Originator: FBI
From: HILL, RALPH R. JR.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 09/12/1960
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

5/7/2015

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

FBI

124-10224-10111

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENGY FILE NUMBER :

92-3171-72

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FROM:

TO :

TITLE :

FBI

HILL, RALPH R. JR.

DIRECTOR, FBI

DATE: 09/12/1960

'PAGES:

302

SUBJECTS :

SGI, AKA, ASSOC, CONFERENCE, CRIMINAL ACT, OC, B/F

INT, MED/PERS HIST, BKG, DESCR, TRA, TESUR

DOCUMENT TYPE:

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION : Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS:

4; 11(a)

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW :

11/03/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF IRS

COMMENTS :

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assassination Records Collection set ol

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

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INFORMANTS

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Investigative report of JOHN J. BURKE,

Immigration and Naturalization Service,

• Chicago, 8/22/57.

Confidential report of a 1946

investigation of GIANCANA by Officers

R. HUTCHISON and E. PIOTTER, Oak Park

Police Department.

SANDY SMITH, "Chicago Tribune" reporter,

various dates, 1954-1960.

CG 6215-C,

contacted by SA ROBERT L.

BAKER, 3/31/58.

CG 6132-C,

contacted by SA WILLIAM

J. MC CORMICK, 2/26, 3/2, 3/11/58.

JOYCE LANE, former PCI, contacted by

SAS JOHN C. NOONAN and VINCENT L.

INSERRA, 4/1/58.

DANIEL PASSARELLA, 1320 North Broadway,

Melrose Park, Illinois, to SA RALPH

R. HILL JI., 5/8/58 (requested).

Former PCI PAUL TIMRECK to SAS PAUL

B. FRANKFURT and JOE C. WHEELER, 5/6/58.

CG 6272-C, various dates, to SA WILLIAM

F. ROEMER.

GERALD COVELLI, Chicago hoodlum presently

serving sentence in federal Penitentiary,

Leavenworth, Kansas, to SAS JAMES J.

O'CONNOR, Houston Office, 8/5/59.

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CG T-24

CG 5951-C, 5/54.

CG 5841-C,

contacted by SA FRANCIS J.

STEFANAK,

2/18/55.

CG 6218-C,

contacted by SA VINCENT

L. INSERRA, 2/13/58.

CG 5841-C, contacted by SA FRANCIS

J. STEFANAK, 2/18/55.

ISADORE IRGANG, former PCI,

to SA

LESTER K. ESAREY, 10/17/58.

CG 6313-C, to SA CHRIS J. DELAMER,

1/21/60.

Income tax returns of GIANCANA for

the years 1953-1956.

Former PCI RALPH KELLY.

CG 6272-C to SA WILLIAM F. ROEMER, 4/60

Former PCI DUKE CAMP tO SA RALPH R.

HILL JI.,

2/28/58.

Anonymous Source.

Former PCI IVAN PARKS tO SA THOMAS

KERRIGAN, 2/23/59.

SU 370-C, 8/12/60.

PCI BELDEN KATLEMAN,

Las

Vegas, Nevada,

"to SA BYRON C. WHEELER, 6/30/58.

S

REVIEWED BY FINITY TASK FORCE

ON

10/28/98 00

RELEASE IN FULL

PELEASE IN PART

• TOTAL DENIAL

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Central Investigative Bureau, New Y

City Police Department.

NY 169-C.

Former PCI ROBERT BIEMAN to SA FRANK

L. MELLOTT, 3/17/58.

Former PCI DIANNE RUNNING tO SA RALPH

R. HILL Jr., 9/4/59.

NY PCI MARSHA RIVERS tO SA ROGER L.

KAAS, 9/15/59.

BUD BARET, 249 East 49th Street, New

York City, to SA ROGER L. KAAS (requested)

NY PCI GEORGE UNGER tO SA ARTHUR J...

ACHENBACH, 9/18/59.

PCI DOMINICK SEALZETTI tO SA JOHN R.

PHILLIPS, 5/11/56.

Former PCI H. L, WILLIAMS to SA RALPH

R. HILL Jr., 2/20/58.

Former PCI IRENE TOEROSS to SA AUGUST

C. KEMPFF, 4/9/58.

EILEEN EDGAR, Clerk, Illinois Bell

Telephone Company,

Security Department,

to IC JOHN E. WHALEN, 4/15/59.

