es Sas wo Pana en 6 Memorandum DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924) - pate: 11/18/63 ATIN: FBI ANNEX «JUNE CRYPTANALYSIS-TRANSLATION SECTION SAC, I (92-161 Sub II) ) “STEVE MAGADDINO, aka. AR ges _ Re Bureau letter to Miami, dated 10/14/63 with attached Buffalo letter to Bureau, dated 10/11/63 and ZG ‘ enclosed three reels of tape containing Sicilian conversations Wo as recorded by BU 280-G* on 10/10/63. oe. e tf? oes Enclosed for Buffalo are aforementioned three reels of tape. ; REEL NO. 1 “Reel hase, with a D area non=pertine oe between VINCENT/SCRO, PETER A/*MAGADDINO and SAM RANGA TORE regarding reducing pills and éther dietary aids. Subsequently, PETER A. and STEVE MAGADDINO begin , to comment about VALACHI's testimony without making any” y ‘pertinent remarks by either denying or confitming what was said by VALACHI. VINCENT SCRO and STEVE MAGADDINO begin, to . argue when the latter remarks, "They're trying to get me." | ‘SCRO replies that STEVE MAGADDINO places too much emphasis and worry on everything that is being said or alleged about him. SCRO goes on to say that as a consequence with STEVE always commenting about these allegations, he, SCRO, is being constantly pestered by his wife and his. mother-in-law wanting to know if STEVE is in any serious trouble. STEVE MAGADDINO becomes ver a r & 2 : % 73)- Bureau (RM) 8. REC: mt G2 - 292 eal * “2 - Buffalo (Encls?"- 3) CS “61 Sub 3) shh 1 - Miami . (Ser; Tes JS: Jkj aay a os ae sere (6) eS gr DEC 16 1963 MM 92-161 ‘Sub ID angry and tells SCRO never again to takes Siete a remark to ‘him. MAGADDINO further statés he has no alternative, but to mention these matters at home because his wife begins. _to fret and cry each time she hears or sees his name mentioned in the news reports. He states that his wife follows these ‘reports religiously and he is amazed to note that she manages ~ to read and understand the newspapers, even though she cannot read English. Following this heated discourse, STEVE MAGADDINO states VALACHI testified that STEVE had gone to South America -, “many years ago and had given VALACHI $500.00. ‘VINCENT SCRO points out to STEVE that he misunderstood the new paper report; that VALACHI. testified that he, VALACHI, had gone“ to South a America and upon his return VALACHI' s boss, VITQ: ‘GENOVESE, 2» had. informed VALACHT that STEVE MAGADDINO. had spat VITO ~ "$500.00." Thereafter, the following dialogue takes place . between STEVE. MAGADDINO and SAM. RANGATORE. | For purposes of brevity, the aforementioned speakers will be désignated '. by their respective initials: SM and SR. SM: “This guy.’ (prébably meaning VALACHI) mentioned: that me, 4 FREDDY; JOHN) }CAVALLERT (phonetic), pie this and} -.5. that... ‘Now iam't he a-cuekold for saying these things? Ae “That was the ‘time when JOHN. MONTANA” Comme tages, is 4 whispered: and ‘inaudible. a” . ae: SR: "He said. (meaning VALACHT) thee MARANZANO gave $25. 00 ‘to . ‘four young’ men in 1930, This, t believe. si: “ge didn’ t- give then anything. He gare give zee ns sandwiches. ea ee < a ee x pee meat 92- 161 Sub IL, 4 ‘SR laughs at this eae nadie by STEVE ‘MAGADDINO. STEVE then begins to quote other VALACHT testimony concerning the donation of $250.00 to MARANZANO or VITO GENOVESE, ‘He. , speaks of this in a very low whispered tone making most of the dialogue inaudible. However, it is understood towards - , the erid of this discussion concerning the $250.00 that STEVE - is not worted about being implicated. in this, transaction. because some unidentified person who could have implicated _ STEVE is now dead, STEVE MAGADDINO ‘then ‘Babine to discuss a situation *.. of many years ago when he suspected two mén who. had come to. * Buffalo. ‘of planning to kill him. Although, he does not ~ expressly | name VALACHI, it appears | that VALACHI was one of ‘thesé men and STEVE knew they were sent by a person (probably VITO GENOVESE) whom he describes as "that little (obscene _names)." STEVE explains these two men were going out of their - _ way to be friends and associate with STEVE's brother. S'TEVE. states that he knew then they. were trying to "get near me to | “do a job on me.” He goes ‘on to say that -hé was too smart for -. them. and "I stayed away “from everybody" during this period of. time. At this. point in” the ‘conversation, VINCENT SCRO and PETER A.MAGADDINO are discussing non-pertinent subject matter .- '-*. eoncermning besiness finances, Social Security and payroll deductions. Their conversation renders STEVE MAGADDINO's - ~ comments unintelligible for the most part; however, STEVE. . ‘is. heard. telling a story about a 50th wedding anniversary banquet he sponsored for some couple and it seems to“have~-. “3 some connection with one of a two men: whom he had suspected -_ of piesning, to kiLL him, 4: BOE Subsequently, _ the pertinent sempeneneion: terminates and VINCENT SCRO -and PETER A. MAGADDINO hold a. sporadic and hon-relevant conyerserion up ste. the end of Reel Numbex Le MM 92-161 Sub IT _ . ‘Real Neabew. 9 The speakers a ee es STEVE MAGADDINO, _ VINCENT SCRO and DANNY, SANSANESE. For purposes of brevity, these speakers will- he freinafter bé indicated by their — respective initials: SM; VS; and DS. See ee ? . oe fe a | oo - vs tellg. DS’ that he | ‘say phonetic). -,,. “at ‘the bowling alley with a girl. He states that 2 at ge ‘rans around with many womén. DS adds.that[_ |gets © - drunk every night and becomes belligerent. No other: identifying data is given regarding ee 2 AS mentions ee and the beginning gore or _. this conversation is whispered and inaudible. ‘Then, the te ae Se for eeya te audible Sicilian convetsation takes place: ~~ : : DS: “the seher night i was there. He was there too. So he was talking. We others had separated from over: there and _ (remainder of seritence inaudible) . So he said to me I _ could oa it pie what it is poerls This SM: i a “DS "Yeah, = — He is. tied up oo (phonetic). | - SM3° they’ i get dirtied up, one by one.' A period o£ silence ensues and ek a. non-pertinent ; conversation between. VS. and SM-concexning’ the proper way. of ‘raising children; a critique on ‘pre seahyiey teenagers: = SMT Ss) porettonehie with his. children. cA ? an ane ee VM 92-161 Sub. fra Subsequently, VINCENT | “SCRO: paeias remiiae a. newspaper article wherein VALACHI has testified to an. international naréotics trade between Canada and the United ~ States. The narcotics are brought from Canada through the Buffalo area and then to New: York City. JE LAGHI names STEVE. MAGADDINO as ‘boss of: .La_ Cosa Nostra “in State New York, as FRED, ‘LUPO, and- “SALVATORE; PIERT, also fknown as SAMMY JONES ,. - as members, STEVE MAGADDINO's comments-are a series éf ' . obscenities. VINCENT SGRO continues reading. to the end of the article and Réel? Number. 2°ends with no. other pertinent - BS” & San oe : OF informative comments . made Py, SRy. of. the. a ee EOE aca Reel Number. 3. ' JOHN] MONTANA asa "Lieutenant", FEDERICO RANDACCIO, algo “known 12 Non-pertinent comments. are eee ‘both in English and Sicilian a ooue a dam that broke -in Erie, New York. ‘The | speakers quote and. joke- about certain. portions of WALTER WINCHELL's newspaper column and: the GARY MOORE ‘TV. show which, respectively contained comical: remarks and speeches about La Cosa Nostra. ‘VS and DS. agree that the public is taking — a, . all of this. as a.joké. ‘VS ‘then relates, in English; two incidents ata bowling alley whére other bowlers passed witty remarks at: VS.and the MAGADDINO. bowling team about. La. Cosa Nostra. He explains how one of the opposing players latér. - apologized to him and how’ many people at the bowling. alley go. out’ of their way to be friendly and cordial to the ‘MAGADDENO team members." Reel terminates at = PORE point. r ‘ ‘ eee, tinveeeorricw feo ® UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT alle Memorandum TO DIRECTOR, FBI pate: 11/21/63 ATTENTION: FBI ANNEX CRYPTANALYSIS TRANSLATION SECTION FROM SAC, MIAMI (92-161-Sub II) (P) "JUNE" SUBJECT STEVE MAGADD INO VA ANTL-RACRE TEER ING Re Bureau letter to Miami dated 11/4/63, with attached Buffalo letter to Bureau dated 10/31/63, and two reels of tape containing conversations in Sicilian as reported by BU ce c* on 10/30/63, Enclosed for Buffalo are aforementioned two reels of tape. REEL ONE Reel begins with non-peréinent conversation by STEVE ON FqcannsNo’ NINO*MAGADDINO, PETER J.XMAGADDINO, and PETER A, O regarding the weather and “the advantages and dis- vi A: advantages of operating a restaurant business. STEVE tt fe. MAGADDINO remarks he hopes that[_————sédWA11 make a Ai A success of his restaurant business and that some unidentified HL} person gave his restaurant to ao Se No aN: other details were furnished. Sante Subsequent topics. of conversation are completely 2. /j', non-pertinent except for the following dialogue between the aforementioned speakers concerning various local politicians who seem to be associated with the MAGADDINO group: STEVE MAGADDINO: He wants to:blameé:. us because this morning at 10*o'cidék’ hé turned his face away. Why, x he had dug his own grave. This wretch. He & was Sever IPuereene. of ours. Because he a Bureau (aM) Lo 72-292 “A - Buffalo (92-61-Sub III) (Enc. 2) CO ‘Oe : - Miami fx - ; ‘ Ae NOV 4963 ) y JS :bjc Je e NOV 25-1 uy Ps MM 92-161-Sub IL when DOMINICK{D'AGOSTINO's father-in-law died, he said} "This is my Compare." If DOMINICK wasn't involved, I never would have gone to the funeral. So, now, this _ wretch turns his face away. Why, he dug ”° his own grave because he was against his own people. would say, oxo: te coe So, NINO MAGADDINO: Unintelligible comment. STEVE MAGADDINO: No: He did it once. Now this morning, down there, he turned his face. He's a (series of obscenities). I told him to walk straight and mind his own business. NINO MAGADDINO: Brief unintelligible comment. STEVE MAGADDINO: No: I told him it wasn't necessary for him to come and see me. I did it for his convenience, If I had wanted to make it my business, I could have rightly done so. He double crossed that other guy a hundred thousand times. There was that place on top of Monteray (phonetic) where they used to play cards. He fingered that place. (Next sentence or two in- audible.) ge ce He said (several sentences whispered and inaudible). NINO MAGADDINO: If he would have fought - STEVE MAGADDINO: But he had nothing to fight about. There wasl_ | (phonetic), it was (inaudible). He knew from the very beginning. If he 2 2 2 i @ ° MM 92-161-Sub II PETER A, MAGADDINO: STEVE MAGADDINO: PETER A, MAGADDINO: STEVE MAGADDINO: PETER A, MAGADDINO: STEVE MAGADDINO: PETER A, MAGADDINO: STEVE MAGADDINO: PETER A, MAGADDINO: STEVE MAGADDINO: would have advised; then the other would have closed the doors and gone away without getting hit. But he stayed there until he had them picked up. Obscene word.) We're talking about (phonetic). He changed his license plates three times. Do you reneaber[_—vedding? Oh, no, I mean Yeah, He was doing this and that and everything over m e. He had license_plate number Now, he's ot eae (interrupted by STEVE MAGADDINO). Where did he get it from? From the State Troopers. From the State Troopers? And he keeps changing it. And he kept going round and round your house, That dirty, no good (obscene word). And was there another person in another car? Yeah! There was took his license plate (number). That's it. That's it. And the car belongs to him? “ 3 a b6 bic MM 92~-161-Sub II PETER A, MAGADDINO: Well, I don't know his car. It's a brown station wagon. STEVE MAGADDINO: But the license number is for his car? PETER A, MAGADDINO: Yeah. STEVE MAGADDINO: Does he still have this number? PETER A, MAGADDINO: No. He changed it. STEVE MAGADDINO: He changed it? PETER A, MAGADDINO: That's what I'm trying to tell you. STEVE MAGADDINO: What's the number? PETER A, MAGADDINO: He had{ Now it's| _|something. ue NINO MAGADDINO: Get the number, STEVE MAGADDINO: That cuckold, degenerate, wretched bum!! So, he kept going round and round your house. Not only is he a police spy, but also a (umintelligible word). That no good (series of obscenities). An extended silence follows and then STEVE MAGADDINO and an unidentified man make several muffled and unintelligible comments. Immediately thereafter, the following conversation takes place regarding a political campaign: STEVE MAGADDINO: I hope he loses. That no good police spy. The cities will kill him but the farm areas. = 4 3 MM 92-161-Sub II Unidentified Man: STEVE MAGADDINO: Unidentified Man: STEVE MAGADDINO: PETER A, MAGADDINO: Unidentified Man: STEVE MAGADDINO: Unidentified Man: STEVE MAGADDINO: Unidentified Man: Yeah. The farm areas, b6 I was listening to the girl. The book- keeper that works for (unintelligible). This girl married He told me one time, "My brother-in-law, before he married my daughter, she was his bookkeeper.'' I didn't show I was surprised at this dirt. I just said, "Oh, that's very nice." Oh, yeah! erefore, this miserable character, is one hundred percent for that guy. What the hell; they all know him. He was the Tax Collector and all that. So he doesn't mind the horns. You're telling me! But this dishonorable bum, he's no good, Nobody can get near him. He's a sex deviate with women. That's what I hear. That‘he's a sex deviate. Yeah! I believe it. And probably is a sex deviate with this girl. But this doesn't help us even though it's true, (Slight pause.) There's Judge[_] He's strong in the city and good also. Oh yeah, = 5 us MM 92-161-Sub II STEVE MAGADDINO: Unidentified Man: STEVE MAGADDINO: Unidentified Man: PETER A, MAGADDINO: But one way or the other, he's a little upset with the judge situation. As a judge, he's good, but as aD. A. (istrict Attorney), he's hateful and I'd like to see him lose, The coroner, too. Who's the coroner? Well, that (obscene word), pen (phonetic). He voted against Dr. (phonetic). He's[_____—running agains (phonetic) friend. This friend is a (obscene word). All talk at once - unintelligible. STEVE MAGADDINO: Several Persons: Unidentified Man: PETER A, MAGADDINO: But this is for the city. Yeah, but this is for the whole country. They fight all the time. In four months they haven't made one funeral. They make $175 a month each. ‘There are four of them. They make a funeral and they have to put it in his pocket. (Next sentence unin- telligible.) That other (obscene name)!! When they used to send him to the hospital, he used to say, "Why do you call MAGADDINO?" "I'm bringing him the body." = 6 _ MM 92-161-Sub II STEVE MAGADDINO: PETER J. MAGADDINO: PETER A, MAGADDINO: STEVE MAGADDINO: PETER A, MAGADDINO: So long as it's convenient for him, he don't care for the rest of the world. (Unintelligible comment about a newspaper . . article concerning ) b7c Yeah. That' they're fighting about. When I saw at the hospital, I said to him, "What the hell are you guys try- ing to do?" He said, "Ah! that (obscene word)!" I said, "How the hell do you expect to get along? You're the coroner, right? Now; you get first crack because you're the coroner and they got to call you. Right? Now then, you got the funeral." He said, "That's what I mean. Why should I get it up with those other guys?" So, there you see why there's always a fight. Not only this; but he says the funeral is gotten because of him and we're all friends. So a funeral costs, let's say, $1,000. Now, he or, er knows a member of the family and he asks that person to show him the bill. You see, there's no trust among one another. (Unintelligible comment due to loud background sounds.) Now (several words unintelligible due to loud background sounds) for $900. Right? Comes the family and you grab $1300 from them. Right? So, it's enough that he gave him $900. So I hand him $900. The rest is cost. 3 7 x 7 - a MM 92-161-Sub II Unidentified Man: STEVE MAGADDINO: PETER J, MAGADDINO: PETER A, MAGADDINO: STEVE MAGADDINO: PETER A, MAGADDINO: A1LL speak unintelligible. PETER A, MAGADDINO: They don't trust each other. They fight instead of agree. But fighting among them doesn't mean a thing to us. The coroner that my son is talking about feels why should he split with them when he gets the funeral. On the other hand, those others wait for him to bring them their share. There's that young fellow there,| | (phonetic). He's a drunkard. b6 Ic I'm telling you he steals. I'11 tell you how. Let's say we take ten caskets. So now all four of us say, "This one we'll sell for so much; that one for so much, etc." We all agree. Now, you take a family you know. I take them on the side and talk to them. I can sell it for $1500. What the hell would you know about it? So long as I hand over $900. Sure. I can pocket the difference, Sure. And that's the fight between them. And they go around asking the family how much they paid. So, if the family tells one of them they paid $1500, there's one hell of an argument. at once. Loud background noise. Comments There was[ | there was (phonetic); then they wanted S 8 = ; « ¥ a “MM 92-161-Sub I (phonetic) and they didn't want to give him. Now they need one more guy. So they propositioned (reel terminates). REEL TWO STEVE MAGADDINO: Because they always fight, no one goes to them. If it's a natural death, they lose out. If it's an accident, then the coroner can command them to take the body over there or over there. The family don't count in the event of an accident. Subsequent to the above conversation, the speakers commence a non-pertinent discussion concerning television programs. This leads STEVE MAGADDINO to tell the group a story about two burglars he caught in his garage. He held them at bay with a rifle and then gave them a chance to run away. However, the State Troopers apprehended the two men on a road near MAGADDINO's house and found numerous cards and papers belonging to MAGADDINO. MAGADDINO does not state whether he pressed charges and does not conclude the story. Thereafter, he tells another story concerning an incident that took place many years ago when some unidentified person was burglarized and MAGADDINO was instrumental in having everything returned to him. Portions of this story are whispered and unintelligible. Reel terminates at this point. cna TO . FROM. SUBJECT: REEL AL etou NO. 10 : : - we a : SDN of G ‘oe M emorandum DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924) ATTN: FBI LABORATORY DATE: CRYPTANALYSIS-PRANSLATTON SECTION Vf ste, ma BUFFALO (92-61- ‘Sub 3)(P). + 12/9/63 STEVE MAGADDINO, aka AR 7 o ; There. are enclosed herewith two reels of audio tape containing een ina Sicilian aaa as neeeEee? by BU 280-C* on 12/6/63 the conversations of. the aQ Td CHAnS are recorded on ‘the audio tape: , REEL fo STEVE MAGADDINO PETER- A, MAGADDINO | PETER J. MAGADDINO “NINO MAGADDINO STEVE MAGADDINO PETER A, MAGADDINO One or two Unknown men | “b6 bIC It is eaguested that a translator familiar with the - Sieilian dialect translate and summarize the topics under discussion by. those present. It is also requested that the results of the translations and audio tape be returned to eae Buffalo Office, ; Te, the enclosed’ pacers soncatns 4 nPormatton of obvious. interest to other offices, copies ( the translation should be furnished such offices. tos CORDED ™ (oe: mie “i is (RM) | ae pee aa ; sa . 2k ve [3 a ] aw Xs oes a : ae ; 8 . w. Je. io ‘ best as TO UNITED STATES G@RNMENT c “ oo ie lac é > ae » ~ x ; OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 010-108-038 de ; % MAY I92EDITION og. GSA GEN. REG. NO. 27 4) , . f . si ~ * “Memorandum DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924) be ATIN: FBI LABORATORY DATE: 12/11/63 CRYPTANALYSIS-TRANSLATION SECTION FROM : py SA0,' BUFFALO (92-61-Sub 3) (P) SUBJECT: \ STEVE MAGADDINO, aka AR. There are enclosed herewith three reels of audio tape containing conversations in a Sicilian aielese as reported by BU 280-C* on 12/10/63. The conversations of the following are recorded on the audio tape: PETER A, MAGADDINO SAM RANGATORE FRED RANDACCIO PHTER J. MAGADDINO It is “requested that a translator familiar with the Stedlian dialect translate and summarize the topics under discussion by those present. It is also requested that the results of. the. translations and audio tape be returned to- the Buffalo Office. If the enclosed gacaenes éontains information of obyious interest to other offices, copies of the translation should be furnished such offices, \ t ‘ . . we 4 ib pF? bane be, 24,06, ie 4 ee i’ a \ : < /e”- Bureau (RM)(Enes. 3) Ie a 7 Af ee - Buffalo | — naa ade FBI: RMM } : ez 47 DEC to id va ; © 7-41 (Re Wie 7-63) ' = % : fe . [ato ~~ sac Kansas City Decerwhber ll, 1963 Director, FBI (92-2924) STEVE MAGADDINO, atta REGISTERED MATL AR Enclosed is certain foreign language material: i Two reels of tape containing conversation in Sicilian, received from Buffalo by letter dated 12/9/63, copy of which is attached. This material was reported by BU 289-C* on 12/6/63. This material should be processed as indicated below: As requested by Eutialo. Please handle expeditiously. Following disposition should be made of enclosure and translation: Goth to Buffalo, copy of the translation to the Bureau, attention FBI Annex, If the results of your review are not furnished the Seat of Government, in accordance with instructions set forth above, then the office initiating the request, to which translation is made available by you, has the responsibility of appropriately notifying the Bureau of any pertinent information contained therein. Encem 3 1 ~ Buffalo (92-61-Sub 3) Tolson sunt meee re (6) Casper Callahan Conrad DeLoach csi And = ——e NEG 16 1883/ — ODE ; Tavel Trotter Tele. Room Holmes Gandy 4 MAIL ROOM #PELETYPE unit L_] A ee: OF Ont HORM fo" ‘ 5010-106-03, = Sage = UNITED STATES G RNMENT iy ite 8 Memorandum | | ee am te DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924) | DATE! 12/6/63 ATTN: FBI LABORATORY GRYPTANALYSIS-TRANSLATION SECTION FROM | YG SAC, aie (92-61-Sub 3) (P) SUBJECT: : STEVE MAGADDINO, aka AR . There is enclosed herewith | one reel of audio-tape containing conversations in a Sicilian dialect as reported by BU 280-C* on 12/5/6 3. The conversations of the following are recorded on the audio-tape: : ” STEVE MAGADDINO -PEEER A, MAGADDINO . | [ ie ed PETER J. MAGADDINO | aia ance eat It is requested that a translator familiar with the Sicilian dialect translate and summarize the topics under discussion by those present. It is also requested ‘that the results of the translations and audlo-tape be returned to ‘the Buffalo Office. ‘If the enclosed material eongains cpPotuetton ‘of: obvious interest to other offices, copies of the translation . should ee furnished’ such offices. if 4 aon 4 ‘G)- Bureau (ane SX (2 ws Ge. Ut axe / a j G- Buffalo ev ee es . a s ee ae ae ‘i e) FBI gmak . v, er ? bes Pi oy QM) GQ VILT a. WoT RE TORDE” i epes Hi 7-41 (Rev. 5-7-63) eee een sac, New York December 13, 1963 Director, .FBI (92-2924) * rahe MAGADLINO, aka REGISTERED MATI, ae Enclosed is certain foreign language material: J Three reels of tape containing conversation in Sicilian, received from Bufialo by letter dated 12/11/68, copy of which is attached. This material was veported by BU 280-C* on 12/10/63. This material should be processed as indicated below: , As requested by Buffaio. Please handle expeditiously. Following disposition should be made of enclosure and translation: Both to Buffalo, copy of the translation to the Bureau, attention FBI Annex. If the results of your review are not furnished the Seat of Government, in accordance with instructions set forth above, then the office initiating the request, to which translation is made available by you, has the responsibility of appropriately notifying the Bureau of any pertinent information contained therein. Ene. “™ 4 1 = Buffalo (92-61-Sub 3) EB 6 Tolson ___(6) we _ Belmont Mohr Casper Callahan _— ~ | DECi13 1963 | COMMFBT TELETYPE UNIT C MAIL ROOM & NA a reed - - ~ &. ~ DIRECTOR, FBI (92-292/) ATTN: FBI LABORATORY DATE: CRYPTANALYSIS-TRANSLATION SECTION OPTIONAL, FORM NO.« 10 MAY 1962 EDITION GSA GEN. REG@.SNO. 27 UNITED STATES Gc Memorandum ‘ . “. BO1-108-08 MENT 12/10/63 hie, BUFFALO (92-61-Sub 3)(P) STEVE MAGADDINO, aka ; There are enclosed herewith three reels of audio tape containing conversations in a Sicilian dialect as reported by BU 280~-C* on 12/9/63. The conversations of the following aré ao the audio tapé: Los , : he Or” It is requested that a translator familiar with the Sicilian dialect translate and summarize the topics under discussion by those present. It is also requested that the results of the translations and audio tape be returned to the Buffalo Office, PETER A, MAGADDINO PETER J. MAGADDINO ~ NINO MAGADDINO PETER MACK SAM RANGATORE If the enclosed material contains information of obvious interest to other offices, copies of the translation should be furnished such offices, J2- Za 72d Wor] RECOF RDED DED .% & Eee. = 7-41 (Rev. 5-7-63) oa cor = : ~~ hs : 2 . te . ; sac, Mansas City December 13, 1963 Director, FBI (82-2924) — ie MAGADDINO, aka REGTSTERED MAIL R € Enclosed is certain foreign language material: One reel of tape containing conversation in Sicilian, received froma Buffalo by letter dated 12/6/63, copy of which is attached. This material was reported by BU 280-C0* on 12/5/65. This material should be processed as indicated below: As requested by Buffalo. Please handle expeditiously. ” Following disposition should be made of enclosure and translation: Both to Buffalo, copy of the translation to the Bureau, attention FBI Annex. If the results of your review are not furnished the Seat of Government, in accordance with instructions set forth above, then the office initiating the request, to which translation is made available by you, has the responsibility of appropriately notifying the Bureau of any pertinent information contained therein. Ene. 2 1 - Buffalo (82~61-Sub 3) EB Tolson __ (6) ; Belmont Mohr Casper Callahan Conrad DeLoach Evans Gale Rosen Sullivan Tavel Trotter =) mr A ream — OGLE LP JB Gandy ™ MAIL ROOM TELETYPE unit L_| TAILED. A. cOMN-EB! + + 8 TO FROM SUBJECT! i, 4 a ut Sf Soe KL : -: a wot snrche, Cr) arses re ae: mens GSA GEN. REG.NO. 27 * "s . a UNITED STATES RNMENT : y \ « wo a X Memorandum | | \ DIRECTOR, FBE (92-2924) " ATTN: FBI LABORATORY DATE: 12/12/63 CRYPTANALYSLS-TRANSLATION SECTION . nae cl SAC, BUFFALO (92=61-Sub 3)\(P) - j STEVE MAGADDINO, aka AR There is enclosed herewith one reel of audio. tape containing coriversations in a Sicilian dialect as reported by BU 280-C* on 12/11/63. The conversations of the following are recorded on the audio tape: STEVE MAGADDINO PETER A, MAGADDINO JOHN CAMMILLERI — PETER J, MAGADDINO It is requested that a translator familiar with the Sicilian dialect translate and summrize the topics under discussion by those present. It is also rqquested that the results of the translations and audio tape be returned to the Buffalo Office, If the enclosed material contains information of obvious interest to other offices, copies of the trans- lation should be furnished such offices, Lo 116/63 Al Rae (00 me. A “a is CA) S Kp ‘ FBS: RMM 7-41 (Rev. sy “ - . 4 Ed ~ - om - SAC, Kansas City December 13, 1953 Director, FBI (92-2924) STEVE MAGADDINO, aka REGISTERED MATL AR —<_ Reel Nou er he We oe os - oa? Z ee te we ; ieee ee yee cotiversation’ on Reel No. ip. ‘is mainly ‘in Biglish. cae O87 tetiian aa do not: ade: any: perce remarks an. peel. a y me eas = p : ial FD-36 (Rev. 12-13-56) @ , . “er FBI Date: 12/16/63 Transmit the following in (Type in plain text or code) Via AIRTEL __ (Priority or Method of Mailing) | fea Ee a a a Se a ng TS eg ee cee eee fe ee ay ae TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924) / FROM: 77 SAC, BUFFALO (92-61) (P) STEVE MAGADDINO AR WEEKLY SUMMARY AIRTEL Following is a summary of information furnished by BU 280-C* for the period 12/9-15/63. On 12/9/63, CI learned that SAM RANGATORE had been released from the hospital. On 12/10/63, CI advised that the subject had had a conversation with RANGATORE in Sicilian and was subsequently joined by FRED RANDACGIO. The ensuing conversation was also in Italian which is not comprehended by the informant, CI advised on 12/11,12, and 13/63, that the subject had a conversation with various individuals which was in CAI. the Italian language and not comprehended by the informant. awe CI furnished no pertinent information on 12/14/63 and 12/15/63. @) - Bureau (AM) 1 - Buffalo FBJ : Jmo . : a men J -272¥- 54 i. BEN] Ra oy "| | abe Y aa aan oy Es a Perse 3 ay OPTIONAL FORM NO, 10 5010-106 “ . ~ MAY 1962 EDITION 4 c GSA GEN. REG. NO. 27 - <4 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum DATE: DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924) 12/10/63 (ATT: FBI LABORATORY FROM EpyUrAN vst s vnhnT nN SECTION ) y Wi sac, ~ YORK (92-861) JUNE SUBJECT: eo MAGADDINO aka TO AR ef pie (00: BUFFALO) at & Re Buffalo letter, dated 10/22/63. Enclosad herewith for the Buffalo Office are the three reels of audio tape containing conversations in the Sicilian dialect which were received in the NYO with referenced letter. The tapes contain information reported by BU 280-C* on 10/21/63. There follows a summary of these three reels; Reel No 1 f BU * advised ee anaes STEVE, ..P wl eae J, NINGEMAGADDINO, Sonne ARANGATORE and re eet a § conversation in the § in the Sicilian dialect. A Summa mn//) EUS (fumnished_by Transiator[ and lane, . : = one “BU 280-0" Sdgiesa on 10/21/63 ory Bontinue . = conversation ee a. social Levels. eee leah reel. STEVE eS * ie ‘the! ‘reference ade Se not refer to! “ANGELO! BRUNO. | No. information of ae eneee value,’ -. IC i “ONY 92-8640 0 oo | ~ consauently ‘Ye’ verbasim: translation of, reel te ‘indertaien.. G . : z ~ “4h sees 1 Reel No. 3 ed a a ee a k ge fy Baga a - - Conversation continues on social Level: as reel +e i@ up's to the, end.” a i a os * aa ‘ ‘ J : = : aa . ¢ : . ; 5 oe 7 Se ere Bagh aa cate = % OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 2 5010-104 é : UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum TO : DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924) DATE: December 13, 1963 ATTN: FBI ANNEX, CRYPTANALYSIS AND TRANSLATION SECTION Me SAC, KANSAS CITY (92-1259) (P) ( \ 0 JUNE Jj suBjecT: STEVE MAGADDINO cael ale AR i pe 7 Re Buffalo letter to Bureau, dated 11-1-63; Bureau letter to Miami, dated 11-5-63; and Miami letter to Kansas City, dated 12-3-63 with enclosed one reel of tape containing Sicilian conversation as reported by BU 280-C* on 10-31-63. BACLOECS for Buffalo is aforementioned reel of tape. on, The speakers on instant audio aaa are; STEVE MAGADDINO,* we PETER aa SAMTRANGATORE, , and This reel contains many non-pertinent conversations, such. as the repair and replacement of a broken lock; the cost of repairing or replacing an air conditioner; the negotiations withzan auto dealer for the purchase of a car; the cost of a/i / new ‘and used Cadillac. These conversations. are intersperse fv between two somewhat pertinent topics discussed by the group. I. The following dialogue takes place, mainly, between PETER A. MAGADDINO and STEVE MAGADDINO concerning an unidentified politician in the Buffalo and/or Niagara Falls area. This unidentified politician seems to be holding some public office which is investigating or enforcing the gambling laws and is critically spoken of by STEVE MAGADDINO. For purposes of brevity, the speakers will hereinafter be designated by their respective initials. ] \Z Ea. 3! - Bureau (92- 2924) (RM) REC: 53 G2 - a? ae . “2 —- Buffalo (92-61) (Sub.3) (Enc,1) (RM) eed Shes s. 1 - Kansas City JS :MEJ (6) vA A 3 Gi JAN 71964 p* KC 92-1259 SM: This no good (obscene remark) politician. He said, "Stay in your own backyard." [si mauaipie and unintelligible comments. SM: PAM: SM: PAM: SM: PAM: SM: Yeaht What that cuckold told him. That time he should have gotten a pick in his head. That time it was him that stopped hin. And they don't have put him in charge of investigating the “bank." It was KENNEDY (apparently referring to the Attorney General) that started all of that (vulgar word)! (A few unintelligible and mumbied comments) Sure. I said to him that he seemed like a cuckold and a wretch to me. (Several inaudible words) So, now, even if things didn't please him, he should, at least, be a little more liberal. Does he think, even with alli this, I still can't control the police? Oh sure! He can't deny that. No, I said it. I had him right before me. That no good wretch. I said it that time a week before that he was no man and it came out that way. It was proved to me when as married. He got a hold of me and told me that (phonetic) needs somebody and that in any event he was going to New York because he could meet a lot of people there. I told him: "You're a cuckold and dishonorable. It's not true." Because I knewL_______ (phonetic) was here up to Monday. He said that he had to present himself on Friday or Saturday. But was here until Monday. I told him that he was a lying (profane word), because until Monday he was still here. He's stupid. He proved himself a liar. I told him I wouldn't buy not even a pack of cigarettes from him. b6 bic bi7D KC 92-1259 There follow several non-pertinent discussions which have been described previously, and these are followed = the second and only pertinent topic which is commenced by =— KENNEDY is going to have a tough fight. PAM: SM: caretaker, He should drop dead. They should kill the whole family -- the ae mother and the father too. When he talks he talks like a mad dog. He says, "My brother, the Attorney General." Why he never won a case. He never tried.a case. (This comment is followed by many obscenities by SM.) Reel terminates with the re-entrance of the who has apparently cut his hand with a Schick razor blade and requests a Bandaid. UNITE STATES GOVERNMENT + v . * ‘ = ~ hth op ye pom NO10 G eo” ’ tA we. GSA GEN. oaESn No: 2 a fe sd) . x a “a “ : TO ' M emorandum DIRECTOR, Per heen oo?" . ATIN: FBI LABORATORY DATE: = 12/13/63 ay CRYPTUNALYS?S. TRANSLATION SECTION at ae BUFFALO (92~61-Sub 3) (P) STEVE aaitete: aka PY; ceed There are enclosed herewith four reels of audio tape containing conversations in a Sicilian Se as reported © by BU 280-C* on 12/13/6 3. The cohversatinns of Une following: are recorded on the audio tape: STEVE MAGADDINO PETER A, MAGADDINO PETER J. MAGADDINO SAM RANGATORE Above listea individuals recorded on all. four enclosed tapes.. Same It is” equseted that a translator familiar with the Sicilian dialect translate and summarize the topics under _ discussion by those present. It is also requested that the results of the translations and audio tape be returned to the Buffalo Office. ‘ If the enclosed material contains Giesteaton of obvious interest to other offices, copies pf the translation should be furnished enon ik alae ‘ | Dd sé, kb, : : 7 . Nose Ligh ere ede oe Cag ag we alt ane . 3 Se. 3)(RM) ered a G = Buffalo ae. o4 NOT RECERE 0 © FRI:RMM = (ssi 0 a BEG (4) , Pe cy : ; ' . amenet $Y , a — : 0-4a (Rev. 2-14-61} ay Sow Invoice of Contents from FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION WASHINGION, D. C. December 17, 1963 STEVE ; MAGADDINO, aka Date ; Case References SAC, Kansas City pas (92- 2028) 5 Consigned to: 717898 List of Contents 12/17/63 " Evidence DEC 1! 1863 4 f ‘as/stit Crypt, “Trans. cur Reeth owes | sea REGISTERED AIRMAIL iti st pays cS-Chemistry SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: Mail Room, place date of shipment and registry number; Shipping Room, show date of shipment, bill of lading number and initial this invoice; then return it to section checked in column at right. After this checked section has been initialed, invoice should be placed in administrative me 53 JANG 1964 gS ee Bend 7-41 (Rev. 5-7-63) ~ 3 OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 3 6 MAY 1962 EDITION “& . GSA GEN, REG. NO. 27 XZ UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT viM. emorandum _ TO + SAC, Kansas City DATE: December 17, 1963 FROM =: Director, FBI (92-2924) SUBJECT: STEVE MAGADDINO, aka REGISTERED MATL, AR ; There are being transmitted under separate cover by registered mail four reels of tape containing conversation in Sicilian, received from Buffalo by letter dated 12/13/68, copy of which is attached. This material was reported by BU 280-C* on 12/13/08, This material should be processed as indicated below: As requested by Buffalo. Please handle expeditiously. Following disposition should be made of enclosure and translation: Both to Buffalo, copy of the tranclation to the Bureau, attention SBI Annex. If the results of your review are not furnished the Seat of Government, in accordance with instructions set forth above, then the office initiating the request, to which translation is made available by you, has the responsibility of appropriately notifying the Bureau of any pertinent information contained therein. Ene. 14 1 - Buffalo (92-61-Sub 3) ae elmont Mohr (6) Casper Callahan , Conrad DeLoach Evans Gale Rosen Sullivan Tavel Trotter Tele. Room Holmes Gandy MAILED 25 DEC1 ¥ 1963 COMM-FBI « OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 9 ® % 2 S010-104 UNITED STATES GOVEKNMENT Memorandum TO : Director, FBI (92-2924) DATE: 12/17/63 Attn : FBI Annex, Cryptanalysis Translation Sec. 1 Ve : SAC, Kansas City (92-1259) (P) iy O / SUBJECT: STEVE MAGADDINO JUNE t AR is uf Re Buffalo letter to Bureau dated 11/12/63; Bureau letter to Miami dated 11/15/63, and Miami letter to Kansas City dated 12/3/63, enclosing one reel of tape containing Sicilian ~ conversation as reported by BU 280-C* on 11/1/63. Enclosed for Buffalo is aforementioned one reel of tape. ae er speakers contained hereon are STEVE MAGADDINO; PETER 4c HAGADD UNO; PETER J3“MAGADDINO; SAM*“RANGATORE ; yf jal Agent[ __———s=~&Ss and Special Agent The conversation is somewhat brief _and concerns itself ith the interview of STEVE MAGADDINO by SAsL____ land For purposes of brevity, the conversants will be designated by their initials. PAM: "They said they'd be back in half an hour." SM: "I'm going to tell them that I'm going to call another if member of my family. What time did they say they were coming here?" PAM: "In another half hour." PJM: "Who's coming? The police spies?” SM: ‘Yeah. If they should ask me if I ever saw him around here, I'm going to say, 'No, I don't know ¥ I never saw him. Sg nees PAM: “~ Pithat! s right, ee nage: ‘seen ‘him." (2h Bureau (RM) 2-Buffalo (Enc. 1) (RM) 1-Kansas City JS:1ib (5) ed BS ge jane 1964 A au) KC 92-1259 SM: "To tell you the truth, I don't know this guy. I'll explain it to you. Do you remember that guy that put the cigarettes (next few phrases inaudible and unin- telligible) that this honorable bum, the_ne said that he knew me, STEVE MAGADDINO; that was (remainder of sentence inaudible and wer spered) cst I don't know the man. I never heard of him. I'll tell them that many people come here and I don't remember. I'll tell them this is a business place. Finally, if they press me, I'll tell them, 'Stop right there. I got an attorney. You got nothing to talk to me about.' What did they say?" PAM: "J told them you went out for lunch. What the hell; you've got to have lunch." SM: "That's right. That's the truth." An extended silence follows, and it is apparent that the speakers are anxiously awaiting the arrival of the inter- viewing Agents. PAM’: "Oh, here they come! Here they come!" ne (sueeiel dccata = “leso ead Gustne- OC distance as they are greeted by PETER A. MAGADDINO). ‘Here are the officers." (Apparently PETER A. is presenting the Agents to his father.) "Here, sit down. Sit down." Special agent[_____] commences the interview by asking STEVE MAGADDINO if he knows e whereabouts of ANGELO SBRUNO sr and during the course of his questioning he cites ring statute. STEVE denies knowing BRUNO, and tells mana Pe many people come to this establishment on business, and that he- doesn't take pictures of everyone who comes because they are too busy making a living. MAGADDINO also adds that if a person is ‘no good", he is not permitted on the premises, and tells the Agents that they can verify this with the "police force over here." MAGADDINO becomes very excited when the subject of VALACHI's allegations against him are brought up, and PETER A. MAGADDINO interrupts at this point to explain why his father is getting excited. PETER A. explains that STEVE has been harassed by many newspaper reporters. SA explains that the FBI has no control over the actions of such persons and only wishes to relate this interview to the whereabouts of ANGELO BRUNO. The interview is terminated at this point, and the reel ends. -2- KC 92-1259 Insofar as the above interview was entirely in English, the translator has assumed that the full details of Said interview are already available to the Buffalo Office, and therefore has not elaborated on it. Who: SAC, Kansas City (92-1259) (P) (a O SUBJECT: STEVE MAGADDINO JUNE 2) LE al rs Memorandum TO : Director, FBI (92-2924) DATE: 12/17/63 Attn : FBI Annex, Cryptanalysis Translation Sec. 2-Bureau (RM) 72- 29249 5% =e Somme im a e ~ * SORANOTIO ., & & cee) STATES GOVERNMENT AR Re Buffalo letter to Bureau dated 11/12/63; Bureau letter to Miami dated 11/15/63, and Miami letter to Kansas a City dated 12/3/63, containing three reels of tape with Sicilian conversations as reported by BU 280-C* on 11/9/63. Enclosed for Buffalo are aforementioned three reels of tape. Reel #1 R\ Se eno Plewie c"_, _ghe speakers contained hereon are STEVE MAGADDINO; PETER J<“MAGADDINO, andL___——si*i.§/-:=SThis' reel contains non- pertinent Sicilian conversation. However, for information purposes, the main topics of conversation are as follows: 1. STEVE MAGADDINO comments about the wearing of au eye glasses and states that he does not use his eye glasse ie. We except when he reads. g) 2. MAGADDINO begins to criticize, ina omar og fashion, PETER J. MAGADDINO's father by stating he lacks judgment, common sense and behaves unintelligently at Ames. PETER J. MAGADDINO more or less agrees with STEVE by saying, "Yeah, I know my father. I know my father." Towards the end of his criticism, STEVE mentions that PETER J.'s father and STEVE are the sons of two sisters and therefore are first cousins. ~ Reel #2 Xv - bor Da speakers contained hereon are STEVE MAGADDINO; PETER Aj MAGADDINO;.PETER J. MAGADDINO; [~___—_—=sidz@S;'-« SAM 2. 2-Buffalo (Enc.3) (RM) ALE] 1-Kansas City JS :lib (5) & KC 92-1259 yn at a S4r_* RANGATORE, and NINO MAGADDINO. The conversations contained on this reel are completely non-pertinent. STEVE MAGADDINO is heard mildly reprimanding some unknown young boy called - Thereafter, the various conversations concern themselves with such topics as the weather, shopping for food, and general living conditions. Reel #3 The speakers contained hereon are PETER A. MAGADDINO; STEVE MAGADDINO, and SAM RANGATORE. The conversations con- tained herein concern themselves entirely with non-pertinent subject matter and a discussion of national politics and problems. STEVE MAGADDINO expresses the opinion that the late President KENNEDY would not have been re-elected because "He actually has started a civil war in the South." He goes on to say that the Government should have alleviated the con- ditions of the Negro a little at a time, instead of arousing public sentiment and dissension among the states, as was done by the late President. NINO and STEVE MAGADDINO also comment and criticize the domestic policies of the late President KENNEDY as having embodied tactics used by a dictator and that "He should be impeached." Afterwards, STEVE MAGADDINO expresses the opinion that woman suffrage should be curtailed and that they should be excluded from public life. The group then return to dis- cussing the Negro problem, and STEVE makes some derogatory comments concerning the Negroes by comparing them to the early American Indians who lived in America as savages. b6 bic . ‘ o 7 y hod 7 . - vo , ‘ : , % , ty ~ * . : . . ~ me * . . Ed ab on . * . . - . = . \ ~ * DIRECTOR, FBE , 12/19/63 A 7 } (AYB bmn tots SRANSEReIOW: sorrow SAC, BUFFALO” VINCENT A, SCRO AR fn Bufile 92-227 — . _. °. Buffalo file 92-197-Sub 1 (P) RENE GADDINOs aka Pate 92~2 92h Buffalo file ob-61-Sub 3. (P) eh ‘As the Bureau is aware, this Office nas, over a period of time, been submitting material received from BU Bo..c8 and BU 280-C* for translation. The return of this material to. Buffalo has normally required from three to five weeks. assigned to this Office who are capable of processing this material afd in order to provide a work load for these translators; effective 12/19/63, no additional material will be submitted ‘ to the Bureau for processing, UACB. Any material requiring ’ processing will be retained by this Office unless an extremely urgent situation arises which would dictate submission of matérial ? In view of the imminent arrival of uransiators os to ‘the. Bureau. Cy) « Bureau Q'=» Buffalo | FBI rdke . (6) F2- 2924 423’ RECORDED — Ws G8 et 1969 CO _ SN e ea Ty omanemanecmentet wewmcceniie . y ensireahet | NITED STATES CQMMERNMENT $ Memorandum DIRECTOR, Fal BI (92-292!) TO: APTN: FBI L DATE: 12/16/63 CRYPTANALYSIS. "TRANSEATTON SECTION FROM: oh fysies BUFRALO (92-61-Sub 3) (P) SUBJECT: s MAGADDINO, aka AR There are enclosed herewith three reels of audio tape containing conversations ina Sicilian dialect as reported by BU 280-C¥ on 12/13/63. . The conversations of the following are recorded on b6 the audio tape: bICc REEL #L . REELS and ee MAGADDINO p AGADDINO pam MANGAS Ke 5 It is requested that a translator familiar with the Sicilian dialect translate and summarize the topics under discussion by those present, It is also requested that the results of the translations and audio tape be returned to the Buffalo Office, - pam If the enclosed material contains information of obvious interest to other offices, copies of the translation should be furnished such offices, I e L v 4 Chace lv” 3 | Va- 292.4- Ct 3 7 Bureau (nes. 3) (rat) _ NOT RECORDED = 8 DEC £81963 (4) ty TO FROM SUBJECT: Callahan Conrad DeLoach Evans Gale Rosen Sullivan “Tavel Trotter : Tele. Room j 7-41 (Rev. 5-7-63) oftionar FORM NO. 10 ie 5010-106 ~ . % 1962 EDITION ® GSE. hecho. 27 UN€tTED STATES GO'}@MNMENT Memorandum SAC, New York PATE: December 19, 1963 Director, FBI (92-2924) STEVE MAGADDINO, aka REGISTERED MATL AR Enclosed is certain foreign language material: Three reels of tape containing conversation in Sicilian, received from Buffalo by letter dated 12/16/63, copy of which is attached. This material was reported by BU 280-C* on 12/13/63. This material should be processed as indicated below: As requested by Buffalo, Please handle expeditiously. Following disposition should be made of enclosure and translation: Both to Buffalo, copy of the translation to the Bureau, attention For Annex. If the results of your review are not furnished the Seat of Government, in accordance with instructions set forth above, then the office initiating the request, to which translation is made available by you, has the responsibility of appropriately notifying the Bureau of any pertinent information contained therein. Ene. = 4 1 - Guffalo (92-61-Sub 3) TAILED 10 DEC 19 1963 COM M-FBI 685 FEED 4 sg" vero unit _] O-4a (Rev. 2-14-61} h > : : : . , ~ ake . ; . . _ --<"“Invetds of Contents from a FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION _ WASHINGTON, D. Cc.” Case References Date December 23, 1963 STEVE MAG RINO, aka Consigned to; SAC, New York _ Buffle.(92-2924)~ } a 63f . List of Contents { i Te ~- 1: a nee! . 12/23/63 7s ” hoe 3 7 Cc tT ° . XxX LF frat ‘Evidence. . 3 as ein Documen . OLY, a a ' Four Reels . . Electronics . ~ 7 } . | - _fPhysics-Chemistry ~ REGISTERED MAIL ; Yee . LFPS. “- . SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: Mail Room, place date of shipment and registry number; Shipping Room, show date of shipment; billsof lading number ard initial this invoice; then return it to section checked’ in column at right. After this checked. section has “Oo invoice should be placed in administrative file. BP. on | , we , : &S JAN EG G4 PBI Date: 12/23/63 I I | ~VLe a : I ~ * % = H I | I I | I (Type in plain text or code) Vie ALRTEL AIR MAIL ! (Priority or Method of Mailing) | TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (92-292!) FROM: SAC, BUFFALO (92-61) (P) srevieaGaDDINO AR Ar WEEKLY SUMMARY AIRTEL The following is a summary of information furnished by BU 280-C* for the period 12/16 - 22/63: . : CI advised that STEVE MAGADDINO had engaged in extensive conversation on 12/16/63 with SAM RANGATORE, PETER A, MAGADDINO, and several unidentified individuals in Italian, which is not comprehended by the informant. On 12/17/63, Cl again advised that the subject had had a conversation in Italian with PETER A. and PETER J. MAGADDINO, as well as ANTONIO MAGADDINO, - CI advised that subject met with and possibly others during whic indicated that he would definitely run for Congress. told the subject that h ed MAGADDINO to speak to JOHN MONTANA in Buffalo when begins his campaign for Congress and was assured by MAGADDINO that they would do the best they know how for[ ___Hndzeatea that if he had been in Congress when the recent investigation started (possibly referring to the VALACHI testimony) he would have stopped it. On 12/19/63 subject was observed in conversation in Italian with members of his family, but it was not, com- prehended by the informant. ae ay GF, 2. e ZY oof: BS, th Y £3 te Bureau (am) vi oS 1283 “I~ Buffalo ae i - a AN dan AER Approved: ( : € Ge: Wick oe octal on 12/20/63, sunaeet had a conversation in’ Italian at various times during the day with SAM RANGATORE, JOHN (GAMMILLIERL) and other members of his family. On 12/21/63, subject again had a conversation in Italian with SAM RANGATORE, JOHN CAMMILLIERT, ANTONIO : MAGADDINO and other members of his family. On the after~ noon of 12/21/63, CL observed subject, JOHN @MMILLIERI and ' an individual who may possibly have been JOSEPH: FALCONE of Utica, New York have.an extensive conversation in . Italian. . Ly ; on 12/22/63, CL observed: subi with PETER’ A. MAGADDINO, . On 12/22/7635 CL '@180° ‘advise a male, had indicated to PETER A, MAGADDI is contemplating building a 24 unit motel, but needs b6 b7c to borrow money. PETER A, MAGADDINO made Reccbente to borrowing money from a bank. —— ee ee fi i | | | , : | OFTIGRARFORM NO. 10 @ ‘ UNITED STATES ee $ Memorandum | TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924) DATE: December 16, 1963 Attn: FBI Annex, Cryptanalysis and ry Translation Section Hf > $AC, KANSAS CITY (92-1259) (P) by O JUNE SUBJECT: STEVE MAGADDINO AR Jb Pe) Zs Re Buffalo letter to Bureau, dated 11-4-63; Bureau letter to Miami, dated 11-6-63; and Miami letter to Kansas City, dated 12-3-63 with enclosed three reels of tape con- taining Sicilian conversations as reported by BU 280-C* on 11-2-63., b6 Enclosed for Buffalo are aforementioned three reels of tape. os REEL NO, 1 a # ace ea Me fe . The speakers are STEVE MAGADDINO, SAM RANGATORE, Coe / nL PETER A, and PETER J: GADDINO, and » This reel ! gontains many “fon=pertinent~subjects, such as a discussion of the royal families of Belgium and Italy; obtaining a fountain punch bowl for some banquet to be given by the sons and daughters of Italy, and a brief discourse concern- ing a leukemia victim, However, the following and somewhat pertinent conversation takes place in both English and Sicilian: For purposes of brevity, the above-named speakers will be designated by their respective initials. SR: They picked up PAT ( ). (Speaker may possibly be referring to PAT/NATARELLI, ) re SM: When? For what? Pn ey Tite 292Y_ — Lb a : Zp ac a? ee NOT! RECORDED \ ED ~ Bureau (RM) 11 DEG 49-1963 2 - Buffalo (92-61 Sub. 3)(Enc. SS cau 1 - Kansas City 30 JS: MET (6) ; »4 er JAN 2 1964 KC 92-1259 SR: For lottery. PAM: No. He beat the case. SR: I know, But this is for another one. It just happened. SM: Where? SR: It’s right here. SM: But they dismissed the case. That was the case he had in ---uh---—uh---uh--- b6 PAM: In Albany. b7c SM: Yeah. Albany. PAM: For insufficient evidence. SM: They had brought him to Utica. PAM: Well, you got the Courier Express - this morning, It says they picked him up. They indicted; they arrested; but they just picked him up for ques- tioning. SR: It don't make no difference though, PAM: I could be mistaken too, SM: The girl called[_——Cids and tO him that [___fphonetic) threw it out. Now, when did they pinch him again? The other day or today? PAM: This morning's paper says his case was thrown out for insufficient evidence. SR: Yes, but that was for the first case. He had only one charge in the first case. SM; Wait. Listen to me. For the first case, he finished six months. He served his sentence. The second one was this. Now, they picked him up yesterday. Not that he was arrested. PAM: No. They picked him up for questioning. (End of Reel) ED ec | aioe eke, “S if 4 KC 92-1259 REEL NO, 2 The speakers are: PETER A. MAGADDINO, PETER J. MAGADDINO, STEVE MAGADDINO,[_ sd and two unknown b6 males. b7C This reel is entirely non-pertinent. The conversants discuss such topics as motor fo ice and food. A client of the funeral parlor, enters at one point and speaks to PETER A, MAGADDINO regarding funeral arrangements for his mother-in-law who has just died in Florida and wishes her body transported to New York. REEL NO, 3 The speakers are; STEVE MAGADDINO, PETER A, and ss PETER J, MAGADDINO. This reel also completely non-pertinent except for information purposes. A long discourse by STEVE MAGADDINO to PETER J. MAGADDINO in which he generally criticizes the char- acter, habits, and personality of PETER J, MAGADDINO's father. xe ot od My ‘a ”~ f. Translation Section Yio SAC, KANSAS CITY (92~1259 ) (P) OPTIONAL FORM NO, 10 5010-104 ‘ UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924) DATE: December 16, 1963 Attn: FBI Annex, Cryptanalysis and JUNE supject: STEVE MAGADDINO AR wy ae Y Re Buffalo letter to Bureau, dated 11-6-63; Bulet to es dated 11-8-63; and Miami letter to Kansas City dated 12-3-63 with enclosed two reels of tape containing Sicilian conversation as reported by BU 280-C* on 11-5-63, Enclosed for Buffalo are aforementioned two reels of tape. The speakers in both reels are: STEVE MAGADDINO, SAM RANGATORE, and an unknown male. For purposes of brevity, the speakers, hereinafter, will be designated by their respec- tive initials. This reel begins with a conversation between STEVE Cl I MAGADDINO and SAM RANGATORE somewhere off in the distance. (: Their conversation was for the most part inaudible, unintel- 7: ligible and muffled due to the distance and the loud background. | ]- sounds of passing autos. However, the theme of their conver- sation was determined to be a commentary on a recent election wherein some unidentified candidate was unsuccessful and the conversants are critical of him. SAM RANGATORE is heard to say, "How can they say he don't like the Italians?" RANGATORE also mentions that a group of three men control the "block." 