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Released under the John F. Kennedy

Assassination Records Collection Act of

1992 (44 USC 2107 Note]. Case#:NW

55994 Date: 11-01-2021

PH 92-444

ADMINISTRATIVE DATA

Extended period of this investigation was to

avoid submitting a status report to the Bureau who, however,

has been kept advised of any pertinent developments in this

investigation through weekly airtels.

'A. PERSONAL HISTORY AND BACKGROUND

on 12/14/59, PH 523-C advised SA J. ROBERT PEARCE

that ANGELO BRUNO's daughter JEAN is attending Temple Univer-

sity. Informant learned of this through a conversation with

SUE

BRUNO, ANGELO BRUNO's wife, who reported to the informant

that JEAN was not doing too well in her studies due to her

romantic escapades.

C. ASSOCIATES

Philadelphia

on 1/13/60, FRANK PALUMBO, restaurant owner, soutr

Philadelphia, confidentially advised SA PEARCE that he had a

conversation

approximately two weeks ago with an individual

named MITCHELL COHEN, aka. MITCH, who PALUMBO described as a

police character with approximately 40 arrests for gambling,

primarily on booking horse bets. PALUMBO said that COHEN

told him that he, COHEN, was "with ANGELO BRUNO, now."

described BRUNO to PALUMBO as. "the biggest man around these

arts - the boss - and the highest one around."-"

PALUMBO

was also. told that BRUNO was said to have "things" going in

many parts of the country.

on 1/7/60, SAMUEL "SHORTY" FELDMAN, presently

confined Montgomery

County Prison,

Philadelphia, awaiting

trial for narcotics violation, Philadelphia, was interviewed

by As J. ROBERT PEARCE and ROBERT W. HOLMES on another

investigation.

FELDMAN confidentially advised that he had

for many years been friendly with SAMUEL HOFFMAN and WILLIAM

MAXWELL WEISBURG, aka. "WILLIE," (Philadelphia Top Hoodlums).

FELDMAN said that ANGELO BRUNO and WEISBERG were close friends

but did not have any joint ventures going at the present

time, but had in the past combined to take "edgeoff" on numbers

plays. FELDMAN said that the Italian racket element and

ANGELO BRUNO were very strong as compared to us - "the Jewish

racket element," Philadelphia.

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Miami

By letter 11/20/59,

, the Miami Division advised that

on 10/5/59, MM 665-PC told SA ROBERT F. FETZNER that he hac

observed

ANGELO BRUNO at the Luau Restaurant, North Bay

Village, Fla., two and a half to three months previously,

but had

not seen him since that date.

Informant said that

several weeks previous to 10/5/59, he had met RAYMOND A.

but that the

purchase was

not consummated due to the price quotea.

BRALYNSKI told informant that he was staying at the

Albert

Pick Hotel in Bay Ha

Harbor Islands.

Ince, 810 Brunswick Avenue. Tre

Trenton, N

It is to be noted that information previously

reported as received from PH 514-0 identified "DAYLIGHT" as

an individual associated with ANGELO BRUNO in a crap game

operating near Mt. Holly, N. J.

D. CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES

Numbers

Philadelphia

on 12/14/59, PH 523-C advised SA PEARCE that

BARBARA CALAMARO, daughter of BOBBY CALAMARO, close friend

•I ANGELO BRUNO, was married recently and that BARBARA's

bridesmaid was a daughter of PETER MAGGIO and granddaughter of

MICHAEL MAGGIO, deceased, former Philadelphia Top Hoodlum.

Informant said

that the reception for the wedding at Lulu

Temple, Philadelphia, was attended by the entire MAGGIO

family and the family of ANGELo BRUNo.

It is pointed out

that BRUNO by marriage is related to the MAGGIO family.

on 12/4/59, PCI ZIGMUND BOGISH advised SA PEARCE

"that a lot of numbers action" was going on in the Maggio

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Cheese Company at the present time. In this regard it is noted

that DOMINICK POLLINA, Philadelphia Top' Hoodlum, has for a

long period of time been employed by the Maggio Cheese

Company.

on 11/20/59, PH 269-C, who has of late been

closely associated periodically with BRUNO in BRUNO's

contemplated contract with the City of Philadelphia for

being maintained at the Maggio Cheese Company, Ilth Street

and Washington Avenue, Philadelphia, by ANGELO BRUNO.

on 12/30/59, PH 251-C advised that he had during

the previous week seen MIKE BRUNO, Son Of ANGELO BRUNO, at

the Maggio Cheese Company, who told the informant that his

father was around and was doing o.k. Informant commented

that BRUNO had lots of money.

It has previously been

reported that BRUNO according to information furnished

by

PH 269-C as characterized above, was observed by that

informant handling BRUNO's numbers business at the Maggio

Cheese Company •

E. LEGITIMATE ENTERPRISES

Contract - City of Philadelphia

for Removal of Trash

Re report includes information that ANGELO BRUNO

was making arrangements with a Philadelphia City Councilman,

PAUL D'ORTONA, to receive a contract with the City of Phila-

delphia to remove trash from Philadelphia by means of water

transportation to the vicinity of Salem, N. J., where it

would be disposed of in a marshland near the river's end.

On 11/20/59, PH 269-C advised SA HIESTAND of a

conversation that he had with BRUNO on the previous aay.:

He

pointed out that BRUNO was accompanied by PHILIP TESTA, fre-

quently identified as one of BRUNO's trusted employees, and

it was also noted BRUNO was driving at that time a new gray

Oldsmobile with Pennsylvania registration.

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On this occasion informant learned that BRUNO's

proposed contract with the City of Philadelphia had gone to

the extent that the City Council had appropriated money for

the proposed contract.

It was said that BRUNO's associates

in this contract

would have to bid for

the contract but that

it appeared that this bid would be only to comply with

formality.

in Salem County, N. J., where the garbage will be dumped.

on 12/18/59, informant said that he had met with

City Councilman SAMUEL ROSE on 12/14/59 and thought that

in the near future he would have details on the latest

development of ANGELO BRUNO's contemplated contract with

the City of Philadelphia.

on 12/21/59, informant said that he had been

consulted by BRUNO and his associates regarding the securing

of a contract for the City of Philadelphia after conference

with Councilman ROSE.

Informant said that it now appears

that the original deal would not go through due basically

to strong opposition developed near the proposed dumping

site in Salem, N. J. Informant was reported to have dis-

cussed with ROSE the possibility of handling garbage disposal

and dumping in Tinicum Township, Delaware County, Pa., which

according to the informant may have in some way brought about

the present situation in order that the informant could

secure the contract for himself.

Informant pointed out

that

if he secured the contract, BRUNO would in no way enter

into the business.

The following information, even though not derived

from a confidential source, is included in this portion

of the cover letter as it would have no meaning if included

in instant report without benefit of the preceding information:

Philadelphia Inquirer 12/23/59 reported that a

"storm of opposition" developed being led by the Mayor.of

Bridgeton, N. J., and a State Senator from Cumberland County,

N. J., all opposed to using grounds for the dumping of refuse,

based

on the danger to health and loss of natural wildlife.

This newspaper account, apparently having reference to the

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