Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: OBRIEN, FRANCIS X.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 08/15/1961
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

124-10210-10114

HQ

92-2781-286

Released under the John

F. Kennedy

Assassination Records

collection Act of 1992

144 USC 2107 Notel.

Cased:NIl 45966 Date:

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Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

OBRIEN, FRANCIS X

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE:

'PAGES:

SUBJECTS:

08/15/1961

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LST, ASSOC, RACK AND SUBV, TESUR, GRAND JURY

DOCUMENT TYPE :

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION:

Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4; 11(a)

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW:

02/16/1999

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF IRS

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NEW YORK DIVISION

AT BROOKLYN, NEW YORK

Will report results of interview with JOSEPH STASSI,

1944 E. 20th Street.

AT NEW YORK CITY

Will report results of inquiry to further identify

PEDRO F. DOMECA and JOSE GONZALEZ FERNANDEZ

Will, if considered feasible, interview EUGENE F.

KEANE and WILLIAM P. BUCKNER,

JEK Law 11(a)

TAMPA DIVISION

AT TAMPA, FLORIDA

Will continue efforts to develop additional informant

coverage of subject.

Will maintain liaison with IRS, Intelligence Unit

relative to their investigation of subject.

Will report results of outstanding leads.

ADMINISTRATIVE:

Tampa, confide/2/61, AAR, Intelligence Unit, IRS,

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On 8/11/61, ADAIR

On 8/8/61, ADAIR advised

JEK Law 11fa)

On 7/21/61, SA JOHN R. BRETT was in the office of

USA EDWARD F. BOARDMAN in Tampa, Fla., reviewing FGJ records

in another matter. Mr. BOARDMAN had three visitors,

identified

as GENE MITCHELL, Dr.

(FNU) RULE, and a white female, "SCOTTY"

(LNU) .

All advised Mr. BOARDMAN that they were there in

the interests of good government ánd for the best interests

of the country and not for political reasons.

"SCOTTY!' (LNU)

related that in 1954 when WILLIAM C. CRAMER was running for

Congress, she was approached by one PAUL DE PETRIE, who told

her that

a friend of his, SANTO TRAFFICANTE, was at that time

in court on some matter and wanted CRAMER'S

help, and DE PETRIE

wanted to know if she could arrange a contact with CRAMER SO

that he might make a substantial contribution to CRAMER'S

campaign fund but with the understanding that there would bef

strings attached to the contribution.

"SCOTTY" contacted GENE MITCHELL, who was then

campaign manager for CRAMER, and MITCHELL told her that he

did not want any part of the deal.

MITCHELL then took up the story, stating that as

campaign manager he received so many calls that he did not

make a record of all of them and did not take action on all

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he would be willing to furnish the information he has

concerning CRAMER although he qualified this by stating that

two-thirds of his information was strictly hearsay.

Mr. BOARDMAN advised all three of his visitors that

he was not interested in political activities in any way, that

he was bound by the Hatch Act and was not going to take part

in any political activities.

Mr. BOARDMAN instructed his

visitors to submit any complaint or information they might

have to him in writing and he would then consider whatever

action he might be able to take after receipt of their complaint.

He pointed out that he normally did not do any investigation

in his'office, only prosecution, but stated he could request

investigation, and if a criminal action was brought to his

attention, he could do that.

he stated, however, he would

not take any further action on their information until he had

received something in writing from them,

and he declined to

listen to any further information they might furnish in the

matter.

Information from the records of the Central Bank

of Tampa, Tampa, Florida,

was

made available on 7/25/61, by

ROBERT TINNARO, Vice President, to SA ROBERT C. SMITH.

INFORMANTS

TP T-1

TP T-2

is EDGAR ADAIR, Intelligence Unit, IRS, Tampa.

is

Tampa, Florida, concealed by request..

