Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, MM
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 02/28/1962
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:

4/28/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY:

RECORD NUMBER :

RECORD SERIES :

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

FBI

124-10197-10154

HQ

62-9-29-478, 479, 480

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

SAC, MM

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 02/28/1962

PAGES:

7

SUBJECTS:

•CIP, DIOGUARDI, FRANK, NEG, INFORMANTS

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Secret

RESTRICTIONS: 1C; 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 12/20/1994

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

INC LHM, 3 MEMO

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FRIEDSON (United States citizen)

Address: 415 Son. 30th Rd.

Miami.

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Information has been received from our Jamaica office that

FRIEDSON has paid several visits to Nassau and it is suspected there

that he is connected with an American gambling syndicate and may

be trying to "salt away" illicitly obtained money in the Bahamas. 1: 1 :.

He is reported to have said that he represents the "HUGHES SINDICATE"•

Please inform us if this individual has previously come to

adverse notice.

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Mr. McAndrews

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Our office in Jamaica has relayed to us information about

GUARDIA which they had received from the Police in Nassau, Bahamas,

and which may be of some interest to you.

According to source, GUARDIA, who is thought to live in Florida,

paid several visits to Nassau prior to September, 1961 and entered

into negotiations to invest up to 100 million in housing projects

He said the money was accumulated union welrare runds.

American who saw him in Nassau described him as "Jimmy HOFFA's

right hand man".

He promised to return to Nassau and complete

the deal but nothing fi

‹ has been heard of him. The local

businessman with whou

cheques totalling $1,500 which were subsequently rejected.

GUARDIA is stated

have a brother who is said to be a

notorious crook.

If James Dio GUARDIA has previously come to your adverse

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JAMES DIO GUARDI

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With reference to memorandüm 8/2326 dated February l

196%, captioned as above, the following information is set forth:C,

The records of the Miami Police Department, Miami

Beach POlice Department, Dade County Sheriff's Office, Miami

Credit Bureau, and Dade County Municipal Court, all in the

Greater Miami, Florida, area, were checked on February 26, 1962,

and no information concerning James Dio Guardi was located.

The voting registration lists of Dade County, the

records of the Recorder of Deeds office, Dade County, pertain-

ing to mortgages on real and personal property, liens and

deeds, were checked on February 21, 1962, and no information

was located as to James Dio Guardi.

The Florida Automobile Drivers License office, at

Miami, Florida, on February 26, 1962, contained no information

regarding this individual.

On February 21, 1962, the City of Miani and Suburban

Directories for 1960 and 1961, as well as the Greater Miami,

Florida Telephone Directory of September, 1961, did not contain

The Suburban Directory reflects the name of Frank

Dioguardi, but sources

close to this individual state, to their

knowleage, and Iron inquiries made, there was no indication he

had been in Nassau.

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DIRECTOR, FBI

SAC, MIAMI (92-819) (RUC)

JAMESAN

DIO GUARDIA

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INFORMATION CONCERNING

CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM

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2715/62.

Enclosed herewith is a letterhead memorandum

relative to the above-captioned individual, who is negative

in the files of the Miami Office.

Miami files, as to FRANK DIOGUARDI, aka; AR, fail

to reflect he had been to Nassau and informants recently

contacted, who are close to FRANK DIOGUARDI, state, to their

knowledge,

FRANK DIOGUARDI had not been to Nassau and their

that he had been there.

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