v9.1 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 : Docld: 32306689 Page 1 JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-10290-10329 HQ CR 63-4426-342 Document Information FBI HART, ARTHUR V. DIRECTOR, FBI 08/28/1959 30 JFC, APALACHIN MEETING; CRIMINAL ACT, ASSOC AND REL, NUMEROUS INTV PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 05/27/1998 INDEFINITE 39 Date: 4/24/201
AL 62-1152 hoodlums herein and attorneys of such hoodluns, pending the outcome of case entitled, "U.S. vs. BONANNO, Information copies of this report are furnished to those offices having outstanding leads, to keep them up to date on developments in the case. A copy is forwarded to the Chicago Office, although it does not have outstanding leads, in view of the size and the national connections of the criminal element in that city. LEADS : THE BUFFALO OFFICE AT ROCHESTER, NEW YORK _ 1. Will identify occupant, 96 Silvérdale Drive, ‘Rochester, New York, who corresponded with PETER -BARBARA 6/19/59 and ascertain that individual's connection with the BARBARA family and whether the person knows > ony thing about instant meeting. 2. Will cover same ‘lead as above in respect to GEORGE DEL VECCHIO, 55 Aurora Street, Rochester, New York, who corresponded with PETER BARBARA 6/20/59. AT TONAWANDA , NEW_YORK Will cover same lead as above in respect to Mr. and Mrs. ANTHONY SCOLINO, 403 Sommerville Drive, who corresponded with PETER BARBARA 6/23/59. THE DALLAS OFFICE ~ AT DALLAS, TEXAS 1. . +  Will.recontact DL 105-c (T-138) to determine whether . any information has been developed by him in respect to instant. meeting or any sources who may be able to furnish information regarding the same. 2. Will continue efforts to develop source or sources who may be able to inform of the reason for JOSEPH FRANCIS CIVELLO's attendance and the purpose of the meeting. -~A- COVER PAGE ——— i | Docld:32306689 Page 2?
T-4 T-13 T-20 T-32 T-46 T-65 T-66 T-68 T-69 T-76 T-129 T-132 T-133 T-134 T-135 T-136 T~137 AL 62-1152 CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANTS : The identities of the symbol informants in the attached report are as follows: New York CI 169-C Boston CI 692-c Boston CI 639-cC New York CI 2151-c Albany PCT FELIX ANTHONY JULIAN Kansas City CI 254-c, as in report of SA RUSSELL P.. CURTIS, 6/5/59, Kansas City, entitled, "MAPTA," ANTHONY FERTITTA, Houston PCI, eee Philadelphia CI 521-c Philadelphia CI 526-c Philadelphia CI 525-c Albany PCI JOSEPH CAPALACES Miami CI MM 665-PC as in Miami letter to Director dated 6/24/59, Albany CI 3003-¢ U.S. Postmaster R,W, DELANEY, Endicott, New York Kansas City PCI SYDNEY P, MANKWITZ as in above- mentioned report SA RUSSELL P. CURTIS. Kansas City CI 149-C as mentioned in SA CURTIS' report. Federal Bureau of Narcotics Inspector CLAUDE A, FOLLMAN, Kansas City, Missouri, who requested that certain information furnished by him be proected under a t-symbol, as set out in above -G- COVER PAGE OTe j Docld: 32306689 Page 3
AL 62-1152 Hoodlum Docld: 32306639 Page & Possible Source interviewed ? GEORGE "MOON" ‘Yes MESSER (former business partner in coin machine business. Now @ numbers writer anc PCI of Pittsburgh Office. ) JOHN .CONTI Yes 9576 Perry Highway, Pittsburgh, Pa, (nephew and business “associate), MAX GOLDBERG, deceased, Yes (Prior to death in _ 12/58 was personal accountant for LA ROCCA and other Pittsburgh national.top hoodlums), Dr. JOHN_R WELLER, Yes 4825 Mooridge Dr., Pittsburgh, Pa. - ‘(Personal physician of. LA ROCCA and other Pittsburgh national top hoodlums and their families; head surgeon at Pittsburgh's Mercy Hospital), CHARLES BENGELE Yes (Chief serviceman at LA ROCCA's Coin Machine Distributing Co, in Pittsburgh for many years. Still so employed and loyal.to LA ROCCA,) - 19 + Result , Furnished no information re meeting.
