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JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY : FBI

RECORD

NUMBER: 124-10203-10276

RECORDS SERIES

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER

: 92-2717-43

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR :

FBI

FROM : PEARCE, J. ROBERT

TO

DIRECTOR,

FBI

TITLE :

DATE

:11/24/59

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Report Fri.m

FD-263 (5-12-55)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Reporting Office

PHILADELPHIA

TITLE OF CASE

Office of Origin

PHILADELPHIA

Date

11/24/59.

Report made by

J. ROBERT PEARCE

CHARACTER OF CASE

Investigative Period

10/7/59 - 11/17/59

ANGELO BRUNO, aka.

ANTI-RACKETEERING

Reference

Report of SA J. ROBERT PEARCE dated 10/8/59

at Philadelphia.

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Leads

Typed By:

MMR

MIAMI

Approved

Copies made:

AT-MIAMI, FLA.

according

*1.

Will remain in contact with Miami 655-PC who,

to Miami letter to Philadelphia, 12/31/58, dined

at the Luau Restaurant, North Bay Village, Fla.,

On

11/19/58 with ANGELO BRUNO.

It should be learned from this

informant if BRUNO has liquidated his interest in Cuba;

if BRUNO has other financial interests in the Dominican

Republic; if BRUNO intends to return to the Miami, Fla.,

vicinity; and the identity of all individuals with whom

BRUNO had Interests

in the Hotel Plaza Gambling Casino in

Havane, Gull. CEtter

Special Agent

Do not write in spaces below

In Charge

Bureau (92-2717) 1CC4712

92-372

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- Miami (92-139)

2

- Newark (92-478)

25. NOV 27 1959

- Philadelphia (92-444)

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neither it

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PH 92-444

AT NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FLA.

*1. Will interview FNU ERUNO, alleged to be a

Councilman at North Miami Beach,

and a

relative

BRUNO,

Of ANGELO

and endeavor to obtain the same

general information

as outlined above.

*2. Will consider interview of JOE MILLSTEIN,

characterized as

a night club owner, and shylock in Miami

letter to Philadelphia dated 12/31/50, reportedly a friend

Of ANGELO BRUNO.

The degree of association between

Councilman BRUNO and JOF, MILLSTEIN should be ascertained.

NEWARK

AT MT. HOLLY, N.J.

operation.

AT TRENTON, N.J.

Will ascertain the identity of the owner of the

J. C. Vending Machines, Inc., 947 Southard Street, Trenton,

N.J., and determine the association between this person and

ANGELO BRUNO.

Bear in mind that this individual might

possibly be BEN GALLUP which is mentioned in the instant

report and has previously been identified as an associate

of BRUNO in Miami, Fla.

PHILADELPHIA

AT PHILADELPHIA, PA.

*1. Will attempt to locate and interview JOHNNIE.

ROCCO, allegedly connected with ANGELO BRUNO in disposing of

Cuban

currency brought into the country by BRuno.

*2. Will endeavor to identify banking facilities

used by BRUNO in Philadelphia.

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COVER PAGE

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PH 92-444

3. Will maintain contact with informants who

have knowledge of BRUNO's activities to learn of his move-

ments and activities.

T-1

T- 2

T-3

T'-4

PH 251-C

PH 269-0

PH 518-C

PH 489-C

PH 535-C

PH 523-C

Informants

PH 535-C to SA ROBERT W. HOLMES.

PCI ARTHUR NEWMAN, Havana confidential source,

information furnished unknown date.

PH 269-C tO SA DALE M. HIESTAND, 10/9,15/59

THERESA DOUGHERTY, Bell Telephone Company of

• Pennsylvania, to SE E. DAVIS PORTER.

Criminal Informant Coverage

South Philadelphia racket figures widely acquainted

with racket element.

Has identified BRUNO'S

associates and illegal

activities.

Closely associated with subject. Has journeyed

to Miami, Fla., with BRUNO.

A local prostitute, formerly married to racket

figure. Knows BRUNO and many of his associates.

Numbers writer, Bootlegger. Familiar with

BRUNO's activities.

Old-time bootlegger, gambler, widely acquainted.

Knows BRUNO.

