Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: AMOROSO, ANTHONY JR.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 06/24/1974
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

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Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

RECORD SERIES :

FBI

124-10197-10323

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER : 92-2781-1437

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: AMOROSO, ANTHONY JR.

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 06/24/1974

PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

LST, WHEREABOUTS UNK, HEALTH

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 11/09/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

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FR269 (REV. 1-7-721

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

REPORTING DEFiCE

OFFICE OF ORIGIN

MIAMI

MIAMI

TITLE OF CASE

SANTO

TRAFFICANTE, JR., aka

DATE

INVESTIGATIVE =ER:DO

6/24/74

2/27/74 - 5/29/74

REPORT MADE BY

ANTHONY AMOROSO, JR.

¡CHARACTER OF CASE

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REFERENCES

Miami report of SA JOSEPH V. CAVALLO dated 2/8/74.~

Newark letter to Miami dated 2/26/74.

Jacksonville letter to Miami dated 3/4/74.'

Newark letter to Miami dated 3/18/74.

letter to Bureau dated 3/29/74.

San Diego letter to Miami.

. dated 4/30/74.

Tampa letter to Miami dated 5/15/74.

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CONVIS.

FUG.

ACCOMPLISiNEN IS CLAIMED

FINES

SAVINGS

X NONE

RECOVERIES

ADDROVED

COPIESMADE

2

SPECIAL AGENT

IN CHARGE

- Bureau (92-2781)

ID+D

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San Diego

(92-1348)

Tampa

(92-1)

- Miami

(92-88)

ACQUIT.

TALS

CASE HAS BEEN:

DE'IDING OVER ONE YEAR INTES INS

PENDING PROSECUTION

OVER SIX .HINTHS

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RELEASE IN PART

TOTAL DENIAL

SAN DIEGO

At San Diego, California

Maintain contact with San Diego 1064-C-TE in an

effort to determine TRAFFICANTE's whereabouts and activities.

TAMPA

At Tampa, Florida

Maintain contact with Tampa 41-C-TE in an effort

to determine TRAFFICANTE's present location.

MIAMI

At Miami, Florida

Will continue efforts to ascertain current activities

Of TRAFFICANTE.

ADMINISTRATIVE

By investigative report dated March 13, 1974,

Special Agent MICHAEL D. BROM, Drug Enforcement Administration,

furnished the following information:

In early February, 1974, a highly sensitive source

of proven reliability in direct conversation with LEONARDO SYMKOVIT,

the Dominican Republic. SYMKOVITZ was unaware

his remarks would reach Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

officials.

2. According to the source, REY is financially

backing the purchase of a Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB)

certificate for Quisqueyana Airlines. The source stated that

BURT BERNSTEIN and FRANK FRIEDMAN, an attorney, represented

REY in the purchase of Quisqueyana Airlines. "Quisqueyana

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Dom Kep

Airlines is operating passenger service from the Dominican

Republic to san Juan, Puerto Rico to Miami, florida and alo

establish offices at

• Miami International Airport on February

1, 1974.

Quisqueyana Airlines is also working on plans to

establish European routes directly from Madrid, Spain to the

Dominican Republic beginning in the summer of 1974.. The same

group of people control a Bahamian corporation under the name

of Transatlantic Airways which will be used for passenger

operations from Nassau, Bahamas.

The source further indicated that REY maintains

a close association with MANUEL and DIEGO BORDAS who own and

operate a steamship company based in the Dominican Republic.

4. Source implied that control of airlines and

steamship companies by the TRAFFICANTE syndicate will provide

direct transportation capabilities throughout the Caribbean

and Central/South America which could be employed in the

transportation of

narcotics into the United States.

5.

A check of MRO records revealed that REY is

documented in AM00002, GF-Dominican Republic, GF-Leal, Eugenio,

and is mentioned in G1-72-0102, GF-Alfonso, Oswaldo and numerous

other files. MANUEL and DIEGO BORDAS are documented

in G5-71-0001

and are mentioned in GF-Alfonso, Oswaldo, as operating

the

BORDAS Corporation. Quisqueyana Airlines is mentioned in AM00010.

SYMKOVITZ, BATTISTI, FRIEDMAN and BERNSTEIN were negative.

6.. A check of USC files revealed that REY is mentioned

in SJ06AQ046700 as receiving large quantities of narcotics

from RENEYCABEL. DIEGO BORDAS is documented in SJ06A0013600,

PN6R0006400, NO06R0302800, as being involved in, the smugglin

ot narcotics via, the M/Vs. VENCEMOS II and BELGOXMERCHANT witi

SYMKOVITZ, BATTISTI, FRIEDMAN,

Airlines were negative.

On March 12, 1974, Newark 2591-C-TE advised that

he is not aware of the method of contact between "FRANK THE

WOP" (True name FRANK GAGLIARDI) and SANTO TRAFFICANTE, but

assumes that it was made through an intermediary since there

was no indication that GAGLIARDI spoke directly with TRAFFICANTE

on this matter.

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INFORMANTS

MM T-1 is JK 110-C-TE, Jacksonville Office.

MM T-2 is ANTOANIA JEWETT DE TRUERA (protect by

request) contacted made by Special Agent WILBUR W. HALL.

MM T-3 is TP 41-C-TE contacted by Special Agent

GEORGE A. KROUT.

MM T-4 is MM 1401-C-TE contacted by Special Agent

THOMAS J. STICKNEY.

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