Originator: FBI
From: HILL, RALPH R.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 05/31/1961
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

5/7/2015

AGENCY:

FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

124-10226-10357

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

92-3171-260

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: HILL, RALPH R.

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 05/31/1961

'PAGES:

106

SUBJECTS :

SGI, PERSONAL HISTORY A/O BKG, ASSOC, LEGITIMATE

ACT, ILLEGAL ACT, FINANCIAL, MISCELLANEOUS ACT,

INTV

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION : Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4; 10(a)2; 11(a)

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 01/11/1999

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF IRS

COMMENTS:

RPT, TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE la, 1b

Released under the John F. Kennedy

Assassination Records Collection Act of

1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). Case#:NW

68262 Date: 09-22-2022

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CG 92-349

INFORMANT'S

Identity

T-1

666443-C

T-2

CG 6457-PC

T-3

PCI ANDREW FAVA

T-4

Federal Grand Jury Records

Date and

Contacting Agents

Various dates April

May , 1961

WILLIAM A: MEINCKE &

JOSEPH G. SHEA

Various dates, 5/61

RALPH R. HILL

5/13/61

WILLIAM R. SWOPE, Las Vegas

5/61

HAROLD B. ROSS &

HENRY HIRSCHENBERGER

5/12/61

WILLIAM L. BAILY

5/16/61

GEORGE H. GRIFFIN

T- 5

PCI NORRINE GODIN

T-6

HORACE B: LOOMIS (former FBI. agent)

Special Investigator,

states

Attorney, Cook County

T- 7

Mail Cover

T - 8

WILLIAM CAWLEY (Requested)

T-9

PCI MART MURRAY

brother of PCI GERARD C. MURRAY

5/15/61

RALPH R. HILL & -

GEORGE H. GRIFFIN

5/61

RALPH R. HILL

4

COVER PAGE

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UNTED STATES DEPARTMENT OF NSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGAT

Copy to:

Report of:

Date:

Field Office File #:

Title:

SA RALPH R. HILL

May 31, 1961

92-349

SAMUEL M. GIANCANA

Ofice:

Chicago, Illinois

Bureau File #:

• 92-3171

Character:

ANTI-RACKETEERING

Synopsis:

respite on materies we cocco PRANNo,

Key Lounge,

FRANK EULO, Gus' Steak House; JAMES and

MARIE PERNO,

GIANCANA's nephew and niece; CHARLES NICOLETTI,

GIANCANA's lieutenant, set forth.

All persons

interviewed disclaim knowledge of GIANCANA's

activities. 1960 Federal Income Tax re GIANCANA

reflects

JFK Law

11(a)

Full schedule

of horses ENGLISh purportedly wagered upon in 1959

and 1960 set forth.

Activities regarding GIANCANA

associates and alleged enterprises set forth.

GIANCANA SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS

SINCE HE ALLEGEDLY HAS A VICIOUS TEMPERAMENT

PSYCHOPATHIC PERSONALITY AND HAS BEEN KNOWN TO

CARRY FIREARMS.

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

DATE4-20-84 BYSP5856/CAL

This document contatns nether recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It le 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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CG 92349

An involuntary petition in bankruptcy was

filed against the Sterling-Harris Ford agency at

Chicago on March 13, 1961, and the agency was adjudicated

bankrupt on April 4, 1961.

Messrs STERLING and HARRIS

invoked

the Fifth Amendment pleading self-incrimination

of the question concerning the assets of

that firm.

Officials of the Associates Discount Corporation (ADC)

who floor planned and financed the automobiles sold by

Sterling-Harris advised that on March 3, 1961, an

inventory conducted at Sterling-Harris reflected that

all automobiles charged to that firm had on that date

been accounted for. A

total of over 300 cars were inventoried(y)

On March T, 1961, ADC determined that practically

all these cars were missing and on March 7, 1961, 112 of

the missing Fords and Thunderbirds were located in a vacant

lot at Park City, Illinois. As of April 13, 1961, 147

of these automobiles were still missing..

The missing

cars hae been traced to numerous individuals in the

Chicago area including among them being FELIX ALDERISIO,

CHARLES NICOLETTI, described previously as associates

•I GIANCANA. (4)

CG T4 furnished I

relating to the

and

on

Law ,10(a)2

which reflect that

Informant exhibited

These

k41

Most of these

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FD-302 (Rev. 1-25-60)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date _

5/15/61

CG T.5 advised as follows:

She advised that she was

employed from about January

15, 1961,

to Easter Sunday, 1961, as an organist at the Key

Lounge,

1724 Mannheim Road, Stone Park, Illinois.

She

advised that she worked directly for JIM PRANNO, also known

aS JIM MARTELL, "ROCKY" PRANNO. She stated that she left

her employment at the Key lounge on the false premise of

being 1l1, however, her real reason for leaving was because

of her fear of becoming involved with the "syndicate" ul

She explined that the Key Lounge is managed by

JIM PRANNO but stated that at least two other individuals

are silent partners in this organization.

