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t o seQ me to d iseu se r:ty en c oun t e r s wi t h Tr a f f i.cant e ,

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR THE

COUNTY OF DADE ST TE OF FLORIDA

SANTO TRAFFICANTE I

Plaintiff,

v s

ROBERT L. SHEVIN, as Chairman Sof the Select Committee to Invest i - 1gate Organized Crime and Law 1)Enforcement of the Florida Legislative

Council anGl GEORGE L. HOLLAHAN, J R . ~as Chairman of the Florida Legislative f (\ .Council , · l \

Defendants.

MOTION TO QUASH SUBPOENA

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The Plaintiff, Santo Trafficante, y his undersigned attorney moves

this Honorable Court to Quash a subpoena i ssued y the Defendants described

in the caption hereinabove, a true copy of which is attached as Exhibit A hereto,

and as grounds for this motion, says:

1. The subpoena is vague; indefinite and uncertain in that i t

commands the Plaintiff to appear and produce the sa id books and records but

fails to identify or specify sa id books and records.

2. That on or about Spetember 6, 1968, the Defendant , Robert L.

Shevin, made a public statement that one of the main purposes of the Committee

of which he is Chairman is to bring the spotlight of public attention on the

alleged criminal activit ies of certain individuals-living in their o m m u n i t y ~ ·

3. That on or about September 6, 1968, the Defendant, Robert L.

Shevin, made a public statement that the Committee of which he is Chairman

is not out to ask idle questions of witnesses called before the committee but

that every question asked is based on intelligence information I and that

what is upper most in our minds, is whether or not these individuals will con-

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above stateme nts of Defendant Shevin exceed the scope, authority, and

permissib l e limits of a legislative body and is not a valid legislative objective;

that the use of the compul sory process described here in violates the rights of

the Plaintiff as guaranteed by the First Fourth, Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments

to the Constitution 'o f the United States and by the Declaration of Rights of the

Constitution of the State of Florida.

5 . That the resolution, act or c harter of the Se lect Committee to

Investigate Organized Crime and Law Enforcement of th e Florida Legislative

Council from which i ts authority is derived from the legislature is so vague and

nebulous that i t violates due process as guaranteed by the Fifth and· Fourteenth

Amendments to the Constitution of the United States and by the Dec laration of

Rights.

6 . That the said Select Committee is improp er ly attempting to try,

and punish suspects, a task w hich is constitutionally denied to the legislature

and which is exclusively the province o f the Courts with all the safeguards

provided by the State and Federal Constitution.

7 . That the subject of the inquiry be ing undertaken by the said

Select Committee is so vague as to deprive the Plaintiff of his rights guaranteed

by the above ·described amendments to the d e r l Constitutio n and by the said

Declaration of Rights .

8. That on October 8, 1968, th e Plaint iff informed the Defendant

Shevin that in view of his public statements described above that the Plaintiff

would claim his privilege under the Fifth Amendment to the Federal Co nstitution

to all que stions propo unded to him, save and except his name and address , and

respec tfully requested that the said subpoena be withdrawn.

9. That on October 9 1968, Defendant Shevin denied the P laintiff 's

reque .



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10. That to compel the Plaintiff to appear in response to said

subpoena would be a violat ion ofis

rights described hereinabove and would

subject Plaintiff to substantial and irreparable injury damage harrassment and

undue publicity.

WHEREFORE the Plaintiff prays that .a temporary restraining order

be issued forthwith restraining the defendants from attempting to enforce said

subpoena a _nd that upon final hearing that said subpoena be quashed.

FRAI Jk GANO of

RAGANO LaPORTE

416 Pierce Street

Tampa Florida 33602



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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE ELEVENTf:J JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR THE

COUNTY OF DADE STATE OF FLORIDA

SANTO TRAFFICJ\NTE,

Plaintiff,

-vs -

ROBERT L. SHEVIN, as Chairman

of the Select Committee to Invest i-

gate Organized Crime and Law

Enforcement of tbe Florida· Legislative

Council and GEORGE L. HOLUHIAN, JR.,

as Chainnnn of the Florida Legislative ·Council,

Defendants.

No.

MOTION TO QUASH SUBPOENA

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The Plaintiff, Santo Trafiicante, by his undersigned attorney moves

this· Honorable Court to Quash a subpoena issued by the Defendants descr ibed

in the caption hereinabove, a true copy of which is attached as Exhibit A hereto,

and as grounds for this motion, says:

1. The subpoena Js vague; indefinite and uncertain in that i t

co'mmands the Plaintiff to appear and produce the said books and records but

fails to identify or specify uaid books and mcords.

Z. That on or about Spetember 6, 1968, the Defendant, Robert L,

Shevin, made a public statement that one of the main purpose's of the Committee

. .. of which he is Chairman is to bring the spotlight of public attention on the

a l l e < ; ~ e d crin1lnal activit ies of certain individuals living in their community·•.• • ' • • • • • • • · c • • • •

3. That on or about September 6 1968, the Defendant, Robert L.

Shevin, made l l public statement that the Committee of which he i s · Chairman

is not out to ask idle questions of witnesses called before the committee, but

that every question asked is based on intelligence lnformntion , and tha t

what ls upper most ln our minds, is whether or not these individuals will con-



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above statements of Defendtmt Shevin exceed the scope, authority, and

pormlss.lble limits of a legislative body and is not a valid legislative objective;

that the use of the compulsory process described herein violates the rights of

th Plaintiff as guaranteed y the First, fqurth, Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments

to tho Constitution ·of the United States and by the Declaration of Rights of the

Constitution of the State of Florida.

5. That the resolution, act or charter of tho Select Comml.ttee to

Investigate Organized Crime and aw Enforcement of the Florida Legislative

Council from which its authority is derived from the legislature is llO vaguo and

nebulous that t violates due process as guaranteed y the i f t ~ and Fourteenth·· ·

Amendments to the Constitution of the United States and by the Declaration of

Rights.

6. That the said Select Committee s improperly attempting to try,

and punish suspects , a task whlch 1s constitutionally denied to the legislature

and which is exclus.ively the province of the Courts with all the safeguards

provided by the State and Federal Constitution.

7. That the subject of the inquiry being undertaken by the sald

Select Committee is so vague as to deprive the Plaintiff of his rights guaranteed

by the above described amendments to the Federal Constitution and by the said

Declaration of Rights.

8. That on October 8, 1968, the Plaintiff informed the Defendant

Shevin that in view of his p\..1Uc statements described above that the Plaintiff. . . . . .

would claim his privilege under the Fifth Amendment to the Federal Constltutlon

to all questions propounded to him, save and except his name and address, and

respectfully requested tnat the sald subpoem.1 be withdrawn.

9. That on October 9, 1958, Defendant Shevin denied the Plaintiff s

request.



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10. That to compel the Plaintiff to appear in response to said

subpoena would be a violation of ls rights described hereinabove ond would

subject Plaintiff to substantial and lrmpamblo injury, damage, hnrrassment and

undue publ clty.