7B? - Bureau (RM) REEL NO. 2 Reel begins with a non-—pertinent discussion by STEVE MAGADDINO concerning an automobile mechanic who had tried to a REC BR F2~ 292 7— Ab! 9 — Buffalo (92-61 Sub.€B)(Enc. 2)(RM) NOTRECORDED 1 - Kansas City 11 DEC 3977963 JS: MES 6 (6) us KC 92-1259 pad the bill on some repair work he had done on MAGADDINO's car. Immediately following this non-pertinent discussion, STEVE MAGADDINO and SAM RANGATORE apparently walk off in the distance, and their conversation becomes highly unintelligible due to their muffled tones and loud background sounds. How- ever, a portion of this conversation is set out as follows: SM: What percentage doed _ ave? SR: (Whispered, unintelligible and muffled) SM: Don't believe it. (Several sentences inaudible and unintelligible) SR: [| _ ook everything. SM: That's not true! Don't believe it! That no good stool pigeon, he (remaining several sentences inaudible). A long period of silence follows and then the conversation pertains to a brief comment concerning food and other non-pertinent matter, AM RANGATORE :takes leave of STEVE MAGADDINO and PETER A‘ GADDINO by stating that he is going over to see STEVE MAGADDINO then walks off in the distance and hoids a non-pertinent conver- sation in both English and Sicilian, + x a OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 : 5010-104 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Ad ey, Memorandum TO : DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924) DATE: 12/16/63 f Attn: FBI Annex, Cryptanalysis and ¢, Translation Section (ee SAC, KANSAS CITY (92-1259) (P) : O JUNE b6 init STEVE MAGADDINO Bue eye : AR Re Buffalo letter to Bureau, dated 11/8/63; Bulet to Miami, dated 11/13/63; Miami letter to Kansas City, dated 12/3/63 enclosed with one reel of tape reporting Sicilian con- versation by BU 280-C* on 11/7/63. Enclosed for Buffalo is aforementioned one reel of tape. j and NINO“MAGADDINO. This reel is completely non- ae pertinent except for minor ortions which are somewhat relevant PETER A. MAGADDINO and ore mt a few facetious comments about the FBI. STEVE hen interjects a comment that ne had turned on his television set and heard a news commentator referring to him and shut off the television. r Lf a PETER al BEREASECl briefly comments about the recen scandal involving and states that the investigation of| ___|activities will not go very far because of the many ‘big people" involved. It seems that he is expressing his opinion rather than stating information he might have of his own. hi . The speakers are STEVE MAGADDINO, PETER ue, | 7 /* —— Shortly thereafter, JIMMY LA DUCA calls on the telephone and holds a prief discussion in English concerning a funeral expense with PETER A. MAGADDINO. by PETER A, MAGADDINO,[___—séd|):s and NINO MAGADDINO. REC | ao 3 B 92924 My o (3+Bureau (RM) acest aly Pena 3-Buffalo (92-61 Sub. 3) (ne, 1)-€RM) Not RECORDED Reel terminates with several irrelevant comments “0 1-~Kansas City ; or 8 71 DEC 3 963 JS:mej/1ib ai a0) (6) a pameseTsSst as - 2 2) B 5010-106 P NMENT ‘ - Memorandum TO © SAC, Noor York PATE: December 23, 1963 FROM =: Director, FBI (92-2024) Alo5 k 7 REGISHBRED MATE J Ce SUBRIEST: STEVE MAGADDINO, alka } AR ( a Bpebesededercencain sferedenelapenees material a There are being transmitted under separate cover by registered raail four reels, containing conversation in Sicilian, received from Euffalo by letter dated 12/17/63, copy of which is attached. This material wag reported by BU 280-C* on 12/16/63. This material should be procersed as indicated below: 48 requestcd by Sulfalo. Please handle expeditiously. Following disposition should be made of enclosure and translation: Both to Buffalo, copy of the translation to the Bureau, attention FI Annex. If the results of your review are not furnished the Seat of Government, in accordance with instructions set forth above, then the office initiating the request, to which translation is made available by you, has the responsibility of appropriately notifying the Bureau of any pertinent information contained therein. Ene. ~-j \ i ~ Buffalo (92-G1-Sub 3) Tolson : Belmont ae Mohr Casper Callahan-. Conrad ——+ DeLoach Evans Rosen Sullivan Tavel 6 Trotter as on “an a) i Tele. Room T Holmes Gandy MAIL ROOM ELETYPE unit L_ “5 . B010-408-08 a on Ns S emorandum FTO i: - DIRECTOR, FBI (aga 7 DATE:: 12/17/63 _ aaa “ ATTN: EBI LABORATORY —— aia oe ’ CRYPTANALYSIS-TRANSLATION SECTION FROM: Re ot aie a) ye SAC, BUFFALO (92-61-Sub 3) (P) STEVE MAGADDINO, aka ~ AR -There are enclosed herewith four reels of audio- -tape containing conversations in a masa dialect as repor ted by BU 280-C*-on 12/16/63. - The conversations of the BOTT OWNS. are -recorded on the audio-tape: b6 b7c . ed Reels ee Of Pe Reels ae dl ‘| & 3} STEVE MAGS 1) STEVE MAGADDINO- fq PETER ASM ( 2) PETER A, MAGADDINO At _ (3) SAMARANGATORE - (3) SAM RANGATORE ; ra i. & : 4) Unknown male #L - 6) i? SAM RANGATORE rt is. requested that a translator familiar : / with the Sicilian dialect translate and summarize the ne topics under discussion by those present. It is also - requested that the results of thé translations and ; Sudio-tape be returned to the Buffalo Office. = | oo i If the enclosed material contains inf ormation of.obvious interest to other Offices, copies of the ; trapslagion should be furnished such Offices. Pe poe ’ ye . . J ‘e o Muneat (Ene » (RM) — 1 - Buffalo _ &3 { cer ne r ten 20-27 24, aa | te . §4 DE ee yy. SOE ae, ; -) GH Sez, Pe ue | ry ; le Pete OY) Cpa tr ne ly 4 /2/ 2B 63 a Lopate? on () ann Po 9 mt e Se re NAL, FORM NO. 10 5010-106-03 < : “ eee - % ‘. Ri ty oil : UNITED STATE RNMENT a8 DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924) _ 12/18/63 “a ATTN: FBI LABORATORY pare: 18/18/ CRYPTANALYSTS-TRANSLATION SECTION SAC, BUFFALO (92-61-Sub 3) (P) SUBJECT: STEVE MAGADDINO, aka AR There is enclosed herewith one reel of audio-tape containing conversations in a Sicilian dialect as reported by BU 280-c* on 12/17/63. The conversations of the following are recorded on the audio-tape: STEVE MAGADDINO PETER A, MAGADDINO PETER J. MAGADDINO NINO MAGADDINO . It is requested that a translator familiar with the Sicilian dialect translate and summarize the topics under discussion by those present. It is also requested that the results of the translations and audio-tape be returned to the Buffalo Office. If the enclosed material contains information of obvious interest to other offices, copies of the translation should be furnished such offices. Pome Q- Bureau cine, (RM) aBs;irz S . G. sa ¥ OT PBs 6 21983 | ee 44 baa Geen, € 7-416 Ee OPTIONAL TO SAC, Now York DATE: December 24, 1963 FROM Director, FBI (92-2524) SUBJECT: STEVE MAGADDINO, aka +. BEGTSTERED MACE AR ; Enclosed is certain foreign language material: a One reel of tape containing conversation in Sicilian, received from Buffalo by letter dated 12/18/63, copy of which is attached. This material was reported by BU 280-C* on 12/17/63. This material should be processed as indicated below: As requested by Buffalo. Please handle expeditiously. Following disposition should be made of enclosure and translation: ‘ Both to Buffalo, copy of the translation to the Bureau, attention FBI Annex. ; If the results of your review are not furnished the Seat of Government, in accordance with instructions set forth above, then the office initiating the request, to which translation is made available by you, has the responsibility of appropriately notifying the Bureau of any pertinent information contained therein. _ Enc. 9 i - Buffalo (92-61-Sub 3) Tolson Bel 6 a ) Casper ~~ Dey ns : Callah . 5 Coued. ; 7 iy MAILED 25 ag . ! 4 DeLoach a /, bres : ati 73 Evans 4 DEC 2 4 1963 ; Gale te * Lt nS _COMM-EBI reas . Tele. Room™ Holmes ‘Gandy i toes) DEG auy i" Nin MAIL ROOM TELETYPE unit L_l } ~ pp.36 (Rev. 12-13-56) x 7 ee a | | e. 4, 18 | FBI | Date: 12/30/63 | Transmit the following in (Type in plain text or code) Via ____ATREEL AIR MATL - REGISTERED | (Priority or Method of Mailing) | TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924) ee a BUFFALO (92-61) (P) STEVE MAGADDINO AR 9 WEEKLY SUMMARY AIRTEL The following is a summary of information furnished py BU 280-C* for the period 12/23-29/63: On 12/24/63 GI advised that subject met with PETER A. \ MAGADDINO, PETER J, MAGADPDINO, SAM RANGATORE, and two individuals whom informant believed to be ANTONIO MAGADDINO and JOSEPH FINO. Several other unidentified men were also present. Portions ef the conversation were in Italian, which is not comprehended py the informant. ‘That portion of the conversation in English appeared to refer to the recent arrest of JOSEPH FINO and the sestimony of officers of the Buffalo, New York, PD before the Wi Senate Rackets Committee. CI also advised that VINCENT SCRO wt and PEPER A, MAGADDINO had a conversation concerning telephone tapping and had made efforts to determine if the telephone in the Magaddino Memorial Chapel was tapped. SCRO related to infrmant that he believed the telephone in his office was tapped and that he attempts to counteract this by the use of a transisto radio which would interfere with the transistors in any wire tapping equipment. On 12/26/63 CL observed the subject conversing in Italian but was unable to determine the full content of the conversation. CMs ag REC 18 2 - 2924-L0y O- Bureau (AM-RM) meneleaeaiienl ~ Buffalo ; (iy jmb or S JAN 2 1964 CE We C7, —— Ue Aa 5 o JANE AW files nati a “ Approved]! Sel 2 SM: 2 Per ae Special Agent in Charge wr -- 6 #3 ©4z¢€ BU 92-61 On 12/27/63. CL observed subject in conversation with several individuals whom informant believed may have . however the conversation — peen JOHN GAMMILLERI and appeared to be of a social nature. CI furnished no pertinent information on 12/23,25, 28, and 29/63 e we Ai 1-36 (Rev. 12-13-56) I i “ I is ; | a I FBI | [ | I ! Date: 1/6/64 (Type in plain text or code) ATRTEL ATR MAIL - REGISTERED i (Priority or Method of Mailing) I TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924) FROM: SAC, BUFFALO (92-61) (P) STEVECMAGADDINO AR WEEKLY SUMMARY AIRTEL Following is a summary of in®rmation furnished by BU 280-C* for the period 12/30/63-1/5/64: On 12/30/63, CI advised that[ naa contacted PETER A. MAGADDINO and indicated that he was having trouble with MAGADDINO's account because of the adverse publicity in newspapers. He stated that General Accident would not handle MAGADDINO any longer but believed he could place MAGADDINO's account with Hartford Company. Informant believed that this referred to automobile insurance, On 12/31/63, CI advised that the subject had met at various times during the day with PETER A, MAGADDINO, PETER J. MAGADDINO, SAM RANGATORE FRED RANDACCIO, ROY CARLISI, and nd that the conversations were primarily in Italian which is not comprehended by the informant. On 1/2/64, CI advised that he had observed the subject, SAM RANGATORE, ANTONIO MAGADDINO, PETER A. and PETER J. MAGADDINO and one or two other unidentified men- On 1/3/64, CI again observed the subject, RANGATORE, PETER A, and PETER J, MAGADDINO oe as in Italian. il - Buffalo FB: jmo 5 JAN 9 1964 si = os eM Per $8 V7 in Charge Special ‘Age (B)- Bureau (AM-RM) ae 7. fg. AGP piled BU 92-61 On 1/4/64, CI observed subject, VINCENT SCRO, SAM RANGATORE, and PETER A, MAGADDINO conversing in Italian. It appeared to the informant that SCRO was working on books, possibly for the preparation of income tax returns. CL furnished no pertinent information on 1/1/64 . and 1/5/64. kee dy, OPTIONAL FO NO. 10 a Se 5030-104 ~ @ ~ “""" (UNITED STATES eee ee - =~ Memorandum TO : DATE: DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924) 1/6/64 (ATT: FBI ANNEX) . FROM 5 Gy JUNE \ SAC, NEW YORK (92-864) aa: (4 SUBJECT: re. STEVE MAGADDINO aka AR (00: BUFFALO) Re Bureau letter dated 12/13/63. Enclosed herewith for the Buffalo Office are the three reels of tape containing conversation in Sicilian, which were received in the NYO with relet. The Bureau had received these reels with Buffalo leter dated 12/11/63, and bé they contain material reported by BU 280-C* on 12/10/63. but These tapes were reviewed by sl and transiator[_____ jana there follows -a summary of these ree reels: Conversation furnished by BU 280-C* on 12/10/63, on Reel No. 1, is considered to have no intelligence value MAGADDINO's conversation consists of comments on newspaper Fe fo stories regarding FRANK SINATRA's son's kidnapping. il BU 280-C* advised that on reels two and three, there is no information considered to have any intelligence ‘- value. MAGADDINO's topic of conversation is in regard to cooking spaghetti. He later relates expériences he had with the FBI, but his conversation on this matter had appeared several times in previous tanslations. On reel number 3, FRED RANDACCIO advises PETER J, oe MAGADDINO that their business (funeral business) should AN” ! Jie (92-2924 ) et 2-Buffalo (92-61¢Sub 3) (Encls. 3) (RM) 1-New York (92-864) CGD:bfh s tga fey (5) &y an 22 -L7ap fy d ants 1964 NY 92-864 include a little more cooperation on the part of its employees. RANDACCIO explains that if this (cooperation) . is upheld, their business would be a little more efficient. “y N gi JAN 2.0%964 OPTIONAL FORM 170. 10 5010-104 UNITED STATES couaenr & Memorandum “2 DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2921) DATE: 1/8/64 (ATTENTION: FBI ANNEX) cas af AC, NEW YORK (92-864) JUNE STEVE Cre aka AR SUBJECT: (00: BUFFALO) Re Bureau letter dated 12/19/63. Enclosed herewith for the Buffalo Office are the three reels of tape received by the NYO with referenced letter. The Bureau had received these reels with Buffalo letter dated 12/16/63 and they contain material reported by BU 280-C*¥ on 12/13/63. There follows a summary of these three reels: Reel Number 1 BU 280-C* advised on 12/13/63, STEVE MAGADDINO and subjects had a conversation in which MAGADDINO instructed those present “to do the right thing”. By doing this they will not be under fire. Also MAGADDINO elaborated on this point without mentioning any names, places or pertinent facts in conversation, b6 Reel Number 1 Translated by SA [ ama bIC Translator[ Reel Number 2 BU 280-C* advised on 12/13/63, STEVE MAGADDINO and subjects had the following conversation in the Sicilian diakéct. Summary furnished by Translator rey seth Vpe ae: Ma lenehe. Ga NOT R CORDED 2-Buffalo (92-601-Su els. RM 1-New York (92-864) JAN -2—i964 CGD: bfh (5) NY 92-86 Thacagieut: ‘MAGADDINO's discourse, his eotueveatton: was sporadic. The sections which were intelligible are those in which MAGADDINO is apparently having a social conversation. The topics in which f® discusses, concerns cooking and also the study required in becoming a lawyer. He also mentions an unsub who became a lawyer, but does not elaborate on it. There is no information in reel which can be considered valuable to the Bureau. Reel. Number 3 BU 280-C* advisal on this date that MAGADDINO and unsub had a politital discussion. Their discourse included. . STALIN's and KHRUSCHCHEV's political policies. MAGADDINO also mentions the various places which were named in honor ‘of President KENNEDY, He also mentions LYNDON B. JOHNSON's policies in regard to spending money. Later MAGADDINO and subject have Siaibaicn concerning dogs. No pertinent information receied from 2° tape. Translation by b7C Soio—1e4—01 : x ‘UNITED STATES GOVR@IMENT = s a , . = 4 ~ Memorandum. Sas ‘\ 70 ‘: - Director, FBI (92-2924) pare: 4/14/64 e : FBI Annex, Cryptanalysis Translation Sec. lex: SAC, Kansas City (92-1259). (P) | ( supecr: «STEVE MAGADDINO * JUNE J “= ‘Re Bureau letter to Kansas City dated 11/21/63, . which enclosed Buffalo letter to Bureau dated 11/15/63 and one reel of tape containing conversation in Sicilian as reported by BU 280-C* on 11/15/63. a . Enclosed for Buffalo is aforementioned one reel of | tape. oe The speakers contained hereon are STEVE MAGADDINO _\ and PETER J, MAGADDINO. The conversation is sporadic and -. consists. solely of a general criticism by STEVE MAGADDINO of somé unidentified person who allegedly drinks too much, and is, accused by MAGADDINO‘of being an inveterate liar. — . PETER .J. MAGADDINO seems to agree half-—heartedly with STEVE's comméfits. «Possibly, this criticism by STEVE is of NINO : WAGADDINO, zvhom he has criticized from time to time in the - Sey ete & 2 2 paste ow we TRF rg oo oe . h fer = bo Vad aes ae v ) a: = : -, = 7s . O Bo. ae / BeBurear ER ep Ni 2 ee 3 oe, ee : BBureau , (RM). aa " Diy te ae 7 “S-puffalo (Enc.1)(RI) vi ek oe _i-Kansas City fe ; ‘JS: lib soni _, €6)" 7 : ' ate be , Soe BOBTLS SAB aa at , wt {\ WS BF res ae Pee EPS tee OPTIONAL FORM'NG. 10 ate ~ : : 501010401 : . UNITED STATES es Ty 6 -Memorandum = -_ ” Director, FBI (92-2924) pare:. 1/14/64 ee oe © FBI Annex, Cryptahalysis Translation Sec. ie : SAC, Kansas City (92-1259). (P) . JIU NE aa ° §TEVE MAGADDINO o- Re Bureau letter to Kansas City dated 11/21/63 which enclosed Buffalo letter to Bureau dated 11/18/63 and . one reel of tape containing conversation: dino ‘Sicilian as moporTe’ by BU 280-C* on 11/1/63. ; ’ Enélosed for Buffalo is aforementioned one reel of tape. . The conversants contained on this reel of tape are Y wanianasaey eames PETER J. HAGADDINO; NINO MAGADDINO, » and . Ee OIC _ Subject matter contained hereon: is entirely non _ ' pertinent. The few and sporadic Sicilian comments and . remarks mide by the speakers are non-pertinent, repititious, and. incidental to the- Eee conversation. ” core (RM) ‘2--Buffal6é (Ene.1) (RM) 1-Kansas City JS: Lib. (8) ; bag : on Wy : eh Gq ee ae 7 a 29: 2 . | Wor RECO sa oe . m : ¢ {i K ane ab a sey is ‘JAN 2 yet ; eae a se } Bo P oe WIJNITED STATES GO MENT oe ee @ | Memorandum ee a a e a ae ‘ ; . os a pireétor, FBI (92-2 924) DATE: 1/14/64 es 2 -FBI fame) Cryptanalysis Translation Sec. — oe . + Hose - -gac, Kansas City (92-1259) (P) 7 ji ; : Oe i = h : « _ bP : oe . SUBJECT: ~ STEVE MAGADDINO : -. JUNE Cy . Re Bureau letter to Karisas Gity dated 11/21/63 which enclosed: Buffalo letter to Buréau dated E1/18/63 and ., two reels of tape containing conversation in Sicilian, as reported eee BU 280-C* on. 11/14/63. a . “Enclosed for Buffalo are aforementioned two reels of tape. Pe Diy 3; J ; b6 Reel #l . , a ans we ve ie ‘The epestses: are STEVE MAGADDINO;. PETER, A. MAGADDINO; —_ an. unidentified male. The subject Matter - . ¥eported on this reel is uninformative and somewhat pertinent | - ‘in that STEVE MAGADDINO comments in a general. fashion about his interview with FBI Agents. He remarks that he. cannot. be blamed by the authorities if he does not. know or: recognize any person. ' about whom he might be questioned... He goes on to explain that '- he told the FBI Agents that he cantiot possibly recall or remember all of the people that ‘come and go from his place of business. Subsequent to this asscussion{ Leaves. ‘Thereafter, STEVE and FETER. A, MAGADDINO hold a non-pertinent. -discussion with some unidentified man regarding cancer cases. Apparently, the unidentified man is suffering from some undetermined ailment, and. ig afraid to visit a doctor, Both STEVE and. PETER ‘finally succeed in convincing this person to visit a doctor by telling him about cancer.cases which were ‘ cured in their early stages... PETER telephones a .and arrangés an appointment for the unidentified man for the following day. STEVE admonishes the man by telling, him he doés not believe or. trust‘ this man when he. promises that he * will keep the appointment, ; math the doctor,’ General comments Aogarding: ahs subject mateo continue, to yee ee ee “a e reel, EO GT Ge) “Ee : — oe Reel #2. ay oe er ie: EASA Br 634 : ae : SAGADDINO continues: #5 ids goussion regarding’ Keipe ar aeieens 68 not immediately, taking care of a oa c condition. ey | 3 *Bureau (RM) 5 Buffalo (Enc. 2) (RED. ae 1-Kansas City, ; e JHEP PB J : “UNITED STATES ee ee _ PY, Memorandum TO DIRECTOR, FBI (92-292!) pate: 1/13/64 (ATT: FBI ANNEX) FROM JUNE 14 AC, NEW YORK (92-864) SUBJECT: { STEVE MAGADDINO aka (4 AR (00: BUFFALO ) Re Bureau letter dated 12/24/63. Enclosed for the Buffalo Office is the one reel of tape received in the NYO with referenced Bureau letter. The Bureau had received this reel with Buffalo letter dated eee and it contains material reported by BU 280-C* on 12/17/63. Reel Number 1 BU 280-C¥ advised on 12/17/63, STEVE MA@ADDINO and subjects have a social conversation. Summary furnished BE py Translator. ———~—C—. | MAGADDINO's discussions pic are solely upon building a business. He relates that "if anyone doesn't have friends (business connections) and has money, that person will starve. Years and years have to pass in order for a person to build his business and make money. If a man has to put his hand out for a nickel, that man has no ambition", MAGADDINO later discusses his "family tree". There is no information in reel which can be considered valuable or pertinent. es 2-Bureau (92-2924) ft 2-Buffalo (92-61-Sub 3) (Encl. 1) (RM) 1-New York (92-864) CGD: bfh (5) a / a 6" JAN22 1964 “oe OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 a ot 5010-104 _. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT ; - Memorandum DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924) DATE: January 14, 1964 Attn: FBI Annex, Cryptanalysis and 4 Translation Section iy, SAC, KANSAS CITY (92-1259) (P) JUNE iY . STEVE MAGADDINO | AR Re Bureau letter to Kansas City dated 11/21/63 with attached Buffalo letter to Bureau, dated 11/19/63, i and three reels of tape containing conversation in Sicilian . as reported by BU 280-C* on 11/18/63. ‘ Enclosed for Buffalo are aforementioned three reels of tape. REEL NO. 1 The speakers contained hereon are JOHN CAMMILLERI, STEVE MAGADDINO, and PETER A. MAGADDINO. The subject matter discussed is related to FBI interviews and surveillances,. JOHN CAMMILLERI : I brought him $1500 this morning. There was the other guy with him too. STEVE MAGADDINO : There was a guy this morning, a Government man. I saw him. PETER A. MAGADDINO: Oh, that same guy. He's from Internal Revenue. He's not FBI. Where the hell does he come off to ask who you are associated with? STEVE MAGADDINO : Wait. Let me tell you. I saw him. He was ina car. I told RANGATORE to follow me in his car and I would go and order some flowers. Later, we hardly had reached 13th Street and we met the other cuckold with the badge. Now, I don't mind if he was ’FBI asking questions because he'd be asking to find out |: something. pBut this cuckold is for je! taxes only.” ee a) <"_3/— Bureau (RM) 72-2. 2 —- Buffalo (92-61-Sub 3) (Enc. 3) (RM) oe = 1 - Kansas City ToT E JS :MEI iad / (6) Gi” JAN av ie" KC 92-1259 STEVE MAGADDINO then proceeds to tell about his past interviews with FBI Agents wherein he allegedly has told them all the same thing, to wit: "Tf you have someone who can accuse me of anything, come over here and arrest me.” HAGADDINO then remarks that L_————_—s|s (phonetic) (phonetic), is_a fine fellow; that is with the "bank": id a fine job for MAGADDINO and when [ (does a "job," he does it | perfectly. ae JOHN CAMMILLERI and STEVE MAGADDINO begin another conversation which is for the most part unintelligible because the speakers are off in the distance and speak in very low, whispered tones. However, certain portions of the conversation which wereaudible seem to indicate the topic under discussion concerns some Italian-American politicians in the Buffalo area who have turned against MAGADDINO. They are accused by MAGADDINO and CAMMILLERI of aiding others in destroying the good rep ion of the Italians. MAGADDINO mentions the names of (phonetic) and(——“C™sCSCSCSCSCYS (phonetic) and characterizes them with many obscenities. He remarks that phonetic) has not made one Italian; that degenerate: G NO then comments about (phonetic) in the following fashion: "There's that cuckold,|___|. He's come down here several times giving me the bull each time. One time he'd say he had to go to Washington and was with the President, with this one and that one. Even though he's with the “bank'! the cuckold will always throw me the bull.” The next portion of a conversation between STEVE MAGADDINO and JOHN CAMMILLERI is whispered in very low tones and rendered completely inaudible by the dialing of a tele- phone. Then MAGADDINO and CAMMILLERI are heard discussing an interview had by JOHN CAMMILLERI with either an Internal Revenue Service Agent or the FBI. The following dialogue takes place, mostly in English and some Sicilian: Pee ee KC 92-1259 STEVE MAGADDINO: Tell him, if he wants to know anything about me, to come and see me. JOHN CAMMILLERI: He asked me for my tax Stamp....ecceoees that's the only tax stamp I got. He said, "How come NICOLETTI don't have a tax stamp?” 6 I said, "Why don't you go and ask NICOLETTI? - b7c Why do you ask me about NICOLETTI?" Then he said, "What's your association with PETE MAGADDINO? I said, "That, I can answer you. When I was four years old; you see that brick house down there? That's where I used to live. I was born and raised here. When I was four years old, that man used to take me by the hand and buy me ine cream cones. That's how I know Mr. MAGADDINO. I can remember Mr. MAGADDINO as long as I can remember my own name. In 1938, I couldn't even buy groceries. Mr. MAGADDINO created a job for me. He gave me a job so I could support my family. That's what I can tell you about my association with Mr. MAGADDINO." I was just waiting for him. STEVE MAGADDINO: ..........He asked me about you and the other guy. (Reel ends at this point) REEL NO. 2 MAGADDINO makes several non-pertinent comments about some unidentified person with an enormous apetite. Entire reel is non-pertinent. REEL NO. 3 This reel contains several non-pertinent English and Sicilian conversations. The only somewhat pertinent subject matter discussed is a brief comment by STEVE MAGADDINO concerning and pointed out his case as an example for others as To how ey should answer when questioned. KC 92-1259 STEVE MAGADDINO: You_see that other guy the other day...... D6 He took the Fifth Amendment from bIC the beginning to the end. You know him. You know his name. A big shot. A big, name. He used to bring them girls and everything. We all should do the same thing. Because all these things are lies. They are putting on a circus. They are taking information without any basis for it. That no good bum (this is an apparent reference to JOSEPH VALACHI) has named things and names of 35 years ago. How can they accept this? That cuckold, VALACHI? As 5 FBI , i vate an: | Nad P3ts Moh © ANG }o* ls Gasper. e ep “' Seligkan uw ae | oe. | I | I I | (Type in plain text or code) Mr. Tavel.. | £ Myr. Trotter ATRTEL ATR MAIL - REGISTERED MATL y 3 Tele. Room. (Priority or Method of Mailing) Weld Holmes » . D-36 (Rev. 12-13-5€) 7 FE PS EE OIC P oan _ Wy. Telson. “Mr. Belmont. “My. Conrad. » “Te ~hye ech... vin Gifs: “Ie. Grle » Mr. Rosen. ¢ Db. Sullivan Date: 1/1,/6h. a= » Miss Gandy. TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (92-292)) FROM: ,SAC, BUFFALO (92-61) (P) q = STEVE MAGADDINO AR WEEKLY SUMMARY ATRTEL Set forth below is a summary of information furnished by Bu 280-C# for the period 1/6 through 1/12/6h. On 1/6/64, CI observed the subject, FRED RANDACCIO, and JIMMY, (LNU), who is apparently from Erie and may be identical to JAMES P. SALAMONE, in conversation which was in Italian which was not comprehended by the informant and speaking in almost inaudible tones. Later in the afternoon, CI observed the subject, DAN SANSANESE, SAM RANGATORE, ANTONIO MAGADDINO, and PETER A. MAGADDINO in conversation in the Italian language. When leaving, SANSANESE indicated he would return the following week. V/s, On 1/7/64, CI observed subject in conversation with various individuals throughout the day speaking primarily in Italian and not comprehended by the informant. Subject indicated he would visit the doctor on 1/8/6l.. During that day, PETER MACK advised the subject that a politican, had visited his bowling alley and expressed an interest in bowling with ANTONIO MAGADDINO. On 1/8/6l., Reneeeel who may be an automobile insurance agent, indicate Oo the subject that he was acquainted with[ | amd VINCENT SCRO. (The _ 4 fn Gad IAL A, “© JAN 16 1964 Special Agent in Charge “ -- 1 2 ‘ \ by BU 92-61 subject ea a be honest with them and they would reciprocate. He ted that he has been doing business with the HAGADDINOS for 30 years, Later the subject, P#TER HACK, end PETER A. MAGADDINO had a discussion concerning CUE whom MACK was complaining. MAGADDINO indicated that he end PETHR would have a ae mal PETER HAGADDINO mentioned that he had _ca going out with a lawyer's wife named subject indicated he told[ __|to stay away alse, for The rom this girl On 1/9/66, CI advised that the subject conversed with ANTHONIO MAGADDINO end PETER A. MAGADDINO in Itslian. Later, PETER A. MAGADOINO, advised his brothsr-in- Law, steyed in Detroit for the holidays due to sickness in the family. On 1/11/6., CI advised that the subject conversed with SAM RANGATORE and. that the conversation was primarily in Italian, However, from English comments made, it appeared that _the subject was reprimanding RANGATORE for aking remarks tbo in front of Mrs. PETER MACK concerning having RANGATORE's vending machines put in MACK's restaursnt. The subject felt that Mrs. MACK may have construed RANGATORE! g remarks as threats. CI furnished no pertinent information on 1/10 and 1/12/6h. b6 bic “S OPBQNAL FORM NO. 10 2 eee UNITED STATES GOVEXRNMENT Memorandum DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924) DATE: January 15, 1964 Attn: FBI Annex, Cryptanalysis and Ca Translation Section OM SAC, KANSAS CITY (92-1259) (P) JUNE SUBJECT: STEVE MAGADDINO AR i ReBulet to Kansas City, dated 11-27-63, with attached Buffalo letter to Bureau, dated 11-21-63, and one reel of tape containing Sicilian conversation as re- ported by BU 280~-C* on 11-20-63. Enclosed for Buffalo is aforementioned one reel of tape. The speakers contained hereon are STEVE MAGADDINO, NINO MAGADDINO, and Reel_ begins with a non-pertinent telephone ca in English by regarding the purchase of some flowers. STEVE MAGADDINO then comments that visitors to the Buffalo area should use a cab instead of a private auto because the "police spies" ae are used to looking for private autos. He goes on to say that the “police spies'are working night and day trying to grab us." He then repeats the details of an interview JOHN CAMMILLERI had with an IRS or FBI Agent, which inter- view has been previously translated and reported in Kansas City letter to Bureau dated 1-14-64. The Sicilian conver- sation terminates at this point, and the remainder of the reel is in English with a few non-pertinent remarks in Sicilian by STEVE MAGADDINO. Fa ~ 7g os EE Lin cot ED Bureau (RM) 2 - Buffalo (92-61-Sub 3) (Enc. 1) (RM) ORe BGOSDED 1 - Kansas City 6 Jan o7 1988 pikonve io we OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 . — 5010-106-05 ” +> MAY 1962 EDITION GSA GEN. REG. NO. 27 . PNITED STATES GO Memorandum : DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924) DATE: 1-15-64 ATTENTION: FBI ANNEX - CRYPTANALYSIS-— Me TRANSLATION SECTION SAC, KANSAS CITY (92-1259) [P] SUBJECT: STEVE MAGADDINO, aka AR J U N _ &E C ReBulet to Kansas City, dated 12-3-63, with attached Buffalo letter to Bureau, dated 12-2-63, and one reel of tape containing conversation in Sicilian as reported by BU 280-C* on 11-30-63. Enelosed for Buffalo is the one aforementioned reel of tape. That portion of the tape containing Sicilian conversation is sporadic, brief, and completely non- pertinent. we? a Lo Bureau (RM) 2 - Buffalo (92-61-Sub 3) (Eig ~ *E)-@RM) 1 - Kansas City : JS :ECS (6) a y/ 6* JAN 27 1964 ~, Seriowal FORM NO, 10% i e 507Q~10 > ies » UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum TO : DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924) DATE: January 15, 1964 Attn: FBI Annex, Cryptanalysis and Ca Translation Section OM SAC, KANSAS CITY (92-1259) (P) Ri . oe : JUNE SUBJECT: STEVE MAGADDINO oe AR v Re Bureau letter to Kansas City, dated 12-2-63, with attached Buffalo letter to Bureau, dated 11-26-63, and one reel of tape containing conversation in Sicilian as reported by BU 280-C* on 11-22-63. Enclosed for Buffalo is aforementioned one reel of tape. Reel begins with a low, whispered conversation > between STEVE MAGADDINO and an unidentified man. This conversation is for the most part audible and intelligible except for some minor portions throughout. The unidentified man relates to MAGADDINO the threats he had received from some person with whom he has had a dispute over some un- explained matter. The unidentified man tells MAGADDINO that he told this other person: "You don't know what you're saying. You don't know who you're speaking to. You would be dead in 24 hours. So I'll forget you ever said it." MAGADDINO states, "He won't kill anybody." Thereafter, MAGADDINO makes some unintelligible b6 comment in which he mentiona the names | _——————-—-v-l Ic (phonetic) and "the son of (phonetic). This conversation ends abruptly and complete stilence ensues to the end of the reel. gs 7 va es aed ee eee — of. mea = NOFA RE E AC3 - Bureau (RM) ee ia JAN Nae a 2 - Buffalo (92-61-Sub 3) Cine! {) cam) 1 - Kansas City ; JS:MEST | Je iby pom : And a - fe é. 1m 4 SPEC pap C2 Be @’ JAN 87 1864 BIG roo . ‘yy OPTIONAL FORM No. 16 5010-10605 Ss, SERRE 2 @ _ UNITED STATES ee Memorandum DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924) DATE: 1-15-64 ; ATTENTION : FBI ANNEX - CRYPTANALYSIS-— 4 TRANSLATION SECTION ae SAC, KANSAS CITY (92-1259) [P] SUBJECT: STEVE MAGADDINO, aka J U WE AR a (4 ReBulet to Kansas City, dated 12-4-63, with attached Buffalo letter to Bureau, dated 12-2-63, and two reels of tape containing conversations in Sicilian as reported by BU 280-C* on 11-29-63. Enclosed for Buffalo are two aforementioned reels of tape. The speakers who carry most of the conversa- tion are STEVE MAGADDINO and PETER A. MAGADDINO, with occasional comments made by PETER J. MAGADDINO, "NINO MAGADDINO, SAM RANGATORE and an unidentified male. The subjects discussed on both reels concern the late President KENNEDY and LEE HARVEY OSWALD. The discus- sions consist of opinion and speculation by the speakers regarding the circumstances and events surrounding both deaths. There is nothing of a valuable or pertinent nature other than a revelation as to the sentiments and feelings of the conversants regarding the late President, his family, and OSWALD. Reel #1 The group discusses the possible penalties "RUBY" will get as a sentence. STEVE MAGADDINO expresses the opinion that RUBY in all probability will not be con- demned to death. He states he believes OSWALD'S killing was "arranged" in order to cover up things which, if publicized, might have led to a civil war in the United States. TO strengthen his theory, he remarks, "How come the police allowed RUBY in the station house?! PETER A. MAGADDINO states that RUBY'S trial will. be televised. Qo al OP - Bureau (RM) : ee ie: a eee oe te 2 - Buffalo (92-61-Sub 3) (Enes" Pavan y° “AN 1 - Kansas City a'JA KC 92-1259 STEVE informs the group that 200,000 people had visited the President's grave the day before and that a statue will be made of JOHN F. KENNEDY. Subsequently, an open discussion develops among the speakers as to whether Cape Canaveral has been legally renamed Cape Kennedy. PETER A. MAGADDINO, apparently in a respectful vein, recounts to the group the naval career of JOHN F. KENNEDY. Reel #2 Discussion continues from Reel #1 regarding the late President. PETER A. MAGADDINO carries the discus- sion and advises the group how many sons JOSEPH KENNEDY, SR., originally had before the deaths of JOSEPH, JR., and JOHN. STEVE MAGADDINO interrupts to remark that the late President donated his entire Presidential salary to charity. PETER A. MAGADDINO then continues to give an account of the rise to "power" of JOSEPH KENNEDY, SR., and his political affiliation with President ROOSEVELT. He goes on to express admiration for JOSEPH KENNEDY, SR., for being a strong family man who successfully managed his sons' careers. STEVE MAGADDINO and the others present seem to concur with PETER A. MAGADDINO. A brief discussion follows regarding Governor ROCKEFELLER of New York. PETER A. MAGADDINO states there is hypocrisy in admitting Governor ROCKEFELLER and his wife to the social register when he is a "divorced man" and his wife has a "questionable reputation". The conversation turns once again to the assassina- tion of the late President, with the following remark by STEVE MAGADDINO: "It's a shame. We've been embarrassed before the whole world by allowing the President to be killed in our own territory." He then comments to others: "You can be assured that the police spies will be watching carefully to see what we others think and say about this." | ED-3G Whey, 12-13-56) ! yo. so ® | | : | al FBI ! | Date: 1/20/64 | | Transmit the following in (Type in plain text or code) . AIRTEL AIR MAIL (Priority or Method of Mailing) | TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924) FROM: 0 SAC, BUFFALO (92-61) (P) STEVE MAGADDINO AR WEEKLY SUMMARY AIRTEL Following is a summary of information furnished by BU 280-c* for the period 1/13 through 19/64, On 1/13/64, CI observed VINCENT SCRO, JOHN CAMMILLERTI, PETER J, and PETER A, MAGADDINO having a general conversation which had no intelligence value, On 1/15/64, CI advised that SAM RANGATORE advised JOHN CAMMILLERI that some individual, who may possibly have been the subject, is i11, had been visited by the doctor on 1/13/64, and required rest, Later CAMMILLERI advised the informant he is o contemplating driving to California sometime in February and f returning in the middle of March. He indicated he contemplated (|_- possibly stopping in Tucson, Arizona, and Las Vegas, Nevada, for two days each. On 1/16/64, CI advised he hai observed FRED RANDACCIO, RANGATORE, PAT NATARELLI, ANTONIO MAGADDINO and PETER A, MAGADDINO in conversation during which RANDACCIO indicated he was worried about being picked up (by police ?). He mentioned that he had received a call at 11:00 PM on ef: Razors (am te LEILA PBI: jmv | S JAN 22 1964 " (4) | : | as 4 4 iI | ~ 24 ra") ae } Approved: CC Wik Sent MOP er if . 4 = arbpecial Agent in Charge \ Zo yO t rr er an) bye ee a BY 92-61 1/15/64, The English portion of this conversation is being reviewed for further details. Portions of this conversation ~ were in the Sicilian language, which is not comprehended by the informant. i a CI furnished no pertinent information on 1/14, 17; 18 and 19/64. - | Te oe ane Py BLECAY: ‘ is} 2a FUER er ee He kins : .s Bee et ae de ee He lok wt Padheeak ! 4. . &B-143 (Rev. 4-2-63) . i OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 SO10=106 5 ee: rf MAY 1962 EDITION f GSA GEN, REG. NO. 27 ¢ i UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Li Memorandum . JUNE i : DIRECTOR, FBI (Bufile 92-2924 ) vate: 1/16/64 ( \\ SAC, BUFFALO (92-61-Sub 3) SUBJECT: JUSTIFICATION FOR CONTINUATION OF TECHNICAL OR MICROPHONE SURVEILLANCE RE: Title STEVE MAGADDINO, aka Character of Case AR Field Office Buffalo te Symbol Number BU. 280-C [oe BE Type of Surveillance: (Technica oF As Microphone) Microphone 1. Name of person or organization on whom surveillance placed: STEVE MAGADDINO, Dana Dr., Town of Lewiston, N. Y. 2. Address where installation made. Also give exact room number or area covered: : a Gg s ie, 3. Location of monitoring plant: REC- 33 Dee ‘a ‘ Buffalo Office. cs eee) | Ag 6 JAN 20 1964 eof! h, Dates of initial authorization and stallation: Instazlation authorized per Bureau letter dated 10/22/ 6283 Ke installation was made 11/8/62. cK 5. Previous and other installatii i i s): BU 82-C* was installed a N. Y., on 4/4/61, under caption * GENT A. SGRO, AR, Bureau file 92-4227, and provides information re activities . of STEVE MAGABDINO,. ; ; 6. If installation is a technical surveillaiice, answer following questions: N.A. ‘ a. Is a trunk line utilized? b. Is the surveillance on a switchboard? WOE il ec. Is the surveillance on a public coin-operated telephone? (lewreau (RM) PK 1 - Buffalo _ | os 4 “Row Ro ag [ses gle Pose 4) “ bot 1B @s JANS 0 19 ° en BU 92-61-Sub 3 10. li. ia. 13. 4. d. Is surveillance on a private line or a party line? e. Ifa party line, how many parties? If a microphone surveillance inyolved, over number_of used_and location of each: Is the installation part of a tel-mike? If so, give symbol of other side of the combination: No. Specific examples of valuable information obtained since previous report with indication of specific value of each item and the date information received. State what use was made of each item involved: (Add insert pages) See attached. bIE Could above information have been obtained from other sources and by other means? No. Number of live informants (in field division) who cover same subject: Subject is known to informants; however, they are not in a position to frurn information supplied by this source. Has security factor changed since installation? No. Any request for the surveillance by outside agency (give name, title and agency) : No. Cost of Plant Premises: a. Rental costs for plant premises: None, Plant located in Buffalo Office. b. Give total number of other surveillances monitored at same plant. Nine, BU 92-61-Sub 3 9. (attachment) On 9/20/63, CI furnished information regarding a conversation between the subject and JOHN CAMMILLERI concerning various interviews they have had with FBI. Agents. The subject pointed out that in telephone taps, personnel who understand Italian and Italian slang are used to listen, in order to understand the conversation. On 9/28/63, CI furnished details concerning a discussion involving the subject, PETER A. MAGADDINO, and SAM RANGATORE concerning newspaper articles regarding the testimony of JOSEPH VALACHI. The subject seemed to indicate his concern over the fact that. sometime in the past, he had told VALACHI about a murder that he, MAGADDINO, had committed. The participants in the conversation characterized VALACHI's testimony as "fairy tales." MAGADDINO expressed the opinion that VITO GENOVESE should have killed VALACHTI. On 9/30/63, CI again furnished information concerning the subject's reaction to VALACHI's testimony and indicated that the subject did not dispute or expressly confirm the facts of VALACHI's testimony as reported in the newspapers. He commented that the revelations will cause aggravation but that certain policemen had advised him not to become upset over this situation. On 10/1/63, CI furnished information concerning MAGADDINO's reaction to VALACHI's testimony and indicated that (THOMAS) LUCHESE lives in Connecticut and is a respectable businessman, On 10/3/63, CI furnished extensive information regarding a conversation between the subject and JOHNNY (INU) (JOHN CAMMILLERI?) which related to various individuals in the local political field and, in particular, an unidentified person who in the past was supported by the subject for election and then became uncooperative, On 10/7/63, CI advised that in various conversations, the subject characterized VALACHI as not being an Italian, even though born in Naples, Italy, and that his testimony had disgraced his whole family. Subject indicated he . would not become despondent due to the recent publicity. -23a- BU 92-61-Sub 3 9. (continued) Subject also advised the informant that JOHN MONTANA would not visit his nephew md would not attend the wedding of his nephéw due to the expected presence of FBI Agents. On 10/8/63, subject remarked to the informant concerning VALACHI that, "Even if they put him in Alcatraz, the police themselves will kill VALACHI,' On 10/9/63, subject told the informant and others that he never knew VALACHI and could hardly remember him. He then spoke critically of the personal activities of ANTONIO MAGADDINO, particularly in view of the present-day publicity on organized crime. Subject then discoursed on various difficulties he had previously had in the beer distributing business and related how he had threatened various individuals with bodily harm to protect his business. On 10/10/63, CI reported subject and VINCENT SCRO had an argument after the subject remarked that unidentified individuals were trying to get him through VALACHI's testimony. SCRO discounted this, stating the subject placed too much emphasis on the testimony and the allegations made against him. In commenting on VALACHI's testimony, subject denied that MARANZANO had given money to young men in 1930, as VALACHI testified. It was indicated that the subject was not worried about being implicated in this transaction because the person who could have implicated him is now dead. The subject then discoursed at length concerning a situation of many years ago when he suspected two men who had come to Buffalo of planning to kill him. It appeared that VALACHI was one of these men and that the subject knew they were sent by someone, probably VITO GENOVESE. It was agreed by the subject and various others who were present that the aa? is treating VALACHI's testimony as a joke. On 10/12/63, in discussing VALACHI's testimony, the subject stated that a number of people are involved and various police officials implicated and that, as a result, the police themselves will kill VALACHT. -2b- BU 92-61-Sub 3 9. (continued) On 10/15/63, in discussing the Senate Rackets Committee Hearings, the subject stated that he is glad he is not involved with narcotics, and he stated that the police have told him they know he is only involved in gambling and not in narcotics. The subject indicated that he feels his telephone is tapped and that he is being constantly watched, On the same date, in a discussion with unidentified individuals, the subject explained the relationship between police officials and the "bank" and pointed out the "bank" had expenses totaling $700 a day, which included pay-offs to various unidentified police officers who collected money from the "bank" for some unidentified and highly-placed person. He spoke offensively of this individual who tried to shake down the "bank" for $5,000, in addition to protection money. , On 10/18/63, CI furnished information regarding the wedding of and the celebration of subject's fiftieth wedding anniversary on 10/19/63, including details regarding motels to be uséd by guests and the necessity of making reservations under names other than own. On 10/26/63, CI furnished informat an offer of assistance to PETER A, MAGADDINO by who is apparently associated with a local bank. . On 10/29/63, CI furnished information that JOHN CAMMILLERIT had met with subject and discussed settling up with the State and Federal Governments, and that the subject was perturbed by continuous survéillances. CAMMILLERI then told the subject about (FNU) YOUNG, who was described as a politician of Italian ancestry, who changed his name and speaks out against the Italians. This may refer to New York State Republican Party State Chairman FRED YOUNG, ~2C ~ b6 bic BU 92-61-Sub 3 9. (continued) On the same date, CI furnished information indicating that the subject had or was having a dispute with some unidentified police official who is taking bribes from MAGADDINO's numbers bank. OCI also reported on a discussion between CAMMILLERI and the subject concerning an unidentified individual who is allegedly testifying along the lines of VALACHI. MAGADDINO doubted this story and believed that it was a subterfuge of the authorities. On 10/30/63, CI furnished information concerning a discussion by the subject and various other individuais concerning various local politicians who seem to be associated with the MAGADDINO group. On 11/1/63, CI furnished details of an interview of the subject by Agents of the Buffalo Office, including the decision before the interview of the subject as to what his answers would be to possible questions. This interview was conducted in connection with efforts to locate ANGELO BRUNO, who was then a Bureau fugitive. On 11/12/63, CI furnished information received ae from the subject and various other individuals concerning efforts by an individual to purchase an automobile agency -and extra marital affairs of various individuais. CI also furnished information r iscussion concerning business activities of by various members of the MAGADDINO Family. : On 11/14/63, CLI furnished information, during which the subject, apparently referring to an article appearing in the "Saturday Evening Post" regarding JOSEPH VALACHT, denied having ever telephonically contacted SAM GIANCANA, On 11/19/63, CI furnished information of a conversation involving FRED RANDACCIO and various other individuals, concerning recent changes in the Buffalo PD personnel, during Which RANDACCIO commented about getting rid of one individual -2d = \ BU 92-61-Sub 3 9. (continued) on the Department and also future plans for getting rid of another individual. On 11/21/63, CI reported a ing PETER A. and PETER J. MAGADDINO with during which [_|mentioned thathe would run for Congress and, if nominated, would be elected. [ |praised the subject highly in his conversation. : On 11/27/63. CI reported a conversation involving i © 7 MACK, PETER A. MAGADDINO, and the subject, uring which the ube indicated that he was upset by a woman who appeared to be identical with a PCI of this office, and = eas the subject made mention of the State Troopers. ndicated that he would check on the matter. On 12/3/63, CI furnished information that SAM RANGATORE, a close associate of the subject, was considered to be close to death. ‘ On 12/10/63, CI advised that the subject had - conversed with FRED RANDACCIO in Italian, which is not na comprehended by the informant. : On 12/18/63, CI advised that subject met with indicated he would definitely run for Congress. old the subject he wanted MAGADDINO to speak to JOHN MONTANA in Buffalo concerning his campaign and was assured by MAGADDINO t 1ey would assist to the best of their ability. Pt “Yinateatea that if he had been a member of Congress when the recent investigation started, he would have stopped the investigation. On 12/21/63, CI observed the subject, JOHN CAMMILLERT, and an individual who may possibly have been JOSEPH FALCONE, of Utica, N. Y., having an extensive conversation in Italian. On 12/24/63, CI advised subject met with various individuals, including one of whom was believed to be JOSEPH FINO, and had a discussion which was in Italian. -2e=- BU 92-61-Sub 3 9. (continued) A portion of this conversation appeared to refer to the recent arrest of FINO. On-the same date, CI furnished information concerning efforts by SCRO and PETER A. MAGADDINO to determine if their telephone was tapped. On 12/30/63, CI furnished information indicating that adverse newspaper publicity may be affecting insurance coverage of various members of the MAGADDINO Family. On 1/8/64, CI advised subject had discussed ae activities of and indicated that he would talk to ‘ ; On 1/11/64, CI furnished information that subject feared statements made by SAM RANGATORE to Mrs. PETER MACK might be misconstrued as being threats. During the months of December 1963 and January 1964, GI has furnished information on repeatéd occasions regarding conversations by the subject with various individuals which were in the Italian language and not comprehended by the informant. -2f- A < . coo e BU 92-61-Sub 3 c. If any others, set out the proportionate cost of instant surveillance: BIE N.A. “15. Cost of Leased Line for instant installation? Monthly cost of leased uine,| | 16. Personnel Costs: a. Give total number of special employees and/or Special Agents working at plant and total salary costs. Three Special Employees and two clerks, li, forty-hour week. Total annual salaries, b. Total number of man hours per week spent at plant? 