Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: HOLMES, ROBERT W.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 07/15/1963
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Date:

4/24/201

Agency Information

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

FBI

124-10283-10475

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 92-2717-976

Released under the John

F. Kennedy

Assassination Records

Collection Act of 1992

144 USC 2107 Notel.

Caset: NH 45737 Date:

11-17-2017

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

TO:

HOLMES, ROBERT W.

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE: 07/15/1963

PAGES:

169

SUBJECTS :

ABR, PERSONAL HISTORY, BKG, REL, ASSOC, LCN, B/F INT,

GAMBLING, RACK AND SUBV, POLIT, TRA, MISUR

DOCUMENT TYPE:

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4; 11(a)

CURRENT STATUS:

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW :

11/03/1998

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REVIEWED BY FOWJFK TASK FORCE

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9/4/97 DAb/EK

NO. SAGE IN FULL

La NELEASE IN PART

I TOTAL DENIAL

This is a joint report of SAs DAVID W. BREEN, J.

ROBERT PEARCE, JOSEPH A. VERICA and ROBERT W. HOLMES.

This report covers the activities of BRUNO from

1/1/63 to 6/15/63.

The period 1s. extended to give a compre-

hensive picture of BRUNO's enterprises.. This is a continuing

investigation.

Sicilian passages in information received from PH

591-c* on 5/20/63 were translated by SA DONALD J. O'CONNOR,

Philadelphia Division, and SA PETER C. CLEMENTE and translator

SALVATORE J. FERRANTE, both of the New York Division.

fIt is to be noted that in connection with BRUNO's

recent trip to Italy and the investigation of his visit by

the Italian National Police, the Legat Rome advised that-

BRUNO is carried in the records of the Italian National Police

as ANTONINO ANGELO ANNALORO philadelphia,

The investigation of Immigration

and Naturalization services

of ANGELO BRUNO in

the past, as well as investigation in Philadelphia, has not

recorded

a name ANTONINO ANGELO ANNALORO.

In the absence of

the same being supported by any records, a title change 1s

not being made at this time.

The following information is Included in the adminis-

trative section because of its sensitive nature:

I-I on 1/2/63 advised that FRANK IANNARELIA at

Penn Jersey Vending, Inc., on this date gave RALPH SCHWARTZ

$2,500 which he was to give to ANGELO BRUNO for IANNARELLA.

This represented

the amount of money IANNARELIA had collected

for BRUNO In BRUNO's illegal operation, either numbers or

loan sharking.

BRUNO at a later hour that date gave FRANK

MONTE and RAYMOND MARTORANO part of the $2,500 to take to the

bank to exchange the smaller denominations

to $100 denominations.

This same source on 2/8/63 reported that BRUNO gave

RALPH SCHWARTZ $2,000 In $20.00 b1lls, directing him to take

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it to a bank to elevate the $20.00 bills to $100 b1lls. In

the afternoon on the same date BRUNO gave him an additional

$2, 000 1n $20.00 b1lls which SCHWARTZ had taken to the bank

at seventh and Porter Streets, Philadelphia, and exchanged

them for $100 bills.

Again on 2/11/63 BRUNO gave SCHWARTZ

$10.00s, and $20.00s, which

on the same date BRUNO gave him an additional $1, 000 in

small bills which also were elevated to $100 bills that date.

This same source on 2/26/63 was instructed by

FRANK. IANNARELLA to go to IANNARELLA's luncheonette, Lindy's,

where under the counter In a brown paper bag was $1, 000 in

$1.00 b111s.

SCHWARTZ exchanged these bills Ior $100 bills

on the same date and was told by IANARELLA to return the

following day to pick up an additional $1, 000 in small bills

to do likewise.

It was interesting to note on

this date

that IANNARELIA told SCHWARTZ that his wife was sick and that

she could not aleep on the evening of 2/25/63'$1.00 61118

SO IANNARELLA

counted his money which amounted to $3,000 in

which he placed in packages of $100.

The source

stated this

money was

accrued from either BRUNO's numbers or loan sharking

activities.

The source also indicated that this was the

first time

IANNARELTA confirmed that he keeps large suns of

money at his residence, third floor.

This residence is owned

by IANNARELLA's mother

and IANNARELLA has an apartment on the

third floor.

T-1 on 3/5/63 reported that BRUNO at Penn Jersey

Vending, Inc.:

opened the upper drawer of his desk and gave

RALPH SCHWARTZ $2,000 In $10.00 b11l8 which he instructed SCHWARTZ

to take to the Broad Street Trust Company at 8th and Christian

street trust con

Streets to exchange the $10.00 bills for $100 bills. This

SCHWARTZ did.

This

source observed SCHWARTZ enter this bank and

use the first teller who 1s of Italian extraction whose name

18 unknown.

who exchanged the bills for SCHWARTZ.

Again on 3/13/63 SCHWARTZ received from BRUNO

$3, 000 in small bills which he took to the same bank and exchanged

them for $100 bills.

On 4/8/63 SCHWARTZ exchanged $1,000 1n

$1.00 bilis to $100 b1l1s for FRANK IANNARELLA and again on 4/10/63

he exchanged $1, 000 In $1.00 b111s to $100 bills for IANNARELLA.

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I-I on 4/16/63 reported that he learned from

RALPH SCHWARTZ that SCHWARTZ had visited on this date the

residence of PHILIP C. TESTA who operates BRUNO's numbers

activities and has been described by numerous sources as

been desor bed

BRUNO's lleutenant and body guard.

In the dining room on

the first floor of this residence 1s a china closet located

on the west side of the room.

In a center drawer below the

china closet were stacks of U. S. currency in different

denominations. From this drawer on this date TESTA took

$1,400 in $1.00 bills which he gave to SCHWARTZ to take to

the Pennsylvania Company at Seventh and Porter Streets which

he exchanged for $100 bills.

The source could not estimate

the amount of money contained in this drawer; however, the

source advised

that TESTA is a depository for money for

ANGELO BRUNO.

• On 4/30/63 BRUNO gave SCHWARTZ $5,000 1n $20.00

bills which SCHWARTZ elevated to $100 bills. It is to

noted this was done four days after BRUNO's return from

Europe e

4/26/63.

Apparently BRUNO did not experience any

loss of money after visiting Europe according

to the source.

On 5/2/63 SCHWARTZ exchanged $2,500 in small bills

for FRANK IANNARELIA tO $100 bills.

He did the same thing

for IANNARELIA on 5/8/63 when he exchanged $3,000 in small

bills; again on 5/14/63 when he exchanged $1,000 in small

bills, and again on 5/21/63 when he exchanged $600 in small

bills.

On 6/10/63 BRUNO, In front of IANNARELLA's luncheonette,

742 Christian Street, handed SCHWARTZ 30 $50.00 bills, $1,500,

Instructing him to exchange these for $100 bills. This SCHWARTZ

did at the Broad Street Trust Company at Eighth and Christian

Streets, returning the money to BRUNO the same date.

On 2/21/63 AAG HARRY SUBIN, U. S. Justice Department,

visited the Philadelphia Office of the FBI to discuss BRUNO's

whereabouts on given dates in connection with problems arising

and the contemplated prosecution of BRUNO by the Internal

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as JOSEPH YANNONE assigned to the South Detective Division,

24th and Wolf Streets, visited RALPH SCHWARTZ on 2/27/63

at Penn Jersey Vending, Inc., 775 South Eighth Street.

The

detective, using the pretext of calling at Penn Jersey

"Vending concerning the Issuance of a gun permit to a local

wine merchant, inquired of BRUNO's whereabouts.

The detective

engaged RALPH SCHWARIZ in conversation on the sidewalk in

front of Penn Jersey Vending and informed SCHWARTZ to relay

to BRUNO that the FBI and an attorney from Washington, D.C.,

was in Philadelphia on 2/26/63 interviewing the inspectors,

Philadelphia Police Department. They were attempting to

obtain information to try to obtain an indictment of BRUNO

in Florida.

that BRUNO should contact him as he has some important

information for him in this connection.

The detective also

stated that if anyone should ask why

the detective was

present, the inquirer should be told that the detective had

displayed an application for a gun permit.

This information

was transmitted to BRUNO upon BRUNO's return to the city and

BRUNO's visit to IANNARELIA's luncheonette on 3/3/637

I-5 on 1/28/63 reported he learned from ALFRED

IEZZI that IEZZI had visited EDWARD A. RENZI, Public

Accountant, 1538 South Ninth Street, and when IEZZI was

about to leave RENZI called him back and told him that a

bald-headed man, a "revenue guy," had previously visited

RENZI.

This man lives on South Tenth Street and claimed to

RENZI

to be helping BRUNO. RENZI described the man to

IEZZI as "the guy that is giving all the information,

helping you and JB (LEPORE)." BRUNO cautioned IEZZI

nothing to do with RENZI, especially not to make any deals

with him, as RENZI 1s. "bad"

according to BRUNO. The person

described by RENZI as the revenue

man answers the description

of LOUIS PERSICHETTI who does reside on Tenth Street and on

whom Information has previously been furnished the Bureau

in connection with Investigation of Internal Revenue Service

to BRUNO and the M. Maggio Company.

