Originator: FBI
From: SAC, DL
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 1965-07-26 00:00:00
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

4/24/201

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER : 124-10290-10290

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 62-9-12-585, 588

Document Information

• ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: SAC, DL

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

Heleased under the John F. Kenned!

Assassination Records Collection Act of

1992 |44 USC: 2107 Notel. Case#:NW

65994 Date: 11-03-2021

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FD-36 (Rev. 12-13-56)

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Date: 7/26/65

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AIRTEL

Via

(Priority or Method of Mailing)

TO:

FROM:

SUBJECT:

DIRECTOR, FBI (62-9-12)

NSAC, DALLAS (94-55A-Sub)

CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE Prugram

WEEKLY SUMMARY

DALLAS DIVISION

Re Dallas airtel to Bureau, 7/19/65.

RE:

NICK CASCIO

DL 92-35

of CASCIO's residence, 1226 Owenwood, Irving, Texas,

determined the 1965 four=door Chevrolet, bearing 1965

Texas license KGD 809, was sitting in the driveway. The

Dallas County Clerks Office (License Bureau), revealed

this automobile is registered to NICK CASCIO

above address.

was. a 1965 Ford Mustang, bearing 1965 Texas license

plated KXV 101. The Dallas County Clerks Office's records

revealed this license plate number

issued to CHARLES E.

SMALLWOOD'

at 1226 Owenwood, Irving, Texas.

Previous

investigation revealed that CHARLES E. SMALLWOOD IS a

stepson of NICK CASCIO.

The above information was furnished to H. M

HART, Detective, Criminal Intelligence Section, Dallas

BOB MORGAN, Deputy Sheriff, Dallas County

SO on 7/26/65.

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94-55A-Sub

92-35

COPIED FOR ASCA

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92-36

2/23/78

92-194

137-1411

P6 IX3

137-1733

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162-311

166-102

166-124

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EX-101

JUL 29 1965

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DIE 94E55A-Sub

On 7/22/65, H. M. HART advised that at 11:00 PM, on

License a 1962 white Chevrolet, four-door, hearing 1965 Texas

plates KFB 841, was observed parked at CASCIO's residence.

The records of the Dallas County Clerks Office, revealed the

above license plates number was issued to PAULAMEADOWS, 948

Abrams

Road, Richardson. (PAUL MEADOWS is the brother of ALBERT

MEADOWS, who resides at the Abrams address and is presently under

indictment stemming from FBI investigation on ITAR - GAMBLING

charges.)

Re:

JOSEPH FRANCIS,CIVELLO

AR

DL 92-36

On 7/26/65, DL 275-PC (DL 137-1733), advised that the

captioned subject is

working at the Airway Liquor Store on a daily

basis since 7/23/65, in that his brother, CHARLES CIVELLO (DL 92-194) ,

who owns the liquor

store is out of town attending some function

for his, CHARLES CIVELLO'S, daughter. On 7/26/65, surveillances in

the area of the liquor store from 9:21 AM to 12:38 PM determined

no unusual activities at the liquor store nor no unknown individuals

of Italian extraction were observed to visit the liquor store.

CIVELLO was working in the liquor store alone.

Re: CLARENCE HILL

IGA:

DL 162-209

On 7/21/65, a 1960 white Oldsmobile, bearing 1965

Texas license plates

KLZ 641 was observed parked in front of

The Dallas County Clerks Office's records

reflected the above license plate number is issued to CLARENCE

HILL, 5334 Vanderbilt; Dallas, Texas

The above information was furnished to H. M. HART,

Detective, Dallas PD, and BOB MORGAN, Deputy Sheriff, Dallas

County SO

on 7/26/65.

Re:

JAMES WORSHAM, aka

ET AL

IGA

Tex.

DL. 162-311

and WORSHAM are presently booking on Dallas telephone number Lakesidely

1 - 9738.

The informant advised that URBAN had related that

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AIRTEL

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TO:

FROM :

SUBJECT:

DIRECTOR, FBI (62-9-12)

WAG, DALLAS (94-55A-Sub)

CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE PICQUAN

WEEKLY SUMMARY

DALLAS DIVISION

Re Dallas airtel to Bureau, 7/26/65.

Re: DL 275-PC

(DL 137-1733)

On 7/28/65, informant furnished the following

information:

Dallas

gambler FRANK/TORTORIELLO (DL 92-196) )

and his associate J. R. ADAMS were, as of 7/26/65, engaged

In a crooked gin rummy game with the TAYLOR brothers, owners

of Taylor Publishing Company, Dallas, at the Executive Inn

Motel, Dallas.

Informant stated that as far as he knew the

game was still in progress and TORTORIELLO and ADAMS were

attempting to spread the game out over an extended period of

time.

