JFK Assassination System * Date: 4/24/201 Identification Form AGENCY : Agency Information Peleased under the John FBI ; ; . Kennedy RECORD NUMBER: = 124-10283-10475 hssassination Records Ollection Act of 1992 RECORD SERIES : HQ ; (44 USC 2107 Note). ase#:NU 45737 Date: AGENCY FILENUMBER: 92-2717-976 pi-i7-2017 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: HOLMES, ROBERT W. TO: DIRECTOR, FBI . TITLE: DATE: 07/15/1963 PAGES: 169 SUBJECTS : | ABR, PERSONAL HISTORY, BKG, REL, ASSOC, LCN, B/F INT, GAMBLING, RACK AND SUBV, POLIT, TRA, MISUR DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified “ RESTRICTIONS: 4; 11(a) 4 CURRENT STATUS: —Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: — 11/03/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF IRS COMMENTS : RPT, TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGES 1a-1d, INDEX PAGES J-XIV i v9.1 HW 45737 Doacld: 32303463 342 Page 1
ZIONS , " REVIEWED BY FRYJFK TASK FORCE | Oy Yifa2 YA A a TEASE IN FULL , i: aehEASE iN PART cl TOTAL DENIAL This is a. joint report of SAs DAVID W. BREEN, J. ROBERT PEARCE, JOSEPH A. VERICA and ROBERT W. HOLMES, This report covers the activities of BRUNO from 1/1/63 to 6/15/63. The period is extended to give a compre- hensive picture of BRUNO's enterprises. This is a continuing investigation. ‘Sicilian passages in information received from PH 591-C* on 5/20/63 were translated by SA DONALD J, O'CONNOR, Philadelphia Division, and SA PETER C, CLEMENTE and translator SALVATORE J, FERRANTE, both of the New York Division. ‘It is to be noted that in connection with BRUNO's recent trip to Italy and the investigation of his visit by the Italian National Police, the Legat Rome advised that- BRUNO is carried in the records of the Italian National Police as ANTONINO ANGELO ANNALORO.” The investigation of Immigration and Naturalization Service, Philadelphia, of ANGELO BRUNO in the past, as well as investigation in Philadelphia, has not recorded a name ANTONINO ANGELO ANNALORO. In the absence of the same being supported by any records, a title change is not being made at this time. The following information is included in the adminis- trative section because of its sensitive nature: ; T-1 on 1/2/63 advised that FRANK TANNARELLA at Penn Jersey Vending, Inc., on this date gave RALPH SCHWARTZ $2,500 which he was to give to ANGELO BRUNO for IANNARELLA,. This: represented the amount of money IANNARELLA had collected for BRUNO in BRUNO's illegal.operation, either numbers or loan sharking. BRUNO at a later hour that date gave FRANK MONTE and RAYMOND MARTORANO part of the $2,500 to take to the bank to exchange the smaller denominations to $100 denominations. This same source on 2/8/63 reported that BRUNO gave RALPH SCHWARTZ $2,000 in $20.00 bills, directing him to take’ -B- COVER PAGE HW 45737 Docld:32303463 Page 2?
PH 92-H44) it to a bank to elevate the $20.00 bills to $100 bills. In ' | the afternoon on the same date BRUNO gave him an additional $2,000 in $20.00 bills which SCHWARTZ had taken to the bank at Seventh and Porter Streets, Philadelphia, and exchanged them for $100 bills. Again on 2/11/63 BRUNO gave SCHWARTZ $3,000 in small bills, $5.00s, $10.00s, and $20.00s, which were exchanged at a bank for $100 bills. In the afternoon on the same date BRUNO gave him an additional $1,000 in © ‘small bills which also were ,elevated to $100 bills that date. -This same source on 2/26/63 was instructed by — FRANK IANNARELLA to go to IANNARELLA's luncheonette, Lindy's, where under the counter in a brown paper bag was bt 30 eatis : $1.00 bills. SCHWARTZ exchanged these bills for’ $100 bills on the same date and was told by IANNARELLA to return the following day to pick up.an additional $1,000.in small bills to do likewise. It was interesting to note on this date . that IANNARELLA told SCHWARTZ that his wife was sick and. that she could not sleep on the evening of 2/25/63, so IANNARELLA counted his money which amounted to $3,000 in $1.00.bills which he placed in packages of $100. The source stated this | money was accrued from either BRUNO's numbers or loan sharking activities. The source also indicated that this was the first time IANNARELLA confirmed that he. keeps large sums of | money at his residence, third floor. This residence is owned | by IANNARELLA's mother and IANNARELLA has an apartment on the third floor. | ; | _ a | “f-1 on 3/5/63 reported that BRUNO. at Penn Jersey — Vending, Inc., opened the upper.drawer of his. desk and gave . RALPH SCHWARTZ $2,000 in $10.00 bills which he instructed SCHWARTZ . to take to the Broad Street Trust Company at 8th and Christian Streets to exchange the $10.00 bills-for $100 bills. This === © SCHWARTZ. did. This source observed SCHWARTZ enter this bank and — use the first teller who is of Italian extraction whose name is umknown, who exchanged the bills for SCHWARTZ. 7 "Again on 3/13/63 SCHWARTZ received from BRUNO ~ | ; $3,000 in small bills which he took to the same bank and exchanged them for $100 bills. On 4/8/63 SCHWARTZ exchanged $1,000 in | Sy $1.00 bills to $100 bills for FRANK IANNARELLA and again on 4/10/63 he exchanged $1,000 in $1.00 bills to $100 bills for IANNARELLA. { ~ -- GC - COVER PAGE 4 HW 45737 Docld:32303463 Page 3
PH 92-444 T-1 on 4/16/63. reported that he learned from RALPH SCHWARTZ that. SCHWARTZ had visited on this date the residence of PHILIP C.- TESTA who operates BRUNO's numbers activities and has been described by numerous sources as~ BRUNO's. lieutenant-and body guard; In the dining room on ‘the first floor of this residence is a china closet located on. the west side of the room. In a center drawer below the. -china closet were stacks of U. S. currency in different denominations. From this drawer on this date TESTA took -$1,400 in-$1.00 bills which he gave to SCHWARTZ.to take to the Pennsylvania Company at Seventh and Porter Streets which -he exchanged for $100 bills. The source could not estimate the amount of money contained in this drawer; howeyer, the © - source advised that TESTA is a depository for money for — ANGELO BRUNO, ; -On 4/30/63 BRUNO gave SCHWARTZ $5,000 in $20.00 bills which SCHWARTZ elevated to $100 bills. It is to be noted this was done four days. after BRUNO's return from Europe, 4/26/63. Apparently BRUNO did not experience any loss of money after visiting Europe according to the. source. - On 5/2/63 SCHWARTZ exchanged $2,500 in small bills for FRANK IANNARELLA to $100 bills, He did the same thing for IANNARELLA on (8 63 when he exchanged $3,000 in small 4 pide, ogein on oA 63 when he exchanged $1,000 in small - bills, and again on 5/21/63 when he exchanged $600 in small bills. — On 6/10/63 BRUNO, in front of IANNARELLA's luncheonette, ° 742 Christian Street, handed SCHWARTZ 30 $50.00 bills, $1,500, . instructing him to exchange these for $100 bills. This SCHWARTZ did.at the Broad Street Trust Company at Eighth and Christian Streets, returning the money to BRUNO the same date. On 2/21/63 AAG HARRY SUBIN, U. S. Justice Department, visited the Philadelphia Office of the FBI to discuss BRUNO's whereabouts on given dates in connection with problems arising and the contemplated prosecution of BRUNO by the Internal -D- COVER PAGE HW 45737 Docld:32303463 Page 4
PH 92-444 as JOSEPH YANNONE assigned to the South Detective Division, 24th and Wolf Streets, visited RALPH SCHWARTZ on 2/27/63 at Penn Jersey Vending, Inc., 775 South Eighth Street. The _[Getective, using the pretext of calling at Penn Jersey Vending concerning the issuance of a gun permit to a local wine merchant, inguired of BRUNO's whereabouts. The detective engaged RALPH SCHWARTZ in conversation on the sidewalk in - front of Penn Jersey Vending and informed SCHWARTZ to relay to BRUNO that the FBI and ‘an attorney from Washington, D C.; was in Philadelphia on 2/26/63 interviewing the inspectors, Philadelphia Police Department.’ They were attempting to | obtain information to try to obtain an indictment of BRUNO ‘in Florida. The detective said that it was very important that BRUNO should contact him as he has some important information for him in this connection. The. detective also stated that if anyone should ask why the detective was “present, the inquirer should be told that the detective had displayed an application for a gun permit. This information was transmitted to BRUNO upon BRUNO's return to the city and ’ BRUNO's visit to IANNARELLA's luncheonette on 3/3/6377] T-5-on 1/28/63 reported he learned from ALFRED IEZZI that IEZZI had visited EDWARD’ A, RENZI, Public Accountant, 1538 South Ninth Street, and when IEZZI was about to leave RENZI called him pack. and told him that a. bald-headed man, a "revenue guy,” had previously visited RENZI, This man lives on South Tenth Street and claimed to RENZI to be helping BRUNO. RENZI described the man to IEZZI as "the guy that is iving all the information, helping you and JB (LEPORE)." BRUNO cautioned IEZZI to have nothing to do with RENZI, especially not to make any deals’ with him, as RENZI is."bad" according to BRUNO. The person deseribed by RENZI as the revenue man answers the description of LOUIS PERSICHETTI who does reside on Tenth Street and on whom information has previously been furnished the Bureau in connection with investigation of Internal Revenue Service to BRUNO and the M. Maggio Company.. T-1 on 3/20/63 reported that RALPH SCHWARTZ paid -P- COVER PAGE HW 45737 Docld:32303463 Page 5