T-1 on 3/20/63 reported that RALPH SCHWARTZ paid

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the residence telephone bill for ANGELO BRUNO and BRUNO had

recently thrown away toll calls charged to his residence

home

phone which are as follows:

Date

1/29/63

1/29/63

1/30/63

1/31/63

2/1/63

2/1/63

2/2/63

2/8/63

2/10/63

2/15/63

2/16/63

2/16/63

2/19/63

2/23/63

2/23/63

2/23/63

1/28/63

Place

Telephone Number

Trenton, N.J.

609 OW 5-3411

Trenton, N.J.

609 OW 5-3411

Trenton, N.J.

609 EX 2-2472

Trenton, N.J.

Trenton, N.J.

609

OW

5-3411

609

Paulsboro,

N. J.

609

OW

5-3411

HA

3-0141

Trenton, N.J.

609

Trenton, N.J.

OW

5-3411

Trenton, N.J.

609

EX

2-2472

609

OW

5-3411

Camden, N.J.

609

EM

5-2520

Camden,

N.J.

609

EM

5-2520

Camden,

Camden,

NoJ.

N.J.

609

EM

Camden,

N.J.

609

EM

5-2520

609

5-2520

EM

5-2520

Camden,

N.J.

Camden,

609 EM

5-2520

N. J.

609 EM 5-2520

Sicily, Italy

Telegram

The same source on 4/15/63 reported that JIMMY (LNU)

called BRUNO from telephone number Rockwel1 7-9763. At this

time BRUNO was away from the city. The identity of JIMMY 1s

not known to the source.

INFORMANTS

T symbols have been used only where necessary.

Multiple T symbols were used for the following sources to

provide further protection because of their sensitive nature

and frequency of contact:

PH 614-C-TE (T-1,4, 7); PH 623-0*

(T-2,5, 8) ; and PH 591-0* (I-3,6,9) .

T-]

PH 614-C-TE to SA JOSEPH A. VERICA

1-2

PH 623-C*

T-3

PH 591-C*

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T-4

T-5

PH 614-C-TE to SA JOSEPH A. VERICA

PH 623-C*

T -6

PH

591-0*

1-

PH

T-

614-C-TE to SA JOSEPH A. VERICA

PH 623-C*

T- 9

PH 591-0*

T-10

JERRY QUINN, Vice President, Broad Street Trust

Company, to SA JOSEPH A.

VERICA

T-11 LEWIS M. WOODS, former teller, Broad Street Trust

Company, Eighth and Christian Streets, Philadelphia,

to SA CLAUDE M. PENNINGTON

T -12

MM: 837-0*

T - 13

Legat Rome (legat letter 4/18/63)

T-14

NY 3586-C-TE

1-15

PH 637-C*

T -16

IRS Agent ALBERT CIACCIA to SA J. ROBERT PEARCE

T-17

NK PCIL

to SA MARTIN J. GASS

T-18

T-19

NK 2153-C to SA ROBERT L. TOGG

THEODORE KENZEL, Assistant Vice President, Mercantile

National Bank,

Miami Beach, Fla. (at his request)

T -20

WILLIAM LYNN, IRS Agent, to SA J. ROBERT PEARCE

T-21

PH 269-0 to SA DALE HIESTAND

T -22

to SA JOHN C. MURRAY

T -23

PH 523-C to SA J. R.

PEARCE

T-24

PH 593-6 to SA JOSEPH A. VERICA

T-25

Patrolman GEORGE SAHLIN, Tactical Vice Squad, Camden,

N. J., Police Department, to SA ROBERT D. ALDRICH,

by request.

T -26

NK 2319-0*

T -27

V. HAGAN.

to SAS JOSEPH A. VERICA and PAUL

IRS

REVIEWED BY #9

TABK FORCE

ON

7/22/98 Jat

RELEASE IN FAL

RELEASE iN PART

• TOTAL DENIAL

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Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle

Registration Number

DI. 393

Data Reflected In Bureau of Motor

Vehicle Files

Y66-369

ARLINE IMMORDINO, 525 Stevens

Road, Morrisville, Pa.s

for a 1962

Pontiac Sedan, VIN 862L3280

SYLVIA E.. LEFCOURT, 15 Spring Lane,

Levittown, Pa.,

for a 1956 Buick

Sedan, VIN 405028873

The indices of the Pittsburgh FBI Office contain no

pertinent Information identifiable with JOHN and DOLORES

POGRANZNI, Pittsburgh, Pa.; WILLIAM and IDA DE PIETRESS,

Aliquippa, pa.; or EDWARD C. WARD, Pittsburgh, Pa.

ANDREW "MINGI'

AVELLINO

Trenton, N. J.

On April 29, 1963,

PH T-14 advised that he met.

"MINGI" at the Aqueduct Race

Track in New York on April 28,

1963, along with a number of

other Italian hoodlums.

According

to the informant, "MINGI" 1s a gambler under ANGELO BRUNO

and could have

been readily located at Lew Tendlers Bar in

Philadelphia.

Investigation, as previously reported in this case,

reflects that AVELLINO resides in Trenton, N. J., and 1s associated

reported. ana

with ANGELO BRUNO in Illegal activities.

GEORGE "SKINNY BARRETT

BARROW

Philadelphia, Pa.

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On January 24, 1963, PH T-5 advised that ANGELO BRUNO

was attempting to contact "SKINNY BARRETT"' on January 24, 1963,

for PAT MASSI, as MASSI desired to meet with BARRETT at MASSI's

motel in New Jersey, on the evening of January 24, 1963..

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THOMAS/EBOLI

New York CIty h

On April 28, 1963, PH I-14 advised that ANTHONY

BOIARDO from Newark, N. J.,

ANGELO BRUNO from Philadelphia, Pa.,

and THOMAS EBOLI from New York City met frequently at Molly

Pitcher's Restaurant, Red Bank, Nee

LOUIS "LULU"

ESPOSITO

Philadelphia,

on January 8, 1963, PH T-2 advised that ANGELO BRUNO

and. ALFRED IEZZI met on January 8, 1963,

at which time they

discussed "LULU.

IEZZI described: "LULU" as having a character

that is not above reproach.

He explained this by advising

BRUNO that when "LULU'g" brother was arrested and sent to

jall the brother had a girl friend in New Jersey. While the

brother was in jail, "LULU" visited the girl and eventually

married her.

IEZZI

felt this course of conduct was not morally

right and that "LULU" betrayed his brother by marrying his

girl friend.

IEZZI pointed out that "LULU" 1s a "good hustler"

and he gets his share of numbers and race bets.

IEZZI assured

BRUNO he did not tell anyone else this information about

"LULU"; however, BRUNO advised IEZZI that others had already

told him.

Tenon, NETOLO

On March 13, 1963, PH T-T advised that ANGELO BRUNO

met with PHILIP TESTA, SAM FIORELLO, and JOE FIORELLO from

Trenton, N. J., at the Penn Jersey Vending Company on March 13,

1963.

According to the informant, JOE FIORELLO 1s a doctor

In New Jersey who drives a Fiat, bearing New Jersey License

GDX-606. SAM FIORELLO 1s tall,

thin, and bald-headed.

During

the meeting, SAM FIORELLO indicated to BRUNO he did not get

any of the $5,000 back from a bookie - horseman from Trenton

to whom he had loaned $5,000.

This bookie 1s allegedly.

connected with CARL "PAPPY" IPPOLITO, and SAM FIORELLO WaS

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complaining to BRUNO that IPPOLITO did nothing about it and

has not pressured the bookle to repay FIORELLO.

BRUNO requested JOHN "CASABLANCA" SIMONE of Trenton,

N. J., to pressure the horseman who owes SAM FIORELLO the

$5,000.

BEN GOLGE

Cherry H111, N. J.

on June 5, 1963, PH T-4 advised that BEN GOLOB was

planning to go to the Dominican_ Republic with PETER MAGGIO

during June 1963, where MAGGIO planned to purchase a dairy.

GOLOB related to the informant that IRVING CAREY and ANGELO

BRUNO were in the Shylocking business in Miami, Fla, "in a

big way" years ago.

GOLOB borrowed $60,000 from them approximately

three years ago.

When he needed the money, he contacted ANGELO

BRUNO, who directed him to IRVING CAREY, and CAREY took him

to a bank. He paid the bank its normal

rate of interest

and paid CAREY $1,000 "under the table."

CAREY 1s in the

storm window business, and BRUNO was making contacts for him

among the hotel and restaurant people in Miami to sell CAREY's

product.

On May 9, 1963, ANGELO BRUNO was observed by FBI

Agents to have a luncheon conference at Pumpernick's Restaurant,

Miami, Ela. with BEN GOLOB and an unknown male believed to be

one FREDERICK MEYER of Miami Beach, Fla.

ANGELO BRUNO and

his wife SUE BRUNO arrived In Miami with BEN GOLOB on May 6,

1963.

On May 11, 1963, PH T-12 advised that ANGELO BRUNO

and BEN GOLOB had a

discussion in Miami, Fla, concerning the

leasing of a hotel where they could bring the tourists into

a casino.

The informant was not certain but believed this

business was to be located in the Bahama Islands.

