Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: LABADIE, STEPHEN J.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 09/24/1962
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

6/11/201

AGENCY:

FBI

RECORD NUMBER:

124-10206-10217

RECORD SERIES:

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

92-2781-610

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FBI

FROM:

LABADIE, STEPHEN J.

TO :

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE:

PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

09/24/1962

18

LST, INVEST, ACT, ASSOC, REL, TESUR, B/F INT, INCOME

TAX, GAMBLING

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION:

Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS:

4

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW

05/18/1999

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

v9.1

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.FD-204 (Rev. said-oy)

UI

ED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ISTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Copy 10:

1 - USA, Miami

Attention:

Report o" SA STEPHEN J. LABADIE

Dates

September 24, 1962

Field Office File Mi

TP 92-1

Title:

SANTO TRAFFICANTE, JR.

Nr. WILLIAM KINNEY

Ofices

TAMPA

Buroau File #: 92-2781

Character:

ANTI-RACKETEERING

Synopsis:

Subject's Miami residence visited by person possibly

identical with SIDNEY HOROWITZ, aka, FBI No.

1095174,

from Tamps, Florida, formerly of Miami, Florida.

Miami

residence was visited by person possibly identical to

NICHOLAS DI COSTANZO, aka, residing North Bay Village,

Florida, who formerly operated gambling casinos in

Havana.

Mr

WILLIAM KINNEY, Department of Justice

Attorney at Miami, advised Captain F.

L. NAPIER,

Miami PD, was keeping subject informed regarding

Investigation by law enforcement agencies. Same source

indicates NARIER met with LARRY DE JOSEPH and a person

named ENRIQUE GARCIA in Miami. GARCIA from Kew Gardens,

Long Island, New York.

MT. KINNEY advised DE JOSEPH

"fronting" for subject and others in a deal with the

Guatemalan Government in which a hotel with gambling

casino will be constructed at Guatemala.

Subject

observed Tampa, Fla., 9/9/62 at a wedding and at

wedding reception with unknown white male. It was

publicly reported subject and brothers did not have to

have hearing scheduled USDC on 9/10/62 relative to their

tax matters,

inasmuch as their attorneys were negotiating

for settlement with the Government with tax attorneys,

Washington, D. C.

Subject has not been reported or

publicly observed in Tampa since 9/13/62. SUBJECT SHOULD

BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS DUE TO HIS EXTENSIVE

PAST ASSOCIATION IN CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES.

=P =

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This document contains nelther recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the fBI and is loaned to

your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.

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F:D-263 THer, 5-1-591

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FEDER

REPORTING OPFICE

TAMPA

TITLE OF CASE

OFFICE OF ORIGIN

TAMPA

SANTO TRAFFICANTE, JR., aka:

UREAU OF IN

GATION

DATE

9/24/62

INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD

8/24/62 - 9/21/62

REPORT MADE BY

SA STEPHEN J. LABADIE

CHARACTER OF CASE

ANTI-RACKETEERING

TYPED BY

em

REFERENCES:

Report of SA FRANCIS X. O'BRIEN dated 8/24/62 at Tampa.

Bureau airtel to Miami

and Tampa 9/5/62

Miami airtel to New York dated 9/6/62

Miami let to Bureau dated 9/11/62.

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ENCLOSURES:

TO THE BUREAU

Enclosed to the Bureau is original and copy of letterhead

memorandum.

TO SAN FRANCISCO

Enclosed to San Francisco is copy of report of

SA STEPHEN J. LABADIE dated 5/24/62 at Tampa in

captioned matter,

and one photograph of JERRY JACK

HEIMOWITZ, aka "Greitzer™, Tampa P. D. #A17260.

AFPROVED

SPECIAL AGENT

IN CHARGE

COPIES MADE:

Bureau

(92-2781) (Ene:

- USA,

Attn. WILLIAM KINNEY

Miami (92-88)

- New York (92-846)

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2

- San Francisco (Enc.

2)

- Tampa

(92-1): 11:

DO NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW

92-12781-610

RECO BE

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SEP 27 1962

Agency

Request Recd...

Date Fwd.

How Fwd.

By

Dissemination Record of Attachod:Report

ANTA

Detain

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TP 92-1

Will review enclosed referenced report on the

administrative section and on pages 5 and 6 of the report,

information concerning dErRy Jack helvowITz, aka derry

Greitzer, and thereafter exhibit to PEP enclosed photograph,

ascertaining from PEP facts alleged by HEIMOWITZ.

TAMPA OFFICE

AT TAMPA,

FLORIDA:

Will report results of investigation requested by the

Miami Office of the Legat, Mexico City, concerning subject and

LARRY DE JOSEPH'S interests in Guatemala.