NS y : PH 92-44 the residence telephone bill for ANGELO BRUNO and BRUNO had recently thrown away toll calls charged to his residence home phone which are as follows: Date Place Telephone Number 1/29/63" Trenton, N.J. “609 OW 5-3411 1/29/63 Trenton, N.J. 609 OW 5-3411 1/30/63 ~Trenton, N.J. 609 EX 2-272 1/31/63 Trenton, N.J. 609 OW 5-3411 2/1/63 Trenton, N.J. 609 OW 5-3411 2/1/63 ~~ Paulsboro, N.J. 609 HA 3-0141 2/2/63 Trenton, N.J. 609 EX 2-2472 2/8/63 = Trenton, N.J.~ 609 OW 5-3411 2/10/63. Trenton, N.J. 609 OW 5-3411 2/15/63 ~+Camden, N.J. 609 EM 5-2520 2/16/63 Camden, N.J. 609 EM 5-2520 2/16/63: Camden, N.J. 609 EM 5-2520 2/19/63 Camden, N.J.- 609 EM 5-2520 2/23/63 Camden, N.J. 609 EM 5-2520 2/23/63 Camden, N.J. 609 EM 5-2520 2/23/63 Camden, N.J. 609 EM 5-2520 1/28/63 Sicily, Italy Telegram The same source on 4/15/63 reported that JIMMY (LNU) called BRUNO from telephone number Rockwell 7-9763. At this Gime BRUNO was away from the city. The identity of JIMMY is not known to the source. INFORMANTS T symbols have been used mly where necessary. Multiple T symbols were used for the following sources to provide further protection because of their sensitive nature -and frequency of contact: PH 614-C-TE (T-1,4 27): PH 623-C* (T-2,5,8)3 and PH 591-C* (T-3,6,9). ~-1 PH © 614-¢-TE to SA JOSEPH A, VERICA T-2 PH’ 623-C* T-3 PH 591-C* COVER PAGE HW 45737 Docld:32303463 Page 6
. . = fr os, . ' x : 6 Ty PH. 92-444 (4) - Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Data Reflected in Bureau of Motor Registration Number Vehicle Files -DL. 393 ARLINE IMMORDINO, 525 stevens. Road, Morrisville, Pa., for a 1962 Pontiac Sedan, VIN. 86213280 ¥66-369. | | SYLVIA E,. LEFCOURT, 15 Spring Lane, - . Levittown, Pa., for a 1956 Buick Sedan, VIN 405028873 The indices of the Pittsburgh FBI Office contain no pertinent information identifiable with JOHN and DOLORES x POGRANZNI, Pittsburgh, Pa.; WILLIAM and IDA DE PIETRESS, Aliquippa, Pa.; or EDWARD C, WARD, Pittsburgh, Pa. pore or Kez Trenton, N. J. a ' . On april 29, 1963, PH T-14 advised that he met. "MINGI" at the Aqueduct Race Track in New York on April 28, 1963, along with a number of other Italian hoodlums. ‘According to the informant, "MINGI" is a gambler under ANGELO BRUNO and could have been readily located at Lew Tendlers— Bar in. “Philadelphia. ' Investigation, as previously reported in this case, reflects that AVELLINO resides in Trenton, N. J., and is associated with ANGELO BRUNO in illegal activities. rt GEORGE "SKINNY pannerryfoarnoi Philadelphia, Pa. RE emote ‘ . ‘ On January 24, 1963, PH T-5 advised that ANGELO BRUNO was attempting to contact "SKINNY BARRETT” on January 24, 1963, for PAT MASSI, as MASSI desired to meet with BARRETT at MASSI's motel in New Jersey on the evening of January 24, 1963.. - FZ ~- en = “ HW 45737 Docld:32303463 Page 6
On April 28, 1963, PH T-14 advised that ANTHONY BOIARDO from Newark, N. J., ANGELO BRUNO from Philadelphia, Pa., and THOMAS EBOLI from.New York City met frequently at Molly Pitcher's Restaurant, Red Bank, Ned... LOUIS sconvGfesvostte Philadelphia, | <<: ~ . On January 8, 1963, PH T-2 advised that ANGELO BRUNO and. ALFRED IEZZI met on January 8, 1963, at which time they discussed "LULU," IEZZI described: "LULU" as having a character that is not above reproach. He explained this by advising BRUNO that when "LULU's" brother was arrested and sent to jail the brother had a girl friend in New Jersey. While the brother was in jail, "LULU" visited the girl and eventually married her. IEZZI felt this course of conduct was not morally 4 right and that "LULU" betrayed his brother by marrying his girl friend. IEZZI pointed out that "LULU" is a "good hustler" and he gets his share of numbers and race bets. IEZZI assured BRUNO he did not tell anyone else this information about "LULU"; however, BRUNO advised TEZZI that others had already told him. a tarunain en ae JOE og_ana_sauféronEtto Trenton, No J. ooo On March 13, 1963, PH T-7 advised that ANGELO BRUNO met with PHILIP TESTA, SAM FIORELLO, and JOE FIORELLO from Trenton, N. J., at. the Penn Jersey Vending Company on March 13, 1963. According to the informant, JOE FIORELLO is a doctor in New Jersey who drives a Fiat, bearing New Jersey License GDX-606. SAM FIORELLO is tall, thin, and bald-headed. During the meeting, SAM FIORELLO indicated to BRUNO he did not get any of the $5,000 back from a bookie - horseman from Trenton to whom he had loaned $5,000. This bookie is allegedly. connected with CARL "PAPPY" IPPOLITO, and SAM FIORELLO was an ss eesmegee HW 45737 Docld:32303463 Page 9
\, PH 92-444 (4) complaining to BRUNO that IPPOLITO did nothing about it and has not pressured the bookie to repay FIORELLO, i ‘BRUNO requested JOHN "CASABLANCA". SIMONE of Trenton, N. J., to pressure the horseman who owes SAM FIORELLO the - $5,000. ¥ BEN 'GOLGB : Cherry Hill, N. J. sito) aL DAI TTT pes lr June 5, 1963, PH T-4-advised that BEN GOLOB was planning to go to the Dominican Republic with PETER MAGGIO ‘ during June 1963, where MAGGIO planned to purchase a dairy. GOLOB related to the informant that IRVING CAREY and ANGELO BRUNO were in the Shylocking business in Miami, Fla, "in a big way" years ago. GOLOB borrowed $60,000 from them approximately three years ago. When he needed the money, he contacted ANGELO BRUNO, who directed him to IRVING CAREY, and CAREY took him ‘to a bank. He paid the bank its normal rate of interest and paid CAREY $1,000 "under the table." CAREY is in the storm window business, and BRUNO was making contacts for him among the hotel and restaurant people in Miami to sell CAREY's product, ; On May 9, 1963, ANGELO BRUNO was observed by FBI Agents to have a luncheon conference at Pumpernick's Restaurant, Miami, Fla... with BEN GOLOB and an unknown male believed to be one FREDERICK MEYER of Miami Beach, Fla. ANGELO BRUNO and his wife SUE BRUNO arrived in Miami with BEN GOLOB on May 6, 1963. | 8 On May 11, 1963, PH T-12 advised that ANGELO BRUNO .and BEN GOLCOB had a discussion in Miami, Fla, concerning the leasing of a hotel where they could bring the tourists into ‘a casino. The informant was not certain but believed this business was to be located in the Bahama Islands. On May 13, 1963, Mr. GULLY, Orange Sun Line, Inc., Miami, Fla., advised he had an appointment later that day with - ANGELO BRUNO and JOSEPH MANGONE to discuss pending issuance of casino licenses in the Bahamas, particularly with reference to the Warren Avis Hotel in Bimini. _ ilo - AW 45737 DoclId: 32303463 Page 10
PH 92-4. (3) Cheese Company, llth and Washington Streets, on May 22, 1963. During this meeting, CERAVOLO told BRUNO he planned to go into business again, and BRUNO informed him he would be glad to lend him the money he needed; however, he could not» lend him any money because it would hurt Mr. MIGO's feelings. BRUNO. pointed out to CERAVOLO that if he loaned CERAVOLO money, Mr. MIGO would come to BRUNO and inquire as to why BRUNO lent him money rather than he, POLLINA, which would result in bad feelings for both BRUNO and CERAVOLO. iy ABBASEROT Philadelphia, Pa. a On May 8, 1963, PH T-4 advised that ABE SEROT went to Penn Jersey Vending Company on May 8, 1963, attempting to locate BRUNO, In BRUNO's absence, SEROT complained he felt. BRUNO was avoiding him; however, whenever BRUNO needed to borrow large sums of money, he would contact SEROT. FRANK/QTNDONE Philadelphia, Pa. eines TSI mn January 30, 1963, PH T-5 advised that BRUNO was discussing.various individuals associated with him on January 30, 1963. Regarding FRANK SINDONE, BRUNO commented that when "7iganette" games are closed SINDONE gets on his feet, but when they are open, he is always broke. BRUNO described SINDONE as a good boy - when BRUNO asks him to deliver a machine, he does it; if he asks him to pay a bill, he pays it; if he asks him to break someone's head, he will do it. According to BRUNO, SINDONE is very capable at breaking heads. In fact, he is considered by BRUNO to be too capable in this regard. On March 12, 1963, PH T-5 advised FRANK SINDONE visited BRUNO at Penn Jersey’ Vending Company on March 12, 1963. PHILIP TESTA was present during this meeting and BRUNO and TESTA were kidding SINDONE because he was starting work on March 18, 1963, in a slaughter house. BRUNO criticized SINDONE about his gambling weakness. AW 45737 Docld:32303463 Page 11
——— a“ AY PH 92-4144) 4 Vy ~ ouran eatn Philadelphia, Pa, Aes a, Oi Aprii 9, 1963, PH T-8 advised that when ANGELO BRUNO | is out of town, people attempting to contact him concerning his illegal activities are referred to PHILIP TESTA, who makes - the’ decisions . in BRUNO's absence. . On January 15,°1963, PH T-1 advised. that PHILIP TESTA met with ANGELO BRUNO at Penn Jersey Vending Company, Philadelphia, on January 15, 1963. TESTA conferred with BRUNO concerning Internal Revenue investigation of TESTA, BRUNO counseled TESTA, advising him he should never file a Joint © return, but should file Separate returns, oe On March 1, 1963, FBI Agents in Miami, Pla., observed ae ANGELO BRUNO and CHARLES COSTELLO in conversation with CHARLES TOURINE, Bay Harbor Islands, Fla., on March 1, 1963; purpose of me ing unknown, SANTS TRAPFICANTE Miami, Fla. "Sn May 8, 1963, PH T-12 advised ANGELO BRUNO met ; with SANTO TRAFFICANTE at Junior's Restaurant, Miami, Fla., ° on May 8, 1963. According to the informant, this meeting lasted for two hours; purpose of meeting unknown. on May 28, 1963, PH T-7 advised that ANGELO BRUNO's son MICHAEL BRUNO is a@ partner with SANTO TRAFFICANTE in the | exterminating bupiness in. Florida. WILLIAM "WILLIE7AWE Philadelphia, P@.——_ ———— On January 11, 1963, PH T-1 advised that "WILLIE" WEISBERG met with ANGELO BRUNO and PHIL TESTA at Penn Jersey , . -So- ! AW 45737 Docld:32303463 Page 12
