iy By memorandum to the Director May 9, 1958, in instant case, the Pittsburgh Division forwarded copies of a memorandum detailins comments made by an attorney in Pittsburgh, | Pennsylvania, Confidential Informant Albany T-32, in respect. to instant meeting, T+32 was interviewed after he had indicated a desire to discuss the meeting with a Bureau representative. Pittsburgh commented that T-32 is a politically prominent figure and a somewhat controversial one since unconfirmed rumors have linked him with racket - figures over a considerable number of years... The rumors nave never been substantiated, according to Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh noted that T-32 was very close to Mayor DAVID L. LAWRENCE. of Pittsburgh who is a likely successor to the governorship of Pennsylvania in the next election, . - It should be nted that T-32 gave the impression- to interviewing agents that he felt there might be some possibility JOSEPH FILARDO could be aoe ggaces to talk about instant: meeting as his attitude was far léss rigid than that of CIVEL and his’ position on citizenship more tenuous. “Te 32 stated chat he ‘feels that FILARDO may have attended as a vietimn of the group. rather than a member of it, It is believed an Italian speaking agent would fare better in attempting to? interview FILARDO. Both FILARDO and CIVELLA are mentioned specifically below by T-3e. | , 7 T-i32 was interviewed on May 6, 1958, by Special “Agents DAMON W, PITCHER and JOHN S,, PORTELLA He said that after the meeting of the noodiums at Apalachin, New York, he was telephonically contacted by NICK CIVELLA and an . elderly Italian who owns a bake shop. in Kansas City (believed to be JdOSsPH PILARDO), They requested him to represent them ‘before, the Federal. Grand Jury and State Grand Jury in New York City. T-32° ‘said he told the hoodlums he was unable to represent them directly, but would look out for their interest s and would arrange for them to obtain counsel in. New york, which he did, T-32 did not identify the counsel he obtained for CIVELLA and FILARDO, Ts =32 met the bw0 ‘hood Luis in. New York City the night | he had an. cient o! elock “apointa nent. "they kept him wa iting until 12:15 A.M. When they: appeared they refused to say anything to the attorneys. whom T-32 had arranged to represent them. They said. that they had conferred with some. unnamed persons while en route to New York City and had been told to say nothing, and that 24 MW 45836 Docld: 32332691 Page 6
AL 62=1152 | they did not require the services of an attorney; however, they did decide to retain the counsel selected by Te32 for their appearances the’ following day . t ‘he informant related that the elderly baker (FILARDO)  ° was haturalized . about 13 years ago and was-.extremely avraid . j of losing his citizenshin and of being deported. He aad no 4 record, according to T-32, and had never even been inherrdgated” by police before, T-32 said he was unable to speak Enz lish i. very well and wag searéd to death, +32 said that FILARDO gave the impression he would have balked to Bae. attorneys except that CIVELLO counseled him frequently against saying anything, CIVELLO told Te3S2. that he would not and could not admit to him that he had been present at the captioned meeting @nd his story. was that he had been in the area to visit a girl friend who was. married { and whom he did not eare to involve. CIVELZ.C said that he would be unablie.to admit to.the Grand Jury that it was raining ‘outside even if it was at the time he appeared before them. | | 32 said that the two hoodlums and the attorneys ‘conferred. for about an hour and a half before the noodiums - appeared before the Grand Jury and the attorneys briefed the noodiums on what questions they could refuse to answer and “invoke the Fifth Amendment. A series of possible questic which they mizht be asked were reviewed with them and CIVELEO.” would frequently state, with respect to those directed to the! baker, "he can't answér- that," - P32 “stated the review was ~ conducted in a reception room outside the room where the Grand Jury was sitting. T-32 said that numerous witnesses who had been subpoenaed to appear and who nad been in attendance at the. captioned meeting were present and absolutely ref “used to talk to one