Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, PX
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 09/26/1967
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

6/15/201

AGENCY:

RECORD NUMBER :

FBI

124-10200-10232

RECORD SERIES :

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 92-2781-1233, 1234, 1235, 1236

Document Information

ORIGINATOR :

FBI

FROM:

SAC, PX

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE: 09/26/1967

PAGES: 10

SUBJECTS :

LST, INFT, RES, INSTR, BKG, B/F INT, LCN

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 10/26/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS: INC NOTE, 2 A/T, RADIOGRAM, TTY

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FD-36. (Rev. 5-2,2-64)

IF B.11

"Date:

.10/2/67

Transmit the following in

(Type in plaintext or code

AIRTEL

Via.

(Priol

TO:

SEROM:

DIRECTOR, FBI

SAC, PHOENIX (92-779) (RUC)

SANTO. TRAFF ICANTE, JR.

10.

00: TAMPA

RE:

Px tel to Bureau and recipient offices,

9/28/67•

JONATHAN CURTIS,

sufferedd second alleged

epileptic

fit while in Santa Cruz County Jail, Nogales,

Arizona, 9/30/67 Santa Cruz County Deputy and County

Attorney felt that due to lack of jail facilities and lack

of funds

Ior hospitalization of CURTIS, he should be re-

leased on his own recognizance in order that he might not

suffer any injuries or

possibly commit suicide' while. in

jail.

CURTIS released 9/30/67 to return for preliminary

hearing 10/6/67.. He obtained telegraphic money order from

his mother same date and settled lodging bill and bogus check

charges at El Dorado Motel. CURTIS has left Nogales,

Arizona, destination unknown, rand it Is believed highly un-

'likely he will return for preliminary hearing on 10/6/67.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS®

UNREC COPY FILED IN

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Bureau

Las Vegas (Info)

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1

1

Miami (92-88) (Info)

Tampa (92-1) (Info)

- New York (Info):

2 - Phoenix

(1 - 137-1713)

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C. C. o Bishop

REC: 55

72-27811536

15

OCT 4.

1967

XEROX

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1967

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FBI WASH DC

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

COMMUNICATIONS SECTION

SEP2 8 1967

TELETYPE

Mr. Tolson

Mr. DeLoach.

Mr. Mohr.

Mr. Bishop

Mr. Casper

Mr. Callahan

Mr. Confad

Mr. Felt.

Mr. Galeh

Mr. Rosen.

Mr. Suilivan.

Air. Tavel

Mr. Trotter

Tele. Room.

Miss Holmes.

Miss Gandy-

FBI PHOENIX

1007AM URGENT 9-28-67 LEG

TO DIRECTOR, LAS VEGAS, AND MIAMI (92-38)

FROM PHOENIX (92-779) (1P)

C

SANTO TRAFFICANTE, JRO, AR. 00 TAMPA

'.

RE PHOENIX RAD SEPTEMBER TWENTYSEVEN LAST.

JONATHAN CURTIS ARRESTED BY NOGALES PD SEPTEMBER TWENTYSEVEN

LAST FOR FORGING AND PASSING SIXTY DOLLAR CHECK AT EL DORADO

MOTEL, NOGALES, AND BEING HELD SANTA CRUZ COUNTY JAIL ON

TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR BOND. CURTIS HAD EPILEPTIC FIT

INJAIL, BROKE WINDOWS, AND POSSIBLY ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.

PRIOR TO ARREST, CURTIS HAD ADVISED BUREAU AGENT THAT HIS

CONTACI AT NOGALES, SONORA, MEXICO, WAS NICK KYRIAKIS, SON OF

OWNER OF CAVERN RESTAURANT, NOGALES, WHO IS WELL KNOWN TO BUREAU

AGENT. KYRIAKIS INTERVIEWED AND ADVISED CURTIS NOT KNOWN TO HIM.

IN VIEW OF ABOVE, NO FURTHER CONTACT ANTICIPATED WITH CURTIS.

TAMPA AND NEW YORK ADVISED AIRMAIL.

REC 572

ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

- 228112387

RUC.

OCT 2 1961

gile 30?

