Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, MI
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 12/6/68
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote) .

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

5/20/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER:

124-10288-10451

RECORD SERIES:

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 92-6054-2460

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

SAC, MI

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE:

'PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

12/06/1968

2

LCN, ARRESTED, DIMAGGIO, SAM, MW, FAMILY, PEPITO,

TONY, BURGLAR, ARMED ROBBERY, TEN THOUSAND

DOLLAR BOND, SUR

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS : 4

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 07/13/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

v9.1

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Aot of 1992 (44 USC 2107 tri

rDATE7041544-2017

Transmit the following in

Via

AIRTEL

AIRMAIL

FBI

Date:

12/6/68

(Type in plaintext or code)

(Priorily)

TO :

: DIRECTOR, FBI (92-6054)

FROM : SAC, MILIAUKEE (92-262) (P)

SUBJECT: OLA COSA NOSTRA

AR - CONSPIRACY

Information has previously been furnished to the

Bureau regarding the 10/24/68 arrest by the Milwaukee

Police Department of SAM DI MAGGIO (Bufile 92-7731), LON

member of the Milwaukee Family, and TONY PEPITO, local

Italian hoodlum and burglar, on local armed robbery charges.

Milwaukee informants have furnished information

that the $10,000 bonds for Di MAGGIO and PEPITO were

arranged by FRANK BALISTRIERI, boss of the Milwaukee ICN

Family.

The money allegedly came out of Chicago and was

handled locally by a Bondsman, HARRY MEIROFF.

On 12/4/68, MI 636-C advised HARRY MEIROFF was

first contacted for bond arrangements by JOHN TRILIEGI

Local hoodlum, and later by AUGIE MANIACI, Milwaukee LoN

member.

MEIROFE refused to write the bonds as Jerry

DI MAGGIO, brother of SAM DI MAGGIO, owed him $1,000 for

a previous bond he had skipped out on.

FRANK BALISTRIERI then contacted IRV WEINER,

nicago Bondsman, and close associate of FELIX "Milwauke‹

Phil" ALDERISIO,

known top Chicago hoodlum.

WEINER called

MATTHEW SILVERMAN, Atlas Bonding Agency, Newark, N.J.,

a known New Jersey hoodlum bondsman.

SILVERMAN called

Bureau (92-6054) (AM-RM)

Chicago (92-1173) (Info) (Regular Mail) (RM)

1 - Indianapolis (Info) (AM- RM)

1

• Newark (Info) (AM-RM)

8

.. Milwaukee

1-92-262) 1-94-316) (1-94-318) 11-92-425)

DEB/kdb

REC 11231421205-49

(1-137-447 <1792-325

54.

DEC 1

61968

EX-113,

Approve ses

Sent

HA DEC 9

1968

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Per

INSA

C. C.*

Special Agent In Charge

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MI 92-262

MEIROFE requesting he sign for the bonds, but MEIROrE

declined to do so unless he roccived authority from his

parent company. SILViRMAN called tho United Bonding

Insurance Company, Indianapolis, marana, who in turn

called MEIROFF authorizing him

to sign for the bonds.

According to MI 686-C, MEIROFF received no

paymont for signing for tho two s10, 000 bonds, but was palo

51,000 in cash by ANTHONY "SHERIFF" CEFALU, known Milwaukee

hoodlum bookmaker, to cover the previous amount owed

to him by DI MAGGIO's brother.

CAUTION SHOULD BE UTILIZED IN HANDLING THE

ABOVE INFORMATION,

AND IT SHOULD NOT BE DISSEMINATED

OUTSIDE

THO

BURKAU

UNLESS

PARAPHRASED IN A MANNER TO

PKOTECT

THE

DENT

VALUABLE INFORMANT

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