Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, CG
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 4/11/61
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

5/7/2015

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AGENCY :

FBI

RECORD NUMBER:

124-10293-10174

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

92-3171-176

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FBI

FROM:

SAC, CG

TO :

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE :

' PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

04/11/1961

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SGI, ASSOC, WAGERING STAMP, GAMBLING ACT, TESUR

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION :

Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS:

4

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW:

01/16/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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FEDERAL BUREAU_ OF INVESTIGATION

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

COMMUNICATIONS SECTION

APR 1 1 1961

LETYPE

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MP. Tolson

Mr, Parsons.

Mr. Mohr

Mr.

Belmont.

Mr.

Callahan.

Mr.

Conrad

Mr.

DeLoach

Mr.

Evans

Mr. Malone.

Mr. Rosen.

Mr. Tavel.

Mr. Trotter-

Mr. W.C.Sullivan

Tele. Room

Mr. Ingram

Miss Gandy-

URGENT

4-11-61

8-13 PM CST

EAH

LO DIRECTOR, FBI 192-3171/

FROM SAC, CHICAGO 192-3491

2P

SAMUEL MO CIANCANAS AKA, ARO DAILY SUMMARY. JASPER PELLICANE

CONTACTED THIS DATE IN VICINITY OF RIVIERA LOUNGE, NILES, ILLo, BY

BUAGENTS• NOTED THAT RIVIERA IS OPERATED AS PART OF GIANCANA-S

HOLDINGS BY ROCCO

i GAMBLING STAMP ISSUED IN THE NAME OF

JASPE

KAPELLICANE. PCI HENRY NODL HAS ADVISED THAT PELLICANE OPERATES

BOOKMAKING SECTION OF RIVIERA FOR POTENZO. PELLICAN STATED DURING

INTERVIEW THAT HE IS A BOOKMAKER, HAS BEEN A BOOKMAKER ALL OF HIS LIFE,

AND OPERATES THE RIVIERA AS AN INDEPENDENT. ADMITTED KNOWING

POTENZO, COULD NOT RECALL POTENZO-S WHEREABOUTS AT TIME. NOTED THAT

POTENZO-S AUTO, A SIXTY ONE OLDS CONVERTIBLE, WAS PARKED AT CURB

DURING INTERVIEW. THIS WAS POINTED OUT TO PELLICANE, WHO CONTINUED

TO DENY KNOWING POTENZO OTHER THAN ON A CASUAL BASIS• ASKED ABOUT

GIANCANA AND STATED THAT HE DOES NOT KNOW HIM, AND HAS NEVER HEARD

OF HIM, EXCEPT FROM PAPERS. PELLICANE WAS PRESSED FOR FURTHER DETAILS

RE OPERATION OF THE RIVIERA, AND STATED QUOTE IF YOU GUYS WANT TO

ALU-'NFORMATION CONTAINED

HAVE TO SEE MY LAWYER END QUOTE...

92-3171-13APR 13 1961

51 APR 1 7 1967

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