Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: CG
To: HQ
Document date: 07/15/1964
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Date:

6/2/2015

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-90101-10078

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 92-4194-7

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: CG

TO: HQ

TITLE :

DATE:

07/15/1964

PAGES:

2

SUBJECTS :

JOSEPH RAYMOND MEROLA

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 07/29/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

MEMO

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DATE: 11-14-2017

OPTIONAL, FORM NO. 10

MAY 1952 EDITION

GSA GEN. REG. NO. 27

UNITED STATES GO; -RNMENT

Memorandum

TO

DIRECTOR, FBI

DATE: July 15, 1964

FROI

SAC, CHICAGO (137-5029)

vul.

SUBJECT

JOSEPH RAYMOND

MEROLA, aka.

AR

Roy

Re Bureau letter to Miami and Chicago, 6/16X64

and Bureau letter to Chicago dated 6/29/64

Re letters advised that information was furnished

to Departmental Attorney WILLIAM KENNEY bY JOSEPH MEROLA

concerning allegation that the "outfit" had a Federal Agent

on the payroll in Chicago. It was further noted that GUY

MENDOLA made a statement to MEROLA that Federal Agents had

the first name

the Pirate are deto a lot orant, Doll of who assa

VITO

AZACCAGNINI is currently in Federäl

custody

and has furnished voluminous information to the Chicago

Office in addition to offering testimony before a

Federal Grand Jury.

ZACCAGNINI was a member of the SAM

DE STEFANO group which is extremely active in the juice

racket. Undoubtedly, DE STEFANO and members of his group

r=.

are aware that ZACCAGNINI is currently cooperating with

©the Federal Agencies in the Chicago area. However, since offering

-this cooperation, ZACCAGNINI has been placed in confinement

and his Thereabouts have been kept confidential and is known

sto a select few who are employed with the United States

Prison, Department, the United States Attorney's Office,

-secret

Service and the Chicago Division.

^ As the Bureau knows, CG 6404-C also possesses

the first

name VITO.

This informant is well acquainted

vith the

underworld

and has played an active part in

Solving major hijacking cases in the Chicago area.

individual is also acquainted with GUY, MENDOLA and Chicago

Office is aware that MENDOLA is presently frequenting

intornantes hangout. ""There? is

no indication that this

informant has been

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ORAUG

frequent his hangout

-Bureau

(RM)

- Chicagò

(1 - 137-89)B B1

1964

djm/plb

(4)

CG 6404-0

has been an informant of

i REC-

5

MCT - 2

1964

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DATE: 11-14-2017

CG 137-5029

the Chicago Office for a number of years as the Bureau

is aware, and undoubtedly had this individual's informant

status become known to the underworld, his effectiveness

would have long since ceased.

VITO NITTI is the subject of a case involving

counterfeit series E bonds and Bank of America Express

Checks.

In connection with this charge, NITTI surrendered

"himself to the United States Marshal's Office, Chicago;

however, he subsequently refused to furnish any information

to Chicago FBI Agents in regard to the counterfeit matter

or other criminal matters.

No informant or confidential source of the

Chicago Office has ever furnished information indicating

that information provided by FBI informants or sources

are available to the hoodlum element.

To the contrary,

sources have advised that hoodlums in Chicago

have taken

for granted that they "cannot get to the FBI."

As the Bureau is

aware, an incident occurred

during the past month whereby a United States Secret

Service Agent named ABRAHAM BOLDEN was charged with

attempting to sell a Secret Service report to a minor

hoodlum for $50,000. The incident received a great deal

of publicity and the bribery was

referred to in some

newspaper accounts as involving "Government Reports"

In regard to this publicity, this is a possibility for

the above allegation.

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