Originator: FBI
From: SF
To: HQ
Document date: 09/15/1976
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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FEDERAL E

"REAU OF INVES GATION

REPORTING OFFICE

SAN FRANCISCO

OFFICE OF ORIGIN

LOS ANGELES

TITLE OF CASE

ALADENO I. FRATIANNO, aka

DATE

INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD

5/24/76-8/27/76

9/15/76

REPORT MADE BY

LOWELL S. LAWRENCE

CHARACTER OF CASE

AR

TYPED BY

sfc

Released under the John F.

Kennedy Assassination

Records Collection Act of

1992 (44 USC 2107 Note].

Case#:Nw 68486 Date:

12-02-2022

5/251653

REFERENCE:

Los Angeles letter to Bureau,

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ADMINISTRATIVE

By letter dated 5/21/76, the Los Angeles Office

indicated that inasmuch as FRATIANNO has been identified as

the

"Underboss" of the Los Angeles "Family" of the la Cosa

• Nostra, (LCN), whose jurisdiction covers Los Angeles and

San Diego areas, it is felt his criminal activities will

basically occur in those areas and even though his residence

is in the San Francisco territory, his base of operations will

be in Southern California.

that, UACB, Los Angeles would assume origin in this matter.

CONVIC.

PRETRIAL

DIVERSIONFUG

ACCOMPLISHMENTS CLAIMED

FINES

SAVINGS

NONE

ACQUIT-

CASE HAS BEEN:

RECOVERIES

TALS

PENDING OVER ONE YEAR

PENDING PROSECUTION

OVER SIX MONTHS

EYES INO

APPROVE

SPECIAL AGENT

IN CHARGE

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- Bureau

4 492-3899) (RM)

- LOS Angeles (92-567) (RM)

- San Diego (92-187) (RM)

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San Francisco

(2-92-271)

(1

- 183-81)

(1

- 183-114)

92-3899

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The Los Angeles communication indicated that

FRATIANNO was extremely active in criminal activities in

Southern California and associated with hoodlum figures

including MICHAEL RIZZI, JACK LO CICERO, HAROLD MELTZER,

AL' PONTICELLI, MARTY ALLEN, MICKEY FINE and LOUIS TOM DRAGNA.

The Los Angeles communication further indicated that FRATIANNO

daily meets with the above individuals and is in touch with

FRATIANNO waS also the subject of a case captioned,

"SALVATORE, AMARENA, aka, ET AL, SF File 183-114". In this

during June through 8/15/76, San Francisco

informant SF

8677-PC furnished considerable information

obtained in contacts with AMARENA, FRATIANNO and others who

frequent Sal's Pizza, 287 Ellis Street, San Francisco.

In-

cluded in associates

who were meeting with FRATIANNO were

MIKE RIZZATELLI, aka Mike Rizzi from Los Angeles,and BEt

BARRISH and San

Francisco Teamster official RUDY THAM.

According to SF 8677-PC, she overheard FRATIANNO discussing

such activities as shylocking, pornography and fencing.

The former SF 2501-C-TE who was discontinued as

a Top Echelon (TE) informant of the San

Francisco Office!

during August of 1975 inasmuch as he was named as a Subject

of Title III coverage conducted by the Los Angeles Division

in matter captioned,

"ALADENO I. FRATIANNO, aka, ET AL,

LA File 183-103, Bufile 183-345, and SF File 183-81", has

continued to contact San Francisco Agent of contact approxi-

mately every two weeks.

Information voluntarily furnished

has been accepted from this former TE without comment.

source has indicated that FRATIANNO has continued to maintain

contact with

and also

JFK Law 10(a)!

subjects of Title III coverage. & Those included

were

FRATIANNO has told informant that although the investigation jFK Law 10(a)2

of the FGJ in Los Angeles appears to be aimed against him,

none of these people can involve him in any activity other

than being in contact with these people.

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Former SF 2501-C-TE has also indicated he is

in regular contact with FRATIANNO and SAL AMARENA at Sal's

Pizza and indicated that he believes some information is

coming out of Sal's Pizza Place, possibly from SAL, that

is being furnished to law enforcement agencies inasmuch as

some information as to his itinerary that resulted in police

surveillance was information only available to SAL and

people who frequented Sal's Pizza.

In view of the RICO investigations being conducted

both in Los Angeles and San Francisco concerning Subject,

information developed in these investigations is being fur-

nished to the Bureau under those captions and will not be

included within this report other than to show associations

and travel.

INFORMANTS

Numerous informants

continue to provide considerable

information regarding Subject's activities. The information

set forth in this report that is furnished by informants is

su test is stinished by

being submitted under multiple I symbols and is suitably para-

phrased to protect the identity of these sources.

