a \ i HW 45760 . “ JFK Act 6 (4) NO 92-390 /ejo . this document was. located by the Federal Government based upon information developed by this office (PCI ~MARCELLO was deported to Guatemala on April 4, He returned to the United States on June 6, 1961, illegally. MARCELLO has. since been charged with Illegal Entry into the United States; for Fraud Against the Govern-~. ment in connection with the obtaining of the fraudulent Guatemalan birth certificate; and perjury for filing a sworn document in a suit at Washington, D. C., against Attorney General ROBERT KENNEDY and General SWING of the INS. Prosecution of the above charges has ‘been held up by a writ of coram nobis which MARCELLO is. seeking in U. S. District. Court, New Orleans. This writ of coram nobis siwouldic: set aside MARCELLO's conviction in 1938 for violation of the Federal Narcotic Statute. Judge ROBERT A, AINSWORTH, JR., U. S. District Court, New Orleans, presently has. under advisement MARCELLO's ‘petition. forthe writ of coram nobis.. On May 18, 1962, NY 3368-C-TE was interviewed by Agents of the New York’ Office. New York has advised that this informant has. been associated with the higher members of. the criminal element in the New York City metropolitan. area for a numbereof years. During this period he recalled the names of a number of individuals who were either talked about or pointed out to him as members of the Italian criminal syndicate from various areas of the. United States. One of these individuals was CARLOS. MARCELLO of New Orleans. The. Philadebphia Office has a confidential source who. ‘overheard a conversation in the Sicilian dialedt on July 17, 1962, between ANGELO BRUNO; Philadelphia hoodlum, RUSSELL BUFALING, Kingston, Pennsylvania who 27 | DoclId: 322790110 Page 12
NO 92-390 /cjo attended the Appalachian meeting; PHILLIP MEDICO and PETER MAGGIO, two other Pennsylvania hoodluns. During this conversa- tion. the comment was made that CARLOS MARCELLO is the _ . representando officiale from New Orleans. These individuals were discussing the Government's efforts to deport. MARCELLO and they mentioned that MARCELLO is acquainted with SANTO TRAFFICANTE who holds the same position in Florida and the. representando in Chicago who was not named. It was stated | during the conversation that TRAFFICANTE and Chicago representando are both acquahted with singer-actor FRANK SINATRA. who is friendly with ‘the President's Father", UFK Act 6 (4) (b). JOSEPH ALBERT PORETTO _ | | PORETTO resides at ‘515 Robert-E. Lee Boulevard, joo \ New Orleans, Louisiana. As noted above, he is manager of Nola Printing Company and one of the five partners of this business which up until September, 1961, disseminated race. horse information and the results of races at.all tracks throughout the United States to bookmakers inithe New Orleans area. Investigation of PORETTO's activities has revealed that he operates the Town and Country Restaurant and Lounge, 1221 Airline Highway, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. On February 2, 1962, PORETTO advised that Nola Printing Company was not disseminating racing results from any race. track including the New Orleans Fair Grounds. - Track, He said he is not going to reinstitute Nola Race Wire Service as long as there is any doubt about the new Federal Legislation pertaining to interstate gambling activities. On June 15, 1962 PORETTO advised that the "Daily Sports Bulletin" is still being printed at 530 Iris Avenue, the premises housing Nola Printing Company. He Said the day that publication starts to lose money it ‘will be. closed down. . ; 1 HW 45760 DBocld:32290110 Page 13
HW 45760 NO 92-390 /cjo _ (On June 7, 1962; PCI ROLLING and PCI JOSEPH Eas the latter being a gambler and former bookmaker, advised .. ythat they have seon JOSEPH MARCELLO on numerous occasions - in the Town and Country. Motel during the past three months and neither believed MARCELLONtO then be employed. On July 25, 1962, Agent JOSEPH M. BRANDT, JR. ri “advised that JFK Law 11 (a) 30 4 bv 4- F - 3 3- 347 Speake ae. DoclId: 322790110 Page 14