another and acted like strangers, “$332> related that he had no knowledge’ of the subject matter discussed at instant meeting at Apalachin, | ; but related that from his experience and various contacts : he was of tle.opinion that in the tate 20's or early 30's a national orzanizetion was. formed.for the purpose of controlling 4 illegal activities, This organization had a national council ~ So | ' . . ‘ 3. a . , * and local “overlord! who would communicate with eacn other MN by courier not trusting mail or tele phone contacts. He stated 1. he believed that JOH BIANCO was a courier. in the Pittsburgh district. (It is noted that BIANCO was convicted in about 1951 for Interstate Transportation of Lottery Tickets. He was a arrested. at that time after getting off an airplane with a | WW 45636 Docld: 32332691 . Page 7 ~ -_ _ j ~
Pc i 3 t 4 fL 62-1152 ph 32% said that after talking to both CIVELLO and - FILARDO-and observing CIVELLO's attitude toward answering any questions about the Apalachin meeting he had formulated ‘the opinion that the meeting was for an illegal purpose and-that those who attended haw been warned that they are not to discuss its purpose with anyone under any circumstances, T-32 stated that he feels that the reorganization which he believed to be the purpose of the meeting was not effected because of the investigative attention the local, state and federal egencies have been giving the meeting. By airtel May 13, 2958, Philadelphia advised. that > Confidential Informant T-33, who is widely acquainted in the Italian underworld in Philadelphia and is. probably one of the best persons in that area to develop information. concerning captioned _neeting had been contacted on April | 15, . 29 ‘and on May 7, 1958, but was unable to furnish any; additiona} infornation concerning any other meeting. Philadelphia reported that at the time T-33 was reactivated and eontacted on January 20, 1958, he pointed out that the doubts of many concerning the existence, of a, Mafia should. now be settled in view of the publicity “coneerning the. meeting of hoodlums at Apalachin on November 14, 1957. T-33 said that he felt that the.proof of the meeting, together with the identity of the persons there and the amount or meady cash on their person should be a concrete example of the power held by the mafia. The informant advised that from his contacts in South Philadeiphia, he had learned: that this was a meeting of the bosses and under-bosses, but he did not know the purpose of the meeting-other than thaty there was some “indication of discussion of business which - concerned ALBERT ANASTASIA. T 33 has refe rred to the mafia as the "organization" and he insists that the "organi ization" is the present day mafia, <In- his. description of the ore ganization, its membership and activiti es, according TO Philadelphia, he nas. always stated that.to pe a member one must be an Italian, either from the Qld Country or a direct déendent thereof and must be sponsored by a member of. the Organization, He has pointed out that by far the majority of the.members of the organization | originate either from Sicily or from the Province of C clabry., | near the top of the boot in Italy. Informant is from Colaze?.s, and is an alien. He said there are a few individuals who are believed by him to be active with the orzanization whom he believes originated from Napoli, Italy. 27 MW 45836 Docld: 323326951 Page 6
[ home of BARBARA, but there are connections from BARBARA's home | oo 6d AL 62-1152 oa - - PAMs PAC '-The following investigation was conducted by Special ~— Agents PATRICK. A AS MUNLEY and JAMES > C.. MEE. on 4/28 and 5/1; 2/58: Confidential Informant Albany T- 3y whose peliability is unknown at:, the.present - time due to the fact that there have been only a few contacts made with him, advised that he nas been “associated with JOSEPH BARBSRA, SR. since March of 1955, and has had access to the estate and home of JOSEPH BARBARA since that He advised when he first became acquainted with Mr, BARBARA. it was the usual routine for BARBARA to leave his . 4 home about. 6 AM..in the morning to go to the Canada Dry Bottling Company plant at Endicott, New York, and that he would return home around 3 PM for. his meal and. then would return to the plant: and return home later in the evening. 