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Onassis in Controb Oswaro Suoots 1 In between, Frattiano had used his P herest, as they say, is history. Onassis was $109,000 in ‘non-repayable loans’ to set up Three men dressed as tramps picked up the so confident of his od ma the police, a trucking business in Imperial Valley, spent shells from Dealey Plaza One was media, FBI, CIA, Secret Service and the US where there was more swindling involving Howard Hunt. Thenthey driftedoverto an Judicial system that he had JFK murdered US Government construction contracts. As empty box car sitting on the railway spur before the eyes of the nation, then systemati- one California Crime Commission member behind the grassy knoll and waited. ADallas } sty poughtoff, killed off or frightenedoff | explained: “The Mafia is doing business police officer ordered two Dallas cops to g° all witnesses and had the evidence de- directly with the US Government now.” over to the box car and pick up the tramps". stroyed, then put a 75-year seal of secrecy Brading was questioned by the FBI two The three” tramps’ were paraded around over the entire matter. months after his arrest and release at Dallas Dealey Plazato the Police Departmentin the [Onassis, in Germany when the as- as part of the Warren Commission’s deter- Dal-Tex building. They isi held there sassination took place, flew to mination to ‘Jeave no stone unturned’ in its until the alarm went out to pick Be Oewals, Washington, presented his passport quest for the truth about the JFK assassina- then they were released without iiod at the gate of the White House and tion. In spite of the fact that Brading was.a booked. In all, tenmenwerearrestedimme- | 4. cimitted immediately - Ed] known criminal with an arrest record datin diately after the shooting. Cover-up participants included (among back twenty years, the FBI simply reported All were released soon after, none were many) Gerald Ford; Leon Jaworski of the | that Brading knew nothing about the assas- booked, not a word about their existence is CIA-front Anderson Foundation, represent- sination. mentioned in the Warren Report. ing Texas before the Warren Commission to Brading became a charter member of the [In 1985 Mark Lane, a Florida lawyer, see that the fair name of Texas was not be- La Costa Country Club, Mafia heaven down was defending libel charges from E. Howard smirched by the investigation; CIA Dallas near SanClemente. He also became arunner Hunt against a 1978 story which linked him chief John McCone; his assistant Richard for the skim money from the Onassis/ tothe assassination written by ‘former’ CIA Helms and a posse of police, FBI, news ‘Hughes’ Las Vegas casinos to Onassis’ agent Victor Marchetti in a weekly tabloid, ending ete. Swiss banks. The Spotlight. Lane had a deposition from 2 Castro's former mistress Marita Lorenz WHERE ARE THEY NOW § which claimed she gave money to Frank Gerald Ford, head of the Warren Commission, went on to become President Johnny Roselli received part of his payoff by appointment of Nixon, then in danger of Sturgis in Dallastofinance the killing. “The for the headshot on JFK in the form of a even further and more serious exposure. day after the money was paid, Presi- $250,000 “finder's fee” for bringing From this position of trust Ford pardoned dent Kennedy was assassinated,” “Hughes (Onassis) to Las Vegas in 1967. Nixon one month later for “any and all Lane said. - Ed] Jimmy Frattiano’s payoff included crimes he may have committed”. That $10,000 in ‘non-repayable’ loans from the covers quite a lot, but Ford is good at cover- Oswa Lo Caetureo San Francisco National Bank (President Joe ing things up. Pregarding Lee Harvey Oswald, Officer Alioto). Credit authorisations for the series McCone, the head of CIA-Dallas, went Tippitt was dispatched in his police radio car of loans, from 1964 through 1965, came onto the Board of Directors of ITT sitting to the Oak Cliff section where Oswald had from Joe Alioto and a high Teamsters offi- right next to Francis L. Dale, the head of rented aroom. Tippitt may have met Oswald cial. Dun and Bradstreet noted this transac- CREEP. Richard Helms, his assistant at on the street. He may have been supposed to tion in amazement, listing the loans in their Dallas, ultimately tumed up as CIA Direc- kill Oswald, but something went wrong. 