WHEHE.F ORE the Plaintiff prays that a temporary restraining order

be issued forthwith restraining the defendants from attempting to enforce said

aubpoena l:l 'ld that upon final hearing that said subpoena be quashed,

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FR NK R G NO of

' ' ' R G NO & LaPORTE

<116 Pierce Street

Tampa, Florida 33602

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1 ne Flcnic :l S ~ l < e Lc:g.islaturc by the Select Committee to Invt :s t igateOrgaiii3eJ Criie<e : l I J Law Eitforcement of tite FloriJa

1Legis la t ive Council

'I:Zl: , \ l l anti singular , the Sher i f fs of the Sta te of Flor ida

2505 l l r is tol l\venueYOU :IRE iiEiZEBY 1\EQU l RI D TO SUMMON SANTO TRAFFICAliTE...._T_amoa, Florida,

personal ly to appear before the SELECT COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE Oi<GJ\N

EED Cll.HIE i \ : ~ D i.:\1 1 ENFORCEMENT OF 'l'liE FLORIDA LEGISLI\TIVE C()U,\CIL a t

ROot-1 NO. 272, 1350 N. 12th Avenue, Hiami, Fla.

on 1:he J..1.1::..h. d:;y of October , 19___QJL, a t the hour of 10:30 l \ M.

tl1ere to t e s t i fy and speak the t ru th in an invest igat ion into organized

crime and law n f o r ~ m n t in Flor ida present ly being conducted by sa id

committee pursu::mt to the laws of . the State of Florida, Chap1:er 11, Flor ida

SU1tutes, anti the author iz ing act ion· of .the Legis la t ive Council , and to. .

instruc1: him, tite said wi tness , to bring ~ i t h him the following books and

records:

and 1:he sa id wititess sha l l

and f a i l not under penal ty

appear and

of law.

produce the . sa id books ancl records'C

EXCERPTS F R O ~ COMMITTEE RULES· FOR llEi'iEFl';' OF ALL WITNESSES CALLED TO TESTIFY BEFORE THIS C 0 0 i ~ 1 I T T E EVIII--ADVICE OF COUNSEL:

(a) Every witness subpoenaed ~ y the Committee sha l l a t the t imeof the service of the subpoena be advised in wri t ing, e i the r by thesubpoenu or oth0r wri t ing , of the witness ' s r igl t t to counsel a t s:tid

hearing. 1':1il.ure of the witness to avai l himself of counsel a t sa idhear ing, a f tu r notice as here in spec i f i ed , sha l l not excuse sa id witnessfrom t e s t i fy ing ut su id tearing.

(\1) At every·l tear ing every witness sl1all be accorded the pr iv i legeof Jwv ing counsel of his own choosing, subject to the subsequent provi-sions of these Rules. .

(c) The par t ic ipa t ion of counsel during the course of any hearing, and while the witnesses t e s t i fy , sha l l be· l imited to advising s : : ~ i d1vi tne:·:s :::; to his lega l r igh ts . Counsel· sha l l not be penni J:ted to engage en oral argument or in te r roga te the IVitness and sha l l confine his<tCtivitv only to the area of legal advice to his c l i en t .

lX. CO;-.J;JIJC'l' 01' COUNSEL . . : ,

( ~ j ~ O U l S e lfor :1.witness sha}J .conduct himself in U profess ional ,e th ica l a:1d proper manner, consi.st·ent' with. thc' 'caimon ·or e th ics o the

legul pro[css ion 011d his fa i lu re so to do sha l l , upon :: f inding to tha1:e f fec t l:y a ' ' 'u jori ty of tlte Com1nittce, subjec t suclt counsel to J i s c ip -J.inary act ion and sha l l i:e ca l l ed ·to the a t ten t ion of the appropr ia teCrievanc" CowHi t t e e of the Florida Bur.

(bJ Counsel must be a member of the Flor ida B::r and author i=eJ



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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT

JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF

FOR DADE COUNTYJ 1 : sz

OF THE ELEVENTH

FLORIDA IN AND

J. CHRISTIE

SANTO TRAFFICANTE,

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Pla in t i f f

vs.

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ROBERT L. SHEVIN, e tc . et a l .

.Defendants. )

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NO. 68-15692

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_AFTER NOTICE

Notice having been given on the J;;; day of__ _.c::a' -y___

19 69 to the at torney or at torneys of record herein advising

tha t no action or pleadings were indicated in the f i l e

subject ing said su i t to dismissal for inac t iv i ty of prosecut ion,

and thereaf te r the Court being cognizant that no act ion or

pleadings were subsequently f i l ed af t e r the above date, and

the Court being ful ly apprised in the premises does ente r · the

following upon the Court s own motion:

DONE AND ORDERED that th is cause be and the same is

hereby dismissed for said inact iv i ty of prosecution.

I f any of the par t ies in in te res t are desirous of

reopening this cause, the Court wil l enter ta in a motion

therefor not.more than th i r ty (30) days from the following

date.

DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers a t Miami, Dade County,

Flor ida th i s 2- 2-day of ___ :: a : y____ 19 69 .



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SANTO TRAFFICANTE,

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Plaint i f f j

vs. )))

ROBERT L. SHEVIN, e t c . ,

et al , )

e f e n d a n t s ~)

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE ELEVENTHJUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA IN AND

FOR DADE COUNTY J. CHRISTIE

NO. 68-15692

NOTICE PRECEDING

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

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The Court has examined the f i l e in the above-

styled cause, and from said examination there appears

to have been no action by any party to the cause, nor

have any pleadings or orders of Court been fi led in

said cause for a suff icient period to indicate that the

part ies are desirous of further prosecuting said cause,

therefore, notice is hereby given that unless pleadings

or other action is taken on or before the 22nd day of

___________ a ~ y ________ , 19 69 , the cause will stand

dismissed upon the Court s own motion.

DONE AND O R E R ~ in Chambers, a t Miami, Dade

County, Florida, this day of May 19 69 •......

-·COPif S OF HIE ABOVE ORDER WERE

M/\11 f 1J TO lTORNEYS OF RECOR D ,



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-(18) Santos TRAl FICANTE. I d e n t i f i a b l e with San tos

TRAFFICANTE.n US c i t i zen , thc · fo rmer owner o f t h e ~ n s Souci n ig h t

c lub in llavann.J who wn.s n.l logcd to be in c o n t ro l o f the n a r c o t i c s

t r a f f i c among the Cuban ug·ecs i n i ami . This a l lcgn .t i o n w::1s

recfoY.ed i n a r e p o r t f l · , p ~ n __ --·4.., ln t ed 21 November 1962. .In fo rmat ion from an : J nformn.n · (DI3A-4 9631, 28 August l9G 3) ·i nd i c a t e s t h a t Santos TRAF · Cfu.'\TE I s head o f t he Mafia in t he :.tin.mia r ea and t h a t he had given $250,000 d o l l a r s wo1·th o f arms to Eloy

·1i f in fo rmant r epor ted t h a t t he ~ l n . f i a . planned to have. GUTIEijEZ Menoyo o f t he SFNE which he had not ye t been pa id f o r .

bUTIE EZ k i l l e d somewhere o u t s id e t h e U.S.

