Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: DODGE, HAROLD F.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 09/27/1966
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

5/1/2015

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER : 124-10221-10200

RECORD SERIES:

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

92-3267-722

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

DODGE, HAROLD F.

TO :

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE : 09/27/1966

PAGES:

53

SUBJECTS:

JRO, ASSOC, REL, LCN, CONVICTION, GAMBLING ACT, B/F

INT, BKG

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION : Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS:

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 04/17/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS: RPT, TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE IA, 5 INDEX PAGES

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ADMINISTRATIVE

The identity of the individuals who furnished

information set out in this report which musc not be

disclosed except upon issuance of a subpoena duces tecum

üre as follows:

Fidelity Bank

Beverly Hills,

California

DORIS SCHMIDT

Scatement Department

Union Bank

8th and Hill Streets

Los Angeles,

California

BETTY SIDLER

Statement Department

General Telephone Company

Santa Monica, California

•CSIA 4143-S

Pecific Telephone Company

Los Angeles, California

OSLA 4178-S

in August 10, 1906,

LA 4367-C-TE advised that on

che evening of August 15: 1966, he was at the Luau Restauran

in Beverly Hills, where he observed JOHN ROSSELLI, ALLEN

SMILEY,

and an attorney,

SEYMOUR CHOTINER, together.

JOHN

ROSSELLI asked informant to call him on the lollowing day.

On August 16, 1966, informant called ROSSELLI

at ROSSELLI's residence, through the apartment switchboard,

and ROSSELLI gave him his unlisted number, and told him to

call back which informant did. ROSSELLI mentioned to.

informant that he knew informant was friendly with BUTCH

LEYPOLDT, head of the Nevada Gambling Control in Las Vegas

and he asked source to contact LEYPOLDT and get him to quit

"knocking ROSSELLI and bringingheat on ROSSELLI

and his friends"

ROSSELLT said they are trying to indict the

"head of the

G's" in las vegas and this might have something to do with

it.

ROSSELLI indicated that he believed LEYPOLDT and the

"head of the G's" are working together against the las

Vegas crowd. Informant told ROSSELLI that if he happened

to see LEYPOLDT, he would mention it to him.

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Informant stated that he has not seen LEYPOLDT

for six or seven years and has no intention of contacting

him or mentioning ROSSELLI to him.

INFORMATION REGARDING ROSSELLI'S

ICN. AFFILIATION

By memorandum dated August 22, 1966, the New

York oriice furnished the tollowing intormation:

1966 NY 1839-C-TE, an admitted member

of the LUCHESE

On AUgUSTAl" Of ION, advised SA ANTHONY R. VIELANO

of the following information concerning subject:

Informant advised that he first met ROSSELLI many.

years ago and was aware that ROSSELLI was originally from

Chicago and had an uncle who was an old time Mafiosa.

According to informant,

ROSSELLI started in

"the rackets" at

the age of 15 and was at an early age associated with Al

CAPONE.

Informant said during the mid 1940's ROSSELLI received

a. 10 year sentence for extortion in connection with the movie

industry and that also involved in this extortion was PauL

•RICCA, TOE DIAMOND (deceased), CHARLIE JOY (deceased!, and

LOUIS

COMPAGNA (deceased).

Informant

said

previously ROSSELLI was sent to

Los Angeles by RICCA, acted as a

sottocapo" and took over

Los Angeles and extended his iniluence to Las vegas.

Informant said sometime prior to this incarceration

BENNY THE BUG STECAL (deceased), went to California and there

was

"set up" by ROSELLI.

ROSSELLI at that time was in the

early stages of investing approximately 2 million dollars of

illegitimate money received from "the outfit" in Chicago in

the Flamingo at Las

vegas.

Upon ROSSELLI's conviction, this assignment with the

accompanying money was turned over to BENNY THE BUG,

who had

apparently been playing the stock market and had lost heavily,

including the

above monies.

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Informant advised that ROSSELLI at that time had

also been invloved with a movie starlet who had corresponded

with ROSSELLl in Atlanta Penitentiary during approximately

pontent tart during at

1945. ROSSELLI also learned that BENNY THE BUG WaS Playing

with the sister of this starlet and had almost reduced her to

a common prostitute.

Informant said that both these incidents had

apparently so angered ROSSELLI that approximately bow weeks

prior to SIEGAL's assassination, he had advised informant

that BENNY would be killed, which occurred according to

ROSSELLI's prediction.

