Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: HOFFMAN, HOMER P. JR.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 04/29/1974
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

4/27/201

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-10296-10124

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 91-42579-282

Released under the John

F. Kennedy

Assassination Records

Collection Act of 1992

144 USC 2107 Notel.

Cased: NH 45946 Date:

11-17-2017

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: HOFFMAN, HOMER P. JR.

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE:

04/29/1974

PAGES:

52

SUBJECTS:

NRO, ASSOC, CRIM ACT, TRA, FINANCES, INDICES A/O RCK

DOCUMENT TYPE :

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION:

Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4; 10(a)2

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 07/20/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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NY 91-11142

INFORMANTS

The following informants furnished

information as set forth:

Former NY 4321-C

NY 12163-PC

NY 13945 PC

P. V

P. GG

Pgs. HH, DDD

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on April 1, 1974, CSNH 604-C advisec

Special Agent (SA) JOSEPH T. SHERIDAN that

FALZETTI has a non-published telephone number

of 359-2442.

10003

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MICHAEL S. GARDNER, who has been convicted

with the captioned matter has presently contened

in connection

information on a strictly confidential basis to the

FBI through the New York Office and to other Federal

agencies.

It is anticipated that GARDNER will be

a highly productive source of intormation in stolen

securities matters, and all information being furnished

by him including that contained in the FD-302 set

forth hereafter should be strictly protected.

Dissemination of information furnished by GARDNER

• to agencies outside the

Bureau, should be made

within these guidelines.

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New York or may be using a courier to bring these securities

to New York in an effort to sell them.

Source advised he is

attempting to identify the specific securities involved and

parties concerned.

Source further advised that he is attempting to

secure ROBERT MARKFIELD of Goldstein and Goldstein to represent

him in a pending criminal matter.

Source recontacted the New York Office on June 4,

1973 and advised that SAM (Last Name Unknown) is driving a

different auto bearing New York license 6Q1627 and that he

supposedly has some General Electric (GE) or Westinghouse

stocks and that these stocks are blank and bear no authorized

signatures.

Source further advised he is having a confrontation

with ALLEN GORDON over some money owed and that ALLEN and source

and SONNY (Last Name Unknown); who lives at 2lst Street and

Fourth Avenue in Brooklyn, a little guy about five feet ten inches,

curly black hair, wears glasses; JOE (Last Name Unknown), short

and stocky and well dressed, about 32 to 35 years; and RALPH, a -

stocky, and strong individual, will be meeting with ARCHIE

TMANMARINO today, at approximately 1:00 p.m., at a bar at Spring

and Mulberry Streets.

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Source further advised he had been in contact

garain VIru, who is pressing source for information re-

PC further stated that VITTI 1s

desperate and will handle any stocks regardless of their

character.

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On July 20, 1973, New York 12749-PC, advised

that RONNIE LORENZO used to frequently hang out at

Bunny's Bar; owned by BUNNY (Last Name Unknown (LU) .

who was described as a white male,

bar is located at the corner of Mulburry Street and Park

the comer

35, six feet.

The

ROW.

Known bookies hang out at the bar as well as JOHNNIE

SPAGNA.

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advised

white female, 1? years old, five

feet eight inches.

well build,

a little stocky, brown hair below shoulder,

brown eyes, round face, lives in an "

apartment at the new ishma armet is reportedly

1 Beekman Street,

near the Brooklyn Bridge.

Dela for by LORENzo. Girlfriengs mother is MARIE

also known

MARSICAN WhEn LORENZO

Street.

Marco Polo Hotel.

raverto kerl, he stage at the

Nyny

B. AFFROX,

1957

Ney?

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On August 17, 1973 NY 12163-PC advised that

SONNY CARAVELLE frequents Tonys Bar, 4th Avenue and 21st

Street, Brooklyn, and drives a gold Cutlass with New York

license 311 KFE. Source advised CARAVELLE is a dealer in

stolen securities and is a close associate of an individual

named "ARCHIE" (last name unknown) who has a store in the

area of De Kalb Avenue, Bröoklyn.