(19) Capta in ( fnu) CALAFE. I d e n t i f i a b l e with oneBar to lome CALAFELL Alonso, 0013: 24 December 1920. r ep o r t ed ly ::1.11a.sy l ee in t h e Uruguayan Embassy HavanaC 1 4 June 19G2) • Also

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MEMORANDUM FUR TH R E C O ~ DSU3JECT: TRAFFICANTE, Santo

1. According t o generally avai laJ le public inf ormation, Meyer

LANSKY was the organized crime boss of gambling interests in Cuba

prior to the take over of Cuba by CASTRO on 1 January 1959. One of

LMNSKY1 s subordinates for Cuban gambling operations was S ~ ~ Santo

(Santos) TRAFFICANTE. The fol owin3 informatio n is from an ar t ic le in

t ;,e April 1970 edition of True magazine, captioned, 11 The Mafia Vs. the

CIA by Andrew St. George. For the most-part , the art ic le deals with

attempts by LANSKY to reestablish a gambling empire in the Carribean

in the mid-1960 1s namely in Haiti. In substance, the author relates

that:

In Havana in 1959, afte:r the CASTRO take-over, Hax INTRATTOR

became a money mover to keep Meyer LANSKY s money from CASTRO. Allegedly

LANSKY ruled gambling in Cuba prior to CASTRO.

- -I-n Miami, LANSKY 1 s rmney . he1ped set up a 11far-f1 urfg- o..Jtfl t 11

known as International Airport Hotel Systems.

Meyer LANSKY s long-time associates in Cuban gamblig were:

Sid Jacobs, Di no CELLlt\I, Joe N.QPOLITANO, Joseph KRIKORIAN and

Mike McLANEY. According to the art ic le Mike McLANEY, in the 1950's, .

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long-time attorneys were Ed LEVINSON and Ben SIGELBAU/1.

According to the author, one Hank MESSICK, an author, is a

historian of syndicate operations.

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CI HiSTORIC l Rtli iJ PROGR M

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SUBJECT: TRAFFICANTE Santo (Santos)

1. OS f i le #258 737. 11 0rganized Crime Lists 11 contains various l is t ings

from the Department of Justice identifying organized crime aff i l ia ted

personalit ies as of particular dates. Regarding Santos TRAFFICAIHE

the 1962 l i s t reflects as follows:

TRAFFICANTE Santo, Jr .

Born 15 .November 1914 in F 1ori da

Residences: Calle 12, 20, Havana, Cuba; and· 2505 Bristol Avenue, Tampa, Florida

2o In addition to TRAfFICANTE the following organized crime

personalities were l isted as living in Tampa as of 1962:

DIECIDUE FrankBorn 20 e ~ r u a r y 1915 in Florida4501 lOth Ave., Tampa

DONOFRIO James William

Born 1 November 1910 in New York or Penn.2601 South Dundee, Tampa

FURCI DominickBorn 8 March 1911801 West Waters, Tampa

HOROWITZ Sidney

Born June .1915928-952 East Broadway, Tampa; and .8450 Nebraska Avenue, Tampa

LONGO , James CostaBorn 28 .November 19102119 Beach Street, Tampa

S N FRATELLO Joseph GartnerBorn 24 August 1916, Penn.

486 Severn, Davis Island, Tampa

SOUTH HermanBorn 8 August 1919 in Ohio909 Coral Street, Tampa



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IIi 4. I n a s m ~ c h as i t is known that Meyer LANSKY operated his enterprises

.from 11iami, Flor id a , the f ollowi ng are in the 1962 Organized Crime List

showing a .r e:s i dence in J f f i t J 1 ~ w J J r : l the Mi ami environs Dade

County or Broward County:

AOJHI, Joseph

3734 Chase Avenue, Miami

AL O, Vincentborn 26 May 1 ~ 0 4 i n hew Yo rk122S n r o ;-.v enu e, Hol lywood Sroward C41) nty )

AL TA1·,URA, Thomas1075 N.E. 88th, Miami Beach

BOMMARITO, Joseph

6795 Abbott Ave., Miami Seach

COPPOLA, 1-ti chae RELEASED FEI}.P.L. l fij · )·GAJF¥ w)

i - -So rn 29 July 1900 in Italy4431 Alton Roa u, Miami

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Born 1 Novembe r 1899 in I ta ly5070 Alton Road, Miami Beach

DIOGUAR DI, F,.ankBorn 13 September 1917 in N ~ w York1021 N E. 162nd St reet, t,;o rth Miami Be ach

EDER, Max1500 Colois Dr. Miami Be ach

ERRA, Pasquale l ~ i c h a e 13720 Chase kvenue, Ml ami 3each

FALCONE , SalvatoreBorn 17 Augus t 1891 in I t ~ l y5609 N.W. 7th Ave., Miami

FISCHETTI, Joseph7601 Miami Vie Drive, tH ami BeachBorn 23 May 1910 i n New York

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B o r n ~ February 1899 in Michigan

520 L t ~ k e i e w Court, t1iami Beach

MAZZETTE, Clementine

residing undesignated place in Florida

MONES, 1-\lfredBorn 1 ~ 0 4 or 1905 in New York3035 Royal Palm Avenue, Miami Beach

PALMI SAtW, Vincent JamesBorn 14 April 1914 in Rhode Island240 N.W. 147th S ree t , Miami

County)

RANDAZZO, Stefano A ~ t h « ; > n y J J E L E A S E D F ~ r t P .L .8865 t ~ . E . 9th Ct. , M1am1 ·

l ~ S t d & . . : : : - = - . . . : . o - -RICCI, Anthony

Born 1 January 1893 in I ta ly

5908 I n d i ~ n Creek Dr., Miami Beach

SALERilO, AnthonyBorn 12 11ay 1907 in ~ e w York2242 First Avenue, New York; and

Carib Hotel, Miami

SCAGLIONE, Nick Jr .

residing undesignated place in Florida

TAF 'Jiii, E<h-1ard J.910 West Avenue, Miami Beach

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TRONOLONE, John Pasquale

8 9 Hawthorne Ave., Miami Beach

5 The 1962 Organized Crime List was also searched for names ofindividuals with obvious Cuban connotations. The only one located was

as follows: I G ~ E Z Wilfreda Tapia

Born 24 ~ ~ a r c h 1920 at Carnaguey CubaPablo ~ a i s 19, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico

IJame traces indicated that this individual is possibly ~ 1 1 / i / 1 .identical with one Wilfreda RODRIGUEZ who is mentioned in

CSCI- 3/762,951, dated 27 October 1960, captioned, ' 'CastroG-2 Agents in Hiami l lrea. 11

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IWJIIC'f: i(ea)rand111 of Visi t To: Jose M. Aleman ·3300 Collins Avenue .M181d. Beach, J' lorida

1 . On 13 December l96o, Luis c. Rodriguez visi ted JoseM. Aleman. 'l'hla visi t vas predicated by a le t te r f:rom. Mr.Joseph A. J'ortier, Supervte D8 Customs Agent, US Bureau t

CUetou in Miami, advietng th1a office that Subject badarrived t r c . Cuba recently and that Subject had obtained al i s t of var mter i a l allegedl,y purchased by the Castro

sovemment in Cuba troaa Sortet Bloc: countries,

2. Subject 11 in Miami as a tourist . He 1e bearingCUban puaport number 36421. vhich indicates that be vas born ·1D Havana, CUba on 28 December 1931.

