‘Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote}. DATE: 11-14-2017 AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : “AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR: FROM: TO: ; TITLE: DATE: _ PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-10216-10285 HQ 92-2717-442 Document Information FBI PEARCE, J. ROBERT DIRECTOR, FBI 02/14/1962 38 ABR, ASSOC, INTV, B/F INT, GAMBLING, RACK AND SUBV, TRA, ILLEGAL ACT PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 03/10/1998 INDEFINITE Date: 4/24/201 v9.1 DoclId: 32296009 Page 1 130
Ke Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC 2107 Hotes. DATE: 11-14-2017 oss, . Ce van V- wee . : ae wo. ae . x PH se SALVATOR land PETER, bperate’ the Maggio. Cheese Company in -. iladelphia, Pa. They are closely aligned with BRUNO. J PETER MAGGIO fs married to ANGELO BRUNO's sister. Investigation has established that the MAGGIO brothers! father, MICHAEL MAGGIO- (Deceased), was the individual more than anyone else that fostered BRUNO's rise into the upper echélon of the rackets. Information, as developed by PH 591-Cc*, indicates that LOU, Lento or without the knowledge of Internal Revenue Agent _JORN OVERO, Intelligence Division, Internal Revenue Service, | Yadelphia, Pa...» was endeavoring to arrange a meeting between BRUNO and CHIOVERO, CHIOVERO, it is noted, has been second in command and is now in control of the Intelligence Division, — Internal Revenue Service, inquiry in regard to ANGELO BRUNO, \ in which capacity he has full knowledge of the entire Internal Revenue Service investigation, plus information disseminated by the FBI in regard to BRUNO. As a result of this informa- tion, there has been in the Philadelphia Division a separate file opened, captioned "LOUIS ALFRED. PERSICHETTI; BRIBERY." CHIOVERO has not been added as a subject, but will be added in the event future information is developed showing that PERSICHETTI is divulging” information with the knowledge of | CHIOVERO, In addition to the above, PH 614-PC, who is furnish- ing information on a daily basis in regard to ANGELO BRUNO, is maintaining such a Close personal relationship with BRUNO that the informant's safety would be jeopardized if informa- tion he furnishes is reported in general report form and ultimately came into the possession of the Internal Revenue Service in Philadelphia. In addition, PH 623-C# was placed in a position to furnish extremely valuable information beginning 2/5/62. Information. being developed by this informant: is both volumi- nous and of excellent quality, not only in regard to BRUNO, but — . i many subjects in Philadelphia and other localities. . -D- - COVER PAGE DoclId: 32296009 Page 2?
pp ee _ Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC 2107 DATE: 11- -14- 7017 : fo cee oe ee ay ar as v- r AS mS AL 2 “OO, ~ PH 924i Because it has been developed, as outlined above, ‘that: the Internal Revenue Service cannot be trusted even with | ‘paraphrased information from the above three sources, the Philadelphia Division is setting forth information as developed . iby these sources in a@ separate communication. This is a. necessity as previous experience has indicated that Departmental Attorney” THOMAS MC BRIDE maintains a close relationship with the Internal Revenue Service in Philadelphia in regard to the © investigation of ANGELO BRUNO and other allied matters, and . would possibly furnish information from these. confidential sources to the Internal Revenue Service even though the Phila-. . delphia Division: ‘has not been disseminating this type of information to, ‘the Internal Revenue Service in Philadelphia. tn. the: event that Internal Revenue Service, Philadel- phia, Pa., requests dissemination in report form or any - portions of a report by the FBI in regard to ANGELO BRUNO, ‘UACB, they will be advised by the Philadelphia Division that this information will be available only at the Bureau at “Washington, D,. C, 4 A point of interest in this regard is the fact that Internal Revenue Service Agent JOHN CHIOVERO, during the week of. 2/4-10/62,. has telephonically contacted SA J. ROBERT PEARCE for the first.time in over a two month period for no apparent reason,:. which could be contributed to lend a support to the possibility that CHIOVERO is working with LOUIS PERSICHETTI in an endeavor to sell information to BRUNO.. eit INFORMANTS  PHepel Legal Attache, London. PH - T.2 - LA 4350~ C, Bureau letter to San Juan, dated 11/17/61. -E- COVER PAGE Hote;. DoclId: 32296009 Page 3
‘Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC 2107 Hotey. DATE: 11-14-2017 PH 92-444 PH 1-3; .. ‘Legal. Attache, Panama. PH T-4;- PH 458-c,. . To SA J, ROBERT PEARCE, “1/5; 12/1/61. | . PH 523, ¢, . To, SA J. “ROBERT PEARCE, 11/27/61. i - Fe . COVER PAGE : | | ” DoclId: 32296009 Page 4