ue cr NO 92~390/gas (d). SALVATORE DI PIAZZO, aka. DI PIAZZO, commonly known as SAM DI PIAZZA, resides at No. 6 Pamela Place, Arabi, Louisiana. On December 17, 1957, former CI, ALBERT L. DILSBURY, JR., who personally knows DI PIAZZO. and who has worked in DI PIAZZG's book making estab- lishment, advised that he considered DI PIAZZO a big time book maker. PILLSBURY, who is a book maker and professional . gambler, said DI PIAZZO was then operating a book making establishment at 1609 Angela Street in Arabi. PILSBURY stated DI PIAZZO had several contacts working in the telephone company in New Orleans who were making free long distance telephone - calls for him in connection with his gambling activities. On January 10, 1958, information furnished by PILSBURY was confidentially supplied to Mr. DRURY THOMPSON, Legal Division, Southern Bell Telephone Company, New Orleans. Mr. THOMPSON said that since June of 1957 Southern Bell had suspected that some of its employees were making free long distance tele- hone calls for individuals in the New Orleans area and efforts were being made to determine the extent and scope of their activities. Mr. THOMPSON identified four telephone company employees who were making free long distance telephone calls and furnished a list of telephone numbers in various sections of the United States which had been obtained by the telephone company during its investigation. _ On instructions of the Bureau the fnformation furnished by PILSBURY and Mr. THOMPSON was made available to IRS in New Orleans, on March 18, 1962. On March 31 1961, Agent NAUREON 1 L. PERRY, IRS. New JEK Law [11 (a) * 31 , . i HW 45760 DBocld:32290110 Page 15
| AW 45760 - ee a eee - - - = — a ae : Meee a 4 NO. 92-390/gas Cx. PROSTITUTION JSPR Act © (4) Sgt. FRED SOULE, Commanding Officer, New Orleans — Police Department, Vice Squad, advised September 21, 1962, that prostitution activities in the City of New Orleans are curtailed and closed almost completely. He advised that NORMA _ WALLACE, operator of the largest house of prostitution in the south at 1026 Conti Street, was arrested July 2, 1962, and subsequently sentenced to 90 days in jail. SOULE advised that this is NORMA WALLACE's first and only conviction although she has been operating a house of prostitution in New Orleans for the past 30 years. o 126 Conti Street is closed and up for sale. [is an informant of the New Orleans Office and states that she does not intend to reopen 1026 Conti Street as a house of prostitution and hopes to sell it for $75,000. Another New Orleans madam, SUE | HENDRICKS, was arrested by the District Attorney's Office according to SOULE and is now awaiting trial and she has given up her activities. SOULE advised that he is currently working on the prostitution activities of a number of New Orleans cab drivers who are operating with individual prostitutes. These girls are working primarily in the larger hotels and motels such as the Roosevelt Hotel, Monteleone Hotel and the Fontainebleau ’ Motor Hotel. SOULE advised that the house detectives in these Places are protecting these prostitutes. SOULE stated that he has been able with the cooperation of the management at some ef these places to send disguised Vice Officers into the estab- lishment, secure prostitution dates, and has a number of cases pending against individual prostitutes. ( Deputy Sheriff JOSEPH BATTAGLIAA, Jefferson. Parish Sheriff's Office, advised on September 7, 1962, that the | Sheriff's Office of Jefferson Parish has peen- ttdking a lot of action in Jefferson Parish against prostitution in Jefferson Parish, and making numerous arrests, however, this is strictly “show boating", He stated that while the prostitutes are ' arrested they are usually released immediately and no action is ever takan by the District Attorney's Office. BATTAGLIAS: advised that the following are the principal locations ‘in*™” Jefferson Parish where prostitution activities are going on: i 34 . ' al a nO eC a ’ er ® _ ees DoclId: 322790110 Page 16 Ne ee \ aetna nee!