3. SubJect also indicated that he plana to remain 1nMiami tor a while lookina Oftr tbe property be inherited troahie father the la te Jose M. Aleman, who vas Minister ofEdueat1on t Cuba 4ur1ns the Ada1niatration of Ramon Orau8&n Martin.

... A l l e ~ s t e c t • fa ther lll11a"Opropriate4 closeto 6o llillion C U b ~ ~ from the Public 'l'reasury, which

he invested or de itea. in Mlll:l . Arter his father ' •death, S U b J e ~ ~ r i t e d hie tort\Dle as vel l as hh poli t ical

machinery an4 a ~ v d n e s s . SubJect spent a considerableClrl \Ult ot .mey 1n.....,uppl.y1ns Fidel .Cutro Vith weapons anclother l t e a ot equilCent vb ch Sub-1tct purchased tn tbel i l l tecl state• ancl in Lat .tzi. m e ~ ~ ~ c O U f t t z ~ e e . Soon atterCutro ua - c l control t C u b a ~ er4ered tb f .cont1#$t1onot BubJ.at•• 50,000 -.:re estate 1n l" .Du--clel Mo. S u l » J e c ~ • l aB 1n Cuba han ~ ~ e p e a t e ~ nMU CMcl _ . Cu\ro•• ·orCiera and SUbJect'• &etivitiea . f . e ~ E 'o l o • ~ 'Rtohl4 wtaUe SA CUba. -. \..L ..J>

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OFFICE. BUREAU ELEVEN THENTYNINE SIXTYTHREE.

REFERENCE I S MADE TO CG TEL DATED ELEVEN TWENTYFOUR SIXTY-

THREE ELEVENK Tt• O TIJO PM FOR RESULTS OF I NTEP.VIElJJ ~ J I TH ~ C U S\ REFERENCE IS ALSO I1ADE TO CG TEL EIGHT ZERO THREE ; ~ ~ ~ ~ -i\ ThTENTYFIVE SIXTVTHREE ~ J H E R E RESULTS OF INTERVIEVJ vJITH SHER\Ht-L

. )o.• i ...... · · ·~ y ~ IS SET F ~ ~ ; 1 B r NO REFERENCE WAS MADE TO BRAUN IDENTIFYING

{ ~ T O OF RUBY .\ ,

BRAUN INDICATED IN ORIGINAL INTERVIEW THAT HE COULD NOT

BE CERTAIN THAT THE MAN HE MET IN CUBA WAS NAMED RUBY. HE ALSO

INDICATED THAT HE COULD NOT RECALL THIS MAN WELL ENOUGH TO

SAY THAT THE PHOTOS HE HAS SEEN OF RUBY ARE THOSE OF THE MAN HE

MET IN CUBA.

ABOVE INADVERTANTLY OMITTED IN ORIGINAL INTERVIEW .

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CIVIL RIGHTS.RE CHICAGO TELETYPE TO THE BUREAU AND DALLAS, NOVEMBER

TWENTY FOUR LAST.

ON NOVEMBER TWENTYFIVE NINETEEN SIXTYTHREE JAY PAREN

NMI E N P A R E ~ : : ; r ATTORNEY, SIX ZERO SIX Z E R ~ ~ '..... , ; . . ~ . . . . . . . . . , . . ~ . r .. a : ··u\V> A.:o;. .. • 4USINESS ADDRESS, FIVE ONE FIVE TWO NORTH CLARK, CHICAGO,. . .... . r-

.ILL.INOI&, ADVISED SA DANIEL p. BLAI<E HE VISITED HAVANA

CUBA FOR THREE OR FOUR DAYS ABOUT THE FIRST OF SEPTEMBER

--- · S IT WAS THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND IN NINETEEN FIFTYNINE.

BISHOV STATED HE WAS WITH TWO OTHER COMPANIONS, A JACK~ R U S AND SHERWII \ .RAUN, BOTH OF CHICAGO, I L L I N : r ; : · • ~ •

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SECTION O CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, BUT HAD MOVED TO DALLAS,

TEXAS, SOME YEARS BEFORE. BISHOV STATED RUBY DID NOT

SPECIFY ANY PARTICULAR STREET NAMES OR INDIVIDUALS WITH

WHOM HE HAD BEEN ACQUAINTED IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

BISHOV STATED JACK RUBY EXTENDED AN INVITATION TO THE

THREE MEN TO VISIT HIM AT ONE OF HIS NIGHT CLUBS IN DALLAS,

'TEXAS. BISHOV STATED HE WAS UNDER THE IMP RESSION RUBY OWNED

MORE THAN ONE NIGHT CLUB IN DALLAS, TEXAS, AND INDICATED

THAT THESE CLUBS WERE SOMEWHAT PLUSH.

BISHOV STATED RUBY APPEARED TO KNOW HIS WAY AROUND

THE TROPICANA NIGHT CLUB AND MAY HAVE BEEN FAMILIAR WITH

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SOME OF THE EMPLOYEES. BISHOV STATED THE CONVERSATION LASTED

ONLY ABOUT TEN MINUTES AND NOTHING OTHER THAN THE ABOVE CASUAL

COMMENTS WERE

MADE. BISHOV STATEDNO

RADICAL POLITICALTYPE STATEMENTS WERE MADE NOR WAS THREE ANY INDICATION RUBY

BELONGED TO ANY PARTICULAR ORGANIZATIONS. BISHOV STATED

HE DID NOT KNOW HOW LONG RUBY HAD BEEN IN HAVANA, CUBA,

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BIS HOV STATED HE ~ l A S NOT SURE OF THE NAME NOR OF THE

PICTURE APPEARING IN THE DAILY NEWSPAPER THAT IT W S IDENTICAL

TO THE JACK RUBY HE MET IN CUBA BUT DESCRIBED THIS I ND IVIDUAL

AS A WHITE MALE AMERICAN, OF AVERAGE BUILD, F IV[ FEET SEVEN

INCHES TO SIX FEET TALL, ONE HUNDRED SIXTY FIVE TO TWO

HUNDRED POUNDS, DARK HAIR, WITH A JEWISH APPEA.RANCE, AND WAS

IN HIS MID OR LATE FORTIES. BISHOV STATED RUBY WAS AN

EXTROVERT AND A LOUD TALKER BUT APPEARED TO BE FRIENDLY.If. . :

sHE R Jl N J ASK .BRA UN,I J I Q i i l l l l l : ' l t o 1 o , . , . _ ' f . _ Y . ~ w ~ Y i l , . . . . _ . . . . , ~ ; o : ' ' ' W : ~ ' , . , . . , . , . , ~ , . ~ ~ : A . _ ARCHITECT, SIX TWO THREE EIGHT NORTH

__ 9 X ~ E , BUSINESS ADDRESS ONE FOUR ZERO EAST ONTARIO, CHICAGO,. . . .

ILLINOIS, ADVISED ON THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND OF THE NINETEEN

FIFTYNINE HE, JACK MARCUS AND JAY BISHOV VISITED HAVANA

CUBA, FOR THREE OR FOUR DAYS WHILE ON A FLORIDA VACATION

PRIOR TO RETURNING TO SCHOOL IN CHICAGO, I LL I NO IS .

