Originator: FBI
From: MELLOTT, FRANK L.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 06/17/1958
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John F. Kennedy

issassination Hecords Lollection Act o

992 |44 USC 2107 Notel. Case#:NW

E8486 Date: 12.02-2022

JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

5/7/2015

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

124-10292-10005

RECORD SERIES:

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 92-3171-21

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FBI

FROM: MELLOTT, FRANK L.

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 06/17/1958

PAGES: 137

SUBJECTS :

SGI, BKG, EMP, REL, RES, ASSOC, GAMBLING, POLICY,

ROBBERY, MURDER, KIDNAPPING, BURGLARY, LARCENY,

OPERATING ILLEGAL STILL, BRIBERY, B/F INT, MED.

DOCUMENT TYPE :

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4; 11(a)

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 11/05/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF IRS

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CG 92-349

CRIMINAL INFORMANT COVERAGE

The following criminal informants

are

currently in a position to furnish information

relative to the subject:

CG 6132-0. This informant has known

GIANCANA for several years and meets GIANCANA

occasionally in Chicago area night clubs. Information

received by this informant comes through personal

observation

of and conversation with GIANCANA as

well as conversations with GIANCANA's associates.

CG 5951-0.

this informant knows GIANCANA

by sight but has not had any personal dealings with

GIANCANA

Information furnished in the past was not

conversations vill the tmin elmen tough

conversations with the

CG 6215-0. This

informant alleges he

KnOWS GIANCANA by sight, but is not an associate

of GIANCANA:

This informant is a nephew of JOE

EPSTEIN, who has been reported as a close associate

of GIANCANA®

PCI RODNEY JOHNSON

PCI JOYCE LANE

PCI HENDERSON L. WILLIAMS

POI ROBERT ZIEMAN

POI IRENE TOEROSS

PCI PAUL TIMECH

criminal

The above criminal informants and potential

informants are being contacted

on a regular

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ROBERT ZIEMAN, who furnished

information contained here to

SA MELLOTT

on March 17, 1958.

This informant frequented the

owl club,

a gambling casino

and has

present knowledge of

the operations and operators

of this club.

Not

used.

Informant "@" of the Alcohol

lax Unit, chicago, linois,

who furnished information to

SAC R. M. HOSTENY on April 20,

1945, and to SA DON C. SWANSON

on May 2, 1945•

CG 6215-0, contacted by SA

ROBERT L. BAKER on March 31,

1958.

CG 6132-C, contacted by SA

WILLIAM j.

MC CORMICK;

February

26, March

2, and March 11, 1958.

CG 5841-0, contacted by SA

FRANCIS J. STEFANAK on

February 18, 1955.

JOYCE LANE; being developed

as a PCI, who was

contacted by

SAS JOHN

C• NOONAN, Jr. and

VINCENT L. INSERRA on April 1,

1958.

Miss LANE is a prostitute

who advised that

she has frequent

contact with the criminal elements

in Chicago, Illinois.

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DANIEL PASSARELLA,

1318 Broadway" Illinois, who

Melrose Park,

was contacted by SA HILL

on May 8, 1958.

PASSARELLA

is a lifelong resident of

Melrose Park and has personal

knowledge of criminal activities

in that area.

PCI PAUL TIMRECH contacted by

SAS PAUL B. FRANKFORI

and JOE

C. WHEELER on May 6, 1958;

this informant has not furnished

adequate information to permit

an evaluation of his reliability

but he claims personal knowledge

of most of the syndicate members

through close and frequent

contact with them.

F. J. SPRING,

President,

Oak Park National Bank,

Oak

Park, Illinois, who was

contacted by SA FILES on

January 30, 1958.

subject's income tax returns

for

inclusive.

Lual ropes 1953 through 1956,

JFK Law 11(a)

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FRANCIS "JACK" JACKSON,

4736 South Indiana Avenue,

Chicago, Illinois, whose

Identity is being concealed

at his request.

JACKSON has

furnished insufficient information

to evaluate his reliability.

Tesur CG 5633

PCI HENDERSON L. WILLIAMS,

contacted by SA HILL on the

dates indicated. Insufficient

information has been furnished

by this informant to evaluate

his reliability.

"WILLIAMS

is the boyfriend on an intimate

basis with the maid of DARLENE

CAIFANO.

IRENE TOEROSS, contacted on

April 9, 1958, by SA AUGUST C.

KEMPFF.