| PH 92-H14 (5) Vending Company on January 11, 1963; purpose of meeting unknown to the informant. HARR /oTMAND te Miami, Fla. eens <5 May 1, 1963, PH T-4 advised that BRUNO enjoyed his trip to Europe until he had received a.call from HARRY ZIMAND in Florida by telephone. ZIMAND: told him of his troubles, which caused BRUNO to take the first plane: back to Miami; details: of which were uriknown to the: informant. Miscellaneous On March 12, “1963, PH T-1 advised that’ an individual by the name of "TOMMY" from New York city had visited with ANGELO BRUNO on the evening of March 12, ‘1963; “in South Philadelphia. The identity of this person. and the purpose: of the visit were unknown | to the informant. On May 29, 19635. PH T-1 advised that "JOE" from New York, described as a middle-aged man, 5'6" tall, 165 pounds, bald, light complexion, round cheeks, came to the Penn Jersey Vending Company on May 29, 1963, attempting to. locate ANGELO» BRUNO. Later the ‘same day, the. informant observed this individual meet with ANGELO BRUNO and PETER MAGGIO in Lindy's Luncheonette, 742 Christian Street, Philadelphia, Pa. After this meeting, ANGELO BRUNO, PETER MAGGIO, and "JOE" left in MAGGIO's green Plymouth station wagon and departed, destination unknown to the informant. ~S/- AW 45737 Docld:32303463 Page 13
A U Hl It PH 92-444 (6) (4) Check Number 399, dated February 16, 1963, ' drawn on the Broad Street Trust Company, in the amount of $4,486.78, by JOHN MARTORANO to pay for accounts receivable of Penn Jersey Vending Company. On March 5, 1963, PH T-2 learned that most of the debts of Penn Jersey Vending had been paid off, with the exception of a loan of $10,000 made by CHARLES COSTELLO, It was also learned that. checks for the commission on sales by John's Vending Company will be made payable to the Penn Jersey Vending Company instead of ANGELO BRUNO, There was some question whether. BRUNO would take the $5,000 capitalization from Penn Jersey and give it to SUE BRUNO, his wife, but ANGELO learned it could not be done unless the corporation were dissolved, -which it had not been. \ A loan.of. $10, 000 made to Penn Jersey Vending by SUE BRUNO had already been repaid, and. it was agreed that if BRUNO wanted money. from the corporation, the corporation could loan it to him. PH T-4 reported that on March 7, 1963, RAYMOND MARTORANO paid Penn Jersey $100.00 for the coin counter which had been sold to him, $187.50 for matches he purchased from Penn Jersey, and $692.86 for the one and one-half cents per pack commission on sales in February 1963. .As of April 11, 1963, according to PH T-1, PETER MAGGIO was attempting to collect $8,000 which RAYMOND MARTORANO . ‘owed BRUNO in connection with the service contract between John's Vending Company and Penn Jersey Vending Company. At this time BRUNO was traveling and MAGGIO was acting in his behalf. On April 16, 1963, RAYMOND MARTORANO paid BRUNO $7,929.18 by Treasurer's Check on the Broad Street Trust Company. It was learned from PH T-4 on March 14, 1963, that MARTORANO had obtained the above money by borrowing. $10,000 from attorney DAVID COHEN and would repay it at the rate of $200.00 per week, - 4f- AW 45737 Docld:32303463 Page 14
— io PH 92-444 (7) ‘On: May 21, 1963, RAYMOND MARTORANO told PH T-7 that BRUNO had scolded him for talking ‘too much and that _ MARTORANO should never have told anyone that. BRUNO is collecting commissions on the service contract. MARTORANO told PH T-7 , that, he had only told BRUNO’s best friend, SKINNY JOHN (FELIX JOHN DE TULLIO), .BRUNO's answer was that if he wanted JOHN to know about: its he would tell him himself. On April 12, “1963, PH T=9 learned: that RAYMOND MARTORANO was having trouble. getting the money to make the payments for Penn Jersey Vending because HARRY RICCOBENE controls the money and the number of visits which can be made to him is limited. According to RAYMOND MARTORANO, HARRY has sent out vast sums of money in the last seven years, & great deal of. which he has lost. Despite the problems of RAYMOND MARTORANO'S, PETER MAGGIO insisted that RAYMOND must have $8, 000: on ‘Tuesday, April’ 16, 1963. PH T-8 said on April 16, 1963, that in order for RAYMOND MARTORANO to get money, HARRY had to send word to some unknown ‘person who owed it to HARRY, and this unknown person would ‘then give it to RAYMOND, is, ' According to PH’ os A, the insuPanéa’ on the Penn Jersey Vending vehicles was handled through BRUNO's nephew MICHAEL GRASSO, JR. On May 6, 1963, PH T-2 learned that BRUNO was unhappy at the amount of talk to the effect that BRUNO and RAYMOND MARTORANO are in business together. BRUNO prefers that there be no knowledge of the connection between the two of them, . 59 - AW 45737 Docld:32303463 Page 15
— PH Q2-L RWH: imw (2) Company was sold to. GEORGE HAMILTON. ‘PEARL . said that BEN GOLOB, ANGELO BRUNO,. “and . WILLIE RIPKA all had an interest in Garden . State Vending. | A. search. of the records. of. the, ‘Gamden - Credit.  Népoetation, 817 Cooper Street, Camden, N.J.3. on: December .14,°.1962, reflected that,;on December. 8, .1961, a. corporate. name had. ‘been filed .with. the Clerk of. Camden County, N.J., indicating that. the. Garden State Vending: Company: was. represented. by Attorney: SALVATORE. J. AVENA, 425 Market Street, Camden,. and. the. proprietors: were . BENJAMIN H.: GOLOB, - SUE. BRUNO, - and- HENRY | COLLINS . “The: premises - occupied by. Garden. State vending at 140 Wright Avenue,. Camden, formerly housed the New Jersey, State Motor Vehicle. Inspection Station. ‘On January 2, 1963; Confidential Informant’ PH. Ba1 said that BRUNO had stated: he would not sell the. Penn Jersey. Vending Company. until the sale of Garden’ State Vending had been settled and he expected that to. be done on. January. 2, 1963. Confidential Informant: PH. T-7 stated that. on. -Janviary: 3, 1963, GOLOB and BRUNO had’ gone to SAL AVENA's. office in Camden, presumably. in’ eonnection with the sale. of Garden State. Vending. On the same day. ‘BRUNO arranged for. ‘GEORGE KATZ to. pickup a check for $2,415; 30, which represented the. balance of a. 5,000. loan — KATZ niade to. Garden State. This. ‘check, | ‘aceording. to. Confidential . Informant PH.T-4, was dated. January 4,°.1963, drawn.on the Camden © ‘National Bank, * ‘of. Camden; .N.J., and was. signed by SALVATORE: ‘AVENA . PH T-7 stated that checks were also drawn.to (FNU) FIORELLO, of ‘Trenton, N.J.5 and ADAM. D'OLIO, of Philadelphia, each. of whom had reportedly loaned . Garden. State. Vending. $5,000, The check” to. DIOLIO, according. ‘to: PH. 4, was’ ‘an the ‘amount’ of $5,000, dated January 3, 1963, drawn on the’ ‘Camden - National Bank,. signed by: SALVATORE AVENA,  D'OLIO's check was cashed January 4, 1963, at the 8th and Christian | Branch of the Broad Street Trust Company. _ According to PH Tel, D'OLIO returned the cash to BRUNO the. ‘same. day. -G/- ee AW 45737 Bocld:32303463 Page 16
A check dated ‘January 8, 1963, drawn on the. Camden ‘Trust Company, in the amount of. $9,000, payable toi SUE BRUNO: for repayment of a loan to Garden | State Vending Company. was signed by SALVATORE AVENA. — Confidential Informant PH Le 5 reported, on ‘Jenenry 3, 1963, that SUE BRUNO had. accompanied - her husband to Camden». Node to complete the sale. of Garden. State: Vending. | PH. p-7 ‘reported on. ‘January’ 25, 1963,” ‘that BRUNO. told him he had sold the Chevrolet. truck. owned by Garden State Vending Company to (FNU) MONTONE for $1,100 and had sold. the Volkswagen truck to RAYMOND MARTORANO for $300, PH pall reported on January. 29, 1963, that the’ sale price of Garden State. Vending. was. ‘pased on $2,500 for. every ¢ase of cigarettes sold per week; and since Garden State sold. twenty-four cases a week, the. price was approximately $60, 000. ~ On. January 30, 1963, Confidential. Informant PH. D2 listed the following. checks. which. had. been drawn in connection with the sale of Garden State Vending Company, . although the source did not. know the dates on whieh. they were. drawn: | A check for $10,000; repaying. SUE BRUNO’ for a loan she made to. Garden. State. Vending. A check for $9,000, repaying. a loan made, by ANGELO BRUNO» drawn a by | SALVATORE AVENA. Want Pest Control Corporation on Maron 1s, 1963, Mes. CORINE THOMPSON, Bureau of —~ Entomology, Jacksonville, Fla., made available to an Agent of the gacksonville Division of the FBI an- application. concerning the — ‘Miami Pest Control Corporation, which reflected. that an application for a business license and identification cards was. made by the. Miami Pest Gontrol Corporation, 840.Northeast 79th’ Street, Miami, on February 22, 1963. The operator of ‘the: businéss is listed as LEONARD MARTIN NABUTOVSKY, . 9210 Southwest 59th Street, . Miami, and the owner's name’ was. listed as "not applicable.": ROBERT — TREZONA. 11091 Southwest 65th Street, and JAMES DUCA,” 355° North= | west ATth- Street, both of Miami , were listed as employees. -@3- Me _ ‘AW 45737 Docld: 32303463 Page 17