She said she

did not recall the silent partners' names but believes

she

can obtain same in the future.

She related that one

of the silent partners appeared to have the "say-so" as

to what operations the key lounge should be engaged.

She advised that in addition to the silent partners, PRANNO

employs a woman, whose first name is MARIE and whom she

further advised

is & tall blonde, white, female.

She said

MARIE appears to be the general overseer of the restaurant

portión of the lounge and 1s PRANNO's "trusted servant" (4).

she advised that PRANNO's brother, AL PRANNO, is

supposedly operating a legitimate constructions business,

however, in recent weeks he las

been ill

and has not visited

the lounge often.

she advised that the operation of the

club is such that a key has to be obtained for $10.00 to

enter. This key bears a'

serial number and is registered

to & person by name and address

thereby preventing its use

by some other person.

She said that if a person entered

the Key lounge and is not known by the management,

this

person's business in the club is immediately requested by

the

"'management". (4)

On

by

5/12/61

at -

Des Plaines, Xilinois

_ File #

SAS WILLIAM

L. BAILEY and

RUDOLPH H. MANCINI/pat: BJD -

92-924

. Date dictated

5/15/61

This document contains neither 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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CG 92-924

In addition to the $10.00 club, she stated that the

basement of the Key Lounge has recently been remodeled

for a

"Golden Room" and to eder this room a $50.00 key

is needed. Further, the building directly to the south of

the Key Club is utilized for gambling and is also operated

by PRANNO. She stated that a person is never admitted

to.

the gambling building without an invite and without an

escort by one of the operators of the lounge.

She advised

that the upstairs of the Key Club houses an apartment and

she believes PRANNO resides there jul

She stated that the front door of the Key Lounge

has two locks, however, only one,

the door-knob, is utilized

by key members to enter.

She advised that two ex-prize

tighters are

employed at the club, one as a bartender and

another as a chef: (4.

She related 'that PRANNO "beat hell"' out of two

waitresses about a month and a half ago.

One waitress,

Mrs. DOROTHY ALEXANDER, 1735 North 21st Street, Melrose

Park, Illinois (telephone FI 5-1625) was beaten badly

by PRANNO and stated PRANNO pulled her halr out. She said

that ALEXANDER 1s married and that her husband is employed as

a milkman. (4)

The other waitress that PRANNO "beat up" is LEE (LNU),

who resides with ANN PETERS, 245 East Grand, Northlake,

Illinois (telephone FI 1-0764).

She

stated LEE (LNU)

and PETERS may be prostitutes. (4)

She said that she knows"a lot of well know hoodlums"

cater.

to the key lounge but stated that she doesnot know

their

names,

, however, she feels certain she could identify

these individuals should she see their photographs (4)

Prior to working at the Key Lounge,

she worked as

an organist at.the Franklin House, Grand and River Road,

Franklin Park,

Illinois, and recall's 'seeing SAM GIANCANA

there on several occasions. She

stated she

has never seen

GIANCANA at the Key Lounge., She stated that

she has heard

that the upper echelon of the "syndicate" hold meetings at

least once each month at Remick's Terrace, 17th and 22nd

Streets, Melrose Park, Illinois. (4)

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CG 92-349

• In addition to the above, she advised that she

is "in love" with GEORGE MICHAEL WILLIAMS, white, made,

17 years of age, 6', 170 pounds, who "is in deep with the

PRANNO operation".

She said WILLIAMS is married and

resides with his wife at 424 Waterman, Arlington Heights,

Illinois.

WILLIAMS is an "ex-alcoholic! and is presently

an Alcoholics Anonymous member.

WILLIAMS is a salesman

of Peerless windows and works out of 7770 West Irving

Park Boulevard, Chicago. WILLIAMS is also connected with

deals for the syndicate".

She is of the opinion WILLIAMS

buys and sells real estate for "hoodlums".

She stated

that she feared WILLIAMS is getting in "'too deep" and is

afraid to pull out 4)

In addition, she advised that she recently obtained

employment at Nielsen's Restaurant located at 79th Street

and Western Avenue in Chicago as an organist. She advised

that on the night of May 11, 1961, an individual who

identified himself as FRANK BARRONE (Phonetic) personally

contacted her at Nielsen's and asked her several

questions,

She stated that she is

of the opinion that BARRONE was sent by PRANNO to determine

if she was actually ill and was

unable to work at the Key

Lounge. (4)

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CG 92-349

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Federal Income Tax Returns for

SAM GIANCANA for the Year (1960

CG T-8 furnished on May 15, 1961 the.

following

information relating to entries of GIANCANA's /1960 income

tax return:

SAMUEL M. GIANCANA

EK Law 11(a)

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JFK Law 11(a)

92-3171-26.0

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