Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, SD
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 10/18/1967
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

5/20/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-10293-10310

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

92-6054-2162

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

SAC, SD

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 10/18/1967

'PAGES:

14

SUBJECTS:

LCN, MEMBERS, TEGAY, BOB, BUSS, FAMILIES

DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 07/10/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassinatión Records Collection Act of 1992 (11 USe 2107 Hote).

DATE: 11=11-2017

FBI

Date:

10/18/677

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(Priority or Method of Mailing)

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI (92-6054)

FROM:

SAC, SAN DIEGO (92-229) (P)

SUBJECT: GA COSA NOSTRA

AR - CONSPTRACY

(00: New York)

ReSDairtel to Bureau dated 10/4/67.

SD 1064-C-1k was recontacted on 10/12/61 and turnished

the following Information on the la Cosa Nostra (ICN):

I. SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

Informant

flew to San Francisco, 10/2/67, to meet ION

member JIMMIE FRATIANNO From Sacramento and hoodlum FRANK VELONA

of cleveland, who is now residing in the los Angeles area.

He

flew there at the recuest

Of VELOTTA aNd FRATIANNO tO meet a labor

* fi

4 - Bureau (REGISTERED)

(1 1379187)

- Chicago 92-1173) (REGISTERED

- Cleveland (02- 748) (REGISTERED

_ Detroit 92-914 REGISTERED

- Kansas CIty (92-883) (Info) (REGISTERED).

- Las Vegas (92-625) (REGISTERED)

-

Los Angeles

(92-1112) (REGISTERED)

-

Miami (92-853) (REGISTERED)

York (137-13139) (REGISTERED)

WUHUNHN

(1 - 92-2300)

New Orleans

(REGISTERED)

-

Phoenix (Into) (REGISTERED)

Sacramento (REGISTERED)

- San Francisco (92-253) (REGISTERED)

BEC. 477-6054-2162 AN

Sto Louis

(92-774) (Info) (REGISTERED)

case

Tampa (92-218) (REGISTERED)

157-

Waiste

"COPY FILED IN

UNREC

- San Diego

(1 - 137-1088)

ST-108

17 OCT 21 1967

JDA :mel

33)

,C. C. = Bishop

NOV

Approved:

21967

Sent

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Per

_Snecial Agent in Charae

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"Released under the John l". Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (11 USC 2107 Hote).

DATE: 11-14-2017

SD 92-229

membership from the los angeles family to the Chicago Lamity

with the knowledge of the former los

Angeles

boss FRANK

DES IMONE and the Chicago family boss SAM GIANCANNA, aka

Mooney.

At that time,

FRATIANNO and ION member FRANK LA

PORTE of Chicago were

In a business association connected

with the Fratianno rucking Company.

The informant described in detail no FRATTANNO

was disgusted with DESIMONE's Icaderchip and

convinced the

chicago fanty he could make them a 10f or money by investing

their money in west coast trucking, among other things.

using this as an Incentive, he got

GIANCANNA tO agree to

let him transfer into the chicago family.

GIANCANNA 20

turn

DESIMONE that FRATIANNO was

transferring into

the chicago family from the Los Angeles family.

Informant advised that DesImoNE in turn did not

notity the other members of the los Angeles family of

FRATIANNO's transter as he was supposed to do.

Informant stated that with the recent death of

• DESIMONE: the Capos of the Los Angeles Lanily polled all

the members to elect NICK LICATA, the former underboss

of the los Angeles Lamily.

Informant stated that in s recent neeting with

his Capo,

JOE ADAMO Of San Diego,

ADAMO complained

that the

votes of all the members are now in with the exception of

JIMMIE FRATIANNO'S.

Informant

then advised ADAMO that

FRATIANNO had transferred to the Chicago family several

years ago.

ADAMO,

recent contact with the informant,

stated that he had been in touch with NICK LICATA and that

they knew nothing about such a

transfer, Informant

again

informed ADAMO that he was not going to get a

"vote"

out

of FRATIANNO as far as he knows

aS FRATIANNO is now a member

of the chicago family.

Informant tOld ADAMO tO telL LICATA

that

If he does not belleve him he can call the

"chicago

boss"

to confirm FRATIANNO's transfer of membership.

Informant stated that he and FRATIANO, as well as JOHN

ROSELLI,:

are now enjoying LICATA's predicament over

FRATIANNO's status and in order to resolve It LICATA Wi11

have to contact someone in authority in the Chicago family,

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

SD 92-229

He stated his Capo JOE ADAMO recently 801d his

bars the club Marina, and 1s lookine around Lor

He advised that

ICN member

from Milwaukee about firteen years ago, is now living

at 134 Glenhaven Way, Chula Vista, California.

his sons operate the Palomar In bar near the

Mexican border

and that they are attempting to sell this bar.

BALISTRIERI is now in very poor health with hear disease

and is completely inactive.

LEAD

ALL OFFICES

Requested to furnish

any pertinent information

or photographs that can be used as

a basis for questioning

informant in matters where he night have knorledge.

CIRCUMSPECT MANNER AND.

PAOY TNHORNANTON SHOYTO BE HANDEED TOWE MESS

THE SOUROS

CONCEALED

REPORTED ONTY ON THE ADMINISTRALIVE PACES OF THE

WHICH IT IS USED.

SUCH INFORMATION FROM TETS

INFORMANT

TS NOT TO BE DISCUSSED WTT

NOT DIA

OUTS

Da

309.

BUREAU.

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