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tolER£ STANDING Y THE ROULETTE WHEEL OR CRAP TABLE WHEN A

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BRAUN STATED HE DID NOT KNOW THE MAN HAD SAID HE HAD ORIGINALLY

BEEN FROM CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, BUT NOW OWNED SOME SORT OF NIGHT

CLUB OR GAMBLING ESTABLISHMENT IN TEXAS, POSSIBLY DALLAS.

THE MAN INVITED THE THREE MEN TO VISIT HIS NIGHT CLUB

WHENEVER THEY GOT TO TEXAS.

BRAUN STATED HE BELIEVED RUBY WAS ALONE BUT APPEARED

TO KNOW HIS WAY AROUND AND WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE EMPLOYEES

OF THE TROPICANA. BRAUN STATED RUBY DID NOT GIVE HIM A

BUSINESS CARD NOR DID HE KNOW HOW LONG RUBY STAYED IN CUBA

NOR WHERE HE STAYED.

:RAUN DESCRIBED THE MAN KNOWN AS JACK RUBY AS A WHITE .

MALE AMERICAN, LARGE OR HEAVY BUILD, WITH ROUND OR OVAL ·,;\ ''·

FACE, HAD A JEWISH APPEARANCE, AND DID NOT HAVE A TEXAS

OR SOUTHERN ACCENT. BRAUN STATED NO RADICAL OR POLITICAL

TYPE STATEMENTS WERE MADE NOR WERE ANY COMMENTS MADE OTHER

THAN THE ABOVE CASUAL REMARKS MADE BY RUBY.

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Transmitted herewith are a aemorandu11 coverinc v: •Ji .:l .Jvarious phases discussed during the interview, and for ~ ~ d\iNcw York and. Hew Orleans a Xerox copy o f l e t t e r o March 27, \,"' ~ } ·19S7, from Attorney FRANK RAGANO to Director HOOVER. • r~

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(1) Contacts witb TRAFFICANTE through his at tornoy•

(2) TRAFFICANTE, on ins truct ions o Attorne:r RAGAHO,u t i l i z e recordor . n hi s perso':l• . _ ._ . . _ -

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While driving tbrouzb Bow o r i ~ a D s 1 RCELW • c u . ; : ~ ~ ~ISARCELLO was driving and TRAFFICANTE was seated in the f roat : : ; ~ ·eea and bo (RAGANO) was in tbe back, when a radio broadcast ; ·re la ted events concerniac Distr ic t Attorney GARRISON's escapadn ·';.·:revolving around the assassination o f President KENNEDY. SANTO · .turned and reMarked to UARCELLD, ••carlos, the next thine you knowtbcy wil l be blaming the President 's assassination on us.• ... · ·

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of G:tEEN, associated with a Lone Island, Jfow York, dally. . · : ·- ·,RAGANO cal led tbe reporter , who related that be bnd understood ··. . _. ·that when TRAFFICANTE was J ~ e d , by CASTRO 1D Cuba , somo 1 ' . . . . . · .- .

arrangements wore aade for J A C ~ U B Y to be flwia- from D:Lllaa ··. ·· .~ o Cuba to expedite b i • release, eince RUBY was friendlJ with ·CASTRO . The reporter exclaimed to JlAGANO 1'DoD't you see the~ n i t i c a n c e of th is ~ Q n \ \ C t in connection with the Co:::aunists •a n d ~ Cosa •ostra1beirig'1&volved in the presidential ass4ssina-

..t.iol(1" RAGANO s tated be told the reporter be was completely t .. ·

off base because be (RAGANO) bad boea lavolved in attegptiDIto get TRAFFICANTE back to Florida from the Cuban prison, aDd - · -··-that th is was dono through an individual 1D 1Uam1 who was close ·.::.: .to CASTRO be£ore tbe revolution. RAGANO said be la ter to l4. . . . . ,th t t story to TRAFFICANTE, pointing out that be was Dot ·ve17 ·· : ·-

·· •· ·far from wron.: eince be bad told MARCELLO be would some da7 .. ._ be blamed for the assasslnat loa. .· . .

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aRAGAHO indicated that TRAFFICAHT.E a t DO t lae carr lee • ·

cun with hia and that be does Dot even carrJ a pen knife.

d • TRAFFJCANTE'e feel lap · · . . .. · . :-. : - . - ... :· .. ' . . -. .::. .: · . .-. ·. , .·-·· . - . .. ' ..

Jlr. RAGANO said that TRAFFICANTE bas expre5sod the .·.bel ief that evontuall7 bo will be the v1ct1a of a "fra.moup• . . _

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on the par t of law enforcement agencies anxious to put bia ill .. . .j a i l . Be said that TRAFFICANTE leaves his car unlocked and .. · · .. . .

ver7 frequently bis bome unlocked and be bas told bia OD ·numerous occasions that he should DOt do tb is , but TRAFFICANTB : ...· bas said that l f they want to get into the bouse o r the car•.:-'/.:; ~ ... Yb,tJler locked or DOt, the7 caD ce t 1D WithOUt &D7 t r o u b l e . : : - - ~ - ; . ; ; . . : _ ~ ·

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. In connection with our i n v e s t i g ~ t i o n of T r a f f i c a n ~ e , ~ boss' ' of La Cosa Nostra (LCN) in Florida, his attorney, ~Frarut Ragano, Tampa, Florida, by l e t t e r dated March 27, 1967, ~ ~requested the Director to ins t ruct Special Agents of the q _ ~ JBureau to cease surveil lance of Traff icante and any other

acts tha t in ter fere with his r ight of privacy. The SAC : ·Tampa, upon Bureau ins t ruct ions , contacted Ragano ·in person :on April 10, 1967, and made it clear that the FBI hasdef ini te invest igat ive responsibi l i t i es in organized crimematters and tha t the FBI wil l fu l ly discharge such · /responsibi l i t i es and cer tainly conduct adequate i nvest igat ion

o ~ violat ions of Federal s ta tu tes within our j u r i s d i c t i < ; > ~ ·/... /

During t h i s interview Ragano commented on s e ~ e ; a l ·i tems relat ing to Trafficante and invest igat ive procedures .

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Ragano requested that he come to our Tampa Office asRagano sa id that he has been unable to detect the use of any

.electronic device in his off ice but a t a cost of $48 he: has a ·monthly check made for any electronic surveil lance. He· s ta ted:he has discussed electronic surveil lance equipment with·Bernard Spindel, well publicized as an expert in elect ronicsurveil lance equipment, and determined that i t i s almostimpossible to detect an electronic surveil lance. Ragano said hedid not bel ieve that the FBI had placed him under such survei l lance .

le have not .conducted any invest igat ion of. Raga.no nor have we a t any

·time had electronic surveil lance coverage of his off ice or·residence.

Ragano sa id he has instructed Trafficante to wear a t

ll l times a device on his person so tha t he \can record any · . ...

future interview when contacted .PY a law enforceme.nt offic;er.

