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are however, certain types of Mafia activity which will be presented as
Fgndicative of the Mafia tradition of cooperation, mutual benefit, intimidation,
igecreey, and murder. The examples of Mafia history which follow will help
Ego establish the concept of a Mafia which exists in this country.
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2_Lt'acket. The Traffieante family became associated with the Antinoris in '
25ggfampa in the 1920's in illegal narcotic and bootlegging activities. The '
1_;:,g[ra_[_ficantes have been involved in holiia a numbers game! in Tampa and
30 .gpearhy '.1re;is: since the early 19.'itls, spreading to St. Petersburg shortly the
ignite-r and into Orlando about i941. The family also operated several liquor
ggktores and bars during the period oi World War II. 92-2781-18, pp. 18-22,
3; Santo Traffieante, Sr. , was the Maa leader in Tampa from the
ggl930'sunti1 his death in 1954. A son, Santo Trafticante, Jr., who attendedgéhe November, .l95'i', meeting of top hoodlums in Apalaehin, New York,
goecame head of the Tampa Malia following his father's death. 92-2781-18,7;
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1;? Gambling in the Tampa area has been carried on by rival Spanish,
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§92%ar II, was inter returned to the United Staten to stand trial Ior murder, but ' T
91!gages acquitted when the w.line:=se.e rwmvcnlently died. 2-28427-97; 64-3139_6-45;A6_,2-9-§2,214 '
2'5 Marie Genoveee was in Italy, his wife carried to him sealed iettere t %26 o ~ 1*
gjofgontairiing money from his brother Michael in the United States. These letter! e ,
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lfzso had on into-rerl in it. The r=c|'1.t:1c tormio'-Med after 2. grand jury
171Bvestigattor=, foiltiwing which :1 W11": service was installed in Windsor, Canada, -
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ingress the Detroit River, as an outlet for the Continental Press Service. - ._ '
3% iv 1.915, H11? racing -.'.'ir'.-" norm service v::1s thriving, disseminating
*4 -information to Tr:t'tC=l.! and nearby T'-"i_Ctli[r_¬'m arena. In that year, the operator, -
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'2?..:- 1;-3igilitrri horvliume in Tet.r0i.t, including Joe Massei. Ho was informed that an , __i _._:__4 '
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ige early t ?. t'1.-"~ odd. hf-IICF, the os'"~r:~.tor.<.? sci V1'.¬? I'i.{§TitIl!1ly belonged to
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lgetroit garrhlers to stay out of Detroit. and to conduct business in Canada
ggtly. The ¬_1p'. 1'=1tO!' notified his Italian associates, who in turn warned the
ttgamblers to lent-e him alone. After refusing to do so, two of the gamblers
ggsappeared and their bodies never were found. 00'42303*280!'
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1?-erllli, 'Jr'Ili92 - toes not zippo.-t1~ publicly with Sicilians actively engaged in racl<e_t_?_.;_
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%~gl Joe Rice. hr-at up Ragerfs eon-in-i:'c':, Russell Prophy, who was in charge
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2r23t coast ho1'>'llt1m, 1' hiie Sica W11; :'.="nutcr.i to be :1 Mnfioeo. The beating was
P? Iql--' 92-"-Iggd to the Into Jack .i.I=.r:1g1121, then -"5" 1 l.c-wdar in Cnlliornia. '
5? In ffhicago, Hagen tried in p-~r-wont the R. 8; R Publishing Company,
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3%; H to the led-92ral Con=munic:att1:i:|-= "o|nmission in order to force it onto!
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' 97! -innas-grvlce itself and gain control oi every bookmaker in the country.
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1:8ggst customers was R 8:. H, which 92='ith<.irew from Continental. Trans-American
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1B:ment ociiv-'2 in their operation. "n" source has ut.1t.eti that gambling activities
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gig 9-i%I'ecm"~*. i92'*t'.v1".2:;m !~rer=!.dent i"'w"~" ~r.5'» ff}-'ttistz'.f1192~:i the Matiosi. lO9'4Z303-274!
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27§g:»iifi_ca.nte, Jr. , who ieit Fio_rl.r_iri lo 1-"5" as an aftermath of the publicity
%1§i<2ingfr:v~92- the t1't:1i<=ti1im¬~*el[a1:i Iv : I~".92ti1:>r on ell? rgst-. of bribing a police
giiclul in <1-',~m1ect.on vith their 113* 'r i"gI »'w;»rn.ttone- in tint. state. One source
3%? Called '1 r»-t'ic'1nt1 the hood of the 7:-92[i't in Cuba. 00-42303-274!