“RWH: imw (5) deal and a $200,000 leasé had been agreed upon. The. American ' Stores have made no deposit but BRUNO considered their. signature as good as a deposit. ..He expected that the. settlement would be — made between January 23 and 25, : 1963, following. a zoning hearing. — BRUNO considered this’ hearing. merely a. formality because. a street _ shown on the city plans as running. through the property has been . elosed. and the hearing. will merely. be t6. see if anybody objects to the closin BRUNO was not concerned about the piece of land on which the £50, 000 deposit had been made because he did not ~ feel the man would want, to lose, his deposit. BRUNO remarked on the amount of trouble this deal has given him. On January 15, 1963, Confidential ‘Informant. PH. T= advised that. BRUNO was preparing to complete the sale of the Ranchland property and was scheduled to attend a zoning hearing on January 21, 1963. - On. January” 18, "1963, BRUNO took the books of what: PH 1 described as the Ranehland Builders to some unknown person. - According to both PH ny and. Confidential ‘Informant’ PH T-8,: BRUNO's efforts to. sell the Ranchland property have been continually bogged by the actions of his nephew, MICHAEL GRASSO, JR., who is a real estate agent and. who has been handling the details of the sale under BRUNO 's direction. - On January 15, 1963, according, to. PH. [Re 5," BRUNO. instructed GRASSO not to ask him for money, not to write checks, ‘and not to tell anyone that he has no money. The same: day BRUNO learned from one ANGELO VENUTO that VENUTO had loaned $4,000 to MICHAEL GRASSO, of * which only $1,000 had. been repaid; and VENUTO desperately needed the money to. repay a loan he had obtained.” According to BRUNO, GRASSO is in debt up to his. neck and, through BRUNO'’s influence, had. obtained a loan.for $32,000 and.a friend. of BRUNO's had. purchased GRASSO's home in order to keep him. ‘from losing it.. BRUNO said ‘that he and ANGELO. RUSSO had. purchased land from GRASSO to - get him out of a jam'and that GRASSO does not. own the’ ten acre — plot, nor does he have anything = coming. to him from it.° BRUNO said he, himself, will. profit from.the total sale of. Ranchiand but ‘does not want to show a profit and will ‘probably give his profit .to MICHAEL GRASSO, out of which GRASSO. must repay the: $32, 000 . loaned by BRUNO 's friend, who was. believed by the source to bé CHARLES COSTELLO, of Trenton, N.J. . BRUNO further: explained that. he had purchased American Stores property for $27,000 ‘and it was 6 ¥- AW 45737 Docld:32303463 Page 18
L PH 2-114 RWH?imw (6) . being sold for $50, 000. ~The ten acre. plot. will be sold for $200, 000 and the profit on both these salés will be given to ' GRASSO. : SAM. D'AMBROSIO also expressed displeasure to the source about the’ manner in: which GRASSO has handled this complicated — land deal. On January 20, 1963, SAM D'AMBROSIO. told PH =1 that in his opinion only, Congressman WILLIAM GREEN. could help BRUNO and him straighten — out the. zoning ‘problem on. their. land and that ’ BRUNO had said he would. make. a. contact, to see. what. he could do. -On January 295. 1963, ‘BRUNO. told. PH BoB: that. he wanted to go away.on a trip and that there were. four matters that had - to be settled first, one of which was the completion of the. Ranch- land Sale. ~ On. January 30, 1963, BRUNO told PH r-6 that MICHAEL GRASSO had drawn an. agreement regarding. Ranchland in which he had mistakenly shown SUE BRUNO as. being single, and. after. consulting the Law Department. at City Hall learned that .it wotild have to be corrected. GRASSO. would have to turn the papers in before Fri-— . day's. February 1, 1963. ‘There would be.a. meeting: on. February 4, 1963, and a decision would be made on February 5s. 1963, regarding. the date: for settlement. This agreement concerned the American .Stores Company and would have to be signed by SUE and ANGELO -BRUNO. and SAM D*AMBROSIO. BRUNO. also discussed with. PH. ne an : agreement. which. - involved the International Improvement. ‘Company... It was. not clear to f-6 whether this referred to the Ranchland property, because ‘although it “involved GRASSO: and. D'AMBROSIO, there was.a mention ef consulting the Florida. Light ..and Power. Company. The agree- ment regarding ‘the? International ‘Improvement. Company: named the trusteés in 1926 as E. L, BRUIN and J...P.. STANTON. There was mention of the right . to. construct. eanals. and dikes. together with ‘land’ 130 feet on either gide of. the. center ‘line of. the canal or dike. This. right: was apparently given .to. STANTON on March 31, 1926, and also gave” CHARLES D, COY the right’ to. construct ¢anals and dikes. ‘There was. a merition of a. $500 completion bond, which ™ GRASSO said was being issued by D'AMBROSIO and his wife and. would _ be. erpouted by a. bonding company. 5s ~OS3°- AW 45737 Docld:32303463 Page 19
: . é s ; 2 Ne PH go-hyy -RWHsimw | - (2) _ Miami Land Purchase On | February, 4; 1963, according to Confidential Informant: PH. T-7;, BRUNO was in touch with ADOLPH. ¢, ORLANDO; : 43. West’ Chester - “Sqtiare, Bronx, N.¥., to whom BRUNO ‘was ‘to mail. papérs ‘concernirig © land in Florida. BRUNO arranged the papers to be mailed ina business | envelope. of the Maggio: Cheese ‘Company. On March 15}. 1963, Confidential Informarit™ PH T-9° was” with BRUNO. ‘and his brother=in-law,. PETER MAGGIO,. while they were ' discussing a matter which was not entirely lear. ‘to the source | but involved the question.of whether PETER should be president “and. BRUNO’ pointed out to PETER that the two of them. had made ' that decision with CARL. (INU),: believed to.be CARLO GAMBINO, because: PETER mentioned forwarding to GAMBINO a minute’ book- which. the. law ‘required should remain. within the: State. of Florida. . On April 10,— 1963, Confidential Informant’ PH 7-19 “pata. that the account of the. G & M. Realty: Corporation is. carried tn the Merchantile National. Bank, Miami Beach, Fla., and ‘that as of that date the only activity in the account had ‘been the issuance of ‘a check dated January: 31;° 1963,: payable. to. S. - JAMES COHEN, in thé amount. of $982, :signed by .PETER J. MAGGIO. : This. check was’ deposited in the Merchantile National Bank: and bore the impression. of the G & M Realty Corporation. _ * On May” 20, 1963, BRUNO: told. ‘Confidential Informant PH 1-6 ‘that he had bought a. ‘plece of. property. in’ Florida, without giving a date; and that before he bought it, béing short of "show money," he borrowed. $10,000 from his brother,. which was paid by © check. ~ On June 5, 1963; BRUNO. told Confidential ‘Informant PH a-4, ‘again without specifying the. date,” ‘that prior to IRVING CARREY 's death he had purchased some property in Florida worth $100,000 and had sold it for $400,000 - Jo - HW 457 37) 0 Docld:32303463 Page 20
“PH 2-H  RWHiimw | Florida Vending Machine Business. On- ‘Jaiiaary 26, 1963, Confidential Infortiant ‘PH T=2 was told by BRUNO that (AGOSTINO) AMATO was. negotiating for the sale. of his. vending machine route. and BRUNO had told him to- throw in BRUNO's small route. AMATO: was glad to.do. this, and if the sale would be made it would. ‘be for the wholé thing. BRUNO also’ mentioned ‘that HARRY (ZIMAND )” is. selling about. fourteen eases a week and figures to get about: $3,000: a case for.a sale because. he has about $8,000°in inventory.* BRUNO said he has = — $6, 600 invested in this and.ZIMAND $5,600, and, ‘presumably meaning in the case of a‘salé, that would: leave‘ $37,000 or $18,000 each, presumably. on a two-way split. BRUNO commented hé would give the’ Government $4,500 and that HARRY's $18,000 would give him a shot in the* arm 50 that he can meet his obligations. On April 6, 1963, BEN GOLOB told Confidential Informant PH D1 that HARRY. ZIMAND had purchased BRUNO's share of the > cigarette. business which ZIMAND had been operating for BRUNO © in Miami. From investigation conducted by Agents of the Miami Division in January 1963 this is believed to be the Acme Cigarette Company of Miami Beach. |/AW 45737 Docld: 32303463 Page 21
PH gold RWH: imw (3) that he had seen ANGELO. BRUNO theré at about the time when. the new. President of the Dominican. Republic, JUAN.BOSCH, had beén inaugurated. ‘Shortly after the inauguration; President: BOSCH - put a stop: to. the practice. of carrying American’ money . between. the Dominican Republic and Puerto” Rico;: which was profitable to travelers because of. the. favorable. rate. of. exchange. ‘On March - 1, 1963, the. contract between. ‘the ‘Dominican Republic and the. operators of Coney Island, an amusement park — _ and gambling easino in Ciudad. Trujillo, expired, It. has previously _ béen: reported that. GOLOB, BERNARD ALLEN, and NORMAN FROMKIN have operated Coney Island and that’ BRUNO has an :interest in it. : According. to GOLOB,- however, - ALLEN bought. out. GOLOB's interest, which may have | included: that’. of BRUNO.and JOSEPH MANGONE. At’ ~ ~8:00.0n the morning. of March 7;° 1963, eight Dominican Government représentatives. appeared. at Coney Island and announced they were. taking over the casino, An Anjunction - was. secured . restraining. the Government..for a period of ninety days-on the’ basis that the ~ contract. allowed a. ninety-day period to. vre-negotiate the contract. - The local papers on March 8, 1963, carried a front-page story deseribing ‘FROMKIN as. a. North American who was’ exploiting the — people. In addition to probléms with. the’ Government, the casino . was. having. labor troubles caused by. the demands of the dealers for. high increases: in pay. On February 255° 1963; ‘Confidential Informant | ‘PH pak: learned that. BRUNO and. possibly’ GOLOB own land . adjoining: Coney Island . ‘on which there is a drive-in theater. “It was possible that. GOLOB > was. considering. going» there. to. operate. it. - On. April | 30; 1963, GOLOB. told: Confidential ‘Informant — PH. T7, ‘he Planned to ‘return to Miami.to live after June” ‘1963 and ‘mentioned that the President. of” the- Dominican. Republic has. been _ cool. to possibilities’ by GOLOB's group that additional” gambling casinos and ‘bingo. games. be opened in the Dominican Republic. “It. has’ previously: been. reported. ‘that “BRUNO was ‘Gone sidering an offer to. take. over a beer. franchise from Philadelphia and the adjoining counties. On. January 3 +1963, BRUNO told. Confidential. Informant PH: po that the “beer thing” did. not work out. - 79 - AW 45737 Docld:32303463 Page 22
