Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: HEGARTY, EDWARD D.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 07/21/1964
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Date:

5/19/201

• Agency Information

AGENCY :

FBI

RECORD NUMBER:

124-10208-10403

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

92-6054-680

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FBI

FROM: HEGARTY, EDWARD D.

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 07/21/1964

'PAGES:

20

SUBJECTS :

LCN, LEADERSHIP, ABR, ASSOC, BUSS, RACK AND SUBV

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS :

4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 06/25/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

N9.1

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

DATE: 11'1-B017-9-

FEDERA,.. BUREAU OF INV_STIGATION

REPORTING OFFICE

PHILADELPHIA

TITLE OF CASE

LA COSA NOSTRA, aka

PHILADELPHIA DIVISION

OFFICE OF ORIGIN

NEW YORK

DATE

7/21/64

REPORT MADE BY

EDWARD D. HEGARTY

CHARACTER OF CASE

INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD

12/5/63-7/10/64

TYPED BY

CCJ

ANTI-RACKETEERING - CONSPIRACY

Reference

Philadelphia, Pa.

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

-P-

Enclosures

TO BUREAU:

Original and one copy of a letternead memorandum

setting forth characterizations of informants utilized in this

report.

TO NEW YORK:

One copy of a letterhead memorandum setting forth

characterizations of Informants utilized in this report.

UNRECORDED. COPY FILED

92-211

APPROVED

SPECIAL AGENT

IN CHARGE

COPIES MADE: 4-Bureau

3 - 92-6054

(BE 2)

92-2717 (ANGELO BRUNO)

2-Newark

1

92-1203

1

- 92-478

2-New York (92-2339) (Enc. 1)

2-Philadelphia (92-1027)

COPIES DE:

11) MOISSEMINATION RECORD OF ATTACHED REPORT

AGENCY-

REQUEST RECD.

DATE FWD: -

HOW FWD.

B!.

DO NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW.

92-6054- 680 REC229

1 JUL 22

1964

NOTATIONS

56 SEP 101964

U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE - 18-76324-1

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PH 92-1027

Administrative Data

In June 1964, PH 701-C* was developed as a possible

source of information

RUSSELL BUFALINO, To date,

conversant with the dally activities of

this source has furnished valuable

intelligence data concerning BUFALINO's activities.

It is an-

ticipated that this source will eventually establish BUFALINO's

stature in La Cosa Nostra affairs which has not been clarified

to date.

Since last report, Philadelphia has déveloped PH 672-

C-TE which source claims to

be a member of La Cosa Nostra.

In-

formation furnished by him is being evaluated and confirmed

through use of PH 701-c*, a recently developed investigative

technique.

PH 623-C* is no longer as closely associated with

ANGELO BRUNO as he was in the past. At present, this source is

not active. If and when the opportunity arises

to re-activate

this excellent source, It will be done immediately.

PH 591-c* continues to furnish dally information on

the activities of PETER MAGGIO, soldato of Philadelphia Family

who is close to ANGELO BRUNO and is BRUNO's brother-in-law.

occasion this source has provided Information concerning La

cosa: Nostra of Inestimable value.

Persons identified as having been members of La

Cosa. Nostra but are now deceased have been included in this

report but will be deleted in subsequent reports.

Information furnished concerning membership by PH 251-c

(deceased) is being listed In body of this report because of in-

formant's close association while living with GUISEPPE IDA, MARCO

REGINELLI, and PAT MASSI.

Informant claimed while living that

he had been dovited to Join the

""Organization" by JOSEPH GIRGENTI

but that he was denied admittance when

been a member of Carbinteri in Calabria, Italy.

he pointed out that he had

Informants

PH T-1

PH T-2

PH 623-07

PH 591-C*

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PH 92-1027

Informants (Cont.)

PH T-3

PH 672-C-TE

contacted by SAs J. ROBERT PEARCE,

JOSEPH A.

MERICA,

EDWARD D. HEGARTY,

PH T-4

PH T-5'

PH T-6

PH 1-7

PH T-8

PH 599-C-TE

(D 25a-6a)

NK 2251-C*

PH 637-C#

(Inactive)

PH 614-c-TE

contacted by SA JOSEPH A. VERICA

_C*-

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PH 92-1027

NOTATIONS

PH T-1 advised on July 24, 1962 that ANGELO

FRED IEZZI, and FRANK NICOLETTI diS-

BuSed the distribution of invitations to

the wedding of ANGELO BRUNO's daughter in

August 1962. At this

time, it was decided

that there would be two lists of invitations,

one would be a mailing list and the other a

list of invitations to be hand carried.

PH

T-1 stated that he observed ANGELO BRUNO

On July 24, 1964

PH T-8 obtained several of these lists, one

of which bore the following markings.

POSSIBLE IDENTITIES

PHIL

CAPPELLA

SKIN

NICOLO

A

SCAFIDI

PAT

SIMONE

PHILIP TESTA

JOHN CAPPETIO

FELIX DE TULLIO

NICHOLAS PICCOLO

ALFREDO IEZZI

JOSEPH SCAFIDI

PAT MASSI

JOHN SIMONE

It is possible the above is a partial or

complete list of the Capodecine of the

Philadelphia Family.

PH T-3 advised that

PHILIP TESTA and JOHN CAPPELIO were both

made Capodecine by ANTONIO POLLINA during

the brief period he was "temporary boss"

of the Philadelphia Family.

c.

MEMBERSHIP

The following alphabetical list includes the names -

of all members thus far identified as members of the Philadel-

phia Family of La Cosa Nostra:

-8-

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PH 92-1027

South Philadelphia, handling of edge off for other numbers

operations, and the operation of "floating crap games.

E.

CONSPIRATORIAL ASPECTS

ANGELO BRUNO has been in contact with Commission

Member, CARIO GAMBINO, according to PH T-2, during period of

this report.

PH T-2 advised that contact was partially for

the purpose of discussing the affairs of the G & M Realty

Company (GAMBINO and PETER MAGGIO) in which company SUE BRUNO,

wife of ANGELO, has an interest.

PH T-2 advised on February 24, 26, 1964 that PETER

MAGGIO, Soldato of Philadelphia Family,

, explained to ANGELO:

BRUNO a problem he was having which involved JOE CORBI of Bal-

and three additional persons identified as "ALEC,"

"tIMOrE, MO""JOE VIGNETTE" (phonetic). PETER MAGGIO referred

to JOE CORBI as a

"friend of ours"

BRUNO Instructed MAGGIO to "check it out" and then

said that he would take it up with "CARL"

woula explain it

to him.

PH I-2 stated that he believes "CARL" referred to by

BRUNO 1S CARL GAMBINO.

BRUNO told MAGGIO and PH I-2 on February 24, 1964 that

prior to February 24,

PH T-8 advised that ANGELO BRUNO was mysteriously "out of town"

during day of February 20, 1964 and that he used the operator' so

license of ANTHONY PICCOLO as a safeguard in the event he was

stopped by the police while driving.

= 16*

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