Originator: FBI
From: ROTZ, J. STANLEY
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 07/22/1964
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

5/19/201

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-10208-10407

RECORD SERIES:

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER:

92-6054-684

Document Information

ORIGINATOR :

FBI

FROM: ROTZ, J. STANLEY

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 07/22/1964

'PAGES:

20

SUBJECTS :

LCN, OC, RACK ACT, GAMBLING, CONSPR, MAFIA, B/F INT

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 06/25/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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FD: 53 (Rev. 5-1-59)

REPORTING OFFICE

BALTIMORE

TITLE OF CASE

LA COSA NOSTRA, aka

BALTIMORE DIVISION

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

OFFICE, OF ORIGIN

NEW YORK

DATE

7/22/64

REPORT MADE BY

SA J.STANLEY ROTZ

CHARACTER OF CASE

INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD

12/16/63 to 7/13/64

TYPED BY

mjt

AR-CONSPIRACY

REFERENCES:

Report of SA J. STANLEY ROIZ dated 12/13/03 at Baltimore.

Report of SA DAVID E. WALKER dated 12/13/63 at Philadelphia

regarding Philadelphia organization.

Report of SA JAMES P. FLYNN at New York dated 1/24/64 re-

garding national organization.

Philadelphia airtel to Bureau and Baltimore dated 2/28/64.

Baltimore letter to Philadelphia dated 3/6/64.

Philadelphia letter to Bureau and Baltimore dated 5/20/64.

Baltimore letter to Philadelphia dated 6/30/64.

ENCLOSURES:

-P-

TO BUREAU AND NEW YORK

Two (2) copies each of letterhead memorandum

characterizing informants.

-A-

COVER

SPECIAL AGENT

IN CHARGE

PAGE

DO NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW

92-6054-684

REG 42

18 JUL 23 1964

SD1-X3

APPROVED

COPIES MADE:

3- Bureau (92-6054) €

2- New York (92-2305) (Enc.2)

1- Philadelpbia (Info 92-1027)

2- Baltimore (92-403)

COPIES DESTROYED

10 MAR 20 1006

DISSEMINATION RECORD OF ATTACHED REPORT

AGENCY.

REQUEST REÇD.

DATE FWD...

HOW FWD.

BY..

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NOTATIONS

IS CORANEN PANTING OFICE

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BA 92-403

ADMINISTRATIVE DATA:

JOSEPH GALLO, mentioned herein as securing $2,000

from baltimore numbers operators, was previously subject

of New York file 92-657, BA file 92-509, and BU file

92-7034.

He is currently being investigated as subject

Of ITAR-Extortion case, New York file 166-585; BA file

166-230.

INFORMANTS:

Informant

BA T-1

BA T-2

BA T-3

BA T-4

BA T-5

BA

I-6

BA

T-7

BA

T -8

BA

t-9

PH T-1

PH T-2

NY T-1

LEADS:

Identity

Contacted By

BA 1207-C

SA THOMAS LEACH, JR.

BA 1166-C TE

SA JOHN C. BONNER

Former PSI SAM BACCALA

912 Fawn St. Balto. Md. SA J. STANLEY ROTZ,

PCI EARL FIFER

BA 1253-C

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BA 1255-PC

SA THOMAS LEACH, JR.

PCI LEONARD RANDALL

SA JOHN F. HANSON

ANDREW BICKEL

SA J. STANLEY ROTZ

PCI JOSEPH J. POPP

SA PAUL A. TURNER

PH 599-C TE

Philadelphia SA

PH 591-0*

Philadelphia &A

NY. 1894-PC

SA WARREN J. DONOVAN

THE BALTIMORE DIVISION

AT BALTIMORE, MARYLAND

1.

Will continue efforts to establish an highly

confidential source concerning FRANK CORBI and his

as-

sociates in order that information can be developed regarding

existence of a Cosa Nostra in the Baltimore area.

2. Will continue to attempt to establish through logical

interviews, investigation, and informants, whether or notaan

organiged criminal element exists in Baltimore.

-B*-

COVER

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BA 92-403

JSR :mk

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JOSEPHINE A. CORBI, 3 Mount Etna Circle, Ellicott

City, Maryland

The purposes of the corporation were set out to

manufacture, prepare, buy, sell, export, distribute, or

otherwise deal in and with pizza crust, pizza pies, breads;

oiscuits, crackers, cakes, pasteries,

Italian paste, Italian

sauces, and any and

all other food products whether of the

character aforesaid or otherwise.

They also propose to deal

in any materials, supplies, commodities, or products which

may be used in connection with the manufacture, preparation,

production or use of the articles or thing aforesaid. They

also proposed to carry on similar businesses, purchase or

lease property or businesses, borrow or raise money without

limit upon any terms and for any purpose whatsoever.

The foregoing Individuals were also listed as

directors of the corporation.

Authorized stock was to be 1,000 shares of Capital

Stock without par value.

confidential Informant BA I-1, who is familiar with

the gambling element in Baltimore, Maryland, advisea on

March 20, 1964, that he had had no recent contact with JOE

CORBI except that he had seen him for the first time in several

He mentioned he had known JOE CORBI very well in

their younger years.

He added JOE was never active in the

rackets until about 7 years ago when he got caught in a one

million dollar lottery deal out of Canada. JOE CORBI had

been picked up in Baltimore.

Informant knew that before this

had occurred JOE CORBI had driven a truck for Free State

Brewery and when Free State Brewery went out of business he

took over the management of the Villa Nova Night Club.

On March 6, 1964, Confidential Informant BA T-2

advised that the prior arrangements with FRANK CORBI regarding

weekly lay-offs from numbers operators to FRANK CORBI through

HITTY WILDSTEIN had been cancelled. Informant advised that CORBI

was not then receiving lay-off money from any gambler in

Baltimore due to instructions received by CORBI from JOE GALLO,

a New York hoodlum.

collected until JULIUS SALSBURY is released from confinement

for evasion of Federal income tax.

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