Originator: FBI
From: PEARCE, J. ROBERT
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 06/28/1961
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

4/24/201

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-10205-10469

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 92-2717-236

Document Information

ORIGINATOR :

FROM:

TO :

TITLE :

FBI

PEARCE, J. ROBERT

DIRECTOR, FBI

DATE: 06/28/1961

PAGES:

676

SUBJECTS :

ABR, BKG INVEST, ASSOC, REL, TELCAL, B/F INT,

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, GANGLAND ACT, LOAN

SHARKING, GAMBLING ACT, GREASER GANG,

BOOTLEGGING ACT, ADDRESS BOOK

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Secret

RESTRICTIONS: 1C; 4; 10(a)2; 11(a)

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 11/03/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF IRS

COMMENTS :

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Information pertaining to the identities of subscribers

to telephone numbers in the Florida area were obtained by

IC E. LEON GLAZE, Miami Division, from the following employees

of the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company, Miami,

Fla., on 5/25 and 26/61:

Mrs: MARY LAUTON for Franklin and Newton exchanges;

Mrs. PEG MUDEN, Jefferson and Union exchanges;

Mrs. MAJEL HIBBS, Plaza and Wilson exchanges;

Mrs. ALICE HORNSBY, Murray, Oxford, and Tuxedo exchanges.

The identity of telephone subscribers in the New York

City area was furnished on dates as indicated in this report to

SA JANES M. ANDERSON by EDWARD I. BRAUNE, Agent, New York

Telephone Company

Identity of subscribers to telephone numbers inthe

Trenton, N.J, area was furnished to SA ROBERT F. BEN ARSDALL

on undisclosed date by RAY LUND, Investigator, New Jersey Bell

Telephone Company, Trenton, N. J.

Records pertaining to ADAM DI OLIO, First Pennsylvania

Bank and Trust Company, Philadelphia, were made available 6/6/61

to SA ROBERT L. HOLTZCLAW by FRED LAURENT; at the Alvin Progressive

Federal Savings and Loan Association, 1903 South Broad Street,

Philadelphia, to SA J. ROBERT PEARCE on date as indicated by JOSEPH

W. PACKER, JR., Secretary.

The FD 302, Interview of STEPHEN A. CARDULIO, which

appears in this report is included in the Administrative section

of this report as this individual 1s PH 202-S. CARDULLO's name

appeared in ANGELO BRUNO's address book.

By communication dated April 27, 1961, the Legal Attache,

London, England, furnished the following information:

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FD-302 (Rov. 1-25-00)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date _ June 14, 1961

STEPHEN A. CARDELLO,

Port Agent,

Seaterer's Inter-

national Union, Port of Pilladelphia, advised he first

Deeame acquainted with ANOBIO BRUNO approximately Cive or

sis years ago and bellen a he cirat met BRUNo at a flower

sheption Passyunke Avenue

where he used to trade. He stated

ne was raised in south

eiladelphie having lived there.

practically all ot his life and nows BRUNO, only as &

speaking acquaintance.

He edvised that in frequenting

this flower shop he had seen racing foste indigating

some sort of horse betting operation, and he undenstood

that this wes a location for numbers eotivities." He

advised that he has never had any business connections

with BRUNo nor has ho assoelated with BRUNO socially.

teNe

advised that he has never lent Brute any money nor has he

ever berrowed meney fron BrUNo and knews nothing of BRUNg!&

business eperations other, than what he has heard through

sumors, this boing to the effeet that BRUNO Le engaged in

racket operatians

He advised that he had no rinsthand

knowzease of any. of BruNots aotivities but had spectrieally

heard on one beaston that BRUNo had some gembling con-

neetions in suna

stated that he is personally opposed to the

organized racket operations throughout the country partiou-

larly the loan sharling which appears to be rampent in the

South Philadelphia area. He advised that these racket.

operations appear to prey on the small bustness people as

well as people. who have very little money and feels that

sues operations house not be permittes. He sevised, that

he has nothing to de with anyone whom he believes

en ngoa on ang tỏ the try anyon rackets in as adelphia

and has no further speeifto information regarding BruNe.

D-I

on 6/9/67 Philadelphia, Pa:

Flle #Philadelphia 92-444

SAS WATKER WITTE,

IR.,

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GORDON AERIANG pel

. Dete dleteted =

6/14/61

This doeument containe neither recommendetions nor conelustone of the FOl. it de the property of the Fa! and le loaned to

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PH 92-444

MALCOLM CUMMING, Official of British Security

Service, MI-5, advised that he has, for a number of years,

developed confidential

sources in Lloyds of London.

Colonel

CUMMING, at the request of the Legal Attache, contacted

these sources to determine if ANGELO BRUNO had financial

dealings in the gambling casino at the Plaza Hotel, Havana,

Cuba.

On April 24, 1961, Colonel CUMMING advised that

MI-5's confidential sources had stated that Lloyds of

London had acted as the reinsurer for the American Inter-

national Reinsurance Corporation of New York City to the

extent of $70,000 for a policy made out to the subject in

connection with, the gambling casino at the Plaza Hotel,

Havana, Cuba.

Colonel CUMMING said that in April of 1959, a

claim was paid to the subject for $185, 000, principally by the

American International Reinsurance Corporation in respect to

a fire, which had occurred at the gambling casino at the Plaza .