200 hours per week, ec. If other installations monitored at same plant, list proportionate number of man hours per week spent on instant surveillance: Thirty hours or fifteen percent, ad. If other installations monitored at same plant, list proportionate salary expense per annum for instant surveillance: ad 17. Remarks (By SAC): BU 280-C* continues to furnish valuable information relating to the activities of the members of the MAGADDINO Family through their meetings It has reported the iden es 0 e individuals participating in these meetings and details of past and proposed activities of these individuals. It has furnished information regarding gambling activities of members of the MAGADDINO Family and established the pre-eminent position of the subject in Upstate New York among the hoodlum element. I recommend the continuation of this installation and will personally follow its productivity. UACB, this source will be continued for another ninety days. ——— ny CROAT Sa, a > as ny a ¥ eT '~ BU 92-61-Sub 3 18. Recommendation by Assistant Director: (If this surveillance involves cryptanalysis, include statement that decrypted material is or is not sufficiently important to continue decrypting.y Dp cS} La Cosa Nostra operation in western and central i fork State. This source has consistently furnished some of the most significant information obtained to date in connection with the Criminal Intelligence Program. It has furnished information regarding gambling endeavors of the Magaddino "family" and established that this organization holds the power of the Italian underworid in a large segment of New York State. During the past ninety days source has reported such information as the following: Magaddino extremely agitated by Valachi's testimony, characterized it as "fairy tales." Magaddino expressed the opinion that Genovese should have killed Valachi. Magaddino also reported to the source that he would not attend the wedding of John Montana's nephew since he expected FBI Agents to be present. The subject in discussing his gambling activity stated that ‘this bank" had expenses totaling $700 a day, which included payoffs to various unidentified police officers. Source has also provided information regarding Magaddino's financial affairs. In view of the proven capability of this source to provide significant information not available from any other source, recommend that the SAC, Buffalo be authorized to continue this installation for a’ ninety-day period. ipa and Tle eS oS peo. No. 27 2 “ « UNITED STATES GOV. NT M playa a TO DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2921) DATE: 1/21/64 FIN: FBI LABORATORY ; eat ud CRYPTANALYSIS-TRANSLATION SECTION ve at SAC, BUFFALO (92-61-Sub 3) (P) "JUNE" SUBJECT: STEVE GADDINO, aka AR There are enclosed herewith three ‘reels of audio-tape containing conversations in a Sicilian dialect as reported by BU 280-C* on , Also enclosed is a 17 page summary of the English portion of the conversation on these three reels of tape, : The conversations of the following are. recorded on the audio-tape: . Reel Reel #1 Part A - FRED RANDACCIO, STEVE MAGADDINO, ate [_____—séd;«SY,«PETER A. MAGADDINO Reel #2 Part A - Continuation of Reel #1 ~ . Part B - At various times PETER A, MAGADDINO, L _b-€ : SAM RANGATORE, ANTONIO MAGADDINO, __ - LOT, Ye 2k, _ STEVE MAGADDINO, and DANNY SANSANESE ys dk er, are heard. fey L! gp OND l Reel #3 . 3 y o rf S SPEVE MAGADDINO, PETER A. MAGADDINO, ANTONIO (NINO) / coo* MAGADDINO, faye CO Bure au (Ene gt) AE zm) ( P a a Y war 29: fd « Pittsburgh ink RM ae 1+ Buffalo & Le 2 7 a PF: OT gel ; nase Cae . f Sp os JAN 22-1964 3 x a ° WV . My ee +) — yer Vhs 7 3 L : ; ae a / AY \ BU 92-61-Sub 3 Fhese reels have been audited by. translators assigned to the Buffalo Office who are of the opinion | that this material relates to possible punitive action to be taken against a young man who is apparently giving : trouble. It appears that SANSANESE may be the individual who is going to physically take the action. It is felt that in view of the possibly important nature of this information, it is advisable that these reels be translated by a more experienced translator familar with the Sicilian dialect and one a verbatim MEARS ACTON. be prepared and summarized. Ib is possibile that| ___d is aaa with JAMES P, SALAMONE of Erie ennsylvania; who is the subject of Pittsburgh file 92- héo. It is requested that the peewee of the tmenge “lations be furnished the Pittsburgh and Buffalo Offices and that the enclosed reels of audio-tape: be returned to the Buffalo Office with the English summary log which is also enclosed, b6 bic 6 JAMS 2 364. - OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 ‘ "y . S910r}04 @ UNITED STATES ee -Memorandum pe ROH, Ret ANE) we eae JUNE FROM : ya NEW YORK (92-8641) eres SUBJECT: STEVE MAGADDINO aka AR (00: BUFFALO) ReBulet dated 12/23/63. Enclosed for the Buffalo Office are the four reels of tape received in the NYO with referenced Bureau letter. The Bureau had received these 4 reels with Buffalo letter dated 12/17/6 and they contain material reported by BU 280-C* on 12/16/63. : There follows a summary of information contained in these reels: BU 280-C* advised on 12/16/63, STEVE MAGADDINO and subjects did not furnish any pertinent information from 4 reel number one. MAGADDINO's sporatic conversation consisted y of a discussion on the weather and dealings he had with 3 doctors. Subject in office explains to MAGADDINO that he does not feel well and MAGADDINO advised him to see a doctor —— of reel number one was furnished by Translator BU 280-C* advised on 12/16/63 that STEVE MAGADDINO 7 was engaged in a conversation with another individual, the subject matter of which is not pertinent to this investigati During the course of this conversation, an individual entered the room and was STEVE MAGADDINO as to be note hat in Sicilian signifies (Italian - C2- Bureau (92-2924) (RM) : ce ie. <272¢L 7/ 2-- Buffalo (92-61 Sub 3)(Encl. 4) (RM) 1 - New York (92-864) CGD:pes (5) Se F ec identified but appeared to have been known to all) was 101 = = »6_ “NY 92-864. ' In the c e of subsequent conversation,|__| Stated he would be years of age in October next, and was - employed as a barber every day except Sunday. _ The remainder of the conversation on Reel number two is of a non-pertinent nature and consists of a conversation in regard to growing old and maintaining one's health, with Subject doing most of the talking and giving advice. All expressed the hope of living to an old age and dying a natural death from old age. Subject noted that he had read inthe newspaper that a certain Monsignor O'BRIEN (not further years of age when he died. : Summ of Reel number two was furnished and translated by SAC } | Reel number three was completely unintelligible inasmuch ‘as the voices wavered and there was continuous loud static. bic . BU 280-C* advised that on Reel number four, subjects did not furnish any pertinent information. MAGADDINO 's © conversation related to feeding of babies. He compared the feeding habits babies had during the early days and those of . present. He also compared the. prices of goods during the. “older days in rélation to today's prices. Sumany of Reel number four furnished by Translator : veel 1g 7-4) (Rev. 5-7-63) : . re UPUIONAL FORM NO. 10 4 5010-106 er, a : ¥ “MAY 1962 EDITION ; « ‘ GSA GEN.MREG, NO. 27 iy . UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum fee : SAC, Kansas City DATE: January 22, 1964 Director, FBI (§2~2924) STEVE MAGADDINO, aka REGISTERED MATL AR Enclosed is certain foreign language material: Three reels of tape containing conversation in Sicilian, received from Buffalo by letter dated 1/21/64, copy of which is attached. Also enclosed is a 17 page summary of the English portion of the conversation oft these reels. ‘This material was reported by BU 280-C* on 1/6/64. This material should be processed as indicated below: As ¥equested by Buffalo. Please handie expeditiously. Following disposition should be made of enclosure and translation: Both to Buffalo, copy of the translation to the Bureau, attention FBI Annex, and Pittsburgh. If the results of your review are not furnished the Seat of Government, in accordance with instructions set forth above, then the office initiating the request, to which translation is made available by you, has the responsibility of appropriately notifying the Bureau of any pertinent information contained therein. ne 5 hs ¥ 4 ‘23M o, 1 ~ Buffalo (92-61-Sub 3) (5) Tolson Belmont Mohr Casper Callahan Conrad DeLoach Evans Gale Rosen Sullivan Tavel A MAILED 25. Trotter ; Tole Bonk ra at 108Y Gandy oe ++ * MATL ROOM TELETYPE unit L_1 u E JAN2 2 1964 __COMM-FBI él ~e” eahainee 12-13-56) 7 ; - FBI | | Date: 1/24/64 | fi | he Transmit the following in : ! (Type in plain text or code) ; AIRTEL ATRMAIL fr a ‘ (Priority or Method of Mailing) { See a Ee nk es Sg Nah ha er 8 al a ee earl es eee TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924) FROM: SAC, BUFFALO (92-61) STEVE MAGADDINO, aka AR Ce On 1/22/64, BU 280-C* advised that the subject had had_a conversation with PETER MACK concerning the activities re alca | FBI #28-2328. [dis employed as a Niagara Falls, New York, which is managed 46 by MACK. vie During the conversation, MACK mentioned that "I'ma good friend of PIERRE SALINGER, who worked for President KENNEDY, ' and went on to speculate on all the publicity the Pine Bowl might have received (possibly referring to some activity by SALINGER in connection with the bowling alley, the nature of which is unknown). For information of the Bureau, BU 280-C* and other sources have reported on the association of MACK with members of the "MAGADDINO Family" in Niagara Falls since January, 1963. MACK formerly listed his residence as 834 Far Rockaway Boulevard, / Far Rockaway, New York. The records of the Credit Bureau of ! Greater New York, which were searched on 2/4/63, and records of the New York City PD, Bureau of Identification, which were oie searched on 2/6/63, as well as the indices of the New York aad Office, contained no information regarding MACK. ” n Qaim me Gy asa IA (i = 92-409) eyes semen ) pega Epp et «a KC 92-1259 ‘PETER A, MAGADDINO, at this point interjects a few uninformative remarks concerning the late President's political stature, pursuant to a book he is reading about JFK. Thereafter, an unidentified man enters and is greeted cordially by everyone present. The unidentified man introduces his cousin as JOE LASCUOLA (ph), the son of Dr. (FNU) LASCUOLA. MAGADDINO remarks that he knows Dr. LASCUOLA very well, and has admired him as a man for many years. , : 4 RY DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924) DATE: 1/22/64 ATTN: FBI LABORATORY CRYPLANALYSIS-PRANSLATION SECTION "JUNE" — “SAC, BUFFALO (92-61-Sub 3). (P) SUBJECT: «STEVE MAGADDINO, aka AR \ Phere are enclosed herewith three (3) reels of audio-tape containing conversations in a Sicilian dialect a as ‘reported by BU 280-c* on 12/21/63. os - The conversations of. the following are recorded on the audilo-tape: Reel Number One : a : be STEVE MAGADDINO | JOHN CAMMILLERT . . ORE , | PETER A. MAGADDINO — : - Reel Number Two and Reel Number Three ae = ope ee STEVE MAGADDINO & “Ug: Bi JOHN GAMMILLERT Late oO | : JOE (LNU), possibly ‘JOSEPH FALCONE. Ce, k CG. PETER A, MAGADDINO | wis mM L) (enters. briefly) ee ae i, __ the ‘enclosed reels have been navi owed by, ithe me ie is translators assigned to the Buffalo Office. Reel Number ge One contains general conversation among the various: | indis listed above and pertains to apparently nonpertinent-tcl aa such as homes}. food, personal excapades by the’ pubdeey en other matters: fo The beginning of, Reel Number Two contains: ah greeting ( & to JOE (LNU) (possibly JOE FALCONE) and a discussion; Of i. - s travel to the Buffalo area. The greater portion of 4 his.tepe cy consists of conversation between the subject and: JOE! Cay ands. * is in a clear and rapidly. Spoken. Sicilia Uys Oe ne ae Dgacd” ie ~g @- Bureau Gets 3). (BM), ax eed a mee 92-104 ‘EQ A! oe ‘e0 L Le ey 2 fi ant? as Jan Q@ Se bes 7 ok 1 -. Buffa : Soe poe ET RG 3 ties f° EBI smak #B ay ' O ite (5) ap BU 92-61-Sub 3 0 | a Og toa aa ae Number pe Conese “The Sicilian conversation. on i Reel ‘Number ae and | . Reel Number Three is for the most part too rapidly spoken, to be comprehended by the translators of the Buffalo REET Coe it is requested’ ‘that a ‘translator more familiar oo. the Sicilian dialect translate and summarize the bere ass discussion as, contained. on the - enclosed peels. * a mee a -s . The results of the translation should be ‘furnished to the. Buffalo and-Albany Offices sineé Albany is. office of . - origin in the case captioned. " JOSEPH FALCONE, AR." ‘The; a Sttice. se aa le snoute ‘be es to the. Buffalo bake fice. . a a be NE were Bo Pde 4 eee Ae oa 3 E = Pee: come ie * OPTIONAL FORM No. 10 : my “5010-104-01 - ve - an s ~ ts _ a GOVERNMENT =) a @ Memorandum 7 Director, FBI. .(92=2924) ' paTE: 1/27/64 bs : .. FBI Annex, cryptanalysis Translation Section | . " Sac, Kansas City (92-1259) | py fg ee STEVE HAGADDINO- | - JUNE AR OF wv « . Re Bureau ‘letter dated. 12/10/63, ‘to Kansas City, nn with attached Buffalo letter to:Bureau. dated 12/4/63, and four ~* reels of tape ‘containing conversation in Sicilian, as reported _by BU 280-C* on 12/3/63. ‘Enclosed for. Buffalo are aforementioned four, reels of tape. . 7 ree Reel, nel, #1 oy _ oo ‘Reel contains prief. and sporadic non-pertinent .* | |. “gonversations between STEVE MAGADDINO, NINO MAGADDINO, and a - -PETER J, MAGADDINO, The tones are low, mumbled and muffled, - - thereby rendering several portions unintelligible. ‘However, ait was determined from those audible and intelligible ‘portions - that the subject matter is non~pertinent. ‘The. beginning dis- __- - ,Cussion concerns an unidentified whan who had developed a large . ~ - growth which turned out to be | cancer, | ‘Thereafter, they . discuss «- a, JOHNNIE-(LNU) who was now deceased, and. whose wife had =.) | squandered most.of his wealth, PETER A. HAGADDINO intevjects ° > - a remark that "You can't fool around with a welfare case", |. He states that it is a great nuisance to handle a funeral : for, a welfare case. Thereaiter ,. numerous non-pertinent discussions _ follow concerning’ “the purchase of snow tires, the weather, ete. ve Reel HD. ‘Reel begins with. non-pertinent. discussion pétween. mo, ‘STEVE HAGADDINO and PETER A. 'MAGADDINO, wherein they both agree . : that Negro laborers are. undependable. Thereafter, conversation is extremely brief, sporadic and “Fad non-pertinent 2 RIS = pee - ; ab - ” “y _ . —_ iF 3 Se urea, ERM) ; a , Tapes Ce ae a EBD 1964 sO. ‘Txptees eT 38: sane “2,8 ° . _ a wee co iM a a, tegen = LE cad 7 . gt ' fay gee . Cot : a nF Wed . Paes 7 “GF FER WER RRS x ; ev. 5-7-63) OPTIC TR FORM 410 gh 010-106 MAY 1962 EDITION” GSA GEN. REG. NO. 27), UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT ‘ Memorandum To + SAC, Kansas City | DATE: January 27, 1964 FROM < Director, FBI (92-2924) -— SUBJECT: STEVE MAG ADDING, ala REGISTERED MATI, GQ ™ Three reels of tape containing conversation in Sicilian, received from Buffalo by letter dated 1/22/64, copy of which is attached. This material was reported by BU 200-C* on 12/21/63. Enclosed is certain foreign language material: This material should be processed as indicated below: As requested by Buffalo. Please handle expeditiously. Following disposition should be made of enclosure and translation: Roth to Buffalo, copy of the translation to the Bureau, attention FBI Annex. If the results of your review are not furnished the Seat of Government, in accordance with instructions set forth above, then the office initiating the request, to which translation is made available by you, has the responsibility of appropriately notifying the Bureau of any pertinent information contained therein. Enc. ~@ 1 > Hany ee 3) as vty yh $y ' fe . eS eek ree OLE" aoe - 4 Thee Tolson Belmont Mobr Casper Callahan Conrad DeLoach Evans Gale Rosen Sullivan Tavel a: cp4A 18 fe pee | ae LH Holmes Gandy MAIL ROOM TELETYPE UNIT fe \ SS OPTIONAL FORMNO. 10 i “a 5010-104-01 | ‘ pte ae ~ > [NITED STATES A ivixe - ry > Memorandum 2: 2° | baveuton, eeE° (omstesa). -. nem’ ayae/e ie. : FBI Annex, CE pvana lyst Translation Section om + . FFRoM = SAC, Kansas City. (92-1259) = . (P) > : a veh iu 2 . Pele d (3 SUBJECT: STEVE MAGADDINO : JUNE .° an i eo AR na : . Re Bureau letter to Kansas. City dated . 12/5/63, with: attached Buffalo letter to Bureau dated 12/3/63, and one reel: of tape containing conversation an Sicilian as reported. by . '. BU as a on 12/2/63. pieces Enclosed. for Buffalo’ is. aforementioned ene “reel ‘of ‘tape. . Reel begins with Sicilian conversation by STEVE : MAGADDINO. Subject matter ‘is non-pertinent., He speaks about - ‘ people who drink liquor to excess and criticizes, generally, the evils-that go hand-in-hand with heavy drinking... As an ' example, -he cites some incidents involving certain. unidentified persons whom he knew as a youth, and whan he describes as fine people, but: who drank too much, He briefly comments ,, dur ing the course of this discussion, that his nephew, PETER HMAGADDINO,: used to drink to excess many years ago, and some people had confused STEVE with PETER, -MAGADDINO tells the story about the time when this nephew, PETER MAGADDINO, was arrested, but STEVE does not elaborate or describe the charge for which he was arrested, He goes on to. say thatthe judge allegedly released PETER MAGADDINO into STEVE's custody with the following: chastise- ment: You're a no-godd racketeer., You're a disgrace to the - name of MAGADDI NO... If it weren't for your uncle, I wouldn't Let you go.” Conversation continues Bpoae aca and the reel i : : ; Pes, Pod ~ 2 2Iny ~ HY. : . a NOT RECORDED CO 2 Bureau (RM) Be 2-Buihlé (inc. Doo. 14Kansas City; Oe, dS: lib Sh by ; . Sythe eg (6). : ea —% = See _ ae 5 ‘gs te a &e *FEBG 1964. TA mn tegatana ame KC 92-1259 Reel #3 This reel is also completely non-pertinent. The following non-pertinent topics are discussed: 1. STEVE states that he, his wife, ate at a restaurant where delicious steaks are served and the bill came to no more than $20,00. b6 2, STEVE MAGADDINO ana[ _——_—s«|s discuss former IC champion prize fighters and their respective careers. 3. PETER A, MAGADDINO refers profanely to some unidentified man who was observed buying drinks for guests at a wedding at the Como Restaurant, and this unidentified person still owes the MAGADDINOS money for his mother's funeral. 4, VINCENT SCRO enters towards the end of the reel and holds a somewhat pertinent conversation in English with PETER A. MAGADDINO, wherein he states that he rechecked some -item and that they still have to pay some money to the New York State Tax Division. 5, Discussion of an unidentified man who was warned by gome doctor not to drink, Reel #4 This reel also completely non-pertinent insofar as it pertains to discussions dealing with the purchase of new license plates and the manufacture of same by prison inmates. ¥ * FD-36 (Rev. 12-13-56) FBI Transmit the following in oS) Date: 1/28 /6l, (Type in plain text or code) AIRTEL ATR MAIL - REGISTERED MAIL | (Priority or Method of Mailing) | TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (92-292)) FROM: (aaa BUFFALO (92-61) (P) ‘ S MAGADDINO AR "WEEKLY SUMMARY AIRTEL" The following is a summary of information furnished by BU 280-C% for the period 1/20-26/6l. On 1/21/6l., CI observed subject, PETER A. MAGADDINO, PETER J. MAGADDINO, , and an unidentified man, conversing in Italian which is not comprehended by the informant. On 1/22/61, subject had a conversation with PETER MACK during which MACK complained about the activities of pee a In the conversetion, MACK mentioned that he was a friend of PIERRE SALINGER of the White House staff. The Bureau has been previously furnished this information ’ by separate communication. On the same date, subject was 4 observed in conversation in Italian at various times with #¢ PETER A. and PETER J. MAGADDINO, SAM RANGATORE, and other / individuals. ae fr on iali/eie, CI again observed subject, PETER A, MAGADDINO, ANTONTIQ MAGADDINO, and an 4. 444 er a oO rsing in Italian. conversing a REC 98 ff 7 CI furnished no pertinent information on 1/20, 23, 25, end 26/6. - Bubéau ( AM-RM) QY oi a 1 - Buffalo ~~ FBJ:acr bs ae Ai JAN 30 1964 (4) oar ti awk ed _ t x fy Zé A VW > 7 ¥ ee . {t/t @ A & AAS oi cue anor EEAG: A Sent SK M Per me Bie So AL Charge fi * t RECs we Bs : : 7 ue ag & ‘ ., ©" GNITED STATES GO} MENT —~ rn. a 2 ati © Memorandum | oe fers “To +: Director, FBI (92-2924) ~ "parE: 1/31/64. . Attn :- FBI Annex, Cryptanalysis Translation Section i/ 8 é tae SAC, Kansas City. alae _ @®) SUBJECT? STEVE AGADDINO Bee ote JUNE Rebulet to’ Kansas City dated 12/10/63 with attached. Buffalo letter dated ‘12/5/63 and three reels of tape contain- ing. ePnierea ts On: in Sicilian as reported Py. BU-280-C% on (12/4/63. : Enclosed for Buffalo are aforementioned. three reels” of taps. : ; : a “Reel #1, Part eo aa This peer beeine with the entrance ‘of Cen) DANAPOLZ, ane: is a 78-year old man who has come to have PETER A. NAGADDINO: - £411 ont an employment application for him. Conversation. -takes:. . place between PETER A, MAGADDINO, DINAPOLT and STEVE MAGADDINO. . - >, It is completely non-pertinent. . DiNAPOLL ‘States tmt he will : . , ‘take any odd job in restaurants; and is willing to take a job for ' $35.00 a week. STEVE MAGADDINO- asks DINAPOLI: how far he went . : in school, and the latter emphatically denies ever having had” _-any sort of schooling at all, whereupon ail laugh heartily at. _ DANAPOLI* $ candid adnission ag to his. educational accomplish—- _ “ments. ‘Thereafter , ° DINAPOLI Leaves and PETER. A, and ia ponds, _ Severe y asa brief and non per ances ‘discussions. Reel #1, Part Bo. ae. ?, : . . The speakers ‘contained heyeon ave STEVE MAGADDTNO, NINO: MAGADDINO, PETER A. MAGADDINO and cea Entire bo" , conversation between these speakers is BOHSREE inent.. Gare fas. DES ' discussions cover such topics | 2S fe a» : “Is ‘The difference. between good and bad sists, and "need: fon girls to marry “young. a Ne ee oo ely Gillette stainless steel 29 rn in compari~ gon t# Shick razor pratess ete. thes Mh of & oi ge Selah 2-Buifalo.(92-61 sub 9) (ane. 3) (Ri) 2-Kansas Chiy e JS:1ib 7 ~: » 6) KC 92-1259 Reel #2 - Reel begins with non-pertinent discussion between STEVE MAGADDINO, NINO MAGADDINO, PETER J. MAGADDINO and PETER A. MAGADDINO, STEVE seems to be telling PETER J, MAGADDINO that the latter's father is or was 66 years old, and that he, STEVE, is 69 years old. STEVE and NINO then begin to discuss the health of some unidentified man who is presently suffering from diabetes, Shortly thereafter, eeeeceoremerren 0 STEVE then commences a discussion concerning an unidentified person who is Be rold ¥ drinking very heavily. STEVE remarks that told him in the morning that this unidentified wan was drinking a case of beer a day. (This person may possibly ,. be SAM RANGATORE.) STEVE then goes on to hold a lengthy talk Bee. about the drinking habits of this individual, and the general bad traits of drunkards in general, Thereafter, there follows a brief discussion on Italian language grammar, and STEVE then makes a few brief comments concerning Sicilian history as to when the Gauls invaded Sicily. STEVE asks the group what they_think the cost of car is completely outfitted. P= vente a guess that it cost $3,800. STEVE states that it cost $3,500 to $4,000, at the most, and that unfurnished it would cost $3,200, A conversation then ensues concerning the comparative value of automobiles. Subsequently, STEVE begins another discussion when he reminisces about his youth and remarks when "they" first came from Sicily in 1925 they stayed at the Half Hoon Hotel in Coney Island. (In all probability, this is the _ Half Hoon Hotel located at Coney Island in Brooklyn, N.Y.) STEVE and PETER J, MAGADDINO then have a difference of opinion as to when their family first entered the United States. PETER J, believes it was in 1927. STEVE states that PETER J's father came here with all of his children, including PETER J., in 1925. STEVE claims he is certain of this date because . MARIA (LNU) had died the year before on October 12, 1924, Columbus Day. PETER J. then more or less agrees by saying it was either 1925 or 1926. Thereafter, conversation continues regarding non-pertinent subject matter as STEVE telis about hig dating tyvo well-behaved, pretty, young girls who were living near the Half Moon Hotel, at that time. Ke 92-1259 Reel #3 The reel begins with STEVE MAGADDINO continuing his discussion about girls, and women, from Reel #2, He tells eae some unidentified woman whom he refers to as girl friend”, who was had by STEVE WAGADDINO bo and Lee a (ph) and several other young men at the b7c Hove resident in New York City many years ago. He explains some conical details concerning this amorous escapade. Reel ends with a discussion of several other brief and completely non-pertinent topics. co ae! Nee “OPTIONAL FORMNO. 100 - ‘ — ~ . & in : S010—104—01 ; ’ ie Be a wpe 2S ‘> UNITED. STATES GO! MENT ; = os gone tee Memorandwn oo eee Ce tg ,TO- 3 pisdetar:: FBT (9222924) | ~—oDatE: aja ee Ce FBI Annex, Cryptanalysis Translation. Section 3 Oe _ SAC, Kansas City (92-1259) : (): pa” * . ‘ . = i . : - 5 SS z 7 i. ae (| SUBJECT: _ STEVE HAGADDINO . oe JUNE , AR w : . F ; : ‘ Re Bureau iuteor: ee Kansas City dated 12/13/63, 3 ead ; “ putfalo. letter to Bureau dated 12/10/63, with three reels of tape. ory containing conversation dia Sicilian as Feported Py BU;280-Cr : on 12/9/63. a cap Enclosed 3 for Buffalo are afonémentionsd three réels - of tape... % pan > a go 0% dn tes “eee 9 Reel #1 es 7 oes converging hereon aire ‘STEVE ‘tAcaDDIHO; verse A HAGADDINO | and PETER J. ‘MAGADDINO, 2 . Reel begins with non-pertinent éonveveation Be sitEVE ; HAGADDINO, wherein he reminisces about his youth in Brook slyn, . New York, He explains how they used to peddle wares by putting _merchandisé.on their backs and walking from Brooklyn to Delancy Street in Manhattan over the Delancy Street Bridge, (In all , probability, MAGADDIIOD is’ referring to the Williamsburg. Bridge . whieh connetts the borough: of Brooklyn and: Manhattan in ‘the hoe ag. New York), ae : tee Thereafter, Sined non-pertinent. ‘discussions continue to the’ end of the reel regarding such topics as the aaa aoe . skidding on ice and different’ types of snow tires. ©... fia i nr Reel #2 x 7 : c r : Ln ae viet jit Ge : Non-pertizent: aaaaion from reel #1 continues -vegarding speed limits, speed traps, traffic tickets and- fines. Subsequently, SAM RANGATORE, PETER A, MAGADDINO and. STEVE —MAGAD INO hold une following briez CoHverentigns: : KE a er wo % ‘ Z Te f “7 ie “a ; 5 -_ rs Spee Ln ae . oe (2) Buspéan CRED: Sen 29.2 _ "2eBUttHlo (92461 ~-s ub 3) cine,8) cay. RB. REST 2-Kansag City 7 orn 6” a oy | a. x 6 FEB “i 168 6 d * : ee, : KC 92-1259 SAM RANGATORE: "They say that (ph) died in Las Vegas. called me," P.A. MAGADDINO: He died?" bE : b7c SAM RANGATORE: "yeah," 7 S. MAGADDING: "take sure. Call up[__|" -RANGATORE apparently attempts to dial NASH on the telephone, but gets no answer. SAM RANGATORE: "Nope. Nobody in,” Thereafter, several brief non—pertinent discussions continue to the end of the reel, Reel #3 Non~pertinent discussion continues for a short period of time and reel terminates. . re: ee cls : 7 . a: @ | Memorandum Pee oo cor: pinecones SEE (92-2924) pare: =. «1/81/64 _, Attn :- FRI Annex, Cryptanalysigs Translation Section £ : SAC, Kansas City (92-1259) _ @) ’ sugect: | STEVE MAGADDINO .. ~~) Ss. tte : AR a 2 eee > Seer Re Bureau letter to Kansas City dated. 12/18/63, ' with enclosed Buffalo letter to Bureau dated 12/9/63 with : ’ enclosed two reels of tape containing ‘conversation in Sicilian F - as. Pepe ee by BU a80-c* on 12/7/63. b6 . ay "Enclosed for ‘Buffalo are aforement rioned twa reels ; me of tape, ; ' Reel 1 bo a Bo : Part B begins with some. unidentified man. ‘telling | srrve uA 0. that someone wants the ‘anidentified man, es se , STEVE MAGADDINO and some "other close ones" gis a oO attend a small cocktail party in. célebration of some . .. marriage. Several introductory portions ‘of this conversation are unintelligible because of the interference of. other speak— . ers in the background and the operation of what seemed to be an ‘electric saw in the background, Subsequently, STEVE MAGADDINO - -and the unidentified man hold. ‘a very low and whispered con- versation which seems pertinent.- The following is a literal translation of those audible and Asbo AEH Ote pox'tions of $s aforementioned conversation: | ; ; "STEVE MAGADDINO: | tienen —— ie ere Da Unidentified man: - "Oh enh. "He ‘carés for, poth of them; oe " ; : ratte a ae Bib (ph) istrikes me a Little different. : in “y 7 oe, tea ant A ac You iknow - what I wean? .— : STEVE: gkapp Ino: NEts ‘logical. I sent — eas ~-away. cee y Ge Pg - demonstrated’ “thba ‘And’ Enact: is onorable . > ar’, co fa 5 ; : fee. MAN eee ne ee ee ee oe me neat tee ent ee eee “He1s honest. ; a on 2s . Fe has denons trated as" much. rae today ‘fo. = Ney ; 4 hie ad ae Ce veaihacciae “of , oop eae "ein bt ~ of yes ate RE CORDED 1 hy Py My ‘ib 2-Buffalo (92-61-sub 3) (Ene. 2) (RE) & FEB ect yt Ae ere ye fe _2-Kansas ae ne Hb a coals "64 FEB 10 1964 ort S$ KC 92-1259 (S,MAGADDINO) Unidentified Man: STEVE MAGADDINO: — Unidentified man: STEVE MAGADDINO: I haven't found him to be different. He's @ nice boy." "Oh, yeah. I know him before you. He'll be sociable and have a drink, but he'll never (at this point, speaker makes swishing sound to apparently indicate person spoken of is not a heavy drinker) and you'll never get two words from him. Becanse he's one of those type of fellows that if they’re going to play they want to be heard, Where the other guy makes a lot of noise and the other guy blushes. I blush too, because I don't i si stuff, and I know how was. But I couldn't say anything to the other guy because he knew how he was; but, anyhow, I knew what they b6 were up to,” prc "Listen, to know them; I got a lot of young men under me. When I started to monkey around, I started to give to my son-in-law and not . the other guy. He used to talk with me and I used to see him with the girls going to the track, Now, in order to do things, one needs feet to walk with. So, one group is mention- ing me that -~---~-+-----—-~ Sr to mete tn a a nt a -— do you believe that I would take and not give him anything?" ‘No, I Know you,” ‘when I put BRUNO (ph) with him -------~~———- ee nee monemeeinore than $100,0007 Dis uckold! So, I; now, there was (ph) ---~--~- ---~ --+~------ Saat Give me the $100,000 and I'1l give it to you tomorroy,.----— fee ee can cae pn te eae fe nen se A period of time passed and I said '~--~—- See me ey tes is if you need it, keep it.---- mee en ne er em tn ee -~He said ‘Why should we give hin?tq--- nen ne ee me en This isn't an acquaintance, This is a personal friend-. ship of mine. ---------~---.—.—. —... and me, sucker that I am; when I got the money, I 2 KC 92-1259 (S, MAGADDINO) Unidentified man: STEVE MAGADDINO: took it and split it between us." "yhen I, Uncle STEFANO, started in that uproar over there -<---—-------.----—-—JT could see the picture ------ 2-8 Hn ee ee Because you know, you don't like to see PTLOUDLE —-- mn nee em ee rn ee ee ee ee 3 1 ee ea one oe ee ee ee eno oe when he came to see me. I told him, after all, he married that guy's daushter and if he loved his wife he would have tried to put peace, no matter what happened. I told him, 'Don't let that guy £ill you up with stories. Because he's your brother and you mustn't fight with hin. ee ee te ee mee a a eo ee eee one EF YOU can be a peacemaker - fine; go over there, But if you're going there with stories about him and stories against your brother; then don't you dare.’ Then he said 'My brother is sick’ ----~----~——--~---, [I told him -~-- ee et ee ee eat ten mn ns tonto me, he came to me and :said, "Dad -----—--~-—- -. He’s a wretch, Roe nt ee 1 SO his brother LOT germ em meen tee meen cer ee et te ty mt - ee ee een ee ee ee ee te mo nnn toro meee On the Lamb. ee rene mmm mee ebecause the family should have appreciated it because these fellows didn't belong to that house. Because if they belonged to that house ---<------—----= Renn meme, Hets on the lamb.------ ~- fe oo oe oe ne ean ne cee et mone amet ee So his brother, [orcs ell gets ahold of me, -------------~- le amt Any ance fone OR CN PEG MANN GEE LAO NT ET NS OO INE SET SeNS Ae GD GaN CANE Gey SNR Shey SED CRA GENE ORD Sey SO Sent Pum SOS ONE HaMlT AO GEL Sekt MINK BON SNM HON OO MAND ey TEMPO SC Oma mre ee es ee re et ee mee cet et mete mie Witnesses against him. I got ahold of him and I knew exactly what was needed,--~—--- rat meme nee as a courtesy; as a matter of charity; I told him not to mention anything. Because to mention it; hell, it would be a traitorous Thing. GO n ee ee en eee his father-in-law, KC 92-1259 (steve Macappino) [ __—| (ph) -+-------------------------- Unidentified Man: STEVE MNAGADDINO: Unidentified man; STEVE MAGADDINO: Both talk unintelligible, STEVE MAGADDINO: Unidentified man: So, I said ‘How will thig finish?'---~-—~-~— I sav it with my own eyes, ----~---------~—— He has ten faces, ----++.—-~— ee en ee ee 1D snc ane omer es ec 0 et AE TOD NS i SRA BAD GEE SERED Gn Pa DUN TAN. GON GE GO GN SN He EE ED ON Ne OE Sah UD Oe Oe UE OR "You lose a lot of time with this cuy.----- se lantantantantenlamntemtetenmeaeteteteteteteeteteaten Everybody said he was young; that he was without shrewdness; thot hets a virgin, They would have believed anything else and not that I would have picked this guy up." "That's right," ny caught DOLE, mere ee cre eas st a nef nat tsetse et es ete um ons a ange le se Ss ee indi she si ei Sc bs a ui Sb As Seb ows ems sw cl tw liso nn inst F 2 e ° ELC at once. The conversation is coapletely "J tell you that one night I happened to be in Rochester;| | was With me, + eee ao eee, ALter we left ~-~— Fad pee Ome vekeh coma oven temas mt gan Sah SON Sua MER Len Gol, GANS unm uae) QTL Snel AMY ONS Sue AEN Mad ONL SEM ANE Go Ae Genel smson HO omy Hem aNd pun SD fore seas RED NY ene Se pee ee Oe A Kael OE RIN Oh DY I SNE SOE SY KOU REN SUN I PND ND A KA DE TN Set SAE Hts Se ORs Hey WR IND MOY Que GONE pst GD Sa etd POND re HO NS (ae meee PO Gon OD ORNL ST NE SUD Om OREN ALY COED BARE SHED GAD SUE GEN SONY SUAS GANS WEES GRAN DENY Gres GUY SUNS HAND Seay RENN GORD UMD CONTT SLPS) GeUM REND UN YOD Gene omy csiauioa 1? "% know him for 34 years. I Know how he feels. I know how he feels about you----—- i ee ae Rete an nee es ene tee » I hope when the time comes you'll be able to---~-.-~~~—-—~-~ [me me SR at COLNE AN me Oe ARNT SER De Ged SOM HY Sd GRD SAN Qa OU SLE GOW SERS Gm SED ORES SMP ONE DMD GEE MRED WIND AED Om MONS Sey Got end De Ome OND ten ouNe GOS KC 92-1259 STEVE MAGADDINO: Woes Seema oe beeen Ae eco He seems like a good teacher. s0, I'd like to split the two---~-~~~—~-.~--= -=—- =- == AE OR edt CON Dre ta GR SONNE de ee SN ETE ER UE Goin SS TOS RE SEE OOS TD BOAT Seer samy GS SEND Mey ath HORN beD SANE tamit am Li BME GUE HD SUES Suny Ginte OEM So SO mt T ) PETER A. UAGADDINO enters with DANNY (LNU) (probably DANNY SANSANESE) and Sicilian conversation terminates at-this point, : Reel #2, Part B ae Conversation begins with STEVE MAGADDINO commenting about overweight persons, He remarks that SAN. RANGATORE nearly died because of overweight. He goes on to ridicule the alleged. rumor that RANGATORE is supposed to be a bodyguard. He tells of the lecture he gave RANGATORE for drinking heavily and for getting drunk often. He warned RANGATORE that if anything happened ‘to him he would be leaving his wife and children "in a fix." STEVE comments that RANGATORE has lost heavily at cards, and that his creditors have appealed to STEVE to have RANGATORE pay his gambling debts. STEVE remarks that he has ordered RANGATORE to pay these debts. He quotes RANGATORE's creditors as saying to him "We know, STEVE, that SAMMY is always with you. But if he doesn't pay, soon or later we're going to be in trouble with you, We don't want any trouble with you," MAGADDINO goes on to say that he has threatened RANGATORE with bodily harm if he does not pay these debts. He further explains that one day RANGATORE had $3500 on hig person, and he, STEVE, directed him to immediately bring this sum of money to his creditors as part-payment, and that he sent someone along to make sure that RANGATORE would pay this money to his creditors. Thereafter, non-pertinent conversation follows and } 5 OPTIONAL FORM*NO, 10 : ‘ S010-104—01 : : vy -4 es , : UNITED STATES GO MENT : i ee a * Memoranda * Dizcotdny FBI (92-2924) DATE: —- 1/31/64 | Aten : FBI Annex, Cryptanalysis Translation Section. a 2 7 els &, A : -$ ca : SAC, Kansas “Eity Cdatseg): 2. CB) SUBJECT: STEVE HAGADDINO Ae os - JUNE . AR Re Bureau letter to Kansas City dated 12/11/63, with enclosed Buifalo letter to Bureau dated 12/9/63, and. two reels of tape. containing : ‘conversation’ in Sicilian as eee by BU: 280-C* On’ 12/6/63. : Enclosed for Buffalo ‘are aforementioned two waeae of tape. ; Reel #1 a te The uaguene: “éontained hereon are STEVE MAGADDINO, PETER A, MAGADDINO, NINO MAGADDINO and: PETER J. MAGADDINO,. ‘ Reel begins with non-pertinent conversation by PETER A. - . MAGADDINO wherein he explains how a car-wash garage had scratched his car. Than, other non-pertinent topics follow, such as the health of a man who had sustained a stroke and became: pepe kse ae Subsequently, there follows an unintelligible and’inaudible - 4): ‘ conversation which is pnteee Pere with several poomsnety non pertinent comments, - ye Reel #2 . ’ Conversation ‘contained puraes is nestiy peteen STEVE, NINO and PETER J, MAGADDINO, wherein they. discuss various ill- “nesses. Thereafter, STEVE MAGADDINO begins a lengthy discussion concerning education, He criticizes his grandparents ‘£or not having sent his father to school. -. Instead, they had provided | “some formal schooling for his father's sisters and another brother, He remarks that at. one time, before, compulsory . education came to Sicily, - people from. different provinces ‘could not understand each other, Whereas, - with the coming: of. fe compulsory education there-is a universal Sicilian language | ; througiiout Sicily which enables all. of its people .to understand - é8¢h ee a s, : Pe, ag 2 a Loe : ’ oon 7 zepatteho ( & a ; OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 yf : 4 Sie 4 : 4 : Shot S01Q—104-01 CNR og : Truk 4g i A oe is \ | UNITED STATES GOV MENT oe a, te Mer °F, Gee OE ~ Memorandum ee eae ae _T© +: Director, FBI (92-2924) * DATE: - “1/81/64, . z pAtin +,’ FBI Annex, Cryptanalysis Translation Section, : fe. eee Bion: SAC, Kansas City (92-1259) .-- , (P) oa ot z 7 o ; Fi - 7 on ee : 4 suBJecT: STEVE HAGADDINO ©. 2... JUNE Re paredd letter to fara City dated» 12/16/63, ath wtiscncd Buffalo letter to Bureau dated 12/12/63 and ‘one reel of tape containing: conversation in Sicilian as ‘teported by . ; BU 280-C% on 12/11/63. - Enclosed for Buffalo is atorenenitioned one reel of tape. . . a : : 7 i a The sigdueun contained on “this reel are STEVE HAGADDINO, PETER A. BAGEDOINOs: JOHN CAMMILLERI and PETER J. Eee PENS. 4 3 ‘Pieiiliaw eonversation contained ; ‘on this. reel is - aa entirely non-pertinent, | except for somewhat relative backsround ; . information, This information is developed as STEVE MAGADDINO: . be ‘tells about’ his flirtationg with some yourg girl, in his youth, b7C and of the problems. he had with this girl's father while he. / WAS courting her, = Subgequent to" this, ‘he. goes into the subject of amorous ventures he had’ as a youns man, with several. prostitutes . and non-prostitutes. He tells’ how-.one prostitute wanted STEVE, to pimp: for her, but. he emphatically refused, . - He ‘advised the: ' woman’ he would do many other things. to earn .q dollar , but would ~ . / not condescend to earn one million dollars as|a pimp. There~ . # - aiter, STEVE and the ee mentioned ; better known ay ; JOHN CAMMILLERT, and PETER J. MAGADDINO make several aie prie®, sporadic, uninformative one-yord comments i 2 as s STEVE eee oa - goes, alone. in ‘Aig. discussion. | oe Cs \DyBureaw: (Ruy) . YS ; 2-Bufialo (92-61-sub aes: cae . | ay JS: FEB ; wee fe ; Nor flor kEconsan. . e gts 2 2 8S). "i eee 2a.) |e FEB Aries 7 . fb, ¢ ae ; aS op oe gh iN ge oe ait HE eS ge ‘ . : ee ee - «, og : ; + ‘ eo . : on ee 7 az ij : Lomeyy 3 Na . es : adh — ae oe : = | ¥ 16 Pree t 19 2 8, y . Sac, Kansas ae 2° 1259) : (P) . Te On cs STEVE ce GADDINO Lee JUNE = . | Rebulet to Kansas City dated 12/13/63 with attached. | ¥ . Buffalo letter dated 12/6/63, and one reel of tape containing ' yo conversation in Sicilian as. reported by BU 280-C* on 12/5/63. . , ‘Enclosed fox Buffalo. is aforementioned one reel of tape. “ aa Pe ea: ; ; — te "Reel ‘begins with a sete peresuSat eonve center between “3 — STEVE MAGADDINO and an unidentified man‘concerning some woman | : who was: alleged: to have cancer. Thereafter, a somewhat perti- nent conversation takes place between. the unidentified ‘man and | STEVE, MAGADDINO, as follows: — i “> . eras “Unidentified Man: : Le». = - 3 ~* ave 8. MAGADDINO: "Who? The Senator?" | oe eee ee Unidentified ‘Man: am . "Yeah, t \ -_ Be ke oa 8 Thereafter the - aaceeee man explains to ‘MAGADDINO ' ” that he thanked the Senator for his help concerning ‘some matter. “. However, it appears. that it relates to a person: referred to as "MARINO's son" by the unidentified: man... He goes on to tell’ MAGADDINO that MARINO's son had had a fight with i --- and that a:Deputy Sheriff arrested MARINO's: son and had placed - Mh - a- gun against his chest. In the station house, MARINO's son- }. refused to.give up his wrist: watch to the police, MARINO — _is described by STEVE. MAGADDINO as “the dairyman who makes. cheese." .. STEVE comments that he has always tried to help out A a in these situations . to the "best of my authority and knowledge, \r put at present, I am forced to steer clear of ‘these individuals." V >, phere after, conversation: turns »¢6, non-pertinent subject matter, . ot ree ad veh y ?y AE ; it oe . ' as aan , i | | _ oe FB, FAILS — H ie . f Ly Bones i ‘Dien NOT? BCOR DED an) a ' "2-Buffalo-(¢ ‘ fi 4 61 sub 3) (Eng. ete % Ss FED 106 Bree SARS. - cane “a” ‘@) eel “eG : = aX . oe Bs FER 10 1964 Aa, mt ra be %, + SN, KC 92-1259 wherein STEVE MAGADDINO goes on to talk about MICHELINO (LNU) who recently passed away. STEVE remarks that he regrets he did not get to see MICHELINO before he died. He further states that one should go and see a friend while he is alive and not just when he dies. He remarks that MICHELINO's brother, JOE, was a bookmaker. Thereafter, reel continues to end with completely non-pertinent discussions by[_—s«di.:«~ PETER A. b6 MAGADDINO and STEVE MAGADDINO. b7c SAC, Buffalo (92-61) Director, FRE (92-2924) src Lacaprso, aka. ios by letters dated 2/15/61 and 9/12/63. You are orain reminded that if ony information Raed incorporated in a report or any n. the source must he protected. should be advised in the avont|~”~*~“‘s*~*”*«*~ Gomes: «%o your nétention. Enc. NOTE: e ) a we MAILED, 30 ros i - W9e4 COMM-FBI Tolson } nk Wa REG 8 G BL GEL. ‘ak f f ical - = log Wo FEB 4, 196 Casper G egp/er ‘ : =| Py bh aq e103 9 — ~~ B ars Dy Fy Holmes’_@?_ #43 Gandy —_ _ : ri s . FD-36 (Bf. 12,13-56) e 38 FERC oe Agent in Charge ? FBI 7 Date: 2/3/64 Transmit the following in (Type in plain text or code) ATRTEL ATRMATL | (Priority or Method of Mailing) | TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924) FROM: SAC, BUFFALO (92-61) (P) STEVE MAGADDINO, aka AR iy WEEKLY SUMMARY AIRTEL Following is a summary of information furnished by BU 280-C* for the period 1/27 /6h, through 2/2/64: On 1/27/64, CI observed subject in conversation at - oe various times throughout_the day with SAM RANGATORE, PETER J, ) and PETER A, MAGADDINO, al and PETER MACK, Portions of the conversation were in Italian, which is not comprehended by the informant. It appeared from English comments that one topic of conversation was a disagreement which has arisen between[ __—s—séiddand his employer, PETER MACK. Another topic of conversation concerned recent newspaper articles regarding the exclusive contract held by the Van Dyke Taxicab Company with the Buffalo Municipal Airport. PETER A. MAGADDINO was heard to comment that JOHN C. MONTANA has a contract with the operators of the Airport and is not engaged in a monopoly. On 1/28/64, CI observed the subject, SAM RANGATORE, JOHN CAMMILLERI, and FRED RANDACCIO having a conversation which was primarily in Italian. On 1/29/64, CI again observed subject having a conversation in Italian with SAM RANGATORE, PETER A. and PETER J MAGADDINO. eytis 3)- Bureau (AM-RM) S2-DGP2R (‘27981 @ - Buffalo REC Ad eas hoo 27 273 FBJ: pac (4) . Ne 4 FEB 5 is64 ANS > ow ; Wy ‘ Approved: oY : £254 Sent Ws UM é 2 2 fou8 ‘ . a ae ; es : t ee m Fy ; rm = We . are BU 92-61 on een CL observed subject and ANTONIO MAGADDINO (?) in conversation during which the subject spoke partially in Italian. and partially in English. It appeared the subject may have been excoriating ANTONIO, Later the subject -was joined vy L______lwho indicated that he was going to be served with a Judgment and have his wages garnisheed. : en ~ - On 1/31/64, subject had a-conversation with . PETER A. MAGADDINO during which he indicated that he had some money for his son. Later on the same date, JOHN - CAMMILLERI visited subject and had-a conversation which was primarily in Italian with eWece” and various members - of ats family. . on 3/1/64, CL Soe NT SCRO, PETER.J. MAGADDINO, JOHN CAMMILLERT ,| Jana SAM RANGATORE having a conversation which was in both English and Italian. . It appeared to the informant that SCRO was performing accounting work for the subject and PETER A. MAGADDINO. During the convérsation a discussion was had concerning a trip during which the subject mentioned the "old aountey" and commented that he does not know how much longer he - has (to live ?). He indicated. that his brother-in-law “has a nice home over there. QI furnished no pertinent Anformation on , 2/e/éhe 2. UNITED STATES Gg@ERNMENT . 7 Memorandum OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10° MAY 1962 EDITION ao oA “GSA GEN. REG. NO. 27 ‘TO =: SAC, Kansas City DATE: February 4, 1964 FROM : Director, FBI (82-2024) ~ 27b SUBJECT: STEVE M LAGADDINO, gia REGISTERED MATL L AR Enclosed is certain foreign language material: -Gne reel of tane containing conversation In Sicilian, received from Buffalo by letter datetl 1/31, 94, copy of which is attached. This material was reported by BU 280-C* on 12/31/63. This material should be processed as indicated below: Ao Youuested by Duflalo. Please nancle exjecitiously. Following disposition ,should be made of enclosure and translation: * Both to Buffalo, co; +y of the translation to th € Bureau, attention ST Annex. ; If the results of your review are not furnished the Seat of Government, in accordance with instructions set forth above, then the office initiating the request, to which translation is made available by you, has the responsibility of appropriately notifying the Bureau of any pertinent information contained therein. Ene. = Q ‘ i- Buifalo (@2- Gl Sub 3) Dek ah vig fj “sus Tolson Belmont Mohr Casper Callahan Conrad DeLoach Evans Gale Rosen Sullivan Tavel Trotter Tele. Room Holmes Gandy . es te eae ‘ ¥ 4 BU 92-61 sub 3. | 32.\.PEPER A, _magappto refers ‘to ‘the "ola, Regine." _ ir “A, PETER A, MAGADDINO mentions the "chicago : Councd.t. ee ; = De This’ portion is’ spoken by: STEVE MAGADDENO “. who refers to the’ "Tantu Commission". and 7 ah Boe - - then to. "Dodice’ Uomini” and then immediately eee uo ss ‘says “Basta.” .Thé words "Dodice : OME aL 9 es = ; could be’ an. interjection by PETER A. - MAGARDINO since. a voice’ Eiuevup tion is : . Be Rede: BE Fis os : eae, | 6D nas weference 6 to. wh Mone te 3 oe 8. administration! “STEVE MAGADDINO: Hates Fy hh UE oe LD know 16." | ‘then states. MPa gates: Ne OSes hs ‘amtomatioa iy ; Goes © lown . a ok, . the vonversation “then neobhiea. of a ‘eenefalized “nature at the marker ‘indicated “End of pertinent,’ Re eee "Since. these. comments: may’ have some. relation of the - . Composition of the. ‘Gommission,' it, 1s requested that the ae vo, enclosed reel: be: translated and summarized bya translator: . =. With mére experience in Sicialian phraseology -and: Pormana tory ° to establish the full import.of the conversation. It is ” requested that the. results of the translation as” were as one - audio- ‘tape be returned to the. Buffalo Office. 7 is 7 oe If bhe’. ene teaee material éonteins “anPormation oF . 