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JEK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY

FBI

RECORD NUMBER : 124-10223-10485

RECORDS SERIES : HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 92-3171-X, X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, X6, X7

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR : FBI

FROM

: SAC, CG

TO : DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE

DATE: 03/16/54

PAGES : 12

SUBJECTS : SGI, ASSOC, CRIMINAL ACT, GAMBLING, BUSS, REL, TRA,

SUBPOENA, RES

DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION : UNCLASSIFIED

RESTRICTIONS : 4

CURRENT STATUS : RELEASED WITH DELETIONS:

DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 01/08/98

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS : INC 7 MEMO

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STANDARD FORM NO, 64

Office Mirandum • UNITED

ZS GOVERNMENT

TO : DIRECTOR, FBI

FROM

SAC, Chicago (94-519; Sub. 11)

SUBJECT:

SAMUEL, GIANCANNA, WaS

GIIF (TOP HOODLUM COVERAGE)

DATE: September 28, 1956

Re SAC letter 53-50 dated August 25, 1953,

ana Chicago letter dated March 30, 1956.

On June 4,

1956, PCI WILLIAM O. BATES

advised SA. DENNIS W.

SHANAHAN that the Forest Lounge

Illinois, reputedly the headquarters of

as the. Armory lap and

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GIANCANNA.

It Is noted, that FINELLI is supposedl;

dentical with CARMIN EINELLA who 1:

a known

associate of NICKXMONIOS

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NDARD FORM NO.

Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

TO

FROM

SUBJECT:

IRECTOR, FBI

SAC, CHICAGO (94-519 sub 11)

SAMUEL GIANÇANNA, WaS.

GITF

(TOP HOODLUM COVERAGE)

DATE: March 30, 1956

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Re SAC letter 53-50 dated August 25, 1953-and

Chicago letter dated September 27, 1955

In October, 1955, SANDY SMITH,

a reporter for the

"Chicago Tribune", whose name should not be disclosed

any circumstances, advised that SAMUEL GIANCANNA and TONY

ACCARDO are the actual owners of the Utility Engineering

Company, 5142 West Roosevelt Road and 6201 West Roosevelt

Roads however, the owner Listedion the licences of these

two places is listed as ANTHONYADE PRADO who lives at 1024

North 78th Avenue and who has an office at 6728 West Cermak

Road.

TEL

The "Chicagò Daily News" of October 3, 1955, listed

SAMUELAGIANCANNA, whock 1s described as a syndicate gambling.

boss, as one of six top mob figures who had

been subpoenaed

by the Special County Grand Jury which was investigating

the wave of unanswered bombings.

On November 15, 1955, DOMINICK ABATTA - PCI who

has given

reliable information in/the past,

advised SA WALTER

E. PETERS

that GIANCANNA and SAM PATTAGLIA have come to

positions of power within the alleged syndicate and were

definitely replacements for or officers of LOUTE CAMPAGNA

(deceased) and PAUL DE/LUCIA. ABATTA stated that he had

learned this through his attempts to

regain control of

Local 777 of the Taxi Cab Drivers Union.

- Bureau

Chicago

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STANDARD FORM NO. 64

Office Men

dum • UNITED ST

OVERNMENT

DIRECTOR, FBI

SAC; CHICAGO (94-519-Sub 11)

DATE: March 31, 1955

SUBJECT:

SAMUEL

GIANCANA, WaS.

GIIF (TOP HOODLUM COVERAGE)

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Re SAC letter #53-58 dated August 25, 1953

and Chicago letter dated September 28, 1954.

DOMINICK ANTHONY SCALZITTO, PCI, has advised

that GIANCANA frequents Philip's Restaurant and Candy

Store at 22nd and Cicero.

he was contacted by one

1331 Indiana Avenue, a

seven apartment

building, mortgage desired $35,000;

2111 South Homan Avenue, a two flat

building, mortgage desired $12,000;

1620-22 South Harding, a thirteen apart-

ment building, mortgage desired $45,000;

1145-51 Catalpa Avenue, a twelve apartment

building, mortgage desired $43,500.

He stated that he subsequently discussed

this matter with PASSARO in the presence of one (FNU)

CHAMPAIGN (ph),

an attorney FOR SAMUEL GIANCANA.

It

is the informant's theory that the syndicate owns

these properties although the records show that the

trustee is the Pioneer Bank of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.

On February 18, 1955, CG 5841-0 advised

that GIANCANA recently remodeled the building at 4810-

12 West 22nd Street in Cicero, Illinois and converted

it into a plush gambling place with roulette wheels,

a horse parior,

private rooms for card games and refresh-

ment facilities.