Hotel, Havana, Cuba, on January 21, 1959 6x

Colonel CUMMING stated that in making this informa-

tion available to this office, he would respectfully request

that no dissemination of this information be made outside of

the Bureau:

and that extreme discretion be used in connection with

this Information in order that the American International Rein-

surance Corporation would not know that the original information

came from Lloyas organization in London.

Any such revelation would

certainly jeopardize MI-5's future relation with the Lloyds

concern. 151

Colonel CUMMING also pointed out that Lloyds acts as

a reinsurance organization for other insurance companies, and

any money paid by Lloyds is paid not to the individual policy

holders but to other insurance companies to help them cover their

losses when heavy demands are put upon their resources by their own

policy holders.

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No information was obtained indicating that

subject or any of his associates had any kind of insurance

policy other than the fire insurance policy mentioned above,

and no information was available identifying the officers

of the corporation, of which subject was a member.

By airtel dated 6/20/61, the Bureau advised that

Legal Attache, London, recontacted source but had developed

no additional information other than set forth above.

Each office receiving a copy of this report will in the

near future receive index by separate communication.

Leads

for additional investigation in this matter will be handled

by separate communication after the office of origin has an

opportunity to evaluate the voluminous investigation developed

in the recent past and included in this report.

INFORMANTS

The dates of contact and agents contacting informants

in this report are set forth under the appropriate date in the

body of the report.

Exceptions would be in regard to confidential

sources where dates were altered slightly and the identity of

the Agent on some occasions is not included as a matter of

protecting the source.

T symbols have been used in this report

only where necessary.

Dun and Bradstreet in this report has

been designated a T symbol only on one occasion by specific

request.

Informant Number

PH T-1

PH T=2

PH T-3

PH T-4

Identity

ALPHONSE FRIO (at his request)

PH 591-C*

(Mn 724-5 J608(4)

NY 1894-C

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PH 92-444

PH T-5

PH T-6

PH T-7

PH T-8

PH T-9

PH T-10

PH T-11

PH T-12

PH T-13

PH T-14

PH T-15

PH T-16

PH T-17

PH T=18

PH 1-19

PH T-20

PH T-21

PH T-22

PH T-23

PH T-24

PH 251-C (deceased)

MM 509-C

PH 511-C*

MM 665-C

Records

Jury,

of testimony. Federal Grand

/JFK Law 10(a)2

JOSEPH D'ALESSANDRO, Miami, Fla.

PH 489-C

PH. 535-C"

PH 514=C

CARI CIPRIANI, Agent, ATTD, Phila-

delphia, at his request

PH 458-C

PH 523-C

MM 725-C

MM PCI JOE VICKERY

MM PCI PETE CATALDO

MM 719=C

TOTAL DENIAL

MM PCI FRANK A. CASE

BS 616-C

BS 758-C

NY 204-C

ON

RELEASE IN PART

RELEASE IN FULL

2/14/96

dab/ ASTR/SQ

REVIEWED BY FEWJFK TASK FORCE

ATF

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PH 92-444

PH T-25

PH T-26

PH T-27

PH T-28

PH T-29

PH T-30

PH T-31

PH T-32

PH T-33

PH T-34

PH T-35

PH T-36

PH T-37

PH T-38

PH T-39

PH T-40

PH T-41

PH T-42

JOSEPH KATZ, Chief Investigator,

New York State Crime Commission

NY 2412-C

NY 169-C

PH 571-C*

U. S. Postal Inspector WILLIAM HUNTER,

Miami, Fla., at his request

NY 2151=C

Former PH PCI IRVING GUNTHER,

Manager, Fideltiy Financial Check

Cashing

Service, 2029 South Broad

Street.

Former MM PCI DIANNE WHYTE

PCI ARTHUR NEWMAN, Legat, Havana,

Former PH PCI FRED JONES

MAX POTNICK, PH PCT

Former PH PCI REUBEN CARDONICK

PH 467-C

MM PCI ROBERT GREENE (note: insuff1-

cient information to judge reliability)

MM 744-C

Dun and Bradstreet, Penn Center, PH.

Philadelphia Police Officer LEONARD

RUTIGLIANO at his request

Havana 31

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PH 92-444

PH T-43

PH T-44

PH T-45

PH T-46

PH T-47

PH T-48

PH T-49

PH T-50

PH T-51

PH T-52

PH 1-53

PH T-54

ERS

NED BY ESUJFK TASK FORCE

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PH 1-55

PH T-56

PH 1-57

PH T-58

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AZLSASE IN FULL

SECI

RELEASE IN PART

Havana PCI GUIDO DE PHILLIPS

Former NK CI, JOSEPH MICHAEL

CLETHERO

PH 269-C

GUSTAVO ANDRES LOPEX MUNOZ, Miami,

Fla., at his request.

CS NY-1

TOTAL DENTAL

Legat, Havana

NK 2145-C

PH 540-C

MM PCI PAT LANE, Security Officer,

Montmarte Hotel, Miami Beach, Fla.

