Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, WMFO
Document date: 01/16/1992
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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DATE: 11-14-2017

Identification Form

ANILIAL

Agency Information

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

RECORD SERIES :

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

FBI

124-10151-10234

HQ

62-109060-8288

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FROM:

TO :

TITLE:

FBI

SAC, WMFO

DATE: 01/16/1992

'PAGES:

6

SUBJECTS :

JFK, SUSPECT, HOFFA, LCA, BOSSES

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Secret

• RESTRICTIONS: 1B

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 09/24/1997

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS: DATE IST PARAGRAPH

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FD-36 (Rev. 8-29-85)"

FBI

TRANSMIT VIA:

Teletype

Facsimile

AIRTEL

PRECEDENCE:

• Immediate

Priority

Routine

CLASSIFICATION:

• TOP SECRET

SECRET

CONFIDENTIAL

UNCLAS EFT O

UNCLAS

CONFENTIAlate 1/22/92

TO

: DIRECTOR, FBI (ATTN: VIOLENT CRIMES SECTION, CID)

FROM

: SAC, Washington Field Office (DI 89A-43) (RUC) 5170 HBB/KS

SUBJECT: ASSASS NATE CE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY, "- 8-36-9355K

DALLAS, TEXAS,

11/22/63

9803 RDD/KSK

Jansen Ag

(00: DALLAS)

Re WMFO telcalls to Violent Crimes Unit, FBIHQ,

1/17/92 and FBI, Dallas, 1/21/92.

Enclosed for FBIHQ, Dallas and New York are two

copies each of a self-explanatory insert documenting

information from a high level New York source concerning

captioned matter.

For information of FBIHQ and Dallas, New York FCI

ource providing the attached information is

'former WMFO Top

chelonsource

This source has provided reliable and very

sensitive high

• level information in both criminal and FCI

matters for many years: 54) 40-050

For clarification,

attached information is being

provided by WMFO as WMFO SA WILLIAM M. MACKEY Is the original

source case agent who now is a designated an alternate source

contact agentS SA MACKEY is responsible for disseminating any

criminal information developed by source regarding

criminal

activities outside the New York Metropolitan area.

ALE TNFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

EXUERE

MY BRE SHOWN

OTHERWISE

2-Bureau (Enc. 2)

2-Dallas (Enc.

2)

2-New York (Attn: SA Dave Cavanaugh, Squad I-6)

2-WMFO (Enc. 2)

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CLASSIFED BY 5648-142 Ride

Declassity on: 090N

BEACON.

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DECLASSIFY ON: X.

STFR

Approved:

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(Number)

(Time)

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DI 89A-43

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New York is being provided information copies for

inclusion in source file only.

The attached is provided for haIl action deemed

appropriate.

Leads are being left to the discretion of

Dallas.

Since no leads are outstanding, WMFO is placing

this matter in RUC status.

ADMINISTRATIVE:

SIX (2856-04](8) 5)

Source providing the attached information is

WARNING: INFORMATION FROMYNY 7856-OA IS HIGHLY SINGULAR IN &

NATURE AND DISCLOSURES COULD REVEAL SOURCE'S IDENTITY. SOURCE

IS A HIGH LEVEL INFORMANT (CRITICAL TO MAJOR FCI AND CRIMINAL

INVESTIGATIONS WHOSE IDENTITY, IF REVEALED, WILL POSITIVELY

LEAD TO PHYSICAL DANGER TO SOURCE AND SOURCE'S FAMILY.

WARNING: DISSEMINATION OF THIS INFORMATION TOCUNITED STATES CSJ

DEPARTMENT OF STATE VIA CHANNELS THAT WOULD BRING INFORMATION

TO THE ATTENTION OF INR EMPLOYEE JESSE CLEAR MAY CREATE

SECURITY PROBLEMS FOR SOURCE. CO

WHEN STATEMENT TO CRADED TOO

5)

ANY DISSEMINATION:

INFORMATION ON THIS DOCUMENT SHOULD NOT BE PROVIDED TO ANY

OTHER AGENCY WITHOUT PRIOR BUREAU APPROVAL.

