Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: TRANKLEY, ALLEN M.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 08/22/1968
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

RECORD SERIES :

FBI

124-10297-10125

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

92-6054-2391

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Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FBI

FROM:

TO:

TRANKLEY, ALLEN M.

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE: 08/22/1968

• PAGES:

36

SUBJECTS :

LCN, MEMBERS, ASSOC, LEADERSHIP, CRIMINAL ACT,

TESUR, MISUR

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4; 11(a)

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 01/26/1999

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF IRS

COMMENTS: RPT, TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE 2, INDEX PAGES 27-30

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MM 92-853

AT MIAMI, FLORIDA

Will continue to follow the activities of LCN

members and their associates in the Miami

• territory.

ADMINISTRATIVE

This report represents the joint

efforts of the

following Special Agents:

SAS H. WAYNE SWINNEY, Supervisor

BENJAMIN O. CANTEY, JR.

PETER C. CLEMENTE

ROBERT A. COOK

RALPH DE SENA

PATRICK E. FARRELL

RALPH R. HILL,

WENDELL W. HAUJR.

JR.

JAMES J. KEARNEY

EUGENE J. MC KINNEY

FRANK J. SMITH

ALLAN M. TRANKLEY

ALFRED GEORGE FELICE and STEFANO ANTHONY RANDAZZO

each have been identified as members of two different families.

They have been carried as members of both families.

INFORMANTS:

IDENTITY

MM T-1 is MM 1231-C-TE

LOCATION

92-112-740, Page B,

92-648-956,

137-4138-3, 8

Page 2%

92-2228-10,

92-456-115,

92-1097-62, Page 3,

92-1342-67, Page 2,

92-1587-25, 95-455-598,

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MM 92-853

IDENTITY

UNCODED

MM T-2, is BU 382-C-TE

MM T-3 is MM 676-C

JEK Act 6 (4)

LOCATION

92-403-535, 92-2160-11, Page 7,

92-2046 Pa g92-1347-304, Page 4,

92-456-175,

92-648-986, Page 4,

92-112-771,

Page 6,

92-404-694

92-1056-150, Page 33,

92-1012-142, Page 13

92-2046, Page 10

92-1093-381, Page 6,

92-417-311; Page C, 2,

92-122-813;

92-417-325,

Page

3,

92-2046-19,

Page 3

92-1012-138, Page 2

92-1354-181, Page 2,

92-455-604, Page 2

92-1354-183

MM T-4 is PCI

MM T-5 is Officer ADAM

CARTER, Dade County

Public Safety Dept.

MM I-6 was physical sur-

veillance by Miami

Agents

MM T-7 is NY 5042-C-TE

MM T-8 is NY 3864-C-TE

92-503-123

MM T-9 is NY 204-C

92-1354-93;

92-1547-27, 29

92-417-54

92-109-1, 9 18,

92-1730-4,

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92-853-11, Page 102

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IDENTITY

MM T-10 is CV 421-C-TE

MM T-11 is CV 553-C-TE

MM T-12 is DE 862-C-TE

MM T-13 is AL 2119-C-TE

MM T-14 is BU 82-C*

MM T-15 is MM 1091-PC

MM T-16 is MM 867-C

• MM T-17 is NY 5542-C-TE

MM T-18 is MM 984-C-TE

MM T-19 is MM 1209-C

MM T-20 is MM 725-C

MM T-21 is NY 3461-C-TE

MM T-22 is former MM 1153-PC

MM T-23 is NY 4461-C

MM T-24 is NK 2251-C*

LOCATION

92-403-417,

92-466-21,

Page 56, 74,

92-466-30, Page 7,

92-1572-16, Page 8

and 9

92-466-21,

92-1572-8,

10,

92-403-417

92-122-756

92-98-488, Page 5

92-2046-22

92-1354-84, Page 11

137-2690-311

92-417-181

92-104, -713, 948532

62, 67,

92-1056-91, Page 2

92-1056-150, Page 3 and 4

92-1014-58, Page 2,

92-1450-1

137-3774-7

92-1523-50, Page 2

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MM 92-853

IDENTITY

MM T-25 is MM 752-C

MM T-26 is MM 1232-C-TE

MM T-27 is MM 509-C-TE

LOCATION

92-1015-150

92-455-567, Page 2

92-455-579, Page 1;