HW 45760 NO 92-390/jao distributor, which is one of the business interests belonging to the MARCELLOs. CARLOS MARCELLO has reported income on his tax returns from the Huey Distributing Company in the Huey Distributing Company, a pinball and music | / Deputy Sheriff GILLESPIE advised on October 7, 1958, that one of MARCELLO's daughters had been hired by the Parish of Jefferson and was employed in the office of PHILLIP SMITH,, then the Parish Attorney. eernmag sats, Information is available indicating a close alignment between CARLOS MARCELLO and Louisiana Governor JIMMIE H, DAVIS. In this regard, on May 4, 1961, Mr. CHARLES W. ERDMANN, Civil Defense Director for the City of New Orleans, furnished information to this office that CARLOS MARCELLO endeavored to help him receive from Governor DAVIS the appointment as New Orleans Civil Defense Director. Mr. ERDMANN said he wanted it known that he did not solicit ‘MARCELLO's assistance, nor did he feel that MARCELLO's actions in any way aided in his receiving this appointment. He said that on March 14, 1961, at the suggestion of the then Mayor of New Orleans, DE LESSEPS S. MORRISON, he went to the office of Mr. CHARLES SPENCER, who was formerly President of Jefferson Parish. Mayor MORRISON felt that ERDMANN should seek Mr. SPENCER's assistance in getting the appointment. of Civil Defense Director. On his arrival at Mr. SPENCER's office, ERDMANN found that CARLOS MARCELLO was then in SPENCER's office. MARCELLO told ERDMANN that he was going to Baten Rouge to see Governor DAVIS on the following morning and that he wanted to recommend to the Governor that ERDMANN receive the appointment. - MARCELLO said he was doing this as a personal favor not only for. ERDMANN but for Mr. SPENCER. At MARCELLO's insistence, ERDMANN prepared a short resume of his background and left the resume at the Town and Country Motel as MARCELLO had suggested. On March 24, .1961, MARCELLO telephoned ERDMANN and criticized ERDMANN for having had Mayor MORRISON write a letter recommending ERDMANN's appointment. MARCELLO said that Governor DAVIS had not been pleased with receiving the letter of nomination from the Mayor. On March 29, 1961, rex, s—(‘iz a Jefferson 99 “ORK Act 6 (4) SF -VLO PAK W DoclId: 322790110 Page i7
NO 92-390/Ja0 Parish coin machine | distributo and @ bail bondsman in Jefferson Parish, advised that thére is no doubt in his mind that Sheriff JOHN G.’ FITZGERALD has allowed gamblers to operate in Jefferson Parish. L__—iJsaid that persons interested in seeing gambling operate in the parish have and dined" FITZGERALD ever|since he became Sheriff. said he has heard ‘rumors that FITZGERALD has been provided with women whenever he wanted them, and in this way, persons interested in seeing gambling - ‘continue have more or less compromised FITZGERALD to the extend that it is difficult for him te turn down their: Fequests or refuse them whenever they ask for a favor. On September 12, 1962, pea cHORT advised of a conversation he recently had with AL CHORLING after SCHORLING had been drinking. Investigation concerning the Chesterfield Club, a gambling casino in Jefferson Parish, has disclosed. that SCHORLING is con th the operation of that club. SCHORLING con that the profits of the. Chesterfield Club are split as follows: AL SCHORLING - 10%; ALBERT J. SALZER ~ 20%; FRANK L. TRIDICO - 10% CARLOS and JOSEPH MARCELLO - 30%; SALVADOR BOHEMIA - 10%; Jefferson Parish District Attorney FRANK -LANGRIDGE ~ 104; Sheriff JOHN G.. FITZGERALD - 10%. ~ SCHORLING tora[—___Itnat he was the one who "took care" of the Distric orney and Sheriff FITZGERALD. ladvised that he is of the opinion that the reason 7) and JOSEPH MARCELLO receive 30% of the profits of the. ‘Chesterfield Club is because CARLOS MARCELLO is the person responsible for insuring that the Chesterfield Club can operate unmolested and without harassment by state authorities. , 40 SAS NAR _ Hi HW 45760 DBocld:32290110 Page 13