Miami, Fla., advised he had an appointment later that

on May 13, 1963, Mr. GULIX, orange sun that day with

ANGELO BRUNO and JOSEPH MANGONE to discuss pending issuance

of casino licenses in the Bahamas, particularly with reference

to the Warren Avis Hotel in Bimini.

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Cheese Company, Ilth and Washington Streets, on May 22, 1963.

During this meeting, CERAVOLO told BRUNO he planned to go

Into business again, and BRUNO informed him he would be glad

to lend him the money he needed; however, he could not

lend him any money because it would hurt

Mr. MIGO's feelings.

BRUNO pointed out to CERAVOLO that 1f he loaned CERAVOLO

money, Mr. MIGO would come to BRUNO and inquire as to why

BRUNO lent him money rather than he, POLLINA, which would

result in bad feelings for both BRUNO and CERAVOLO.

ABE SEROT

Philadelphia, Pa.

On May 8, 1963, PH I-4 advised that ABE SEROT went

to Penn Jersey Vending Company on May 8, 1963, attempting to

locate BRUNO.

In BRUNO's absence, SEROT complained he felt

BRUNO was avoiding him; however,

whenever BRUNO needed to

borrow large sums of money, he would contact SEROT.

FRANK SINDONE

Philadelphia, Pa.

On January 30, 1963, PH T-5 advised that BRUNO was

discussing various individuals associated with him on January 30,

1963.

Regarding FRANK SINDONE, BRUNO commented that when

"Ziganette" games are closed SINDONE gets on his feet, but

when they are open, he is always broke.

SINDONE as a good boy - when BRUNO asks him to deliver a

machine, he does It; If he asks him to pay a bill, he pays

1t; 1f he asks him to break someone's head, he will do 1t.

According to BRUNO, SINDONE Is very capable at breaking heads.

In fact, he 1s considered by BRUNO to be too capable in this

regard.

On March 12, 1963, PH T-5 advised FRANK SINDONE

visited BRUNO at Penn

Jersey-Vending Company on March 12, 1963.

PHILIP TESTA was present during this meeting and BRUNO and

TESTA were kidding SINDONE because he was starting work on

March 18, 1963, in a slaughter house. BRUNO criticized SINDONE

about his

gambling weakness.

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PHILIP,

TESTA

Philadelphia, Pa.

On April 9, 1963, PH I-8 advised that when ANGELO BRUNO

is out of town,

people attempting to contact him concerning

his 1llegal activities are referred to PHILIP TESTA, who makes

the decisions in BRUNO's absence:

on January 15, 1963, PH T-l advised that PHILIP

TEsTA met with ANGELO BRUNO at Penn Jersey Vending Company,

Philadelphia, on January 15, 1963.

TESTA conferred with BRUNO

concerning Internal Revenue

investigation of TESTA. BRUNO

counseled TESTA,

advising him he should never file a joint

return, but should file separate returns.

CHARLES TOURINE

Miami,

'Fla.

On March 1, 1963, FBI Agents in Miami, Fla., observed

ANGELO BRUNO and CHARLES COSTELLO in conversation with CHARLES

1S COSTELLO

TOURINE, Bay Harbor Islands, Fla., on March 1, 1963; purpose

of meeting unknown.

SANTO

TRAFFICANTE

Miami,

Fla.

On May 8, 1963, PH T-12 advised ANGELO BRUNO met

NICh SANTO TRAFFICANTE at Junior's Restaurant, Miami, Fla.s

on May 8, 1963.

According to the informant, this meeting

lasted for two hours; purpose of meeting unknown.

On May 28, 1963, PH T-T advised that ANGELO BRUNO's

son MICHAEL BRUNO 18

a partner with SANTO TRAFFICANTE in the

exterminating business in Florida.

WILLIAM "WILLIE!

WE ISBERG

Philadelphia,

on

January 11, 1963, PH I-l advised that "WILLTE"

WEISBERG met with ANGELO BRUNO and PHIL TESTA at Penn Jersey

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Vending Company on January 11, 1963; purpose of meeting unknown

to the Informant.

HARRY ZIMAND

Miami, Fla.

on May 1, 1963, PH T-4 advised that BRUNO enjoyed

his trip to Europe until he had received a call from HARRY

ZIMAND in Florida by telephone.,

ZIManD told him of his troubles,

which caused BRUNO to take the first plane back to Miami;

details of which were unknown to the informant.

Miscellaneous

on March 12,

1963, PH T-1 advised that an individual

by the name of "TOMMY" from New York City had visited with

ANGELO BRUNO on the evening of March 12, 1963, In South

Philadelphia.

The identity of this person and

the purpose:

of the visit were unknown to the informant.

On May 29, 1963, PH T-1 advised that "JOE" from

York, described

as a middle-aged man, 5'6" tall, 165 pounds,

bald, light complexion, round cheeks, came to the Penn Jersey

Vending Company on May 29, 1963, attempting to locate ANGELO

BRUNO.

Later the

After this meeting, ANGELO BRUNO, PETER MAGGIO, anc

"JOE" left in MAGGIO's green Plymouth station wagor

and departed, destination unknown to the informant.

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Check Number 399, dated

February 16, 1963,

drawn on the Broad Street Trust Company,

In the amount of $4,486.78, by JOHN

MARTORANO to pay for accounts receivable of

Penn Jersey Vending Company.

on March 5, 1963, PH T-? learned that most of the

debts of Penn Jersey Vending had been paid off, with the exception

of a loan of $10,000 made by CHARLES COSTELLO.

mone ing nad beer

learned that checks for the commission on sales by John's

Vending Company will be made payable to the Penn Jersey Vending

Company instead of ANGELO BRUNO.

There was some question

whether BRUNO would take the $5,000 capitalization from Penn

Jersey and give it to SUE BRUNO, his wife, but ANGELO learned

it could not be done unless the corporation were dissolvea,

which it had not been.

A loan of $10,000 made to Penn Jersey Vending by

SUE BRUNO had already been repaid, and It was agreed that 1f

BRUNO wanted money. from the corporation, the corporation could

loan it to him.

PH T-4 reported that on March 7, 1963, RAYMOND

MARTORANO paid Penn Jersey $100.00 for the coin counter which

had been sold to him,

$187.50 for matches he purchased from

Penn Jersey, and $692.86 for the one and one-half cents

per pack commission on sales in February 1963.

As of April 11, 1963,

according to PH T-1, PETER

MAGGIO was attempting to collect $8,000 which RAYMOND MARTORANO

owed

BRUNO in connection with the service contract between

John's Vending Company and Penn Jersey Vending Company.

At this time BRUNO was traveling and MAGGIO was acting in

his behalf.

On April 16, 1963, RAYMOND MARTORANO paid BRUNO

$7,929.18 by Treasurer's Check on the Broad Street Trust Company.

It was learned from PH T-4 on March 14, 1963, that

MARTORANO had obtained the above money by borrowing $10,000

from attorney DAVID COHEN and would repay it at the rate of

$200.00 per week.

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On May 21, 1963, RAYMOND MARTORANO told PH T-T

that BRUNO had scolded him for talking too much and that

MARTORANO should never have told anyone that BRUNO is collecting

commissions on the service contract.

MARTORANO told PH T-7

that he had only told BRUNO's best friend, SKINNY JOHN

(FELIX JOHN DE TULLIO):

BRUNO's answer was that if he

wanted JOHN to know about it, he would tell him himself.

On April 12, 1963, PH I-9 learned that RAYMOND

MARTORANO was having trouble getting the money to make the

payments for Penn Jersey Vending because HARRY RICCOBENE

controls the money

and the number of visits which can be made

to him is limited.

According to RAYMOND MARTORANO,

HARRY has sent out vast sums of money In the last seven

years, a great deal of which he has lost

Despite the

problems of RAYMOND MARTORANO'S,

PETER MAGGIO insisted that

RAYMOND must have $8,000 on Tuesday, April 16, 1963.

PH T-8 said on April 16, 1963, that in order for

RAYMOND MARTORANO to get money, HARRY had to send word to some

unknown person who owed it to HARRY, and this unknown person

would then give It to RAYMOND.

According to PH T-l, the insurance on the Penn

Jersey Vending vehicles was handled through BRUNO's nephew

MICHAEL GRASSO, JR.

On May 6, 1963, PH I-? learned that BRUNO was unhappy

at the amount of talk to the effect that BRUNO and RAYMOND

MARTORANO are in business together.

BRUNO prefers that there

be no knowledge of the connection between the two of them.

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Company was sold to GEORGE HAMILTON.

PEARL said that BEN GOLOB,

ANGELO BRUNO, and WILLIE RIPKA all had an interest in Garden

State Vending.

A search of the records of the Camden Credit Association,

817 Cooper Street

that on December 6, ander, Nat., on December 14, 1963, verlected

a corporate name had been filed with

the Clerk of Camden County, N.J., Indicäting that the Garden

State Vending Company was represented by Attorney SALVATORE J

AVENA, 425 Market Street, Camden, and the proprietors were

BENJAMIN H. GOLOB, SUE BRUNO, and HENRY COLLINS.

The premises occupied by Garden State Vending at 1140

Wright Avenue, Camden, formerly housed the New Jersey State Notor

Vehicle Inspection Station.

