JFK Assassination System Date: 5/12/20] Identification Form mN “Agency Information Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection éct AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER:  124-90104-10295 of 1992 (44 Use 2107 Note). Casef# i: NW Sea7Tge Date: 04-11-2018 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER: 92-2940-133 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: PG TO: HQ TITLE: DATE: 05/04/1961 ‘PAGES: 82 SUBJECTS : SEBASTIAN JOHN LAROCCA DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 3; 4; 11(a) CURRENT STATUS: Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 07/31/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF IRS COMMENTS: RPT v9.1 HW 56792 Bocld: 32332997 Page 1
A : \ . Faas | PG gens, So >" - | v —— PG r-7 is DAVID A. “SMITH, Treasurer, City. of Pittsburgh, Pa., who was contacted by SA RICHARD GORDON DOUCE en 12/1/60. PG | T-8. is the. confidential report of Dun and Bradstreet, ene. dated 4/19/59 and furni shed by the Pittsburgh office of that | organization on 3/1 4/61 PG T-9 is CHARLES METCALF, vice-President, Western Pennsylvania. . National Bank, McKeesport, Pa., who was contacted by SAA _ ALLISON on 4/e7 and 5/1/é6l. PG T-10 is HAROLD W. LAUVER, Immigration and Naturalization Service Investigator, Pittsburgh, Pa., who requested that his identity be concealed and who was contacted by SA WILLIAM R. WALL on 12/12,13, 16 and 19/57. PG T-11 is JAMES CUNNINGHAM ; Dyn and Bradstreet representative, Johnstown, Pa., who requested that his identity not be revealed and who was contacted on 4/27/01 by SA J. EDWARD '. KERN, PG f-12 is E. L. ‘EDWARDS, Vice-President, ‘United | States National Bae Johnstown, Pa., who was contacted *y _. SA KERN on 4/27/61. PG | £33 is ‘JOHN E. GERLICH, Assistant Vice-President, Brookline Savings and Trust Company, Pittsburgh 5 Pa.,who was “contacted on. 4/17/61 by SAA ALLISON. PG Ta4 is J, DOUGLAS DOLE, Executive Vice-President and Secretary, South Pittsburgh Savings and Loan Association, — Pittsburgh, Paes who was contacted by SAA ALLISON on 4/11/61. PG T-15 is CHESTER. STUPAK, a former potential criminal informant of the Pittsburgh Office who was contacted by "SK JOHN. .S. PORTELLA on 12/13/54 and 10/21/55. , PG T-16 is CHARLES H, THOMAS, owner and operator of the ~ Thomas Service Station at Ingomar, Pa., who requested that his Tenet ty remain confidential when contacted by SA VOEGE on (3/22/6 1. . Lge “REVIEWED BY SB JFK TASK FORCE COVER PAGE (yj We4/55 a ~~. mabe, (\- RELEASE IN FULL Cl RELEASE IN PART - VO] RELEASE IN FULL sD TOTAL DENIAL Pe REUEASE IN PART TOTAL DENIAL 7 AWW 56792 Docld: 32332997 Page 2? . Qo t  re  e . 0
HW 56792 By a | o “Aleslin lab 4 | BO CL ORELEASE IN FULL Po 92-2060 “RE RELEASE IN PART Comey ort so, py : ; [1 TOTAL DENIAL On February 27, 1958, Reverend ANDREW E. DLUGOS, Pastor, St. Michael's Roman Catholic Slovak Church, First Avenue, Jessup, Pa., advised SA JAMES E, CARROLL from official church records that MARY CMELIK was born at Jessup, Pa., on April 2, 1910, and was baptized on April 3, 1910. Her parents were listed as JOHN CMELIK and MAGDALINE GABRIS. Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service at. _ Pittsburgh, Pa., as reviewed on December 12, 1957, indicate that LA ROCCA adopted a child named HOWARD LESLIE HOFFMAN at Greensburg, Pa., through the Westmdreland county Orphans Court. The father of this child was identified as TONY TERRIGIO and it was noted that the child was. born | _ at Greensburg, Pa., on October 1, 1943. Upon edoption, the child. was named. JOHN. - - Lieutenant Colonel GILBERT PHILIPPS, Admissions. Officer, a Valley Forge Military. Academy, Wayne, Pa., has advised that JOHN LA ROCCA is’ presently attending Valley. Forge DNS Military Academy, where tuition, -room and board. amounts. to