Our off ices have b e e ~ ~ l ~ r t e d to ' th i s m a ~ ~ ~ f - ' . : : 2 7 / l ? . : ;1 - Mr. ·DeLoacf:) Jc :( (.; ,. l. / ...... '. ~ · y .... ...-- - :.( ' ·1 - Mr. Wick ;:; . .\/: .· . .;: , .'· . . .~ . . h fJ

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Traff icante s Financial Condition

Ragano claimed he has ltnown Trafficante on ap r o f ~ s s i o n a l and personal -basis since childhood and he doesnot believe that Traff icante has ever been associated wi thLCN. Ragano claimed that Trafficante i s certain ly notderiv ing any benefi t f inancial ly because Trafficante i sactual ly broke . Ragano claimed tha t he has paid Traff icante s

1 , restaurant , and t ravel bi l l s . Our investigation hasown that Trafficante t ravels extensively in the United States-,

even to Europe, although he has no apparent source of income.

Traff icante s Reputation

Ragano claimed tha t cer ta in allegations concerningTraff icante have been ridiculous and c i t ~ d recent publici ty-afforded the invest igat ion o ~ Dis t r ic t Attorney Garrison,New Orleans, into t he assassination of forme r President John F.Kennedy. Ragano s ta ted tha t a newspape r reporter fromLong Island, New York, telephoned him to obtain confirmation ofthe s tory tha t Jack Ruby was to be flown from Dallas to Cubawhen Trafficante was j a i led by Fidel Castro since Ruby wasa l legedly friendly with Castro . Ragano s ta ted that such anal legat ion was completely fa l se and appeared to be an attemptto involve Trafficante in the assassination of former

President Kennedy.

James Riddle Hoffa

Ragano s ta ted ·he was one of Hoffa 's at torneys and

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Federal Government a t Chattanooga, Tennessee, to cover theac t iv i t i es of Hoffa and his attorneys. He said that he d id notbelieve tha t the FBI employed such d e v i c e ~ and offered the opinion

, tha t the electronic surveil lance was under the direct ion of formerDepartmental Attorney Walter Sheridan.

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rto port ray Trafficante in the best possible l ight . He playeddown Trafficante 's power and inf luence in LCN, using the argumentthat Trafficante i s without finances. Our inves t i gation of ~Trafficante s ~ o : v s that he i s L C ~ Boss and ,mainta_ns a h;i.gh . ( 1 I ·s tandard If l m n g . / .. . lL ) . . ( I /

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IO·A THE MIAMI HERALD Thursday, Sept. 28, 1978

Exile: I Heard

f Hit on JFI{In Early 1963

From Her•ld St•H •nd Wire lteport>

WASHINGTON - An FBI informant nervously testified Wednesday that the Mafia gambling chieftain inpre-Castro Havana told him in the early summer of1963 that President John F. Kennedy was going to behit.

Anti-Castro exile Jose Aleman told the House SelectCommittee on Assassinations that he didn't know then

that a hi t was underworld parlance for murder.Aleman testified that gambling czar Santos Trafficante told him in a Miami conversation in June 1963that Kennedy is going to be hit . Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas on Nov. ? 2 1963.

However, Aleman said he thought Trafficantemeant the Republicans wou{ d beat Kennedy in the nextelection.

TRAFFICANTE WAS to ha\e testified Wednesdayafternoon, but Chairman Louis 'Stokes (D., Ohio) an-nounced that the witness has a physical conditionand would not testify until today.

Jose Aleman Tt slifies Befor(' Panel

• s vs m fi figure told him of p un

Gambling-world witnesses ap- I

peared for the committee's explora- ~tion of possible Cuban and under- . . . . . _

world ties to Lee Harvey Oswald,Kennedy's accused assassin, andJack Ruby, who shot Oswald todeath.

Committee chief counsel G. Robert Blakey said the Cuban government told its investigators several

' months ago in Havana that Trafficante was theMafia Donthere until theCastro revolu-tion.

Aleman, escorted at hisown requestfrom his Miamihome by U.S.

marshals, whoalso ringed thehearing room,said he fearedhis life was in

danger and that he believed Trafficante now was collaborating withFidel Castro's secret police.

Trafficante appeared in closedsession before the assassinationspanel last year but refused to answer any questions. citing his Fifthand Fourteenth Amendment rights.

A SON of a former Cuban minister of education and senator, Ale

- __. man was very active in organi za-. tions opposed to the Batista govern

ment in Cuba and, after leaving theisland in 1960, invested money andhis time in efforts to overthrowCastro. Although Aleman has saidhe worked in the Castro underground to overthrow Batista, he apparently turned against Castro

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-TIME, INC. v. RAGANO

219.. _ ... ...,. Cite as 427 F.2d 219 (1970),

off the end of a pipe near which the than in West supra, where the Governplaintiff was working, when a fellow ment had placed six inspectors aboard the

worker turned on the water pressure. drydocked vessel. ·

The plaintiff cites the cases of Stark v. Therefore we find that this case isUnited States, 5 Cir., 1969, 413 F.2d controlled by West supra, and Moye253 and Van Horn v. Gulf Atlantic Tow- supra, and we affirm.

ing Corp., 4 Cir., 1968, 388 F.2d 636, for ff ' dthe rule that West is limited to instances A Jrme ·

in which the repair work created the un-

safe condition." He would have us dis

tinguish the injury in West from the

present one on the grounds that it ema

nated from the very object which was to

be repaired, whereas here the injuryemanated from a work operatien in the

vicinity where plaintiff was working.We cannot say that cleaning out pipes ismore or less hazardous than working ina room where a clean-up crew is removing debris. Both involve a certain

amount of risk. Whether the actual injury is caused by the object being repaired or by other work being done in

the vicinity is not cause for distinction

where the risk is equally present in bothsituations. In both, th e repair work

creates the unsafe condition.

[2] Thus, where the Government isnot in control of the incident whichcreated the ri sk (as in W st and as inthe case at bar), and where the risk is

not a latent one created prior to the

Government's loss of control V an orn ,

supra ; White v. United States, 4 Cir.,1968 400 F.2d 74) nor an inherently

dangerous one wherein the shipowner reQuires the work to be done in a manner

inherently dangerous to human safety

CHalecki v. United New York and NewJersey Sandy Hook Pilots Assn., 2 Cir.,l962 302 F.2d 840) then it would be"manifes tly unfair to impose on the

Government a duty to provide safetymeasures for employees of the contractor.

G[3] The record indicates that the

overnment had relinquished control of

the vesse l. The Government was not in

control of the work area the manner ofd t .e a•l performance, nor safety proce-

TIME, INC., Defendant-Appellant,

v.

Frank RAGANO, P laintiff-Appellee.

No . 28490.

United States Court of Appeals,Fifth Circuit.

June 2 1970.

Rehearing Denied and Rehearing EnBane Denied July 14 1970.

Proceedin @_ on publ ishe r's motion

r summary judgment m hbel acbon.The United Sta es 1strict Court for the

Middle District of Florida, Ben Krentz

man, J., 302 F.Supp 1005, denied the

motion and publisher, pursuant toleave granted, took in terlocuto1·y ap

peal. The Court of Appeals, Dyer, Ci rcui t Judge, held that evidence that

publisher's employees knew that plain

tiff who was in picture used in arti

cle referring to gathering as meeting of

top Cosa Nostra hoodlums" was an

attorney and that first draft of art iclereferred to plaintiff and another lawyer

as mouthpieces" created genuine issueof material fact as to whether publisher's

conclusion that plaint iff could journalis

tically be re ferred to as top Cosa Nostra

hoodlum was made in good fa it h or with

malice.

