Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: LABADIE, STEPHEN J.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 06/30/1961
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

6/11/201

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

RECORD SERIES :

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

FBI

124-10199-10356

HQ

92-2781-242

Released under the John

F. Kennedy

assassination Records

Collection Act of 1992

144 USC 2107 Notel .

Case#:NW 45966 Date:

11-17-2017

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FBI

FROM:

TO:

LABADIE, STEPHEN J.

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE: 06/30/1961

'PAGES:

142

SUBJECTS :

LST, ASSOC, ACT, INCOME, B/F INT

DOCUMENT TYPE :

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION:

Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4; 11(a)

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 02/10/1999

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF IRS

COMMENTS :

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• 'FD-204"(Rev. 3:9-59)

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Copy to:

Report of:

Date:

SA STEPHEN J. LABADIE

6/30/61

Field Office File No.: TP 92-1

Title:

Character:

Office:

TAMPA

Bureau File No.:

92-2781

Synopsis:

SANTO TRAFFICANTE, JR.,

aka

REVIEWED BY FOWJFK TASK FORCE

ON 10/23195 Judab aules:

I RELEASE IN FULL

ANTI-RACKETEERING

L

RELEASE IN PART

I TOTAL DENIAL

Investigation was conducted at Miami, Florida,

to determine

subject's activities with negative results.

JEK Law 11(a)

DISSEMINATION RESTRICTED TO JUSTICE DEPARTMENT

BEUTAL interviewed Miami,

Fla,, stated he had sold talent for the San Soucie, Havana,

in the past on several occasions, however, the reimbursement

the talent received was paid directly to the artists and

not through

BEUTEL

advised the

mostly of Cuban and South American talent and not handled

by an American booking agency. One EVARISTO GARCIA VIDAL

purchased 1959 Cadillac, Clearwater, Fla., November 25,

1958, for cash. VIDAL allegedly with Deauville Casino,

Havana. Records, INS, Washington, D.C., reflect EVARISTO

GARCIA VIDAL last admitted 1/12/61 and departed U.S.

at Miami for Havana 1/16/61. Records Netherlands Insurance

Co. reflect endorsement dated 2/15/61 that subject's

interest for insurance was assigned to AMATOS.

92-2181-2412)

Phis doeument contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI.

It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and

its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.

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JFK Act 6 (4)

TP 92-1

is patronized on a daily basis by subject's brothers and long

time associates.

Will maintain contact with CS TP 51-C as well as informants

and sources.

Will report results of contact with LEGATs, Madrid and

Rome.

ADMINISTRATIVE:

Subject was designated by Bureau airtel to SAC, New York,

dated 5/22/61, in matter entitled "Criminal Intelligence

Program"

, to be on the second ten picked for concentrated,

all-out investigative attention under the "crash" program.

A special summary report on the subject was forwarded under

date of June 14, 1961.

Miami Division has advised that Special Agents WILLIAM G.

FRIEDEMAN and EDWIN L. SWEET were unable to furnish any

information concerning the identity of subject's, possible

accountant.

The mail cover on subject's residence has been thus far

unproductive concerning the disclosure of

the identities of

any new contacts or associates.

However, the Bureau has been

requested to approve another thirty-day cover for July, 1961.

INFORMANTS:

MM T-2

MM T-3

MM T-4

MMTT- 5

with whom

insufficient contacts ta homen had

to determine his reliability.

MM 492-S

MM 724-S

JOE MORAN, Assistant Coordinator

of the FRD, an Anti-CASTRO

organization. His identity should

be protected.

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JEK Act 6 (4)

TP 92-1

TP T-1

TP T-2

TP T-3

TP T-4

TP T-5 .

...

EDGAR ADAIR, Agent, Intelligence

Unit, IRS, Tampa

Hav.

33, whose identity is known

to

Bureau

TP 50-PCI, whose identity is known

to Bureau

ROBERT F. TINNARO, Vice President,

Central Bank of Tampa, whose identity

should be protected

who requests

his identity be protected

PCI

TP T-6

TP T-7

TP T-8

TP T-9

TP T-10

TP 41 PCI

MARVIN ESSRIG, Executive Vice

President, Tampa Bay Bank, who is

Close associate of DAVID M. SCHWARTZ,

CPA, subject's accountant

PCI

CS TP 51-C, whose identity is known

to Bureau

DRaS

REVIEWED BY EST/JFK TASK FORDE

ON

7-2298 lat

*RELEASE IN FULL

RELEASE IN PART

C7

TOTAL DENIAL

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TP 92-1

RE: ASSOCIATES

Re: STEFANO ANTHONY RANDAZZO

TP T-1 advised

Re:

SAM TRAFFICANTE

TP T-1 advised/

JFK Law

11 (a)

Re:

EVARISTO GARCIA VIDAL

TP T-1 advised June 19, 1961, that he had obtained a photostat

of a bill of sale reflecting

that EVARISTO/GARCIA VIDAL, 1591

Michigan Avenue,

Florida, purchased on November

an AVeRe CateradiTiac dealer, Clearwater, a 1959

25,

Ent bai 10u0o at vas the notato, V cas, Deluver, davana

and FRANK RAGANO. Source noted the address of 1591 Michigan

Avenue, Clearwater, was fictitious and RAGANO was subject's

attorney.