PH PSI DO JUAN SANTONI

GEORGE LE MAY, Intelligence Division,

Internal Revenue Service, Boston,

Mass., at his request

WILLIAM ROBERT SHIELDS, Auditor, Hotel

Inter Carib Corp., and Hotel Presi-

dente, DR; 6345 Crystal Court,

Miam1, Fla., at his request

Philadelphia Police Officer ROGER

MANCINI, at his request

PH 131-C

FRANK PALUMBO, Philadelphia restaurant

operator, at his request

Inspector FRANK RIZZO, Philadelphia

Police Department, at his request

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Copy to:

TED STATES DEPARTMENT OF

STICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGAT: N

INS

REVIEWED BY

REW/JFK TASK FORCE

ON

9/4/97 dad

ALI, INFORMATION CONTAINED

RELEASE IN FULL

#WEIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

EXCERT WHERE SHOWN

RELEASE IN PART

OTHERWISE

TOTAL DENIAL Office:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvani

Report of:

Date:

J. ROBERT PEARCEI

June 28, 1961

Field Office File #:

92-444

Title:

ANGELO BRUNO,

aka;

(True: Name ),

Ange,

DECLASSIFTED BY STUMALL

ON

6-16096

FELL

ANTI-RACKETEERING

Bureau File #s.

Angelo Bruno Annaloro

Russo

92-2717 -

ticosited

Character:

Declar

i1,2%

SP6BIN GeL

DADR 3/24/59

Synopsis:

(TuS 3-A 10785, Immigration and Namuralization Service

Philadelphia, disclosed ANGELO BRUNO ANNALORO born

5/21/10 to VINCENZINA BRUNO ANNALORO, nee Cumella, at

Villalba, Italy, entered United States 10/13/11

BRUNo's father,

MICHAEL BRUNO ANNALORO, having arrived in United states from Italy

March 1906, developed question of legitimacy of ANGELO's birth.

He ob-

tained derivative citizenship from father, however, during 1945 in

Phila. Attended public schools, Philadelphia, through 1924 but did

not graduate.

On 1/19/32, married present and only wife, sue, aka,

nee Maranca.

Children are daughter JEAN BRUNO, attending Temple Uni-

versity, Philadelphia, born 1941; and son, MICHAEL, born 1932, both

Philadelphia.

He resides in row

type house in nexpensive neighbor-

hood: 934 Snyder Avenue, Philadelphia, with wife and daughter.

FBI #104 509A, Philadelphia PD #05009; has arrests beginning

1935

(operation of

stiat) to 261 for possession dangerous drug a

patented medicine for uleers)

Convictions for lottery and operation

of still.

BRUNO's rise to upper echelon in racket activity to present

alleged boss of "Greaser Gang,"

local expression for group, primarily

of stallan origin..

engaged in racket activities, began early 1950s

through close association and sponsorship of late MARCO REGINELLI,

then alleged boss of this group.

Today's chief 1llegal activities

reported to be gambling with emphasis on lottery operations and

loan sharking.

During 1955 interest in Aluminum Products Sales

Corporation, Miami, and close association with IRVING CAREY, aka,

developed; 1960 purchase and ultimate sale of Cigarette Service,

aka, for a large profit developed; 3/61 copy contents of

BRUNO's address book obtained from Philadelphia PD discloses numerous

associates, primarily Eastern portion of United States; developed

possible ownership Plaza Gambling Casino, Havana, Cuba, business

connections Dominican Republie.

JFK Law,

1(a)

This document contatns neither recommendations nor conclusions. of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to

your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.

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Synopsis (Continued)

/JFK Law 11(a)

Allegation BRUNO received $180,000 payment

for loss Plaza Gambling Casine not verified, but voluminous

Intermation developed:

BRUNO spends great portion of time

Miami, Fla.,

area using home of alleged cousin,

, CHARLES I.

COSTELLO.

Informant Identifies BRUNO as representative of "The

Commission" group exercising contrel of racket activities from

New York City.

BECAUSE BRUNO IS ALLEGED TO HAVE COMMITTED

GANGLAND EXECUTIONS IN THE PAST,

HE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED

DANGEROUS.

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JRP: jag

Other Relatives

detail under

Listed. In ANGELO BRUNO's address book, explained in

"ASSOCIATES"

in this report, was:

JOE AMNELORO - EX 2-2792

JOSEPH ANNALORO

41-41 44th Street

Queens, New York

Street,

Apartment F3, New York.

residence phone to

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LANCINEA

PH 92-444

RWH: ERG

CHARLES IGNAZIO COSTELLO

12468 North Bayshore Drive

Keystone Point, Miami, Florida

714 Puritan Street

Lawrence Township, New Jersey

Included In an address book found in ANGELO BRUNO'S

possession by Philadelphia Police March 22, 1961, was the nota-

tion "CHARLES COSTELIO, Miami PL 7-5095 .

issuance of a subpoena duces tecum, Special Employee

E. DAVIS PORTER on April 24, 1961, secured a record of

originating from the home of

In the period from

cluded in thesel

were the following:

te/

home from,

(Mamt ) on

at

13 Co

ta

irenton

New Jersey,

owned by

on

On the front flyleaf of BRUNO's address book, mentioned

above,

appeared the number 101M695-1074.

This is the number of

a telephone credit card issued to Mr.

and Mrs. CHARLES COSTELLO

and JOSEPH COSTELLO, 947 Southard Street,

Trenton, New Jersey

The records of the Identification Division, FBI,

flect that CHARLES COSTELLO has FBI number 365088.

The record

reflects arrests Including attempted extortion, violation of

Internal Revenue law and recelving stolen goods.