131'

UNREC

COPY

FILED

END

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O AIRGRAM

DECODED COPY

• CABLEGRAM

XX RADIO

O TELETYPE

Toison

DeLoach.

„Mohr

Bishop

Casper

Callahan

Conrad

JM 6 Eate

Gale

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• Sulliva

Tavel

Trotter

Tele. Room

Holmes

Gandy

R-87

URGENT 9-27-67

TO DIRECTOR, LAS VEGAS, AND MIAMI

FROM PHOENIX

SANTO TRAFFICANTE, JR., AR. 00 TAMPA.

Gott

DA. Ser

RE MIAMI TEL SEPTEMBER 27 INSTANT.

AS BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR LAS VEGAS, JONATHAN CURTIS,

FORMER POI AND CI FOR NEW YORK DIVISION, WHO PRESENTLY RESIDES

1500 BAY ROAD, MORTON TOWERS SOUTH, APARTMENT 1406, MIAMI BEACH,

FLORIDA, IN CONTACT WITH PHOENIX DIVISION ON THREE RECENT

OCCASIONS AND ADVISED SEPTEMBER 25 LAST PRESENTLY ON ASSIGNMENT

FOR NORMAN ROTHMAN, OWNER ALBION HOTEL, LINCOLN ROAD, MIAMI

BEACH, FLORIDA, WHO IS ACTING AS "BUFFER" BETWREC ABBUEGT AND

CURTIS, TO BRING REPORTED $6, ODD, DOD IN "HOT" SECURITIES OR

92

JEWELRY INTO THE UNITED STATES THROUGH NOGALES,

ARIZONA, R -1034

IMMEDIATE FUTURE. CURTIS CONTENDS WILL BE STAYING AT EL DORADO

HOTEL, NOGALES, ARIZONA, AND IS TO AWAIT CONTACTS OCY

UNKNOWN

1967

Xenox-1

Side end to else the que mu safe ip se sageminated outside the Burrer, it is suedewted that it be suitioly

paraphrased in order to protect the Bureau's cryptographic systems.

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DECODED COPY

• CABLEGRAM XX RADIO

• AIRGRAM

PAGE TWO FROM PHOENIX

• TELETYPE

Tolson

DeLoach -

Mohr

Bishop

Casper

Callahan

Conrad -

Felt -

Gale

Rosen

Sullivan

Tavel

Trotter

Tele. Room

Holmes

Gandy

INDIVIDUAL OR INDIVIDUALS WHOM HE IS TO ACT AS BODY GUARD FOR, IN

BRINGING "HOT" ITEMS TO UNDISCLOSED DESTINATION IN UNITED STATES.

CURTIS RECALLED HAS BEEN PAID $2, DOD TO DATE BY ROTHMAN AND

ALLEGEDLY TO RECEIVED $8, DOD UPON COMPLETION OF ASSIGNMENT.

CURTIS AVERRED ROTHMAN HAS BEEN GIVING HIM INSTRUCTIONS BY "BITS"

AND THEREFORE NOT IN POSITION TO FURNISH ADDITIONAL DETAILS AT

PRESENT.

NEW YORK DIVISION ADVISED CURTIS IN PAST HAS FURNISHED

EXCELLENT INFORMATION IN CONNECTION WITH LON MATTERS AND GENERAL

CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES IN NEW YORK CITY AREA. MOREOVER, CURTIS IN

LAST FEW YEARS HAS USED BARBITURATE DRUGS AND INVOLVED SELF IN

IMPERSONATION OF POLICE OFFICER TO EXTORT MONEY FROM VICTIMS.

NEW YORK DIVISION ADVISED IF CURTIS IN CONTACT WITH MIAMI OR

TAMPA AGENTS, THIS MATTER NOT TO BE DISCUSSED WITH HIM. NEW YORK

• ALSO ADVISED THAT CURTIS IS "MONEY HUNGRY."

CURTIS, AT NOGALES, ARIZONA, INTERVIEWED EVENING OF

SEPTEMBER 26 LAST, WHERE HE IS STAYING AT EL DORADO MOTEL. AGAIN

GLAIMED THAT HIS "PRINCIPAL" GAVE HIM $2, ODD AS ADVANCE ON THIS

If the intelligence contained in the above message is to be disseminated outside the Bureau, it is suggested that it be suitably

paraphrased in order to protect the Bureau's cryptographic systems.