Former spouse, local Top Hoodlum. Well acquainted.

Knows BRUNO.

Administrative Data

Credit and criminal checks in Miami, Fla. were

conducted

by IC CLIFFORD M. WERNER.

COVER PAGE

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PH 92-444

As previously set out a lead was outstanding to

contact JOHNNY ROCCO for interview regarding his connection

with ANGELO BRUNO in disposing

of cuban currency.

It is

pointed out that ROCCO has not been interviewed because

of active investigation of him for violations of ITSMV

and ITSP Statutes.

process is outstanding in the EDPA on

ROCCO for these violations and he will be interviewed at

the earliest possible date when the interview will not

interfere with other investigation.

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; FD-20). (Rev. 9-23-58)

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Copy to:

Report of:

Date:

File Number:

Title:

J. ROBERT PEARCE

11/24/59

Philadelphia 92-444

ANGELO BRUNO

Office: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Bureau

• 92-2717

Character:

ANTI-RACKETEERING

Synopsis:

DETAILS:

ANGELO BRUNO continues negotiations for contract

to remove garbage from city of Philadelphia to vicinity of

Salem, N.J. via water. One informant says no toll calls

originated from BRUNO's residence 7/59 to 10/59.

BRUNO

observed riding

Pontiac sedan registered to J. C. Vending

Machines, Inc.,

947 Southard Street, Trenton, N.J. PHIL

TESTA, Lieutenant of BRUNO,

driving black sedan,

Pennsylvania

registration E 2562. BRUNO's crap game, Mt. Holly, N.J.

no longer in operation, according to one informant.

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B. CRIMINAL RECORD

On November 3, 1959, the Federal Bureau of Narcotics,

washington, D.C., made inquiry of the Identification Division

as to the criminal record of ANGELO BRUNO, FBI #1045 098.

C. ASSOCIATES

At Miami, Ela.

BEN

XALLUP

furnished

By letter dated October 22, 1959, the Miami Division

the following information:

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of any kind. It is the property of the FBl, and is a loan to your agency,

it and /or its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.

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PH 92-444

On Octöber 14, 1959, Mrs. ELOISE, MANGONE, advised

that the All-Coin Amusement Company 2820 Northwest 7th

ement Compor

Avenue, Miami, Fla., which operates vending machines and

MANGONE. said that BEN GALLUP: waS

JAKE NO Safa Shat BE GALOUP NS In Miami durios the 1957-

1958 winter season for approximately six months, that he

had rented a house, address unknown, on one of the islands

She said that GAILUP had contacted

her and her husband with a proposition to buy into their

vending machine business but after considerable negotiating

the deal was never consummated.

Mrs.

MANGONE. said that she was familiar with all

of the persons engaged in the vending machine business in

the Miami area and that BEN GALLUP did not enter into the

business in Miami and to her knowledge has not been in

Miami since the 1957-1958 season. She said that GALLUP

was originally from Trenton, N.J. and was believed to have

returned to Trenton where he was in the cigarette vending

machine business.

Mrs. MANGONE, advised that during the

time GALLUP waS

negotiating with them to purchase their

business

he used the All-Coin Amusement Company, 2820

Northwest 7th Avenue, Miami, as a mailing address and

received mail during

his stay in Miami.

Mrs. MANGONE.

denied

any further

knowledge of GALLUP's associates, back-

ground, activities,

or present whereabouts.

It was stated

that it was apparent during the interview of Mrs. MANGONE

that she was reluctant to furnish information concerning

GALLUP or his associates.

On October 2, 1959, the following agencies of

Greater Miami were checked

with negative results for

information concerning BEN GALLUP:

Miami Beach Police Department

Miami Credit Bureau

Dade County Department of Public Safety

Miami Municipal Court

Miami Police Department

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PH 92-444

At Philadelphia, Pa

On October 30, 1959, PHILI

Of ANGELO BRUNO, WaS

observed

TESTA, Lieutenant

driving a black sedan with

Pennsylvania registration E 2562 by SA JOSEPH A. VERICA.

This Pennsylvania registration is issued to MARIA TESTA,

918 South 10th Street.

On October 20, 1959, Philadelphia Confidential

Informant I-l advised that the crap game being operated

in Mt. Holly, N.J. by BRUNO closed after running only one

week due to lack of business.

