Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: FITZPATRICK
To: DE
Document date: 03/13/1963
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System •

Date:

5/7/2015

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY:

FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-10342-10292

RECORD SERIES: DE

AGENCY FILE NUMBER:

ELSUR 92-228-795

Document Information

ORIGINATOR :

FBI

FROM:

FITZPATRICK

TO:

DE

TITLE:

DATE: 03/13/1963

PAGES:

11

SUBJECTS :

ANTHONY GIACALONE (ELSUR)...

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION :

Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS :

4

CURRENT STATUS:

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 12/03/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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UNITED STATES GOVERNVENT

MEMORANDUM

TO:

SAC, DETROIT (137-2879) Date:

3/13/63

FROM:

SA ROBERT N. FITZPATRICK /X/ CI / / SI

DE 878-CTE

SUBJECT:

Dates of Contact

3/7, 11/63

Titles and File #s on which contacted

/ / PCI / / PSI

EUGENE ELLSWORTH AYOTTE, aka, et al

49-1253 (Keehan)

NBA,

MAIL FRAUD - CONSPIRACY

JOSEPH "SCARFACE JOE" BONMARITO, aka, AR 92-215 (Fitzpatrick)

ANTHONY CANDY GIACALON

92-217

(Montefiore)

GIACALONE, aka, AR

(92-228 (Lunt)

MATHEW "MIKE" RUBINO, aka, AR

92-229

(Montefiore)

CHARLES "CHICKIE" SHERMAN, aka, AR

92-557

(Iseman)

JOHN SERRA, aKa, AR

92-562

(Arnett)

SAMUEL JOSEPH GIORDANO, aKa, AR

92-660

(Fitzpatrick)

JOSEPH "WHIP" TRIGLIA, aka, AR

92-664

LOUIS LA HOOD SARKIS, aka, AR

92-672

(Montefiore)

(Fitzpatrick)

MICHAEL THOMAS, aka;

92-680

(Pryor)

HANK THOMAS, aka, AR

92-706

(Moore)

PETER DE ANGELO, aka, AR

92-754 (Pryor)

SAMUEL RUFFINO, JI.,

aka, AR

92-782

(Phillips)

NICK DITTA, aka, AR

92-833

(Churchill)

SAMUEL LENTINE,

aka, AR

92-847

(Moore )

STANLEY "LEFTY" HOJNACKI, aka, AR

92-852

(Pryor) "

PETER CILLUFFO, aka, AR

92-858

JOHN KOERNER, aKa, AR

92-859

(Fitzpatrick)

(Lunt) *=

JOSEPH VALENTI, aka, AR

92-861

(Montefiore)

CRIME CONDITIONS IN MICHIGAN

92-876 (Monteflore)

ALFRED VARGA, aka, AR

92-1004 (Fitzpatrick)

ANDREW E. STEFANI, AR; MAIL FRAUD =

CONSPIRACY

92-1048 (Bickford)

NUMBERS CONTROL FILE

I62-19

(Cammarota)

LESOD CLUB

162-68 (Pryor)

Purpose and results of contact

/ / Negative

/x/ Positive

Rating

EXCELLENT

Coverage

SAME

RNF : BJM

(26)

Sear hea 228 - Serfalized

Indexed

ma setroitomo

3/13/63

LUNI

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Informant advised that he was in company with JOE

VALENTI the previous weekend.

He said that VALENTI was real

upset and was

telling him that somebody "high up" in the

syndicate was "doing a lot of talking" to the FBI. Informant

said that VALENTI told him of his interview the previous

Friday, 3/1/63, by the FBI. He said that VALENTI told him

that the FBI had his car "bugged"' apparently because "they knew

all about him."

Informant stated that VALENTI told him that the

FBI knew about his going to the Palm Furniture Co. and of his

contacts with SAMMY GIORDANO.

Informant said that actually

VALENTI was never "tight" with SAMMY G. and, in fact, VALENTI

hates GIORDANO. He added that VALENTI

been close

for years; however, he cansot be sure it VAlENtI knowS JOrNY

AYOTTE or not.