PH 92-4) JRP:imw (3). Jersey vending Company, arriving: at about 12: 30 P.M. BRUNO left shortly thereafter in his: car, taking as a passenger PAULIE . (last: name unknown but who drove. a vehicle with New Jersey license -GBV 950). BRUNO held a conversation with. ‘PALERMO that. day and, according to the source, later the same, day talked with GEORGE © KATZ,. who. had received. ten per cent.of the gross receipts of the fight between LISTON and. PATTERSON. KATZ indicated to the informant that. when he received the heck, training expenses incurred. by LISTON were not: deducted, leading KATZ to the belief that BLINKY PALERMO: was. ‘trying to obtain. part of his check for the training expenses. but that KATZ indicated to. him he was not going to. stand for this. - Confidential. Informant PH T-2, on February 1, 1963, stated that a close. friend of BRUNO's told him that BRUNO. had. told GEORGE KATZ ‘to forget about his‘ dissatisfaction with. the above-described check and. that. BRUNO had. been in touch with JERRY (GERARD CATENA) in regard. to KATZ's check. for his share. of the receipts from the LISTON-PATTERSON - ‘fight. -KATZ, according to’ | this source, was’ ee et to meet: ‘BRUNO. and discuss this. problem further on. February 196 3 _ Confidential Informant PH io, on april 7; 1963, advised as. follows: . : On April a 1963," 1 he. observed: GEORGE KATZ. picking up - RALPH SCHWARTZ, who works in. the offices of. Pénn. Jersey Vending Company, owned~by ANGELO BRUNO. T-1-stated. that GEORGE KATZ was "griping" about JACK NILON and MORT WITKIN. It: appeared. that. WITKIN is desirous of having KATZ sue. JACK. ‘NILON,* an: ‘alleged adviser for’ SONNY LISTON, because NILON made a statement to the’ press. that once LISTON is. free: of WITKIN, LISTON will then be free ‘of all ‘packet: ‘associates. T T=1 also stated. that: KATZ alleged that he had proof that $10,000 was paid “inder the table".at the time Championship. Sports consummated the contract for the WESTPHAL-- LISTON match.’ Further, that TOM BOLAN, of Championship Sports, was. willing to testify that he never gave. KATZ any money to get the. contract... T-1. indicated that KATZ alleges that FRANKIE CARBO is not satisfied with the alleged $20 000 SAMUEL "SAPPY" MARGOLIS” (business associate of BLINKY. PALERMO} paid CARBO to: buy CARBO's © ‘share of SONNY, LISTON. LISTON was said to have formerly been owned > AW 45737 Doocld:32303463 Page 23
PH 92-Hi | JRP 3 imw . by an individual in St. Louis, FRANK CARBO, SAPPY MARGOLIS, and - PALERMO. KATZ believed, according to this ‘source, that PALERMO was using ANGELO BRUNO for protection against CARBO. It was also said that PALERMO runs to BRUNO for advice. It was further said that. BRUNO had. set aside $40,000 for.PALERMO to take ‘over. It was also indicated that KATZ was under the impression that BRUNO. may have a “piece of LISTON." TZ, according to the source, is in frequent touch with JAMES RYAN, a former Captain of Detectives in Philadelphia and is receiving. a ‘great deal of information from RYAN. KATZ indicated he did. not need BRUNO.to obtain his ten per cent of the receipts from. the. LISTON-PATTERSON fight because he had a legal contract for this, but was hoping to use BRUNO's assistance to again. become. manager of LISTON. ~ PH T-1 advised on March 17, 1963, that KATZ is very friendly with HARRY E. KALODNER, U. S. Court of Appéals, Third. District, and that KALODNER intercéeded for KATZ at the time’ SONNY LISTON lost his license: to box in the State of Pennsylvania. ~~ LISTON's loss of his boxing license followed. his arrest in Fair-" mount Park on morals charges. KALODNER allegedly ‘called Governor’ . LAWRENCE on the behalf of LISTON through his friendship with ‘KATZ. KATZ is also said to be very friendly with Philadelphia Court | - Judges MAURICE W. SPARKIN, Common Pleas Court #2, President Judge ~ JOSEPH -E. GOLD, Common Pleas Court #6, and EMMANUEL W. BELOFF, County Court (formerly Municipal Court), all of Philadelphia. Informant. stated on: April 21, 1963, that NAT. FRANK , who writes a column. "Frankly Speaking" in the "Observer," a periodical published for the liquor trade, indicated to the ‘informant that FRANK BLINKY PALERMO. and. SAMUEL "SAPPY" MARGOLIS . recently expressed their views as to who should manage SONNY LISTON. MARGOLIS did not want KATZ to return as manager of LISTON, whereas: PALERMO wants KATZ to be the manager of: record. for LISTON. Gambling Numbers Lotte On March 275 1963, Confidential Informant. PH 1-23 advised | that FRANK MATTEO, also known as FRANKIE MENDEL, was definitely - 7 - HW 45737 Doocld:32303463 Page 24
“PH 92-44 JRP:imw (8). ‘contacting BRUNO because an individual who. was. working” in the numbers racket and apparently connectéd with TURCO's_ operation had been arrested and the matter of providing an. attorney for this unidentified person was of interest. PH T=2, on January 15, "1963; advised that BRUNO was: observed. talking with a person he knows to be a-numbers operator. but whose name. is unknown. This person spoke of a $800 settlement: _on ‘numbers _ activity but the méaning was not -clear. Informant ™ said, however, - that ‘this person knew FRANK MONTE and FRANK NARDUCCI.: Confidential Informant PH 7-6, on January 17; 1963; | related that he had. been present when JOHN. MARTORANO had com- 9 plained that "YOYO" (true name DOMINIC VINCIGUERRA), who operates Yoyo's Bar at-15th and Dickinson Streets, refused to let MARTORANO service the vending machine at this location... MARTORANO services machines ownéd by ANGELO: BRUNO.in his. cigarette. vending business. ‘Informant. stated there was thereafter a meeting among BRUNO, TESTA, and NICHOLAS | PICCOLO and: ‘others, at which time YOYO's attitude was discussed. Informant stated that. BRUNO was interested to learn where YOYO turned in his horse bets and: numbers action — and in that manner attempt to. put a squeeze on YOYO by. apparently having. these individuals no longer accept his play. “BRUNO also instructed those individuals connected with him to not’ accept “numbers or horse bets or edge if YOYO came to them: wanting to turn. in his. action. PH 7-23, on. January 18, 1963, advised as follows: CARMELLA TERLINGO, nee’ CARMELLA DI ANTONIO, married to OT MARIO. TERLINGO, works in:-the nuibers. office of FRED LALLI, brother of LOU LALLI, ‘proprietor | ore ie. machine. business. at 1000 Carpen- - ter Street, Philadelphia.’ MELLA recently told.the informant ~ that the winning number was. pena on whatever ‘number ANGELO BRUNO's group indicates: 1s, the’ winning number for: ‘that. aye PH T-2, . on January: 21; 1963, advised. ‘that ANGELO BRUNO — . told him that. "JOE" had formerly been writing numbers for FREDDIE (ALFRED IEZZI) and had left IEZZI to write for CHICKIE (FRANK . NARDUCCL), and that BRUNO had ordered JOE to return to-write © numbers for FREDDIE. 9/ - a _. a8 _. _. - a, AW 45737 Docdld:32303463 Page 25
L Cy ™S i) PH 92 - aie 7RE/ads (1) no 1, on January 24, 1963, . advised that on that. day ANGELO. BRUNO held a conference with. MITCH COHEN and: PHILIP TESTA and an individual known only as:LEN, Informant ‘stated this conference was pertaining — to numbers but he did “not know any: of the details. T-2, on. January oh, 1963, statéd that ANTHONY SAVINO,. from the vicinity of 6th and. Wolf Streets, was engaged in the numbers business. -Informant,. however, did not know if SAVINO was connected with: ANGELO BRUNO's numbers - ‘business, but pointed out that he did know FRANK SINDONE. was’ working for BRUNO at BRUNO's numbers. business, © ‘SINDONE recently told the informant that in the: récént past_ one individual had a winning ‘number, | ‘described asa "hit; on four occasions within _ one week, having played $5.00,- $6. 00, $6. 00, and $5.6 00 respectively on the winning numbers. ~ This” informant, on January 8. 1963, stated that ‘DOMINICK, possibly DOMINICK COLLOZI, won approximately “$700 during the previous week ‘in this numbers activity but still- owed about $12,000. °° Informant said BRUNO indicated to him that - he would like ‘to have this” debt cleared Upe oo “On February 26, 1963, T Tad. stated that RALPH SCHWARTZ placed $5. 00 ‘on number. 380 for that day on the behalf of =~ ZIP (trué name unknown), who hangs out in the vicinity of 8th ‘and Fitzwater Streets:. ZIP wanted SCHWARTZ, . according to. the informant, to give the numbers’ money to either PHILIP. TESTA or FRANK TANNARELLA . _ SCHWARTZ gave the money to, IANNARELLA, op. -3; on Febriiary 26, “1963; advised ‘that “MARIO” - "SONNY". RICCOBENE ‘was not considered ‘to be in the ‘good. graces . Of ANGELO BRUNO because RICCOBENE™ “owed” people money. RICCOBENE | also” Said to be in the numbers business but the informant did ‘not Bay if RICCOBENE | turned his numbers play in, to. ANGELO BRUNO, yO ‘On’ February ‘27,. 1063, T-1 advised ‘that. TANNARELLA: had about’ ¢ $3,000 ‘in small; bills he wantéd to elevate to $100 bills, which’ money the informant believed came from BRUNO's numbers activity. / - 93 - AW 45737 Docld:32303463 Page 276
