Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, CG
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 8/1/61
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

5/7/2015

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY :

FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

124-10297-10193

RECORD SERIES :

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

92-3171-371

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FROM:

TO:

TITLE:

FBI

SAC, CG

DIRECTOR, FBI

DATE :

PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

08/01/1961

2

DOCUMENT TYPE :

CLASSIFICATION :

RESTRICTIONS:

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 01/27/1998

SGI, ASSOC, CRIM ACT, GAMBLING

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

Unclassified

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Colleetron Ant. of. 15C 2107 Hotey:

DATE: 11-14 3017

8-4-61

CODE

LELOTYPE

12-3191-391

URGENT

REG- 3312-5452-1

TO: SAC, CHICAGO

FROM: DIRECTOR, FBI

SAMUEL M. GIANCANA, AKA., AR. CONTINUED EFFORTS SHOULD BE

MADE TO FULLY DEVELOP THE SUBJECT'S CONNECTION WITH AND

INTEREST IN THE J AND J PICNIC GROVE GAMBLING SPOT, WILL COUNTY,

ILLINOIS. MAINTAIN CLOSE LIAISON WITH CC SIX FOUR FOUR THREE

DASH C AND ADVISE BUREAU OF FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS. U

JGL:pew (3)

NOTE: During intensive investigation of Giancana, CG 644-C has advised that

the subject has an interest in the J and J Picnic Grove Gambling Spot. Informant

reports one night's operation totals $130, 000 with a net profit to J and j

of $11, 500. Account for this operation maintained at First National Bank of

Hammond, Indiana, under peculiar system of accounting involving series of

dots and pin holes on checks. U

ALL INFORMO, GUN A NEBloyment at J and J as of July 29, 1961.

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

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DEFERRED 8-1-61 2:30 AM RDA

TO DIRECTOR

9-1010

FROM SAC, CHICAGO 010456

SAMUEL M. GIANCANA, AKA, ARO DAILY SUMMARY, CG 6443-C ADVISED

THIS DATE HE WAS EMPLOYED AT THE J.AND J PICNIC GROVE GAMBLING

SPOT, WILL COUNTY ILLINOIS, DESCRIBED EARLIER AS GIANCANA, ET AL

OPERATION, DURING NIGHT OF JULY Z9TH LAST. TOTAL BANKROLL WAS

$130,000, NET PROFIT, $11,500. ACCOUNT FOR THIS OPERATION KEPT

AT FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF HAMMOND, INDIANA, UNDER PECULIAR SYS-

TEM OF ACCOUNTING. NO ENDORSEMENTS GIVEN ON CHECKS DEPOSITED

ACCOUNT MAINTAINED AND RECOGNIZABLE BY SERIES OF DOÉS OR REIN

HOLES KEPT BY THE OPERATORS OF THE J AND J. OFFICIAES.:A TABANK

KNOW SET UP, THEREFORE ABLE TO KEEP ACCOUNT

AS DESCRIBED 'ABOVE,

KRUSE HAS PROMISED INFORMANT HE WOULD "KEEP HIS EYES: OPEN" FOR; A

GOOD SPOT FOR THE INFORMANT TO MAKE SOME MONEY. ROCES PRATINO S

GIANCANA LIEUTENANT IN STONE PARK ILLINOIS ARRESTED BY STATES

ATTORNEYS POLICE JULY 28 LAST FOR ASSAULT. HE ATTACKED A TRUCK

DRIVER PARKED IN FRONT OF KEY LOUNGE FOR NO APPARENT REASON,

BEAT HIM UNCONSCIOUS IN: FULL VIEW OF STONE PARK POLICEMAN.

ANTHONY SIGNORELLA, CHIEF OF POLICE OF STONE PARK AND COUSIN OF

PRANNO, WOULD TAKE NO ACTION. U

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Test CALL INFORWATION CONTAWED

FELTE DATE 6•6-84

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

-BY SPIRJE

If the intelligence contained in the above message is to be disseminated outside the Bureau, it is suggested that it be suitably

paraphrased in order to protect the Bureau's cryptographic systems.

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