I-l said that BRUNO was not

actually running the game but his name was being used.

T-1

said the game was being run by the "Trenton Boys"

and

that CARI, PAPPY IPPOLITO of Trenton was running the

game. I-I said that IPPOLITO was a friend of BRUNO.

Philadelphia Confidential Informant I-4 advised

on October 30, 1959, that the phone listed to J.

ANNALORO, 934

Snyder Avenue, Philadelphia, HO 2-5158, had no

toll calls from July 26, 1959, to October 25, 1959.

D. CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES

I-l on October 13, 1959, advised that ANGELO BRUNO

continued to operate numbers in South Philadelphia and to

do some loan sharking.

I-I said that BRUNo to his knowledge

continues to

"answer to "

Camden (N.J.).

on October 30, 1959, Lieutenant TOM CLOONEY, 24th

and Wolf Streets, Philadelphia, advised that ANGELO BRUNO,

according to information he had received, continues to operate

in the numbers racket in South Philadelphia.

E. LEGITIMATE, ENTERPRISES

Gambling - Cuba

By letter dated October 22, 1959, the Miami

Division advised as follows regarding gambling in Cuba:

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PH 92-444

Prior to May 1959, ANGELO BRUNO told Philadelphia

Confidential Informant T-2 that he, BRUNO, was one of the

interest holders in the Hotel Plaza Gambling Casino and

that this casino had received permission to reopen in June

1959. It was said that in August 1959 the following

gambling casinos continued to be opened in Havana for

operation:

Tropicana Hotel

Havana Hilton Hotel

Hotel Nacional

Capri Hotel

Havana Riviera Hotel

The remaining gambling casinos, including the

Hotel Plaza Gambling Casino, were closed

either because

of Government edict or financial difficulties.

It was also stated that on August 14, 1959, GLEN

Immigration and Naturalization service,

ASMUSSEN ine Mami Office that ANGELO ANNALORO had arrived

telephonically

from

Havana, Cuba, via Pan American Airlines, flight #420

at 8:15 p.m., August 14,, 1959.

The residence address of

ANNALORO, an alias used by BRUNO, was 934 Snyder Avenue,

Philadelphia, Pa.

ANNALORO said he was a citizen of the

United States.

On September 28, 1959, Inspector WALLACE SHANDEY,

U. S. Customs,

Miami,

advised SA CHARLES W. ADMISTON that

he had received no information concerning

ANGELO BRUNO'S

activities, either in Havana or the Dominican Republic.

Trash Removal Contracts

City of Philadelphia

As previously reported ANGELO BRUNO was making

arrangements in Philadelphia through Philadelphia City

Councilman PAUL D'ORTONA to receive a contract with the

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PH 92-444

city of Philadelphia to haul trash and garbage from Philadelphia

via water.

On October 15, 1959, Philadelphia Confidential

Informant T-3 said that ANGELO BRUNO met on the evening of

to discuss.

Philadelphia for removal of trash.

T-3 said that BRUNO

had indicated that the land purchased, described below,

was about to be concluded and that POLLINAwho made the down

payment on the land was not DOMENICK POLLINA, Philadelphia

Top Hoodlum.

I-3 did not know if this POLLINA was the

relative of DOMENICK POLLINA.

On October 7, 1959, U. S. Game Management Agent

in New Jersey HARRYCE. GREENWALD advised SA IRVING R. DEAN

that an- 800 plus acre plot of land on the south side of

Mad Horse Creek in Salem County, N.J. was owned by RIESS

EWEN of Salem, N.J.

This land was

said to be surrounded

by a 2500 acre plot owned by THOMAS DICKSON, Clerk of the

County Court of Salem,

N.J. who is fighting

the sale of

the 800 acres owned by EWEN to one (FNU) POLLINA, described

as a South Philadelphian who had made a down payment of

$3500 toward a purchase price of $75.00 per acre for EWEN's

acreage.

It was said that the state

of New Jersey had

offered

EWEN $35.00 an acreffor his land as a proposed

public shooting grounds for wild ducks.