approximately $2,225 each school year...He further -advised that the. only. close associate. of LA ROCCA at _ the academy is. DOMENICK VINCENT RIPEPL, son of ANTONIO. -RIPEPI, a close associate of the elder LA ROCCA at Pittsburgh, Pa. es - oe . : . ; | | PHILIPPS advised that cadets are not required to account | Be ‘for money furnished to them by their parents or guardians» and that this would apply also to the money these cadets Spend at the post exchange or while away from the academy... They are not required to furnish memoranda and their mode of travel from the school to their homes during vacation “periods. It should be noted that LA ROCCA is presently scheduled to graduate from Valley Forge Military Academy ‘on June 3, 1961, and according to-his father intends to pursue a course in law. Ve. Origin of the Interest of LA ROCCA in Racketeering and Steps Leading to Current Position and Activi les in Racketéering Matters 7 a: The most complete understanding of the origin and background of the interest of LA ROCCA in racketeering and the steps . 7 . ae toe ye > ; Doclda: 32332997 Page 3 pene oan Ne eee —— yn ee
4 RAV :mef 7 " PG. 92-226 : leading. Up, to nis eurrent position and activities. “in racketeering matters, can be obtained from information relating to the early activities of LA ROCCA, furnished to the Pittsburgh \ a office of the. FBI as follows: — OE On February 27, 1958, GEORGE MESSER advised that ne. had been - | >in the numbers writing. activity since-about 1928 and is still active in this regard. He said that most of. Pittsburgh's ; - - present day "big racket men" once depended on him solely for. an protection purposes since he knew local and state police | ‘figures and recalled that JOHN LA ROCCA was. one of these 7 racketeers. MESSER stated that LA ROCCA became. acquainted . with him in about 1941 or 1942 when LA ROCCA was handling all the numbers activity in the East Liberty Section, of Pittsburgh . and had set himself up as a "little god." When LA ROCCA’ became dissatisfied with his financial gains, he left. Pittsburgh on a trip to Chicago to see friends about paste reel machines | , with which he felt he could make more money. MESSER said => | Cs a paste reel was similar to:a "one-armed bandit" with the. - exception that a small paper-wrapped mint was dispensed after ! . the coin was placed in the slot and the play was registered. po The’ Chicago manufacturer of this machine circumvented ‘the: - "strictly for gambling purposes! phraseology in the law in this. manner. While LA ROCCA was in Chicago, MESSER said he moved into _ the East Liberty Section.and took‘ over the ‘entire numbers . operation. . He. turned in his numbers returns. to one. GEORGE | CHRISTY (now deceased) in Pittsburgh. When LA ROCCA returned ' to- pittsburgh he became angry with MESSER and his move and had-someone drive a car over MESSER one night as he. was crossing a street. MESSER said when he was, discharged from the hospital he found out that his automobile had numerous » bullet holes in it. MESSER said that because he thought. he would make money in the. East Liberty Section, he stayed ‘in the business of writing’ numbers and actually: forced LA ROCCA "out of the numbers business. MESSER | advised that in. about: 1943, he and: LA: ROCCA became , friendly and LA ROCCA invited him to share equally in the. -> _‘ ownership of. the Coin Machine Distributing Company. which later. set up offices at S746: Baum Boulevard, ain Pittsburgh. MESSER 5. an . re HW 56792 DBocld:32332997 Page 4
