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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

5010-107-02

MAY 1862 EDITION

* GSA GEN. REG. NO. 27

UNITED-STATES GWVERNMENT

Memoraridum

TO

DIRECTOR, FBI

DATE:

1/20/65

FROM

SUBJECT:

140.

SAC, BUFFALO (92-337)

LA COSA NOSTRA

AR - CONSPIRACY

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED* 250/79

DATE 4/18/85

BY$R

ReBulet, dated 12/4/64.

Referenced Bureau letter called to the attention

of the Buffalo Office recent communications which make

reference to the

"VOLPA family" in Toronto.

From the

manner in which the "VOLPE family" is discussed, It would

appear that sources of the Buffalo Office are referring

La Cosa Nostra

"family" operating in the Toronto

Referenced letter instructed the Buffalo Office

to furnish the Bureau a summary of information developed

regarding the possible existence of a Toronto La Cosa

Nostra group, possibly referred to as the "VOLPE family."

Intelligence Unit,

In 1245,Intage Monted Police (ROM,

at Toronto, Ontario, Canada,

advised that for a period

of over a

year members of his unit have been investigating

organized

crime in Toronto and the Province of Ontario,

Canada.

He stated he has submitted lengthy reports

relating to the activities and background of members of

this organized criminal group.

SKELTON stated that there

is in existence in the toronto, ontario area a group of

individuals who are known to him as the

ry

He stated that this group is headed by EUGENEVOLPE,

"VOLPE, FaMiLY• CANADA

who to his

knowledge has never been actually legitimately

employed although he has extensive investments in a

gambling casino on the Island of Haiti.

He stated

that brothers of the "VOLPE family" are all considered

"muscle men"

and "enforcers.

SKELTON stated that members

?Department (MTPD) also reier

to the "VOLPE family" asForgantzed major racketeers in

the Toronto area.

He stated that

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SKELTON stated the father of the VOLPE brothers

in Toronto disappeared several years ago and no one has

been able to determine his whereabouts or what happened

to him. He stated that members of the "VOLPE family"

the son of CALOGERO BORDONARO, born 8/20/91, in Italy..

SKELTON stated that his organization is also conducting an

active investigation on HARRY BORDONARO and his father

because of their close ties with members of the organized

criminal element in Canada and the United States.

SKELTON

fact that BORDONARO has represented

"VOLPE family.

telephone call had been made from the home of CALOGERO

canada,

O DONARA LA 308 Mab, Norto andes New tark, telephone

number DE 7-7128. He stated this is an unlisted number

subscribed to by NICKOLAS ALFANO, Nantucket

Yonkers. Nework. He pointed out that NICK

ALFACE Was

identified as a member of the Cosa Nostra in the United

States.

SKELTON stated that his investigation has also

disclosed that members of the "VOLPE family"

Infrequent contacts with leading members of the MACADbINO

family" in the Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York area.

For the attention of the New

York Office,

background information concerning the "VOLPE family"

was

set forth in report

Of SA(A) LEON F. ANDREWS, JR., dated

2/11/63, captioned

"FRED G. RANDACCIO, aKa, AR.

It should be noted that on 1/16/63, Constable

R. A. MAC GIBBON, RCMP, Toronto,

Canada, reported

that JOHN PAPALIA, aka

Johnny Pops, of 16 Railway Street.

Hamilton,

ontario, C

Canada, Is a close associate of

VOLPE brothers,

who are considered as major racketeers

operating in Toronto.

Constable

the "VOLE brotherg" AC GIBBON Identifled the members of

as follows:

I They

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VOLPE - Born:

27 February 1925, Toronto CANAD

180 pounds, brown hair,

brown eyes.

22 Roxborough Street West

Toronto..

Ontarte, CANADA

Occupation

Stockbroker

Telephone

WA 5-1784

EUGENE RONALD TOLPE - BITi

GENES TOLPE

eyes.

AddresSe

.66 Pricefleld Road, Toronto, CANADA

Occupation

Salesman

Telephone

WA 4-8974, EM 4-5914

FRANK VOIPE - Born:

6 March 20 P. Posto CANADA

190 pounds, grey hair,

bald,

blue eyes.

Address

Оссира-

tion

Telephone

PAUL VOLPE -Born:

66 Pricefteld Road, Toronto, CANADA

Salesman

WA 4-8974, EM 4-5914

CANADA

Address

Occupation

Telephone

brown eyes.

66 Pricefield Road, Toronto, CONADA

Salesman

WA 4-8974, EM 4-5914

blue eyes.

Address

-22. Roxborough Street West, Toronto, Ontario

Occupation

Salesman

Telephone

925-3740, EM 4-5914

CAREA

By letter dated 10/15/62, the Morality Bureau of

the MTPD prepared a summary letter on

"The Volpe Brothers"

for the RCMP, Ottawa, Canada.