TP T-3

is TP 46-C

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T2D-201 (Rov. 3-3-59)

‹NITED STATES DEPARTMENT C. JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Copy to:

Report of:

Date:

SA FRANCIS X. O'BRIEN

August 15, 1961

Field Office File No.: TP 92-1

Title:

SANTO TRAFFICANTE, JR.

Office:

TAMPA

Bureau File No.:

92-2781

Character::

ANTI-RACKETEERING

Synopsis:

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aw 11(a)

DISSEMINATION RESTRICTED TO JUSTICE

Source reported subject allegedly had Cuban assets

liquidated but failed to receive money from person handling

this matter; subject, possibly on 7/14/61, had this person

brought to Tampa and subject may have obtained money.

Source identified

two individuals who were to work this

unknown person over if money not furnished to subject,

however, no call made for the two strong-arm men.

SUBJECT

SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS DUE TO

HIS EXTENSIVE PAST ASSOCIATION IN CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES.

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DETAILS:

I. PERSONAL HISTORY AND BACKGROUND

No additional facts relating to subject's

personal history or background developed during the period

of this report.

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI

It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to

43-2781200

Your agency; it and

its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.

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II. ASSOCIATES

No new associates have been id entified during the

period of this report.

III. LEGITIMATE ENTERPRISES

No new legitimate enterprises have been reported

during the period of this report.

A. GUSTAVO LOPEZ MUNOZ

TP T-l advised on

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T-I advised on

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T-I, on August 9, 1961, advised

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IV. STATEMENT OF ASSETS

'A.

RESIDENCE, TAMPA, FLORIDA

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V. GENERAL ACTIVITIES, TAMPA, FLORIDA

Continued spot checks of the subject's residence,

2505 Bristol, Tampa, as well as spot checks of Columbia

Restaurant and the residences of subject's mother and brothers,

Tampa, have failed to disclose subject's presence in Tampa.

On August 9, 1961, JAMES COSTA LONGO and FRANK

TRAFFICANTE, brother of the subject, were observed at the

columbia Restaurant, Tampa.

They were accompanied

by a third

person believed to be the subject. Positive identification

was not possible, however,

as

this group proceeded to the back

Ioom of, the Columbia Restaurant.

The newspaper "Tampa Times", Tampa, Florida, reported

on August 9, 1961, that FRANK TRAFFICANTE was fined $15.00

in Tampa Traffic Court on charge of careless driving in

an

accident.

TP T-2 advised on August 8, 1961, that JAMES COSTA

LONGO and CASEY HERNANDEZ, part owner of the Columbia Restaurant,

have been spending a great deal of time at the office of Great

Southern Construction Company on East Hillsboro Avenue, Tampa. *-

The current Tampa City Directory lists CASIMERO HERNANDEZ as

president, Great Southern Construction Company.

T-2 was of the opinion that subject might well be

spending time at the same location since LONGO is often with

the subject when he is in town.

TP T-3 advised on July 25, 1961, that CESAR RODRIGUEZ

and GEORGE MICKEY GREEN, both of Tampa, were told to be

available about one o'clock, Saturday, July 15, 1961, on the

possibility they would have

a job to do.

T-3 advised he re-

ceived information that approximately: a year ago arman in

Havana, Cuba, had liquidated subject's assets there after

CASTRO came into power and was then supposed to return all of

the money received from this liquidation to the United States;

instead the man stayed in Cuba and did not send any of the

money to the subject. TRAFFICANTE and his group, according

to

T-3, have been trying ever since then to get the man out of

Cuba and were successful, probably Friday, July 14th.

T-3

advised he was not certain of this. T-3 related that he learned

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that two of TRAFFICANTE's men were successful in getting this

from Cuba on a plane which brought him to Tampa, and after

his arrival he was given twenty-four hours to produce the

entire amount of money or else.

T-3 advised the "or else" was to be

and

were offered one thousand

work this man over if he did not come through.

T-3 advised this man apparently came through with the money as

were not called to work the man over.

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