Qe ye _ Report Form’ - FD-263 (512-5534 = Reporting Office PHILADELPHIA : TITLE OF CASE Investigative Period Report made by Typed By: | J. ROBERT PEARCE PHH AN aBLo“BRUNO CHARACTER OF CASE ef AR : | : “a | BARE Reference Report of SA J. ROBERT PEARCE dated 5/31/60, at Coe adel phia Philadelphia letter to the Director dated 7/15/60. ~ Pp. Leads MIAMI _ | | | AT oa FLA. 3 Will conduct the following investigation regarding ANGELO BRUNO as set forth in reference Philadelphia report: #1, Will ascertain the identity of the cigarette “vending machine business in which ANGELO BRUNO has allegedly /| .purchased an interest at Miami Beach, Fla., noting that thist / business is, according to PH 323-C, in. the name of SUE BRUNO} wife of ANGELO BRUNO. vi " Approved , . ’ V7 , Do not write in spaces below * Copies made: : Ian ; . GN Be Bureau (92-2717) lec ¢ Jive [xh - aT y REC-—8 2 - Miami (92-139) : 2 - Philadelphia (92-H4H) 16 AUG 16 1960 / . weexssoy — : Q” as nN fe ey if ; dDinr . ANT iad ts wT My _ . “oP ogg . on pine ‘= Property he Ba Hi WO"? a os, by thé FBI, and neither it nor its contents are to be distributed outside t nN . su . . _— ~, SS > agency .to which loaned. . ah, lg xv U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1956 ‘oo gassi19° A, : ~ be Toe, Docld: 32560419 Page 1
yo Montmartre Hotel. PH Q2-4b | | ! ‘*2, Will also endeavor to ascertain through confidential sources or records pertaining to the transfer of ownership of this business, the identity of the bank at which ANGELO BRUNO or his wife, SUE BRUNO, have an account, noting that SUE BRUNO told PH 523-C she wrote a check of $50,000 in purchasing this business. *3. Will contact MM 647-PC, who according to Miami letter to Philadelphia 3/29/60, stated that ANGELO BRUNO of Philadelphia, had gone into the cigarette vending machine business in the Miami area. . #4, Will interview CHARLES I. COSTELLO who maintains a residence at 12468 North Bayshore Drive, North Miami, Fla., considering that ANGELO BRUNO and ANGELO BRUNO's wife furnished Miami telephone #NA 7-5095, listed to COSTELLO *° when obtaining reservations at National Airlines in Miami on 4/24/60, for flights from Miami, Flaz, to!Philadelphia, Pa., as-is set forth in Miami letter to Philadelphia 5/6/60. *5. Will, thmugh sources, ascertain if ANGELO BRUNO has a financial interest in the Montmart (phonetic) Notel "next to the Eden Roc" as ANGELO BRUNO's wife has stated that she and her husband have a financial interest in this motel. Note: The above reference may be to the PHILADELPHIA AT PHILADELPHIA, PA,: | - . 1. Will maintain contact with informants associated with BRUNO to ascertain his activities. . - sr Will attempt to interview BRUNO to obtain any additional information with emphasis. on subject's venturs in Florida. Administrative Data a Note that Philadelphia letter to the Director 7/15/60, states that ANGELO BRUNO was in Florida almost entirely since the date of last report. For this reason a report would not be submitted until investigation was completed by the Miami Division. This is the reason for the extended investigative period in this report. ON ~- B - : Pa . COVER PAGE SVBONISABO Docld: 32560419 Page 2?
PH 92-H4 PH T-1 | PH 523-C ._ PH T-2 PH 514-C PH T-3 MM 647-PC i "y ‘ ¢ m . fos d™ / ~ ‘LY ° ° Informants Contacted by SA J, ROBERT PEARCE on 6/1/60 and 7/6/60 . Contacted by SA J, ROBERT PEARCE on 6/28/60 and 8/5/60 SA ELMER F. EMRICH, 7/21/60, Miami letter to. Philadelphia 7/29/60. ~ 0% . COVER. PAGE ae we ey “ SQO SAG Docld: 327560419 Page 3
“PH 92-hhh COSTELLO will be further identified in the. body of this report. | On 4/26/60, PH 523-C was requested to contact the residence of MICHAEL BRUNO, 810 Snyder Avenue,. for purposes of ascertaining who was present in this home, considering that a spot check ofsMICHAERL BRUNO's residence during the evening 4/25/60 until 10:30 o.m. 4/26/60, failed to indicate any unidentified males entering or leaving MICHAEL BRUNO's residence or any unusual activity. On 4/26/60, the informant encountered SUE BRUNO at her son's residence, 810 Snyder Avenue, at which time she: obtained the above mentioned information regarding BRUNO's investment in a cigarette vending machine business in Miami Beach and other financial negotiations or investhents by BRUNO. On 4/26/60, ASAC DEAN W. ELNSON, Philadelphia, | learned from SAC TEAGUE, Miami, that it was possible that the above mentioned phone call from Fort Myers, Fla., to Philadelphia might not have been to JIMMY and could possibly have been to a JEANIE. It is believed that this was the _ person who was called in Philadelphia inasmuch as JEAN BRUNO, the teenage daughter of ANGELO BRUNO, resides 934 Snyder Avenue, a short distance from where her brother resides, 810 Snyder Avenue, and would logically be at her brother's residence if her parents were both in Miami. PH 269-C on 4/26/60, telephonically contacted itheMaggio Cheese Company, llth Street and Washington Avenue, where he usually sees. BRUNO and talked to SALVATORE MAGGIO who told the informat that he would attempt to locate BRUNO ot and would call the informant. In approximately 15 minutes, ; SALVATORE MAGGIO called informant and said BRUNO was not in> town and he knew nothing further, . , be | On 4/27/60, MARIO MAGGIO called PH 269-¢ | and said that he had just learned that DAD (referring: to BRUNO) would be back in Philadelphia late the following day, l/28/60. - EF wo - COVER ~ PAGE Docld: 32560419 Page ?
