Originator: FBI
From: MELLOTT, FRANK L.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 12/30/1958
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

5/7/2015

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER:

124-10292-10012

92-3171-30, 31

Document Information

ORIGINATOR :

FROM:

FBI

MELLOTT, FRANK L.

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 12/30/1958

PAGES: 35

SUBJECTS :

SGI, ASSOC, B/E INI, SUBPOENA, RES, CRIMINAL ACT,

GAMBLING, WHEREABOUTS, REL, TELCAL, TRA, INTV, CNI,

FISUR, TESUR

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION : Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS:

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW:

01/08/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS: INC RPT

Heleased under the John F. Kennedy

Assassination Records Collection Act of

992 (44 USC 2107 Note). Case#:NW

68262 Date: 09.22-2022

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REPORTING OFFICE

CHICAGO

TITLE OF CASE

SAMUEL M

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

OFFICE OF ORIGIN

CHICAGO

GIANCANA, Aka.

3/16/59

REPORT MADE BY

RALPH R. HILL Jr.

CHARACTER OF CASE

INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD

12/18/58-2/27/59

ANTI-RACKETEERING

TYPED dY

p1f

REFERENCES: Report of SA FRANK L. MELLOTT dated 12/30/58 at

Chicago.

Chicago

airtel

to Bureau and Miami dated 2/16/59.

Chicago airtey

td Salt Lake City dated 2/24/59.

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LEADS

THE MIAMI DIVISION

AT MIAMI BEACH. I

FLORIDA

4120/84

SP5 Rgg Bung

Will attempt to locate subject who allegedly left

for Miami Beach during weekend of February 8= 1959, as per

referenced Chicago airtei to Miami.

APPROVED

SPECIAL AGENT

N CHARGE

COPIES MADEN:

@= Bureau (92-3171)1064712

Miami

New York

Salt Lake City (92-212)

2

- Chicago (92-349)

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PRE TAPE The da is loaned to you by the F81, and neither it nor its contents are to be distributed outside the agency to which loaned.

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THE NEW YORK DIVISION

AT NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK

Will attempt to obtain further identifying data

regarding FRANK EULO who reportedly is an associate of

JOSEPH PROFACI, top hoodlum of your Division.

THE SALT LAKE CITY DIVISION

AT LAS VEGAS,

NEVADA

Will, through established sources, determine if

subject has been in the Las Vegas locality recently

as per

referenced airtel to salt Lake City dated February 24, 1959.

THE CHICAGO DIVISION

AT CHICAGO. ILLINOIS

Will continue to follow and report on the activities

and associates of GIANCANA.

INFORMANTS

In addition to the informants utilized in this

report,

the following criminal informants are currently in

a position to furnish information relative to the subject:

CG 6132-C

CG 5191-0

CG 6215-0

PCI JOYCE LANE

POI MICHAEL J. GALLAGHER

PCI IRENE TOEROSS

The above criminal informants and potential

criminal

informants are being contacted with the objective of securing

Information of value relative to the Top Hoodlum Program.

COVER PAGE

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CG 92-349

"MORETTI still was basking in what he thought

GIANCANA's esteem on April 18, 1957, when three men got

into MORETTIls car..

Later that day his body was found

In the trunk of his car near Joliet.

He had been beaten,

shot, and strangled.

Police found no documents or papers

in MORETTI's clothing.

The only item

on his body was

comb ®

This, it was said, was left by his killers to

indicate that he had been combed clean,

something the

slayers of MARCUS neglected to do with

their victim"

Coin Machines

'It has been previously reported that BERNARD POSS,

Operator of the Valley Music Company in Aurora, Illinois;

advisea that he had been contacted by Rocky PRANo regarding

the syndicate taking over his jukebox business.

been described as a lieutenant for GIANCANA in

PRANO has

far western

süburbs of Chicago particularly in the realm of jukebox

and pinball machine business.

