Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: NEWSOM, MILTON L.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 09/26/1960
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

4/23/201

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER:

RECORD SERIES:

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

FBI

124-10292-10058

HQ

92-2824-62

Released under the John

F. Kenned;

Assassination Recorde

Collection Act of 1992

144 USC 2107 Notel.

Case#:NW 45754 Date:

11-17-2017

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FBI

FROM: NEWSOM, MILTON L.

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 09/26/1960

PAGES:

183

SUBJECTS :

JFC, BKG, REL, RES, B/F INT, ASSOC, ARREST, CRIM ACT,

APALACHIN MEETING, TEST, INDICTMENT, FGJ,

SUBPOENA, MCCLELLAN SENATE COMMITTEE

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: Consulted; 4; 10(a)2; 11(a)

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 08/20/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF IRS, PROB

COMMENTS: RPT, TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE i, REFERRED TO PROB

V9.1

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T-1

T- 2

T-3

T-

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T-5

T-6

T-7

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DI

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Confidential Source JEROME J. CRANE

IDENTITY OF INFORMANTS

DL. 105-C

PCI,

Dallas Office

DI 86-0 (NOT USED)

WILLIAM CRAIG, Vice

President and

Cashier,

Exchange Bank and Trust

Company, Dallas, Texas

PCI

Dallas Office (Not USED)

DI 80-C

"JEK Act 6 (4)

DEA

ED BY FOX/JFK TASK FORGE

6/4192 dab/mLs/30

MALEASE IN FULL

T-8

T-9

T-10

JEROME J. CRANE, Confidential

Source, Dallas, Texas

DI 95-C

ERNEST M. GENTRY, Field

Supervisor, United States

Narcotics Bureau, Dallas,

Texas

BELBABE IN PART

TOTAL DENIAL A

T-11

T-12

Department of Public Safety,

Dallas, Texas

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T-13

HODGES DUBOIS HAMILTON,

PCI, Dallas Office

T-14

EDWARD L. BRAUNE, New York

Telephone Company, New York

JEK Act 6

(4)

City

T-15

Report from Dun and Bradstreet,

Inc., dated 2-1-57.

T-16

Confidential

source, Hormer

FBI Agent

now engaged in real estate

business in Dallas, Texas.

Careful consideration was given to each source

concealed by T symbols in this report, and IT symbols were

stilized only where identities must be concealed.

The above

informants have been known to furnish reliable informatior

in the past and have been in a position to furnish informa-

tion concerning CIVELLO's activities.

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associate with the Italian underworld characters but that he

had been afraid to attempt such in Dallas, Texas, in

the last

few years since both

the local Police Department

and Sheriff's

office had attempted to stamp out narcotics, gambling, and

prostitution activities as much as possible.

Dallas Confidential Informant T-2 advised SA

VINCENT E. DRAIN on November 22, 1957, that he had known

CIVELLO for several years and knew him when informant was

Assistant District Attorney of Dallas County.

He stated

he had had no information

of any kind which

would indicate

CIVELLO had been engaged in illegal activities

In the City of

Dallas.

JULIUS SCHEPPS, a highly respectable citizen and a

large wholesale liquor dealer, 'Dallas, Texas, advised SA

VINCENT E. DRAIN on December 19, 1957,

that he was

closely

acquainted with CIVELLO and that he did not know of any

underworld activities being conducted by CIVELLO and that

it was his belief that any that would be carried on by

CIVELLO probably would be with Eastern underworld characters.

SCHEPPS had no basis for stating that, other than the recent

publicity that he had read in the newspapers concerning

CIVELLO.

On June 23, 1958, Deputy United States Marshal

HENRY WHITE, Dallas,

served with

a subpoena to appear before the McClellan Senate

Committee at Washington, D. C.

, 23, грехаб арреа

Texas, advised that CIVELLO had been

On June 24, 1958, Dallas Attorneys WILLIAM OSCAR

BRAECKLEIN and LESTER L. MAY, who were representing CIVELLO,

advised SA VINCENT E. DRAIN that CIVELLO had been subpoenaed

to testify before the McClellan Senate Committee.

