISLING, Executive Vice

President, Bank of Dade County, North Miami Beach, Fla.,

(By request).

TP T-6 is Mr. JOEL S. THWAITES, Attorney,

Federal Trade Commission, Atlanta, Ga., (By request),

contacted by SA JOHN P. GRANFIELD.

TP T-7. is JK 218-PC, contacted by SA CHARLES

M. BLALOCK.

TP T-8 is MM 606-C.

TP T-9 is MM 840-C.

TP T-10 is MM 984-C.

TP T-11 is MM 1003 - C-TE.

TP T-12 is MM 1091-PC.

TP T-13 is MM 635-S.

TP T-14 is PCI JAMES EMORY WIGH.

TP T-15 is TP 182-C-TE, contacted by SA JAMES

B. HAFLEY:

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TP 92-1

TP T-16 is PCI SAM CAGNINA, contacted by SA

JOHN R. BRETT.

TP T-17 is PCI RAYMOND LA PORTE.

TP T-18 is TP 41-C.

TP T-19 is TP 97-C.

TP T-20 is Mrs. HELEN POTTS, 518 NE 71st

St., (By Request), Miami, Fla.

TP T-21 is TP 182-C-TE.

LEADS:

ATLANTA DIVISION

AT ATLANTA, GEORGIA

Will, at Southern Bell, determine identity of

subscriber to telephone number 636-6497, who was called

7-10-65, from TRAFFICANTE's Tampa residence. Will there-

after conduct credit and criminal and if deemed appropriate,

interview this individual to determine degree of association

with subject.

MIAMI DIVISION

AT MIAMI, FLORIDA

(1) Will contact appropriate official,

Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co., and determine

identity of subscriber to 379-0272, called Sept. 7, 1965,

from the TRAFFICANTE Tampa residence and to telephone.

number 754-1748, who was called Aug., 2, Sept. 3, and

9,

from the Tampa residence.

(2) Will recontact MM 1025-C concerning his

having observed an individual whom he described as

TRAFFICANTE's daughter, driving a Buick Riviera, as

results of investigation have not previously indicated

that either daughter of TRAFFICANTE has a Buick Riviera.

Only known cars available to the TRAFFICANTE family are

two 1965 white Dodge Darts, a bluish green 1964 Chevelle,

and a blue 4-door 1966 Dodge.

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TP 92=1

On December 7, 1965, TP T-14 advised that although

he is not personally acquainted with SANTO TRAFFICANTE, he

is personally acquainted with all of TRAFFICANTE's brothers:

who reside in Tampa, Florida. He stated that in conversa-

tion from time to time with these brothers, he is certain

that SANTO controls gambling in an area extending from

Georgia to Miami, Florida. He stated

that TRAFFICANTE's brother, FRANK, had, on an occasion,

made a statement in the presence of TP T-14

indicating

that his brother, SANTO, did control such activities in

TP T-14 stated he feels that TRAFFICANTE'S

brother,

this areasall, actually controls the gambling operation

in Tampa in the absence of SANTO but that he is certain

that SAM and FRANK are active in such anoperation and

is of the opinion that TRAFFICANTE's brother, HENRY, has

a small separate operation which, of course, would to

some extent, show a return to SANTO.

TP T-14 stated that he knows that SANTO's brother,

FRANK, is employed as a solicitor for a Tallow Company

but that he is also certain that this is not the sole

means of income for TRAFFICANTE's brother.

TP T-14

stated that he knows that on an occasion in the past,

SANTO's brother, FRANK, made a trip to Jacksonville,

Florida, to visit with

a liquor store owner, who

operates Pony Liquors in Jacksonville, Florida. (JOHN

S. DE SALVO is the owner and operator of this establish-

ment and is known to be an associate of SANTO TRAFFICANTE)

On December' 16, 1965, TP T-15 advised that he

had recently learned that HARLAN ALEXANDER BLACKBURN

of Orlando, Florida, was acquainted with two Miami,

Florida hoodlum gamblers named LOU KLINE and HYME MARTIN.

TP T-15 stated he understood that KLINE was considered

the right hand man in the numbers business of Miami

hoodlum, MYER LANSKY, and that apparently MARTIN and

KLINE were reluctant

to understand why BLACKBURN was

apparently no longer associated with the SANTO TRAFFICANTE

operation.

TP. T-15 advised that apparently MARTIN and

KLINE are part of an operation that might back BLACKBURN

financially in his numbers business in the future but that

such backing would have to have the approval of SANTO

TRAFFICANTE, indicating to TP T-15 that even though

not directly a TRAFFICANTE operation, that TRAFFICANTE

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