Originator: FBI
From: PG
To: HQ
Document date: 03/28/1958
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

RECORD SERIES :

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

FBI

124-90104-10420

HQ

92-2940-20

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: PG

TO: HQ

TITLE:

DATE:

' PAGES:

SUBJECTS:

03/28/1958

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SEBASTIAN JOHN LAROCCA

DOCUMENT TYPE :

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION :

Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS:

4; 10(a)2

CURRENT STATUS:

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW:

07/31/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

MEMO

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MiSS FRANCES PRIAM, a potential criminal informant who is well

acquainted with many of Pittsburgh's top hoodlums and who is

being utilized for coverage of the GENOVESE-LA ROCCA interests.

PG 573-0, who is extremely friendly with the GENEVESE brothers, parti-

cularly FIORE, and who is being utilized for general coverage

of the Red Eagle Club and its visitors.

GEORGE

"MOON" MESSER, a potential criminal informant who is

Intimately acquainted with many Pittsburgh top hoodlums

through association with them when they began their racket

careers and who is being utilized for coverage of the GENOVESE-

NELSON interests as well

as LA ROCCA's travel plans.

former Allegheny County Detective and present Vice

President of the Fidelity Trust Company, Loan Department,

Pittsburgh,. fa., who is being utilized for his knowledge

Bankers! Exchange in Pittsburgh, whereby he can obtain information

regaraing bank loans made to Pittsburgh top hoodlums.

Is also familiar with the activitles of several of Pittsburgh's

top noodlums, particularly, those of LA ROCCA,

worked

on criminal matters

for many years in the city of

Pittsburgh.

In an effort to increase criminal informant coverage, efforts

will be made to persuade Miss FRANCES PRIAM to again work as a

waitress in the Red Eagle Club, formerly known as

the Genovese

Cocktail Lounge, as soon as it

becomes apparent that racket

operations are again under way at the club.

The aforementioned coverage will also be extended through the

contemplated interview of Miss EVELYN CAPPELLANO, paramour of

PHIL GENOVESE, the older brother of MIKE GENOVESE who is

subject's protege.

This individual could be an Invaluable

potential criminal informant if the fear ostensibly surrounding

her relationship with the GENOVESE family can be overcome.

LEADS

BALTIMORE

BUFFALO AND SAN FRANCISCO - INFO

One copy of this report is being furnished to Baltimore inasmuch

as that office has leads outstanding in this matter and because

a sister of the subject is presently residing in that city.

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LEADS CONTINUED

One copy of this report is being furnished to Buffalo in view

of the numerous leads outstanding in that office and because the

subject has a sister

presently residing in that city.

One copy of this report is being furnished to the San Francisco

office in view of the fact that JAMES JOSEPH LANZA, a known

associate of the subject, is now a top hoodlum under investigation

in that office.

MIAMI

At Miami, Florida

Will make arrangements with Eastern Airlines to notify the Miami

office as soon as the subject makes reservations to return to

Pittsburgh. This return is expected to occur sometime prior to

Easter and similar arrangements are being made

at fittsburgh for

contemplated travel thereafter.

It should be noted that the subject is either in Florida or Cuba

at present and it is not known with whom, if anyone, he is

traveling.

NEW YORK

At New York City, N. Y

1.

Will maintain liaison with AUSA WILLIAM S. LYNCH for further

developments concerning his contemplated issuance of a subpoena

for the appearance of subject's lawyer, VINCENT CASEY of Pittsburgh

before the Federal Grand Jury of the Southern District of New York

in the near futüre.

2.

Will follow and report the results of

JFK Law 10(a)2

before the Federal Grand Jury when they are fortheoming.

3.

Will identify the subscriber to telephone CE 5-8367 and

will ascertain the background of this individual.

•It will be noted

that this number was called from the LA ROCCA residence on

December 29, 1957 and again on January 5, 1958.

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LEADS CONTINUED

2. Will, upon the arrival of the subject at his Ingomar, Pa.

residence

for the Easter holidays, conduct discreet surveillances

of his travel, noting pertinent contacts made by him.

3. •

Will, upon receipt of Bureau authorization already requested,

initiate a thirty-day mail cover on the residence of the subject

and set out appropriate leads on tangible results obtained therefrom.

4.

Will, through established informant coverage, endeavor to

ascertain

subject's specific whereabouts during the months. of

February and March, 1958 inasmuch as it is believed he visited

Miami, Fla, and Cuba during that period.

5.

Will maintain regular weekly contact with FRANCES PRIAM,

now an established potential criminal informant, so that ample

coverage may

be obtained regarding the LA ROCCA-GENOVESE interests.

6.

Will,

through CHARLES H.

THOMAS, Box 71, Ingomar, (telephone

Forest 49995), the owner and operator of the Gulf Service Station

near the: LA ROCCA residence, establish a pattern of habits for

the subject so that it can

be determined during what time of the

day subject can usually be found at his residence.

7.

Will maintain contact with the

Pittsburgh offices of the

Immigration

ana Naturalization Service and the United States

Marshal so that any new developments concerning their interest

in this matter will be received immediately.

8.

Will contact ROBERT GANLEY,, Investigator, Internal Revenue

Service, New Federal Building (Grant 1-0800, Extension 462), who

has been conducting an investigation of this matter for his

agency, Ior any intormacion which has not already come to the

attention of the Pittsburgh office.

9.

Will maintain regular weekly contact with GEORGE "MOON"

MESSER, now an established potential criminal informant, so that

ample coverage may be obtained regarding the LA ROCCA-GENOVESE-

NELSON interests.

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