po “NO 92=390/mer oe ‘By communication of May 9, 1962, the Bureau anstructéd that ¢ertain individuals among the hoodlum element in this division be selested as targets for development as top echelon criminal informants. Four such individuals haye been selected by this office under this program, These are as follows: cee" JFK Act 6 (4) «Under this. program the Bureau pointed out that. any individuals selected could be contacted coneerning _ ériminal intelligence matters but he should not be interviewed as a éviminal informant without. specific Bureau authority. . We are in the proeéss of contacting these informants —— concemine eriminal intelligence matters and so far [ —t—“(‘CW”!”!”:#CC SONG the best. possibility as a top echelon informant. None of these informants have been eontacted to date to determine their willingness to serve as informants. Bureau authority must be obtained before this is done. | | WW 45760 — | OND BRE DoclId: 322790110 Page 19
_—_ NO 92-390/plm J Law li(a _ Agents interviewed JOSEPH TARANTO at the 406 Club in Biloxi on April 13, 1962, and he admitted making local pets on sporting events and paying off on the bases of results received through regular news media. He claimed he had — \ discontinued gambling and bookmaking operations of an \ interstate nature since September, 196l1,and because he cannot | ebtain race wire service, he refuses to take bets on horses at least fifteen minutes prior to published post times in order to avoid being past posted. TARANTO said he was getting out-of the bookmaking business because it is no longer financially successful, On July 23, 1962, HARRY BENNETT told Agents he was still accepting local bets but denied having anything.to do with bookmaking activities having an interstate character. On September 12, 1962, New Orleans 1002-C, a professional gambler on the Gulf Coast, advised that JACK JOSEPK FRENCH of Pass Chriddan, one of the largest pookmakers on the Gulf Coast, is now limiting his bookmaking activities to small bets for local customers and paying off winners after obtaining results through regular news media, » od | Ud--4-3 -3 1 . TR TN RS mig YOR eX QUA OW See j Bi ad HW 45760 DoclId: 322790110 Page 270
| HW 45760 NO 92-390/ev a ee JEANNETTE GARRIGA, operator of the Ace of Clubs and ex-wife ~~ of .Guif Coast racketeer JOSEPH ASA GARRIGA, Jr., confidentially told him that she had gotten Sheriff DEDEAUX's permission to eperate the Ace of Clubs with GANAS. She said she and GANAS saw DEDEAUX and the latter's wife at dinner one night in one ef the beach restaurants at Biloxi. GANAS immediately recog- nized DEDEAUX's wife as a strip tease dancer GANAS had employed several years ago in Montgomery, Alabama. JEANNETTE GARRIGA told Mr. TRIGG that Mrs. DEDEAUX recognized GANAS and DEDEAUX subsequently ordered him to leave town in order to prevent embarrassment to the Sheriff and his wife. ..Mr. TRIGG said GANAS had net intended to eperate gambling at the Ace of Clubs but had intended to present strip tease dancers at the establishment. On 3/15/62, 5 A frequents night clubs and gambling establishments on the Gulf Coast, advised she had been in the Ace of Clubs on several cceasions recently and that this place was being operated by JEANNETTE GARRIGA, She said she saw no evidence of gambling, and the only entertainment was a small band and a strip show with the dancers engaging in B-drinking between performances. This same PCI advised that during the previous week end she had been in Bob & Joe's Lounge, Pat Harrison Avenue, Biloxi, and observed several B-girls operating as — Was a blackjack table which was being run by an unknown ~JFK Act 6 (4 white male, PCI said there were very few customers in the , place at that time. Additional information is set forth. under the Prostitution section concerning Bob & Joe's Lounge. On 9/4/62 NO 1178C, a barmaid and prostitute, advised that ROGER D'ANGELO and his brother DEWEY were operating a place known as Buzz's Lounge in North Gulfport, but blackjack was the only gambling going on in this place. The informant pointed out that ROGER D'ANGELO had formerly worked as a dealer at The Spot in Mississippi City but was fired by LOUIS PORTER, operater of The Spot, when’ ASA GARRIGA and EDDIE GARRIGA began frequenting the place because of the D'ANGELOS' presence, f With regard to th sta: property of JAKE and JOHN MLADNICH, PCI » referred to above, advised she has frequented this place on numerous occasions and has observed that there is no evidence of gambling at the establishment. She pointed out that there is a large upstairs room over the Fiesta Club which was built for the purpose of gambling if and when the Coast epens up" fer gambling. SOBA DoclId: 322790110 Page ?1