Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: DIRECTOR, FBI
To: SAC, SF
Document date: 12/3/68
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

## Page 1

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

5/20/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY:

RECORD NUMBER:

RECORD SERIES :

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

FBI

124-10293-10257

HQ

92-6054-2455

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FROM:

TO :

TITLE :

FBI

DIRECTOR, FBI

SAC, SF

DATE:

'PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

12/03/1968

1

LCN, RAB, FAMILY, PITTSTON, PA

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 07/09/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

v9.1

DocId: 32307899

Page 1

19

---

## Page 2

Settinu

John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1902 (11 USC 2107 Hot

DATE: 11-14-2917

1 - Mr. Benjamin, Room 1537

12-3-68

SAC, San Francisco (92-593)

Director, FBI

(92-6054)

LA COSA NOSTRA

AR - CONSPIRACY

NY 6436-C-TE, a member-informant in LCN, has advised

that Russell Bufalino is not a,member of the Luchese "family"

but has his own "family" which

on preston, one

numbers approximately 50

individuals. The informant stated that Bufalino operates out

of Pittston, Pennsylvania, and his "family" comes from the

neighboring

towns.

Pittsburgh Office interview PG 603-C-TE to deternine

if he has knowledge of the existence of a LCN "family" in

Pittston, Pennsylvania. San Francisco Office contact

SF 2689-C-TE concerning this matter.

Furnish results of these interviews to the New York

and Philadelphia Offices and the Bureau.

2 - Pittsburgh (92-599)

1 - New York (92-2339).

I - Philadelphia (92-1027)

REC-57

MAILED 3

DEC 3 - 1968

COMM-FBI

6'1: 2455

40 DEC 4 1968

JEK: Ike lle

DECID

7968

JAIL ROOM

TELETYPE UNIT

DocId: 32307899 Page 2

---