This document is made available through the declassification efforts and research of John Greenewald, Jr., creator of: The Black Vault The Black Vault is the largest online Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) document clearinghouse in the world. The research efforts here are responsible for the declassification of hundreds of thousands of pages released by the U.S. Government & Military. Discover the Truth at: http://www.theblackvault.com JFK Assassination System Date: 4/6/2015 Identification Fonn Agency Infonnation Released under the John AGENCY : FBI . Kennedy RECORD NUMBER : 124-l 02 I 4- I 04 79 Rssassination Records ollection Act of 1992 RECORD SERIES : HQ ( .q.q USC 2107 Note) . ase#:NW 45961 Date: AGENCY FILE NUMBER : 26-425217-37 1-16-2017 Document Infonnation ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM : HADDOCK, MORRIS W. TO : DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE : DATE : 08/23/1973 PAGES : 27 SUBJECTS : FS, INTV, JIMENEZ, JOSE SIORDIA, BUCHANAN, JERRY, ASSOC, CONSPR, ARREST, FGJ DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : Unclassified RESTRICTIONS : 4; IO(a)2 CURRENT STATUS : Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW : . 06/04/1998 OPENING CRITERIA : INDEFINITE COMMENTS : v9.1 NW 45961 Docld:32295203 Page 1 .~ ....... , ~ ... .,_, __ _,..... .......,...,_. Lr - :~:r-/.: ·2 - ~ --<:y---- ---·---, -----~ _, '- --/ MM 26-37623 · con~. e n t i a l concerning JAMES STILLMAN's knowl~dge of FRANK LESLIE MERRITT's involvement in this car ring and specifically regarding his use of a stolen credit card in the name of RICHARD NORIAM or NORIAN taken October 5 1 1970 in a btirglary at Jerry's Sunset Inn, Islamorada, Florida and used to rent car number 6. AT HALLANDALE 2 FLORIDA i - Interview Sergeant FREY~ Hallandale Police Department concerning his possible knowledge of the reported recovery of two Dade County rental cars, one a dark green Ford Sedan bearing a 1970 to 1971 E plate and a Ford Mave~ick reportedly recovered in back of Eddie Hill's Diner in Decemb~r, 1970, which cars may have been placed there by MERRITT and RALPH Ho BASSFORDo AT MIAMI2 FLORIDA Follow and report prosecutive action. ADMINISTRATIVE The confidential source abroad mentioned in the ~ details of this report is the legat, Mexico. The source \ referred to is EP 566-C. A copy of·this report has been furnished to the Bureau for the legat, Mexico in view of their interest in this matter~an_ d in the event further leads are set out for that lega t. \X\ i ; ·' In July, 1973, Assistant United States Attorney \ WILLIAM NORTHCUTT, secured from the United States Justice ~ Department and the United States District Court, Southern . District' of Fl<;>rida 9 immuni tv from Prosecuti-on for RADCLIFFE 1 WILlS •. former MM 207.3-C I JFK Law 1 0(a)2 ; I There is no further reason to conceal h1.s '-:--:-----:--:--:-----:'~ I identity and his identity has been set forth in the details Qf I this report where appropriate. ! Two copies of the indictment, accof.d.;ing to NORTHCUTT 1l i will be tendered to the Grand Jury in this mat1ter. _One copy names FIORINI R a Watergate subje_ct » and the other omits his name. The decision to indipt FIORINI accordingly will be entirely that of the Grand Jury. This proqedure, according to - - - --- ---- ' . --- - -., . _. --"'i~ -·- ·- ... _, ._ .. ,_ .. f 't " -,.J .. , ~·i .r,..n.