Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: RITZ, NORMAN H.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 08/22/1968
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

5/20/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

FBI

124-10297-10134

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 92-6054-2400

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FBI

FROM:

RITZ, NORMAN H.

TO : DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE: 08/22/1968

•PAGES:

25

SUBJECTS :

LCN, MEMBERS, ASSOC, DESALVO, JOHN S., LEADERSHIP,

CRIMINAL ACT, TESUR

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION : Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 06/26/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS: RPT, TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE 2

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Released under the

DATE: 11-14-2017

111-263 (ReV. 1-8-671

conection Act of 1992 744 05C 2107 Hotel.

FEDERAL LUREAU OF INVES GATION

REPORTING OFFICE

OFFICE OF ORIGIN

DATE

JACKSONVILLE

TITLE OF CASE

NEW YORK

INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD

71.26/68 - 8/20/68

LA COSA NOSTRA

JACKSONVILLE DIVISION

8/22/68

REPORT MADE BY

NORMAN H. RITZ

CHARACTER OF CASE

TYPED BY

AR - CONSPIRACY

REFERENCE:

CONViC

AUTO

APPROVED

COPIES MADE:

Report of SA NORMAN H. RITZ, at JK, dated

9/6/67;

Bureau airtel to NY, dated 7/24/68.

- RUC -

INFORMANTS:

I symbols have been used only to protect the

identity of the informants and of the persons who have

requested that their identity be kept confidential.

JK I-I is JK 114-C*, whose identity is known to

the Bureau.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS CLAIMED

FUG.

FINES

SAVINGS

NONE

RECOVERIES

ACQUIT

TALS

CASE HAS BEEN:

PENDING OVER ONE YEAR|

YES LINO

PENDING PROSECUTION

OVER SIX MONTHS

YES

INO

13

2

SPECIAL AGENT

IN CHARGE

DO NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW

Bureau (92-6054) (RM)

New York (92-2300)

(RM)

- Miami (92-853) (Info)

(RM)

92-6054-2400

- Tampa (92-218) (Info)

(RM)

-Jacksonville (92-635)

15 AUG 26 1968

REC- 31

EX: 109

Dissemination Record of Attached Report

Agency

Request Recd.

242

CC. A11

Criminal Divistos,

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Rachutering

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Heleased under

"DATE: 11-14-2017

Kemedy Assassination Recoras Collection Aet of 9992 741 USC 2107 Note)

• JK 92-635

JK T-2 is COLUMBUS JEFFERSON WILLIAMS, aka

JOE, former Jacksonville gambler, who was contacted by

SAS NORMAN H. RITZ and CHARLES M. BLALOCK, and who re-

quested his identity be kept confidential.

JK I-3 is JK 105-C, who was contacted by

SA RITZ.

SA CLIFTON BROWNING, JR.

JK T-4 IS JK 234-PC, who was contacted by

(This informant has been dis-

continued inasmuch as he left the Jacksonville area for

employment as a merchant seaman.)

JK T-5 is JK 95-C-TE,

who was contacted by

SA RITZ.

JK T-6 is JK 51-C, who was contacted by

SA STANLEY A. SPRING.

JK T-T is JK 221-PC, who was contacted by

SA RITZ.

JK T-8 Is TP 41-C-TE, who

was contacted by

SA JOHN AMBLER.

JK T-9 is TP 350-C, who was contacted by

SA AMBLER.

ADMINISTRATIVE:

Information copies are designated for Miami

and Tampa Offices in view of their interest in SANTO

TRAFFICANTE, JR., and his Jacksonville associates.

The Jacksonville Office presently has

pending

investigation captioned, "JOHN J. ORZA, aka, IGA"

, Jacksonville

file 162-197, and every

effort is being made in

with this investigation

connection

• to determine the possibility

of La Cosa Nostra membership and other criminal activity

including gambling of this individual.

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