Affirmed and remanded.

. ures and it was not a du ty of the single

IDspector on board to take control of 1. Libel and Slander C=>48(l) Da m ~ . . In fact, there is here much l e s ~ - . - - R u l e requiring actual malice on part

Poss•bllity of control by the o v e r n m e n ~ p u b l i s h e r of allegedly defamatory ar -

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GAN, Circuit Judges .ee publication Words and Ph rases

fl)l' 'Other judicial constructions nnd

ilefu itions.

- Federal Civil Procedure c=>2st3

.AD inferences to be drawn from

·underlying facts must be viewed in lightmost favorable to party opposing motionfor summary judgment.

4 Fe d.eral Civil Procedure <>z5j6

Evidence that publisher's employeesknew that plaintiff who was in picture

used in article re ferring to gathering

as meeting of "top Cosa Nastra hood-lums" was an attorney and that first

draft of article referred to plaintiff and

another lawyer as "mouthpieces" created

genuine issue of material fact, precluding summary judgment, as to whether

publisher's conclusion that plaintiff could

journalistically be referred to as a topCosa Nostra hoodlum was made in goodfaith or wi th malice. Fed.Rules Civ.Proc. rule 56(c), 28 U.S.C.A.

5 . ourts €::>405(12.1)

Order quashing taking of depositions did not constitute interlocutory injunction within statute authorizing in-

terlocutory appeals. 28 U.S.C.A. § 1292(a) .

6. ourts €::>406.1 (3)

Where no application for interlocutory appeal of order quashing taking of

certain depositions was made and ordergranting leave to take interlocutory appeal from denial of motion for summary

judgment did not encompass such issue,claimed error in issuing order was not

before reviewing court. 28 U.S.C.A. §1292(a, b).

Harold R Medina, Jr. , New York City,

DYER, Circuit Judge:

Time, Inc., the defendant in this Jt_.

suit, was granted leave to take this int.:r

locutory appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C.A§ 1292 (b) from an order of the Dlstnr

Court denying its motion for sumrnanjudgment. We affirm and send the CU:back for trial.

The basis of the ~ l l e g e d defamation •

an article and accompanying p i c t u rwhich appeared in the "People" sect10 r

of the October 7, 1966, issue of Tu1tt

Magazine The picture showed se ,·en men

seated at a table in La Stella's Restaurant in Queens, New York. The articlereferred to the gathering as a meetingof thirteen "top Cosa Nostra hoodlums··

and referred to three of the men shownin the picture by name, "plus ten otherbigwigs." t further referred to the -

casion as a "delayed lunch" which had

previously been interrupted by pohce

because the District Attorney wanted tht

men "to sing before a grand jury on

crime in Queens" but "a judge set bail

at $100,000 each," which was met.

Actually the lunch which was picturedtook place one week after the originalone (which had been broken up by police)during a break in the Grand Jury proceedings, and not later on the day of the

arrests as the article might be read toimply. Two of the seven men picturedwere attorneys who represent one or

more of the alleged "hoodlums" withwhom they were sitting. No mentionwas made in the article of the fact that

they are attorneys. One of them, JackWasserman, instituted suit against Time.Inc., m the United States District Courtfor the District of Columbia, claiming

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Cite as 427 F.2d 219 (11170)

- ~ toP Cosa Nostra hoodlum.1 Frank the second luncheon along with the

IJDDO msbtuted suit against T1me, others as a gesture of disdain for the

m the coud bPiow, making essen- law; since he participated with thet allr the same claim.2 others, Time was entitled to com e to

the good faith belief that he co uld be

journalistically considered a hoodlum."1, 2] Preliminarily we note our

..,nement with the District Court that

c if plaintiff is not a "public fig-

art. :J New York Times Co. v. SulliQI\ 1964. 376 U.S. 254, 84 S.Ct. 710, 11LEd.2d 686, which requi res th at actual

ghce'' be shown is applicab le be-J'JCC the article which is alleged to be

,> amatory concerned a reat

"'Jblic interest. Bon Air Hotel, Inc. v.

T mt>. Inc., 5 Cir. 1970, 426 F.2d 858;

Wl\-.;;crman v. Time. Inc., D.C.Ci1·. 1970,

c: 1 F.2d 920; T ime, In c. v. 1\IcLa ney. 5.•. 969, 406 F.2d 565, cert. denied, 395

'· :; 922. 89 S.Ct. 1776, 23 L.Ed.2d 239.\ ~ t a t e m e n t is made with actual malicer made with knowledge that it was

~ or wi th rec kless disregard of

v.·hcther it was fa lse or not." New York

T1mes Co. v. Sullivan , supm 376 U.S. at

: :Kil, 84 S.Ct. a t 726.

A it did in the District of Co lumbia

· ~ : , Time, Inc., contends that even if the

u ticle is defamatory, there is nothing

n the record from which it could be said:hat plaintiff can show malice with the

com·incing clarity required of him and,~ ~ r e f o r e Time, Inc., is entitled to sum

:rklry judgment.

We disagree. The recor d, which conmts of affidavits, exh ibits and deposiuons, shows that all of the Time staff

knew that Ragano was an attorney f romlhe "bio" files Time, Inc., had on him.The fi rst draft of the article r eferred to

tb .> two lawyers as "mouthpieces."However, this indica tion that plaintiff

•'1 1 an attorney wa s deleted during thet o r i a l process. Time, In c., neYerthe-

kas contends that there was no malice on•t.s part because Ragano participated in

1• The District Judge in Wnshington grant-

td Time, In c.'s motion for summary judg-

~ t The D.C. Circuit reversed and re·. .Rnded the cnse for trinl. " 'nssermnn~ T i m e In c., D.C.C ir. 1970, -J24 F.2d

[3, 4) In Yiew of the principle that

all inferences to be drawn from the underlying facts must be viewed in the

light most favorable to the party oppos

ing the motion for summary judgment

e g • -cnited states v. Diebold, Inn ··1962, 369 U.S. 654, 82 S.Ct. 993, 8 L.Ed.

2d 176; Gross v. Southern Ry. Co., 5Cir. 1969, 414 F.2d 292, and in ligh t of

the fact that all the Time, Inc., employees

new that Ragano was an attorney, wethink that a genuine issue of material

fact exists as to w h e t h t ; _ T i w ~ n c l u -sion that Ragano could journalis ically

B ~ f e r r e d to as a top Cosa Nostra-heod-lum was made in good faith or with

mii11ce. Therefore, summary judgment~ r o p denied. Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(c).

[5, 6] Plaintiff Ragano ra ises a pointco nce rning an order quashing the taking

of some depositions he wants to take

before trial. Howe>er, the order Raganocomplains of is not before this court.

