Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, SD
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 4/4/68
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

5/20/201.

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

RECORD SERIES:

AGENCY FILE NUMBER:

FBI

124-10290-10384

HQ

92-6054-2301

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FROM:

TO :

TITLE:

FBI

SAC, SD

DIRECTOR, FBI

DATE: 04/04/1968

'PAGES: 14

SUBJECTS:

LCN, ASSOC A/O MEMBERS, TRA, MEETING, CRIMINAL

ACT, POLIT, LEADERSHIP, OC

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 07/13/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

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UNITED STATES

VERNMENT

MEMORANDUM

TO

..

DIRECTOR, FBI (92-6054)

DATE:

4/4/68

FROM

: E/CUS SAC, SAN DIEGO (92-229) (P)

SUBJECT:

LA

COSA NOSTRA

AR - CONSPIRACY

00: New York

Re San Diego letter to Bureau 3/9/68.

SD 1064-C-TE was contacted 3/20/60 and furnished

the following information on the La Cosa Nostra (LeN) and

other hoodlums:

I. LOS ANGELES DIVISION

1. JOHN ROSELLI

Advised ROSELLI has returned to Los

Angeles and

called him on 3/18/68. Mentioned he had been

"back east"

(3 - Bureau (RM)

(1 - 137-9187)

3 - New. York (92-2300) (RM)

(1-137-13139)

2 - Los Angeles (92-1112) (RM)

2

- Sacramento (RM)

- Detroit (92-914)

(RM)

- Cleveland (92-748)

(RM)

- New Orleans (92-365) (RM)

- San Francisco (92-593) (RM)

- Las Vegas (92-025) (RM)

~ Chicago (92-1173) (RM)

TREAD IN/ 37-918

St. Louls (92-774) (Info) (RM)

Tampa. (92-218) (Info) (RM)

San Diego

REC- 71

(1 - 137-1088)

JDA: 1sc

Ji (31)

EX-116

92-6054-2301

18 APR 5 1968

SO APR 2 9 1968

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

organized erine.

(chicago further advised MARCY and his parsner,

CHARLIE NICOSIA, Known to be close to CIANCANA and other

hoodlums:

(chicago advised ALDERISIO IS tOP ION leader

who frequently is

assigned specific tesks under immediate

direction of top leaders in Chicago area.

chicago and

Angeles advised ALDERISIO and TRAFFICANIE believed to

have left Chicago for New York area to see ION bOSS THOMAS

EBOLI.

ALDERISIO returned to Chicago

• 3/15/68).

Intonnant had no information regarding

meetings in Chicago or Pair springs.

I that he 1o

scheduled for &

sit down meeting with

ROSELLa on 3/29 and

he will be alert for any information concoring

meetings.

Stated he is acquainted NIE. CHARLIE NICOSIA

and his

brother's

JOE NICOSIA,

Explained that he net 305

NICOSTA

about 25 years ago in san Diego when he was visiting

TOM (LNU)

who ran à grocery store at India and Grape Streets,

Sen Diego.

Later Informant went to Chicago where JOB

introduced him

to kids brother?

CRARLIE NICOSIA.

In early

1950s informant working witr former Los Angeles

LOb boss

JACK DRAGNA.

obtained the Schlita Bees distributarhip

in San Diego County.

They got CHARLIS NICOSIA tO

front for the distributorship and he came to

Blogo for

this purpose.

howeverg

hoodlum control uncovered and

were unable to obtain

Licease

Los NICOSIA

who returned to

Chicago.

In 19549

they had

sell the distribuso reuiD

LOUIS DE FALCO

of san Diego.

Informant advised he

Last saw

JOE NICOSIA In Chicago in 1961 or 1962 when he had Ginner

with JOB

and ION Capo FRANK LA PORTE.

time they

told him CHARLIS NICOSIA had an important job with a

powerful chicago politician.

Informant advised that to his knowledge neither

JOE nor CHARLIE NICOSIA were IN members at that time,.

however, he is not certain

of present status.

Advised his last contact with Milwaukee Phil

ALDERISTO was in 1952 when he

saw him in Chicago.

Had no in-

formation regarding ALDERISIO's recent meeting with

TRAFFICANTE but assumes one reason could be ROSELII'S

agreeable

attitude to take control of los Angeles ICN family

away

from

LICATA and Detroit Influence.

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