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John Handsome Johnny Roselli — Part 6
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ROLLINS was also charged with a telephone call to telephone number
— 7 — California, which is the number of
eS \? who has also been identified as a ciose
woe riend and associate of ROSSELLI. LAL
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ROLTI. was also charged with a telephone call to
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telephone number DU, 2-6000 which is the telephone number
of the Desert Inn Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, where ROSSELLI
had received many telephore calls in the past YY
JAMES FOLEY, an attorney in Las Vegas, Nevada,
advised that in the latter part of October, 1960, he received
a telephone call from JAMES FP, CANTILLON of the law firm of
Cantillon and Cantilion, Beverly Hills, California, requesting
that FOLEY represent BALLETTI and arrange for his bond.
- CANTILLON personally guaranteed FOLEY's fee. It is noted
yo that JAMES F CANTILLON is JOHN ROSSELLI's attorney and a close
. associate of ROSSELLI's.\,
meee Upon interview by SAs of the FBI, JAMES FP, CANTILLON
— said tha he fisst heard of the microphone incident when he
received a call from a man in custody in Las Vegas whose
name he did not recall. He said that the name BALLETTI was probably
correct. He advised that he referred this man to THOMAS FOLEY
—— an attorney in Las Vegas."\_\
Further investigaticon revealed that Central Intelligence
Agency (CIA) in connection with their operations concerning
{ FITEL CASTRO in Cuba contacted ROBERT MAHEU to act as "cutout"
in contacts with SAM GIANCANA on the theory that GIANCANA through
his gambling activitiés in Cuba under the Batista Government
might still have sources and contacts in Cuba who could be
- did not authorize the microphone surveillance on DON ROWAN,
oiled its +
On May 25, 1961, MAHEU aflvised SAs of the FBI
that the orighal contact with GIANCANA after MAHEU had been
—™ requested by CIA to make contact with GIANCAMA was
made by “JOHNNY” who he declined to further identify. Q.
U On June 29, 1961, MAHEU advised SAs
7 and QMO chat he would verify "JOHNNY s “taentt eT
_ O° ar the"Agent@ named the man. When JOHN ROSSELLI's name was
furnished to MAHEU he admitted that ROSSEFILLI was the "JOHNNY" he
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