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• AIRGRAM

DECODED COPY

I CABLEGRAM

• XX RADIO

• TELETYPE

Tolson

DeLoach

Mohr

Bishop

Casper

Callah an

Conrad _

Felt -

Gale

Rosen

Sullivan

Tavel

Trotter

Tele. Room

Holmes

Gandy

PAGE THREE FROM PHOENIX

DEAL, BUT CLAIMS THAT HE IS A COMPULSIVE GAMBLER AND THAT HE

LOST MOST OF THE MONEY AT A DOG TRACK IN PHOENIX LAST WEEKEND.

CURTIS AGAIN DEMANDED THAT BUREAU ADVANCE HIM MONEY IN THIS

MATTER. HE WAS ADVISED THAT HE COULD ONLY BE PAID ON COD BASIS.

CURTIS THEN STATED HE PLANS TO FORGET THIS WHOLE DEAL AND

WILL CALL HIS "PRINCIPAL" IN MIAMI AND TRY TO GIVE EXCUSE FOR

ASKING HIM FOR MONEY TO ENABLE HIM TO RETURN TO MIAMI. STATES

NO ONE HAS CONTACTED HIM TO DATE REGARDING THIS DEAL.

TAR: EXCE: 5777-;

IN VIEW OF POSSIBLE CUSTOMS VIOLATION THIS MATTER BEING

DISSEMINATED TO U. S• CUSTOMS, NOGALES, ARIZONA.

PHOENIX WILL ATTEMPT TO ASCERTAIN CURTIS! DEPARTURE AND

DESTINATION.

TAMPA ADVISED AIRMAIL.

RECEIVED: 5:04 PM RNK

lace intelligence con ired in the above me crape i to be sisseminated ouside the Bureau, it is suelested that it be suitably

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9/27/67

AIRTEL

MAILED 3

SEP 27 1967

COMM-FB

REC 13

To:

SAC, Phoenix

From:

Director, FBI

SANTO TRAFFICANTE, JR..

AR

(00: TAVIPA)

92002781-1233

Re Phoenix radiogram 9/26/67.

In view of the background of Jonathan Curtis,

Phoenix Office should follow this matter very closely.

NO

committments should be made to Curtis for any information

which he may provide: The Bureau should be immediately

advised of all significant developments in this matter

1 - New York

1 = Miami

1 • Tampa

NOTE: Phoenix Office advised that Curtis, former PCI and CI of

New York Office! is on assignment to bring six million dollars

in "hot" securities and/or jewelry into the United States

through Nogales, Arizona.

Assignment is for Norman Rothman,

owner Albion Hotel, Miami Beach, who is acting on behalf of

Trafficante.

Curtis is at El Dorado Hotel, Nogales, awaiting

contact by unknown individuals and advised

he has been paid

$2,000 to date by Rothman.

York Office has advised that

Curtis has in the past furnished excellent information on LCN

matters but in last few years has used barbiturate drugs, has

impersonated a police officer to extort money, and is "money

hungry."

Tolson

DeLoach

Mohr

Bishop

Casper

Callahan

Conrad

Felt .-

Gale

Rosen

Sullivan

Tavel

Trotter -

Tele. Room

Holmes -

Gandy -

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4-3 (Rev. 7-28-67)

• AIRGRAM

DECODED COPY

• CABLEGRAM

XX RADIO

• TELETYPE

Bishop

Casper

Callahan

Conrad

Felt

Gale

Roser

Sulliva

Tavel

Trotter

Tele. Room

Holmes

Gandy

R÷53

URGENT 926-67

ER DIRECTOR MIAMI AND TAMPA

FROM PHOENIX

9-27-6806064

ARW:*

ANTIRACKETEERING

AR. 00: TAMPA.

SANTO TRAFF I CANTE, JR.

