Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: BASSETT, JOHN R.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 10/26/1961
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

5/7/2015

AGENCY:

FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

124-10292-10228

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

92-3171-472, 473

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: BASSETT, JOHN R.

TO : DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 10/26/1961

'PAGES:

63

SUBJECTS :

SGI, ASSOC, BUSS, CRIM ACT, FINANCES, RES, REL,

WEDDING

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unulassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4; 11(a)

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 01/05/1999

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF IRS

COMMENTS: RPT, TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE 1a, INC MEMO

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CHICAGO

AT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS AND ITS ENVIRONS. Will continue

to follow all phases of the investigation of GIANCANA in an

expeditious manner, with the view toward potential prosecution.

INFORMANTS

Identity

CG T-1

CG 6443-C

Date and Contacting Agent

Various dates, 9_10/61, by

SAS JOSEPH G.

SHEA and

WILLIAM A. MEINCKE

CG I∞15

JOHN TEETER, New York

City (Requested)

CG T∞32

PCIT

New York City

CG T-38

Various dates, 9-10/61

JEK Act 6 (4)

CG T-39

PCI SAM TRUBNICK

CG T-40

L. BROWNE, New York

Telephone Company

(Requested)

CG T-41

CG 6486-C*

9/27/61, by SA JOHN R. BASSETT

CG .T-42

CG

6486 - C*

Various dates, 9-10/61, by

SA RALPH R. HILL, JR.

Various dates, 9-10/61, by

SA HILL

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Identity

CG T-43

Indianapolis PC

CG T-44

Dun and Bradstreet,

chicago (Requested

InC.'

CG. T-45

DAVID WILLS (Former FBI

Agent), Private Investi-

gator,

Chicago (Requested)

CG T-46

CG 6486-C*

Date and Contacting Agent

9/28/61, by SAS LOUIS FAIN

and GILBERT HAMILTON

JEK Act 6 (4)

Various dates, 9-10/61

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CG 92-349

IRB: LeTC

Worldwide MusiC;

Inc

CG T-43 advised on September 28, I961, of the

following information: 4

On September 9, 1961, CG T-43 ran Into JOEL STERN

while having lunch at the Americano Motel.

JOEL STERN 1s

the owner of Worldwide Music, Inc., Chicago, Illinois.

This firm has the Seeburg distributorship in Chicago,

IlLInOiS. STERN recently purchased the Century Distributing

Corporation

of Gary, Indiana, frOM ANTHONY PINELLI. U

CG Tw43 related that STERN was objecting to the

fact that since he had purchased Century Distributing

corporation, CG T-43 had moved into 11 of his locations

where STERN

had record playing machines and CG T-43 had

persuaded the owners of the establishments to do business

with a new jukebod firm owned by the informant.

STERN. was

objecting because

at the time he purchased Century Distributing

Company these spots were part of the agreement.

STERN

attempted to intimidate informant into returning the spots

to him.

STERN stated that he had a "clout"' meaning influence

in Chicago that extended over into Lake County®

STERN

claimed that his "clout! was SAM MOONY GIANCANA.

CG T-43

professed ignorance as to the identity of GIANCANA and told

STERN that he did not care what type of a "clout" that STERN

had.

Informant. told STERN that he did not intend to move his

jukeboxes fron the ll establishments he had taken away from

STERN.

CG T-43 told STERN that he had approximately

$28,000 invested In Jukeboxes and could not afford to give

up any of the stops since these were his livellhood.

• Informant

continued that he had verbally ordered 30 jukebon machines,

1961 models,

froM A. M. I.

in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Informant pointed out that actually he has

only purchased

13 of the 1961 A.M.I. models, however, has verbally agreed

to attempt to

order

30 machines in order to get a special

price.

By way of background, cG T-43 pointed out that he

and his brother entered

the jukebox distributorship after

they had learned that ANTHONY PINELLI had sold the Century

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FRB: LJC

Distributing Corporation

to STERN.

Since entering the

business, they have been able to obtain li stops from

STERN.

At the present time they have a total of 13

stops

In which they have A.M.I.

recording machines.

Besides

STERN and the informant's outfit, the biggest distributor

•1 Jukeboxes in Lake County Is the WELBOURN-SORACKI

partnershipill

CG T-43 stated that some time after this contact

with STERN he was contacted by ANTHONY "NINO" GRUTTADURO.

GRUTTADURO Indicated to informant that he had been on a

trip to California to see his uncle, TONY PINELLI and had

not returned until the night of September 9, 1961.

GRUTTADURO informed Informant that his uncle, TONY PINELLI

had informed him to tell informant to pull out of the

11 jukebox stops he had taken away from JOEL STERN and to

return the stops to STERN.

GRUTTADURO told informant

that PINELLI had informed him STERN still owed PINELLI

$25,000 for

the sale of Century Distributing Company

PINELLI stated that STERN would not give him the $25,000

until informant returned the ll jukebox stops he had taken

away frOm STERN. GRUTTADURO Indicated that there would be

an offer to buy informant out.

CG T-43 told GRUTTADURO that

he had too much money invested in the jukeboxes at the present

time and that it was his livellhood.

He also pointed out to

GRUTTADURO that It was GRUTTADURO who gave him the idea to

go into the jukebox business after informant learned that PINELLI

had sold out to STERN.

Informant also told GRUTTADURO

that GRUTTADURO had

previously Informed him that PINELLI

had obtained all of the money due him for the sale of the

company and informant entered the jukebox business assuming

that PINELLI had been pald in full and had ne further interest

in Century Distributing Company.

GRUTTADURO indicated that

TONY PINELLI would be in Gary,

Indiana within the next two

weeks and would contact informant concerning the matter.

CG T-43 felt that he would be contacted by PINELLI and some

type of

pressure exerted

I on him to return the ll stops. U

CG T-43 related

intention of turning the il stops over to StERN.

that at the present time he has no

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