~.: ! { . • FD-,204 (~ev•. 3-:·59) ;r I. I ...> ,· ,~ ~ UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JlL.iTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Cont\j.ential Copy to: 1 ~ United States Att~n~y, Miami, Florida (72-4250) _(Attention: AE?sistant U.Si. Attorney WILLIAM R" NORTHCUTT) Report of: MORRIS W ; ~ HADDOCK Office: Miami, Florida Date: . 8/23/73 Field Office File #: 26-37623 Title: JERRY BUCHANAN; ROBERT PAUL CURTIS; FRANK ANTHONY .FIORINI; JOHN LETTIERI; FRANK LESLIE MERRITT; CHARLES SPINELLA, JRI;; Character: INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION OF STOLEN MOTOR VEHICLE - CONSPIRACY - RING CASE h ~~~ 1 Int~rview of JOSE SIORDIA JIMENEZ,, A~ent of the Mexic:an Federalf I ; Pol1ce, who ·apprehended "JAY BLAND" if\ ~umber 4 1n · . ~ - Guadalajara in 1970 repor_ted. ~DCLI~~ILLS . , a co-c'?nspira tor t"lex , <'" _11 of JERRY BUCHANAN was ranted 1mmun1 t . from prosecut1on .. .-.l~ J"E'K L a w lO(a) ... ! I ' JOHN TRRRING SHADWELL located and admitted fraudulently reporting car number 15 stolen and turning the same over to WILLs and BUCHANAN for disposal in Mexico. Federal ~ Grand Jury continuing investigation in this matter. Assistant u_ ' •S ' ~ Attorney reports indictment-s are . anticipated 8/20/73 o !!d!._.~ . SUBJECTS CONSIDERED ARMED AND .DANGEROUS AND ARE ALLEGED TO HAVE ~~~ i MURDERED ONE MEMBER 0~ THIS RING.(\) ~~~~;~T,~;;~~!' ~~~ . J;·l -P- \.'; ..->1',, • ·- " '1TH' ' (, _):) ~ '' TIECLAS $ I~I~,B·~s~~~t.S.~U)!~-- .. -· . _ :';)' ~.,. · - ~ · ·:\3~-11 '?:: \, / U "" .· · DETAILS: .ON.. -- ~- ~_:_.;}.-__-..J...~---· . _ .. _.. Sl.!.P \ 5 ' '"--- ·~ · _r. .. DAtE--- AlL· captions hereafter refer to captions p vious·ly·· \ ; utilized in Miami prosecutive summary report dated January 10, ., 1973, except where n~w information is reported hereafter. _J Car ;Number 4 description: I -' I 1970 Oldsmobile, yellow, Vista Cruiser station wagon, '/ simulated wood paneling, Vehicle Identification Numb~r ., 348650Ml90077, 1969 to 1970 Florida tag 26E 276. 1 _;#r, ..J/ZJ:Lif--~,7 I This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusio ns of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents .I are no t to be distributed outside your ag'ency. r ~ ~ .;~\ \ ~ . '.-"~ ~ :.< ':: . · . ,Con 1., ent i al .J , ":' - -- ~ ~ · ''> \\ ,:\ :'". ·-v . U. S. GO~EF\NMENT PRINTING OF F ICE : 1970 ? - ~06-84 0 \ NW 45961 Docid:32295203 Page 3 MM 26-37623 Conf~ntial On June 7, 1973, information was received from confidential source abroad indicating that JOSE SIORDIA JIMENEZ, a second Federal Judicial Po•lice Agent, Guadalajara, Mexico, was a possible witness- to the arrest of JERRY BUCHANAN,. driving what was bel.ieved to be car number four!? It was believed he would be a~ailable to testify in the United States concerning the date of arrest, the details of arrest, the license plate, and the Vehicle Identification Number of the Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser found in BUCHANAN's possession at the time of arrest. ~(LA) NW 45961 Docld:32295203 Page 4 fP. i, 1. · I I / I ' .. i l Ij·. I ~ li 1. JAY BLAND was arr'es ted· on March 29; . 1970, at I 2: 00 PM, . at the corner of Franc is co de A1iZa and I . Calle 38 at Guadalajara. ; · ! ..• . I ' 2 He was selling dontraband a~ticles, consistihg of electrical devices such as radios, recorders and power drills. 