On January 2, 1963, Confidential Informant PH T-1 said

that BRUNO had stated he would not sell the Penn Jersey Vending

Company until the sale

of Garden State Vending had been settled

and he expected that to be done on January 2, 1963.

Confidential Informant PH T-? stated that on January 3,

1963, GOLOB and BRUNO had gone to SAL AVENA's office in Camden,

presumably in connection with the sale of Garden State Vending.

On the samé day BRUNO arranged for GEORGE KAIL to pick up a check

for $2,415.30, which represented the balance of a $5,000 loan

KATZ made to Garden State.®

This check, according to Confidential

Informant PH Tol, was dated January 4,

1963, drawn on the Camden

National Bank, of Camden, Nodes and was signed by SALVATORE AVENA.

PH T-7 stated that checks were also drawn to (FNU) FIORELLO, of

Trenton, N.J., and ADAM D'OLIO, Of Philadelphia, each of whom had

reportedly loaned Garden State Vending $5,000

The check to D'OLIO, according to PH T-4, was in the

amount of $5,000, dated January 3, 1963,

drawn on the Camden

National Bank, signed by SALVATORE AVENA®

D'OLIO's check was

cashed January 4, 1963, at the 8th and Christian Branch of the

Broad Street Trust Company.

According to PH T-l, D'OLIO returned the cash to BRUNO

the same day.

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A check dated January 8, 1963, drawn on the Camden

Trust Company, in the amount of $9,000,

payable to SUe BRUNO

for repayment

of a loan to Garden State Vending Company was signed

by SALVATORE AVENA.

Confidential Informant PH T-5 reported on January 3,

1963, that SUE BRUNO had accompanied her husband to Camden, N.J.

to complete the sale of Garden State Vending.

PH T=7 reported on January 25, 1963, that BRUNO told

him he had sold the Chevrolet truck owned by Garden State Vending

company to (ENJ MONTONE for $1100 and had sold the Volkswagen

FLUCK TO RAYMOND MARLORANO fOr 5300°

PH T-4 reported on January 29, 1963, that the sale price

of Garden State Vending was based on $2,500 for every case of

cigarettes sold per week, and since Garden State sold twenty-four

cases a week, the price was approximately $60,000.

ne price was opte

On January 30, 1963, Confidential Informant PH T-2

listed the following checks which had been drawn in connection

with the sale of Garden State Vending Company, although the source

did not know the dates on which they were drawn:

A check for $10,000, repaying SUE BRUNO

for a loan she made to Garden State Vending.

A check for $9,000, repaying a loan made by

ANCELO BRUNO, drawn by SALVATORE AVENA.

Miami Pest Control Corporation

On March 14, 1963, Mrs. CORINE THOMPSON, Bureau of

Entomology, Jacksonville, Fla.,

made available to

an Agent of the

Jacksonville Division of the FBI an application concerning the

Miami Pest Control Corporation,

which reflected that an application

for a business license and identification cards was made by the

Miami Pest Control Corporation, 840 Northeast 79th Street, Miami,

on February 22, 1963.

The operator of the business is listed as

LEONARD MARTIN NABUTOVSKY, 9210 Southwest 59th Street, Miami,

and the owner's name was listed as "not applicable."

ROBERT

TREZONA. 11091 Southwest 65th Street,

and JAMES DUCA, 355 North®

west 47th Street, both of Miami, were listed as employees.

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deal and a $200,000 lease had been agreed upon.

The American

Stores have made no deposit but

BRUNO considered their signature

as good as a deposit. He

expected that the settlement would be

made between January 23 and 25, 1963s

following a zoning hearing

BRUNO considered this hearing merely

a formality because a street

shown on the city plans as running through the

property has been

closed and the hearing will merely

be to see if anybody objects

to the closing.

BRUNO was not concerned about the piece of land

on which the $20,000 deposit had been made because he did not

feel the man would want, to lose his deposit.

BRUNO remarked on

the amount of trouble this deal has given him.

On January 15, 1963, Confidential Informant PH T-4

advised that BRUNO was preparing to complete the sale of the

Ranchland property and was scheduled to attend a zoning hearing

on January 21, 1963.

On January 18, 1963, BRUNO took the books of what PH T-1

described as the Ranchland Builders to some unknown person.

According to both PH T-4 and Confidential Informant

PH T-8, BRUNO's efforts to sell the Ranchland property have been

continually bogged by the actions of his nephew, MICHAEL GRASSO,

who is a real estate agent and who has been handling the

details of the

sale under BRUNO's direction.

On January 15, 1963, according to PH T-5, BRUNO

GRASSO no to ask him for moner not to write shecke, and nottee tell

anyone that he has no money.

The same day BRUNO learned from one

ANGELO VENUTO that VENUTO had loaned $4,000 to MICHAEL GRASSO, Of

which only $1,000 had been repala, and VENITO desperately needed

the money to repay a loan he had obtained.

GRASSO is in debt up to his neck and, through BRUNO ' s

influence,

had obtained a loan for $32,000 and a friend of BRUNO's had

purchased GRASSO's home in order to keep him from losing 1t. BRUNO

said

that he and ANGELO RUSSO had purchased land from GRASSO to

get him out of a jam and that GRASSO does not own the ten acre

plot, nor does he have anything coming to him from 1t. BRUNO said

he,

himself,

will profit from the total sale of Ranchland but

does not want to show a profit and will probably give his profit

to MICHAEL GRASSO, out of which GRASSO must repay the $32,000

loaned by BRUNO's

friend, who was believed by the source to be

CHARLES COSTELLO, of Trenton, N.J. BRUNO further explained that

he had purchased

American Stores property for $27,000 and it was

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being sold for $50,000. The ten acre plot will be sold for

$200,000 and the profit on both these

sales will be given to

GRASSO

SAM D'AMBROSIO alsO expressed displeasure to the

source

about the manner in which GRASS has handled this complicated

land deal.

On January 22, 1963, SAM D'AMBROSIO told PH T-1 that

In his opinion only Congressman WILLIAM GREEN could help BRUNO

and him straighten out the

zoning problem on their land and that

BRUNO had said he would make a contact, to see what he could do.

On January 29, 1963, BRUNO told PH T-2 that he wanted

to go away on a trip and that

there were four matters that had

to be settled

first, one of which was the completion of the Ranch-

land sale.

On January 30, 1963, BRUNO told PH T-6 that MICHAEL

GRASSO had drawn an agreement regarding Ranchland in

which he had

mistakenly shown SUE BRUNO as being single, and after consulting

Hail learned

the Law Department at City Hall learned that it would have to be

corrected.

GRASSO would have to turn the papers in before Fri-

day, February 1, 1963. There would be a meeting on February 4,

1963, and a decision would be made on February 5, 1963, regarding

the date for settlement.

This agreement concerned the American

Stores Company and would have to be signed by SUE and ANGELO

BRUNO and SAM D'AMBROSIO.

BRUNO also discussed with PH T-6 an agreement which

Involved the International Improvement Company

It was not clear

to T-o whether this referred to the Ranchland property, because

ment regarding the International Improvement Company named the

trustees in 1926 as E. L. BRUIN and J. P. STANTON. There was

mention of the right to construct canals and dikes together with

the right of spollage provided in the possession of a strip of

land 130 feet on either side of the center line of the canal or

dike. This right was apparently given to STANTON on March 31,

1926, and also gave CHARIES D. COY the right to construct canals

and dikes.

There was a mention of a $500 completion bond, which

GRASSO said was being issued by D'AMBROSIO and his wife and would

be exeeuted by a bonding company.

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Miami Land Purchase

On February 4, 1963, according to Confidential Informant

concerning

land in Florida.

BRUNO arranged the papers to be mailed in a

business envelope of the Maggio Cheese Company.

On March 15, 1963, Confidential Informant PH T-9 was

with BRUNO and his brother-in-law, PETER MAGGIO,

while they were

discussing a matter which was not

entirely clear to the source

but involved the question of whether PETER should be president

and BRUNO pointed out to PETER that the two of them had made

that decision with CARI (LNU), belleved to be CARLO GAMBINO,

because PETER mentioned forwarding to GAMBINO a minute book

which the law required should remain within the State of Florida.

On April 10, 1963, Confidential Informant PH I-19

said that the account

of the G & M Realty Corporation 1s carried

in the Merchantile National Bank, Miami

Beach, Fla.,

and that

as of that date the only activity in the account had been the

issuance of a check dated January 31, 1963, payable to S. JAMES

COHEN, In the amount of $902, signed by PETER J• MAGGIO.

This

check was deposited in the Merchantile National Bank and bore

the Impression of the G & M Realty Corporation.

On May 20, 1963, BRUNO told Confidential Informant

On June 5, 1963; BRUNO told Confidential Informant

PH T-4, again without specifying the date, that prior to IRVING

CARREY's death he had purchased some property in Florida worth

$100,000 and had sold 1t for $400, 000.

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Florida Vending Machine Business

sale. of his vending machine route and BRUNO had told him to

throw in BRUNO's small route.

AMATO was glad to do this, and

if the sale would be made it would be for

alao mentioned that HARRY (ZIMAND) 1s Balling ahole thing. BRUNO

cases a week and

figures to get about $3,000 a case

for a sale

because he has about $8,000 in inventory. BRUNO said he has

$6,600 invested in this and ZIMAND $5,600, and, presumably meaning

in

the case of a

sale, that would leave $37,000 or $18,000 each,

presumably on a two-way split.

