Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, CG
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 12/19/1961
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John. F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (41 USC 2107 Hotey.

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

5/7/2015

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER : 124-10294-10442

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 92-3171-545, 546

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

TO :

TITLE :

SAC, CG

DIRECTOR, FBI

DATE: 12/19/1961

'PAGES:

3

SUBJECTS :

SGI, ASSOC, TRA, MM, FL, GANGLAND SLAYINGS, CG

DOCUMENT TYPE :

CLASSIFICATION:

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS:

4

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW :

04/02/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS: INC TTY

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

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GIANCANA, AKA., ARO DAILY SUMMARY, RE CHICAGO

RADIOGRAM DECEMBER 15 AND BUTEL TO CHICAGO DECEMBER 16 LAST.

BUTEL REQUESTS IDENTITIES OF VICTIMS OF GANGLAND SLAYINGS

IN CHICAGO IN RECENT PAST. DURING PAST SEVERAL MONTHS THERE

HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS SLAYING ATTRIBUTED TO THE WORK OF ORGANIZED

CRIMINAL ACTIVITIY. AMONG THESE ARE THE FOLLOWING: JOHN HENNIGAN, I

FORMER CG 6090-C, KILLED NOVEMBER 13 LAST IN FRONT OF HIS

RESIDENCE; AL TESTA, BURGLAR AND GAMBLER, KILLED OCTOBER 8

LAST; WILLIAM "ACTION" JACKSON, KILLED AUGUST 12 LAST; AL BROWN,

BURGLAR, KILLED OCTOBER 1961; JOSEPH GENTILE, BARTENDER,

KILLED IN FRONT OF HIS RESIDENCE, OCTOBER 9 LAST. ALL OF ABOVE

SLAYINGS REMAIN UNSOLVED AS OF THIS DATE. MOTIVES FOR MOST

ARE UNKNOWN, ALTHOUGH BELIEVED TO BE INVOLVED IN LOAN SHARKING

RACKET AND CONNECTED WITH GAMBLING ACTIVITIES. AT LEAST ONE

SLAYING, THAT OF HENNIGAN, WAS AS RESULT OF BELIEF BY GIANCANA

ORGANIZATION THAT HE WAS AN INFORMANT FOR STATES ATTORNEY'S

OFFICE, COOK COUNTY, CG 6486=0* REPORTED NO PERTINENT ACTIVITY

OVER WEEKEND. GIANCANA ASSOCIATED JOHN MATTASSA, AND DOMINIC

BLASI IN VICINITY OF INFORMANT DECEMBER 15 LAST.

CG 6443-0

ADVISED RECENTLY THAT CHICAGO TOP HOODLUMS EXPECT TO BE IN THE

MIAMI AREA OVER THE HOLIDAYS AND ALL IMPORTANT DECISIONS

RELATING TO CHICAGO ACTIVITIES TO BE HELD IN ABEYANCE PENDING

THEIR RETURN AFTER FIRST OF YEAR.

FRANK FERRARO, CHICAGO TOP

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

12-3171-545

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

DATE 4-20-84 BY SPS RTE 801-33

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58 DEL 2719

large aslignore cot ared in the auree message is o be disema.

be disseminated outside the Bureau, it is suggested that it be suitabl

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