Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: NO
To: HQ
Document date: 2/12/69
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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NOFIO PECORA

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Released under the John F. Kennedy

Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote).

DATE: 11-14-2017

NO 92-603

ADMINISTRATIVE :

As previously reported, NOFIO PECORA was contacted

on 8/2/68 and voluntarily furnished information concerning

FBI case captioned "ELDON JUNIOR LEGAN, aka ITAR-GAMBLING and

PROSTITUTION 00: SAN ANTONIO, NO 166-35."

During this interview, PECORA appeared cooperative

and has since been designated a

target under the TECIP in the

New Orleans Division.

PECORA was subsequently contacted under the

TECIP program as NO 1283-PC on 12/10/68, and furnished

the following information:

He initially denied any knowledge of the Mafia

but later conceded that, as a youngster growing up in New

Orleans, he knew of some individuals who had the reputation

of being

"black hands." They were old men,

SAM SEGRETTO,

(FNU) FORRESTIERE, and (FNU) GIACONA, all of whom are dead.

He also stated that JOE

PECK's father (PECORARO) was in this

same classification.

Although he claimed to know nothing of the Mafia,

he repeatedly made statements directly opposed to this

contention, such as "I never messed around with those

guys," and

"I had no use for those

guys." He admitted that

he was friendly with SYLESTRO "SAM" CAROLLO,

father of

ANTHONY CAROLLO, who was deported in the early 1950's.

He stated, in fact, that he was in business with SAM

CAROLIO in the St. Charles Tavern and received

financial

backing from ANDREW MONTE. He got out of this

business

with CAROLLO because CAROLLO brought in all his relatives,

both sons and a son-in-law, and he felt that there was

_too much nepotism.

He stated that JOE PECK'S father's name

was

BATISTTA PECORARO, and he recalled an incident of about

14 years ago when

he first opened up his present business

and began doing well, he was approached by ANTHONY CAROLLO

and JOE PECK, who tried to muscle him out of a piece

(percentage)

of his business, and he told them where to

go, stating.

"My gun was closer than theirs at the time

of confrontation." He further made the remarks that no

one had better try to muscle him, or he would take care

of them.

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