oe tat oe, 1 - Mr. Green SAC, Philadelphia (92-1027) 9/9/64 r REC 30 2g. A Director, FBI (92-6054) "] 5 — JUNE LA COSA NOSTRA ay AR we Re your FD-143 dated 9/2/64. Authority granted te continue PH 705-C® for a 90-day period. Furnish the Bureau a weekly airtel summary ef significant information obtained from this source. Submit your recommendations regarding continuation beyond the authorized period to reach the Bureau five days prior to the expiration ef this authority. For your information and future guidance, when submitting recommendations that a misur be continued, you should do so on a BACB basis ‘following Item 17 on the FD-143. 1-5. D. Donohue 15 RB) 7 oo | _ ; NOTE: “This misur is: located. in the Philadelphia apartment of PH 672-C-TE.. This Top Echelon informant San admitted member of La Cosa Nostra who has provided detailed information relating to 4La Cosa Nostra in Philadelphia. Source was installed on 8/7/64, at which time Philadelphia Office reported they had a ‘unique lopportunity to make such installation since the ibformant's family -jwas. out of the city. The informant has ho knowledge of: this. 2 linstallation. One of the primary reasons for making the. installation i lwas information developed that meetings might take place at the ~“|informant's residence, possibly at times when he ,would not be present. | This source also serves to corroborate information furnished by | the “informant. Philadelphia Office reports that during the brief. period of time it has been activated there have not been any neetings at the apartment. This is partially due to the informant's work schedule. The informant is endeavoring to arrange an appointment “MAILED 19° 1 with Angelo Bruno, head of La Cosa Nostra in Philadelphia, to request permission to use the apartment in connection with Bruno's numbers Tolson Belmont Operation. The cost to operate this misur is minimal. It is felt Coon that it has an excellent potential and it is recommended that Z Callahan —__Philadelphia Office be authorized to continue it for a 90-day period. Conrad —____ DeLoach ans J EK; Ca, (6) ! Rosen Sullivan Tavel Trotter Tele. Room } Pood “94 me ae a ROUTE IN evvmtone V4 3 (j Vy | Docld:32576029 Page 1
a gee a en cS PED tn en ee ee Cote t P A em wenn tn pee ee a A de TD an . 4 : pean ; ; > FD-143 (Rev. 4-2-63) ( — 7 4 §010-106 Ne. ad OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 Pd . MAY 1962 EDITION * GSA GEN. REG. NO. 27 i ' UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum TO : Director, FBI (Bufile 92-6054 ) DATE: 9/2/64 as _ at) /} SAC, Philadelphia (92-1027-Sub D) SUBJECT: JUSTIFICATION FOR CONTINUATION OF TECHNICAL OR MICROPHONE (SURVEILLANCE RE: Title | & A COSA: NOSTRA Character of Case AR oo Field Office Philadelphia } Symbol Number PH 705 <C#: pa Type of Surveillance: (Rerbaxboak xoux — Microphone) a A Cod 1. Name of person or organization on whom surveillance slaced: ROCCO SCAFIDI °o f ©, Address where installation made. Also give exact room number or area a covered: oC Dining room, first floor apartment, 1531 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Location of monitoring plant: a 7. Central plant. Ww. ° hk. Dates of initial authorization and installation: Activated 11:02 a.m., 8/1/6%. 5. Previous and other installations on the same subject (with dates and places): ; ; None REC 30 G2. COSY. 139 a CO : , 6. If installation 4s a technical surgejllance, answer f in etbions: hoa , Pa Se OA ai Not applicable ' ae tee trunk line utilized? if) @ \ : i o Ph bs. Is the surveillance on a switchboard? e ae Is the surveillance on a public coin-operated téleptione?4 § bane’ AGUS JW. Registerss Mail Ro = Bureau (92-6054) (RM) . 1 - Philadelphia (92-1027-Sub D) tepeoyy mag | \ ole —  eRPipek (2) Pocanthe fe SEX Pee | Docld: 32576029 Page 2?
a . , Ne! PH 92-1027 -Sub D de. Is surveillance on a private line or a party line? e. If a party line, how many parties? 7. If a microphone surveillance involved, state number of microphones actually used and location of each: One microphone, living room, first floor apartment, 1531 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 8. Is the installation part of a tel-mike? If so, give symbol of other side of the combination: No 9. Specific examples of valuable information obtained since previous report with indication of specific value of each item and the date information received. State what use was made of each item involved: (Add insert pages) (See Page 2A) 10. Could above information have been obtained from other sources and by other means? No 11. Number of live informants (in field division) who cover same subject: , PH 614-C-TE, slightly 12. Has security factor changed since installation? No, security still maintained. 13. Any request for the surveillance by outside agency (give name, title and agency): No BO “ . . ‘Uk. Cost of Plant Premises: a. Rental costs for plant premises: $2,407.86 b. Give total number of other surveillances monitored at same plant. A ‘7 mterophone surveillances 13 lines (14 microphones) 1 technical " 1 line Py —_— ao eens =, we ee <r eee ee ee rs 2 er es cme te tt rer ii RAE | DoclId: 32576029 Page 3
156 16. 17. Ne” PH 92-1027-Sub D c. If any, others, set out the proportionate cost of instant ’ gurveillance:' $17! 52 per month for regular Leased lines to CP. Cost. of ‘Leased Line for instant installation? “There is no pill. for leased line utilized in this. installation. ” Personnel Costs: ae Give total number of special employees and/or Special Agents working at- plant and total salary costs. ‘5 SEs @ $9,475 _ $47, 375. 00. ‘2 clerks: 1@ a 575 & 1@5,795 -- 12,370.00 \ 20% of 1 SA @ 15,100 | 3,020.00 b. Total number of man hours per week spent at plant? ° 2 clerks and 5 SEs - 280 hours SA... ‘ 8 hours 688 hours 'e@. If other installations monitored at same plant, list proportionate number of man hours per week spent on instant surveillance: ... 2,88-man hours d.. If other installations monitored at same plant, list proportionate salary. expense per annum for instant - surveillance:’ $627 .65 Remarks (By SAC) : AS previously explained, the purpose of this installation was to have the installation so that technical coverage could . be afforded meetings between SCAFIDI, a known member of La Cosa Nostra, and his associates. It is also a means to check the reliability of SCAFIDI, who is PH 672-C-TE. To date the source has furnished information regarding SCAFIDI's personal activi- ties. Due to his work schedule, he has been unable to bring about many meetings. He is at the present time endeavoring to arrange an appointment with Commission member ANGELO BRUNO to ‘obtain permission from BRUNO to allow his apartment to be used “two or more days weekly in BRUNO's illegal numbers operation. This will furnish information heretofore unavailable to this Givision, if the source is successful in accomplishing this arrangement. It is therefore recommended that this source be continued considering that it has not had any breach of security (See Page 3A) -~ 3- | Docld:325760279 Page 4