4 / 7 . a \ WW . rf . .’ ~ { ans | a aa a aN a ee | -C’ f ward — _ . c - . i . . a . . “ (PH 92-4 : po : ' ~~ Ne ‘ ; . . . - eo nn IGNATIUS DENARO, en nee OS | BRUNO's underdogs, ood Causa Nostra"; a > i JOSEPH RUGNETTA 5 oo . ; 7 A -ANTONIO™ POLLINA; a PHILIP. TESTA, |. | ae - - - . BRUNO's. principal | lieutenant’ in: his: illegal 4 yy “ activities in’ ‘Philadelphia; and " "Ws , JAMES GATTO, ' ES ;  Peputed boayeuard of JOSEPH. RUCK EL - Poy ~ Individuals of lesser stature connected’ with BRUNO in gambling acbivitles, principally number writers, | were also present. in addition, wegthe felowims Jewish ” as ‘ members BRUNO had referred to as the Jewish faction of the ~~ CO ‘ . mob in Philadelphia: MAX WEISBERG, SAMUEL’ HOFFMAN, and - a 1 JOSEPH TANITSKY, . ANGELO MARINO of San Francisco, Calif.; - re -Was present; FELIX~ JOHN. DE TULLIO, Camden, N.J.; SAM- OTs ; DI CAVALCANTE and. CARL IPPOLI® » both cf Trenton, N.5.3 5 7, _ PAUL’ EMILIO D'AMATO: of’ Atlant ity, N.J.; AUGUSTINO AMATO. ~ ©. 2 -- of Miami, Fla. ; SAM RANGATORE. of Niagara Falls,’ NoY.; end’. ot _ RUSSELL BUFALINO of Pittston, Pa:, weré-also esent. It a Poa ae “18 to be noted that BUFALINO attended the App achien Ty eh fot meeting in 1957 in New York State and is in” frequent: contact, 7 — bre with BRUNO during the #eporting period. . . a soe os _ On August 26, 1962,- ANGELO BRUNO!@ daughter, oe mo _ JEAN VINCENZINA BRUNO, was married. Prio® to the, ma: riage, BRUNO. told T-4 tha€“it is no “longer considered ssary.. - _— 4 .to invite the Comtitssion ‘embers to the wedding _ child VN of an area Boss. Howeve BRUNQ told informant Hat he. would. ae ; invite CARLO GAMBINO, * SANTO TRAFPICANTE, and SEEVE MAGADDINO, , - ad - \ but‘ that it would be necessary for” Ria te SN. OO _ they did. not come. . , ce . ‘ me hi. f ; ro 7 , & ‘ a : woe uN ve ~! y ' . o My . f . ean Voie ° : B Docld: 32299572 Page &
Mam ae Be Bia A TLS, BA SEE AE SGM at NEE TE RI, PTR AUR een ee cain eS eee pe ee NATE RENE TEATRO ELPA AA MOBS EEO SETI SPT 5 at SEO TEES PH 92 > ip, (2) | nake sure tnat the lease was ‘signe ds ana not operate on a ‘verbal - agréément. MARTORANO would have a total of 15 machines in the market, each of which he estimated would pay him $20 per week PH T-3 reported that: on August 13,1962, possibly La preparation for the deal with HOFFMAN, BRUNO met with HOFFMAN,” SCOLNICK, FRANK MATTEO, and. ABE SEROT, at the Glardins Di- Torine Restaurant at. 10th and Catharine Streets, Philadelphia, Pa. PH T-1 reported - that. on. August 29, 1962, BRUNO; his “éousin, CALOGERO SINATRA; and FRANK NIGOLETTI wert a the latter's car to. inspect HOFFMAN ''s market in: New Jersey, . PH ‘T-3. advised that on September 7. 1962, BRUNO and: ‘BEN, GOLOB were going to- the Cherry Hill: Mart. te Look ‘over HOFFMAN! s © location regarding the installation of machines and were to meet: MARTORANO and MARZO. RICCOBENE there. On September 10, 1962, PH T-3 said that MARTORANO told - him. that HOFFMAN wanted. to borrow a large sum of money in return for using MARTORANO's machines. On the lith, PH T-3. learned that. a few days. earlier MARTO RANO had made. application at the Broad Street Trust Company | for a-lean which he intended to: use” as a Loan to HOFFMAN in. return for: installing } his machines. PH T-8 advised that. on September 7, 1962, che, BRUNO, and’ PETER MAGGIO discussed HOFFMAN 's market in New Jersey and the |. - question of leaning’ him money. . MAGG GIO was interested in having” - preducts of. the Maggio’ Cheese Company. seld there. Lt. was. ment tioned that HOFFMAN! s store would be. open seven days. a week; from 19 a. iS to 10°p.m. Monday through - Saturday, ‘and from 10 a.m. te: 6-p.m. on- . ‘Sunday. BRUNO said that the operators of the Mart. wanted te. borrow money from him and that HOFFMAN would be personally responsible © . for it. - BRUNO. indicated that he. trusted HOFRMAN whether HOFEMAN . used BRUNO 's machines ‘or not. On. September 11, 1962, accerding to PH gp. ~9, PETER MAGGTIO agreed to loan HOFFMAN and his associates $10,000, and-it..was. PH T- ~O's. inpressicn that BRUNO was advising MAGGTO: on the: matter. ox i Docld: 32299572 Page 93 ~ e e ae ee
. am - | PH 92-4 } oo About thé middlé of .1952, FINCKE adv: ‘wpa MILTON STERN “of Toronto; Ganada, as a purchase of land in Selba, 2 them. JOE MANGONE, fay ‘BRUNO. MANGONE makes ic Operated “Amu 2m nt Company. oo oo ppemeaye described ‘RICHARD F. FINCKE as a. | teyptcal « con- artist and . Prometer-” , so ah Atlantic oct Mat, gobs Fos: 2 Mage ae: ; ; an ‘that. FREEMAN, ‘gho. replaced. “ALFRED. TEZZ actually rronting for BRUNO... PH T-4 besed:this b ORs ' that: BRUNO: and FREEMAN ‘are - an regular. contact and: insists that: - FREEMAN - ‘not-call him. from. the phone . at the In addition, PH T-4. said ‘that whenever BRUNO requests re _ at the 500 Club, as: he does. for acquaintances, he gets he wants. without any question, . even though. the attracti club, may be. one. that. 38. filling the house « -seeien feaia Testee.tt Gon) mpany “headquarters are. ‘on “Wright Avenue, ‘Camden, Ne t. "The ee ee ES ee en Ee nai ee i ane naam em iL chek hel SA mE OS ae ts Be TE ae i | aay rc ; - -PROrAGtOR of: Garden State is. in ‘the. hands. of BEN" Gols. | Doclda: 32299572 Page 10
-- PH da-nHy = pee - _ he is engaged in, he is also trips to various parts of. th tl advised on. july on that date recéivéed a. sum. informant, from WILLIE AVERC ‘ that this money had. somethin - operation,  T-6 advised on. agus reminded PHILIP TESTA tha ; BRUNO all of the money an i de ‘to Atlantic City ‘the did no _. BRUNO instructed TESTA. $9: pi - <for him, ‘Informant conga ded payment to BRUNO must. have’ been ' operation because TESTA ‘is. - the numbers. operation. i T-6 advised ‘on. Augus and BENNY (INU) discussed. th appeared to be interested 4 _ BRUNO told him to figure out. ’ that when he does, he Should then give him $10,000 Te-7 advised on. ‘Aug discussion with one MIKE (IW type of numbers business hey “told BRUNO that he. had oeyen office and they were making £ ir .MIKE at first indicated “ia 22 000 a week and BRUNO tol went. jlnto his. numbers operat dollars a year. . BRUNO poineed out to JOE that in add sia to'th ee numbers . “that. AVERONA'S RUNO's numbers dieutenant dno at ANGELO BROMO 88. BENNY | for numbers Mae of the sapinsen S pias eet 8 we A Pree 7 Doclda: 32299572 Page il
