Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: BA
To: HQ
Document date: 08/27/1958
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

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Date:

5/28/201

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-10213-10455

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HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 92-2972-25

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OFFICE MEMORANDUM

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

TO

: DIRECTOR, FBi

KETON: SAO, 3AMO46 (92-137)

SUBJECT:

MIKE GENOVESE, waS.

AR

SEBASTIAN

JOIN LA ROCCA,

was.

AR

00: Pittsburgh

DATE:

8/27/58

par

HSCA RE

REQUEST.

FOR REVIEW AT FRIHQ RY

MANANCINO

COPIES MA

Re Baltimore letter,

7/18/58, re arrangements for interview

of Baltimore PCI MAY GOLDBERG, CPA.

On 8/21/58, MAX GOLDBERG (conceal identity), was interviewed

Pa

at his residence,

3701 Ciarinth Road, Baltimore, Maryland,

by SA(A) PAUL A, TURNER, at which time Mr. GOLDBERG advised

as follows:

After Mr. GOLDBERG became a CPA in the State of Maryland in

1932, 'he decided to engage in public practice of

' accounting

on a full time professional basis. At that time, the

economic situation in the country was poor and he found it

difficult to make a living

In about 1937, he developed

Mr. ROY MC GINNIS, as a client.

MC GINNIS

operated a

music machine distributing business, and is currently in

the coin machine business under

the name Of Roy McGinnis

Corporation, Maryland Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland.

In about 1040, NI. MC GINNIS tOOK MI GOLDEnRO to plttsburen,

where he introduced him to SAN MANNARINO and his associates

who were in the same type of business.

At the request of

SAM MANNARINO and some of his associates, he took them on

as clients and performed auditing and tax return services

for them.

He also became acquainted with CHARLES J. MARGIOTTI, then

Attorney and political power in Pennsylvania who is now

deceased.

Through MARGIOTTI he took over the accounting

the Filben Corporation of Chicago, which was organized to

manufacture coin operated music machines. Although this

Bureau (cc

92-2940)

Pittsburgh

1192-235

i MIKE GENOVESE)

HOT SES: REC 3: 22-2273-25

(92-226) (SEBASTIAN JOHN LA ROCCAL SEP 2 1958

ANTHONY RIPEPI)

192-

SAM MANNARINO)

5

~ Baltimore

(92-149 SEBASTIAN LAROCCA)

92-165 JOSEPH GIGLIOTTI)

92-82IOUIS COMi

(137-2023)

52 SEPP$T: 1958

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company has been defunct for a long time, Mr. GOLDBERG made

other contacts which resulted in developing clients.

example, in Baltimore he acquired the account of the Cee Gee

he acquired

For

Music Company, which was organized by IOSEPHiCICLIONTI and

LOUIS COMI.

When the Filben Company ran intó financial

-friculties, it resulted in an investigation by the Internal

Revenue Service, and a great deal of newspaper publicity was

business.

the that yet Tra a Bate on, a

given to alleged irregularities in the operation of this

MC• GOIDBERG had been placed in a compromising

by officials of this company and realized at that

time that he had been taken advantage of by MARGIOTTI and his

associates.

He also realized that these men were engaging in

questionable activities and felt that if he continued his

association with them it could jeopardize his standing as an

accountant.

In about 1950, he decided in discontinue his relationship

with MARGIOTTI and his associates.

He wrote registered letters

tO MARGIOTTI, GENOVESE, RIPEPI and others, advising them he

would no longer handle

their accounting.

At that time he would

have discontinued his association with LAROCCA.

except for the

tact that he was then doing accounting for LAROCCA in connection

wich

some litigation involving most of LARCCA's financial

interests.

LAROCOA asked him to continue doing his accounting

work at least until litigation was completed.

Actually,

this situation, has continued and LAROCCA has

become further

indebted to him, so that at present, LAROCCA owes him a

considerable amount of money for accounting fees.

In the past several years, LAROCCA has entertained Mr.

GOLDBERG at his residence for dinner and to meet his family.

Therefore, In the latter part of 1957, when visiting with

LAROCCA, Mr. GOLDBERG invited him to attend the wedding of

his son, which was to be held at Philadelphia.

In February,

1958, the wedding was held and LAFOCCA appeared accompanied

by ANTHONY RIPEPI. At this time, LAROCCA stated that his

wife was ill and could not accompany him. Mr. GOLDBERG at

that time did not know that LARCCA was wanted by the Govern-

ment or that there was any Federal Grand Jury Proceeding in

which LARCCA was involved.

He recalled that when he last visited with LARCCA prior

to the wedding, LAROCCA was having some trouble with his

throat, but at the wedding he did not notice

any trouble in

this regard.

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Mie GOLDBERG emphatically stated that he has had no contact

with LAPOCCA sihoe the wedding in February, 1958.

He

assured that if he has any contact with LAROCCA in the future

he will contact the FBI on a confidential basis.

He stated

that he has every intention of cooperating fully with the

Government concerning LABCCA and concerning any matter in

which the Government may

• have

an interest,

MI, GOLDBERG stated that handling the accounting for coin

machine operators and others close to this type of business

has been a very small part of his accounting practice.

He

stated that he

still has some clients in this type of busi-

ness, but to his Inowledge none of then are numbers operators

or are engaged in illegal activities.

He stated that he contimes to represent ROY MC GINNIS, but

has no other similar type cf account in Baltimore.

In the State of Maryland he handles the accounts of Andrews

Vending Company, Glen Burnie, Maryland,, which is operated

by ALBERT KULLEN and THOMAS ANDREWS.

This company operates

vsrious types of coin

machihes in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.

Both of these companies operate in counties where certain

forms of gambling are permitted through use of coin machines.

he has had very little contact with COMI personally.

advised that ROSE COMI handled most of the dealings for Cee

dee Vachine Company, which has been inactive for about five

years.

Mr. GOLDBERG recalled meeting JOSEPH GIGLIOTTI, who has been

identified as a former Pittsburgh racketeer currently operating

a night club in Dundalk, Maryland.

In the course of this interview, Mr. GOLDBERG requested that

his identitv be concealed in reporting any information

furnished by him. He assured of his desire to cooperate

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fully with the FBI in any investigation where he could be of

assistance.

Although Mr. COLDBERG has furnished no information of

particular importance, it is believed that recontact Is

iustified in an effort to further develop the friendly

attitude which he displayed when currently interviewed.

It

is believed that, Mc. GOLDBERG would furnish specific informa-

tion on any matter if requested by this Bureau.

It is

contemplated that he will be recontacted in the near future

in an effort to develop him further as a PCI.

The Pittsburgh Division will be advised of any subsequent

information furnished by Mr. GOLDBERG Concerning LAROCCA

or GENOVESE or any of the individuals in which the fittsburgh

Office has an interest; however, since no further investiga

tion is outstanding in

this office concerning the captioned

cases, these cases are hereby being considered RUC.

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