Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: AMBLER, JOHN A.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 02/16/1968
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

6/15/201

AGENCY:

FBI

RECORD NUMBER:

RECORD SERIES :

124-10205-10242

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 92-2781-1262

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: AMBLER, JOHN A

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 02/16/1968

PAGES:

48

SUBJECTS :

LST, BKG INVEST, ASSOC, REL, TRA, WHEREABOUTS,

TELCAL, HOODLUM ACT, SURVEILLANCES, GAMBLING

ACT, B/F INT

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 10/20/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

REPORTING OFFICE

OFFICE OF ORIGIN

TAMPA

TAMPA

TITLE OF CASE

CHANGED

SANTO TRAFFICANTE,

JR.,

santo trafficanto

aka

DATE

FEB 1 6 1968

REPORT MADE BY

SA JOHN A. AMBLER

CHARACTER OF CASE

INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD

12/20/67 - 2/10/68

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TYPED BY

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Title changed to reflect spelling of last name appearing on

Pan American Airways ticket.

REFERENCES:

San a red iran to breeto, 125-83.

captioned

La Cosa Nostra.

Report of SA JOHN A. AMBLER, Tampa, 1-26-68.

Miami airtel to Tampa, 1-24-68.

Miami telg to Tampa, 2-6 and 2-9-68.

Richmond letter to Tampa, 1-29-68.

Chicago airtel to Tampa, 2-7-68, captioned

FELIX ALDERISIO.

New York artel to Tampa, 2-8-68."

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CONVIC

AUTO.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS CLAIMED

FUG.

TINES

SAVINGS

APPROVED

COPIES MADE:

SPECIAL AGENT

IN CHARGE

HONE

RECOVERIES

ACQUIT

TALS

CASE HAS BEEN:

PENDING OVER ONE YEAR EYES ENO

PENDING PROSECUTION

OVER SIX MONTHS

DO NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW

92-2:7811262

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1527

Bureau (92-2781)

USA, TAMPA

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Jacksonville (92-7)

3

Miami (92-88)

(1 - USA, MIAMI, ATTN;

MR.

WILLIAM EARLE, Depart-

mental Attorney)

2 - New York (92-846)

3

FEB 23 1968

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Notations

Agency

Request Recd.

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TP 92-1

ADMINISTRATIVE:

Kok into and on te and that noy had on o

In New York for about four days and that they had had an

appointment with someone outside of New York City.

on 1-18-68, SD 1064-C-TE advised that subject

had been in Los Angeles during early part of Jan. , and

had

talked with ICN member, JOHN ROSELLI, and learned from

ROSELLI that TRAFFICANTE had been in touch with ROSELLI

while in the Los Angeles area.

Informant stated TRAFFICANTE

was traveling with an unknown male and that they were on

their way to Japan and Hong Kong, and according to ROSELLI,

TRAFFICANTE suggested that ROSELLI "take over" LCN leader-

ship for the entire state of California, as the present

leaders in the Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Jose

families were ineffectual.

CG 6588-C-TE advised that PHIL ALDERISIO had

supposedly contacted TRAFFICANTE telephonically at Tampa,

indicating that ALDERISIO would be in Tampa in the near

future and would contact TRAFFICANTE. ALDERISIO has

mentioned that he will be in Miami on Feb. 27, for the

opening of the Parkinson Disease Drive and plans to be in:

Tampa before going to Miami.

TP 120-C has advised that, although did not

actually personally see SANTO TRAFFICANTE, from Jan. 3,

until Jan. 24, informant knows, for several reasons,

that TRAFFICANTE was actually in Tampa sometime between

the night of Jan. 6 and the afternoon of Jan. 8. Informant

has stated that when SANTO returned to Tampa on Jan. 23-24,

he spent the next several days at the house, suffering

from the flu and did not leave the house until Tuesday,

Jan. 30; when he and Mrs. TRAFFICANTE left

indicating

would be gone for several days.

TP 120-C stated that TRAFFICANTE's daughter,

MARY JO,

and her husband, AUGIE, left Tampa, Thursday,

Jan., 11;

to attend the Super Bowl in Miami on Jan. 14, -

and that theywent to the Bahama Islands, New Orleans,

back to Miami, and then to Tampa. Informant stated that

during the entire time MARY JO and her husband were gone

on their trip, Mrs. TRAFFICANTE remained at the Tampa

—Ba

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residence and that, apparently the original plans were for

Mrs. TRAFFICANTE to be off on a trip with SANTO, while

J0 and her husband were in the Miami area. Informant

MARY

mentioned that, during the time Mrs. TRAFFICANTE was in

Tampa while the rest of the family

were away, she spent

much of the time crying and seemed to be in a very depressed

state of mind. Informant stated that SANTO's brother, SAM's,

wife, ELSIE, came to the house on several occasions to

talk with Mrs. TRAFFICANTE over some family problem and that

ICANTE

on, at least one such occasion, SAM's wife had been accompanied

by JIMMY LONGO's wife.