BRUNe commented he would give

the Government $4,500 and thät HARRY's $18,000 would give him

a shot in the arm so that he can meet his obligations.

PH T-1 that HARRY ZIMAND had purchased BRUNO's share of the

cigarette business which ZIMAND had been operating for BRUNO

in Miami. From investigation conducted by Agents of the Miami

Division in January 1963 this is believed to be the Acme Cigarette

Company of Miami Beach

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that he had

seen ANGELO BRUNO there at about the time when the

new President of the Dominican Republic, JUAN

BoscH, had been

inaugurated Shortly after the inauguration, President BOSCH

put a stop to the practice of carrying American money between

to Pavelers Paul the layto Bie rate on exchangetable

exchange.

On March 7, 1963, the contract between the Dominican

Republic and the operators of Coney Island, an amusement park

and gambling casino in Cludad Trujillo, expired.

It has previously

been reported that GOLOB, BERNARD ALLEN, and NORMAN FROMKIN have

operated Coney Island and that BRUNO has an interest in 1t.

According to GOLOB, however, ALIEN bought out GOLOB's Interest,

which may have included that of BRUNO and JOSEPH MANGONE. At

8:00 on the morning of March 7, 1963, eight Dominican Government

representatives appeared at Coney Island and announced they were

taking over the casino. An injunction was secured restraining

the Government for a perlod of ninety days on the basis that the

contract

allowed a ninety-day period to re-negotiate the contract.

The local papers on March 8, 1963, carried a front-page story

describing FROMKIN as a North American who was exploiting the

people.

In addition to problems with the Government, the casino

was having labor troubles caused by the demands of the dealers

for high increases in pay.

On February 25, 1963, Confidential Informant PH T-4*

learned that BRUNO and possibly GOLOB own land adjoining Coney

Island on which there is a drive-in theater. It was possible

that GOLOB was considering going there to operate 1t

• On April 30, 1963, GOLOB told Confidential Informant

PH T-7 he planned to return

to Miami to live after June 1963 and

mentioned that the President of the Dominican Republic has been

cool to possibilitles by GOLOB's group that additional gambling

casinos and bingo games be opened in the Dominican Republie.

It has previously been reported that BRUNO was con-

sidering an offer to take over a beer franchise from Philadelphia

and the adjoining counties.

On January 3, 1963, BRUNO told Confidential Informant

PH T-2 that the "beer thing

not work out.

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Jersey Vending Company, arriving at

about 12:30 P.M. BRUNO

left shortly thereafter in his car, taking as a passenger PAULIE

(last name unknown but who drove a

vehicle with New Jersey license

GBV 950)

BRUNO held a conversation with PALERMO that day and,

same, day talked with GEORGE

ment been disson and are on: Kate cate to ten ne

Informant that when he received the check, training expenses

Incurred by LISTON were not deducted, leading KATZ to the belief

that BLINKY PALERMO was trying to obtain part of his check for

the training expenses but that KATZ Indicated to him he was not

going to stand for this.

Confidential Informant PH T-2, on February 1, 1963,

stated that a close friend of BRUNO's told him that BRUNO had

told GEORGE KATZ to forget about his dissatisfaction with the

above-described check and that BRUNO had been in töuch with JERRY

(GERARD CATENA) in regard to KATZ's check for his share of the

receipts from the LISTON-PATTERSON fight.

KATZ, according to

this source, was supposed to meet BRUNo and aiscuss this problem

further on

1 February 4, 1963:

Confidential Informant PH T-1, on April 7, 1963, advised

as follows:

on April T, 1963, he observed GEORGE KATZ picking up

RALPH SCHWARTZ,

who works in the offices of Penn Jersey Vending

owned by ANGELO BRUNO.

T-l stated that GEORGE KATZ was

WITKIN is desirous of having KATZ sue JACK NILON, an alleged

adviser for SONNY LISTON, because NILON made a statement to the

press that once LISTON 1s free of WITKIN, LISTON will then be free

of all racket associates.

T-1 also stated that KATZ alleged that

he had proof that $10,000 was paid "under the table"

at the time

Championship Sports consummated the contract for the WESTPHAL-

LISTON match. Further, that TOM BOLAN,

of Championship sports,

was willing to testify that he never gave KAiz any money to get

the contract.

.T-] Indicated that KATZ alleges that FRANKIE CARBO

is not satisfied with the alleged $20

000 SAMUEL "SAPPY MARGOLIS

business associate of BLINKY PALERMO paid CARBO to buy CARBO

share of SONNY LISTON. LISTON was

said to have formerly been

owned

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by an individual in St. Louis, FRANK CARBO, SAPPY MARGOLIS, and

PALERMO: KATZ believed, according to this source, that PALERMO

was using ANGELO BRUNO for protection against CARBO. "It was also

said that PALERMO runs to BRUNO for advice.

It was further said

that BRUNO had set

aside $40,000 for PALERMO to take over.

• It

was also indicated that KATZ

may have a "piece of LISTON "was under the impression that BRUNO

KATZ, according to the source, is

In frequent touch with JAMES RYAN, a former Captain of Detectives

in Philadelphia and 1s receiving a great deal of information

from RYAN.

KATZ indicated he did not need BRUNO to obtain his

ten per cent of the receipts from the LISTON-PATTERSON fight

because he had a legal contract for this, but was hoping to use

BRUNO's assistance to again become manager of LISTON.

PH T-1 advised on March 17, 1963, that KATZ 1s very

friendly with HARRY E. KALODNER, U. S. Court of Appeals, Third

District, and that KALODNER interceded for KATZ at the time SONNY

LISTON lost his license to box in the State of Pennsylvania.

LISTON's loss of his boxing license followed his arrest in Fair-

mount Park on morals charges.

KALODNER allegedly called Governor

LAWRENCE on the behalf of LISTON through his friendship with KATZ.

KATZ is also said to be very friendly with Philadelphia Court

Judges MAURICE W. SPARKIN, Common Pleas Court #2, President Judge

JOSEPH E. GOLD, Common Pleas Court #6,

and EMMANUEL W. BELOFF,

County Court (formerly Munieipal Court), all of Philadelphia.

FRANK,

"Observer," a

periodical published for the liquor trade, indicated to the

Informant that FRANK BLINKY PALERMO and SAMUEL "SAPPY" MARGOLIS

recently expressed their views as to who should manage SONNY LISTON.

MARGOLIS did not want KAIZ to return as manager of LISTON, whereas

PALERMO wants KATZ to be the manager of record for LISTON.

Gambling

Numbers (Lottery:

On March 27, 1963, Confidential Informant PH T-23 advised

that FRANK MATTEO, also known as FRANKIE MENDEL, was definitely

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contacting BRUNO because an individual who was working in the

numbers racket and

apparently connected with TURCO's operation

had been arrested and the matter of providing an attorney for

this unidentified person

was of interest.

PH T-2, on January 15, 1963, advised that BRUNO was

observed talking

with a person he knows to be a numbers

but whose nare 1E unknoim, This person spoke of a 5800 Bettiehent

on numbers activity but the meaning was not clear.

Informant said,

however, that this person knew FRANK MONTE and FRANK NARDUCCI.

Confidential Informant PH T-6, on January 17, 1963,

related that he had been present when JOHN MARTORANO had com-

plained that

"YOYO" (true name DOMINIC VINCIGUERRA), who operates

Yoyo's Bar at 15th and Dickinson Streets,

refused to let MARTORANO

service the vending machine at this location.

MARTORANO services

machines owned by ANGELO BRUNO in his cigarette vending business.

Informant stated there was thereafter a meeting among BRUNO,

TESTA,

and NICHOLAS PICCOLO and others, at which time YoYo's

attitude was discussed.

Informant stated that BRUNO was interested

to learn where YoYo turned in his horse bets and numbers action

and in that manner attempt to put a squeeze on YOYO by apparently

having these individuals no longer accept his play. BRUNO also

Instructed those individuals connected with him to not accept

numbers or horse bets or edge if YOYO came to them wanting to turn

in his action.

PH T-23, on January 18, 1963, advised as follows:

CARMELLA TERLINGO, nee CARMELLA DI ANTONIO, married to

MARIO TERLINGO, works in the numbers office of FRED LALLI, brother

Of LOU LALLI, proprietor of musie machine business at 1000 Carpen-

ter Street, Philadelphia. CARVELLA recently told the informant

that the winning number was paid on whatever number ANGELO BRUNO's

group indicates is the winning number for that day.

PH T-2, on January 21, 1963, advised that ANGELO BRUNO

told him that "JOE" had formerly been writing numbers for FREDDIE

(ALFRED IEZZI) and had left IEZZI to write for CHICKIE (FRANK

NARDUCCI), and that BRUNO had ordered JOE to return to write

numbers for FREDDIE.

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T-l, on January 24, 1963, advised that on that

day ANGELO BRUNO held a conference with MITCH COHEN and

PHILIP TESTA and an individual known only as LEN. Informant

stated this conference was pertaining to numbers but he did

not know any of the details.

engaged

in the numbers business.

