Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: PG
To: HQ
Document date: 01/31/1962
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

5/12/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY:

FBI

RECORD NUMBER:

124-90104-10355

RECORD SERIES :

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 92-2940-331

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: PG

TO: HQ

TITLE :

DATE: 01/31/1962

'PAGES:

2

SUBJECTS :

SEBASTIAN JOHN LAROCCA

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS:

CURRENT STATUS:

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW :

07/31/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

TT

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

DATE: -11-14-2017

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGANON

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

COMMUNICATIONS SECTION

JAN 3 1 1962

417.

• Tolson

/ Belmont

Ar. Mohr

Mr.

Callahar

Eins

Mro

alone

Kosen-

Sullivan

Mr. Tavel

Mr. Trotter

Tele. Room

Mr. Ingram

Miss Gandy.

URGENT 1-31-62

4-41

PM

DCY

TO

DIRECTOR, FBI 192-2940/

FROM, SAC, PITTSBURGH / 92-GRACKETEERING

SEBASTIAN JOHN

'LA ROCCA, AKA., AR. DAILY TELETYPE SUMMARY.

TOP ECHELÓN INFORMANT CLOSE TO LA ROCCA ADVISES BIG

DIFFERENCE IN ORGANIZATION OF FORMER YEARS AND ORGANIZATION

OR SYNDICATE TODAY IS THAT LOCALITIES ARE SPLIT OR DIVIDED

INSTEAD OF HAVING ONE MAN IN CONTROL OF A LARGE AREA. HE

SEES PITISBURGH AS DIVIDED AMONG MANNARINO BROTHERS, LA ROCCA

AND MIKE GENOVESE PRIMARILY AND STATES THAT EITHER LA ROCCA

OR SAM MANNARINO IS THE INDIVIDUAL MAKING THE BIG DECISIONS

IN HIS OPINION. HE STATES AGE AND LENGTH OF MEMBERSHIP IN

SYNDICATE: ARE CONTROLLING FACTORS AND CITED TWO INSTANCES

WHERE LA ROCCA HAD INTERVENED SUCCESFULLY FOR HIM AGAINST

GABRIEL MANNARINO. ON ONE OCCASION GABRIEL WALKED INTO HIS

OFFICE AND ANNOUNCED THAT HE WAS NOW

A PARINER

REC- 24

ROUUFORLANT

IMMEDIATELY CONTAÇTED LA ROCCA AND WAS TOLD'NOT TO GIVE MATTER,

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ANOTHER THOUGHT. HE RECALLED ANOTHER OCCASION WHERE

MONEY WAS OWED TO HIM BY GABRIEL MANNARINO AND AFTER NUMEROUS

ATTEMPIS TO COLLECT THIS GAMBLING DEBT, LA ROCCA PAID HIM

AND ADVISED HIM THAT HE WOULD COLLECT PERSONALLY FROM

GABRIEL. LA ROCCA REMAINS AT MERCY HOSPITAL AND SURGERY HAS

BEEN TERMED SUCCESSFUL BY PHYSICIAN. SUBJECT SHOULD BE

CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS •

END AND ACK PLS

WA

4-45 PM OK FBI WA MLI

TU DISC V

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