Chicago I-10

advised in October, 1958, that during

the summer of 1956, he had been contacted

at various times

by from two to six men who claimed they represented the

Syndicate and advised him that they were going to take over

a certain territory. These men indicated an interest in

These men called themselves

coin machines, mostly bowlinffield men"

pool, and pinball machines.

and claimed that

they have been studying coin machine and jukebox operation.

in Kane County for several weeks and knew all about the

operation,

Including the spots where the machines were

located and the take from each machine.

These men advised

the informant that they were "cutting themselves in" on his

business.

Informant stated that he then went to the Sheriff

of Kane County,

Mr. HOWARD KELLETT, who

advised the

informant that his, the informant's, position was ? very

bad one and concluded that his only chance to survive was

to deal with these unidentified field men.

Informant

related that he had no choice but to accept the proposition

and as a result is now working for ROCKY PRANO.

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CG 92-349

1958 Ford Thunderbird convertiblo,

silver gray.

1959 Illinois license 1550511.

Travel

Chicago T-9 advised on February 13, 1959, that

he had learned from MARSHALL CAIFANO, a Chicago top

hoodlum, that GIANCANA and either JOE CAESAR Or JOEY O'BRIEN,

had departed for Florida during the weekend of February 8,

1959.

The informant said that he was not acquainted as to

the address that the subject would be visiting in Florida;

however, he

no tha tho

assumed it would be Miami Beach and commented

that the Bombay Hotel at about 6lst and Collins Avenue,

Miami Beach, was a hangout frequented by many Chicago

hoodlums.

It should be noted that JOE CAnSAR 1s an alias

Í JOE DI VARCO,

a Chicago top hoodlum and JOEY O'BRIEN

is an alias of JOSEPH AlUPPA, a Chicago top hoodlum.

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INFORMANTS

Chicago

ChI HAD IS LANOFF

GANGS TE

"Chicago Tribune" reporter

ChI IVAN PARKS

Chicago 1e4

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Chicago T-5

Captain

• FREMONT NESTER (NA)

Oak Park Police Department

Chicago T-6

POT CURITS" HANSEN

chicago To

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Chicago T-8

Illinois Bell Telephone

Company

Chicago T-9

PAUL TIMRECK

Chicago T-10

RALPH KELLEY

Contacted February 26, 19599

by SA ROBERT L. BAKER

Contacted by SA RALPH R. HILL JI.

Contacted by SA THOMAS KERRIGAN

February 23, 1959

Contacted December 15, 1959,

by SA WILLIAM F. ROEMER Jr.

Contacted February 13, 1959,

by SA WILLIAN W. STICKLE

Contäcted January 12, 1959,

by SA ANDREW G. FINAN

Contacted December 19, 1958, and

February 3, 1959, by SA HARVEY

N. JOHNSON Jr.

Contaeted February 16, 1959,

by Investigative Clerk FRANCIS

W. KAHL

Contacted February 13, 1959, by

SA PAUL B. FRANKFORT

Contacted October 20, 1958,

by SA HARRY M. WALKER

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Report Fo--

FD-263 (5-14: 35)

FEDER

Reporting Office

CHICAGO

TITLE OF CASE

Office of Origin

CHICAGO

SAMUEL

HI. GIANCANA, aka.

SUREAU OF INVES..UMIION

12/30/53

Report made by

FRANK L. MELLOTT

CHARACTER OF CASE

ANTI-RACKETEERING

Investigative Period

10/17 - 12/17/53

Typed By

pas

Synopsis:

REFERENCES:

Report of SA FRANK L. MELLOTT, 10/17/58 at Chicago:

Salt Lake City letter. to Chicago dated 10/27/53.

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LEADS

THE CHICAGO DIVISION

420184 SPSRE/Buy

AT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

regarding his

1. Will consider further interview of PASQUALE STELLA

association with the subject:

Approved

Copies made:

2. Will remain in contact with CARNEN MANNO, 4346 West

Van Buren, with a view of obtaining from him additional information

regarding

the subject and his daughter, TONI.

information

3. Will continue efforts to locate the subject and devélop

regarding his activities.

