Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: AMBLER, JOHN A.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 02/28/1969
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Date:

6/15/201

Agency Information

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

RECORD SERIES :

FBI

124-10213-10206

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 92-2781-1329

Document Information

ORIGINATOR :

FBI

FROM: AMBLER, JOHN A.

TO :

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 02/28/1969

PAGES:

21

SUBJECTS :

LST, ASSOC AND REL, PRESENCE IN TP, TELEPHONIC

CONTACTS

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 11/04/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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FD-26% (Rev. 12-19-67)

• FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVEATIGATION

REPORTING OFFICE

OFFICE OF ORIGIN

TAMPA

MIAMI

TITLE OF CASE

SANTO

TRAFFICANTE, JR.,

aka

DATE

INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD

2/28/69

REPORT MADE BY

SA JOHN A. AMBLER

CHARAETER OF CASE

12/25/68-2/19/69

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TYPED BY

bjm

REFERENCES:

Report of SA JOHN A. AMBLER, Tampa,

dated 1/8/69,

Jacksonville letter to Tampa, dated 2/7/69.

ADMINISTRATIVE:

CON VIC.

AUTO.

On 2/3/69 TP 120-C advised SA AMBLER that during

the week of 1/20-24/69, there had been a sum of money, amouting

to approximately $4,000.00, mostly in fairly new appearing

$100 bills at the TRAFFICANTE, Tampa, Florida residence.

Source stated that the money was in a wallet' and described:

the wallet as being of the type used by truck drivers, that

is a large flat type wallet with a buckled-over flap.

On 2/6/69 TP 349-C-TE, advised SA PATRICK T.

LAFFEY that he had been present at a brief conversation

which occurred 1L24/6$ between FRANK DIECIDUE and the

ACCOMPLISHMENTS CLAIMED

SEE NONE

ACQUIT-

CASE HAS BEEN:

FUG.

FINES

SAVINGS

RECOVERIES

TALS

PENDING OVER ONE YEAR DYES ENO

PENDING PROSECUTION

OVER SIX MONTHS

DYES INO

APPROVED

COPIÉS MADE:

07S/pw

SPECIAL AGENT

IN CHARGE

Bureau

(92-2781)

- USA, Tampa

3 - Miami

..(92-88)

(1 -

USA,

Miami,

Attn: WILLIAM

EARLE, Dept. Atty.).

3 - Tampa (92-1) -

DO NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW

92-2781-1327

REC-23

•120 MAR 3 1969

EX-i

1537

Dissemination Record of Artached Report

Notations

Agency

Request Recd.

Date Fwd.

How Fwd.

By.

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Organisad Grime and Rackeltering

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TP 92-1

widow of PRIMO LAZZARA.

During the conversation, Mrs

LAZZARA related to DIECIDUE how she had been entertained

while in New Orleans by the MARCELLOs and how the MARCELLOS

had paid all of her bills:

Source stated that DIECIDUE

was curious as to whether the MARCELLOS plan to visit

Tama and was advised that the MARCELLOS had no plans to

come to Tampa and that they had given depositions in New

York in a civil suit invölving FRANK RAGANO and Time Magazine.

Dùe

to the sensitive nature of the two sources,

extreme care should be taken in any dissemination of the

information furnished.

on 2/5/69 TP 402-C advised that ALICE LAZZARA,

widow of PRIMO LAZZARA, returned to Tampa on 1/19/69 from

having visited JOE: MARCELLO in New Orleans and claimed that

while in New Orleans, the MARCELLOs were very curious

as. to whether

anyone, was helping her financially and indicated

had spoken with SANTO TRAFFICANTE, JR., who claims to

the MARCELLOs that he is/in a position to help anyone

financially at this time as his manzzlegal expenses are

keeping him broke.

New Orleans has advised that during the first week

of February, information was developed that TRAFFICANTE's,

attorney FRANK 'RAGANO met with MARCELLO at the Elmwood

Plantation on 1/30/69 with the purpose of the meeting

believed to concerning investments in a race track in

Florida:

It is noted that RAGAND was physically observed

in

the company of SANTO TRAFFICANTE in Tampa by SAs LAFFEY

and AMBLER until as late as approximately 6:00 PM on the

evening of-1/29/69•

New Orleans has further advised that

on 2/3/69 FRANK RAGANO was believed to be in New Orleans

to mest with MARCELLO and subsequently that RAGANO departed

New Orleans 2/6/69 and

that MELVIN BELLI, a prominent

West Coast attorney had been with RAGANO. : It is again

noted that RAGAN was physically observed by SA AMBLER

along with BELLI approximately 10:00 AM, 2/3/69, U.S:

District Court,

Tampa, Florida.

Information from records of the General Telephone

Company of Florida was made

available by

Mr. HOWARD K.

RUTHERFORD, Security Department, General Telephone Company

of Florida.

INFORMANTS

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- TP 92-1

Identi ty

TP

1-1

TP

is

TP. 41 -C-TE

•: T-2

is. TP 97-C

TP

T-3

is: TP

120-C

TP: T-4

is

TP.

303-PC

T-5

is

TP.

377-C

TP

T-6 is TP

287-C

TP.

T-7

is

TP

350 -C

TP.T-8 is

TP: 351 - C

TP T-9 is

TP: 107-PC

TP T-10 is Mr. GENE MASON,

=.

Security Department,:

General Telephone Company

of Florida (By request)

TP T-II is: TP 302-PC

TP. T-12 is JK 110-PC

TP T-13

is JK 221-C-TE

TP T-14 is former. PCI

ART PERLA

TP T-15 is

TP: 434-C

TP T-16 1s NY 6436-C-TE

TP T-17 is TP

209 -C

TP T-18 is TP 134-C-TE

LEADS:

Location

137-142-455, 457;

137-360-266, 267;

137-460 -315,318,321,322;

137-1563-41,42;

137-1776151,40;

137-1389-217;

137-1386-55

137-1434-50

137-608÷40

Instant report

137÷1516-69

92-1-4646

92-1-4646

137-903-61

137-2009-17

NY 137-14279

137-1041-120

137-753-236

TAMPA DIVISION

AT LAKELAND, FLORIDA

Will at Lakeland General Hospital, contact appropriate

official and thereafter review all available records concerning

JOSEPHINE TRAFFICANTE'S recent confinement including details

as to amount of money paid and manner in which paid.

AT ORLANDO, FLORIDA

Will contact state Attorney ROBERT EAGAN for

vis to mate mato see erning alleged recent

2. Will contact FBLE for same purpose.

AT. TAMPA, FLORIDA

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