JFK Assassination System Date: 5/11/201 Identification Form “Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: 124-90104-10256 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER: —92-2940-98 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: PG TO: HQ i TITLE : DATE: 03/20/1961 “PAGES: 10 SUBJECTS : SEBASTIAN JOHN LAROCCA 2 DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: _ Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: — 11(a) CURRENT STATUS: Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 05/05/1999 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : RPT Released under the John Kennedy LSsasgsination Records oOllection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). ase#:NW S6792 Date: -12-2016 ; $$ $—S$.$.:s $$ v9.1 29 oe HW 56792 DBocld:32332956 Page 1
_, eum Form - - - ““FD-263 ‘5-12-55.) . FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVES%:GATION Office of Origin. Date PITTSBURGH PITTSBURGH 3/20/61 3/3=17/61 . TITLE OF CASE a ; Report made by ROBERT A. VOEGE , i } 4 SEBASTIAN JOHN LA ROCCA aka ° fo Report of SA ROBERT A, VOEGE, Pittsburgh, 3/3/6le & Pittsburgh airtels to Bureau, 3/3/61 through 3/17/61. ». - LEADS MIAMI = INFORMATION a ‘a A copy of this report is being forwarded to the Miami orkicd for information purposes in view of outstanding leads being ~ handled at Surfside, Fla., and its immediate vicinity. Special Agent Approved . in Charge Do not write in spaces below Copies made: 3) Bureau (92-2940) 1 = Miami (92-163) mse} 1 + Philadelphia! (92-497) (Info) 2 = Pittsburgh (92-226) 7 ; of VO flash = laps Craw Ba SPSL Dh > SS Property of FBI St “KPR CS to Ye Bay the FBI, and neither it nor its contents are 1g be i tibuted outside the agency to which loaned. | -~ \. . ¥ U. 5. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1986 O—385319 HW 56792 DBocld:32332956 Page 2?
PG 92<226 The company was started during 1946 but did not become incorporated until 1952. The company ostensibly does more than $200,000 worth of business annually. Activities of the block manufacturing operation merged during 1960 with a hauling operation and trade bills have been met wo within terms, ms The corporation was chartered with the State of Pennsylvania on September 8, 1947; with an authorized capital of $100,000 and the bu iness was actually begun = tan eh June, 1946, a’ NICHOLAS ASQUALE.. From 1951 to partnership of LA ROCCA, a) ORE i¥R SULWARIPEPT. Effective on October 8,°°1959, there ‘was a WéPEse Detween one’ A. PRUNER, a general hauling firm in the Pittsburgh area, and LA ROCCA. ALMO PRUNER, born during 1928, has been active in the hauling business since his graduation from high |: sehool. ALDO PRUNER, born during 1922, worked for his . father who was engaged in hauling operations in the Bridgeville, Pa., area and subsequently formeé'a partnership with his brother. ROY L. VEY was interviewed on May 15, 1960, by the informant at which time he declined all discussion of business. Informant, however, indicated that although the financial details of theXNerth § 3 Cf have never become known t@ him tr : eLons the company does between $75,000 and $100, 000 worth of business annually and has. resources adequate to retire its obligations. PG T-2, who has expressed an unwillingness to appear before any future Federal or state proceédings, JFK Law 11 (a) mln | Belo @ Docld: 32332958 Page 3
PG 92=226 JFK Law 11 (a) PG T#3, who has expressed an unwillingness to appear before any future Federal or state proceedings, has advised that JOHN CONTI and ROY VEY are still operating the North Star Cement Block Company in the absence of LA ROCCA. CONTI who has assumed the post of overall manager and VEY who may be considered the general plant manager are both extremely critical of the PRUNER brothers, ALMO-.and ALDO, who hold the lesser executive positions with the company and are > important stockholders, He said that on March 3, 1961, a business meeting of "department heads" was called for 8:05 AM and that CONTI, VEY and ALMO PRUNER were in attendance. He said that PRUNER as head of the department of sales and collections made a pnesentation to the other two who were not only extremely critical of his presentation but criticized the job he has. been doing in his capacity as an executive. . The aforementioned informahton advised that the general financial picture at the North Star Cement Block Company is not completely rosy but portends some new developments and sales techniques. He said that he gleaned the followin information from his understanding of the meeting: . Cement block sales are static put it can readily be seen that block sales are not enough to keep the company on a stable basis and that building supply material sales are necessary to augment the company income. By operating on a "sales as needed" basis it was shown that North Star, — during February, 1961, achieved 37 per cent of its sales in the building supply field. Organizational officials believe this is a significant trend and one which will probably be exploited fully by LA ROCCA upon his return from Florida. | It is believed certain prices on material such as mortar can be lowered for competitive purposes. It is now being offered at $4.50 a barrel and accounts have shown no alarming changes . as a result, although competitors are selling at $4.70. . North Star is definitely endeavoring to expand under the guiding hand of LA ROCCA who has promised the company as much money aS it needs. He wants to see definite progress in sales and ingenuity however, before parting with his money and 3° TG KE UD | HW 56792 ~ Docld: 32332958 Page 4