JOHN TEETER, 730 5th Avenue, New York

City, Room

1206, to SAS FRANK R. GERRITY

and THOMAS J. EMERY, 7/13/60 and 8/21/60

(requested).

Jeweler and ex-jewel

8/14/58 (requested)•

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Former PCI FRANCIS "JACK" JACKSON

SA LESTER K. ESAREY, 5/6/58 runato

Ha0a 14

Former PCI MICHAEL GALLAGHER to

SA FRANK L. MELLOTT, 9/30/58.

PCI GLADYS EBLE tO SA RALPH R. HILL JI.,

various dates, 1958-1960.

PCI TONY HORTON tO SA PAUL B. FRANKFURT,

6/17/59

FRANK E. WRIGHT, President, United

Public Bonding and Insurancé Company,

Indianapolis, Indiana, to SA RALPH

R. HILL JI.

6/23/59.

1(4(u)

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CG T-44

CG 6405-C to SA BENJAMIN G. HELSEL JI.,

8/23/60.

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sign in the window "All girl show at the Forest bounge

3 doors North."

A search of real estate records at the office of the

Recorder of Deeds, Chicago by SA HAROLD D. SELL on January

2, 1958, revealed

that the property at 6540 North Milwaukee

Avenue located in an unincorporated area between Chicago

and Niles, Illinois was conveyed by warranty deed to

ROCCO POTENZO on May 14, 1952 and from POTENZO by trust

deed on that date to A. L. CHAMPAGNE. CHAMPAGNE has been

described elsewhere in this report as the attorney for

GIANCANA. Taxes for 1957 on the above addresses were paid

by ROCCO POTENZO. (U

Mrs. MARY HALLINAN, previously mentioned, advised

SA FILES on' January 15, 1958, that she was unable to locate

a liquor license for the Retreat Lounge, 6540 North Milwaukee

Avenue, Niles, Illinois.

Villa Venice

Wheeling, Illinois

On May 6, 1958, CG T-38

advised SA LESTER K. ESAREY

he was employed at Meo's Norwood House, 4750 North Harlem,

Norridge, Illinois for about (three years up until approximately

six weeks ago. He added he is now employed/as a cook in

Rickett's Restaurant in Glenview,

Illinois.

He continued by

saying that during his employmentlat the above restaurant he

became well acquainted with the fact that this restaurant

seemed to be one of the main hang-outs of the top hoodlums in

the Chicago area.

He stated that although he was working in

the kitchen at this restaurant he was aware when the hoodlums

were in the rostaurant

and who some of them are, and on occasion

observed some of them...

He advised that the Norwood House is

owned by AL "CHUCK" and JIMMY MEO; that JIMMY owns the Franklin

House in Franklin Park, and that SAM MOONEY owns the Villa

venice located in Wheeling, Illinois.

He added, however,

although the Villa Venice is owned by SAM MOONEY it is shown

as being owned by the MEO brothers. He added that ALFRED MEO,

gOn of CHUCK MEO, manages the Villa Venice(4)

In regards to the Norwood House, CG T-38 stated

one TRIP, wife of CHUCK MEO, helps to manage the Norwood House.

In addition, one MIKE KELLY (probably SPERANZE) seems to have

some authority at the Norwood House as he is the only hoodlum

who ever makes an appearance in the main diningroom and on

occasion while in the main dining room he has given orders to

employees.

CG T-38 related that the hoodlums use the private

dining room in the Norwood House each day Monday through

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CG I-38 advised that there are no waiters

at

Norwood House and that the waitresses are all married

and at

least over 30 years of age.

He furnished the name of the

first cook as ELLIS (LNU),

telephone LI 8-7185. He stated

another cook was named SMITTY and that possibly his first

name is ENMETT..

CG T-38 advised that one GLEN (LNU) is the

head busboy at this restaurant and appears to be more

acquainted with hoodlums than any of the other employees.

He explained that GLEN and his wife reside in the rear of

TRIP MEO's woman's clothing store on North Avenue and that

GLEN's wife works in this same store.

Further, that GLEN

has worked at TONY ACCARDO's house and some of the other

hoodlums for private parties.