Informant, however, did not know 1f

SAVINO was connected with ANGELO BRUNO's numbers büsiness,

but pointed out that he did know FRANK SINDONE was working

for BRUNO at BRUNO's numbers business. SINDONE recently told

the informant that in the recent past one individual had a

winning number,

described as a

"hit," on four occasions within

one week, having played $5.00, $6.00, $6.00, and $5.00 respectively

on the winning numbers.

This informant, on January 8, 1963, stated that

DOMINICK, pOsSiblY DOMINICK COLLOIS

won approximately $700

during the previous week in this numbers activity but still

owed about $12,000.

: "Informant said BRUNO indicated to him that

he would l1ke

to have this debt cleared up.

On February 26, 1903₽

T-4 stated that RALPH SCHWARTZ

placed $5.00 on number 380 for

that" day

on the behalf of

ZIP (true name unknown), who hangs out in the violnity of 8th

and Fitzwater Streets. ZIP wänted SCHWARTZ, according to the

informant, to give the numbers

money to either PHILIP TESTA

or FRANK

IANNARELLA. SCHWARTZ gave the money to IANNARELLA.

T-3, on February 26, 1963, advised that MARIO

"SONNY" RICCOBENE was not considered to be in the good graces

Of ANGELO BRUNO because RICCOBENE owed people money. RICCOBENE

also said to be in the numbers business but the informant did

not say 1f RICCOBENE turned his numbers play in to ANGELO BRUNO.

On February 27, 1963, T-l advised that IANNARELLA

had

about $3,000 In small bills he wanted to elevate to $100

bills, which

money the informant believed came from BRUNO's

numbers activity.

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I-4, on March 6, 1903, advised that JULIE PAUL,

described as being Jewish, 5'7"

IANNARELLA on the phone.

on Tuesdays and Thursdays, delivers meats to IANNARELLA'S

luncheonette, 742 Christian Street.

On March 7, 1963,

this informant stated PAUL, on

that day, was driving a vehicle with temporary Pennsylvania

l1cënse 8 R 0818.

He stated he had been

told by IANNARELLA

that PAUL gave him $1,000 in U.

S currency during a visit

to IANNARELLA's luncheonette on that day. Informant belleved

this money was from numbers activity.

The Informant,

on March 9, 1963, advised that JULIE

PAUL visited IANNARELLA'S luncheonette for the purpose of

picking up money to pay off a numbers "hit," the winning

number being identified as 740.

"PAUL was sald to frequent

the bar at 4th and Gaskill Streets, Philadelphia, which bar 1s

frequented by FRANK MATTEO, previously

described.

On April 8, 1963, this informant said the winning

number was 301, according to FRANK IANNARELLA.

"Informant

said there was

a local warrant outstanding on charges of

lottery violation for JULIE PAUL.

T-1, on March 21, 1963, said that JULIE PAUL waS

observed at IANNARELLA's during the previous

week settling

his numbers plays.

IANNARELLA waS observed by an associate

of the informant giving numbers play money to TESTA.

On March 22, 1963, T-4 advised that JOE SCALLATINO,

owner of J. A. B. Auto Sales,

1101 South Second Street,

turned in numerous numbers plays to elther, PHILIP TESTA or

FRANK IANNARELLA.

Informant stated SCALLATINO had originally

tried to locate ANGELO BRUNO to turn this numbers play in to

BRUNO •

On March 25, 1963, T-l advised that PHILIP TESTA, on

March 22, 1963, had met with ADAM D'OLIO, FRANK SINDONE,

FRANK NARDUCCI, and FRANK MONTE in the luncheonette at. 742

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On April 22, 1963, this informant said an individual

named MURPHY, driving a Pontiac bearing Pennsylvania license

$ 21740, turned in numbers plays to FRANK. IANNARELIA.

It 1s noted this Pennsylvania registration 1s issued

to JOHN VINETTE, with address 1705 Crestmoor Drive, Pueblo,

Co10.

On March 23, 1963, T-4 advised that a close friend

Of FRANK IANNARELLA told him the following information:

IANNARELLA, that day, was complaining that JULIE

PAUL was not turning in his number ribbon (totäl numbers plays

в пить

per day) on time and if he continues to hold back or delay in

submitting 1t, BRUNO has instructed IANNARELLA not to pay hits

JULIE PAUL may have.

IANNARELLA indicated DODO and ZIP were the only ones

who pay regularly each week on their numbers ribbons and are

in good standing.

It is Interesting to note that these instructions,

outlined above,

were mentioned, even though ANGELO BRUNO was

not 1n Philadelphia on Apr1l 23, 1963.

On April 24, 1963, T-I advised that FRANK SINDONE

and FRANK IANNARELLA were discussing numbers plays in IANNARELLA '&

luncheonette that day.

During the day FRANK MONTE, SAM

PUNGITORE, FRED IEZZI,

PHILIP TESTA, FRANK NARDUCCI,

, and FRANK

NICOLETTI all met in FRANK IANNARELIA!s luncheonette.

FRANK IANNARELLA got the winning number that day from

over the telephone of FRANK DAMIANO, it being noted FRANK DAMIANO ' S

place 1s next door to IANNARELLA 's luncheonette.

T-2,

on May 1, 1963, advised that ANGELO BRUNO told

him that SONNY RICCOBENE was not doing too good in his numbers

work, even though RICCOBENE had one book that was worth $50.00

a day.

I-4, on May 15, 1963, advised that TOMMY FOLEY and

FRANK MONTE met at FRANK IANNARELLA'& home

on the evening of

May 15, 1963, at 1l p.M., to discuss numbers activity.

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This informant advised, on May 17, 1963, that

IANNARELLA told PHILIP TESTA that the winning number for the

day was 709.

On June 1, 1963, T-l advised PHILIP TESTA told him

that an unidentified worker in one of the numbers offices was

giving him trouble. It was said this person was slipping in

a winning number after the number had been announced and TESTA

was making efforts to conclusively trap this person.

By communication dated March 12, 1963, the following

information was received from the Newark Division, as furnished

by T-25:

On March 8, 1963, a meeting was held in the offices

of ANGELO MALANDRA, well-known Camden attorney and former

deputy mayor of Camden, N. J.

The meeting was attended by

SALVATORE AVENA, Camden attorney who handles legal affairs

In New Jergey for ANGELO BRUNO, and FRANK DI RENZO,

who was said

to be president of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Club, 5th and

Pine Streets, Camden, N. J.

This club was described'

as being

a well-known hangout for the Italiam gambling element in Camden

and it was said that DI RENZO was alleged to be the top man

In the numbers business in the Camden, Ne Joe area.

T-25 belleved the purpose of the

above meeting was

to arrange for a further meeting in the near future with AVENA,

DI RENZO,:

at which time it was Intended that!

BRUNO would secure support

Camden area in the numbers racket.

and ANGELO BRUNO, In making DI RENZO "top man" in the

It was said that Sergeant PETER PAUL of the Tactical

Vice Squad of the Camden, N. J.,

, Police Department was in some

way making arrangements for these meetings with MALANDRA.

There was no information indicating BRUNO'S participation

or control of numbers activity furnished by T-25, other than

outlined above.

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MONTE says he has a

sort of half-way okay for the game

which he 1s Interested.

He claimed to have the captain,

the Ileutenant, and two officers in the district but does

not know what happened to the inspector.

Regarding the new captain in the district, MONTE

said he knows nothing about him.

On March 8, 1963, I-4 learned two unknown persons

from outside Philadelphia

were trying to rearch BRUNO

which source had no details.

"piece" of the game and the source belleved that BRUNO was

trying to interest

TONY CASELLA 1n 1t.

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BRUNO suggested instead that PAULIE contact FERRANTE

but PAULIE objected because he said FERRANTE acts

"like an

animal"

' when anybody complains to him.

On the same date, BRUNO inquired of ALFREDO, IEZZI

how DOMINICK (possibly COLLOZZI) had done

IEZZI reported he won over $700 but stily the previous week.

owes about $12,000

(or possibiy $1200) since IEZZI deducted the 700 he won and DOMINICK

had paid 500. BRUNO indicated he would like to clean out the

loans.

On March 14, 1963, according to I-8, SAM and JOE

FIORELLO, both from Trenton, N. J., complained to BRUNO about

having loaned from 3 to $5,000 to an unnamed man who had made

on March 1 renton, 00®

no effort to repay them, although they had heard he was paying

other people.

According to BRUNO,

the man owes money to PAPPY

IPPOLITO, who will be paid off first, and the FIORELLOs will be

next.

BRUNO again pointed out the FIORELLOs should have let

him know when they loaned $5,000 and BRUNO would then have

told IPPOLITO so that the result would have been the borrower

would know that BRUNO's influence would be behind their effort

to collect.

to ever in the loan snark buene in ang.

$60,000 from them.

The method used was that BRUNO directed CARREY to

introduce GOLOB at a bank which loaned GOLOB the money at

normal rates and for which service CARREY received $1,000

under the table.

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STROLLO • BRUNO explained that in case an individual went to

prison or was deported, others would take care of him without

being asked to do so.

He meant by this supporting the family of

the party in prison for the length of time the person was away.

