Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: BURKE, J. EDWARD
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 06/15/1964
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

5/14/201

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-10287-10209

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER:

92-6054-651

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

BURKE, J. EDWARD

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE: 06/15/1964

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69

SUBJECTS :

LCN, ASSOC, MAFIA, DESCR, RES, B/F INT, CRIMINAL ACT,

CONSPR

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FEDERA - BUREAU OF IN =STIGATION

REPORTING OFFIUT

CLEVELAND

TITLE OF CASE

OFFICE OF ORIGIN

NEW YORK

LA COSA NOSTRA, aka.

DATE

INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD

1/6/64

6-15-64

REPORT MADE BY

J. EDWARD BURKE

CHARACTER OF CASE

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REFERENCES

Report of SA J. EDWARD BURKE, 12-13-63, at Cleveland.

Report of SA JAMES P. FLYNN,

1-29-64, at New York.

Bureau letter to Cleveland, 2-4-64.

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Informants.

Two (2) copies of letterhead memorandum characterizing

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Intormants.

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CV 92-748

CV T-1 1s

CV 421-PC

CV T-2 1s

CV 544-C

CV T-3 18

VICTOR

N.

CALAUTTI, PCI

CV T-4 1s

CV 591-6

CV T-5 19

CV 553-C-TE

CV T-6 1s

CV 557-PC

CV

T-7

18

CV

344-C

CV T-8 1s

CV 278-C-TE

CV T-9 1s

ANDREW MARINO, PCI

CV T-10 is

MI 623-C-TE

CV T-11 1s

CV 516-C-TE

CV T-12 1s

CV 529-6

CV T-13 1s

DE 868-C-TE

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CV 92-748

ADMINISTRATIVE

The following Information 1s being included in the

Administrative Section of this report because of its nature

the

Identity of the Informants Involved could not be concealed.

CV 278-C-TE was contacted on April 9-10, 1904, at

which time he advised that on the afternoon of April 9, 1964, he

contacted DOMINICK MALLAMO, aka., "BIG DOM," Youngstown, Ohio,

rackets leader, at MALIAMO's request, at the Workingmen's Club,

East Federal Street,

Youngstown, and

thereafter the two of them

drove

Campbell, Ohio,

to the home of PAUL ROMEO, 12th Streev "Calabrese Organization"

previously reported as retired

"head" of the

in the Youngstown area.

Upon arrival at the home, informant advised he and

MALLAMO went to the basement of the home, where informant had

previously met with ROMEO and MALLAMO, and MALLAMO remained in

one room, and ROMEO took him into another room where there was

a large statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

ROMEO advised

informant he was going to

Informant "is a good boy. " "ake his

"one of us," In that he felt

RoMEo took the informant by the hand

and instructed informant to kneel before the statue, which

Informant did, and then ROMEO knelt beside him. ROMEO instructed

informant to repeat after him,

and I get caught, I don't talk."

ROMEO and the Informant then

got up, and ROMEO poured two glasses of wine and tole the informant,

"You know what this 15,

this is blood, which is the bond between

us,"

and then ROMEO asked the informant,

"Do you know me?"

and informant replied "No,

"That's good

RoMEo then asked,,

and Informant advised

"I know him from the Workingmen's Club," and ROMEO replied

"That's good."

ROMEO then told the informant,

"Sometime you

might have to say you don't know DOMINICK, O.K.?"

and informant

replied in the affirmative.

Informant advised ROMEO again took him before the

statue and told him to light two candles, which he provided,

and instructed him, when kneeling,

, to repeat, "I die before

I squeal," 'which the informant did.

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Then ROMEO advised informant that there are many

people In this world that are

no good,: and the "FBI is no good

people.

ROMEO then stated, "No let nobody fool you because

you get made

you must never get mad. See DOMINICK (MALLAMO)

before you make a move, and never nake a nove by yourself:

ROMEO then told the informant that If MALLAMO should go out of

town

and the Informant needs to see him and cannot, that he should

come to ROMEO, and he wöuld call "CHEECH" (FRANK MARTEL). ROMEO

stated to informant, "You belong to us," and informant then

sald

Ba1а "yes.

