Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: EVANS, C. A.
To: PARSONS
Document date: 3/1/61
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 744 USC 2107 Motel.

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

5/7/2015

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER : 124-10290-10230

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER:

92-3171-132

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FROM:

TO:

TITLE :

FBI

EVANS, C. A.

PARSONS

DATE:

03/01/1961

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SUBJECTS:

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DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Unclassified

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" Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Aot of 1992 (44 USC 2107

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• DATE: 11-14-2017

OPTIONAL FORM NO. 1O

• UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

TO

Mr. Parsons

FROM :

C. A. Evans

SAMUEL.M.

GIANCANA

ANTI-RACKETEERING

DATE:

3/1/61

W.C. Sullivan

Tele. Room

Ingram -

Gandy -

Ill.

SUBJECT:

PURPOSE

stiffing.

To advise you of recent developments in our investigation

of Chicago top hoodlum Samuel M. Giancana. 4)

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INTERVIEW WITH FORMER EMPLOYEE

IN GIANCANA ORGANIZATION

I/l

Henry Hodl, Interviewed 2/28/61, advised he was employed

until six months ago

lieutenant in the northwest Chicago suburbs.

by Rocco Potenzo, described as the chief Glancana

Hodl acted in the

capacity of bookmaker, bartender and was the licensee for the Airliner

Lounge, Rosamond, Illinois, which is a handbook operation of Giancanal,

According to Hodl, the Riviera Lounge, a Giancana operation

in the Niles, Illinois, area, is now the location of extensive

gambling and vice operations which Potenzo carries on for Giancana.

It is the location of wire service and gambling and the net take at

this Lounge averages about $2,000 a day.

The total amount of betting

made each day at this place amounts to between $5,000 and $7,000. The

entire operation at the Riviera Lounge is handled by one Jasper

Pelicone, muscle man for Potenzo. Hodl also informed that Giancana's

northwest side racketeering group meets at the Guys and Dolls Bar

every Tuesday night.

The meetings are presided over by Potenzo except

when Glancana is present to take command. U

Hodl has agreed to cooperate further with Agents in

furnishing information on Giancana and

ment with Potenzo if possible in order

be in a position to gain

additional inside information.

REG• 9

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INTERVIEW WITH BROTHER

OE GIANCANA

Kanes, whose true name is Charles, Giancana,

WaS

Interviewed 4/40/61 and he advised he is the youngest brother of

Samuel Giancana and is the operator. of the Thunderbolt Motel, formerJ

known as the River Road Motel, at Rosamond, Lineds -Charles advised

1 - Mr. Rosen y

MALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

MAR 7. 1961

JGL: rap

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

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