Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: CG
To: HQ
Document date: 04/30/1963
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:

5/5/2015

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-10354-10049

RECORD SERIES: CG

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: ELSUR 92-349-2434

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: CG

TO: HQ

TITLE:

DATE: 04/30/1963

PAGES:

18

SUBJECTS:

MULTI SUBJECT: SGI, LST, JRO, CM

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS : 4

CURRENT STATUS:

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 09/13/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

19.1

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INFORMANTS

Source

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CO 114 18 SANDY SMALL,

Reporter,

Chicago bun- Times

(requested)

Date Contacted

Various dates February

through April, 1963

Various dates

February

through April, 1963

Various dates February

through April, 1963

Various dates February

through April, 1963

April, 1963, by SA WILLIAM

F. ROSMER, Jr.

April, 1963,

by SA RALPH

Various dates March 15 -

April 18, 1963, by

SAS J0SSPH G. SHEA

and

WILLIAM A. MEINCKE

February 20, 1963

February, 1963

April 19, 1963, by

SA HILL

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (41 USC 2107 Hote).

DATE: 11-14-2017

FD-204 (Rev. 3-3-53)

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Copy 10:

USA,

Chicago

= USA, M12m1

Report of:

Date:

SA RALPH R.HILL, JI.

4/30/6

Fiold Office File #: 92-349

Title:

SAMUEL M. GIANCANA

Office: Chicago, Il11n018

Bureau Filo #:

92-3171

Character: ANT IRACKETEERING

Synopsis:

MICHAEL FIORITO, handpicked candidate of GIANCANA

for First Ward

of Chicago, elected as First Ward

Alderman February, 1963.

Informants report

GIANCANA not satisfied with activities of his "West

Side Bloc" politicians and is planning major re-

shuffling.

son-in-law of GIANCANA

interviewed and denied association with GIANCANA

other than father-in-law to son-in-law.

GIANCANA

continues to spend considerable time outside of the

confines of Chicago. GIANCANA SHOULD BE CONSIDERED

ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

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make JOE POrCArO as Alderman of the 28th Ward

As indication

of GIANCANA's power, Recording

to Chieago 159, GIROLAMI will

accepta directive of GIANCANA

to remove himself from the

political scene

without further ado

III.

ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES

Gambling

Chicago

tadvised in February,

1963,

that time

the

that

of

new location of the Northwest

Suburban

Chicago aren's largest gambling casino was

located in the

industrial district of Rosemont,

"Illinois.

It has been

reported

in referenced report that the

location of that game

previously was in the basement of the

R & H Liquors at

Higgins and River Roads in Rosemont.

The game was operated

by one of GIANCANA's chief henchmen,

ROCCO POTENZO.

Other

operators of this game included SAM " SLICKER SAM" ROSA, and

THOMAS POTENZO, brother of ROCCO POTENZO.

The new location described

district

above in the industrial

was to be one of a temporary

nature and again was

headed by ROCCO POTENZO who had leased space

factory building under the guise of menufacturing

plastics.

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66s-pe-RRH 11634:137-

Chicago PoTO advised in April, 1963;

that the

location of the gambling game described above

operated for

approximately three weeks and as of April, 1963, was not in

operation.

This informant believes

thats possibility

exists that POTINZO has reinstituted

the old location at

Higgins and River Roads.

chicago Toll advised on various dates from

March

1 15

through Aprit Les 1963,

that

* Iull-scale gambling

operation was in progress

in the

basement of the

tavern located

1442 South Cicero Avenue,

Cicero,

This game was

Illinois.

operated,

according to this informant,

JOSEPH "PEPF" GIANCANA, brother of SAM GIANCANA, and FRANK

"SHARKY" EULO,

a known

gambler and

associate

O1 GIANCANA.

The Chicago "Sun-Times"

edition

of April 20,

1963, page 1,

relates

to a gambling raid on the above described premises

as a result of information

furnished by the Federal Bureau

of Investigation (FBI)

the Cook County

State'g

Attorney's

Office.

This article

is

aS fOLIOWS:

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