'He usually drave Himself . to and from the plant and.-on his business trips around the . v Binghamton, New York area, , a He. stated that the home of JOSEPH BARBARA was ; always. well supplied with food and drink. He related that in the © basement of the “home canned goods, soup, soft drink, ice cream, fish and other items are maintained in ice icream coolers, and that also in a separate section of the basement are foods such as oranges, grapefruit and other fruits. He stated there was nothing unusual about the basement, no vaults or safes or any.locked rooms maintained there. He related that in the garage BARBARA maintains a walk-in meat cooler, an ice eream freezer ahd a shelf~ ~type freezer wherein meats and vegetables are stored. He stated that there is only one phohe line into the 4 to the summer house and also to the two other homes that are 7 i maintained on'.the BARBARA estate, He related the phone connections between the main home and the. summer house and the two houses on the estate are:strictly house to house phones and not connected : with the main telephone Line. ; He said when he first was in the em@loy .of BARBARA He - noticed that an Italan couple named LUCILLE (Last Name inienown) oe and JOE (Last Name Unknown) visited the BARBARAs frequantly during the years 1955-1956. - He believed LUCILLE. was a nurse and JOE worked in a. furniture store in Endicott, New York, He said he also noticed that EMANUEL ZICARI visited BARBARA regularly.: He said that from.what he observed ZICARI and BARB&RA were old friends — and frequently ZICARI brought ‘his wife with him. © LA f . . / . * : ‘ s f Penn SS se a - ‘NW 45836 Docld:32332691 Page 3
[a b AL 62-1152 Jgroup of men was at BARBARA's home, He related that this group . oO (069 He also advised that RUSSEL /BuPaLINO was a per’. i . At visitor at BARBARA's home. “=n He stated that from his re@llection since 1955 there ave been three what hé would call. big parties held at the home of JOSEPH BARBARA. He stated that in the Fall of 1955 a large. numbered about 35-men; that in-the Summer of 1957 there was. another large group of people, both men and women and this party was considered an engagement party for BARBARA's daughter ANGELA. The next large group that he recalls was on November. 14, 1957 ‘ He related when each of these sroups wag at ‘BARBARA's home they appeared .to be regular barbeques where people were walking around the estate and steaks were being cooked and other food was being served to the guests, At no other time he said that he noticed any large gathering in BARBARA's home or onvthe estate. He said that on - numerous occasions BARBARA had visitors at-his home during the. day at which time they would have lunch and visit and then leave the estate, He said these Luncheons © never included more than three of. ‘four individuals. In corinection, with the. November 14, 1957, eroup: he related he had no ‘advance notice that such a lapse group was going. to be at BARBARAs.. He said that on November 13, 1957, . Mr. BARBARA. told him.in the early morning’ hours that there was an order of meat at. Armour and Company in Binghamton, New You, to be picked up and that:he couid.pick it up anytime Curing that day.. He seid that this was the usuel thing for ‘him because he has been doing the same. thing since 1955, and nad picked up vegetables and fruit.ah the Green Lantern, groceries from McTighe Groceries and other items at different stores at Endicott and Binghamton, New York, : He said that. it was his job to see: that the fireplaces at the summer house always had charcoal “and.wood and it was his recollection that Mr, BARBARA asked him on ‘the thirteenth whether “or not there was enoush charcoal and wood at the fireplaces but t he is.not. sure of that. = : MW 45836 Docld: 32332651 Page 10 . QL eT
