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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
PAGES 18
SUBJECTS ABR , AssOc , B/F INT
DOCUMENT TYPE PAPER , TEXTUAL DOCUMENT
CLASSIFICATION UNCLASSIFIED
RESTRICTIONS 4
CURRENT STATUS RELEASED WITH DELETIONS
DATE OF LAST REVIEW 02/05/98
OPENING CRITERIA INDEFINITE
COMMENTS
2u2sRelease under the President John . Kennedy
#ssassnation Recoids Collection Act of1992
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Report Rcm
FD-263 (5-12-55)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF ' INVESTIGATION
Reporting Ofice Office ot Origin Date Investigative Period
PHILADELPHIA PHILADELPHIA 11/24/E9 10/7/59 11/17/59
Report made by Typed By TITLE OF CASE
J ROBERT PEARCE MMR
CHARACTER OF CASE
ANGELO BRUNO , aka .
ANTI-RACKETEERING
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Reference
Report of SA J R OBERT PEARCE dated 10/8/59
at,Philade lphia _
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Leadg_
MIAMI
AT_MIAMI; FLA:
*l- Will remain in contact with Miami 65-PC who,
according to Miami letter to Philadelphia, 12/31/58, dine d
at the Luau Restaurant North Bay Viliage
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Fla . on
11/19/58 with ANGELO BRUNO . It should be learned from this
informant if BRUNO has liquidated his interest in Cuba;
if BRITNO has other financial interes ts in the Dominican
Republic; if BRUNO intends to return to the Miami , Fle .
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vicinity and the identity of al1 individuals with whom
BRUNO had interests in the Hote 1 Plaza Gambling Casino in
Havane , 8uba Special Agent Do not write in gpaces below Approved
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In Charge
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PH 92-444
AT NORTH MIAMI BEACH FLA
*1 Will interview FNU ERIUNO , alleged to be a
Councilman at North Miami Beach, and a relative of ANGELO
BRUNO , and endeavor to obtain the same general information
a8 outlined above
*2 _ Will cons ider interview of JOE MILLSTEIN
characterized as a night club owner and shylock in Miami
letter to Philadelphia
dated 12/317/58,
reportedly a friend
of ANGELO BRUNO _ The degree of association be tween
Councilman BRUNO and JOE MILLS TEIN should be ascertained
NEWARK
AT MT HOLLY N.J_
Can disregard previous lead to locate s cene of
operation of alleged crap game being operated there as
informants have stated that this game is no longer in
operation_
AT TRENTON N.J_
Will ascertain the identity of the owner of the
J C _ Vending Machines , Inc
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947 Southard Street , Trenton,
N.J_ and determine tne association be tween this person and
ANGELO BRUNO _ Bear in mind that tnis individual might
possibly be BEN GALLUP which is mentioned in the instant
report and nas previously been identified a8 an associate
of BRUNO in Miami; Fla
PHILADELPHIA
AT PHILADELPHIA PA
*1 Will attempt to locate and interview JOHNNIE
ROCCO , allegedly C onnected with ANGELO BRUNO in dispos ing 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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PH 92-444
3 Will maintain contact with informants who
have knowledge of BRUNO 's activities to learn of his move t
ments and activities_
Informants
T-l PH 535-C to SA ROBERT W HOLMES _
T-2 PCI ARTHUR NEWMA N, Havana confidential source,
information furnished unknown date
T-3 PH 269-C to SA DALE M. HIESTAND , 10/9,15/59
T-4 THERESA DOUGHERTY , Bell Telephone Company of
Pennsylvania, to SE E_ DAVIS PORTER.
Criminal Informant Coverage
PH 251-C South Philadelphia racket figures Widely acquainted
with racket element Has identified BRUNO 's
associates and illegal activities
PH 269-C Closely associated with subject . Has journeyed
to Miami, Fla . , with BRUNO _
PH 518-C A local prostitute, formerly married to racket
figure Knows BRUNO and many of his associates _
PH 489-C Numbers writer Bootlegger. Familiar with
BRUNO ! s activities
PH 535-C Old-time bootlegger , gambler, widely acquainted _
Knows BRUNO _
PH 523-C Former spouse, local Top Hoodlum _ Wel1 acquainted_
Knows BRUNO .
