Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: NEWSOM, MILTON L.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 01/31/1959
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

4/23/201

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

124-10292-10051

RECORD SERIES :

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

HQ

92-2824-50, 51

Released under the John

F. Kennedy

Assassination Records

Collection Act of 1992

144 USC 2107 Motel.

Case# :WH 45754 Date:

11-17-2017

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FBI

FROM: NEWSOM, MILTON L.

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE:

PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

01/31/1959

30

JFC, SUR, RES, CRIM ACT, ASSOC, MED, BKG, BUSS,

APPEAR, FGJ

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4; 10(a)2

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 05/13/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

INC RPT

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telephone WA 7-2637; and current Information concerning

CHARLES D. FREEMAN, telephone number ED 5-3371.

AT DALLAS, TEXAS

and other

1.

Will continue spot checks of subject's residence

places frequented by the subject.

2. Will continue to Identify possible associates

of subject.

3..

-Will maintain coverage of CIVELLO's activities

through present sources and attempt to develop new sources

this regard.

ADMINISTRATIVE

Informanta

The following listed informants are being utilized In,

the investigation concerning CIVELLO:

DI- 105-C

DL- 80- C

DI - 86-C

PCI

PCI

Continued efforts will be made to locate and develop

other informants who are in a position to offer information.

concerning subject's activities.

JEK Act 6 (4)

(Cover Page)

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Files of the Credit Bureau of Chickasha reflect SACSHE

has an income of $750 monthly and his expenses far outweigh this

Income as he recently advised he paid over $10, 000 for registered

quarter horses at the 1959 Fat Stock Show

in Fort Worth, Texas.

CRIMINAL, ACTIVITIES

The following individuals were contacted on

the dates

Indicated and furnished information that CIVELLO Is not

presently

engaged in criminal activites

They state CIVELLO's activities

are watched closely and any Information concerning him will be

relayed to the Dallas Office:

Dallas Confidential Informant T-l, Contacted or

February 19 and March 5 and 18, 1959.

Dallas Confidential Informant T-3, contacted on

March 19, 1959.

Dallas Confidential Informant T-5, contacted on March 3,

1959.

Dallas Confidential Informant I-6, contacted on

March 12, 1959.

It. J. M. SOUTER, (NA), Intelligence Unit, Dallas

TOT

POLice Department,

contacted February 5, 10, 20, 24

and Marck

1959.

DENIAL

RELEASE IN PART

It. JACK REVILI, Intelligence Unit, Dallas Police

Department, contacted on March 13, 16 and 19, 1959.

Dallas County Sheriff BILL DECKER, contasted on

February 20 and March I1, 1959.

ERNEST GENTRY, Agent in Charge, U.S. Narcotics Bureau,

, Dallas, contacted on March 10 and 11, 1959.

CHARLES MOORE, Intelligence Unit, Department of Public

Safety, contacted March

3, 1959.

On March 10, 1959, Mr. ERNEST GENIRY, Agent in Charge,

Narcotics Bureau, Dallas,

advised on a confidential basis

had been subpoenaed to appear before a Federal Grand

JEK Law 10(a)2

RELEASE IN FULL

ON

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Jury, Los Angeles, In

questioned concerning the

near future, at which time he would

K Law 10(a)2

GENTE

stated

that he understood

was

going.

therefore he need notl

questions concerning his knowledge

of

others

on March 9,

the Los Angeles Office advised that

Wwas scheduled

appear before Federal Grand Jury at

on

to any

1959,

tO

On March 13, 1959, Ios Angeles advised that LLOYD

DUNN, Special Assistant to the Attorey General,

Is directing

testimony before the Federal drand Jury Investigating organized

crime in Los Angeles.

DUNN volunteered on March 13, 1959, that

appeared before the Federal Grand Jury on

os Angeles advised

accompanied by Attorney

(verified by Dallas), and they returned to Dallas

at once, according to DUNN. Means

of travel was unknown.

LESTER MAY, Attorney,

Dallas, Texas, advised SA VINCENZ

E. DRAIN on March 18, 1959, that

his law

had accompanied

to Los Angeles ano

In Los

Angedes

suffered a broken leg caused in an automcbile accident.

He said

is attempting to delay

reappearance before the Grand Jury atl

reported

scheduled

On March 14, 1959, articles appeared in Dallas newspapers

stating that CIVELLO was being instructed by a United States

District Court Judge at Los Angeles, Califomnia, to answer questions

put to him by a Federal Grand Jury.

CIVELLO was

told by the judge

to be prepared to answer any questions about others

that would not

incriminate him personally at a later date when he would be

recalled before the Federal Grand Jury.

Articles indicated that

the date of CIVELLO's reappearance before the Federal Grand Jury

was April 16, 1959.

LEGITIMATE ENTERPRISES

On February 24, 1959, JAMES WILLIAM AMIDEI, 9721 Twin

Creek Drive, Dallas, Texas, advised he purchased the Civello

Import and Liquor Company from CHARLES EDWARD CIVELLO and ROSS

MUSSO

on July 15, 1958. He said JOSEPH FRANCIS CIVELLO had no

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INFORMANT PAGE

I-I IS DI- 105-0.

JFK Act 6 (4)

T-3 is DI 86-C.

T-5 is

PCI of the Dallas

orfice.

T- 6 is DI-80-C.

T-7 IS R. A. BURROW, Chief Special Agent, Southwestern

Bell Telephone Company, Dallas, Texas.

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2.

Will maintain coverage of CIVELLO'&

activities

through present sources and attempt to develop new sources.in

this regard.

subject's

Will conduct spot checks andfor surveillances of

residence and other places frequented by the subject.

Continue to identify possible associates

subject and obtain background information concerning

them.

ADMINISTRATIVE

It should be noted that the Dallas Police Department,

under direction of It. J. M. SOUTER, (NAy, Intelligence Unit,

during. December and January was conducting an investigation into

the activities of JOE IANNI, FBI #3420142, owner and operator oi

the Vesuvio Ristorante, 5120 West Lovers Lane, Dallas,

Texas, as

IANNI has been involved in an attempt to set up a book making

operation in Dallas in connection with sporting events. Relative

Information was reported' in above referenced report.

Lt. SOUTER

requested that interviews by FBI Agents with individuals close

to IANNI be held in abeyance so as not to cause IANNI and other

individuals to become overly cautious during the Police Department

intelligence investigation.

For this reason individuals closely

connected or believed closely connected with subject were not

interviewed during this reporting period.

Close. contact is being

maintained with It. SOUTER for information developed concerning

IANNI and subject.

Informants

The following listed informants are being utilized in

the investigation concerning subject:

PCI

PCI

DI-80-C

DI - 86-C

JEK Act 6 (4)

PCI

Continued efforts will be made to locate and develop

other Informants who are in a position to offer information

concerning subject's activities.

B

Cover

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INFORMANT PAGE

office.

DE T-1 IS

DI T-2 18

DI. T-3 18 DI-86-C.

HO I-4 1S HO 1082-C.

DI T-5 18

DI. T-6 1s DL-80-C.

DI T-T is HO 1076-C.

PCI. of the Dallas

PCI Of the Dallas Office.

JEK Act 6 (4)

PCI Of the Dallas Office.

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