) | ia REPORTING OFFICE OFFICE OF ORIGIN DATE INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD . PHILADELPHIA| NEW YORK. 5/14/65 | T/11/64 - 5/12/65 ; "TITLE OF CASE "| REPORT MADE BY ‘TYPED > BY , in i . EDWARD D. HEGARTY cae | i LA cos A NOSTRA, aka CHARACTER OF CASE Philadelphia Division , ANTI-RACKETEERING - CONSPIRACY Report SA EDWARD D, HEGARTY, 7/21/64, at Phila-— pi hy - . -P. jew - ENCLOSURES TO BUREAU (2): Original and one copy of letterhead memorandum setting forth characterizations of 4nformants utilized in this report. TO NEW YORK (1): One copy of LHM setting forth characterizations \ of informants utilized in this report. — | nN SPECIAL AGENT APPROVED IN CHARGE 4 - Bureau (Enc. 2) — 3 = 92-6054 A - 92-2717 (ANGELO BRUNO ) -~o~n, Newark (Info 1 - 92-1203 aR - 92-478 9 ~ New York (Enc. elphia (92-1027) Notations Disseminat!o we) ganized Crimeé 9 Ad Beckd “RUN, Beam]. NYE hob grater Agency ECORDED COPY FILED | Request Re ,Dacld: 32576636 Page 1
PH 92-1027 . ADMINISTRATIVE DATA It has previously been reported that PH _701-C* was developed as a source of information conversant with the daily activities of RUSSELL BUFALINO in June 1964. This informant ceased furnishing information in October 1964. To date an — additional source has not been developed to replace this former valuable source. , ee On 3/25/65 PH 752-C* was developed and it is antici- pated this source will eventually furnish valuable information concerning the activities of ANGELO BRUNO. This source replaced former Philadelphia source PH 623-C# whose reliability and productivity were well known to the-Bureau. . On 3/26/65 PH 753-C* was developed. This source is in-a position to furnish valuable information. concerning the activities of LCN members ERNEST PERRICONE and JAMES GATTO, PH 591-C* continues to furnish daily information on the activities of PETER MAGGIO, Soldato of the Philadelphia Family of LCN, who is a close confidant of ANGELO BRUNO and is BRUNO's brother-in-law. On occasion this source has, in the. past, provided information concerning LCN of great value. PH 734-C* was developed in December 1964 as a replace- ment for the former-PH 571-C*, This source furnishes information on a daily basis concerning the activities of MAX WEISBERG who is the recognized leader of Philadelphia's "Jewish Mob." This _gource has furnished considerable valuable information concerning activities of ANGELO BRUNO and other LON. members.... - PH 67@-C-TE and PH 599-C-TE, both of whom are members of the Philadelphia Family of LCN, continue to furnish informa- “ tion concerning the activities and identities of LON members. - PH 521-C who was originally developed in 1951, is directly knowledgeable concerning the activities of LON members in the Pittston and Scranton, Pa., areas. In recent ‘months: this B COVER. PAGE . eetantanemieraet eset 5 : t ! = 4 ner see RA OEE — Docld: 32576636 Page 2?