He stated that GLEN is about

40 years of age and drives a 1956 Pontiac which is white and

pink in color. 4)

CG T-38 stated that years ago, before the MEo

brothers got into the restaurant business, JIMMY MEO had

an

orchestra which was well known throughout the Middle West

and that CHUCK MEO worked for one "NEEDLES" in some type

of gambling set up/y)

On May 8,

1958, CG T-38 was recontacted by SA ESAREY

and a group of photographs of hoodlums in the Chicago area

were exhibited to CG T-38. The following list of hoodlums

were picked out of the group of photographs by CG I-38:14)

SAM GIANCANA, with alias MOONEY

JIMMY ADDUCCI

JOSEPH IMBURGIO BULGER

JOE CORNGOLD

TONY ACCARDO, with alias JOE BATTERS

GUS ALEX

LENNY PATRICK

MARSHALL CAIFANO

SAM BATTAGLIA

MURRAY HUMPHREYS

PHIL KATZ

ROCCO FISCHETTI

CG T-38 furnished the name of one JAMES DALLAS,

commonly known as "SHERMAN" who has worked for approximately 10

years at the Villa Venice as a cook.

He described DALLAS

as a tall thin dark fellow, approximately 4U years of age,

ho tells a lot of lies and always has creditors chasing him.

He added,

however, that DALLAS seems to be a favorite of SAM

MOONEY at the Villa Venice.

He explained that SAM used to

Joan SHERMAN a car to drive back and forth to workers

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that SHERMAN is the type of fellow who will work steady for

four or five months without missing a day and then go off

on a two weeks drunken binge.

On two or three occasions he

took SAM MOONEY's car with him.

As the result of this

SHERMAN did not have the use of MOONEY's car. U

CG T-38 related that the Villa Venice was bought

approximately two years ago by MOONEY and/or the MEO's from

one PAPPA BOUCHE (phonetic). He stated BOUCHE (phonetic) is

known as a Frenchman and is very well liked. He added that

BOUCHE was then operating a restaurant in Florida.

CG T-38

stated that the Villa Venice now has a station wagonccourtesy

car which is driven,

by a young, tall thin Negro approximately

25 years of age.

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Records of the Map Department, Cook County, 118

North Clark, Chicago, Illinois, made available by

ROCCO TROCCOLI, Clerk, on July 9, 1958, reflect that the

site of the Villa Venice, 2855 South Milwaukee Avenue,

North field Township, is legally described as Assessor's

Division, SW 4, Lot 2, Sec. 19, I. 42, R. 12, consisting

of 7.20 acres North of Road; and Assessor's Division,

SW 4, Lot 3, Sec. 19 T. 42, R. 12, Consisting 01.40

acres

East of Gravel Road.

The 7.20 acres described above is

referred to as Item 1443, Vol. 131, of the Tax Warrant Books.

The .40 acres described above

is referred to as Item 1445,

V01. 131. (4)

Examination of the Tax Warrant Books for the

years 1956 and 1957, under Item Number 1443 and 1445,

Volume 131, reflect that taxes for

these years were paid

by JAMES MEO, 7219 West Lawrence, Norridge, Mlinoisy)

An examination of the Land Tract Book, made

available by PHIL COSTA, Clerk, Illinois Department of

Revenue and Property Tax, 160 North Lasalle, Chicago,

Illinois,

on July Il, 195o, reflected that under Document

Number 16736351, Book Number 54215, page 486,

an Indenture

dated October 10, 1956, recorded October 24, 1956,

recorded the purchase of the Villa Venice for $80,000.00

by Meo's Villa Venice, Incorporated from ALBERT BOUCHE.

President of Meo's Villa Venice, Incorporated was shown as

JAMES MEO, and Secretary as STELL MEO.

These records showed

that Meo's Villa Venice, Incorporated assumed

a balance on

the first mortgage of ALBERT BOUCHE and wife, and took out a

second mortgage for $35,000.00 with

the Chicago Title and

Trust Company and paid the balance in cash.

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ONFIDENTIAD

Chicago T-44 advised on August 23, 1960, that

TONY HORTON, owner of the Drexel Bonding Company in Chicago, had

mentioned in conversation, of being in Mexico on several

advised the informant that MARSHALL CAIFANO

occasions "hoodlums" had set up one GEORGE JONES as a business-

man in Mexico City, Mexico.

the norman the one a to him not the polo a 80

in Chicago sends in and brings in personally, large sums of

money which JONES then, on one

or two occasions a year, takes

to Switzerland for deposit in "number" accounts in Swiss banks.

JONES then turns the deposit slips over to the hoodlums:

According to the informant, Lthe JONES brothers are not happy

over this relationship with the syndicate and the resultant

involvement thereof, but are unable to be released from syndi-

cate control.

HORTON advised Chicago T-44 that in his opinion

i the JONES brothers would like to return to the United States

and live normal lives.

