Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, PH
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 09/25/1963
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (14, USC 2107 Hote).

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

4/24/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY:

FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

124-10225-10437

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

92-2717-1044

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: SAC, PH

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE:

PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

09/25/1963

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ABR, ASSOC, SEARCH AND SEIZURE WARRANT

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS :

4

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW :

04/10/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (11 USC 2107 Hote).

DATE 147147,20165

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AIRTEL

TO:

FROM:

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Date:

9/25/63

(Type in plain text or code)

REGISTERED MAIL

(Priority or Method of Mailing)

Director, FBI

(92-2717)

SAC, Philadelphia (92-444) (P)

JUNE

00: Phila.

ReBuairtel 9/24/63.

Facts of police activity 740 Christian St., Phila.,

Friday, 9/20/63, are as follows:

Commissioner HOWARD LEARY, Phila. PD, confidentially

advised on 9/20/63 because of widespread publicity in regard to

ANGELO BRUNO and Cosa Nostra

he was intensifying investigation

Of ANGELO BRUNO and his associates in South Phila. LEARY re-

lated he had ordered Inspector JOSEPH BRENNAN, South Division,

Phila. PD, to obtain a search

and seizure warrant for 740

Christian

ISt., "known hang-out" of ANGELO BRUNO and his associates.

This search and seizure warrant was obtained and executed 9/20/63

by Inspector BRENNAN and men under his supervision.

Those who were taken to the South Division, Phila.

PD, for questioning were ANGELO BRUNO, PHIL TESTA, FRANK

NICOLETTI, FRANK SINDONE, JOHN CAPELLO, FRANK LASCALZO and RALPH

SCHWARTZ.

To date Commissioner LEARY has not received full

report of action by Inspector BRENNAN.

PH 614-C-TE reported that all above individuals

were found by Inspector BRENNAN at 740 Christian St. on the

afternoon of 9/20/03.:

Inspector BRENNAN was apologetic,

telling

subjects he had "pressure from above"

which forced him to take

aation.

According to informant, individuals were taken to the

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REC-64

92-2717-

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Bureau

Philar

1. 527.

DWB: ERG

Appfered

1963

& Special Agent in Charge

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