Informant advised that VALENTI told him that therBI

showed him a $50.00 check from Palm Furniture Co. which was

endorsed by "JOE VARGA" but which had VALENTI's true address

and telephone number of 12779 Evanston, LA 7-6173 and also

VALENTI's previous Michigan auto license number GG 4261.

Informant stated that VALENTI admitted to him that he had

actually endorsed this check as "JOE VARGA" and that "JOE VARGA"

was the allas given to him by SAMMY G. during the two week.

period during June, 1960, in which he (VALENTI) had worked

as

a salesman at Palm

Furniture. Informant said that VALENTI told

him that the check wasn't phony but that he had certainly made

a mistake in putting down his own address, phone number and

car license number.

Informant added that

VALENTI also told him

SAMMY G. had used htmas a "front" for two weeks and had paid

him a salary of $100.00 a week.

He stated that VALENTI seemed

very relieved that he only worked at Palm Furniture two weeks

and VALENTI commented that he was thankful that the one order

he signed for at Palm Furniture under the name "JOE VARGA" was

actually one of the orders which was paid for.

Informant advised that VALENTI commented that the

Palm Furniture check he signed, using the mame "JOE VARGA", was

a check proffered to him by SAMMY GIORDANd one day while work-

ing in the store.

VALENTI told him that it wasn't a salary

check and he cashed it only because GIORDANO needed some

cash. Informant said that VALENTI told him that he knew the

check was good so he gave GIORDANO the $50.00 cash. He advised

that VALENTI complained to him that when he went to cash the

Palm Furniture check at the Clark Gas Station the guy asked him

for all kinds of identification and he confusedly gave the name

"JOE VARGA" even though the check was made out to "cash" plus

all his own identifying data. Informant said that VALENTI told

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him that he only went to work at Palm as he thought he could

make some money but, as it turned out, he "didn't eat or

drink", ie, make any money from the deal.

Informant advised that VALENTI told him that following

his interview the previous Friday by the FBI he had contacted

JOE "WHIP" TRIGLIA and gave "JOE WHIP" all the details of the

interview.

VALENTI tOld Informant that he asked TRIGLIA to get

in touch with RUBINO right away and find out what RUBINo wants

him (VALENTI) to do or say in the whole matter.

On 3/11/63, Informant advised that VALENTI told him

that TRIGLIA had contacted him and gave him a message from MIKE

RUBINO to the effect "Don't bother me. I've got troubles of my

own".

Informant commented that VALENTI is now real hot at

RUBINO.

He said

that really RUBINO made a big mistake in

answering VALENTI'S request like this as VALENTI's testimony

could help "bury

RUBINO".

Informant commented that he does

not believe that VALENTI actually knows RUBINO.

He said that

certainly VALENTI has seen RUBINO & few times around town but

that VALENTI, when he was associated with "the people" was

employed in

the numbers in the old Murphy House, which is now

run by "FAT DOMINIC" CORRADO and TONY GIACALONE, and VALENTI

wouldn't have come in contact with RUBINO, who represented another

faction in the syndicate.

He said that he knows that VALENTI

knows SAMMY G. but that VALENTI displays nothing but contempt

now for GIORDANO.

Informant advised that VALENTI has

been ranting and

raving about "the people" having no sense of loyalty or morals.

Informant added that not only does VALENTI realize this now

but he is still afraid of them. He offered that VALENTI is not

afraid of.

say, MIKE RUBINO Or TONY GIACALONE, as a person but

because they represent a strong organization - the syndicate.

Informant remarked that VALENTI had been employed as a

"pick-up man" and an office worker in the numbers for TONY

GIACALONE but that VALENTI and GIACALONE got in "a big beef"

one day and GIACALONE fired VALENTI.

Informant said that

VALENTI missed a "pick-up" one day at a particularly large

"drop" and it caused a lot of confusion and the loss of a

day's business"

Informant stated that VALENTI complained that

he "made a tail" and thus wasn't able to make the "stop".

added that the two of them apparently got in a big hassle over

it and the upshot was that VALENTI lost his job.

Informant ad

vised that VALENTI is still "pretty hot" at GIACALONE over this

whole incident.

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Informant advised that he was at NICK DITTA'S car

lot when the U.S. Marshal came to serve DITTA a subpoena on

the Palm Furniture case.

