Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: FLYNN, JAMES P.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 01/31/1963
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

*Agency Information

Date:

5/14/201

AGENCY:

RECORD NUMBER :

FBI

124-10211-10300

RECORD SERIES:

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER : 92-6054-197

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FROM:

FBI

FLYNN, JAMES P.

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE: 01/31/1963

• PAGES:

220

SUBJECTS :

LCN, COMMISSION, SM, ASSOC, OC, BKG, CRIMINAL ACT

DOCUMENT TYPE :

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION:

Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS :

4

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW:

05/22/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS: RPT; TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGES 1C-1G, INDEX PAGES i-XXVII

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F.J-263 (504-5-1-59)

REPORTING OFFICE

NEW YORK

TITLE OF CASE

CHANGED

LA CAUSA NOSTRA

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

OFFICE OF ORIGIN

NEW YORK

DATE

1/31/63

REPORT MADE BY

JAMES P. FLYNN

CHARACTER OF CASE?

INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD

7/1/52-1/31/63

ANTI-RACKETEERING-CONSPIRACY

TYPED B

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REFERENCE:

The title of this matter has been marized

"Changed" to reflect the Bureau's instruction to

caption this matter "IA CAUSA NOSTRA, AR-CONSPIRACY"

rather than

"THE CRITINAL 'CONMISION', ETAL, AR-CONSPIRACY."

Dureal airtel to New Tork,

1/16/65.

Sureau letter to New York,

1/3/63.

-P-

V.

Iwo. (2) copies. of letterhead memorancum

reflecting characterizatio of ormants:

AppRoveR

COPIES MADE:

SPECIAL AGENT

IN CHARGE

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Notations

Agency.

Request Recd.

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NY 92-2300

ReFulet 1/8/63, it is to be noted that

inforration requested has been

obtained from JOSEPH

VALACHI,: MY 3864-PC, and NY 3461-C-TE, and is set forth

in this

report under NY T-1, 3,

and 4.

Information was obtained from NY 3586-C-TE or NY 3341-C-TE

as neither had information of a personal experience to

furnish.

It is noted that NY I-12 is set forth as

a witness to a portion of a ceremony.

COVER PAGE

-D-

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NY 92-2300

NY T-1

NY T-2

NY T-3

NY 1-4

NY T-5

NY T-6

NY T-7

NY I-8

NY T-9

NY I-10

NY T-11

NY T-12

NY T-13

NY I-14

NY. T-15

NY I-16

NY T-17

NY T-18

NY T-19

NY T-20

:."..

INFORMANTS

JOSEPH VALACHI (protect)

PH 599-PC

NY 3864-C-TE

NY 3461-C-TE

PH 623-C*

PH 591-0*

SF 2550-C-TE

NK 2251-C*

CG 6343-C*

NY 3123-C*

DE 906-c*x

PCI LAWRENCE H. FERRINI

Federal Bureau of Narcotics

PG 640-C-TE

BU 82-C*

DE 868-C-TE

DE 889-C-TE

DE 878-C-TE

PCI GEORGE CARDARELLI

SL 1249-C*

COVER PAGE

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ON

3/24/22 des

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NY 92-2300

_ NY T-21

NY T-22

NY T-23

NY T-24

NY T-25

NY T-26

NY T-27

NY I-28

SF 2354-C

BS 812-C

BS 837-C*

former PCI DOMENICK C. CIAMBELLI

BS 652-C

IV 90-C*

CG 6568-0*

MM 845-C*

COVER PAGE

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NY 92-2300

LEADS CONT'D:

LOUISVILLE DIVISION

Same as Little Rock.

MIAMI DIVISION

Same as Boston.

MINNEAPOLIS DIVISION

Will continue efforts to determine existence of an

organized criminal element in that area.

NEWARK DIVISION

LAWRENCE A. FERRINI, (NY T-12, this report),

inmate of Weathersfield State Prison near Hartiora,

Connecticut, wrote to LAWRENCE A. WHIPPLE, Hudson

County Prosecutor in December, 1959, with copies

to GUY CALISSI, Bergen County

Prosecutor, Hackensack,

New Jersey, and FRANK SILVER, Kings County District

Attorney, Brooklyn, NY, setting forth his information.

Will locate and interview FERRINI for additional

information of pertinence to this matter.

Will continue efforts to determine identities

of membership as well

as to which of six

"families"

they answer to.

NEW HAVEN DIVISION

Will attempt to determine whether a "family"

COVER PAGE

-K-

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NY 92-2300

He stated that there was definitely an organization

among the Italians and although they used him on occasions, he

never was accepted as a member because of his drinking habits

and the fact that he was continually getting into trouble.

He stated the old group was under PHIL BUCCOLA and consisted

Of JOSEPH LOMBARDI; JOSEPH BRUNO (deceased); FRANK CUCCHIARA;

MICHASE ROCCO; HENRY SELVITELLA, alsoknown as Henry Noyes;

BIG BOZO CORTESE (deceased); ANTHONY SANTANIELLO (deceased);

and an old individual named PEPINO who was connected with the

American Finance Company located on Hanover Street, Boston,

Massachusetts.

When BUCCOLA left Boston and took up residence

in Italy, RAYMOND L. S. PATRIARCA became the boss of Rhode

Island, Massachusetts, Maine and New Hampshire. He was also

considered to be the boss of the Hartford area in the State of

Connecticut.

According to NY I-23, the following are members of the

PATRIARCA grOUp:

Providence, Rhode Island

HENRY TAMELEO

JOHN NAZARIAN (deceased)

LOUIE TAGLIANETTI, also known as "Louie the Fox"

FRANK, MORELLI, also known as

"Butsy"

Boston, Massachusetts

JOSEPH LOMBARDI

(FNU) PEPINO

FRANK CUCCHIARA

JOSEPH ANSELMO,

also known as Joe Burns

LEO SANTANIELLO

NICK GISO

LAWRENCE ZANNINO, also known as Larry Baione

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