Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: LABADIE, STEPHEN J.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 09/30/1963
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

6/11/201

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

FBI

124-10211-10100

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 92-2781-832

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FBI

FROM: LABADIE, STEPHEN J.

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 09/30/1963

'PAGES:

31

SUBJECTS :

LST, REL, TRAVEL, FISUR, ASSOC, GAMBLING

DOCUMENT TYPE :

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW:

10/15/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS:

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F: 1911901

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5-3-591

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

REPORTING OFFICE

OFFICE OF ORIGIN

TAMPA

TITLE OF CASE

SANTO/ TRAFFICANTE, JR., aka

TAMPA

DATE

INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD

SEP 30 1363

8/14/63 - 9/20/63

REPORT MADE BY

SA STEPHEN J. LABADIE

CHARACTER OF CASE

AR

TYPED BY

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REFERENCE:

Report of SA STEPHEN J. LABADIE, dated 8/20/63, at. Tapa;

Bulet to Tampa, 8/30/63.

-P .

ENCH OSURES

TO BUREAU:

informants.

Original and copy of letterhead memorandun characterizing.

LEADS:

t.

ATLANTA

AL ATLANTA, GA.

APPROVED

U

SPECCALAGENT

COPIES MADE:

3 - Bureau (92-2781) (8102)

2.

- USA, Tampa

- Atlanta (92-135)

3

- Miami (92-88)

(1 - UsA, Miant) Att:

2 - New York

Mr. WILLIAM KENNEY 17/53

1-taiel

2 - Tampa (92-1)

1CC

Dissemination Record of Artached Raport

DAD

Notations

DO NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW

92-2181-18329665

963

Agency

Recurs! Rach.

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TP 9201

4. Will extend coverage at Miami International Airport relative

to subject's departures, it being noted he also undoubtedly

meets unknown persons there.

5. Will identify & NICK JEROME, who was listed

as an associate

ot subject, U. S. Customs records, Miami, as set out in Miami

teletype dated 9/16/63.

6. Will follow any Grand Jury proceedings relative to subject in

the case entitled,

"CHARLES WILLIAM BRAY, et aL; Pan merican

Bank of Miani, Florida - VICTIM; ITSP; ME; ITAR - EXTORTION"

(00: MM): (MM

87-16480) •

TAMPA

AT TAMPA, FLA.

Will continue to report activities on the part of the subject

at Miami and whenever he visits Tampa, extending further coverage

of his associates.

ADMINISTRATIVE:

On 9/3/63, MM 840-C advised that within recent weeks Dr.

PEREZ PIDA made two trips to Brazil.

PIDA was described by

informant as close associate of EVARISTO GARCIA VIDAL and close

friend. of subject.

Pils told informant he was returning to

Brazil probably by 9/15/63.

On 9/13/63, MM 840-C reported further contact with PIDA who

advised informant that his first trip to Brazil was to store

some coffee that belonged to subject. PIDA's second trip was to

sell TRAFFICANTE's coffee and that TRAFFICANTE took a loSS on

the sale of this coffee. Informant was unable to ascertain

amount of coffee involved, but PIDA sent "a lot of coffee".

PIDA also told informant he is looking for a location for

a gambling casino in Brazil for TRAFFICANTE. Informant did not

feel he could press PIDA for further details at this time but

has made arrangements to see PIDA again before the trip to Braz1l

on or about 9/15/63.

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TP 92-1

Miami strongly recommended the above information hot be

disseminated outside the Bureau in order hot to compromise the

informant and to insure informant will have opportunity to gain

further confidence of PIDA:

It is noted that TP 120-PC advised as of 8/21/63 that it was

not possible to make any telephone calls from subject's residence

, to Bureau Agents as to any possible departures as such would

jeopardize her position.

It is noted that CHARLES SAMS (protect) who has been mail

carrier at subjects Tampa residence for numerous years advised

8/23/63 that subject never does get any mail under his name

at 2005 Bristol Avenue.

It is noted that a call was placed to subject's Tampa

residence 8/23/63 to

endeavor to interview subject regarding

JOSEPH STASSI,

a past partner of his in Havana, Cuba, as 2

lead

was set. out by New York airtel to Baltimore, dated 6/26/63 in case

entitled "JOSEPH STASSI,

aka

- FUG.; AR" (00: NY). It is noted

noither the subject nor

his attorney, FRANK RAGANO, have ever

returned the call.