Informant continued that he had heard that ROSSELLI,.

fronting for the Chicago mob, had put up large sums of money

for pieces of the Flamingo, the Sands, and most recently

Caesar's Palace, all in Las Vegas.

Informant said ROSSELLI

has the reputation of being the man in charge of Las Vegas.

Informant also advised that ROSSELLI at one time told

him that a lawyer, whose name may be Joe and who comes irom

Kansas City, visited him and PAUL RICCA in Atlanta during

approximately 1946 and is also a

"soldier" in ICN. Informant

said this individual's

name would no doubt be reflected in the

penitentiary records of ROSSELLI's visitors.

Informant advised that as of approximately one year

ago he was advised that the way to contact ROSSELLI was through

the Bella Napoli Restaurant in Beverly Hills, California.

By airtel dated August 29, 1966, to the Bureau,

the Los Angeles Office furnished certain background

information concerning ROSSELLI to the New York Office

which requests the NY 1839-C-TE be re-interviewed.

By airtel. dated September 8, 1966, the New York

Office furnished the following information:

NY 1839-C-TE, on September 6, 1966, advised he

first became acquainted with subject in approximately 1943

when both were inmates in Atlanta Penitentiary and where they

became close associates until approximately 1946-1947.

Informant said he subsequently met

subject in New York City

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Concerning associates in New York City, informant

said that although ROSSELLI was with ORMENTO when they last

met, ROSSELLI was never a close associate of ORMENTO.

Instead,

in New York City, ROSSELLI was close to FRANK COSTELLO, THOMAS

IUCHEStoSs of bosses"

and VITO GENOVESE prior to the time VITO GENOVESE

became

Informant related the following story that

occurred while both were inmates in Atlanta, approximately

1946-1947:

Informant said on one occasion, he told TOSSELLI that

he had a girl friend in New York City who

was close to him but

since she only earned $40-$50.00 per week could not afford to

see him in Atlanta.

Unbeknown to informant, ROSSELLI then

approached PETE DI

PALERMO, also known as Petie Beck, brother

Of JOSEPH and CHARLIE DI PALERMO, who was being discharged

from Atlanta Penitentiary and instructed that PETIE see THOMAS

LUCHESE and have LUCHESE give this girl money.

sometime thereafter this girl friend visited him in Atlanta

and explained that she had been given $300.00 and was receiving

$50.00 per week from informant's

"friends"

Informant recalled that on one occasion during this

period, ROSSELLI had told him that WILITE MORETTI, also

known as Willie Moore, characterized as

"an Eastern representative

for the RICCA family and ROSETTI's contact man!!

and was telling people of his association wit

"blowing

ROSELLI, which upset ROSSELLI. Informant said a few years

ANASTASIA "soldieni WILLIE MORETTI was murdered by an

• JOHN ROBILOTTO, aLso known as donnny

Roberts, who himself was subsequentir murdered durine the

period when ANASTASIA and his

"underboss"

• TOMMY RAVA were

killed.

Informant said he recalled that ROSELLI was also

closely associated with MIKE COPPOLA in Miami, Florida, as

well as

"HAT TONY" SALERNO.

1so close with the MASSI ph) brothers who wield considerabl

SALe on spotter

Informant said that ROSSELLI was

ICN power in Cleveland, Ohio, and with JOHNNY MITCHELL, true

name unknown, who was

an LCN member from Chicago, but now

resides in Miami. Informant stated that the attorney previously

mentioned by him is definitely JOSEPH BULGER and was certain of

the fact that ROSSELLI on more than one occasion had advised

him that BULGER was an LCN

"soldier"

from Kansas City.

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INFORMANTS

T- 1

T- 2

T-7

I-3

I-4

T-5

T-6

T-?

T- 8

T- 9

I-10

I-11

T-12

7-13

I-14

BENNIE WARREN PCI

BENNIE WARREN PCI

BENNIE WARREN PCI

IV IO-C

IV-134-0

IA 4476-C-TE

CSIA 4757-C

BENNIE WARREN PCI

IV 117-C-TE

LA 4367-C-TE

LA 4444-0

LA. 4448-C-TE

WEBB HALL

USPO Employee

Tarzana, California

PENNY PORTER

Penny's Answering Service

Los Angeles, California

DAVID L.

ZALLAN

Former PCI

LOS.

Angeles, California

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