Administrative Data
Credit and criminal checks in Miami, Fla were
conducted by IC CLIFFORD M_ WERNER _
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PH 92-444
As previous ly set out a lead was outstanding to
contact JOHNNY ROCCO for interview regarding his connection
with ANGELO BRUNO in dispos ing 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 poss ible date when the interview will not
interfere with other investigation.
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FD-2c (Rev. 9-23-58)
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
to:
Report of: J ROBERT PEARCE Office: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Date:
1i/247/59
File Number: Philadelphia 92-444 Bureau 92-2717
Title: ANGELO BRUNO
Character: ANTI-RACKTEERING
Synopsis:
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'8 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 F 2562 . BRUNO !s crap game
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Mt Holly, N.J_
no longer in operation, according to one informant
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DETA ILS : B CRIMINAL RECORD
On November 3, 1959, the Federal Bureau of Narcotics ,
Washington, D.C., made inquiry of the Identification Division
2s to the criminal record of ANGELO BRUNO , FBI #1045 098 _
C ASSOC IATES
At Miami, Fla
BEN GALLUP
By letter dated October 22, 1959, the Miami Division
furnished the following information:
This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of any kind: It is the property of the FBl, and is & loan to agency}
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PH 92-444
On October 14, 1959, Mrs ELOIS; MANGONE advised
that the All-Coin Amusement Company 2820 Northwest 7th
Avenue , Miami, Fla which operates vending machines and
juke boxes _ is
ownea
by JOSEPH and ELOISE MANGONE Mrs
MANGONE
8aid
that BEN GALLUP was_ in Miami during the 1957-
1958 winter season for approximately six months that he
had 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 cons iderable negotiating
the dea1 was never consummated
Mrs MANGONE said that she was familiar with a11
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 origina from Trenton, N.J and was believed to have
returned to Trenton where he was in the cigarette ve nding
machine bus iness 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, a8 a mailing address and
received mail during his stay in Miami Mrs MANGONE
denied any
further knowledge of GALLUP'8 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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At Philadelphia Pa
On October 30, 1959, PHILIENTESTA Lieutenant
of ANGELO BRUNO , was observed driving a Slack sedan with
Pennsyl vania registration F 2562 by SA JOSEPH A VERICA
This Pennsylvania registration_ i8 iSqued to MARIA TESTA_
South 1oth Street
On October 20, 1959, Philadelphia Confidential
Informant T-1 advised that the crap game being operated
in Mt Holly, N.J _ by BRUNO closed after running only one
week due to lack of bus iness T-1 said that BRUNO was not
actually running the game but his name was being used
T-l said the game was being run by the "Trenton Boys
and that CARL PAPPY IPPOLITO of Trenton was running the
game T-l' said that IPPOLITO was a friend of BRUNO _
Philadelphia Confidential Informant T-4 advised
on October 30, 1959, that the phone listed to J
934 Snyder Avenue Philadelphia
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HO 2-5158 , had no toNAIORZia=
toll from July 26, 1959, to October 25, 1959_
D. CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES
T-l on October 13, 1959, advised that ANGELO BRUNO
continued to operate numbers in South Philadelphia and to
do some loan sharking 3-1 said that BRUNO to his knowledge
continues to "answer to Camden (N.J.) _
On October 30, 1959, Lieutenant TOM CLOONEY
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24th
and Wolf Streets _ Philadelphia
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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 a8 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
ASMUSSEN Immigration and Naturalization Service, te
iephonically
advised the Miami Office that PANGELO ANNALORO had arrived
from Havana , Cuba , via Pan American Airlines , flight #420
at 8:15 p.m_
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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 Miami, advised SA CHARLES W ADMISTON that
he had received no information concerning ANGELO BRUNO ' 8
activities_ either in Havana or the Dominican Republic _
Trash Removal Contracts
City of Philadelphia
As previous ly_reported ANGELO BRUNO was making
arrangements in Philade lphia through Philadelphia City
Councilman PAUL D' ORTONA to receive a contract with the
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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 e vening of
October 14 , 1959 with SAM ROSE Philadelphia City Councilman,
to discuss
BRUNO: s proposed contract
with the city of
Philadelphia for removal of trash T-3 said that BRUNO