RAVemef uo : ' - oo Se | recalled that, LA ROCCA was completely -bankrupt at that time because of numbers setbacks but managed to raise enough: money | to put up his share. MESSER said he personally’ traveled to, | Chicago to arrange for the purchase of machines to be distributed i by this company and had a verbal agreement with ART ROONEY oa who allowed him to place these machines throughout. the East Liberty ,. Homewood, ‘and Garfield Sections of Pittsburgh. where _ ROONEY was not operating. According to MESSER, ROONEY ,who is | ‘the present owner of the Ppittsburgn Steelers , professional a . | football club, was the only man who could get paste reels ——- | ‘before LA ROCCA tried, and controlled the entire Pittsburgh , wt vicinity in this regard. MESSER said that the Government - placed a $100 tax stamp on each machine andthe city of. Pittsburgh put a $50 tax stamp on each machine. He said ‘that other owners of the company, in addition to himself and LA © - oe ROCCA, were FRANK AMATO, BARNEY MC GINLEY, SAMUEL. MANNARINO, and F, W. ZO0GG, the latter from Chicago. . / “MESSER advised that the company was doing well finaneiaily © before’ Allegheny County authorities raided @st ablishments where the machines had -been placed and forced ‘is6 out of | ‘business. He ‘recalled that, although each. of the six afore- mentioned individuals owned an. equal share in the company , © 7 SAM MANNARINO and LA ROCCA seemed. to run everything and hela > ao _ | * meetings at which important subjects were discussed in Italian, - - .which he did not.understand. He advised that he realized .- that LA ROCCA was only using him for his proven protection _ methods and MESSER did not mind as long as he. got! his cut of the profits... He recalled that during 1946.or 1947, MIKE GENOVESE came on the scene. He stated that: this individual - had been a pickup man for LA ROCCA in the East Liberty- Homewood . Section of Pittsburgh and was a tough kid who, according ¢ TR to MESSER, "was almost begging to go to. jail. ".. He-said , LA ROCCA. turned GENOVESE over to him and asked MESSER to "keep . ‘him clean" because he had him. in mind for future plans. : / He -recalled that FRANK. ‘VALENTI, who was present at the. . Apalachin Gonference of. hood unis , and ANTONIO. RIPEPI, a . ° Pittsburgh hoodlum, visited the offices:of the.-Coin Machine - ‘Distributing Company . regularly and always took orders from MANNARINO and, LA ROCCA, He. said RIPEPI was a more important racket man than VALENTI but that LA ROCCA seemed to be the ’. key man in the Pittsburgh area.- He said he would place. HW 56792 DBocld:32332997 Page 5
HW 56792 PG 92-226 a ; | _ SOCIAL NAME ’ SECURITY NUMBER ANNUAL INCOME DONALD - P, TURNER 2130 W. Pike St. Houston, Pas ~ 234~56-8841 331.32 FRANK J. CIROCCO : oo - l2le- Arch, St... ; - Pittsburgh | 12, Pa. - . 184-114-4258 1,539.97 JACOB S. GEORGE 5403. Butler Sta. Pittsburgh 1, Pa. 190-24-7201 Se 3,132.38 JOSEPH E... BRYAN f 439.Kathleen St., Pittsburgh l, Pa. 177-18-9068 . 1,306.18 LOUIS. Re ° SAALINGER “+ 709 | Maytide. St. Pittsburgh 10," Pa. 164-28-1015 1,285.13 STEPHEN JENCA 7 5206 Natrona Way. Pittaburgh 1, Pa. 167-10-4008 | 989 .00 ROY. Le VEY. 1153 Cornell St. Pittsburgh 12,.. Pa. 188-18-9241 | 7 5,300.00 ORLANDO M. PRINCIPE 4204 Main St. Pittsburgh ak, Pa. . 194-28-0383 896.27 JOHN. ‘IRWIN | 2503 5th. Aves Pittsburen 19, Pa. 185-12-4668 \ 3531.72 / 4 20 Docld: 32332997 Page 6
PG 92-226 . et : ‘SocIAL —_ - : NAME SECURITY. NUMBER _ ANNUAL INCOME “LEONARD A, YAGATICH © | (1424 Fallowfield Ave. ne BS a Pittsburgh 16, Pa. a (203-22-3715 . 2,566.79 ~ ROBERT THACKER — | 226 Sylvania St. . oo: : Pittsburgh, Pa. 1 78-26-6365 = 2,155.73 AUGUST BULLION - Co . .5223 Berlin Way 7 a . Pittsburgh 1, Pa. | 278-28-3867 = BBG CARMELO TRAPANI | _- 4776 Scieta St. : _ | Pittsburgh 24, Pa. — 165-26-2632 1,369.30 _ OLIVER E, SHERWOOD 7 Oe FO -.1509 Celtic St... | ee a - Pittsburgh 10, Pa, -187-30-5880 oo oo 39.60 LEROY W. WILLIAMS -. 543 Rosedale St. . Pittsburgh:21, Pa. ©» »»-'160-22-9414 608,51 FRANCIS J, ROGALSKI | ae oes _ 461 Robinson’. Court ee "Pittsburgh -13, Pa. 173+ 16-5201 oo 55. 