Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, SD
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 8/9/67
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Date:

5/19/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

124-10287-10377

RECORD SERIES :

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

92-6054-2072, 2073

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: SAC, SD

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 08/09/1967

'PAGES:

10

SUBJECTS :

LCN, ASSOC, INVESTMENT, WILSON, DANNY, ARREST, THP,

PHOTO, GAMBLING

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 07/08/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

INC MEMO

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89-36/0397. 5-22-841

FBI

Date:

8/9/67

Transmit the following in

AIRTEL

(Type in plaintext or code)

REGISTERED

Vía

(Priority)

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TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI (92-6054)

FROM:

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

LA COSA NOSTRA

AR - CONSPIRACY

(00: NEW YORK)

Re San Diego airtel to Bureau, 7/10/67.

San Diego 1064-C-TE was recontacted 7/25/67 and

furnished

the following information on La Cosa Nostra (LCN) :

I.

LAS VEGAS DIVISION

Informant advised he made trip via plane to Las Vegas

on 7/16/67•

Met JIMVY "The Weasel" FRATIANNO in Los Angeles

and they flew together to Las Vegas to check on their

on to tano

investment in the manufacture and utilization of the horse

37-918

race gambling machine they are trying to install in Las Vegas

casinos. He advised that ABE BENJAMIN is handling this for

them in Las Vegas.

This machine utilizes old horse racing

movies which are projected on a screen.

The players insert

their coin, pick the horse they think will win and then the

machine 18

started and the one who has picked the winning

horse is the winner, like the winner at a jackpot machine.

Informant indicated that hose investing in this machine are

himself, ABE BENJAMIN, JINMY FRATIANNO, JOHN ROSELLI of

Hollywood and DANNY WILSON at Los Angeles.

If the machine

is successful, it will be manufactured in Chicago and Chicago

- Bureau (AIRMAIL-REGISTERED)

2

- Cleveland (92-748) AM-REG

(1 - 137-9187)

- New York 192-2300

2 - St. Louis (AM-REG)

- Chicago (92-1273)(AM-RSG)

- Detroit (92-914)

- Las Vegas (92-625)

(AMAN-R.?

• Miami (92-055)

AM-REG)

-

Lampa

(92-218) (Info) (AM-REG)

- Kansas City (92-883)

(AM-REG)

4 - San Diego (92-229)

- San Francisco (92-253) (AM-REG)

2

LoS Angeles (92-1112 (AM-REG)

(1 - 137-1088) 71-6054

(1 - 92413

2012

JDA :PE

EX-115 + AUG

1907

(28)

Approved:

Sent

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Per

57 AUG 24 Specíal Agent in Charge

NIVE

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SD 92-229

hoodlum money will be behind it. On 7/25/67, informant

advised that they will be putting some of these machines in

Las Vegas casinos in three or four weeks.

In a prior meeting with the informant, he identified

DANNY WILSON of Los Angeles as an Italian with another true

name who is apparently the West Coast representative for some

well known garbage disposal unit manufactured in St. Louis.

for the intormation or the Los Angeles Division, on

July 25, 1907, Las Vegas Division informed that the individual

Identified as DANNY WILSON or LoS Angeles is probably identica.

with JAMES ROBERT IANNONE, FBI Number 346232. IANNONE, aka.,

Danny Wilson, has an extensive arrest record and has served

a considerable amount of prison time for burglary and other

charges in the New York area.

VINCENT JANNONE, aka., Sonny Wilson, FBI Number

Sonny Wilson 1s

currently employed as a floor man at the

"21"

pit of the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas.

The Las Vegas Division further pointed out that

MICHAEL A. WICHINSKY, an owner of the Sands Hotel, is the

prime owner of Bally Slot Machine Company in Las Vegas.

is manufactured in Chicago and distributed in Nevada by

WICHINSKY. It would be very easy for WILSON to become associated

in the coin operated machine field. (Las Vegas and Los Angeles

are again requested to be extremely careful inmaking any

inquiries in this regard as the informant is deeply concerned

about anyone in authority finding out about the hoodlum promotion

of this machine as he is hoping to make a financial comeback

through his investment in it).

