Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: AMBLER, JOHN A.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 03/29/1968
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

6/15/201

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

FBI

124-10197-10278

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

92-2781-1272

Released under the John

F. Kennedy

assassination Records

Collection Act of 1992

144 USC 2107 Notel.

Case#:NW 45966 Date:

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: AMBLER, JOHN A.

TO :

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :.

DATE: 03/29/1968

PAGES:

71

SUBJECTS :

LST, BKG, RES, TRA, B/F INT, GAMBLING ACT, TECAL,

ASSOC

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4; 11(a)

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 11/12/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF IRS

COMMENTS :

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TP 92-1

On February 21, 1968, SD 1064-C-TE advised that

JOHN ROSELLI is apparently making an effort to take

over

the TCN leadership in California

and in his efforts to

make such an attempt has been in contact with leaders of

the Chicago ICN family and with SANTO TRAFFICANTE, OR.

subsequently, on 3/1/68, SD 1064-C-TE advised that

ROSELLI had recently attempted to get TRAFFICANTE to meet

with him in Los Angeles, but that TRAFFICANTE claimed

could not come to Los Angeles at this time.

Subsequently,

on March 6, 1968, ROSELLl indicated he had

again talked

with TRAFFICANTE and that TRAFFICANTE indicated was too

busy

to make a trip to Los Angeles at this time, but

expected to make it in the near future, and ROSELLI men-

tioned that if TRAFFICANTE did not come to California by

April 15, then ROSELLI hoped to send SD 1064=C-TE to

Florida to meet with TRAFFICANTE.

Om March 13, 1968, CG 6588-C-TE advised that

FELIX ALDERISIO may have had a clandestine meeting with

SANTO TRAFFICANTa in Chicago on March 12, 1968, anc

based such an assumption on the fact that son€

time ago

ALDER ISIO wanted to send a gift to TRAFFICANTE, but did

not have TRAFFICANTE's address and in telephonic contact

with TRAFFICANTE on March 8, had asked TRAFFICANTE fOr

his address and had been told that TRAFFICANTE WOUld nOt

give him his address over the phone, but would give it to

him when he next saw All ERISIO.

Informant remarked that

on March 12, 1968, ALDERiSI had had the informant drop

him at an innocuous place in the Chicago Inn area and

later, when rejoining the informant, ALTERISIO handed the

informant a piece of paper with the address 740 Northeast

155th Street, North, Miami, Florida, and told informant

this was TRAFFICANTE's address and to send the gift to that

address.

On March 14, 1968, TP 120-C advised that TRAFFICANTE

had departed the Tampa, Florida area, 2/8/68, and had not

returned to the Tampa area until March 13, 1968.

Informant

mentioned that during the time TRAFFICANTE was absent from

the Tampa area, his daughter and her family had also been

absent and that during this period of time, informant had

determined that there were no secret access or hiding

places at the TRAFFICANTE residence. Informant did discover

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TP 92-1

a hand weapon

which is the first gun known to have been

in TRAFFICANTE's possession,

but informant not familiar

with weapons, therefore, unable to identify type at this

time. Informant also was able to advise during the time

the entire family was

absent from the TRAFFICANTE residence,

Mrs. TRAFFICANTE's father would arrive at the residence

during the late afternoon

and remain in the residence

until

the following morning.

INFORMANTS

Identity

TP T1 is Legat,

Hong Kong

TP T-2 is 120-C

TP T-3 is 326-C-TE

TP I=4 is TP 220-C

TP T=5 is TP 358-C

TP 16 15 PCI

TP T-T is Former PCI

TP T-8 is NO 1572-C

TP T-9 is MI. JOE DORAN,

Dun and Bradstreet, Inc.,

Jacksonville

(By request.)

Florida,

TP T-10 is TP 350-C

TP T-11 is TP 349C-TE

TP T-12 is PCI

Location

92-1-4279

137-460-273

137=1667-35

137-1079-96,

98, 100

137-195-56

137-1705-29

137-1823-26

NO 137-2931

TP. 92-1-4281

JFK Act 6 (4)

137-1386-39

137-1792-21

137-1838-6

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JFK Act 6 (4)

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Identity

TP T-13 is TP 97-C

TP T-14 is Former

TP 8-C

TP. T-15 ' is PCI

IP T-16 is Mr. GENE HILL,

Intelligence Unit,

IRS,

Tampa, Florida,

'(By request.)

TP T.17 is TP 41-C-TE

Location

137-360-257

137-8-353

137-1755-15

Instant report

137-142-402

LEADS

ATLANTA DIVISION

AT ATLANTA, GA.

Will conduct appropriate investigation to identify

business known as Nationwide Vending.

Thereafter, identify

individuals operating business in effort to

determine if

any association with SANTO TRAFFICANTE, JR.

MIAMI DIVISION

AT MIAMI, FLA.

Will continue efforts to determine TRAFFICANTE's

day-to-day activities,

and to determine if TRAFFICANTE

absent from Miami on 3/12/68, and attempt to determine

travel itinerary.

NEW ORLEANS DIVISION

AT' NEW ORLEANS, LA.

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IRS

REVIEWED BY JEX TASK FORGE

ON

112298 da

MELBAOL IN FULL

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be a suspected member of La Cosa Nostra.

On March 14, 1968,

TP T-13 advised that approxi

mately 1:30 p.w., that same day, SANTO TRAFFICANTE had

appeared at the Columbia Restaurant and appeared to be

swaiting some person.

TP T-13 remarked that this is the

first time TRAFFICANTE has been observed in Ybor City

in

approxinately one month.

On March 15, 1968, at approximately 3:00 p.m.,

SANTO TRAFFICANTE was observed by SA JOHN A. AMBLER in the

vicinity of his Bristol Avenue residence.

On March 17. 1968, TP T-16 advised

JEK

aw 11(a)

on March 19, 1968, during the afternoon hours,

SANTO TRAFFICANTE, JR. waS

observed in the vicinity of

21st Street and 8th Avenue and was observed to speak with

FRANK CACCIATORE IPPOLITO, also known as "COWBOY".

on March 19, 1968, TP T-17 advised that on Sunday

night, March 17, 1968, sometime around midnight, SANTO

TRAFFICANTE had been in Ybor City area in the company of

FRANK CACCIATORE IPPOLITO, also known as "COWBOY"', and

IPPOLITO concerning the

possi

bility of IPPOLITO opening a sandwich shop in the Miami,

Florida area, patterned after the La Tropicana in the Ybor

City, Florida area. TP T-17 advised that sometime during

the evening TRAFFICANTE allegedly made a call to New

Orleans, but TP T-17 does not know with whom TRAFFICANTE

spoke, nor does he know where TRAFFICANTE placed the call.

II. INVESTIGATION CONDUCTED CONCERNING TRAFFICANTE'S

ALLEGED PRESENCE BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA

On January 30, 1968, TP T-3 advised that he had

no information which would indicate that SANTO TRAFFICANTE

had been in the Titusville or Cocoa Beach, Florida areas

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