DE 92-914 : Identity of Source ~ Agent to Whom Furnished DE T= . SA JOHN L’, SHELBURNE | | PCI . OTHER 4 Detroit c gan DE T-12 is DE 337-C SA JOSEPH E, ISEMAN | DE 7-13 is SA WINSTON T. CHURCHILL ! ROSS ELLIS © ' Supervisor in Charge United States Narcotic Bureau. Detroit, Michigan -DE T-14 is . SA JOSEPH E, ISEMAN 0} | es | DE T-15 is DE 728-C SA DOUGLAS W’, HIBBIE 16 ss $A.s JAMES L.. SHANAHAN Former PCI Detroit, Michigan 17 | SA JOSEPH FE. ISEMAN Detroit, Michigan DE T-18 is - SA LEO C, SHIRLEY PCI GEORGE CARDARELLI - Detroit, Michigan DE T-19 is CG 6343-C* - oe | DE T-20 is DE 718-C SA JOSEPH E. ISEMAN | DE T-21 is DE 878-C-TE _ SA ROBERT N’, FITZPATRICK DE T-22 is NY 213-C* | | DE T-23 is . Former SA GEORGE L', BLUE ‘ | Detroit, Michigan - C- | COVER PAGE NW 45839 DociId:32290674 Page 4
DE 92-914 Identity of Source Agent to Whom Furnished DE T-24 is NY 3123-Ce DE T-25 is NY 3864-C-TE - DE T-26 is NK 2251-cu en ae New York ‘City Racket eer DE T-28: is DE 906-08 DE T-29 is DE 868-C-TE SA BARRON T. CONKLIN DE T=30 is BS 837=Cx - De a COVER PAGE NW 45839 DociId:32290674 Page 5
DE 92-218 WTC/cam — 26 Source: DE T- - U6 The above source advised on March 24, 1958, that J gambling in Detroit is controlled by what is con sidered the "Italian Syndicate". He stated that the top men are JOSEPH ZERILLI, ANGELO MELI, WILLIAM TOCCO, JOHN PRIZIOLA, MIKE RUBINO, ‘JOE "SCARFACE" BOMMAR ITO and PETE LICAVOLI. Source stated. that this syndicate controlled the numbers racket to a large extent, handbooks, barbute and football pools. Source stated that none of these top men to his knowledge perform any duties that would link them to gambling but they have trusted lieutenants to do the day to day work, maintain accounts and split up the profits. Source: DE T- 6. The «above source advised on April 29, 1958, that the leaders of the so-called "Italian Gambling Syndicate" in Detroit, Michigan, :consisted of JOSEPH ZERILLI, WILLIAM TOCCO and ANGELO MELI. Source stated that PETE LICAVOLI and JOE "SCARFACE" BOMMARITO, are also close to the level of these ~ three men. Source stated that this group divides up the numbers operation, handbooks, wire service and football pools among various smaller groups but the top fellows control the operation and keep peace among the workers. Source stated he believes a percentage of the profit from the gambling operation is turned over to the top group and it is their pay for controlling the gambling syndicate. Source advised on June 9, 1958, that he was employed by PETE CORRADO, brother-in-law of JOSEPH ZERILLI,who died in 1957, ina numbers house known as the Murphy House. Source ~° stated that PETE CORRADO actively ran this business during 1946- 1948 and source believes that ZERILLI and BILL TOCCO were partners with CORRADO although neither of them ever took part or appeared in the operations of the Murphy House. ‘Source stated that he considers:@S8ILLI as one of the powers in the “Italian gambling syndicate and he beliewes that ZERILLI re-'= - ceives some profits from gambling operations. ™. - 36 = | | NW 45839 DociId:32290674 Page 6
DE 92-914 WTC/sal - 1 ; Source: DE T-6 On February 12,:1963, source furnished the follow- ing information concerning JOSEPH ZERILLI, whom he has known for over forty years. JOSEPH ZERILLI came to the United States in 1914 from Terrasini, Sicily, and entered the United States at New York City, New York. Source stated that after ZERILLI arrived in New York City, he immediately came to Detroit, Michigan, where his oldest sister, JOSEPHINE ZITO, and her husband, THOMAS, lived. Upon his arrival in Detroit, ZERILLI took up residence with his sister and her husband at 2259 East Congress Street and secured a job as a milkman. Source advised that after working at this job for a year or so, ZERILLI got married and rented the upper flat of the ZITO house on East Congress Street. Shortly after ZERILLI's marriage, he secured a laborer's job with the old Morgan-Wright Company which did all of the construction work for the Michigan Consolidated Gas Company in Detroit. After World War I, ZERILLI with his. brother-in-law, WILLIAM "Black Bill" TOCCO, started a small Italian bakery in Detroit which, according to source, prospered very well and ZERILLI and TOCCO both worked very hard at the bakery making it a success. . Source stated that along with the bakery, ZERILLI and TOCCO sold imported Italian cheese and other imported Italian foods retail. It was through selling the imported Italian cheese and foods, according to source, that ZERILLI and TOCCO became acquainted with the late JOSEPH PROFACI of Brooklyn, New York, who was in the importing and exporting business. Source advised that he had heard it was through this business that PROFACI, ZERILLI and TOCCO became very close friends and business associates inasmuch as ZERILLI and TOCCO were the only Italians in Detroit who were selling Italian cheese, foods and spices, ee NW 45839 DociId:32290674 Page 7