Source heard CARAVELLE

may have: access to approximately $1,000,000 worth of "hot"

U.S. Treasury notes.

Source heard CARAVELLE lives in the area of Tony's

Bar and may have the above Treasury notes and other "hot"

paper stashed at his residence or that of his father (not

further identified).

Source heard CARAVELLE has a girlfriend named

CONNIE (last name unknown) described as a white female,

blonde, heavy, around 42 years old. He advised CONNIE

accompanies CARAVELLE when he is dealing.

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The following investigation was conducted at the

New Haven Division at Stamford, Connecticut:

On August 30,

1973, New Haven 1009-C, who is

familiar with organized crime and of the Stamford and.

Norwalk, Conpecticut areas advised that he is familiar

with 'ARTHUR COSMAS •

advised that COSMAS is of

Greek extraction, formerly operated the Arton Manor in

Norwalk but now operates another restaurant in Norwalk.

He advised COSMAS is a bettor and gambler and still

associates with known gamblers in

the Stamford and

Norwalk area.

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Former Buffalo 555-C-TE advised LEO T.

CONNELLOY that on May 19, 1973, DI SICCO had in his

possession at Buffalo approximately two million dollars

worth of stolen bonds

in $15,000 denomination.

DI SICCO

stated that these were stolen certificates and that ar

intended sale did not materialize and arrangements were

made by his associate JOSEPIASANTARTELLO to return these

stolen certificates to New York City.

DI SICCO feels that

Arizona contractor was arrested on June 12, 1973 at his

Phoenix, Arizona residence and charged with interstate

transportation of stolen forged altered and falsely-made

securities. Approximately two million dollars in stolen

and forged ACF Industrires, Incorporated trust certificates

were recovered in FAUGO's Phoenix residence at the time of

his arrest.

He admitted the transportation of these from

Dallas, Texas to Phoenix, Arizona in June, 1973 but denied

knowledge that they were stolen.

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Former BU 555-C-TE was indicted for Anti-Racketeering -

Hobbs Act on April 30, 1973.

He has since agreed to testify for

the Government and has furnished details of a multi-security

transaction in which stolen securities were obtained from

JOSEPH NAPOLITANO in Boston, Massachusetts, and sold to DANNY

BARCELONE (Phonetic) in New York City and eventually

"to""LEO, thought to be ARIE LEO FROM of Switzerland.

DE CICCO

is still being debriefed regarding this and other matters,

however, at the present time, attempts are being made to

corroborate statements made by him and to conduct other

ede by in and

investigation to develop a prosecutable case.

From a review of several cases in the Buffalo

Division (captioned,

"MURL RAY INGRAM; ET AL; TFIS; ITSP;

Office of Origin:

New York"

, New York file 15-64331;

New York"

, New York file 91-11142; and

87-67310), 1t appears

there are a number of cases in the New

York Division and possibly other divisions which are inter-

related with captioned case.

Initially, De CICCo advised he

was informed that securities furnished to him were obtained

from an employee of a brokerage house in the Boston area, ana,

at the time of initial interview, he reported only one sale of

securities to DANNY BARCELONE in New York City.

DE CICCO noW

advises that between February, 1973, and July, 1973, there were

three unsuccessful attempts to negotiate the sale of stolen

securities and four successful completions of security sales.

Although he was originally led to believe that securities

obtained came from a brokerage house in Boston, he later

learned some or all of the stolen securities in later trans-

actions came from New York City.

All of the stolen securities

sold by dE CIcco and his partner in Buffalo, JOSEPH SANFRATELLO,

were sold to DANNY BARCELONE and "LEFTY" (Last Name Unknown) ,

and all of these stolen securities were reported to have been

taken to Switzerland, where they were to be used as collateral

to obtain loans. After these transactions were completed in

Switzerland, the money would be brought back to the United States

by

settle up with DE CICCO and SANFRATELLO. During June,

DE CICCO was informed "LEO" had been arrested in

Switzerland.