GREENWALD also said that the Salem, N.J. City

Council unanimously opposed the sale of EWEN's acreage

when it became known that the acreage was intended for a

garbage disposal area. Two weeks after this action, however,

it is alleged that the entire City Council of Salem, N.J.

reversed its decision and voted fort the sale of EWEN's

property, knowing that it was to be used as a garbage

disposal area.

The property was described as being only

accessible by water and that the only obstacle holding up

the sale of the land at the present time is the riparian

at the

rights to the land which is now in the process of litigation.

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PH 92-444

On October 19, 1959, GREENWALD advised SA DEAN

that THOMAS DICKSON,

described above, was contacted by an

individual, presumably a JOHN POLLINA, in an endeavor to

purchase his 2500 acre plot in Salem, N.J.

GREENWALD

allegedly was told by DICKSON that it was

demanded that

he set a price for his land and that DICKSON would be

contacted Wednesday evening, October 21, 1959, for his

answer.

GREENWALD said that DICKSON had called him and

related this information.

DICKSON was said to be extremely

worried over what may

happen to him or his family if he

does not sell the land.

By letter October 26, 1959, the Newark Division

advised that THOMAS PANCOAST DICKSON on October 20; 1959,

was interviewed by sa. ROBERT D. ALDRICH and advised as

follows :

DICKSON did not know other than from rumor who

was involved in the sale of land to the land adjoining

his property for the purpose of using it as a garbage

disposal area.

He had been approached to sell his land

by CHARLES ACTON, Swedesboro, N.J., a real estate dealer.

No threats were made to him but ACTON told him that the

people he represented

"had to have the land" and for him

to name his price and they would buy.

DICKSON has heard from sources unrecalled that

the POLLINAs were the persons behind the project but he

observed that there appeared to be a great deal of political

pressure coming from the State of New Jersey regarding the

matter. It appeared that the state wanted to use Salem

County as a dump ground for the whole state since dumping

on the North Jersey meadows has been stopped.

A. W. W. HOWELL, Box 459, Parsippany, N.J.: told

DICKSON that the state of New Jersey had made an official

investigation concerning the matter so he, DICKSON,

called a Detective Sergeant EMIL DALINT of the New Jersey

State Police at West Trenton,

J., who admitted.to.nim

chat such an investigation had been made and a file

existed but that he preferred that DICKSON talk to his

superior, Deputy Attorney General JOHN J.

BURGIN for any

official

information. DICKSON did not proceed further.

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PH 92-444

DICKSON said that local meetings have been held in

Salem in an effort to get an ordinance passed forbidding

any such dumping and an official of the City Health Department,

one JOHN ZEMHAMPSKI (phonetic) has appeared

and argued

strongly against passage of such restrictions.

In DICKSON'S

opinion this man had no business at such a meeting. DICKSON

said there had been many rumors around Salem concerning large

payoffs to New Jersey state officials but DICKSON cannot

substantiate any of these.

DICKSON said he would attempt

to cooperate with the FBI in every way should threats be made

to him as he definitely did not intend to sell his land for

a dump.

I'-3 on October 9, 1959, said that BRUNO had stated

that they were then ready to purchase land at salem, N.J.

but BRUNO furnished no additional information. It was also

said that BRUNO stated that all of

• the City Councilmen in

Philadelphia were going to get a

"cut" from this business

venture.

Councilmen SAMUEL ROSE and PAUL D'ORTONA were said

to be the most active in the proposed business venture.

It

was said that Chief Magistrate JOSEPH HERSCH had a definite.

interest in the matter.

HERSCH was a close, personal friend of

T-3 said

that the land in Salem, N.J. had been

purchased with a $20,000 down payment and had a $47,000

balance remaining.

It was said that the agreed price would

be $2.65 per ton for removal of garbage from the city.

MICKEY ROSE, a relative of Councilman SAMUEL ROSE, will be

the Iront for the group.

Itiis noted that i has previously

been reported

that the investment in this venture will be

approximately $400,000.

G. TRAVEL

on October 20, 1959, Lieutenant TOM CLOONEY,

Philadelphia Police Department, advised SA THOMAS F. CARRIG

that ANGELO BRUNO had been observed by him driving a grey

Pontiac sedan with New Jersey registration X/M 9530 J.