On 8/28/63, CHARLES SAMS, U. S. Postal Carrier (protect),

advised subject had not received any mail, but Mrs. TRAFFICANTE

received two letters 8/27/63 with the return address 1657 Farnell

Court, Atlanta, Georgia, which source presumed to be in hand-

writing and the address

of SARAH ANN VALDES.

Information from the files of the General Telephone Company

of Florida was furnished to IC HENRY E. MCINTURFF On 9/20/63 by

Mr. WILLIAM CARR, Commercial Manager.

The period of this report overlaps that of referenced report

to include the date telephone tolls obtained

on 8/14/63.

INFORMANTS:

TP T-1 is TP 120-PC.

TP T-2 is CHARLES SAMS, U. S. Postal Carrier for many

years at 2505 Bristol Ave.,

Tampa, Fla.

COVER PAGE

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TP 92-1

TP I-3 is TP 105-C*

TP T-4 1s TP 41-C

TP T.5 15 TP 50-C

TP T-6 is SALVADOR ZIEGENHIRT MENENDEZ, Miami

TP TOT is

A. J. GRIMALDI, Sr., President, Columbia Bank

of Ybor City.

TP T-8 16 TP 97-C

TP T-9 is TP 31-C

TP. T-10 1S CHARLES C. CORCES, an attorney who has represented

racket figures in Tampa.

TP T-11 is MO 59-C

TP T-12 is NY 4003-C-TE

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COVER PAGE

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TP. 92-1

The subject's son-in-law, A. PANIELLO, was observed leaving

such residence at 2:35 P.l., August 24 the garage, and st

1963, at which time the

white Chevrolet Impala was observed in

4:30 P.M. the white Chrysler returned to subject's residence

at which

time the Chevrolet Impala was still there and subject

was not observed.

JAMES C.

LONGO went to the Coliseum Lanes Bowling Alley,

Islands and left such establishment 12:48 A.M.,

August

ay 1963, but thereafter

efforts to locate him through subject's

residence or the Columbia Restaurant not with negative resulta.

HENRY GARCIA, Garcia's Instant Service Station, 24th Street

and East Broadway, advised August 22, 1963 that neither

subject nor his family have been patronizing his service station

subject

has not been seen by him.

AT MIAMI, FLORIDA

The subject was not observed on August 21, 1963 at his

Miami

residence nor known hangouts.

1963 that she has observed no

activity at subject's residence since she returned from her

vacation on August 17, 1963.

SOL SALVADER, Manager, Jerry's Service Station, 23rd Street,

Miami Beach, advised August 21, 1963 that subject's I961 Falcon.

was still parked at his service station. He said the subject,

in the past, has left his car at the station to be serviced,

but has always picked it up on the same day.

He said: when

subject left the car he gave no indication as to when'he would

pick it up.

On August 22, 1963 Mrs. GEORGE HUBER, as above, advised she

observed a tan Plymouth parked at subject's Miami residence in

the backyard on the night of August 21, 1963 and that the car was

not there on the morning of August 22,

CHARLES CUCCIA, 531 Northeast 7lst Street, subject's

lardlord and next door neighbor in Miami, advised August

22, 1963

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TP

92-1

he purchased the above car about one

month ago. from the subject's

son-in-law who lived in

Tampa

CUCCIA said he has not seen the

subject for at least two weeks and could furnish no information:

as to his present whereabouts.

On August 23, 1963,

Sergeant JACK de la LLANA, Intelligence

Unit,

Tampa Police Department,

advised he did not know of the

present whereabouts of the subject, but noted he had put out leads

to all intolligence units of the various police departments and

sheriff's offices in Florida, dated August 22,

, 1963,

that

requesting

they report to rampa any activities on the part of the subject

1o their areas.

On the morning of August 23, 1963, TP T-2 advised on inquiry

at 2505 Bristol Avenue, Tamps, that subject was not seen.

IP F1 advised August 22, 1963 that subject was at his resi-

dence all day August 22, 1963, had dinner with his family, namely.

n9d aint

his wife,

, daughter and son-in-law, and was at hone at approximately

8:00 P.M.1.

August 22, 1963.

SA STEPHEN J. LABADIE telephonically contacted the subject's

reSIdence 1:30 P.M., August 23, 1963, at which time Mrs. TRAFFICANTE

t.

advised SANTO was not home and

stated she would advise SANTO that

SA LABADIE called to contact him about an individual.