AW 45737 Docld:32303463 Page 27 the “bar at PH 924i (2)" T-4, on March’ 6, .1963, advised that JULIE PAUL, described as being Jewish, 5'7", 180 - 185 pounds, daily ‘turns in his numbers play to FRANK IANNARELLA, usually calling ~ TANNARELLA on the phone. It was ‘also statéd that JULIE usually, on. “Tuesdays” and Thursdays, delivers meats. to IANNARELLA 's luncheonette, “TH2 Christian ‘Street. a On March 7,,. 1963, this ‘informant’ stated PAUL; on that: day, was driving a “vehicle with” temporary Pennsylvania license 8 R'0818, He’ stated he had been told by IANNARELLA that PAUL gave. him. $1,000 in. U. S.” currency. during a.visit. to IANNARELLA's luncheonette on that day. Informant believed this: money was: from numbers. activity. The informant,” on March 9, 1963, advised that” JULIE PAUL. visited ‘IANNARELLA 's— ‘lunehéonette for thé purpose ‘of picking up’ money to pay off a numbers "hit," ‘the winning — number’ Peing. identified as 740. PAUL was said to. frequent th and Gaskill’ Streets, ° Philadélphia; which bar- is frequented by FRANK . ‘MATTEO, | previously Geseribed. “On April 8, 1963; ‘this informant said ‘the- winning Kuiber was. 301, acéording ‘to FRANK” TANNARELLA. © “Informant saia™ ‘there was a 10éal warrant’ outstanding. on charges of lottery violation. for. JULIE PAUL. po -1, on Mareh™ 21; 1963; gaid that” JULIE PAUL was. observed” at IANNARELLA's" during” the. previous week settling his numbers plays.” IANNARELLA was obsérved™ by an associate of the informant giving. numbers. play. money » ‘to TESTA, a 7 On. March 22,. 1963, T=: advised that ‘JOE SCALLATINO, owner’ of J. A. B. Auto Sales, 1101. South Second Street, turned in. numerous. nimbers’ ‘plays | ‘to. either PHILIP™ TESTA or | _ FRANK IANNARELLA . Informant stated SCALLATINO. had® originally ‘tried'to locate ‘ANGELO, BRUNO - to turn, this. numbers: play into BRUNO. oF od . 2 . . Jen” aad cae L wy On March: 255° 1963, T-1 advised’ that PHILIP TESTA, on - March 22, 1963, had met with ADAM. D'OLIO,.” ‘FRANK: SINDONE, FRANK NARDUCETy. and FRANK MONTE in.the. luncheonette | at: The
PH 92-44y . (5) On April 22,°1963, this informant said an individual named MURPHY ,. driving a Pontiac bearing Pennsylvania license S$ 21740, turned in numbers plays to FRANK. IANNARELLA, It is noted this Pennsylvania registration is issued to JOHN VINETTE, with address 1705 Crestmoor drive, Pueblo, . Colo. On March 23, 1963, T- zn advised that a lose - friend of FRANK IANNARELLA told him the following information: ~TANNARELLA , that day, was complaining that JULIE PAUL was not. turning in his number ribbon (total numbers plays — per day) on time and if he continues to hold back or “delay. in: submitting it, BRUNO has instructed TANNARELLA not to pay hits. JULIE PAUL may have, -IANNARELLA indicated DODO and ZIP were eh only ones who pay regularly each week on their numbers ribbons and are ‘in good standing. — . “It is interesting + to note ‘that these instructions, “Outlined above, were mentioned, even though ANGELO BRUNO was not in Philadelphia on April 23, 1963. — . On April 24,: 1963, [<1 advised that FRANK’ SINDONE ~ - and FRANK IANNARELLA were discussing numbers plays in TANNARELLA 'g - luncheonette. that day. During the day FRANK MONTE, SAM PUNGITORE, FRED IEZZI, PHILIP TESTA, FRANK ‘NARDUCCL, "and FRANK NICOLETTI all met in FRANK. TANNARELLA 's- ‘luncheonette. a FRANK IANNARELLA got the winning number that day ¢ from ; a _over the telephone of FRANK DAMIANO, it being noted FRANK DAMIANO's place is next door to TANNARELLA 's . luncheonette, re 2, on May l, 1963, advised that ANGELO BRUNO told “him that SONNY RICCOBENE was not doing too good in his numbers work, even though RICCOBENE had one book that was worth $50. 00 a day. . . 7 T- “4, on May 15, 1963, advised that TOMMY FOLEY and oo FRANK MONTE met at. FRANK’ I[ANNARELLA's home on the evening of - | “ May 15, 1963, at 11 p.m.,. to discuss numbers activity. 77 - Lo ; a AW 45737 Docld:32303463 Page 26
aN PH 92-444 (6) : “This informant advised, on May 17, 1963, that TANNARELLA told PHILIP » ‘TESTA that the winning number for the day was. 709. ‘On. ‘June: 4, 1963, - Te 1 advised: ‘PHILIP. TESTA told him. that’ an. unidentified worker ‘in one of the: ‘numbers: offices was. giving ‘him trouble, It was said this” person ‘was ‘slipping in: - a winning number « after’ the number had been announcéd and TESTA was making efforts: to conclusively Srap: ‘this. ‘person, . —_ By. cofimunication ‘dated: March: 12; 1963, ‘the™ following information was received from the Newar “Division, as furnished On March. 8, 1963, a meeting was held in’ thé ‘offices’ of ANGELO: MALANDRA, well-known Camden attorney and former -of-Camden, N, J. The meeting was attended by ~"- _. SALVATORE, AVENA, camden attorney who handles legal affairs © in New: Jersey ‘for: ANGELO’ BRUNO, and -FRANK.DI RENZO, _who. was said to be: president of the Veterans | Of | Foreign Wars | ‘Club, “5th and oO Pine Streets, Ca den, N. J. This— club-was: “déseribed' as: ‘being a ‘well-known ‘Hangout for the Italiam gambling element in ‘Camden arid it was said that DI RENZO was alleged to be the top t ‘man in- the numbers | business in the Camden, Ny Jes APPA. | a T-25. believed the” purpose of ‘the: ‘above’ méeting was ° ‘to arrange ‘for a further. meeting: ‘in the near future with AVENA, DI RENZO,. ‘and ‘ANGELO / ‘BRUNO, ‘at which time.it was “intended ‘that. BRUNO would sécuré. support in’making DI -RENZO “top man" in the Camden — area in the: numbers © racket. . _— “It was ‘said’ that Sergeant. “PETER” ‘PAUL Of” “the: ‘Tactical Vice’ squad of “the” Camden, N.°J., Police Départment was in some’ way . melee, arrangements. for these meetings with MALANDRA . Theré” was” ho ‘information: {Indicating BRUNO's” ‘participation Or ‘control. of numbers activity furnished by T-25, other than . outlined above. 7 - 9f- | AW 45737 DoclId: 32303463 Page 29
PH 92-44. (4): it. MONTE says he ‘has a sort of half-way okay for the game in which hé-is interested. He claimed to have the captain, the: lieutenant, | and two officers in the district but does. not. know what happened to the ‘inspector... Regarding. the new captain) in the. district, ‘MONTE said he knows. nothing about hin, On March 8, 1963, T-4 learned two unknown persons from outside Philadelphia were. trying to rearch BRUNO and thése persons were ‘interested in some type. of games, about which source had no details. Later, ‘BRUNO tola T-4 he hada "piece" of the game and the source bélieved that BRUNO was trying to interest TONY CASELLA in it... AW 45737 Docld:32303463 Page 30
L 0) cas [oa PH 92-444 (2) oS renee BRUNO suggested instead that PAULIE contact FERRANTE but PAULIE objected because he said FERRANTE acts "like an animal" when anybody complains to him. On: the. game date, BRUNO ‘inquired of ALFREDO, IEZZI. how. DOMINICK (possibly COLLOZZI) had done. the’ ‘previous week. IEZZI ‘reported he.won over $700. but still” ‘owes about. $12, 000: (or. possibly $1200) since IEZZI deducted’ the 700 he won and DOMINICK had paid 500... ‘BRUNO indicated he would like to clean out the loans, bate Se “On March 14, 1963, according: ‘to. 728, SAM and JOE . FIORELLO; ‘both from Trenton, N. Jes ‘complained to BRUNO about’ having loaned from. 3 to $5,000 to an unnamed man who’ ‘had made no effort to™ repay, them, . although they | had heard he was ‘paying other people, . a According. ‘to BRUNO,’ the man owes’ fioney to PAPPY IPPOLETO, who will be paid off first, and the FIORELLOs ‘will. “be next. BRUNO again. pointed out the FIORELLOs should: have- let” him know when they loaned $5; 000 and. BRUNO” ‘would then have’ told IPPOLITO so that the result would have been the borrower would know’ that. _BRUNO's influence would, be behind their effort to collect. . : In, éariy ‘June , 1963, BEN GOLOB. ‘€01a° T Ea and Some others that several years ago IRVING CARREY (now deceased) and ANGELO BRUNO were in the’ loan shark. business in Miami. GOLOB borrowed . $60, 000: from them. The. method used. was that ‘BRUNO directed CARREY’ to introduce GOLOB at a bank whith loaned GOLOB the money at normal rates and for which service CARREY . -peceived. $1, 000 under the table. ~jerv- AW 45737 Docld:32303463 Page 31
“PH 92-444 JAV: imw (2) STROLLO). ‘BRUNO explained that in case an individual went to prison or was deported, others would take care of him without being asked to do so. He meant by this supporting the family of ‘the party in prison for the length of time the person was away. Confidential Informant. PH T-8, on January 30, 1963, reported that BRUNO instructed AUGUSTINE MAZZIO not to take any action in establishing horse eeeared ‘pointing out that the new Governor of Pennsylvania had secured a former FBI Agent as head of the Pennsylvania State Police. It was BRUNO's information that this individual is a "racket buster." ' MAZZIO agreed with BRUNO. Confidential. Informant: PH. Tr -5, on. February 8,. 1963, reported: he’ learned: from ADAM.-D'OLIO that .D'OLIO was. under investigation by Internal Revenue Agénts. It appeared that D‘OLro has money in his home in a safe deposit box and BRUNO expressed © impatience that D'OLIO should. have told Internal Revenue anything. It. appears that D'OLIO loaned: BRUNO $10,000, : taking the money from the safe deposit: “box, putting it into a bank, and thereafter issuing a check to. BRUNO. When the loan was repaid, the money was again placed in the box at D'OLIO's homie and then later removed when © Internal Revenue Service began their inquiry. BRUNO instructed ALFRED IEZZI to:inform D'OLIO to admit giving BRUNO $10,000 ° - because the check is a matter of record. | D'OLIO had been showing, according to BRUNO, an income of $5,000 on his tax returns. BRUNO reasoned that D'OLIO has three daughters. working for about seven a years and that D'OLIO should tell the: Internal Revenue Service ~ a that the daughters. had turned over their earnings to D!OLIO, who kept it in cash. DIGLLIO's 1958 and 1959 income tax returns are under investigation. © -, -@onfidential Informant PH p. “1; on May 38, 1963, reported that ANGELO BRUNO was holding "court" at BRUNO's home on this date; as well as at FRANK IANNARELLA's Luncheonette. No longer is he holding "court" at Penn Jersey Vending, ‘TANNARELLA had. been: observed entering BRUNO's home’ — on the evening of May 19, 1963, to "straighten out" a matter either involving gambling, numbers, or shylock money.. . AW 45737 Docld:32303463 Page 32