3; In 1?>'i5, ¬f*.'92t0 Tr?92iticantc, .'r. , was Conducting at a Havana hotel
ggumb-Hrs opt-r:-tinn which obviously -.vr»_-s possible only by approval from the
Itqéban G0vn.l"nr%1£*!". '1. Inter, Tmfilcwnte bought part oi a controlling interest
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ttiithe Sans .Ten::i night club and. Q,F92Ii1l"I7|.11t!, casino. In ad-iltion, Trafficante also
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fig Hotel 11:1;-.t.1.n1/.1 the Hotel Cfipri. 2-70-343; 92-2781-18, 29; 100-42s03~2r4!
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gate prime sources or drugs of the Eéansas City syndicate was the Antlnorl
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iglfoneo, an mtfrnationai n21rc0t.1<::: s:~m;g_gl.er 01 Han-11:13., Cuba.
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ggathers were .~111"=paCi92?<1 of being WM"-xi. };i.gg£1:t were born in Sicily; six were of
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ll .ugsyndicate; J05-Qph F»-:~tito, the legrl a1lvir§0r; and I~IlcO_l0 Impostato, deported
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3'5jgnve stated that in the early 1930's, one of their trucks was stolen. Shortly
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Lutitolen truck. Ponenno, a Sicilian hv birth, attended the 1957 Apalachln, New
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33gIaftoa0 Srun Di Carlo, had, at one time, been active in extol-ting moneyfrom I
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39 X 'gestaurants. where piwma were v.-z92.i"rw, to he paid off by their girls. Di Carlo »
izould then "put the shake" on both the pimps and prostitutes as the latte-r
U1!qlyere making payoffs. 3-7514'?-6-13, pp. 5-7!
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lugrpearance before the Mcffiellan C-I1rr'r'-:l?.tee* in November, 1957. On that
1&6 16!: gCC3.8lOTi, he pleaded the 5th Amendment 111 times. 2-1037'71-249!
H92?United Staten S:-note Select Commlttre on Im[lr0p".r Fctivitics in the Labor
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well as liquor, bar, and laundry supplies. Membership in this association
rt %lt3ll¬d an initiation fee oi $200, plus monthly dues of $40. 2-9-62, p. 91! A
, e 1 :-. .2% Frank Majuri, a Mafioso, formerly was a steward oi a locnlhoi the '
3-hrrlers Union in New Jersey. In addition to his union duties, he spent much of "
23 , ..gigs time operating card games on confrtruction jobs. lie was jailed for violating ;
s probation on a prior gambling conviction when probation authorities learned .
in l}£i- attended the Apalachin meeting. 92-2941-1; 62-9_e2, p. es! 2-
31 notlier evampie of Mafia influence in labor unions has been the past 1
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ose relationship between Jarnes ifoiin, now president of the Teamsters Union, ;
géid top Sicilian iaoodlume or Mafioei. Hoffa is reported to have been very friendly T
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561th such individuals on a business and social basis and has done favors Ior them.
39 _ A% one Occersinn, an Italian contractor in Detroit, being picketed, la said to have
igamplained to Mniioeo-Peter Licavoii, who lnterceded with Hoffa. The picketing
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14611%. Legitimate iliueinesefes H _ _ . t. _ 7 ._
:3 The vast wealth which so many Mafioei have patently accumulated is
2%»: easily verified by investigation. Their incomes are an admixture oi revenue
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benefactor. V-hen Barbara was compelled to dispose of his bottling business
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jag a consequence of his prominent part in the Apalachin meeting, be is said
té have received over $309, 000 for it. Investigation has disclosed that
gt:-baras company was indebted to five Maiiosi, all of whom, at one time or
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another, resided in the Pittston, Pennsylvania, area. The amounts owq_|d__to;21
gees Mailosi totalled $66, 000, ranging in individual amounts from $5, 000 to
e, 000. 00-24303482; 62-75141-1-191, pp. 5-6!