had indicated that the land purchased
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described be low
was aout to be concluded and that POLLINAwho made the down
payment on the land was not DOVNICK POLLINA
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Philadelphia
Top Hoodlum T-3 did not know if this POLLINA was the
relative of DOVNICK POLLINA
On October 7 , 1959, U_ 8 Game Management Agent
in New Jersey HARRY E- 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, This land was said to be surrounded
by a 2500 acre
Piot
owned by THOMAS DICKS ON , Clerk of the
County Court of Salem, N.J_ who i8 fighting the sale of
the 800 acres owned EWEN to one (FNU ) POLLINA_
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described
as a South Philadelphian who had made a down payment of'
$3500 toward a purchase price of 1$75.00 per acre for EWEN'8
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 unanimous ly 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 fork 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
rights to the land which is now in the process of litigation_
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On October 19, 1959, GREENWALD advised SA DEAN
that THOMAS DICKS ON
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described above was contacted by an
individual presumably a JOHN POLLINA
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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 DICKS ON would be
contacted Wednesday evening October 21
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1959, for his
answer GREENWALD said that DICKS ON had called him and
related this information_ DICKS ON was said to be extremely
worried over what may happen to him or his family if he
does not sell the land _
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 a8
follows :
DICKS ON 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 u8 ing it as a garbage
disposa1 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
II people he represented "had to have the land and for hin
to name his price and they would" buy _
DICKS ON 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_
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told
DICKSON that the state of New Jersey had made an official
investigation concerning the matter 80 he DICKS ON ,
called a Detective Sergeant EMIL DALINT of the New Jersey
State Police at West Trenton, N J_ who admittea:to him
that such an investigation
had 'been made and a file
existed but that he preferred that DICKS ON talk to his
superior, Deputy General JOHN J_ BURGIN for any
official information_
iotorBEGkSe
ON did not proceed further
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DICKSON said that local mee tings have been held in
Salem in an effort to an ordinance passed for bidding
any such dumping and an official of the City Health Department ,
one JOHN ZEMHAMPSKI phonetic) has appeared and ar gued
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 _
T-3 on October 9 , 1959, said that BRUNO had stated
that they were then ready to purchase land at Salem, No J
but BRUNO furnished no additional information_ It was also
said that BRUNO stated that al1 of the City Councilmen in
Mi I 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 On October 15, 1959, T-3 said that
HERSCH was a close, personal friend of BRUNO
T-3 said that the land in Salem, NaJ_ had been
purchased with a 820,000 down payment and had a 847,000
ba lance 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
Wiil
be
the front for the group_ Itiis noted that 1 has previous
been reported that the investment in this venture will be
approximately $400,000 _
TRAVEL
On October 26, 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/ 9530 J is registered to
the J: C_ Vending Machines Inc
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947 Southard Street, Trenton_
9 NoJ., for a 1957 Pontiac coupe
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FD-204 (Rev. 9-23-58)
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
to:
Report of: 0 ROBERT PEARCE
Office;
Philedelphla, Penneylvania
Date;
ii/24759
File Number:
Philedelphia 92-h4l Bureau 92-2717
Tille: ANGELO BRUNQ
Character: ANII-RACKZTRRRING
Synopsis:
ANORIO Bruno continuce nesottetions fOr contract
to remove 'garbage fron cf6 Of Pntladelpnte *0 vicinity of
Selem, N.J. via weter Ore Infornant Bave no toll eal19
originatsd {765 BRUNO"'8 rea1dence 7/59 to 10/59: Bruno
Qbserved riding Pontiec Bedan regictered t0 J, C. Vending
Machinee_ Inc
087
947 Southard 8treet, Trenteng N,J, PHIL
TESTA ,
Bicutenans
cf BRUNO, driving bleck Beden, Penneylventa
pagletretion & 2562
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Bruno'8 Orad Gema , Mic Foily, NaJa
ro
longer in operetion; @ccordine to One informant
DETA IIS : B CRIHINL RECQD
On Novenpe?: 3, 1959, the Federel Bureau of Narcotic8 ,
Waehlagton, DaC . made Inquiry Qf the Identification Diviston
28 to: he crininal record Of ANGELO BRUNO , 5BI /1045 098 .