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FD-302 (Rev. 1-25-60)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INV

STAI

*IGATION

Date

June 13, 1961

JOSEPH DI MAGGIO, Chief, Intelligence Unit, United States

Internal Revenue Service, 807 Market Street, Camden, New Jersey,

advised that

FK Law

1 (a)

DI MAGGIO stated that

He further stated that the

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On

6/8/61

_at Camden, New Jersey

File #

Newark 92-478

SA ROBERT D. ALDRICH

• beh

Date dictated

6/9/61

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to

your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed

outside your agency.

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PH 92-444

JAV: f'kd

FELIX JOHN DE TULLIO, AKA

"Skinny," "Skinny Razer,"

"Skinny John"

2367 Baird Boulevard

Camden, New Jersey,

FBI #928-463

New Jersey State Police #17626

Philadelphia PD #68570

Listed In ANGELO BRUNO's address book was "SKINNY

DITULIO - Atlantic City - 5 - 0870; JOHN DITULIO - AC 4-7719."

PH T-9

JFK Law 10(a)2

PH T-9 *

PH I-10 on September 5, 1946, advised that the

"Greaser Mob" had a graveyard near

Vineland, N.J.,

which if

located at least fifteen or twenty bodies could be exhumed.

The informant related that FELIX DE TULLIO, whom he referred

to as "SKINNY RAZOR" was one of the killers of the gang who

knew the location of this graveyard. The informant said

on October 25, 1951, advised SA DAVID E.

WALKER that DE TULLIO has the reputation of being one of the

most feared gangland executors in the Philadelphia area.

According to informant, DE TULLIO 1s utterly ruthless and has

been employed on many occasions in gangland killings.

result of the "service" DE TULLIO rendered to the

It is alleged he is immuned from making contributions to this

gang.

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CANGIDENTIAL

JRP: Ikd

PH 92-444

DI. JOHN R. FLORELLO

6 Morningside Drive,

Trenton, N.J.

Upon issuance of a subpoena duces tecum on

April

27, 1961, SE E. DAVIS PORTER obtained the results of

telephone

toll charges made to the

covering the period

There

was a toll call on

JEK Law 10(a)2

By communication dated June 6, 1961, the Newark

Division advised that EX 6-9296 was listed to Dr. JOHN R.

FIORELLO, 6 Morningside Drive, Trenton, N.J.

The additional Information regarding Dr. FIORELLO

is set forth as

follows:

The following Investigation was conducted by

SA ROBERT F. VAN ARSDAII.

on March 29, 1961, records of the Credit Bureau

of Trenton, 141 East Front Street, Trenton, N.Jos contained

information that Doctor JOSEPH R.

FIORELLO and his wife, ANNA

MARIE, resided at 6 Morningside Drive, Trenton, N.Jos

and

that he is

a medical doctor,

_aged 50g

and a member of the

staff of St. Franels Hospital, Trenton, N.J:

FIORELLO maintains

offices at 689 Princeton Avenue, Trenton,

No, and the credit

report is clear of derogatory information.

Credit Bureau files contain information that JOSEPH

MICHAEL FIORELLO iS a medical doctor who resides 976 Lawrence

Road, Lawrence Township, N.J., and this person is associated

with

his cousin, Doctor

JOSEPH R. FIORELLO.

JOSEPH MICHAEL

FIORELLO IS reported to be the son oI ANTHONY FLORELLO, owner of

the Arco Rex Amusement Company, 354 South Warren Street, Trenton,

N. J.

The files contain information that the Arco Rex

Amusement Company was chartered as a New Jersey corporation

in 1950 and the proprietors were listed as ANTHONY FIORELIO,

CARMEN GAGLIARDI, and CARL IPPOLITO:

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CONCIATATIA

PH 92-444

GAF: pag

MICHAEL M. GRASSO, JR.9

1801 South 9th Street,

Philadelphia, fa.,

Telephone GE: 8-0957

• On March 22,

1961, ANGELO BRUNO was detained and

questioned by officers of the Philadelphia Police Department,

at which time they found in his possession an address book.

On April 4, 1961,

Deputy Conmissioner DAVID MALONE,

"GRASSO

GE 8-09578

Deputy Commissioner MALONE On April 4, 1961, also

advised SA PEARCE that this number is lIsted to MICHAEL J.

3405 Warden Drive,

, Philadelphia, Pa.

He stated

that

Philadelphia, Pa.

GRAsso operates a real satate errice at 1801 south Son Street;

The records of the Philadelphia Police Department,

as well as the reeords of the Philadelphia Credit Bureau, Inc.,

were checked

on June 8, 1961, by IC JOHN

F. GUNDERMANN, JR.,

for the name MICHAEL M. GRASSO, J, and no record could be

found Identiflable with this individual.

MICHAEL GRASSO, JR.s nephew of ANGELo BRUNO,

operates a real estate office and Insurance business at 1801

South 8th Street, Philadelphia, Pa.

On June 15, 1961, WILLIAM LYNN, Agent, Internal

Revenue service, thiladelphia,

Pa., advised SA.J. ROBERT

PEARCE that Internal Revenue Semice

JEK Law 11(a)

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Law

11 (a)

BRUNO is known to meet associates at the offices

of MICHAEL GRASSO.

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PH 92-444

JRP: MMR

Listed in ANGELO BRUNO'S

address book was the name

"RALPH LAMATINO, "Boston, EX 6-6887.

RALPH LAMATTINA

20 Charlston Street

Medford, Mass.