2637 In Kansas City, two Maiiosi who had been involved in bootlegging
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aetivitien during Prohibition were found in 1950 to have held for a number oi;30 l
ars the exclusive franchises for rrevern_l well-known brands of whiskey.
the Kefauver; Cornmittee, licenses were reissued in the names of the sons
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these two men. -though their liquor licenses were revoked by the it-'1.-.e following disclosures
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ggaporiing company handling tv.'o,Scolch whidkié i§.
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in Z "___'_ ""_"_' _"""IDg Jack Tocco, son of it-'illin.m Black Bill" Tocco, is alleged to be
2% officer of the West Virginiaitacing Association. The elder Tocco has
gen identified as a Maiioso in Detroit. In addition, there have been reports
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12 'Rirea, Mafiosi are extremely active. The familiar name of Joseph Profaci 5
e linker! to four dress firms in New York City as the owner. 3-9-63, 11- 1'44! 1
1; in the Pittston region, four hoodlums--Russell Buialino, 1
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zdlngelo Scirmra, Dominic Z-laimo, and James Osticco--all oi whom
21ggllllllfiél the /-palachin meeting, are owners or have interests in nearly
5-$0 garment manufacturing concerns. Dufnlino, Pittston Mafia leader, owns .
26 -2701113 garment factory and has been on the payroll of another Mafioso, Angelo
'92O1'3 v29'5cia.ndra, who owns two such companies in that area. Sciandras father, F
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15; 92-2838-2, 0, 9! -r§§92m@n Bufralino assumed C0l?921i1.'!Tif.|.2'9"62, 1». 1-15; @:>-#396-3, p. 18; 92-2762-2,; pp. 1.
3535 6. Afiscellancoiis e
3'?35 Joseph '7erilli and Peter Licavoli, both important Mails leaders in , .
39 _3{Detroit, have, in the past, been reported as owning or holding interests in
:§llJIIl0l0l.l8. legitimate businesses. These have included an automobile agency, a
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ulgbeer disirlbutorship, a farm, a bus line, commercial fishing boats on the east
M6ligand west coasts, a new packaging process for apples, a plant nursery, and
gga franchise ior a "wonder" grass.
2% Other businesses engaged in by Mafiosi include the importation of
'53guollve oil, the manufacture of cheese and tomato paste, bars, restaurants, and
35 22!§5nightclubs. - - -- . - - - pp. 13-14 - _ -
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11%-ere at-'2 rt tr.-:: non Jtalirms v'im <1. "';"..,.tosi. Not all Italian criminals can
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glqey conform to F-iniia discipline and fulfill all the ciemands the Mafia makes .
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25 J26 E-.r~, has I:-"011 pointed out _;~rrvim15ly, Over the years the Unione ' _ - ~
2? i3gic'iliano 11". . harm Prr0m"ot1si§' conriri-*.rc|i as eyxxonymous with the Mafia. The '=' I
%*%1l=J:1'2 $'-3r:tl.':'.i:'92, Ti *i::iii;m, ii!»92iF."i.-7'1, mutuztl benefit sccieiy which has 1
2 1grgristed in U1. it:tii¬ 1».1'ins'3ri1.:921:m!92*:~u1iti¢3*; nf a =-.m-iiuor of large American
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3fities hat: inc-1 t=.;"plO ett-- " ROI?!-I? <~;-ztnnt at least---as a source of personnel t lg I -Y I 4,-nJ" 03% : an 21 front for the Malia. 62-751i?~l1-20, pp. 1-2; 62-81093-11; 62-81093-9-143,glgp. 34-35; 624514?-9-so, p. se; 02-91.933-615! '
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me key '."e'§ia leaders have m-rt to -,!lv~:c=.1ss matters oi mutual interest and
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13xv 5*F" R -*. __-'~ -.1 -_.Q; "9";
oseph Magliocco, were present nt the 1957 Apalachin meeting. They represent
1'4 The activities of Proiaci hr-we been referred to before. Magliocco
15$5 active in 0. 5*-icilinn crtmineti group in Brooklyn which is directly responsible
Promci. May_;1i0cco's name and .'1d=.irer=s were iound in papers and address
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gbooke seized from "Lucky" Luciano by police in Rome, Italy, in 1949.
222§Tagliocco'o ztssociates have incinriezi other Nhtiiosi, such as the late Santo
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30»* ntuther who e.tt~;tn;ied the Cleveland meeting was a Sicilian-born
as a .7~'7.l[1.l lender .1n<i a po".veriui figure on the Ilrooklyn waterfront.
