Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: PG
To: HQ
Document date: 09/27/1962
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:

5/12/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER : 124-90103-10073

RECORD SERIES : PG

AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ELSUR 92-226-2-63

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: PG

TO: HQ

TITLE:

DATE:

PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

09/27/1962

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SEBASTIAN JOHN LAROCCA (ELSUR)

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Secret

RESTRICTIONS: 1B; 1C

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 07/31/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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

DATE: 716-143 72-28-601

•"ÓNTIONAL FORM NO. 10

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

SECRE

Memorandum

ALL YOUTOREA T IO? CONTAINED

NONETN&S URURAdELZ LED

EXC22 1 WHERE SHOWN

JUNE

DATE:

TO

: DIRECTOR, FBI (Bufile

92-2940

9/27/62

FROM

SAC, PITTSBURGH (92-226-Sub 2)

CLASSIFIED BY 5668 SIDAGC

DECLASSIFY ON: 25X C)(6)

JFK)

3/19/98

SUBJECT: JUSTIFICATION FOR CONTINUATION OF TECHNICAL OR MICROPHONE SURVEILIANCE

RE: Title

SEBASTIAN JOHN LA ROCCA, aka

Character of Case

ANTI-RACKETEERING

Field Office

PITTSBURGH

Symbol Number

Type of Surveillance:

Pa Technic

l'echnical or

Microphone)

Microphone (MUTT

installation)

1. Name of person or organization on whom surveillance placed:

se Necan to Are me A tober, ith Star Cement Block Company,

2. Address where installation made. Also give exact room number or area

covered:

The Pittsburgh Office of the North Star Cement Block Company,

12 McCandless Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa.

3. Location of monitoring plant:

Pittsburgh FBI Office, 450 Union Trust Building, Fifth

Avenue and Grant Street, Pittsburgh, Pa.

4. Dates of initial authorization and installation:

Initial authorization:

1/26/61

Installation: 1/30/61 (actually activated on 2/7/61)

5. Previous and other installations on the same subject (with dates and places):

No other installations

6. If installation is a technical surveillance, answer following questions:

(There

a.

no

trink iser

Is thuzeded in this installation)

b. 'Is the surveillance on a switchboard?

c. Is the surveillance on a public coin-operated telephone?

Bureau

Pittsburgh

RAV/ewT (2)

Registered,

Mail

SECRET

fal

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PG 92-226-Sub 2

d. Is surveillance on a private line or a party line?

If a party line, how many parties?

7. If a microphone surveillance involved, state number of microphones actually

used and location of each:

One MUTT unit is installed and concealed in the floor space

between subject's business office and lavatory.

8.

Is the installation part of a tel-mike? If so, give symbol of other side

of the combination:

Not part of a tel-mike.

9. Specific examples of valuable information obtained since previous report

with indication of specific value of each item and the date information

received. State what use was made of each item involved: (Add insert pages)

Consult insert pages. All information was utilized for

intelligence purposes and appropriate dissemination was made

10.

cher abbertileration have been obtained from other sources and by other

means?

No.

11. Number of live informants (in field division) who cover same subject:

Two live Informants cover LA ROCCA but there are no live

Informants furnishing information relative to the North

12.

Hitchener tato khanga shce installation?

No change.

13. Any request for the surveillance by outside agency (give name, title and

agency):

No requests made.

14. Cost of Plant Premises:

a..

Rental costs for plant premises:

b. ve toteps ts

amber other surveitfancesnonitored at same plant.

Two units of a tesur (PG 177-s*) were activated on 6/6/62.

One unit of a misur (PG 180-s*

was activated on 8/23/62.

SECRET

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

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PG 92-226-Sub 2

Insert to FD-143 entitled, "JUSTIFICATION FOR CONTINUATION

OF TECHNICAL, OR MICROPHONE SURVEILLANCE."

Since the submission of the last FD-143 on 6/26/62, informa-

tion has come to the Pittsburgh Office concerning the

possibility of the placement of a burglar alarm system,

a high anchor fence and strands of barbed wire at the

North Star Cement: Block Company. It appears that this

relates only to the rash of burglaries and equipment

thefts being experienced by, North Star and other plants

In that Immediate vicinity.

No action has been taken in

this regard as yet.

PC 622-C* was discontinued on 6/11/62, and was re-activated

on 6/29/62, after inductance and cross-talk on the lines

were eliminated. On that date, during discussion it was

learned that the North Star Cement Block Company had under-

gone a change in officer titles, and that while SEBASTIAN

JOHN LA ROCCA was still President, ALDO. PRUNER 1s now

Vice-President, ROY L. VEY 1s Treasurer,

and JOHN CONTI

15 Assistant Treasurer. If any salary adjustments are

noted in this regard a suitable time lapse will be

observed prior to the notification of the Internal. Revenue

Service at Pittsburgh, Pa.

on 7/12/62,

it was noted that JOHN LA ROCCA, the adopted

son of SEBASTIAN JOHN LA ROCCA, had again commenced work

as an auditor at the North Star Cement Block Company, and

that this job was to be held by him until his college term

begạn in 9/62.

It was noted on 7/27/62, that LAeROCCA had purchased a home

for this adopted son and the names of the realtor, insurance,

and banking officials involved in the transaction were

obtained.

on 8/28/62, It was

learned that the North Star Cement

Block Company owes $40,000 to an individual and $38,000

to another company, and that the company has approximately

$125,000 in accounts receivable.

It was learned that the

company is borrowing $40,000, and that company officials

are becoming disturbed at the lack of

genuine interest

shown

in relation to their financial difficulties by LA ROCCA, who

seems to be the only one making money out of the operation.

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SECRE

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