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This FBI anti-racketeering file concerns Chicago organized-crime figure Salvatore 'Sam' Giancana and the Bureau's intelligence reporting on his activities and associations. The released material includes Chicago field-office summaries from 1962, including reporting on Giancana at social and gambling venues, allegations of political influence in Chicago's First Ward, and a discussion of the Venice Club reopening. A lengthy report profiles First Ward political figures and records source allegations connecting organized-crime leaders with local political activity. Later 1971 to 1974 communications between Chicago, Las Vegas, Honolulu, and Honolulu police examine reports that Giancana, Frank Rosenthal, and Albert Frabotta might have traveled to Hawaii or discussed a gambling operation; the Hawaii inquiries did not verify the reported meetings or visits.

FBI file number: 92-349 | Documents span: 1962-1974 | Released in 2 parts
Names in this file: Salvatore 'Sam' Giancana, Frank Rosenthal, Albert Frabotta, Roland V. Libonati, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr.
Subjects: organized crime, Chicago, anti-racketeering, First Ward politics, gambling, Hawaii inquiries