Upon issuance of a subpoena duces tecum on September 3,

1958, SE E. DAVIS PORTER

ascertained that a telephone call was

made from

listed itol

Philadelphia, Pa., whose husband,

was a close

associate of ANGELO BRUNO,

on

phone number

to

0,(ia) 2

to

This phone call was at

By communication dated June 22, 1958, the Boston

Division advised that Mystic 6-8796 was a non-published telephone

number recently changed to Export 6-8796, which phone number was

listed to RALPH LAMATTINA, 20 Chariston Street, Medford, Mass.

It was stated that RALPH LAMATTINA was believed identical to

a Boston racket figure known as Chong, "Kid Chong," Ralph Chone

and Ralph "Kid" Chong LAMATTINA. It was said that this individual

was recently acting as a

"strongarm man" for JOHN WILLIAMS in

a new cigarette vending machine business known as R & I Vending

Company.

advised :

LAMATTINA:

By communication October 7, 1958, the Boston Division

of the following additional data regarding

He was arrested by the Boston Police Department January

18, 1950, following the Brinks Robbery but was quickly released.

He was interviewed by. FBI Agents in this matter March 6, 1950,

and was very uncooperative.

He would furnish no information

regarding

his activities, his source of income, or how he existed.

It was said that Philadelphia Confidential Informant T-22

related that LAMATTINA was one of the individuals responsible

for the murder of GEORGE R. KILLEEN, shot to death on Hanover

Street in the north end of Boston,

May 20, 1950. The Boston

Police Department believed that this killing was a result of

a quarrel over a girl.

Other informants classified LAMATTINA

as being closely assoclated with several Boston racket figures

in the operation of illegal gambling, loan sharking, and

"strongarm"

activities.

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RWH: ERA

MATTHEW FRANCIS WHITAKER

Also known as MATT

1941 Mahantongo Street

Pottsville,

Included in address book found in ANGELO BRUNO's

possession by Philadelphia Police

March 22, 1961, was the

notation:

"MAT WITICAKER

Pottsville MA 2-2150"

Since 1949 sources in the Reading and Pottsville,

pa., area have advised that WHITAKER operated a numbers busi

ness, is a bookmaker, and furnisher of horse race information

to bookmakers

before a Federal

Grand Jury in

FK Law 10(a)2

CORSIDENTIAl

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T-42

permission to reopen but that the permission had cost the casino

$30,000.

This informant said that because of the high payment

the backers of the casino were now clean and were unable to open

the casino. This informant again said that efforts were being

made to attempt to raise additional money In order that the casino

could reopen.

On April 24, and May 19, 1959, Philadelphia confidential

informant T-44 furnished the following information to SA RAYMOND

J. GORHAM:

This Informant said that during the fall and early winter

of 1958 he had been associated in the Plaza Casino, Havana, Cuba.

The informant said that the casino had previously been set up by

a group of New Jersey gamblers as well as a few individuals from

Pennsylvania, in the Philadelphia area particularly.

The informant said that the gambling syndicate from

New Jersey and Philadelphia had secured their gambling license

from the Cuban Government through one CHARLES "The Blade" TOURINE.

This informant indicated that ANGELO BRUNO WAst int Havana, stayed

at the Capri Hotel.

The informant said that he understood that

BRUNO alternated between Miami, Fla., and Havana, Cuba. He further

indicated that when the Cuban revolution broke out that BRUNO as

well as other gamblers in Havana fled to Miami, Fla.

The informant

could furnish no additional information in regards to BRUNO's

residence in Miami.

On September 11, 1959, Philadelphia confidential informant

T-16 advised SA J. ROBERT PEARCE that ANGELO BRUNO's wife had

recently claimed that ANGELO BRUNO was in business in Cuba with at

least two other men, one of whom

was identified as BROWNIE and the

other as PAPPY IPPOLITO.

Regarding BROWNIE she recalled that

approximately seven or eight years ago ANGELO BRUNO rented a large

summer home in Atlantic City on Atlantic Avenue. He said that

IPPOLITO and BROWNIE visited ANGELO BRUNO at this residence. He

also said that Governor ROBERT MEYNER, the present Governor of

New Jersey Visited BRUNO at this address. He did not know, however,

with

whom MEYNER came when he visited BRUNO,

but gave the impression

that he knew IPPOLITO and BROWNIE, who was described as being tall,

blonde, and good looking.

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CONFIDENTIAI

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on July 22, 1959, Philadelphia Confidential Informant

T-16 advised SA J. ROBERT PEARCE that ANGELO BRUNO's wife, SUE,

had recently stated that ANGELO BRUNO had $180,000 invested in

a Cuban gambling casino.

It was said that the money was not

lost but at the present

time BRUNO was unable to get the money

out of cuba.

It was said that SUE BRUNO had commented that while

she and ANGELO BRUNO were in Cuba they were treated like

royalty and became acquainted with people high in the government.

It was said that all of this stopped when the Batista Government

fell.

Prior investigation Indicated that a group of New

Jersey racket figures had an interest in a gambling casino

Persons identified as having an interest

We HaVARD, "PAPPY" IPPOLITO, CHARLES TOURINE, aka "The Blade,"

and an Individual named "DAYLIGHT.

