Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, DE
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 10/24/1967
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-10293-10315

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

92-6054-2166

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: SAC, DE

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE:

'PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

10/24/1967

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LCN, MEMBERS, CRIMINAL ACT, ASSOC, GANGS

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW :

07/10/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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

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FP-3G (Ber, 5022-04)

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Transmit the following in

Via

AIRTEL

FBI.

Date:

10/24/51

(Type in plaintext or code)

(Priority)

FROM:

SUBJECT:

DIRECTOR, FBI (92-6054)

SAC, DETROIT (92-914)

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COSA NOSTRA

AR - CONSPIRACY

Re san Diego airtel, dated 10/18/6%,

intormation furnished by SD 1064-C-TE on 10/12/67.

which sots foreple

It is noted that a number of individuals identified

by the informant on pages 8, 9, and 1l of referenced San

Diego airtel as being members of the Detroit family of La

Cosa Nostra (LCN) have not previously been mentioned by the

informant.

It is requested that the informant be questioned

concerning the extent of his knowledge of each of these

findividuals including:

1. His reason for identifying them as being members

of LCN (in this regard, informant should also be questioned

concerning his reason for identifying certain individuals as

not being members of LCN).

2.

The extent of his knowledge concerning their

LCN activities.

EX-113

Bureau (REGISTERED)

(1 - 137-9187)

3 -

San' Diego (REGISTERED)

(2 - 92-229)

(1 - 137-1088)

2 - Detroit

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OCT 2 i 1967

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DE 92-914

3.

Their associates within the Detroit family

and the relationship of these individuals to each other

(in this regard, informant should be requested to

comment on LCN members in Michigan, oüher than Detroit,.

as well

as in other paris of the U. S.)

In this regard from previous correspondence of

the San Diego Office, it appears that SD 1064-C-TE is

most closely acquainted with the Priziola Group of the

Detroit LCN family.

He should be requested to comment

on the relationships and inter-relationships of any other

groups with which he may be acquainted.

4.

Any information which he may be able to

relate concerning any of these individuals which might

lead to possible prosecution.

With reference to FAT TONY RUGGIRELLO and

BIG LOUIS RUGGIRELLO, it is generally agreed that FAT TONY

is the sharpest of the four RUGGIRELLO brothers. BIG

LOUIE is, however, the

one most oiten referred to as being

actively

engaged in the numbers racket in Detroit. At

the time that the RUGGIRELLO brothers operated a bowling

alley, all four were connected with the bowling alley, and

JOSEPH, the oldest brother, and TODD, the youngest brother,

were the two most actively engaged in

this operation.

name of the alleys was known as the palm Beach Gardens.

father of the RUGGIRELLD brothers was reportedly a member

of ICN and is known to have been close to JOSEPH ZERILLI,

boss of the Detroit family.

With reference to the individuals on page 10

concerning whom the informant could furnish no information,

it is noted that ROUGH MANUEL BADALAMENTI lives in Monroe,

Michigan, and is a part of the old "Down River Gang"

, which

engaged in bootlegging on a large scale during

the

prohibition era.

He was close

to JOE

"'ONE EYE" TOCCO and

WYANDOTTE JIM PALAZZOLA, both deceased, who ran the Down

River Gangs.

JDE BARBARA,

JR., is the son of the JOE BARBARA

who was host at the notorious Apalachian Meeting

in New

York in

1957.

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DE 92-914

TONY D'ANNA and SAM PERRONE are both old-

time Detroit mobsters who received a great deal of national

publicity in connection with the Senator KEFAUER Committee

hearings. PERRONE was also the subject of a bombing attack

was given a great deal of national

publicity in this regard.

BLACK LED CELLURA and SAM FINAZZO are both old-

time members of the Priziola Group and were suspected of

handling narcotics for many years.

PAUL and PITER VITALE are both originally from

the Wyandotte Down River Gang. They are believed to be

MATTED VITALE of Wyandotte,

Michigan, who may have been related to SALVATORI VITALE

who

area in 1956, and concerning

whom SD 1064-C-TE has previously furnished a great deal

of information.

Informant should further be requested to further

clarify his comments set out on page 12 of referenced

airtel in which he identifies leaders of the Detroit family.

In this regard, informant does not mention JACK TOCCO,

Son of BLACK BILL TOCCO. JACK TOCCO is generally regarded

as the strongest and most apt leader of the younger group

of the Detroit family. Also in this regard, ANGELD MELI

is generally reported

to be one of the "strongest" men in

the Detroit family in terms of commanding respect.

has been in poor health for many years and has retired from

•IN activities, but is still given the utmost respect by

all members of

the Detroit family. One member, informant

has indicated that MELI is more important and stronger

than JOE ZERILLI.

San Diego is requested to question SD 1064-C-TE

concerning his knowledge of the early history of the Detroit

LCN family.

Numerous reports have been received

indicating

that JOE ZERILLI, who has been head of the Detroit family

for more than 40

years, was close to AL CAPONE in Chicago.

He also organized the

Detroit east side mobs in the gang

wars against the old Detroit Purple Gang and eliminated

or unified the Italian mobs in Detroit in the late 20's

and early 30's to become one of the wealthiest and strongest

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