> © emrnampprerns seyepeuemcoes. © 1 SN ee meee mae tet Oe ee Tn ee Re ST CG 92-415 On September 6, 1965, informant advised as follows: On Friday, September 3, 1965, he took UAL flight ° number 727 from Toledo, Ohio, to Chicago, arriving O'Hare Field 7:12 PM, CDT. He was met by CHARLES YORK at 7:45 PM and driven’ in his 1961 four doox Pontiac to the Sahara North Motel, where they were met by Mr. and Mrs. ROBERT FERRELL, At about 8:20 PM they were joined by a man intro- duced as JOEY FERRARO (PH), said to be the manager of the Sahara North and a partner of JOE ZAY for 30 years. At about 8:25 PM the above were joined by ZAY and his associate, LOU VERIVE (PH). At this time ZAY told informant that his three associates in the building projects above are JOEY FERRARO, TONY RICCO, and LOU VERIVE. In about an hour ZAY, who has been identified as JOE ROCCO, invited informant to meet with him privately in Room number 217, where it was evident to informant by the clothing, photographs, and other personal effects there, ROCCO permanently resides or frequently stays. At this meeting ‘ROCCO quizzed informant intently as to his past associations with GUIDO FIDANZI, HARVEY POWER, BOB FERRELL and YORK. He further wanted to know about the progress made to date on the Denver Towerland project. ROCCO then told informant that informant would be his vartner if he made money on the Denver project first. He further advised that this would afford informant protection from. then on from anyone “especially from nobodies like GUIDO."' He further ., confided that he and his-associates had an "in" With the George W.-Fuller Company, a very large New York construction firm and he was going to participate ina $300 ,000 commission to be paid by George W. Fuller.Company for having received the general contract to build the Denver Towerland project. Informant told ROCCO this was strange inasmuch as ROBERT OSTRANDER, who works with JOE STEIN at the First National Mortgage Company, had previously told informant that the $300 ,0O00' commission was to be paid to his office. ROCCO . became upset when he learned this, went downstairs to the -8- HW 45959 DocId:32329460 Page 4
CG 92-415 coffee shop, got FERRELL and YORK, and confronted them with OSTRANDER’s. claim concerning the $300,000. FERRELL and YORK explained to ROCCO the circumstances under which the commission was to be paid. OSTRANDER originally introduced YORK to one BUCKLEY, who is in the insurance business in Chicago and whose son is the God-son of the chairman of the board of George W. Fuller Company. BUCKLEY prevailed upon his son's Godfather to agree to construct the Denver project and to pay the commission. YORK felt the commission shoul be split three ways. BUCKLEY was. to receive $100,000, OSTRANDER to receive $100,000; and the remaining $100,000 to be split three wyas between YORK, FERRELL, and ROCCO. When ROCCO heard this he became incensed and said OSTRANDER would not receive one cent of the commission because he had failed to pay informant his heretofore agreed to engineering fees. He said he would talk "to the man" (ALDERISIO) in STEIN's office and take them all out of it.. ROCCO's cut of: the commission then became $100,000 and informant became a "pnartnet" with ROCCO. On September 6, 1965, JOE STEIN and OSTRANDER insisted. that informant meet with them and he did so, at the Water Tower Inn. STEIN asked informant what ROCCO had said about the $300,000 commission. STEIN became very upset and called ROCCO on the telephone in front of the informant. STEIN told ROCCO he and "PHILLY't (ALDERISIO) were coming right out to Se@Thiwhic STEIN departed presumably to see ROCCO with ALDERISIO at the Sahara North. oO - On September 8, 1965, OSTRANDER told informant, ALDERISIO and STEIN did go to see ROCCO on September 9, 1965, and when they returned from this meeting ALDERISIO ; said STEIN's: office was not going to participate in the $300 ,000 commission. . - In addition to the foregoing, ROCCO on his first meeting with informant said he “would get a hold of JIMMY CATUARA and have him handle that SOB GUIDO FIDANZI once and for all." | cs , -9*- ™~ | | wh deage whl HW 45959 DocId:32329460 Page 5