-[1426-32; 62-97968-6, p. 5! 3
It is noteworthy that Vincent Eiangano, and his brother Philip, as well3¬oodium anti nctrcoties tmiiicicer n-~n~.o.i Jincont -.ang:1.n0, who, at that time,
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'40gransatiantic lQ1°.pi'i0I1E calls to "I..ucIcy" Luciano in Italy in the late 1940's.
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igin Atlantic City, he was visited by several prominent New Jersey racketeerl, I - -
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15 26! _15was I6pO1't8'J to be then head of the Mafia in southern New Jersey. 2-81093-51, i '-
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lzipproximately 25 New York and New Jersey top racketeers present. The
13gineeting =":;=.-s l1o.id on a Monday night when the club is normally closed. Among
iahose preeent were the late .<92U!er*. .»92.nania.eia and his brother Anthony Anastasia;
18 .1 gilererdo Cateno, who attended tho 195? Apalachin meeting; Ruggiero Bola:-do, 1 - L
2021a New Jersey hoodlum who has mo.-do a Iorture in bootiegging, gambliiil, ' .
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gL%lot-|"nnrhi=1e operations, and the i.emi liquor business. informants have been _
ggunable to mwertaln the reason for this meeting or the topics oi discussion. E
37 2-T5147~31-191, p. 31; 92-2942-1, p. 17! _¬" ,~55 , A ?nOfii;i[1 of some 35 top rnekeieers in eastern gambling circles _ i "
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Breporteiiq tool: oiooe at the St. l-Ioritz Hotel in New York City on May 18, 1956. ' i '1 "t"
31321110 Drioo.1_i"-92l topic oi iiiso~:s:;lo:92 ".'-1': v*:'.i<i to be tho Yeti-oral income tax
Ll;5convls:tion HF F1";-ink Costello. .92t2iif.921ding to reports, it was decided that his
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37useiulne-es as Item! oi the gambling-: syndicate was at an end. A New York hoodlum .1:-._ 38 | --A?
39nan1ed_Vincent A10 was supposed to have been selected to supplant Costello. *- ~ ~
g 2-75147-34-240, p. 1!H2 In October, 1956, a little more than a year before the Apalachin
gmeeting, a New York St=1t.e trooper .*1t0l_>_DEC| an automobile, bearing New Jersey
Eglicense plates, for speecling near the hwme oi Joseph Barbara, Sr., at
§Apalachin, New York, the site of the 1957 meeting of hoodlums. The driver
ggwaa identiiied no Carmine Gelnnte, ¢nRlFlB1G'£i an important figure in the j
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hat the n rmtlrr-Y 92 '15 no ordimry. 1 1nin~==" 01 cor 1'11 'T31.il[I1ll[; Moreover, the
gissembhg could not be exphinri hv the ridlculouo oxcuses offered by some t 8.
thoy had merelv come to see Parhwra who had been iii Many of Barbara I
Zvisttors l-'1! f""mi hole criminal records, with hrrr~=-xts or convictions for such a
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17ilgconcerned about their activities in labor unions as a result oi the hearings of the . I
gfmcclelmn Com mittee. These hearings had thrown the spotlight on rgcketeer ..,.,
2223C0ntrol and exploitation of tracle-unl0ns for criminal purposes. The meeting was .-
21: - '»Zgsupposeclly called to ilml ways zinc o-cans oi countering this ndvere publicity. .
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ii-§'1own arrests and over 70 known convictions for homicide, narcotics violations, l ~ _
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Lqxinibiing "ioiationft, iiicgmi ii-:;_"o1' violnilons, amt n'.i§'-'1e1'iaI1o0us charges.
1'5 3-4426-105, enc1.._ behind file, p. 23! !
16 .-' rt-.1;1y 1.-F tiwsse tlH=."1dii1 { reflects that niauy have been associating with ;
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}%ie anothmr for years in criminrtl or legitimate enterprises. In addition, 25 are h
ggeiated by blood or hy marriage. Ibici. , p. 20!