During October 1960, Philadelphia Confidential Infor-

mant T-45 advised SA DALE M. HIESTAND that ANGELO BRUNO had

recently said that he had arranged through Lloyds of London

and an undisclosed insurance agent to insure his gambling

casine, unidentified, in Havana for an undisclosed ameunt:

The insurance agent, according to BRUNO's comments, manipulated

papers so that ANGELO BRUNO received $180,000. It was explained

by BRUNO that the casino had caught on fire at the time CASTRO

took ever Havana, and that a

and that a but " che.

check of the insurance papers

disclosed that the premiums had lapsed.

been Impressed with this undisclesed Insurance agent's refusal

to accept $20,000 fer this faver in arranging the payment for

the loss.

Informant more recently advised that JAY KATTELMAN

had some knowledge or handled the insurance for the gambling

casino allegedly owned by BRUNO in Havana.

agent, philadelphia set erote namart.

an insurance

The Individual referred to above as "DAYLIGHT,"

according to T-2, 1s an Individual that BRUNO uses to commit

assaults on persons BRUNO selects. T-2 said that during

Jănuary 1961, BRUNO contemplated using "DAYLIGHT" and "BUMPER"

to assault employees

of the Maggio Cheese Cempany who had been

stealing from their employer.

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EDWARD BRALYNSKI

1005 Division Street

Trenton, New Jersey

Listed in this report under the caption "Gambling

Operation, Havana, Cuba," Information regarding BRALYNSKI,

who is also known

as BROWN and BROWNIE, 1s set forth.

individual was allegedly associated with ANGELO BRUNO in a

gambling casino in Havana, Cuba.

Upon issuance of a subpoena duces tecum on April

27, 1961, SE E. DAVID PORTER obtained toll calls on the resiaence

telephone of

The records indicated that on

10(a) 2

The records of the Philadelphia Police Department

under Philadelphia PD #198 353 as checked on May 31, 1961, by

IC JOHN F. GUNDERMANN, JR., reflected that EDWARD BRALYNSKI WaS

arrested May 18, 1943, for contributing to the delinquency of.

a minor which was discharged.

On March 9, 1943, at the Philadelphia Arena for

pool selling and bookmaking on the prize fights - discharged.

At Trenton, N.J., on charge of rape - disposition

not further indicated.

1935.

Date of this arrest was September 14,

No address was shown for the New Jersey arrest.

Addresses shown for the 1943 arrest were 900 South Broad Street

and 103 South Reed Street, Trenton, N.J., respectively.

Interview of RAYMOND BRALYNSKI, brother of EDWARD

BRALYNSKI, who jointly own Brown's Vending Machine Company,

1005 DiVision Street, Trenton, N.J., 1s set forth in this

report under a subheading with regards to BRUNO's holdings in

the Dominican Republic.

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LOCATIAN

PH 92-444

Shortly after midnight, ANGELO BRUNO walked in with a person

not known to the informant at that time.

The informant said

that

several months later Mr. and Mrs. ANGELO BRUNO were present

with the informant at the Casablanca Hotel in Miami Beach, Fla.

Also present were CARL SAMUEL "PAPPY" IPPOLITO, RAYMOND A.

BRALYNSKY, aka Harry Brown or Browning•

During the conversation

the informant alleges that "PAPPY" IPPOLITO told the informant

that the man who was with BRUNO at REGINELLI's several months

ago was subject, FREDERICK TENUTO.

Additional details relative to IPPOLITO allegedly

being interested financially in the Plaza Hotel gambling casino

in havana, Cuba, with ANGELO BRUNO appear under the caption of

"Legitimate Business" in this report.

BRUNO contemplated using

could get "BUMPER and DAYLIGHT" to assault employees of the Maggio

Cheese Company who were stealing from their employer.

T- 2

advised that he had learned that PAT ALVANCANO, a brother-in-law

of SALVATORE MAGGIO employed by the Maggio Cheese Company, was

stealing from his employer.

upon issuance of a subpoena duces tecum on April

27

1961, the results of toll calls made from the residence

from

obtained by SE E. DAVIS PORTER.

at

to

waS

made

JEK Law 10(a)2

By communication dated June 6, 1961, the Newark

Division advised that TU 2 - 0918 was the telephone number for

C.P. IPPOLITO, 1702 Fourth Street, Ewing Township, Trenton, N.J.

on March 7, 1961, Deputy Commissioner THEODORE MITCHEL

(NA) furnished a copy of the arrest record for CARL IPPOLITO,

FBI #773 655. This record shows more than fifteen arrests from

and battery, rape, intimidating a person, attempting to obstruct

justice and violation of Internal Revenue laws by operating a

st111.

CNNEIDENTIAC

TEAL

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JOSEPH STASSI

1944 East 2lst Street,

Brooklyn, No. Y.

Information linking STASSI to the Plaza Gambling Casino

In Havana, Cuba, 1s set forth in the following Interview of

STASSI at New York CIty, June 5, 1961, and other interviews

pertaining to this matter.

By communication June 6, 1961, the New York Division

advised of the following Information regarding JOSEPH STASSI:

STASSI 1s the subject of an anti-racketeering investiga-

tion of the New York Office.

In June 1960-PH T 48 advised STASSI had over $300,000

Invested In the gambling casino at the Hotel Plaza in Havana, Cuba.

This informant pointed out that the casino was totally wrecked by

CASTRo: troops during the Revolution, and it was singled out for

especially rough treatment. The informant attributed this to

the BATISTA Government In Cuba and pointed out that STASSI's son,

JOSEPH STASSI, Jr., had marrted the daughter of a Cuban senator.