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Former BU 555-C-TE is being debriefed and is to be a

government witness in the case of RUSSELI BUFALINO and

is to testify in this and any other Buffalo cases.

furnished the following information:

He

DE PASQUALE

introduced DE CICCO to TONY "Scoops"

DE PASQUALE aSked DE CICCO if he had

a source for two

million dollars worth of stolen bonds.

"Scoops" said

his brother, DANNY "Scoops" from New York City, had a

buyer for stolen securities.

TONY "scoops" reportedly hangs out at a record

shop at the 163rd Street Plaza in Hallendale, Florida,

from Wolf's, and he drives a 1972 red El Dorado. DE PASQUALE

also resides in Hallendale, Florida.

In December

1972 or January, 1973, informant was

in contact with SAM PIERI at United States Penitentiary, Atlanta,

Georgia,

and told FIERI of the approach made to him regarding

the possibility of selling securities. PIERI told informant

Massachusetts.

"Bucky" is

the owner of the

in the "combat zone" of Boston,

near the Playboy Club.

In January, 1973, DE CICCO met "Bucky" (Last Name

Unknown) and told him that SAM PIERI had sent him

needed two million dollars in hot

bearer bonds or treasury bonds.

to 21 te aura bond not aunt tent hit

and that he

meet JIMMY PRAINOR, who lives in Revere, Massachusetts.

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The following is a summary of the informant infor-

mation obtained from New York file 29-10954 and 29-66232,

Boston file 87-16159 in case entitled "ROBERT ANDRA DONATI;

FRANK ERNEST IMBRUGLIA; RICHARD MARTIN SHOCKER also known

as Dixie; MARSHALL KENNETH SCHRETER; PAUL EUGENE JOHNSON

also known as Baward Little; GERALD GERARDI, BANK FRAUD AND

EMBEZZLEMENT, INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION OF STOLEN PROPERTY -

MAJOR THEFT, office of origin New York.

It should be noted that at time Secret Service

arrested the above at boston, they had in their possession

live $100,000.00 Treasury Notes and a $15,000.00 Treasur

Bill (Treasury Bill was a portion of the bank robbery 100t

in captioned casé).

on August 28, 1972, New York 11343-CTE advisec

that SAMUEL, WEISS also known

as (aka) Samuel Schmiel In-

formed soufice that $1,650,000.00 in United States Treasury

Notes were taken from

City.

Chase Manhattan Bank In New York

He advised that the securities were sent by

pneumatics tubes from one floor to another, but never reached

the destination as they were intercepted.

The loss was soon

discovered.

On September 5, 1973, New York 11343-C-TE advised •

City racketeer and associate of members of the

that hacket assette members the "NAM INO

New York City.

of the $1,650,000.00 in Treasury Notes stolen

from the

Chase Manhattan Bank.

On October 2, 1973, New York 11343-C-TE advised

that SAMUEL WEISS had informed him that he had possession

of the $1,650,000.00 in United States Treasury Notes taken

on August 9, from the Chase Manhattan Bank (29-10954) •

• He

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told the source that he had two buyers for the package.

Source further

was being sought by

Source stated that WEISS and FEBBRIARO were

arrested in 1972 in Canada on narcotics charges.

associates of WEISS, according

source, are JACKIE (Last

Name Unknown) (LNU) and TONY (LNU) who frequent the Hoy Tin

Chin Restaurant, Avenue L and Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn,

New York.

JACKIE is described as follows:

Race

White

Sex

Height

Five feet, 10 inches

Weight

185 pounds

Nationality

Italian extraction

TONY is described as follows:

Race

White

Sex

Age

Male

33 to 38 years old

Height

Five feet, seven inches

Build

S11m

Hair

Black

Nationality

Italian extraction

TONY was possibly the previous owner of the

Drift Im Lounge, 1969 Coney Island Avenue, Brooklyn, New

York. WEISS Is currently using telephone number, accordin.

to source, 996-0848, for his confidential calls.

