Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: LABADIE, STEPHEN J.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 12/4/61
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Date:

6/11/201

Agency Information

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

FBI

124-10213-10061

RECORD SERIES:

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

92-2781-389

Released under the John

Assassination Records

Collection Act of 1992

144 USC 2107 Motel.

Cased:NT 45966 Date:

11-20-2017

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: LABADIE, STEPHEN J.

TO :

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 12/04/1961

'PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

LST, WHEREABOUTS, ASSOC, INTV, PARRINO, JACK T.,

GENERAL ACT

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4; 11(a)

CURRENT STATUS :

DATE OF LASTREVIEW: Redact

02/16/1999

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF IRS

COMMENTS :

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TP 92-1

JFK Act 6 (4)

INFORMANTS

TP T-1 is TP 41-C, whose identity is known to the

Bureau.

TP T-2 is CS TP 51-C, whose identity is known to

the Bureau.

TP T-3 is

PCI, whoswas

formerly TRAFFICANTE'S CPA.

TP T-4 is

acquainted with TRAFFICANTE.

PCI, who is intimately

TP T-5 is JOSEPH PANIELLO, Attorney,

who requested

his identity be protected.

TP T-6 is Agent EDGAR ADAIR, Intelligence Unit,

IRS, Tampa,

JFK Law 11(a)

TP T-7 is

PCI, Miami.

IRS

REVIEWED BY RI/JFK TASK FORCE

ON 7-2298 das

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The article listed pallbearers as ALFREDO REINA, JOE SOTO,

ALVARO FUEYA, VERRY GARCIA, SANTO TRAFFICANTE, JR., and

CLAUDIO GARCIA.

It is noted that an aunt to this individual

was listed as VIOLETA TRAFFICANTE, who is also known as

Mrs. FRANK TRAFFICANTE.

On November 27, 1961, TP T-l advised SA FRANCIS

X. OBRIEN

and SA STEPHEN J. LABADIE that he had no knowledge

subject had been or was in Tampa.. Source reiterated the

information that he was close with subject's associates:

Source was advised that a reliable source had reportealy

seen subject at the Columbia Restaurant on November 15, 1961:

TP T-2 made available the information to SA WILLIAM

C. HAY' and SA STEPHEN J. LABADIE on November 27, 1961, that

someone at 2505 Bristol

Avenue had apparently been in contact

with SYLVIA LIEBOW, Sylvia's Corsetry,

7020 Lincoln Road,

Miami Beach.

TP T-3 advised SAS O'BRIEN and LABADIE on November

28, 1961,

that subject had not been seen by him nor reportedly

been in

Tampa since about June of 1961. Source noted he

-frequents the Columbia Restaurant twice a day and has known

the subject and all his family all his life.

advised SA O'BRIEN and LABADIE on November 28, 1961, that

subject has not been seen by him since he was last seen on

November 15, 1961, on which occasion he entered the Columbia

Restaurant and sat at the front table at the entrance to the

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Columbia Restaurant, Broadway

and 22nd Street entrance.

HERB GOLDBURG, Assistant State Attorney, County

Courthouse, advised November 28, 1961, that subject has not

been

at his residence, 2505 Bristol, and that he has not been

recent date, but that no mention was made of SANTO and no

information

was ascertained concerning his whereabouts and

his activities. He noted that Mrs. TRAFFICANTE, Mr. and

Mrs. AUGUST C. PANIELLO and SARAH ANN TRAFFICANTE are presently

residing at 2505 Bristol.

TP T-5 advised on the night of November 28, 1961,

that he personally knows AUGUST C. PANIELLO did not get along

with his mother, Mrs. ELVIRA PANIELLO, nor with his brother

JOSEPH PANIELLO, who is former City Assistant Attorney, and

who is presently with the law firm Gregory, Cours and Paniello,

Florida Avenue Building, Tampa. Source noted that he knew

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JOSEPH PANIELLO did not even talk with his brother, did not

even go to AUGUST'S

wedding because he married a TRAFFICANTE

girl and therefore, they had nothing whatsoever to do with

each other.

Source noted JOSEPH PANIELLO felt he was married

into a socially prominent family, and PANIELLO nor his wife.

approved of AUGUST's marriage nor associations with the

TRAFFICANTES. For the above reasons, source noted JOSEPH

PANIELLO nor his mother know of subject's activites, whereabouts

or business. Source noted JOSEPH PANIELLO did not

desire

to make any inquiries regarding subject's whereabouts or

activities.

During the period of this report, contacts have

been continuously made with TP T-2 and on November 30, 1961,

this source made available the information to SAs HAY and

LABADIE that subject's electric bill for 2505 Bristol Avenue,

up to October 5, 1961, was for $51.94, which bill was paid

at Mags Bros, a Department store, Tampa. Source indicated

that Mrs. MARY JOSEPHINE PANIELLO received $400.00 salary

from the Board of Public Instruction of Hillsborough "County,

from which various deductions are taken, leaving her a check

as of November 17, 1961, in the amount of $297.72.

noted that on November 9, 1961, TP T-1 had advised SAs

O'BRIEN and LABADIE that AUGUST PANIELLO had been anticipating *-

the return to Tampa of SANTO TRAFFICANTE, however, ftere

has previously been reported that anothersource made available

the information that Mrs. TRAFFICANTE had returned, but

had not indicated SANTO was going to return to Tampa. It

is noted that on November 9, 1961, TP T-I had reported that

AUGUST C. PANIELLO had been keeping company with JACK PARRINO.

It is further noted that PARRINO was with AUGUST PANIELLO;

FANO and SAM TRAFFICANTE at the Dream Bar on Monday night,

November 6, 1961, butwACK PARRINO had not mentioned being

interviewed by the FBI.

On December 1, 1961, TP T-6 advised SA LABADIE

thathe had not received any new information concerning subject's

activities or wherabouts.

Concerning the subject's being in the Miami

area and as previously reported,

being in contact with

OSCAR ECHEMENDIA and AMLETO BATISTI, the following is being

noted:

TP T-7 on November 24, 1961, advised SA LAWRENCE

F. WIRICK, JR.; at Miami, Florida, that OSCAR ECHEMENDIA, a

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CHARACTERIZATION OF INFORMANTS

TP T-l is a businessman long associated with rackets

and racket figures in a position to know of criminal activities;

but who is not in a position to testify.

TP .T-2 is a source furnishing information on a

regular basis, who is not available to testify.

TP T-3 is a businessman who has long been closely

associated with the subject and his family, but who is not

a position to testify.

TP T-4 is a businessman who has known the subject

and his family all their lives and who is daily in contact

numerous individuals

who frequent the Columbia Restaurant.

TP T-5 is a businessman who was closely associated

with AUGUST C. PANIELLO.

TP T-6 is a person who has known the subject

and his financial background for many years, who is with

another Government agency.

TP T7 is an individual who has been in contact with

various individuals from Cuba in the Miami area.

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