Released under the John F. _ Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Ho r1l1- 14-7017 «DATE :- DE. 137-2879 Informant disclosed that EDDIE MORAN has a brother. JULIE MORAN , who was formerly a superintendent at the Ford Motor ‘Co... ‘He stated that. JULIE MORAN, who: may now use the .. name JULIUS GAIL, is a successful manufacturer ° s. representative | in-Detroit who: flies his own plane on business all over. the. country . Informant | claimed that a week ago, when he ran into ' EDDIE MORAN in. the coffee house ‘owned by TOMMY MARTINI, on — EB Jefferson and Brush. Sts. ; Detroit, MORAN told = him: ‘that he (MORAN) Was "working | a game" in Youngstown, Ohio. Informant advised that. PAUL LEGO. told him the other day that. he® had been arrested for ‘*queer", i-, en, counterfeit money, the previous Thursday. ¥nformant said that LEGO claimed that LANEY COBB contacted him (LEGO) and' admitted that he had Signed a statement. against. him. with: Secret. Service; - Informant advised = that” LEGO! was released, the same day on. $2, 000. 00. bond. Informant advised that many thieves are. active recently ~in the Detroit area burglarizing the cars of visiting salesmen as they stop over night at local motels. Informant stated that ‘the other day he was furnished twenty=nine beautiful jackets which bore . “made in Britain": labels. He said that -he ‘sold these 29 jackets - ‘in one afternoon for $10.00 each. He revealed that PETE LICAVOLI’s kids’, ‘TEDDY LICAVOLI and ‘MIKE LICAVOLI, ‘each boug ht: two of these "hot" jackets. “Informant ‘also. advised that he was then in. possession of thirty boxes of. ‘McGregor sport shirts, each box: containing three new shirts. He stated’ that these shirts each carry a $5.00 or $7.50 price tag and that he is selling them for $7;:00.a box. Informant stated that he has told his . gouree of these shirts and jackets that he doesn't want anything from an interstate shipment and that he is | convinced ‘that. these ‘specific items came from a salesman’s car. (It is noted that Informant later mentioned that he sold these thirty boxes of shirts within a couple of hours that same day to CHICKIE. SHERMAN © and ‘thé crowd: that hangs around the Imperial Hotel. Dd In accord with the current crime conditions report, Informant was asked to outline verbally. the present structure “of the Detroit Italian syndicate as ‘it- exists, to his. knowledge, today. Informant; for purposes of this report, advised as follows: — Docld: 32315544 Page 93 fP | { e
DATE: 11- 14- 2017 DE 137-2879 — Informant advised that the Italian syndicate is the major racket group in the Detroit, Michigan, area. He stated that this syndicate is made up primarily of Sicilian hoodlums , although it also is composed of hoodiums of other nationalities, such as Syrian, Jewish and Negro, who carry out duties assigned to them by leading racket. figures. The principal activity of this syndicate is the control of the rackets, which includes all forms of gambling. Informant variously refers to the Italian syndicate as "the combination", the "outfit", and "thepeople", — . Informant advised that JOE ZERILLI is the leading figure in the Italian syndicate in the Detroit, Michigan, area. He stated that ZERILLI commands the highest respect from the | hoodlums in the syndicate and that his word is considered * te be law among this group of individuals. Informant advised that ZERILLI has a reputation of being an individual who does not ‘generally condone strong-arm methods and as one who would’ rather resolve problems arising out of syndicate activities through the use of mediation among the “elder statesmen" of the. syndicate. Informant further identified these "elder states- men" of the Detroit Italian syndicate as being ANGELO MELI, WILLIAM "BLACK BILL" TOCCO, and JOHN "PAPA JOHN" PRIZIOLA. He stated that the "elder statesmen" are considered to be ‘a. mediation board and that these individuals convene to hear — ‘ major disagreements among syndicate members and to settle all such major disagreements. Informant further related that — ZERILLI and the "elder statesmen" in this syndicate periodically receive a certain. percentage of all monies derived from gambling activities controlled in the Detroit area by the syndicate. Informant identified further the three major groups of the Italian syndicate in Detroit as follows: . PETER LICAVOLI - JOSEPH "SCARFACE JOE" BOMMARITO group, whose active leader is MATHEW "MIKE" RUBINO... CORRACO, son of the late PETE CORRADO, and ‘whose active leader CORRADO GROUP, which is controlled by DOMINIC “FAT DOMINIC’ | is ANTHONY GIACALONE . \ \ PRIZIOLA-POLIZZI. group, which is operated by JOHN "PAPA JOHN" PRIZIOLA and MICHAEL SANTO POLIZZI . Informant further advised that the main independent Negro numbers house operators in Detroit, Michigan, are EDDIE WINGATE, WALTER SIMMONS, CLARENCE WILLIAMS, JOHN JUDSON. WHITE and BURRELL “JUNIOR” ‘PACE. - 10 = Docld: 32315544 Page 10