This PCI has furnished

Insufficient information to

evaluate her reliability.

This

informant claims to be close to

the criminal elements in Chicago.

NELSON A. LOCKE, 1146 Wenonah,

Oak Park, Illinois, whose identity

is being concealed

at his request.

Mr. LOCKE, a responsible official

with the Civil Aeronautics

Association at Midway Airport,

lives

across the street from the

subject.

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CC 92-349

CRIMINAL INFORMANT COVERAGE

The following criminal Informants are

currently in a position to furnish information

relative to the subject:

CG 6132-0, This informant has known

GIANCANA for several years and meets GIANCANA

occasionally in chicago area night clubs, Information

received by this informant comes through

personal

observation of

and conversation with GIANCANA as

well as conversations with GIANCANA's associates.

CG 5951-0.

This informant knows GIANCANA

by

sight but has not had any personal dealings with

GIANCANAO

Information furnished in the past was not

first-hand information but was received through

conversations with the "criminal element"

CG 6215-0. This informant alleges

ho

knows GIANCANA by sight, but is not an associate

of GIANCANA®

This informant is a nephew of JOE

EPSTEIN, who has becomported as a close associate

Of GIANCANA;

PCI RODNEY JOHNSON

POT JOYGE LANE

POI HENDERSON, L. WILLIAMS

PCI ROBERT ZIEMAN

PCI IRENE TOEROSS

PCI PAUL TIMRECH

The above criminal informants and potential

crimina. intormants are being contacted on a regular

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ROBERT ZIENAN, who furnished

information contained here

to

SA MELLOTT on March 17, 1958.

This informant frequented the

Owl club,

a gambling casino

in Calumet city, lilinois,

in

the summer and

fall of 1957,

and has present knowledge of

the oporations and operators

of this club.

Not used.

Informent "g" of the Alcohol

Dan Unit, Chicago nOS

who furnished information to

SAC R. M. HOSTElY on April 20,

1945, and to SA DON C. SWANSON

on May 2, 1945.

CG 6215-0, contacted by SA

ROBERT I. BAKER on March 31,

1958.

CG 6132-C, contacted by SA

WILLIAM J. MC CORNicK, February

26, March 2, and March 11, 1958.

CG 5841-0, contacted by SA

FRANCIS J, STEFANAK on

February 18, 1955.

JOYCE LANE, being developed

as a

PCI, who was contacted

SAS JOHN O. NOONAN, Jr, and

by

VINCENE L. INSERRA

on April 1,

1958.

Miss LANE is a prostitute

who advised that

she has frequent

contact with the criminal elements

in Chicago,

Illinois.

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DANIEL PASSARELLA,

1318 Broadway,

retrose Park,

Illinois,' who

was contacted by SA HILI

on May 8, 1958, PASSARELLA

is a lifelong resident of

Melrose Park and has personal

knowledge of criminal activitios

in that area!

POI PAUL TIMRECH contacted by

SAS

PAUL B: FRANKFORT and JOE

C; WHRELER on May 6, 1958;

this informant has not furnished

adequate information to permit

an evaluation of his reliability

but he claims personal knowledge

of most of the syndicate members

through close and frequent

contact with them.

F. J. SPRING, President,

Oak Park National Bank, Oak

Park, Illinois, who was

contacted by SA FILES on

January 30, 1958.

Subject's income tax beturns

inclusive.

Li genes 1953 through 1956,

JFK Law 11(a)

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FRANCIS "JACK" JACKSON,

4736 South Indiana Avenue,

Chicago, Illinois, whose

identity is being

concealed

at his request.

JACKSON has

furnished insufficient information

to evaluate his reliability.

Tesur CG 5633

POI

HENDERSON L. WILLIAMS,

contacted by SA HILL on the

dates indicated. Insufficient

information has

been furnished

by this informant to evaluate

his reliability.

WILLIAMS

the boyfriend on an intimate

basis with the maid of DARLENE

GAIFANO O

IRENE TOEROSS, contacted on

* April 9, 1958, by SA AUGUST C•

KEMPPP

This

POI has furnished

insufficient information to

evaluate her reliability.

This

informant claims to be close to

the criminal elements in Chicago.

NELSON A,

LOCKE, 11,6 Wenonah,

Oak Park, Illinois, whose identity

is being concealed at his request.

Ma LoCKa, a responsible official

with the Civil Aeronautics

Association at Midway Airports

lives across the street from the

subjecte

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