7 4s Obydous’ value tO other: office;:. copies af ae ene aOR 2 hay ee Pes gies be furnished oom offices. WS ea et he ne ‘ nges - te ae kes (Rev. 12-13-56) te, ; @ ! An " ’ { d @ co, ® FBI | l AB GIP Appigyed: Date: 2/10/6l, (Type in plain text or code) ATRTEL ATR MAIL - REGISTERED MAIL | (Priority or Method of Mailing) | TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (92-292)) FROM: SAC, BUFFALO (92-61) (P) STEVE MAGADDINO AR "WEEKLY SUMMARY AIRTEL” The following is a summary of information furnished by BU 280-Cx for the period 2/3 through 9/6l,. BU 280-C% On 2/3/6l., CI observed the subject, SAM RANGATORE, PETER A, MAGADDINO and a man who may have been eGR Noe CAMMILLERI engaged in conversation in the Italien lenguage b6 at various times of the day. On the same date, CI bic observed JIMMY LA DUCA make a telephone call to 7] who asked what the matter was with somethin pertaining to He then suggested that stop BiL kidding. On 2/)/6h, CI observed subject, RANGATORE, PETER A, and PETER J. MAGADDINO in conversation in Italian which was not comprehended by the informant. On 2/5/64, subject advised the informant thet as amatter of policy he does not sign anything and that anything pertaining to the Government is immediately brought to the attention of his attorne At one point in the conversation when the name of ee mentioned, MAGADDINO commented that he does not know[ | well enough to say anything about him. d- Bureau (AM-RM) 1 - Buffalo FBJ:acr oh ) & soa m/ ‘Specit Agent {4 Charge NU -y 9. é BU 92-61 ° On 2/6/6., FRED RANDACCIO and PATTY NATARELLI were observed visiting PETER A, and PETER J, MAGADDINO: It appears that these individuals were waiting to see the subject who did not appear. Subsequently, on the same day the subject and PETER MACK were observed having a discussion during which the subject indicated that his wife believes that she is dying, and that she will not fly to take a vacation. ‘The subject indicated that he himself is not feeling well. MACK indicated that he and his wife were going~to New York for four days and would return the following Thursday. MAGADDINO then asked how an unidentified b6 individual (possibly was doing and was told by bIc MACK that he is doing s and that is all. The subject told MACK that if this individual does not do his job, MAGADDINO wants to know and that MACK should check him along with everybody else. MACK assured the subject that he used to check everybody except this individual but that he is now checking everyone. On 2/8/64, CI observed subject, RANGATORE, PETER A, MAGADDINO, and an individual who may have been ANTONIO MAGADDINO, in conversation in Italian. During the conversation, PETER A. MAGADDINO mentioned that someone had received a subpoena and does not want to answer it. CI furnished no pertinent information on 2/7 and 9/6l.. eel 7 k te, 88 nd ¢ & <; 2 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT OFFICE MEMORANDUM "JUNE" TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924) Date: 2/7/64 i ; z (4, FROM Oa SAC, BUFFALO 2-61) (P) ATTENTION: CRYPTANALYSIS . “ss TRANSLATION SUBJECT: STEVE MAGADDINO, aka SECTION, AR FBI LABORATORY During the past year highly placed confidential informants have, on several occasions, reported information concerning the use of an expression or a word by STEFANO MAGADDINO which apparently refers to La Cosa Nostra . as "the bank" or "the group." This expression, when spoken in the Sicilian dialect, describes someone as being with or a member of "the bank" or "group". MAGADDINO only uses this expression when talking with his closest associates and in his usual Sicilian dialect. As an example, on 11/26/63, MAGADDINO, ee wit j FRED G, RANDACCIO, mentioned that took a boy "cue! cu_la famigghia & cu ancu™ (or “bannu"). The English translation to MAGADDINO's remark is "Now this[ | took this boy who is with the family and the bank. The Sicilian word "bancu" is translated into English as "bank." At times MAGADDINO uses the word "bannu" under Similar circumstances and the English translation is "group." Other instances of MAGADDINO's use of the word "ban or "group" have been_note 1/18/63, MAGADDINO described an unknown man as is a fine fellow .... he is with the bank." @- Bureau (RM) © - Chicago (RM) & 2 - Kansas City (92-1259)(RM) @ 2 - Miami (92-161) (RM) 2 - New York (92-8 ae 2 - Philadelphia (92-554) (RM) dea Baf fale x BA sdb yi a F _ OFFER 94 1064 BU 92-61 While talking with his son and JOHN V, CAMMILLERT, the source reported the following remark by MAGADDINO: 2 ‘There's that cuckold, ~He's come down here several times giving me the bull each time. One time he'd say he had to go to Washington and was with the President; with this one and that one. Even though he's with the bank, the cuckold will_always throw_me the "eon | MAGADDINO may be referring to New York oY Ph Again on 10/15/63, MAGADDINO attempted to explain aN @ the relationship of certain police officials and "the bank." MAGADDINO complained that "the bank" had expenses totaling } $700. 00 per day which included payoffs to Captains , Lieutenants f"and Sergeants who were sent to collect money from "the bank" by some unidentified and highly placed person. MAGADDINO spoke offensively and profanely of this person who also had attempted to "shake down the bank" for $5,000 in addition ‘®. to the protection money this person had and was receiving from "the bank." apse V9 At another time while discussing a matter involving DOMINICK D'AGOSTINO, MAGADDINO made reference to having someone's name removed from "the bank." At this time, MAGADDINO was heaping abuse upon this unidentified person who had defied him and was possibly involved with the police or courts. In view of the above, those offices handling sources or informants using a Sicilian dialect should be particularly alert for any further use of the terms or expressions described above, In the event such an expression has been reported by other sources, it is recommended that interested offices be advised, ys. ebrsegm SRRb PRY Ole KR CLL OS OFF vad : .] ; N Copies of this letter are being designated to those offices having translaters familiar with the conversations of STEVE MAGADDINO, The Bureau may desire to furnish this information to other offices, oer f ss nee aco FDES6 (Re% 12-13-56) @ @ -_ - a 6 @ t | { | i I . FBI | I | | { { Date: 2/17/64 Transmit the following in (Type in plain text or code) Via AIRTEL AIR MAIL - REGISTERED (Priority or Method of Mailing) | sa a a es See NT a ae AT eg he ple AS ye ep et TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924) Vv FROM: SAC, BUFFALO (92-61) (P) Ny \\ Sia aGaupiG AR he yee WEEKLY SUMMARY AIRTEL, The following is a summary of information furnished by BU 280-C* for the period 2/10-16/64: On 2/10/64, CI advised that the subject, SAM RANGATORE, and PETER A. MAGADDINO had a conversation which was primarily in Italian during which mention was made of some man who was presently in Cleveland. The full contents of the conversation were not comprehended by the informant. Subsequently CI advised that JOHN LNU (possibly JOHN CAMMILLERI) had contacted PETER A. MAGADDINO and apparently asked help in getting a job. He indicated that the : ane /02 the job to someone from out of town and that (Phonetic) would help and urged PETER to put in a word for him. PETER mentioned that the entire group had originally come from Carbondale, Pennsylvania. The . entire contents of the conversation was not audible to the i informant. , On 2/12/64, CI ia general conversation with PETER A. and PE . INO. Q- Bureau (RM). : - Buffalo 70 REC. 1y fhe 2944: 299 FBJ: jmr (4) 1 FEB 19 1964 vant of eA ae AL Sent ARG Per v y ON LD Sapeelt- Agent in Charge f oF /~— oo @ @ BU 92-61 On 2/13/64, CI observed PETER A, MAGADDINO telephonically contact SAM (RANGATORE;?) and inquire if Mr, SALAMONE (JAMES P, SALAMONE of Erie, Pa. ?) was there. MAGADDINO then indicated to the informant that SALAMONE did not show up and must be sick, ia On 2/14/64, CL observed subject, PETER A, MAGADDINO and an unidentified man in conversation in Italian which is not comprehended by the informant. Subsequent to the departure of the subject and this unidentified man, CI advised that PETER A. and PETER J. MAGADDINO were visited by FRED RANDACCIO and PAT NATARELLI and that a general conversation of a nonpertinent nature ensued, GI furnished no pertinent information on 2/11, 15, and 16/64, | FBI skrd | 53 MARS 1964 OF Lo United States OG ennent & MEMORANDWM TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924 ) DATE: FEB 24 1964 a AC, BUFFALO (92-61) (P) SUBJECY STEVE MAGADDINO ADL INFORUAT CT FATED AR WIRE IS UAC. DSZFI pats WG &73Ev 7603 JR) Re Kansas City letter ie peas 1/24/64, om 11/26/63, BU ,289e* advistatthat he had observed STEVE MAGADDINO, PETER Ad GADDINO and SAMfRANGATORE having a brief discussion concerning 4& new automobile cbtained by RANGATORE, There then followed a brief discussion between STEVE MAGADDINO, PETER A, MAGADDINO, RANGATORE and one other unidentified individual, during which they briefly speculated about the assassination of President JOHN F, KENNEDY and the killer of LEE HARVEY OSWALD. The subject believed RUBY will not be convicted. RANGATORE and PETER A. MAGADDINO believed RUBY will be released on a plea of insanity. PETER A, MAGADDINO had no doubts, according to the informant, that OSWALD killed ."™% the President; waereas RANGATORE stated that it is difficult os a to prove tho exactly pulled the trigger. The subject and PET ae A, MAGADDINO expressed the belief that RUBY has the Nation's sympathy. However, they add that it has been established that - Bureau (RM) - Albany (92-132) (Info.) (RM) 2 - Dallas ({Info.) (RM) (1 ~ 44-1639, JACK L. RUBY; LEE HARVEY OSWALD - VICTIM, CR) (1 - 100-10461, LEE HARVEY OSWALD, IS-R) 2 - Miami (Info.) (RM 1 - 92-455, JOHN P, TRONOLONE) 1 - 166-173, JOHN P, TRONOLONE ) 2 - Philadelphia (Info.) (RM) 49 1 - 92-4, ANGELO BRUNO) gt 1 - 80- PENNSYLVANIA state OLICE bs ae: O 11 - Buffalo ) Gi AYAY~ 2% - 92-288, PETER A, MAGADDINO) eS - 92-274, SAM RANGATORE) gic® ee 92-174, FRED RANDACCIO) : 8 Abel, JACK L, RUBY) 105-4467, LEE HARVEY OSWATD) eee: Seok See 92-247, ANGELO BRUNO) 92-303, JOHN P, TRONOLONE) ; 92-53, JOHN C, MONTANA) 80-2009, BUFFALO PD) 92~61, SUB 5) PR be pe ee ft et et Ct i bt tot t &£ t é BU 92-61 OSWALD had been seen at RUBY's nightclub prior to the assassination. The subject stated that he suspected there may be a connection between: OSWALD and RUBY and that there is more involved than meets the eye. He explained that with so many policemen in the Dallas Police Station, no one could possibly gain entrance without being noticed. However, inasmuch as RUBY got in, the subject.implied there might have been a con- spiracy with the Dallas Police. .He further stated that the family of the Dallas policeman who was killed by OSWALD should receive a pension from the Government. RANGATORE recommended that the KENNEDY family should PEON ECS money for the deceased officerS family. The next topic of conversation was an incident wherein some unidentified teacher called one of the MAGADDINO grand- children "the daughter of a gangster." ieee At this point, the group was joined by FRED; DACCIO who was greeted in an enthusiastic manner by the subject and they y, others. The following conversation then took place: = F, RANDACCIO: "How are things here? Okay? Good. There's supposed to be a gang of guys in Buffalo fron the state. They've got three squads there now, permanent. The head of the police ---~--- from Harrisburg, went down there a month ago. They put on a permanent squad and they can go to the D.A. anytime they want to and work on anybody; narcotics; city cops ~-- and report to the D.A., and not to the Precinct. The remainder of this conversation became unintelligible due to extraneous noises and the mumbled and muffled tones of RANDACCIO, However, RANDACCIO mentioned something to the effect that some "machines" were taken away and some sort of legal affidavit had been filed to show cause why these machines could not be retained by their owner. RANDACCIO blamed the State's Attorney for this trouble, RANDACCIO then began to speak in a very low whisper tone which rendered a brief conversation between him and the subject inaudible. RANDACCIO then facetiously called out to RANGATORE and congratulated him on the death of the President, Everyone present began to laugh. STEVE MAGATDINO interrupted and cautioned the group that the public around them is watching ae rs 2 « ~ 7 _ © g BY 92-61 for their reaction in this matter, and that they must not speak in this fashion. All agreed with the subject, who then proceeded to tell them that the late President was one of the greatest presidents we have had and blamed the cause for his assassination on his brother, the Attorney General. MAGADDINO stated that ROBERT KENNEDY pressed too many issues behind the scenes. As an example, MAGADDINO cited the VALACHI hearings. He stated that neither the President, nor (Director J, EDGAR) HOOVER and the FBI wish to bring up "discussions" which were brought out by the "VALACHT hearings." He remarked that the Attorney General had to "accomplish something" and therefore pressed: too many issues. MAGADDINO stated he had received this information from "educated people who have gone to school for many years and know what they ave talking about. Thereafter a whispered conversation which was partially udible to the informant was heard between STEVE MAGADDINO and D aa concerning ANGELO (LNU) and/or "PE 3" (JOHN P. we PERONOLO . RANDACCIO told MAGADDINO that ANGEYO,is or was in wy Italy. ies is probably a reference to ANGEL HNO of Ee- -ZiIeét. Philadelphia, because STEVE MAGADDINO then informed RANDACCIO yaw that the FBI questioned him about ANGELO, MAGADDINO stated NE _ that ANGELO had visited Buffalo in the past with his family. Consequently, MAGADDINO stated he could not readily deny knowing ANGELO because "the FBI takes pictures" and the best answer he could give was to say that many people frequent the funeral parlor and that any other information could be obtained through his attorney. Therefore, STEVE MAGADDINO strongly advised RANDACCIO and the others to cut off any FBI interview quickly and rnefer the Agents to their attorneys. The following conversation then took place and is being set forth verbatim: S. MAGADDINO "Now, this comes from the lawyer and not from me, If they want to tie you up, tell them, tIf you want to arrest me, put the charge on and we'll see in court.' When you tell them this, they won't argue. They wouldn't dare. Now, these two brothers shouldn't have talked at all. That's why I told you to tell them that they shouldn't even go there. They said they got the advice from the lawyer too late, When he sent for them, they shouldn't have gone," -3- BY 92-61 F. RANDACCIO: S. MAGADDINO: Unidentified Male: S. MAGADDINO: Wat 3 " "Thatts right. But it was too late," "Now this dishonorable bum | a ue Buffalo_PD.)...told the two brothers, 'If you others speak badly about me, you'll be treated Like you were in the old days. You'll be ar- rested.' The lawyer told him, ‘Wait awhile; before you talk that way, you have nothing co say to these two. Press your charges against them.! This dirty bum then said to them, ‘You're a shylock and you're a strongarm man.‘ Now these jerks do business on Hudson and Niagara Streets and this cuckold, pays attention to that spot. Now when he asked MIKEMPERNA - MIKE PERNA was there. When he left with his car,L___—|s followed him and ordered him to pull to the side. Now MIKE PERNA knows this degenerate. They were brought up together as boys. So, he says to him, 'Pull over to the side. Give . me your credentials. Give me your identifi- bo cation too, What do you do for a living?! BIC This degenerate cuckold asks him what does he do for a living. He asked him this because MIKE is clean. MIKE has a good front. MIKE gave him the right answer, 'You got a charge against me? Arrest me.' He tells those two brothers, '1f you talk badly about me; I've been to Washington.' Notice what he said. Why, there's no sense to it. There's no beginning or end to what he told them. He said ‘I've been to Washington and I've been directed by my superiors.' This degenerate cuckold. Now, I'll let you know that I know he has made application for the FBI." (It should be noted indices of Buffalo Office contain no record of eee having been filed by "Yeah?" "But the FBI doesn't want him because they know he's a phorm, and dishonorable. He said ‘I've been there and I've been ordered by my superiors, So if you speak badly about me, Sit BU 92-61 So MAGADDINO: (Continued) RANDACCIO: MAGADDINO: RANDACCIO: MAGADDINO: RANDACCIO: MAGADDINO: RANDACCIO: MAGADDINO: © "so help me, I'll have you all arrested. One by one; like they used to do in the old days.' In fact, in the old days that is what they used to do. Specially with the Italians. They would take them to jail. He said ‘Because I'm leaving the police force. I'm going to prac- tice law and if you malign me, you'll have trouble. So, that's why, when they went to call tha r guy who was with the bank, I sent for He said to tell them to press a charge if they wanted to make a pinch.” "Hets got a brother-in-law who is a lawyer also." "Who? , "No iN "Yeah. But he didn't call in his brother-in- led in that police spy, That and this one have---- that bum, his brother-in~law is brother-ir-Law With this dishonorable----." "Yeah," b6 " b7C we Your uncle is a police spy. He's kept a picture of this one and that one. He's an ignoramus. Never mind, don't take up any discussions with me. He's a dishonorable and miserable wretch. From the morning until night they stay in a huddle. Now he donit sa mching to this because-------- - his "Yets CHARLESACASSARO! F "Now this a boy who is with the family an he bank. He took him down there ard bulldozed him. He told the boy, 'I haven't been with the police spies for ye itm not with the police spies.' Now 7 eal has a son who became a policeman in the police departmer.c. So I told him, '100 out of 1093; watch out and don't ---~------~- going by -5- . yo yy PF wv mt t « ' J BU 92-61 S. MAGADDINO: "nast experience. This guy is a police spy (Continued ) and I know. If you want to buy these blocks, or your father or mother wants to buy them for you, buy them. I will not buy any of them be- cause ere is dishonorable,'! Because isf __]uncle, Watch | out when you open your mouth. Don't talk in por any manner in front of this dishonorable character because you others have the proof, | (pn) advised that this WA dishonorable character------------ . Because they said_---------------~----------------~--- So, this says-~" (interrupted by FRED RANDACCIO). F, RANDACCIO: "Involuntary and stupid!" S. MAGADDINO: "Yeah, involuntary. Because you have many who want to be policemen, and the police force won't take them and they go into another department." F, RANDACCIO: "Yea, Disappointed policemen." b7C S. MAGADDINO: "Yeah, That's right.------~-------------~~-~---- Ne ee ee ee ee Whose fault was it about that guy and that guy and that guy's trouble? Why do they call me, Uncle STEFANO? Because I get the stories this way. Because when my late cousin, ANTONIO, I didn't even know| [had the restaurant on the corner, F, RANDACCIO: "Where? On the corner of Niagara?" S. MAGADDINO: Wieans- (So, tekeee See ee ee ee eke See acedinentieadtinntcanatae tae nei Keele Rane Ree Re ee ee eee ee ee eee eee ere ke Poe 2/5/64 Vv Buffalo, and that o Butfalo-PD~stationed and CHARLES CASSARO are merried Ny wes Lo is a patrolm He stated| ws < ~ vil f aoe _ . € 2 BUY 92-61 According to [| associates formerly frequented but ie Gace ly been discouraged from doing so b praise of expressed the opinion that is a reputable businessman who has no desire to be associated with MAGADDINO. some of his The remainder of the conversation was rendered es unintelligible by extraneous factors. Subsequently, on the same date, CI advised that MAGADDINO had a lengthy conversation iit pean concerning the marital problems of (FNU) CONS 5 ved a stroke and died, Both speakers discussed and character~ ized her as a woman of ill repute wio had treated CONSIGLIO badly while he was alive. MAGADDINO regretted deeply that he did not know that CONSIGLIO was hospitalized and therefore did not have the opportunity to visit him at the hospital. Nts Thereafter on the same date, an unidentified man visited the subject and introduced his cousin as JOBKEASCUOLA (ph) the son of Dr, (FNU) LASCUOLA (ph). MAGADDINO remarked that he knew Dr, LASCUOLA very well and has admired him as a man for many years. This probably refers to Dr, AUGUSTPEASCOLA, 778 Niagara, Street, Buffalo, who resides at 784 Niagaca Street, Buffalo,-anddwho has been previougly reported as an associate of JOHN CAMONTANA . } a ei Copies of this letter being furnished to receiving Offices since it contains information of possible interest to those Offices. \) United States Government Y MEMORANDUM 4! TO DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924) DATE . FEB 24 1964 AC, BUFFALO (92-61) (P) STEVE MAGADDINO, aka f AR y (00 Buffalo) On 11/18/63 280-C* advised thdt,he had observed STEVE MaGADDINO, JOHNK@AMMILLERI, PETER & AMAGADDINO, and at least one other man in conversation. : NMa The following is a verbatim transcript. of a portion of the conversation which occurred at this time: JOHN CAMMILLERI : "I brought him $1500 this morning. There was the other guy with hin too a? STEVE MAGADDINO : "There was a guy this morning, a Government man. I saw him." a PETER A. MAGADDINO: "Oh, that same guy. He's from Internal Revenue. He's not FBI. Where the hell does he come off to ask who you are associated with?" © - Bureau (RM) 2 - Albany (Info) (RM) (1 -92- , GRAFT AND CORRUPTION NEW YORK STATE COUNTIES) 2 - New York (Info) (RM) (L - 92-1459, J. VALACHT) (1 - 90- ~) GRAFT AND CORRUPTION NEW YORK STATE COUNTIES) 10 - Buffalo . (L - 92-278, JOHN CAMMILLERT) G0-2.924~ OG (L - 92-288, PETER A. MAGADDINO) SS a (L - 92-407, P. J. MAGADDINO) : (1 - ey S. RANGATORE) RECS 3 FEB 2% 1964 (1 ~ 92-372, JOSEPH VALACHT) NS (1 - 92-295; BENNY NICOLETTI) gyW%- ——=— “= ,. (1 - 92-409, (i - 92-399, GRAFT AND CORRUPTICN NEW YORK STATE COUNTIES) (1. - 92-61, Sub 5) FBJslan (16) 7] GOMARS 1964- ae 2a @ ; BU 92-61 STEVE MAGADDINO : "Wait. Let me tell you. I saw him. He was in a car. I told RANGATORE to follow me in his car and I would go and order some flowers. Later we hardly had reached 13th Street and we met the other cuckold with the badge. Now, I don't mind if he was FBI asking questions because he'd be asking to find out something. But this cuckold is for taxes only." The subject then proceeded to tell about past interviews with FBI Agents wherein he has allegedly told them all the same thing, to wit: "If you have someone who can accuse me of any- thing, come over here and arrest me." remarked that Ls with the "bank" 5 MAGADDINO, and when does a "job," he does it perfectly. CAMMILLERI and STEVE MAGADDINO then began another conversation, which for the most part was unintelligible to the informant due to distance and to low whispered tones they used. However, certain portions of the conversation, which were audible to the informant seemed to indicate that the topic under b6 discussion concerned some Italian-American politicians in the bIC Buffalo area who have turned against MAGADDINO. They were accused by MAGADDINO and CAMMILLERI of aiding others in destroying the good reputation of the Italians. i off and c ized them with many obscenities. He remarked that (ph) has not made one Italian; that degenerate!" MAGADDINO then mentioned about[ : in the following fashion: "There's that cuckola| i He's come down here several times giving me the bull each time. One time he'd say he had to go to Washington and was with the President, with this one and that one. Ensen though he's with the "bank," the cuckold will always throw me the bull." 206 : BU 92-61 b6 bic MAGADDINO and CAMMILLERI then discussed an interview had by CAMMILLERI with a representative of the Federal Government who may have been an Internal Revenue Service Agent or FBI Agent. The following is a verbatim of the informant concerning this dialogue, which took place in English and Italian: STEVE MAGADDINO: "Tell him, if he wants to know anything about me, to come and see me." JOHN CAMMILLERT: "He asked me for my tax Stamp.cecececeevecs that's the only, pax stamp I got. He said, 'How come BENIN NICOLETTI don't have a tax /n@s$. stamp?' I said, ‘Why don?t you go and ask NICOLETTI? Why do you ask me about NICOLETTI?' Then he said, ‘What's your association with PET MAGADDINO?' I said, ‘That, I can answer you. When I was four years old3 you see that brick house down there? That's where I used to live. I was born and raised here. When I was four years old, that man used to take me by the hand and buy me ice cream cones. That's how I know Mr. MAGADDINO. I can remember Mr. MAGADDINO as long as I can remember my own name. In-1936, I couldn't even buy groceries. Mr. MAGADDINO created a job for me. He gave me a job so I could support my family. That's what I can tell you about my association with Mr. MAGADDINO.' I was just waiting for him." STEVS MAGADDINO: "..........-He asked me about you and the other MAGADDINO made the following comment concerning and pointed out his case es an example for others as to how they should answer when questioned: an He took the Fifth Amendment from STEVE MAGADDINO: fed that other guy the other day...... e beginning to the end. You know him. cent 2 a Os @ : BU 92-61 "You know his name. A big shot. A big name. He used to bring them girls and everything. We all should do the same thing. Because all these things are lies. They are putting on a circus. They are taking information without any basis for it. That no good bum (this is an apparent reference to JOSEPH VALACHT) has named things and names of 35 years ago. How can they accept this? That cuckold, VALACHIE" CAMMILLERI subsequently departed remarking that he would return in a4 few days and comme want to use the telephone. as observed indicated Later on the same date, with PETER A. MAGADDINO and the subject. that he was having trouble with his Socia ained during this conv bat his parents were if It should be noted aarti the subject stated ae spelling of mother's maiden name was (ph) with two Ts. Copies ef this letter are being furnished to the Bureau, Albany, and_New York for information_purposes and in peeeciipe conjectural meieeicuenin ef thf] It_ is emphasized that this identification is conjectural. FD-36 (Rev. 12-13-56) ' ei ° @ : r FBI ® Date; 2/24/64 (Type in plain text or code) I Via ____ATRTED AIR MAIL - REGISTERED | (Priority or Method of Mailing) TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924) FROM: SAC, BUFFALO (92-61)(P) STEVE MAGADDINO AR WEEKLY SUMMARY AIRTEL a The following is a summary of information furnished fe by BU 280-C* for the period 2/17-23/64: { s On 2/17/64, CL advised that the subject, SAM RANGATORH, and ANTONIO MAGADDINO had conversations at various b6 times during the day which were primarily in Italian and not comprehended by the informant. On 2/18/64, CL furnished information that the subject had conversed with SAM RANGATORE, PETER A. MAGADDINO and several unidentified men in Sicilian. : On 2/19/64, VINCENT SCRO was observed by the informant apparently working on accounts of the Magaddino Memorial Chapel during which he commented that this was the first time the business has made a profit in a long time. It appeared to the informant that SCRO may have been working on the income_. tax returns. During the day the informant observed the subject conversing in Italian with various individuals. Later on the same date, PETER A, MAGADDINO advised the informant that some unidentified individual (possibly PETER J, MAGADDINO) was to report to the U.S. Court House at 2:00 p.m. on 2/28/64, for the purpose of questioning in |, connection with naturalization. DPA- AIR = CF GC Wick RECIG Le OS SieRL, Bureau (AM-RM) SEM 14 FEB 26 1934 = ae EF | ( ; ae ate Ni Kh, 7 ae a i {\ : Ni Cy ple Ri Bi. Approved: : y\ : Sent M eG, 3 MAR 2 SHG BMsent th Chae res é BU 92-61 On 2/20/64, CL furnished no pertinent information. on 2/21/64,|_________| told PETER A, MAGADDINO that {an\unidentified man had tried to blame him for causing in 0 become pregnant, but that an attorney, knew him and had settled the matter two months before found out about it. tater, and PETER A. MAGADDINO were joined by the subject and - ds MAGADDINO during which the conversa-~ be tion was primarily in Italian. However, at one point in b7C the conversation the subject commented in English that he intended taking a drive to Ashtabula, Ohio, but that due to the weather he did not know what he would do. On 2/22/64, CLI advised that the subject, PETER A. MAGA . JOHN CAMMILLERT, and an individual who may have been had a lengthy conversation which was primarily in Italian. However, from English comments made. the discussion apparently referred to the activities of JOHN C, MONTANA ,' CI furnished no pertinent information on 2/23/64. Os SG OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 : ‘ Ye ‘5010-04-01 a a ‘ ® UNITED STATES GOV MENT _ 3 ; : “M. emorandum Director, FBI. (92~2924) DATE: «2/24/64 Wer : FBI Annex, Cryptanalysis Translation Sec, 7 SAC, Kansas City (92-1259) @) SUBJECT: = STEVE HAGADDINO, aka | JUNE AR .. Sas a ra ‘ GI MAR 1964 ot | in _ containing Sicilian conversation, as reported by: BU 280-CH on ' of tape and 17-page summary of the English portion of the i ‘Bureau, it is possible that one of the speakers, JIMNY (13 9) \3-Bureau (BY = *. Rebulet to Kansas City dated 1/22/64, with attached Buffalo letter to Bureau dated 1/21/64 and three reels of tape. ‘1/6/64, Enclosed for Buffalo are aforementioned Piseeceeeis conversation contained on these reels, | Pursuant to-information contained in Buffalo. lettexr: may be identical with JAMES P, SALAMONE, of Erie, Pa,, who is the subject of Pittsburgh file 92-469, Therefore, a copy of this translation is peste furnished to the Pittsburgh Division. s Inasmuch as a major portion of the pertinent Sicilian 3 conversation contained in aforementioned reels concerns the JOSEPH MAGLIOCCO family of New York City, a copy of instant translation is being furnished to the New York Division. ‘Reel. ‘fo. Li : ‘ 2 i ; Reel begins with non-pertindent: English conversation between FRED. RANDACCIO, JIMMY (LNU) and PETER A, MAGADDINO regarding the recent illness of RANDACCIO's wife, and the details surrounding her. confinement in a hospital, They leave this topic and go on to talk about the weather and snow storms. subsequent to ‘the above discussions, STEVE MAGADDINO -enters and they all cordially greet each ‘other, The Sicilian. conversation begins between FRED RANDACCIO end cai BAGADE INO 4 ers Be Perea Oe ese N te oo me ht ne et NOT RECORDED '2~Butfalo (92-61, sub 3) (Enc, papers ASb4 ‘J-New York: (INFO) (EM) 1-pitteburgh ~(92~469) (INFO) a 1-Kansas City : JS: Lib . : ; at ae Pee ag (8) ° tos | ae « “RE. 92-1259 sieves ‘STEVE: inquires about RANDACCIO'S. wife, RANDACCIO answers that-she is hospitalized and the doctors haven't Oe | completed taking x-rays. Thereafter, STEVE MAGADDINO begins tae . a partly whispered Sicilian conversation concerning an incident’ - aN ‘that occurred-at some hospital while STEVE was visiting (LNU). The major portion of this conversation is audible and . intelligible, It appears that some person who was also visiting © has a son who is employed at this hospital as an orderly.s~ Beeause of his white uniform, STEVE thought he was an intern, but PETER A MAGADDINO firmly believes he is an orderly and thinks he knows who he is because PETER A, MAGADDINO knows: all of the orderlies at the hospital.. The’ father of the allged intern or orderly approached STEVE and. told him that his son had’ wanted to meet STEVE for. some time, and the son, therefore, was . introduced to STEVE, The son then proceeded to ask STEVE about: hig connections with the Mafia and other things, as revealed by. the VALACHI testimony, STEVE became very annoyed am -cut this discussion with the.son very short by answering he did not know .— or understand what the young man was. talking about. STEVE Be then asked FRED RANDACCIO if he would Like. to.visit the hospital- without elaborating or explaining for what. purpose, | RANDACCIO : answers in a muffled and completely inaudible tone, and trans- - _ lator receives the impression that RANDACCIO is not keen on the - idea of going tothe hospital, MAGADDINO immediatély answers RANDACCIO's muffled response with, "No, no, no, no. I'm ‘not talking about ‘hat, waannne because I know him over 40 years." = b6 The following is a literal translation of this conversation «°° b7C . and the inaudible and/or unintelligible. portions are indicated . by a series of dashes. For’ purposes of brevity, the peers will be indicated by ‘their initials: aah. a "yesterday ----~- to me. ‘Things about intosmades e _ and. all that craps’; About. me and VALACHI akan 36; oronant me. there. This guy began to a converse with Te « /A maniac, ‘His. father was” in popes nc ee en tm a ag oLeslentaateatane and ie WAS making noises. “Like this. (Su imitates some choking sounds: and is apparently referring to the patient at the - hospital.) Yesterday he was in. bad condition, There ‘was a young nurse there who _ asked ~----w-ecenenwer * sonwenneenecenennencend arrived, ---=--and the father and son ---no-ena nee en ee ee So we were all in the room. He_opened. his eyes and recognized me, I said ‘Hello, 3» and I- touched his face. - When he saw me, he began to cry. You know. 2 KC 92-1259 FR: ae SN: FR: SL: '. FR: SM: PAM: how it. is. - You know, this| _| whole family b7Cc “WHis father? bE terete - with me, He ------ and not like these other dishonorable ones. §0, now, this - - father has a son and this son wanted to neet me, -—-e-----— he. looked like a school boy. So, we left and as we were walking on the third floor, over there, the father was talking like this and like that to me, So, on the elevator, the boy shoved some papers in his pocket and the father cane and said, "This is my son,? I said ‘very nice, You got a nice son.*. so, the boy began to talk to me by saying: ‘You know, I’ve wanted to meet you for a one Ciscs" Seadtetentaetoy He said 43 got to ask you a couple of questions, If you want to answer, it's all right. If you don’t want to answer, that’s all right, too.’ So, he began to question me; - like the FBI; Like a police spy, about VALACHI, the Mafia, etc. So, I turned to him, in Italian, and said, *7 don't know what youte talking about. I dontt- under+ stand and I don't know what you're talking about.' Smee and he, the cuckold, had his arm around me,” > "His father. You want to go there now?" UWhere?” "To the hospital.” (Responses completely inaudible ,) "No, no, no, no, I*m not talking about that.-~-~---- because I know him over 40 YVOars.. -S=nsseH nee se mea re ee mn mere ne n+---------because this guy doesn’t: talk Italian, --4—---H aia ee a re re I said *I don't know what you're talking about.' I then shook his father's hand and also his hand, and said, "I'm very glad to have met you', and 7 Ileft." aca “These are stupid people. r cane across the same ehine » 1 3 SIMEIE (NU "Yyeh,. but why should he get personal with hime". KC 92-1259 PAH: Ske _ PAM: 7 SM: “SM: ‘PAL: SM: - PAM: SH: Ets a queetion about. the publicity. ees eee * srerenmngnoimessnmn emer mnemcaroammenee VALACHT, I cam across it myself. They ask, ‘How come you people dontt refute it?? You know what I mean? But tite is more stupid than anyt thing else." “Bat this guy. don?t look stupid to mei MNO. | Ita just saying A ia is eoupe oat don't iknow, "his guy was dressed’ like an intérn in the ‘hospital, He goes to school and everything, ~-+----~~— his father <---~-, He says, ‘What about this VALACHI situation#T™ aa ‘He's an intern = this ‘kid? "Ye yas dressed Like an: intern?}" . "Because fi iknow all ‘Of the paaniies over there," wae you ‘shoi d for his last name; it's some- thing Like - (ph) or ‘something like ae a fYeah,: veah, Yeah, Yeah, " Cappaventis PAN” ‘is indicating -he knows: the identity of the young man “at .the hospital who becaie: "personal" age STEVE. > Does: he. wear glasses?" sa dont think so, But he's a young fellow. He ee said,” "How about this. VALACHI eeiun clones ‘Yeahs A young fellow, — Did che’ have slightly curly haar?” "Ho? Ss zot- veddish hair, te "Yeaht ea kind of short?" | MYeLL, noj not too’ short... About my height. ee b6 - bic * KC 92-1259 PAL: "Yeah, And he had glasses?” SM: | ‘Zisten, This guy didntt have glasses, " PAM: “MNO? | Well, because this guy wears glasses all the time." . SM: ; "Well, is doesn't have glasses, and he's not Italian. The cuckold, First he tells me he's glad to meet ‘me, and then he takes up that discussion, He deserved an oes ne. answer like, “a (obscene word) yourself: 1” ee Following the above conversation, STEVE MAGADDIEO begins to speak to JIMMY (LNU) in an extremely low and whispered tone which renders this conversation, for the mast part, inaudible and unintelligible, He characterizes, describes. and refers to certain unidentified persons. by their relationships, such as: nephew; uncle; father, and brother-in-law, STEVE: . MAGADDINO remarks he would have taken "the twelve hundred" if he _ would have known that some unidentified individual had "two : families," pe states: "I didn*t know-he had two familiés. If |~ I would have pica he ‘had two families, £ never would have Mieintel= et Le wor even to God: Ih relation to this connent, “HAGADDINO further com- ments: "I can't let him handle everything. Because. L gotta make. ci up my mind who. l gotta. pick, jus : Translator receives the impression STEVE MAGADD INO is deciding who is to take over some position, rather than picking a person to perform some one task or job. Then he explains how, an unidentified individual had "broken a guy's head" while in prison because he had caught another inmate stealing a "bottle" £rom him. The unidentified - -person or persons involved in the discussion at this point seem to be included in the latter portion - of this conversation wherein he is apparently telling JIMMY (LNU). about his meeting in New York City with JOSEPH MAGLIOCCO.. It is noted that this matter has been previously reported in other. translations. However, in STEVE MAGADDINO's present discussion concerning this meéting; there seems to be much more detail and packground information which is inaudible.due to MAGADDINO employing a very low and whispered tone. He complains that he was delegated the authority and the responsibility to handle the — 'MAGLIOCCO situation" and therefore wanted (FNU) BONANO (PH) to accompany him to this meeting with MAGLIOCCO.: BONANO apparently KC 92-1259 — requested HAGADDINO. to go but always evaded the question about ..- . him also attending this’ meeting, and in fact, never showed up in New York City. . However, BONANO's son. (ENV) ,. did appear, but translator could not determine if he came in his. father's place. This portion of the discussion-seens to concern itsli. with the deadership pEooren within the HAGLIOCCO family of _ New York errs | iepasenae: - waGADi No had wanted some. Vetter influential person to go to New York City with him, and this © other. person, who appears to have -been- CFNU) | BONANO, failed to do go, and still wanted to, have a say in the meeting. a3. Regarding. this person, MAGADDINO comments that he, MAGADDINO, ~ is "presently out front” and that he always gets “"purned for Cosa _ Nostra Roe aad carries "the mark” on his body to. Drove. 20 . fi “He ‘further es Bat they go adver him on “purpose, and he wants A a _to be a wise guy. I seen it... Last night his brother .in-law came to the hospital. We had - to go and eat, He said, ‘Boys, this is my brother-in-law! and puts _ the ---- in front of his face, (Laughs) We went to _ eat spagetti at (unintelligible. name). We went there, As soon as I had broken the -- I saw him in the bar and he was talking full force. I said. to (unintelligible word) (laughs) How am I going. to duck this guy?" I said to my brother, "Let's get through the back way.so he won't suspect that we're here, We ate and we were about to leave and some of the poys ----- so, as we were leaving, he was leaving, too, (Laughs) I saw him. pull away,' or else I would have been stuck there for three hours. u “JINMY, I wanted to ga to the hospital, “The way ar had come to see me. -+-~~- face downwards meena a "He knows that.’ KC 92-1259. . SH: - ee enna wher ‘your Father: would. COME OWE ameenne wai - Presently, in the family,. we tre aa ite degenerates, ‘cuckolds ramet ; ‘SUM (ENU): "No, m0.” ' $E: "IT spoke to him, E said, “*Tony, I’m ae. The police | spies ave always around me. ------~-Don't know:any | pe al . .. better,’ - But La lt Irae aren SORE - 2 SOS S Se eae ee C kanad roe ce ce ee pare oh eae! eat or sas me omhaned soe el et see Oe ee at a or oa set oat ee Qe oe vee ta pk oe ome ep eee mine em hae sete sn, een me oe we oa oni nc ‘Tay Ra SO ee ON eG Han ee ee Sith at sd ee Ho eu fan Ho Sa _ the twelve hundred,” 9 : , " sunny (aw): | "He! s got the contact, Uncle STEFANO, 1, | ae Sis "tas long as I don't see him again, 3 don't care, ’ gi aed -.4' . J could: have taken the twelve hundred, a hundred © -*. : oa = gS Seg ort A thousand times, . but: I. want to see af fie has character "| or is dishonest, like I imaginé. I could have taken .~ | this monéy any time I ‘wanted, OP te a ok 1S “oiumy’ (NU): "Any ‘time you wanted, | sure ,%. ~ SMF so apt not out: ‘on, thé street; like him, Geanine he is). . “ . 35 not penniless or without, means .). I didn't know he. ‘had - Mott ane families,” If 1. would. have oe. hha a anid Ags," 8 never would have Cuninte ; : . cee i * aS 3 -§ : an or ; a ‘and Chat. —m_mnne -. age RS SS “a thing of this sort. - Well, than, ‘you get. a Long hectel, aa cause (7) eenmaonemonme NOW ‘Like him, when youtre involved, you stay ag hed are. I cant Let hin handle apie 1 _Fecause a : : Hee ae ie a a spent, Ls aa : aT (LN): (niatelligiple.) SE aaa "Since -- I feel sorry’ for him. “And he's got all the By opportunities. in the world. He. has recommended things . ‘that just aren't right... It is his fault, Presently,: | : wet lt’ see if ---~ 's0, NOW, he ‘went around ‘saying mae a " SIMMY - Gx): Caughs) “Mets. got the: pran (on brand). KC 92-1259 SM: "The bran (or brand) -----. I know him, that he used to send things in there and -------, I had told the good souls (MAGADDINO uses the term - "Buon? Anima", which Literally translated means: "good soul," This is a term commonly used in Italian when speaking’ about who is , a) ero Lo = = “lgen (or yj not to have anything else sent there ~---— interrupted by JIMMY (LNU)). JIMMY Gano): "You dontt ‘know him. Canna is Snpenently addressing, . FRED RANDACCIO, ) PAM: "He died eeneeer SM: "his father was (inaudible word). This guy is brother-in-laws with (interrupted) .” ’ SIMMY OO QName is slurred over by the. a speaker, a eo a FR; . "(Inaudibie)., 3 . JIMMY (LNU): "The other brother is brother-in-laws with . (name is slurred over by speaker, )" “ee” SH: ie "The other probher is. prother-in-Laws with (Ginter- eee rupted by FR,)" °" FR: "OQh-h-h} I know who. you: mean, " Si: _"You know'who it is now? ‘Well, now, ‘this I(SM seems’ to pronounce the name or[__] ----So, hows this guy was . hiding a bottle like a rogue, «If anybody woula steal it, he would break his head, APY FR: "I heard about it. , SM: : i Aetatatate! Well, anyway, to make a Long ‘story short, he got so that they put him with ~--- he ‘proke’ a head. He said that he was shaked ---~, BOE: he- broke a head, i hing. 4.8 UNKNOWN MAN: ‘No, no." | SM: - "So, now, there - came a search. _A’search of. the. mattress, you know," : —s KC 92-1259 JIMMY (LNU): SH: JIMMY. (LNU): ’ SM: "yeah. They searched the cell," "Yeah, Well, they found the bottles. The matter ended wi you think they blamed? That's why this came to me and said *s-0-b! That one is American; that one is American; that. one is American. I'm the Italian and they blame me,” "That's. right, t "He said, ‘Don’t bring them anything any more. + bE Not even a glass of water. -- prison is made for — ule people. If it’s good enough for others, it’s good enough for him. He'ts no better than anybody else.? So, a little time passes and ----, He said "No, No, no. I want to stay with you.” So, that guy said, awe je had a lot of,money.'. This - i dishonctabls bum, The first year I saw him I knew . ‘SIMMY (LNU): SM: JIMMY CLNU); what he was like. .I saw him one time at the hospital when (unintelligible name) died. I saw him again when my nephew, JOHNNY, died, --~-----~-for many years. Now, he talks about others. Mr. MAGLIOCCO ------—- - at the hospital. .IF they --= him; I don’t know. His nephew; another wretch and imbecile’ like hin; I don't care, BONANO (PH) told him, ‘Tell me ° with your own mouth,'- Not that I want. to; like the police spies, as a ‘------ ¥, I've managed for many years, but now, I need people with me," "That's right," "TJ can't stay like this. He said, ‘I don't want any people, Over there, if we go,. we go to New. York.,? He, himself, told me, "I need you to decide this situation.’ Hai I told him, ‘Well, if you can't come near me and you can't go without me and I am forced to go; than, what do I need you for?*": "That's right, .Then you don't need him," : "So, ‘then, he says to me: *You can accommodate me. You can take a message.’ Hai He wants to be like a dictator. (All laugh) So, he said to -- "Listen, ---— this is my affair and not yours.* Therefore, - he made it worse with his own mouth. Because any time he would see me he would say, *'Call me.* I had to call him? If I had to call him, I*d give him my position! He never called me. Hé -had to LO KC 92-1259" "approach ee So ‘Long: as tt m eresaneiy out front ; and --— is just, ‘and I get burned always for Cosa Nostra and ‘i carry the mark on my body -~- 7 especially for you others --. Whenever I no Longer - keep a good head, I donit- want: to stay. I-want to. get out of here.. Don’t we want.to get-out? I would Like to stay always on top; but, I'LL recognizé © BR and JIMMY. SSM STUMY (LN) ERS | oTanty anv): ee -s also reaching to Toronto, who is with the bank, | JOHN. MONTANA --~-- WANES CO _.£0 -Here nn see ne een a oi Nak ca ts gp linda oS ces in ta ds Se se aay ie a FR and: JIMMY “Ms “iagtex all, the ee eee to iim, ‘that's _ So MPbat Ts what ae wanted, ie - (Beging to cn aoe in: sccusneie. Low tones and only . the following fragments of his conversation are any time, anybody "who can do better than me ‘and L711 be ready to give up the reins. any day?:.° I never wanted and never had responsibility before. Never! $0 this guy causes a dispute{ ~-~---~------------=) Ls ee : Rt cant cd Om omen on enw Sc ge aa ome me cn on ames Sate one et ines a bnew ome emt 9 GNU) - male Beier unintelligible comments. adit a. ‘minute. “Then Wwe didn’t see- dach other ‘again. : When we dia: see each other we > imiriasanateaienn mimmerenn ieee a Lenian calententen ananeasteraaraadeet seated ae eet Pa oa ne ee 9 Soateetoalt t a-nice thing tOE him. Bien e *Sure.” . He wanted a: ving that you. foreed ‘the guarantee on him.’ .- : obtained) | ee from West New York to Ohio and. (inv) tates and aoa: suMuy states: "takes | a Jone . out os - Ltt Boh ts “.™pheré fore,” do. you pakiave at ae a eee ee et sie Riis d a AE SEG say him there . aaa IE he. had brains he ee Ts) “Nemonetee te ait: “gsntt .true that there's a guarantee that. Se ndosiateetetataetet tata Sea ne he believes everything . vuee the KC 92-1259 wreteh says about me, Because, I, seeing all : these things mixed up, -------~ le me met cee oie St ee ine ine erator ----. There? Ss this guy that said ‘You come A 2° , in any -~, because you're perfect for the job.' ak ne et te ne JOHN MONTANA demoted him. You know that i ae (all laugh at this point). a MAGADDINO- continues in. a lengthy, whispered and inaudible tone. "So, . you see, Mr, ‘MAGLIOCCO (all talk at once - unintelligible). : BE(continucey: "No; no. When you e tela Sac ae we got the _- New York papers of two days’ before." (Again SM goes into a very low whispered conversation with FR and JIMMY (LNU).) "----- Pe ae i a a a ~BONANO's son came’. He's a relative through marriage, -.—_.-— BONANO ---+--— in the ‘room en in ee es ee aan en -~- (inaudible: at length) but the cuckold was: hoping that I (inaudible at length). - There was $43,000. Until.four o'clock he couldn't convince me or the other --—-—=— and, ---=--=-—=<{the OK 1 eo ft ont (inaudible at Length) because w= MAGLIOCCOQ's emer eect ee a te et tt -~~ relatives here, here and there, Well, how is this going to end? It's going’ - to end. in complications. (Whispered and inaudible at length,) BONANO, we couldn't find at all. (Whis- ‘pered and - inaudible at. length). BONANO's son .-~--— I said,. ‘Everybody wants your “father... Ll want him ‘heres I want him more than anybody else.’ (Whis- _pered and inaudibie at length,) I told him, 'I want you to know that ‘we neyer recognized you," He said, han I'm outs! -I said, ‘What, out? You're out already? " Whispered and inaudible at Length.) Remainder of reel is completely Amaudible. | Reel #2, ‘Part A-and B MAGADDINO's whispered Sicilian conversation . continues from Reel #1. The following ereotenteny pEeecs and — " comments enone by. MAGADDINO’ were obtained: : 12 KC 92-1259 1. "Profaci's son came to me and said paar es i" 2. “BONANO’s. son ----- ir 3. "One guy was shot and the other was ----~ 1 Thereafter, FRED RANDACCIO laughingly ‘comments that a someone else’s son "got into a free-for-all," @€ also mentions that he got a card from Utica and that some. unidentified persons from Utica want RANDACCIO to look into the matter of renting out an auditorium for the television showing of the heavy-weight championship fight. The telecast will take in. Erie, Rochester and Buffalo. He states that they would have to give out fifty percent and then have only fifty percent left to split which would make the venture not worthwhile, He had also received a phone call from, Utica concerning this matter and had refused to discuss it over the phone, -PETER A. MAGADDINO interjects the remark to someone that’ RANDACCIO’s wife is dying. RANDACGIO then explains what happened to his wife; that she had. an attack @some sort ‘last Friday night", and that he had. received a phone call from Utica telling him some DeERone were coming -2on Utica this week ‘to see him. _FRt “ALL of a sudden ‘he got an attack. We called the. doctor," . — - , SM: | "But did she. eat (interrupted by FR)" FR: ‘No; Uncle STEFANO, I was mentioning rs to PETE.” I also got a call from Utica but I was (inaudible) and they left a note that I- should talk to the brother of SM: "Listen ‘to Me» The telephone I don't ‘trust, st ER: : "Well, they left word they would’ be in this week," SM: "Freddie, listen to me. Don’t get involved with anyone on the phone. Because they're after you like anything. Let then come here and talk #0 you.! au 13 b6 bIC a KC 92-1259 FRr. Tio, They? 11. be here this week. I just got mes ne I didn?t talk ‘to them," oe : The group then. discuss whether . they should go to the Como Restaurant to eat. ; A prief dideugeion. follows by. sTumy (LAU), PETER Ay . MAGADDINO and STEVE. MAGADDINO, wherein they comment ahout some- automobile that has*passed two or three times.. JIMMY (NU) ‘asks PETER-A,.-MAGADDINO, if’he got the license number a states he has seen this car; that.it is white like : pees s car, and its license number begins with 7E or BE. SROVErY thereafter. : $e Non=pertinent Sicilian conversation follows between, NINO MAGADDINO, PETER A, -MAGADDING and PETER J, MAGADDINO, and then conversation ceases for a period’ of time. “thereatter, .2 completely non-pertinent conversation resumes up to and _ineluding the entrance of DANNY SANSANESE, who converses in English about his diabetic condition. He alleges he got rid of -all ofthe sugar in his blood ‘by going. on a diet, and checking -his sugar count daily by performing a clinical test: every morning whereby. he took five drops of urine and 10 drops of. : water. and added them to a pill to. dei termine the daily sugar.’ count. His doctor is .a 76-year: old.man called "Dr. BECK" (PHY. ~He' states he used to weigh 179 lbs., and now was only 152 Ibs . DANNY SANSANESE leaves and non-pertinent English. conversation bt with occasional non-pertinent Sicilian comments continuessto . the’ end of the reel between PETER fhe, STEVE and NINO. MAGADDINO ae and SAM RANGATORE., Reel. Wo. | -*. - General aiecuceion ‘between PETER head STEVE and xT. MAGADDINO regarding the ‘youth at the hospital who had asked STEVE about his underworld connections. Comments are critical and non-pertinent concerning this youth, and other persons who | " have guest ious the MAGADDINOs about sueh matters ; ae - -36 eae 12-13-56) m : ; : : | Aw © % | n \y FBI Date: 2/27/64 Transmit the following in (Type in plain text or code) Via ATRTEL AIR MAIL - REGISTERED (Priority or Method of Mailing) TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924) ; ATTENTION: FBI LABORATORY 4 CRYPTANALYSIS TRANSLATION SECTION FROM: ASS BUFFALO (92-61 Sub 3) (P) fA ae STEVE MAGADDINO, aka AR Remylet dated 2/27/64. Forwarded for the Kansas City Office is one reel marked No. 2, containing conversation in English and Siciiian dialect, as reported by BU 280-C* on 2/20/64. The conversation of the following is recorded: STEVE MAGADDINO PETER A. MAGADDINO PETER J. MAGADDINO JOHN CAMMILLERI Two unidentified individuals The above reel was reviewed by the translators of the Buffalo Division. The beginning of Reel No. 2 has three or four of the above-named individuals in the vicinity of the source, and they are discussing various foods, especially sea foods,and ways of preparing them. The important part of the reel begins immediately after an unknown individual coughs loudly, pauses, and then yawns. . It appears at this point that there is present STEVE MAGADDINO, JOHN CAMMILLERI, and two unidentified males. The conversation as heard by the eS at i is as follows: (Yo Bureau ( AM -RM) SE Ce 63" 72 Fae a G24 2, O58 ~ Kansas City (92-1259) (Enc. 1) (AM D-RM) 1 - Buffalo q ay ADP Ei iv: Fe Pe "RES ner = 18 BGA Mey ‘ og bit abe] ae foo oe nN *Es 3, Ae ge Wy: Seay 3 a" : << Z be @ VW” iors Rts a ee bey Sent z SS Der a2 ay MAR Special Agent in Charge yr 2 Gi Map ¢ 1964 ) e - TOEN ¢ CAMILLERI 1, (IC) | "BU 92-61 Sub 3 UNIDENTIFIED MAN .NO,.-1 (UM NO, 1) (Inaudible interjection, ) UM NO. 1 STEVE MAGADDINO (SM) : uM NO. 1 St . UM NO. _ SM UNIDENTIFIED MAN . NO. 2 aes 2) ee it's ‘pad, it is the same," stiggee: ‘do they come to Niagara Falls? It will ruin (inaudible) reputation." oo the hell is the difference," "Vou take care, . you take care of ne : i family. (Inaudible) of (inaudible) .' iP ae "Speak Italian. (Imperatively)" > "Tr I did something wrong, (inaudible) ; but I didn't do anything wrong. ! . : (This is ‘the, point of the ough. pause, and ian ; = time. Full commission (or permission) { eA "Dontt’ get too tense ies to en this. = * J (inaudible) never comes through,, But = ma “dn ease, if he ever sends you back, - eome back through . Toronto to” ‘Buffalo. Come from. vensdes come back from Canada. he bs My don't now." “and ‘then Someone ani ‘tell. ‘me: itts Meet rone of the attorneys.in b6 the AGUECI case representing the BIC interest of. Mrs..- Seer) can do nothing | eueHe Ley. "(anauaiore) communication (smavatbie) understand? e “e- Sas . (UM NO. 2 also speaks at e ' an inaudibie to — but itis ve SM | if Ou did Something ° Tonk, b You hever gig anything ~ , . . Wrong, " — is: oe : UMNO, 2 | NO.” You. 16444 one (thaudipig) it's 6 2 Sturr, (Inaudtb ie} You: can BO foun : (Slignt payee 4 little While ; ° + there. ang four old p: now," ° - Bt this poine, but the “8 very oy “nd ‘Inaudibie.) ~ UW NO, 2 ot T gotta po before I get tired," SM "Where. go YOu go, friendge" UM No, 9 "T Botta ‘go home, " (This 1 identir Some « ied Indiviguay Makes SCcuous remarks spout some petlow's 376, birthg and Biving Aim thé day. ff, and he. &aPbears to be- leaving at this Boing, } | if PEPER J. ZAGADDINO (who SPPCArS to be Oo ‘ door o- the roo where 1 as, COnversat yes Was tg Mra See you, ik: and there 45 STEVE MaGabprito Says: ly.) Make € int; é ’ nd PETER 5, MAGADDING h Inaudipie ert apparent yy in: E MAGADDINO , - 8PProximates ** Conversation overheard By the Source ¢ verminates ee oe The so two Other reels. ~3~ b6 bic FD-36 (Rev. 12-13-56) FBI Date: 3/2/64 Transmit the following in (Type in plain text or code) ae AIRTEL AIRMAIL | (Priority or Method of Mailing) | at a Ny a a a ee St re eh a ee Ae a a nt TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924) FROM: SAC, BUFFALO (92-61) (P) STEVE-NAGADDINO . AR A WEEKLY SUMMARY AIRTEL Following is a summary of information furnished by BU 280-C* for the period 2/24/64, through 3/1/64. On 2/24/64, CI observed subject and PETER A. MAGADDINO having a conversation primarily in Italian which is not ~— comprehended by the informant, but which some English comments appeared to relate to the possibility of books being subpoenaed. The subject indicated the only effect would be to produce aggravation ‘and adverse publicity for his family and grand- children. On 2/25/64, CI observed subject conversing in Italian with certain individuals concerning what appeared to the informant to be nonpertinent matters. On 2/27/64, CL observed the subject having a conver- sation in Italian with SAM RANGATORE and ROY (CARLISI 2), among bé others, the_topic of conversation apparently being the hearings [5. er At one point the subject mentioned that the only protection they had is the Fifth Amendment. ve On 2/29/64, CI observed subject and SAM RANGATORE in conversation during which the subject indicated that he was Lill. % wore. y. cy ew ; : , @- Bureau (AM-RM) & ye 4 fm Sf. ob dy - Buffalo SN ieee, FBI: pac % | iii (4) chy 8 ARB. i954 * Sz rit i =A = oe WW Rd Approved: =o Sent —_._ COM BS MAR 105868 5 i 4 Agent in Charge BU 92-61 Subsequently, the subject had a whispered conversation with an unidentified man during which the subject assured 7 this unidentified man that he would talk to another man on pehalf of his visitor and that the visitor had nothing to worry about since MAGADDINO had high respect for this man's family. Subsequently, PETER MACK advised the subject that Mrs. MACK was hospitalized. = - _ | ' OL furnished no: pertinent information on 2/26, 28, and 3/1/64, Oo ol. _ ; SUBJECT: STEVE MAGADDINO, aka Other pertin ts made by STEVE MAGADDINO refex to an individual named from the BCI (Bureau of Criminal i@, 3 ~ Buffalo WY SLL; jrz i (5) 4 Lal ag 6? ' OPTIONAL, FORM NO. 10: A 010-108-038 ‘yor 2 ; ? MAY 1962, EDITION ae, fe GSA GEN, REG. NO.27 ; : A ¢ -tty «“UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT en » et BY). Bureau (RM). ee oS? 7 Hitt ee Q- Kansas Se (Enels.02) (RM) ¢ AMS'D) iss ot ALY ————— . a | L ~ Memorandum DIRECTOR, FBI (7a~272a4) > * : : _ ATIN: FBI LABORATORY ee ALES ORYPTANALYSIS-TRANSLATION ‘SECTION \\ SAG, BUFFALO (92-61 Sub. 3) (P) “ JUNE AR Forwarded to the Kansas City Office are two reels marked number 1 and number 2, containing conversation in a Sicilian dialect as reported by BU 280-C* on 2/19/64. ‘The conversation of the following are recorded: STEVE MAGADDINO . ~ PETER A, MAGADDINO PETER J. MAGADDINO FREDDIE RANDACCIO DANNY SANSANESE Possibly SAM RANGATORE The above reels were reviewed by the translators of the Buffalo Division. From this review it appears that discussions, particularly by STEVE MAGADDINO and FREDDIE. RANDACCIO concern the ALBERT AGUECI murder of 1961, currently under investigation by the Buffalo Division in an Obstruction of Justice matter, Comments were heard referring to the "burning" and "slaughter" of an individual along with the statement that | the "hunters" could "“identify....." It is noted that a highly ray ih confidential source in the AGUECI murder reported that two Pecan were supposed to have witnessed the digging of a hole by two individuals at the scene where burial of AQGUECI's body was planned. wee STEVE MAGADDINO makes a statement about some woman and if she opens her mouth a lot of people will be in trouble, This statement could possibly refer to Mrs. AGUECI who threatened to go to the authorities if the $10,000.00 bond money, lost as a result of her husband's death, was not returned. Investigation, New York State Police), as being "a roving spy." REC- 40 Ca a ns i) ack. oF 2 ea - fhe beginning: of oar mune cf containg - mainly © Peet = senedsetren of STEVE MAGADDINO and DANNY SANSANESE régarding general health and .also. the fact that STEVE MAGADDINO ages nov want to Hunger? a. necessary throat ‘operation. “ . = - | JPhe end of reel tranber 2 contains Eien: with a: n V. repair man, and.forthcoming Immigration and av ecegaeasae --- Service hearing scheduled for, PETER v0 MAGADDENO on feta : Cone ee ae his. elt zenship's ; : -_ _ Sinee the eoliverkabicn, between MAGADDINO aiid RANDACCTO ‘may prove to be of vital importance to the Buffalo Division, it . is requested that the. reels forwarded’ to Kansas ‘City -be translated ~. and summarized by a translator with more experience in. Sicilian ' phraseology and peoninoloey: to establish the ave Pecos of ' this conversation, Lt is requested that the results of the ‘eeensiacton : as well as. the reels be réturned to the Buffalo Office: | ‘Appropriate copies of the translation. should also be furnished . : ‘the Bureau, Attention: FBI. paca Please expedite, ¢ pe ee = . ee a ePTIONAL FORM NO, 10 $0109104—01 - oy “ ~ UNITED STATES a “Memorandum “Director, PBI (92-2024). ° vate. 3/3/64 ee : FBI Annex, Cryptanalysis Translation sec. RoM,: SAC, Kansas City (92-1259). ss * «@) a _ yo. | a SURJECT: STEVE HGADDINO, | aka le SUN AR | ‘ ces - 7 ofa . Re Bureau letter to Kansas City dated 12/17/63, with attached copy of Buffalo letter to Bureau dated 12/13/63 , and four reels of tape containing Sicilian conversation, ‘as reported - by BU. 280-C* on 12/13/63. ; . Enclosed fox. Buffalo are aforementioned. four reels of tape. 7 Co oo Reel #1 ' ‘The speakers are STEVE WAGADDINO; PETER A. HAGADDINO; PETER J, MAGADDINO; and SAM, RANGATORE. Conversation is in both English and Sicilian and consists of entirely non-pertinent subject matter. - One topic discudsed concerns pest shaving results to be achieved with different types of razor blade ub equently, = ‘a conversation takes place concerning , who is he presently hospitalized. STEVE MAGADDINO asks PETER A. MAGADDINO ¥}} ¢ to telephone "the musician" and find out how etting along, PETER dials the phone and speaks to. a about STEVE then speaks re and speaks and advises him that le STEVE, would like to be kept, informed ofL___—Céds cond because he had heard that*a growth had been found and STEVE would like to visit L__lat the hospital... Telephone | conversa > b6 - ‘The telephone rings and PETER A, MAGADDINO answers it. It. is apparently a return call from who informs - PETER about] condition. PETER relays the information to STEVE MAGADDINO, to the effect that the doctors found an _obstruction:-ryunning from the intestines to the. anus sues and -~Kansas,City. 4 that this growth was successfully removed and sen bora— , Lo tory for analysis. PETER also advises STEYS, ee isitors asf are allongay the spital. — br ron E “its OO BY 72 wa 4 vag] it A se ($-Bureau (RM) ne 1984 gs 4 Nese (ne ,4) (92-61-Sub oda JS: 1ib “WAAR 16 1964 “J. KO 92-1259 _ 7 Reel #2 This reel contains entirely non-pertinent, Sicilian conversation by STEVE MAGADDINO with some occasional omen by NINO MAGADDINO, : Reel #3 ; The ee hope are NINO MAGADDINO; STEVE MAGADDINO; ‘PETER Ay MAGADDINO; PETER J, MAGADDINO; JOR BUONGIORNO, ‘and SAN: RANGATORE. Reel begins with non-pertinent discussion. by STEVE MAGADDINO concerning his family physician who services the MAGADDINOS at any hour of the day or night. ‘ A pertinent discussion then follows concerning . an unidentified restaurant where the price of meats are’ very high . and STEVE MAGADDINO comments that a family man would not go to ‘this restaurant and pay $5.50 for a steak, ‘oenera enters at this point and is greeted by everyone present. STEVE MAGADDINO continues to discuss different restaurant prices and ‘remarks that he took hig wife, daughter, .and two grandchildren ‘to a Chinesé restaurant "on the boulevard" where they had a very good and substantial dinner for only $14,00. The following pertinent discussion then takes place: Gpeakers | ‘are indicated . by initials. for sake of brevity, ) : SM: ' He used to fill.up his Sass ‘his head and spend oe: | money like water.” Until one: time g ead, and sper came to me and said, "Please, tell him not to come to my bar and spend ali this money. You did many favors for me and you put me in business, . He spends money | Like water <. 1 don't want any of ‘his moneys: ks PAM: He didn't vant him in there? . 4 ‘That's right, He don’t vant him in there because he . ‘SM: . spends ‘money like water, PETER A, MAGADDINO. Lavernubed at this point and tells ‘STEVE be should cagh in two $50,00 war bonds he has had since 1942, STEVE tells him to go ahead and fill out the necessary ‘papers. . , PEM: Remember ee a restaurant, He had a big item in the paper: "Steaks, $7.50." | oo JB “pants 7 ” goLlowing . i “SM: : “RC 92-1259 - There" ‘$ an italian in there who makes them er SH: Lar pete He oe for ie - on ‘the erodes: The fad” . est place now, besides the. Como, ‘to, eat: steaks: is: _ Suez (PH). ie. ee Sp, — i _ hey have steaks: just as 5 good’ as anybody | else. several persons | ispéak . at once; thereby rendér ing the. comment of STEVE partially. unintelligible. owes But nobody goes, down sti kerr ttts# ehould + * aan MaSeeet te aa don now if he ee What do you thean, ‘on: account — 4 they" re friends. what are you saying! My frie dig guy that =~ :. thered the bread for me! nephews. | " b6 works for the company: Me no work for ‘the ~ BIG gs -eompany? I didn't take the Cadillac because he said _ there was . But. parr) A De in the same line as the delivery’ situation, we others had everything. (two words unintelligible). . But as, . for customers; this eee ‘nothing to do with it. Why, he was asking. to do a job for mes that's with the bank,. Present he -took it away;.. { don't know; -he took_it awa | |] (unintelli-. - gible) but I.said | cn that I would want. the work. I would want a mote with a restaurant and everything. I believe I'm entitled to it. Well, | you see, when they: puild. a big place (uninteL1i- 7 ‘gible word). ‘ He gave the money? No, I don't know how aioli KC 92-1259 -SM: He gave the money, Well, they'll stick it-up his - >" {obscene word) the other way. re SR: They couldn't get all the. money from the bank, Jo SM He give the run. around. Besides, they'll have him ran _ pay the interest. And they won't give him the first sor class loan. They'll give him a last class loan, | ‘Whether it's SAM. or anybody else, they*Ll hang them- . selves - you understand? . ote . SR: $200,000, | SM: ©. .Nof -Not a chance! — PIM: They borrowed $240. _ 7 SMe “Not a chance! If they are able. to gather somé money, ; _ they*ll be able to give him maybe three, four or five oe thousand dollars, They couldn't give them more than — 0. that. a re en -SR: (inaudible word) gavé ten. The paisans from Buffalo. ee -gave ten, and they don't have nothing in comparison to them. 0° { — ee : SM: My paisans! My paisans gave them (interrupted). SR: . ‘They gave them ten'thousand. SM: No, no, no,'no! My paisans gave told 7 pf $25,000, 5 — bs . Coo “bIC PETER A, MAGADDINO and others: ©$25,000!.. Holy Christ? “SMe | . oO who. is a sharpshooter, and the lawyer who also | does all right. ‘(Several persons speak at once thereby rendering several of STEVE's comments, unintelligible.) I said, "If you're migtieated and you have need,: STEFANO will" (laGaDDINO mineés” and slurs over several words). They said, "STEFANO,.please, we don’t want to" (STEVE does not complete the quote, and continues as follows: ) Presently, they havé been embarrassed and now they 've got to come to més, .* oN a oe mamas Wait a minute. He's a sharpshooter. There's af Unidentified Male: . (inaudible) KG 92-1259 SM: - ALL: PAM: SM: those STEVE MAGADDINO continues - . SM: |. SR: PAM: SM: ‘They have paid. [lis a S-d-b. (ALL talk at. once)” The state is buying everything, © © ee i ae: Oh-h-h! | 7 . What is. the state putting in?’ “A throughway or freeway? | No, no, no. Theytze going to ee up buildings. Buildings for, the state. " 2 ‘ An unidentified male enters: bail very ‘Brierty wishes all. present a happy new year, in English, Se ela leaves. © tu tell you vihat the deal Wass These fellows. have another motel. They have three banks; they have a. - oe corporation; they have one for promotion and (two or three - words . unintelligible, )}. They have gotten ‘themselves a s-o-b, Presently, they are béing Cleaned out. At any . moment they'll clean him out and they'll be back because ~ every once in a ‘while they: need ittle and they . always need me, So, I say, ") Hai''’ He ‘says, Uncle STEFANO, - were saving. sent;".. §0, now, ® ie |. four or five boys have gotten. together and ‘(three Siig ee) . ales unintelligible) it. ee ‘Have it: aed them. ae Bre $5,000, ick =e | “ You see, ‘they make interest’ on* that moneys. ‘those _. (obscene word) 4 ° : é . . They give you nothing. “The bank charges » = what’ - 6%? ‘§o they charge ‘more than six per cent, and they get . the interest ‘Plus the businéss and they give all the ‘scrap. ; . Yeah, they give all: the scrap. Now $id? re “going to ¢ puild a high-class ‘place at North and Main. A high class restaurant. | So, when they build this .place, we got ‘the motel too. Because af I'm not in, the . hell with the friendship then, , Because when you others lose me, the headaches start. ‘Don't kid yourselves. You_take the Normandy. It. does a good business. Now, took him. for a’ dope, but when he tried hin, said, "Boy, this ee ‘ta tks . Like a lawyer." on e di study Law. ° “This - KC 92-1259 | -studied to be a lawyer; even though he's not a lawyer. So (several words inaudible) on the street. So, he - aid "Everybody is a lawyer. Either you or I. ". So Left, who is a half a lawyer; he’understands very good. He made an agreement with his brother, “either you or I, It's better that you go," So, he sent PETE, - He sent PETE and he remained, He said it was best to . stay like this so long as' his brother would go to school, PETE is a lawyer. Now, this | believe me, i He seemed like qa dope to him (to said tis and that about these towns. I said to him, "Never mind these toyns. Once you _ talk to him, you're going to like him. He's a good fellow. If I would Know he isn’t a good fellow, I wouldn't. say he’s a good fellow,” So quea (snore to him for a while; because he (three words inaudible) . situation; he felt-in accord. I know hets fleecing that guy. But_he's half a lawyer, and with the bank. So, this guy, | | (several words inaudible) He made the letter_and-everything. He destroyed hing, So, said, "Look." He said, : you don now him. When you get to knoy | - im then judge for yourself. Don't go by what I'm _ telling you. Judge for yourself. He's a nice boy, ; I. trust him any time and he's got ability." His brother | PETE is a different type. But this guy; boy! He. pik ie, really stashes it away, et one Pt Te ‘Ther f MAGADDINO tells.a story about L___] in relation to whom he describes as a stone- mason and bric Gr, Ti g Island. STEVE states that as introduced to him by. way of a letter sent to STEVE by father, who resides in Castel Del Mare, in Italy. MAGADDINO states that some unidentified old lady had accused o£ being a stool pigeon. . But, she had done _ this because _o er jealousy concerning a romantic relationship - between[ sand some unidentified girl. | __|straightened this matter out by proving was not a stool pigeon, The few details to this story are both inaudible and unintelli- gible due to MAGADDINO's low, whispered tones and numerous back- ground sounds. Thereafter, MAGADDINO states that JOE (LNU) twas .a good boy" and that he liked him like a son, MAGADDINO ‘explains that JOE was dancing with some girl in Chicago and - became involved with her family because they accused JOE of tampering ‘with this young lady.. JOH became. very indignant and told these people that he had not "touched" this girl and that he was a “paison’ to STEVE MAGADDINO. Consequently, upon v o ay 5 wey t KC 92-1259 a _heaking of : JOnE affiliation to HAGADDINO, ’ “the incident was forgotten. - JOE later was killed in. ah @aatomobile acci this - conversation by STEVE MAGADDINO concer ning - and vm Py JOE (LNU) is somewhat disjointed, it appe that STEVE might gy ‘pe referring to one and the same person, | artes a “peauenthy subjects discussed are a Gee a ae ae Reel #4 ° aa oe | Noh-pertinent discussion from the ena: of reel LB. ah . continues to the end of this reel between STEVE NAGADDINO, [__]°-_ fan PETER A, MAGADDINO and NINO MAGADDINO, This 3 . digscnssion concerns itself entirely: with: different = Eyes of ine cachcas to take fora: cold. ee. Ls BS ae fD-36 (Rev. 12-13-56) . FBI Date: 3/5/64 Transmit the following in (Type in plain text or code) Via____ AIRTEL AIR MAIL - REGISTERED (Priority or Method of Mailing) | ‘) ‘TO : DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924) JUNE 4) ATTENTION: FBI ANNEX, eae CRYPTANALYSIS AND TRANSLATION SECTION STEVE MAGADDINO, aka ik fROM: SAC, KANSAS CITY (92-1259) (P) Seale AR Re Buffalo airtel to Bureau dated 2-27-64, and one reel of tape marked No. 2 containing conversation in English and Sicilian as reported by BU 280-C* on 2-20-64, ‘Enclosed for Buffalo is aforementioned reel of tape. The speakers contai on appear to be STEVE MAGADDINO, JOHN CAMMILLERI, » and two or three unidentified males. The above referenced reel of tape, containing both English and Sicilian conversation, has been reviewed by the Kansas City Office, and a literal translation of the audible and intelligible portions of this conversation is set out beidwh * Kansas City has obtained, in substance, the same [ information as set forth by the translators of the Buffalo Division in referenced airtel, to wit: That some "girl" is going to be "hit," in all probability in Canada. The person Bureau (AM-REGISTERED) Buffalo (92-61 Sub. 3)(Enc. 1) (AM~REGISTERED) New York (AM-REGISTERED) / Kansas City Leh 7 2 - . ; Syst HL femeess See ; : MAR--G,-1 ; # Approved’: css ee EEE SSE coe 16 Special Agent in Charge a scene a c NAR 16 1964 KC 92-1259 ‘making the onitt may wie: asa Sanek: at the hone of i ehildren" so that, if questioned, he can explain his presence in the area as being on vacation. In.conjunction wit coment about the "hit," one of the speakers (possibl i ack roug ov JCHN CAMMILLERI) - cells another that he can "come b “foronto,: Come back from Canada." And then Someone wilt let ‘hin know that "it's been done." , Tae conversation further reflects that: the speakers... are concerned , about sone. unidentified malé person who may do something wrong. It is repeated several times throughout the discussion that if this person does anything wrong, he would "be hurting himselz. At the beginning of the reel, one of the - Speake avks to another that he should be caveful of . Cousin (phonetic) because either he knows or a aa sone thing wansas City could not determine if Cousin night be the person Suopeuaene ty discussed as, hurt bing hinseit itv he does something wrong ; The following is a Literal (ueneiation ot ic@nogs audible and: Ss eo portions of instant conversation as « b6 -b7C reported by BU 280-C* on 2-20-64: UNKNOWN NALa: (inaudible, comment) No. I 6G uNinown Manz: [L__ ] so¢ta be careful because, NO. 2 Cousin he know. (No. 2 speaks broken Snglish and might mean to say, ‘thet il know.) ‘He can screw you up; too. UNKNOWN mau: _ (@oseibiy __] I say this: If hé wants © ~ HO. 1 ; any of us; anything bad; we done anything wrong; if I would do it in Niagara Falls, .the law would know what's going on, Right? - When one of my (inaudible word) happens to be in Niagara Falis eee inaudible) « STEVE MAGADDINO: What are you (plural) talking about? UNKNGUN MALE: (Possibly NINO WAGADDINO) Like [) No. 3 told yau, the sheriff. The (unintelligible is word) of the sherifi, they don't know, — "KC 92-1259 | UNENOUN HALE: * UNKNOWN HALE: : _ NO, 3 STEVE MAGADDINO: | ’ ampiroNN MALE: | No, 3 : . - UNENOUN HALE: / NO. 1 OR NO. 2 “UNENOWN MALE: . “NO, 1 UNKNOWN WAL: no. 3 "UNKNOWN MALE: | NO. 2 2. 3 Ifa person. done something. Wrong, ‘then; ee (Name of -a person. ~ rs a he said he stand the reputation; better reputation; there could be, er; the law,. they know the aueoune Oe and that’s where they belong , ; (possibly NINO nacaDDINO) But he | (remainder inaudible). ; in his ead, (name of a PeEeon - unintelligible); does «he understand? . ‘(Several . persons speak at once, but one. speaker is heard to say: "If he does 1 anything wrong, he'll be hurting hinselt. =) Didn't he do it to another also? Sieeatans of sentence inaudible) MAGADDINO is the expert. — has- it in his head. . (Several words inaudible) If he does ia aa wrong he! it be hurting himself. This’ guy ; tnde guy will take all thé dead bodies there are; then. all the families and give them hard cash. tis[__] @honetic). is Tialian? say something aLECeSther +: “es (Ali answer at once, and someone is heard 60 say: "I done nothing wrong."). . JOHN .CAMMILLERI: oes At this point, pursuant to referenced | . Buffalo airtel, there is the pause, cough, : and the yawn. (Bwo0 | words isgaditeey elt 4 never come through., But in case, he ever sent you back, you, cone “back through Toronto. “Come back fror Canada. ‘You understand? * er 3 “RC 92-1259 - UNENOUN MALE: NO. 1 . UNKNOWN MALE: UNENOUN MALE: ANOTHER UNKNOWN MALE: UNENOWN MALE: NO. 1 OR NO, 2 UNKNOWN MALE: No. 1 UNINOWN MALY: anion HALE: ‘NO, 1 OR NO. 2 UNKNOWN MALE: STEVE MAGADDINO: _ JOBN: CAMMILLERI :. i don'¢ know. Lo — 7 Then somebody will tell me it’s been done. The son you save; but you can':. sti j ; the girl. You can hit ene girl and can't do hothing, a os i vo]. 1! i be (phonetic) may be a eo surname or the first name of : irst : which, in £nglish, would be the name : He'i1 be there as if on vacation. » (Next sentence or two inaudible) You underst tand? If they come digging around here ; the American Will come’ and they won't be able to.‘touch him. The (inaudible word), if you done something: yrong; but you never done nothing wrong. No. You kill one (remainder inaudible), (Gravel voice) (Three words inaudible), things of the law. ALL right; I might as well get hone, (inaudible comment by someone) - oe ae He told me hets. coming on ‘account of the others. When you came from D' AGOSTINO's (or possibly St. Augustine), And then if they done’ something wrong Cinterrupted). Well, if he done something wrong, -he did it to himself and no one else, If thére's any questions to ask him,. I'll ask him the. questions because he doesn't understand | Anerican. ; Yeah,. I got to go. e KC 92-1259 — “STEVE MAGADDINO: JOHN CAMMILLERT: Are you leaving, Compa? Yeah. ‘I got to go home. : * Thereafter_the conversatio terminates . aves, D6 2 UNITED: STATES ‘Gov os ; oa ya te Se a oo Fa OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 _ Ge ae : at 2s 5, a 5010=J04—02 : e : So y We SS NMENT : o Satay gil ° Sikemorandun a 5 PO t ee ger * (on-2924) - pare: 8/6/64 (> Attn : | FBI Annex, cryptanalysis Translation Sec. vi sac, Kansas: City: (92-1259) — @) an ee oe me o stave amet aka CSUN ms (4 a ¥ ae oe Sn, Bon ced chee 7 ae ae ae ‘Re ‘Bureau letter to Kangas: city dated 1/27/64, with - avecied Buffalo letter to Bureau dated 1/22/64, and three ‘reels of tape. couees one nage conversation as 3 reported by “BU 280-C* on 12/21/63 | : - Bnelosed for Buffalo are aforénéntioned three’ reels, Of tape... is DP Le Bae te ‘Inasmuch .as the speaker, JOB PGene) appears. ‘to her a JOB CALAFACI, and not JOR FALCONE, a copy of this, translation : is not being forvarded to the peace Da Ete: ‘ oe | 2 cas Reel #1 ae ¥ ae care a care mane ; be ite Phe ipo auee eee nepben are’ STEVE, AGADDINO; _bIC | PETER J, MAGADDINO; , |. SOB CAMMIELLERE and - ‘ BETER A, MAGADDINO. oi Pal | * 7 ri oe This. reed contains non-pertinent stbjéct matter in. hy 4 its eon | - oa oe “Reel #2 #2 ng2 - - 292 %, . + Reel gins ¥ th § ome non- ertinent conversation and. tetiects that’ “is currently: departing “£rom the Buffalo area. for home. JOG CALAFACI enters a d_begins to tell about his wifetg illness and operation. | ie Leaves and STEVE MAGADDINO tells him ‘that he will see ‘him Monday, _ ‘ Discussion continues, mainly. between JOE: CALAFAGI and STEVE NMAGADDINO, regarding such things as medications and sicknesses. . JOE states that he has been married for 40 years ». and STEVE . _ remarks éthat . he ha ybeer married for 50 years, They both agree that tc /gze. their cémpsnion.. (uganing their aves). would be a tegpiple * Saye because they woulee then . pe left alone, even thougn they TEER PIF, ve goad and 2 affectionate ChE There~_ 4p Yo fp os NOT, ROT HRC aE ECORDED - . ae ‘ghny eau eR yop st », DR 2 Bat rfalo Ps) -6 “sub, 3) REY jihKanade, 209 Wey 6" tng 4s 6¢ KC 92—1259 after, JOE CALAFACI goes into a somewhat pertinent discussion with STEVE MAGADDINO regarding a double murder that apparently took place recently in or near Palermo, Sicily. t geems that a young couple were killed because of the immoral activities of either the young man or the young woman, The speaker, JOE CALAFACI, tells this story in as many general terms as possible with an apparent intent not to be specific. Consequently, the exact picture and details of this situation are not too clear, However, it is plain enough to grasp the gist of the story, The following is a literal translation of those audible and intelligible portions of this conversation: (The initials of the speakers are used for sake of brevity) JC: ‘I've got troubles. I've got troubles in Italy. I had a brother here, ‘ SH: Who was he? JC: He was with (two or three words whispered and inaudible) and he died in 1929,. He had married in Italy. His son was in Italy and he got into a dispute and got into a jam. So, (several words inaudible) and he took $3,000 and sent it some place. Instead of coming alone, he, instead, brought her with him, Now, the Captain who was the Compare of the late PERANO (PH - possibly PERAIO); he said to me, "I can bring him (or them). Get him his. passage," He wanted me to go to Italy and do this business if I wanted to get these people. I told him if I was to put people on it from here, I couldn't go, §0 it ended. But this case went round and round. Now, this lawyer will talk about us until he dies, So, he was supposed to be married and left a boy and a girl. This girl; this little girl (unintelligible word) and a young boy took her, (Speaker apparently means the young boy took the girl's virginity.) After- wards, a boy was born, 12 years ago, when he went to Italy, he got married, That's why I said (two words inaudible), This Captain saw me (one or two words inaudible) that it seemed too involved for hin. Because 2 young man of 37 years old; then, you know; then 23 or 24 years, I told him, "She looks too pretty for you. Let her go. When she gets older she'il marry you," RG 92-1259 SM: Was (he or her ~ the gender is not indicated) 37 years old? , JC: Presently, he (or she) is 37 years old, This thing happened in 19384, That's why I (or he) said, "(inaud- ible - name of a person), is this a good life for you," (several words inaudible) He brought him to Palermo, He said he hed a lot of trouble ( 2 or 3 words inaud- ible) go to italy. (Several words inaudible) He got narried, Bight years ago, if you_ remember, when there was that trouble here for that (interrupted by STEVE MAGADDINO) . b7C SM: In 1954, (inaudible sentence,)- JC: (Inaudible comment) Shi: Yeah, JC; So this boy gets married and he sends word to me that he’s got to see me. He said, "They've sent (inaudible word) people to see me,” He said that the niece had (several words inaudibley, He had something to do with somebody else. (inaudible words) one day (inaud- ible words) witness (inaudible words) in the country (inaudible 1 ords) somebody said (two words inaudible) pretty girl!,\(inaudible words) cut their heads off (inaudible syords) and one day they killed both of them in the street, So, they killed both of them and this guy had to present himself, ; SM: (whispered and inaudible comment). JC: He presented himself? STEVE MAGADDINO and JO& CALAFACI (whispered and inaudible conver~ sation at length) Subsequent to the above whispered conversation, JOE CALAFACI requests STEVE MAGADDINO to write a letter for him so that he, JOE, can bring this letter with him to Italy; apparently in an effort to help some young man who is in trouble and who may be JOE's nephew. STEVE declines to write this letter, and KC 92-1259 he explains to JOH, at length, that the police and the FBI are watching him constantly, and follow him wherever he goes, and that even if he sends or receives a Christmas card, it-is opened and examined by the authorities, Consequently, STEVE explains that this is a matter pertaining to the honor of a person and, he is sure, that with proper maneuvering it can be settled between the parties, However, as far as he is concerned, he cannot involve himself because of the aforementioned reasons. He further explains that the tight police surveillance kept on him is a result of the Valachi testimony before the McClellan Committee, MNAGADDINO explains this testimony has resulted in many allegations made against him and he must be very careful. He goes on to say that he is so careful that he does not hold any correspondence at all with anyone in Italy, including his relatives, JOE CALAFACI states that he understands and begins to ask MAGADDINO general questions concerning the distance and time it would take to go to Italy via airplane, MAGADDINO answers that from New York, it would take seven hours to reach Rome, JOE then remarks, once again, about taking some sort of letter with him when he goes to Italy. Subsequent to this remark, JOE and STEVE go into a very low, whispered and inaudible conversation. Reel #3 The conversation between JOR CALAFACI and STEVE MAGADDINO terminates when STEVE bids him goodbye, wishes him and his family a Happy New Year, and refers to JOB as "Hr. CALAFACI," MAGADDINO, while bidding CALAFACI goodbye, wishes him a good and happy voyage and states that he is very sorry he could not help hin. [who has remained silent throughout this b6 conv i MAGADDINO then goes on to mention bic that ig so sick that she looks like a cadaver, Thereafter, many non-pertinent topics follow and are concluded with a discussion by STEVE MAGADDINO wherein he tells the story abovt the state doctors giving him a medical examination sometime ago, This story told by STEVE has been previously re- ported in other translations and is substantially the same, and uninformative in nature. bn on $36 (Rev. 12-13-56) é FBI Date: 3/9/64 Pre Transmit the following in (Type in plain text or code) Via AIRTEL ATR MAIL | (Priority or Method of Mailing) | TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2921) FROM: SAC, BUFFALO (92-61) (FP) STEVE QRAGADDINO : _ 0 AR WEEKLY SUMMARY AIRTEL Following is a summary of information furnished by BU 280-C* for the period 3/2 through 3/8/64, on 3/2/64, CL furnished extensive information involving the subject and others which has been furnished to the Bureau by airtel dated 3/6/64. On 3/3/64, CL furnished information received from the subject SAM RANGATORE and PETER A. MAGADDINO which is presently being reviewed. On 3/4/64, CI furnished extensive information received from the subject in conversation with various other individuals which is presently being reviewed for pertinent data. On 3/5/64, CI again furnished information received from the subject which was in Scilian and is being reviewed for pertinency. On 3/6/6u,[ __] aiscussea with the informant his Brevious employment as a bartender in New York City and various other nonpertinent aspects, Later on 3/6/64 ~ Bureau (AM-RM) 1 - Buffalo a YA 2G c a a oP FBI? jmv a ne CH oe S03 a MAR 11 1964 +) oe 4g nt in Charge BU 92-61 . .. CF furnished information veeeiwed from the sivject; RANGATORE and ANTONIO MAGADDINO which was in Sicilian and is: being reviewed for pertinency. CI also advised that on the sam date he had observed VINCENT SCRO in a brief visit. with PETER A. MAGADDINO, a on a 3/T/blty PETER A, MAGADDINO ‘disoussed the ; eetiviuies of PETER J, MAGADDINO > Sig On 378/64, CE furnished no petrtinent information, atic TO FROM _ of the Buf : Ml iy 7 al _ ASP TIONAL, FORM NO. 10 ~ MAY 1962 EDITION GSA GEN. REG. NO. , UNITED STATES GOV. r . \ % marked Number 1. and Number 2 containing conversation in the Sicilian dialect as reported by BU 280-C* on 3/2/64, The conversations of the following are recorded: : STEVE MAGADDINO __ JOHN CAMMILLERT PETER A, MAGADDINO. ~ probably 2/27/64, (stron do "4t talking G). Burean (RM) 2 - Kansas. City 1 - Buffalo law was against JLLsmak A g- 2 ATTN: SAC, Re Buffalo letter to Bureau dated 2/27/64, . Forwarded to the Kansa @. STEVE AR ae Memorandum | DIRECTOR, FBI (92-292/) FBI LABORATORY |. CRYPTANALYSIS-TRANSLATION SECTION ALO (92-61 Sub 3) GADDINO, aka SAM RANGATORE Possibly one or two unidentified men Reel 1 commences with these ind about the situation referred to . They're referring to a- need of they state that this is the. reason why DANNY SANSANESE arm man .for the MAGADDINO Family) is not going to although he has done well in ab R us," (5) \ [OF cover ” BBE SPER Re MART 496264 The above reels were falo Division, The conversation continues with the above individual? out the "Stop and Frisk" rights of a police officer to Stop individuals. PETER A, MAGADDINO mentions ut into effect nea) (RM) because of the police! STEVE MAGADDINO then states that you have be careful every time you are doing something DATE: 3/6/64 S City Office. are two reels oi present at Sy fe PS SSPE aa Tan reviewed by the translators Eos ae Reel 1 a gare =), met a pally . isa € , ai z 29 sya renee a ot Pocrenrs i ividuais talking in our letter of @ younger man and rex, the past. Law pertaining to the and search suspicious _the fact that this S present war to ‘for us." 9 2 Swat RO. Ip 72. + whi ; -. BU 92-61 Sub 3 PETER A, MAGADDINO. then states that they: don't even need this. law to get at us because they have. as stopped and .frisked us on every possible. occasion. : ‘Phe vein of the donversation nen er ay ‘a: bolitical hature and JOHNNY. CAMMILLERE says: that “GRECO . ‘possibly STEVE GRECO, New York State Assemblyman) is not : doing the things that we would like hin to-do. and they _ discuss. the possibility of running somebody. else, possibly . 2 JOUnEee fellow of the same nationality. in’ nee area. » “Reel Reel 2 - Reel '2 commences with conversation. revolving ‘around... aceounts receivable by the MAGADDINO Fainily and one account _ that is mentioned “is $15,000 and that.has to be repaid’ by the 28th of this month and the others that. are owed have to. also » Get ‘it up without delay, — , oo po Reference is then saad: to "DANNY" and’ a young rer. “$e low and the fact that one of them is going to be.& "lookout." JOHN CAMMILLERI, who is doing quite a bit: of: ‘the talking, then _, refers to some Buy who.is giving them a "serewing,- but this is. the first time he has done that. | STEVE: interjects-at this point. by saying that regardless of it being the first time £6, has to be corrected, Reference is then made to something about. "captains," but it cdn't.be ascertained because of ene pees Sicilian’ involved ‘in just what relationship. ae .. JOHNNY. CAMMIDLERL then says’, "they. want to ae rid. ion - DANNY (probably: SANSANESE, father or son) because they ~~ were afraid (inaudible) you know the poor 'kid' is 'sick,' - but they don't have to’ 'serew’ him." JOHN CAMMILLERT then gays STEVIE PLERI noticed it but SAM. ‘PIERI didn" nobice: it: None PTEVIE told him : : Bad Sanveeadtion continues with them paneiie about - CARDINO (New York State Assemblyman) “in a derogatory sense an (also about promotions in the Police Department. ‘The — eo ! L ed. STEVE then begins talking abo 6 . gome ee a the fact that he knows too much.’ - ~ IC. An unidentified man then tells JOHNNY (possibly CAMMELLERT) ie that he doesn't ‘understand about this guy and that. this guy: can, a the: a on. everybody. STEVE | MAGADDINO es ee : ee tn MAS “BY 92-61 Sub 3. aes eneen of a i isu" and it- ‘might pbutait to the | y audi idues, seek hata in relation to ham.) 5. ° JOHN GAMMILLERI then mentions bhé Pact about: oe Seapine: a new guy into town arid that he is- worried about ~~ PS. ee it, becauge "they" will, notice it right away and, that is Just what "they" want (they. possibly wefers to the. ~ authorities). Conversatior feel: then ends with. ~ JOHNNY CAMMELLERT greeting eee at Was nice Sestne. you again. > ee mas ed Coe Ie is. believed that some sections of the above a discussion . refer to. information ‘of. vital. importance to. the a Buffalo Division and it is requested that.the reels forwarded * Go the Karidas | City Division bé translated and summarized bya. ‘ttanslator with more experience in the. gid dialect to a establish its ee ‘importance. ; : : oe hake is’ requested that the aeatuaee of the ‘eenaratton as well as the reels be returned to the Buffalo Offiee and that appropriate : copies of the. translation be punuEenee the ° eta muveolees ee eee ; « 7-41 (Rev. 5-7-63) | : zy SAC, ‘ Now York: Rarch 12, 100¢ & Director, FBI (92-2024) a MAGADDINO, aka REGISTERED MAT | R Enclosed is certain foreign language material: Onc reel of tapo containing conversa era WNicliion, sceeived from Buffale by airtel dated 3/9/64, copy of which is, ed. Thig material was reported by BU 280-C* on 2/29/04)" > This material should be processed,asi roa below: * wy Ze a As requested by Beffalo. Please handle exasditiously. Following disposition should be made of enclosure and translation: Both to Buifale, copy of the translation to the Bureau, attention PRI Annex, and to Pheonix, If the results of your review*are not furnished the Seat of Government, in accordance with instructions set forth above, then the office initiating the request, to which translation is made available by you, has the responsibility of appropriately notifying the Bureau of any pertinent information contained therein. "MAILED, 5} MAR 1 2 1964 Enc ew 2 1 ~ Buffalo (92-¢ i ~ Phoonls 72 72h Tolson NOT} a Belmon RDED oe eee SMS oS S MAR 24 1964 Casper Caliahan Conrad DeLoach Evans Gale Rosen Sullivan oa Nenncemeanay mene . | Tavel Trotter Tele. Room Holmes Gandy 7 Sea TN ee SAC, BUFFALO (92-61) March 13, 1964 EX1¢; REC ar ip ‘a Director, FBI { 92-2924) =, iy /s: STEVE NAGADDINO, aka AR Reference is made to your communication dated Feces transmitting (J negative(s) 27x] film [[] photograph(s) document(s) pertaining to the above-captioned matter. In accordance with your request (film has been developed (-] enlargement(s) made (C] positive copy made Bex print(s) made (_] slide(s) made ([] negative(s) made (_] Photostats made The above is‘fy) attached ([] being sent under separate cover, via [—] registered mail (_] REA Express You are advised that tho color roll submitted is of eet such poor quelity thet prints conld not be made. ~ MAILED 5 | MAR 13 1964 Tolson Belmont Mohr COMM-FBI Casper i Ki ; Callahan re is ba i! Conrad ¢ eit DeLoach “a : Evans Gale ——___ Rosen y Sullivan . : Tavel Se ae ne. ie - “SPTIONAL, FORM NO. 10. BOt0-106-08 MAY 1962 EDITION GSA GEN. RECs NO. 7 ad . UNITED STATES Creat . & Memorandum | % ie | DEAR, EN (S090) coy na Seen FROM we SAC, BUFFALO (92-61)° ai SUBJECT: STEVE MAGADDINO, aka AR There’ are enclosed herewith one reel of exposed f Tri-X .35mm film and one roll of C 135-20, 35mm colored film used to take, photographs a Ee a surveillance in Niagara Falls, New York, ons 3/5/64. MK, The Tri-X 35mm film was used in a 35mm Leica camera’ with an aperture’ setting of F 5.6. and F 4.5°for all photographs taken. Because of the cloudy conditiens the speed of the camera: was set at 1/100th and 1/200th - of a second at a distance of 75 feet. A 127mm, F 4.5. Wellensack telescopic lens was used in taking these pictures, The first five exposures on the film were. - used to position the film and the camera. Approximately _ 30 subsequent frames were used to photograph individuals and cars in the parking lot behind the ee Memorial — Chapel in Niagara Falls, New York, The 335mm color film C 135-20, was used in a '.35mm robot camera equipped with an F 2.8 lens. The first four exposures on this camera were used to position the film and the camera. The following eight exposures were - made of the Magaddino Memorial Chapel under a discreet surveillance setup. The last two exposures on the film were made of a yellow, two- -ton, stake body truck rented for use ion the photographic surveillance. Settings on the robot camera for the first two frames were F 5.6 at 100th a second: at a ean of 50 feet. The eeond six frames had.a setting of F 4 at 1/250th of a second with the distanse Aly amar G2 272 ALO The bh Section is requested to develop én few Gf the two rolls of film and submit. Ljive copies of each print together with two negatives of éach mrint to the Buffalo 00 Ot felt Office for use on survelllances, It is requested that the : prints be made of a sufficient size in order that identifications can be made by the anys: Off Lter =p ~ Ye fem eS “ECEIVED , E> urgen toro WG Neetorey ELI wee IFA: j Li fe RNTED a a) Gh ‘Matiaranenns Ce] Lee i 3 ow Me] INSPECTED — BU 92-61 | Upon receipt of the requested photographs: from the Mechanical Section, copies of the photograph ~~ identified as STEVE MAGADDINO will ‘be returned to the Bureau with two of the Bebe Givers oe 7 2- FD-36 (Rev. 1,25).3-56) H | 58) | yee ? @ & FBI | Date: 3/10/64 | | Transmit the following in (Type in plain text or code) Via ATRTEL ATR MAIL - TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2921) JUNE ATTENTION: FBI LABORATORY Tae 8 CRYPTANALYSIS TRANSLATION SECTION FROM: on BUFFALO (92-61 Sub 3) (P) STEVE MAGADDINO, aka AR Re Buffalo airtel dated 3/9/64, Enclosed for the Bureau is one reel marked No. 5, containing conversation in the Sicilian dialect, as reported b6 by BU 280-C* on 3/5/64. The conversations of the following bIC are recorded: STEVE MAGADDINO PETER A. MAGADDINO VINCENT SCRO : ossibly two w ied males The last two people listed above were individuals in the Magaddino Memorial Chapel, and their conversation pertained only to business matters. Q)- pumeet. (Enc. 1) (AM) IY, § be Glace BY, JLL: dbp wee 275 S— Np ‘) a wee RESSaES ; 8 {7 (Pu Eo 4 eA 25 i eo ed A i 4 gr wide: was (2) aed és ya ee a) fajbe : : | y ou fl AAS pat Yo r i a oe s s ny C . Lf ie a'V g Approved: Sent MMO a ee \ Special Agent in Charge Bae “BU 92-61 Sub 3” | he above reel was reviewed by the translators of . the Buffalo Division, along with five other reels furnished by source on this date, Reels numbered 1 through 4 and reel No. 6 contain ‘some information of investigative value to — ee Buffalo Division and are not being forwarded to the - Byrean. ee on i ak: ee Reel No. 5 contains information solely in the | Sicilian dialect and is mainly conversation between STEVE: . MAGADDINO and one, possibly. two, unidentified mele(ayc. a ‘The conversation ‘reflected on this reel pertains to JOSEPH - ‘BONANNO and his son and appears to be continuing or reiterating _ the same information furnished by this source, referred to. in Buffalo airtel of 3/9/64, STEVE MAGADDINO is telling those individuals present of how JOE BONANNO pushed_his - -young son into the position that he now holds; namely, ae the man in charge of the West Coast area in La Cosa Nostra. _ STEVE MAGADDINO refers to young BONANNO as immature and - inexperienced and states that he has ho right to be in his ‘present position. MAGADDINO also elaborates on the position that he (MAGADDINO) is presently taking because of this. elevation of young BONANNO. JOE BONANNO is called a disgrace and a coward for 'retiring.'' During the course of the — conversation, STEVE MAGADDINO makes a comment, “out of the — nation," which could possibly refer to the present location of JOE BONANNO. sa mY ae BF Pig RoR The conversation continues about some thing or | some job that the entire state will have to decide on .. eoneerning activity centering around the St#e Fair. STEVE says that a decision of this nature is not entirely up to him because it involves the whole state. : - The conversation. continues on the foregoing line concerning BONANNO until JIMMY LA DUCA, PETER A. MAGADDINO, and VINCE SCRO enter into the area of the source, Then the conversation hanges. The; talk about some .- establishment that belongs to which was broken.. | be into. From their conversation, they do not believe this — bc | was the work of a burglar or "kids" because everything was in place and the only thing which was disturbed was the jarred - door, and there were fingerprints’ in the accumulated dust. - ee - BU 92-61 Sub. 3 VINCE SCRO ee his ae it was the work of the . "“Sbirri"™ (police spies). A few of those present now leave, - and those Sees sami general menueee punter ye: ener _business. It is believed that the petit asi between STEVE MAGADDINO and unidentified male(s) concerns information of vital importance, not only to the Buffalo Division, but also to New York, Phoenix, and the Bureau. It is requested that this reel be translated and summarized by a translator with more experience in the Sieilian dialect to establish ave full importance, _ Be : It is requested that the above reel ard, eransiaeion be returned to the Buffalo Office and, if. the enclosed material contains information of obvious interest to other offices, coples of the translation Should be furnished . : auc? offices. h=D-36 (Rev. 12-13-56) I FBI ! | Date: 3/16/64 (Type in plain text or code) Via ____ ATRTEL ATR MAIL - REGISTERED (Priority or Method of Mailing) | TO? DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924) FROM: SAC, BUFFALO (92-61) (P) STEVE acandino AR WEEKLY SUMMARY AIRTEL a Following is a summary of information furnished by . al BU 280-C* for the period 3/9-15/64: . ae U ae i i ol i ae On 3/9/64, CI advised that DANNYA SANESE and an .-”* * unidentified individual had contacted PETER A, “MAGADDINO looking for the subject and were told that the subject was home i111. They then had a general conversation concerning various residences of individuals and the purchase of automo- biles. They also discussed various places of entertainment and businesses in Buffalo. They also discussed an unidentified | individual who was apparently trying to sell some jewelry \ and was successful. SANSANESE indicated that he may have of / ersa- " ff ‘Sener | * | been in Arizona, however, the entire substance of his conv tion was not audible to the informant. SANSANESE indicate that he was preparing to enter the hospital for an operation. | During the conversation it was also indicated by the unidenti- fied individual that some individuals from Niagara Falls, Ontario, may have been in the vicinity of the Magaddino % Memorial Chapel, Niagara Falls, New York, taking photographs. SANSANESE, before departing, indicated that he intended visit- ing the subject at his home. Aa J ? bj '- Bureau (AM-RM) O72 —-> Pel & / Sa) 5 FBJ:db1 q MAR 18 1964 Mh) Deel ns eel SALA NESS Prine 32 “Ala Sent —____________M A C. : 7 MAR SSB" in (Charge Subse uently, PETER A, MAGADDINO received a. telephone and after completing the call instructed : not to make similar calls even on instruc-'. _ tions from ANTONIO MAGADDINO since these calls can be traced, »°- PETER A,’ MAGADDINO then indicated oneM his i aia was in ' Montreal. wy Subsequently, PETER A,’ MAGADDINO ; which was both in Italian and English, with. but which was apparently. of a nonpertinent i. On 3/10/64, the subject was observed a informant / complaining about the Beueree tod of PETER i regard to the business. On’ the same date an individual, who may aye been rem observed conver ith the subject and GADDINO during which indicated that. he ) AA lives near JAMES VONA in nawanda, and drives a Pontiac! ae Bonneville convertible. and the_subject a. f the Bonsine activities of ANTONTO}MAGADD DINO and F On 3/11/64, CI again cpservea[ having a dis- cussion with the subject concerning the purchase of a station- wagon for the Magaddino Memorial Chapel cE EOF PETER A. MAGADDINO. From the conversatio that in North Tonawanda. At one point indicated that his wife is a steno-typist and has worked for several firms in Niagara Falls. He also mentioned that he had worked as a’ mechanic ars years ago for Borden's Company in Biloxi, Mississippi. a ge a point the subject indicated that he has not seen Jona Ganarcint recently and thought he was sick.' k WALLY also indicate ring the conversation that‘he contem- |. plates applying for a GI loan, and had attended school in — | Chicago.,..