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FD-263 (Rev. 5-1-59)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

REPORTING OFFICE

BUFFALO

TITLE OF CASE

LA COSA NOSTRA

BUFFALO DIVISION

OFFICE OF ORIGIN

NEW YORK

JUE 271964 12/1/53-0

12/15/63-7/15/64

REPORT MADE BY

LEON F. ANDREWS, JR. (A)

CHARACTER OF CASE

AR - CONSPIRACY

TYPED BY

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REFERENCES:

Bureau airtel to New York dated 6/23/64.

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EINCLOSURES

TO BUREAU

Two (2) copies of letterhead memorandum showing

characterization of informants who furnished information as

set forth in this report.

TO NEW YORK

Two (2) copies of letterhead memorandum showing

characterization of informants who furnished Information as

set forth in this report.

IPPROV

COPIES MADE

SPECIAL AGENT

IN CHARGE

92.

2

2

Bureau

(92-6054)

(to 2)

Albany

(92-535)

(Info)

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New York (92-2300) (Enc. 2)

- Buffalo

(92-337)*

DO NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW

60541-700

3 JUL 30 1964

COPIES DESTROYED

10 MẠR 26 1465

Dissemination Record of Attached Report

Agency

Request Recd.

Date Fwd.

How Fwd.

file 2

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Notations

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BỤ 92-337

LEADS (CONTID)

BUFFALO (CONTID)

AT BUFFALO, NEW YORK (CONT'D)

BENEDETTO P. SPANO

Buffalo file 92-443

SAMUEL BONITO

AR

Buffalo file 92-277

FRED S. MOGAVERO

AR

Buffalo file 92-281

VINCENT A. SCRO

AR

Buffalo file 92-197

JAMES V. LA DUCA

Buffalo f1le 92-58

CHARLES A. MONTANA

Buffalo file 92-128

SAMUEL G. RANGATORE, JR.

Buffalo file 92-274

2. Will continue efforts to develop live Top Echelon

criminal Informants who can provide first-hand Information

concerning the activities, organizational structure, and

influence of the "Magaddino Family."

INFORMANTS

Identity of Source

BU T-1,

BU 319-PC

Location

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BỤ 92-337

2. CHARLES J. CIPOLLA,

Guelph, Ontario,

Canada

CIPOLLA has been associated In gambling activities

and narcotics smuggling activities between Canada

and the United States.

CIPOLIA, known under FBI

Jumber 1555922, was arrested July 31, 1963,

the Roval Canadian Mounted Police on narcotics

charges. Information was furnished by the Royal

Canadian Mounted Police that CIPOLLA had a tie

with the underworld in the United States.

They

identified an associate known as MICHAEL TASCARELLA,

also known as

"Mike Torch," of Buffalo, New York,

who was arrested by the Royal Canadian Mounted

Police on June 5, 1902, near Hamilton,

ontario,

Canada, with one JOSEPH ANGELLO of Buffalo.

They

were both charged with violation of the Canadian

Narcotics Act.

3.

HARRY BORDONARO,

an Attorney in

Ontario, Canada

BORDONARO has represented Canadian hoodlums

engaged in narcotics traffic in the past and

was observed by Agents of the Federal Bureau

of Investigation in Buffalo, New York, allegedly

to pick up and return ALBERT AGUECI to Canada.

4.

LOUIS INNAZELLA,

Niagara Falls, Ontario,

Canada

INNAZELLA and his brothers operate the Hill Top

Motel in ontario, canada.

DOMINICK D'AGOSTINO

estified in United States District Court shortly

after the Apalachin meeting that his last place

of employment was the H111 Top Motel In Canada.

INNAZELLA was recently contacted by telephone

by someone calling from the telephone of SALVATORE

FIBRI.

He has

also been cited as being a

"Hagaadino Man" in the operations of a gambling

establishment near Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada.

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BU 92-337

unidentified man not to testify to knowing MAGADDINO.

MAGADDINO

retorted that they only ask about him because of JOHNNY POPS

(JOHN PAPALIA), and about another man whom BU T-2 belleved to

be ALBERT AGUECI.

MAGADDINO then began to discourse as to how this

unidentified man could testify by claiming inability to

remember and by claiming he had met many people.

He also

suggested that the man could admit knowing MAGADDINO but

only casually and nothing of a derogatory nature.

MAGADDINO expressed disapproval of RANDACCIO's comment,

whereupon RANDACCIO quickly added that MAGADDINO had done a

good job with "both families."

On June 2, 1964, Information was received from the

Royal Canadian Mounted Police that GUISEPPE TARANTULA is the

actual subscriber to Toronto telephone number R09-2512.

He

was born in Castellamara del Golfo, Sicily.

His family and

relatives included the following

persons, all of whom reside

at 64 Cordella Street in Toronto:

Wife

MARIA TARANTULA,

nee como,

bast a amara del soiro,

Castellamara

Sicily

Daughters

FRANCESCA TARANTULA,

born December 17, 1959:

Toronto, Ontario,

Canada;

LEONARDA TARANTULA

born March 14, 1958

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Mother-in-Law

FRANCESCA COMO,

nee Cosentino,

born June 26, 1908,

Castellamara del Golfo,

sicily

Sister-in-Law

ANNA BUCCELLATO,

nee Como,

born May 17, 1935,

Castellamara del Golfo,

-Sicily

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BU 92-337

Husband of

Sister-in-Law

GUISEPPE BUCCELLATO,

Sicily

Son of

SALVATORE BUCCELLATO,

Sister-in-Law

born 1961,

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Brother-In-Law

LUCIANO COMO,

born June 26, 1938,

Castellamara del Golfo,

S1011y

Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Toronto that the following

Canadian Mo tea Pu,

on May 26, 1964, information was received by the

long distance telephone calls had been charged to the

telephone number of GUISEPPE TARANTULA, 64 Cordella Avenue,

Toronto:

May 5, 20, 22,

Brooklyn, New York

UL 1-8459

1964

May 4 and 5,

Brooklyn, New York

GI 3-8177

1964

May 23, 1964

Brooklyn, New York

HI 3-4820

It was also noted that a long distance call had beer

made to a Mrs. MARIA LONGO at 3824

15th Street, Brooklyn, New

York.

The call was made on April 11, 1964.

Telephone number UL 1-8459, Brooklyn,

New York,

1s 11sted to FRANCES LIGOITI, nee Claravino, of 1537 56th

Street, Brooklyn.

Mrs. LIGOTTI advised that her uncle, NINO CRUCIATA,

had entered the United States from Castellamara del Golfo,

Sicily, as a tourist in approximately November 1963, but his

return to Sicily was scheduled for late June or early July

1964.

She said she does not know where he is living but she

will have him entart Agents of the federal Bureau of

Investigation on June 24, 1964.

On June 24, 1964, ANTONINO CRUCIATA was interviewed

and he exhibited an

Italian passport indicating he arrived in

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