Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: BELANGER, LIONEL E.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 03/14/1963
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

6/11/201

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

124-10198-10292

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 92-2781-698

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: BELANGER, LIONEL E.

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

ACTOR LONE E

TITLE :

DATE: 03/14/1963

• PAGES:

• 33

SUBJECTS:

LST, ACT

DOCUMENT TYPE:

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION :

Secret

RESTRICTIONS:

1B; 1C; 4

CURRENT STATUS:

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW :

05/18/1999

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REPORTING OFFICE

TAMPA

TITLE OF CASE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

ORVICE OF ORdS ECRi-

•DATE

INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD

TAMPA

3/14/63

REPORT MADE BY

1/15/63 - 3/11/63

SANTO TRAFFICANTE, JR., aka

TYPED BY

SA LIONEL E. BELANGER

CHARACTER OF CASE

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REFERENCES

Report of SA STEPHEN J. LABADIE dated 2/8/63 at

Tampa airtel to Bureau dated 3/8/63.

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ENCLOSURES

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TO BUREAU

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Original and one copy of a letterhead memorandum

characterizing informants used in this report.

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REPORTING OFFICE

TAMPA

TITLE OF CASE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

OFFICE OF ORGASE CRiEDATE

INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD

TAMPA

SANTO TRAFFICANTS, JR., aka

3/14/63

1/15/63 - 3/11/63

REPORT MADE BY

SA LIONEL E. BELANGER

CHARACTER OF CASE

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REFERENCES

Report of SA STEPHEN J. LABADIE dated 2/8/63 at

Tampa airtel to Bureau dated 3/8/63.

Tampa

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ENCLOSURES

ATTHPRARION CONTAINED

TO BUREAU

FACTUTE SECTAGGIETED EXCEPS

1 0210011962

Original and one copy of a letterhead memorandum

characterizing informants used in this report.

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JACKSONVILLE DIVISION

AT BUSHNELL, FLORIDA

SPECIAL AGENT

IN CHARGE

Bureau (92-2781)

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Will maintain contact with sources in the

position to know and report on subject's activities while

in Miami and establish on a daily basis whereabouts of

subject.

TAMPA DIVISION

AT TAMPA, FLORIDA

Will report results of remaining investigation

to be conducted by Legat, Rio de Janeiro concerning sub-

ject's traveling to Brazil in 1962•

2. Will conduct appropriate investigation to

expand highly confidential sources coverage of subject's

activities and associates and will remain in contact with

all available sources concerning subject's activities.

ADMINISTRATIVE

The Bureau will note that the extensive period which

is covered by this report was occasioned by the inclusion of

information from Miami 845-C* not previously recorded.

By letter dated 2/19/63 the Legat, Rio de Janeiro

advised the Bureau that on 1/30/63 PCS DYLSON SMITH stated

that a search of the records of the Foreigners Registration

Service and the various divisions of the Police Department,

Sao Paulo, Brazil failed to reveal any information relating

to the subject. (5)

The above letter set out information concerning

subject's trip to Rio de Janeiro in March and May of 1962

Cas furnished by CS Rio-2 on 2/6/63.

It was noted in the

letter that CS Rio-2 reported that the records of the

Foreigners Registration Service in Rio de Janeiro con-

tained no information relative to subject and that the

Political and Criminal Indices of the Rio de Janeiro Police

Department were negative also concerning subject.

This

source stated that there was no indication that subject was

in Rio de Janeiro in November of 1962g The Legat reported.

that he was continuing inquiry concerning subject at Sao

Paulo.

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SECRETE

TP 92-1

ЗЕСБЕД

TP T-I IS CHARLES CUCCIA, PCI, Miami

TP T-2 is TP 50-C

TP T-3 iS CS Rió-2J€)

TP I-4 is TP 41-C

TP T-5 is CARLOS ALVAREZ, PSI, Miami

TP T-6

IS PETE GIAMPAPA, PCI, Miami

TP T-7 is TP 97-C

TP I-8 is TP 8-C

TP T-9 is NY 3822-C-TE

TP T-10 is MM 845-C*

TP: T-11 is TP 80-C*

IP T-12 IS. WILLIAM KENNEY, Special Assistant AG, USDJ,

organized Crime and Racketeering Section, Miami,

Florida.

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• FD-204 (Rev. 3-3-59)

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

SECRET

Copy to:

I - USA, Miami, Florida

Attention:

Mr. WILLIAM KENNEY

Report of:

SA LIONEL E. BELANGER

Date:

March 14, 1963

Field Office File No.:

TP 92-1

Office: TAMPA

Bureau File No.:

92-2781

Title:

SANTO TRAFFICANTE, JE.