54 PG T8 ’ who has ‘expressed an “unwillingness to. ‘appear before any future Federal or state proceedings , ‘advised “that. his wecords' indicate. that: JOHN S ~ LA) ROCCA ‘is ‘the President:..of: . ithe: North, Star. ‘Cement Block. Coz; Inc.,: at: 12. McCandless . Aves, Rear, Pittsburgh 1, ‘Pai. = He. ‘ecords: further. - -indicate ‘that, ALMO.. PRUNER ii nt,.ALDO A, -PRUNER::is..the: Secretary, and: ROY: L, 1  Preasurer, He = stated that his records: further indic the following: 21. HW 56792 DBocld:32332997 Page 7
~ f.. RAW/Jab : PG 924226 Son SOHN LA ROCCA es Date of birth October 1, 1943. — Adopted . TN HOWARD. LESLIE HOFFMAN =. February 25; 1944, at Greensbure,. Pa., through Westmoreland Orphans : a Do Court... Do Brother’. - - ANTHONY LA ROCCA ae “to. Date of. birth -  -May 14, 1912 . Place of birth . Whiskey Run , Indiana County _ Residence. . 6323 Glenview. Place, » et ae Pittsburgh =. ’ Employed» _. Barber; 8003. McKnight Road, 2, ; » > Pittsburgh » Brother a _  - - . JOSEPH LA ROCCA — Place ‘of. Birth a August 4, 1893 . Place of Birth —. Villa Rosa, Caltanesetta, sy Po - . .:§iedly, Italy wa -:, Residence — ; 835 Farragut Street, - ye . ‘Pittsburgh . a Employed _’ Barber, Penn and Shady 4 Avenues, Pittsburgh — . Naturalized Court of Common Pleas —  . «Indiana County, March 5, 1924 ‘ Brother oo, JOHN J. LA. ROCCA Address» » 118-20 Walnut Street, — a 7 . Johnstown, Pa. . -- Owner “oe Keystone Vending. Co., “i SS | Johnstown, Pa. | Sister | _ LEONA ROSE os - Marital’ Status = . Widow . y - ‘Children _ a ee | ; oo Residence | . ‘With daughter, Mrs. ANGELO ol, . 4 RICCL, Broadhead Road, ho ‘ ae ae _ Glenwillard, Pa.  . .. §$ister | | | Mrs. ROSE CONTI. . . , a 380: Rese Avenue, ‘Buffalo, | , oo New York — Sister |. Mrs. ANGELINE ZITTO, | oO ; Baltimore, Maryland Father oe _ TQNAZIO, deceased, died a a a 1937, Philadelphia. as Mother pe, ROSARIA, deceased; 1942, hay ; Co, _ Pittsburgh . . Lo Be FBI Number Ce 96725 Co oe (73% = + . ~ . . Sn ne > $< HW 56792 DBocld:32332997 Page 6
HW 56792 This indiv dual, “known to his close associates as ic LI," RAVemef | a ; | | os PG 92-226 B. ASSOCIATES ~anhgee lo \ ae Among the ‘more- prominent: currently close associates of. LA ROCCA are the following individuals : nO» aka. This individu is an extremely close associate of LA ROCCA - who presently resides at 201 Highland Avenue, New Kensington; Pa. He and his 3 brothers GABRIEL, control the ne New Kensington ama Westmoreland County areas as far as the rackets are concerned and are. closelyallied with the GENOVESE-LA ROCCA organization in the Pittsburgh area. MANNARINO is a (former business associate of LA ROCCA who, according. to’ PG T P35 JFK Law 11 He is presently a subject in a case entitled, "BERNARD ~ ‘ J. EZHAYA, ET AL, ITSP-MT," which involves the theft of $2, 250, 000 in bearer bonds and an unknown amount of. registered bonds, jewelry, and cash from. the Brockville Trust and. - , Savings Company, Brockville, Ontario, Canada, on May 3 - ~4, 1958. The trial in ‘this matter is presatly teing conducted. at ~ Chicago, Illinois’. MANNARINO was interviewed by Bureau Agents of the Pittsburgh Office upon his arrest: on July 2, 1959, at which time he declined to make any ‘statement ‘and would only engage in general conversation... It. can be- said that MANNARINO. is both a business and social Sequaintance of LA ROCCA, ; resides “at{ 540. Charles Street, New Kensington, Pa. aries: the younger=brother Of SAMUEL MANNARINO.. He is’ a close social associate... of LA ROCCA and is. a business’ ‘associate 7 also, as far as ‘criminal activity is» concerned. He was. present - at the Apalachin conference of hoodlums during December, 1957, and on June 11, 1959,-appeared with LA ROCCA before. the Senate Select Committee ‘on Improper Activities in © the Labor or, Management Field of the United States, where 3 Doclda: 32332997 Page 9 a)