II.

DETROIT DIVISION

Informant advised that he has heard the Detroit ICN

family has been successful in obtaining a Nevada license to

operate gamblig at the New Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas.

sHe

further advised that he no longer expects to get a point in

the Detroit investment and has ceased making any further

overtures to PAPA JOHN PRIZIOLA in Detroit in his attempt to

get cut in on the Detrolt Family's Investment in the New

Frontier.

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only four hours and immediately left.

Informant speculated

MOONEY came back to settle problems and pick up some more

money-

ROSELLI warned the informant and apparently others

in Los Angeles not to go back to New York City to attend the

recent funeral of TOM LUCHESE as he belleved it would be under

intense survillance by tos Angeles law enforcement authoritles.

New York

The informant again talked about his desire to

become boss of the Los Angeles ION Family and indicated that

he had some ICN leaders on his side, including ROSELLI.

to the one

Informant indicated that he is trying to get some support

in the Los Angeles Family to make a bid for the leadership,

especially in view of FRANK DESIMONE's present critical

condition.

In regard to FRANK VELOTTA, informant advised that

he is now in the San Francisco area with some woman who is

running a magazine subscription crew. He is living with

her although she is married to someone else and apparently

is getting money from her.

VELOTTA, in recent conversation

with the informant, indicated a desire to get out of the rackets

since.he is still young.

Informant advised that in his recent trip to Los

Angeles, he visited gambler EDDIE NEALIS at Beverly HIlls and

that NEALIS is in very bad shape with a heart condition and

confined to his apartment.

VII.

NEW YORK DIVISION

Informant had no information at this time as to

identity of LUCHESE's successor.

VIII.

ST. LOUIS DIVISION

Informant had no information indicating TONY

GIARDANO had recently returned to San Diego. GIARDANO has not

been in contact with him.

number and he felt he would have called him if he had been

In San Diego. Stated, GIARDANO always stays at the El Cortez

Hotel when in San Diego.

Stated GIARDANO has a first cousin residing in

San Diego named JOE GIARDANO, age about 52, who is now

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employed at the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company at

San Diego.

JOS GLANDANO o1 San Diero

wal. be contacted for

any intormation of value concerning TONY).

IX.

CHICAGO DIVISION

As set out above, informant advised that according

to remarks made by JOHN ROSELLI of Hollywood, SAM GIANCANA

was back in Chicago for about four hours recently and

man can Dan door te

apparently has returned to Mexico City.

LEAD

ALL OFFICES

Since the dictation of this communication,

FRANK DESIMONE, LCN boss of the Los Angeles family died in

Los Angeles on

8/6/67 and contact will be maintained with the

informant to determine identity of the new LCN boss of the

Los Angeles Family.

Requested to furnish any pertinent information or

photographs that can be used on basis for questioning

informant in matters where he might have knowledge.

THE ABOVE INFORMATION SHOULD BE HANDLED IN A MOST

CIRCUMSPECT MANNER, AND UNLESS THE SOURCE IS WELL CONCEALED,

REPORTED ONLY ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE PAGES OF THE REPORT IN

WHICH IT IS USED. SUCH INFORMALION FROM THIS INFORMANT IS

NOT TO BE DISCUSSED WITH ANY INDIVIDUAL OUTSIDE THE BUREAU.

ADDENDUM :

BURBAU, LOS ANGELES, NEW LORK

AND SAN DIEGO OFFICES ONLY

In regard to the contract on ANDY LOCOCO, Informant

advised at this meeting that this contract has been outstanding

for the past three years.

Informant again stated that he is

opposed to it and has no intention of carrying it out.

Informant nas told ROSELLI and other close friends around the

country about his opposition to it and his contempt for the

Los Angeles LCN leadership. He again advised that he has

complete control over this situation since the contract is

assigned to him.

This whole matter is now suspended because

of the death of ICN boss DESIMONE in Los Angeles.

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