Originator: FBI
From: VOEGE, ROBERT A.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 08/21/1968
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

5/20/201

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

RECORD SERIES :

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

FBI

124-10297-10123

HQ

92-6054-2389

Heleased under the John F. Kennedy

assassination Records Collection Act o

1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). Case#:NW

68486 Date: 12-02.2022

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FBI

FROM:

VOEGE, ROBERT A.

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 08/21/1968

' PAGES:

40

SUBJECTS :

LCN, MEMBERS, ASSOC, CRIM ACT, GAMBLING ACT,

MISUR

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4; 11(a)

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 06/26/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF IRS

COMMENTS: RPT, TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGES i, ii, INDEX PAGES 31-33

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CLEVELAND • PHILADELPHIA - INFORMATION

Information copies of this report are

being

furnished to the Cleveland and Philadelphia Divisions

because of the ties between several members of the

Pittsburgh "family" and members in those divisions,

SAN FRANCISCO

AT SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA

Will obtain a complete run down of activities

relating

to the Pittsburgh "family" of la Cosa Nostra

from SF 2689-C-TE when he returns

from his visit to the

Pittsburgh-Johnstown,

Pa,, areas.

PITTSBURGH

AT PITTSBURGH, PA. (ALLEGHENY COUNTY)

1,

Will follow and report the activities of those

members

determined to be actual leaders of the Pittsburgh

"family" in accordance with Bureau instructions and will con=

tinue

to develop sources of information in the vicinity of

their legitimate enterprises, who will be able to furnish

even more

complete coverage of the financial interests of

the

group

Will remain alert,

through intensive informant

coverage, to any extension of interest of the Pittsburgh

"family"

in the Chester, w, Va., area, where gambling enter-

prises were, until recently, being supervised by JOSEPH

PECORA, the organizational front-man,

In this regard,

will ascertain what plans are being made

the utilization

Of PECORA in

the Pittsburgh area, noting that informants

have advised that he has been moved back to Pittsburgh in

order to assume new La Cosa Nostra responsibilities,

3.

Will closely follow the

activities of SEBASTIAN

JOHN LA ROCCA, characterized by member sources as the "Capo"

of the Pittsburgh Burgata, and his contemplated retirement

to the southern Florida area.

B

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PC 92-599

Will develop additional informants familiar

with

to

the operation of

the

Pittsburgh organization

in

an effort

effect

further identification,

leadership, and membership

in this area,

5,

Will attempt to ascertain whether the heart

attack suffered by MIKE GENOVESE on May 13, 1968, brings

about

a status change in the hierarchy of the Pittsburgh

"family" of La Cosa Nostra.

6,

will take any action deemed advisable upon

learning of the results of the visit of SF 2689-C-TE to the

Pittsburgh-Johnstown,

Pa., areas during July and August,

1968 g

INFORMANTS CONTACTED IN RELATION TO THIS REPORT

40474045494-735-99979447

PG T-1, PG I-11, PG T-14, PG T-15, and PG T-19

are

SE 2689-C-TE, who has

been contacted since

November;

1965,

by Special Agents of the San Francisco Division,

PG T-2 IS PG 804-PC, who was contacted by SA THOMAS

G. FORSYTH;

III.

PG T=3 iS PG 789-C-TE, who was contacted by SA

THOMAS G. FORSYTE, III.

PO TA, PC I-5, PG I-6, PG T»18,

and PG T-25 is

PE 603-C-TE, who

was

contacted by SA JOHN S. HUGHES.

PG TY and PG T-8 iS PG 632-C, who was contacted

by SA ROBERT A, VOEGE.

ROBERT A. VOTE IS DO 843-PO, who was contacted by se

PG T-10 is PG 585-C, who was contacted by SA

ROBERT A. VOEGE.

PG T-I2 is BU 82-C*, who was contacted by Special

Agents of the Buffalo Division.

PG T-13 is BU 280-C*,

who was contacted by Special

Agents of the

Buffalo Division..

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PG T-16 IS NY 393-C, who has been

contacted by

Special Agents of the New York Division,

PG T-17 is PH 591-C*, who was contacted by Special

Agents of the Philadelphia Division.

PG T-20 is PG 687-C-TE, who was contacted by SA

THOMAS G. FORSYTH, III.

PG T=21

is MM 986-C-TE,

who was contacted by

Special Agents of the Miami Division.

PG T-22 iS PCI MARTIN KATZ, who was contacted by

SA THOMAS G. FORSYTH, III.

PG T-23 is PG Y75-C, who was contacted by SA THOMAS

G. FORSYTH, III.

PG T-24 1s PG 704-C-TE, who was contacted by SA

JAMES B. FANNING.

PG T-26 is PG 826-PC, who was contacted by SA

EDWARD L, STEWART.

PG T-2Y is PG 788-C-TE, who was contacted by SA

ALBERT E. KLEBE, JR.

PG T-28 is PG 787-C-TE, who was contacted by SA

JAMES B. FANNING.

PG T-29 is PG 722-PC, who was contacted by SA JAMES

B. FANNING.

PG T-30. 18 PG 785-C, who was contacted by SA ROBERT

A. VOEGE.

D*

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Acting upon information

furnished by the

afore-

mentioned informant, an investigation was conducted by the

Pittsburgh Division.

It was ascertained that BECK, BILOTTA,

and BENJAMIN JOSEPH CORBISELLO, Of Wellsville, Ohio, all

travel to. RD 2, New Cumberland,

W. Va., for employment at the

Lantern Inn gambling casino,

Special Agents of the Pitts.

burgh Division entered the casino on twelve separate occasions

and observed BILOTTA working at the craps table, CORBISELLO

25

a dealer at the blackjack

table,

and BECK as

the manager.

On November 4, 1967,

an authorized complaint was

filed in the Northern District of west Virginia charging these

three

individuals with the violation of Section 1952, Title

18, United States Code,

Warrants were issued in the

date along

with a search varrant for the premises of the

Lantern Inn.

On the morning of November 5, 1968, at 12:09 a.m.,

Special Agents of the Pittsburgh Division entered the Lantern

arrested

DONALD B. BECK, BENJAMIN I. CORBISELLO, and

FRANK E, BILOTTA.

The search warrant was executed and

property seized included

two craps tables, one blackjack

table, one beat the dice table, six slot

machines, and other

gambling paraphernalia, The recovery value of these totaled

$20,026.30,

On November 3, 196%, Agents of the Internal Revenue

Service,

at Pittsburgh,

Pa,, raided

the Red Dog gambling

casino

on Route 30 near Chester, W, Va.

Arrested were

JOSEPH MOCHAN,

of Mimerding, Pa., JAMES BECK, Of MeKeesport,

Pa,; and RALPH FISCHETTI, CHARLES AYOOB, and

MERALDO

BERTONI, Ji., all of Pitteburgh, Pa, Internal Revenue

Service

Agents indicated that

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