This summary sets forth, in part,

the following

information relating to "The Volpe Brothers" and their

contacts in the united States:

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JEN

GENE VOLPE is in partnership with three of

his brothers, FRANK, PAuL and JOSEPH A.

VOLPE, and they own

and operate the

Gerrard In-N-Out Car Wash,

43 Gerrard Street,

West,

Toronto, Canada, telephone EMpire

4-5914.

PAUL VOLPE in June of 1961 maintained an

apartment at 471 Wilson Avenue, Toronto, and

ALBERT AGUECI

call ETara this apartent made a telephone

which

resulted in

the return and surrender of JOHN PAPALIA.

PAUL VOLPE 1s known to drive a black 1961

Falcon sedan, registered to one MARY IRENE

COLLINS, 471

Wilson Avenue, Apartment #3,

CANADA

Toronto.

ALBERT A

VOLPEds President of Kermac

Corporation Limited, Brokerage Dealer,

Room 1025-7, 159 Bay Street

Toronto,

with telephone EMpire 3-3278, EMpire

3-3279

and EMpire 3-2803.

The Kermac Corporation

Limited was incorporated on 8/6/59, and the

firm's solicitor is listed as one FRANK NASSO.

The Directors are ALBERT A. VOLPE, his wife,

SHIRLEY VOLPE and his sister, LAURA VOLPE.

ALBERT VOLPE owns and drives a white 1962

Cadillac with 1962 Ontario license 101-127.

FRANK VOLPE operates the Gerrard In-N-Out

Car. Wash In partnership with three of his

brothers.

He drives a blue 1962 Pontiac

with 1962 Ontario license 25-010.

JOSEPH A. VOLPE also operates the car wash

business with three of his brothers and

drives a charcoal color 1960 Oldsmobile

convertible with 1962 Ontario license 71-449.

In February of 1962, In stance CAn As made

from the apartment of MARY IRENEGOLLINS, Toronto telephone

MELPOSE S-OOL TO JEAN FO CRAVANTE

As previously repörted, GRAVANTE is the girifriend

Of PASQUALE NATARELLI of Buffalo.

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RO CARLISI, who attended the Apalachin Meeting In 1957.

Nil

a call was made from the telephone

of STEPHÁNIE "SOPHIE" CHOPACK,

25 Bedford Park, Apartment 802,

to JEAN GRAVANTE,

Buffalo telephone number TT 3-2763

Tondattea). CHOPACK, who formerly resided at 79 Lowther

Avenue, Apartment 2, Toronto, is the girlfriend of EUGENE

VOLPE.

The above-mentioned letter also listed attorney

HARRY BORDONARO, Fifty Road, Winona, Ontario, Canada'"the

(telephone number TWining 4-2878) as an associate of

BORDONARO was reported to have visited

the Gerrard In-N-Out Car Wash on at least one occasion.

Several telephone calls were made from the telephone of

PAUL VOLPE's girlfriend, MARY COLLINS, to TWining 4-2070,

Winona, Ontario, to telephone listed to HARRY BORDONARO,

Fifty Road, Winona, Ontario.

Also living at this address

is a woman

known as MARLENE, BORDONARO and her daughter,.

LISA MARIE BORDONARO, born 4/15/61.

The house on

Fifty Road, Winona, was sold by BORDONARO to CHARLES

RUSSO, Y Hughson Street, South, which is the former address

of the firm of Bordonaro, Cain and Luchak, Barristers.

Sometime in August, 1962, BORDONARO left Hamilton, Ontario,

to go on a

England. Attempts were made at three different hotels

London,

England, to contact BORDONARO, but he was not

located: ALBERT VOLPE is a Director of Seal-Tite Aluminum

Company, 1847 Avenue Road, Toronto.

on 1/14/65, Investigator NORMAN SKELTON, RCMP,

Toronto, Canada, advised that his headquarters in

Ottawa,

Canada, has prepared summary reports on each member of the

"VOLPE

family"

and the summarles were apparently prepared

for limited dissemination.

SKELTON explained that these

summary reports set forth the background, names of associates

as well as their travels and contacts with hoodlums In the

United States.

He suggested these summaries incorporate

certain information obtained as result of investigations

in the United States.

He stated that these summaries

would be very helpful to the FBI in the investigations

being conducted to show ties between

members of La

Nostra in the United States

and the "vOLpE family. "Cosa

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The Buffalo Office will continue close contacts

with the Intelligence unit of the RCMP in Toronto a voLPE

as with the MTPD for further information about the

family."

SKELTON will be contacted to see if it is possible

to obtain the specific names of other members of the

"VOLPE

family" and of their travels and contacts with La Cosa

Nostra in the United States.

Consideration is being given

to requesting the Legat, Ottawa, for copies of the summary

reports prepared by the

RCMP, relating to the "VOLPE family"

in Toronto.

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