Informant said that DITTA hasn't been

around since the previous Saturday, 3/2/63, and he believes that

DITTA is "ducking" this subpoena.

He stated that DITTA may not

have left town but was just "laying low" at home.

Informant advised that recently the Golden Griddle

Pancake House on Gratit Avenue and Frazho Road burned to the

in a reported $200,000.00 fire. Informant stated that

the fire occurred early Monday morning after closing hours on

CORED OSANG ANTE

3/4/63, and that he (Informant) JIMMY CORRADO, and SHARKY-"

GOODRICH had just had breakfast at the Golden

Griddle the Satur

day before.

Informant related that in conversations he has had

in the past with SAM LENTINE,

the owner of the Golden Griddle

Pancake House, he has been told by LENTINE that business has been

real bad.: Informant revealed that LENTINE commented to him

recently that he intended "to use fire" on his place and when

Informant asked LENTINE if LENTINE would let him call NICK

DITTA in on the "score" LENTINE replied to the effect

that he

doesn't need "The Old Man" (DITTA) as he can "blow it" himself.

Informant revealed on 3/11/63, that he had been in

company with NICK DITTA the previous day and Informant men-

tioned to DITTA about LENTINE's fire and commented that he

(Informant) had heard

I that they found gas cans out behind the

Golden Griddle Restaurant after the fire.

Informant advised

that DITTA's comment to this was to the effect "that's good for

SAM. He should have called me." Informant added that he him

self does not think that DITTA

as an arsonist on this fire.

Informant advised that DITTA

was real upset about a recent incident involving one of the

cars off his used car lot.

Informant stated that JOE VALENTI

had sent a friend of his, DOMINIC VICARI, to borrow one of

DITTA's cars and VICARI had wrecked the car in an accident with

a truck.

Informant said that VICARI, Who is VALENTI's "compare"

had gotten in a big hassle with DITTA as the truck driver was

contemplating a law suit in the matter. Informant claimed that

DITTA was sO angry he was even talking about having the truck

driver receive a severe beating or else have his home be the

recipient of a bomb.

He stated that he thought that DITTA was

only "flying off the handle" in these threats but that it is

an indication to him of how DITTA "reverts to type."

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Informant advised that he was recently talking to

PETE DILORENZO at his market at 13227 Mack Avenue and DI LORENZO

was complaining that he wasn't making any money in the store

and DI LORENZO spoke of "burning" his place.

Informant said

that he offered

to get "just the man" (DITTA) for the job but

DI LORENZO declined by stating that he "doesn't need help" and

"would do it" himself.

Informant commented that he wouldn't

be surprised to see DI LORENZO's Market destroyed in a

"mysterious" fire sometime in the near future.

Informant stated that while in conversation with

NICK DITTA recently DITTA again

spoke of the "good job" he did

on the Rainbow Recreation "fire". Informant said that DITTA

bragged that he took onlyeleven minutes to set up the "torch

job" at Rainbow Recreation and that he and PETE DE ANGELO, whO

went with DITTA on this "score", were at least a mile away when

the joint "blew".

Informant said that DITTA is sometimes

referred to as 'The master" when arson jobs.are discussed. le

revealed further

that DITTA, in referring to the rainbow recrea-

tion "fire", commented that

"the more water they

• the Detroit

Fire Department) put on it the more it'll burn."

Informant advised that he was in company with PETE

CILLUFFO recently and CILLUFFO admitted that he had sold his

Home Juice Co.

franchise in Macomb County back to BILLY

GIACALONE .

Informant said that CILLUFFO apparently was making

money with the Home Juice franchise but that BILLY GIACALONE

was giving CILLUFFO so much grief that it was obvious that

GIACALONE wanted him out of the Home Juice organization for some

reason.

He added that CILLUFFO, in commenting about MIKE RUBINO,

revealed that RUBINO had "beat"

him out of $2500.00. Informant

said that CILLUFFO "has no love for outfit guys."

Informant advised that ANGELO LOCRICCHIO, who is the

orother of PETE and NICK LOCRICCHIO, is presently living in the

Tos Are basiness farea area and is ensloyed there in the

Informant advised that PETE LICAVOLI still is in control

of the "green sheets" in Detroit.

