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JEK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY

RECORD NUMBER

RECORDS SERIES

AGENCY FILE NUMBER

FBI

124-10223-10495

HQ

: 92-3171-8

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR : FBI

FROM : FILES, JAMES J.

TO : DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE

DATE : 02/14/58

PAGES : 62

SUBJECTS : SGI,

BKG, REL, RES, BANK ACCOUNT, ARREST RECORDS,

ASSOC, CRIMINAL ACT, GAMBLING, B/E INT

DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION : UNCLASSIFIED

RESTRICTIONS

CURRENT STATUS RELEASED WITH DELETIONS

DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 01/08/98

OPENING CRITERIA : INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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MPORTING OFFICE

CHICAGO

TITLE OF CASE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

OFFICE OF ORIGIN

CHICAGO

SAMUEL M. GIANCANA, WaS.

7/14/52

JAMES J. FILES

CHARACTER OF CASE

ANTI-RACKETEERING

INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD

112/27-31/57;1/2,6=31;2/3-:

TYPED BY

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SYNOFSIS:

APPROVED

COPIES MADE:

Subject's

wife died 11/24/56. In 1942 he listed his brothers

as JOE and CHARLES GIANCANA and his sisters as Mrs. LENA

CAMPC and Mrs. AM GIANCANA. CHARLES GIANCANA holds a liquor.

license for the Fiver Road

Inn, which is reportedly owned

by the subject. A 1957 black

Chevrolet registered to JAMES

V. PERNO has been observed regularly at CIANCANA's home.

GIANCANA maintains a joint checking account with his daughter,

BONNIE, at the Cak Park National Bank.

US Savings Bonds

have been purchased in the names of various members of the

subject's

family in recent years.

Records of Dun and Bradstreet

contain no information concerning the subject. Records of

Chicazo PD reflect GIANCANA was most recently

arrested on

4/15/5?.

Records cf US Penitentiary, Leavenworth, Kansas,

reflect subject's file transferred to US Penitentiary, Terre

Haute, Indiana.

A liquor license for the Forest Lounge

reportedly owned by GIANCANA l's held by ROCCO POTENZo.

On

2/4/59 subject wes observed in the company of MICHAEL A.

PARISE •

An automobile registered to CHARLES TUMMINELLA has

seen observed parked at the subject's residence.

of the Wagon Wheel, gambling establishment, in 1/58 indicate

this establishment

is ourrently In operation.

Search of

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- Bureau

- New York

- Los Angeles (Info)

¿ Miami (Info)

- Springfield

3 - Chleago (92-349)

FUNNETTON CUNTATHED

HEnRIN IS UNdIASSITIED

EXCEPT WHAT SHOWN

PROPERTY OF FBI.-This report is loaned to you by the FBI, and neither it nor its contents are to be distributed outside the agency to which loaned

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CG 92-349

ADMINISTRATIVE

In reference to the verification of the birth of the

subjeet

as shown in the report of SA JAMES J: FILES dated

December 26, 1957 at Chicago:

Investigator JOHN. J. BURKE, Immigration and Naturalization

service: (INs), Chicago,

advised that he concluded that SAMUEL

GIANCANA was

born at Chicago.

Illinois on May 24, 1908, based

on birth certificate 5915 and Baptismal records of Holy

Guardian Angel Church.

These records both reflect the

birth of a son to the subjeet's parents on May 24, 1908.

Even though there is a discrepancy in the names, BURKE

believes this discrepancy arose from the fact that the

birth certificate was filed by

a midwife some time after

the event.

The delayed certificate filed by the subject in 1957,

also varies, but BURKE pointed out that a routine check

of the Bureau of Vital Statistics records at Chicago would

not have disclosed certificate 5919 and that undoubtedly

subject's lawyer located this only after having submitted

affidavits supporting the delayed certificate.

advised that INS has closed its deportation case on the

strength of the above verification of birth.

Arrangements have been made to monitor the account

of the subject at the Oak Park National Bank on a monthly

basis.

Regarding information furnished by CG 5951-0 in

J. DENEEN

on February 7, 1958.

She advised that in using

the word "syndicate" when discussing the positions of TONY

ACCARDO, TONY CAPEZIO and SAM GIANCANA in May, 1954,

she

could have had in mind no more exact meaning than that which

is in

general use by the newspapers.

That is simply that

a Small- group of individuals seem to dominate vice in

general. in

"the Chicago area.