The following informants furnished information set

forth in details:

T-Symbol Assigned

Identity of Source

SF T-1, T-2, T-3,

T-4, T-5, T-9

SF T-6, T-8

SE T-7

Former SE 2501-C-TE

SF 3203-C-TE

SD 1064-C-TE

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LEADS

LOS ANGELES

AT LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

As the Los Angeles Office is the Office of

Origin in this matter but source resides in the San Francisco

territory, Los Angeles should provide San Francisco with

pertinent information concerning Subject's activities and

the status of the FGJ in which

is a Subject.

SAN DIEGO

JFK Law 10(a)2

AT SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA.

In view of the close association between San Diego

source SD 1064-C-TE and FRATIANNO, San Diego will continue

to provide pertinent information provided by SD 1064-C-TE to

San Francisco as to FRATIANNO'S activities.

SAN FRANCISCO

AT SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

Will continue to follow FRATIANNO's activities

PaPA ma ration constrate intonation.

concerning his activities.

San Francisco will also furnish pertinent information

and status of RICO investigation in San Francisco to the Bureau

susan petticot

the Bation

and Los Angeles under the caption of the RICO investigation

captioned, "SALVATORE AMARENA, SF File 183-114".

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL, BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Copy 10:

Report of:

Date:

Field Office File #:

Title:

Office:

LOWELL S. LAWRENCE

9/15/76

92-271

ALADENO T. FRATIANNO

SAN FRANCISCO

Bureau File #:

92-3899

Character:

ANTI-RACKETEERING

Synopsis:

ALADENO T. FRATIANNO, more commonly known

as JIMMY FRATIANNO, continues to reside in

Half Moon Bay, California.

Activities,

associates and travel of FRATIANNO set forth.

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DETAILS:

Sources whose identities are concealed

herein have furnished reliable

information in the past except where

otherwise noted.

BACKGROUND

A. Residence

ALADENO T. FRATIANNO, more commonly known as JIMMY

FRATIANNO, continues to reside

at 400 California Street, Half

Moon Bay, California. This is a single family resort cottage

owned by DENNIS MC DONALD, an attorney who is a close associate

of FRATIANNO who resides in Hayward, California and has his

office in Hayward, California.

Telephone number 728-7652 is telephone number located

at the residence of FRATIANNO at 400 California Street in Half

Moon Bay.

This document contains neither secommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents

are not to be distributed outside your agency.

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B. Employment

FRATIANNO is presently an unemployed member of

Teamster Local #70 of Oakland, California.

C. Marital Status

FRATIANNO is currently residing with his bride

of approximately a year ago, the former JEAN BodUL, who has

been a known girl friend of FRATIANNO for several years.

D. Motor Vehicles

During Surveillances conducted in the San Francisco

Division, JIMMY FRATIANNO has recently been observed driving

a late model Cadillac hardtop bearing California license 676 NJS.

This vehicle is registered to Thomas Cadillac Leasing Company,

Los Angeles, California.

E. Travel and Associates

By communication dated May 21, 1976, the Los Angeles

Division advised that ALADENO T. FRATIANNO is the current

Underboss of La Cosa Nostra (LCN) of the Los Angeles

"Family".

FRATIANNO is extremely active in criminal activities in the

Southern California area and is associated with numerous Koodlum

figures including MICHAEL\RIZZI, JACKXLOLCICERO, HAROLDYMELTZER,

ALXPONTICELLI, MARTY ALLEN, MICKEYXEINE and LOUIS TOMADRAGNA.

During May, 1976, SF T-l advised that he was in recent

contact with JIMMY FRATIANNO and FRATIANNO indicated that he

continues to frequent the pizza restaurant called Sal's Pizza

operated by sat Amet, san

locsted 287 Ellis Street, San Francisco, which is owned and

During June, 1976, SF T-2 advised that in a recent

contact with FRATIANNO, FRATIANNO indicated that he had met

with FRANK BOMPENSIERO

and LOUIS TOM DRAGNA (previously identi-

fied as 'Los Angeles LCN "Capo" and "Boss", respectively).

FRATIANNO told informant that he met these two at Murietta

Hot Springs Spa in Southern California.

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During June, 1976, SFIT-3 advised that while in

Las Vegas he encountered JIMMY FRATIANNO who indicated that

he was there to contact YALE COHEN who was one of the bosses

of the Hacienda Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

Informant

indicated that from FRATIANNO he determined that the purpose

of this contact with COHEN was an attempt to save the job of

a relative of FRATIANNO's who was a pit boss at the Hacienda

and who has recently been let go with the change in owner-

ship at the Hacienda when the LEFTY ROSENTHAL group left.

During June, 1976, SF T-4 advised that during a

recent contact with FRATIANNO, FRATIANNO discussed being in

contact with RAY GIARRUSSO.

FRATIANNO told informant that

GIARRUSSO in conversation advised that he learned that DEL

MULLINS, a former business partner with GIARRUSSO, sold his

twin engine Beachcraft airplane to JOE VANDERA and his partner,

TIM LAMERS, who are the owners of Mom's Apple Grove, which has

stores located in Sausalito and San Francisco, California.

