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AGENCY HSCA
RECORD NUMBER: 180?10103-10336
RECORD SERIES NUMBERED FILES
AGENCY FILE NUMBER 003076
Document Information
ORIGINATOR HSCA
FROM: HILL, WAYNE
TO 
TITLE:
DATE 10/20/1976
PAGES: 1
SUBJECTS 
CANTILLON, JAMES P.
CIA
ROSELLI, JOHN
HILL, WAYNE
PAPICH, SAM
WILLIAM
DOCUMENT TYPE REPORT
CLASSIFICATION Unclassi?ed
RESTRICTIONS Consulted
CURRENT STATUS Withheld
DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 05/ 8/1993
OPENING CRITERIA 
COMMENTS Memorandum attached 72-1. Box 72.

 

 

 

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MEMORANDUM

ITO: Gary Cornwell

FROM: John Hornbeck

Re: Interview she FBI Case Agent For John Roselli
DATE: October 20, 1977 -I

On Thursday, October 9, 1977, I interviewed retired'
FBI agent, Wayne Hill, who shared the responsibility of
covering John Roselli with a fellow agent, Harold Dodge.
The results of the interview are summarized in the following
categories: -

A. Electronic Surveillance

 

Roselli was the subject of two electronic surveillances
placed at his apartment in Cresent Heights, Los Angeles, Calif.
and the Diplomat in Las Vegas, Nevada. 'The intercepts were
done in the early 1960's but were Of a poor quality.due to an
inferior microphone location. Also, Roselli was extremely
cautious in discussing his business activities and preferred
discussions outside of his home. Transcripts exist of the
"overhears" and should be available at the Bureau.

Once permission for the interception was obta
and surveillance begun, a "special employee" (clerk)?V??anscribe
the tapes which were supposed to be reviewed by the case agent
for errors.. The "fruitful" information was sent to the
Washington headquarters and a periodic summary was prepared as-
to the progress of the "tap" and the need to continue the
projeCt. ?These records-should also be available along.with
the Bureau's commentary.

VB. Physical SurVeillance

 

Roselli's activities were monitored rather successfully
due to-the combination of the electronic "plant", and a high-
level mob informant (deceased).

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Footnote: (1) The plantingLof electron1c surveillance equlp?si
and1v1duals to be oVerheard,est1mate of cost and man hours,
ant1c1pated information,?means of entry,; and comments 
A551stant Di-rector and Director ?g;;1g - o?tn3r1nc

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For example following a ip from the latter source
the FBI covered a meeting in the early 1960' in Richmond, Va.

,between Roselli  and an individual whom the FBI later identified

as a CIA official. The Los Angeles FBI office was subsequently
informed by Washington that ROselli was being utilized as a

"go- -between" with Giancana for Cuban intelligence gathering
purposes only.

The close contact of Roselli and the CIA surfaced again
in the late 1960' when the FBI attempted to recruit Roselli
as an informant after they had obtained evidence that Roselli
had forged his birth certificate to disguise his true identity
as Filippe Sacco. Roselli's response was to contact his
attorney, James P. Cantillon, and then William Harvey of the
CIA. Harvey approached Sam Papich, the FBI 1iaiSon, to discover
what information the Bureau possessed and their prosecutorial
intentions.

C. Roselli's Death

In 1971 Roselli was subpoened before.a Federal Grand
Jury in Los Angeles and testified concerning certain Mafia
actiVities in Los Vegas. Word of his testimony filtered back
to Chicago and Frank LaPorte,, Roselli' capd? came to- Los
Angeles to discuss the situation. Roselli refused to meet
with LaPorte but left a letter for him at Cantillan's office
indicating that he was not really oceoperating. LaPorte was
furious with Roselli and the subsequent subpoena of Paul Ricca
and Tony Accardo did not help Roselli's situation.

When Anthony Giancana of St. Louis was indicted in the
Frontier Hotel case, he blamed Roselli for the Government's
knowledge of his "hidden interest" in the Frontier Hotel.
Informant information obtained by the FBI in 1977 indicated
that Giancana had stated that "Rosellius 
he is going to get it". A subsequent statement was that the
Chicago organiZation would take care. of Roselli and use someone
like Santo Trafficante to set it up.

Apparently Roselli was to meet with.Trafficante the
day that he disappeared although the details of the telephone
call to Roselli on that day were not known to Hill.

Details of Roselli' criminal involvements and CIA
connections were detailed in a comprehensive intelligence
memorandum prepared by Hill in 1976. His recommendation
was that the Committee obtain that_memo with the administrative

-pages intact which would enable us to zero in on the relevant

documents and witnesses.

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D. InvestigatiVe Leads

According? to Hill, two individuals with relevant
information might be the attorney, Jim Cantillion who is
presently awaiting sentencing in Orange County,California on
an aggravated asSault? ?attempted murder connection. 

Also, Tony Spilotio of Chicago who would have
knowledge of the GianCana and Roselli "hits. 

Another good source of information would be the case

agents assigned to the major hoodlums service, their careers
were dedicated to surveilling these individuals.

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