Originator: FBI
From: PG
To: HQ
Document date: 07/09/1958
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

5/11/201

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

124-90104-10152

RECORD SERIES:

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 92-2940-34

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: PG

TO: HQ

TITLE :

DATE: 07/09/1958

'PAGES:

7

SUBJECTS :

SEBASTIAN JOHN LAROCCA

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS:

4

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 07/31/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS: MEMO

Heleased under the John F. Kennedy

Assassination Records Collection Act of

1992 144 USC 2107 Notel. Case#Nw

58262 Date: 09.22-2022

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OFFICE MEMORANDUM • United States Government

TO:

Director, FBI (92-2940)

mon: (le) Petaburgh (92-226)

SUBJECT:

Date:

7/9/58

00: Pittsburgh

7/9/58

Enclosed is report of SA ROBERT A. VOEGE,

at Pittsburgh,

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

REFERENCES

HEREINS UNCLASSIFIED 31,226

Miami airtel to Pittsburgh, 5/2/58

DATE 5/8/86

Letter to Bureau frolegat,

Rome, 4/30/58

Report of SA ROBERT A. VOEGE, Pittsburgh, 5/15/58

Report of SA WILLIAM HENRY SIMMS, New York,

5/12/58

Philadelpla letter to Pittsburgh, 5/29/58

Miam, airtel to Pittsburgh, 5/29/58

Albany letter to Pittsburgh,

Mant aIrtel to Pittsburgs, 6/2/3858

Baltimore letter to Pittsburgh,

6/6/58

Deras airtel to Pittsburgh, 6/11/58

Report of SA FRANCIS B. JENKINS, Buffalo, 6/13/58

ADMINISTRATIVE

IN VIEW OF THE CONVICTION OF THE SUBJECT FOR ASSAULT WITH INTENT

TO KILL AND HIS ARREST FOR CARRYING A CONCEATED WEAPON, HE MAY

BE ARMED AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED DANGEROUS.

2 Bureau (Encl.2)

2 Baltimore (Enc1 2) (92-149)

Buffalo (92-87)

1

Jacksonville (Info (Encl.

Miami (Info)

2

92-163) (. 1.2)

REC- 93

92-2940-34

New York (92-825) (Encl.2)

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Philadelphia (92-497)1

3

Pittsburgh

JUL 10 1958

RAY: AAPEO

(15)

ENCLOSURE

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CRIMINAL INFORMANT COVERAGE

The Baltimore Office advised on 6/2/58 that on 5/30/58

MAX GOLDBERG, accountant for several of Pittsburgh's top

hoodlums in the past,had stated to SA PAUL A. TURNER that he

would cooperate with the FBI if he had information which might

pe of assistance. He requested that he be contacted at

Pittsburgh sometime prior to 6/9/58 and advised that he expected

to be back

at his Baltimore, Maryland, residence on or about

7/1/58.

MAX LOUIS GOLDBERG, accountant for MIKE GENOVESE,

SEBASTIAN JOHN LA ROCCA, and GABRIEL and SAMUEL MANNARINO for

many years, was interviewed by SA ROBERT A. VOEGE on 6/6/58 at

his apartment in the Kennilworth Apartments, 5700 Centre Avenue,

Pittsburgh,

fa., regarding SEBASTIAN JOHN LA ROCCA.

He advised

and investigated LA ROCCA'S past accounts, at which time he

found that LA ROCCA

actually owed the government money.

advised that he informed LA ROCCA of this fact and told LA ROCCA

he would have to pay.

GOLDBERG estimates that LA ROCCA owes

him approximately $5,000 for work which he has done for him in

the past.

He stated

that he fully expects to be reimbursed by

LA ROCCA

but does not know when this will be.

He advised that he

is an honest accountant who has never had any reason to conceal

anything that might be of interest to the Federal Government.

But a to dato any branch of de aloney does to due

more lucrative business propositions came about at

approximately

the same time.

GOLDBERG

advised that he would be willing to cooperate

with the FBI In his capacity as an accountant and would furnish

any figures or

work sheets that the FBI might want to examine.

He was unable

to furnish any specific Information regarding

LA ROCCA that is not already known by the Pittsburgh Office, and

advised that the only work papers he has regarding LA ROCCA

duplicates of these which were sent to the Internal Revenue

are

service during the past several years.

He stated that he is

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willing to be contacted on a regular and continuing basis but

that he will telephonically contact the FBI in either Pittsburgh

or Baltimore should he come into possession of any information

which he feels would be of value to investigations being

conducted on racketeers for whom he has

worked

The following Individuals are being utilized by the

Pittsburgh Office In the Il ROCCA Investigation:

MiSs FRANCES PRIAM.

potential criminal. informant, who 1s

well acquainted with many of Pittsburgh's top hoodlums

and who is presently empbyed as a waitress in the Red

Eagle Club, formerly known as the Genovese Cocktail

Lounge, 412 Larimer Avenue, Pittsburgh, where she

comes in constant contact with MIKE GENOVESE, JOHN

LA ROCCA, subject's younger brother, and other members

o1 Pittsburgh's racketeering element.

She is presently

being utilized for the coverage of the GENOVESE-LA ROCCA-

NELSON Interests.

PO 573-C, who is extremely friendly with: the GENOVESE

brothers and particularly FIORE, and who is being

utilized presently for general coverage of the Red

Eagle Club and 1ts visitors.

