Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, DE
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 12/21/1967
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote).

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

5/20/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

FBI

124-10289-10241

RECORD SERIES :

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

92-6054-2229

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FBI

FROM:

SAC, DE

TO :

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 12/21/1967

"PAGES:

5

SUBJECTS :

LCN, PERRETTA, SILVIO CARMELO, DESCR, TRA, BUSS,

ASSOC, RACK AND SUBV

DOCUMENT TYPE :

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 07/09/1998

OPENING CRITERIA : INDEFINITE

COMMENTS : INC LHM

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"Released under the John T. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992. (14 USC 2107 Note).

DATE; ,7lv.1157477

Transmit the following in

Via

AIRTEL

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Date: 12/21/67

(Type in plaintext or code)

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TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI

SAC, DETROIT (92-914)

LA COSA NOSTRA.

DETROIT FAMILY

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Enclosed herewith for the Bureau are six copies of

an LHM concerning SILVIO CARMELO PERRETTA, setting

out his

connection with members of the Detroit LCN family.

On 12/20/67, DE 1049-C-TE advised that SILVIO PERRETTA,

former business partner of LCN boss ANTHONY ZERILLI, had been

sent to Sicily by Detroit LCN bosses to do a particular job.

Source said he did not know specifically what PERRETTA's

assignment was, but he did know it was "a very distateful job"

He also said that by carrying out this assignment PERRETTA

was supposed to be able to "discharge an obligation" which he

had

to the Detroit LCN family. Source indicated that PERRETTA

was very bitter prior to his leaving the United States.

Detroit files indicate PERRETTA was subject of an

Anti-Racketeering investigation, Defile 92-1507, Bufile 92-9431,

which was closed 12/66.

This file indicaes PERRETTA has made

several trips between

Italy and the U.s. in the past several

years and shows that he was a business partner with ANTHONY

ZERILLI in Silvio's Spaghetti Palace, 31653 Gratiot Avenue,

Roseville, Michigan.

On 5/26/67, DE 889-C-TE advised that SILVIO PERRETTA

was doing extremely well in his new restaurant business on

Gratiot Avenue.

On 6/19/67, the same source advised that PERRETTA'S

partner,

TONY

KILLI, had very suddenly dissolved his partner-

ship with

PER

TA for

no apparent reason.

Bureau tEnc.

REC 48

a 920054-2229) 82K

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airter sent

Legat, Rome bye.

Detrg2-1507)

sishoe

- 137-1889)

ICC-DRES

DEG 23 1967

REKIAR

Special Agentin Charge etent

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote).

DATE2 11-14-2017

DE 92-914

On 7/31/67, DE 1110-C advised that SILVIO PERRETTA

was returning to Italy where he intended to stay permanently.

On 8/25/67, the same source advised that SILVIO

PERRETTA had received a very severe physical beating

from the

Detroit mafia boys prior to his leaving Detroit for Italy.

During interview with PERRETTA 6/15/67, he advised

SA PAUL EDWARD EIDEN he was no longer connected with TONY

ZERILLI in the restaurant business and that he was planning to

return to Italy because of poor health.

It is requested that the enclosed LHM be furnished

the Legat in Rome with the request that appropriate inquiries

be made to establish that SILVIO PERRETTA is, in fact, in

Italy and further, to make any appropriate inquires in

an effort

to substantiate information furnished in LAM.

DEC 53 11 35 0W A21

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