SOL SALVADER, Jerry's Service Station, Miami

advised August 23, 1965 that Dubject picked up his ear at 1:30 P.u.,

August 23, 1963.

He said subject told him he had been on

vacation.

The subject's car was thereafter observed parked in the back-

yard

of 523 Northeast 71st Street at 4:30 P.M. on August 23,

Sergeant

JACK de la LIANA, Intelligence Unit, Tampa Police

Department,

advised August 26, 1963 that he watched 2505 Bristol

Avenue from.

8:00 to 11:30 P.M. Friday night, August 23, 1963,

and the subject was not seen in the residence, but his wife was

observed home.

He said there was no activity at the residence

when ho left.

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TP 92-1

TP T-l advised on the night of August 27, 1963 that subject

observed in his bed at 2505

Bristol Avenue, Tampa, on

morning of August 26, 1963. Source related

subject was at 2505

Bristol Avenue all day until approzimately 6:00 P.M.

Again on August 27, 1963, source advised the subject was

in his home all day until approximately

5:00 P.M.

Source

related

MARY JO PANIELLO, subject's daughter,

teaching school, uses

the white Chrysler daily for transportation.

The Hillsborough County Superintendent of Public Instruction

advised August 28, 1963 that MrS. MARY JO PANIELLO is employed

as a teacher at the John G. Anderson School, Tampa.

A check of the above school revealed the 1959 white Chrysler

aged for MrS. PANIELLO's transportation.

On the evening of August 28, 1963, TP T-l advised that on

the morning of August 28, 1963 the subject was not at 2505 Bristol

Avenue and subsequently in the afternoon of August 28, 1963, subject

telephonically contacted 2505 Bristol Avenue and inquired as to the

health of his wife. Source indicated subject's wile is to follow

subject to Miami, time unknown.

A. G. IZNAGA, Airport Parking Company, Miami International

Airport, advised lone male fitting description of subject left

Miami Airport 10:30 P.M., August 27, 1963, driving the white

Falcon.

On the morning of August 28, 1963 the white Falcon was observed

in the garage at 523 Northeast 7lst Street, Miami and throughout

the afternoon the garage door was open and the car gone.

The white Chrysler on August 29, 1963 was used by MARY JO

PANIFLLO in transportation to school

and she returned to 2505

Bristol Avenue,

Tampa,

4:00 P.M.,

August 29,

1963. The white

Chevrolet Impala was observed at the residence.

At Miami, Florida the subject's white Falcon was observed

in his garage at 8:30 A.M.,

August 29, 1963

arrived at Miami International Airport at 2:31 P.M., departing

the airport parking lot in the company of his wife at 3:29 P.M.,

in the con

Subject thereafter

August 29, 1963.

drove directly home with his wife.

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TP 92-1

reason for the heat on local gambling was because Federal and local

law enforcement officers were endeavoring to trace all gambling

to SANTO TRAFFICANTE.

the source said that Delll related he knew

the set a me time mone not me han and vice versa

and DENMI stated subject had no cornection whatsoever with him

and he was last seen by DEMMI three to four months ago when in

Miant,

On September 19, 1963 JAMES G. BRUNO left his residence

on Union Street, 10:24 A.M., drove to downtown Tampa and subse-

JAMES C. LONGO on September 19, 1963 drove to the Coliseum

Bowling Lanes, Davis Islands

and was there from approximately

12:30 P.M. to 1:17 P.M. when he left with two unknown white males

and took

then to the residence of CASIMIRO B. HERNANDEZ, Davis

Islands;

Reit passengers off and departed 1:27 P.M., September

19, 1963.

II. ASSOCIATES

Re: JOHN S./

DeSALVO

Jacksonville, Florida

TP T-10 advised on August 21, 1963 that he had known DeSALV®

01 Jacksonville,

Florida for many many years; that DeSALVO was

not in Tampa, otherwise he would know,

and related that he has

a close relative, "Babe" ANTONE, who has worked for JOHN DESALVO

for many years.

nunbers racket as well as illieit liquor many years ago at

Jacksonville, Florida,

but since such time in the past two to

three years, according to his source,

has been completely out of

the numbers

activity, inasmuch

as he has four or five legitimate

liquor stores.

To source's knowledge, DeSALVO never had any connection with

TRAFFICANTES, except they were friends.

Re: LOUIS P. XBRADY

September 23, 1963, Dr. ALLEN J. ADEEB, with offices at

7105 Nebraska Avenue, Tampa, Florida, advised he treated LOUIS P.

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