Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: NY
To: HQ
Document date: 11/30/1961
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:

6/15/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY:

RECORD NUMBER :

RECORD SERIES :

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

FBI

124-10347-10067

HQ

CR 162-771-1

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FROM:

TO :

TITLE:

FBI

NY

HQ

DATE: 11/30/1961

PAGES:

13

SUBJECTS:

JAMES PLUMERI

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 08/31/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS: RPT

N9.1

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

Bopart Porm :

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Reporting Offico

NEW YORK

ffico at Origin

NEW YORK

TITLE OF CASE

FRANK BONGIORNO aka

Prankid Brown

Dato

Investigative Period

11/30/61

11/2 - 28/61

Report made by

RICHARD W. HEAD

CHARACTER OF CASE

IGA

Typed By:

tom

serrack

Budd

REFERENCE

NY letter to Bureau, 9/28/61, captioned "CRIMINAL

INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM - EXPANDED COVERAGE"

-P.

ADMINISTRATIVE

Investigation Instituted 12/11/59, by the NYO since

the subject was characterized as a known hoodlum in the NY

area.

A memo dated 3/31/60, at NY, closed the case on the

subject,

add a review of the available information did not

indicate that the subject was of Top Hoodlum statube and that

he was primarily Interested in gambling, particularly in crap

games, card games and bookmaking.

per a goal

Approved

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

NY 162-208

ADMINISTRATIVE (CONT ' D)

The files of the NYO reflect that the subject has

been described by informants as a big time operator and one

of the controlling individuals in the floating crap games in

NYC. The subject is also reported to be a big shylock and

has been named as an important member of the so-called

"Mafia"

INFORMANTS

DEA

FBVJFK TASK FONCE

7322

Identity of Source

NY T-1

CIB, NYCPD

NY T-2

JOSEPH AMATO

Supervisor, Federal •

Bureau of Narcotics,

NYC

NY T-3

NY 204-C

Contacted By

SA DAVID G. JENKINS

on 3/5/60

SA JAMES P. FLYNN

on 12/11/57

10/28 kackus

RELEASE IN FULL

RELEASE IN PART

TOTAL DENIAL

NY T-4

NY 169-C

NY I-5

Lt. WALTER CASEY

NYCPD

NY T-6

NY 2099-C

NY I-7

NY 2151-C

SA PAUL G. DURKIN

on 1/7/60, 3/13/56

SA JAMES J. TUBRIDY

on 8/20/54

SA WILLIAM D. HOSKINS

on 1/4/60

SA LEON C. KEIMER on

12/29/55

SA L: DAVID WALTERS, JR.

on 11/28/6:

SA WARREN J. DONOVAN

on 3/8/61

COVER PAGE

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

NY 162-208

INFORMANTS (CONT'D)

Careful consideration has been given to each source

concealed and T symbols were utilized in the report in those

instances where the identities of the sources must be concealed.

LEADS

NEWARK

At Trenton, New Jersey

1. Will obtain current information concerning FRANK

BONGIORNO, 135 Audubon Road, Teaneck, NJ, from motor vehicle

records.

. Will obtain two month toll call record foi

subject's

current telephone number in order to ascertai

subject's

current contacts.

3. Will contact logical informants in the Newark

area in an effort to determine subject's current activities.

NEW YORK

At New York, New York

1. Will maintain contact with logical informants

who can furnish additional information regarding subject's

current activities.

subject's gambllne operations to detemine il he is involved

Will continue to develop information regarding

in ary interstate activities.

Will contact NY 1894-C who is familiar with

past one and one half months and has only recently returned

to the NYC area.

COVER PAGE

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