Will maintain contact with sources, PCI's and CI's

relative to subject's appearances and activities while in Tampa,

Florida.

Will endeavor to develop source in an effort to establish

subject's source of income.

Will continue efforts to establish highly confidential

Bureau techniques and sources on subject and/or his close

associates at Tampa.

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ADMINISTRATIVE:

9/5/62 rhe Bur to a structed aara ad Ta be airtel dated

established through one LARRY DE JOSEPH, that such situation

should be closely followed to develop specific information and

details regarding the efforts on the part of TRAFFICANTE to

operate in Guatemala.

Bureau instructed investigation should be

immediately instituted to obtain pertinent information, and

thereafter the Bureau should be provided appropriate communication

suitable for dissemination.

In the above regard, the Miami Office furnished the Bureau

for appropriate transmittal to Legat, Mexico City, information

obtained from a source in Miami and requested Legat thereafter

through contacts and sources in Guatemala to determine whether

LARRY DE JOSEPH or any other person was in fact attempting to

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construct a hotel with gambling casino and public housing

project.

Also relative to the above, Miami airtel to Bureau

dated 9/14/62 set out the information obtained by the Miami

Office from MM 768-C, and Miami noted that only a few individuals

know such information, and due to the closeness of informant

to the situation, Miami recommends the matter be reported only

in the administrative section of the report at this time.

The Miami Office's attention is directed to referenced

Bureau communication requesting that investigative efforts

be expended to resolve this matter so that Bureau can be provided

with appropriate communication suitable for dissemination.

Miami notified the Bureau by airtel dated 9/14/62 as

follows:

MM 768-C advised on 8/31/62 that during the past year

he has been acquainted with LARRY DE JOSEPH.

He said DE JOSEPH

claims to have been an employee of SANTO TRAFFICANTE in the

Sans Souc1 Hotel in Havana prior to the Castro Revolution.

DE JOSEPH has on a number of occasions stated he is a good friend

of TRAFFICANTE and is in touch with him occasionally.

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The informant, who had been previously advised of the

Bureau's interest in TRAFFICANTE, advised that, in order to

effect a meeting with TRAFFICANTE, he proposed

to DE JOSEPH

that TRAFFICANTE provide the financial backing for a gambling

ship to be operated off the Florida Keys. The informant would

make all the necessary arrangements and would ask for a percentage

connission for his planning and arranging for a boat.

As a result of this proposal, DE JOSEPH arranged a

who is connected with Escott Construction Co., Miami Beach, went

to Sonny's Italian Restaurant, 247 23rd Street, Miami Beach, on::

the night of 8/30/62.

According to the informant, FEINBURG went only at the

informant's invitation and did not even know who TRAFFICANTE was.

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They were met at Sonny's Restaurant by TRAFFICANTE, LOU BRADY,

and JUDith sAlVAt, who appeared to be the girl friend of

TRAFFICANTE.

At this meeting the proposed setting up of the gambling

ship to be operated off the Florida Keys was discussed by the

informant, TRAFFICANTE, and BRADY. TRAFFICANTE agreed to

consider arranging financing for the gambling ship and instructed

the informant to give him more specific details, particularly as

to arrangements that could be made for securing

a suitable ship.

They also discussed the possibility of constructing a hotel in

Martinique, and Escott entered into this discussion. TRAFFICANTE,

however, was not agreeable to this suggestion.

According to the informant BRADY did the majority of the

talking for TRAFFICANTE and gave the impression that he was trying

to impress TRAFFICANTE in the way he talked and discussed the

matter with the informant.

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The informant expects future meetings between himself and

TRAFFICANTE, or one of his representatives, regarding this matter.

On 9/4/62, the intornant advised that he has negotiated

with LEWIS FRAZIER, owner of the motor vessel "Fleures" to buy *-

this vessel and have it converted into a gambling ship. The

ship is 180' in length and would be capable of handling about

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100 gambling passengers. It now flies the Panamanian flag.

The

price of the ship would be $35,000 and would cost $65,000 to

convert into a plush gambling ship.

Informant said this had been

discussed with DE JOSEPH and DE JOSEPH told him he would relay

this on to his "associates."

The Philadelphia Office has advised that extensive

physical coverage of the wedding of JEAN BRUNO on 8/26/62

and continual contact with PH 623-C* and PH 591-C* failed to

develop any information to establish that SANTO TRAFFICANTE, JR.

attended either the wedding or the subsequent reception and

dinner. A complete list of persons in attendance at the dinner

was obtained by the Philadelphia Office, and subject's name was

not on such list.