The Newark Division advised on October 30, 1959, that New

Jersey registration "Commercial" X/M 9530 J is registered to

the J: C. Vending Machines, Inc., 947 Southard Street, Trenton,

Nou.s for a 195l Pontiac coupe.

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/ FD-201 (ReT. 9-23-58)

1.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Copy to:

Report of:

Date:

File Number:

Title:

J.

ROBERT PEARCE

11/24/59

Philadelphia 92-444

ANGELO BRUNO

Office: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Bureau 92-2717

Character:

ANTI-RACKETRERING

Synopsis:

ANGRLO BRUNO continues negotiations for contract

to remove garbage from eity of Philadelphia to vieinity of

salem, w.o. via water.

Ono informant says no toll calle

originated

fron BRUNO's residence 7/59 to 10/59.

BRUNO

observed riding Pontiae sedan registered to J. C. Vending

Machines,

Inc. 947 Southard Street, Trenton, N.J. PHIL

TESTA, Lieutenant of BRUNO,

driving

black sedan, Fennsylvania

regiatration F 2562. BRUNO's crap gama, Nt. Holly, N.J.

no longer in operation, eccording to one informant.

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DETAILS:

B. CRIMINAL RECORD

On November 3, 1959, the Federel Bureau of Narcoties,

Washington, D.C., made inquiry of the Identification Division

as to the erininal record of ANGELO BRUNO, FBI #1045 098.

• ASSOCIATES

At Miami, Fle

BEN GATLUP

furnished

By letter dated October 22, 1959, the Miant Division

the following information:

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of any kind. It is the property of the FBl, and is a loan to your agency;

it and /or its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.

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PH 92-444

On October 14, 1959, Mrs. ELOISE. " MANGONE advised

that the All-Coin Amusement Company 2820 Northwest 7th

Avenue, Miami, Fla.,

which operates vending machines and

Juke boxes,

is owned by JOSEPH and ELOISE MANGONE .

Mrs.

MANGONE: said that BEN GALLUP was in Miami during the 1957-

195o winter season for approximately six months, that ne

nad rented a house, address unknown, on one of the islands

adjacent to Miami Beach.

She said that GALLUP had contacted

her and her husband with a proposition to buy into their

vending machine business but after considerable negotiating

the deal was never consummated.

Mrs. MANGONE Bald that she was familiar with all

of the persons engaged in the vending machine business in

the Miami

area and that BEN GAILUP did not enter into the

businees in Miami and to her knowledge has not been in

Miami since the 1957-1958 season. She said that GALLUP

was originally from Trenton; N.J. and was belleved to have

returned to Trenton where he was in the cigarette vending

machine business.

time GALLUP was negotiating with them to purchase their

business he used the All-Coin Amusement Company, 2820

Northwest 7th Avenue, Miami, as a mailing address and

recesyed mart during hia ecay in Miami.

Mrs, MANGONE:

dented any further knowledge of GALLUP's associates, back-

ground, activities, or present whereabouts. It was

stated

that it was apparent during the interview

of Mrs. MANGONE

that she was reluctant to furnish information concerning

GALLUP or his

associates

On October 2, 1959, the following ageneles of

Greater Miami were checked with negative results for

information concerning BEN GALLUP:

Miami Beach Pollee Department

Miami Credit Bureau

Dade County Department of Publie Safety

Miami Munieipal Court

Miami Police Department

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PH 92-444

At Philadelphia, Pa.

On October 30, 1959, PHILIP TESTA, Lieutenant

of ANGELO BRUNO, was observed

driving a black sedan with

Pennsylvanta registration F 2562 by SA JOSEPH A. VERICA.

This Pennsylvania registration 1s isSted to MARIA TRSTA,

918 South 10th Street.

On October 20, 1959, Philadelphia Confidential

Informant T-l advised that the crap game being operated

In Mt. Holly,

N.J. by BRUNO closed after running only one

week due to lack of business.

I-l said that BRUNO was not

actually running the game but his name was being used.

D-1 said

the game was being run by the "Trenton Boys"

and that CARL PAPPY IPPOLITO of Trenton was running the

game. T-] said that IPPOLITO was a friend of BRUNO.