AL 62-1152 II, Laurentian Mountains, 20 Miles from Montreal Information has previously been reported (page 136, report SA ARTHUR V. HART, 5/21/59, Albany) that information was ‘alleged that a meeting of Italian hoodlums similar to instant meeting was to be held in the Laurentian Mountains about 50 ‘miles from Montreal some time after December 23, 1958. It was also reported that Staff Inspector JOHN J. QUINN, Bureau of Criminal Investigation, New York State Police, had confidentially advised the Assistant Commissioner of the R9yal Canadian Mounted Police at Ottawa, Canada, by letter of the possibility that the meeting might take place and Suggested consideration be given that the meeting could be at a lodge owned by GIUSIPPEACATRONI, 345 Emory Street. Apartment 2, Montreal. . GATRONI is: -desoribed as a notorious. , Harcotte~trafficker' at St. Adele, North Province of Quebec, . Canada, telephone aN, ~3719. ; ape WPL: : In: this connection it is noted that the local press carried a brief item concerning the recent arrest of an individual who could be identical to this CATRONI, together with others, at Montreal, Canada, in possession of some. Kllos of heroin. worth approximately $3,000,000.00. A lead is set out to obtain further data concerning this and any connection there may be between Apalachin hoodlums and this Montreal ope#étion since 1t has been alleged that a purpose of instant meet ing was to discuss narcotics, _E. > INTERVIEWS OF POSSIBLE SOURCES On March 11, 1959, at Galveston, Texas, Confidential Informant Albany T-66 told SAJOHN E, FRANKLIN that he had been in touch with BENNIE BICKERS at Dallas, Texas, on the telephone and BICKERS informed that he had been unable to determine the reason for JOSEPH FRANCIS. CIVELLO of Dallas having attended. instant meeting. Informant said &t appeared that BICKERS would be unable to determine why CIVELLO was in attendance, - On June 9, 1959, T-66 was. recontacted by SA FRANKLIN. and he said that approximately one month before he had been in touch with BICKERS (a friend of CIVELLO).-. Informant said BICKERS told him he had been unable to: determine why CIVELLO went to Apalachin, - 39 - Docld: 32306689 Page 9
AL 62-1152. INDEX OF NAMES ACCARDO, TONY, P. 27 ALA IMO, DOMINIC JOHN, PP, 12, AMERICAN LAMINATING CO., P44 - ANASTASIA, P. 34 ANTINALI, JOSEPH, P, 32 ANTINALI, PAUL, P. 32. ARNONE, MICHAEL, P. 13 AUBURN GLASS CO., P. 3 BAGNASCO, SAM, P. 40 BAILEY, C.B., PP, 45,46 BAMBOO CLUB, PP, 37,38 BARBARA, ANGELA, P. 43 BARBARA, CHARLES, P. 2 BARBARA , MRS, GUISEPPINA, P. 3 . BARBARA, PETER, PP, 43,44 BARBARA, JOSEPH, JR., PP. 2, 27,2848 BARBARA, JOSEPH, SR., PP, 2, 3,13,25,26,27 ,29, 30, 35,40, he, a 45,48 - | BARBARA, MRS. JOSEPH, SR., PP. 3 BARENATO, JACK, PP, 37,38 _BATTAGLIA, FREDERICK G., PP, 15,20 | BAYONNE, JOE, P. 28 BECKER, AUGUST, P. 16 BENDER, AL, P. 28 BENGELE, CHARLES, P. 19 BEST SALES CO., P. 4O BICKERS, BENNIE, P. 39 BLACK HAND, P. 31. BOMPENSIARO, FRANK, P. 24 -BOMPENSIARO, SAM Pp. 24 ~~ BONANNO, JOSEPH, PP. 6,7,12,13, 26,28,48 ~ BONVENTRE, JOHN, P.. 48 BORDONARO, JOHN, P. 21° BRAUNSTEIN, HENRY, P. 40 - BRUNO, FRANK, P. 27 BUFALINO, RUSSELL A,, PP, 12,13, 26,28,41,47 CALIFORNIA CHEESE CO., P. 23 CANNONE'S BAR, P. 3 CANNONE, FRANK, P. 3 | CANNONE, IGNATIUS, PP. 3,42,47 CAPONE SYNDICATE, P. 27 . CARBONE, CHARLES, P, 24 CARLISI, ROY, PP. 46,48 -CARLUCCI, VICTOR E., P. 22 "CARMINE," P. 36 CASCRO, CARL, P. 42 CASELLA, PETER, PP, 37,38 | CASEY, VINCENT, PP, 14,18,21 CASTELLANO, PAUL, P..48. CASTIGLIA, DOMINIC, P. 7! CASTIGLIA, NASH, P. 8 CATALDO, JOE, P. 28 CATENA,:-GERARDO V., P. 48 CATRONI, GIUSIPPE, P. 39 CAWGHLIN, JOHN JOSEPH, P. 34 CERRITO, JOSEPH, PP, 23, 2h CHIRI, ‘SALVATORE CHARLES, P, 48 CIAPPARRO, CALOGARO, P. 18 CIVELLA, CARL, P. 11° CIVELLA, NICHOLAS, PP, 11,31,46, CIVELLO, JOSEPH FRANCIS, PP, 36, a 3 CLUB 82, P. 13 CLUB MELODY, P. 9 COLLETTI, JAMES, PP. 7,8,9,42,48 COLLETTI, VICTOR: (vito), p27 COLLETTI, VITO, P..7 COLONIAL RESTAURANT, P,34 COLORADO CHEESE CO,, P. 7 COMPISI, JOE, P, 37 | CONTI, JOHN, P. 19 ,) - 50 - Docld: 32306689 Page 10
AL 62-1152 LANZA, P. 23 LARASSO, LOUIS, P. 47 - LA ROUCA'S COTN MACHINE DISTRIBUTING OD., Py 19° LA ROCCA, SEBASTIAN JOHN, PP. 14,15,36,17,18,19,20, . 21,48 LA ROCCA, MRS, SEBASTIAN JOHN, P. 17 LASAVIO, ANTHONY, P. 8 LASCOLA, DR. AUGUST, P. 6 LA VOSSAR, JOSESH, P. 26 LELO, P. 28 LEOUMIS, S.C., P, 44 LEVIGNE, ANTHONY, P. 10 . LOMBARDOZZI, CARMINE, PP, 35, 36,48 LUCIANO, CHARLES, P. 33 MAFIA, PP, 30,31,32,42 MAGADDINO, ANTONIO, PP, 4,5,47 MAGADDINO, STEVE, P. 5 MAGGIO, MIKE, P. 24 MAGLIOCCO, JOSEPH, PP, 28,29, 33, MAGLIOCCO, TONY, PP, 28,29 MAJURI, FRANK, P. 47 MANCUSO, ROSARIO, P. 48 MANGANO, PHILIP, P. 33 MANGANO, VINCENT, P. 33 MANGANO, VINCENZO, P. 32 MANHATTAN BAR & CAFE, P. 42 MANNARINO, GABRIEL "KELLY," PP. 14,15,18,20,48 MANNARINO, SAMUEL, PP, 14,15, 18,20,21,22 MARINO, ANGELO, P. 24 MARINO, PETIE, P. 28 MARINO, SALVATORE, PP, 23,24 MARINO, .THOMAS ALOYSIUS, P. 35 MARINO, TODDC, P. 28 MELANIK, HELEN, P. 17: MENCHI, ORLANDO, P. 41 MESSER, GEORGE "MOON," PP. 15,19 MILLER, DR. JOHN R., P. 19 MIRANDA, MICHELE, P, 48 MIRANDA, MIKE, P, 28 - MODERN PLUMBING, P. 8 MONACHINO, PATSY, P. 48 . YONACHINO, SAVERIO, PP, 3,48 MONTANA, CHARLES, P. 5 MONTANA , JOHN CHARLES, PP.5,6,7; ¢ MORGAN, RED, P. 38 MOTIST, MR. & MRS, G., P. 43 MULLIGAN, MIKE, P. 24 MULLIGAN, SWATS, P. 28 .MUSSO, CHARLES V., P. 8 NAPLES, ANTHONY, P. 6 _ NEGRA, FRANK, P. 38 NELSON, ARTHUR D, "ARCHIE"P. 16 NICOLA, ANTHONY P,, P. 430°. NORMANDIE RESTAURANT, P, 34 OLIVETO, DOMINICK, PP. 12,49 OSTICCO, DAVE, P. 13 OSTICCO, JAMES, P. 47 "OUTER CIRCLE,® pp, 32,33 OWL'S DEN, P. 8 PALMIERI, EDWARD L., P. 46 PASQUALE, GUY, P. 2 PATRIARCA, RAYMOND, P. 41 PERMANENT RECORDS CO,, P. 43 PETRILLO, ANTHONY, P. 40 PREIFFER MACOMB DISTRIBUTORS, P.10 PIAZZA, FRED, P. 43. PIELS BREWERY, P. 29 . PIRILLO, LEON ANTHONY, P. 38 PLAS, STEVE, P. ll. POLIZZI, ANGELO, P. 40 POLIZZI, MICHAEL, P. 4o PRIAM, FRANCES, PP, 16,17 PRICCO, JOHN, P. ‘te PROFACI, FRANK, P. 27 °°. PROPACT, JOSEPH, PP, 27,29, 31,32, PROFFICO, P. 32 2. 52 - Docld: 32306689 Page 11