G. AS3CCZATES
AtManl_ Fle_
BeN CALLVP
letter deted October 22, 1959, the Miant Diviejon
furniehed the following Informacion:
This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of any kind: It is tke property of the FBl, and is & loan to your agencyi
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PH 92-4444
On Qctober 14, 1959, Mrg ELOIS MANGONF adviBed
that tha '411-Coln Amusement Company 2820 Nortbwest 7th
Avenue , Mleni Fle . , whfch operatee vending machines end
juke boxes , 18 Owned by JOSEPH @nd ELOISE MA NGONE Ma
MANGONE said thet BEN GALLUP: waa n Miaml during the 1957 -
1958 Winter Bo88on for approximately 81x montho thet he
had rented 8 house addresg unknown, On One of the iblende
adjaeent to Mlant Beach. Ste Beid that GALLUP ked contacted
her ana her hugband Witn @ proposition to buy Into thefr
vending machine bu8Inebp but after cong Iderable negotiating
the deal 'Wag never consumated
Mra MANGONE Baia thet She wab femillar Wlth 011
of the persons engaged in the vending machine bue Inegs Jn
the Mami arca and that BEN GAIIUP did not enter Into the
busineae 1n Mient and to her knowledge hea not been In
Miami Bince the 1957-1958 geabon: She g8id that, GALLUP
wabOriginally from Trenton; N.J. and wab belleved to heve
returned t0 Trenton where he wag in the clgarette vending
machine bue 1nese Mra MANGONE advtaed that during the
tlme GALLUP Wes negotiatIng With them to purchase thelr
busine8g ne @ged the All-Coin Amwaement Company_ 2820
Northweet Tth Avenue , Mieni, 28 a mafling addrede end
received ma1l durlng hie Btay In Mian] Mrg MANGONE'
denied further knowledge of GALLUP 8 a88oclated baek-
ground
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Rctivitlee , 0r pregent whereeboute It wag gteted
that 1t wae apparent during the Interview of Mrg MANGONE
that she was: reluctant to furnieh information concerning
GALLUP or hib ab8oclates
On October 2, 1959. the following agenetea 08
Greater Miani were checked Vith_negative rebults for
infornation concerning BEM CALLUP:
Miami Beach Police Department
Mlent Credit Bureeu
Dade County Department of Public Safety
Mlani Munleipal Court
Miemi Police Department
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AtPhlladelphle Ba_
On October 309 1959, PHILIP TESTA , Lleutenant
Of]ANCELO BRUNO, Was obgerved driving 0 black Bedan with
Pennsyl vania registration F 2562 by Ja JOSEPH 4 . VERICA
Thic Penneylvenia regi8tration 18 iGSUed to MARIA TE8TA ,
South 1Oth 8treet .
On Octobar 20, 1959, Philadelphta ConfIdentiel
Informent T-l advised that the crap Geme being Operatea
In Mt N.J
0
Dy BRUNO elosed after running only One
week due to of buaine88 T-1 88f4 that BRUNO waa not
actually running the game but hls nate Wag belng ueed
T-l Beid the game wab being run Dy the "Trenton Boye
end that CARL PAPPY IPPOLITO of Trencon web running the
game T-1 8a14 thet IPPOLITO wes a ffriend of BRUNO ,
Phtledelphte Confidential Informant T-4 advised
on October 30, 1959; tbet the phone 1lsted tq J,
ANNALORO, 934 Snyder Avenue Pniladelphla , Ho 2-5158, bad no
toll calle from July 26, 1959, to' Qetober 25, 1959 .
D CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES
T-l on October 13, 1959, advibed that ANGELO BRUNO
continued to operate numbere In South Phi ladelphia and to
do soue loan gharking T-l gid that BRUNO to hi8 kowledge
I continueg to "answer to Canden '(N.J)
On October 30, 1959, Lleutenant TOM CLOQNEY 24th
and Wolf Streete, Phiiedelphia adviged that ANGELO BRUNOs
accoralng to information he had recelved , contInuea to operate
In the' numbere 'racket In South Philedelphia.