1964-65 monthly reports and wondering tor. Leon Jaworski, CIA attomey, became Tippitt was shot by two men, using two re- how Frattiano could obtain so much credit, the Watergate prosecutor, replacing Cox volvers. The ‘wimess', Domingo Benav- as his only known title (listed in Dun and who was getting too warm. Jaworski tumed ides, who used Tippitt’s police car radio to Bradstreet) was “Mafia executioner”. Frat- on an excellent performance of ‘govern- report “we’ve had a shooting here”, may tiano went around for years bragging about ment as theatre’: the honest, conscientious have been one of the nen who shot him (a it: “Hi there, I’m Jimmy Frattiano, Mafia investigator who ‘uncovered’ not a bit more Domingo Benavides appears in connection executioner”. A bank vice-president told the than he had to and managed to steer every- with the Martin Luther King shooting also). whole story to the California Crime one away from the underlying truth . Oswald went to the movies. A ‘shoe- Commission, where Al Harris heard it; it Dr “Red” Duke, the man who dug two store manager’ told the theatre cashier thata was buried in a file folder there. Al Harris, bullets out of Connally and saved his life, suspicivus-looking man had sneaked in who later shot off his mouth a little too much, was shipped off to a hospital in Afghanistan without paying. Fifteen assorted cops and was ‘heart attacked’. by a ‘grateful’ CIA. Jim Garrison, the New FBI charged out to the movie theatre to look In March 1975 Frattiano was testifying Orleans DA who tried to get Eugene Brading for the guy who had sneaked in. to the San Francisco Grand Jury in regard to out of California but used one of Brading's Oswald had apistol that wouldn't fire. It his involvement with east coast mafioso other aliases (Eugene Bradley) by mistake, may have been anticipated that. the police Tony Romano, in the Sunol Golf Course had his witesses shot out from under him would shoot the ‘cop killer’ for ‘resisting swindle (which cost San Francisco between and was framed on charges of bribery and arrest’. But since that didn’t happen, the $100,000 and $500,000) with the active help extortion. Dallas Police brought Oswald out for small- of Mayor Alioto. 5 , time Mafioso Jack Ruby to kill two days ge OR a og fle (More recently ‘Jimmy the Weasel’ Brading taken on the scene. Et Cetera... G has achieved notoriety as the greatest Ff s Brading stayed at the Teamster-Mafia- Mafia informer in history, Kifiane been see “—? Part Three of the Hoffa-financed Cabana Motel in Dallas. granted immunity from prosecution and Gemstone ile will cover the Ruby had gone to the Cabana the night loudly proclaiming the reality of crimi- period from the late 1960s to before the murder, says theWarren Report. nal involvement in many areas within Watergate and beyond. © American society - Ed] Nexus New Times Two 37 Oswaro Suoots t UNESSIS WI LUUITO! In between, Frattiano had used his P herest, as they say, is history. Onassis was $109,000 in ‘non-repayable loans’ to set up Three men dressed as tramps picked up the so confident of his od ma the police, a trucking pate in Imperial Valley, spent shells from Dealey Plaza One was media, FBI, CIA, Secret Service and the US where there was more swindling involving Howard Hunt. Thenthey driftedoverto an Judicial system that he had JFK murdered US Government construction contracts. As Th box car sitting on the Pele spur before the eyes of the nation, then systemati- one California Crime Commission member behind the grassy knoll and waited. ADallas } sty poughtoff, killed off or frightenedoff | explained: “The Mafia is doing business police officer ordered two Dallas cops to g° all witnesses and had the evidence de- directly with the US Government now.” over to the box car and pick up the tramps". stroyed, then put a 75-year seal of secrecy Brading was questioned by the FBI two The three” tramps’ were paraded around over the entire matter. months after his arrest and release at Dallas Dealey Plazato the Police Department in the [Onassis, in Germany when the as- as part of the Warren Commission’s deter- Dal-Tex building. They isi held there sassination took place, flew to mination to ‘Jeave no stone unturned’ in its until the alarm went out to pick ae. Oewals, Washington, presented his passport quest for the truth about the JFK assassina- then they were released without being at the gate of the White House and tion, In spite of the fact that Brading was.a booked. Inall, ten nema Were arrested imme- was admitted immediately - Ed} known criminal with an arrest record datin diately after the shooting. Cover-up participants included (among back twenty years, the FBI simply reported All were released soon after, none were many) Gerald Ford; Leon Jaworski of the | that Brading knew nothing about the assas- booked, not a word about their existence is CIA-front Anderson Foundation, represent- sination. mentioned in the Warren Report. ing Texas before the Warren Commission to Brading became a chartermemberof the [In 1985 Mark Lane, a Florida lawyer, see that the fair name of Texas was not be- La Costa Country Club, Mafia heaven down was defending libel charges fromE.Howard smirched by the investigation; CIA Dallas near SanClemente. He also became