‘AW 45792 $28, 000 invested “in jukeboxes and. could not afford to give: up any of the stops Since: these were his livelihood. Informant continued that he had. verbally ordered 30. jukebox machines, : 1961 models, from A. MW. I. im ‘Grand | Rapids, Michigan,” Informant pointed out. that. actually. he has only purchased . 13 of the 1961.A, M. I. models, however, has’ verbally agreed to attempt. to. order 30 machines im. order to get. B@ s special , price} | ph wks By. way, of background ,. the source ‘polmted out that. ‘ke and his brother entered the jukebox distributorship after they had - learned | that Aathony. Pinelli. had sold the Century Distributing. ‘Corporation. to. Storm. Since. entering . the — business,» they have been. able to’ ‘obtain li stops fron Stern, ‘At the. present . time. they have a total-of 13° stops im which they have A. M..I.° recording. machines. Besides Stern. and the informant’s., Outfit, the biggest distributor ; of jukeboxes im Lake: County is. the. Welboura-Sehacici vartuerehip. The. ‘source ‘stated that. ‘sometime ‘after this contact with Stern. he was contacted by Anthony “Nino” Gruttaduro.  Gruttaduro indicated to informant that he. had been ona’ trip to California: to see his. uncle, Tony Pimelld and. had Bot returned. ‘wmtAl the night of Septeaber 9, 1961, Gruttaduro. informed informant that bis uaelé ; Tony Pinelli had informed bin. 0) tell informant to pull ‘out Of ‘the. LL jukebox ' stops _ he had taken away. from Joel ‘Stern and. to return the stops. to Stera, Gruttaduro. told informant that Pimelli had. inforned him Stern’ still owed Pinelild “$25,000 for. the : Sale of. Century Distributing. ‘Company . Pinelli stated that. Sterna Would. mot - give. him the’ $25,000 | until informant returned. the 11 Jukebox | stops he had” taken: away from Stern. Gruttaduro indicated that there Would ‘be: oe offer” to buy informant . out. Phe: source told Gruttaduro” ‘that | \ 4 time and that it was big livelihood. He alse pointed out to Gruttaduro that it was Gruttadure who. gave him the” idea to 9°) gO into the: ‘jukebox, business after informant learned. ‘that ‘Pinelli had sold. out to Stern. Informant algo told: Gruttaduro that. Grmttaduro had previously. informed Aim . ‘that: Pimelii . -had obtained all of the money: due him for the sale of the. Company and iaformant entered the jukebox business assed ag” that . Pimelli had ‘béen paid. im full and had mo further © interest in Century Distributing Company . Gruttadure indicated that eo $2 a Doclda: 3232739768 Page 3
_ Gary telephone sumber 882) jownan | Jukebox machines in the Gary area for Joel. Storm. seoee stet14 would be in Gary, Imdiasa within the mext two weeks and would contact. informant concerning the matter , ‘The source felt that be would be contacted by Pinelli and sone type of pressure exerted om h f. to return the ll'stops.u. eee atten. cs OUre® Telated that at. the present time he has no ‘intention of turning the 11 ‘stops ever to Stera., WL aire ~ _ The source stated that Joel Sterm is in his late 20'S or _early $0's. He is.a white, male, approximately ‘175 pounds. He is good looking with dark curly hair, and & very neat dresser. Sterm’s father died” | tee yp rimately two or three. years ago. and left Stern with the Worldwide Mugic, Incorporated Company. “Storm has a: brother who 4s a doctor. Ww, Music Corporation im Chicago, Newnan canbe located through Ga 821953. Newnan services the Cowan, Freeport , Rigee af Police Department advised: Special Agent Bradner C, Riggs as follows: WU a nwt deed ag oe September 15, 1961, one Leonard: Micon, xepresenting Yorldvide Distributors, 2330 North Westerm Avenue, Chicago, Iilinois,, telephone number Everglades 4-2300,° ap eared at the office of the Mayor of Freepert, Illimeis,w It should. be noted that during the year 1961 ‘the affected the placing of Jukehoxes. and affected the income on those already placed.ue mR HW 45792 Bocld:3232397T6 Page 4