Originator: FBI
From: MILLER, SAMUEL A.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 06/04/1963
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

5/14/201

AGENCY:

FBI

RECORD NUMBER:

124-10200-10443

RECORD SERIES :

AGENCY FILE NUMBER:

HQ

92-6054-286

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

MILLER, SAMUEL A.

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE:

06/04/1963

' PAGES:

31

SUBJECTS :

LCN, ASSOC, ORGANIZATION AND LEADERSHIP,

MEMBERSHIP, CRIMINAL ACT, CONSPR

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS:

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 05/22/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

RPT, TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGES i, INDEX PAGES i-ii

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Assassination Records Collection Act of |

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+D-299 1704-5-1-58)

REPORTING OFFICE

PITTSBURGH

TITLE OF CASE

LA CAUSA NOSTRA

PITTSBURGH DIVISION

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

OFFiCE OF ORIGIN

PITTSBURGH

DATE

6/4/63

REPORT MADE aY

SAMUEL A. MILLER

CHARACTER OF CASE

INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD

1/7/63-5/29/63

AR - CONSPIRACY

TYPED BY

ewf

REFERENCES

Report of SA LEON F. ANDREWS

Newark airtel to Bureau, 1/16/63.

JR., Buffalo, 1/14/63.

Report of SA JAMES P. FLYNN, New York, 1/31/03.

Pittsburgh letter to New York,

4/30/63.

(Interoffice)

New York airtel to Bureau, 5/1/63.

New York letter to Pittsburgh, 5/7/63.

(Interoffice)

-P-

ENCLOSURES

TO BUREAU AND NEW YORK: (2 EACH)

Two copies of letterhead memorandüm reflecting characteriza-

tions of the informants.

APPROVED

CORTES MADE:

3o BureaU

(92-6054) (Enels, 2)

2- Buffalo

92-337)

2- New York

(92-2341)

8- Pittsburgh

(92-599 Bnc13. 2)

1= 92-226)

92-226

(1 = 92-335)

92-228

53 JUNt1 9 389)

Dissemination Record of Attached Report

Agency

Request Recd.

Date Fwd.

How Fwd.

By

2

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DO NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW

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PG 92-599

on 4/30/63, Pittsburgh requested New York to contact

JOSEPH VALACHI (protect) to determine whether any additional

Pittsburgh Individuals other than FRANK AMATO, GABRIEL

MANNARINO OF SEBASTIAN JOHN LA ROCCA were known to be members

Of LA CAUSA NOSTRA.

The source of DAVE WALLACE, Allegheny County Police

Officer, Pittsburgh, Pa., who was mentioned in the details

of this report, has

been identified as Mrs. WILLIAM CONSTANZO,

Marshall Avenue, Fox Chapel, Pa., who allegedly is closely

associated with GABRIEL MANNARINO.

PG 668-PC is presently Incarcerated and has been

deleted 'from the Top Echelon Criminal Informant Program,

therefore, was not interviewed.

PG 674-PC was interviewed on 2/7/63 and readily

discussed his legitimate enterprise but refused to discuss

racket activities and personalities.

It is to be noted that while the investigative

periods in this case are extensive, it has been maintained

in a current status through communications with other offices

and continuous investigation.

INFORMANTS

PG T-1 1s JOSEPH VALACHI (protect), who was contacted

by the New York Office.

PG T-2 Is PG 653-CTE, who was contacted by

SA W. B. ANDERSON, JR., on 1/23/63 and 3/22/63.

PG T-3 Is PG 665-CTE, who was contacted by

SA W. B. ANDERSON, JR., on 1/29/63 and 4/22/63.

PG I-4 Is PH 623-C* and PH 591-C*, who was

- contacted by the Philadelphia Office.

PG T-5 1S PG 657-CTE, who was contacted by SA JAMES

B. FANNING

on 1/15/63, 3/6/63, 4/4/63, and 4/24/63.

PG T-6 Is NK 2251-C*, who was contacted by the

Newark Office.

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PG 92-599

PG T-7 1s PG 585-C, who was contacted by SA ROBERT A.

VOEGE, 1/10/63.

PG T-8 is NICK VIGNOVIC, who

was contacted by

SA SAMUEL A. MILLER, 1/30/63, 2/19/63, 3/4/63 and 5/1/63.

PG T-9 18 PG 640-CTE, who was contacted by SA JAMES

B. FANNING on 2/17/63, 3/20/63 and 4/30/63.

PG T-10 1S LAWRENCE HOOPER, PCI, who was contacted

by SA CHAD A. JOHN, 5/3/63.

PG T-11 Is BETTY ORRIS, who was contacted by

SA SAMUEL A. MILLER, 5/7/63.

PG I-12 IS CARL E. GRZYBOWSKI, who was contacted

DY SA NORMAN T. THOMPSON, 1/15/63•

PG. T-13 is DAVE WALLACE, who was contacted by

SA FRANK E. ALLISON, 2/7/63.

PG T-14 1s EDWARD M.

BURKE, PCI, who was contacted

by SA NORMAN T. THOMPSON, 5/7/63.

PG T-15 Is PG 661-C, who was contacted by SA SAMUEL

A. MILLER, 4/24/63.

PG I-16 is JOHN MERENICK, who was contacted by

SA J, EDWARD MADVAY and SA SAMUEL A. MILLER, 4/24/63.

PG T-17 is Miss BETTY DRINKHOUSE, PCI, Bel Aire,

Fla.,

3/18/63.

was contacted by SA JAMES J. KEARNEY,

Miami office,

PG T-18 1s PH 591-C*, who was contacted by the

Philadelphia Office.

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