BRAECKLEIN stated no definite date had been set for CIVELLO'S

appearance. MAY stated he telephonically communicated with

an Associate Counsel of this Committee by the name of TIERNEY

who advised him that it would be some time before CIVELLO

would be called and that MAY would bennotified directly.

BRAECKLEIN stated CIVELLO appeared to be "shook up" when

served with this subpoena.

on July 15, 1958, LESTER L. MAY advised SA VINCENT

E. DRAIN that he doubted if CIVELLO would ever be called

before. the McClellan Committee.

MAY stated he had advised

CIVELLO to take the Fifth Amendment to all questions should

he be called to testify before the Committee.

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He had served in that capacity for approximately five years

and his income was reflected

at approximately $500 per month.

On August 12, 1959, Detective H. M. HART,

Criminal

Intelligence Section,

Dallas

Police Department, advised that

one of. CIVELLO's associates, PHILLIP S. BOSCO,

Dallas, Texas,

was observed at the final me a mate father of

LUKE CORTEMEGLIA.

registered to him in Austin, Texas.

BOSCO resides and has

his business in Dallas, Texas. He is described by HART as

an active bookie and gambler.

Dallas Confidential Informant T-8 on August 4,

1959, advised that he was handling the funeral of FRANK

SATERINO, father of Dallas Italian police characters,

He said two of the pallbearers

would be JOSEPH FRANCIS CIVELLO and his brother, CHARLEN

EDWARD CIVELLO.

He reported the funeral would take place

on August 5, 1959.

On August 6, 1959, I-8 advised that JOHN CORTEMEGLIA,

father of LUKE CORTEMEGLIA

associate of CIVELLO, died ano

would be buried on August 8, 1959,

He stated JOSEPH FRANCIS

CIVELLO and CHARLES EDWARD CIVELLO would be pallbearers,

along with Dallas police character, PETE INTERRANTE, another

associate of CIVELLO.

A newspaper article appearing in the "Dallas

Morning News"

on November 23, 1959, reflected that CHARLES

VINCENT SATERINO (FBI No. 497185) had died on November 21,

1959. Among the pallbearers listed were CHARLES EDWARD

CIVELLO, brother of JOSEPH FRANCIS CIVELLO; JOHNNY ROSS

PATRONO; SAM and JOE CAMPISI, all associates of JOSEPH

FRANCIS

CIVELLO.

On December. 2, 1959, Detective H. M. HART,

Criminal Intelligence Section, Dallas Police Department,

advised information had been received from a reliable source

that CIVELLO's asociate, PETE INTERRANTE, FBI No. 385333,

was handling stolen merchandise shoplifted by CARL MAIN

BENTLEY, Dallas Police Department No. 27632; KENNETH GILBERT

JOHNSON,

Dallas Police

Department No. 2020; LILA JO BENTLEY,

Dallas Police Department No. 30626; ODESSA WINGFIELD, DaLlas

Police Department No. 23234; and RALPH DAVID CASTRO,

Police Department No. 34970. Detective HART pointed

out that

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associate with the Italian underworld characters but that he

had been afraid to attempt such in Dallas, Texas, in the last

few years since both the local Police Department

and Sheriff's

office had attempted

prostitution activities as much as possible.

Dallas Confidential Informant T-2 advised SA

VINCENT E. DRAIN on November

22, 1957, that he had known

CIVELIO for several years and

knew him when Informant was

Assistant District Attorney of Dallas County. He stated

he had had no information of any kind which would indicate

CIVELLO had been engaged in 1llegal activities in the City of

Dallas.

JULIUS SCHEPPS, a highly respectable citizen and

large wholesale liquor dealer, Dallas,

Texas, advised SA

VINCENT E. DRAIN on December 19, 1957,

that he was closely

acquainted with CIVELLO and that he did not know of any

underworld activities being conducted by CIVELLO and that

It was his belief that any that would be carried on by

CIVELLO probably would be with Eastern underworld characters.

