Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records CoLlection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 , AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE : PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE: CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : v9.1 Docld: 323027619 Page 1 JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-10282-10131 HQ 165-1458-1, IST NR 1, 2, 3, 4,5 ’ Document Information FBI ‘ PHELAN, JOHN F-. JR. DIRECTOR, FBI 04/23/1964 59 ABR, ASSOC, GAMBLING ACT, TOLL CALLS, RECORDS PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 04/22/1998 INDEFINITE INC 2 RPT, 3 A/T Date: 4/24/20]
-Releasedfunder the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection i 7 ; : Z ‘ DATE: . L¥-14-2017 f PH 165-457 Leads (Continued) 2. Will also advise results of toll telephone calls on telephone of ORINO ANDRICOLA, number NO 5-0525. PHILADELPHIA AT PHILADELPHIA, PA. 1. Will continue efforts to identify a JIMMY GRADY: and a FATTY (INU). . 2. Will ascertain if JOHN AMATO may be identical with JOSEPH or JAKE D'AMATO based on information furnished by Lt. JOHN BARRON, Administrative Data By communication dated 4/23/64 the Newark Office - advised that indices were negative concerning E. JENKINS and Mrs. MARY CORRIGAN. Newark also advised that the information obtained from the New Jersey Bell Telephone Company on 3/4/64 was furnished to IC HERBERT C. MEYER by NK 1741-CS. The information received from the Commonwealth Telephone Company, Dallas, Pa., on 5/22/64 was furnished to SA FREDERICK T. HOULTHAN by WILLIAM UMPHRED, the Commercial Supervisor of that company. 4 By communication dated 6/9/64 the Boston Office advised that no record could be located in Boston indices . concerning the following: JOSEPH or JAKE D'AMATO LOU GORDON PHILIP OLIVERE RITA MONZO Mrs. ELSPY BEAVER JOSEPH F. HANNON B COVER PAGE Docld: 323027619 Page 2?
‘Released under the John fF. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (442 USC 2ity Hotes DATE: *+41-14-2017 ot PH 165-457 Administrative Data (Continued) "The Whip" but there was not sufficient information available to determine if this individual is identical with the in- dividual known as "The Whip" as described on Cover Page E of report of SA JOHN F. PHELAN, JR., dated 4/23/64 at Philadelphia. Newark further advised that indices were negative > concerning EDWARD C. or LOUISE MC NAIR. Newark also advised that the information obtained from the New Jersey Bell Telephone Company on 5/13/64 was furnished to IC ANTHONY PALMISANO by NK 1741-CS. PH 699-C, who has been familiar with bookmakers en- gaged in horse racing and numbers betting in the Philadelphia area for the past ten years, advised on 7/2/64 that he does not believe there has. been a wire service operation in Phila- delphia for many years. He stated that even if the "Greaser Gang" under the direction of ANGELO BRUNO had one, it would be known in gambling circles as this type information always gets out to other bookmakers. He stated that there maybe certain people working for BRUNO who are obtaining race results via telephone from friends located in the vicinity of a track but not from a wire service as such. He knew of no one named D'AMATO, LOU GORDON or JIMMY GRADY. The period in this report from 3/4/64 is due to receipt of information from another office after the referenced report had been submitted. Due to the Agent to whom this matter is assigned being involved in court trials, it has not been , possible to conduct an intensified investigation in this case. . In addition to trials, the Agent was assigned expedite investi- gation in connection with the case entitled "ANGELO BRUNO . ANNALORO, et al - ITAR," which ended in court on 7/8/64; also two civil rights matters and an election law special. Leads in other offices have been closely followed. D* COVER - PAGE Docld: 323027619 Page 4
' Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11+14-2017 DATE: a a PH 165-457 such operation. There were calls made from two of the telephone numbers obtained to a wire service in the Boston, MASS oy area; namely to "Sportsday Weekly", consequently, it is a possibility that a wire service does exist. The following | isa summary of information furnished to Philadelphia by the New York Office as obtained from NY 3612~ C-TE concerning this case: In October 1963, ‘there were three wire rooms operating in Philadelphia, Pa. They were being operated by a FATTY (LNU), telephone HO8-3944, JAKE D'AMATO, telephone number BA8=6051, and an unknown individual using telephone number GR3=-7169. He learned that JAKE D'AMATO's true name was JOSEPH D'AMATO, and he lived at 3222 North Carlisle Street, Philadelphia, Pa. The wire rooms were reportedly under the control of ANGELO BRUNO. The source mentioned that an individual named ee ee a white male, is employed by BRUNO to do his back strapping. D'AMATO reportedly lived with a nurse named "MARGO", a white female about 48 years of age. He stated that. D'AMATO was a cripple and-he had worked with a Philadelphia- ‘hoodlum named "THE WHIP" who was being sought by the Government. in some town -in New Jersey. "THE WHIP" is supposed. to have numerous safé deposit boxes. Shere is a strong-arm man who works for BRUNO named_PETE - ABIVONIA,. aka "COWBOY PETE", who lives in Queens, New..York City, N. Y., who has a STillwell telephone exchange and whose telephone number should appear on toll calls from D'AMATO'Ss home. The source advised further that one ANGELO ROSETTI of Boston, Masso, supplies all New England Race Track in-= formation to the wire rooms in Philadelphia, Pa. He said that ROSETTI was a former partner of FRANKIE FERRARO. (ROSETTI and FERRARO were operators of "Sportsday Weekly" in Boston, Mass. - E = * COVER PAGE | Docld: 323027619 Page 5