The order does not constitute an inter-locutory injunction wi thin 28 U.S.C.A.§ 1292(a) because that subsection doesnot encompass protective orders enteredunder the discovery ru les. International

Products Corporation v. Charles A.Koons & Co., 2 Cir. 1963, 325 F.2d 403.Nor is the order before us under 28 U.S.C.A. § 1292(b ) . No application for inte rlocutory appeal of this order wasmade as required by that subsection, and

the order of this court granting leave to

take this in terlocutory appeal therefore

could not and did not encompass any

such iss ue.

2. 'l'he District Court opinion is published

nt 302 F. Supp. 1005.

3. Cu rt is Pu blishin:;: Co v. Butts, 19673RS 1:.8. 130, 87 S.Ct. 1975, . 18 L.Ed.

2d 1004. mntlc th e :'1'1'10 l ork Timu role

~ n n l i h l l ' rn pnhlic fi:;:tt r i'S as well <1.8 to



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427 FEDERAL REPORTER, 2d SERIES

The order denying Time, In c. s motion

for summary judgment is affirmed , and

the case is remanded for trial. We

caution against attempting to glean from

th is decision any whisper of what the

outcome should be, either on motions for

directed verdict or on the final verdict.

Affirmed and remanded.

Leroy E. THOMPKINS, PetitionerAppellant,

v.

U. S. BOARD OF PAROLE et a l., C. C.Moore, Institutional Caseworker Any

All Other Respondents th e Court May

Deem Mete Proper, Respondents-Appellees.

No. 29416.

United States Court of Appeals,Fifth Circuit.

June 15, 1970.

Appeal from order of the Un ited

States District Court for the Northern

District of Georgia, at Atlanta, Sidney

0. Smith, Jr., J., denying petition of fed

eral convict for r elief against parole

board. The Court of Appeals held that

federal prisoner was not entitled to parole

as matter of right on meeting conditions

pr escribed by st atu tes allowing parole to

be granted when prisoner has served one

third of his sentence.

Affirmed.

1. Appeal and Error <::=>8 6

t was appropriate to summarily dis

pose o pro se case wherein district court

denied petition of federa l convict for

relief against parole board, where peti-

I . t is npproprintc to dispose of this prose case summarily, pursuant to this

Court's local Rule 9(c) (2), appellant

hav ing failed to file a brief within the

tioner failed to timely file brief. 18 U.

S.C.A. §§ 4202, 4203; U.S.Ct . of App.

5th Cir. Rule 9(c) (2), 28 U.S.C.A.;

F ed.Rules App.Proc. rule 31, 28 U.S.C.A.

2. Pardon and Parole e:>4

Federal prisoner was not entitled to

parole as matter of right on meeting con

ditions prescribed by statutes allowing

parole to be gr anted when prisoner hasser ved one-third of his sentence. 18 U.

S.C.A. §§ 4202, 4203.

3. Pardon and Parole C=>

Determination of eligibility for pa

role is wholly within discretion of pa rol e

board. 18 U.S.C.A. §§ 4202, 4203.

Leroy E. Thompkins, pro se.

John W. Stokes, Jr., U. S. Atty., Allen

I Hirsch, Asst. U. S. At ty., Atlanta, Ga.,

for appellees.

Be fore BELL, AI NSWORTH and

GODBOLD, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

[1] This appeal is taken from an or

der of the district court denying the peti

tion of a federal convict for relief against

th e paro le board. We affirm.l

Appellant's petition, entitled an Ap

plication for Issuance of Writ of Man

damus and Expedition (s ic ) Relief, was

considered 9y the district court as a peti

tion for writ of habeas corpus. While

the petit ion should properly have been

considered as one seeking mandamus re

lief, failure to treat i t as such did not

prejudice appellant.

Appellant ori ginally sought relief in

the United States District Court for the

District of Columbia and his petition was

transferred to the United States District

Court for the Northern District of

Georgia when i t appeared that he was

both se nt enced and confined in the latter

di strict . His petition sought an order

requiring the United States Par ole Board

time fixed by R nle 31, Federal Rules ofAppellate Procedure. Kimbrough v Bcto,Director, 5th Cir. 1969, 412 F.2d 981.



M i . ~ i mobste

denies he said

J K would be lhit

Cox Wullington llur u

WASHINGTON - Santos 'frafhcante, the bird·likelittle man who reputedly presides over organized crtme

in Florida. said yesterday he v;as once an "interpreter"in a plot to kill Fidel Castro, but he knew nothing ofany conspiracy to kill John F. Kennedy

"I am >\Ire as .am sitting here that f n e v ~ r madethe statement that Kennedy would be hit," Trafficantetold the House Assassinations Committee.

Sometimes sipping coffee or tapping his fingernailon the microphone. the much-feared mobster traced hislife as a young gambling entrepreneur in pre-CastroCuba. his restful days after the revolution in a Havanajail. and his later meetings with CIA officials in theFontainebleau Hotel in Miami to plot Castro's murder.

During the Kennedy Administration. he sa1d he

found himself under constant surveillance "from neighbors, from hiUtops, from trees, from cars, from anything." While some of his friends did not appreciatethis sort of treatment, he said he never heard anyonethreaten to retaliate.

After first giving his name and address - 740 NE55th St.. North Miami - Trafficante invoked the

Fifth Amendment to avoid testifying . He was thengranted a limited immunity and he agreed to speak,after his burly lawyer, Henry Gonzalez, won assurances that none of the questions would be based onelectronic monitoring.

"I'm retired," said Trafficante, 63. at the outset.Some spectators tittered.

He said he moved to Havana in about 1953 andspent the next seven years in the gambling business"which was legal at that time in Cuba."

Once in mid-1959, Trafficante said. he spent amouth iR Irescornja Detentjon Camp, where Castro

kept casino operators and others who up for deporta-tion. "It was like one big, happy family. he said. "Ireally had a rest there, if you want to know the truth.''

Chairman Louis Stokes (D·Ohio · ackRub · · · t 1a, as was hinted in We -

ay's testimony. "1 never remember meeting Jackuby ," the witness answered.

ey was no o ve m joining a CIA-spon-sored plot on Fidel Castro's life a few months later, heinsisted.

It was just like registering for the draft in WorldWar II, he said. I t was the same thing as war."

Trafficante is the first man involved in the Castroassassination plots to testify in public, and minimizedhis own role despite CIA documents Indicating he was

the courier who carried a poison pill from the CIA toone of the Cuban plotters.

He said in late 1960 or early 1961 John Roselli, anold friend, approached him at the Fontainbleau Hotel inMiami and told him the CIA and the U.S. government"was interested in eliminating Castro."

Trafficante said his "total involvement was serving as an interpreter between the two CIA representatives - Roselli and Robert Maheu - a nd some Span· ,ish-speaking Cubans who wanted to overthrow Castro.

Trafficante was questioned in detail about Wednes·day's testimony by Jose Aleman, a Miami-based Cuban

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exile leader, tbat Trafficante once predicted that Kennedv would be hit.

Trafficante recalled several meetings with Aleman,the first to discuss a possible construction loan from

the Teamsters Union pension fund to Aleman.rt is possible, said Trafficante, that be may bave

told Aleman that Kennedy would not be re-elected in1964. But there was never any talk of Kennedy beinghit.









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