Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: WILLIAMS, BILLIE D.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 07/15/1965
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

6/24/201

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

FBI

124-10300-10037

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 162-1574-2, 1

Document Information

ORIGINATOR :

FBI

FROM:

WILLIAMS, BILLIE D.

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 07/15/1965

PAGES:

15

SUBJECTS :

APR, ASSOC, CRAP GAME, MISUR

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 05/08/1998

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COMMENTS: INC RPT

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FD 263 (Rev. 5-1-59)

FEDERA

BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

REPORTING OFFICE

NEWARK

OFFICE OF ORIGIN

NEWARK

TITLE OF CASE

THOMAS EBOLI, aka.; ET AL

DATE

HUG 2 3 1965

REPORT MADE BY

BILLIE D. WILLIAMS

CHARACTER OF CASE

INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD

7/12-8/18/65

TYPED BY

joj

IGA

REFERENCE

Report of SA BILLIE D. WILLIAMS, dated 7/15/65,

at Newark.

-C-

ENCLOSURES

TO BUREAU

Two copies of a letterhead memorandum characterizing

informants utilized in this report.

INFORMANTS

NK T-I is NK 2376-C-TE

NK T-2 1s NK 2335-C

APPROVED

COPIES MADE

SPECIAL AGENT

IN CHARGE

cede

3-Bureau (162-1574) (Encs.2)

I-USA, Newark

1-New York

(Info.)

1-Newark (162-797)

Chic'or'r.:

lif:

Disseminenion Record of Arached Report

DO NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW

162+1574 21

REC- 69.

FX 110.

1.

AUG_ 25 1965

Notations

Agency

Request Recd.

Date Fwd.

How Fwd.

By

Doc 2.500

Organized Crime S

Hacketeering Section

Room

10/4

2 1965

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FD-263 (Rev. 5-1-59)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

REPORTING OFFICE

NEWARK

OFFICE OF ORIGIN

NEWARK

TITLE OF CASE

THOMAS EBOLI,

aka.;

ANGELO DE CARLO,

aka.;

ANTHONY PROVENZANO, aka.;

JOSEPH SABATO;

MATTY SABATO

DATE

7/15/65

REPORT MADE BY

BILLIE D. WILLIAMS

CHARACTER OF CASE

INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD

4/21 - 7/9/65

IGA

TYPED BY

1p

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ENCLOSURES

TO BUREAU:

Two copies of letterhead menorandum characterizing

informants utilized in this report.

ADMINISTRATIVE

NY 3986-c* reported during the latter part of 1963

that THOMAS EBOLI had & substantial interest in a New Jersey

crap game. Interest in this game was also shared by ANGELO

DE CARLO and ANTHONY PROVENZANO, and a brother of JOSEPH

SABATO was active in the operation of the game according to

the source.

NK 2251-C* reported on 11/25/63 that DE CARLO,

PROVENZANO, and JOSEPH SABATO all had an interest in a crap

APPROVED

SPECIAL AGENT

IN CHARGE

COPIES MADE:

3 - Buroa seasons N 1627

DO NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW

1574| -1

1 - USA, Newark

1 - New York (INFO)

iTS JUL 16 1965

2 - Newark (162-797)

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Dissemination Record of Attached Report

Notations

Agency

Request Recd.

Date Fwd.

How Fwd.

By

CC, AAG, Criminal Division,

Organized

Orime & Racketo tire Section

Room

44190a

MCT-45

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NK 162-797

game then operating in Union City, New Jersey. DE CARLO

was represented at the game by JOSEPH POLVERINO and CARI

SILESIA. JOSEPH SABATO had three brothers, MATTY, CHARLIE,

and FREDDIE, employed at the game according to the source,

and PROVENZANO's interest in the game amounted to ten per

cent.

NK 2251-C* advised on 1/11/64 that SILESIA reported

tO DE CARLO that the crap game in Union City, New Jersey, had

won so, 000 the previous night. The source also reported on

1/17/64 that JOSEPH SABATO had indicated to an associate that

the game in Union City had

then been in operation for a period

of eight months.

On 2/5/64, NK 2313-c* reported that ANGELO DE CARLO

had withdrum his support of the crap game in Union City and

would open a game in Newark, New Jersey, that evening.

The Bureau has been advised that this office is work-

ing closely with the New Jersey State Police and will furnish

an affidavit concerning the game at such time as the State

Police plan to raid the premises. From information furnished

by informants, it appears that the game has operated on an

Irregular basis the past few months possibly due to successful

raids in Hudson county, New Jersey, by the state Police ir

April and May, 1965.

I'his matter i13 being closely coordinate

with Hajor FRANK HALLEY, Deputy Superintendent, New Jersey State

Police.

INFORMANTS

Identity

NK 1-1

NK 2335-C*

NK T-2

PCI JOHN BERNARD CLARK

NK T-3

NK 2181-C

NK

NY

3610-C-TE

NK. T-5

NK 2499-C

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NK 162-797

Identity

NK T-6

NK 2404-C

NK T-7

NK 2381-C

NEWARK

AT NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

Will maintain contact with

informants who have attended the crap game in order to be aware

of resumption of the game.

AT TRENTON, NEW JERSEY.

Will maintain liaison with

New Jersey State Police and provide any assistance which might

result in a successful raid by that agency.

NEW YORK: (INFORMATION)

One copy of this report is being furnished to the

New York Office in view of information reflected herein from

New York informants.

New York will note that this investigation is now

being carriedias a 162 matter in order to facilitate submission

of a report.

New York refer to their file 166-512 (THOMAS

EBOLI; ETAL, ITAR - GAMBLING).

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Nº 162-797

Paterson Plank Road, Union City, was scheduled to resume

operation on June 27, 1964, after having been closed for a

short while.

NK I-I advised on May 26, 1965, that MATTY SABATO's

crap game in Union City, New Jersey, had

been closed for three

weeks due to pressure from the Hudson County, New Jersey,

Prosecutor's Office. Informant stated that the game was

scheduled to resume operation on May 28, 1965. On June 8,

1965, this informant reported that the game had been resumed.

NK T-I had previously advised on september 11, 1964,

that MATTY SABATO's crap game closes down for briei periods

of time and then resumes play.

NK T-5 advised on January 11, 1965, that MATTY

SABATO's crap game was then in operation in Union CIty. In-

formant stated that this 1s a well run, high-class game,

which 1s attended by a large crowd.

Source stated that the

game is popular because the dice are in a "cage" and are not..

handled by any of the players.

NK 1-7 advised on April 26, 1965, that during the

evenings of April 25, 1965, and April 26, 1965, he attended a

crap game being operated over Gorman's Liquor Store near the

Transfer Station in Union City. Informant stated games are

held on Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights starting

at about 10:00 P.M. and at 3:00 P.M. on Sundays. Informant

stated that there is a $300.00 limit on the bets at the game,

and he estimated that approximately seventy men were in at-

tendance.

NK T-7 reported on June 28, 1965, that the game was

In operation as late as June 25, 1965. On July 4, 1965, the

source reported that the game had been closed for several days

and that he will report to this office when the game is resumed.

On April 15, 1964, Captain GEORGE ROMANO, Union City,

New Jersey, Police Department, advised SA JAMES F. SNIDER that

he has known MATTY SABATO fOI

• a number of years and that for

the past several years SABATO has operated a card game at 606

Paterson Plank Road in Union City.

ROMANO stated to his know-

ledge no dice were played at this address and that SABATO's

clientele were businessmen from the immediate area.

ROMANO stated that he had received a number of com-

plaints regarding SABATO's game and had attempted to catch the

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