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STANDARD FORM NO. 64

Office Men

dum: • UNITED ST.

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GOVERNMENT

TO : DIRECTOR, FBI

FROM : SAC CHICAGO (94-519 - Sub 11)

SUBJECT:

• SAMUEL

GLANCANA, WaS.

GIIF

(TOP HOODLUM COVERAGE)

DATB: September 28, 1954

Re SAC letter #53-58 dated August 25, 1953 and

Chicago letter dated March 30, 1954.

1954 ran an

The reputed owners are NICKY'AMICO and JAMESXPAVIES:

It was reported that, a third and principle owner or the

Wagon Wheel is SAM GIANCANA.:

The cost of this gambling

establishment and its furnishings is reputed to be approxi-

mately $50,000.

CG 5951-0 has stated

that it is general knowledge

among the hoodlums that the top setup of the alleged syndicate

insofar as the operation of taverns, handbookss

and minor gangs,

Is concerned is first TONA COARDO, then TONY CAPEZIO, {ollow®d

by SAM GIANCANA.

According to the informant GIANCANA

Cicero and the central west and

controls)

southwest suburbs; ROCKY.

-POTENZA, allegedly a protege of SAM GIANCANA,

north and northwest section of Chicago along

controls the

with the north-

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WEATO FOr

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Office Memorandum • UNITED S-nIZS GOvERNMENT

TO

SUBJECT:

: DIRECTOR, FBI

.: SAC, CHICAGO (94-519 - Sub 11)

DATE: March

Іт. 19грар

Mr. Boardman

Mr. Nichols.

Gianaco,

CONSONIAL.

Mr. Belmont

Mr. Glavin

Mr. Harbo.

Mr. Rosen

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Mr. Ichr

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Mr. Wintertoya

Tele. Room

GIIF (TOP HOODLUM COVERAGE

Mr. Holloman

Miss Gandy

Re SAC Letter No. 53-59 dated AlEut

25, 1953.

A summary of the information in Chicago files, con-

cernine GIANCANA

was submitted to the Bureau by letter fated. fi.

May 31, 1950, cartioned "Survey Concerning Prominent Underworld

Figures Being lade by U. S. Attorneys.

Crime Survey."

Two

copies of his photograph were furnished at that tine.

There

follows a

resume of pertinent information gathered in Chicago

files since that time.

an association of politicians of Italian extraction who are be-

lieved to be associated closely with

gambling and hoodlum ele-

ments), as a former partner of SAll GIANCANA in the Windy City

Sports

Enterprises.

In an article in the "Chicago Daily News" dated Feb-

ruary 2, 1951, ADDUCI is

revorted to have scoffed at the idea

that GIANCANA

was recognized as the leader of the Mafia in Chi

cago.

&

GIANCANA's name was listed in an article appearing

in the "Chicago Tribune" of June 9, 1951, as one of the hoodlum

gamblers, and politicians whose income tax returns were to be

investigated by a Special Fraud

Squad of the Internal Revenuen

Bureau.

12-3/71-

On November 8, 1951, the

"Chicago Daily

News" related

that the then State's Attorney JOHN S. BOYLE had assigned a

squad of State's Attorney Police to find GIANCANA after a capias

had been

issued

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DIRECTOR, FBI

Re: SAMUEL GIANCANA, was.

to disclose.- This informant told NESTOR that his information

was that TONY ACCARDO and SAM GIANCANA were active in the mob's

attempts to muscle in on the shrimp industry.

Lieutenant NESTOR

furnished this information as a rumor, and contacts with WALTER

reflected that that Commission's information cama from Lieutenant

Chief Investigator of the Chicago Crime Commission,

NESTOR and that the Commission had been unable to verify the

rumor.

In February, 1953, CG 5841-C advised that SAM GIANCANA;

whom he described as a lieutenant of TONY ACCARDO, appears at

tie a day one so est no he domere, at thot time

every Monday evening.

GIANCANA holds court in which he settles all disputes amongst

members of the hoodlum element, makes his underworld contacts,

and is available to any hoodlum who may need money or advice.

Lieutenant JOSEPH MORrIS, Scotland Yard Detaid, Chi-

cago Folice department, has advised that GIANCANA Leases

a base-

ment room of the Imperial. House, a swanky after theater supper

club at 50 East Walton Place as

a meeting place.

This restaurant

is operated by an Italian using the name BENySCOTT through whom

allegedly GIANCANA receives his orders.

PCI ARTHUB SEIDLER has advised that RALPH CAIFANO,

who is an associate of GIANCANA,

frequents the Copa Lounge and

Restaurant at 652 Chicago Avenue.

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