Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, CG
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 09/29/1961
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 744 USC 21U7 TUreT

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

5/7/2015

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY :

FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-10292-10186

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

92-3171-430

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

SAC, CG

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE: 09/29/1961

'PAGES:

1

SUBJECTS :

SGI, RAID, CASA MADRID LOUNGE, ARREST, DEGRAZIO,

ROCCO, BATTAGLIA, JOSEPH

DOCUMENT TYPE :

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION :

Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS:

4

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW :

02/20/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

• COMMENTS :

09.1

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 444 USC 2107

Hate) DATE: 11-14-2017

4-41 (Rev, 6-2-61)

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6:40 AM TUF

URGENT

IS DIRECTOR

FROM SAC, CHICAGO

290933

6 2 0CT 6

SAMUEL M. GIANCANA, AKA, AR.

DAILY SUMMARY

CASA MADRI

LOUNGE, NOTORIOUS GAMBLING DEN, MELROSE PARK, RAIDED BY STAT

ATTORNEY POLICE SEPTEMBER 22 LAST, BASED UPON INFORMATION FURNISHED

BY THIS OFFICE. TWELVE PERSONS IN THIS RAID WERE ARRESTED AND

$22,000 CONFISCATED FROM SAFE. OPEN GAMBLING OPERATION FOUND

IN PROGRESS.

AMONG THOSE ARRESTED WERE ROCCO DEGRAZIO, JOSEPH

BATTAGLIA, BROTHER OF SAMBATTAGLIA: CHICAGO TH AND GIANCANA'S

REPRESENTATIVE IN WESTERN SUBURBS ROSS SPENCER, FORMER SA,

STATES ATTORNEYS OFFICE, WILL FURNISH COMPLETE DETAILSURE RESULTS

OF RAID WHEN SAME BECOME AVAILABLE. ONE BARABABIELLS

OF ITSP CASE, CHICAGO, ARRESTED BY BUAGENTS,.

CHICAGO, AND CHICAGO

PD, SUBSEQUENTLY TURNED OVER TO MELROSE PARK PD WHEN NO FEDERAL

VIOLATION ESTABLISHED. BARTELL FURNISHED INFORMATION TO CG 5875-CE2

TODAY TO THE EFFECT THAT MELROSE PARK PD DESIRES $500 TO FIX CASE, E

AND ARE ATTEMPING TO ASCERTAIN IDENTITY OF INFORMANT WHO FURNISHE@

ORIGINAL INFORMATION REGARDING ITSP. GEORGE GUERINE, MELROSE li

PARK LANYER ASSIGNED TO DEFEND BARTELL, ADVISED BARTELL THAT

CHUCKK

NICOLETIL IS NOW "IN COMMAND" OF MELROSE PARK. NOTED THAT

NICOLETTI IS AÑOTHER GIANCANA LIEUTENANT, NOW A CHICAGO TH,

AND

MAINTAINS PRETENTIOUS RESIDENCE MELROSE PARK. INVESTIGATION

CONTINUING. NOTED THAT CG 6486-C* HAS REPORTED NO INFORMATAON

DURING PAST SEVERAL DAYS RELATING TO ACTIVITIES OF GIANCANA

ET AL. ARMED AND DANGEROUS. FEA- 29

92-3171

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RECEIVED:

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ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

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DATE 4-2

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10

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