Originator: FBI
From: HOULIHAN, FREDERICK T.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 09/12/1960
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

4/24/201

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-10290-10333

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 92-2839-86

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: HOULIHAN, FREDERICK T.

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 09/12/1960

PAGES:

98

SUBJECTS :

JFC, MEETING, INTV, RES, TRA, BUSS, REL AND ASSOC,

GAMBLING A/O NARCOTICS ACT

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4; 11(a)

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 10/30/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF IRS

COMMENTS:

RPT, TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE 2

Heleased under the John F. Kennedy

Assassination Records Collection Act o

1992 (44 USC 2107 Notel. Case#:NW

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PH 92-441

WASHINGION FIELD:

AT WASHINGION, D.C.

Will follow and report decision of U. s. Supreme

Court concerning Petition of Certionart led bee o

which is expected to be acted upon during the

term of court.

PHILADELPHIA:

AT HARRISBURG, PA.

Will check Commonwealth records concerning

Pittston, Pa., for al.

AT PITISTON, PA.

W1ll maintain contact with the following:

PH 521-0, PH 526-C, PCI WILLIAM STRUBECK, PCI FRANK TRIBBET,

Officer JOSEPH DELANEY, Pittston Police Department.

AT SCRANTON, PA.

WIll maintain contact with the following: PCI

THOMAS CURRAN, PCI ESTELLE FORGENG FURISI, and PCI FRANK COLLINS.

AT WYOMING, PA.

Will maintain contact with Sergeant LOUIS SHUPNIK,

Pennsylvania State Police.

AT PHILADELPHIA, PA.

W1ll maintain contact with Alcohol and Tobacco Tax

Division concerning arrests made by this Agency in connectior

with the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board raid during

June 1960 on alcohol still in Exeter Township, Pa.

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PH 92-441

Administrative Data

subject, ANGELO SCIANDRA, DAVE OSTICCO,

forth in the body of this report in view of the fact that

individuals.

T-1

T-2

T-3

T- 4

T-5

I-6

T-7

T-8

T-9

T-10

T-11

Informants

LOUIS CONSAGRA, 515 Pennsylvania

Avenue, Mayfiela, Pa.

(by request)

PH 521-C

PH 526-C

JAMES POLKA, former PCI

WILLIAM STRUBECK, PCI

CELIA TREBITZ, North River Street,

Wilkes-Barre,

Pa.

(by request)

JOSEPH SHEERAN, former PCI

ORLANDO MENCHI, former PCI

First Deputy Police Commissioner

PoNt Repartmen New York City

FRED RAMAGE, Cashier, Lberty

National Bank, Pittston, Pa.

(by request)

FRANK MILLER,

Pennsylvania State

Police, Wyoming, Pa.

(by request)

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T-12

T-13

I-14

T- 15

T-16

I-17

I-18

I-19

T-20

I-21

T-22

I-23

T-24

I-25

, LEO TIERNEY, 109½ Carroll Street,

Piteston, Pa.

(by request)

ESTELLE FORGENG FURISI, PCI

FRANK COLLINS, PCI

BEN SMITH, former Criminal Informant

WILLIAM FAILIA, PCI

JAMES WALLACE, Manager, Bell

Telephone Company, Scranton, Pa.

(by request)

LEO LEVENSON, 2836 Diamond Avenue,

Allentown, Pa.

(by request)

THOMAS CURRAN, PCI

WILLIAM MATHESON, Educational

Director, ILGWU,

Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

(by request)

MAX STEIN, PCI, New York CIty

PAUL BERAN, President, First

National Bank, Pittston, Pa.

(by request)

GEORGE CONNORS, Agent, Internal

Revenue Service, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.,

FORCE

(by request)

Officer JOSEPH DELANEY, Pittston,

TASK

TASK FORCES

Pa., Police

Department

(by request)

DRS

FRANK O' GORMAN,

U. S. Probation

Officer, Scranton, Pa.

(by request)

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T-26

T-27

I-28

T-29

T- 30

I-31

I-32

T-33

T-34

District Director, Interna

Revenue Service, scranton, Pa.

New York letter of 1/27/60,

in which source not set forth.

Not used.

MARGARET HOOVER, PCI

PH 559-C

MAX CRAMER, PCI

PH 525-C

MARIAN KEARNEY, former PCI

RALPH BIDWELL, PCI

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PH 92-441

E - LEGITIMATE ENTERPRISES

A.B. & S. Contracting Company

Fictitious Names in Business Docket Number Eight,

Page 54, filed at the Office of the Prothonotary, Luzerne

County Courthouse, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., as reviewed on December

Company Number Two, at 161 South Main Street,

Pittston, Pa.

This concern was organized to erect and construct buildings

to purchase realty and building materials and supplies and

to do all acts in furtherance thereof at 161 South Main

Street, Pittston, Pa.

Affiant, RUSSELL BUFALINO, swore and

subcribed to the above on March 20, 1957, before

Notary Public

BERTHA FRY.

On March 18, 1958, T-21 advised SA EDWARD F. FOLEY

that the A.B. & S. Contracting Company is a partnership in

which DOMINIC ALAIMO, subject BUFALINO, and intormant are

partners. He said BUFALINO was hired by him to look after

the company's plans in Pittston, Pa., area and to cut down on

his traveling expenses.

He said BUFALINO was associated with

him for about seven years and he now makes $125 a week for

his services which is paid to the A.B. & S. Contracting Company.

On March 21, 1958, T-10 advised that BUFALINO has

a commercial account in the Liberty National Bank, Piteston,

Pa., under the name A.B. & S. Contracting company.

account was opened July 26, 1954, and RUSSELL BUFALINO iS

authorized to draw checks on the account.

A power of attorney

authorizing ANGELO J. BUFALINO to write checks on the account

in the absence of RUSSELL BUFALINO is filed with the bank.

The balance in this account as of March 20, 1958, was $657.34.

On March 24, 1958, Confidential Informant T-22

advised that BUFALINO, doing business as the A.B. & S.

Contracting Company Number Two, borrowed $2,500 from the

First National Bank, Pittston, Pa., July 3, 1957. He said

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