The informant stated the

use

of the

work "syndicate" was not meant to indicate that the

could positively state that there is any formal organization

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iF. as

C,G 92-349

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a chain of command or definite

assignment of responsibility

to each member.

stated that underworld characters now

seldom use the term "syndicate".

When referring to the

undefined

powers in vice in the Chicago area, they currently

speak of "the outfit".

A copy of this report is submitted to the Los Angeles

Office since a lead is outstanding in that division and

FRANK FERRARA, who subject reportedly visited in Los Angeles,

reportedly now lives in Chicago.

A copy is submitted to the Miami Office for information,

inasmuch

as leads are outstanding in

that division, and

since the subject reportedly visits Miami during the winter

months.

INFORMANTS

T-1

T-2

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F. I aPpong Banks en Madison street,

Oak Park, Illinois, who advised

SA JAMES J: FILES on January 30, 1958;

SANDY SMITH, Chicago Tribune reporter,

who furnished in confidence

to SA

LENARD A. WOLF on December 18, 1957.

CG 6132-0, who furnished information

to SAs WILLIAM J. MC CORMICK and

LOY A. WAGONER on January 3, 1958.

LEADS

THE SPRINGFIELD DIVISION

AT SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS

Will obtain full details of the registration of

automobiles

under y 1957 Illinois licenses 1763452 and 1534176

and will

ascertain full details of 1958 registration 1303677.

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CG 92-349

ADMINISTRATIVE

In reference to the verification of the birth of the

subject

report of SA JAMES J. FILES dated

December 26, 1957 at Chicago:

Investigator JOHN J.. BURKE, Immigration and Naturalization

Service (INS), Chicago, advised that he concluded. that SAMUEL

GIANCANA was

oorn at chicago, illinois on May 24, 1908, based

on birth certificate 5915 and Baptismal records of Holy

Guardian Angel Church.

These records both reflect the

birth of a son to the subject's parents on May 24, 1908.

Even though there is a discrepaney in the names, BURKE

believes this discrepatcy arose from the fact that the

birth certificate was filed by a midwife some time after

mean to by a nia

the event.

The delayed certificate filed by the subject in 1957,

also varies, but BURKE pointed out that a routine check

of the Bureau of Vital Statistics records at Chicago would

not have disclosed certificate 5919 and that undoubtedly

subject's lawyer located this only after having submitted

the affidavits supporting the delayed certificate.

BURKE

advised that INS has closed its deportation case on the

strength of the above verification of birth.

Arrangements have been made to monitor the account

of the subjeet at the Oak Park National Bank on a monthly

basis.

Regarding information furnished by CG 5951-0 in

May, 1954, as was reported in re report under the captior

I-? on page 15, this informant was recontacted by SA 'ROBERI

J. DENEEN on February 7, 1958.

She advised that in using

the word "syndicate" when discussing the positions of TONY

ACCARDO, TONY CAPEZIO and SAM GIANCANA in MaYs 1954,

she.

could have had in mind no more exact meaning than that which

is in

general use by the newspapers.

That is simply that

a small group of individuals seem to dominate vice in

general in

the chicago

The informant stated the

of the word landloate" was not meant to indicate that e

could positively state that there is any formal organization

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C,G 92-349

with a chain of command or definite assignment of responsibility

to each member.

She stated that underworld characters now

seldom use

the term

"syndicate"

When referring to the

undefined

powers in vice in the Chicago area, they currently

speak of "the outfit".

A copy of this report is submitted to the Los Angeles

Office since a lead is outstanding in that division and

FRANK FERRARA, who subject reportedly visited in Los Angeles,

reportedly now lives in Chicago.

A copy is submitted to the Miami Office for Information,

inasmuch as leads are outstanding in that division, and

since the subject reportedly visits Miami

during the winter

months.

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INFORMANTS

Pare National Banes in adison Street,

Oak Park, Illinois, who advised

SA JAMES

J: FILES On January 30, 1958.

SANDY SMITH, Chicago Tribune reporter,

who furnished in confidence.

to SA

LENARD A. WOLF on December 18, 1957.

CG 6132-0,

who furnished information

to SAS WILLIAM J. MC CORMICK and

LOY A. WAGONER on January 3, 1958.

LEADS

THE SPRINGFIELD DIVISION

AT SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS

will obtain full details of the registration of

automobiles under 1 1957 Illinois licenses 1763452 and

1534176

and will ascertain full details of 1958 registration 1303677.

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