He stated that LICAVOLI

presently has DOMINIC "CRIPPLED DOMINIC" BUFFA handling the on-

the streets operation of the green sheets.

he saw DOMINIC BUFFA earlier that day driving a red Mercury

bearing

Michigan license FL 3502.

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and that he walks with a cane because of a crippled leg.

Informant said that for many years BUFFA told the story

that

he was crippled as a result of a fight when a guy broke a

chair over his back.

Actually, according to Informant,

"CRIPPLED DOMINIC" received his defect because of syphilis.

Informant remarked that AUGIE RUFFINO, who is a TV repairman

and an uncle of SAM RUFFINO, really hates" CRIPPLED DOMINIC"

and has for many years as "CRIPPLED DOMINIC" "stole" AUGIE'S

wife. FL 3502 listed to DELORES WHITEHEAD, 5745

Barham on a

62 Mercury informant disclosed thathe was recently in company

with STANLEY "LEFTY" HOJNACKI. He said that "LEFTY" was

relating to him that he

had been operating up in Flint,

Michigan, and actually "stole a few pieces" but that he could

not break in and returned to Detroit.

Informant advised

that HOJNACKI's partner BRUNO "BROWNIE" TRANSKI was recently

sentenced to the Detroit House of Correction allegedly for

trying to steal a carton of cigarettes out of a store.

Informant added that JACK KOERNER has an office in the Civic

Center, telephone number WO 2-5780, extension 462.

Informant

also revealed that BEN C. ROBINS, whom Informant refers to as

"BENNY BOOM BOOM", was arrested

recently for narcotics in a

raid on Robins Drug Store

at 31st and W. Wärren Avenue, Detroit.

Informant said that ROBINS has been a heavy gambler for years

around town and that he has "gone the whole shot" at baccarat,

barbute, craps, and cards.

Informant advised that he was recently with SAMMY

"MOUSTACHE" NORBER at the Imperial Hotel, 26 Peterboro.

Informant commented that the Imperial Hotel is a joint

where the

"who's who" in the Detroit underworld congregates, particularly

at night.

He said that "CHICKIE" SHERMAN operates his "open

handbook" daily at the Imperial Hotel.

Informant disclosed

that he talked to MIKEY THOMAS and GEORGIE MONAZYM that night

at the Imperial and SAMMY NORBER revealed to him that he and

MIKE THOMAS wErE

"in partners"

in a salvage business at John R

and Montana Avenues, Detroit.

Informant advised that he also spent time with LOUIE

LA HOOD at the bar at the Imperial Hotel and in fact he drove

LA HOOD to his

home at 121 Avalon St., Highland Park, wich.

Informant said that LA HOOD has been drinking too much, against

his doctor's orders, and that LA HOOD is real worried about his

pending trial in Federal Court in Detroit where he is charged

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in a conspiracy with harboring Top Ten Fugitive TOMMY VIOLA.

Informant said that LA HOOD was telling him

i that he doesn't

like "BIFFO" MACCAGNONE though he still

respects him.

Informant stated that LA HOOD tried to impress on Informant

that the FBI had a "bum beef" on him as he doesn't even know

TOMMY VIOLA.

He stated that LA HOOD is working daily in his

parent's store, the Family Market at St. Antoine and Theodore

Streets, Detroit, and that LaHOOD's wife, JANET, is expecting

their second child any day.

Informant advised thathe was also with "CANDY" DAVIDSON

at the Imperial Hotel. He said that "CANDY" recently made

parole out of Jackson

Prison where he had served time for his

Informant stated that "CANDY" has got to do four years parole

and he kidded "CANDY" about his breaking his parole, particularly

with living among all the hoodlums who hung around the Imperial

Hotel. Informant advised that "CANDY" told him that it wasn't

his idea to live at the Imperial but that his parole officer

put him in here.

He revealed that "CANDY" DAVIDSON is working

for a guy named (FNU)

FRIEDMAN at the Bird Trucking Co:, 7447

Dix, and that "CHICKIE" SHERMAN is squiring "CANDY" around town

from time to time.