3 - Bureau

1 - St. Louis (Info)

1 - El Paso (162-32) (Info)

1

- Dallas (94-55A-Sub)

1

- Dallas

(92-196)

1

1

Dallas (162-360) COPIAFOP HSCAL

Dallas

(92-36)

2123/18

Dallas

(92-194) : 7. 86/ 1Д

Dallas

(92-192) :

1

Dallas

(92-195)

Dallas

(92-331)

1

Dallas

(92-231)

Dallas

1

(166-154)

- Dallas

(166-102)

setter to Di

S/6/6.5:

1 - Dallas (162-95)

1

- Dallas

(162-1)

1

- Dallas

(162-126)

- Dallas

(92-35)

Dallas

(94-329)

1

Dallas

(92-383)

1

- Dallas

(137-1733)

1

- Dallas

(137-1714)

1 - Dallas

(162-31)

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622-12-38,

AUG 5 1965

da - WicK

Speedi

Agent in Charge

Sent.

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DL 94-55A-Sub

(2)

Bureau Agents observed known hoodlum

RUSSELL DOUGLAS /MATTHEWS (DL 166-102) enter informant's

place of business and then leave shortly after advising

informant he would be in contact later. Informant then

stated that he had heard that MATTHEWS, a known muscle

man, was attempting to locate two Dallas hoodlums named

CHARLES DAVID/BOYD! and WAYNE WARD on behalf of MATTHEWS'

associate, gambler EDDY TOM, GREEN (DL 162-360) • Informant

stated he

had heard that GREEN and some other individual

had taken a Dallas businessman and former gambler, G. E.

"BLONDY" HALL, in a

crooked dice game.

HaLl had paid off

$3,600 of the

money he lost and after thinking about it

got in touch with BOYD and WARD to contact GREEN and his

associate for return of his money. This information had

previously been received by Bureau Agents on 7/27/65,

PCI JACQUELYN CHEWNING (DL 137-1714). This PCI had

identified GREEN'S associate as JACK KELLER and stated

that when KELLER was contacted by WARD and BOYD, he returned

his share of the money.

town.

GREEN heard about this

• and left

GREEN then contacted MATTHEWS So that MATTHEWS could

the appropriate steps to protect GREEN.

The original

game took place sometime in late June, 1965.

DI 275-PC advised that he had heard that

Dallas bookmaker

"HONEST" JOHN CLARK (DL 166-154), who was

laying off with PHILIP STEPHENSBOSCO (PL 92-331), had Phila/Bad?

recently refused to pay BOSCO some money he owed him from

some lay-offs.

charles

(4)

Informant advised that CHARLES CIVELLO

(DL 92-194)

had left town recently to yisit his daughter

who 18

*nun.

During this time JOSEPHICIVELLO (OL 92-36) Joettivello

has taken over the operation of their liquor store,

with JOSEPH'S brother-in-law, ROSS MUSSO (DL 92-195).

Informant while recollecting his past gambling

scurittes, advised that abart 1948 or 1949, he had been

operating as a bookmaker in St. Louis, Missourt, for GILBERT

LEE/ BECKLEY and EDDY ST. JOHN (Deceased).

During this

time the italians in St. Louis would come around at first

and obtain 25% of the business and later increased their

take until they had over 50% of the business.

Informant

recalls

meeting one JOL:VALENTI (Phonetic), a supposed

..... Al:.

"Mafia" big shot in St. Louis.

At that time VALENTI asked

informant, upon learning he was from Dallas, if he was

acquainted with JOE CIVELLO:.

Informant acknowledged this,

but nothing further was said by VALENTI about CIVELLO.

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DI. 94-55A-Sub

In view of the above information regarding

VALENTI, an informational copy of this

airtel being furnished

St. Louis.

(It should also be noted that during the past

WOOK JOSEPH CIVELLO waS observed at the liquor store by

Bureau Agents, and on the night of 7/27/65, he was observed

attending a rosary at a funeral home for ROSEMARY MENTESANA).

(5) On 7/30/65, Bureau Agent observed informant

at a restaurant in conference with RUSSELL DOUGLAS MATTHEWS

and HENRY CLINTON WINFREY (DL 162-95). WINFREY had a baseball

line sheet.

Re: LA COSA NOSTRA

AR - CONSPIRACY

(DL 92-383)

In addition to the information developed from

DI, 275-PC as set out above, on 7/28/65, Confidential Source

JEROME CRANE (PROTECT IDENTITY), a funeral director who

handles most of the Italian funerals in Dallas, while dis-

cussing the Italian element in Dallas, advised

the opinion that JOSEPH CIVELLO and PETER INTERRANTE were

"cousins." When asked to explain, source stated that he

had noticed that CIVELLO and certain Dallas Italian men,

whenever they attended a rosary or funeral would always

get together in a corner by themselves.

He had observed

this particular group refer to each other as "compadre."

He was of the opinion this means "cousin."

He identified

the other Italian men as CHARLES EDWARD CIVELLO (DL 92-194),

ROSS MUSSO (DL 92-195), JOB/JANNI/ (DL 92-192), PHILIP BOSCO

(DI 92-331), JOHNNY ROSS PATRONO COL 92-231), PETE SUNZALO,

JIMMY IGNAZIQYMAGGIOTTA and PETE/ INTERRANTE.

The Dallas

Office is initiating investigations of INTERRANTE, CUNZALO

and MAGGIOTTA.

Re: GAMBLING ACTIVITIES

DALLAS DIVISION

(DL 162-1)

On 7/28/65, DL 275-PC (DL 137-1733) advised that

he had been unable to ascertain where or how many lines for

any athletic event were coming into Dallas.

He stated that

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