It was said that this senater had been among the first Individuals

executed by CASTRO when he took over the government. The informant

also pointed out that STASSIS son still resided in Havana and

appeared to be at that time under close scrutiny of the CASTRO

Security Police.

In June 1960 PH T 49 said that STASSI and his brothers,

JOE, TOMMY, and "JIM" run one of the biggest crap games in New

York City. It was said that the crap game had been operating

seven days a week from the same location in the East Bronx Section

for the past 15 monthg without police interruption. This informant

currently is under a $7,600 "fixed" payroll paid by JOE STASSI.

The Informant said that this crap game has a $500 11mlt which

impressive to Newark, N. J•s

gamblers sinee this is a higher

limit than is allowed at Las Vegas crap tables.

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MUFIDENTIAL

PH 92-444

ANGELO BRUNO was interviewed

on February 13, 1961,

by OWEN MORRIS, Intelligence Division, Internal Revenue service,

Philadelphia, Pa.

On February 14, 1961, MORRIS advised SA J. ROBERT

PEARCE of the following Information regarding his conversation

with ANGELO BRUNO the previous day:

11 (a)

By communication dated February 24, 1961, the

Miami Division advised that on February 21, 1961, BERLIN B:

SAUNDERS, JR., Branch Manager,

Ace-saxon, 102 Northeast 144th

Street,

Miami,

advised SA

GRAHAM HURST that this

company, a Florida

corporation, was a subsidiary of Continental

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Montmartre Hotel

4775 Collins Avenue,

Miami Beach, Fla.

On April 26, 1960, Philadelphia Confidential

Informant T-16 advised SA J. ROBERT PEARCE that SUE BRUNO

had recently stated that she, SUE, had written a $50,000

check for interest in a vending machine business in Miami,

Fla., that ANGELO BRUNO had been able to get most of his

he see are no

$100,000 investment in a gabmling casino in Havana, Cuba,

and that SUE and ANGELO BRUNO had an undisclosed amount of

money invested in the Monmarte (phonetic) Hotel in Miami Beach

(next to the Eden Roc) but that the investment in the hotel

could not show in the records.

By communication dated October 18, 1960, the Miami'

Division

advised that Philadelphia Confidential Informant T-51

advised that the Montmartre Hotel was originally owned by a

FLORENCE NADLER, JACK DAVIS and HARRY SINGER and that the original!

owners sold the

Montmartre Hotel recently under a lease-back

arrangement and that the hotel had been leased back to the

above-mentioned original owners and was presently being operated

by HARRY SINGER. This informant had no knowledge of ANGELO

BRUNO or SUE BRUNO purchasing an interest in the Montmartre.

It was further stated that the Montmartre Hotel,

4775 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, Fla., according to credit

records, had HARRY SINGER as President; JACK DAVIS as Vice-

President; GLEN E. SMITH as Secretary and JACK LIFSITZ as

Treasurer, with SMITH being listed as a trustee for the estate

The original cost of

construction of this hotel, built in 1958, was said to be in

excess of $2,000, 000, Including furnishings and as of April

1960, It 1s estimated that its yearly volume of income

approximately $3,000,000 with a good profit being earned.

Listed In ANGELO BRUNO's address book was "JACK LEF"

with various phone numbers, who was identified to be JACK

LIFSITZ®

Following in this report is the information regarding

LIFSITZ and his association with ANGELO BRUNO.

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PH 92-444

JRP : MMR

By communication dated June 6, 1961, the Beston

Division furnished the additional information

regarding BERNARD

ALLEN:

The following investigation was conducted on May 29,

1961, by SA JAMES H. NICHOLSON:

Philadelphia Confidential Informant T53 another

Government agency which conducts investigations advised from

their records as

follows:

JEK Law 11(a)

97126

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FK Law 11(a)

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PH 92-444

JRP: ERG

PENDING PROSECUTIVE ACTION

On June 22, 1961, WILLIAM LYNN, Special Agent, Intellt-

gence Division. Internal Revenue Service, Philadelphia, Pa., ad-

JFK Law

11(a)

All Information of value, with the exception of informa-

tion obtained

by Internal Revenue during interviews of ANGELo BRUNo,

was developed by the FBI and furnished Internal Revenue Service.

It appears the above

Is the most likely avenue of prosecution of

ANGELO BRUNO.

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PH 92-444

JRP: pag

Income Tax Returns,

ANGELO BRUNO,

934 Snyder Avenué,

Philadelphia, Pa.

The following are income tax returns for ANGELO BRUNO,

1959, and Joint returns for ANGELO BRUNO and his wife, SUE BRUNO,

which cover periods 1952 through 1959, which were provided by

Philadelphia Confidential Informant T-60.

1952

1953

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CONGIDENITIAL

PH 92-444

Law 11(a)

1954

- 588

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522117236

LINLIDENTIAL

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CONFIDENTIAT

PH 92-444

1955

JFK Law 11(a)

1956

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PH 92-444

JFK Law

11 (a)

1957

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PH 92-444

1958

JFK Law 111

1959

- 591

MANFISFATIAt-

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PH 92-444

JRP : MMR

Intelligence

made available

FK Law 11(a)

BRUNO identified his Federal Income tax returns for

1952, 1953, 1955, 1950; 1957, 1950 and 1959.

stated that he believed he personally prepared all et the

returns except the vear 1955 when his return was prepared by

certain, however, only of preparing returns for the years

and 1959.

the

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Page Denied

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JFK Law 11(a)

Page Denied

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JFK Law 11(a)

Page Denied

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JFK Law 11(a)

Page Denied

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MONFIDENTIL

PH 92-444

renn versey cigarette service, Inc.