WARNING: STATEMENT TO BE ADDED TO ANY DISSEMINATION:

INFORMATION ON THIS DOCUMENT SHOULD NOT BE PROVIDED TO THE

UNTIED STATES INTORMATIO AGENCY CUSTAY (O14)

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ALL INFORMATION CONTAINEL

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

EXCEFT WHERE SHOWN

OTHERWISE

8/n/92

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The following information was telephonically provided

bYNNY 7856-04; to Special Agent WILLIAM M. MACKEY, Federal Bureau

of Investigation (FBI), Washington Metropolitan Field Officefon

1/16-17/92:

Source learned Tampa, Florida, attorney FRANK RAGANO

(phonetic) would be appearing on the ABC News show "PRIME TIME

LIVE" on 1/16/92 claiming to have information that former

TEAMSTERS President JIMMY HOFFA instructed La Cosa Nostra (LCN)

bosses to kill President JOHN F. KENNEDY in 1963. Based upon

source's past relationship with

both HOFFA and RAGANO, source

categorized RAGANO's claims as "lies". (oU)

Source advised source's relationship with HOFFA began

in the late 1950s while HOFFA was a Vice President of the

TEAMSTERS. Source's relationship with HOFFA lasted until HOFFA's

disappearance. Source described the relationship between source

and HOFFA as "close" hoting that source was one of HOFFA's few

associates who could meet with or call HOFFA at any time without

Source stated HOFFA offered source a position as

one of HOFFA'

paline 5)

trusted assistants which source respectfully

In regard to RAGANO, spurce recalled attending only

three or four meetings with HOFFA and others in the early 1960s

which were also attended by RAGANg(Although source has not had

contact with RAGANO for many years, source recalled RAGANO (like

most people attempting to contact HOFFA) was required to make an

appointment to see HOFFA in the early 1960s. Source was not aware

if RAGANO'S status with HOFFA changed in later years. 88)

Source identified attorneys close to HOFFA as EDDIE

SHAFITZ (phonetic), a partner of the late EDWARD BENNETT WILLIAMS

in Washington, D.C. and an attorney (name not recalled) who was a

close associate of the BUFFALINO ICN family. Source did not

consider RAGANO an attorney "close" to HOFFAU)

Source advised HOFFA was very close

To. LCN bOSS SANTOS

TRAFFICANTE and other ICN members. Source said HOFFA was capable

of ordering a contract "hit".

Source advised HOFFA was always

"doing favors" for high level LCN members and, if HOFFA requested

a contract "hit", the "hit" probably would have been done by the

ICN for free.

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"identified JOSEPH CONNO (phonetic) as a current

TEAMSTERS official in New York City.

Source described CONNO as

one of HOFFA's close assistants in the 1960s who may have

knowledge of HOFFA's activities prior to the assassination of

PRESIDENT KENNEDY.

CORT

Based upon sources

-relationships with past ICN bosses,

source commented that if RAGANO's claims about an ICN contract

against PRESIDENT KENNEDY were true, RAGANO would have been

killed by the ICN years ago. Based on RAGANO's claims that HOFFA,

through RAGANO, requested TRAFFICANTE to arrange for the murder

Of PRESIDENT KENNEDY, RAGANO should have been killed shortly

after PRESIDENT KENNEDY'S assassination. This would have been

done to prevent RAGANO from identifying either HOFFA or

TRAFFICANTE as orchestrating the "hit".

ADMINISTRATIVE:

(5)

WARNING: INFORMATION FROM)NY

Z856-OATIS HIGHLY SINGULAR IN NATURE A

AND DISCLOSURES COULD REVEAL SOURCE'S IDENTITY. SOURCE IS A HIGI

EVEL INFORMANT (CRITICAL TO MAJOR FCI AND CRIMINAI

INVESTIGATIONS SWHOSE IDENTITY, IF REVEALED, WILL POSITIVELY LEAD

TO PHYSICAL DANGER TO SOURCE AND SOURCE'S FAMILY. (A)

WARNING: DISSEMINATION OF THIS INFORMATION TO UNITED STATES (S)

DEPARTMENT OF STATE VIA CHANNELS THAT WOULD BRING INFORMATION TO

THE ATTENTION OF INR EMPLOYEE JESSE CLEAR MAY CREATE SECURITY

PROBLEMS FOR SOURCE. (S

WARNING: STATEMENT TO BE ADDED TO ANY DISSEMINATION: INFORMATION

ON THIS DOCUMENT SHOULD NOT BE PROVIDED TO ANY OTHER AGENCY

WITHOUT PRIOR BUREAU APPROVAL.

WARNING: STATEMENT TO BE ADDED TO ANY DISSEMINATION:

INFORMATION ON THIS DOCUMENT SHOULD NOT BE PROVIDED TO THE UNITED

STATES INFORNATION AGENCY (USIA) (EXU

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