D.A;

57/28

JONATHAN CURTIS, FORMER POI

L CRIMINAL INFORMANT

AND CI FOR NEW YORK DIVISION,

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WHO PRESENTLY RESIDES 1500 BAY ROAD, MORTON TOWERS SOUTH,

APT. 1406, MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, IN CONTACT WITH PHOENIX

DIVISION ON THREE RECENT OCCASIONS AND ADVISED SEPTEMBER..

25, 1967, PRESENTLY ON ASSIGNMENT FOR NORMAN ROTHMAN,

OWNER ALBION HOTEL, LINCOLN ROAD, MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA

WHO IS ACTING AS "BUFFER" BETWEEN SUBJECT AND CURTIS,

TO BRING REPORTED SIX MILLION DOLLARS IN "HOT" SECURITIES

REC 13

OF: JEWELRY INTO THE UNITED STATES THROUGH NOGALES,

42198101233

ARIZONA IN IMMEDIATE FUTURE. CURTIS CONTENDS WILL BE -

STAYING AT EL DORADO HOTEL, NOGALES, ARIZONA AND IS TOSAWANT 3 1967

CONTACT FROM UNKOWN INDIVIDUAL OR INDIVIQUALS WHOM HE IS

Xerox-

MR. DELOACH FOR THE DIRECTOR

If the intelligence contained in the above message is to be disseminated outside the Bureau, it is suggested that it be suitably

paraphrased in order to protect the Bureau's cryptographic systems.

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4-3 (Rev. 7-28-67)

• AIRGRAM

DECODED COPY

• CABLEGRAM

&X RADIO O TELETYPE

Tolson

DeLoach

Mohr

Bishop

Casper

Callahan

Conrad

Felt

Gale

Rosen

Sullivan -

Tavel

Trotter

Tele. Room

Holmes

Gandy

PAGE TWO FROM PHOENIX

TO ACT AS BODY GUARD FOR, IN BRINGING "HOT" ITEMS TO

UNDISCLOSED DESTINATION IN UNITED STATES. CURTIS RECALLED

HAS BEEN PAID TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS TO DATE BY ROTHMAN AND

ALLEGEDLY TO RECEIVE EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS UPON COMPLETION

OF ASSIGNMENT. CURTIS AVERRED ROTHMAN HAS BEEN GIVING

HIM INSTRUCTIONS BY "BITS" AND THEREFORE NOT IN POSITION

TO FURNISH ADDITIONAL DETAILS AT PRESENT.

FOR INFO. OF BUREAU, MIAMI AND TAMPA DIVISIONS, NEW

YORK DIVISION ADVISED CURTIS IN PAST HAS FURNISHED EXCELLENT

INFO IN CONNECTION WITH LON MATTERS AND GENERAL CRIMINAL

ACTIVITIES IN NEW YORK CITY AREA. MOREOVER, CURTIS IN

LAST FEW YEARS HAS USED BARBITURATE DRUGS AND INVOLVED SELF

IN IMPERSONATION OF POLICE OFFICER TO EXTORT MONEY FROM

VICTIMS. NEW YORK DIVISION ADVISED IF CURTIS IN CONTACT

WITH MIAMI OR TAMPA AGENTS, THIS MATTER NOT TO BE DISCUSSED

WITH HIM. NEW YORK ALSO ADVISED THAT CURTIS IS "MONEY"

" HUNGRY"®

INSTANT MATTER WILL BE FOLLOWED CLOSELY BY THE PHOENIX

If the intelligence contained in the above message is to be disseminated outside the Bureau, it is suggested that it be suitably

paraphrased in order to protect the Bureau's cryptographic systems.

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SPECIAL INVESTICTATIE BIVISTON

An individual, who at

ne time in

past provided information to New York

Office, has alleged to our Phoenix

Office that he has

been engaged by a

Miami Beach, Florida, individual to

assist in bringing to the United States

6 million dollars in hot securities

and jewelry. The source alleges the

goods are being brought in on behalf of

Florida La Cosa Nostra boss Trafficante.

Source alleges he has only received

bits of instructions and therefore can

not provide full details at present.

In view of fact New York has

indicated source to have used barbit-

urates in past, has impersonated an

officer in extorting money and has been

considered "money hungry," the phoenix

Office will, be instructed to follow

10 01204

this matter closely but maké no

commitments to the source of

information.

AAS : msm

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