Confidential Informant PH T-8, on January 30, 1963.

reported that BRUNO instructed AUGUSTINE MAZZIO not to take any

action in establishing horse parlors,

pointing out that the new

Governor of Pennsylvania had secured a former FBI Agent as head

of the Pennsylvania State Police.

It was BRUNO's information

that this individual is a "racket buster." MAZZIO agreed with

BRUNO •

Confidential Informant PH T-5, on February 8, 1963,

reported he learned from ADAM D'OLIO that D'OLIO was under

Investigation by Internal Revenue Agents.

It appeared that D'OLIO

has money in his home in a safe deposit box and BRUNO expressed

Impatience that D'OLIO should have told Internal Revenue anything.

It appears that D'OLIO loaned BRUNO $10,000, taking the money from

the safe deposit box, putting it into a bank, and thereafter issuing

a check to BRUNO.

When the loan was repaid,

the money was again

placed in the box at D'OLIO's home and then later removed when

Internal Revenue Service began their inquiry.

BRUNO instructed

ALFRED IEZZI to Inform D'OLIO to admit giving BRUNO $10, 000

because the check is a matter of record. D'OLIO had been showing.

according to BRUNO, an Income of $5,000 on his tax returns.

BRUNO

reasoned that D'OLIO has three daughters working for about seven

years and that D'OLIO should tell the Internal Revenue Service

that the daughters had turned over their earnings to D'OLIO, who

kept it In cash.

D'OLIO's 1958 and 1959 income tax returns are

under Investigation.

Confidential Informant PH T-l, on May 18, 1963,

reported that ANGELO BRUNO was holding

court"

at BRUNe's home

on

this date,

as well as at FRANK IANNARELLA'S Luncheonette.

No longer is he holding

"court" at Penn Jersey Vending.

IANNARELLA had been observed entering BRUNO's home

on the evening of May 19, 1963, to "straighten out" a matter either

involving gambling, numbers, or shylock money.

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been raided by members of Inspector DENNIS GEALER's squad,

Philadelphia Police Department, Southern Division.

BRUNO com-

mented that Inspector GEALER is a very difficult individual to

deal with; however, he referred EDDIE to BILL RODSTEIN,

proprietor of the sinatrama Club, Center City Philadelphia, who

would see the Inspector for EDDIE.

BRUNO at this time claimed

that he is well known to and has confidence in Attorney THOMAS

D. MC BRIDE, former Pennsylvania Attorney General, and that

MC BRIDE in the past was the person responsible for preventing

PETE CASELLA from going to jail. PETE CASELLA 1s currently an

inmate of the U.s. Penitentiary, Atlanta, and former business

PH T-5, on February 7, 1963, reported that MORRIS

KAIZ conferred

with BRUNO about some very high affiliations KATZ

has In Washington, D.C. who could be of assistance to BRUNO;

however, KATZ's sources were not Identified to PH T-5 nor to

BRUNO, as KATZ stated that BRUNO must accept his statements at

their

face value and not inquire Into the identity of KATZ's

sources. BRUNO was interested and conferred privately with

KATZ.

Confidential Informant PH T-l, on February 14, 1963,

Identified THOMAS FOGLIETTA, Councilman,

City of Philadelphia,

as a contact of ANGELO BRUNO and PHILIP TESTA in the City of

Philadelphia. FOGLIETTA had recently represented TESTA's sister,

ANTOINETTE TESTA, in a local case

at Philadelphia.

Confidential Informant PH T-2, on March 14, 1963,

reported that RAYMOND MARTORANO told him

of his efforts to get

Philadelphia, ana possibly police stations.

the Traffic Court and FRANK PALUMBO, operator of Palumbo's Night

Club, Philadelphia (who 1s active in local polltics, Republican

Party, Philadelphia), had referred RAYMOND to LOU LALLI.

RAYMOND

MARTORANO indicated it would cost him something to obtain the

contract, possibly a hi-fi set for the Chief Clerk of the Traffic

Court.

PH T-1 reported on March 14, 1963, that LOU. LAILI had

made contact through FRANK PALUMBO to place vending machines in

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Broad and Spring Garden

the Pennsylvania State Office Building 800 North Broad Street.

Streets, as well as the Traffic Court,

According to this source, this involved a payment of $1,000 to

WILLIAM F. MEADE, who is a member of the Philadelphia Board of

Revision of Taxes, and a presentation

of a hi-fi

set to the

Chief Clerk of the new Chief Magistrate identified by the source

on the same date,

stated that he learned From MARIORANO Eat MARIORANo had relayed

this information to BRUNO to justify the $1,000 payment MARIORANC

made to secure these contracts.

MARTORANO has a service contract

from BRUNO to place the Penn Jersey Vending machines at several

locations, for which MARTORANO pays BRUNO a cent and a half on

each

• pack of cigarettes sold.

PH T-4, on April 15, 1963, reported that RAYMOND

MARTORANO told BRUNO that MARTORANO had lost the Traffic Court

and the State Office Building contracts for vending machine stops.

MARTORANO stated that the Vending Machine Association in Phila

delphia was spreading rumors that BRUNO had given WILLIAM MEADE

$1,000 to obtain the contract at the State Office Building.

Further,

MARTORANO was to remove all of his vending machines from the

Traffic Building during the week of April 15-19, 1963, as the Chief

Clerk of the Traffic Court had told MARTORANO they must be removed

because of "certain pressures."

confidential Informant PH T-7, on May 22, 1963, reported

that AUSTIN MEEHAN, former Sheriff of Philadelphia County,

is a

contact used by BRUNO and BRUNO referred the brother of AL

COPLAND tO MEEHAN to assist COPLAND's brother in retaining his

Job in the Byberry State Hospital, Philadelphia.

PH T-7, on June 5, 1963, reported the Secretary to

Senator MIKE MANSFIELD, whose name 1s G. BAKER,

• is alleged to

make contacts for BRUNO and BEN GOLOB in the Dominican Republic.

BAKER allegedly 1s very friendly with the authorities in the

Dominican Republic. The contact of BAKER's in the Dominican

Republic is unknown to the source.

PH T-2,

on January 22, 1963, learned from SAM D'AMBROSIO,

an associate of ANGELO BRUNO in real estate, Third and Oregon

Avenue, Philadelphia, Ranchland Corporation, Inc.,

, that BRUNO told

D'AMBROSIO that BRUNO has a contact who is very close to Congress-

man WILLIAM J. GREEN.

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PH T-7, on June 12, 1963, reported that PETE PANTELEO

was backed by ANGELO BRUNO In PANTELEO's election as president

However,

JOE KANE, who was

supporting

was

contacted by

BRUNO in an effort to have KANE throw his support to PANTELEO.

KANE reportedly told BRUNo he could not do this as his "people"

would give PANTELEO anything he wanted 1f PANTELEO withdraws from

the election.

It 1s to be noted that PANTELEO was defeated for this

position.

PH T-2, on January 3, 1963, reported that he learned

from JOHN MARTORANO that MARTORANO had a long talk with ANGELO

BRUNO concerning the release of HARRY RICCOBENE from the Eastern

State Penitentiary, Philadelphia, where he is serving a seven and

one half to fifteen-year sentence for a narcotics violation.

BRUNO

Indicated that he had put up $7,500 to consummate the release.

Because the deal fell through, he had to withdraw his money.

BRUNO's complaint was their failure to secure the cooperation of

the District Attorney's office in Philadelphia.

MARTORANO con-

tended that they had the cooperation from that office,

and BRUNO

was positive they did not.

MARTORANO revealed that his attorney,

mentioned earlier, had contacted then Lieutenant Governor of

Pennsylvania JOHN MORGAN DAVIS, who was a member of the Board of

Parole or Pardon.

DAVIS was allegedly to get $2,000 of the $7,500.

BRUNO instructed

MARTORANO to talk with Attorney ARTHUR LORCH

i to

find out what could be done.

This same source, on January 29, 1963, reported that

MARTORANO said that he and BRUNO again discussed RICCOBENE's

release

and BRUNO was confident on this date that he could secure

the cooperation of the District Attorney's office in Philadelphia.

On March 26, 1963, First Assistant District Attorney

F. EMMETT FITZPATRICK informed SA ROBERT W. HOLMES thät the first

time HARRY RICCOBENE!s petition for commutation came up he was

represented by DOMINIC PETRULIO, who is in a law firm with an

attorney named LORCH. PETRULLO

allegedly was not getting a fee

for the representation but it was actually learned that he was.

Further, the District Attorney's office learned that BRUNO was

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Interested in the commutation. Because of this, District Attor-

ney CRUMLISH ordered Assistant Distriet Attorney THOMAS MC CORMICK

to oppose the petition, which was done and the Board refused the

petition. The hearing

before the Pardons Board took place on

March 20, 1963, and the petition was denied.

PH T-7, on May 1, 1963, reported that RAYMOND

MARTORANO told him that he reported to ANGELO BRUNO on this

date that Assistant District Attorney, City of Philadelphia,

MC CORMICK again opposed HARRY RICCOBENE's commutation.

However,

RICCOBENE now has

nine more months to serve before he reaches the

minimum sentence of seven and one-half years.

This same source, on May 23, 1963, reported that

Attorney DAVE ZWANITZ would now

represent HARRY RICCOBENE In his

petition for a commutation, and that ZWANITZ did represent him

on this date.

