Oe ee cn PH 92-444 e Ay , with BRUNO and ascertain his activities. 2. Will attempt to interview BRUNO to obtain any additional information regarding his activities in Florida. Informants . PH T-1 SA J. ROBERT PEARCE, dates indicated PH 523~-C . OTHER PH T-2 | | “SA DALE M. HIESTAND PH 269-C . | PH T-3 PH 514-c PH T- SA J. ROBERT PEARCE, 1/13/60 FRANK PALUMBO . (protected upon request) PH T-5 | SA J. ROBERT PEARCE i] Inspector FRANK RIZZO | Philadelphia Police Department PH T-6 : SA J. ROBERT PEARCE, dates indivateda (~ PH 540-C | | PH T- SA JOHN F. PHELAN, 9/30/59 PCL PH T-8 SA ROBERT W. HOLMES Lo PH 535-C- | . PH T-9 SA J. ROBERT PEARCE | St | | | PH T-10 - . SA DAVID E. WALKER, 12/30/59 PH 251-C | Undisclosed dates Ke rayon te Sy waw buted > NW 45737 Docid:32560417 Page i
wr ° aN PH 92-444 VY oti 5 syll i gt: It should be noted that PH T-2 has previously “Ep identified BENAGALLUP as operating a pinball machine business i«"s in Miami and a’ iclose associate of BRUNO in that city. BRAYLENSKI advised that he could furnish no information regarding the relationship of GALLUP or FROMPKIN with ANGELO BRUNO. On September 11, 1959, PH T-1 advised that ANGELO BRUNO's wife had stated that BRUNO was in business in Cuba with at least two other men, one of whom was identified as “BROWNIE” and the other as "PAPPY” IPPOLITO. By letter dated October 22, 1959, the Miami Division advised that on October 14; 1959, Mrs. ELOISE MANGONE stated that she and her husband, JOSEPH, owned and operated the All- Coin Amusement Company, 2820 Northwest 7th Avenue, Miami,. Fla. She claimed that BEN GALLUP was in Miami during the 1957-1958 winter season for approximately six months, that he had rented a house, address unknown, on one of the islands adjacent to Miami Beach. She said GALLUP had contacted her and her. husband. with a proposition to buy into their vending machine business but after considerable negotiating the deal was never consummated. the persons engaged in the vending machine business in the Miami area and that BEN GALLUP did not enter into the business in Miami. She described GALLUP as being originally from - Trenton, N. J., where he was in the cigarette vending machine business. On October 20, 1959, PH T-3 advised that the crap game being operated in Mt. Holly, N. J., was closed after running only one week -due to lack of business. PH T-3 identified CARL "PAPPY" IPPOLITO as a friend of ANGELO BRUNO. Mrs. MANGONE claimed she was familiar with all of i Confidential Informant PH T-4 on January 13, 1960, advised “int a conversation proximately two weeks previous an individual named ,MITCHELLXCOHEN,..aka.,..Mitch, claimed that. he, COHEN, was "with ANGELO BRUNO “now.'” “GOHEN described BRUNO as "the biggest man around these parts - the boss - and the highest one around." COHEN also related that BRUNO had "things" going in many parts of the fountry. B. APPROX. WL GO92S oe . ZL ‘Ho Ke é CPE fA FF ao Cops llaltechens 4: . é eam ernteh tathrer res rhe oT wri tinea se aot Me oT Sat PONS PRE A EES pe - 5 - WaIrgsus NW 45737 DociId:32560417 Page 2
a) . NY PH 92-444 ANGELO BRUNO attended this wedding. It was also pointed out ; that BRUNO was related by marriage to the MAGGIO family. In November 1959 PH T-2, who had recently been closely associated with’ ANGELO BRUNO, advised that BRUNO's numbers activity was "positively" being maintained in the Maggio Cheese Company, llth Street and Washington Avenue, Philadelphia. On December 30, 1959, PH T-10 advised that during the previous week MIKE BRUNO, son of ANGELO BRUNO, was observed at the Maggio Cheese Company. MIKE BRUNO told PH T-10 that ANGELO BRUNO was around and was doing "okay." This informant commented that ANGELO BRUNO had "lots of money." | | On February 12, 1960, PH T-2 told of a recent visit — to the Maggio Cheese Company, at. which time MARIO MAGGIO, who operates the MAGGIO family business, told the informant that Internal Revenue Agents were examining his books at that’ time. MAGGIO commented that the books that the agents wanted to | . examine would never be made available and the books that they were looking at were in perfect order. MARIO MAGGIO told the informant that ANGELO BRUNO was not around due to the agents being at the company. | Informant told of another visit to the Mageio Cheese Company where he observed numerous men contacting ANGELO BRUNO and MARIO MAGGIO in the office located on the northwest corner of the property at lith Street and Washington Avenue. ‘The in- formant said that these men contacting MAGGIO and BRUNO did not enter through the front main entrance, but came into the offices . from a door leading from the platform area leading to the front offices. The informant stated these men gave MAGGIO and BRUNO money, which he presumed were receipts of numbers activity and so forth for that day. } Informant stated that he was of the opinion that other numbers activity is conducted in the offices of Milkmaid Dairy Products, 1130 South llth Street, a subsidiary of the Maggio Cheese Company and located in the same building with the cheese company. . Informant said that he had seen PHILLIP TESTA talking | with ANGELO BRUNO and MARIO MAGGIO in the front offices of the -15- NW 45737 DociId:32560417 Page 3
NW 45737 <2) PH 92-444 BRUNO in this contract would have to bid for the contract but that it appeared that this bid would be only to comply with formality.’ , On December 21, 1959, PH T-2 saia that he had been - consulted by BRUNO and his associates regarding the securing of a contract for the City of Philadelphia after conference with Councilman ROSE. Informant said that it now appears that the original deal would not go through due basically to strong opposition developed near the proposed dumping site in Salen, N. J. Informant was reported to have discussed with ROSE the possibility of handling garbage disposal and dumping in Tinicum Township, Delaware County, Pa., which according to the informant, may have in some way brought about the present situation in order that the informant could secure the contract for himself. Informant pointed out that if he secured the contract, BRUNO would in no way enter into the business. Philadelphia Inquirer December 23, 1959, reported that a "storm of opposition" developed being led by the Mayor of Bridgeton, N. J., and a State Senator from Cumberland County, N. J., all opposed to using grounds for the dumping | of refuse, based on the danger to health and loss of natural wildlife. This newspaper account, apparently having reference to the property previously mentioned in Salem, N. J., identified the operation proposed as being "The Delaware- Philadelphia Disposal, Inc." On February 18, 1960, PH T-2 advised SA DALE M. HIESTAND that the property which BRUNO and others were attempting to | purchase in Salem, N. J., for disposal of Philadelphia garbage was condemned by the State of New Jersey. The informant believed that the State of New Jersey purchased the property, and in view of this, the venture to obtain a contract from the City of Philadelphia for removal of trash from the city va water to Salem, N. J., collapsed. The Philadelphia "Evening Bulletin" dated March Ts 1960, contained an article captioned "WAGNER Bars City Dumping on N. J. Wildlife Refuge." . - _ ‘This article, bylined by ROBERT J. EISLER, stated that the City of Philadelphia had blocked a Philadelphia Street -?21- DocId:32560417 Page 4 |