ron, FD-204 (Rev, $869) 6 ; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION | Copy to: Report of . ROBERT A,. VOEGE. Office, PITTSBURGH Date: 6/ 3/6 1. a , Pittsburgh 92- 226 ‘SEBASTIAN JOHN LA ROCCA ". Bureau Filé-No.: " Field Office File No.: 92~2940 | Do _ Title: Me Moomera Character: Le eee Synopsis: mer Informants ‘advise that LA ROCCA will. spend period from: approximately 5/30/61 to 6/4/61 at Wayne, Pa., near Philadelphia, in order to. « attend graduation of adopted son from Valley Forge Military Academy. Gift of Ford Thunderbird with special upholstery has _ been ordered for graduation gift-and LA ROCCA and wife. plan to. of stay at.motel in Wayne, Pa., vicinity. Gross sales of cement . . block during 1960 at the North Star Cement Block Co., Pittsburgh, OO# allegedly amounted to $431,624, and $70 5 000 in building supplies th _were sold during i A PEK Law 11 (a) | Gun permit, bankruptcy and gasoline credit card -records reviewed negatively. Information relating to Associates, illegal activities, legitimate enterprises and banking connections IN VIEW OF THE CONVICTION OF LA ROCCA ror ate ARRY ) ED WEAPON, set forth. WITH INTENT TO KILL AND HI N HE MAY BE ARMED AND - SHOULD BE CONSIDERED DANGEROUS. | pe DIC SIMINATION RESTRICTED TO JUSTICE DEPARTMENT | a 2 DP ke LOS “This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of S FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. . Ne ae Pa ~ Page 3 IMW 45836 Docold: 32333724
PG 92-226 C. ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES General Information of A Criminal Nature Relating twthe LA. ROCCA =- GENOVESE Organization Obtained Through Informant Coverage. ~~ Se PG T-1 has advised that there is a definite possibility that - the PRUNER.-brothers, officials at LA ROCCA's North Star Cement Block Company in Pittsburgh, have transferred stock in AT & T to LA ROCCA and that neither LA ROCCA nor the PRUNERs have listed this stock on their income tax returns. He further: explained that although LA ROCCA has sold stock in the North Star. Cement. Block. Company, he is holding this stock as security ' for his employees until they can come up with a set sum. The informant stated that. he does not think. that either LA ROCCA or his employees have. paid tax on this stock and that the PRUNER brothers. have threatened to "talk" -if the stocks are not returned to. them so they can be transferred and LA ROCCA given his money. The informant estimated that ROY VEY, another company executive, and the PRUNER brothers owe roughly $40,000 to LA ROCCA personally or $80,000 to the corporation, and that if either of these amounts is paid, the stock will be returned to then. GEORGE ARMSTRONG, Vice-President, Stock Issue Corporation, AT & T, 50 Varick Street, New York City, advised on April 25, 1961, that a thorough review of all his records fails to indicate that ’ ALDO and AIMO: PRUNER hold any stock in AT & T nor have they held any stock at any time in the past.. On May 3, 1961, ARMSTRONG advised that JOHN S. LA ROCCA and MARY. LA ROCCA, 900 West Ingomar Road, Pittsburgh, Pa., opened an account with AT & T on April 21, 1961, with a purchase of 39 shares of AT & T stock on that date. The stock records note them as joint tenants with right of survivorship. ae a FOB LES sh aiid d MW 45836 Docld: 32332724 Page 4
PG 92-226 The Little Rock office of ‘the: FBI advised on May 4, 1961, that SEBASTIAN JOHN LA ROCCA was not interviewed by Bureau Agents — or the Hot Springs Police Department in relation to the jewel.. theft at the Arlington Hotel in Hot Springs, Arkansas, during 1957. While at Hot Springs during 1957, . LA ROCCA associated with the MANNARINO. brothers of New Kensington, Pa. on May 3, 1961, GERALD VANDERSLICE, Room Clerk, Velda ‘Rose Motel, Hot Springs, Arkansas, advised that LA ROCCA -had not. been a guest at this motel from January, 1961, to May 3, 1961, and that. the MANNARINO brothers have not been visitors at the motel either. PG T-1 advised on May 12, 1961, that LA ROCCA was extremely and unusually upset on that dajeoncerning an impending investigation by the Internal Revenue Service at Pittsburgh and anticipated questions relating to gasoline consumption for two automobiles for business reasons. D, LEGITIMATE ENTERPRISES. Information Relating to the North Star Cement Block Company Pittsburgh, Pa. (SEBASTIAN JOHN LA ROCCA, President). PG T-1 has advised that. supervisory employees of the North Star Cement Block Company. advised LA ROCCA recently that gross sales of block during the yeaix960 were $431,624 and that the company sold $70,000 worth of building supplies during that year, They also advised him, upon his return from Florida, that there was only $19,000 in the North Star account at a Pittsburgh. bank. during April, 1961, and that $8,000 had been paid to LA ROCCA for loans. THey stated that. income tax and other incidentals had not yet been . estimated and advised LA ROCCA that the company is much better off ‘this year than in 1960 because it has a great deal of block in stock and is now " handling five different types of mortar. 6 i PNW 45836 Docld:32332724 Page 5
PG 92-226 The aforementioned informant advised that officials of the North. Star Cement Block Company read a scientific magazine explaining technical devices-on April 17, 1961, and decided on that date. not to allow any Federal agents other than representatives of the Internal Revenue Service inside the company office. He said they believed that the FBI kept abreast of all situations by utilizing ballpoint pens which are actually tape recorders. a — me The aforementioned informant advised on May 9, 1961, that LA ROCCA was extremely concerned over the drive of the Attorney General of the United States against organized crime which was publicized in Pittsburgh newspapers on May 7, 1961, and told supervisory — employees at the North Star Cement Block Company, "We can expect trouble." He advised employees not to talk to representatives of the Internal Revenue Service or volunteer information while records were being checked and stated that he planned to give the Internal Revenue Service a "hard time." a : oO a Information - LOTT AN. Concerning Keystone Sales, Inc:, Johnstown, Pa.” SHEN TEL OSC : . . Special Agent ROBERT MADDEN, Intellige nee Division ternal Revenue Service, Pittsburgh sed MW 45836 Docld: 32332724 Page 6
wegen = ates a : | PG 92-226 The United States National Bank, Johnstown, Pa... On May 4, 1961, Special. A gent ROBERT MADDEN, Intelligence Division, Internal Revenue Service, Pittsbu Pa eT oPK Law f—il(a) F, MISCELLANEOUS _ | | Information Relating to Gun Permit Records On April 27, 1961, Lieutenant BENJAMIN LEE, Identification Bureau, | Pennsylvania State Police Headquarters, Harrisburg, Pa., advised | that his records do not contain an application for issuance of a. gun permit for LA ROCCA; the true name of LA ROCCA and his known aliases as well as the name of the North Star Cement Block Company were checked in this regard. Information Concerning Gulf Oil Company Records OL Sn terete ere teotererpamstjemeaieen On April 27, 1961, JOHN MAYLOHR, Clerk, Credit Department, : Gulf O11 Company, City Line and President Avenues, Philadelphia, ; Pa., advised that Gulf Oil Company records contain no listing for the North Star Cement Block Company or for the subject under his true name or known aliases. The name, MARY LA ROCCA, was also checked negatively in this regard. oN - 10% HW 45636 Docld:32332724 Page 7