RAV :mef (5) PG 92-226 _A ; During.past interviews with Bureau Agents of the Pittsburgh . _ | Office he has been completely uncooperative and has. instructed «= — | his. fellow officials. at North Star.to act in a similar | manner. It is not known whether he actually owns any’ part » oa of the LA ROCCA holdings... oo a ot so : . . JFK Law ll(a This individual presently (resides-at-1153-Comnell_street, oo Pittsburgh, Pa., and is considered the @eneral Plant Manager os of the North Star Cement Block Company at 12 McCandless. PbS | Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa> PG T-3 has advised These individuals. are ¢ficials at the North Star Cement Block. Company and list their address. as/653 Bower Hill Road, Bridgeville, Pa. - PG T-3 has advised —T ~ Salvator AMarino, aka | This individual [resides ~ ee Glen Way, San Jos . 1a.1# 1 N_Glen Way, San Jose, California, and iS-a~partrier “in the California Cheese -Company with his son, ANGELO MARINO, The company is located at 295 West San Carlos Street, San Jose. A. social associate of LA ROCCA, MARINO was. interviewed by Bureau Agents of the . San Francisco Office -during.1959 at which time he stated °°. that LA ROCCA visited him in 1954 and traveled to Los Angeles, California, with him. He recalled that they were taken in for questioning by the Los Angeles Police Department while in 7 the company of one FRANK DE. SIMONE, ‘an acquaintance, and . ~. N HW 56792 DBocld:32332997 Page 10
PG 92-286 | a GC. worprnars ENTERPRISES “4. North Star Cement Block Company ; - : a : | 32 McCandless AVE es Pittsburgh, Pas ae | Records of the Prothonotary's. Office, Allegheny County, Pas, City-County Building, » Pittsburgh, were checked. on Decéitber. 19, © 19575. ahd the’ following . Anformation concerning the North =. Star: Cement Block” CO. 5 is recorded in Prothonotary's Reéord, Volume 120,°:Page 139; “Certificate No, 38421, which may be i obtained by subpoena directed to DAVID D, ROBERTS, — C Prothonotary, Allegheny County, . Pittsburgh. 7 OO The ‘type of business is indicated as.manufacture and sale. a. ‘ of cement block, purchase and repair of building material, equipment, machinery and supplies.. The owners were listed as NICHOLAS DI PASQUALE , 175 Georgetown St., West View,’ Pa.3;. THEODORE P..REPEPI, 217 Andrew St.,- Pittsburgh; URSULA REPEPI, “e720. Brownsville Road, Pittsburgh, | and (JOHN S.. ; LA. -ROCCA,: Ke Fe De. Ts. Pittsburgh 29, Pas — . . | These records indicate - that the Certificate. was filed on | _ May. 28, 1951. by NICHOLAS DI PASQUALE and that a Certificate of. Withdrawal of NICHOLAS DI PASQUALE was filed February 10, 1952, and was dated as of November 305 1902! JFK Law ll(a eG Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service at ‘Pittsburgh, were examined on December 16, 1957; and “disclosed that at a hearing on August 3, 1954; LA ROCCA ae testified that he owned. a- forty-seven and one-half percent : Dvs . | REViEWep BY BWP Wd TASK FOR aya on aliodad — net EASE iN PART E TOTAL DENIAL - A HW 56792 DBocld:32332997 Page 11
PG 92-226 Oo os, a core - anterdst ‘in the North Star Cement Block Co., that torty- ~ seven and one-half percent of the company was owned by ao” _ TONY RIPEPI and that the remaining five percent was _ . owned | by THEODORE REPEPI a. nephew of TONY . . . mo, . PG T- 6 who ‘has requested that his 4dentity be concealed, — : 25, 1961, advised \ JFK Law 11 (a) .. This.: :source also advised that . on income tax returns’ \ filed forthe y i 960 ai 18 GB AWIAEP HW 56792 DBocld:32332997 Page 12
~ . . ~ 2, F is hed by JOHN J, LA ROCCA, PG T= 6.5 who requested that hig i on April 2 1961, advised that 25, HW 56792 DBocld:32332997 Page 14 a).