Informant advised that "CANDY" DAVIDSON

mentioned MIKE RUBINO and commented "You know, that 'little man'

was real good to me for years. I'd do anything for him".

Informant added that he las personal knowledge that MIKE RUBINO

furnished money to

"CANDY" during the years

"CANDY" was at

Jackson and had many favors done for "CANDY" such as getting

him special privileges, a soft job, and special visitors, at

the prison.

Informant revealed that "CANDY" DAVIDSON was a

houseboy for Warden BANNON in BANNON's private home off the

Jackson Prison grounds prior to. "CANDY's" release.

He said

that JOSEPH "HONEST JOE" MAZZEO was also a houseboy in the

Warden's home prior to his recent release.

Informant commented

that MAZZEO made parole and nowis

"in tight" with "BIFFO"

MACCAGNONE •

Informant advised that MIKEY THOMAS' barbute game

is back operating in "their old stand" in Ecorse, Michigan,

at 3706 W. Jefferson. He said that the barbute game moved into

River Rouge, Mich. recently at 13232 W. Jefferson but the River

Rouge PD ran the game out of the town as soon as they opened.

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Informant advised that an associate of his, "SHARKY"

GOODRICH needed money recently and he went to JOHNNY SERRA at

the Fort Wayne Hotel

to borrow $500.00.

Informant said that

SERRA turned "SHARKY" down by saying "My books are full up".

Informant said that when SHARKY came to him and told him this

story he (Informant) went to see SERRA but SERRA was out and

Informant talked to

FINE told him that "SHARKY waS NG" (no good) with SERRA as he

got out of a loan with SERRA two years ago by complaining to

the people about all the "juice" be had paid SERRA.

In talk-

ing about SERRA and shylock operations in general in Detroit

Informant related that NICK DITTA shylocks.

He said that DITTA

occasionally loans money and gets "juice" for it and, in fact,

recently DIttA commented to him that if they could get $10,000

"in front" they could make a good living shylocking.

Informant advised that "CHICKIE" SHERMAN mentioned

to him the other day that JOSEPH "SCARFACE JOE" BOMMARITO waS

presently confined to a

disease and other complications and that BOMMARITO has been in

a coma for the past four days.

BONMARITO is not expected to live.

2222

He said that apparently

Informant revealed that RAY MONASTERSKI, an active

burglar and

"pete-man"

was arrested two weeks ago by the Detroit

Police Department and later released.

Informant said that the

police confiscated from MONASTERSKI three "little black books"

in which MONASTERSKI had listed the names and addresses of

just about every furrier and jewelry store owner in the Detroit

Informant said that

heard that the police found

fourteen names crossed off in MONASTERSKI's "directories" but

they couldn'* pin any of the BiE's of these fourteen

places on

MONASTERSKI.

Informant advised that Detective JOHNNY SPECHOCK of

the Detroit PD Holdup Squad hangs around the Advance Cleaners

on E. Jefferson near about McClellan Ave. He said that SPECHOCK

plays a lot of cards in the back room at Advance Cleaners, a new

business which is owned by JOE MICHAELS. Informant revealed that

JOE MICHAELS, is a brother of EMILY MICHAELS, who is MOSIE

MASSU's girl

friend. Informant said that "SHARKY" GOODRICH

has also been hanging around the Advance Cleaners and SPECHOCK

keeps talking to "SHARKY" about various doctors he knows and how

much money each has. Informant advised that "SHARKY" is

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distinct impression that Detective JOHNNY SPECHOCK is "feeling

him out' to give him a real good

"score", probably one one of

these doctors.

Informant added that "SHARKY" GOODRICH told

him that Detective SPECHOCK was commenting on the "furor"

caused in the Detroit underworld by the FBI in the Palm

Furniture case and SPECHOCK claimed that the FBI "have movies

of the whole Palm Deal" which they can show in court and further

that JOHNNY AYOTTE had "spilled his guts" on the Palm deal to

the

FBI.

Informant advised that AL VARGA was hired back to

work nights as a barbute dealer at the game in Ecorse by

MIKEY THOMAS

Informant said that VARGA told him that he no

longer had any numbers action and that $10,000.00 in "hits"

"waxing eloquent" about how the FBI worked and the

fact that it was the most powerful organization in the country.