TP T-2 reported on October 24, 1958, that EVARISTO GARCIA in

Cuba, was one of the principal holders of Hotel

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TP 92-1

LEGITIMATE ENTERPRISES

A. Re: INTERNATIONAL AMUSEMENT CORPORATION

"ATRACCIONES INTERNACIONALES, S.A."

TP T-1 advised

Law 1i(a)

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TP 92-1

EK Law 11(a)

Re: Interview with BILL BEUTEL

The Miami Office advised on June 22, 1961, as follows:

BILL BEUTEL, Music Corporation of America, 7630 Biscayne

Boulevard, Miami, Florida, advised SA WILLIAM A. HAMILTON

talent for the San Soucie Gambling Casino, Havana.

He stated

that on several occasions he did sell talent, however, the

reimbursement the talentreceived from subject was paid directly

to the artists and not to BEUTEL or Music Corporation of America.

Brutel could furnish no information regarding subject's activities,

other than he knew that he was connected in an official capacity

with the San Soucie Gambling Casino.

He stated he saw subject

in Miami several months ago at the Fontainebleau Hotel, Miami

Beach,

Florida, but just said hello and did not discuss subject's-

present activities.

t.

BETEL stated that the extravaganzas put on by the San Soucie

were mostly of Cuban and South American talent and were not

handled by an American booking agency.

LEONARD RONN of General Artist Corporation may possibly now be

located through his New York office, 640 Fifth Avenue, New York

City.

B.

Re: GUSTAVO A. LOPEZ MUNOZ, ATTORNEY, HAVANA, CUBA

INVESTMENT CORPORATION

TP T-1 advised

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TP 92-1

TP T-1 advised

Source noted that

JEK

Law 11(a).

C. Re: DREAM BAR

2801 Nebraska Avenue, Tampa, Florida

TP T-3 advised on June 14, 1961, that subject's brother FANO

TRAFFICANTE has a girlfriend employed at Constantino Monument

Co. as an office girl or bookkeeper.

Source noted AUGUST PANIELLO, subject's son-in-law, hung around

the Dream Bar so that he could go out with and date the girls

that hung around the bar. SANTO TRAFFICANTE, JR. supposedly

really bawled out AUGIE for going with other

girls and called

him some obscene names.

the owner,

and RALPH DI MARCO, the bartender,

2801 Nebraska Avenue.

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TP 92-1

PRESENT GENERAL ACTIVITIES IN TAMPA

SA JOHN R. BRETT, on June 19, 1961, at 4:03 pm observed at

subject's residence, 2505 Bristol Avenue,

Tampa, a two tone

green Plymouth bearing 1961 Florida license 68-6619.

TP T-5 advised on June 20, 1961, that he had seen subject having

coffee at the Columbia Restaurant at 2:30 pm, June 20, 1961.

At such time as subject was seen he was speaking with JOE

GARCIA, an employee of Columbia Restaurant.

TP T-6 advised SA IRWIN FRANK DAVIS, on June 23, 1961, that he

saw subject on the night of June 22, 1961, at the Old

Fort

Restaurant, downtown Tampa, Florida.

Source said he did not

speak with

subject nor determine his future plans, but subject

was seen with a person he had seen before who chauffeurs subject

around.

TP T-5 advised June 23, 1961, that JOE DIEZ, aka "Baby Face"

and JAMES C. LONGO were seen

on the morning of June 23, 1961.

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by him at the Columbia Restaurant

Source noted he also saw

LONGO at the Columbia on the morning of June 22, 1961. Source

noted that FRANK. FERRERI, one of the close associates of the

TRAFFICANTE group, died of a heart attack.

Source noted this

FRANK FERRERI WaS

not identical to a man by the same name

who is a legitimate druggist.

Source said that CHARLIE GREGORY,

operator of the "Old Fort Restaurant", Tampa, formerly had all

the punchboards in Tampa in years past.

Source also noted he had not seen nor spoken with the subject

since he last reported talking with subject.

TP T-7 advised June 22, 1961, that he contacted subject June 20,

1961, at the Columbia Restaurant and there endeavored to

borrow money from the subject.

Source said the subject claimed

to him that he was broke and subject said he had only $19.00

on his person.

Source said he felt subject was probably broke

as was of opinion subject would have loaned him money.

Source

said that subject stated to him that he, subject, would be

around town for a few weeks and that he was residing at his

home.

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