On 2-10-68, TP 120-C advised that TRAFFICANTE

returned to Tampa on

2-5-68, in the evening and remained

in Tampa until 2-8-68.

•: Information from the records of General Telephone

Co., of Florida,

Tampa, Fla., was made available by Mr.

JAMES E. MCMAHON.

Investigative period of this report extends beyond

the date of last report due to desire to include results

of investigation conducted by an auxiliary office, which

were not available at time last report written.

INFORMANTS:

Identity

TP "T-1 is Legat, Rome, Italy

TP T-2 is TP 377-PCI

Location of Original Information

Instant Report

137-1777-10

TP T-3 is TP 120-C

TP T-A iS TP 41-C-TE

137-460-267

137-142-396

TP T-5 is TP 182-C-TE

TP T-6 is TP 349-C-TE

137-1028-222

137-1792-19

LEADS:

JACKSONVILLE DIVISION

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TP 92-1

AT JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA

(1) Will contact appropriate official, Southern

Bell Telephone Co., and ascertain identity of subscriber

telephone number 771-1114, Will, thereafter, conduct

appropriate credit and criminal record checks concerning

this individual:

(2) Will, thereafter, if reasons do not preclude

same, interview to determine degree of association with

TRAFFICANTE

NEW YORK DIVISION

AT NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK

(1)

Will, at Pan American Airways, place stop

with JAMES FUREY, Passenger Revenue, to be notified when

coupons pertaining to Pan American Ticket Numbers

026:342:: 671:604, 5, 6 are returned.

(2) Will conduct pretext interview of MARTA

ALVARADO BETANCOURT, Apartment F, 229 E. 29th St., who

was apparently visited by TRAFFICANTE on night of April

18, 1967•

Suitable pretext could be based on fact

BETANCOURT apparently a Cuban nationalist, who has been

to Caracas and Madrid subsequent to the CASTRO Regime in

her native country.

(3). Will recontact NY5924-C-TE concerning

TRAFFICANTE'S alleged visit to New York with VINCENT ALO,

as TP 120-C has advised that TRAFFICANTE was in Tampa

on Christmas day and few days subsequent thereto.

• It

is noted in this connection, TP 120-C has indicated

possibility TRAFFICANTE in New York during early part

of December and again on Jan. 3, 1968.

MIAMI DIVISION

AT MIAMI, FLORIDA

(1) Will contact appropriate official, Southern

Bell Telephone Co., to identify subscribers to North Dade

Numbers 945-0881, 945-8501, and 947-7601, as all of these

numbers

called from the Tampa TRAFFICANTE residence.

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(2) Will, thereafter, conduct appropriate credit

and criminal record

I checks so that Tampa as office of origin,

may be in a position to evaluate feasibility of interview.

(3) Will recontact PCI LOU PEREZ for additional

identifying data concerning TONY LNU, referred to on page

9, report of SA WENDELL W. HALL, Miami, 1-26-68.

(4) Will reinterview DONALD WILKES, Laurel Hotel,

5445 Biscayne Blvd., or c/o NEAL RUTLEDGE, 6th Floor,

Flagler Federal Savings and Loan Building, as follows:

But: a3 040n1 Horol,

Will identify motel in Tallahassee where

alleged meeting with FUNARI occurred and if

possible, determine date when such meeting

occurred.

Will also identify all individuals

present during FUNARI'S conversation with

gubernatorial candidate HIGH and determine

if FUNARI specifically represented himself

as a "representative" of SANTO TRAFFICANTE.

b. Will obtain specific date of alleged

meeting occurring in FUNARI's employer's

office, apparently located in Tampa, Fla.

Again, will identify all individuals

present and how WILKES knows FUNARI and

BELK fly to Acapulco, Mexico, and did

WILKES intend to state BELK made such

trips or was he referring to ITALIANO'S

son. If possible, obtain descriptive

data from WILKES of FUNARI, ITALIANO,

and any other individuals

WILKES as having been present at any

meetings with FUNARI.

c.

Will determine if WILKES made any notes

concerning any of the meetings with FUNARI,

whether such notes were made contemporaneously

with the meetings and if so, obtain such

notes from WILKES. It is suggested that

Miami prepare 9 additional copies of the

interview of WILKES and designate them

for Tampa File 92-858, captioned DELANO

BERNARD FUNARI.

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