Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, TP
Document date: 11/26/1974
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

6/15/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY :

FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

124-10197-10340

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILENUMBER : 92-2781-1458

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FROM:

TO :

TITLE:

FBI

SAC, TP

DATE: 11/26/1974

PAGES: •

17

SUBJECTS :

LST, PERSONAL HISTORY, BKG, CRIMINAL RECORD, OC

AFFIL

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS :

4

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW:

11/09/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS:

INC A/T

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AIRTEL

FBI

Date: 9/11/75

(Type in plaintext or code)

AIRMAIL

(Priority)

TO :

DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2781)

FROM:

SAC, TAMPA (92-1)

SANTO

TRAFFICANTE, JR.

AR

ReMMnitel to Bureau, 9/10/75.

Enclosed for the Bureau are eight (8) copies

of Tampa LHM dated 11/26/74 for dissemination to Legat,

Buenos Aires. Also enclosed for the Legat, Buenos Aires

are three photographs of subject.

Miami not being forwarded LHM due to the fact

that Miami has already received same in communication

dated 11/26/74.

ADMINISTRATIVE:

INFORMANTS

TP I-1 is MM 416-C whose identity is known to the

Bureau.

Bureau (Enc.

2 - Miami

2 - Tampa

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

In Reply, Pleaso Refit to

File No.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Tampa, Florida

November 2; 1974

SANTO TRAFFICANTE, JR.

I.

Personal History and Background

A. Date and Place of Birth

Santo Traiticante, Jr..

was born November 15, 1914,

at Tempa, Florida, to Santo

Trafficante, Sr.,

and Maria

Giuseppe Cacciatore, who were both born in Italy.

B. Education

Santo Trafficante, Jr., entered George Washington

Junior High School, Tampa, Florida, on February 14, 1927,

at wnich time his parent was listed as Santo Trafficante,

1718z Michigan Avenue:

Tampa, Florida.

In September, 1929;

Trafficante entered Hillsborough Senior High School,

Taipa,

Florida.

Trafficante only attended Hillsborough Senior Migh

School for one semester and in the tenth grade left school.

C.

Relatives and Background

Name:

Relationship

Present Location

Santo Trafficante,

Sr.Father - Deceased

August,

1954

Tampa, Florida

On January 29, 1958, records of the United States

District Court, Tampa, reflected a Declaration of Intention

for U.S. citizenship number 2643 was sworn to February 19, 1923,

by Santo Trafficante, who was born May 28, 1886, at Cianciana,

Italy.

His residence was listed as 1718 Michigan Avenue.

This document contains neither recommendations nor

conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the EBI and is

loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be dis-

tributed outside your agency.

SOURCES WHOSE IDENTITIES ARE CON-

CALED HEREIN HAVE FURNISHED

RELIABLE INFORMATION IN CHE PAST

EXCEPT WHERE OTHERWISE NOTED.

92-78-145

ENCLOSURE

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SANTO TRAFFICANTE. JR.

In October, 1973, TP T-8 was contacted by Frank

Diecidue,

a close associate of Trafficante.

During the

contact with Diecidue, source was informed that Trafficante

at that time was definitely in San Jose, Costa Rica.

On January 9, 1974, TP I-7 advised that Santo

Trafficante was still residing somewhere in South AmeriCa,

but was unaware of what particular country. However, the

source did emphasize that Trafficante was definitely not in

Costa Rica.

information Augusan o Trafficant advised that he sad received

"very sick."

According to this source, Trafficante is so sick that he

sent for his daughter.

This source stated he was aware that

Trafficante had an eye operation, but stated his current sick-

ness was not related to the eye problem.

In a communication dated August 22, 1974, the

Mexico City Legat of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

advised of receipt of information for TP T-9 that Santo

Trafficante frequently visited Evaristo Garcia Vidal,

Evaristo Garcia Sarmiento,

and Lazaro Milian Did, who are all

Cuban Nationals,

and all former residents of the

United States.

The above

three

individuals fled the United States to avoid

arrest and imprisonment, and currently operate a retail cloth-

ing business in San Jose, Costa Rica.

The Mexico City Legat advised that checks were

made at the office of Costa Rican Immigration on August 14,

1974, and the following record of entries

and exits into

Costa Rica for Trafficante were noted:

Entered

April 13, 1973

May 15,

July 27, 1973

September 1,

1973

November 17,

1973

January 17,

1974

February 11, 1974

Departed

3, 1973

Mapec 21, 1913

September

January 15, 1974

January 23,

1974

February 27, 1974

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SANTO TRAFFICANTE, JR.

On each occasion Trafficante entered Costa Rica

with a tourist card. He entered from the U.S. and on

each exit he departed Costa Rica for Panama.

A further

record was located indicating that Trafficante had been

in

Costa Rica during July, 1974, and had departed July 21, 1974,

for Panama. He was accompanied at that time by Joseph

Trafficante and Santo Paniello.

The departed Costa Rica for

Panama. All three had entered with tourist cards.

on September 13, 1974, TP I-/ advised that Santo

Trafficante was currently

residing in Costa Rica, Central

America,

and that he recently underwent eye surgery:

Accord

ing to this source, a doctor from somewhere in Florida flew

to Costa Rica to perform the eye surgery.

On October 14, 1974, Inspector Koreeniowski, U.S.

Customs, Miami International Airport, advised that santo

Trafficante arrived at Miami on that date aboard Lacsa Flight

#622 from San Jose, Costa Rica.

On October 31, 1974, TP T-7 advised he had

received current information that Santo Trafficante was in

the Tampa, Florida, area, and had been in that area for

approximately two days.

According to this source, it was

his understanding that Trafficante had recently suffered a

heart attack.

To this date, the source had been unable to

determine how ill Trafficante was.

In addition to the above,

the source advised that Tampa, Florida, Attorney, henry

Gonzales has been spending considerable amount of time with

Trafficante since he returned to the Tampa, Florida, area,

in the latter part of October, 1974.

TP T-6 advised that on October 31, 1974, that,

Trafficante was back in the Tampa, Florida,

area, and that

he is currently staying with his daughter and son-in-law at

2505 Bristol Avenue, Tampa, Florida.

This source also

reported that Trafficante is in poor health.

• 14=

Customs

REVIEWED BY #SHUFK TASK FORCE

ON 9/14/95 dab/Dw/IH.

RELEASE IN FULL

FELEASE IN PART

TOTAL DENIAL

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Released Under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 444 USC: 21075

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TP 92-1

TP T-3 is FRANK GENTILE, who operates a poker

table in the cheap backroom section of the Sans Souci and

who has been connected with various activities in the Sans.

Souci for a number of years, who, on his own admission, has

been convicted on a homicide charge in the mid-1920's,

released on parole, deported to Italy about 1928, after

having

served a few years of his sentence and who cannot

return to

the:'S.

This source has furnished reliable

information in the past.

TP T-4 is MM 1387-PCI,

TP. T-5 is TP 377-C-TE

TP T-6 is TP 1960-PC,

TP T-7 is TP 41-C-TE

TP T-8 is SD 1064-C-TE, and

IP I-9 1S. MIGUEL HERNANDEL, part-time employee Of

he AID Section of the U. S. Embassy in San Jose, Costa RICa.

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