Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: TALBURTT, ORVILLE R.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 05/28/1963
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

5/14/201

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-10284-10268

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 92-6054-258

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: TALBURTT, ORVILLE R.

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

, DATE:

PAGES:

SUBJECTS:

05/28/1963

13

LCN, TROPIANO, RALPH WHITEY, SUSP, MURDER, RACK

ACT, GAMBLING, MISUR

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 05/22/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS:

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F2-283 (Rer. 2-1-58)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

REPORTING OFFICE

NEW HAVEN

TITLE OF CASE

LA CAUSA NOSTRA

NEW HAVEN VISION

OFFICE OF ORIGIN

NEW YORK

DATE

INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD

5/28/63

12/31/62 - 5/24/63

REPORT MADE BY

SA ORVILLE R. TALBURTT

CHARACTER OF CASE

TYPED BY

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AR - CONSPIRACY

REFERENCE

New York "tel to Bureau dated 5/1/63.

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ENCLOSURES 1O DUR.: - 2

Two copies of lett.: lead memordun concerning characterizations

of informants.

ENCLOSURE: : NEW YORK = 2

To copies a toad as aria scrole care suri pid

of inforrants.

APPROVED

SPECIAL

AGENT

IN CHARGE

COPIES MADE:

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(92-6054) LeRE. 25

New York

(92-2334)

(enc. 2)

5

• New Haven

(2-92-282)

(1-92-67)

(1-92-196)

(1-92=156)

COPIES DESTROTEn

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12 MAY 31 1963

EX.120

NOTATIONS

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NH 92-282

ANHIN ISTRATIVE

In connection with RAIN TROPIANO the Bureau has authorized

& survey to be conducted in connection with the installa

tion of a highly confidatial source and it is expected

that

this matter will materialive effectively within the next

thirty days.

INFORMANTS

NH T-1 IS NH 420-C.

NH T-2 IS DetectiveJAMES KINGSTON, State's Attorney's office,

New

Haven, Connectiout.

NA T-3 IS NY 3864-C-TE.

N To is Miami source 802-C*.

NE T-S IS PCI ANTHONY TESTO, New Haven DivisiOn.

NH T-6 IS NH 413-C*.

LEADS

HAVEN

At New Haver,

пшені мін-я

Connecticut

No specific investigation leads

are being set out in this

report.at this

time;

however, it is noted that individual

investigative files

are maintained for TropIano,

PICCOLO

and SABIA and their activities are reported in the individual

files Any information developed in connection with their

activity or activities

or other individuals which would

relate

to La Cause

Nostra will be furnished

to the Bureau

and

to the New York Office.

B*

COVER

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NH 92-282

On June 29, 1962, NH T-A reported that the name FRANK

PICCOLO, 220 East 23rd Street, with telephone number

MU 9-0160, was found among the personal effects of CARLO

GAMBINO in that his name was

found on a business card for

the Consolidated Reserach and Manufacturing Corporation,

1181 Chapel street, New Haven, Connecticut, MARVIN BOIWICK,

President.

It is known and it has been reported to the Bureau and

New York that PICCOLO has admitted to two agents of the

New Haven Division that he was

associated in business with

the Consolidated Research and Manufacturing Corporation,

which at one time had offices both in New York and in New

Haven, as a salesman.

PICCOLO further advised that his

office in New York City with the Consolidated Research

Corporation was located at 220 East 23rd Street.

It is known through interviews with MARVIN BOTWICK, former

that

BOrwICK had personal relations with PICCOLO and strongly

indicated that PICCOLO had offered the Consolidated Research

Corporation financial assistance.

On December 21,

1962,

Special Agent WINTHROP A. YOUNG of

New Haven contacted NH T-5 In Bridgeport, Connecticut, who

furnished the following information:

Recently ANGELO CULMO, allegedly the "head man" of the

rackets in Ansonia, Connecticut, died and there was con-

sternation as to who weuld replace him.

On December 22,

1962,

the Son of ANGELO CULMO and NICHOLAS PATTI, alsO

from

the Ansonia, Connecticut, area, came to the

informant's

place of business

along with FRANK PICCOLO.

Several tele-

phone calls were made from informant's teephone by PICCOLO

who remarked to the informant that he was straightening out

the ansonia situation, as to who should have control.

In-

formant believed the

calls were to New York.

It was determined that only two toll calls to New York

City were made on December 20, 1962, from informant's

phone and both were to New York, Number 212 - RE 7-1588.

The New York Office determined that RE 7-1588 is listed to

the arcuri Liquor store, 302 East 78th street, New York

City goth street, New York City.

and the owner of this store Is JOSEPH ARCURI, 311

7.

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