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23 no 1 ~1"-riioiziitii, ii 1.=net3cozzn'.i, of Los Angeies, h i
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each 311.1 .'92 <~hc:i.~!t. for n miy Q8, 5 lo in ins poo.'-::s.=si.'.m at the time he wan picked up,
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en" er. 5-" 051211 '1 ~.'1:1- Fin have been tfiilizited with labor unions '
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from prepr1rnt_ir»n.=-. made by J08L13!1 Ea:-barn, Sr. , it is obvious 12
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112 that the -'92_nn.lachin Ir1£¢*ttm_=§ not the opontrmeous or casual affair that
171 R time." 31-reeent pretended it to be. ."- moat order for over $400 had been
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-Liigax-bara'sguests. Several arrived by air and were met by one oi Barbara 0 .. .
imousinos. 3-4426-105, Appendix 1}} 92-293?-1, pp. 11, 12! -
1617 Paul Castellano, who came by automobile with Carlo Gambino, Mike Q
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iiiranda, and Tom flava, carried a note with instructions as to the route to take
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groin New York City to Binghamton, New York. All four of these individual "
game Matioai in New York City. 92-2811-15! _ 9 _ _
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26 Santa Traiflcante, Jr. , traveled from Havzma to Binghamton by air, _ r 1"' V } -5 -l< . .. . .
. 7| U. _.~.. .__..__...._.....a.. -; -_ .'2735-ixeing tilt. COVE! niimé Di "Mr. i:iF3iYl" if! Cflciéi-.1 h _ " 5 nzuvcuwuta. . __ 1s.. 9 ' ,,_'>1'2-27
30 143, 53,1, pp. 50-51! ,= -~31 It is inconceivable that chance alone could have accounted for the 5' ' .- < "-
i2gglesembling of such :1 large, inapo;;=ing_: array oi 1.1nclcrv.orld figures at an estate i a
dc in a rural area far from a -3-'4
350wned by a hoodlum and situated on a lonely hiilsi
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13!pportunity to diecnee Crinrlntll or legitimate operations of mutual interest.known to congregate at social functions, such as, engagement parties, weddings, ~_
1% 00-42303-235, p. 1; 100-42303-287, p. 3!16 Ihe lint of those present at nonle social events frequently reads like
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1g1 Who's l-tho" of the Mafia. In June, 1955, for example, the daughter of
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2010.-aeph Protect, :1 Mafioeo of New York City, was married in Brooklyn to Anthony
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ggfocco, son of ".V1lli:1m "Black Bill" Tocco, n Mnfioso of Detroit. Among the
gig!./izwfiorcli present were tho late 1 lbcrt J-nnstasla, Joseph Barbara, Sr. , Russell
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27Bm"nlino. _, Milte Miranda, Santo Trnificente, Jr., Joseph Magllocco, Vito Genovesa, - _
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~?91nd~othere umny of whom attonde-..i the 1957 Apalachin meeting. . -, _
in? cs-4426-105, 0110]., behind filo, pp. 21--22; 62-9-62, p. 57!32 Ibo wedding of Josephine i92-'lng_::1dclino, dauehter of Steven Magaddino,
$1 Buffalo L":nfioso, to Ch:-wrlee J. F-ontann, also of Buffalo, attracted such well-
ggmown figures as Frank Costello and Joe Adonis. Steven Magaddlntfa brother,
ggtnthony, attended the Apalachtn meeting. The bridegroom is the nephew of v
l%°"" ilzziez-l?.¥o2;Y;1z¢;*li:!;":::%@*:;Li§.:.r§.i:;*****P""**f*~
g . , In 1952, Joe Ma,eset,_ of Miaufi, and Joe "Scarface" Bommarito, of
géfletroit, both Mallosl, were arrested by police at a 1'.-etrolt hotel in connection
gwith an alleged gambling operation. Masoei claimed that he was in the city to
ggattend the funeral of his sister. They were released after questioning.
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christening party in tviay, 195?, for a daughter of the deceased Albert
Anzisteeia. This affair was heir? in the ballroom of a large Newark,.l..L
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5% rhri "-wtmiinpy. Y?3"H. later pm the hotel mu ~.92-ma tot-"sited close to $6, 000. '
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g " their crimin-'11 bnoine.-'12 in the tr~1e;t~hone. Telephone records show that ;
3% numerous calls imre been oz"-do in the past between Maiiosi who attended
the I-palacllin l'ilf.*Pl_.'t![T_. "f:":i1"y_~.l1one numbers fmmsl in the possession Oi
individurxle rounded up at Apaiachin were ascertained to be the telephone
country. 92-2973-5, 6; 92 -2781-26; 37; 92-2964-9! I
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