"If I belong

to you, then you belong to me too,"

and ROMEO

ROMEO said "If someone do something wrong to you,

don't do something back, but go and see DOMINICK.

You're too

young a man to die, and

we get many young fellows to do the job,

not one man, and not you."

ROMEO then called MALLAMO into the room and the three

knelt before the statue, and informant again repeated,

"I die

before I squeal. It somethine happens ony place what get caught,

I don't talk."

ROMEO then, asked the informant,

take you to jail and hit you with a strap, what do you do?

Informant stated he told him he would get mad and that he

would kill the person who hit him, and ROMEO said,

"No, don't

do that, go and

see DOMINICK (MALLAMO)," and informant

said

"о.к.

Informant then stated ROMEO took "holy water" and

blessed Informant and MALIANO as they held hands, and the

Informant was instructed to fold his hands, still kneeling,

and told to repeat after ROMEO,

"If I have to go to jail I

Informant then told ROMEO that he did not like this,-

En that if someone hit him, be would hit back or kill, and

ROMEO said,

"No, we got people that do this kind of business."

Informant stated that all three then stood up, and

ROMEO poured another glass of wine for each, and the

three of them drank the wine. ROMO then asked informant 1f he

was able to travel, if MALIANO could not go, and informant said

he was. ROMEO then asked,

"Suppose I need you to go to Steubenville,

can you go?"

and informant replied that he could, and RoMEO

asked, "To. Cleveland?"

and informant again replied he could.

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ROMEO cautioned informant that he was not allowed

to carry a gun anymore, and told the informant he knew the

informant had a blackjack and also told him to

put It away.

He also told him to make sure he never carried

a gun or

blackjack in

his car at anytime.

Just before leaving, ROMEO told the Informant "DOMINICK

tell you when going to have a meeting.

• Informant advised he attended a dinner meeting at the

Workingmen's Club, East Federal Street,

Youngstown, on the night

of April 10, 1964, which was in regard to the telephone call

he had received earlier from MALLAMO that day, and not to drive

his car to that location,

, but either to walk or call him,

and

he would have someone pick him up. Contrary to Informant's

previous opinion, he was not required to make a trip that night.

Present at the dinner meeting were about 20 or 25 persons, all

not known to the informant.

After they had all eaten, DOMINICK

MALLAMO got up and addressed the group and introduced

the informant

as a new member, and stated "he is now one of us."

MALLAMO

also remarked to the group that the group had to stick together

as one, otherwise they will fall apart.

He also mentioned that

many members are behind on their monthly dues; and also mentioned

that the initiation fee is $100 followed by monthly dues of

$10 per month:

Informant recognized the following at the

dinner meeting, in addition to MALLAMO.

JOSEPH "BLACKIE" GENNARO, HillsVIlle,

Pennsylvania

and Youngstown, Ohio black top contractor, race horse owner,

and

member of the Pennsylvania State Boxing Commission

(FNU) RICH, a partner, PUTKO, WASHKO & RICH Funeral

Directors, Campbell, 0h10.

SAM ZARLENOO, owner, Royal Cafe, East Federal Street,

Youngstown, Ohio.

ANTHONY AULISIO, Owner, Aul1s1o Fish Market, East

Federal Street, Youngstown, Ohio.

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TONY VERSAGE, aka.s

"TONY THE BUICK," Youngstown, Ohio.

"CHICKIE", former bartender at the Skyway, Youngstown.

"COCKEYED JIMMY, Campbell, Ohio.

Informant stated that after the dinner,

he went with

MALLAMO to the kitchen of the Workingmen's Club at which time

and told MALLAMO he

he nit told him this before, and MALLANo told him not to worry

hadn't told him this before,

about it, and that the informant will berking money soon.

At this same time MALLAMO Instructed the informant

never to talk business over the telephone, stating that the

FBI has the telephones tapped, and the best thing for the

informant to do is to make a call and then set a place and a

time for & meeting, and then discuss his business in person.

MALLAMO also mentioned he is not

on the Club recentlywhen he purchased some stolen clothing from

two Negroes.