Informant revealed that AL VARGA also spoke at length about

the Palm Furniture case and said that he (VARGA) had gone to

Palm and bought as air conditioner and paid cash for it. He

said that VARGA bragged that he walked out of Palm with the

air conditioner and

no. record was ever made of it.

Informant advised that he has heard from many

different sources that because of the extreme pressure put on

"thepeople" by the FBI in the Palm Furniture deal the "word is

"manuveur" by explaining that it is comonly believed among

"the outfit guys" that AYOTTE spilled his guis to the FBI, and

a deal has been made with regards to AYOTTE's guilty plea.

Informant stated that MIKE RUBINO has been confined

to bed the past week with the flu.

He said that RUBINO has

been having

a great deal of stomach trouble and Informant

commented that

"MIKE would die in jail".

He added,

when speak-

ing of RUBINO, that

all MIKE knows how to do is

"smile, stand

around, and get mad" and with his bad

stomach

and the soft

life he has been living RUBINO couldn't

"take" prison.

Informant advised that HARRY THOMAS was allowed to

plead guilty in Detroit Circuit Court on 2/25/63, to a lesser

charge of assault

and battery, rather thar the original charge

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of taking indecent liberties with a minor female for which,

according to Informant.

THOMAS could have gotten up to life in

prison.

Informant stated that THOMAS got two years probation,

the first 60 days

of which have to be spent in Dehoco and was

fined court costs.

Informant stated that he has heard that

HANK THOMAS finally had to pay the young girl's father, a doctor

who lived in THOMAS'

neighborhood in Grosse Pointe Park,

$25,000. 00 in order to be allowed to plead guilty to the much

lesser A&B charge.

Informant advised that the previous night he was

DI LORENZO's Pizzeria and he

at

met "a loud mouth little punk"

named PAUL LEGO (ph). He said that he has known LEGO a number

of years, seeing him around town, but that he has never paid

much attentign to him as LEGO has a "bad name".

Informant

stated that LEGO told him that he had a load of "queer"

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counterfeit money.

Informant stated that LEGO claimed that

LANEY COBB and DUCKY DIETZ, who got Federal probation recently

in Los Angeles for possession of $45,000.00 in counterfeit

$20.00 bills, had signed a statement against him (LEGO) with the

Secret Service.

He stated that LEGO lead him to believe that

he was the printer of this "queer" money and was "in partners"

with one other guy. Informant advised that LEGO told him

that he had had two million dollars in counterfeit money which

HAS

"a good product in Series G" and for which he was charging

$15.00 a hundred. He revealed that LEGO commented that the

"queer" was in $20.00

denominations and that apparently he had

a little over one million dollars of it left.

Informant said

that one of LEGO's friends, a GEORGE HOLLEMAN (ph) recently

got grabbed by the Secret Service in possession of some of

LEGO's bills. Informant stated that LEGO claimed that he

runs $63,0000 of the counterfeit bills and then changes the

serial numbers. He advised that LEGO also told him that he

planning on

coming out with $5.00 and $10.00 bills next.

Informant was contacted in the morning of 3/7/63 and

was told that a warrant was outstanding for the arrest of JOE

CORRADO as a material

witness on the Palm Furniture case.

Informant stated that he believed he could "dig CORRADO out" by

checking some places.

Informant.

On the afternoon of that same date, 3/7/63, Informant

afterno ne

A photo of JOE CORRADO was shown to

telephonically advised that he had just left the dompany of JOE

CORRADO. He disclosed that CORRADO was then with SAM TOCCO in

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (a1 USe 2107 Note).

DATE: 11-14-2017

DE 137-2879

the office at 12877 Woodward Avenue in Highland Park, Michigan.

Informant advised that CORRADO does not resemble the photo

previously shown to him. He revealed that CORRADO was dressed

in a green sweater, grey pants and brown loafers and that he

was wearing a grey

sport shirt, moustache and also black, heavy

horn-rimmed glasses.

CORRADO was arrested by Bureau Agents at

12877 Woodward Avenue immediately following the receipt of

this information.

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