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This FBI file concerns Francesco Cali in connection with a Los Angeles inquiry into alleged organized-crime involvement in prepaid telephone-card and long-distance resale businesses. An April 16, 1996 Los Angeles memorandum seeks to open an investigation after a confidential source reported that Frank Cali was a driver for a Gambino family figure and was involved with a travel phone-card company. The released material includes source-interview notes, evidence receipt forms, and a September 1995 New York magazine article about Communications Network Corp., Joe 'the German' Watts, and the prepaid phone-card business. The records span 1995 to 1996 and contain substantial privacy and source-related redactions.

Documents span: 1995-1996 | Released in 1 part
Names in this file: Francesco Cali, Joe Watts, Vinny Russo, Lee Iacocca, F. Lee Bailey, John Gotti, Paul Castellano, Tommy Bilotti, Thomas Spinelli, Sammy Gravano
Subjects: Gambino crime family, prepaid phone cards, telecommunications resale, organized crime, Los Angeles FBI