Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, SD
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 6/4/68
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 741 USC 2107 Hote).

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

5/20/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

RECORD SERIES :

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

FBI

124-10288-10495

HQ

92-6054-2341

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FBI

FROM:

SAC, SD

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE: 06/04/1968

'PAGES:

7

SUBJECTS :

LCN, MEMBERSHIP, JF, JRO, ASSOC, CRIMINAL ACT

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

' DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 07/10/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (14 USC 2107 Hate).

DA 756 171-1--2-647

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Date: 6/4/68

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TO :

DIRECTOR, FBI (92-6054)

FROM:

SAC, SAN DIEGO (92-229) (P)

LA COSA NOSTRA

AR - CONSPIRACY

00: New York

Re San Diego letter to the Bureau dated 5/10/68.

SD

1064-C-TE recontacted on dates listed below

and furnished following information on La Cosa Nostra (LCN)

and other hoodlums:

I.

Los Angeles Division

Informant advised on 5/16/68 LCN member JIMMY

"THE WEASEL" FRATIANNO came to San Diego from El Centro

after appearing in State Court on local fraud case.

Joined

the informant at his apartment on 5/8/68. Hoodlum burglar

FRANKIE VELOTTA of Los Angeles drove to San. Diego in 1968

3) - Bureau (AM-REG.)

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- 137-9187)

3 - New York (AM-REG.)

(2 = 92-2300)

(1 - 137-13139)

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- Los Angeles (92-112) (AM-REG.)

- San Francisco (92-593) (AM-REG.)

- Sacramento (AM-REG.)

- Las vegas (92-625) (AM-REG.) '

42-6054-234

• Chicago (92-1173)

- San Diego

Cleveland (92-748) (AM-REG-4ZL-Đ3d

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Retords Collection Act of 1992(41 USC 2107 Note).

DATE: 11-14-2017

SD 92-229

The following day, 5/10/68 they noted activity

In SEACH's. house.

FRATIANNO became extremely nervous and

insisted on getting out of their car a block from the

SEACH house.

Informant and VELOTTA made pretext inquiry re

sale of camper and learned SEACH no longer living

there

and house has been occupied for the past month by a WMA,

612", red hair from Minnesota.

FRATIANNO then made inquiries at Sands Hotel and

learned SEACH has not been seen around Las Vegas for several

weeks. Later on 5/10/68, FRATIANNO left Las Vegas flying

home to sacramento. Informant and VELOTTA drove back to

San Diego arriving on 5/11/68.

Informant called ROSELLI to report negative results.

ROSELLI advised informant he was flying back to Boston and

possibly washington, D. C. and would meet with him later.

Learned ROSELLI's attorney was in Italy attempting to help

ROSELLI In his defense against deportation trial presently

in progress.

ROSELLI advised informant he would attempt

to get an additional lead re SEACH's whereabouts.

Informant drove to Los Angeles 5/13/68 for a

short meeting with ROSELLI who gave informant $600.00 to

split with FRATIANNO to cover expenses. Informant complained

to ROSELLI about FRATIANNO's nervousness and ROSELLI told

informant to use FRATIANNO to identify SEACH only and to

handle the murder the best way he could.

In addition to the above, informant advised on

5/16/68 that he had been Informed

by his capo JOE ADAMO

of San Diego to be ready for a sit-down ICN meeting with

the Los Angeles family leadership.

He also learned through

San Diego LCN member JOE LI MANDRI that both bogise: NICK

LICATA and underboss JOE DIPPOLITO would be in attendance.

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Released under the John

DATE: 11-14-2017

Kennedy Assassination Kedords Collection Act of 1992 (14 USC 2107 Hote).

SD 92-229

This meeting was held on Sunday,

5/19/68

(Information received from informant on 5/23/68). It was

held in the home of JOE ADAMO's daughter in San Diego.

Those in attendance in addition to the informant were NICK

LICATA, JOE DIPPOLITO, "Capo" JIM REGACE,.

and members JOE LI MANDRI and LEO DIA of San Diego.

"capo" JOE ADAMO,

(ANGELO POLIZZI was absent and has had another stroke) •

(Results of this meeting in regard to ICN member

LUIGI MERLI, aka., "Piscopo"

, have been furnished to the

Bureau and Los Angeles in San Dieco airtel to Bureau dated

5/24/68 entitled

"SD 1064-C-TE).

During the meeting LICATA notified LEO DIA, President

and major stock holder of the Southland Amusement Jukebox

Company in san Diego, that the Los Angeles ICN family was

"cutting back into

his jukebox company.

They were taking

over the 10% stock ownership held by deceased ICN boss

FRANK DESIMONE's sister.

They would pay her for the stock.

They talked about putting the stock in JOE DIPPOLITO*S

name. DIA was also notified that the family was considering

buying out stock held by CHARLIE GILARDI, the Vice-president

of Southland. DIA was informed that the stock held by

Secretary-Treasurer STEVE NIOTTA was okay since he was

married to. JACK DRAGNA"s daughter and she had a good claim

on it having inherited It from DRAGNA. DIA was told that

eventually CHARLIE GILARDI, not an LCN member, would have

to get out of the company.

Informant advised 6/4/68 that in recent telephone

contact with ROSELLI he has been unable to furnish any

good leads re SEACH's whereabouts and told informant he

believes SEACH is hiding out in Honolulu.

According to Informant SEACH's life will remain

in jeopardy even after the Friar's Club case prosecution

is concluded.

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