Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, SD
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 06/28/1967
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the

, John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (11 USC 2107 Hote).

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

5/19/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

124-10287-10356

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

92-6054-2049

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FBI

FROM:

SAC, SD

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE: 06/28/1967

PAGES:

8

SUBJECTS :

LCN, ASSOC, TEST, FGJ, MEETING, INTV, TRA, THP,

FINANCES, ARREST, BOOKMAKING

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION : Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS:

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 07/08/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

v9.1

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (14 USC 2107 Hote) •

DATE: 11-14-2017

45-38 (50x. 5-83-887

FBI

Date:

6/28/67

Transmit the following in

(Type in plaintext or code)

AIRIEL

Via

(Priority)

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI (92-6054)

FROM:

SAC, SAN DIEGO (92-229) (P)

A COSA NOSTRA

AR

- CONSPIRACY

(00: New York)

Re san Diego airtel to Bureau dated 6/9/67.

SD 1064-C-TE was re-contacted 6/23/67 and furnished

the following information on La Cosa Nostra (LCN):

I.

Re:

LOS ANGETES FAMILY

Bomb Murder of GERALD JOSEPH COVELLI

In Encino, california, 6/18/67

13

Informant claimed he had no inside information re

murder.

Did not think COVELLI's murder was the contract

informant mentioned in last meeting described in referenced

San Diego airtel.

Hopes to know more within month about the

possibility of the contract killing mentioned in referenced

airtel.

1064

Bureau

(3

92-6054) (1 - 137-9187) (AM-REGISTERED)

- New York (92-2300)

AM-REGISTERED

- Los Angeles (2 - 92-1112) (1 - 92-2386)

UNREC COPY PILED IN

San Francisco (92-593) (AM-REGISTERED)

Las Vegas (92-625) (AM-REGIS AID.

Cleveland (AM-REGISTERED)

Detroit 92-914

Milwaukee nro

C 0 n 50- 272 - 4057-2049

(AM-REGISTERED

Miami: 92-8531

Tampa

(92-218)

INTO SAN-REGISTERED

Into

AM-REGISTERED

JUN 30 1967

St. Louis

(Info)

(AM-REGISTERED)

- San Diego

(2 - 92-229) (1 - 137-1088)

26j220 - WiCK

242-

poved 1 5858

Sent

Agent in

Charge

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (d4 USC 2107 Hotel.

DATE: 11-14-2017

SD 92-229

indicating that JOE ESTY was in contact with or was being used by

GIANCANA as a Mexican contact.

Informant advised that in the

attempting to put the "fix"

vexico, and in an area souch or tijuana, Mexico, called Rosarie

beach tor casino type gambling.

If he had been successful, Chicago money would have

been forthcoming in large amounts through LA PORTE.

After

spending the $25,000, JOE ESTY failed and LA PORTE stopped

furnishing any more money.

Informant advised that after FRANK IA PORTE and his

brocher-in-law, JAMES ROSS

aka. DE LA ROSA, appeared before

with them.

o Pederal deand Tary at san Diogo on 5/20/51aronno stre

He learned from them that they had

Amendment privilege before the Grand Jury and refused to give

any more than their names when asked questions about FRATIANNO!s

operations as well as questions about Chicago connections with

organized crime.

on August 2, 1907, and they were going to continue to refuse to

give any information under the firch Amendment privilege, even

If they had to go to jail. LA PORTE told the informant that

his actorey had briered him on the possibility of being given

ammunity and then being held in contempt, but that the attorney

has informed LA PORTE the contempt would only extend during the

time the Grand Jury was in session, which ends in September, 1967.

suer

Informant advised that ROSs is in bad shape physically

with a heart condition and that while in San Diego, ROSS! condition

continued to deteriorate. Stated that ROSS was in a highly

agitated state, taking several nitroglycerine pills during the

new hours he was wich him.

Informant believed that if ROSS is

forced to take the Fifth Amendment by LA PORTE if immunity is

granted, ROss will be in serious physical trouble with his

heart condition.

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