He was charged in 1951 along with Max Potnick of Upper Darby with illegal use of 500 tons of sugar, and in 1952 again with Potnick for operating a still. Have up to 300 customers in Philadelphia and 350 in cach city where it operated. When questioned by federal bankruptcy referees, Stein could not remember where the assets from the business went. Bankers and Telephone Employees Company, a subsidiary firm, also became involved in financial difficulties. (3) $15,000, when the conviction is of a felony of the third degree. Once a favor is extended to a fellow member, the obligation is to be repaid in kind. [56] He estimated that the numbers volume in Allegheny County was "$230,000 per day or $71 million per year. Criminal justice agencies are particularly susceptible to this form of manipulation. Corroborated by law enforcement authorities, the following statements ean be made about the loan shark racket in Philadelphia: If any individual seeks a large loan - one in the thousands of dollars - he must secure permission from one of the upper-level loan sharks. [144] The case was turned over to Luzerne County officials, and five defendants were convicted. 11 DeCavalcante transcripts, vol. 112-113. 85 U.S. vs. Whitaker (Philadelphia: U.S. Distriet Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania), Criminal No. RESOURCE AGENCIES: (Flint: U.S, District Court, Eastern District of Michigan), Criminal Nos. A subsequent investigation by the McClellan Labor-Management Committee found that LaRocca had large hidden interests in the coin machine and juke box business in Pittsburgh, that he was "very close" to labor racketeer Nicholas Stirone, that he was involved in the laundry and overall business in Detroit with Cosa Nostra leaders William Tocco and Anthony Zerilli, and that he had considerable influence in organized crime in West Virginia. District Court, Easton District of Pennsylvania), Criminal No. 38 These projections were made from only those records seized in selected raids on a limited number of banks; the total volume of all banks should greatly exceed $240 million. The Pennsylvania Crime Commission has a legislative mandate to investigate organized crime and public corruption. He had a lengthy criminal record with fifteen arrests, three of them for murder. 43149, 43332. of Chiefs of Police, 1966), pp. Or the mob may pump considerable funds into the campaign treasury of a candidate opposing a crusading district attorney or public leader. (Philadelphia: U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania), Criminal No. (Philadelphia: Court of Quarter Sessions of Philadelphia County), Bill No. 52 U.S. vs. Perri, et al. 156 U.S. vs. Mannarino, et al. Bureau of Investigative Services is composed of those units and programs which provide support in the areas of intelligence gathering and analysis, including special operations program, computer forensics, electronic surveillance, and technical services. The source of the drug was traced to a French-Corsican associate of Stromberg's named Saul Gelb. In 1964 an independent operator in Allegheny County filed a damage suit against the Mayor, Robert Stokes, and Chief of Police, George Photos, of Clairton and against Cosa Nostra member Antonio Ripepi for driving him out of business. a similar near-monopoly through his ownership of Keystone Amusement Company. These have been steady sources of independent income, and have provided routine meeting places for syndicate councils and places to mingle with community leaders. 232 Pardon of Felix Bocchicchio, issued in May 1949; (Pennsylvania Board of Pardons, Harrisburg, Pa.), File No. They seek (a) monopoly and (b) freedom from law enforcement and regulatory interference, Because syndicate-dominated businesses seek monopolies, they often violate extortion and anti-trust laws. It survives on fear and corruption. Pressure was continually applied, and finally the Cosa Nostra won. 2, p. 513. First-degree distribution of methamphetamine carries an enhanced fine of up to $500,000. It gives them a respectable "cover" or public explanation as to their occupation and source of income. He was subsequently convicted of this crime on June 5, 1970 by a federal jury in Erie. Senate Bill No. Stromberg was sentenced to a maximum five-year term. Abe Zeid, 1965: Zeid was convicted of extortion on June 24, 1965. 168 U.S. vs. Secouler, et al. 108 J. Edgar Hoover, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1969 FBI Appropriation (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Justice, 1968), p. 85. Violence is sometimes utilized by racketeers to drive out competition as thoroughly and quickly as possible. 9: 17). For purposes of illustration, the problem will be discussed first as it concerns infiltration and control of legitimate businesses, and sccond as it involves labor-management racketeering. In December of 1966 the company was declared insolvent. Angelo Bruno (Philadelphia and Southeastern Pennsylvania). Then he was released, but without his, car. Embezzlement. FAX (215) 8 3 4 - 0 7 3 7. Michael's Dairies secured a $203,000 contract to supply milk to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware as well as to the Philadelphia Naval Yard. It will work for the passage of needed legislation and the creation of a statewide intelligence system. The Section is staffed with attorneys, agents and support staff located in offices in Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, Norristown and Wilkes-Barre. Subsequently they were convicted in federal court in Camden and were sentenced to concurrent, 25-year terms. A Schuylkill County grand jury refused to indict Whitaker. Louis Fabrizio, President of Knox Coal Company, was also indicted, for making the $7650 in illegal payments. 