Philadelphia Confidential Informant T-4 advised

on October 30, 1959, that the phone listed to J.

ANNALORO, 934

Snyder Avenue, Philadelphia, HO 2-5158, had no

toll ealls from July 26, 1959, to October

25, 1959.

D. CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES

T-1 on October 13, 1959, advised that ANGELO BRUNO

continued to operate numbers in South Philadelphia and to

do some loan sharking.

I-I said that BRUNO to his knowledge

continues to "answer to "

Camden (N.J. )•

On October 30, 1959, Lieutenant TOM CLOONEY, 24th

and Wolf Streets, Philadelphia, advised that ANGLO BRUNO,

according to information he had received, continues to operate

in the numbers racket in South Philadelphia.

LEGITIMATE ENTERPRISES

Gambling - Cuba

By letter dated October 22, 1959, the Miami

Division advised at follows regarding gambling in Cuba:

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PH 92-444

Prior to May 1959, ANGELO BRUNO told Philadelphia

Confidential Informant

T-2 that he, BRUNO, was one of the

Interest holders in the Hotel Plaza Gambling Casino and

that this casino

had received permission to reopen in June

1959.

It was said that in August 1959 the following

gambling easinos continued to be opened in Havana for

operation:

Tropicana Hotel

Havana Hilton Hotel

Hotel Nacional

Capri Hotel

Havana Riviera Hotel

The remaining gambling casinos, Including the

Hotel Plaza Gambling Casino, were glosed either because

of Government ediet or financial difficulties.

It was also stated that on August 14, 1959, GLEN

ASMUSSEN, Immigration and Naturalization Service, telephonically

advised the Miami Office that AANGELO ANNALORO had arrived

from Havana, Cuba, via Pan American Airlines, f11ght #420

at 8:15 p.m., August 14, 1959.

The residence address of

ANNALORO, an alias used by BRUNO, was 934 Snyder Avenue,

Philadelphia, PA. ANNALORO said he was a citizen of the

United States.

On september 28, 1959, Inspector WALLACE SHANLEY,

U. S. Customs, Miams,

advised SA CHARLES W. ADMISTON that

he had received no information concerning ANGELO BRUNO's

aotivities, either in Havana or the Dominican Republic.

Trash Removal Contracts

City of Philadelphia

As previously reported ANGELO BRUNO was making

arrangenents in Philadelphia through Philadelphia City

Couneilman PAUL D'ORTONA to receive a contract with the

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PH 92-444

city of Philadelphia to haul trash and garbage from Philadelphia

via water.

On October 15, 1959, Philadelphia Confidential

Informant T-3 said that ANGELO BRUNO met on the evening of

to diScuss

Philadelphia for removal of trash. T-3 said that BRUNO

had indicated that the land purchased, described below,

waE about to be concluded and that POLLINAwho made the down

payment on the land was not DOMENICK POLLINA, Philadelphia

Top Hoodlum.

T-3 did not know if thia POLLINA was the

relative of DOVENICK POLLINA•

On October 7, 1959, U. S. Game Management Agent

1n New

Jersey HARRY-E.

GREENWALD advised SA IRVING R. DEAN

that an 800 plus acre plot of land on the south side

• of

Nad Horse Creek in Salem County, N.J, was owned by RIESS

EWEN of Salem, N.J. This land was said to be surrounded

by a 2500 acre plot owned by THOMAS DICKSON, Clerk of the

County Court of Salem, N.J. who is fighting the sale of

the 800 acres owned by EWEN to one (FNU) POLLINA, deseribed

as a South Philadelphian who had made a down payment of

$3500 toward a purchase price of $75.00 per aere for EWEN'S

acreage.

It was said that the state of New Jersey had

offered

EWEN $35.00 an acre for his land as a proposed

publle shooting grounds for wild ducke.

GREENWALD also said that the Salem, N.J. City

Counell unanimously opposed the sale of EWEN's acreage

when it became known that

the acreage was intended for a

garbage disposal area. Two weeks after this

action, however,

It 10 alleged that the entire City Council of Salem, N.J.

reversed its decision and voted for, the sale of WEN's

property, knowing that 1t was to be used an a garbage.

disposal

area.