PE 92 il, S os . , oe a ~ - \: . . -, , ‘. / . game and that SNUFFY | Cowanetta, was lending money to players. at loan shark rates.. TANNARELLA is BRUNO's © middle. man in his, BRUNO'S,. loan Sharking activities. . 7-2 advised on July 26, 1962, that FRANK. ‘SINDONE, _-had ‘told him: that FRANK MONTE is no longer working | abo * LULU ESPOSITO ''s: ziganette game. Informant stated’ that - "BENITO TEDESCO, - “aka. Benny Rubin, ‘and. JOSEPH LAZZARO, aka. “Joe ‘Gibbons, were. at that time working | the. game. T-5 has identified all these persons, with the excéption of. SINDONE, as members of the Philadelphia, ‘Family of La’ Causa Nostra. 7 ges. advised on August 13, 1962, that PHILIP: TESTA and two" “unknown. ‘persons. discussed with BRUNO. the trouble Lo ‘they were. ‘nevis. in ‘the. operation of LULU. ESPOSITO's Ziganette game. pe3 advised on August 14, 1962, that BRUNO: told ; FRANK. SINDONE and HANK SANSONE that he was putting each ‘Of | them in-as workers at LULU ESPOSITO's ziganette game. BRUNO. - told them on “this occasion that he had straightened: ‘out the ‘problem with GUSSIE. GIDDENS GaN@uSTINE MAZZIO) . 3. { “Lean” Sharking to numerous persons in the Philadelphia area. Ts - advise that BRUNO. passes. Judgment’ on whether or not particular. loan is to be granted and that the aet of the money..to the. interested person and the subsequent _-eolleetion: of the oan’ is handled by SNOFPY. TANWARELLA Doclda: 32299572 Page 12 263 and T-6 have continuously advised that. ‘ANGELO. BRUNO ‘is lending money at exorbitant loan shark. interest rates
-— 1 Ay a ad g- further advised that on ‘September 6, 1962, “ an ' ANTHONY FERRANTE, then manager of Middleweight. JOEY. ‘@IARDELLO | a and an associate of PALERMO and CARBO, was looking fer -BRUNO- al _! at. the Penn cersey Vending Company to deliver a "very important oS ‘message." PRUNO was net there and FERRANTE left without seeing - : . him. , . : oa yes ‘ ‘ OS Alcohol PO oo oe - On September ls 1962, according to PH TT, BRUNO so -Was eontacted by one JIMMY, not further identified by T-7, hook ' . who tried to enlist BRUNO's help in lining up somebody in ‘the — aac d ‘Philadelphia area that could handle some "stuff from Carolina." -~* It was T-7's impression that JIMMY was referring to alcohol. BRUNO told JIMMY that, He knows one man on South lith Stréet in “ Philadelphia that might be able to‘help JIMMY but BRUNO was not °. <8 sure, explaining that it has been fifteen years gince he, Himself, . has had anything to do with at and he is not sure what help. he co could be. ne \ JIMMY said he appreciated the offer and inquired vhether- _ ‘he himself could see the man but was: told. -by BRUNO it would: be mos, better if BRUNO handled the contact. since the man was not . a acquainted with JIMMY, JIMMY remarked that he had been ~~ considering getting in touch with a couple of men he-met in prison but BRUNO told him this was not advisable because the .. >. persons met, in prison are "net in the family". and cannot pe --  ™ trusted. BRUNO promised te "réach out" for. the man on 11th . wo -Street and let. IMME know What the man's: answer Wass ee . 7 | eae ‘y Doclda: 32299572 Page 13