PG 92-226 JFK Law 11 (a) PG 2-11, who has “requested that his identity be concealed, on April 27; 1961,. advised that Keystone Sales, Inc., 604 Franklin St.,.Johnstown, Pa., was incorporated with -250 shares.having a par value of $100 per share and ‘authorized capital stock of $25,000... .Fhis source advised © that little information is available concerning ° “the structure or activities of Keystone. Sales, ‘Inc., and ° that it is estimated that the corporation as of May, 1960, " had $5,000. cash on hand and $85,000 in equipment and. supplies. The President: of the corporation was reported to be JOSEPH REGINO and the Vice-President was reported. to~ be. MILDRED. REGINO, the wife of JOSEPH, “Fhe Secretary of the corporation was reported to be JANET LEBER. The : ‘Treasurer. was indicated as JOHN J. LA ROCCA, PG Ts 12, who. has: requested - that his identity ‘be. concealed, advised on April~27, I961;that~Keystone Sales, Int., a cigarette vending machine company, located at 604 Franklin . “S$t., dphnstown, maintains a checking account at the U. S; National Bank, in Johnstown, and that approximately $25, 000 is deposited to the account»monthly. The persons ~ authorized to sign checks of the corporation are indicated on,bank. records as JOSEPH REGINO , JOHN Jo LA ROCCA and RAYMOND Cc. MIRTO. | - 7 Records concerning the . account er accounts of. Keystone - - Sales, Inc., may be! obtained: through a ‘subpoena directed to E. L. EDWARDS, Vice-President, U.S. National Bank, — Franklin. ‘Stor Johnstown, Pa. 7 Records of Keystone Sales, ‘Ine., may- be obtained through a subpoena directed to JOSEPH REGINO, President of the corporation, ' 26 _ : - - ‘ HW 56792 Docld: 32332997 Page 15
JFK Law 11a ) rn \ Bye 7 : L- Pa. 92- 226 -~ . 3, .Rental Properties 7 PG T- 6, who has ‘requested that his identity not be revealed, 3 advised on April, 14, 1961, that JOHN S. LA ROCCA on his = tax returns for the period from 1 through 1960 Year » 1953 1954 1955 | 1956 - 1957 1958, 1959 PG T- 9, who has requested that his ‘identity not be revealed, advised that JOHN S. LA ROCCA maintains a real estate account at the Washington Trust.Office of the Western Pennsylvania National Bank and that the balance in this account as of Apri 18, 1961, was $15,036. 82. . 27 Q-LIY0 LES HW 56792 DBocld:32332997 Page 16
FEA/baé a os (2) ‘ mo - ; ° a . a oe : oo PG 92- 226 Information from records of the Washington Trust Office of the Western Pennsylvania National Bank may. be obtained - a Sy through a subpoena directed to STANLEY F. DRUTIS, Vice. | President, . Western Pennsylvania National Bank and Manager . of the. Washington. Trust Office, 821 ‘Fifth Avenues Pittsburgh, Pas ~ ; N oa, Former Legitimate Enterprises PG T- 6, “who has: requested that his’ identity not be: revealed, advised on April 14, 1961, that. SEBASTIAN JOHN LA ROCCA reported ‘during the years’ ing cated: no ~ Years | re >. Name. of Company ae “on 1944 Lsnsghé gk er , SO JERK Law 11 (a) oe 1948-1950 1952 , t t ' ; , ; 1 28 22 a 193 & a | | F 56792 Docld: 32332997 Page 17
; FEA /bac PG 92-226 1953 | 1954-1956 | 1957- 1959. » 1960. “4 -Name_of Company‘. Information: doncerning income reported by LA. ROCCA on income tax returns may be obtained by. a subpoena directed to the ‘ 23 Alleged Sources of Income District Director of Internal Revenue at Prttsburens Pa. This source advised that GP2-HU0 AEB SEK Law ll (a 1) HW 56792 DBocld:32332997 Page 13
PG 92-226 | _ | a Oe, FEA/cpg a o Co —— oa (1) ee a ; ; a a G. STATEMENT OF ASSETS os - et The following information concerning assets and liabilities of SEBASTIAN JOHN LA ROCCA has been obtained from various sources ; and all sources have been previously identified or information 4 set forth as to persons to be subpoenaed to produce records or : _ testify to support information reported. The information is: presented in summary form and inasmuch as: values presented are based on information receved from two or more sources and in some cases -include estimates, these values are subject to revision as more specific and accurate | information is 7 - developed: . a, oy oo, v JFK Law 11 (a) . ASSETS Ae Cash_in Bank Oo AA a mG "Stock Holdings Real Estate \ ae | - - i D9 15S a HW 56792 DBocld:32332997 Page 20
7 4 PG 92-226. Sti«‘ oe _ A FEA/epg fo oo | rot “ASSETS (CONT'd) Receivables Miscellaneous. TOTAL ASSETS \ LIABILITIES _ ‘Loans Payable NET WORTH. TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET WORTH x . . : 1 JFK Law 11 (a) Aho BS HW 56792 DBocld:32332997 Page ?1
checked for. a. record under ‘the North Star Cement. Block. ° Manufacturing Co., the Coin Machine -Distributing Company, Tne., Bulk Beverages, Inc., Coin Machine Biatributing Company» and — Beer -Dispensing Company. Be FALSELY. CLAIMING CITIZENSHIP “Investigation: has been. conducted and is continuing to locate any application submitted by LA. ROCCA on which he may have indicated his citizenship. | Records of. the Small Business Administration at pittsbureli, Pa.,: have been checked and no record of any kind was found for ' LDA ROCCA, Investigation is being conducted in an effort to determine if he has registered a firearm in the State of Pennsylvania since the ‘application for. such registration provides for indication of citizenship or naturalization. Consideration -is.also being given to locating a citizenship designation on HW 56792 an application submitted by LA ROCCA to National or Federally insured banks or. lending institutions. A INCOME TAX MATTERS © According to Pe ‘To 6 onfidential. ems JFK Law 11 (a) Docld: 32332997 Page 22?