32 The structure of the Philadelphia Cosa Nostra family appears in Measures Relating to Organized Crime, U.S. Senate, Subcommittee on Criminal Laws and Procedures of the Committee on the Judiciary Hearings (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1969), p. 128. The same process is used to select the second digit (4th and 5th races} and third (6th and 7th. In 1926, two Philadelphia Cosa Nostra members, John Focoso and Peter Gallo, were arrested by Philadelphia Police for the murder of a rival member. Intensive surveillance by the FBI prevented leaders from transacting their business at "mini-Apalachin" meetings in Miami, New Orleans, Buffalo, and New York City. "[115] When the phone was answered, Singer identified himself and was immediately instructed to give Rispo all his valuable belongings. 195 Investigation of Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce, vol. DiLorenzo and vonZamft were subsequently convicted in federal court in New York. In February of 1965, De Cavalcante made arrangements with an associate to store distillery equipment at the latter's warehouse. In 1959 Alaimo was convicted on all thirty-four counts and was sentenced to a term of two years probation, Fabrizio was tried and convicted in a separate trial[190]. As the case approached trial, the principal prosecution witness refused to testify, and the state negotiated a guilty plea with Alex Fudeman and John Wittig, who received suspended sentences. The meeting took place at the lavish country estate of Joseph Mario Barbara, Sr., then Boss of the Cosa Nostra family now dominated by Russell Bufalino. In general they adjust to the presence of syndicate domination in the legitimate business sphere and come to depend and rely on syndicate activities to provide stability and a predictable flow of high income. Salamone was convicted in 1955 on charges growing out of a bribery-corruption scandal in Erie involving over forty individuals. Pennsylvania was one of the states cited by the Commission as having such "core groups" operating within its borders. The attorneys of this Section, working in conjunction with financial investigators, have the expertise to trace hidden assets, expose straw buyers, analyze bank records and develop financial profiles; then successfully litigate forfeiture and money laundering cases. It exists as one of the largest agencies in the nation devoted exclusively to drug enforcement. It was believed he was murdered to prevent his testifying at the trial of the kidnappers. 63-137, and Annual Report of the Attorney General of the United States for Fiscal Year 1963, p. 219. Since anything that san be seen or reached by the consuming public will attract the attention of law enforcement authorities, their efforts must be nullified. Ill-, gas and Monzelli were convicted in Philadelphia on local charges of attempting to bribe local officials. Sometimes the crime is assault; sometimes if is bombing and arson; sometimes it is murder. 836. 241 The following Cosa Nostra members are in federal prison, for the following offenses: Peter Casella is serving a 40 year sentence for illegal traffic in narcoties; Frank Palermo, Sr., is serving a 15 year sentence for extortion. Violence against Law Enforcement Officers. In attendance were Bruno's cousin John Simone, a caporegime in the Bruno family; Vincent Aloi, a caporegime in the Colombo family; and Thomas Masotto of Brooklyn, a member of the Gambino family. 68 U.S. vs. Fedool (Philadelphia: U.S. District Court. The DeCavalcante transcripts contain a number of references to Cosa Nostra involvement in the illegal liquor traffic. "Influence peddlers," "fixers," and "corrupters" abound as never before. Sometimes they muscle their way in through brute force. . Dennis Marsili, an author and retired New Kensington police officer, wrote"Little Chicago: A History of Organized Crime in New Kensington, PA.". At the Maloney trial he testified to the following: (a) He handled a daily volume of between $40,000 and $60,000, with 3000-5000 numbers writers. 3. 3 Presentation of Professor Donald Cressey, University of California-Santa Barbara, at the Third Organized Crime Law Enforcement Training Conference, sponsored by the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, U.S. Department of Justice, at the University of Oklahoma, Norman, March 4, 1970. [117] District Attorney's Detectives found concealed in the rafters of Edward Datillo's home ledgers recording over $250,000 in loans made to over 300 individuals. The city is organized into a number of geographical territorics, each with its own bank, in turn affiliated with sufficient political connections to be able to operate without too much fear of molestation.[42]. His son, Angelo Joseph Sciandra, attended the Cosa Nostra convention at Apalachin, New York, in 1957. diminished weight. Known as one of the largest bookmakers in the nation, Whitaker was termcd by the Attorney General of the United States as "a substantial bookmaking and layoff operator in Pennsylvania" and "a member of the Beckley-Nolan syndicate"[87], These federal actions are in marked contrast to the inability of criminal justice authorities in Schuylkill County to prosecute Whitaker. 