GIARRUSSO told FRATIANNO that VANDERA and his

partner are still

utilizing this airplane to bring in large quantities of mari-

juana from Mexico.

During May, 1976, SF T-5 advised that he recently

encountered JIMMY FRATIANNO who disclosed that he had just

returned from a trip to Chicago, Illinois where he contacted

ALLEN DORFMAN associated with the Southwest Teamsters Pension

Fund in an attempt to obtain a Teamster loan for a legitimate

consignment clothing business to be set up in San Francisco

by FRATIANNO backed by San Francisco Teamster Boss, RUDY THAM.

FRATIANNO indicated that while in Chicago he encountered MORRIE

SHENKER who he, FRATIANNO, believed was

in Chicago also to

see DORFMAN on an unrelated matter.

During May, 1976, SF T-6, who was frequently visiting

at Sal's Pizza and had been in contact with LARRY NISSENHOFF and

SAM CONTI, partners in numerous nude encounters in San Francisco,

advised that he had also seen JIMMY FRATIANNO in Sal's Pizza and

believes that FRATIANNO and AMARENA are interested in cultivating

their contacts in pornographic business.

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During June, 1976, SF'I-T advised that in a

recent contact with TONY SPILOTRO, Chicago LCN member who

now resides in Las Vegas, SPILOTRO discussed a recent visit

bY JIMMY FRATIANNO and MIKE RIZZATELLI, also known as Mike

/Rizzi (recently identified as a LoS Angeles LCN member) ,

to Las Vegas during the national Teamsters convention held

in Las Vegas. SF T-7 advised that FRATIANNO and RIZZI were

accompanied in Las Vegas by IRVING "SLICK" SHAPIRO, a former

Cleveland hoodlum contractor who is now working in Las Vegas

as a low level casino executive.

SF T-7 indicated that he believes that FRATIANNO

and RIZZI were trying to promote a loan for SHAPIRO to construct

a commercial operation.

SE T-7 also advised that he believes

that FRATIANNO is'attempting to promote a dental insurance

package for RUDY THAM'S Teamster Local in San Francisco.

During June, 1976, Sergeant DAVID KELLOGG Of the

San Francisco Police Department (SFPD), Intelligence Unit,

information obtained by his unit concerning travel

KELLOGG advised that FRATIANNO

traveled to Los Angeles on Friday, June 1I, 1976 and was picked

up at Los Angeles International Airport-by MIKE RIZZATELLI:

KELLOGG indicated that their investigation reflected that

RIZZATELLI and FRATIANNO met with MICKEY FINEBERG, a well known

individual in the field of pornography.

KELLOGG further advised that RIZZATELLI

and FRATIANNO

traveled to the Beverly Hilton Hotel and at Trader Vic's met

with JOHN ROSELLI, (ROSELLI has been identified as LCN

from Chicago "Family").

KELLOGG continued that following the

meeting with ROSELLI, FRATIANNO and RIZZATELLI traveled to the

home of HOWARD COOK, 1533 Rising Glen Road.

Sergeant KELLOGG had advised that on June 13, 1976,

FRATIANNO again met with ROSELLI and following the meeting

was picked up by RIZZATELLI and both were met by JACK LO CICERo

and all three traveled to RIZZATELLI's; home.

Sergeant KELLOGG continued that information was

provided to them by Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) , In-

telligence Unit, reflecting that FRATIANNO departed Los Angeles

for Las Vegas, Nevada on June 14, 1976 in a private aircraft

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registered to PHILIP MAITA, San

Mateo, California. (PHIL

MAITA is owner and operator of Easy Street Bar in San Mateo,

California and is known to be involved in pornographic

operations.) KELLOGG indicated that LAPD, Intelligence

Unit, advised that passengers believed to

accompany FRATIANNO

were RIZZATELLI and possibly FRANK BOMPENSIERO.

In Las Vegas,

FRATIANNO and RIZZATELLI stayed at the Tropicana Hotel for

approximately two days.

Los Angeles report indicated that

there were a Teamsters' convention and pornographers' con-

vention being held in Las Vegas at that time.

During June, 1976, SF T-8 advised that JIMMY

FRATIANNO and PHIL MAITA will be traveling to New York in

approximately one

Of the trip is an week.

Source indicated that the purpose

attempt to sign up performers for appearances

at the Cow Palace in San Francisco.

SF T-8 subsequently advised that FRATIANNO and MAITA

would leave San Francisco on approximately June 29, and pro-

ceed to Cleveland, Ohio to meet a friend of FRATIANNO's and

then travel to New York for the purpose of meeting with the

entertainers.

During August, 1976, SF T-9 advised that in recent

contact with JIMMY FRATIANNO, FRATIANNO indicated he had been

in contact with WALTER SEIFERT of Los Angeles.

FRATIANNO told

informant that SEIFERT discussed the current Federal Grand -

Jury that is being conducted in Los Angeles involving himself,

FRATIANNO, SEIFERT and VIC WERBER.

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