Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, LA
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 07/31/1968
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

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Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY:

RECORD NUMBER :

RECORD SERIES :

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

FBI

124-10226-10181

HQ

92-6054-2368

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FBI

FROM:

SAC, LA

TO :

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 07/31/1968

'PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

LCN, VELOTTA, FRANK JOHN, ASSOC, BURGLARY ACT,

INDICATED, LA COUNTY GRAND JURY, POSSESSION,

CONSPR

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS : 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 07/10/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote).

DATE: 11-14-2017

OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

MAY 1962 EDITION

5010-108

GSA GEN. REG. NO. 27

UNITED STATES

-RNMENT

Memorandum

TO

* DIRECTOR, FBI (92-6054)

DATE: 7/31/68

SAC, LOS ANGELES (92-2452) (0)

UBJECT: FRANK JOHN VELOTTA

AR

00: LOS ANGELES

Investigation was initiated in captioned case

upon receipt of information from former SF 3001-PC that

VELOTTA was interested in gaining admission into the LCN

and had become closely associated with LCN members JIMMY

FRATIANNO and FRANK BOMPENSIERO in order to accomplish this

objective. This source, as well as SD 1064-C-TE, reported

that VELOTTA, an expert safe burglar and his associates

were actively engaged in safe burglaries.

Bufile 92-5770, Los Angeles file 92-626, pertinent

Information developed concerning the activities of VELOTTA

and his associates has been set forth in reports concerning

PETRO.

In addition, information relating to VELOTTA's

association with FRATIANNO and BOMPENSIERO has been reported

in the case captioned, "[CN. AR - Conspiracy," Bufile 92-6054.

The Los Angeles Police Department, Burglary Detail,

has had an extensive investigation relating: to the

activities of VELOTTA and his associates.

The Los Angeles

Police Department the Los Angeles County District Attoreyle

Burglary Detail, has recently criticized

investigators of

office because of a surveillance by these investigators of

VELOTTA and his associates which they claim resulted in a

premature arrest of VELOTTA and associates.

VELOTTA and other aRiselates

82-6054-23606

recently been

indicted by the Los Angeles County Grand Jury, charged with

possession of burglary tools and conspiracy to commit

burglary with explosives, and they are currently on bail.

- Bureau (REGISTERED MAIL).

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17 AUG & 1968

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