SCHEPPS had no basis for stating that, other than the recent

publicity that he had read in the newspapers concerning

CIVELLO.

On June 23, 1958, Deputy United States Marshal

HENRY WHITE, Dallas, Texas, advised that CIVELLO had been

served with

a subpoena to appear before the McClellan Senate

Committee at Washington, D. C.

On June 24, 1958, Dallas Attorneys WILLIAM OSCAR

BRAECKLEIN and LESTER L. MAY, who were representing CIVELLO,

DRAMA that

advised SA VINCENT E. DRAIN that CIVELLO had been subpoenaed

appearance. MAY stated he telephonically communicated with

an Associate Counsel of this Committee by the name of TIERNEY

who advised him that it would be some time before CIVELLO

would be called and that MAY would bernotified directly.

BRAECKLEIN stated CIVELLO appeared to be "shook up" when

served with this subpoena.

On July 15, 1958, LESTER L. MAY advised SA VINCENT

E. DRAIN that he doubted if CIVELLO would ever be called

before the McClellan Committee.

MAY stated he had advised

CIVELLO to take the Fifth Amendment to all questions should

he be called to testify before the Committee.

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which time he was employed as a sales manager for the Big

Tree Wine Distributors, 6415 Compton Avenue,

Los Angeles.

He had served in that capacity fôr approximately five years

and his income was reflected at approximately $500 per month.

On August 12, 1959, Detective H. M. HART, Criminal

Intelligence Section,

Dallas

Police Department, advised that

one of CIVELLO's associates, PHILLIP S. BOSCO, Dallas, Texas,

was observed at the funeral

Of JOHN CORtEMEGLIA, lather of

LUKE CORTEMEGLIA.

BOSCO was driving a car which is

registered to him in Austin, Texas.

BOSCO resides and has

his business. in Dallas, Texas. He is described by HART as

an active bookie and gambler.

Dallas Confidential Informant I-8 on August 4,

1959, advised that he was handling the funeral of FRANK

SATERINO, father of Dallas Italian police characters,

CHARLES and PAUL SATERINO.

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He said two of the pallbearers

would be JOSEPH FRANCIS CIVELLO and his brother, ChARLes

EDWARD CIVELLO.

he reported the funeral would take place

on August 5, 1959.

On August 6, 1959, T-8 advised that JOHN CORTEMEGLIA,

father of LUKE CORTEVEGLIA

associate of CIVELLO, died and

would be buried on August 8, 1959,

He stated JOSEPH FRANCIS

CIVELLO and CHARLES EDWARD CIVELLO would be pallbearers,

along with Dallas police character, PETE INTERRANTE, another

associate of CIVELLO.

A newspaper article appearing in the "Dallas

Morning News" on November 23, 1959, reflected that CHARLES

VINCENT SATERINO (FBI No. 497185) had died on November 21,

1959.

Among the pallbearers listed were CHARLES EDWARD

CIVELLO, brother of JOSEPH FRANCIS CIVELLO; JOHNNY ROSS

PATRONO; SAM and JOE CAMPISI, all associates of JOSEPH

FRANCIS CIVELLO.

On December 2, 1959, Detective H. M. HART,

Criminal Intelligence Section, Dallas Police Department,

advised information

had been received from a reliable source

that CIVELLO's asociate, PETE INTERRANTE, FBI No. 385333,

was handling stolen merchandise shoplifted by CARL MAIN

chance endo rea

BENTLEY, Dallas Police Department No. 27632; KENNETH GILBERT

JOHNSON,

Dallas Police Department No. 2628; LILA JO BENTLEY,

Dallas Police Department No. 30626; ODESSA WINGFIELD, Dallas

Police Department No. 23234; and RALPH DAVID CASTRO,

Police Department No. 34970. Detective HART pointed out that

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