Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: HQ
To: DOJ/CRIM
Document date: 06/14/1976
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote).

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

6/8/2015

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER:

124-90056-10009

RECORD SERIES:

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

183-737-2

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: HQ

TO: DOJ/CRIM

TITLE:

DATE: 06/14/1976

PAGES:

3

SUBJECTS :

SALVATORE AMARENA

SAMMY PAXTON

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS:

CURRENT STATUS:

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 06/09/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS : MEMO

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ReleaseD under the John F.& Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Aot of 1992-444 USC 2107 Hote).

DATE: 11-14-2017

TO

PORTIONEL FORM MO. 10

IOV3 EDITION

G5S FEAR 141 CFRI 108-11.6

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division

FROM

Director, FBI

SUBJECT:

DATE: . June 14, 1976

Approved:

(Pursuant to Order No, 566-74)

SALVATORE AMARENA

AND OTHERS

RACKETEER INFLUENCED AND

CORRUPT ORGANIZATIONS

ACTION MEMORANDUM

unslatant Adtorney Generat

Rico: 6/15/26

Our San Francisco office advises that a confidential source is

furnishing them information regarding the current criminal activities

of Salvatore Amarena, Aladena "Jimmy the Weasel" Fratianno, and other

individuals. Amarena and the others are all notorious West Coast

organized crime figures and allegedly they are involved in Interstate

Transportation of Stolen Property, Extortionate Credit Transactions,

and Hobbs Act violations.

This confidential source is present when these individuals have

conversations regarding their criminal activities. The conversations

occur at Amarena's place of business in San Francisco and also the

confidential source's apartment.

The confidential source has advised that she is willing to

cooperate and will testify in this matter. The confidential source is also

agreeable to the installation of a microphone in her apartment to record

her conversations between Amarena, Fratianno, and others.

Strike Force Attorney John Emerson advised that he feels the

confidential source's conversations with these individuals should be recorded

and he feels no entrapment is involved.

Your authority is requested for our San Francisco office to install

a microphone in the apartment of this confidential source in San Francisco,

California, for a period of 30 days based on the consent furnished by the

confidential source.

183

1737-2

ENCLOSURE

Buv U.S. Savings Bonds Recularly on the Favroll Savings Plan

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Aot of 1992 711 USC 2107 Note).

TO

DATE: 11-14-2017

OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

JULY 1973 EDITION

654. FPMR '41 CFR) 101-11.6

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division

FROM

CoM Director, FBI

SUBJECT:

SALVATORE AMARENA

AND OTHERS

RACKETEER INFLUENCED AND

CORRUPT ORGANIZATIONS

ACTION MEMORANDUM

DATE: June 14, 1976

Approved:

(Pursuant to Order No. 566-74)

Ja

La C. Walden

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Assistant Attorney

Generat

sato. 6/15/26

Our San Francisco office advises that a confidential source is

furnishing them information regarding the current criminal activities

of Salvatore Amarena, Aladena "Jimmy the Weasel" Fratianno, and other

individuals. Amarena and the others are all notorious West Coast

organized crime figures and allegedly they are involved in Interstate

Transportation of Stolen Property, Extortionate Credit Transactions,

and Hobbs Act violations.

This confidential source is present when these individuals have

conversations regarding their criminal activities. The conversations

occur at Amarena's place of business in San Francisco and also the

confidential sources apartment.

The confidential source has advised that she is willing to

cooperate and will testify in this matter. The confidential source is also

agreeable to the installation of amicrophone in her apartment to record

her conversations between Amarena, Fratianno, and others.

Strike Force Attorney John Emerson advised that he feels the

confidential source's conversations with these individuals should be recorded

and he feels no entrapment is involved.

Your authority is requested for our San Francisco office to install

a microphone in the apartment of this confidential source in San Francisco,

California, for a period of 30 days based on the consent furnished by the

• confidential source.

5010-710

Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan

X.k.

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