LL PH 92-444 oy JAV: imw (3) : - been raided. by members of Inspector DENNIS GEALER's squad, — Philadelphia Police Department, Southern Division. BRUNO com- mented that Inspector GEALER is a very difficult individual to deal with; however, he referred EDDIE to BILL RODSTEIN, — proprietor of the Sinatrama Club, Center City Philadelphia, who would see the Inspector for EDDIE. ‘BRUNO at this time claimed that he is well known to and has confidence in Attorney THOMAS D. MC BRIDE, former Pennsylvania Attorney General, and that— "MC BRIDE in the past was the person responsible for preventing PETE CASELLA from going to jail. PETE CASELLA is currently an inmate of the U. 8. Penitentiary, Atlanta, and former business. partner and close associate of ANGELO BRUNO. PH T- -5, on February 7; 1963, reported that’ MORRIS / KATZ conferred with BRUNO about some very high. ‘affiliations KATZ has in Washington, © D.C. who could be of assistance to BRUNO ; however, KATZ's sources were not identified to PH T-5 nor to. ‘BRUNO, as KATZ stated that BRUNO must accept his statements at their face value and not inquire into the identity of KATZ's ‘sources. BRUNO was interested and conferred privately with KATZ. Confidential Informant” PH T= “1, on February’ Ww, 1963, - identified THOMAS FOGLIETTA, Councilman, City of Phiiladeiphia, as a contact of ANGELO. BRUNO: and. PHILIP TESTA in the City of Philadelphia. «= -FOGLIETTA ‘had: recently represented TESTA 's sister, ANTOINETTE TESTA, ina local case at. Philadelphia. Confidential Informant PH 'T-2, on March wh, 1963, reported that RAYMOND MARTORANO © told him of his’ efforts to get cigarette vending machines placéd in the Traffic Court, City of Philadelphia, and possibly police stations. The Chief Clerk ‘of the Traffic Court and FRANK PALUMBO, - ~operator of Palumbo's Night Club, Philadelphia (who is activé in“local politics, Republican Party, Philadelphia), had referred RAYMOND to LOU LALLI. RAYMOND MARTORANO indicated it would cost him something to obtain the — contract, possibly a hi-fi set for the Chief Clerk of the Traffic Court. PH T- 1 reported on March 14, 1963, that LOU-LALLI had made contact through FRANK PALUMBO to place vending machines in -//3- AW 45737 Docld:32303463 Page 33
PH g2-4dd JAV:imw (4). the Pennsylvania State Office Building, Broad and’ “Spring Garden Streets, as well as the Traffic Court, 800 North Broad Street. According to this source, this involved a payment of $1,000 to WILLIAM F. MEADE; - who is a member of the Philadelphia Board of Revision of Taxes, and a presentation of a hi-fi set to the © a Chief Clerk of the new Chief Magistrate identified by the source as WILLIAM STECK. In this regard, PH T=-2, on the same date, stated that he learned from MARTORANO that MARTORANO had relayed this information to BRUNO to Justify the $1,000 payment MARTORANO made to secure these contracts. MARTORANO has a service contract from BRUNO to place the Penn Jersey Vending machines at several locations, for which MARTORANO pays BRUNO a cent and a half on each pack of cigarettes | sold. PH T-4, on April. 15, 1963," reported that RAYMOND MARTORANO told BRUNO that. MARTORANO had lost the Traffic Court ~~ and the State Office Building contracts for vending machine stops. MARTORANO stated that the Vending Machine Association in Phila- delphia was spreading rumors that’ BRUNO had given WILLIAM MEADE $1,000 to obtain the contract at the State Office Building. Further, : MARTORANO was to remove all of his vending machines from the Traffic Building during the week of April 15-19, 1963, as the Chief Clerk of the Traffic Court had | told MARTORANO they must be removed because of "certain pressures." Confidential ‘Informant. PH "-7, on May 22, 1963, raported that AUSTIN MEEHAN, former Sheriff of Philadelphia County, is a contact used by BRUNO and BRUNO referred the brother of AL © ~ COPLAND to MEEHAN to assist COPLAND's brother in retaining his job in the Byberry State Hospital, ‘Philadelphia. PH £-7, on June: 5, 1963, reported the Seeretary’ to Senator MIKE MANSFIELD, whose name is G. BAKER, is alleged to. make contacts for BRUNO and BEN GOLOB in the Dominican Republic. . BAKER allegedly is very friendly with the authorities in’ the Dominican Republic. The contact of BAKER's in the Dominican Republic is unknown to the source. PH T-2, on January 22, 1963, learned from SAM D'ANBROSIO, an associate of. “ANGELO BRUNO in real estate, Third and-.Oregon — Avenue, Philadelphia, Ranchland Corporation, Inc., that BRUNO told _D'AMBROSIO that BRUNO has a contact who is very close to Congress- man WILLIAM J. GREEN. - 1/2 - ‘AW 45737 Docld: 32303463 Page 34
QQ PH 92-44) | JAV2 imw (5) PH r-7, on June 12, 1963, reported that PETE PANTELEO “was backed by ANGELO BRUNO in. PANTELEO's election as. presidént to ‘the Operating ‘Engineers Union: However, JOE KANE, who. was supporting "JOEY" FAY for the samé position, was contacted by BRUNO in an effort to have KANE throw his support to PANTELEO. KANE reportedly told BRUNO he could not do this as his” ‘heople” - would give PANTELEO anything he wanted if ‘PANTELEO withdraws from the election. It. is to be noted that PANTELEO was defeated for this position. ‘PH r-2, on January 3, 1963, reported: that he earned .from JOHN MARTORANO that MARTORANO had a long talk with ANGELO BRUNO coricerning the release of HARRY RICCOBENE from: the Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia, where he is serving a. seven and one-half to fifteen-year sentence for a-naréotics violation. “BRUNO indicated that he had put up. $7,500 to consummate. the release. -Beecause the deal fell through, .he had.to ‘withdraw his’ money. BRUNO ''s complaint was their failure to secure. ‘the cooperation of the District Attorney's office in Philadelphia. MARTORANO con- - tended that they had -‘the’ cooperation from that office, and: BRUNO: was positive they did not. MARTORANO révéaled that his attorney, mentioned earlier, had. ‘contacted. then Lieutenant: ‘Governor of - Pennsylvania’ JOHN MORGAN DAVIS; who was’a member: of the Board of Parole or Pardon. DAVIS. was allegedly to get $2,000 of the $7,500. BRUNO instructed MARTORANO to talk with Attorney. ARTHUR LORCH to find out. what could. be dete. “This same source, on. January 29; 1963, séported that | - MARTORANO. sald that he and BRUNO’ again. discusséd RICCOBENE's . -pelease and BRUNO. was confident on this date that he. could secure’ the. cooperation of the District: Attorney's: office in. Philadelphia. On March 26; 1963,: First Assistant. District ‘Attorney’ F, EMMETT FITZPATRICK informed SA ROBERT. W.. HOLMES that the first time HARRY RICCOBENE's petition for commutation came up he was — represented by DOMINIC. PETRULLO, who is ina law firm with an attorney named’ LORCH. _PETRULLO- allegedly was not getting a. ‘fee ‘Further, the District Attorney's: office ‘learned that BRUNO was, - //5 7 AW 45737 DoclId: 32303463 Page 35
=A . * “See - PH 92-11. - JAV:imw - (6) | interested in the commutation. Because of this, District Attor- ney CRUMLISH ordered Assistant District Attorney THOMAS MC CORMICK to oppose the: petition, which was. done and the Board ‘pefused ‘the petition. — “The hearing before. the™ ‘Pardons’ Board took: ‘place. on | -March: 20, . 19635, and. the ‘petition was” ‘denied. : PH 77; on May 1,. 19635. reported that RAYMOND” ~MARTORANO told him that he reported to ANGELO BRUNO ‘on ‘this’ date that Assistant District Attorney, City of ‘Philadelphia, MCCORMICK again: opposed HARRY RICCOBENE's commutation; “However, RICCOBENE: now has nine. more jmonths* ‘to serve “before. he reaches» the minimum sentence of seven and one-half. years. oo This. same source, on May. 23; '1963,. reported that” Attorney | DAVE: ZWANITZ would: now represent HARRY RICCOBENE in his petition for a commutation, and that ZWANITZ: did. represent him on this. date. _However, it is believed that this petition will again be denied. ~//G@ ~ a AW 45737 Docld:32303463 Page 36
