Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: NEWSOM, MILTON L.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 04/27/1962
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY : FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-10293-10144

RECORDS SERIES : HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER : CR 92-6054-11

Released under the John

' Kennedy

Assassination Records

Collection Act of 1992

144 USC 2107 Notel.

Case#:NW 45754 Date:

11-16-2017

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR : FBI

FROM

NEWSOM, MILTON L.

TO

: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE

DATE

: 04/27/62

PAGES

28

SUBJECTS : JFC, ASSOC, MAFIA,

EXISTENCE, ORGANIZATION, LEADERSHIP,

MEMBERSHIP, CONSPIRATORIAL ASPECTS, CRIMINAL ACT, DLPD,

MISUR

DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION

: UNCLASSIFIED

RESTRICTIONS : 4, SECTION 11(a)

CURRENT STATUS : RELEASED WITH DELETIONS

DATE OF LAST REVIEW

: 09/23/98

OPENING CRITERIA : INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF IRS,

COMMENTS

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Considerable investigation has been conducted regarding

the Italian criminal

organization

and reported by the Dallas Office

under the titles

"MARIA,

INFORMATION CONCERNING"

', and "JOSEPH

FRANCIS CIVELLO,

aka., AR'

York has received copies of

pertinent reports.

Pertinent information developed in those

matters concerning the existence and activity in Texas of a

national Italian criminal organization is set forth in the

details of this

report.

JOSEPH FRANCIS CIVELLO IS recognized by sources and

intormants at dallas, Texas, to

the "representative" or "boss"

in the Dallas area,

who answers to higher placed members of the

organization.

Investigations have been conducted concerning

CIVELLO and

his

associates by the Dallas Office, Internal Revenue

service,

Federal Narcotics Bureau,

and local law enforcement

agencies

crimioal

These investigations have developed that the Italian

element has had little success in operating as an

organization in

the Dallas ared.

CIVELLO's activities are

very limited and his

associates tend to operate individually,

either in

legitimate

enterprises or in gambling activities.

evidence that CIVELLO actually controls or

arbitrates disputes

among the Italian element in Dallas.

CIVELLO 1s said to be in a "stand-by" position due to the

that the organization

not able to operate as such in Dallas

because of the

Local

law enforcement.

CIVELLO

has not been known to be actively engaged

in any criminal activity since the Apalachin Meeting, 11/14/57.

Investigation

has developed that CIVELLO and his associates

are interested in controlling or setting up gambling operations

in the

area but numerous reliable informants who

& position to

know about gambling activities state

CIVILLo is not known to be directly involved in any illegal

activity at this

Reliable informants and all other

enforcement

agencies in the Dallas area are well aware of

FBI's interest in CIVELLO and have said they will report

Information

concerning

him to the Dallas Office.

Identity of

Informants

Dallas. T-1

Dallas

DL- 105-C.

NE- 3123-@*.

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Dallas T-3 IS ERNEST GENTRY, District Supervisor,

Federal Narcotics Bureau, Dallas, Texas.

Dallas T-4 IS DL 95-C.

Dallas I=5 1S HO 1076-C.

DALlaS T-6 IS JERONE I. CRANE, CO owner of the Crane-

Longley Funeral

Home, Dallas, Texas,

who is well

acquainted with

Italian Lamilies in the Dallas area.

Careful consideration has been given to each source

concealed

and

I symbols were utilized in this report only in

those instances

where identities

of the sources must be

concealed.

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X RELEASE IN FULL

I RELEASE IN PART

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