Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: DIRECTOR, FBI
To: VINSON, FRED M. JR.
Document date: 10/14/1968
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of

1992

444 USC 2107 Hote).

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

6/24/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

124-10214-10311

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

122-2557-307

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FBI

FROM: DIRECTOR, FBI

TO :

VINSON, FRED M. JR.

TITLE:

DATE:

10/14/1968

PAGES:

2

SUBJECTS :

APR, ASSOC, TEAMSTERS UNION, SENTENCE

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 05/12/1998

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Released under the rohn fa kennedy pressination Regards

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Collection Act of 1992 (41 USC 2107 Mote) -

Mr. Fred M. Viason, Jr.

Assistant Attorney General

Director, FBI

ANTHONY

WALTER A

BOVENZANO

DORN - VICTIM

ANTI-RACKETEERING

October 14, 1968

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Mr. Rosen

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Mr. Malley

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Bolz

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MAILED 21)

OCT 111968

COMM-FBI

Tolson

DeLoach

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Bishop

Casper

Callahan

Conrad

Felt.

Gale

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Trotter.

Tele. Room -

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Gandy

This 1s to advise that the FBI has received

information on a confidential basis indicating that legal

action is contemplated against the Federal Government in

connection with the previous convictions and sentences

of Anthony Provenzano, leading New Jersey Teamsters Union

figure, and others.

Mr. Daniel B. Maher, a Washington, D. C., attorney

who has represented the Teamsters Union, is reported to have

expressed concern about the Federal Government's prosecution

of Provenzano, Burt Hyman, and Joseph Scalza and the fact

that these persons have been turned down for parole.

was indicated that the Teamsters Union anticipates making

a Federal court application charging that officials of the

Teamsters Union are receiving longer prison sentences than

other individuals and have less chance of being released on

Anthony Provenzano was convicted June 11, 1963,

Newark Federal Court of violating the Anti-Racketeering

Statute and was sentenced to serve seven years' imprisonment.

Joseph scalia, President, leansters Local 819, and Burtor

hyman, ap International Vice President of the

United Textile

Workers Union, were convicted October 29, 1964, in the Southern

District:of New York of violating the Labor-Management Report-

ing and Disclosure Act.

They were each fined $5,000 and

sentencedoto five years' imprisonment on November 6, 1964.

In addition, Burton Hyman entered a plea of guilty on August

1966, in the Southern District of New York to a violation of

the Labor Mangement Relations Act and was sentenced to six

months' Amprisonment to run consecutively to the Noyember 6

1964, sentence.

29-2556-

The foregoing is fit d

action is being

I falsela by this Bureau.

your Information.

No der theyy68

1 - 6326486 Criminal Influence In Labor OrganizatIons

WAF : DC

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Notes!

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Kennedy Assassination Records Colleation Abt of 1992 714 USC 2107

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Mr. Fred M. Vinson, Jr.

Assistant Attorney General

NOTE:

Information

set forth herein concerning contemplated

legal action was furnished to our New York office on 9/18/68,

by NY 2305-C. Information concerning the previous convictions

and sentences of Joseph Scalza and Burton Hyman was obtained

from Bureau files 159-1157, 122-3829 and 122-4129.

The

convictions of Provenzano, Scalza and Hyman resulted from

Bureau investigations.

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