However, It

1s belleved

that this petition will

again be denied.

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PH T-2, on March 5, 1963, advised that SAM D'AMBROSIO

was interested in ANGELO BRUNO's tax problems and mentioned to

him that he, D'AMBROSIQ, had a

"connection"

very close to

Congressman WILLIAM J. GREEN of Philadelphia.

PH T-2, on January 22, 1963, Indicated to BRUNO that

he had made

a contact with an unknown

individual relative to

BRUNO's tax problems and had been advised that BILL GREEN

(Congressman

WILLIAM J GREEN) was the

person who should be

contacted.

Confidential Informant PH T-8,

on May 1, 1963, advised

that ANGELO BRUNO recently told him of his arrest

in 1962 for

a violation of the Pennsylvania Dangerous Drug Act and that BRUNO

was having FRANK MAILEO,

who is

also known as FRANKIE MENDEL,

obtain the notes of testimony at the Magistrate's hearing relative

to this arrest.

The source said that BRUNO was anxious to receive

this material promptly, and believed that BRUNO was possibly

contemplating using this as his defense in prosecution of

BRUNO

and his wife for tax evasion.

It should be noted that when the Philadelphia police

arrested BRUNO on a Dangerous Drug Act charge, they entered his

residence on a search and seizure warrant in regard to possible

1llegal gambling operations. It appears that BRUNO may possibly

be considering that business papers relative to Cigarette

Distributors,

Inc., which were obtained at that time, were not

obtained legally.

Confidential Informant PH T-1 on April 27, 1963, advised

that ANGELO BRUNO was active all day in contacting legal counsel.

to the possible prosecution of BRUNO for income tax

President

of the International Teamsters Union.

(former Magistrate GEORGE LEVIN, office 406 South Ilth Street,

delphia), who

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In regards to PETER MAGGIO, the Miami Division by

communique dated March 27, 1963, advised that PH 1-19, Afalstant

Vice-President, Mercantile National Bank, Miami Beach,

Informed SA WILLIAM F. KUSCH that the G and M Realty Corporation

had financial transactions of which the bank was aware and that

PETER MAGGIO and CARLO GAMBINO were instrumental in promoting

this real estate venture.

MARIO MAGGIO In the amount of $2,500, drawn on the Central

Penn National Bank.

Her account number at this bank, according

to T-7, 184-16-3790.

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vicinity Miami, Fla.;

Dominican Republe,

and Bimini, Bahama Islands

thereafter told T-l, that he had just returned from Florida

and had spent a couple of days with ANGELO BRUNO while in

Florida.

Further, that SUE BRUNO was sick.

This friend

Indicated to T-l that GOLOB, according to what he had

learned, contemplates departing from Philadelphia February 2,

1963, flying directly from Philadelphia to San Juan, Puerto

Rico, and immediately thereafter flying from Puerto Rico to

the Dominican Republic.

It is sald that the purpose of this

trip was to attend the inauguration of a new President in

the Dominican Republic, February 27, 1963.

Further that

BRUNO was going to be in the Dominican Republie for the same

purpose.

It was stated that Attorney General ROBERT KENNEDY

and the Vice-President of the United States, LYNDON JOHNSON,

would attend this inauguration.

T-T on February 20, 1963, advised ANGELO BRUNO

continued to stay in Miami, Fla.

T-7 telephonically con-

tacted business associates

in Philadelphia for unknown

purposes but did request that BEN GOLOB contact ANGELO

BRUNO telephonically in Miami, Fla.

an employee of BRUNO, had indicated to him that

to contact BRUNO in Miami, Fla., at the residence of CHARLES

COSTELLO but had been unable to contact BRUNO there.

supposedly talked to SUE BRUNO and

believed that ANGELO BRUNO

had gone to the Dominican Republic.

T-2 stated that he had been told by BEN GOLOB that

he had learned that BRUNO was

to attend the above escrite in matter one e

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Mr JERRY SOLOMON, General Manager, Americana Hotel,

Santurce, Puerto Rico, contacted April 25, 1963,

advised

Mr. and Mrs. ANGELO BRUNO, 934 Snyder Avenue, registered at the

hotel April

24, 1963, with intentions of remaining through

April 27, 1963.

April 25, 1963, Mr. SOLOMON advised that

BRUNO and his wife checked out of the hotel at approximately

3:00 p.m. with intentions to catch a flight

to Miami.

Mr • JACK FERNANDEZ, Traffic Manager, Pan American

Airways, International Airport, Isla Verde, Puerto Rico, on

April 25, 1963, indicated that BRUNO and his wife had de-

parted from San Juan via flight 456 bound for Miami, Fla.

A review of the tickets indicates the following:

Ticket #026-441-43105 was issued to ASSUNTA BRUNO

and ticket #026-441-43150 was issued to ANGELO BRUNO ANALORO

at ran American Airways Ottice, Barcelona, Spain. The tickets

Inaicated that BRUNo and his wife traveled from Barcelona,

Spain, to Lisbon, Portugal, then to San Juan aboard pan

American Airways

flight 255, April 24, 1963. Further, that

their tickets showed an open flight from San Juan to Miami

on Pan American Airways and an open flight from Miami, Fla.,

to Philadelphia.

European Travel

on March 22, 1963, I-l advised that ANGELO BRUNO

had left for Florida the previous day, March 21, 1963.

same source stated on March 28, 1963,

This

that ANGELO BRUNO was

either traveling or in Miami.

on April 3, 1903, T-1 advised

that ANGELO BRUNO would not be back for quite awhile, accord-

ing to information he had heard, in which FRANK NICOLETTI, an

associate of BRUNO, made this statement.

on March 13, 1963, T-Y advised that ANGELO BRUNO was

going to visit Italy.

This informant stated that BRUNO had

heard

1 from his cousin, CALOGERO SINATRA, (previously identified

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as a member of La Causa Nostra in Sicily) and SINATRA told

BRUNO that he had purchased a new car so that he could show

BRUNO all of Italy upon BRUNO's visit there.

T-3 on April 9, 1963, advised that PETER MAGGIO,

brother-in-law of ANGELO BRUNO, advised him that he had

who was in Italy.

bad stomachs and would call the home of MARIO MAGGIO on

Easter Sunday.

BRUNO, according to the informant, had

visited his cousin, CALOGERO SINATRA, In Italy and would

make the phone call from Italy on Easter Sunday, at which

time he would be in Rome.

I-I on April 14, 1963, advised that MICHAEL BRUNO,

PEIER MAGGIO,

SALVATORE MAGGIO,

brother of PETER, and PHIL

TESTA all met at the residence of MARIO MAGGIO so as to talk

to ANGELO BRUNO when he called MAGGIO's residence from Italy.

What they discussed was unknown to informant.

T-6 advised on April 15, 1963, that ANGELO BRUNO

had called MARIO MAGGIO's residence from Palermo, Italy.

This call was alleged to have arrived during which time

family party was in progress.

T-3 on May 13, 1963, advised that he had learned

that ANGELO BRUNO was supposed to return from Italy on or

about May 13, 1963, but could furnish no additional information.

T-13, a Bureau source abroad, advised that on

April 17, 1963, he learned from a source, Central Bureau,

Criminal

Division, Italian National Police, Rome, of the

following:

A source received information from the Italian

Police In Caltanissetta, Sicily, that ANGELO BRUNO 1s identical

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with ANTONIO ANGELO ANNALORO, born May 21, 1910, in Villalba,

Caltanissetta, Sicily, the son of MICHELE and VINCENZA CUMELLA.

The source stated that

the subject was lodged at the Hotel

DiPrima in Caltanissetta on March 27 to March 31, 1963:

was accompanied by his wife, ASSUNTA, and had in his possession

U. S. passport #C707705. The Italian National Police were able

to determine that BRUNO on March 30, 1963; called a cousin

(possibly CALOGERO SINATRA) in Vollelunga, Caltanissetta,

later with his wife visited a cousin, ANGELO ANNALORO, and an

uncle, DAMIANO CUMELLA in Villalba.

It was stated that BRUNO

departed from Italy on or about April 10, 1963, for Germany

and from Germany was to travel to Florida. Method of travel

was unknown (p-ne?

T-13 advised that on April 22, 1963, this source

Iurnished the following additional information: "iles,

BRUNO and his wife checked out of the Hotel DiPrima

at 12 noon, March 31, 1963. They thereafter left in an un-

identified automobile for Germany where they were scheduled to

leave by plane for Florida.

on April 24, 1963,

the source

related that the Italian Police ascertained that BRUNO and his

wife on April 3, 1963, were lodged at the Hotel Excelsior in

Naples, Italy, and on April 6, 1963, departed by auto for

Pescara, Italy.

T-3 on May 20, 1963, advised that he had recently

heard BRUNO in a conversation in which he made the following

comments in regards to his trip to Italy:

BRUNO Left from Philadelphia, went to Miami, flew

directly from Miami to New York, without reservations managed

to obtain booking and flew directly to Italy.

His wife did

not know of these arrangements prior to actually leaving for

Italy.

BRUNO stated that he had met quite a few Rappresentantes

in Italy, translated to mean a representative or agent.

This

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