AL conse | "He related ‘that Mr. BARBARA, SR. did not leave the estate that- morning,» but that JOSEPH BARBARA, JR. left ‘the estate with the BARBARA Cadillac...and came: back with it . about 9 or 9: 30 AM and then drove away. again in one of the other BARBARA. cars, -.He related-he did not see JOSEPH BARBARA, JR. return with the ear and did not know whether anyone was in ~ it, but did. see him driving away with one of the other cars. He was shown a group of photographs of. individuals | believed to be at ‘BARBARA's on November 14, 1957, but’ stated ‘that he was unable to. identify any othérs other than the onés “he mentiones 1 above, ‘because he did not pay particular attention to the individuals. and had spent most of. his time that day. working on & pump that was out, of order at the home that he resides in ' on the estate, — ; He advised that during the year 1957 Mr, BARBARA had been ‘L11 and “did not follow his usual routine of going to work daily. He stated that in the Summer of 1957 he periodically went to the Canada. Dry Bottling plant for a few hours a day and spent-most of his time on the estate, He said that during the ro year he had gone to New York City, Buffalo and New Jersey for several days at a time, but. generally he was accompanied by his doctor, . Since November 14, 1957, he related that BARBARA, SR. has not left the estate and there hav been very few callers at BARBARA's home. He related that EMANUEL ZICARI is a regular caller and has generally been coming to see the BARBARAS. on Friday evenings around 5 or 6 PM, usually staying for one hour and then leaving,’ He related that during the past few months there have been. several. luncheons held at the BARBARA home at ‘which lawyers from- the Endicott and Binghamton ares have been in oo enceoce. He related that he believes that during the year 1957 Mr. BARBARA had more individual callers visiting at his home than in-the years 1955 and (1956. ° ‘Hoe stated that he sees BARBARA generally daily and that at the present time BARBARA does not look good to him and has indicated. to him that he does. not feel too good, He stated that Doctor BORELLI cenerally visits Mr, BARBARA every Sunday,. a: 34. : NW 45836 Docld: 32332691 Page i2
-on November 13, 1957. AL 62-1152 ‘The report of New York State Commissioner ARTHUR L. REUTER. mentioned previously in this report, reflects. that the above meat was ordered on November 5, 1957. Confidential Informant T-34,. mentioned previously herein, advised that he personally picked up the order and delivered it to BARBARAS a Dr. LOUIS BORELLI, 106 Murray Street, Binghamton, New York, advised. SA MUNLEY confidentially on March 6, 1958, that he has been acguainted with JOSEDH BARBARA, SR., and his family for “about. four or five years and that he has had BARBARA, SR., as a patient for the past year-.and during that time he has seen him many times at his home and at the Charles S. Wilson Memorial Hospital, Johnson City, New York. | ' He related that BARBARA, SR., has a very bad heart condition and that he believes that an operation performed on him, in. early: part. of 1957 has been responsible for his living Out the year. He said that he is very bad right now and any -excitement would cause him grave trouble and may even kill him. He said that he has been under orders not to work and not to — engage in any activity at all for the past year, (out ‘that he has not been following these orders as strictly as he would like him to do} : Se _ 7 _... He said that in all his trips to BARBARA, SR. "s home, he never noticed anything. that would indicate that BARBARA, SR,, was engaged in any “illegal activity. During the summer, about the later. part of. June or July, BARBARA, SR., called him to his home especially to see a Mr. POLIZZI from Detroit, Michigan,, who - was Visiting. there, and when he, BORELLI, checked him, he found he was suffering from a bad. heart and gallstones. BORELLI stated he told him he better return to his home and his own doctor because he was in bad Shape and could not survive an operation which would be necessary because of the gallstone condition . he had at the time: * oe _— Hé stated that oh: another occasion he went. to BARBARA 's home. to see a son of DAVE OSTICCO from Pittdon, * _ Pennsylvania, who was also visiting BARBARA, and this boy -had been turned down by the Army because of a poor heart, but that he examined him and found that he was in good health and certified that the boy was in good health so thdt he could enlist in the Army. ‘ . ~ SL - | MW 45836 DoclTd:32332691 Page is ‘