Informant was contacted on April 25, 1964, at which

time he was questioned as to what group he considers himself to

be a member of, and he advised he believes he became a member

advised he

of the "Calabrese Organization,"

which In the Youngstown area

He advised that at

no time during the initiation ceremony dia ROMEO use the

words "La Cosa Nostra," however, he did tell informant he was

going to make him "one of us."

He also stated that to date,

no other superiors have been

identified

to him, nor has he obtained

any information as to the connection of this group with

groups in other cities.

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In connection with the influence of the Calabrese group

headed by ANTHONY MILANO of Cleveland, CV 344-C gave the

following as an Illustration:

He stated that in about 1958 he backed a sheriff's

candidate in Mansfield, hoping that if he was elected he would

be able to open a house of prostitution in Mangfield and within

the jurisdiction of the sheriff.

The candidate was elected

without any support whatsoever of TONY MOLLICA. He started hig

house of prostitution,

which was a money making proposition and

shortly thereafter MOLLICA approached him and told him that

people in town were talking and saying that he, MOLLICA,

responsible for the house being able to operate and it was

giving him a bad name because

members" are not supposed to

engage in prostitution. Informant told MOLLICA that he had

nothing to worry about as he was not involved, and it then

became apparent that MOLLICA was trying to get part of the

operation and profit. MOLLICA then turned to MIKE ROMEO of

Poland, Ohio, brother of PAUL ROMEO of Campbell, who was a

friend

of Informant's father, and ROMEO called on the

informant on

behalf of MOLLICA.

ROMEO told informant that he was "out of line"

and was giving MOLLICA a bad reputation in that he had moved

into MOLLICA's territory.

ROMEO told Cv. 344-c to close the

house for a couple of months so that everything would "cool" down.

Informant refused and told ROMEO he was not out of line and

secured his own

"fix"

by backing the sheriff in the election and

the sheriff wanted nothing to do with MOLLICA and would not

allow him to operate anything. Informant stated he was mad about

this interference and then wrote a letter to his father in

Buenos Aires and later received an answer to the letter. with

the answer he was instructed to take the letter to PINDELLI'S

good friend, ANTHONY MILANO in Cleveland,

and according to

CV 344-C, he did this.

A couple of days later informant was

called by "WHITEY" BESASE,

who instructed him to come to

Akron to the home of JAMES LA FATCH for a meeting. He was told

to come there with MOLLICA, but informant refused stating he was

not going to be

"dumped" en route or at the meeting. He then

called MILANO in the presence of MOLLICA and told MILANO what

they wanted of him.

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MILANO instructed MOLLICA that he was instructing

"the kid" (the Informant) to accompany him to Akron, and told

MOLLICA that if a

"hair on the head of PANDELLI" was harmed he

would see that the whole bunch was taken care of. Informant then

got on the phone and was instructed by MILANO to go to Akron

with MOLLICA and everything was going to be all right, and he would

not be hurt. Informant stated they went to Akron to JAMES LA

FATCH's home where about 20 persons were assembled. After a

dinner,

all except informant

retired to the basement where

MOLIICA and MIKE ROMEO were interrogated. Informant advised

MOLLICA, Iled and denied that he had said what he had and ROMEO

became infuriated and left.

Everyone shook hands with the

informant except ROMEO, and Informant was told that he was

"not out of Line" and he should continue to operate. He

recalled the following individuals at the meeting:

LA FATCH

MOLLICA

ROMEO

"WHITEY" BESASE

LEO MOCERI

ERNIE. LA SALLE

' ANTHONY DELSANTER

Many strangers

CV 344-C stated that about two weeks later he was

called to the Ritz Bar in Mansfield by MIKE ROaD, "Har"

and in the

presence of MOLLICA, ROMEO denounced MOLLICA as a

and asked Informant

to forgive him. After the meeting ROMEO

told the informant that he could go to ANTHONY MILANO 1n

Cleveland and tell him that everything was all sträightened out.

Informant then

went to D'AGOSTINO,

not wanting to bother

MILANO with such small details, and gave him the information, and

D'AGOSTINO. told him he would

see that MILANO was advised.

He stated he had no further troubles with MOLLICA.

This case is being placed in a pending inactive

status since there are no immediate leads needing attention and

the information collected in this investigation is based on

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