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The Tampa Office at St. Petersburg Beach, Florida,

during August and over the Labor Day weekend conducted a

photographic fisur of the beach properties of the TRAFFICANTES

at 3610 - 3612 El Central, and film obtained have been forwarded

to the Bureau, and upon return to Tampa will be edited for

appropriate film clips.

Photographic surveillance was conducted by SAs LIONEL E.

BELANGER and STEPHEN J. LABADIE on 9/9/62 at Tampa, Florida,

relative to the wedding of the son of FRANK DIECIDUE.

After the

of film were exposed and photographs were obtained of subject

as well as his brothers and associates at Tampa.

Upon receipt

of developed film from the Bureau, appropriate editing will be

done at Tampa, and clips thereafter forwarded if suitable.

CS TP 51-C has advised that a change in his work route

makes it impossible for him to any longer furnish information

as in the past.

INFORMANTS:

TPT-1 is M834-0*

whose identity is known to the Bureau.

TP T-2 15 CHARLES CUCCIA, PCI, Miami, Florida.

TP T-3 is MM 753-C.

TP T-4 IS DOMINICK LA ROCA, PCI, Tampa.

TP T-5 is CESAR MARIO CAPAZ, PCI, Tampa.

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SA JAVES P. O'NEIL has advised that daily checks weekdays

have been made of the residences 3610 and 3612 El Centro twice

daily and three times on Saturdays and Sundays, and no activity

has been noted except that on September 1, 1962, SA ORIAN R. KENNEDY.

noted the upstairs apartment at 3610 El Centro was open, and a

late model Ford, turquoise green in color, bearing 1962

Florida

license 3-39096

was in the garage.

At the same time he observed a

young woman with reddish straw-blond hair in her twenties in the

It was determined this is the vehicle usually driven by

PANIELLO and his wife,

subject's daughter, MARY JO.

same car was observed at the beach residence september 2 and 3:

nowever, subject has not been observed at the above property

from regular checks.

IV. MISCELLANEOUS

It has been reported previously that there was an

Indication that subjoct may meet at Pine Hille' Country Club,

Orlando, Florida, and therefore the following is reported:

On August 29, 1962, Detectives WILLIAM WARREN and

ROBERT COOK, Orlando, Florida, Police Department, advised SA GORDON

F. ELLISON that their office had covered the Pine Hills Country

They advised

their coverage determined that subject did not visit the club on

either evening, and there had been no indication of his presence

in Orlando during recent months.

SA ELLISON further determined through Deputy ROBERT

TANNER; Orange County Sheriff's Office,

that the original

source of information was stili in custody and had not been out

of jail since his arrest on August 6, 1962, and could furnish no

further information about any proposed visit of the subject to

Orlando.

Information has been previously reported from a source

which indicated that & JeRRY CHeEr had beth fa tame Londo de

in the past years and had been in contact with JAMES C.

WILLIE PEP, and SANTO TRAFFICANE. Further, that GREITZER had

made a trip to Key West, Florida, for LONGO and obtained a

package from an individual only known as "Reno". Investigation:

has also previously been set forth concerning investigation at

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TD 92-1

Key West, Florida, to identify "RENO", with negative results.

The New York Office has advised that JERRY GREITZER

has been transferred from Sing Sing Prison to Wallkill, New York.

AT WALLKILL, NEW YORK:

JOHN SHEEHEY, Principal Clerk, advised SA JACK H. LUPTON

on September 11, 1962,

that his records reflect that WILLIE PEPITONE

as of August

available on the record of JERRY GREITZER, an inmate who corresponds

with PEP. PEP's previous address is shown as 19 Mckinley Street,.

Hartford,, Connecticut.

JERRY GREITZER adVISed SA LUPION on September 11, 1962;

that he corresponds with WILLIE PEP regularly and mentioned that

PEP currently works at a missile plant in Santa Clara.

GREITZER was shown a photo of five individuals, one of

whom was LOUIS BLACKIE FERNANDEZ, FBI Number 22610E.

GREITZER

was unable to identify this individual, and when asked it

FERNANDEZ could be identical with the individual previously referred

to by him as RENO, he stated that he is not identical with this

individual.

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GREITZER waS

questioned rurther about his activities in

Key West, Florida, and he claimed that due to the lapse of time,

nis memory is vague.. He stated that he cannot now recall if this

person's name was RENO.

night club where he obtained the package was a large night club,

largely attended by sailors, and recalled that the marquee on the

front advertised "dancing girls." He stated that he can now

recall nothing further concerning this matter other than the

fact that the owner of this night club is a "wise guy" (hoodlum).

GREITZER ventured the opinion that TRAFFICANTE iS

involved in transporting heroin from Cuba into the United States.

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