Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: CUNNINGHAM, JOSEPH F. JR.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 09/19/1961
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Date:

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Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

124-10197-10435

RECORD SERIES:

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 159-757-13, 14

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

CUNNINGHAM, JOSEPH F. JR.

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 09/19/1961

PAGES:

42

SUBJECTS :

FCH, ASSOC, LOCAL 901, TEAMSTERS UNION,

EMBEZZLEMENT OF FUNDS

DOCUMENT TYPE :

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION:

Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS :

4

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW:

05/28/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS: INC LHM, MEMO

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SJ 159-17

wherein the San Juan Office 1s following the local prosecution

Of CHAVEZ at Caguas,

It CHAVEZ is

Statutes.

GEORGE WEATER, Teamster Attorney at San Juan, hand-

ling labor matters particularly, was the subject of a case

in 1953 entitled

"GEORGE LEO WEASLER, ETC;" IGE; Bufile 121-

42290.

JAIME AMADOR CASANAS, President, Teamsters Local

#901, San

Juan, was also subject of matter entitled "EI

IMPARCIAL"; JAIME AMADOR CASANAS, ETC:" IMRDA - IM, SJ 159-12,

Buffle unknown.

A copy of this report 1s designated for the informa-

tion of the Detroit Office in view of the fact that FRANK

CHAVEZ indicated that WILLIAM BUFALINO, 2741 Trumbull Avenue,

Detroit, Michigan, was going to be the Attorney who would

handle

this current matter involving Local #901, leamsters.

INFORMANTS:

The records of the Banco Popular de Puerto Rico,

san Juan, Puerto Rico, concerning the checking accounts. of

Teamsters Local #901 and FRANK CHAVEZ, which were made

available to SA (A) JOSEPH F. CUNNINGHAM, JR,

on 8/17/61,

were furnished by Mr. RAUL JIMENEZ, Assistant Auditor,

Main Office, Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, who requested

that his identity remain confidential.

Information obtained at the Chase Manhattan Bank,

Stop 22 Branch, Santurce, Puerto Rico, on 8/23/61, concerning

the checking account of Teamsters Local #901 and FRANK

CHAVEZ, Was furnished to SA (A) CUNNINGHAM by Mr. MARIO

SURO, Assistant Manager, who requested that his identity

Mr. SURO hadpreviously been contacted on

8/15/61 and he advised at that time he would obtain the

information desired from the storage records of the bank.

The confidential source

mentioned in the letterhead

memorandun accompanying thia report la FADDIE CASTRO, a lormer

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Organizer for Teamster Local #901, and later an Organizer

tor the seafarers International union, san Juan, who requested

that his identity not be revealed. CASTRO presently owns

and operates a new Gulf Service Station on the road between

Rio Piedras and Guaynabo, Puerto Rico.

The current ledger sheets and cancelled checks

for the General Fund and Organizing Fund of Local 1901 for

August, 1961, were made available to SA (A) CUNNINGHAM for

review on 0/20/61 by Mr. ANGEL LUIS RODRIGUEZ, Assistant

supervisor, Current Accounts Central Office, Loiza Street

his identity remain confidential.

LEADS:

ON

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7/30. 3A0E IN FULL

LOS ANGELES DIVISION

RELEASE IN PART

At Los Angeles, California

TOTAL DENIAL

Will report Information obtained at the Soto-Hospetter

Branch, Bank of America, concerning the checks of Local #901,

Reamsters Union, cashed by JUNE CHAVEZ at that bank.

NEWARK DIVISION

At Newark, New Jersey

union, concerning information received from FREDDIE ARROYO

that he and CLARK believed that JAMES RIDDLE HOFFA waS

using FRANK CHAVEZ in Puerto Rico to transfer union funds

back to HOFFA.

WASHINGION FIELD OFFICE

At Washington, D.C.

Will recontact Department of Labor and determine

1f Local #901, Teamsters Union, San Juan, ever filed annual

financial reports, forms IM-2, for the year 1960. If same

were filed, obtain copy and forward to the San Juan Division.

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