ADE. INFORMADION CONIAINED

HOTEIN IS UNCZ ASSIETED EXCEPT

FEERE SHORD OTHERWISE.

12-8-44

Character: ANTI-RACKETEERING

Classifias by Sp& mu mide

Declassify on: OADR/JK

Synopsis:

Subject continues to maintain residence Miami, Florida and

lampa, Florida.

• On 2/11/63 grandson, SANTO JOSEPH PANIELLO

born to subject's daughter and AUGUST PANIELLO. . On 2/6/63

Brazil in

(STP T-3 advised subiect was in Rio de Janeiros/10/63 for

March and May, 1962, Subject departed Miami

Tampa and observed in Tampa 2/14/63: Subject observed Miami

2/19/63. Subject observed Tampa 2/25/63 and reportedly

returned to Miami next day.

Subject observed in Tampa 3/3/63.

On 2/19/63 TP T-8 advised

GINES "CALIFORNIA" RIVERO was operating a numbers lottery

FLA

operation in Tampa and It was a part of subject's operation.

On 2/21/63 TP T-9 advised that the TRAFFICANTE family was

reportedly in complete control of organized crime in the

On 1/15/63 TP T-10 advised JAMES VPALMAISANO

and ANTHONYXRUSSO had urged subject to organize the various

activities in the Miami area.

Source stated that the main

proponent of the idea was RUSSO but subject disapproved of

the idea due to the heat which might result from such an

organization, Source added that subject complained that his

so in orlando and sto

numbers operation in Orlando and St. Cloud, Florida has

been raided.

Same source advised that subject claimed that

he used to have a $100,000 weekly numbers lottery operation

in Florida, Georgia, and Alabama but following his involve-

ment with a law enforcement officer he expended a great deal

of money and he wondered if it was worth it.

KENNETH: LION

GUTHRIE, telephone company employee, Tampa states his associa-

tion with subject related to repair work on electric motors

in garage doors of subject's residence Tampa. On 2/25/63

subject observed to meet with HENRY TRAFFICANTE, SALVATORE

LORENZO, and JOSEPH BEDAMI. Subsequent to this

meeting sub-

ject observed to proceed to Dixie Amusement Company.

TP T-11

CLODE

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the

its contents are not to be distributed outside upasta co.

i and is loàned co your agendy, ie and "

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TP 92-1

1959 White Chrysler - 3H-6338

1959 Fawn colored Plymouth - 3W-59519

On February 21, 1963 GASPER G. LAZZARA, 1707

a produce businessman in Tampa, Florida.

LAZZARA stated

that he is a freshman at the school of Dentistry, Emory

University, Atlanta,.

Georgia, and that he did not know sub-

ject:

He stated that he has no knowledge whatsoever con-

cerning the business affiliations or the activities of

subject or any member of the TRAFFICANTE family. He stated

that he had no information concerning any racket activity

of subject and that he had generally heard that subject

owned real estate holdings.

LAZZARA pointed out that he now shares an apart-

ment with RICHARD VALDES who is engaged to the daughter of

subject, SARA ANN TRAFFICANTE. He stated that the wedding

ANN and RICHARD would probably take place in June,

1963• He added that VALES often calls SARA ANN on the tele-

phone to which he, LAZZArA, is a subscriber. He pointed out

that VALDES is a freshman, School of Denistry, Emory University.

Regarding RICHARD VALDES, LAZZARA stated that when

VALDES learned that LAZZARA was to

be interviewed by the FBI

he remarked to LAZZARA that while he, VALDEs, was at the

University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, his roommate

that time was interviewed also by the FBI concerning subject.

LAZZARA stated that VALDES advised that he actually has no

information concerning the business affiliations of his future.

father-in-law, the subject.

It is to be noted that TP T-2 has advised that

AUGUSTINE PRIMO LAZZARA has been a bolita banker for many

years:

On February 6, 1963 TP T-3 advised that subject had

been in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on March I1, 1962 having (S)

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arrived from Buenos Aires, Argentina. He departed from

Rio de Janeiro for Miami on April 11, 1962,

TP T-3 stated

that on May 10, 1962 subject again arrived in Rio de Janeiro

Panama bearing U. S. Passport Number 256.636 which had

been issued in Havana on February 16, 1960•(S

On February 1, 1963 IP I-4 advised that he

had not

seen subject in Tampa, Florida since before New Year's.