The property was described as being only

accessible by water and that the only obstacle holding up

the sale of the land at the present time 1s the riparian

rights

to the land which is now in the process of litigation.

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GREENWALD advised SA DEAN

that THOMAS DICKSON, described above, was contacted by an

individual, presumably & JOHN POLLINA, in an endeavor to

purchase his 2500 acre plot in Salem, N.J.

GREENWALD

allegedly was told by DICKSON that It was

demanded that

he set a

price for his land and that DICKSON would be

contacted Wednesday evening, October 21, 1959, for his

answer,

GREENWALD said that DICKSON had called him and

related this information.

DICKSON was said to be extremely

worried over what may happen to him or his family if he

does not sell the land.

By letter October 26, 1959, the Newark Division

advised that. THOMAS PANCOAST DICKSON

on October 20, 1959,

was interviewed by SA

ROBERT D. ALDRICH and advised as

follows:

DICKSON did not know other than from rumor who

was involved in the sale of land to the land adjoining

his property for the purpose of using it as a garbage

disposal area.

He had been approached to sell his land

by CHARLES ACTON, Swedesboro, N.J., a real estate dealer.

No threats were made to him but ACTON told him that the

people he represented

"had to have the land" and for him

to name his price and they would buy.

DICKSON has heard from sources unrecalled that

the POLLINAs were the persons behind the project but he

observed that there appeared to be a great deal of political

pressure coming from the state of New Jersey regarains the

matter. It appeared that the state wanted to use Salem

County as a dump ground for the whole state since dumping

on the North Jersey meadows has been stopped.

A.

W. W. HOWELL, Box 459, Parsippany, N.J., told

DICKSON that the state of

New Jersey had made an off101al

investigation concerning the matter so he, DICKSON,

called a Detective Sergeant EMIL DALINT of the New

Jersey

State Police at West Trenton, N.J., Who admittedro hin

that such an investigation had

been made and a 1ile

existed but that he preferred that DICKSON talk to his

Deputy Attorney General JOHN J. BURGIN for any

official

supfeaT Intormation. DICKsON did not proceed further.

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DICKSON said that local meetings have been held in

Salem in an effort to get an ordinance passed forbidding

any such dumping and an offloial of the City Health Department,

one JOHN ZEMHAWPSKI (phonetio) has appeared and argued

strongly againat passage of such restrictions.

In DICKSON's

opinion this man had no business at such a meeting. DICKSON

said there had been many rumors around Salem concerning large

peyoffs to New Jersey state offloials but DICKSON cannot

substantiate any of these. DICKSON said he would attempt

to cooperate with the FBI

in every way should threats be made

to him as he definitely did not intend to sell his land for

a dump.

1-3 on Cetober 9, 1959, said that BRuNg had stated

that they were then ready to purchase and at salem, N.d.

but ERUNO furnished no additional information.

It was

also

Philadelphia were going to get a

from this business

venture.

Councilmen SAMUEL ROSE and PAUL D'ORTONA were said

to be the most active in the proposed business venture.

It

was said that Chief Magistrate JOSEPH HERSCH had a definite

Interest in the matter.

On Oetober 15, 1959, T-3 said that

HERSCH was a close, personal friend of

BRUNO.

T-3 said that the land in Salem, N.J. had been

purchased With a $20,000 down payment. and

had a $47,000

balance remaining.

It was said that the agreed price

would

be $2,65 per ton for removal of garbage from the city.

MICKEY ROSE, a relative of Councilman SANUEL ROSE, will be

the front for the

group, It is noted that 1 has previousy

been reported that the investment in this venture will be

approximately $400,000.

G. TRAVEL

On October 26, 1959, leutenant TOM CLOONEY,

Philadelphia Police Department, advised SA THOMAS f. CARRIG

that ANGELO BRUNO had been observed by him driving a grey

Pontiac sedan with New Jersey registration am 9530 J.

the Newark Division advised on vetober 3o, 1959, that New

Jersey registration

"Commercial" X/M 9530 J is registered to

the J. C. Vending Machines, Ino., 947 Southard Street, Trenton,

N.J., for a 1957 Pontiac coupe.

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