14871. seq.) The role of the Organized Retail Crime Investigator is to identify, investigate, and resolve external theft and organized retail crime within an assigned geographic area. 2. [172] Gabriel Mannarino, a leader in the LaRocca family, was a close associate of Chicago labor rackelecr Joe Sonken[173] In 1989 LaRocca, Mannarino, and seven other Cosa Nostra leaders were indicted for their part in a labor rasketeering matter involving New York, Pittsburgh, and Detroit families. In order to raise the additional $200,000 the Development Corporation approached James Plumeri, a caporegime in the Thomas Lucchese family. Henry R. Wray, Deputy Attorney General. Finally Migliazza announced his inability to pay and his plan to burn down his restaurant and pay DeCavalcante with the insurance money he would recover. A claim to monopoly over a territory by a Cosa Nostra boss would hold. There are two classes of loans handled by loan sharks: (a) small loans made to individuals for quick purchases or payment of pending bills or gambling debts; and (b) large loans made to speculators and promoters engaged in "quick money" schemes whose questionable nature closes off legitimate loan sources. Other members of the organization were charged for a variety of crimes, including attempted murder, bank robbery, and counterfeiting. 229 Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, May 16, 1968, p. 9. New laws are definitely needed to supply legal tools for combating modern organized crime, Chart 1 [* Pg. Investigate and resolve . In 1961, after lengthy hearings into the problem, the Congress of the United States outlawed interstate transportation of wagering information. It has beeome essential to secure the cooperation of a few top-level officials - high ranking police, mayors, district attorneys, and judges. 63 U.S. vs. Harper (Pittsburgh: U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania), Criminal No. In 1951 the Kefauver Committee found that "Reading is a classic example of political strangulation af a police department at the behest, of gambling interests seeking to thwart any interference with their activities"[215] In 1957 the Pennsylvania Attorney General launched an investigation into vice and extortion in Reading, and reported that "One is led inescapably to the conclusion that, at best, the local law enforcement officials were less than diligent in the discharge of their duties. In 1964, Alcohol Tax agents raided a still in Luzerne County and closed down an operation that had defrauded the government of over $110,000 in taxes during the short term of its operation. In the vonZamft case, reckless diversion of assets of a legitimate business led to purchase of stolen stocks. Physical description xii, 279 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. Joseph was convicted on the income tax charge, and in 1959 he was convicted of evasion of federal wagering taxes. And, finally, they should provide general training on organized crime for all policemen and intensive advanced training for all specialists. 106 U.S. vs. Ciancutti, et al. Rispo and Marino called Singer, the borrower, into their office and told him to dial a number which they recited to him. 40 Final Report, U.S. Special Federal Grand Jury (Philadelphia: U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania), in Henry Massaros, "U.S. Rackets Jury Indicts 14 for Taxes," Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, March 14, 1952, p. 1. (Reading: Court of Quarter Sessions of Berks County), Bill Nos. Prosecutorial leadership and legal skills are essential to piercing the insulation of the syndicate's hierarchy, Unfortunately, the State's district attorney system is unequipped for these duties, The Commission recommends that the district attorney in the more populous counties be a well paid, full-time official with well paid, qualified, full-time assistants and adequate resources. His murder remains unsolved. They may encourage the promotion of a cooperative official, or they may arrange for him to receive shares of stock in a business dominated by organized crime. The most instructive example of the syndicate organization of a professional crap game is offered by the Reading game, raided by FBI agents on January 20, 1962, and termed "the largest crap game in the East. At a public hearing, the Commission of Investigation presented a map showing interstate gambling ties between the following cities in New York and Pennsylvania:[81]. In 1958 the President of Local 1058 of the Hod Carriers and Common Laborers' Union in Pittsburgh, Thomas Pecora, was convicted of receiving illegal payments from the Black Top Paving Company of Pittsburgh. Pleas for a light sentence for Riccobene were made by then City Councilman Raymond Pace Alexander. Despite some sporadic thrusts at the problem and the earnest work of some professional law enforcers, there never has been in Pennsylvania the sustained drive needed to eradicate the crime syndicates. 70-12. 3. 69-288. When DeRamo's headquarters was raided, it yielded over 500 pounds of films. two categories: (1) ownership of an interest in businesses, and (2) crimes associated with businesses and labor unions. In 1931, violent factional struggles occurred between members of the older, traditional Mafia and younger Sicilian-Americans who sought a more tolerant attitude toward non-Sicilian racketeers. One example involves a high-ranking member of the John LaRocca family who has been connected with gambling casinos and night clubs in West Virginia, just across the Pennsylvania border. On February 19, 1969, Mastrangelo's Blue Jay Pool Room was raided by State Police officers, and two of his associates were arrested and later indicted for operating a dice game. In 1960, agents of the Internal Revenue Service conducted a raid on one of Cohen's distributors in Scranton, Nicholas Wedra. Among the largest in terms of revenue generated for syndicate operations are treasury balance, betting pools, and punchboards. