JFK Assassination System | Date: 4/24/201 Identification Form Agency Information Peleased under the John] AGENCY: FBI | Kennedy mo, , , . ollection Act of 1992 RECORD SERIES: HQ (44 USC 2107 Note). . ase#:NU 45737 Date: AGENCY FILE NUMBER: = 92-2717-149 H1-17-2017 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI ‘ FROM: PEARCE, J. ROBERT , TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: 04/20/1961 PAGES: 68 SUBJECTS : - ABR, GAMBLING ACT, ASSOC, BANK RECORDS, BKG DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4; 11(a) CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: — 10/27/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF IRS COMMENTS : ‘ ” yO . . : 74 HW 45737 Docld:32294826 Page 1
PH 92-4U4y - _ *1. Should fully review and evaluate papers relating to the purchase and sale of Cigarette Distributors, Inc., Northwest 54th Street, by ANGELO BRUNO, SUE BRUNO and others. In this regard, the will of TRV ING CAREY, if probated, should establish the value of his interest in Cigarette Distributors, Ine. *2, Will locate and interview the widow of: IRVING CAREY to ascertain details of the sale of her husband's interest in this company to SUE BRUNO, It ne fo Should be noted that ANGELO BRUNO has in the past been associated with IRVING CAREY in the Aluminum Products Sales Corporation, Hialeah, Fla, *3. Miami, through contact with the Internal Revenue Service and Othe sources, establish if ANGELO BRUNO was an owner of record of any of the shares of the > Aluminan Products Sales Corporation for the last five that BR “SEK Law 11 (a) and that ne owned two shares and MICHAEL BRUNO, his son, owned 48 shares of the corporation's an stock which was established in prior investigation. *4, Will, if feasible, establish a trash cover on the residence of CHARLES I, COSTELLO, *5, Will fully report all contacts made by BRUNO in the Miami Division. *6, Will identify subscriber to Miami, Fla., telephone PLaza 7-2624, which was called from BRUNO's residence. 7. Will note that the residence of CHARLES I, COSTELLO, during the summer of 1960 was vacant and utilize | this information to continue efforts to establish a confidential source of information in regard to ANGELO BRUNO. COVER page REVIEWED BY FEWJFK TASK FORCE = ON a leas Nad | ! fl Ft <80E wW FULL HW 45737 Docld:322946276 Page 2?
HW 45737 PH 92-214 T-3 7-4 T-5 2-8 7-10 T-11 Docld: 3227946876 Page 3 a c INFORMANTS . Bo MARY THOMAS, Bell Telephone Coimpany or Pennsylvania, on Gates as indicated PH 269- Cc, as ‘indicated ‘to SA DALE M, HIESTAND PH 591-c* PH 523-C to SA J, ROBERT PEARCE NY 3223-c* CS NY-1 to IC THOMAS I, MC GUINNES EDWARD L, BRAUNE, Agent, New York Telephone Company, to SA EDWARD V., SCHNEIDER, 3/23/61 PH 535-C, to SA ROBERT W. HOLMES, 3/16/6 1 income tax returns of BRUNO received by Bureau letter 4/3/61 MM 727-C, on 3/8/61 JFK Act 6 (4) . P - COVER PAGE
PH 92-444 ADMINISTRATIVE DATA. Bureau letter 3/23/61 requested Philadelphia Division to set out in report form information previously °. peportéd inthe Administrative’ section of report: of SA J, ROBERT PEARCE 3/6/61, in regard to the "conmission," _ PH 514-C advised that PH 514-C's brother, MARSHAL VENEZIALE, was murdered in Philadelphia in 12/54, This informant has always believed that BRUNO was responsible for this murder. _ ‘ Bureau letter 3/10/61 advised that fingerprints of CARL IPPOLITO, MICHAEL TRAMANTANA and FRANK POLLASTRELLI were not identical to latents of value on file in the - Taentification Division. On 3/23/61, PH 540-C was repairing the vehicle of PHILIP TESTA, This vehicle, serial number 609W01581, a 1960 Oldsmobile with 27,482 miles thereon, inspection sticker #1430, has ignition key #9161 and trunk key #8012. It is serviced at the llth Street Esso Service Station, Philadelphia. It is registered in the name'of MARIE TESTA, 918 South 10th Street. The contents of this car, according to SA JOHN F, PHELAN, 3/23/61, provided no additional information. The interview of ANGELO BRUNO by the Philadelphia Police Department was recorded. The verbatim transcript was furnished this division by Deputy Commissioner DAVID MALONE 4/4/61. This is being incorporated into Philadelphia file and the pertinent portions thereof have been set forth in this report. ~ Q* - COVER PAGE - HW 457357 Docld: 3227946876 Page 4
te ‘ ep-204 (Rev. 3-3-59) ( AS . i, UNI LE STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Le Fe ek FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION of! ' i a" Copy to: Report of: _d. ROBERT PRARCR .. . Office: Philadelphia,” Pennsylva’’ ~~ Field Office File #: g2-Whh | Bureau File #: 92-2717 Title: ANGELO BRUNO - he. Character: ANTI-RACKETEERING Synopsis: ANGELO BRUNO, upon return to Philadelphia from Miami, Fla., 3/22/61, questioned by Philadelphia PD and results are set forth. BRUNO apparently, according to business papers on person, has interest in Maquinas de Diversiones, C. Para, Dominican Republic, which one informant relates controls all slot machines in operation in the Dominican Republic under direct Supervision of VIRGILLO ALVAREZ PENNA, uncle of Dominican Republic's Generalissimo RAFARL, TRUJILLO, NORMAN FROMKIN shown as, apparently connected with this company in Dominican Republic and known to BRUNO. FROMKIN may be connection for BRUNO in this regard. Bank records checked and results set forth regarding BRUNO and family. wocordine to another source of information BRUNG| Pee Another informant relates BRUNO's interest in gambling in New vi Jersey area and his authority to Set policy in this operation. oO This source discloses close relationship between PETER MAGGTIO, brother-in-law of BRUNO. Numerous associates or contacts of BRUNO developed and set forth. One informant discloses that BRUNO is "a representative of the Commission," which is identified by an additional informant as being a group controlling racket activity throughout the United States and Canada. BECAUSE BRUNO 18 WHLLEGED TO HAVE COMMITTRD GANGLAND EXECUTIONS. INTHE PAST HE | SHOULD BE CONSIDERED DANGEROUS. - (7 / ae gel -.P - TAILS : At Philadelphia, Pa, MERGE IS UNC HFTEL DME wash bY S¥ebanbce Fast, sab It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. ee en se 2 ceca A HW 45737 Docld:322946276 Page 5