Special Agent

In Charge

2-Bureau (92-3171) 16C 471=)

2-Chicago (92-349)

Do not write in spaces below

92-3171-30

REC- 18

98100 2 1359

SECTI

TAX.

Propery cl FBl - This report is loaned to you by the FBI, and neither it nor its contents are to be distributed outside the agency to which loaned.

I U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1958 0 344750

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FLM: 11s

of a partnership with DRAYTON DIXON. He furnished capital

of $35,000 ($10,000 from a mortgage

on his home, the rest

savings) and DIXON furnished about $26,000 to the partnership.

According to Mr. LOVIG; DIXON sold one of two houses he ownec

According to Mr. LOVIG, DIXON is a

chemist for Robbin Industries and lives and works in Clevelana,

ohio, but comes to stone Park occasionally on week enas to

assist

„In the operation of the restaurant.

Mr. LOVIG pointed out that the restaurant has been

leased from CHARLES PIZZO on a ten year lease and that as

soon as

the restaurant is on solid financial footing it is

DIXON's intention to resign from his job and assist in the

operation of the restaurant.

Mr. LOVIG emphasized that no hoodlums or, in fact,.

any parties other than DIXON and he, have any interest

whatsoever in the restaurant, and that he has never been

approached by anyone offering to buy a part or all of the

restaurant.

Mr. LOVIG stated that his auditor is one PHIL

SARATELLA with the Chicago Business Service and he has

complete knowledge of the financial structure of the restaurant

as he handles all books and completes the income tax returns

for both he and DIXON.

Mr. LOVIG stated that if there is

any doubt

as to the financing of the Country Fair Restaurant

he would be willing to make available, through Mr. SARATELLA,

all financial records pertaining to the restaurant.

Villa Venice

CG T-2 advised on November 5, 1958, that she

frequented the Villa Venice from about

April

to September,

1958 during which time she came to know many of the personnel

employed at the villa.

, According to this informant the real

boss of the Villa Venice Is SAM GIANCANA, Ior when he would

appear on the scene everyone would "snap

'to attention."

GIANCANA would inspect the place and would severely reprimand

any of the staff, including the ostensible owners,

JAMES and

STELLA MEO, if the place or they themselves were not clean.

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FLM: 115

CG T-1

CG T-2

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IDENTITY OF INFORMANTS

SANDY SMITH, Crime Reporter,

who furnished

information to

"ChICagO TribUnGA FRANCIS I. STEPANAK

on 3/17/58.

Mrs. SHIRLEY GALLAGHER, 4522 North

Long, Chicago, who was

contacted by

SA FRANK L. MELLOTT On 11/5/58.

ISADORE IRGANG, who

was contacted

on 10/17/58, by SAs LESTER K. ESAREY

and RAYMOND A. CONNOLLY.

MICHAEL DERRICCO, who was contacted

on 10/20/58, by SA LESTER K. ESAREY.

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"CRIMINAL INFORMANT COVERAGE

In" anaition to the informants utilized in this

report and set out on preceding page, the following

Criminal Informants are currently in a position to furnish

information relative to the subject:

÷ CG 6132-C

CG

5191-C

:CG 6215-C

PCI JOYCE LANE

PCI HENDERSON L. WILLIAMS

PCI MICHAEL J.

GALLAGHER

•PCI IRENE TOEROSS

The above Criminal Informants and Potential

Criminal Informants are being contacted with the objective

of securing information of value relative to the Top

Hoodlum Program.

Attention is being directed to securing

additional informant coverage through the above informants

as well as through file reviews

ascertain whether

Informants furnishing information in the past will be of

"assistance in this program to furnish accurate information

concerning GIANCANA's movements,

associates, and activities.

In additiongs

background and current data regarding

those persons contacting the subject are being obtained with

a viewa toward interviewing them for the purpose of developing

them as Potential Criminal

Informants.

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