E. LEGITIMATE ENTERPRISE8
Gambling Cuba
letter dated October 22; 1959, the Mlani
Division advi8ed 80 followe regarding gembling in Guba :
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Frior to Mav 1959, ANGELO BRUNO told Philadelphie
Conf Idential Infornant T-2 that be , BRUNO , wa8 one of the
interest holdqrs In the Hotel Plaza Gambling Casino and
that thi8 casino had received permiebion to reopen in 'June
I weg Ba1d that In Auguat 1959 the follonins {59iin
qaeinoa continued to be opened in Kevana for
operation;
Tropicana Hotel
Havena Hilton Hotel
Hotel Necionel
Capri Hotel
Hevana Riviera Hotel
The remaining gembling caginog Including the
Hotel Plaza Canbling Ceeino, were closed either Deceuse
of Government ed1ct or f Inanclel difficultles
Ic Wag al8o stated that on Auguet 14 , GLZN
ASMUSSEN , Inmigration and Naturelizatlon Gervice ,
1958i@KLONically
advised the Maut Office that AJANGELO' ANNALORO had arrived
from Havena , Cuba vie Fan American Afrlines fllght 442o
at 8.15 P.m; , August 14, 1959. The reeidence address 6f
ANNALORO; 8n &lfe8 bed Dy_BRUNO, waa 934 Snyder Avenue_
Philadelphta, Pa ANNALORO Beid he was 8 citizen of #ae
United 8tates.
On september 28, .1959. Inepeetor WALLACE SHANLEY ,
0. 8 , Custome Miaml, advised S4 CHARLES W ADMISTON that
he hed recefved no information concernine ANGELO BRUNO'8
activitle8 , either In Havana Or the Doninican Republlc _
Tragh Removel 'Contracte
C1tY of_PbiledeZphte
As previouely reported ANGELO BRUNO was making
arrangementb in PhiledeIphla through Philadelphia City
Councilman PAUL D' ORTONA to receive 8 contract with the
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c1ty Qf Phlladelpnta to heul trabh and garbege from Philadelphle
via water .
On October 15, 1959. Philadelphla Confidenttal
Informant T-3 gaid that ANCELO BRUNO met on the evening %f
October 14, 17959; with 3AM ROSE Philedelphia City Couneilwan;
to discu88' BRUNO 8 proposed contract with the e1ty %f
Pallade Iphta for removal 0f tragh
0
T-3 aeid that BRUNO
bad indicated that the Jand purchaged , degcribed below
wae about t0 be concluded end that POLLINAnho made the aown
payment On the land wog' not DOMENICK POLLINA_ Philadelphia
Top Hoodlum. T-3 did not know 1f thle POLLINA Wes the
relative Of 'DOLEENICK POLLINA
On October 7, 1959, 0. 8 Gene Nanagement Agent
In New Jereey HARRYE GREZNWALD advieed B4 IRVING R DEAN
that an 800 plue acre plot Qf lend On the eouth gide Of
Mad Horae Creek In Salem County, N: J Wa8 ownea by RIESS
EWEN Of Salem, N.J. Thle Jend V2b Gaid to be burrounded
by 8 2500 ecre plot owned by THOVAS DICKSON, Clerk of the
Countv Court of Se Iem, N.J Mo 40 fighting the Bale of
the 800 acree olned by EVEN to Gne (FNu) POLLINA
0
Qebcribed
88 a South Pniladelphian who had Bade 8 down payment Of
83500 towerd 8 purchaee price Of 875.00 per acre for EEN'8
aoreage It Wa3 Baid that the gtate Of New Jergey had
offered EVEN 835.00 en 8cre for' hie land 28 2 proposed
publie Bhooting grounds for wild ducks
GREENHALD ajso gaid thet the Salen; N.J: City
Councfl unaninoualy opposed the eale Of EWEN 8 acreage
when it became known that the ecreage 1e3 Intended for 2
gerbage diapooal area . Two veeke after this action, houever ,
lt 10 &lleged that the entire Citv Council Qf' Salem; N.J.
reveraed 1t8' decl81on and voted €or the 88le of EWEN'8
Property, knowing that 1t wab to pe]ubed 88 a garbage_
d1bpoael are8 ,
The properti weg degcribed 88 being only
aceebbible by weter and that the only Obstacie holding up
the B81e Of the land 2& the present Eime 18 the riparien
rights to the lend Wnlch 18 now In the procebe of litigation.
