Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 Us 2107 Hooter. DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: 4/24/201 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER :  124-10205-10292 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER:  92-2717-69 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: PEARCE, J. ROBERT TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: 01/30/1961 PAGES: 25 SUBJECTS : ; ABR, BKG INVEST, ASSOC, REL, B/F INT, CRIMINAL ACT, TOLL CALLS, "THE COMMISSION", RES, TRA, MISUR DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: — 02/09/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : v9.1 | DocId:32290516 Page 1 16
fReleabed ander the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collecti 2? (44 TSC iy Hotes ‘ . ion Act of 1997 (44 7 = DATE: 11-14-2017 ( SC 2107 Hote}. PH 92~444 in so-called "open territories." They discussed the men on this commission who would side with GIANCANA on the matter in question. ACCARDO related that GIANCANA could count on VITO (GENOVESE), JOSE PROFACI, and JOE BONANNO from New York, Philadelphia with JOE IDA, Buffalo (unnamed), and JOE . ZERILLI from Detroit. It was said, "Since the commission has 12 men," GIANCANA, according to ACCARD®; needs "seven | for a majority, six for a standoff." ACCARDO then went — into the past and said that the men «whem he recalled as being part of the commission were PROFACI, STEVE MAGADDINO, PETE MAGAPDINO, VITO, JOE IDA, ZERILLI; TOMMY BROWN, JOE BONANNO, and RAYMOND from Boston (RAYMOND possibly Boston Top Hoodlum RAYMOND L. S. PATRIARCA, aka, of Providence, R.I.) BONANNO, according to ACCARDO, "Must have taken ALBERT!'s (ANASTASIA ) cut so you put three men on one of them being BROWN's son's father-in-law." GIANCANA said, "They don't put him on because he was ‘an official'." ; : Relative to JOE IDA, PH 251-c (deceased) on 10/8/59 advised that IDA, formerly of New Brunswick, N.dey went to Italy in early 1959 or late 1958 and was at that time "the. — boss" with DOMINICK OLIVETTA of Camden, N.J., being the ‘under boss." This informant has previously described the territory involved as roughly covering portions of New Jersey, Eastern Pennsylvania, and Delaware. When IDA departed, the informant said arrangements were made with IDA's approval to have his power transferred to JOSEPH RUGNETTA (Philadelphia Top Hoodlum ), operator of the South Philadelphia Grill in Philadelphia. RUGNETTA thereafter, according to this informant, madé enemies because of his conduct in this new position. Informant stated that RUGNETTA was surprised that “the organization" had on Saturday, 9/26/59, met in Philadelphia or Southern New Jersey and had an election, resulting in RUGNETTA losing his position as "boss" and being demoted to "under boss” with DOMINICK OLIVETTA being elected as "doss." It was also stated that at this meeting on  . . 9/26/59. PETER MAGGIO, brother-in-law of ANGELO BRUNO, married to BRUNO's sister LENA, was elected to "the organization" which this particular informant has said is synonymous with - Ge COVER PAGE Docld: 32290516 Page 2?
"ReTeated under the dohn F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hofey;. DATE: 11-14-2017 . . . - . vy \ ~ : 4 | J | | PH 92-44l) Mafia. It was also stated that MARIO MAGGIO, older brother of PETER MAGGIO, has been a member of "the organization" for some time. : | For evaluation, it is pointed out that PH 251-C (deceased) furnished reliable information for several years concerning the Italian underworld. This informant has been a close personal friend of many top echelon pasket figures in the Northeastern United States, particularly the Philadelphia area. a , ! -.-—In regard to JOSEPH IDA, mentioned above, it is pointed out that it is known through information developed by the Legal Atteche in Rome in connection with the investigation of FREDERICK J. TENUTO, aka, that IDA has taken up residence permanently in Rome and has given up his American citizenship. PH 251-C has indicated that IDA made this move because of > the prosecution of figures who attended the meeting in Apalachin, N.Y., in November 1957. This informant's information was confirmed ir’ part by information set forth in the "“TENUCA" investigation in letter from Legal Attache, Rome, to Bureau dated 9/13/60. This letter set forth an interview of CHARLES LUCKY LUCIANO in Naples, Italy, 9/7/60. LUCIANO indicated that GUISEPPI IDA (JOE IDA) had fled the United States for the purpose of escaping a "bum rap" in connection with the Apalachin, N.Y., meeting. LUCIANO stated IDA and other "boys" had engaged lawyers to help fight charges against them in connection witn the Apalachin meeting but did not believe that this would be ‘guccessful and would not return to the United States because he believed he would be arrested and prosecuted. set forth in this report under date of 11/25/60 will be information indicating that BRUNO has been elected to "the commission" by his own admission. Further, it is developed in this conversation, which is between BRUNO and POLLINA, that POLLINA has lost favor in "the family" because of some unknown action on the part of POLLINA in connection with "a meeting" in Wildwood, N.J., at an unknown time in the past. Verbatim translations of POLLINA and BRUNO's conversation was furnished. thé Chicago, Miami; New-York, and Newark Divisions in a "JUNE" letter dated 1/12/él. | - oH - COVER PAGE Docld: 32290516 Page 3
R@leased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of _ 1993 DATE: 11-14-2017 oo an PH 92-444 Informants PH T-1 PH 591-C* and RICHARD W. ARMSTRONG. PH T-4 PH 514-C, contacted on dates indicated by SA J. ROBERT PEARCE. PH T-5 PH 523-C, contacted on dates indicated by SA J. - ROBERT PEARCE. PH T-6 PH 535-C, contacted on dates indicated by SA ROBERT W. HOLMES. - I - COVER PAGE PH T-2 PH 269-C, contacted 1/19/61 by SA DALE M, HIESTAND. PH T-3 ALPHONSE FRIO, contacted 1/17/61 in New York City . in the TENUCA investigation by SA's JOSEPH A. VERICA ‘PH T-7 MARY THOMAS, Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania, contacted 12/21/60 by SA J. ROBERT PEARCE. Docld: 32290516 Page 4 (44 USC 3107 Hotes. ! \ \ ) | | ' J