PG 92-226 JFK Law ll(a PG To 13; who has requested. that his identity be concealed, - advised on April 14, 1961, that records of the Brookline Savings ~ and Trust Company, 820 Brookline Blvd,, Pittsburgh, Pa., disclosed accounts for the Beer Dispensing Co., 1305 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh 22, Pa., and Bulk Beverages, Inc., 500 North | Craig St., Pittsburgh 13, Pa. A Beer Dispensing Company | Reserve account and a Beer Dispensing Company Earned Reserve ~ account were opened’. in 1951, and closed on July 13, 1959, by - . the issuances of Brookline check, No. 3665, in.the amount of $277. 50, payable to Beer Dispensing ‘Company. This check was endorsed, Pay to the Order of "JOHN S, LAROCCA, Beer . Dispensing Company." © The check also bore the stamp of the ‘Western Pennsylvania National Bank. . The officers of Beer ,- 51 HW 56792 DBocld:32332997 Page 23 td f we eae He ee
a PG © 921286 . The ‘records indicate that the monthly ‘payment was . $189. 50, although payments of $190 or more were made subsequent to” June of 1956. . Payments of $5,190 were made on February 26, 1957, and April 29, 1957. Records of the South Pittsburgh Savings ‘and Loan Association should not be made. public in- the absence of a subpoena directed to J. DOUGLAS DOLE, Executive Vice-President and Treasurer, ‘South Pittsburgh Savings and Loan Association, 1712 Hast Carson HW 56792 Be Interstate Transportation of Stolen Property. JFK ‘Law ll (a ay) Docld: 323327997 Page 24
HW 56792 RAV/ jab . ; PG 92-226 oo | po PG r-%, “who: requested that his identity remain. confidential and who has stated that he will not appear before any future ‘Federal or State proceedings, advised that during one vacation. weekend enjoyed in Pittsburgh by the adopted son of LA ROCCA,’ ‘who is attending Valley Forge Military Academy at Wayne, Pa., he was. arrested by the Pennsylvania State Police for either ‘disorderly conduct or violation of the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Code. He stated that he believes a trooper working out of the |. Warrendale, Pa., barracks made the arrest after he. observed young. LA: ROCCA driving along a highway near his home and throwing empty — beer. bottles out of the window while attaining high speed. He. said he understood LA ROCCA became incensed when he could not change the charges and when a local Justice OF the Peace ~ gave young LA ROCCA "the full treatment." Corporal ANTHONY KALEITA, Pennsylvania State Police Barracks, Warrendale, Pa., advised om April 14, 1961, that a review of his records from January 1, 1961, to that time failed to reflect any record of an individual named LA ROCCA for any violation whatsoever. He suggested that this individual: may have been ‘arrested by another law enforcement agency and that the-local ‘Justices of the Peace in the Ingemar, Paes vicinity be contacted in this regard. Information Relatin to Recent Travel of LA ROCA: JFK Law 11 (a) Docld: 323327997 Page 25 tO i ; of
. AT’ PITTSBURGH, PA. A! COUNTY) . sos Will follow and report activities of JOHN LA 'ROCCA and his associates in accordance with Bureau instructions. - ADMINISTRATIVE Information contained in ‘this report concerning possible . Antitrust violations has been previously submitted by closing. report dated 4/26/61 entitled, “Western Pennsylvania Cement. Block Association, — Pittsburgh, Pa.,s” Pittsburgh file conhTa. Information contained in this report regarding. information of - / possible value to the Internal Revenue Service has been. ‘furnished to the Intelligence Unit of ‘the Internal Revenue : Service. at Pittsburgh, Pa. ‘ “ INFORMANTS | PG T-1 is Legat, Rome, Italy, who obtained information from ‘Dr. COSTANTINO FONTANA, Central Pureaus Italian Criminal Police, Rome, Italy, on 4/1 8/58 PG T-2 is GEORGE "MOON" MESSER, a potential