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that SEYMOUR WEINBERGER

on Detober o, 1973, New York 13945-PC advise

is doing business at Pitkins

Wine and Liquor, Incorporated, 911 East 107th Street,

serial number re-

flected that they were

stolen from the Chase Manhattan

Bank, the portion of $1,650,000.00.

Close associates of WEINBERGER, according to

source,' are JAMES CARABELLO also known as

(aka) Vincenzo

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On October 10, 1973, New York 13804-PC advised

that WILLIE SILVERMAN, who hangs out at Raymond's Restaurant,

29 and Seoond Avenue,

New York City, uses the telephone on

che street to conduct business. Source advised that a

stock or cashiers check deal is going to go down, in the im-

mediate future, between ARCHIE MANNARINO and WILLIE SILVERMAN.

On October 25, 1973, New York 11343-C-TE advised

that SAMUEL WEISS recently told him that he, wEISS, has a

Iriena who lost $500,000.00 worth of the $1,650,000.00

3 or 0: the

Ireasury Note package In Boston.

stated that this friend would "

balance still owed to the party in the New York area.

fornia but would be back in New York on October

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Source advised that WEISS had recently had a

telphone. conversation with BOBBY (Last Name Unknown) (LNU)

while he was at the Drift Inn Lounge, 1969 Coney Island

Avenue, Brooklyn, New York.

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Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, that they were controlling

a large amount of stolen United States Treasury bills, ex-

ceeding $1 million that had not yet been discovered stolen..

Source stated that WEISS indicated that he was

only three hours away from delivering part of these stolen

securities 1f a buyer seller agreement was consummated.

WEISS indicated that they were costing him two points but

they could be bought for five points.

Source stated WEISS 1s currently residing with

his mother at 2770 West Fifth Street, Brooklyn, New York,

telephone number 996-0845, and DI SALVATORE, operator of

che Driit Inn Lounge,

is driving a 1972 red

Lincoln, New

York License number 6815KH

On October 16, 1973, former New York 12348-PC

advised that ARCHIE MANNARINO claimed to have $1,600,000.00

in stolen securities including a $1 million treasury bill.

MANNARINO was offered 12 points of face value by MeDDY

BENJAMIN who hopes to sell the treasury bill to NORMAN

KOTHMAN in Chicago. du

MANNARINO indicated that the securities came

from BOBBY (LNU).

MANNARINO also advised source that

DANNY LONBARDIZZI has half million dollars in stolen se-

curities which he 1s trying to sell.

On November 1, 1973 and November 2, 1973, New

York

2348-PC advised that on November 1, 1973, he met with

VITOKLOICONA at 14th Street and Eighth Avenue.

He stated

that LOUIS DI FAZIO told him that DANNY LONBARDIZZI is

still trying to sell a package of stolen securities but

no longer trusts ARCHIE MANNARINO.

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discussed a recent arrest in Boston and it was clear that :

the securities recovered in Boston had been obtained by

ROBBIE (Last Name Unknown) (LNU) who gave them to SILVERMAN

who gave them to WEISS and JACKIE (LNU) who gave them to

FUNZI (LNU) who then gave them to MARSHALL (INU) who took

them to Boston.

MANNARINO stated that he talked to BRUCE (LNU)

also known as Butchte In Boston and had concluded that

CISCO (LNU) had "

the Boston arrest.

FUNZI (LNU)

had $1,100,000.00 in stolen securities to the same theft.

On October 25, 1973, source stated that MANNARINO

had complained about the arrest in Boston because MANNARINO

nad put up p11,000.00 to obtain $500,000.00 in stolen se-

curities which

he gave to MARSHALL.

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