‘ sy jae “ PH 92-1027 informant 's potential has been fully realized and he is furnishing ‘information enahling the Philadelphia Division to precisely determine the membership of LCN members in the Pittston and ~~ Scranton areas. This informant is a son of PH 739-PC,. PH 521-C has advised he is not.a member of. "The Organization" or of LON; however, his father was formerly active in "The Organization. ". An analysis of information furnished ‘by PH 521-C leaves little room to doubt that his father, PH 739-PC, is a member of LON. In view of this and in view of the. fact that PH 739-PC has confided in his son in the. past concerning membership and activities of "The Organization," this information is being set out in the body of this report insofar as individual membership is concerned. . 7 While PH 521-C is neither a highly confidential source nor an LCN member, it is believed his statements concerning “the identities of persons holding membership in “The Organization” are sufficiently reliable to attribute LCN membership to the — persons identified as members by hin. PH 702-C* is an investigative technique used in ‘eonnection with the assignments given to PH 672-C-TE, .... ° During. the month of ‘April 1965, Philadelphia: sources have advised that LCN Capodecina PHILIP. .TESTA-and ANGELO BRUNO's | _ ¢lose confidant PETER J. MAGGIO. have both purchased’ residéncés in ~ the Southern New Jersey areas. The locations. ofthese residences have béen determined and thé Newark Division has been requested to make: every effort: to develop highly confidential sources of information conversant with the activities at these residences. INFORMANTS PH T-1 > PH 591-C* _ PH T-2 PH 623-C* PH T=3 PH 702-Cc# PH Te4 PH 672-C-TE | PH t-5 | PH 599-C-TE: PH T=6. PH 614-C-TE C COVER PAGE Docld: 32576636 Page 3
PH 92-1027 PH T-& PH T=9 PH ‘F+10 - PH T-11 ede” PH 734-C* PH 521-¢.. NK 2461-C* BU 82-6* . PH 701-C* _ De COVER - PAGE Docld: 32576636 Page 4 wos,
PH 92-1027 {3 . } PH rT. im gaid that ROCCO SCAFIDI's life was saved through the intercession of GUISEPPE TRAINA, a New York City LCN member who was a close associate of. Rocéo: SCAFIDI's father, GAETANO SCAFIDI - Ori. September 2, 1964, PH: 7.3 advised that PH T-4. had a conversation with FRANK MONTE during which they discussed the possibility of the name LCN being changed. PH T-4 told. MONTE that he learned the name would possibly be changed from LCN member ERNEST | _PERRICONE. On September oh 1964, PH 7-3 advised that PH Toe) had a conversation with JOHN CAPPELLO, CAPPELLO said the Lon members in his decina are “pretty old" and that PHIL TESTA. has two young members, namely, FRANK MONTE and FRANK. NARDUCCI, in his decina. ene members -of TESTA's decina are “all old | men like I got." CAPPELLO complained about being a capodécina and said there were too many headaches involved with this position and wished he was not a capodecina. CAPPELLO said that he would not want to be a "Boss "| or "Underboss " but would consider the position of "Consiglieri" because the | \Consiglieri" does not get too involved. CAPPELLO said a 'Consiglieri is like a lawyer. In case you got a beef or. gripe or I get a beef with you he hears the story and he tries to straighten it*out. Understand? " CAPPELLO went on to say "He other words, he is. Like a peacemaker." is ‘like a lawyer. In PH T- 4 inquired about the "Commission." CAPPELLO: said the "Commission is nthe bosses...from different states, from different families, the bosses of nine different- femilies ‘seothey've been on the commission for years and years. Like our. family, our boss (ANGELO BRUNO) is a representative on there...he's one. There is CARI 0 GAMBINO, there is TOMMY BROWN (THOMAS LUCHESE), Eight or nine. of ‘them. " On November 9, 1964, PH 7h members in the Philadelphia Family of than Sicilian extraction. ln = -- — : —_ sesame bes: = ee ee ee. Docld: 32576636 Page 6 advised there are more LCN Calabrese, Ethnic extraction,
PH 92-1027 JOHN SALVO | SAM COMETA ROSARIO MONTANTO ANGELO POLIZ2Z1 WILLIAM MEDICO ANGELO MEDICO LOUIS CONSAGRA JOSEPH CONTESSA JOSEPH SCALLEAT possibly ANGELO | SCIANDRA . PH T-8 algo advised on 1 March 10, 1955, that SANTO VOLES contacted STEVE LATORRE in an effort to have the informant prought into the Mafia as a member, but LATORRE would not approve this. Subsequently LATORRE was ousted from the Mafia in about 19i9 or 1950. STEVE LATORRE was sommoned to Binghamton, N.Y., py JOSEPH BARBARA for a meeting. At the meeting the following. were - present: JOSEPH BARBARA RUSSELL BUFALINO — JOHN and ANGELO PARRINO LATORRE was criticized for not coopérating with the Mafia and from then on he was not considered a member. LATORRE as of 1955 was. still highly regarded by the members, particularly” the old members, and that whenever they are in the Pittston area : they visit his residence. . The following persons from the Pittston, Pa., area were known to have been in attandance at the 1957 alleged gangland meeting held in Apalachin, N.Y. RUSSELL A, BUFALINO JAMES OSTICCO ANGELO SCIANDRA ‘DOMINICK J. ALAIMO, The identities of persons identified as being members of the Mafia ‘or the organization, according to PH T-8, are set out hereinafter under Section C, -10- Docld: 32576636 Page ?F