-He also stated that he was: recently eupr yee by the ‘um of Buffalo. pe 3/12/64, CI furnis Pee er dicerning a neetdae between the subject, PREDURANDACCLO, Pp ARELLI ' and other individuals which related to an apparent attempt { on the life of ANTONIO MAGADDINO on 3/10/64, and also con- : cerning information relating to members of the "Commission.' This information is being | made the subject of a. separate communication. BU 92-61 On 3/13/64, CLI overheard [eer rama tetephons- b6 cally contact an unidentified individual and Indicate that De they were supposed to be in court that day, and pointing out that the person being called did not show up the last time. Pole , Subject later advised CI_thal he is i11, does not know what he has, but feels poorly. “~~~ _ Subsequently, CI observed subject in conversation phyes with JOHN *GAMMILLERT?) and various other individuals which =)“ was in the Ttalian language and is presently being analyzed. a. On 3/14/64, CI furnished information concerning a - @iscussion had by the subject with various other individuals in Italian which is being analyzed. CI furnished no pertinent information on 3/15/64. w 7-41 (Res 5-7-63) a a -, ©@ . et sac, New York | Director, FBI (92-2024) t va 4 STEVE MAGADDINO, ata AR Enclosed is certain foreign language material: REGISTERED MATL Cf March 13, 1964 (10 One reel of tape containing conversation in Sicilian, reccived trora Buffalo by airtel dated 3/10/64, copy of which is.attached. This material was reported by airtel dated 3/10/84, copy of which is attached. This material was reported by BU 2€0-C* on 3/5/64. This material should be processed as indicated below: As requested by Buffalo. Please handle expeditiously. Following disposition should be made of enclosure and F translation: * Poth to Buffalo, copy of the translation to Phoenix, and the Bureau, attention PBI Annex. If the results of your review are not furnished the Seat of Government, in accordance with instructions set forth above, then the office initiating the request, to which translation is made available by you, has the responsibility of appropriately notifying the Bureau of any pertinent information contained therein. Enc. 8 i ~ Buffalo (82-61 Sub 3) 1 - Phocnix Tolson Belmont Mohr —___ Casper (5) Callahan Conrad DeLoach Evans Gale A JS Rosen Sullivan 3 if a | MAR 13 1964 COMM-FBT Tavel Trotter Tele. “Bn Holmes ip) Gandy p ri M@LAos TELETYPE unit L_] WE TT ly 83 WH ba fy nes UR TB LEE ‘arae| ta ge .0 . FD- 36 (Rev. 12813- en) . we ® < PBI : Date: 3 /9 64, Transmit the following in (Type in plain text or code) Via AIRTEL _AIR MAIL ~ REGISTERED (Priority or Method of Mailing) | a SE Ee ey a ae Ry a ea a mee yo en d Leap cal re ce = TOs DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924) bot vo 7 Wee “py oy (sear \ ATTN; FBI LABORATORY . CRYPTANALYSIS -TRANSLATION SECTION "JUNE" = = ~ ~ FROM: O SAC, BUFFALO (92-61 Sub 3) (P) STEVE MAGADDINO, aka AR : Enelosed for the Bureau is one reél marked number one containing conversation in the Sicilian dialect as reported by BU 280-C* on 2/29/64, It is noted that the source furnished two other reels on this date, but they will not be forwarded because of their general, non-pertinent information. A portion of this tape is set out by white markers to indicate the important and relevant matter. The conversations of the following are recorded on this tape: ae STEVE MAGADDINO aa fg The above reel was reviewed by the translators of the Buffalo Division and except for that portion that is indicated by the markers, the remainder ScoBbedns. no pertinent information, we ae OME Se, 2. ; : A), ft : eh \, 3. AA ae le tal ay Dp (3))- Bureau (Ene. Bn (aM-RM) 48 < A = - Buffalo. Si ; AA So pie ° Vv — Poe a cb 5 _ JLLsmak Of z 1964 ie (4) Cre 3 | = He ws “S : 5 eeeeenrs ' yr sr aS p | OR Keene 2 _ o% ae Me: AS by velF WW | | PCa (i ae Approved: Sent pe ee ae Per Qtr 3 Special Raent in Charge f.) c M AD 0 T108h ; v BU 92-61 Sub'3 . STEVE MAGADDINO is carrying on most of the © conversation with the two above named individuals and it appears as though he is talking about JOE BONANNO and his son, BILL, STEVE calls both of these individuals. a disgrace and furthermore he does not like the way he was talked to by BILL BONANNO (apparently at the recent conference held in ' the New York City area) and does not like the way he pushed . everybody for miles (possibly an. indication of the circum- . gtanees and situation presently existing on the West Coast). |. It appears from interjected comment of SAM RANGATORE that - JOE BONANNO did not wait or get the okay from the Commission to appoint his son as Head of the West Coast area dnd STEVE - MAGADDINO agrees in this. regard and calls BILL BONANNO a young playboy. STEVE says ‘that this playboy is headed for. a "patch" of trouble, STEVE then makes a comment that with | his wife there he is trying to get eloser and etoece UO, ‘her | and that he wants to make love or make up to her. STEVE continues: his conversation talking about the - [ Family, the son of Eee the son of BONANNO, stating that these individuals are always in discussion (indicating that they area very close group). STEVE ‘at this point seems to be talking about a war, possibly the problem existing in the New York area regarding the Family and then STEVE says that “He can be dead". and that he should. be more attentive to what he is doing. STEVE says — that this relationship is a very close relationship and that he (referring cof should pay very close attention bo the son of BO : a a : a STEVE MAGADDINO then telis| aa that "You take “chance (inaudible) make no mistake about it," and answers "I understand (inaudible) I also don't tell. @ cour ' (inaudible) no PETE, youtre Federal.” At this point some ‘woman enters and. the BUD Ueee of the conversation pHeveees Since the ooneeeeseien existing on this peel appears to be information of importance, not only to the Buffalo Division, but also to the New York and Phoenix Divisions, it is requested that the reel be reviewed, _ translated and summarized by a translator with more experience in Sicilian a oe ane lees ee to establish its full importance, BU 92-61 Sub 3 It is requested that the semis of the trans- lation, as well as the reel, be returned to the Buffalo Office, If the enclosed material contains information of obvious interest to other offices after it has been reviewed by a more experienced translator, copies of the translation ‘should be furnished to such offices, Transmit the following in 1° ds. On 12/18/63, clfurnished information’ regarding benefits being sought by union representatives which would force a price rise by the Camellia Linen Supply Company. ~~ 22 = ; 4 , BU 92-61-Sub 1 9. (continued) “ - On 12/23/63, CI observed MAGADDINO and SCRO apparently engaged in a heated discussion, the exact topic of which could not be ascertained by the informant. From a remark made by SCRO, it appeared that the argument related to the failure to sign some document, On 12/27/63,L_______] SCRO and PIERRE (MOBADER) had a discussion concerning MOBADER's e . purchase license plates for a car purchased fronl _fetnce MOBADER's State of Michigan license had expired, i \ e si On 12/27/63, CI also advised efforts by an unidentified youth to obtain employment with the Billing's Insurance Agency of Niagara Falls. ‘From information fur- nished on this date and on 1/8/64, CI advised that this youth had gone to work for an insurance agency. It appeared th ion weletea Ga fs-—4) she: dod in ew of On 12/31/63, SCRO and MOBADER had a discussion during whieh MOBADER was instructed to talk to JIMMY LA DUCA regarding obtaining a license and it appeared that a friend of LA DUCA mentioned in the conversation may be employed — by the New York State Department of Motor Vehicle. On 1/22/64, CLI advised that SCRO and had conferred with @ representative of the Consolidated Linen Supply Company) apparently in connection with the purchase by Consolidated of a portion of the Camellia Linen Supply business. On 1/24/64, SCRO advised informant that STEVE MAGADDINO had had a slight attack of an unidentified nature in the recent past and that he could not argue with MAGADDINO over any matter. CA told informant that he would contact : to determine if anybody had been "bothering him." SCRO,aindicated that he had heard some- thing to this effect. from/MAGADDINO, b6é bic BU 92-61-~Sub 1 9. (continued) On 1/30/64, CI_observed SCRO in conversation with JOHN CAMMILLERT and but the topic of conversation was either non-pertinent or could not be ascertained. Sy tee : the expected arrival of whom - claimed had ruined his life. a On the subsequent dates of 2/6 and 8/64, CL shed information regarding the arrival of who is apparently mentally unstable and her sub- sequent commitment to the Meyer Memorial Hospital for observation. On 2/5/64, SCRO and LA DUCA were observed having an argument regarding servicing of various customers of the Camellia Linen Supply Company, during which SCRO pointed out that LA DUCA is responsible for coordinating service routes and these difficulties should be remedied. On 2/14/64, SCRO had a discussion with LA DUCA iis regarding company finances, during which SCRO pointed out bic that they are short approximately $2,500.00 due them on various accounts and that LA DUCA should be aware of the problem. On 2/17/64, JOHN CAMMILLERI had a conversation with SCRO during which he made a comment about PATTY NATARELLI and FRED RANDACCIO and indicated that RANDACCIO may have found out about this matter from NATARELLI. On 2/18/64, CL reported efforts made by SCRO to interest a potential purchaser in buying a building formerly occupied by the Camellia Linen Supply Company in Niagara Falls, New York, On 2/24/64, CL learned ified individual that the mother of had died. @ . ¥ so? BU 92-61-Sub 1 9. (continued) On 3/4/64, SCRO had a telephonic discussion with an unidentified individual during which he indicated the Camellia Linen Supply Company owed this individual $26,000.00 as of 1/31/64, and apparently made arrangements at this time to have notes extended for a period of several months. On this same date, SCRO attempted unsuccessfully to contact naan * JAMES P, SALAMONE 4 e, Pennsylvania. On this same date SCRO, LA DUCA and ad a general discussion concerning raising prices generally in the business. t ‘ ry a . On 3/5/64, CL observed SCRO and STEVE MAGADDINO -in conversation, but was unable to determine the specific bé6 topic. b7C on 3/9/64, CL learned that the Camellia Linen Supply Company had increased prices for everyone due toa new union contract. : On 3/13/64, SCRO had a discussion with| ar egarding interest charges on purchases totaling 20,000.00, during which SCRO indicated he thought the interest rate was excessive and should be reduced. 15. 16. @ @ BU 92-61~Sub 1 c. If any others, set out the proportionate cost of instant surveillance: Not applicable Cost of Leased Line for instant installation? [_|rer month LY Personnel Costs: ‘ ‘a. Give total number of special employees and/or Special Agents working at plant and total salary costs. Three Special Employees and two clerks, each on a full, forty-hour week, Total annual salaries, b. Total number, of man hours per week spent at plant? 200 c. If other installations monitored at same plant, list proportionate number of man hours per week spent on instant surveillance: Y 123 per cent or 25 hours d. If other installations monitored.at same plant, list proportionate salary expense per annum for instant —4 17 Were an (By SAC): , As previously noted, BU 82-c* continues to furnish excellent coverage of meetings held by members of the STEVE MAGADDINO Family. The Camellia Linen Supply Company is operated by VINCENT A, SCRO, CHARLES’ A, MONTANA and JAMES V. LA DUCA, who are sons~in-law of STEVE MAGADDINO, Visits by out-of-town contacts of members of the MAGADDINO Family are also reported by this source. This source has furnished extremely valuable information relating to the extent which MAGADDINO and members of his family influence and control criminal aétivities: in the Western New York area and the influence they wield in union activities. This source has also supplied information regarding con- templated business activities of various members of the group, a8 well as day-to-day activities of these individuals. ro ae DIE. ‘eam aeamt RaCOAE CEELL TEa SOOO, 7 BU 92-61-Sub 1 17. Remarks (By SAC): (continued) ’ MAGADDINO's position with relation to the "Commission" has also been established in part through this source. I recommend the continuation of this installation and will personally see that its productivity is closely followed. UACB, this source will be continued for a 90 day period. 7 Ba a 18. Recommendation by Assistant Director: (If this surveillance involves cryptanalysis, include statement that decrypted material is or is not sufficiently important to continue decrypting.) bID- DIE BU 82-C* is located Steve Magaddino, leader of La Cosa Nostra in Western New York. This installation has consistently furnished significant information regarding Magaddino's organization. Source has reported that Magaddino discussed at length his position in the "Commission" and his contact with Joseph Magliocco of New York City regarding Magaddino's status with the "Commission." Source has also reported information regarding Scro's contacts with other important hoodlum figures such as Joseph Falcone of Utica, New York, who is a "capo" 4 in Magaddino's organization. This source has been one of the most productive misurs in developing information regarding La Cosa Nostra and the Special Investigative Division concurs with.the recommendation of SAC, Buffalo that it be continued for a 90~day period. hv ¢ i ( OPTIONAL FORM NO, 10 ® 5010-104 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum é Ly TO . Director, FBI (92-2924) pate: 3/6/64 Attention: FBI Annex, Cryptanalysis & Translation Section om, : SAC, Kansas City (92-1259) (P) JUNE WV STEVE oa aka & - Re Buffalo letter to Bureau, dated 2/27/64, with enclosed two reels of tape marked No. 1 and No. 2, containing conversation in Sicilian as reported by BU 280-C* on 2/19/64. Enclosed for Buffalo are aforementioned two reels of tape. The speakers contained hereon are STEVE MAGADDINO, PETER A. MAGADDINO, PETER J. MAGADDINO, FREDDIE RANDACCIO, DANNY SANSANESE, and possibly SAM RANGATORE. Pursuant to referenced Buffalo letter, the words "burning, "hunters could identify," and "slaughter" were set out as spoken by STEVE MAGADDINO and his associates, possibly in connection with the ALBERT AGUECI murder. A review of Reel No. 1 by the Kansas City Division reflects that STEVE MAGADDINO uses the word "burns" in the idiomatic expression "one who burns his bread, no longer has hope," and in Reel No. 2 he advises NINO MAGADDINO that because of his, NINO's, conduct, he is "burning" STEVE's feet, meaning that NINO is causing trouble for STEVE. Also, in Reel No. 2, while STEVE is reprimanding and cursing NINO, STEVE remarks he was shocked when he read the word ener ae Sone ee in some newspaper or letter. He mentions the ey Be (LNU), and some unidentified person from Acapulco in this regard. NINO appears to be very much involved in this matter. The following is a summary and literal translation of those audible and intelligible portions of Sicilian conversa- tion in Reels No. 1 and No. 2:- owns pees Mi Reel No. 1 : 3r Beginning of reel contains non-pertinent conversation regarding the eure of "ee Eh extra sets of car 2¢ ae G2. -hGIDS — eu boas wee wen o Ps an bl it ¥ tay SBureau (RM) Soon: ae ~zBuffalo (92-61 § S ne?:-2) (RM) -1 —"Kansas City KC 92-1259 and indigestion suffered by STEVE MAGADDINO and SAM RANGATORE after they ate tomato soup and rice; general health comments, and,after the arrival of DANNY SANSANESE, a discussion and advice by STEVE MAGADDINO for someone to go to Arizona before consenting to undergo a delicate operation. Subsequent to the above, a pertinent and partially whispered discussion takes place wherein STEVE remarks that the authorities are interested in arresting someone together with FAROUK or FERUCH (phonetic). This comment seems to be related to a good portion of the discussion concerning NINO MAGADDINO offering $20,000 for citizenship papers. It seems that NINO had attempted to handle this matter but was unsuccess- ful and caused much discord. STEVE MAGADDINO reprimands severely regarding the matter of the citizenship papers. (LNU) appears to be an individual who tried or could have helped NINO, in this respect, but the rela en NINO and ANGELO was strained. It seems thath dina visited Buffalo with his wife and children and NINO had not extended any hospitality, such as housing and feeding and his family. STEVE describes[__|as the son o who years ago had shown great kindness to NINO and his family by leasing her home to them and getting them food. It seems that [dis not a blood relative but is referred to by STEVE as ia™ (Aunt) as a matter of respect and affection for this woman. Thereafter, STEVE MAGADDINO criticizes, repri- mands and curses NINO to his face for being boastful, a liar, immoral and for having threatened to be a "stool pigeon” if things did not go right with him. STEVE tells him, in so many words, that NINO never would have lived after making this threat if he, STEVE, were not his brother. Set out below is aforementioned conversation: STEVE MAGADDINO: They want to arrest him. If the inch him; they vant to also a (phonetic), but with (phonetic) and him they have to stop. You understand? That's why I told him to cover up the (unintelligible word). Because they want to pinch him in the worst way. So, if they want to pinch him in the worst way, I can't permit (remainder of comment unintelligible). b6é bic KC 92-1259 UNIDENTIFIED MAN: STEVE MAGADDINO: PETER A, MAGADDINO;: STEVE MAGADDINO: So, one who burns his bread, no longer has hope, He burns his own bread. Meantime, they want to pinch him in the worst way. And if they pinch him, they'll find those from the state that ---- e---—that stool pigeon---~-- (phonetic )----— tell the police he is @ man responsible for all of this ---, So--he's a high-class man---lawyer. I said, "What the hell you talking about?" He said, "Well, here there's a lot of things; then the state comes down; who’s with the bank," And then he says, "Do you know is the trigger man?" Because that one, (phonetic_- 1 ronounced by STEVE MAGADDINO), to (phonetic - possibly , he said, "That.one will put him in e place." You see how dis- honorable he is? When they told me, I got sick, Believe me, I was (inaudible word). That no good degenerate bum, You can go tell him on the QT that he is a cuckold and a degenerate and a lying bastard! (Several words inaudible) (several words inaudible). They're related through marriage. . Their wives are cousins, Maybe, when he sees the green paper, he’ll smile and he’1l begin to sing. When they pinch him (several sentences inaudible). Another $17,000 or $18,000 (inaudible . sentence) and I (several words inaudible) another $1,000 (several words inaudible). ROY gave him another $2,000, That's $15,000 (several words inaudible) 20,000, 20, 000? 20, (Several sentences inaudible) To get a lawyer it cost $3,000, (One or two sentences inaudible) Then the lawyer took the (inaudible word). (Several words inaudible) and he wanted another 2500, And one when -~- - -— = ae: ae KC 92-1259 UNKNOWN MAN: STEVE MAGADDINO: NINO MAGADDINO: (several words inaudible). You gotta fi11 up the application (low, whispered and inaudi nversation at length). So even (several words inaudible) was happy. everal words inaudible) He's a s,0.b. I know him, (Several words inaudible). His brother-in-law came (several words inaudible). So long as I maneuver without having someone else interfering, I will have things come out right (several words inaudible). If Rocky-Fort (phonetic) (several words inaudible), the matter would have ended here. But, s.0.b,, my brother never told me the truth, Why he never told me the truth, I’11 never know, L ecarerey— (pnonetic. (Several words inaudible). That's the: guy that did the job on him!! This cuckold degenerate! Remember when he wanted 3700 in the hospital? There was a big knife this long. He said to me (several words inaudible) any time. I no go out. So I said to him, "You're the most dishonorable cuckold of ali!" (Unintelligible name) also! (Several words inaudible) The musician said, "I'd like to give him 3700 stab wounds in his body; the degenerate cuckold!" If you weren’t my brother; you wretch; you no good, damned, miserable stool pigeon degenerate! You never would have been able to reach the point where you said, "If I should open my mouth, I don’t know how many people will (two words inaudible),." Yeah, (Several words inaudible) He said to me in the car; and mentioned with his own mouth the musician. He said, "If I open my mouth, there will be a lot of b6 bic people in trouble." (Several words inaudible) My brother. And that the musician gave him so much, oa a KC 92-1259 STEVE MAGADD INO: NINO MAGADDINO: STEVE MAGADDINO: NINO MAGADDINO: STEVE MAGADDINO: He said the musician said that? I should get hold of the musician now, but it would be a disgrace. Because, when you left, the musician got a hold of (inaudible name). (Two words inaudible) saw.me, This guy was broke. (STEVE is apparently referring to PETER A, MAGADDINO) Your son didn’t have five cents. Good thing I was around, S.o.b., you never tell me the truth, Night and day you wanted to go there, It's important how you conduct yourself, So, you should have kept your mouth So, that guy called me and you 0 aa "Make the papsrs; or take the (inaudible word). Bring me the citizenship papers (several words i j (several words inaudible) several words inaudible) the situation, And tell him I need it." (Inaudible and unintelligible comment) Yes! Yes! Okay, I'll hav alled and have him come her ad called me, and I told to call him, I toldL___]to "tell them to put the sheets over his head, like a cat, so he won't be able to write even with his face." |. Now, how did you present yourself? .Why, BIC I'm your brother and I'm over there and you don’t tell me nothing! Meanwhile, you tell him,"you get $20,000. -Go get me the citizenship papers." Didn't you say to him to take $20,000 and he was to get the citizenship papers? (Two words inaudible) play poker down there. wnat poker? [|__| keep quiet He, who is with the bank, was talking to you. How could you do this thing? He went to school. You didn't go to school. So, now he (several words inaudible) and said, "When we get there, I'11 fight it. I'll fight it." So, L___]told him, "Pay at once! S.o.b., if anything goes wrong (two or three words inaudible), a Ss KC 92-1259 NINO MAGADDINO: STEVE MAGADDINO: I’1l eat you up!" (Several words inaudible) the citizenship papers eb aaa inaudible), so I said, "Call and ask hi inder inaudible)." So I called nd asked him, "Are there any blankets ere? Are there any sheets? Put some sheets over my brother's head and finish it." He said, "I understand, I understand."' (Inaudible sentence) Me, your brother, and you said nothing to me? You were talking night and day. You went there and you were pumping that guy with a bottle of whiskey. And to-me, you said nothing! And you were telling all these. stories. I know all about these stories. I had to contend with it for ars. If I'm a liar, there's o prove it. I had to satisfy this one and that one. I don't say a man should be perfect, but brother, you're something to contend with. Believe me! You were fortunate you had me to advise you about what's going on. A person that is a (inaudible word), is like an orphan; without anyone. You go by what others say. What they say is another thing. Youtre a funny guy. You were sticking out your chest when you no longer had a chest to stick out. All of these things. Do you think all these things did you good? You made a sack of treachery for yourself. The people know you and they know me, Wetre not the same type, you know. Then you said, "What does my brother understand? I did this. I did that. I built over here. I did this." How many times you pounded your chest. Because we're brothers, we'll talk about these things. How many times you said to my son, "What have you put in here? My son has half of this place. Don't you ever forget it! What were you 64s KC 92+1259 NINI MAGADDINO: STEVE MAGADDINO: NINO MAGADDINO: doing saying so many things? When a guy can't even fill out the application, he shouldn't even talk. That boy came here with his wife and children. S.0.b., you should be ashamed! [__———_—séd|’:swhoo: used to come every day with the list asking what you all wanted to eat. She gave you a house on a lease and everything; her husband; everything; and you didn't even invite them.for a cup of coffee. Her son came here with his wife and. children, and you offered not even a cup of coffee. Do you think this is compli- mentary of you? Do you think they are forced to do this for you? They're not forced to do anything for you! These are applications that you have to go on, You were there for three years. I wasn't there for three years. But, I have to go crying over the consequences because, I have to go covering up things to see that this. thing doesn't happen. Whether you know it; or you don't know it; or you don't give a damn; you think they have to do it for you? Isn't this right? He wanted you to invite him. Now, when this husband and wife came with their children; wasn’t it right for you to invite them? Tell me!! Yes; it would have been right. But they were a regiment. You were obligated to invite them to eat. Tell me if you were right or wrong? You are right. STEVE MAGADDINO: [hina his wife had to be accommodated. If it weren’t for me, nobody would look at you, What could I.say in front of friends? - I took care of it. Lucky I was there. Then you want respect from people. You stick out your chest but people talk about you, As for‘me, I can't cut off my nose to spite my own face. I tried to cover up. You had a factory in Italy? Or here even? b6 bic KC 92-1259 NINO MAGADDINO: I had a factory? STEVE MAGADDINO: You said it with your own mouth. NINO MAGADDINO: Yeah. In (inaudible word). STEVE MAGADDINO: You had a factory in (inaudible word)? You had your (obscene word)! That's all you had! You didn’t have a factory. You told the people you had a factory; that you made suits; this and that, You said it with your own mouth! If you say it isn't true, I'll call the people and have it proven right in your face. You said it! I didn't. Why must you disgrace yourself when it isn't true! You said you knew accounting. What accounting do you know? I'll tell you today, you're no more than the passing of a fart! Isn't this all true? NINO MAGADDINO: (Brief inaudible comment) STEVE MAGADDINO: You're a disgrace to this place. You're classified here as a bum, Night after night you go there and there all night long. They see you out all night long. I know about this. (Reel No. 1 terminates at this point) Reel No. 2 STEVE MAGADDINO continues from Reel No. 1 to verbally chastise NINO. STEVE remarks that NINO had lied to him about giving $1,000 to someone in New York and STEVE sarcastically quotes some unidentified person as saying one time, "This is my job."" The impression received is that the person quoted by STEVE may have been close to or friendly with NINO, and this person may have been responsible, in some manner, for the word "hunter" to appear, probably in some newspaper. STEVE goes on to accuse N of lying to him concerning a person from Acapulco and aera! | STEVE remarks that é@ither the musician said, or reporte bé6é bic KC 92-1259 someone as saying, "If I go to prison, I'm not going alone,'t He also states that (LNU) came to him and reported that someone had made the aforementioned quote and that he, STEVE, and a person called (phonetic) would have gotten into trouble if this certain party would have talked. He later states that everything could have been settled for $500,000, However, because NINO was greedy and had not: taken STEVE into his confidence, the venture was unsuccessful. He tells NINO that he took care of NINO's family and "this guy over here" (possibly referring to PETER J: MAGADDINO) and someone else while NINO was away. (Possibly while NINO might have been in prison?) A ed conversation follows concerning a hospital and (LNU). It seems that or some girl, subsequently described as having had a’ nervous breakdown, is related to NINO MAGADDINO, STEVE reprimands him severely for his lack of responsibility and conscience in taking care of this girl with the nervous breakdown, He. returns to the topic about the citizenship papers and states that certain papers should have been burned and then something done to some papers in Acapulco, Set out below is Sicilian conver-— sation contained on Reel No. 2: STEVE MAGADDINO: I told you in a nice way that you’re burning my feet, And what do you say? You say, "(obscenity) you," What else b6 can I tell you? You said that you gave bic $1,000 to that guy in New York, You told me all lies! That cuckold and degenerate; who has always left me; that degenerate; when I saw him; as soon as that guy arrived, all of a sudden he said, "This_is my job." One time (two words inaudible) (phonetic), Good thing (two words inaudible) wasn't involved; when I saw it written, "the hunter,'"' One time you were telling me that he played hooky. But, how do you talk? With that guy from Acapulco, you told me so many remember? You said to me, NINO MAGADDINO: It was true, He was involved, STEVE MAGADDINO: Is it true you told me? NINO MAGADDINO: Yeah, KC 92-1259 STEVE MAGADDINO: NINO MAGADDINO: STEVE MAGADDINO: NINO MAGADDINO: STEVE MAGADDINO: ‘That guy from Acapulco told you? You say[___] (phonetic). But you had told me that guy from Acapulco, . : : b6 (Several words inaudible) Acapulco, DES Since when? You don't know what you’ said, You dishonorable wretch! Because I've watched you and I know you, I was born before you and I'm more of an expert than you, You’re shrewd, But you don't have expert shrewdness. I understand you, even before you speak. Before you say things, I know if they’re lies or not, Who publicized it that time? Because that fellow, _——Sédi’:« (phonetic), read it to me. (Two or three sentences whispered and inaudible), I appear to him as being more dirty than a stranger. Did the musician tell you about his affairs? He knows everything. So, he calls me and tells me, "If I go to prison : going alone,"' Says the musician, Gane oe to me and tells me, "He is saying if he goes to prison, he's not going alone," Well; who would he want to bring with him? I was involved by mentioning him,’ So I thought, ‘After I thought, I said, "T don't know anything about these things, If he made this mess, let him drop dead. He’s not my brother.'' You miserable wretch!! Then recently, (remainder of sentence inaudible), Is it my fault? There’s no need for it. Not for me personally; but, if it was for me personally, I’d be an idiot to accommodate you. I am not to blame, I could have grabbed (two words inaudible) by the (obscenity followed by several inaudible words) and, at the most, for $500,000 everything would have been settled. Instead, it wasn't like that. There was no confidence brought to me. arte: bo ee KC 92-1259 NINO MAGADDINO: STEVE MAGADDINO; You thought you were going to get this and that and so on, (Obscenity)!! You wouldn't get anything!! Why do you do these things with me? Assuredly, if I would have behaved like you; when you went away, you would have had to support your own family. But I, instead, took care of your family, Didn't I take care of this guy over here? I didn’t let your family, or you or that one (or them--— whispered) want for anything, Tell me, how many would have done this? Tell me, You said (several words inaudible) buy i (several words inaudible) (Inaudible response) What do I want to buy it for? Damn it! I have got so much money I could buy the hospital! So, he spoke to me and I told him, "Look, this girl is young and she's at a point where she is getting a nervous breakdown,"' The doctors were there, Because if they examine a person, they say nothing to him, He said, "Speak to the Mother Superior. Speak to the Nuns, The girl is very young and has a nervous break- down."' (Several words inaudible) said he didn't know what he was talking about. (Several sentences inaudible) but (several words inaudible) was telling the truth, I didn't even have five cents, but I (several words inaudible) bring it here to me. I never told you this story. That which is yours is yours. That which is mine is yours... That which is yours is yours alone, Did you pay attention to these things? You don't care. That which is yours is yours. And that which is not b7c yours is yours also. If I should-drop dead, then you will see where you will find your- self. When I'm no longer here, then you’ll see whether I was valuable or not to you others, -~ 11 - KC 92-1259 NINO MAGADDINO: STEVE MAGADDINO: NINO MAGADDINO: STEVE MAGADDINO: PETER A.MAGADDINO: STEVE MAGADDINO: FRED RANDACCIO: PETER A,MAGADDINO: (Inaudible comment) You know, people change sides overnight. One time they turn like this; and another time, like this. You look for respect, but you don’t give any. Dont you think I notice that? Or do you think I am an imbecile? I don't think you're an imbecile, (One or two sentences inaudible) Why was it necessary for him to go near there? (Several words inaudible) 3700 (several words inaudible). He wanted to speak with me, I would never speak with him!! I don't have anything in the world to talk to him about, (Several words inaudible), told him he was a stool pigeon and a degenerate, (Several words inaudible), "take the 3700 and shove it up (remainder inaudible). Both you and him, You can go tell him that too!" (Two words inaudible) said, "While this guy lives, you’ve got to keep hitting him on the head." So then he says, "What did you bring to him (several words inaudible)?" I said, "Cuckold! Didn't you get 3700?" (Several words inaudible), First they have to burn the papers, (several words inaudible) here ie (several words inaudible). Then the papers bic in Acapulco (next sentence_or two inaudible). (Several words inaudible) (phonetic), (next paragraph low, whispered, and completely inaudible). He said, "If I open my mouth, other people are going to get in trouble." Yeah, Just like that. Yeah, Just like that. He didn't want to mention that one, - 12 - KC 92-1259 STEVE MAGADDINO: NINO MAGADDINO: (Two names unintelligible) held other discussions for this wretch, I know. He had more trust in him than in me, He never had trust in me, (At this point, it may be that STEVE is referring to NINO who is present.) Because if he had trust in me, he would have told me about the situation, how he was (inaudible word) and how we others had wound up. He told me this and that. But I knew how to maneuver the situation better than him, And when that police spy came-here (several words inaudible). I said to my~ self: "Boy! If this guy talks and mentions that guy (several words inaudible)," (Several words inaudible) arrest that guy (several words inaudible), The wretch of a police spy said to me, "What do you accomplish?" (Several words inaudible), Do you know what the police spy told me? He said, (several sentences low, whispered, and completely inaudible), He was a good boy. (Inaudible sentence). He used to get $200 a week, (Several words inaudible) this guy is dishonorable. When you told me about that, I used to pass there every day just to talk with him, One day I said to hin, "Answer yes or no to one question, When my brother’ talks, do you understand him?" He said, "Well, I surmise."" The degenerate wretch! He surmises! I told him that he surmised the wrong thing. I asked him if he understood me. He said he understood me. That’s why I had to uncover these ‘discussions, But when he says to RANGATORE, "If I gotta go to jail, I'm not going to go alone," he was going to take and me along with him, (Whispered an naudible at length) Shoot him with the revolver after the funeral. (Several sentences inaudible) funeral for $750. Here, the best funeral that we ever had was that for two seven (or two sevens), (MAGADDINO is referring to some deceased person as 2-7 or 27 or two 7's.) (Inaudible comment) mS b6 b7c KC 92-1259 STEVE MAGADDINO: What? He was big enough, Don't forget. He was treated like a king. There were more than 100 cars. Somebody else said there were 347 cars and you contradicted him by saying there were 345, So, you took two cars away. When people talk, you don't understand, So, you shouldn't get involved. Here, there’s your son and my son, Let your son take care of it. You keep out of it, in this situation, Not that I'm better than you, But I under- stand better than you, I never go near the people. You go near them as if the deceased belonged to you, If the people want to talk to you, they’11 come in here and talk to you, An unidentified TV repairman enters, at this point, and a non-pertinent English discussion takes place between PETER A, MAGADDINO, the TV repairman, and STEVE MAGADDINO, The repairman leaves and non-—-pertinent Sicilian conversation by PETER A, MAGADDINO follows concerning. the repair of his TV set. Subsequently, PETER A. MAGADDINO reads a letter which states that PETER J. MAGADDINO must report to the United States Court House on February 28 for an interview regarding an official matter. In relation to this topic, the following brief conversation takes place: NINO MAGADDINO: They want to investigate him? PETER AT MAGADDINO: Yeah, About his citizenship papers. (Reel No, 2 terminates) rp, Prev. 12-13-56) ¢ - ' . . wd ‘ l l | FBI Date: 3/18/64 | Transmit the following in (Type in plain text or code) Via ATRTEL A - D ' (Priority or Method of Mailing) | VAP a 7 7 TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924) ATTN: FBI LABORATORY CRYPTANALYSIS - TRANSLATION SECTION FROM: SAC, BUFFALO (92-61 Sub 3) (P) STEVE MAGADDINO, aka AR Forwarded to the New York Office are three reels wharked number one, two and three containing conversation in the Sicilian dialect as reported by BU 280-C* on 3/12/64. The conversations of the following are recorded: STEVE MAGADDINO b6 PETER A, MAGADDINO bIC FRED RANDACCIO SAM RANGATORE A ATARELDI Possibly one other unidentified man NINO MAGADDINO The above reels were reviewed by the translators of the Buffalo Division and a synopsis of those three reels _ & Ente <3-- Bureau (AM - RM) 2 ~ New York (Enc. 3) (AM -_ RM) 1 - Phoenix (Info) (AM - RM , 1 - Philadelphia (Info) (AM- RM) GJ—~ 7 92 fo a we 1 - Buffalo | JILL: Jjmv OL, RECORDED (8) . ea, k | . 7 ., i, git Mi , os 1, J SY i = 4 Approved: 7\_N Sent ; \ re / ny / ge APR 9 eisyiiean Agent in Charge \ e Ss ay —y = “ me eke * > as . “ | ) ‘ bee eee . Ch ~ 1 BU 92-61 Sub 3 Reel 1 and 2 Conversation involving[__, PATTY NATARELLT and FREDDIE RANDACCLO, The beginning of this reel refers to an individual or individuals traveling sometime over the | weekend. From the conversation it appéars as though JOHN CAMMILLERI of the MAGADDINO Family was the one doing the’ traveling. From portions of the conversation there is a possible indication that he might have gone to the New York area, FRE omments on the fact that (possibly Canadiana y hoodlum) and some | Dago" contractor are getting tough. says somethin about grabbing him by the throat and hat he, possibly is not going to overlook it, He also states that the: guy recognized and he is going to make a record of seeing the car, relates how two individuals approached him at the Pine, possibly the Pine Bowl (a place frequented by some of the MAGADDINO’ Family in Niagara Falls) when two ' guys came up to the bar and asked him if it was true that ' NINO MAGADDINO, brother of STEVE MAGADDINO was shot'at the other night at the Pine Bowl, ROY told ‘these- individuals ' that if they did not see it in the paper then it was not true, _ PATTY NATARELLI states that something happened Tuesday morning around 2:30 to 3:00 AM and all the individuals present show concern, NINO MAGADDINO then relates an incident about a possible shooting in.the parking lot at him by two guys ina .car and not being able to read the license plate because of the - Snow being packed against it. Se : _ After STEVE MAGADDINO. enters’ the conversation changes '. to that concerning BONANNO.and his son, BILL BONANNO, and talk about the New York area. STEVE mentions the fact that he is a sick man and does not want to be troubled about all these - things. Reference is made by STEVE MAGADDINO to "wild Bill" (possibly BILL BONANNO); "Court;" and "altbi." Great concern ‘is given by STEVE MAGADDINO because of the recent "take ‘over of the West Coast area and. a possible interference ‘into the New. York area of BILL BONANNO, son of JOSEPH BONANNO. ; STEVE MAGADDINO also mentions the name posaitpiy[ —__ subject in recent narcotics investigations in Canada and the United States. He mentions the fact that ‘this individual might be seeking reentry into the United States me De BU 92-61 Sub 3 and it is not known how he is going to 7" it. Mention is made by STEVE MAGADDINO of a "meeting" and that BRUNO, possibly ‘ANGELO BRUNO: of the Philadelphia Family is standing behind him, . The date of the 19th, with no month mentioned, is given and it follows in the same line of conversation with the mention of New York. - From the conversation of STEVE MAGADDINO there: is dnddeabion that JOE BONANNO, if such a meeting is going to be held, will be present at this meeting because as STEVE has said it will be necessary for him to be- there in order to get the backing of his followers, PATTY NATARELLT makes the comment "Oari't, the ‘Commission take away the Family for the duration of the Commission ene then supervise them?" The MAGLIOCCO Family is mentioned,. Also mentioned is the "bank" and great sums of money along with the fact. that a corporation has been paid — for with STEVE MAGADDINO's money. Reel Reel 3 Reel '3 begins with innocuous subject matter apparently B38 the benefit of a party in the outer room, perhaps a stranger _ tothe MAGADDINO Family and then the conversation continues in: a low whisper, which for the most part is inaudible and very dafrloult to discern any information of value by the translators . Of this office, Throughout the entire three reels STEVE MAGADDINO was gheably. concerned, possibly for, an. up-coming meeting which would include the entire "Commission." In view of the fact that the BONANNO name is mentioned quite frequently throughout the tapes it is believed that the information contained herein is of eminent value to the New York and Phoenix Offices, Algo because the name ANGELO BRUNO is mentioned as being an: ankeaiate of STEVE MAGADDINO, an information copy is besng nee to" iat ares . Copies of the Buffalo Gaui eies will be gee out - ‘in detail for bea aaron of vies New York office under separate - letter. BU 92-61 Sub 3 It is requested that the results of the translation as well as the reels be retirned to the Buffalo Office and that. appropriate copies of the translation be furnished the Bureau, attention FBI Annex, and other interested offices, site , “ OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 ~ soto-toeos . a . = MAY 1962 EDITION ' rf GSA GEN. REG. NO. 27 . ; no UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum — oe a, DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924) "pate: ~~ 3/19/64 To + ATTN: FBI LABORATORY DATES /19/ yf CRYPTANALYSIS - TRANSLATION SECTION . aie — | . ee | FROM Ny SAC, BUFFALO (92-61 Sub 3) (P)_ _ ZUNE 4“ 7 - . . Oo : smevif MAGADDING, aka AR | Remyairtel to Bureau, dated 3/18/64, | anslation was done by sas| | ee the Buffalo Office. The ndividuais av are apparently involved are: — STEVE MAGADDINO PET 7 MAGADDINO FRED/(RANDACCTIO Pa NINOHMAGADDINO Eps - PADDYANATARELLI TA er midentified man OSSibly one oO Those portions of the tape that the translators were not able to discern have been appropriately marked with a dash. This information was, furnished by a highly confidentiag} source of the Buffalo Division on 3/12/64, Reel 1 Magaddino Funeral Home.. tells those present that he has not seen the "old man" yet. FRED RANDACCIO (FR) "You haven't seen him?" te, we ; Dy says something about having to go to WE ‘ie 5, work right away and in a low whisper “SL Op csays "crazy" and the rest is very low © LA- 2 924 <2) they ‘doing coming. over. here?" EG "No matter who is arunk fox: power’, the ae, eee son or the father, if he can persuade his = °° father then his father.is losing his mind. ~~" | Because they ane definitely drunk for ‘power. oe Talks. ‘about soriebody': living ‘ta: New York and - BU 92-61 Sub 3 SM (Con't) - PN FR Oo SM SM: PN ' SM _ PN cate seneeneation: ‘che ‘Gate. of. -the 19th. is mentioned and’ that fact of some individual being in hiding. A reiteration is made: that he does not. believe this situation, (It is not clear at this point whether . STEVE is quoting somebody or himself) he says "I take ovér" and then mentions people: undercover, l one Seaclmebnee cena aseele the son himself --a------H--ente nanan ni 'Tt has to come to a “stopping place some a place." "Kas on the sbreet Lee ean Like he .. is, like he is takeing: over," . a ce don't know 4f dts true or not but I don't Like this kid, as (Mention is made here’ wereuad chance and again the name i aie and the pOidoy BONANNO is mentioned. } Continues by saying. that the older BONANNO will. be there, ; "And you can't shut your eyes to it. ee "Now ‘that he has his’ wife in wont tion for" | (trouble ?) "that's. another thing,” especially with | his headquarters out there, ; "Might. be he comes ing I don't know. w "But. I éan't get in. touch with people if he is unable to tell them -----~----~-+-~. ‘trouble. could have ieee! call ” PETER up." (It appears here. Anat there is an 1 indication that the MAGADDINO Family-is concerned over... BILL BONANNO and the fact that he might be trying to extend his sphere of influence into the New York atone) : BU 92-61 Sub 3 ov" SM a. i eecsees ae wane ‘ditniee are going. to sigicgect vy ae (It appears Here that. two conversations are going on.) “"Z try all my best to --------- ‘emeeeneeene, I don't know if now how many would-be dead." _ (Two conversations are * still going on) PN Reference is made: fevetace warning of . my : some nature which he repeats two or three times and says “you be, carciay a FRO a - He is talking here about some pelationship ae which. is not clear.» a . SM in 6G "there: is nd“ affection ‘for each other----- RRO _ Mas ‘many :diwesy as many timés as “my father : o% me comm" (possibly veferring 66 sound 5S208)) . inaudible). 7 SM ' 4 2 "One day (inaudtbie). M a _ = ie "See don! % ‘be that stupid, aor da 8 don't know what time. US Co. a the’ remarik that some guy said that "He Snowlan't have sass that ‘pemarik, just ignore him.’ as MM Mentions the oO pee might ys eo even refer to the ony yor this individual. ‘PN Re: ae "hey! re drunk; they be drunk for power," b6 ; ‘ bIc - sm. "2S “yout re telling, me." (There is. conversation about some son and - the nameL___—sidj.is mentioned again, = | Here it seems like STEVE MAGADDINO is quoting. a third. person for he says “My. father WLLL. have to wait. a ; SM PN * SM: PN she FR SM SM ‘ER SM FR SM PN BU 92-61-Sub. 3. t most." "What place and what day?" ie “He is stalling for time." — "Tn the. meantime af you believe." "They ‘we prepared.’ m. Mention here is made of LO days, 15 days and ‘three weeks, "-<---------- I don't eare you can't get a. word in. edgewise with Wim, ------------+ eee err meee teeere, I'm still here, Why? Because I don't want. to face the | Ste aerate tere ere I don't give a om dD . "Too. late to change now,” . "Yes it is much too’ late to. change now. I change for nobody." ; (su gives a warning to chose. pusaene not to discuss anything over coffee. Pe ane ee of fear of police Spies) Wea ce dates iin atlenas this also. x don"t Like. : 1 Tell the brats cine eee cece : This never pleases me, -He_is dead, she (obstehe), He is a dead man, What the h_ do I want to talk to a dead man," wa don't leave the. house at et a "who ‘Name mentioned: put uintelligibie, — Mention made -here of a wheel chair. "Pay attention to the wheel chair.” (apparently in a second conversation) EG takes 20 minutes s one half hour at the eL1e Bae 92-61 Sub 3 gay "PN in’ veel Le 8M - 3 PN oM PN sit PN a PN _ UNTDENTIFIED- MAN a4 onenae: some individual with. the aauet Sicilian obscenities, (Unintelligible) - and, then refers: to talking bo a. dead man's "He te serving the purpose, for the ‘eid though ---s----< {cee elem me co ag | | Reel 2 a Same Indivicuals are present ‘throughout this reek as ae, appeeee hone ‘that STEVE MAGADDINO ‘is talking. or quoting some “individual and gays "TIL take over, BILL is poss," - and then STEVE Beye. that this MEPETeOe, told me that. Malks a little. about BONANNO,. . "A man like: ‘that is ‘dangerous ne ee ee Gan't the Commission take away the Family for the duration of the one ety, and . then supervise them. ' "Suse a minute guste eeetee on. ‘account of. me they have suggest to ive 0S other man ANOtThHEY Chane qn mew we me em eee ra I hope nothing happens, believe ‘men, , "80° far nothing has ‘to Happen: "Maybe I go myself. a "No." = oie "tT hope. rtm wrong." "You got too much weight aha £60 much distinctive wisdom to know that, someting, | has to ‘be done." » BU 92-61 Sub 3 SM. UNIDENTIFIED MAN SM PN - SM . FR SM FR | SM a “(mn a whtepenine exasperating tone) "BONANNO, BONANNO, BONANNO." ~~ Makes. reference: to. police Saneee Ny zot satisfaction eee eee oes | to me it's a different Story ------------ ' to me I don't like’ -------=-- reservation and you come to me, ------+---- ‘- but who are you to ask to come to me, You have a to xe) down there because r sveee (interrupted) ." You're right, " vee New York,. You've got to give much of the other guy. Why do you want to go to the other guy? - “Why eon you wanna ZO OUT mew enn nee --H-se? (Followed by - obscenities) ea a a fear of the policé seeing him -----------, You believe _ you are too smart for me. Now this BONANNO thinks I got no head------+-+.. the argument - aSecume mets moe Sometimes L take SOME meme --- boys from you." a "you got him worried, mn You get the words from ‘people every day." "Oné of these days he will hear : a: word xe from me (with laughter) ." Mentions ‘somethin about BONANNO and says that "One day he es was. talking out of the way.. Every creature that is bor today, every boy is from the tough: school, This accident, this” blind man don't know what it's all about. He don't have the » eye for opportunity, although he has a high scheol and college, It.didn't penetrate however he is all mouth. We go to school - every day of the week and learn from one another. We use these things we learn - pight. (inaudible) We don't want to crucify him +-----n eee e ene . -The last thing. that happen (obscene). “fhe Lie: who forgot--=- | te me ten ot oe ae « He said don't baa me no BU 92-61 Sub 3 2 (8M (con't) | Ra ERD SM. PN SM sit RR. SM ER Mone | we are going és eeauiey you. we don't know why oy name has come Up, you gonna. put you on the cross, --He--<--<- ae s-------,. They told me that they talked to BONANNO -~----~----->----- Nobody. pressed the issue, pecauke ‘nobody pressed the issue when he bought-he went to ask.. ore nem, ooo wee‘ omy Sun, tosh oem ew ene ome et situation re eb cin arene oe a ee I understand?" (unintelLigibte) "Maybe I want an sgoones "He. don't like that. " "Because he is not sure, ‘ He. oe first peter eee - proposition okay. Go ahead. . | First few days that. thing. | It. must be gome motive ---+---+----+- 1 (There is conversation here. ‘about children and god-~ - .children and whether STEVE is referring to BONNANO as a child it cannot. be ascertained, .