3. He was asked · ''where is your automobile," at · which time · he took arresting agents to his automobile· which was parked about two bl"ocks away. " 4. This autombbile was determined to be a 1970 Oldsmobile bearing Serial No. 3486501\1190077 · and New York State license plates .8991 GX' . This vehicle had entered Mexico at Miguel Aleman, Tamaulipas, Mexico, at which time JAY . BLAND had been using Mexicai1 Tourist Card · No. 9878507. 5. Participating in the arrest of JAY BLAND was. ' ~ ' Federal Judicial Police Agent VINCENTE YLLAN GARCIA. : . ' SIORDIA stated he would be available ~s a witness · and could travel to Miami, Florida, to testify to the above. He stated he would carry copies of documents .reflecting the · • I .._.-.!:~.?.~ . -~-"J n!.. or~~ ' '-!~ '. ~:i · ~-' - · ~~~!\·· -- ' ~ - r'--·\ -''·-"'-~ .. -'· =--~~~-~---. · ' '. ' ·· ~ · - ·· · .~. .... ,. 'r···"' . .. , ,1 . ' ' ~ . t-.;~~1::::· ',; NW 45961 Docld:32295203 Page 5 r· -r'.( ' '. \ ,; ·.. .~ '·~··· .···.'. MEX. 26-3458 Conf~.ential SIORDIA also stated ~hat he had ~eceived tentative permission from his Group Chief, RAMON DEL RIO, to make the above trip. ~@t} · . ·.. "SIORDIA stated that .he does not speak English.~~ .·.. ·· ,. ; 0 ••• . ~ .· . ', ... .. ,· ···.1"·. .• •··. ·r:z~r::;:~·:~~rL2:~IT:l~2'··t:'j·" · Eil~;;.. ,·~~·"··*··~~'rr.7c•_c:"·~r;;~;~;t~iJ";·~~?:r;~·~~,:r~~~~~~'~:;·~'11:~t~~"·':·~~~:r\.1:r··.1r'l'''""""=·;l~:"7Y'!':"'""'.'• NW 45961 Docld:32295203 Page 6 -' /!\JFK Act 6 ( 4) MM· 26-37623 'Con~nti~ The El ,Paso Divisi~n of the Federal Bureau of Investigation additionally advised that the files .contained a letter dated May 25, 1971 to VICTOR ~ .• SIZEMOtm,, Assistant United States Attorney, El Paso, Texasconfirm;i,ng ,an opinion between SIZEMORE and Special Agent DONNKo SICKLE~ in which SIZEMORE declined prosecution of.ADOLFO-PEREZ }{OLQUIN, a Juaraz Customs Broker~, inasmuch as./t.here is no evidence that the vehicle he was found in posses.s.ion of was, knowingly transported into the Western District of Texaso Car Designated Number/15: 1970 Chevrolet Malibu, light green { four·. door, Vehicle Identification Number 13690R257908, ~nd 1971 Florida tag lE-12861. · I ~reviously had volunteered information .·to the ~ffect that he believed that one JOHN T 9 SHADWELL had rented at least oneor more automobiles, reported the same stolen to the police, and in fact turned the automobiles over to someone.· else./ Concerning JOHN T 9 SliADWELL 2 1 on May 10, 1973, _advised the_ following:_ ...._ ________, I !advised JOHN T • .: SHADWELL. was employed by AA Holiday, Incorporated for seven years. He stated SHADWELL was ./a former ship captain and had some connection with Marina./ I o He stated the man_ spoke w,i!th an English accent, was about 48 years old, believed his ~iddJe name was TARRING and his date of birth was about Februrory-;-'1 1925. I Jsta_ ted SHAD. WELL_ was ·e_ mployed a:t ~AA. Hol:dav; ~JC.-orpora ted .P a renta car agency at 633 N.E. 79th t eetJ1 _ _ _jstated this business nd longer exists; rente a 9 Chevrolet Mal~bu, light green, four door, e 1c e dentification Number 136390R25790&, from Atlas Rent-A-Car, Incorporated, 160 N0 Wo 79th Street, 757-5508. At ~hat time 1 Sl!ADWELL gave ti'is · telephone number as 940-1839.1 ~oubted SHADWELL could be reached at that number any longer.