\ , PH godly _ SRP: imw (4) | PH T-2, on March 5, 1963, : advised that SAM D'AMBROSIO. was interested in ANGELO BRUNO's. tax problems. and mentioned to ‘him that he, D'AMBROSIO,. had a "connection" very close to Congressman WILLIAM Je _ GREEN. of Philadelphia. . PH T-2, on January 22, 1963, indicated. -¢o BRUNO ‘that he had made a contact. with an. ‘unknown individual relative to BRUNO's tax problems and had beén advised that BILL GREEN’ (Congressman. WILLIAM J.. | GREEN) was the person who should be contacted. Confidential Informant. PH 2-8," on : May’ 1, 1963; advised that ANGELO BRUNO recently told him of his arrest in 1962 for “a violation of the. Pennsylvania Dangerous Drug. Act and that BRUNO was having FRANK ‘MATTEO,- who is also known as. FRANKIE MENDEL, obtain the notes of testimony. at the Magistrate's hearing relative to this’ arrest. “The source said. that -BRUNO was. ‘anxious to receive this material. promptly, and. believed. that BRUNO was possibly | contemplating using this as his defense in prosecution of BRUNO | and his wife for tax evasion. ‘It should be noted: that when. the’ Philadelphia police’ arrested BRUNO. on a ‘Dangerous. Drug Act charge, they. entered his residence. on'a search’ and. ‘seizure ‘warrant An regard.to’ ‘possible . lllegal gambling: operations. * It appéars. that BRUNO may ‘possibly be considering. that. business ‘papers - ‘Pelative ‘to Cigarette ~ Distributors, Ine.,° which were > obtained at that time, were not obtained legally. Confidential Informant - PH: par. on ‘April 27," 1963, advised - that ANGELO BRUNO was active’all day in contacting legal counsel . pelative to the’ possible prosecut: Yof BRUNO for income “tax evasion, T-1 said that BRUNO may have contacted. Philadelphia Attorney JAKE: KOSSMAN,. ‘who ‘also represents JAMES ‘RIDDLE’ _HOFEA, President. of the International Teamsters Union, , On May .1, 1963, PH P=1. advised. that. FRANK MATTEO had - on that day been instructed by BRUNO to contact MOONEY LEVIN ~ (former Magistrate GEORGE LEVIN, . office 406 South ‘llth Street, -- residence Rittenhouse Claridge, 18th and Walnut Streets, Phila- delphia), who was the Magistrate hearing charges against ANGELO - S/ZB0 - AW 45737 DoclId: 32303463 Page 37 a
PH 92-444 (4). In regards to PETER MAGGIO, the Miami Division by communique dated March 27, 1963, advised that PH T-19, Assistant Vice-President, Mercantile National Bank, Miami Beach, Fla., informed SA WILLIAM F, KUSCH that the G and M Realty Corporation had financial transactions of which the bank was aware and that PETER MAGGIO and CARLO GAMBINO were: instrumental | in promoting this real. estate venture. ~ On January 11, 1963, 1-7 advised that ANGELO BRUNO's wife SUE issued a check dated December 17, 1962, payable to MARIO MAGGIO in the amount of $2,500; drawn on the Central ‘Penn National Bank. Her account number at this bank, according to T-7, is 4-16-3790. . - /33 - AW 45737 Docld:32303463 Page 38
PH 92-HU44 (2) Vicinity Miami, Fla.; Dominican Republic, and Bimini, Bahama Islands ; on February. 18, 1963, T-1 advised BEN GOLOB, an associate of ANGELO BRUNO, informed a friend of BRUNO; who thereafter told T-1, that he had just returned from Florida and had spent | a couple of days with ANGELO BRUNO while in Florida, Further, that SUE BRUNO was sick. This friend indicated:to T-1 that GOLOB,. according to what he had - learned, : contemplates departing from Philadelphia February 2,. 1963, flying directly from Philadelphia to San Juan, Puerto Rico, and immediately thereafter flying from Puerto ‘Rico to” the Dominican Republic. It is said that the purpose of this trip was to attend the inauguration of a new President in the Dominican Republic, February 27; 1963. Further that” BRUNO was going to be in the Dominican Republic for the. same purpose, It was stated that Attorney General ROBERT KENNEDY. and the Vice-President of the United States, LYNDON. JOHNS ON, would attend this inauguration. ane) T-7 on February 20, 1963, advised ANGELO BRUNO continued to stay in Miami, Fla. T-7 telephonically con- . tacted business associates in Philadelphia for unknown purposes but did request that BEN GOLOB contact ANGELO BRUNO >) telephonically in Miami, Fla. On February 26, 1963, T-7 advised that RALPH SCHWARTZ, . an employee of BRUNO, had indicated to him that SCHWARTZ attempted to contact BRUNO in Miami, Fla., at the residence of CHARLES COSTELLO but had been unable to contact BRUNO there. SCHWARTZ supposedly talked to SUE BRUNO and believed that ANGELO BRUNO had gone to the Dominican Republic, T-2 stated that he had been told by BEN GOLOB that he. had learned that BRUNO was going to the Dominican Republic te: ‘attend the above-described nauguration . This informant - -f/2Zo- | HW 45737 Docld:32303463 Page 39
OC) o PH 92-444 (7) 2 i Mr. JERRY SOLOMON, General Manager, Americana notel, Santurce, Puerto Rico, contacted April 25, 1963, advised that ™ Mr. and Mrs. ANGELO BRUNO, 934. Snyder Avenue, registéreéd “at the’ hotel April 24,. (1963, with intentions of remaining through © April 27, 1963. On April 25, 1963, Mr. SOLOMON advised that BRUNO and his wife checked out of the hotel at approximately (3: 00. Pome, with intentions to catch a flight to Miami. Mr. JACK FERNANDEZ, Traffic Manager, pan American Airways, International Airport, Isla Verde, Puerto Rico, on April 25, 1963, indicated that BRUNO and his wife had de- parted from San Juan via flight 456 bound for Miami, Fla. A review of the tickets . indicates the following: S. — Ticket #026 441 -43105 was issued to ASSUNTA BRUNO and ticket #026 -44] -43156°. was issued to ANGELO BRUNO ANALORO™ at Pan American Airways’ Office, Barcelona, Spain. The tickets indicated that BRUNO and his wife traveled from Barcelona, Spain, to Lisbon, Portugal, then to San Juan aboard Pan American Airways flight 255, April 24, 1963. Purther, that their tickets showed an open flight from San. Juan to Miami on Pan American Airways and an open flight from Miami, Fla., to Philadelphia, European Travel On March 22, 1963, m1 advised that ANGELO BRUNO had left for Florida the previous day, March 21, 1963. This same source stated on March 28, 1963, that ANGELO BRUNO was’ either traveling or in Miami. On April 3, 1963, T-1 advised that ANGELO BRUNO would not \be back for quite awhile, accord- ing to information he had heard, in which FRANK NICOLETTI, an associate of BRUNO; made this statement. - “Qn March 13, 1963, T T-7 advised that ANGELO BRUNO was going to visit Italy. This informant stated that BRUNO had heard from his cousin, CALOGERO SINATRA, (previously identified -S3BS - — AW 45737 DoclId: 32303463 Page 40
PH 92-441 (8) as a member of La Causa Nostra in Sicily) and SINATRA told BRUNO that he had purchased a@ new car so that he could show BRUNO - all ‘of Italy upon BRUNO's visit there. T-3 on April 9, 1963, advised that PETER MAGGIO, brother-in-law of ANGELO. BRUNO, advised him that he had received a telephone call from BRUNO, who was in Italy. ‘Both SUE and ANGELO BRUNO were said to have been sick from bad stomachs and would call the home of MARIO MAGGIO on Easter Sunday. BRUNO, according to.the informant, had visited his cousin, CALOGERO- SINATRA, in Italy and would make the phone call from Italy on Easter Sunday, at which time he would be in Rome. T-1 on April 14, 1963, advised that MICHAEL BRUNO, PETER MAGGIO, SALVATORE MAGGIO, brother of. PETER, and PHIL. TESTA all met at the residence of MARIO MAGGIO so as to talk . to ANGELO BRUNO when he called MAGGIO's residence from Italy. ‘What they discussed was unknown, to informant . T6 advised on “April 15, 1963, that: ANGELO “BRUNO had called MARIO MAGGIO's. residence from Palermo, Italy. This call was alleged to havé arrived during which time a family party was in Brogress. T=3 on May 133 1963, advised that he haa learned. that ANGELO BRUNO was supposed to return from Italy on or about May 13, 1963, ‘but could. furnish no additional. information. - T-13, a Bureau. source abroad, advised that on April 17, 1963, he learned from a source, Central Bureau, Criminal Division, Italian National Police, Rome, of the. following: — cy Ae . . WU avlece bontiyestnteenntien from the tatiana” Police in Caltanissetta, Sicily, that ANGELO BRUNO is identical | - -/32@ - HW 45737 Docld:32303463 Page 41 GAY" 1 -Fb
PH 92-44 (9) | with ANTONIO ANGELO ANNALORO, born May 21, 1910, in Villalba, Caltanissetta, Sicily, the son of MICHELE and VINCENZA CUMELLA. The source stated that the subject was lodged at the Hotel DiPrima in Caltanissetta on March 27 to March 31, 1963. was accompanied by his wife, ASSUNTA, and-had‘in his: possession U. S. passport #C707705. The Italian National Police were able ‘to determine that BRUNO on March 30, 1963; called a cousin ~ (possibly CALOGERO SINATRA) in Vollelunga, Caltanissetta, and later with his wife visited a cousin, ANGELO ANNALORO, and an uncle, DAMIANO CUMELLA in Villalba. It was stated that BRUNO departed from. Italy on or about April 10, 1963, for Germany and from Germany was to travel to Florida. Method of travel was unknown. (-1)/11 T-13 advised that on April 22, 1963, this | source ° furnished the following additional information: 5x6 Dea) BRUNO and his wife checked out of the Hotel DiPrima at 12 noon, March 31, 1963. ‘They thereafter left in an un- identified automobile for Germany where they were scheduled to leave by plane for Florida. on April 24, 1963, ‘the source.” related that the Italian Police ascertained that BRUNO and his wife on April 3, 1963, were lodged at the Hotel Excelsior in Naples, Italy, and on. April 6, 1963, departed by auto for Pescara, Italy. (0p De) 7 T-3 on May 20, 1963, advised that he had recently heard BRUNO in a conversation in which he made the following comments in regards to his trip to Italy: BRUNO left from Philadelphia, went to Miami, flew directly from’Miami to New York, without reservations managed to obtain booking and flew directly to Italy. His wife did. not know of these arrangements prior to actually leaving for Italy. BRUNO stated that he had met quite a few Rappresentantes: in Italy, translated to mean a representative or agent. This -/37 - | | GINLG WY AW 45737 DocId:32303463 Page 42