92-417-311,

Page 2,

92-417-323, Page 2

92-648-924, Page B

MM T-28 is WILLIAM KLEPPIE,

Intelligence Agent IRS,

Miami, Florida

MM T-29 is MM 1286-C

MM T-30 iS SA THOMAS LOPEZ,

IRS, Miami, Florida

MM T-31 is NY 4609-C-TE

MM T-32 is NY 3936-C-TE

MM T-33 is Sgt. HERBERT

KUPPERSMITH, Dade County

Public Safety Dept.,

Intelligence Unit

92-456-197

92-1731-47, Page 2

92-1056-91, Page 2

92-1056-106, Page B

92-1056-115, Page 2

REVIEWED BY FEVUFA TASK FORCE

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7/2498.8m1

RELSASE IN FULL

RELEASE IN PART

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MM 92-853

On August 11, 1967,

MM T-18 advised that JOSEPH

ANTHONY INDELICATO is shylocking and one of his collectors

is ANTHONY RUGGERIO.

MM T-25 advised on July 2, 1968, that ANTHONY

PLATE is

a shylock and becomes very

vicious when a borrower

does not make a payment on time or

tries to skip out on a

loan.

On March 22, 1968, MM T-3 advised that JOSEPH

BISOGNO was in possession of $750,000 in counterfeit one

hundred dollar bills.

On May 28, 1968, MM. T-1 advised that GUIDO

ANTHONY PENOSI has lost hugh amounts of money gambling

during recent months and is on the urge of being broke.

As a result, PENOSI is unable to deal in narcotics as in

the past, since he lacks working capital.

Take on ne

VITO GENOVESE FAMILY

MM T-I advised on May 4, 1967, that PASQUALI

PiRA permits and controls booknaking and shylocking acti-

vities at the Dream Bar in the Johnina Hotel, Miami Beach,

Florida.

MM T-28 advised

/JEK Law 11(a)

ANTHONY RUSSO reportedly controls gambling and

shylock operations in the Monmouth County area of New

Jersey:

He is not known to be involved in criminal acti-

vities

in the Miami area..

GEORGE NOBILE, also known as GEORGIE HOOKS in

the past has been a chief supplier of heroine for JOSEPH

ARMONE and is suspected of being engaged in illicit traffic

of narcotic drugs.

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MM 92-853

CARLO GAMBINO FAMILY

On November 13, 1967, MM T-1 advised that he

heard that prior to the murder of TOMMY ALTAMURA on

and to get out of Miami or he would kill him.

"Shortly

thereafter, JOSEPH INDELICATO told ALTAMURA that he had

no authority to order ESPERTI away from Miami Beach. Sub-

sequently, THOMAS ALTAMURA was murdered in a restaurant

on the 79th Street Causeway and TONY ESPERTI was chargec

with this killing. After the murder, INDELICATO and

JOSEPH SILESI were ordered to New York to explain their

actions regarding the ALTAMURA killing and to prove that

they did not tell ESPERTI that ALTAMURA was going to kill

him.

MM T-30 on November 30. 1967. advised that on

JEK Law 11(a)

MN 1-29 on August 3, 1967, furnished information

THOMAS ALTAMURA, an LCN member, had

been picking up JOSEPH

SILESI at the Sea Gull Hotel.

He reported on August 8,

1967, that these two were together on August 5, and 6, 1967

Ior about an hour, away from the Miami Beach hoodlum hangouts.

On November 2, 1967, he reported that the Saturday

before THOMAS ALTAMURA was murdered, ALTAMURA came looking

for SILESI and reportedly saw him at the Sea Gull Hotel..

THOMAS ALTAMURA was shot to death in North Bay

Village, Dade County by ANTHONY ESPERTI.

After the homicide,

JOSEPH INDELICATO, who had questioned THOMAS ALTAMURA 'S

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