World Wide Actors Agency

Chicago T-28 advised on November 24, 1959, that

SAM GIANCANA is the actual owner of the World

Actor

Agency

and has among his cliental FRANK SINATRA, JIMMY DURANTE, SONNY

KING, and others.

According to this informant there was to

be a meeting of this agency on November 27, 1959, at Tufano's

Restaurant in Chicago.

TCH CAN CRANGARE

Among others who were to be there were

ROCCO FISCHETTI, SAM GIANCANA, ALBERT FRABOTTA and other un-

identified individuals. (U)

Chicago T-24 advised on January 13, 1960, that

CHARLES LUFTIG formerly had a talent booking agency with offices

in his hotel, but LUFTIG reportedly became manager of actor

RED SKELTON over a year ago and left Las Vegas, Nevadáy)

The informant was of the belief that LUFTIG was

the representative for World Wide Actors Agency in Las Vegas,

Nevada.

(4)

MATT GREGORY, 130 South Las Vegas Boulevarg, Las Vegas,

Nevada, advised on February 5, 1960, that CHARLES LUFTIG waS

"INEIDENTAL

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CONFIDENT

VI PLACES OF AMUSEMENT

AND HANGOUTS

MIKE FISH's Restaurant,

East Ontario Street,.

Chicago, Illinois

Chicago T-5 advised on January 3, 1958, that as

of that time GIANCANA, along with other individuals, met

for lunch in a private dining room located on the second

floor of MIKE FISH's Restaurant located on East Ontario

Street., The informant stated that JACK WEINER, brother of

IRVIN WEINER, Chicago Bondsman, had stated to Chicago T-5

that he has been in this room on several occasions when he,

WEINER, is in possession of choice items of stolen jewelry

which he thinks GIANCANA or others may be interested in

purchasing.,

On November

25, 1958, an individual resembling

SAM GIANCANA was observed parking a 1956 Chevrolet bearing

1958 Illinois license 1303677 and entered MIKE FISH'S

restaurant.

This license was registered to J. PERNO at 1147

South Wenonah, in Oak Park, Illinois. (y)

On the same date MURRAY HUMPHREYS and GUS ALEX

were also observed entering this restaurant at approximately.

the same time as did the individual who resembled GIANCANAL

Armory Lounge

7427 West Roosevelt Road,

Forest Park, Illinois

Reference is made to the legitimate enterprises

section of this report where it is noted that one of

GIANCANA's most frequent hangouts is located in the Armory

Lounge.

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Chez Paree Night Club,

Chicago,

Illinois

'CONHIDENTIATI

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Law 11(a)

CG T-17 advised

(9)

CG T-15 expressed the view that while it is

likely that GIANCANA has additional sources of income,

the problem of the Federal Government in proving the

existence of other sources would be difficult and for

that reason probably would not be attempted by the

sovernment. (4)

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Informant stated that DREw had always feen

the type of

individual who "fronted" for undisclosed interests in

gambling establishments and that DREW was the "front" for

JOSEPH "DOC" STACHER at the Bank Club, Reno, several years

ago.

The informant was of the belief

that DREW was at

MOONEY

name.

but

overyone in las Vegas seemed to know him by that

It should be noted that among articles contained

in GIANCANA's possession upon being searched by Customs

officials in Chicago, Illinois on June 15, 1959, mentioned

above, was the notation JOHN DREW, 2-6122 home.

Telephone

Dunes

2-6122 is the number of the

Stardust Hotel. in

Las Vegas, Nevada.

CHARLES

4)

SINGLISH,.

AlSO KnOwn As

"Chuckie"

Charles Englesi

It should be noted that under the Criminal Activities

section of this report. CG T-17 had advised/

JEK Law 11(a)

CHARLES ENGLISH was interviewed by SAs RALPH R. HILL, JR.

and AUGUST C. KEMPFF at the Lar-Mar Distributing Company,

5940 West Roosevelt Road, Chicago, Illinois on July 18, 1958

which ENGLISH stated he managed at that time. ENGLISH advised

he was President of the Lar-Mar Distributing Company which he

described as a major distributor for musical records in the

Chicago area.

ENGLISH admitted previous association with

GIANCANA in gambling at various race tracks in the Chicago area.

ENGLISH at that time bragged that he had an "in" with the

various jockeys and horse trainers in the race tracks and

was

so successful in betting and gambling that he was ordered

removed from Arlington Park Race Track and Washington Park Race

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