eee H AL 62-1152 _~ He stated that Suites 1505, 1506, and 1507 were especially used °F these individuals and Wj was known that PL TE NGARBO, and JIMM CARBO and DOYLE alias of JAMES PLUMERI, are top. hoods of the New York Off does BUFALINO is a Priladelphia top hoodlum, Confidential Informant. T- 38, who resides at the Forrest Hotel, advised in 1953, that the D & H TV Company had offices on the second floor of the Forrest Hotel and was frequented by EDDIE COCO and other well-dressed Italian-looking gangsters including ANTHONY CORRALLO, ‘with alias TONY DUCKS, and FRANKIE CARBO, , os He acded names M, GE ENOVESE and BILLIE BROWN appeared on the D& H door. CORRALLO is a top hood of the New: York. office BROWN is. a matchmaker for Madison Square Garden, New York City, and EDDIE COCO is now serving a life sentence in Florida State Prison for murder, , On January 29, 1958, and February l4,. 1958, T-38 advised SA EDWARD. F. DE ROSA that the D& H TV is out of business. He stated he knows of no meetings having been held at the Forrest Hotel by any hoodlums. He also stated he knows of no hoodlums who presently used the hotel as a hangout. He advised.that the last couple: of years he has noticed aa” incividuals who “appear to be hoodlums" hanging around the hotel and added.that the hotel is now under new management. On Marchi 12, 1958, MABE L DOWNEY, Switchboard Operator, Forrest Hotel, advised SA VICTOR CABRELLT. ‘that the management of that hotel has changed ‘completely in. March, 01957, and she is: the only employee ‘remaining. She stated that: many publicized racketeers formerly fz -equented ‘that hotel, but. no longer do” since “the management policy changed and no longer.caters to the hoodlums. She stated she knows of no meetings having been held at that hotel by hoodiums in the past. ~ 84 - MW 45836 Docld: 32332691 Page 14
t it OO Oc AL 62-1152 Attending - En Route Companions =. Companions Hooe ium via = _LEn_ Route Return Via Returning LOMPARDOZZL 2, REVTER!Is report reflects that (Continued): when stopped by State Police road- block, LOMBANDOZZI was in eautomo- bile with EVOLA, RICCOBONO and FRANK CUCCHIAHA of Boston, 3. RETTER's report suggests LOMBARDOZST possibly came bie at as he was en toct when onestione by State Porlose This inconsis is not made clear by she report, {t is noted EVOLA informed that he, RICCOBONO, and LOMBAEDOZZT. drove up from New York City and this would appear to be the best evieence available, | . hk, REUTER's report reflects that at the Del. Motel on. AL /LR/57 were - CHARLES S, CHIERI and’ JOSEPH RICCO- BONO, | EVOLA was at the: Carlton Hotel as set out above, ANTONIO ' Automobile JOHN ~ Automobile _ JOHN MONTANA MAGADDINO of GOHN | MONTANA : | | _ (Buffalo) ~ MONTANA 1. As indleated Lo Buffalo letter FK Law 10(a)2 and it is assumed they © returned in the same fashion in ~ which they arrived, It is not know whether MONTANA returned directly to | Burfalo or not, STEVE Autonobite(?) JAMES V, Unknown © Unknown GADDINO © LA Duca?) a mo (Buffalo) 1. See Above under JAMES V, LA DUCA for supporting data. JOSEPH Automobile JOSEPH — Automobile JOSEPH PROFACI “  “MAGLIOCCO - PROFACI (New York) 105 (63 -¥00-71 ~ t (WW 45836 Doold:32332691 Page i5
“AL 62-1152 what was the purpose: ofthe meeting at JOSEPH BARBARA's Apalachin estate, He said the only thing he obtained in- his conversations Lo : was that: the "Big Men" were meeting, The informant added that by i "Big Men" was probably meant JOSEPH BARBARA, SR,, JOHN C, MONTANA, and others .. The informiant said he could not find out exactly why they had been at BARBARA'S. ° Confidential Informant Albany T. 28, mentioned previously herein, advised. SA'S MUNLEY .and JAMES C, MEE on April 18, 1958, - that JOSEPH BARBARA, SR g from: his observations of the Sicilians (whem he alleged composed the ‘group meeting), would pe about number 3 ov number 4 man in the group-leadership, “The informant. said that. the group which had met at BARBARA's was made up of mostly "muscle men" and apparently few of the real leaders of the Sicilians, | The informant said he believed that WILLIAM. MEDICO of. Pittston, a Pennsylvania, should have been at the meeting. because he “believed that MEDICO was directly under SANTO VOLPE and was considered a big man. in the Sicilian group, The informant. said he: ‘thought that ‘SWIMMEY" DI BELLA of Pittston, Pennsylvania, and another individual whom he identified as "SLUGGER" of Pittston, were probably at the meeting and that ‘SLUGGER