DATE: 11-14-2017 oa + - C , . : , ° t - ; / . _ Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 an Ee). DE 137-2879 Informant further advised that the independent Negro nunb ers operators are completely independent of the Italian syndicate in their numbers operation, however, they do obtain the winning numbers each day from the Italian syndicate, ~ ‘along with sundry supplies used in the numbers operation from the syndicate. Informant emphasized that these independent Negro numbers operators settle disputes within their own operations without. the aid of the Italian syndicate. re fy Informant advised that TONY ZERILLI, the son of JOE ZERILLI; JACKIE TOCCO, the son of WILLIAM "BLACK BILL" TOCCO -and also the son-in-law of ANGELO MELI; MICHAEL POLIZZI, the son= in-law of JOHN "PAPA JOHN". PRIZIOLA; and DOMINIC "FAT DOMINIC” CORRADO, the son of the ‘deceased gangland chief PETE CORRADO and a nephew of JOE ‘ZERILLI, are considered to be the fast-rising young leaders who are expected to take over complete control of the It&lian syndicate in the Detroit, Michigan, area. Informant 4 advised that each of the above-named youmg leaders travels ex= tensively. throughout the United States, particularly to the Los Angeles and Las Vegas areas in their attempts to broaden the scope of Italian racketeering activities emanating from the Detroit area and that their parents, who are “elder statesmen" of the Detroit Italian syndicate, have obviously become content ‘to limit:their activities, power , and prestige to the Detroit area only. Informant furnished the following break-down of the different numbers groups and their leaders: Informant advised that PETER LICAVOLI and JOSEPH "SCARFACE JOE" BOMMARITO are partners in this operation and also business partners. Informant stated that MIKE RUBINO is the active leader and cperational head of this group, however, due to RUBINO's involvement and arrest in the Palm Furniture Bank- . i ‘ ruptcy case, he has lost a great deal of respect in the syndicate; - and the leaders believe that RUBINO will be going to jail. In=- formant stated that. it is rumored that either TONY CIMINI or TONY GIACALONE, who are fast-rising ‘in the Italian syndicate in Detroit, may take over RUBINO's lIé@adership. Informant stated that the following individuals are considered the chief lieu=- tenants in the LICAVOLI-= BOMMARITO group: - il - — Docld: 32315544 Page il
‘Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 3107 Hotes. DATE: 11-14-2017 Sei | tke ‘DE 137-2879 GEORGE "MOSIE" MASSU - a 50-50 partner with MIKE RUBINO ‘in illegal activities and also legitimate business | enterprises. ELIAS "RIP" KOURY - individual who obtains winning number each day for numbers operation and is more or less con= Bidered, as business manager of this group. PHIL PETERS - a ‘partner with MASSU in a numbers: unit. ANTHONY "BLACK TONY" TERAMINE = a trouble-shooter, for this. group in. their operations. ANTHONY "TONY LONG" CIMINI - has a numbers "unit" and active as a bookkeeper for RUBINO's numbers operation. LEONARD "LENNY" CIMINI = ‘brother of TONY LONG and bookkeeper in RUBINO’ Ss operatien, MAX STERN = handles numbers "unit" and football pool action and is an "enforcer" br this group. ‘MARTIN THOMAS - handles numbers action for this group. - JAMES "BIFFO" MACCAGNONE ~ a nephew of RUBINO, handles single- action numbers operation for this group; has been arrested in the harboring of THOMAS VIOLA and is awaiting trial. DAVE FELDMAN - a brother-ih-law of MASSU and active in numbers operation in this group. JOSEPH "LONG JOE" BOMMARITO - a brother=in=-law of LICAVOLI and office manager of LICAVOLI's Apache Realty. * Informant advised that the leaders of th LICAVOLI~ BOMMARITO Group sometimes meet at the Apache “-Bailding Corp. offices, 15126 Mack Ave., Grosse Pointe Park, Mich. which is owned and operated by PETE LICAVOLI, or at the home of MIKE RUBINO, 1068 Bedford Rd. ; Grosse Pointe Park, Mich. Informant advised that "SCARFACE JOE" BOMMARITO resides throughout the year in Miami, Florida, and is very ill and not expectéd to recover. “ ‘ =» 12 - Docld: 32315544 Page 12
[Re Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 aa USC 2107 Ho | DATE: 11-14-2017 . oN © we DE 137-2879 CORRADO GROUP - FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE MURPHY HOUSE Informant advised that DOMINIC "FAT DOMINIC" CORRADO, who is the son of deceased gangland chief PETE CORRADO, is the leader of this group and ANTHONY "TONY" GIACALONE is ‘the active leader and operational head of this group. Informant further advised that GIACALONE‘'s brother, VITO "BILLY" GIACALONE, is one of the leaders of this group and he is in charge of all forms of. gambling, particularly ‘the syndicate barbute game. ‘ Informant advised that the Lieutenants of this group are; PETER VITALE = father-in-law of ""FAT DOMINIC" CORRADO and operates CORRADO's Grecian Gardens Restaurant.. PAUL VITALE = operates CORRADO's Grecian Gardens Restaurant and is the. brother of PETE VITALE. MIKE THOMAS - , on~the-scenes operator of the syndicate barbute game. ART CAPLAN - handbook operator ANN PAUL - the. bookkeeper in CORRADO’s numbers house. JOHN SERRA - syndicate shylock DOMINIC "SPARKY" CORRADO =~ handles nunb ers "unit" for this group. PRIZIOLA-POLIZZ1 GROUP Informant advised that JOHN "PAPA JOHN" PRIZIOLA is the. head of this group and his son-in-law, MICHAEL SANTO POLIZZI is the active leader. of this group. Informant further stated that RAFFAELE "JIMMY" QUASARANO, ROCCO PRIZIOLA, LEO. MONTELEONE , AUGIE DI ORIO, AND SAM FINAZZO are active in: this group. - 13 = Docld: 32315544 Page 153 i“