criminal informant of the n B/er/ee, Office who was contacted. by SA ROBERT A. -VORGE on 2/27/5 PG T-3 is GEORGE STRAKA,. an Internal jevenue Agent attached _ to the Fraud (Racket) Section, Room 827 Fulton Building, | _ Pittsburgh, Pa., who was contacted by SA VOEGE on 3/6/ 1 and who has requested that his identity be concealed. oy . - G T-4 is. PG 585-C, who. was contacted by SA VOEGE on 3/8/58, 3/1/58 and 3/11/58. PG T-5 is. ROBERT F, MEHRLING an employee of the Internal “Revenue Service, Pittsburgh, Pa., who was contacted by . SA- GENE H. STUDEBAKER on 12/10/57 .. PG fT-6 is ROBERT MADDEN, Special Agent, Intelligence Unit, Internal Revenue Service, Pittsburgh, Pa., who was contacted by SAA FRANK E. ALLISON on A/e, 14 and 25/61. . Be SO - G@VER PAGE G29 133 HW 56792 Docld: 32332997 Page 276
WWW 56792 PG 92-226 that records of attendance were not available for students . who attended from thirty to forty years ‘ago. -Both advised . _ that, although they had been residents of the Rural Valley- co RAV:mef ' 7 oS oo oo ()- 1 DETAILS: © A. PERSONAL HISTORY. AND BACKGROUND I. Birth Data i PG T-1, who requested that his identity remain confidential, and who. stated that he will not testify at any future. . Federal or state proceedings, advised that SEBASTIAN LA ROCCA, | the son of IGNAZIO and ROSARIA SCANCARELLO, was born at 7 Villa Rosa, Italy, on December 19, 1901, and that’ he departed from Villa Rosa prior to 1927, the year in which the registration - of the inhabitants of that community was begun. “II. Education | | 7 PG T-1l advised that it was not possible to ascertain whether or not LA ROCCA. received any formal schooling during the time that. he was in Italy.- On-February 13, 1958, FLOYD’ 0. SMITH, . Supervising Principal, and THOMAS J. ADDLEMAN, High School | Principal, both of Shannock Valley Joint School District, which includes Yatesboro,.Pa., where LA RGCOA formerly resided; advised that the old-Yatesboro School had. been. atandoned and, Yatesboro area for forty or more years; they could not recall any family named LA ROCCA. =~ oo 7 - LII.. Residence oe a - a , ‘ . LA ROCCA presently resides at: 900 West Ingomar Road, Ingomar, - Pa. Although the front of his residence faces Ingomar Road, his driveway and the most easily accessible portion of his residence faces Brant Avenue and this address is sometimes ; _utilized by him. © Mrs. CHRISTOPHER MAGEE STEEL, 5652 Stanton Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa., has advised that she first, became acquainted.with LA ROCCA when she and her husband sold their home at Ingomar, Pa., to ; 'him.. She furnished details of the sale and advised that she | did not realize that she was selling directly to a racketeer Docld: 32332997 Page ?7 so renatinetece wernt ne et eye = eet oat VE hee em tem | phir,
PG T- 7 , who has requested that his identity be concealed a and expressed an unwillingness to appear before any ' future Federal or State proceeding, advised that the © following individuals are employed by SEBASTIAN JOHN LA ROCCA at. the North Star Cement Block Coes 12 McCandless Ave., Pittsburgh,’ Pa.:s | SOCIAL | NAME ns - SECURITY. NUMBER ANTHONY SCTORILLI * 112. North Matilda:St., | pittsbureh 24, Pa. 190-106-3019 FRED S, WOODFORK Ba ’ 614: Vanilla Way Pittsburgh 6; Pa.. 20603-5406 HERMAN’ RK, SMITH 254 Meyran Ave.- Pittsburgh 13, Pa. 167-01-2425 CLEMENT | ‘H, REDSHAW | 105: ‘Manville Dr. ae Pittsburgh 37, Pas ~ 199-10-9861 FRANKLIN K, BULLION | 5270 Butler St. bos a Pittsburgh 1, Pa. 410-36+3604 ROBERT E, CAVALLUCCIA | 255 Service. Way r OC Pittsburgh 1, Pa. 200-20-4682 ALBERT J, MASLEN oo 183° Burrows St.. a Pittsburgh 13, Pa. 200-07-0420 — 19 HW 56792 DoclId:32332997 Page 26 - “ANNUAL INCOME 3,823.34 to et ~T 6,259.01 5 035.45 4514 £88 . ‘ ° ena ee em a i A RR cl 5,058.62 | | 4 668.36 GIGYOTIB