Originator: FBI
From: SAC, NY
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 12/31/1962
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

5/14/201

AGENCY:

RECORD NUMBER :

RECORD SERIES :

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

FBI

124-10217-10109

HQ

92-6054-148

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FBI

FROM: SAC, NY

TO :

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE: 12/31/1962

'PAGES:

2

SUBJECTS :

LCN, CRIMINAL COMMISSION, ML, MEMBERSHIP, TL, JGA,

VAL, LEADERSHIP

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 05/27/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

Heleased under the John F. Kennedy

Assassination Records Collection Act of

1992(44 USC 2107 Note]. Case#:NW

58262 Date: 09-22-2022

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ARTEL

FBI

Date:

12/31/62

(Type in plain text or code)

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TO

FROM :

SUBJECT:

DIRECTOR, FBI (92-6054)

SAC,

NEW YORK (92-2300)

THE

CRIMINAL "COMMISSION";

ET AL

AR - CONSPIRACY

D

ps Wick

ReBuairtel to NY, dated 12/28/62.

JOSEPH VALACHI (protect) has restated that

non-Italians cannot be a member of

"Causa Nostra"

VALACHI had no knowledge regarding a "Commission"®

other

than "Consuleri" or a Council of Six, previously described.

VALACHI specifically stated that MEYER LANSKY was not a

member of "Causa Nostra" but was a leader of the Jewish

mob and always close to VINCENT ALO.

NY 3461-C-TE has advised in the past that no

non-Italian,

Including MEYER LANSKY,

is a member of

Causa Nostra"

, or The Criminal "Commission".

The informant

stated that LANSKY is used by the "Commission" and the

members thereof associate with LANSKY in various business

connections, but LANSKY has never been, to the informant's

knowledge, an actual "Commission" member.

The informant has been advised to remain alort

for further specific information regarding the above.

NY 3586-C-TE advised SA LEONARD H. MC COY on

12/29/62 that he could not specifically advise within his

personal knowledge whether MEYER LANSKY was a member of the

"Commission"

The informant stated that he would remain

alert for furtherintormation concerning LANSKY's actual

status with the Italian underworld 126054-45

- Bureau (92-6054)

REG- 24

- San Francisco (92-593) (Inio)

1 - New York (92-2300)

18 JAN

8 1963

EX-120,

LAM irkb

(6)

Approved:

at Ash in Charge

JAN In 10S

Sent

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NY 92-2300

JOSEPH VALACHI has advised that THOMAS GAGLIANO

resided at 168 Seminary Avenue, Yonkers, NY, and died of

natural causes about 1953 when he was

succeeded as "boss"

by THOMAS LUCHESE.

Files of the NYO reflect that in 1949 o0: HENRY

D. MULLER, a CI of the New Orleans (NO) Office, advised that

he had received information concerning one JOSEPH GAGLIANO

and THOMAS GAGLIANO who had opened a custom jewelry storc, in

New Orleans. The informant stated that it was his opinion

that the

store was

a front for some illegitimate enterprise.

не

advised that the GAGLIANOS were allegedly connected with

CARLOS MARCELLO and One HENRY BRNST, who was considered to

be an accomplished safe burglar in the southern part of the

country.

The records of the NOPD reflect that THOMAS GAGLIANO,

FBI #67129, NOPD #3196, and JOSEPH GAGLIANO, FBI #786311,

NOPD #3195, were Identical with the individuals operating

this

store.

Investigation is currently being conducted by

the NYO in the THOMAS LUCHESE matter to corroborate information

furnished by JOSEPH VALACHI. The Bureau will be immediately

advised upon receipt of corroborating information resolving

whether VINCENT ALO OF THOMAS GAGLIANO was the actual

predecessor of THOMAS LUCHESE.

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