Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, PH
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 4/4/69
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Date:

5/20/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-10297-10098

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

92-6054-1ST NR 2613

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: SAC, PH

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE:

PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

04/04/1969

2

LCN, MEMBERS A/O ASSOC, CIVELLA, CARL JAMES,

COMMISSION

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 07/24/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

MAY 1982 EDITION

GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.8

UNITED STATES

VERNMENT

Memorandum

TO

DIRECTOR, FBI

DATE:

4/4/69

FROM :

SAC, PHILADELPHIA (92-2402) (RUC)

SUBJECT:

CARL JAMES CIVELLA,

aka Corcky;

AR

00: KANSAS CITY

(PH FILE 92-2402

LA COSA NOSTRA

AR

(PH FILE 92-1027

VITO GENOVESE

AR

00: NEW YORK

(PH FILE 92-672

Re Philadelphia airtels, 3/6/69,

and 3/7/69;

Kansas City airtel to Bureau, 3/10/69; and New York airtel

to Bureau, 3/14/69.

Referenced communications all dealt with information

originating from PH 672-C-TE, an LN member source of the

Philadelphia Division, indicating that CARL JAMES CIVELLA,

aka Corcky, was being placed on the Commission LCN.

The following information was received from

PH 672-C-TE on 3/17/69.

Source had been specifically

instructed to endeavor to ascertain from Philadelphia

Capodecina, JOSEPH SCAFIDI, the source's Capodecina, infor-

mation that SCAFIDI had relative to CARL JAMES CIVELLA, aka.

Informant visited SCAFIDI on 3/16/69 and reported the following:

5 - Bureau

92-

92-

]

-

92-

2

(GENOVESE)

( LCN)

(CIVELLA)

- Kansas City

- New York

2

4

- Newark

92-6054-

NOT RECORDED

170 APR 8 1969

-

Philadelphia

1 - 92-2402

1 - 92-1027

(CIVELLA

( LCN)

-92-672

(GENOVESE)

137-4049 (PH 672-C-TB)

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PH 92-2402

On 3/17/69 informant said he brought up in

conversation with SCAFIDI the fact that there had been

some news In the paper that CARL CIVELLA, along with some

others, had been arrested or in trouble in Miami, Fla.

Turning the conversation to CIVELLA, he asked JOSEPH SCAFIDI

whether or not CIVELLA was going to replace VITO GENOVESE

(deceased) as the head of VITO GENOVESE's family, LCN, as

well as being made a member of the Commission LCN. Infor-

mant said that SCAFIDI told him that Philadelphia underboss

IGNATIUS DENARO said when SCAFIDI last talked to him that

CARL CIVELLA

was. going to be a member of the commission.

SCAFIDI, however, indicated to the source that he did not

know whether or not CIVELLA would head VITO GENOVESE's family

of LCN.

it was

that CEViL was going to be a member dat

information as to whether or not CIVELLA had his own LCN

family or whether or not he was connected with the VITO

GENOVESE family in any way, and pointed out SCAFIDI had

previously told the source

he did not know CIVELLA personally

but had only heard of him.

It is pointed out to interested offices that

PH 672-C-TE has been reliable LCN member source for over

•Ive, years; and accordingly, the above information is

considered reliable by the Philadelphia Offle.

can be given, however, to the fact that Philadelphia underboss

IGNATIUS

DENARO could be mistaken as to identities.

bout be mi

Consideration

Kansas City and New York should consider contacting

logical sources to ascertain if CIVELLA is in fact being

placed on the Commission LCN.

Philadelphia will remain alert to develop any

additional information in this regard.

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