Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: LABADIE, STEPHEN J.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 05/19/1961
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

6/11/201

AGENCY :

FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-10195-10425

RECORD SERIES:

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

92-2781-202

Released under the John

F. Kennedy

Assassination Recorda

Collection Act of 1992

144 USC 2107 Note) .

Case#:NW 45966 Date:

11-16-2017

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

LABADIE, STEPHEN J.

TO :

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE: 05/19/1961

'PAGES:

13

SUBJECTS :

[Restricted]

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4; 11(a)

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW :

_02/16/1999

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF IRS

COMMENTS :

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TP 92-1

TP T-2 advised SA FRANCIS X. O'BRIEN on

May 9, 1961 that he learned from a source, whom he

believed reliable, that subject was staying at

Carlsbad Spa, 3800 South Ocean Drive, Holywooa,

Florida.

T-2 said his source advised that subject

was staying with a "MEYER LANSKY" at this location.

As of May 1, 1961, his source definitely determined

the subject

was in the Hollywood-Miami, Florida area

and his source also told him that subject, for un-

known reasons, has remained "very close"to the July 26th

Movement in Miami.

TP T-2 advised he had occasion to visit

Miami recently where he was in contact with some local

law enforcement officers and through them determined

that, some few

weeks prior to February 7, 1961, subject

was in frequent contact with one SALVATORE SCALIA WhO

operated a grocery store in the vicinity of 755 West

TP T-2 also stated that subject was allegedly

in contact with one OSCAR ECHEMENDIA, former part owner

of Tropicana, Havana, Cuba.

identified SALVATORE SCALIA as being

identical with the individual known as "SAL" on

who at such time was the manager of

One gambling casino at the Hotel Comodoro, Havaria, Cubs.

This individual was

born May 7, 1931, Regalbuto, Enna,

Italy.

TP T-4 advised SA O'BRIEN on May 12, 1961 that

he had no current information as to subject's location.

On May 15, 1961, JOSEPH B. HILL, Agent in

Charge of Intelligence Unit of the Internal Revenue

Service, advised that

t.

/JEK Law 11(a)

TP T-5 advised on May 17, 1961 that subject

and his wife had filed joint income tax returns with

the Internal Revenue Service for the years 1958 and

1959.

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TP 92-1

JEK Law 11(à)

AT BRADENTON, FLORIDA

RUFO LOPEZ FRESQUET,

2118 - 12th Avenue West,

Bradenton,

Florida, advised SA RAYMOND N. BYERS or

May, 8, 1961 as follows:

He knew of SANTO TRAFFICANTE in Cuba and knew

he operated gambling casinos at Havana Hilton and Sans

Soucie.

He said he also knew that RAUL GONZALEZ worked

for TRAFFICANTE in the Hilton casino.

He said he was

not an associate of GONZALEZ Or TRAFFICANTE and knew

nothing of their business arrangements. He explained

that the only reason he approached GONZALEZ to arrange

for escape from Cuba to the United States was because

he was desperate and in fear of his life if he remained

in Cuba longer.

FRESQUET said he did not associate with

GONZALEZ in the Unitéd States nor does he know who

GONZALEZ associated with. He said he heard that

GONZALEZ opened a restaurant in Miami which soon

failed and GONZALEZ then joined the resistance movement

against CASTRO. He said GONZALEZ landed in Cuba during

the recent invasion and is now a prisoner

according to

the list of prisoners published in the U. S.

FRESQUET said he was never associated in the

same circles as the gamblers,

and he knows nothing of

their activities and/or associates.

He said he has no

idea where TRAFFICANTE is now located or what his

financial condition might be.

Nor does he know how

TRAFFICANTE enteredthe United States.

He pointed out

that the people working for the overthrow of CASTRO

do not associate with the gamblers, and he is not in a

position to obtain

any information concerning TRAFFICANTE.

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JEK Act 6 (4)

TP 92-1

suitable for dissemination in accordance with Criminal

Intelligence Program.

Continuous efforts should be

made on a daily basis to determine subject's exact

location, so that the Bureau's objectives in this case

can be accomplished through the use of confidential

techniques, it being noted that the subject is a prime

target for

proseation.

One

copy of this report furnished San Juan Office

It is noted that a mail cover on subject's residence was

approved by the Bureau and that this mail cover was

unproductive except to determine that subject's residence

received a water' 18, 1961,

electric, and telephone bill.

letter dated May

the Bureause requested to

approve another 30 day mail cover.

INFORMANTS

TP T-I, records of Dun & Bradstreet, New York

City, New York, whose identity requested concealed by

the New York Office.

IP T-2, Captain B. FRANK BOWEN, Detective Bureau,

Tampa PD, requested his identity be concealed.

TP T-3, HAV-31, whose identity is known to the

Bureau.

TP T-4, JOSEPH B. HILL, Agent in Charge, Intelli-

gence Unit, IRS, Tampa.

TP T-5, EDGAR ADAIR, Agent, Intelligence Unit,

IRS, Tampa.

TP T-6, PSI

TP T-7, JOSEPH GRABLE, Commercial Department,

REVIEWED BY ES/JFK TASK FORGE

ON 7.2298 0d

RELEASE IN FULL

RELEASE IN PART

I TOTAL DENIAL

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