Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: KC
To: LV
Document date: 07/31/1962
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

4/23/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY:

FBI

RECORD NUMBER:

124-10338-10043

RECORD SERIES: KC

AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ELSUR 92-116-1602

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: KC

• TO: LV

TITLE :

DATE: 07/31/1962

PAGES:

2

SUBJECTS :

NICHOLAS CIVELLA (ELSUR)

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 11/19/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

1.

SAC, LAS VEGAS (92-679)

7/31/62

SAC, KANSAS CITY (92-252)

THOMAS CACIOPPO, aka

(00 Kansas City)

Re Las Vegas letter to Kausas City dated 7/2/62.

Logical investigation in Kansas City, Missouri,

falls to develop information indicating THOMAS

CACIOPPO has

returned to the Kansas City area since the middle of June 1962.

In early June 1962, KC 737-C* furnished infornation

*etlecting that THOMAS CACIOPPO and his brother, CHARLES

CACIOPPO, also Known as CHUCKIE MORGAN, had a long and serious

discussion with NICHOLAS CIVELLA.

The CACIOPPOS were complain

Ing that they had recently been in Chicago, Illinois, and

attempted to visit an individual named "WIM?" (phonetic).

failed to recognize them or give them the usual court

NICK CIVILLA explained to them that the reason for this

o1 recognition was

because they had not indicated to NICK

CIVILLA they were going to Chicago prior to the

trip, so that

NICK was unable to telephonically contact "HUMP" requesting

him to give the usual courtesies to the CACIOPPOS. Without

this previous word, no courtesies are offered.

TROMAS CACIOPPO also complained extensively to the

effect that he did not feel he was getting his fair share of

from NICK CIVELLA out of the profits of the organized

crininal element in Kansas City, Missouri. NICK CIVELLA

advised CACIOPPO he was getting

his fair share, but the reason

he has no money is because of his gambling losses, not because

of curtailed income as his share of the profits.

On July 3, 1962, KC 315-C advised be had recently

learned that THOMAS CACIOPPO had been in Las Vegas for the

last several days prior to that date.

He was unable to secure

any information

3 S

to where CACIOPPO

was staying or what the

purpose was of his being in Las Vegas.

2

was Vegas

Kansas

City

(1-92-252)

(1-92-116) (NICK CIVELLA)

JEG: LAC

(4)

92-116-1602

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