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania), Criminal No. Dick Wolf's dramas Law & Order, SVU and Organized Crime come together on one thrilling night. Murschetz stated that the racketeers told him they "wanted [my] business as a front for expanding gambling operations in Beaver County."[162]. Self-policing methods should be adopted throughout the criminal justice system; not just by the police, but also by prosecutors, court clerks, probation offiicers, and judges. [97] U.S. Justice Department spokesmen commented that racketeers chose Philadelphia as the center for the sports service because "they know Philadelphia is one of the easiest places to buy their freedom, Most gamblers in this area with long arrest records seldom have a conviction. In 1961 Minker was convicted of evading over $130,000 in federal wagering excise taxes on a gross volume of $1.25 million. The President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice has described organized crime as, a society that seeks to operate outside the control of the American people and their governments. Through time, syndicate racketeers have been able to secure a monopoly over non-union labor in the garment industry in the Northeast. A special investigation was conducted by the Acting Commissioner of Investigation of the State of New York, Arthur Reuter. (Pittsburgh: US, District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania, Criminal No. These officials commmunicate in various ways to their subordinates that organized crime cases are not to be pursued or that they are to receive lenient treatment. [136], 1967: Allegheny County Detectives arrested two of the major sources of illicit heroin in Pittsburgh, Robert Singleton and Charles Mosby, in a coordinated raid.[137]. Nullification of state and local government has followed the increasing scope of activities handled at these levels. Denaro spoke of an individual named "Dean" who "threw the bomb he used to work for them when he got pinched. The primary responsibility for enforcing the penal laws against the crime syndicates rests, as it always has, with local police agencies, with county district attomeys, and, where no adequate police force exists with the Pennsylvania State Police, The role of the State is to move these agencies toward the resolve and capability for carrying out this obligation. Anthony Scotchel, 1968: Scotchel operated a gambling house in Morgantown, West Virginia, which was a territory controlled by the Southwestern Pennsylvania criminal syndicate. It'll be the teamsters. While in themselves they may not bring in very much revenue, they establish the conditions under which increased revenue will gradually come in. from Baltimore and from Kansas City, Missouri, The treasury balance ticket racket in the Scranton area was believed controlled by Lou Cohen, and in the western portion of the state by a lieutenant of Cosa Nostra Boss John S. LaRocca. 116 For an account of the incidents, see the Philadelphia Inquirer, October 14, 1963, p. 39; and October 15, p. 31. In 1941 Giaocchino "Dandy Jack" Parisi (labeled the "ace triggerman" for Murder, Inc., by Manhattan District. The growth of the Internet has been astronomical, and regrettably, predators are using the Internet as their primary means of contacting and communicating with their young victims. When the casino was raided by IRS Intelligence agents, four New Kensington police officers were located inside[106] The case was a product of vigorous undercover work conducted by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Unit of the Internal Revenue Service and the Intelligence Division of IRS. Known as the "Men of Montedoro," the earliest Pennsylvania Mafia leaders belonged to the LaTorre, Volpe, and Sciandra families, whose sons today continue to fill leadership positions in the Cosa Nostra Organization.[25]. It is clear that the "harmless" $2.00 bet can not be tolerated when weighed against the harm done by the political corruption which flows from illegal gambling and by the channeling of gambling profits into other syndicate activities. 200 Commonwealth vs. Fina (Philadelphia: Court of Quarter Sessions of Philadelphia County), Bill No. 70-126 and 70-289. Such organizations engage in offenses such as cargo theft, fraud, robbery, kidnapping for ransom, and the demanding of "protection" payments. 175 Annual Report of the Attorney General of the United States for Fiscal Year, 1959, p. 227. If errors are found on any of these pages, please contact us. In addition, potential conflicts of interest arise because of the district attorneys association with lawyers in private practice or a defendants relationship to staff members. He was sentenced to a term of 7 1/2 to 15 years. Formerly owned the Penn Drape and Curtain Company and City Auto Service in Pittston, which were sold to a Pittston redevelopment authority in 1961. Drug Strike Force lawyers routinely utilize the Statewide Investigating Grand Jury and electronic surveillance as investigative resources and prosecute their criminal cases in the various counties within their assigned region. Pages 73 through 116 discuss "Strategies Against Organized Crime in Pennsylvania" and are not included in this web version of the report. [66] Fiorini and Minker were charged with conspiring to evade and defeat collection of federal wagering taxes. 1658, 1654, May, 1968 Term of Grand Jury. Occasionally the relationships of bookmaking operations to the national Cosa Nostra network come to light. 14601. The incident which led to the indictment was a raid conducted by Reading Police Chief Charles Wade after an FBI gambling raid in January of 1962 cast serious doubts over the honesty of Reading law enforcement. 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