Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, SD
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 04/23/1968
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form &

Agency Information

Date:

5/20/201

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER:

RECORD SERIES :

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

FBI

124-10290-10409

HQ

92-6054-2315

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FROM:

TO :

TITLE :

FBI

SAC, SD

DIRECTOR, FBI

3

DATE: 04/23/1968

'PAGES: 16

SUBJECTS :

LCN, MEMBERS, LEADERSHIP, CRIMINAL A/O GAMBLING

ACT, ASSOC AND REL, MEETING, TRA, B/F INT

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION : Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 07/13/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS:

v9.1

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UNITED STATES COVERNMENT

MEMORANDUM

TO

.: DIRECTOR, FBI (92-6054)

FROM

SAC, SAN DIEGO (92-229). (P)

SUBJECT: LA COSA NOSTRA

AR = CONSPIRACY

00:

New, York

DATE:

4/23/68

Re San Diego letter to Bureau 4/10/68.

and other hoodlums:

ole intonation on the he cos No the (on)

1.

LOS ANGELES DIVISION

1. JOHN ROSELLI

on 4/10/58, Informant drove to Los Angeles whe

he met LCN Members JOHN ROSELLI of Los Angeles and JIMMY

FRATIANNO of Sacramento, In the back office of Attorney JAMES

CANTILION to discuss murder contract issued by ROSELLI on 11fe:

3 - Bureau. (AM-RM)

12 - 92-0054)

- 137-9187)

2 = Chicago (92-1173) (AM-RM)

- Cleveland (92-748)

(AM-RM)

hend

- Cincinnati (AM- RM).

- Detroit (92-914) (AM-RM)

- Kansas City (92-883) (Info) (AM-RM)

w.f."

• Las Vegas

(92-625)

(AM-RM)

- Los Angeles (92-1112) (AM-RM) REG-40

• Honolulu

(AM- RM)

= Miami (92-853) (AM-RM)

92-16054-2315

- New Orleans (92-365) (AM-RM)

3

- New York (AM= RM)

EX-105

(2 - 92-2300)

= 137-13139)

- Portland (AM-RM)

Sacramento (AM-RM)

- San Franciace (92-593) (AM-RM)

16 APR 24 1968

Ritant no

- Seattle: '(AM-RM)

1

: St. Louis (92-774) (Info) (AM-RM)

Tampa

55 MAY I De

(92-218) (AM-RM)

2 = 937-108

137-1080)

JDA ;ejt (39)

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UNIRC CORY FILED IN

137.

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SD 92-229

not divulge to LICATA that the contract has been feued

by ROSELLI because under LCN rules ROSELLI should not

be hasuing such a

contract without LICATA's approval and

in addition to this Roscult is a member of the chicago

family while the informant 13

a member of the Los Angeles

fanily.

Informant explained that he and FRATIANNO are

doing this

for ROSELLI because of their long friendship

with him and that ROSELLI is letting the informant use

his own good judgment in carrying out the contract.

Informant stated that it 19 imperative no mem-

bers of SEACH's family know his whereabouts until after

the trial 1a over.

Los Angeles note in prior meeting with ROSELL!

informant was advised that SEACH sometimes want to San

Diego to visit gambler JOHN WILLIAM SPATAFOFE. (For info

Los Angeles, JOHNWILLIAM SPATAFOFE has operated a card-

room in the

San Diego area and is presently believed to

be traveling throughout the United States engaging in

gambling activities in Las Vegas and other areas.

He

has FBI Number 837 81 F.

He is reported to be a cousin

Of JOHN S. ALESSIO and. brothers who operate the Caliente

Race Track in nearby Tijuana, Mexico.

He had operated

in the San Diego area in the

past with ARNOLD LEONARD

KIMMES, FBI Number 5053539, convicted Stock Fraud Swindler,

In high stake card games at Namara Inn near the Del Mar

Race Track on the outskirts of San Diego. Namara Inn owned

by KIMMES.

Los Angeles 4935-C-TE has reported peep holes

and electronic devices were installed at the Namara. Inn

similar to the Friar's Club in Los Angeles.

KIMME'S

SPATAFORI have been investigated in the past for ITAR = "

Gambling between San Diego, Louisville, Kentucky and

Miami, Florida.)

The Informant recalled meeting SPATAFOFE 22 -

3 years ago in San Diego and described him as expert card

cheat who formerly worked with KIMMES. Has also met KIMMES

who looked him up for introduction to KUSs ALESSIO when he

first came to san Diego.

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SD 92-229

VII.

MONOLOLO DIVISION

JAMES RUSSELL PRICE; PCI

Intormant is not acquainted with PRICE nor 1S

he acque inted

with GORDON MILLER Of Los Angeles and has

no intorration regardine Los Angeles family participation

in narentice.

Claims that LCN,

as a group, no longer engages

in narcotics

activities and that any such activity by a mem

ber would not have family approval.

VITT.

SAN DIZGO DIVISION

Intormant in the past has furnished information

regarding

this

subject who lived several years in San Diego

and was associated

In the produce busin'ss with CHARLE

GILARDI, Vice President of the Souchlard 'Amusement vending

Machine Company

Informant in the past nas

reported

GALLO

has returned to

the Detroit area to live. (On 4/11/68,

SD IIII CIS reported that GALLO'S father SABASTIANO nOW

deceased, was believed to be an ICN member, who resided

for many years

In Detrolt and was involved

in internationa)

narcotics

activities headed by PRIZIOIA and FRANK COPPOLA

of Detroit.

That SABASTIANO GALLO later came to San Diego

where he died approximately ten years ago.

That at one

time JOE GALLO was engaged to marry the niece of FRANK

COPPOLA.

Informant advised JOE CALLO is not an LCN member

and as far as he khows

is still residing In Detroit working,

in produce.

His father. SEBASTIANO GALLO, aka BUSTER, WAS

an old hoodlum wh. operated for years at Detrolt, Involved

in narcoties and bank robberies many years ago.

When he

came to san Diego, informant hired him as a mechanic and

laborer at the Southland Amusement Vending Machine Company.

As far as he knew SEBASTIANO was never an ICN member although

he had a close acquaintanceship with many of the old hoodlums.

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