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On October 19, 1959, GREENHAID edvised SA DEAN
thet TKOMAS DICKSON, deacribed above wae contacted an
indlvidual , prebunably a JOKN POLLINA , in an endeavor- to
Purchaee hie , 2500 acre plot in thatedt N.J. GREEMHALD
allegedly wes tola bv` DICKEON that wag denanded that
he 6et @ ,price for hie land and that DICKSON would be
contacted Wedneeday evening, Cctober 21, 1959, for hio
anbwer
GREENWAID gaid that DICKSON had called him and
releted thia Information . DICKSON wab g8i0 to be extremely
Worried over what maj heppen to him Or
hie family if he
doe8 not Gell the land
letter Oatober 26, 1959, the Newark Division
edvised that , THOMAS PANCOAST DICKSON on Octoper 20, 1959,
wab Interviewed Dy 8A ROBERT D. ALDRICH and advibed 88
followg ,
DICKSON did not Inow Other then from rumor who
wab Involved in the Ba le of land to the land adjoining
hio property for the' purpose Of Wbing it 88 2 garbage
d1epoge1 8r88 He bad been @pproached to gell hlb Jand
by_CHARLES ACTON
9
Swedeeboro, N,J., 8 real estate deeler.
No threatg were mde to him but ACTON told hlu that the
people he repregented "had t0 have the lena" end for him
t0 name hie price and they would . buy_
DICKSQN hae heard from 8ource8 unrecalled that
tha POLLINAs were the Dereons pehind the project but he
obberved that there appeared tq pe 0 great dea]' Of politicel
preseure coning from the State Of New Jereey regarding the
matter It @ppeared that the state wanted to use Salem
County e8 8:
dump ground for the Whole Gtate Bince dumping
On the North Jerbey meadowe hag been stopped .
W. W ." HOHELL , Box Pers Ippany, Narfictcl told
DICKSON that the gtate of New Jersey had made en
Investigation concerning the macter 80 he DICKSON _
'celled @ Detective Sergeent EMIL DALINT of the New Jergey
8te Police &t Vebt Efi8toaa NJ Who aamitted Eo him
that aueh an Invegtigation
'been nade and 8 file
ariated but thet he preferred that DICKSON telk to his
euderior Deputy Attorney General JOHN J BUrGIN for any
officjal Infornation. DICKSON did not proceed further .
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DICKSON Beid that locel meetlngs have been held In
Salem In an effort to an Ordinance paagea forbidding
any euch dunping end en Officlel Of the Citv Health Department ,
ope JoHN ZEMIAMPSKI phonebic ) hea appeered' and arguea
"8trongly age_nat pabaege of uch restrIctiong In DICKSON '8
opinlon chle man had no bubinebe et Buch a meeting. DICKSON
881d there had been' many rumore eround Belem Concerning lerge
peyoffe to ' New . Jereey atate officials but DICRSON cannot
Bubstantiete any of these DICKSON ga1d he vould attempt
to cooperete Nith the' FBI In every wey Bhould threatg be made
to him &8 he definitely did not. intena to gell his lend for
a dump .
T-3 on October 9, 1959, e1d that BRUNO had gtated
thet Were then ready to purchase land at Salem; N,J
but
BRbea
furnighed no additional information _ It was &180
881d thit BruNO atated thet &11 of the City Councllmen in
Philade lprta were going to a cut from thte bueineg8
venture Councilmen 8AMUEL ROSE and PAUL D 'ORTONA were 8aid
to be the_ most active in the propoeed buaine8e venture It
wa9 Baid that Chief Magistrate JOSEPH , HERSCH hed 8 definite
interest In ,the matter On October 15,1959, T-3 sa1a that
HERSCH wae a cloge, personal frlend Of" BRunO
T-3 eeid chet the 'land 1n Salem, NaJ. had been
purchaged WIth 0 820,000 down payment; and had 0 047,000
balence rema Ining It Neg 3844 that: the agreed price , Would
be 62,65 per ton for remove] of . Carbage from the clty
MICKEY: ROSE ; 8 relative of Counciiman SAMUEL ROSE , Wijl be
the Cront for the group It_to noted that 1 hae. previoualy
been reported that the `inveetmenc in this Venture ` Wiil be'
@pproximately 9400,O0o ,
G_TAvL
On October 26, 1959. Lleutenant: TOM: CLOONEY
Philadelphte Police Department
0
advieea SA THOMAS P CARRIG
that ANGELO, BRUNO bed been observed by him driving 8 grey
Pontiec eeden With New Jereey regiatration Xmv 9530.J_
The Newark Divieion edvibed on October 30 9 1959, that
Jereey registration "Comnerclel" ZMM 9530 J 18 reg18
terer
to
the J. c Vending Machinee
9
Ino
2
947 Southard Street , Trenton,
N.J. for 2 1957 Pontiec coupe
Ivs 0 3
-4cs1 2
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