Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: JOHNSON, KERMIT F.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 12/19/1962
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

5/14/201

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

FBI

124-10216-10240

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

92-6054-132

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FBI.

FROM:

JOHNSON, KERMIT F.

TO :

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE:

'PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

12/19/1962

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LCN, ASSOC, TRA, RES, REL, B/F INT

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION:

Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS :

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CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW:

05/21/1998

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FEDERA BUREAU OF INV

¡STIGATION

REPORTING OFFICE

PHOENIX

TITLE OF CASE

OFFICE OF ORIGIN

NEW YORK

THE

CRIMINAL "COMMISSION",

ET AL

DATE

12/19/62

INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD

4/25 - 12/19/62

REPORT MADE BY

SA KERMIT F. JOHNSON

CHARACTER. OF CASE

AR - CONSPIRACY

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REFERENCE

Report of SA JAMES P. FLYNN, dated 6/29/62, at New York.

New York airtel to Bureau, 11/13/62.

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ADMINISTRATIVE

It will be noted that recently, the Phoenix Division

who is very close to the

BONANNO.

This live informant at this time appears to be in the

best position of anyone to possibly obtain information concern

ing JOSEPH BONANNO's activities,

inasmuch as past investigation

has established that JOSEPH BONANNO is extremely secretive

and only through his son, who is at times loquacious is much

if any information received concerning this subject.

There is

also being used as an informant in the Phoenix Division the

personal physician of JOSEPH BONANNO, who is carried as

a Potential

Criminal Informant, T. E. A. VON DENROTH, M.D. Phoenix Division

SPECIAL AGENT

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has in the past and is still utilizing his services, a real

value concerning this subject.

puring the period covered by this report, the Phoenix

Division utilized highly confidential sources in the residence

and automobile owned by the subject, but no information of value

was received from either of these sources concerning any activities

or connections of JOSEPH BONANNO, with the "Commission".

As has

been previously stated, investigation has established that JOSEPH

BONANNO does nothing-in Arizona except reside in Tucson in the

role of a wealthy retired gentleman.

Through the investigation

concerning his activities, there has never been developed in

the Phoenix Division or by other divisions of the Bureau

infornation to Indicate that BONANNO has any "conmission" activity

whatever going in Arizona.•

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