had been a chauffeur for SANTO VOLPE and had! driven him many times to New York City. ; hen, aw cats = : a i The informant said that from his observations in ‘the Binghamton-Endicott, New York area ' JOSEPH BARBARA a. SR, does not have any one individual who would. be ‘known as his: tri phthand man," He said that: ‘BARBARA is looked upon in:the aréa by the Sicilians . ‘there: as a. "king" and may be, the~ head of the Sicilian group there. “In respect: to "SWIMMEY" DI BELLA ,.. ‘the. informant’ said that _ from his. own knowledge and personal contact with the Pittston group,. he. would say that "SWIMMEY" DI;BELLA would be the type who would ‘follow orders to kill someone, ‘such. as ALBERT ANASTASIA, It was the informant's opinion that ALBERT. ANASTASIA was murdered by the- Sietiian’ group: ‘because. he was’ endeavoring to take control of it. a Confidential. Informant Albany TH36, previously mentioned herein, advised SA.PATRICK A, MUNLEY on April 21, 1958, that he ‘had obtained information. concerning instant meeting from conversa-. tior.s with. ANTHONY FRANK GUARNIERI, hoodlum whdé: attended instant » : meeting, The informant said that on questioning GUARNIERI about _ the meeting, he ascertained that the "Big Men" at the meeting WeYe JOHN MONTANA. (Buffalo) 3. SAVERIO and .PASQUALE MONACHINO (Auburt,» ‘Ne BAD RUSSELL BUFALINO (Pittston, Pa), representing. SANTO VOLPE.of . Pittston; JOSEPH and SALVATORE: FALCONE ° (Utica, N.¥..)3 VITO GENOVESE (Newark); ‘and a few others whose names he-could not recall, He - 4 \ said the rest: of the, individuals at the meeting were chauffeurs and . bodyguards. oO ; | So i 118 . . a : h ‘HW 45636 Doold: 32332691 Page 16
AL 62-1152 previously mentioned hereihy siveihetly characterizes captioned meeting as follows: "The convergence of these men, many from considerable distances, at Apalachin on November 13 and ll, clearly indicates a planned meeting. Their accommodations | ‘were. reserved in advance by the BARBARAS, -thoir food was ordered in advance. The Pact that: several » ‘traveled by airline under. false. names indicates that their purposes were secret. " Confidential Informant Aloany T -lL6 has been contacted on a number of occasions in ‘respect to instant. | meeting and he said that he hes talked to EMANUBL ZICARTI, PASQUALE TURRIGIANO and BARTOLO GUCCIA, all of whom attended the captioned mecting and in his conversations with these individuals, T-l.6 said, he has been unable to develop any information indicating the reasons why the grouv met. He said | that in his conversations with them the best information he could obtain from them was the fact that BARBARA, SR. had been a very sick man for the past year and-that these individuals were all old friends. of BARBARA and were Visiting him because of that reason. The.informant said that he is now making — efforts. to: locate a mutal friend of the mentioned hoodlums who attended the meeting who might be able to furnish him with information obtained from them, Confidential Informant . Albany TH8 nes 1 been interviewed on a number of occasions and he advised that he has. been in conversation with JOSBPH ‘MARCONI (brother. of LOUIS MARCONI, associate of some Apalachin hdodlums particularly ANTHONY F. CUARNIERI) on several occasions but: has been unable to. develop any information from MARCONI regarding the reason for. the. meeting. . The. informant said he has more or less steered. the. conversation ‘to this: particular affair but has been unable to get any response from MARCONI other than that a group of Italian friends met to have a big affair; meaning, eating, drinking. and eanbling. The informant will continue his efforts to- ascertain the reason for the wmeeting.. Confidential Informant ilbany T-52 advised that over 20 or 25 years ago the subject, JOSEPH BARBARA, SR., was- known to Have been an associate:of SANTO VOLPE, West Pittston, Pennsylvania. T- 52-related that VOLPE. and others in the Pittston area were associated in-coal. mining - activities. He stated that’ all the Italians who are- known today as hoodliums , - engaged in gambling. and other activities, mostly originate, from the Pittston, Pennsylvania area and that SANTO VOLPE was considered the boss of all the Italians in the area, -131- ‘MW 45836 Docld: 32339691 Page 17 MS bb.
