Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, SD
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 07/19/1968
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 114 USC 2107 Hotej.

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Date:

5/20/201

Agency Information

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

RECORD SERIES :

FBI

124-10226-10175

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

92-6054-2363

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FBI

FROM:

SAC, SD

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE: 07/19/1968

• PAGES:

13

SUBJECTS :

CN, MEMBERSHIP, LEADERSHIP MEETINGS, GAMBLING

ACT, B/F INT, LA, SC, DE, TP DIVISION,

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS:

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 07/10/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

v9.1

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"Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records' Collection Act of 1992 (14 USC 2107 Hote).

DATE: 11-14-2017

U. S. GOVERNME

MEMORANDOM

DIRECTOR, FBI (92-6054)

7/19/68

FROM:

SAN DIEGO (92-229) (P)

SUBJECT:

LA COSA NOSTRA

AR

- CONSPIRACY

(00:

NEW YORK)

9187-

Re. San Diego airtel to Bureau, 7/2/68,

SD 1064-C-TE was recontacted on 7/10/68 and furnished

the following information on la Cosa Nostre (LON), and other

hoodluns.

I. LOS ANDELES DIVISION

1, Tos Angeles IN Leadership Meeting

à, ICN Involvement in Gambling, cabazon, California.

Informant advised that on the morning of 7/6/68,

following instructions given to him by Los Angeles ICN boss

UNREC COPY FILED IN

NICK LICATA,

he was picked up in San Diego by ICN member JÖF

IT MANDRI of San Diego.

They traveled to Montclaire, California,

In LI MANDRI'S 1968 Pontiac coupe, California license VUD-596.

Upon arrival there they went to Holiday Motor Lodge, Room 65.

(Motel operated by JACK GREENBERG, & friend of los

Angeles

IN underboss JOE DIPPOLITO.) They were joined in Room 65

by Los Angeles ICN bOSS LICATA and underbose DIPPOLITO,

The meeting was called by LICATA to discues the present

attempt by the Los Angeles ICN family to get & foothold in the

legalized card gambling casinos operating in Cabazon, California

on the outskirts of Palm Springs.

3 - Bureau (REGISTERED) (92-6054)

(1-137-9187)

3 - New. York (2

92-2300 (REG.)

(1- 137-13139)

Los Angeles (92-1112), (REG.)

San Francisco (92-593). (REG.)

Sacramento

(REGISTERED)

Las Vegas "

° 92-625)

(REG.)

JDA : pgh

; (28)

57 AUG @ -1968

- Chicago (92-1173) (REG.)

- Tamps

(92-218) (REG.)

- Detroit (92-914) (REG,)

Miami (02-853) (Info) (REG.)

= Steve dana (92-778) To (RE.

kansas City (92-883) (Info) (R

3 - San Diego

(92-229)

(1 - 137-1088)

REC-3593-4054-2343

15 JUL 22 1968

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination

Recoris Collection Act of 1992 (14 USC 2107 Note) .

DATE: 11-14-2017

SD 92-229

II. CHICAGO DIVISION.

Informant reported Chicago capo FRANK LA PORTE called

him from Chicago during the first week of July to inquire

about the outcome of the FRATIANNO prosecution (LA PORTE

and some of his hoodlum associates were subpoensed for

this trial and took the Fifth Amendment privilege).

Informant advised LA PORTE concerning the outcome

of the

trial and LA FORE paid nothing to Indicate he exped PORTE

return to the san Diego area in the near future.

advised the informant that he would keep in touch with him.

ILL.

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION.

1. ANGELO MARINO.

MARINO called the informant about a week ago and

told the informant he has

followed San Francisco!s Mayor

JOE ALIOTO'S advice and has declined to give a deposition

to the attorney for Ilfe Magazine stating that his health

1s too poor at this time for such activity.

During this conversation,

MARINO told him he has

acquired an option on some land in Northern California and

that he hopes to use this land to build a cemetery.

He

stated that his friend, ABE CHAPMAN has a friend in the

mortuary business, and

of profit in such

nan oration

explained that there was a great deal

an operation if the license could be

obtained.

He asked the informant if he could help him arrange

for e Teamster loan.

GIORDANO, the St. Louis ION boss knows Attorney MORRIS SHENKER

Lo Tou 15

Informant told MARINO that TONY

of St. Louis who would be a key man in getting such a loan

approved.

He advised MARINO to attempt to get such a loan

through this channel..

2. ROBERT TEGAY.

Informant advised that BOB TEGAY of San Francisco

called him about two weeks ago and said he was coming down to

see him, but has not yet showed up.

(Re Las Vegas letter to San Francisco, 6/22/68,

entitled,

"ALADENA I. FRATIANNO, San Francisco

File 92-1289."

It is noted a BOB HILL and a SIN COFFEY are described as

registering at the Frontier Hotel. The informant has advised

that the name BOB HILL is one of the allases used by TEGAY).

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Released under the John F. Kernedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 741 USC 2107 Note):

DATE: 11-14-2017

SD 92-229

expects NICK to eventually demote him and might possibly put

the informant again the position of san Diego capo.

4, FRANCISCO ISADORE MATRANGA.

Informant stated that FRANK MATRANGA has not yet

talea bankruptcy, but it is beginning to look as if he will

soon do so.

That JOE MATRANGA 1s about to give up attempting

to get his state liquor license reapproved.

His Attorney,

KEI'H BYROM (former Chief Investigator for the state Attorney

General's Office at Los Angeles), could not represent him as

the Attorney

• Genera1

complaint it was a conflict of Interest.

Accordingly,

FRANK MATRANGA will now attempt to get back into

the bar business openly and

I the refore, must file bankruptcy,

THE ABOVE INFORMATION SHOULD SE HANDLED IN A MOST

CIRCUMS PECT MANNER AND UNLESS THE SOURCE IS WETT. CONCEALED,

REPORTED

ONLY ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE PAGES OF THE REPORT. IN

WHICH IT IS USED

• SUCH INFORMATION FROM THIS INFORMANT IS

NOT TO BE DISCLOSED TO ANY INDIVIDUAL OUTSIDE THE BUREAU, AS

IT MIGHT COMEROMISE THE INFORMANT AND PLACE HIM IN JEOPARDY.

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