FBI Airtel — Santo Trafficante Jr. Weekly Summary (April 1963)

JFK Assassination System
Identification Form

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6/11/201

Agency Information

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AGENCY: FBI
RECORD NUMBER: — 124-10198-10303
RECORD SERIES: HQ
AGENCY FILENUMBER:  92-2781-708
Document Information
ORIGINATOR: FBI
FROM: SAC, TP
TO: DIRECTOR, FBI
TITLE:
DATE: 04/12/1963
PAGES: 3
SUBJECTS :
LST, ASSOC, TELCAL, INTV
DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT
CLASSIFICATION : — Unclassifted
RESTRICTIONS: 4; iI (a)
CURRENT STATUS : Redact
DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 10/14/1998

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SAC, Miami (92-88)

FROM: SAC, ‘tampa (92-1) (P)
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(602 Tampa) —
WEEKLY SUMMARY

The Atlanta Office has advised that telephone
number GR8~7211 in Atlanta is listed to GASPER G. LAZZARA,
who has been previously interviewed and explained reason
for ‘Calis to subject's residence.

On 4/9/63, MARIO CESAR CAPAZ, PCI (Protect), advised
that SANTO: TRAFFICANTE | has not been seen or reported at the
Columbia Restaurant, in Tampa, Florida.

On 4/9/63, CASIMIRO B. HERNANDEZ, formerly owner of
the Columbia Restaurant, advised that SANTO TRAFFICANTE had
not usen around Tampa to his knowledge,‘ and although he-had
jee’) finished lunch with AUGUST PANIELLO, subject's son-in-law,
JAMES G.. BRUNO, close associate of subject's brother SAM
TRAFFTCANTE, and JOE R. DIEZ, nothing was mentioned of subject,
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On 4/9/63, EDWIN BAKER, aff - qh — Tampa,
feho requested identity be protected),  dvised SA JOHN CALVIN
DARST that he met a JACK REGAN (phonetic) at a local _ Tampa

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store two weeks ago, at which time REGAN was driving a 1963
black Cadillac El Dorado, Florida license 28WW, last digits
unknown, and desired two new tires for the Cadillac, stating
that the. car belonged to TRAFFICANTE and was being prepared
for his trip to Miami where TRAFFICANTE was to meet a hoodlum
named FNU SAUER (phonetic), on 4/15/63, place unknown. Source
stated the name of SAUER was connected with RONNY PAGEANT
fehonetic)an alieged hoodlum, out of Cincinnati, Ohio, who was
formeriy from Denver, Colorado.

This source also stated that the TRAFFICANTE group
in Miami hung around the Paladium as well as the race track.
(Paladium not further identified).

On 4/10/63, ADSA TOM HANLON advised he had an
ouper tunity to taik with Attorney ROGER EDWARD DAVIS in Paim
Beach, Fla., of recent date on another matter, at which time
DAVIS advised him the TRAFFICANTEs had withdrawn an offer of-
esttiement to the Government concerning monies owed on back
taxes, HANLON further stated he understood the Department
of Justice, Washington, D. C., was taking the conflict-of
interest charges against ROGER EDWARD DAVIS to the Court of
Appeals, New Orleans, Louisiana, in a further attempt to have
DAVIS eliminated as subject's tax attorney, inasmuch as
DAVIS was formerly with the Internal Revenue Service.

On 4/10/63, JOSEPH B. HILL, Agent in Charge, [eens

Intelligence Unit RS, Tampa, advised SA LIONEL E. BELANGER

On 4/10/63, Sergeant JACK DE LA LLANA, Tampa PD,
adviged he had no information from sources nor from daily
checks of subject's residence in Tampa that subject was in
Tampa.

During the week of April 8 through 11, 1963,
subject’s past associates JAMES C: LONGO, JOHN DEMM, and
#O8 @. DIEZ were observed at the Columbia Restaurant.

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TP 92-1

LEADS:
CINCINNATY DIVISION

AT CINCINNATI, OHIO:

Will furnish indices check and any information developed
cancerning a SAUER or a RONNY PAGEANT, in an effort té establish
whether or not information furnished by BAKER is true.

DENVER DIVISION

Ai’ DENVER, COLORADO:

Will furnish indices check on RONNY PAGEANT, who
gupgasediy was a hocdiun formerly of Denver, Colorado,
mentioned by BAKER as above.

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AT MIAMI, FLORIDA:

Will report activities of subject at Miami and
establish whether or not subject hangs around at a place
named Paladium, so as to establish whether or not information
furnished by BAKER is correct.

Me SUBJECT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS

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