° Tt appears here that Sree EGE ENS. is tiring "and he is beginning to ramble. ) Nie is going to: lose it all." a Tha acne ee ot pe Seeetee a looked: then ail over and . eantt Pind him, TI. can't find vee other guys thy As, guy is Bie. and ‘Fatty. q "Every. day somebody movés in here." "r gon! iow evéry night he go out. (unintelligible). I don't know. There ae is another that is singing. --------------- 2 I don't know, . There. is another that has doné -----------<- (Mention is,made here of the heart of New York and od fact that _ they found (unintelligible). [ee a eee aes control of oe ere nae BU 92-61 Sub 3 _ ° PAM PN PAM. PN SM PN su PN. OOFR SM a8 Sem. ER ott hope. ‘ud comes: ins! "yah. oa : "Because if he COMES sseeeve! 1 (General ‘ eonversation cuts. PETER Ae BAGRODEND from finishing. » a an eS oe aie oo eae they” oe +6 stop US. patting: up. a wall right now. speaking simal taneously with ‘another conversation about “two esl ones came and | fe don't mow what, bo tell yous! Appear’. to. pe talking about the MAGLIOCCO . (two or. three talking ab onee,). * od believe (Gates area, ‘T pray like’ - 8s I want. to (unintelligible). i | No = don't étiink so ‘they nave all their. plans. tade. Preparations Have been made =~ or he wouldn't pe acting he MO, he eee u : a . fat eon tn wes S'S won haan eon bon ee eer we Ba ot con eae tow ie ws. noes, Bod Yao --- strategy is’ to wore ace tO put into operation ecg area (Everybody talks. at once, ») "E didn't see him’ he went’ 0. my ‘oLd lady age et me mine eo . He was going to tell you - about it Nonday but. you weren't here, grabbed him. Family and mentions the viord nephew put $ cannot ' ascertain ain what: vein he: is talking. — Lise ? ms “{phis. guy has been aNayennown cnt So be "you ‘remember L__] wet he ‘god. me to °° “b7c tell you, Iwas there. in, New York. He “: Mens down ee ee a ee rene horsesy Hee horses. | ae | : BU 92-61 sub 3 FR ‘PN SM FR PN fcc’ FR PN SM (Two. eonversations ‘being carried on | at this point make it. anGa cootnaptes ) "We! Ll know tonkght. : "They" ve nothing to lose. and ny don'¢ ‘know. - To. tell you the truth I don't know ----+<---+---- » Whether they . are. ‘honest or dishonest I can't tell ieee on ae I hope too, I don't ae a mistake." (The honeneebion continues.on BONANNO and it appears as though STEVE MAGADDINO told. - BONANNO " (obscene) or get off the pot. wetnennnn crazy" Followed by many. obscenities. "Some guy will blow off you (obscene) you no good GS punk." "Foreing people out of com" (Two or three talkin at once, context, cannot be discerned. A cover conversation of an innocuous subject for the benéfit of some outside individual is now taking place. Resumes conversation on topic and discusses "BIg BILL" and his ““putana" out west, "We has burnt his. noodle, " _ (fwo or three talking at once. re "He approves .of what his son is. ‘doing. | ‘That is all you got to > figure." Lot, don't believe this. His father doesn't these things." wie +s This. disgrace who it might be --. - BU 92-61 Sub. 3 FR = > — NES father doesn't, ieacir aia atts all er about." ‘PN tpg: leans the destruction of the ne ea ‘se ? family." ca i wee ~. OM : ot ‘can't: believe that: the 1, “Ttts, a face _ I have to face a long time, S-eH-e--ene-- yee “3 Eka. 4 ---<- on the first break, on the second : oe ea, Oh ee The first. break is. ‘Big Busia PN - . Naat guy. didnt ¢ ; do 4G unless: he. ‘was told — sare ‘to. do ao, ' SM I og “"T pelteve that this was doné- py. a --~ a a Uniess you are a 'mafiosi! (unintelligible). You don't get in here,” PN _ "thatts ight. wa, 27! a MO. t ge. you ‘are like another group eeenerererrenea ; - pm =---9» they make sick -=------« “9 like BONANNO, _ - STEVE says something about BONANNO crying to’ him and about prestige and of the fact that he went down and started to go up again. . "Prestige comes with | ae is Coen _ ‘ oe ny don't understand.’ at ea SMS A as a yy relli don! + Like thate We take this. apardet the law (followed by many obscenities) I — don't want any part of it. (Frequent. — mention of New York As made in this - conversation. PN | Pee "You'll get anoinied. : i . > $M = "Before rt get drowmed eeecumise Ge say. =e : lets stand pack, everybody. . My son- ~in-law mentee eee TY EXPENSE qn ceeded meee nn nn ee peters mentsoned) ar ae 17- ol ' BU 92-61-Sub. 2 ‘MAGADDINO taiks abou Conversation continues on a derogatory and vilifying sense. about BILL ,BONANNO and it is possible here that they are ~ ge Beg talking about a past meeting with. BONANNO, = - STEVE mentions the figure $25,000.00 and the words “tomorrow night." The word — "bank" is mentioned and figures of. "$25, ooo" and "$10,000." Aso the name -" JOHN MONTANA" and the fact of getting a better deal. Other prices of $100, 000; $70,000 and . $80,000 cold cash are mentioned. (Some: ‘parts of this conversation are, unintelligible » but the period 6 or 7. months. and word "G@isappeared" is.mehtioned,) STEVE. talks about his son-in-law being.a trusted. individual and: ‘something about & stolen ear,. It appears as though STEVE is talking about a third individual when he says aan "you don't have to look for me, you pey off" (It appears here that ‘everyone’ Peres _ The. conversation continues about a eouRoPaeion. , and his son-in-law and.about expending his own money for this corporation, ‘The. ; sentences of this conversation are disjointed | and. difficult to follow because Colonel and again mentions differen oe of money. STEVE MAGADDINO at this point appears to be rambling. ‘Mention is made of "soldiers" arid his hard and. invaluable. work. Moe ts at b6 ‘SPEVE MAGADDINO makes mention of He cHeaees . bic and Buffalo and not being abile-to decide on a particular point; but the decision seems to be Buffalo Also in this chain of - conversation[ ~~} mentioned along with the comments éfore leaving: or getting out." - The address 17th and Pine Avenue is mentioned oe STEVE ‘MAGADDINO — at this point. 182 “BU 92-61 Sub 3 oP “The word nee is. manetene | : } ANA (ox "? The. adoue sonkensnh couveanes ‘nati disjointed sertences and it was. difficult’: for the. translators to put them down _ wae in. sequence; however, the gist of the cee be . conversation is. as. already stated. a STEVE MAGADDINO continues,’ apparently. about: some individual taking STEVE into his confidence and telling him about- police spies and warning him about -some+ oe ss thing. This person. tells him to be. careful . and that he ‘is in- danger and then the is son-in-law, Lee is-heard. STEVE. then mentions -" ““gométhing about PETEY MACK and that he, =. | . PETEY “knew of the’ shots and it appears .. “here ‘that. STEVE is quoting somebody when ee a “he says "PETER, I had nothing-to.do with . this thing.” The words "situation" and . “gambling situation” are heard with a ‘eaution statement pay attention. w NHe “knew what was going” appen, IT know ‘7 - spoke wit and , You don't scare * the state. Ticense investigator, He was drunk | and you got to watch out with this guy ' because this guy is no (obscene): good seeeae ae -~ 18 GD --------s-+-, When he was - 1 SEE speaking he. said to another who got to give < me..the-money," STEVE.then talks-about a qudgel—‘Jarid police spies in the - ie . Buffalo election,.and of the fact that his son-in-law VINCE is a friend of. {uninteliigtole.” individual) . . JIMMY (possibly, and JIMMY: -. ‘LA ae Conversation is about money and... the ‘Pact. that some individual owes _ STEVE more money and: again. he names a Judge Many obscenities are. meee throughout this: oe paragraphs . | au a cate STEVE then says a is. a desperate situation" and. mentions JIMMY LA DUCA, "A thing . Take “this causes. & een with, the Homey si ma =192 ‘ 7 - ‘ : és A “BU 92-61. sub 3B .' @ art FBI Transmit the following in NY 92-864 NEW YORK —s continue efforts to locate MAGADDINO and Approved; ._..-__ ss ————CsSeerntt Special Agent in Charge Date: (Type in plain text or code) (Priority or Method of Mailing) ; : i _brnionat 04 FOR NO. 10 Lf S@Pred’ srares:. eae ~~ ~ Memorandum * ee Ai - +, TO : ise tee: FBI -tegudeaas .. DATE: 3/27/64 _ ttn 4 FBI Annex, Cryptanelysts:. Translation Section : 4. fom, SAC, Kansas City (92-1259) © gy (+ "1° SUBJECT: © ae OAs aka yas JUNE - A AR ‘ Rebulet to Kansas City aated: 2/4/64, with attached are of Buffalo letter to Bureau dated 1/31/64, and one reel of tape containing Sicilian Comveneet een as reported by. BU 280-C* on 12/31/63. . " Enclosed for, Buffalo as aforementioned one reel of tape. : - Kansas Gity, believes nat. more information could be obtained from the conversation set out below if the high- | pitched squeal contained on this tape could: be filtered out. a ee Therefore, if the Buffalo Office feels this conversation ‘is | bie = _ gufficiently pertinent and important it may “want +o consider, . having this reel proceesed. by the Bureau. Pursuant to referenced Buffalo’ letter, which indicated the pertinent parts .of the reel by numbers 1 through . of 6, the Kansas City Office has reviewed and translated those ji : port ions which were audible and intellig speakers are STEVE MAGADDINO; PETER A. MAGADDINO; | possibly. SAM RANGATORE, and NINO MAGADDINO. .. ae (1) STEVE MAGADDINO- is talking about ‘some unknown person having convinced himself about some matter since California, and .-, : which matter has presently. Bei to be known. He does not -..... f. 4 “-explain what the matter’ is and, (oe ‘remainder of the conver- Va) sation is inaudible up to’ démment about "the boss. of AW detectives," He states in Sicilian and English, "Questa cosa “ke ‘che mise in capo ‘Pron’! SU lifarnia " Translated the: quote would be, "This thing he has put in id nead fron California," . Thereafter, conversation.: ‘is inaudible. The’ following is the i aforementioned discourse by’ STEVE: (Initials used for brevity.) , SM: or This thing- he has put in his head com California (remainder inaudible).. pou nnow ( it ind become ), known; the: nut ping < abo te ou'know (remainder , inaudible CS -pureau (am) OT RECORDED. Se ants 2-Buffalo (92-61 sub eer Ok we 1-Kangas City . HEE a1 wan ) 1964 - ~~ Og SS: 1ib ee 4 , (6),’ , € “aPhe se KC 92-1259 (2) Immediately following the above, he asks for the name of the "boss of detectives" and an unknown speaker answers, "DE LUCA (PH)". PETER A, MAGADDINO then interjects a remark, mostly in English, "If you go with the lira, then you’re all right"; "lira’ meaning "money" or more precisely, the "dollar"; although at the present rate of exchange, the dollar is equiva- lent to approximately 620 lire. STEVE MAG omments that he cannot go or take care of it, but poe ees will be able to go and take care of it. ~~ (3) STEVE MAGADDINO continues the above conversation but Kansas City could not determine or find any remark by PETER A, MAGADDINO referring to the "old regime," SM: When I found out how traitorous this guy is; I don't have any schooling, but I've got brains. (Several words inaudible) too much, One had to spend (several words inaudible,) b6 PAM: You couldn't understand nothing over there. Bae SK: Sure. There’s nothing you can understand because these people are (obscenity). (Several words inaudible) corporation. (Remainder of sentence inaudible.) So, that guy Ist the card and (inter- rupted by PAM,) PAM: I read it. I read it. (4) PAM continues the above conversation and mentions a "council," Kansas City could not determine or obtain any mention of a "Chicago council," The conversation is as follows: PAM; | ___ir possibly DE LUCA) would spend. Then when @ was calm, he would say "No. The council would take (several words inaudible) break your head." Then, you know, one doesn’t know anything, because in the beginning (remainder unintelligible.) UNKNOWN ; MAN: Hets been a (unintelligible word) , KC 92~1259 SM & OTHERS: No, [ngland. This if ‘PHD. Pe STEVE MAGADDINO continues the conversation about some unidentified person who made the statement that it was his affair as to how they were going to "take this guy," This remark may possibly have meant they were going to kill someone, SM: So, as I was saying, this guy gets ahold of Now, when one is a little mature (several words inaudible). Because how it affects the others, we don't know, But if one has a little bit of brains; if one uses common sense; I - once the thing is put in the situation, it doesn’t matter to we others right now. With all the mouths (several words inaudible). that's all right. So this guy says, "How wetre going to take this guy is my business, I dontt have to send you, or you, or you. It's my affair,"' So he begins to (unintelligible word) through the mouth, So, now, if something is to rise, it's to rise from within. All around. JIMMY LA DUCA said'(2 words unintelligible). I don’t like it." So, I figured how much could be earned with those (unintelligible word). (Several words inaudible), So, (inaudible word) said, "I don't want no part of it," In the meantime, (2 words inaudible) were fined, The trouble was in the house. Each time he would see me (several words inaudible). I didn’t have any interest in it because he had put it (inaudible word) and (several words inaudible). National (2 words inaudible.) (3 words unintelligible) didn't want to do it either. He said, "No, if you’re afraid to do this business; the FBI doegn*t matter to me at all. iI should do this business for you others, and then I get $4.00, What do you think I am? An idiot or an imbecile?" Because, this is a business. When he told me about this discussion it was three years that (2 words inaudible). So, March came around (apparently MAGADDINO is referring to the Month of March, rather than to the name of an individual}. So, with the (several words inaudible and unintelligible) he could earn him- self so much harm. How much could he deny that (2 words unintelligible). So much? How much could he touch him for? And he used to go there like a miserable character, The boy used to go there and talk (2 words inaudible), "Well, this is my affair. bo KC 92~1259 Not yours, or yours, or yours, If you have authority, then" (interrupted by unknown man). UNKNOWN MAN: (inaudible comment,) SM: Don't make the discussion (unintelligible word). I was sure that they would lay off, Because I was telling them (unintelligible word) the chances (next few sentences:unintelligible and inaudible). So he started with me. Now, to start with me, there are people here and there's a guy down there, And then, he didn't interest himself, he didn't implicate himself, and if I weren't able - I wouldn't have told him, "Well, I can’t do nothing." But, I was sure that there was enough (unintelligible word) in the country. I would have taken everybody; people here, in Italy, in Rome (several words unintelligible), So, when you take (several words unintelligible), at the end of the year, you're very nice with (unintelligible word) thousand dollars. I, for a pittance, you got to go around like an idiot. (several words unintelli- gible,) . (5) Kansas City could not find any reference to "Commission" or "dodice uomini® which would mean “twelve men,” The only reference involving the word "twelve" was found to be "twelve dollars." Set out below is a continuation of the above discussion, SM: He used to come to me all choked up in a (unintelli- gible word) manner, $12.00; enough, But, what could they buy? For $12,00 (3 words unintelligible), Do you know how much a (unintelligible word) costs? Not even a small piece. (6) STEVE MAGADDINO holds a lengthy and whispered cowersation which is entirely inaudible. Kansas City could not determine in what respect [— aes the subsequent statement due to bé the whispered and inaudible discourse by MAGADDINO. bIC | | With a new administration, automatically it goes down. SM: Could I (2 words unintelligible) for $12.00? b6 I know, : b7c (2 words inaudible)a half a dollar a (unintelligible word), (One or two sentences inaudible and unin- telligible), If one buys today and sells tomorrow (2 words unintelligible); then, we'll make money, But if (2 words unintelligible) $12.00 (inaudible: at length). So, if you buy this stuff, not only do you put yourself in trouble,, but you put others in trouble also (whispered and inaudible at length,) Discussion continues to the end of the reel with no further audible and/or pertinent comments. Those portions which were audible and intelligible related to completely non-pertinent subject matter such as the purchase and cost of men's shirts. Cae 12-13-56) Y ” : © e Transmit the following in u° FBI Date: 3/23/64 (Type in plain text or code) Special Agent in Charge Via AIRTEL ATR MATL | - (Priority or.Method of Mailing) | eo ee Le TOs DIRECTOR, FBI FROM: SAC, BUFFALO (92-61) (PJ Ep en STEVE MAGADDINO, aka oo AR er (00 Buffalo) fr 7 = ~ . ne (oy. ; Re Buffalo telephone call to New York Office *™ 3/23/64. | . On 3/21/64, BU 280-C* reported that subject was planning to leave Niagara Falls, New York for New York City sometime that night or Sunday morning, 3/22/64. It was subsequently learned from BU 280-C* that subject was going to be driven to New York City by his ~ aw nephew, in acar owned «= #£ by his son-in-law, VINCENT A. SCRO. While discussing this a Al trip to New York City, subject made reference to traveling .4.% through Queens, New York, and of the possibility that the 4” subject may take his wife with him on the trip. ° According to BU 280-C*, SCRO offeredL_____—_—idis and subject the use of his car because he believed subject would be more confortable in his car than inf | Ford Fairlane. SCRO also mentioned that -his car would have its tires changed that afternoon for the trip and commented upon the fact that his car had New York State Thruway plates and "Ohio" plates. | J 2 Gig fi . . 2 —_— 4 f we - an €3) - Bureau (AM), G FS seers 2 = Ciricinnati .(AM) Mw. 2 - New York (AM) . . , MAR 25 1964 2 - Washington Field (AM) 1 - Buffalo ~ — i — ——_-2 LFA:mak (10) CG. Ce MICK, 4) Sent _. MM Per BU 92-61 | Sources and informants of the Buffalo Office have not, as yet, developed any information concerning the purpose of subject's trip. oo According to BU 280-C*, subject explained to his family that he is in need of a rest and made reference to "Milano" and "Firenga" (PH), which could possibly refer to Milan and Florence, Italy.. _ it should be noted that several days ago subject indicated that he may have to travel to New York City in connection with matters involving the "Gommission" and he also spoke to BU 280-C* that PASQUALE NATARELLI may have to travel to New York City to handle some matter for him prior to his, the subject's, travel to New York, The New York Office was advised telephonically on 3/23/64 that records of the New York State Police and. Niagara County Sheriff's Office show the following vehicle registration for VINCENT A. SGRO: 1963 Oldsmobile sedan, color white, Motor Number 638M22080, New York License Plate Number 7E8072, New York State Thruway Plate Number 23261, registered to VINCENT A, SGRO, born 7/28/24, address 5130 Dana Drive, Lewiston, New York, employment Camellia Linen Supply Company, Buffalo, New York. The New York Office also was advised that inves- tigations in the past have disclosed visits by subject with the following named individuals who are related to subject and reside in the New York Gity area: ~2- bic BU 92-61 . oted that the CARMELA CARODDO MAGADDINO, the subject's wife, who was born 2/189" at Castellanmare Del Golfo, . me New York Office is requested to alert 4ts highly placed confidential informants and conduct spot check investigations of neighborhoods listed above to ~~ determine if subject is. residing at any. of these addresses. en a ME he eh oe + . It should be noted that subject. has left. ‘Buffalo, _ | . New York at a time when the MAGADDINO Memorial Chater. we: handling the funeral of JOHN C, MONTANA and that :thé” . an burial was scheduled for:today, 3/23/64, near Buffalo, New.” ; York. In speculating upon the subject being absent during” the funeral, it shoul » noted that JOHN C, MONTANA, to a . some people, was @ man e@pal ito or higher in the organization than the subject. .. Investigations have disclosed, however, that MONTANA had severed’ Gofinections with the MAGADDINO- Family and the syndicate shortly after the Apalachin con- vention. It is also speculated that MAGADDINO had to leave the Buffalo area in order to meet some prior scheduled travel commitment to New York City and possibly to Italy. His absence at the funeral could well mean that MAGADDINO would lose face by appearing at the funeral after denouncing him For his, MONTANA 's, actions after the Apalachin con- ven ion. ; The Washington Field Office is requested to contact the Passport Division of the State Department for any infor- . mation indicating foreign travel’ of .the subject or a recent filing of a passport application. The Cincinnati Office will report the results of its check with the confidential source to. determine if the car registered to VINCENT A, SCRO has also been issued a’ State of Ohio vehicle registration. orchue yOorm NO, 10 7 "og UNITED STATES cone ee » . - _ Wlemorandum go ; | | a Bio. TO ot, ‘Director, FBI (92-2924) > pare: ° 2/24/64 Aer. Be > FBI ‘Annex, Cryptanalysis Translation Sec... | "aR VA, | _ iy PS 4 om: SAC, Kansas, City, (92-1259),. (P) aS AY _ va Z (A wenn ake | 5 SUBJECT: STEVE MAGADDINO, aka 7 ‘JUNE . WO: . a ITALIAN AND SICILIAN Co at it ; TRANSLATIONS, . Oe {i | BUFFALO DIVISION Ce . 28 : Re’ Buffalo letters. to Bureau dated 2/1/64 « and. 2/13/64, : A ed ‘Tt is noted that the Kansas City Office has. translated a _ @ substantial volume of material in connection with the investi-~- gation of STEVE MAGADDINO.by the ‘Buffalo Office. During the course of these translations, the only terms and expressions noted which are peculiar to “the subjects of this investigation’ are ag follows’. 1. ,Cu e? cu la baned ~ “ho is with the bank. i STEVE MAGADDINO has used ‘this phrase often in the ‘description of some person.who is. connected or working for. MAGADDINO's Lottery and/or numbers bank, This phrase -is more clearly defined, when used in this connection, in a translation previously reported from the Miami Office wherein MAGADDINO was advising his associates as to the best time of day to collect “the bets for the "numbers bank" in order to avoid probléms of Fre thin E post ber ting and the police, . Secondly; ‘this term has also been Var ets “used to gp eribe persons who do not seem to be active partici-~ ee Dates 7 in they, (gp mbling operation, but who may have a close alliance ign or adgociation dit wanes OB éeveral opcasions by HAGADDINO and more precisioalty on he 18 6. q; eS Hack ag pide ul IS . et ened 5 1G); JY b6- - b7C y MAGADDINO -at that time as_"There's that cuckold, . Hets come down here several aa giving me the bull each time, One time he'd say he had t . | “ry AS aa f RE a. NPY s “Sypureau (RED "2-Buefalo (92-61 & 67 -269-0) cup" o re Bh . 2-Chicago’ {RM) *2eNew YoRk,, (92-864) (Ru) | 2-philadelphia (92-554) (RU) . 2-Kaises: City ~ ye 38 1b ” Qi Pains’ — Qo” ah ‘impression is given, in this instance, by MAGADDINO, that a variously pronounces "la: banc” and "la banca,” , respectively» MAGADDINO and his associates use this term most of the time when referring to local police, FBI Agents, Internal official standing or connection with a police agency » but who would cooperate with the police. The term was BBE once, in ‘this sense, by MAGADDINO, many months Ke sal was with the’ President; with this one and that one. Even though he’s with the bank the cuckold will always throw me the we hirdly, on 11/26/63, MAGADDINO was reported as saying, = 47 took this boy, who is with the family and the bank," Tt is apparent that the boy spoken of belongs to the La Cosa Nostra family Of STEVE MAGADDINO, and also works for the “bank” which, in all probability is the numbers or lottery bank owned. and operated by MAGADDINO and his associates. Therefore, the person may be in the “family” but not necessarily connected with a particular criminal activity, such a in this instance, MAGADDINO"s lottery bank, Qe. Reference | is made to the er "bannu™ in Buffalo! s letter to Bureau dated 2/7/64, The expression used by MAGADDINO © is "da bannu® which means “over there” or "down there." This should not be confused with "la banca” (the bank), which MAGADDINO 3. "Sbirro” (singular) ~ "gbirri! (plurel) Literally, this means tooLice spy” and "police spies", Revenue Agents, and even district attorneys. The slang and derogatory connotation attached to the use of the word "Sbirro” or "police spy” is that the person is a “stool pigeon." Anyone with any kind of police authority is referred to by the subjects as a "sbirro” or "police spy. Secondly, any person: who actually is furnishing , or suspected of furnishing, information to any © police agencies, is called a “sbirro," “However, in this sense, the word "“sbirro* would more correctly mean "stool pigeon" and the person referred to, as such, would be a person not having any ' Chiddo e? amalato This, literally méans "He is sick," This term is used in the hoodlum. element. to indicate that an associate is under very Close scrutiny by the authorities. .Théy would say, sDontt go near him, or have anything to do with him because he’s sick,” | 92-1259 in a ‘translation furnished by the Miami Office, At: the present time, Kansas City has no “PapEnet inf orma-— _ tion regarding the use of the term "banca" (bank). other than . what has’ been outlined above in relation to STEVE MAGADDINO and associates, In the event this term has been reported by | ' gources of other offices which would indicate a wider use of the term throughout the organized italian criminal elément, 2 . Kansas City requests to be accordingly. advised. “4 FDs36 (Rese 12-13-56) a l | | | Fog. ang i { FBI | | | | | Via ATRTEL ATR MAIL | (Priority or Method of Mailing) | ck a a Se ily) Se | Leaner eae ore : DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924) FROM: SAC, BUFFALO (92-61) (P) STEVE MAGADDINO AR i} 7 Date: 3/30/64 (Type in plain text or code) WEEKLY SUMMARY AIRTEL Following is a summary of information furnished by BU 280-C* for the period 3/23-29/64. On 3/23/64, CI reported details of contacts by JAMES LA DUCA with PETER MAGADDINO in connection with the death of LA DUCA's foster father, ANTHONY LA DUCA. At one point in the conversation, LA DUCA indicated that he was not positive if he would receive compensation and that he would call New York on 3/24/64, LA DUCA indicated to MAGADDINO that he would pay for any cash expenditures by MAGADDINO. — then visited with PETER A, and PETER J. MAGADDINO and was advised that both ANTONIO and STEVE MAGADDINO were sick and that ANTONIO MAGADDINO has the shingles. It should be noted that information from this source indicated at this time STEVE MAGADDINO was actually in New York, then related the circumstances of a visit to New York’ in connection with the death of his mother and commented that he had seen the notice of the death of JOHN C, MONTANA and regretted that he would not be able to attend the funeral. PETER A, MAGADDINO pointed out that MONTANA is only temporarily entombed and that there will later be another entombment, probably in the spring. ; 2994 . aA ia, >a mG - Bureau (AM-RM) REC. 17 7 A A JL - Buffalo raiesceeeuaninn velielaidicd binstasianeen FBI: jmr Part VT (iy? ES LOL / az APR 4 1984 Approved: Sent _.. MM Per Hes 68 APR | wslete Agent in Charge k j BU 92-61 on 3/24/64, L_____—|s advised PETER A. MAGADDINO that some individuals, including (SAM RANGATORE ) had been looking for MAGADDINO on the preceding evening and then asked where the subject was. MAGADDINO advised . [__]that the subject is sick. as This again appeared to be a deliberate coverup for the subject's whereabouts since gs ° employed as a maintenance man by the_Magaddino Memorial Chapel. MAGADDINO then instructed [| that he was not to answer any inquiries by telephone (apparently in connection with the death of ANTHONY LA DUCA). on 3/24/64; PETER A, and PETER J. MAGADDINO had a discussion concerning the burglary of a bank in Niagara Falls, Ontario, over the weekend of 3/20-23/64, and the purglary of a Polish drug store located near the Ma addino Memorial Chapel .where the loot was $7000 but only $1,000 was reported as stolen. It shewid be noted that discreet inquiry of the Niagara Falls, New York Police Depar tre nt indicated that on 3/23/64, the burglary of the Wrotniak Pharmacy, 2402 Niagara Street, Niagara Falls, New York, was reported to the Niagara Falls Police Department with an estimated loot of $2,000. Police sources stated that the loss to the owner personally was $2,000 but that they were aware that there was additional loot involved of an unde- ‘ termined amount of money representing proceeds from the sale of money orders, as well as blank money order checks. On 3/25/64, PETER A. MAGADDINO had a discussion with PETER M during which MACK complained of the sudden departure of on 3/21/64. MACK stated had made arrangements to have the week of 3/30/64, off,..chen changed it to the week of 3/23/64, and had left suddenly on 3/21/64, MACK was extremely upset about this sieen ae upset his schedule for employees PETER A. MAGADDINO explained that he understood that had to leave right away but: stated he did not know whether had left or’ not,’ MACK: continued to complain about activities at th e Bowl and discussed briefly the matter involving which wanted time off. Subsequentl PETER A, MAGADDINO indicated to the informant that will probably be fired by MACK and that is not smart enough to (obscene) MACK who is from the old school. aD. S BU 92-61 ‘Later on 3/25/64, PETER A. MAGADDINO telephonically contacted VINNIE (VINCENT A, SCRO) and made arrangements to meet him that evening. He indicated that SCRO did not want to use his own car, This tended to indicate that and the subject had returned to Buffalo since they had originally left in SCRO's car. On 3/26/64, CI advised that the subject had been observed at 11:00 a.m, that date which information was telephonically furnished to the New York Office. CI was furnished additional information which was in the Sicilian dialect and is being evaluated. On the same date, CI advised that the sub an extensive conversation with concernin association with PETER MACK and the purpose of trip to ich was in connection with a civil suit in which was involved. On 3/27/64, CI learned that ANTONIO MAGADDINO was Yonvalescing and is now about to get out of bed. CL also observed subject having a conversation in Sicilian with various individuals which is being evaluated. On 3/28/64, CLlalso observed subject in conversation with PETER MACK and an unidentified individual which was in Italian. CLI furnished no pertinent information on 3/29/64. px F . UNITED ‘STATES ogee ‘ * de -~_ se 4 ‘ . a . i: | ~ Memorandum oo, 4 a TO ; Director » FBI (92-2924) ‘pate: 3/16 /64 To | ef ‘ FBI Annex, Cryptanalysis ‘Translation pacuton. ey 9 Pa | ive ges! SAC, Kansas City (92-1259) : (P) pee Oo | 4 . _ _ SUBJECT: _ STEVE MAGADDINO, aka | 2 & OPTIONAL FORM NO, '10 danegmnapeetctmunct “Re Buffalo letter to Bureau dated 3/6/64 with’ enclosed sig Be ‘two reels of tape marked No. 1 and No. 2, containing Bacetaee f conversation as reported by BU aad on "3/2/64, Sg | { : Enclosed for Buffalo are aforementioned two, reels of : ‘toy ; _ as ar pa. : “4 ° oe Reel #1 7 a> : : Vo ze - er The speakers, iontained on this reel are , STEVE MAGADDINO; whe SARIARANG, ER A: ‘JAGADDINO; a person referred to by the a2 jo. initials and one or two unidentified men., Sicilian a conversation hereon is apparently of a pertinent. nature “very 3 informative, audible, and intelligible for the most part, . exceptstfor atfew minor portions, Several of the more pertinent jf }-’ | topiog “disctissed are inter-related and cover such subjects as: J] >); (CX) thé various political figures in New York State who are or i “have been associated with STEVE MAGADDINO in his gambling ie activities;: (2) corrupt police officers who have taken graft fron | : -MAGADDINO in connection with his numbers bank; (3) “the advisa- ; bili£y of picking a Jewish person to front for the organized "DIC Itakian cviminal element in the Buffalo area; (4) potential | . locations where the organized criminal element could meet to es discuss their business affairs with immunity from the authorities’, “he conversation begi ha criticism of some joe ntified. person, who may be bale | “He is criticized for attempting to avoid béing apa “geen wi E MAGADDINO and/or his associates, MAGADDINO — a TeunseS that this person: ‘finds himself meee aca conditions ff P eee . ap th +, mete ee Ree? ae “3-Bureait ip. a .) “2 atbany (RE) sm i 2—-Buffalo (92-6 sesub ,B2 Gene. 2) (RU) . 1° QmDetropbt Gauges teen “3 “So [eKansag City a BRS 2 be ints JS: Lib oe a orate “PE! VBOHPLOW: eae 1 | \ae (40) Eph, Ze bas A HIB 1 by es ‘a? i ay ys whi Apo ys 2 BES eh uh ‘ : te aaa Bae WEY te “6a MAY 1 1964 =) ¥ | a e & KC 92-1259 because of him. These conditions are not described as good or bad, but the impression is that they are good, An allegation is made that ROCKEFELLER contributed $50,000 to this individual, probably for a political campaign. The names mentioned in this portion of the conversation are: : (3) DANNY SANSANESE. (9) JOHN MONTANA (10) FALCONE's son (probably JOSEPH FALCONE's son . Of Albany) 7 (11) Governor ROCKEFELLER b7C (12) (FNU) DE SAPIO (probably CARMINE DE SAPIO, . former New York State Democratic chairman) The following is a literal translation of aforementioned conversation: (Speakerst initials used for purpose of brevity.) SR: I'll tell you right now. I don't care, When there ya this matter about TONY taliing ieee (interrupted by other speakers ~ unintelligible ; SR: To me; what the hell ~- it don't mean nothing, SM: But he's trying to avoid it the best he can, UNKNOWN MAN3; (inaudible comment) SM: Nos I was there. Our [was there, (Unintelligible name) was there, ses [___|m, too. UNKNOWN MAN: DANNY SANSANESE, also. KC 92-1259 SECOND UNKNOWN MAN: SR: UNKNOWN MAN: SR; SH: SR: SM: He was talking with[ it spotted me, He was facing me, No use, Uncle STEFANO; perforce, no use. (Interrupted by JOHN CANMILLERI or SAM RANGATORE,) Just like a show-off, He had to say it and he couldn't get away, For example, if you avoided me, I wouldn*tt come to you, Youtd be stupid, You'd know I ain*t going to do that, Noe L__d (inaudible word), Remember, you sat b6 down and he was coming from outside. That's why, he bic was in front of you and (interrupted) .. He couldn't ini was right in the light, He had to see me, He don't want no part of us; Compare, You say he don?t want no part of us, Ask me if he don't want no part of uss Besides me; and what others know, you should know, Because that man; I haven*t seen him for five years. I saw him several times at banquets and I told him one time, "Why don?t you get off the pot? You know, 4 and 4 make 8,” (All speak at once — unintelligible.) Because I need people here, They threw him a curve one time. Now who's supposed to pay for this? I taught him a lesson once ~ this idiot, If I ever would have thought he was smarter than me, I never, never, never — that idiot! He was trying and trying to build himself ups Now, today, he finds himself in these conditions through me. Everybody knows that, The whole area knows thats He had the other (inaudible word); like the other brothers were. They made him wind up the same way. But, I"1l be honest, My conscience dontt bother me. 3 nn | KC 92-1259 UNKNOWN MANSs SM: UNKNOWN MAN: SM: That's right. I tried to help him. He did a lot of dirty things with other people who are with the bank, Well, there were things concerning the taxicabs. Your father permitted one guy to climb, then another and another, Well, I didn't pay much attention, I let him pass. You understand? He used to say about the taxicab, "Blah, blah, blah"; that he was presenting to the City of Buffalo, and so on, §,0.B.! All lies. He lied, Yes, all lies. When he used to see me, he would say, (interrupted by SAM RANGATORE.) And you didn't want to break his back? They wanted to go into the office and do a job on him! (MAGADDINO apparently means they wanted to do bodily harm to him,) They wanted to go in the office, I said to him, "If you remain intact and they are flung into the air (MAGADDINO does not complete the quote,) Since when? He was a nobody, always saying, "Blah, blah, blah." . I knew how far he could go in the job, I knew long before JOHN MONTANA, how far he could jump. Everybody, too, Uncle STEFANO. (Laughs) Everybody knew. - That's why the last time I told him (remainder unintelligible due to other speakers talking at the same time.) It was never true, And he was good that way, too, Uncle STEFANO. I knew, in this respect, he was very: good. Yes, he was very good there, 7 But, towards the end, this idiot was comforting him- self like a wretch. Not that I want to say bad things about him, but (interrupted). 4 KC 92-1259 UNKNOWN MAN: SM: UNKNOWN MAN: SM: His lieutenant. Shoved it up his (obscenity). It was all written, © ' FALCONE's son has a book like this! (Apparently MAGADDINO is gesturing as to the thickness of this book.) When one denies something and says- he didn't say something, I take time and say, | "Read this book.” (Kansas City could not deter- mine if MAGADDINO is referring to some book or record figuratively or literally. ) I said, Wretch. This thing in the newspaper, didn't you say it? Go ahead and say it's not true." While I was arguing with him in front of I said, "You're a cuckold and a miserable creature. It wasn't enough that you ruined one guy, but I'11 open your (obscenity) like this!! I tried to stop you when I was told that ROCKEFELLER gave you $50,000." He does the sane thing for many others, too, _ -b6 (Apparently referring to ROCKEFELLER . ) 2 Te The miserable wretch. Why, he would do it even for a Chinese. ‘(STEVE apparently means that ROCKEFELLER would make this contribution regardless of who the person is.) That's why how could this _ degenerate try and sell me this Burs Sure. In a. new administration everyone goes to the Governor's house, foal aduinistration? I'll tell voy how it goes, (interrupted). A testimonial. - = Wait a minute! ery testimonial has it. They: take a list and included himself on this list. . It's like a sucker list. ‘That's what it really is. WhenL__—saw me he said, "I don't see none of ours," ; ag : KC 92-1259 UNKNOWN MAN: SM: SR: UNKNOWN MAN: SM: UNKNOWN MAN: SM: He was a good guy. That's why he kept his mouth shut, When they say take it with a spoon, who takes it - me? S,0.B.? Thatts why those police spies of the government said to him, "Well, there is here an open account," (Next sentence or two whispered and inaudible,) They have a committee, Uncle STEFANO, Yeah, but, if there are new hands in the government; in New York, In New York, he was with his wife and everything. (Several words whispered and inaudible) -and you compliment people every time you open your mouth (interrupted). You could have went there. I could have went there, Anybody could have went there, ROCKEFELLER had sent me a card, too. ns He gent me a couple of cards, i Yeah, It was for appointing committeemen, Yeah, Committeemen, | Subsequently, SAM RANGATORE opens the discussion | concerning the new Search and Frisk law passed by the New York State legislature and presently awaiting the Governor's signa- ture for final passage into law, In this respect, STEVE MAGADDINO relates the details of an incident of two police offi- cers who came to his home and wanted to conduct a search, STEVE explains he forbade the officers from entering his house and threatened them with hig rifle if they dared to enter without a search warrant. SAM :RANGATORE also adds a story concerning bar in which police officers eatened to shoot two police offi in some was working or owns. Allegedly, |. | told that if they dared to "put a hand" on him, he would shoot m. RANGATORE goes on to say that.a civil suit could be brought against anyone for an illegal search and one of the unidentified speakers remarks this would be unwise because, "We would really ruin our- selves if we did that.” . KC 92-1259 The names mentioned in this portion of the conversation are? conversation; SR: ENTIRE GROUP; SM: ‘SR: SM: b6é bic The following is a literal translation of this It is on his desk now to make it the Law to search a house. He's got to sign it, He was the guy that made the proposal for this law. The Bar Association is against it, It's still not the law yet. Oh yes, No siree? The (unintelligible word) only and the Senate passed it, He's got to sign it now. Now, it remains to be seen, if there’s a legal defense (several words unintelligible) or throw it away. . That's right! I don't believe I'm the dumbest guy around, But, believe me, .if they pass this law, it will affect everybody. Don't forget; it’s not only for me and you. Because when they come for me, they ain't going to find nothing, because I ham't got anything. For everybody - in general, Right. Now if the law is to be equal for everyone and this type of law is passed in New York State; don’t forget, it's just a state law, 7 —— \ f \ H i 1 KC 92-1259 UNKNOWN MAN: SR: UNKNOWN MAN: SM: That's right. There's the Constitution. All speak and shout at once. It's a type of law that’s no good, The police spies can come to your car and pull you over, and frisk you. As long as I can remember, they have searched my car, they have scratched it and found nothing. You can't fight them, If you go to court, it takes two years to get a guilty verdict against them. Then there*s the Supreme Court to go to, but (interrupted). We would really ruin ourselves if we did that, I've experienced these things and that’s why I talk like this. One time, the police spies came to my house and wanted to come inside, I took my rifle and told them, "Don't take another step or I’11 pull this trigger! If you want to come in this house go get a search warrant and come back with it. You can go ahead and search, If you do any damage, you're going to pay." Because with these cuckolds, the law is the law. I also told them, "ALL the type of laws we got, I'll obey them. But don’t you abuse me because I'll blow your heads off first!! Even if you see me out on the street, be careful, Because I711 be like a b6 maniac, You*1l have to break my head? 7c Remember in the bar? When had the final (inaudible e was sneaking around, A few days before was telling the story that his son. was. (uninte gible word)in,. There was a worker ther An: Italian fellow. So there cane into the bar[_________ and this wretch, So after ing for a while, he was going to grab hin, told him, "If you lay a hand on me, I'11 shoot you first and then throw you under a car," (Laughs) That's the law, Uncle STEFANO! | a "KC 92~1259- Conversation continues for a-little while longer concerning this new search and frisk law, Then the discussion turns, once again, to politics and SAM RANG. conversation wi critical comment. that. is" . Yunning against » New York Assemblyman). One of the speakers answers that endorsement to run was a political set-up so that would not be beaten. He states, "The reason why they pu im in is so that[___| don't get peaten." thie nepeon, later inakes ores Stacee a that he ran against father, and that went around saying | he was a rede It is not certain, "put it’seems that STEVE MAGADDIN s to this ‘individual by the initials is further discussed and referred to as Dr. land described as being of ill Health... MAGADDINO remarks that Ea father had ‘come to him arpa STEVE form so 3 i Canada because father was with is mentioned by the speakers in connection wit and is described as a “pimp.” .It could not. be determined whether this was meant ; or derogatorily as-a figure of speech. They stated daughter is married to a doctor who may be or his son, who STEVE MAGADDINO believes is a dentist instead of a docto Li his _ father.. Apparently, thought had been given to a olitical candidate, but MAGADDINO remarks is 100%.. is. good. But the fact about his schooling; he's too weak.” ._ SAM RANGATORE adds that-|_______—idiias a nephew who is * " This individual: may be a police. at as) el who MAGADDINO states, sent his own brother-in- eer aw to jal r-~in-law was described as a_ chef *% oe .. by the name of - Additional names. mentioned in. BID this, portion of ‘the conversation are; 3 6) Following isa literal translation of those audible. and intelligible portions of this. conversation: “SR: “Look at ; the S.0.B.! He's ruining ue ; against] a : a KC 92-1259 UNKNOWN MAN; SR: UNKNOWN MAN: UNKNOWN MAN: SR: UNKNOWN MAN: SH: UNKNOWN MAN: SECOND UNKNOWN MAN: UNKNOWN MAN: THIRD UNKNOWN MAN; Nah? ‘That's a set-up. Yeah! He got an endorsement, Compare, I was there, Didn't he get an endorsement? The reason why they put him in is so that| | don't get beat, Anyway, you see the article they put in the paper © yesterday morning? ; Who did? ee He criticizea|___| why don't he mention other things? Why must he mention -- Compare, his father was a (inaudible word). When I ran against his father, he went around saying to people that I was a jailbird, (All laugh.) hey once came to me like lambs. father, once wanted me to form an all se at that time he was with and this guy from Canada (remainder unintelligible). These cuckol The oid man, (ALL talk at once - unintelligible.) Anyway, Compare, with_this it's all set up. They don't want to lose, They don't want; _—| to lose, He'tg got a weak candidate. Even though, thiss | is a sick man. 10 bic * KC 92-k259_ UNKNOWN MAN: UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: UNKNOWN MAN: SM: SM: SR: UNKNOWN MAN: SR: Yeah, [| ____lis sick. He'll be the first man. ne words inaudi ‘unintelligible, and then all laugh.) wit Because] (laughs) had the same trouble we had. he head pimp called his daughter (interrupted). She got married to a doctor from the school, (Several words inaudible)[ _|e. His child, I think, His son is a doctor, too, I think. He's a dentist, ink, “Well, you know, is 100%. is good. But with the fact abou his schooling; he's too weak, Ah? He's got a nephew who is a big police spy? b6 b7c (inaudible comment). But they caught him in Frankfort when he opened the bordello. They had put him in Frankfort for it and the guy that sent this one, he was arrested in Niagara Falls (2 or 3 words unintelligible). They were the ones that went to jail for bank (unintelligible word). Oh, that one. His name was[ His mother used to work for me., This guy’s cousin was married to a beautiful girl, He was a head chef, tThis[ sd weve words inaudible). This stool pigeon sent his cousin to prison, He sent his brother-in-law to jail. Oh! Was it his brother-in-Law? ' Yeah, 11 KC 92-1259 SR: UNKNOWN MAN: SH: SR: - SM: UNKNOWN MAN: SM: UNKNOWN MAN: SM: UNKNOWN MAN: SM: - UNKNOWN MAN: SM: BIC When ae finished school they took him out of uniform lain clothes, Now this guy,[ | is his name, is a councilman, e's e guy giving all the trauble,. The chef's name was| i You see, this faction is the sex group, The weak sex, These guys are weak like women, They are wretches, The young man in the school can't be spoken to because he's like a woman, He's a gentleman and all that, but before he does anything -he goes there first. You see, if he would have known I was going there (interrupted) — Uncle STEFANO, he knew? ‘He left because he was here when you got a phone call! I took notice they were wretches when your father died, (MAGADDINO may be addressing ividual who previously stated he ran against I asked him to stay to talk a while, oys Right away he whistled for a car and took off. (Two words inaudible) in Syracuse, In Uticai.. ig No. They got a picture of him anyhow. No, no, no, That was in Utica. No, That wast | Wait a minute! First your father died, Yeah. Then (unintelligible name) died. We went, therefore, to Syracuse. He whistled for a car and ran home. (Several sentences inaudible and unintelligible, ) 12 KC 92-1259 Subsequent to the above, the speakers begin to discuss the problem of meeting together to conduct their affairs without drawing the attention of the authorities, MAGADDINO comments that they stand "very good in the local sight,"' SAM RANGATORE remarks that.if some cars were gathered "here" it wouldn't necessarily mean they belonged to Commission members, He also remarks that "the other godchildren" have two lieutenants in their family. MAGADDINO adds that they could still meet from time to time to discuss their affairs by going to some restaurant under the pretext of having dinner, MAGADDINO goes on to say that ven Jeu was in Buffalo, they all went to the Colonial Inn (PH). He . then mentions the following locations as potential meeting places: The "Pub"; "The Dandelion"; the "Hacienda"; the "Pen~Kay" (PH); Howard Johnson's at Delavan and North Streets, and some unidentified bowling alley. MAGADDINO comments that he became frightened when "that happened at the late JOE BARBARA'ts place," (This is apparently referring to the Apalachin meeting.) He, therefore, expresses the opinion, and all concur with him, that the best place to hold a meeting would be in the city, instead 92 the country. Following this topid «| of discussion, STEVE MAGADDINO- begins to discuss the advantage/of picking out a "Jew'' to. front for_the organized Italian criminal element, . | a ji — proposes Co and [djas possible candidates for this job. SAM RANGATORE Objects strenuously to bringing in a "Jew", but MAGADDINO seems to convince him. Lad oo This topic began as a result of the comment by SAM RANGATORE that he had been stopped by the police while talking to some Negro and another person because the police thought he was taking "numbers." MAGADDINO remarks that the law would always spot anyone of them in this sort of activity, Consequently, STEVE, in concurrence with most of the speakers present, believes they should get a "Jew" to operate for them. MAGADDINO goes on to say there is no,better "Jew" to handle the operation than or his eee came Pe (It is noted that STEVE MAGADDINO pronounces the name in Italian, _ and pursuant to his I jan pronunciation .it would be phonetically spelled in English as, with a trilled R, The name x 8 13 > KC 92-1259 [ _las pronounced in ian could be subject to translation into h of the name Consequently, this individual may be MAGADDINO goes on to state LO] emphatically, ."We've got to. have a Jew", and he mentions Jas a good possibility. SAM RANGATORE interjects the remark, "If you ask for my opinion, you can use them; you can use them.for your business; but they’re still no good?!" RANGATORE becomes quite excited about bringing in a Jew.into the organization, MAGADDINO explains to RANGATORE that he does not care what the fellow is, and although he has no use for Jews, he is only concerned as to how much "bread" the Jew can bring in to the organization. (Apparently .STEVE .means how much money the Jew could bring in,) MAGADDINO states, "you need this type of people,"’ Someone else remarks to RANGATORE, "You don't have to associate with them.” MAGADDI NO tells RANGATORE that the Jews can be used in many respects; such as handling affairs for them; spying for them, and even "hitting" somebody. ‘ @he following is a literal translation of this conversation: SM (to SR) However, many times came to me and said, "STEVE, I*11 do anything,’ When, for two years we.were:.making the lay-off, said to me in the store, "Net's you and I take. all of the lay-off upstate," He said this in the furniture store. You're right when you say one of them is more of a wretch than the next one. But I'm not talking about this. I'm talking about the fact that they are of the same cloth, They'll do everything and anything, You must know that we ruined these people many years ago, We broke their horns then, You understand? But without the Jews we'll never do anything any place! Because we're all Italian and right away they'll spot you as the head man. That's why they were finished, because all Italian, Italian, Italian, We were all Italian. UNKNOWN MAN; ‘That's right, With any people, That*s why you need somebody, SM: Instead, if the Jew is out front (several words inaudible). SR: They wouldn't even bother him. 14 KC 92-1259 SM: That's why let it fall on the Jew's shoulders, And what could he sing about? He won't say anything, He won't sing because he knows if he talks (interrupted) UNKNOWN MAN: He will die? SM: That's why he won't say anything. And if a guy won't talk, what is there to be afraid of? | [ Who would listen to these guys? SM: No, The small ones. Listen,[ | I may be the most backward of all the strong hairs (interrupted) SR: Now you're talking right! SM: But, in one of these things (interrupted) — be [ They'11 find somebody to stop it right away. eae In relation;, to this topic, STEVE MAGADDI NO ‘hen goes on to explain the need for also making alliances with policemen, He mentions former business relationships he had with various policemen. He remarks, derogatorily, he knows the character of the police after having dealt with them for many years and cites the names of certain police officers who were allied with him in his gambling operations, He referg to one individual by the apparent nickname of "BUCK JONES", but it could not be conclusively determined if this person is or was a policeman, Other persons he mentions, ~ yho may have been police i are: 3 an ? nickname . and another as The following is a literal translation of ths conversation: SM: ’ We need people who are like friends. Because I have nade 40 years with me. He has been with the bank all these years. He spied for me and everything, You've got to get control of (interrupted) 15 KC 92~1259 SR: (Laughingly states) You're gonna get (unintelligible word) any day. You can't control them in this business. Yeah, but so long as he doesn't screw you, what do you care if he's a policeman or not? One time, eeeobes a guy (several words nau e ache was a chauffeur for a_guy with the bank, He grabs him like this, This is his chauffeur, We've got to learn to steal all of this person's habits. (A sentence or two whispered and inaudible) He was a policeman for three years (or "He was.making this policeman for three years",) In the meantime, you got to know all these policemen, In case you have something to handle, you don't have any police to take care of, You understand? That's why, take this out of your head, You got to get closer and closer with these traitors, Because in many things they*11 ,, tell you, "Work over here," p7c Wait. Let ea] minute, You remember that police spy who was brought up on charges (la and several words are unintelligible) Gpperentiy| ———]is or was a police officer), He said, "I'm. gla was you and_nobody else. I got to be in jail?” (laughs) el the police captain. (laughs) He began to kiss him Ge ate He said, "I love you like a son," Laughs) . i : I knew BUCK JONES for years, I don’t know if I knew him before you. Oh yeah. Anyway, that's why I know these characters. BUCK JONES used to make pinches and still take tobacco, (MAGADDINO is using an idiomatic phrase which apparently means BUCK JONES would arrest people and still take graft from them,’) You understand? We others needed him, If.it weren't for BUCK JONES we couldn't have earned five cents. 