Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, SD
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 12/8/67
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

124-10289-10224

HQ

92-6054-2214

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FROM:

TO:

TITLE :

FBI

SAC, SD

DIRECTOR, FBI

DATE: 12/08/1967

'PAGES:

4

SUBJECTS :

LCN, SMALL GROUPS A/O FAMILIES, ELECT BOSS, EXIST,

SMALLER CITIES

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 07/09/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (14 USC 2107 Hote).

11-14-2011

-36 (Rev.

5-22-641

Transmit the following in

Via

AIRL'ELL

FBI

Date: 12/8/67

(Type in plaintext or code)

(Priority)

TO:

FROM:

SUBJECI:

DIRECTOR, FBI (92-6054)

SAC, SAN DIEGO (92-229)

- LA COSA NOSTRA

AR - CONSPIRACY

(00: NEW YORK)

Re Bureau airtel to San Diego 11/16/67.

Enclosed herewith for Denver and Indianapolis

is one copy of San Diego airtel to Bureau dated 11/7/67

entitled "LA COSA NOSTRA, AR - CONSPIRACY (00: NEW YORK)".

Denver and Indianapolis note in paragraph two,

page seven, informant, who is

a member of the La Cosa Nostra,

mentioned the existence of smaller ICN groups around the

country, including Gary, Indiana; and Pueblo and Denver,

Colorado.

SD 1064-C-TE was recontacted on 12/7/67.

He was

specifically questioned regarding this information. Stated

that he was not personally acquainted with any ICN Members

living in Gary, Indiana but has heard of it as being a city

"where we have people," meaning ICN Members.

He said that

in smaller cities throughout the. United States there have

been small groups of LCN members

who set up their own family

and elect their own boss.

The besthnings of these small families

3 - Bureau (REGISTERED)

2

- Denver (REGISTERED)

2

- Indianapolis

REC 73 G2-6054-22014

2

12 DEC 11 1967

New York (92-2300) (REGISTERED)

3 - San-Diego. (2 - 92-229)

C. C. - Bish, 137-1088)

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Special Agent in Charge

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 741 USC 2107 Hote).

DATE: 11-14-2017

SD 92-229

He recalled another ICN Member as SCOTTY who

was a gambler living in Pueblo. and

who might have moved

to Denver, Colorado.

For the Information of Denver, the informant

has also identified ARTHUR DI MARIA of Las Vegas and

a JULIE (possibly JULIAN ANTISTA) as two ICN Members of

the Los Angeles family who originally came out of the

Denver area.

For the information of the Los Angeles Division,

the informant confirmed appointment of Capo JOE DIPPOLITO

as the new under boss to NICK LI CATA. The informant ad-

vised that he learned from his Capo JOE ADAMO that JAMES

PHILIP REGACE has recently been appointed by boss NICK

LI CATA to the position of Capo taking DIPPOLITO'S place.

He identified REGACE as a used car lot operator in East

Los Angeles who was

made an LCN member in Los Angeles in

about 1948 or 1949.

REGACE was sponsored by JIMMY FRATIANNO.

Informant belloved REGACE came from Cleveland originally and

was brought to Los ageles

by MICKY COHEN.

At one time he.

was a collector for COHEN

Airtel follows setting forth all pertinent in-

formation received from informant.

Denver is requested to furnish photographs and

background information on any suspected ICN Members which

could be used to further question

the informant for back-

gound and identification purposes.

THE ABOVE INFORMATION SHOULD BE HANDLED IN A MOST

CIRCUMSPECT MANNER AND,

UNLESS THE SOURCE IS WELL CONCEALED,

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