On February 5, 1963 TP T-5 advised that he had

seen subject at the Fontainbleau Hotel, Miami Beach speaking

to an 'unknown

male that day.

On February 8 1963 TP T-6 advised that he had

learned on February 3, 1963 that subject planned to leave

Miami on the weekend of February 8 - 10, 1963 for Tampa.

On February 15, 1963 TP T-6. confirmed the fact

that subject had left Miami for

Tampa on February 10, 1963.

It will be noted that subject's

grandson SANTO

JOSEPH PANIELLO was born February 11, 1963.

On February 13 and 14, 1963 TP T-7 advised that

subject had not been reported as being at the Columbia

Restaurant

recently

On February 14, 1963 SA FRANCIS J. FLANNERY

observed subject at 1:15 p.m. in Tampa, Florida.

Efforts to locate subject in Tampa during the

period of February 11 through 18, 1963 negative.

searched the records of Cauley and Martin, Inc., Miami

International Airport, which firm sells travel insurance.

A search of these records failed to disclose any evidence

of subject's travel during the months of November and

December, 1962

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TP 92-1

"CALIFORNIA" RIVERO was operating a numbers

lottery op-

eration in Tampa and it was part of subject's organization.

TP T-8 stated that he did not know who the connection was

between subject and RIVERO but he was certain there would

be one as there would be no direct passing of money or

papers between subject and RIVERO.

On February 21, 1963 TP T-9 advised that the

TRAFFICANTE FAMILY is reportedly in complete control of

organized crime in the Tampa area.

On January 15, 1963 TP T-10 advised that JANES

PALMAISANO and ANTHQNY RUSSO had urged subject to organize

the various gambling activities in the Miami area. The

source stated that the main proponent of the idea was RUSSO

but subject disapproved of the idea due to the heat which

might result from such an organization.

The above source added that the subject complained

over the fact that his numbers operation in Orlando and St.

Cloud, Florida had been raided by the Federal government.

Source stated that subject had admitted that he had formerly

conducted a $100,000 a week numbers lottery operation in

Florida, Georgia,

and Alabama but following his involvement

with a police officer he had to spend so much defending him-

self that he wondered if it was all worth it.

The source was unaware of subject's background in

Tampa and could not elaborate upon the trouble to which

subject eluded.

Contacts

On January 29, 1963 KENNETH LEON GUTHRIE, 206 East

Cayuga was interviewed by Special Agents STEPHEN J.

LABADIE

and LEIONEL E. BELANGER. GUTHRIE stated that he was an

employee of the General Telephone Company of Florida and that

he had met JAMES LONGO about 5 years ago by accident. He

stated that since that time that his association with JAMES

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LONGO has resulted in that he has been able to obtain odd

jobs to do electrical work for various individuals in Tampa

and that this has been of considerable help to him in

maintaining his family.

GUTHRIE stated that one of the

persons whom LONGO introduced him to was the subject, who

maintains a residence at 2505 Bristol Street, Tampa,

Florida.

He stated

that subject has a garage with double doors on it

and these doors are opened by means of electric motors in

/

the doors activated by switches on the dashboard of subject's

automobile. GUTHRIE explained that the motors on the doors

are burned out and that he had been negotiating with subject,

but principally with Mrs. TRAFFICANTE, for several months to

set a price for such repair work. He stated that as a matter

I tact, shortly alter New Years, 1963, he visited subject's

home at

about 1:00 p.m... He stated he had been called there

by LONGO. • GUTHRIE stated that when he arrived at the

TRAFFICANTE residence the subject was there as was MrS.

TRAFFICANES, LONGO, and a man by the name of LOU, and another

individual who may

be a relative of subject. He

stated this

latter individual left soon after he got there. He stated

that on this occasion subject merely said hello to him and

watched television while LONGO and Mrs. TRAFFICANTE dis-

cussed repairs to the electric motors on the doors of the

garage.

He stated he was there about one hour and at the

conclusion of his business he visited the Phoenix Bar in

Tampa and then proceeded directly home.

He stated that he

has ordered a new motor for the TRAFFICANTE doors from the

Denton Company in Tampa, Florida and he expected to accomplish

repair work on the doors on the following Saturday.

On February Y, 1963 subject was observed to depart

his residence in Miami and to proceed to the residence of

ANTONIO RANDAZZO, 8865 Northeast 9th Court, Miami, Florida.

RANDAZZO has been previously identified as

a racket associate

of subject:

On February 25, 1963 Detective CLAYTON BRIGGS and

Sgt: JACK de la LIANA, Intelligence Unit, Tampa Police De-

partment observed automobiles of the following individuals

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