oO. 90 AL 6221152 | | . By airtel May 8, 1958, the Newark Office informed the Bureau that Lieutenant JOHN HUNT (NA) of the New Jersey State Police had told SA's MARTIN J. GASS and OL By JESSUP on May ©; 1958, that a source had informed him that ANGELO BRUNO of Philadelphia,. ‘Pennsylvania; then residing in Miami, Florida, was in the process of selling all his holdings’ in Philadelphia and allegecly is getting ready to move in on. the gambling in Cuba. ~ The. same source also stated, according. to. Lieutenant HUNT, that the Apalachin meeting had been called for the purpose of each member contributing . $10,000 to a fund which was to be used in- backing FIDEL CASTRO {Cuban Rebel Leader) in his attempt to take over the control of Cuba. In return for this support, they would obtain the: concesSion forzambling in Cuba. In addition some of the monéy was allegedly to be used in Caracas, Venezuela, to set up gambling establishments. Lieutenant HUNT pointed out further that Attorney ANGELO MALANDRA of Camden, New Jersey, who represents “the mob" and who was also the Deputy Mayor of Camden until recently, had taken a trip to South America about a year aso.and was alleged to have gone there to see about obtaining concessions for gambling. . Confidentiel Inf orwant 1-36, previously mentioned, informed on April 21, 1958, that ANTHONY F, GUARNIERI, hoodlum who attended instant meeting, during. conversations has told him that captioned meeting included as-one-of the matters discussed "Havana gambling" since LOUIS SANTOS from Cuba was there for only a short time and was in BARBARA'S home talking to the "big men." “The infornent said that he did not get any information on the "big men" because GUARNIERI said he did not know who was.in there and there wére so wany around the place that everybody was moving around in and out of the house and he did not know whanSANTOS was actually telking to at the time he was there. 6. Ot-er Gambling T..36 also said that on another occasion when he talked to GUARNIERI, GUARNIERI told him that the money wen in the group et Apalachin had been connected with gambling (horse rooms, bookmaking , dice games, etc.) where they have put their ‘money into small operations of otner individuals and built up the operations with their connections. He said they would take a smell "bookie" and give him financial: backing and then “throw their business" to him from other sections of the country. He said GUARNIERI told him that if the small bookie did not cooperate, then the money men would cut out his facilities ’for | getting results and blacklist him with the group; or, according to GUARNIERIT,. if they were in a gambling room operation and did not cooperate with the money men when the money men became. interested in them, they would make it miserable for the gambling room operation so that it would be forced out of business by frequent arrests or: lack of business. The: informant: commented that GUARNERI has been a lottery ticket operator in-the past but has not been in this racket since 1948 and thet GUARNIERI is a small-time gambler and could not do eny big-time gambling because he does not have enything. The informant said he has been trying. to make a living at the dress manufacturing business but has not been too successful at . MW 45836 Docld: 32332651 Page 16
fs AL 62-1152 that operation either. (The informant. neant GUARNIERI had been trying to make a living at the dress manufacturing business. ) In connection with the lottery, attention is directed to the interview of AMFDEO BERSANI of Syracuse, New York, previously set out in this report. BERSANI advised the agent that he thought the Apalachin meeting hed been held in regard to lotteries. BERSANI also’ stated that VITO GENOVESE, who was in atten idance, was the outstanding lottery organizer and operator in the United States today and the Apalachin group needed him because of his know-how. and ability to make connections , although he is: not a Sicilian.” By airtel February 26, 1958, Dallas advised the Bureau that Confidential Informant T-59 had ‘informe ed that he has known the CIVELLO family all of his life and went to school with CHARLES CIVELLO, brother. of JOSEPH FRANCIS CIVELLO, who attended instant meeting. ' The informant said that he was aware of the "setup" in regard to JOSEPH CIVELLO'S visit to Apalachin, New York. He said that CIVELLO was invited to attend but was reluctant to furnish details of the invitation. ; The informant indicated that "they" wanted. to know from CIVELLO the’ present political setup