775 South 8th Street

Philadelphia 47, Pa.

ANGELO BRUNO advised Internal Revenue Agent BENJAMINE

* RAGUSA and Special Agent JOHN J. CHIOVERO

ervice, Philadelphia, on May 23, 1961, that/ Internal Revenue

Law 11(a)

Philadelphia Confidential Informant T-6] said that

the Penn Jersey Cigarette Service, Inc.,

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INDEX

(CONT'D

Name

Baratta, Joseph

• 0

...

Baratta and Sons,

Importers

Barbara, Joseph

Baron, Lou

• 0l0: 0

Bates, Margaret

Bath and Turf Casino

Batista: .....•

Beaux Arts

Apartments

Becker, Earl

Bell, Marlowe

Bell, Milo

Beluiso, John R.

Beneficial Consumer Discount Company

Berg, Julie

Berg, Jullus

Bergen

Bergethon, Helen

Berkowitz, Benjamin J.

Berkowitz. Hilda

Berman,

larry

Bernbob Corporation

Bernstein, Mr. Robert

Beyer, Albert L.

Beyer, Stanley

Bickow, Harold G:

Bingham's

"Bingo Operation

lo j

Biondo, Joseph

Birdman, Martin

Biscayne Chemical Company

Blaine, Beatrice

Blaine, Johnnie

Blaine, John

Blane,

Victor

Blinkoff, Harvey "Black"

Blinky

Bob (inu)

• .

a_.

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Page

50,

50,

51

51

33ở,

73g

1749

175,

258, 265

529

376

376

365,

381,

403,

206,

88

33,

52

34,

366,

392,

466

207

52%

311

368,

369,

399,

402,

53%

341

339

54

JEK Law 10(a)2

454,

456 g

465,

468 g

457,

523C

456%

465

445, 446, 447

58,

341

56

55,

56

400, 554

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INDEX

(CONT ' D)

Name

Shunkos, Dan

Silk, Harry ..

Silk, Norma

SIlk, Dr. Raymond

. . .

S1lva, Doctor

Silvers, Babe

Simone, John ..

Singer, Harry

. =

Singer,

Leon

Sirianni, Arthur (Mrg.)

"Skinny Razor"

Slider,

Mr's.

Ethel

Smith,

Charles

Smith, Glen E.

Smith,

Mr. Winfield

Smuckler,

Sanford

Snake Eyes

Snuffy...

Sons of Italy Bánk •••

Sonny

Sonny's Restaurant and Pizzeria

Soroma Quicksilver

South Pacific Restaurant

South Philly Grill

Southern Realty

Spadaro, James

Sparky

Sparagno, Domenic

Sparta, Anthony (Tunner)

Spitaleri, Alfonso

spitaleri, Vita...

Staino, Ralph

Stanovich, Dorothy

Stark, Herman

Starr, Morris

Stassi, Frances

Stass1;

Jim

Stassi,

Joe

Page

192,193

449

449

449

371,372

424

374,528,529,544

452a, 463, 465, 466,

469

230

275

527, 500

454

572

452a, 466

108

565

540

548,550

135

528,534,558,559,

560,501

30, 40,41,235,325

349

75

277

349

438

529

524

544

291,292

291

373

JFK Law 10(a)2

449

502

80

556

406

403

403

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ATF

REVIEWED BY F3WJFK TASK FORCE

2/16/96.

d1b/ 4STR/:

RELEASE IN FULL

RELEASE IN PART

TOTAL DENIAL

Name

INDEX

(CONI 'D)

JFK Law 10(a)2

Telectro

Tendlers Restaurant

Tenuto, Frederick J

Terra-Cor Company

Terudie, Don•

Testa's Chicken Store

Testa, Philip ...

Thompson, Frank,

Mr.

Thoroughbred Racing Protective Association

Ticket Grill

Tinitsky, Michael

Tinitsky, Mickey

Tocco, William, aka

"black Biii"

Torch Club

Tourine, Charles, aka Charles White

Trafficante, Santos, Jr.

Trafficante, Mrs. Santo ..:

Trainor, Joseph

Tramantana, Michael "Daylight"

Travel

Tri-State Mob

Triangle Distributors

Triay, Michael

Trombino, Thomas B.

Tronolone, John Pasquale

Tronolone, John "Peanuts"

Tropical Park Race Track

Trujillo, Cludad

Trujillo, Generalissimo Rafael

Trumps, Tommy

Turco, Andonita

Turco, Angela

Turco, Jimmie

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Page

349

346

374,375

332

379,448,450

313

297

20,80, 150, 100, 296,

297, 345,530,532,

533,534,540,542

461,462

80

203,543,545

545

151,546

34,260,298,340,

345

63°

116,299,301,345,

367, 368

1, 369, 372,

401,414,415,417

230,231,302,303,

304, 390, 399,422,

426,428,430,431,

432

302,303

294

370

445

142

486

372,380, 381,383,

385,523a

175

305,306

305

529

473

476,497,498

77,78,79,81,82

309

309

27

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