GEORGE "MOON" MESSER, a potential criminal Informants who

is intimately acquainted with many Pittsburgh top

hoodlums and racketeers through association with them

when they began their racket careers, and who is

presently being utilized for coverage of the GENOVESE-

NELSON-LA ROCCA interests.

GEORGE "ZIP" ZAPPA, a potential criminal informant, who

Is presently engaged in racket activity in the city

of Pittsburgh and who is being utilized for general

coverage of lottery operations and numbers operations

in the Pittsburgh area.

AL BUCK, former Allegheny County Detective and present

Vice President of the Fidelity Trust Company, Loan

Department, Pittsburgh,

Fa. &

who is being utilized for

his knowledge of the Bankers Exchange in Pittsburgh

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whereby he can obtain information regarding bank

loans made to Pittsburgh top hoodlums.

BUCK Is

also famillar with the actlvities of several of

Fittsburgh 8

top hoodlums,

particularly those of

LA ROCCA, from having worked on criminal matters

for many years in the city of Pittsburgh.

In an effórt to increase criminal informant coverage,

1t is anticipated that CHARLES CAPUTO, Assistant Clty SolIcItor

for the city of Pittsburgh, will again be contacted for hig

views and opinions concerning the Pittsburgh criminal situation.

It so Inter and ted at on MARIE

Real Estate Department, Potter Bank and Trust Company, Pittsburgh,

will keep

the Pittsburgh Office advised of any newdevedopments

concening the proposed construction of a motel backed by GENOVESE

and ARTHUR D. NELSON In the Monroeville, Pa, Vicinisy, which

would probably have to have the approval of SEBASTIAN JOIN LA ROCCA.

It is further anticipated that former Pittsburgh top

hoodlum SAMUEL' NATHANIEL LEVINE, who is now a potential criminal

informant for the Pittsburgh'Office, will be contacted ati

regular intervals' so that a more complete picture of the

racketeering activities in the city

of Pittsburgh may be obtained

'LEADS

JACKSONVILLE & MIAMI (Information) :

One copy of this report is being furnished to the Jackson-

ville Office and one is being furnished to the Miami Office, both

for information, because of allegations made by the wife of

IA ROCCA and the Pittsburgh informants concerning subject's travel

in Florida and Cuba during his so-called "disappearance" from

Pittsburgh. With the background supplied It 1s felt that these

offices can intelligently handle the coverage of any future leads

requested.

BALL IMORE

AT BALTIMORE, MARYLAND

It is requested that MAX LOUIS GOLDBERG be recontacted

upon his return to his Baltimore residence for any information

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that might have come into his possession since his contact

by a Bureau agent at Pittsburgh. It should be noted that

GOLDBERG was contacted without any advance warning about

what he would be interviewed about and 1t 1s, felt that careful

deliberation and thought on his part might result in further

Information not recalled during the time of the interview

concerning top hoodlums SEBASTIAN JOHN LA ROCCA and MIKE

GENOVESE.

BUFFALO

AT BUFFALO, NEW YORK

It is requested that the subscriber to Buffalo

telephone Moh 9610,

which was contacted from the LA ROCCA

residence on 5/16/58,

be ascertained and a brief summary of

his background

set torth.

NEW YORK

AT NEW. YORK, NEW YORK

Will ascertain the identity of the subscribers to

telephone numbers CU 5-8367 and AL 7-2715, and set forth brief

background data concerning these subscribers. It should be, noted

that CU 5-8367 is a number which has been called from the

LA ROCCA residence on numerous occasons and that the last

contact made from the LA ROCCA residence

with AL 7-2715 was on

4/15/58, for a total of 23 minutes.

PHILADELPHIA

AT WAYNE, PA.

Inasmuch as officials at the Peoples First National Bank

and Trust Company of Pittsburgh can find no savings or checking

account in the name

of LA RocCA or any of his known aliases, will

ascertain complete information concering the checks with which the

subject pays for his adopted son's room and board at Valley Forge

Number of check, date drawn and

, signature.

should be ascertained and a stop placed against the next check

received by that school so that it, can be determined exactly

where the subject now has his bank account."

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PILTSBURGH

AT PITTSBURGH, PA._ (ALLEGHENY)

will maintain contact with the officials of the

Pittsburgh offices of the USM, Inmigration and Naturalization

Service and Internal Revenue Service so that any new developments

concerning their interest in this matter will be received immediately.

2.

Will maintain regular and continuing contact with CHARLES

THOMAS, Box 71, Ingomar, Pa., (telephone Forest 49995) the owner

and operator of the Gulf Service Station near the IA ROCCA residence

so that it can be immediately determined when the subject arrives

at his residence.

Will check the list of toll calls made from Forest

4-5296, the home telephone of the subject, for the names of

racket associates not now known to the Pittsburgh Office and

will identify and obtain appropriate background of subscribers

to telephone numbers called.

Will,

in the event informants advise that the subject

nas arrived in the Pittsburgh vicinity, immediately contact the

office of the USM where two subpoenaes are outstanding and will

conduct disereet surveillances of his travel, noting pertinent

contacts made by him.

Will set out appropriate leads on tangible results

obtained from a mail cover placed on the residence of the subject

at Ingomar.

Will regularly contact potential criminal Informants

GEORGE "MOON" MESSER and FRANCES PRIAM SO that ample coverage

may be afforded the LA ROCCA-GENOVESE-NELSON interests.

7:

Will, through established informant coverage, endeavor

to ascertain the specific whereabouts of the subject during the

months of February through June, 1958, and his mode of travel

during that period.

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