arunner Hunt against a 1978 story which linked him chief John McCone; his assistant Richard for the skim money from the Onassis/ tothe assassination written by ‘former’ CIA Helms and a posse of police, FBI, news ‘Hughes’ Las Vegas casinos to Onassis’ agent Victor Marchetti in a weekly tabloid, ending ete. Swiss banks. The Spotlight. Lane had a deposition from Castro's former mistress Marita Lorenz WHERE ARE THEY NOW ? ro) en 8 _ “lo Fic which claimed she gave money to Frank Johnny Roselli received part of his payoff by appointment of Nixon, then in danger of SturgisinDallastofinance the killing. “The for the headshot on JFK in the form of a even further and more serious exposure. day after the money was paid, Presi- $250,000 “finder's fee” for bringing From this position of trust Ford pardoned dent Kennedy was assassinated,” “Hughes' (Onassis) to Las Vegas in 1967. Nixon one month later for “any and all Lane said. - Ed] Jimmy Frattiano’s payoff included crimes he may have committed”. That $10,000 in ‘non-repayable’ loans from the covers quite a lot, but Ford is good at cover- Oswa Lo Cc APTUREO San Francisco National Bank (President Joe ing things up. Pregarding Lee Harvey Oswald, Officer Alioto). Credit authorisations for the series McCone, the head of CIA-Dallas, went Tippitt was dispatched in his police radio car of loans, from 1964 through 1965, came onto the Board of Directors of ITT sitting to the Oak Cliff section where Oswald had from Joe Alioto and a high Teamsters offi- right next to Francis L. Dale, the head of rented aroom. Tippitt may have met Oswald cial. Dun and Bradstreet noted this transac- CREEP. Richard Helms, his assistant at on the street. He may have been supposed to tion in amazement, listing the loans in their Dallas, ultimately tumed up as CIA Direc- kill Oswald, but something went wrong. 1964-65 monthly reports and wondering tor. Leon Jaworski, CIA attomey, became Tippitt was shot by two men, using two re- how Frattiano could obtain so much credit, the Watergate prosecutor, replacing Cox volvers. The ‘wimess', Domingo Benav- as his only known title (listed in Dun and who was getting too warm. Jaworski tumed ides, who used Tippitt’s police car radio to Bradstreet) was “Mafia executioner”. Frat- on an excellent performance of ‘govern- report “we’ve had a shooting here”, may tiano went around for years bragging about ment as theatre’: the honest, conscientious have been one of the nen who shot him (a it: “Hi there, I’m Jimmy Frattiano, Mafia investigator who ‘uncovered’ not a bit more Domingo Benavides appears in connection executioner”. A bank vice-president told the than he had to and managed to steer every- with the Martin Luther King shooting also). whole story to the California Crime one away from the underlying truth . Oswald went to the movies. A ‘shoe- Commission, where Al Harris heard it; it Dr “Red” Duke, the man who dug two store manager’ told the theatre cashier thata was buried in a file folder there. Al Harris, bullets out of Connally and saved his life, suspicivus-looking man had sneaked in who later shot off his mouth a little too much, was shipped off to a hospital in Afghanistan without paying. Fifteen assorted cops and was ‘heart attacked’. by a ‘grateful’ CIA. Jim Garrison, the New FBI charged out to the movie theatre to look In March 1975 Frattiano was testifying Orleans DA who tried to get Eugene Brading for the guy who had sneaked in. to the San Francisco Grand Jury in regard to out of California but used one of Brading's Oswald had apistol that wouldn't fire. It his involvement with east coast mafioso other aliases (Eugene Bradley) by mistake, may have been anticipated that. the police Tony Romano, in the Sunol Golf Course had his witesses shot out from under him would shoot the ‘cop killer’ for ‘resisting swindle (which cost San Francisco between and was framed on charges of bribery and arrest’. But since that didn’t happen, the $100,000 and $500,000) with the active help extortion. Dallas Police brought Oswald out for small- of Mayor Alioto. FBI officers ‘confiscated’ photos of time Mafioso Jack Ruby to kill two days (More recently ‘Jimmy the Weasel’ Brading taken on the scene. Et Cetera... later. has achieved notoriet j f iy as the greatest Next issue - Part Three of th Brading stayed at the Teamster-Mafia- Mafia informer in history, having been 4 Mo riG Hoffa-financed Cabana Motel in Dallas. granted immunity from prosecution and Gemstone File will cover the Ruby had gone to the Cabana the night loudly proclaiming the reality of crimi- period from the late 1960s to before the murder, says theWarren Report. nal involvement in many areas within Watergate and beyond. © American society - Ed] = —_. —— 27 Onassis in Controt Oswatco Suoots WHERE ARE THEY Now? Oswaro Cartureo Nexus New Times Two