Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 Isc 2107 Hotey - DATE: 11-14-2017 " DE 137=2879 Ypsilanti to a “meet" with her numbers “stop" there to "balance the tapes". Informant revealed that MARY GARIS makes a long telephone call to Ypsilanti each day in order to get the "numbers phone action" and later she makes a very short telephone call to Ypsilanti not only to furnish the winning numbers for the day but also to furnish the "ins=-and-outs", the tabulations, for the day. : . In regards to the numbers, Informant advised that "numbers kids" have to be at work in an office at 2:30 p.m. six days a week. He said that their work day runs till about 7:00 p.m. each night or later, at least until the number is official for the day. Informant said that a "numbers kid is kind of a strange breed in that he has kidded himself into be= lieving that he gets prestige from his job = he is "in the -rackets" yet "he's clean". The “numbers kid" is “blinded by a $50.00 bill." If he works for a good house he gets $100.00 a week plus a monthly bonus which can range between $250 and $500. depending upon the month's “take". At Christmas time he usually - gets a present from his numbers house which may be an amount equal to a bonus plus a pay. This is all in addition to his weekly salary and may bring his monthly pay to around $700.00 | or more. Informant stated that this is pretty good money for a "numbers kid", ie, the "workers" on the street and in the numbers offices, and, when put with the money he can make "hustling" on the street, the "numbers kid" can get by fairly well. Informant emphasized that one of the big features in this type of job is that the numbers guy doesn't pay any income tax en this numbers money. | Informant advised that TONY MOCERI owns the Peppermint Lounge at 235 Bagley Ave., which was formerly known as the Motor City Bar. He revealed that MOCERI runs a taxi-dance hall upstairs ever the bar. . Informant advised that MOCERI owned two used-car lots, the Star Bright Auto Sales at 9146 Woodward and 12877 Woodward in partnership with a guy named SAM TOCCO, who is a member of the. TOCCO produce family in the Eastern Market, but that he is planning to consolidate the two car lots and. open one big lot on Livernois Ave. Informant stated that MOCERI lives on London Ave. just off Livernois and near Curtis Ave. -He claimed that MOCERI is either a cousin or nephew of PETE LICAVOLI. He said too that MOCERI and PETE LOCRICCHIO ysed to be very close friends but that several years ago they had a "falling out" and now do not speak to each other. =- 9 = Docld: 32315584 Page 10
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (a7 USt 2107 Hore Ee). DATE: 11-14-2017 - 4 C a, a . DE 1372879 Informant advised that two Detroit guys burglarized a jewelry store some years. ago and TONY MOCERI and PETE LOCRICCHIO bought the load of jewelry for $1800.00. Informant said that the stuff was worth about $30,000.00 to $40,000.00 and that there was.an Old man involved in setting up the "score". He said that ' at the time MOCERI and LOCRICCHIO were "in partners" buying "hot stuff" together. Informant stated that the Detroit police grabbed a guy named ROCCO (LNU) who now works at the Better Made Potato Chip Co. and ROCCO “sung like a bird" on MOCERI and LOCRICCHIO, Informant said that when the police "pinched" _ "MOCERI , TONY turned around and put the finger on LOCRICCHIO. He claimed that this naturally "“queered" their friendship. ‘Informant recalled that at the time PETE LOCRICCHIO had ‘a "contact" in the Detroit Police Department and he got actual possession of the statement that TONY MOCERI made to the ° police implicating him (LOCRICCHIO). Informant advised that LOCRICCHIO showed this same statement to him and to SAMMY GIORDANO _one day. and LOCRICCHIO did his best to “put the bad mouth" on MOCERI around town. . Informant stated that MOCERI and. LOCRICCHIO: re-made most of the diamonds they purchased in this "hot" load into men's rings. Informant said that SAM. -LENTINE and FRANKIE GERLANDO still wear diamond rings they got from this "score". He believed that in fact most of the Dago guys in town who wear diamond rings got them from MOCERI and LOCRICCHIO’s "score", Informant displayed a man's diamond ring which he revealed he had just gotten that day from RONNIE AHEE. He stated that this ring was from the above described "score". Imfeormant recalled that - TONY MOCERI used to live on Springle St. in Detroit in a two family flat.. He said that TONY DI FATTA. and his wife, FLORENCE "PAT" DI FATTA used to live upstairs over TONY MOCERI. Informant added that "STIFF" (LNU) used to live right next door to MOCERI ° at his. Springle address, which was between Vernor and Charlevoix. = 10 - Docld: 32315584 Page il