PH 92-l)) RIZZO emphasized that this information should not be divulged under any circumstances and was furnished strictly on a confidential basis. He stated that he knew from this and other sources that ANGELO BRUNO ° definitely had MITCHELL COHEN working” for him in BRUNO's numbers activityos ‘On 3/24/60, PH 269-C advised SA DALE Me HIESTAND that he was well acquainted with MITCHELL COHEN, Regarding COHEN, whom the informant had an appointment with that day, the following information was furnisheds COHEN was best known for being a close associate of former Philadelphia City Commissioner SAMUEL ROSE, deceased. He was characterized in this connection as being a "confidential runner," meaning that COHEN was used to carry confidential messages to people wanting 1 to contact SAMUEL ROSE in a confidential manmer, COHEN maintains cl liaison and.a friendly relationship with one MORR TAR, a former Philadelphia County Detective, who is now employed in the offices of Philadelphia City Councilman HARRY NORWICK,. He is a J *confidential rutiner"for STAR at this time. The informant, in fact, was to meet COHEN in STAR's offices later 3/2/60. The informant stated that COHEN was definitely connected with BRUNO at this time and was in the numbers racket with BRUNO. The informant said that COHEN, he believed, was primarily used by BRUNO for COHEN!s con- nections more than for his numbers ope tion which BRUNO conducts. ; It was previously reported that MM 665-PC_ on 10/5/59 advised SA ROBERT F, FETZNER, Miami Division, of observing ANGELO BRUNO in the Luau Restaurant, North Bay Villagey Flae = D- COVER PAGE SWANQSWQ Docld: 32560419 Page &
PH 92-4hh Eo LEGITIMATE ENTERPRISES PH 269=C, on 2/12/60, advised that he had purchased Garwood Industries, a concern selling equipment used by..truckers in the removal of trash and refuse. The informant said: that he was going to ask BRUNO to invest $20,000 in this venture, - On 3/9/60, the informant stated that this company. is located at Kensington and Sedgely Avenues, Philadelphia . and that BRUNO had not, as yet, invested money in this venture. , \ On 3/9/60, PH 535-C advised SA ROBERT W. HOLMES that ANGELO BRUNO recently went to Florida to attend the funeral of HARRY (LNU)», he years of age, who had dropped dead of a heart attacke The informant said that HARRY: owned a motel or hotel, and that BRUNO had money invested in this venture, but his name did not appear on the records. HARRY's widow has refused to settle with BRUNO, and there is nothing that BRUNO can do since he had no proof of the investment. Informant added that BRUNO was not in good health, having prostate trouble as well as trouble "with his insidese”™ _ CONTRACT = CITY OF PHILADELPFIA FOR REMOVAL OF TRASH On 2/18/60, PH 269-C advised SA DALE M. HIESTAND . that the property which BRUNO and others were attempting to purchase in Salem, Ne Je, for disposal of Philadelphia garbage was condemned by the State of New Jerseya. ‘The informant believed that the State of New Jersey purchased the property, and in view of this, the venture to obtain a contract from the City of Philadel- phia for removal of trash from the city via water to - Pe COVER PAGE DoclId: 32560419 Page 93
PH 92-lhh Salem, Ne Jo, collapsed. _ It is to be noted that the informant was frequently contacted on this matter to furnish advice to BRUNO and his associates, The informant pointed out that the Maggio Cheese Company, where he frequently meets BRUNO, is in his opinion “the headquarters for crime in the Philadelphia and suburban arease The informant also noted that there was someone at the cheese factory on a 2lj-hour basises COVER PAGE - DoclId: 32560419 Page 10