PG 92-226 patrols in the locality. He advised that he has alerted his patrolmen to theimportance of LA ROCCA and the possibility of embarrassment to the McCandless Township Police Department as a result of publicity given to the activities of LA ROCCA. He stated that his men have been instructed to notify him of any unusual developments in this regard so that he might immediately contact the Pittsburgh Office of theFBI. B. ASSOCIATES Recent Information Regarding the Associates of LA ROCCA En aged in Racketeering Activities — any. e Federal or state proceedings, advised that FRANK JOSE ALENTI has returned.to the Pittsburgh vicinity and. is onte again: appearing "in the open" and endeavoring to exert his temporarily-lost influence in the area. He said that VALENTI, a close associate and one time lieutenant of LA ROCCA, appeared at the Red Eagle Club, formerly known as PG T+1, who has expressed an unwillingness to appear before f if PI (oe the Genovese Cocktail Lounge, 412 Larimer Avenue, Pittsburgh, on the evening of February 23, 1961, and became extremely angry when he saw the informant, with whom he has had a fall- ing out, tending bar for the estaliishment The Red Eagle Club is operated by MIKE GENOVESE, protege of LA ROCCA, who attended the Apalachin conference during November, 1957. The aforementioned informant advised that in order to appease VALENTI, FIORE GENOVESE, younger brother of MIKE, who operates the bar, dismissed the Pittsburgh informant. Other Pittsburgh. sources ofinformation are presently being contacted to ascertain whether or not VALENTI fits into the LA ROCCA organizational “picture for the future and whether he intends to once again become prominent in Pittsburgh rackets. VALENTI voluntafily surrendered himself to the Monroe County District Attorney at Rochester, N. Y., on January 18, 1961. He had been indicted in Rochester for vote fraud and was released on $1,500 bail following his surrender to face felony - charges. Technically, VALENTI was charged with registering. and voting while under conviction ‘for a felony and registering -3- ADAD AAD ETAL . HW 56792 Docld: 32332942 Page 5
HW 56792 PG 92-226 MANNARINO brothers in the operation of their gambling establishments in the New Kensington area. The informant stated that he hdd arranged to take movies of the wedding and at the reception in an effort to determine the identities of the out-of-town guests in attendance. He said that MANGINI and his bride would honeymoon in Hawaii and that a representative of the LA ROCCA-GENOVESE . organization, FELIX "PHIL" GENOVESE, did not appear as _. expected, according to. rumors. | “ _ PG T-3, who has expressed an unwillingness to appear before any. future Federal or state proceedings, advised that on either February 9, 1961 ow February 10, 1961, MIKE GENOVESE nad flown to California to "give his. oldest daughter away." He staed that although some people would possibly think that he was accompanied on this trip by SEBASTIAN JOHN LA ROCCA he was not and that LA ROCCA was vacationing in Plorida. oe _ . . me, PG Te4, who has..expressed an unwillingness to appear before any future Federal or state proceedings, was contacted. upon the receipt of this travel information relating to GENOVESE and he advised that GENOVESE left on Thursday morning, | February 9; 1961, for Los Angeles, Calif., on a jet flight. He stated that he believes GENOVESE was accompanied by ARTHUR D. "ARCHIE" NELSON, his .alleged front at the Phoenix Motel in _. Monroeville, Pa.; that he would possibly return on or about February 13, 1961. He said that GENOVESE told him prior to leaving that -he would give his oldest daughter away in marriage to a young boy whom he had never met but who is "clean.": He. believed this meant that the boy is not engaged in apy type of racketeering activity. The in&rmant said that he ~ believes the oldest daughter of GENOVESE is named YVONNE and that-she is about 20 years of age. He said the former wife of GENOVESE is named CARMELLA and that she resides in San Pedro, Calif., where the wedding was to take place. He said GENOVESE did not mention the name LA ROCCA to him and that he therefore did not think that anyone would accompany GENOVESE besides NELSON. Lo The aforementioned information was immediatey furnished to . the Los. Angeles Office which advised that GENOVESE arrived at Los Angeles on February 10, 1961, attended the wedding of his. daughter at’ San Pedro, Calif., on February 11, 1961, and was ataying at the Thunderbird Hotel, International Airport, Los Angeles, Calif. Se Oe ASLO A= Ws AO he ee C*g eee _ “rn JE Dey - i ~ 8 Docld: 32332942 Page 6
- Johnstown, Pa., residence during the week of February 19, REVIEVIED BY EBYJEK TASK FonpE ON LOS . a CO RELEASE IN Fay a te “LEASE IN PART tps i DE NIALL has observed "young sonnnie" LA ROCCA-at the establishment and noted that he was visiting Pittsburgh from his PG 92-226 1961. She added that he frequented a few of his old haunts and was evidently "business-minded" during this visit. PG T-3 advised that officers of the North Star Cement Block Company are extremely upset about the recent prison sentences imposed and adverse publicity directed against highly-placed officials of the General Electric Company and the Westinghouse Electric Corporation for price-fixing and antitrust violations. ‘He stated that the North Star Cement Block Company is ostensibly a member of "an association," not otherwise described, but believed to be an orgatization of Pittsburgh or Western Pennsylvania cement block manufacturers. The aforementioned informant stated that members are engaged in a ‘conspiracy which may- include price-fixing and that North Star officials, JOHN CONTI and. ROY VEY, are so jumpy lest they become involved that they are_making up a story to the effect that an anonymous caller told CONTI that a representative of the Justice Department had been making inquiries about the association and the membership of North Star in it. He said North Star's. representative to the association may be the vice-president of this association and that the story that CONTI made up and will tell may cause North Star to petime out. of the association before some members tell. investigators all they know. He added that CONTI and VEY, along with the PRUNER brothers, ALDO and ALMO,-who are also executives of the North Star Cement Block Company are extremely worried about being called before a Federal Grand Jury looking into the activities of both the association and/or § SEBASTIAN JOHN LA ROCCA. dD. LEGITIMATE ENTERPRISES Information Relating to the North Star Cement Block Company, 12 McCandless Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa. {owned and operated by SEBASTIAN JOHN LA ROCCA) PG T-6, who has expressed an unwillingness to appear before any future Federal or state proceedings BS oa Geb-29V § 3 HD | ADO HW 456792 ~ Docld: 32332942 Page 7
HW 56792 PG 92-226 JFK Law 11(a) .AS a result of a spot surveillance at the North Star Cement Block Company on December 5, 1960, during which time a car . bearing a New York registration was observed parked near. the mebris entrance and a preliminary investigation reflecting that this registration had been assigned to Stearns Manufacturing Company, Inc. of Adrian, Mich., the Detroit Office determined on January 23, 1961, that the aforementioned company with -8- G2 HMSO @ Docld: 32332942 Page 6