in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and whether Dallas would be good’ for certain organized, activity at this time such as gambling. devices, headquarters ‘for a narcotics route. to the east or other interests... ; CIVELLO stated, according to informant, that Dallas had never had, an organized. syndicate and never would have one. According ‘to the informant, CIVEL’ further vointed out to the group that there were svell- time gaublers and other hoodlums on individual bases who had operated in the past but they never had any nationel conr rection. By letter dated May 5,- 1958, Dallas advised that this informant has been unable to furrish any further information concerning this matter On May 12, 1958, Confidential Informant T- é0 advised SA PATRICK A. MUNLEY thet he was in Buffalo, New York, when the Apalachin meeting took place on November 14, 1957, and when the information appeared in the newspapers, all the hcodlums in Buffalo discussed it to some extent at the various.bars there. The informant Said that from all the conversation he heard, no one had information concerning the reason for the meeting. The presumption by all was — ‘thet it had to do with the rackets, gambling, narcotics and illegal alcohol. “The informant mentioned | that another group of people who knew the individuals in the Buffalo area who had attended the meeting. was surprised that these individuals were associated with the group at’ Apalachin because the Buffalo individuals had such good reputations and were in legitimate businesses at Buffalo and vicinity. He said one of the individuals: was closing his bar and restaurant because of the publicity of the Apalachin-meeting. The informant said he did. “not know the name-of this individual but thought it was CARLISI. (ROY CARLISI - of Buffalo is a bar owner.) . 1g =: . NW 45636 Doold: 32332691 Page 19
| iy ' MW 45896 Doold: 39333691 Page 20 ti AL 62-1152: 8. Roisines} ‘pasta major: “hood no articular connections with bootleceine and ‘panbline and now “Leet timate dvised in'’connection with captioned meeting that he had no personal dinforndtion a about - why it was held and had not received any information. from anyone who attended it, He said, however, that it. was certein the purpose of the. meeting was financial. The informant said. that this was the only possible explanation:based on his. years of experience. with hoodlums. of this type. He said that the: only explanation of the wide attendance including peopl: from the West Coast, Texas, etc. was th otabhe-tieeting had a fund-reising purpose’ or, in the informant‘ Ss words, that they “were "gettin together a jackpot" to influence legis lation on tyr investnents. rt is noted that SANTO TRAFF ICANTS, JR. was at the meeting and it would appear logical that a: prime investment considered was vhe Havana gambling enterprise mentioned previously in instant report. \ ‘ A In-this connection, Confidential Informant T-63\advisea SA EDMUND L, MC NAMARA of Boston (as fr veviously reported, page 13, report of SA ARTHUR V. HART, March 5, 1958, Aton) that on the evening of February 9, 1958, SAM ROSENCRANZ, "front man of Boston top hoodlum FRANK CUCCHIARA, t51d him the Apalachin meeting ned caused a lot. of trouble. -ROSENCRANZ. alleg gedly s said he uncerstood that the purpose of the meeting was (1) to discuss’ the murder of ALBERT ANASTASIA -and (2) to see if the group. could get together. with certain law enforceterit officials and make a deal whereby they would stop the ‘importation of narcotics from Europe and in return would be allowed to run gawbling enterprises in their,various locations without Windrance from law enforcement officials. - , 9. ALBERT ANASTASTA Operations As. previously set forth in the report of SA ARTHUR V. HART dated March 5, 1958, at Albany, a- number of sources has advised that the Apalachin meeting was called for the. purbose of ciscussing what was to be done about ALBERT ANASTASIA ' S operations. Fe, By. airtel May 6, 1958, New York advised that a review reflected that ALBERT ANASTASIA had the following, alleged interests: ‘1. .Date in respect to ANASTASIA'S apparent attempt to obtein the gambling ccncession at the Havanese Hilton Hotel. in Cuba -have previously been Set, forth. - 2. ANASTASIA was a powerful boss of the New Jersey-New York waterfront, according to the New York City Anti-Crime Committee. . ANASTASTA. had strong control over the Fast River piers and the: Brooklyn. piers with control of shylocking, numbers, bookmaking and narcotics on these piers. ~ 1@ - AN ents paste eanns Senet eaten nian” eee handel PE