Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hot } DATE: 11-E}529 Wy. 51-59) - - ad FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION rd REPORTING OFFICE OFFICE OF ORIGIN DATE _| INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD . hat eee NEWARK NEWARK 4 6/10/63 _~-9/23/63" TITLE OF CASE REPORT MADE BY Doe TYPED Bt fj | JOHN P. WILGUS sat LA COSA NOSTRA CHARACTER OF CASE . NEWARK DIVISION a CONSPIRACY | ANTI“RACKETEERING = REFERENCES: yoport of SA. JOHN P, WILGUS dated 6/17/63 at | ; Newar e : i Report of SA JAMES >, FLYNN dat:d 7/1/63 at New York. -.. = P ow ENCLOSURES —— ap) TO BUREAU - | f ; Three (3) copies of a letterhead menorandum containing confidential information furnished by NK 2251-c* and NK 2319-c* and also two (2) copies of a letterhead memorandum characterizing informant used in this report, - mo TO NEW YORK Two (2) copies of a letterhead memorandum containing confidential information furnished by NK 2251-C* and NK 2319.¢* and also two (2) copies of a letterhead memorandum characterizing APPROVED DO NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW ~ COPIES MADE: AN 4 “3 Bureau (22-6054) ¢ “~2 New York (92-2333) (Enc. 4) ~ 1 Boston (Info) (Enc. 1) 2 Newark (92-1203) | PXTOTIRS Tapco Aten Docld: 32295454 Page 2
DATE: 11- 14-2017 - NK 92-1203 ee recovered and fled the country. he assassination was allegedly at PROFACI's orders. The 1937 Newark City Directory lists a DOMENICO. D'AMICO as Director of the D'Amico Macaroni: Company, 34.Drift Street, Newark. GASPARE is listed as President of this company. Newark files also show that on 1/24/58, Lt. LEON NEIDORF made available Essex County Prosecutor's Office murder files, number 247, 248 and 249. These files showed that VINCENZO TROIA, his stepson, JOSEPH TROIA, and FRANK LONGO, of 109 North 15th Street, Bloomfield, New Jeisey, were murdered at 10:57 AM, 8/22/35, in a candy store ‘located at 317 South 6th Street, Newark, N. J. An article appearing in the ''Newark Evening News" on 8/23/35 noted that VINCENZO TROIA was reported to be the operator of the Two Eagles Italian lottery, one of four such lotteries operated in the City of Newark. The bodies of VINCENZO and JOSEPH TROIA were claimed by Brooklyn undertaker, CHARLES C, CATALANO, and were shipped to [Italy for burial, The above information is submitted to assist in the evaluation of that furnished by NY T-2 in referenced report, 7/1/63, Although informant's information concerning the fact that D*AMNICO and the TROIAs met violent deaths is substantially correct, it does not appear that TROIA could have been responsible for D*AMICO's death since TROIA was himself killed eighteen months earlier, Cases have been opened to identify and determine the activities of Dr, PHILIP NOTO, DANNY NOTO, FRETCHIE (LNU), and HAPPY (LNU) (believed to be JOSEPH BELLINO) , all reported by NK 2319-C* to be members or potential members of Cosa Nostra. ' INFORMANTS Identity of Source NK TH1 “NK 2366-C The sources utilized in enclosed letterhead memorandum are identified as NK 2319-C* and NK 2251-cC*, Cc COVER PAGE Docld: 32295454 Page 3
PWPleased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hotter” DATE: 11-14-2017 + £D-204 Bev 3-3-59) . \ ; . ; . Te STATES DEPARTMENT OF (srice ‘ “FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Copy to: Report of: : - . Office: Date: JOHN P, WILGUS Newark, New Jersey 9/30/63 - . Field Office File #: ; Bureau File 4: | ; ; | 92-1203 - —— 92—_6054 Title: ; 8 ; LA COSA NOSTRA NEWARK DIVISION Character: ~ | . | _ _ANTI-RACKETEERING - _ | J CONSPIRARY . Synopsis: A confidential source advised that RAYMOND: “DATRIARCA has made plans to "get" an individual whom source believes to. be JOSEPH VALACHT. PATRIARCA reportedly contacted source to enlist his aid in providing unknown persons from Chicago and Detroit with transportation. However, there have been no further develop-— ments to date. LOUIS H. RRINI, inmate, New Jersey State an Prison, Trenton, N. J., interviewed 9/10/63 and amplified previous information regarding his witnessing a secret ( initiation at New Jersey State Prison in about 1956, Participants in this ceremony identified. DETAILS: _ a ; On August 20, 1963, ‘NK T-1 advised that during the - week end of August 17~19, 1963, he had been in Providence, \ ode_Island, where GUIDO ZARLANGA introduced him to RAYMOND ‘e@amtincas The informant has been in contact with ZARLANGA — several times recently and they have discussed various . criminal schemes. On this occasion, according to the informant, PATRIARCA told of plans to "get the guy" before he goes to court to testify. The informant understood the reference to be to JOSEPH VALACHI, who has made public disclosures about Cosa Nostra. PATRIARCA said that the job was to be done by persons unknown to NK T-l, two from Chicago and two from Detroit. The informant was instructed to return to New Jersey and wait until he was told when and where to wick up these persons rovide them with transportation This document and pi neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. "Te is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. / . | ~ Docld: 32295454 Page 4
ased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 19927 (44 TSC 7i07 Hott” DATE: 11-14-2017 an . o* NK 92-1203 , . On August 21,. 3963; NK pel advised he had had a telephone call from PATRIARCA who told him to "be ready," and that the two guys from Chicago wére in Log Branch, New Jersey. The informant. assumed that these persons knew. how to. get in touch with him but had not done so as yet. At _ _this..time,. the informant reported. that he had.no details how. the presumed assassination would be accomplished nor did he know the identity of any of the individuals who would participate. His role as hesaw it was to act as a driver only. On September 4 and 5, 1963, NK T-1 advised that although he was under the definite impressicn that it was PATRIARCA's intention to "take care" of JOSEPH VALACHI, he has heard nothing further from him and now assumes that PATRIARCA has decided that the plan is not feasible at this time, due. Informant was contacted on September 9, 12 and ; 20, 1963, and in each instance stated that he has heard nothing | from PATRIARCA nor from anyone else on this matter, NK T~1 - gave his assurance that he would promptly report further developments, ; Docld: 322954584 Page 5