16 KC 92-1259 (SM continues) I'll tell you why, Because every time ie UNKNOWN MAN: SM: were going to be raided, the word got out, Some of the group would say from time to time that we didn't need BUCK JONES, My son-in-law, he's a nice boy; but he doesn't have any (broken English word - unintelligible) Hets too simple, One who hasn't had contact with the public is too (Broken and unintelligible English word), We others have had to fight with the public. since we were born. Heti11 learn, He*11 learn, But then it will be too damn late? Sometimes he wanted me to do certain things, I used to tell him, "Go and have it shoved up your (obscenity). Don’t you dare dictate to me!" He would say, "Why?" Because, if tomorrow I . would insist on something and it is wrong, well, it would remain here between you and I. But if it should come out and anybody heard about it, what kind of a showing would I make? That's why I put on limits, No matter how it turns; it's sufficient that it comes out and I won't be afraid. But, if I should win while I'm wrong; he wants to win while he's wrong. It’s .a wrong thing in any way. That's why one has to prepare his terrain, in case the thing goes the other way, If the thing goes the other way so that other peqle are offended, I don't just want to win the thing. I want to win with logic, I said, "0.K,, things are slightly tainted, but let's take a Jew with us. Without_a Jew, we can’t do anything, damn it! Let's take Let's take the one out 6 of the street; that’s with the bank. Let's take \. these people, They won't talk, I know these people for years and years. I'tve always treated them squarely. One time he said to me, "I'm a small alligator,’ Take the alligator and he'll bring you the sausage. How many times have I asked you to take me into the bank?" (Several sentencés whispered) We get along like this. When I read about the misfortune about your bank, I knew right 17 KC 92-1259 SM(CONTINUES) away what h ou know, he's in this situation, could his outside without mentioning him or He would not have taken it. (It's possible may be a police officer,) : : SR: Don't need a (inaudible word) SM: But I could do things inside. SR But it wouldn't be fair, Uncle STEFANO! SM: But, my boy, I'm telling you it is fair. That i e character (possibly Those youngsters are all miserable. They have all become pigs of MAGADOLA (PH) (MAGADOLA may be a police officer.) That treacherous cuckold; the crippled fellow; will also become like them. Is it my fault? SR: But who else hasg_done this. dur ing this time? Werent they and|.__] together in the same thing? SM: Since when? L_______—ihian't have anything to do with our situation, SR: He had another (unintelligible word). Isn't that the same thing? i SM: No, Listen, I was together with[ _—«|-- so we had a (interrupted) SR: That front office? SM: Yes. There was that crippled no good bum of a police spy. You know, there is a story here that is endless, First we eS inaudible) of that degenerate, UNKNOWN MAN: Boy, you're going way back, SM: ut that cuckold (PH). who is with the bank, That bum, was buying fur coats and spending money like water every night. It cost me $100,0003i But (remaining two words inaudible.) That wretch of a 18 bé bic KC 92-1259 (SM continues) lieutenant (several words inaudible), he got a _lawyer, So this he used to eat this one, that one and everybody, So we left him and put someone else there who would watch out for the interests of the bank. Consequently, we picked up Meanwhile, for the first pinch (meaning arrest), it cost us $50,000, Now, bé¢ you would imagine $50,000 was enough. But it bIC wasn't, Now, there were two policemen who were needling me. Then that guy came and he used to put things in the wind, First, we got rid of him and put the short_guy over there, He turned out more amery than[ ~~ | The short guy came afterwards? Yeah, He was stealing more money than the other, I told them-to get rid of this guy and they did, After they took this guy away, they put the cripple in, The cripple, that wretch, he started it, too, and it wound up more filthy than a toilet. You could never put me in an office} Never? In relation to the graft paid to various police officers and other persons, MAGADDINO tells about his association with a FRANK DE FALCO (who may be a former New York State legislator). STEVE relates that he gave DE FALCO a weekly salary plus a share or piece of MAGADDINO's gambling operation, The amount given to DE FALCO was not specified by MAGADDINO. SM: Do you remember how much of a degenerate FRANK DE FALCO was also? He was a no good cuckold wretch. Because who (two words inaudible) was no more but DE FALCO. Notonly did he get a weekly salary, but I gave him a share also. I gave him a piece. Now, when they had trouble in there, they threw FRANK DE FALCO out. Now, look what kind of a stool pigeon FRANK DE FALCO turned out to be. So, they threw DE FALCO out. -.Now his nephew had (remainder garbled and unintelligible.) He had a (inaudible word) house in Albuquerque, ! | =. KC 92-1259 SU: He used to take all the change, Now, tell me something? In a barrel that holds 200 pounds of nails, how many 50¢ pieces, quarters and dimes will go in there before you fill it up? UNKNOWN MAN: (laughs) : (possibly I can retire on it? SM: So, he would £111 up these barrels and say, "This is for the children,” (All laugh heartily at this point.) PAM: ‘He is in Albuquerque now. There is a brief, sporadic and non~pertinent discussion» which is followed a2 pertinent conversation by STEVE MAGADDINO concerning who was caught stealing from the = numbers bank. SAM RANGATORE remarks that PERNO y not st ing from the "offices" but was really stealing a iam aaa because they were .keeping the books," ‘ b6 b7C Reel #2 The conversation concerning the pilferage of money from the numbers bank continues at length. This bank was (and may still be) located in Niagara Falis. Some of the_operatives is bank were DANNY (probably DANNY SANSANESE) ; (referred to as."The American). Sharing in the profits Of this bank with MAGADDINO’s group were in o of the Detroit people were identified nd nother person with an ts sont Possibly, a third group was involved, They may be a Canadian group about which MAGADDINO comments, "I had fed Canada without making or taking a nickel for myself,”. Several of the bank operatives were oe of money. Two of them were discovered. They were ee It is noted, at this point, the terminology used to descrike individuals who steal from a bank is "musicians" and while stealing are said to "be playing the piano,". It appears that a numbers bank has.a "Lookout"' who sits on a latter. In the bank discussed by MAGADDINO, an inividual referred 20 - 4 en - . > ' RC 92-1259 to as "The Jew", was the lookout and one of the overseers. | ‘was a person described as ‘the Captain." Kansas City could not determine, conclusively, whether the Captain was the rank held ee within the MAGADDINO organization, or the nickname of a person, —- — or reference to a police captain. | a MAGADDINO had sent DANNY to the Niagara Falls bank to catch the cheating operatives. Shortly thereafter, a person calledl_____Jand referred to by STEVE as "The American" told MAGADDINO- that DANNY was also "playing the piano" (cheating). — The "Jew backed up the accusations made against DANNY becausé : he was frightened and would say anything he was told to’ say by certain people at the bank. The implication is made; also, that the "Jew" could observe the workers in the bank from his position on the latter. SAM RANGATORE interjects_the remark ‘that he didn't believe these accusations because : ig the lookout man't; thereby contradicting the alleged fact that the "Jew was supposed to be the Lookout os man, JOHN CAMMILLERI comments to the effect that the people b6 at the bank wanted to get rid of DANNY. Ultimately the - BTC ‘problem was resolved and DANNY cleared of this charge after ; . GATORE visited the bank and obtained an admission from Ce as stealing the money. Meanwhile, (FNU) __Cor came from Detroit to speak to STEVE about the pilferage. .It looked bad . for STEVE because he was getting $2,000 per week from this bank and at the same time people from his group were accused of Stealing additional monies, The following is a literal transla-~ tion of this conversation: ’ a _—_ - SR: Ot irst they were short $40,000. Then $15,000. _ . had to make good that money. He was — justified putting up an argument. SM: : There had to be someone stealing because he was short. So, without telling anyone anything, I knew, he knew, and that's all, Here are the = numbers. The way the money. was made, he was pulling (interrupted by several speakers.) SR: | - About $7,000. : | SM: | About’ 8,000. 2h "RO 92-1259: MAGADDINO continues with uninformative comments Either 7,300 or 8,300. - Something like that, After we had taken notice, he remained open- mouthed. I said to him, "I'm not your father. ~ I'm just a friend, Never. the less, I want to make a bargain with you. If you don't tell “the truth, so help me, I*11 - " (MAGADDINO does not Gomplete the quote.) .That's why I told him ‘the. had taken ‘more than ten to twelve — thousand. - He had. started to aceusel_ | poy You. see, L. told everybody that he. didn't steal during the late hours, but during the early . part of the evening when the office closed, ’Well, everybody goes home then to their families, You understand?- That's why he began’ ‘to figure out that at 7:00 o'clock we were all- -in, either eating, with our families, ‘supper, this and that. That's ‘when he stole. When he was sure; the devil, hé had to mix up the coats. so the police wouldn't catch hin. Now, at this. hour, .when many people were coming .and going upstairs and downstairs and in and out; he made his plans accordingly," and that's the way it came out. b6 bi7c concerning [___] having the audacity to ask STEVE to give him his job back a e bank. Then, the following discussion takes place: SM: -CAMMILLERTI : SM: - So, one dayL_ id gets ahold of my Paisan, . the Captain, and tells him, “the bank" and. this and that. So, one day, the. Captain comes to me and. (interrupted). He was a thick-headed guy. He was a victim. An innocent victim, but a dope. So, the Captain says to me, "listen, this guy has got to make a Living, too." He 22 KC 92-1259 SM: was worried about this guy making a living. if (continued) he was so worried about him, then he should have supported hin. mead ALL: Sure! ne MAGADDINO goes o iustity his position for not ‘vehiring[__] He states was earning $30.00 each evening, and without obtaining MAGADDINO's permission, brought his son to work in the bank, who also earned $30.00 per evening. Therefore, between the. two of them, they took hone $60.00 a day. MAGADDINO continues: SM: SR: So, the Captain told him, "No moré job for you or your son." Now, he had taken $500 without asking me first. So I told hin, ; "Give me the money or I'll smash.you myself.” So, he gave the money to me and I returned .it to the house. Because, wasn't it right that he should have told _me. before making the loan? (It appears that[___]had borrowed $500 of the bank's money or had loaned $500 to someone.) Now this guy gives him the $500 without check- ing with me first, and he gave him the $500 because he carried most of the money. On the Saturday, this guy and another would carry the ney to this bank. (unintelligible first name) poe eee to bring (inaudible word) to this bank, this bank, this bank and this bank. © (inaudible Syord) I would up with. nothing. So I said to him, "Traitoraus wretch, you're not- going any more!" He said, “But I didn't do it with malice." I said, "O.K. You didn't do it with malice, but as far as youtte con- cerned you don't give a damn if I and the others don't get a nickel. It wasn't enough that I supported you?" So that guy didn't want him any more. He used to watch my (obscenity)? He used to steal $30'a night. Then when we closed up over there, we opened up here. So, that guy says, "I'm not going to give nothing." (STEVE Laughs.) He used to send MANNY . But he was stupid sending those éWO. 23 bé6 b7C KC 92-1259. SMS SR: SM:. . CAMMILLERT : SM: CAMMILLERT :~ SM: SR: CAMMILLERTI : SM: SR: Wait a minute. Heie, it isn't. so near. Niagara Falls to over here. Oh, Gs I. didn't mean, (interrupted). Wait a MEU I was sending (interrupted). DANNY and the Captain. No! .-DANNY and mes. Oh-h-h! Tle other guy, I sent to see to that trouble there. So, now, it was said that DANNY beat some other poor guy out of some money. . Whether it: was true or not, I.put water on top of this fire. So that guy (inaudible word or name), he was counting and, I don't know, he might have beat him out of $100. Whether he.did it with malice; I don't know. I believe that DANNY grabbed that guy, to (remainder inaudible and unintelligible). So, the American, (PH) said Watch out. Because DANNY is playing ‘the pidiio. i I said, "I don't believe it," 20. (unintelligible word) .. (PH) had a Jew on a latter that was talking and he was getting.frightened. He said, "What are we going to do?". a pee ea*s is the * I don't believe one word. and the name[_____ J aS pronounced by. STEVE MAGADDINO may be one and the same person.) ‘I think they want to get rid of DANRY Wait a minute! A guy that scares that siege is a big cuckold.’ “He! sa soeReod eas 24 From - .So much money. " KC 92-1259 SM: ~ A guy has $5 have a Lit tle guts with people. Not that they tell you things and you get scared. You have got to (interrupted) . SR: Straighten it out, right there. SM: You know, instead of ‘catching one, you catch : two. You make believe that only. one is counting. So, I got ahold of DANNY and said, "Damn it! What are you doing? I sent you there. Take the ladder away, and,. meantime, watch." IC: . "That's right. é. SM: The Captain had[__] checked and double- . ; checked. But they couldn't in - any way. They were testing always. For example, they would say, "The table needs 2,000. or 3,000." The ladder would throw . down 3, 000, and he would lower it by 2. ; e ubae Jc: He would: throw away one with a count. SM: | Yeah. So, there was the doubt that C_].ew probably ) was helping himself, also... So, I, without any proof in my hands; because there was this other musician who was helping himself pretty good. Anyway, I didn't bear any harm. I had fed Canada without making or taking five cents for mys e the matter was dragged out_b What business was this of from - Detroit in these matters over here? Where did he come in to come from there to over here? (possibly SANSANESE or SANESE) sal © him, “Listen PETE, if you have the necessity and the need, than you take, But, here, we're all bad off." al on PETE'S behalf, was_saying, "You'il get a_smashed jawt" had etl wise I had seen:L__] because | who is the guy that. had a leg amputated, and who is with the bank (remainder inaudible). 25 KC 92-1259 SM: SR or FR: ‘UNKNOWN MAN: No, this was steady. Well, that wasn't so good. - No big deal. it was like giving you a hand-out. That's it, All talk at once = unintelligible, SM: So, nov, the only ones missing were DANNY a the Captain. Because (remainder of tence inaudible.) So, now, the American, ~ says to me; he was some UERALOEs wretch and police Spy? All oaak ae once = unintelligible. SM: UNKNOWN MAN: SM: He says to me, "Too bad I didn't know you soQi u TEVE is apparently referring to who may possibly have been a police officer.” ee Four years before that, Uncle STEFANO! They had it ‘While his uncle was there. So, then, that guy called me and said, - “Look, DANNY is ptceting<” They accused. him, | Now, the other American, the Jew, he (interrupted) He didn't buy any of it. Wait a minute! So, I said, “Listen, don't | bunch everything together. You start trouble with me. Who told you this?" Th Jew said, "He's the (obscenity)!" The Jew was scared. He was afraid they would cut his throat. I see this now, today, He wouldn't say a word. I told him that I wouldn't trust the people that told_him this from. here ‘to here. There was this ae | that miserable skunk, who was making aan | was stealing! So, the American, said to me, "(several words inaudible) send it to you." I said, "Don't send me nothing! I*11 come with my people and get the money." This[___]was stealing from:the bankroll$ So, I told that guy that he pa better get rid of the Jew and put 27 - KC soeioes SM (continued) somebody there who is not afraid. ° JC: | They. wanted to get rid of DANNY because’ co ' they were afraid that ptorrupted, by" SAM — RANGATORE) . a SR: he t t out thee and ctiea: this kia . You know the kid. He admitted. it, but he didn’t want. people to know it. . * Mpid fie see every note of this?" SAM PIERO (PH); - one of. the people; he didn't know this. . But . STEVIE told him, = SM: To tell you the txatt, they vere stealing, Mi ge Pes : buts not DANNY. re seal No, not. DANNY. Gover conversations take place at the same ‘time “ unintelli-. ‘ gible x SM: - He called up. SR: ht He was trying to find out for himself. (Gy as MAGADDINO Gostiwies the ay seuss ou relative to mas ‘other problems of DANNY. He remarks that besides the matter. concerning the bank, he md received information as to what | had said to the police. . He apparently . received this“information from a policeman whom MAGADDINO ~ describes as the brother of the florist's brother-in-law. It could not be determined, conclusively, whether this’ police officer relayed this information, intentionally, to .. - STEVE, either directly or indirectly. However, SAM RANGATORE. lea ‘Tf anything, you protect the cop." : -. In regard to DANNY having alle ‘edly made a statement to the police, MAGADDINO states that ‘| isa guy that fingers places. He is a. fingerman! Afterwa ‘calls the police!!" The impression given is ea calls the police after a burglary, not to inform on the perpetrators. but ‘possibly only to report the crime. The ‘reason for this i n is because (1) after MAGADDINO makes: the comment about other speakers all laugh, and (2) © MAGADDINO subseauently remarks he ang some Other did not KC 92-1259 acceptL = invitation to the grand opening of his Pizzeria, because the authorities would be taking down names and license numbers. However, no specific derogatory comments were made relative _to bein an _ informant. i MAGADDINO's criticism of ‘confiding to DOMINICK D'AGOSTINO as to what had done. MAGADDINO does not specify what i _ ST states that D'AGOSTINO is a "Compare” to a and that *is a police spy." It seems that D'AGOSTINO had related certain information which he had received from Following is ; the literal _ translation of aforementioned conversation: , SM: Now this traitor, H 's— ated to the guy with the bar, Now, aS a coincidence on a Monday; and you | know for many. years while DANNY was here there were many burglaries. So (several words inaudible), he said, "Uncle STEVANO, cover this cover that.‘ . ; 'b6 JC: Somebody threw the wrench in. SS » b7C SM: Wait a minute. ‘Here, DANNY was wanted and this ~ guy makes another ornery statement that DANNY made a statement against another. I-never would believe a thing like. this. I woul first, rather than believe it. You see, [_jis-a guy that fingers places He's a fingerman! Afterwards, he calis the policet: Do you know this? : . gc: Hanah, Het s the suy that selis paint near (PH). SM; SS You're telling me’, “Now, this cuckold, co) the statement he made in front of the police; because (several words inaudible) in front of these people is how I know. +: Because the florist's brother-in-law has two brothers who are policemen, You understand? One of them is going to be promoted and the other. is of a 29 KC 92-1259 SM(continues) lower rank. That's why the ones-that bother ‘ that guy down there and DANNY and things, the . police spy, is ridden. And one of the brothers of this guy's brother-in-law took this guy and. (interrupted). UNKNOWN MAN: (Several vords inaudible) around the: precinct. SM: . " . (Sentence or two whispered and inaudible). I.was wondering why all these voices against DANNY. Now, the most rotten’ political thing a guy can do is this, - - SR es or: anything, you protect the cop. | . _ SMe: - This’ no-good, dirty ‘cuckolal____| made a. _ very damaging statement to the police about DANNY. _ - At this point,[____id, knocks on the door, enters, and says, fT'11 be here when you're ready." He leaves after one or two of the speakers answer, "O.K." ft UNKNOWN MALE: Did you send somebody? . ; be SM: : _ -° T didn't because, (interrupted). . bIC JC: a _ He would hurt the situation. A lengthy, whispered and ° inaudible conversation . follows. | ; SM: No, _-When[L________] openea his: Pizzeria, " - +, -- he wanted to have a grand opening and invited me. “SR: . Ds, (Laughs) He exposed himself that you were. his” an friend. oe ° SM:. Because they take the license. ‘numbers. of all . of the cars (inaudible) .: These ' (PH) are police spies. One ti opie _ . were here on vacation and this -" is Compare with DOMINICK D'AGOSTINO. Now. | these L__lare no=good pimps, police. Spies, traitors, and will commit any KC 92-1259 _ SM(continues) treachery. So, now, informs. . hat it was _ ‘SR: Who? poe a SM. Yeah. And it was'the two of them, That's when the ruination came to Because they say it*s a click. Where did_he come off to' talk with this guy? I told once, "Be careful. Don’t talk with anyone because there-are police spies here, ” I pointed them out to him, too. - Yeah,’ i know him. SM: ; Now, regan to fish for ‘information from by saying, "That one belongs to the Mafia; that one, this and that." ; This was after DOMINICK D' AGOSTINO had. spoken . to = So, he sung (inaudible word) and ruinec imseld, This DOMINICK Dt AGOSTINO. SRioo- When , we had the whorehouse’™ around ° here, he used" Tg to put the finger on. everybody. Lo ' MAGADDINO briefly tells about.certain individuals who were carpenters and had bought an old three-family house in Thousand: Islands, They renovated this house,;.and con- verted it into a house of prostitution, | The Island on which this bordello did, or presently. exists, is known as "Goose" or *Goosing Island. ’ He remarks in réference to "stool pigeons" that they point out to the police -who are the "Mafioso"; meaning members of the Mafia, or organized Italian criminal element. ; - Evans Gale Rosen hy : ‘ ( Sits 5-8 APR 9 iagh Tele. Room 4/2/64 Airtel Wor SAC, Buffalo (92-G61)ro. 53 : ehh » SOF Tron: pircetor) bs (92-2024, - 24 plays HWAGADDING, aka Reuraivtel 4/1/64. In connection with the’ believed imminent departure of subject fron Buffaio with destinations New York City and Fort Hyers, florida, you should naintain close contact with the informant in order that all pertinont information will be received and acted upon ac timely as possible. All offices should remain alert Zor the possibility that iagaddino is travelling to néet with other important hoodians, particularly other commission mombers of La Cosa Nostra. In this regard it is recalled that Uagaddine recently made a quick trip to Now York City and thon returned to Buffalo and that trip may have beon for the purpose of laying the groundwork for a more general and important gathering. Attention is alse called to the fact that soue very important hoodlums, namely, Cugene Catena, Bobby Blanche (Nicholas Bilangi) and possibly Thomas Eholi are mecting in the next fev days at Hot Springs, Arkansas. Offices concerned with this matter should be alert to the possibility of azfording complicte coverage of Magnddino and others with whom he may meot, ; ~~ Albany 1 = ew York 1 - Little Rock 1 » Phijadciphia 1 ~ Nevarl MAILED 8 2 =| Pampa - APR 2~ 1964 lo Trotter Holmes Gandy MAIL ROOM TELETYPE UNIT L_] Airtol to Durtaic Rez STEVE NAGADDING. fox the information of Little Rock, subject, who ig a monher o2 the comission governing La Cosa Nestra, apparently plang to leave Buffalo in tine to argive in New. York City about April 4, 1964. Tho length of his stay in New York ia not known but it ig. expected to be of short duration after which he may Spond the batance of the month of April at oa resort hotel near Fort Myers, Florida. It is believed that he will travel by _ Butomobiie to New York City making the balance of the trip by air. FBI Date: 4/1/64, Transmit the following in (Type in plain text or code) Via AIRTEL ATRMATL (Priority or Method of Mailing) | TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924) yp FROM: ee BUFFALO (92-61) STEVE MAGADDINO, aka AR Remyairtel, dated 3/23/64, and New York airtel, dated 3/25/64. On 3/26/64, at 10:58 a.m., 1t was determined that STEVE MAGADDINO had returned from his trip with from New York City to Niagara Falls, New York. , Since MAGADDINO's return to the Buffalo area, he has met individually and collectively with various members of the MAGADDINO family and discussed events in New York City involving JOSEPH or SALVATORE WILLIAM BONANNO. - BU 280-C* has furnished information during the past pie three days indicating that STEVE MAGADDINO is planning to go to the Fort Myers, Florida area. Information to date indicates that he is planning on a vacation at a motel near Fort Myers, Florida, and will not return to the Buffalo area until around ; 5/1/64. BU 280-C* als indicating that ‘) MAGADDINO and possibly will leave Buffalo, New York, by the New York State Thruway and U. S. Route 17 so as to arrive in Brooklyn, New York, around 4/4/64, It should be noted that these plans of travel > 3B AM REG. 5, GPLAL FZ? J “A | @, Albany tino) (AM) CL A: A fe on V4 1 - Newpfdkeey (Info) (AM) on gf 1268 2 - New York (Encs. 2) (AM) YAS 4 APR A 1 - Philadelphia (Info) gt) Eh 2 - Tampa (AM) — - 1 - Buffalo an LEA :pac g ihe (11) (as Approved; _____sssssssssssssssssssssssssseseCt—sséCSlent Special Agent in Charge Cec, Wiok BU 92-61 . 4 a co are not definite and detailed information: concerning the ' subject's travels and the purpose of Kis visiting New York . City is unknown. It also’ appears that”: members of his family may leave New You _ vacatiloned at Sand Castle Mote BOL . Myers Beach, Florida, a eae of 1960. ‘and aeetn: in Bueuoe ‘of ‘GADDINO and other Otty and fly to the Fort Myers, Florida area, . For information of the Tampa Rea s of the MAGADDINO familly, including J. TOL. VINCENT A. SCRO, and 1962. . ; It is also noted énat the SGRO family owns shares of stock in a business known as Estero Sands,.Inc, with — mailing address of eee Estero BOUL vay Fort Myers Beach, Florida, sonine the eee ae of STEVE MAGADDINO to New ” York City, it was learned that he and pa eed visited the home of GASPAR BONGTORNO: 29 Winston rive, rley, New York. . STEVE MAGADDINO » is currently driving a 1064. Cadillac, plack top and gray bottom,” bearing New York license 7E1665, ae VINCENT A, SCRO drives a Oldsmobile, BIC New York license 78072. is currently — copy color BPeen, New York license : [a 1964 Ford hard s of STEVE MAGADDINO, VINCENT A. SCRO,, and other imembers of the "MAGADDINO family” “were taken discreetly at Niagara aoa, New York, by Bureau Agents on 3/26 and 30/64. There are enclosed herewith two: rolls of negative 35 mm. Kodak plus X Pan film for the New York Office. It is requested that the Photograph Laboratory of the New York Office make a sufficient number of prints of the photographs of - SCRO, MAGADDINO and[ for use on physical surveillances in the New York City area. It is also requested that copies of..thése photographs pe made available to the Tampa Office for’ possible surveillances in the Fort Myérs, Florida area. Buffalo: (Office will. maintain contact with Highly: ¢onfidential sources and informants to determine exact time, and: ‘itinerary. of subject when he leaves the Buffalo area. * . ao 7’ FDa36 (Rev. 12-13-56) @ uy a - 1 vy ‘ Approved: y A Transmit the following in \ yo og Ms une ee , ‘ a x AIRTEL AIRMAIL | | wtiss Holmes Mr. Tolson__. Mr. Belmont. if Mr. Mohr. ; | Mr. Casper. | Mr. Callahan.—. | } Mr. Conrad | | | | | [ %, \ FBI Date: 4/3/64, | Mr. Sullivan__ | Mr. Tavel Mr. Trotter. | ele. Room. (Type in plain text or code) (Priority or Method of Mailing) | j Miss Gandy TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924) FROM: SAC, BUFFALO (92-61 Sub 3) (P) y) ee ee aka AR JUNE Remyairtel to Bureau, dated 4/1/64, and Buffalo tel to New York, dated 4/2/64. Forwarded for the Kansas City Office are three reels marked Nos. 3, 4, and 5 containing conversations in English and Sicilian dialects as reported by BU 280-C* on 4/1/o4. The conversation of the following is recorded: STEVE MAGADDINO, b6 PETER A. MAGADDINO, VINCENT SCRO, JOE FALCONE, SAM. |[b7c RANGATORE, and an unidentified male, BU 280-C* furnished five reels of information on the above mentioned date. Reel Number One STEVE MAGADDINO and SAM RANGATORE are conversing on \ this reel primarily over the provisions of the will of the late] JOHN C, MONTANA, and throughout the reel STEVE MAGADDINO shows his displeasure for said provisions and also for the widow of the deceased, ESTHER MAY MONTANA. STEVE MAGADDINO and SAM RANGATORE then discuss “a well deserved vacation" of STEVE MAGADDINO and the best route for him to take down to New York City and vicinity. STEVE Lies ay Pye &)- Bureau (AM) REC- oe « wee - Albany (Into) (AM) C6 Fe : a eA ¥ — SOY 2 - Kansas City (92-1259) (Enes, 3)..(AM-RM) 1 - New York (Info) (AM) aan a L - Buffalo PR 8 1964 5.4, : : sa i C. juL:pac | f- Tam ya (tvs) (Am) pth c= (8) aa EEE TiN ETO A } A ee : a PM Sent eee Per a — Beil ent in Charge | BU 92-61 | ‘advises SAM that he does not want to use-the New York State ‘Thruway and that he will take Route #104 to Route #78 down: ‘to Depew, New York, and ‘then follow Boute #17 into New York City. SAM RANGATORE suggests that STEVE get off at the 32nd ' Street, EXit and go through the tunnel (possibly the Lineoln | Tunnel at 40th Street) and onto Sunrise Boulevard, which SAM says is the old road to Long Island (possibly Sunrise Highway). STEVE then mentions going by Rockville Center and West Belmont (possibly West Bellmore), which STEVE says is on the right. STEVE MAGADDINO then mentions Sth Street and SAM RANGATORE gays "Yeah, 737 5th Street” and ° 1 old house,” STEVE MAGADDINO then mentions the name and a meeting with "the factory owner" (not further identified), STEVE then makes reference to the fact that he would like to get "there" before dark. | ' Reel Number Two - b6 Conversation for the most part on this reel has no bIC information pertinent to this investigation, VINCENT SCRO is talking with his father-in-law, STEVE MAGADDINO, and brother~- in-law, PETER A. MAGADDINO, about conditions of the business, provisions of the MONTANA.will and also provisions that VINCENT SCRO's father ‘had in his will. After VINCENT SCRO and STEVE ~ MAGADDINO leave the Memorial Chapel, JOE FALCONE and an unidenti~ “fied individual enter and_begin an innocuous conversation with PETER A, MAGADDINO sna PETER A, MAGADDINO tells how the Police Department was. ng pictures of everybody at the - MONTANA funeral and it was just as well that he did not go. Reels Number Three, Four and Five The reels being sent to the Kansas City Office contain information of apparently important nature involving the meeting of STEVE MAGADDINO with BILL BONANNO recently in- the New York area. The first part of Reel Number Three | continues on the same vein as Reel Number Two until the part of the tape marked by a white paper. At this point STEVE MAGADDINO enters and addresses those present, After a brief conversation regarding a restaurant and eating, STEVE MAGADDINO begins an uninterrupted Sicilian discussion concerning his , “visit in New York. This conversation continues on Reel Number Four until a majority of the party, including STEVE MAGADDINO and JOE FALCONE, leave for lunch and this is indicated by ~2- BU 92-61. marker one: . Between this marker and marker two there ts no pertinent conversation discussed, STEVE MAGADDINO returns briefly during this interval, but then leaves until he returns again with JOE FALCONE and others. The conversation begun on Reel Number Three continues on until the end marker on Reel Number Five. During these mentions the name BILL BONANNO, oston and Detroit. The name ae is mentioned quite Frequentsy and in ahr apparently b6 aisparaging Way. _ - “BIC Towards the end of Reel Number Five, STEVE MAGADDINO talks about a. vacation and how he enjoyed himself in: the past, at the Sand Castle Motel at. Fort Myers Beach in Florida, and, of the fact that he inte this year. He says that and his wife are going with him. Other comments are FALCONE concerning a vacation at Hot Springs and the unidentified man mentions that Jamaica Looks pretty good too. “When JOE FALCONE’ and unidentified male are leaving, | ' PETER. A, MAGADDINO and STEVE MAGADDINO are saluting them good-bye and STEVE makes mention of the fact to-one of the © parties present ‘that "I}11 see you in New York Friday,’ Since the. conversation involved.,in these three tapes | may prove to be of vital importance to the Buffalo, Albany, and New York Divisions, it-is requested that the reels forwarded to Kansas City be translated and summarized by a translator with more experlence and has the phraseology and terminology _ to establish the full importance of this conversation. It is requested that results of the translations as well as the reels be returned to the Buffalo Office. Appropriate copies of the translations should also be furnished . to the Bureau for attention FBI Annex and. any information of value to other offices should be furnished by teletype, | af necessary, if the information so requires, Please expedite. Tolson Casper Callahan Conrad DeLoach Evans Gale Trotter Tole. Room, — gone OFA PRuath Rosen \ ey Sullivan me Tavel ‘e a ma) bs 4/6/64 Airtel To: SAC, Kansas City (92-1259) JUNG Brpesd'y Se fad a yea | Zan trom; Director, PBI (92-2984) — 230 Z/ grEvE MAGADDINO, alee (6 Re Buffalo airtel 4/3/64 oncloging five reels of infornation furnished to BU 286~-ce on 4/1/64. ‘ 4s beietly set out in resirtel, Steve Magaddino met with ' Key mombers of his La Cosa Nostra famiiy and engaged in an "uninterrupted Sicilian discussion concerning his visit in New York." The visit to New York was recent and according to reairtel may have concerned the continucd course of settlement of nifairs surrounding the "family" of tha lnte Joseph Profaci. Xt is recalled that Magaddino apparently presided over a “commission necting in Brooklyn, Now York, in the Summer of 1963 which was believed to be the initial stages of vosolving problems that arose out of the Galio-Profaci war. ; Magaddino hag left Buffalo presumably to vacation near Fort Myers, Plorida, and will travel via New York City. Other important hoodiums are known to be travelling south, particularly to Hot Springs, Arkansag, and it may be possible that another top , echelon hoodlum uceting is in the offing, i In view of tho information set out above, Kansas City iS requested to czpedite review of the information furnished by BU 280-C* and furnish promptly to all interested offices. 1 = Albany . 1 ~ Buffalo (98-61) Ll =~ Nev York L- Littie Rock | 1 ~ Tanpa ars cl CLG: erw (9) PeTELETYPE UNIT L_1 FBI Date: 4/7/64 Transmit the following in (Type in plain text or code) | Via AIRTEL ATR MAIL - REGISTERED | (Priority or Method of Mailing) i TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2921) FROM: x SAC, BUFFALO (92-61) (P) J if f. STEVE “MAGADDINO AR fp WEEKLY SUMMARY AIRTEL Following is a summary of information furnished by be BU 280-C* for the period 3/30 through 4/5/64. IC On 3/30/64, CI advised subject had extensive conversations in Italian with JOHN CAMMILLERI, and PETER A, MAGADDINO, among others. On 3/31/64, CL advised subject had conversations in Italian with FRED RANDACCIO, PAT NATARELLI, SAM RANGATORE, and PETER A. MAGADDINO, among others. The information / furnished by the CI on 3/30 and 31/64 is being reviewed and y analyzed. On 4/1/64, CLI furnished information regarding a contemplated trip by the subject to New York City and Ft. Myers, Fla. CI also furnished information relating to the estate of SAM SCRO obtained from VINCENT A. SCRO and details of a visit on 4/1/64 by JOSEPH FALCONE with the subject on 4/1/64, Pertinent information regarding the subject's trip was designated to the Bureau and interested offices, On 4/2/64, CI furnished information obtained from PETER A. MAGADDINO indicating the possibility of incorporating some business which may refer to the Magaddino Memorial Chapel. -3 = Bureau (AM-RM) “ioe Lk 1 - Buffalo. REG Bf A! fe nie ch a — cetumes muni a aa . wee Yy Lk / S f QOAPRA WAN, Approv —— Spécial] Al BU 92-61 5/64: Be CI furnished no pertinent information on 4/3, 4, and ‘however, CI failed to observe subject on 4/2, 3, indicating that the subject had left on a trip, Qa _— Lan “ ; : FD-36 (Rey. 12-13-56) ~ ca t ‘eo a w~ “ FBI i | | I | i | | | Date: 4/3/64 | | Transmit the following in (Type in plain text or code) [ ATRTEL AIR MAIL - REGISTERED (Priority or Method of Mailing) | TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2921) ATTN: MECHANICAL SECTION FROM: SAC, BUFFALO (92-61) (P) sreviy uaGaDDINO, aka AR (00 Buffalo) w Enclosed are four rolls of 35 mm film to be processed by the Photographic Section. Three of these rolls are Plus X Pan film and the fourth is a roll of Kodacolor film. There are approximately 32 exposures on 2 rolls of the black and white, approximately 18 exposures on the third black and white and 20 exposures on the Kodacolor roll. These exposures were made by Bureau Agents from a fixed location using a Praktina 35 mm camera fitted with a Zoomar 20" reflectar F5.6 telephoto lens. Speed settings used varied between 1/100 and 1/300 seconds, * consistent with light conditions. Subjects-to-camera distance varied between 75 and 130 feet. It is requested that the Mechanical Section process this film and return three prints and negatives of each exposure. The prints should be of sufficient size so that identifications can be made by the Buffalo Office. : es) s shoe eh \ Woe . Pi? o 2 70 oe} 33+ Bureau (Enes. 1) (RM i Ne eA AAA G- Buffalo. - q-ibe /9 ASABE » & yl ‘20 APR _®@~ 1964 JPRsmak ECEIVED i (4) a EVELETOA —_ obipel Penshr a aleane A ape. BeTOsuRE meer AAG. — if ‘ dame thn LS, LIER 7 f 2 ea a : PALES nnn Oe Wea /s i Special Agent in Charge Kk "oN : 3-534 (Rev. 7-18-63) ; ’ . é SAC, BUPFALO. (92-61) April 8, 1964 ve Director, FBI (o9g..p924-) ~ gavel ear rr9 ; obe (00 Buffalo) Reference is made to your communication dated “fe 3/6 64 transmitting (-] negative(s) (@yfilm [C) photograph(s) (7) document(s) pertaining to the above-captioned matter, In accordance with your request] film has been developed pee enlargement( s) made (_] positive copy made [([] print(s) made ((] slide(s) made [[] negative(s) made ((] Photostats made The above iggy] attached (CJ being sent under separate cover, via [[] registered mail (C] REA Express cy ~ 72-34 ob f— NOT 1 RECORDED Tolson Belmont MAILED 25 Gasece 2 5 APR 10 1964 Callahan APR 8 1964 « ff Conrad nr ae DeLoach COMM-FBI ect Evans Gale Rosen Sullivan rane Tavel Enc. 507 / ce < 7 rele Ca Toten gion OA P Roe. ps f Holmes Gandy (4 MAIL ROOM Ae ai unit L_] iat nyt uae for FEDERAL BUREAU GF NESTIOATION om © cuistniceichs sect i @ eae APRS 1 | | TELETYP FBI/ TAMPA -03 PM EST URGENT 4-9-64 SAF TO DIRECTOR 92-2924 AND BUFFALO 92-61 FROM eke 6 dP) | STEVE ‘MAGADDINO, AKA. AR. OO BU. Tele, Room. Miss Er olacs__. Miss Gandy. = “* RETPTEL, APRIL SIX LAST TO BU. INVESTIGATION SAND CASTLE MOTEL, FT. MYERS BEACH, FLA., APRIL FOUR AND NINE LAST, FAILED TO DISCLOSE SUBJECT on[| si [__JAS GUESTS, MANAGER STATES NO RESERVATIONS IN NAME OF i SUBJECT of | PHOTO OF SUBJECT UNFAMILIAR TO MANAGER.” ie INVESTIGATION HURST AND AVIS RENT A CAR SERVICES, FT. MYERS, FAILED TO p1sckosz CAR RENTAL IN NAME OF SUBJECT orf Jann NO RESERVATEONSFOR RENTAL OF CAR IN FUTURE. PHOTO OF SUBJECT * - UNFAHTLIAR aT Fear RENTAL SERVICES, AIRLINE RESERVATIONS CHECKED AND FAILED TO DISCLOSE RESERVA> ; ‘\ ~ } TIONS FOR SUBJECT OR FOR PERIODS APRIL THREE THRU SIX fo} == = LAST. INVESTIGATION CONTINUING FT. MYERS BEACH, FLA. BU CONTACT BU TWO EIGHT ZERO DASH C ASTERISK FOR ADDITIONAL INFO RE SUBJECT'S TRIP AND DES Baees, 24 34 ae i aa END Ney se ie WA so JS * das e APR 10 1964 FBI WASH DC et BU IMs ; FBI@BUFFALO |" VAY F ‘ FD-36 (Rev. 10-29-63) PBI Date: 4/13/64 Transmit the following in (Type in plain text or code) i AIRTEL, AIR MATL ! “(Priority) | DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924) FROM: SAC, BUFFALO (92-61) (P) Oe ala Submission of investigative report is delayed due to immediate investigative attention being directed to establish subject's whereabouts and obtaining current photographs for Hoodlum Album, Report will be submitted to reach the Bureau by 4/18/64. 3,'- Bureau (AM) 1 - Buffalo LFA; jmv (4) REG 27. Gi A924 -306 ye APR 14 1964 Enid ¢ 6 a Wick. ofiN St, ! CEErITy tg ica ke : Approved: Sent in Charge toe | abe Nap ekare aaa es ‘, A i fhe sen 2 »~ Albany @— Bureau fe RM) @) f . - > r ® nA : : . : : = | _ "BAG, AEBANY "ee = oe s/s ‘00, PULPALO (92-61 sub 3). | cate : on Su : = | seein, a . i ae = a . pe ‘ eaninnaaeer On : dat and urlet ae ~ Hea q el _— 72 oy pao ie GONSPTRACY.* Somwereectg erties “Rercoveneed “Albany -Levver- Ques ued aspistanée of BU Soe os Agoni fying voleex of VARlond members of the din : fieagsiond of JOSEPH and STRONY DE STEVANG were specIiically veaquested, On 4/1/64 BY BBomck, 2 nightly placed confideniial pre sourees fprpaioneod five veols.or audio tape containing ¢cnrém sotlons of yarlows individuals talline ih subj ect anid heabors a OF ire familly a During the perdod 11:30 AM to 2:56 PM, JOQSPi TA iY st with PETER A. MAGADDINO; ‘STEVE Er and one oe mow ebay The cad of Reel 2, Reels 3 and 4 and the Pegs of Reet 5 contain volees of FALCONE and other members of tho Magaddino Familys Beeause of the Sic. dian dialess a pees Reels 3, 4, and 5 were sent Go Kansas C2: ay for transilatio by Buffalo lettce to Bureau. dated ee s with an informiblon wopy for Albany. Upon soortunn of the abovementioned reels ron Kansas. Clty, these precise and the Envlish Yransiations will be SueetnAed =f Albany: Offs under above caption. In addition, photographs talon by BuAgents on ya /s4 oF JOSEPH FALCONS, accompanied by an uarldongitied Tans WALL be furnished under she cap tion "TORR FALCONE, - las: AB! ie Lp thy, ww? fer RECORDED EBL Annee) fea) . « Buffalo TA jmb Pe) a MAY 7 1964 dena esac eget taste DREN ERE rt hae nagar aes Pet 2H Tir er Pir wet emetic AR Transmit the following in Date: 4/13/64 (Type in plain text or code) AIRTEL ATR MAIL - REGISTERED | (Priority or Method of Mailing) i TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924) FROM: SAC, BUFFALO (92-61)(P) S MAGADDINO AR WEEKLY SUMMARY AIRTEL The following is a summary of information furnished by BU 280-C* for the period 4/6-12/64: On 4/6/64, CI advised that VINCENT SCRO had returned home. On the same date CI advised that PETER A. MAGADDINO had made tentative arrangements to meet an unidentified girl at a later date. , On 4/7/64, CI advised that a Priest named Father [dha contacted PETER A. MAGADDINO, among others, in an effort to secure assistance. The full details of the ation are being reviewed. It appears that Father cal with the Rev. of Canada, who contacted the Buffalo Office on 4/6/64, Full details concerning Father will be furnis e Bureau by separate communication, Following Fat ure, PETER A. MAGADDINO, SAM RANGATORE coneluded that he had been sent to them, On 4/8/64, CI advised that DANIEL SANSANESE is in ¥ the hospital. On the same date CI observed JOHN CAMMILLERT #/ and PATTY NATARELLI visiting with PETER A. MAGADDINO,. ~ Later, . P] 0 advised that they would ¢#, receive money from on 4/10/64, 4 Gi GLU BO! C3)- Bureau (AM-RM) , . 14 ao q 30 \ t 1 By lg Approved: : r mf 7 8 (i si Ve oe a ak c Li, uy b6 bic BU 92-61 On 4/9/64, JOHN GAMMILLERT visited with PETER A. MAGADDINO, and RANGATORE., CAMMILLERT Indicated that he had just returned from Erie (phonetic) (Pennsylvania?) where he had Gropped_off_a contract-that he had signed. He then mentio mother had died and indicated that phonet would_be tn town on 4/14/64, -CAMMILLERT has an appoinenant with in connection with WO contracting jobs in ara Falls and Genesseo,'.and asked permission’. to have 2 eae (a at the Magaddino Memorial Chapel. He indicated that [| may accompany[ On 4/10/64, ———— ee information to - the informant concerning a charge placed against him for additional payment by the Internal Revenue Service, and stated that he and other individuals, apparently his sisters and brothers, had contributed to the support of their parents. On 4/11/64, CI advised that SAM RANGATORE has an appointment for 4/16/64 at the Camelot Motel, Blasdell, New York, with an unidentified contractor. Later on the same date,[___——_—Jadvisea informant that Mrs. PETER MACK had fired him that day. CL furnished no pertinent information on 4/12/64, moe . % 4 tb f : } - v x z FD-36 (Rev. 10-29-63) FBI % Date: 4/13/64 (iype in plain téxt or code) ip Via ATRTEL AIR MAIL 4 : rer rer Se ae RTE (G28 OD O0R ONE LANGE HD OO GaN ON TEE OID Geel OH TT EAD Hp OHH HVE ONE ONE CD GUD ED FNS font SEE Ett OVE CON Gt OOS OU FORD OUT Ee BED Om SD EL GY GED ONE CUE Grad SOE WD We AEE EP EAD ED OL BAD OEE BOY OWL SUE EE ONT End Sue Transmit the following in TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924) Ni BO FG BUFFALO (92-61) (P) AY vex MAGADDINO, aka AR Remytel to New York dated 4/2/64, Tampa tel to Chicago and Buffalo dated 4/6/64, Tampa tel to Bureau and Buffalo dated 4/9/64, and myairtel to Newark dated 4/8/64, Referenced Tampa teletype dated 4/9/64 set forth that < an investigation at the Sand Castle Motel, Ft. Myers Beach, FL 64 failed to disclose that MAGADDINO or were guests of the motel, The manager of the motel advise eservations had been made in the name of MAGADDINO orf and the subject!s photograph b6 was unfamiliar to hin; b7c On 4/13/64 BU 280-C* advised that SAM RANGATORE discussed with_PETER A, MAGADDINO a recent trip to New York City by RANGATORE, FRED RANDACCIO, ROY CARLISI and possibly PASQUALE NATARELLI, since NATARELLI's 1963 or 1964 four-door blue Buick, 1964 New York license 3069 BU, was apparently used, Both PETER A, MAGADDINO and RANGATORE expressed their concern over the fact that PETER MACK, an associate of subject, had knowledge that subject is in Florida, PETER A, MAGADDINO ‘ J m . ess a G ay © G albeay tae a3) (Info) (AM) al: Z. 0-292 308 ~ Chicago (AM Deans” seminar ~ Miami (92-161) (Info) (aM) ~ Newark (92-513) (Info) (AM) 1s APR 14. 1964 New York (92-864) (AM ~ Philadelphia (92-554) (Info) (AM) Tampa (92-124) (am) ~ Buffaloz A A: JMB .- oh “? ut) ARYL ¢ oes Wick 3) Eo ee ) : \- (\ ¢ Sf i ha a r i wh, Ts ~~ wi BU 92-61 mentioned the subject would be returning to Buffalo, New York, "next week" after having spent three weeks away from home, He further commented upon the fact that the subject was enjoying the Florida sunshine, The New York Office will advise the interested offices of the results of their investigation to locate and identify contacts of MAGADDINO before his departure for Plorida, The Tampa Office will discreetly contact trusted sources of information 1 ee informants to determine whether or pe not MAGADDINO and are residing in the Ft, Myers Beach area, bic Caution should be taken in contacting motel owners in the Ft, Myers Beach area in view of the fact that investigation previously developed information which indicated that VINCENT A, SCRO md the subject have an interest in a motel in that area, The Chicago Office will furnish results of their investigation concerning guests who were reported to be staying at the Sand Castle Motel on 4/4/64 as described in referenced Tampa teletype dated 4/6/64. mn Den FBI Date: 4/20/64 to Transmit the following in a (Type in plain text or code) Via AIRTEL AIR MAIL - REGISTERED A (Priority or Method of Mailing) | Ae en a Nee ta pte fete Oe ge mo pede WY ge FO L—-—---—- v we TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924) 4 FROM: -,SAC, BUFFALO (92-61) (P) ee Ce AR WEEKLY SUMMARY AIRTEL Following is a summary of information furnished by BU 280-C* for the period 4/13-19/64: On 4/13/64, FRED RANDACCIO was observed attempting to locate PETER A. and PETER J. MAGADDINO. ; [ ___}avisea CI he is a candidate for New York : State Assemblyman ,on the an Ke iso _ observed : contacting a = Niagara Falls, New York?) to obtain a favorg examination (for insurance purposes?) for On same date SAM RA R A. MAGADDINO discussed recent discharge of by PETER MACK, They also conjectured how PETER MACK learne that subject was out of town and in Florida. RANGATORE and 1lso discussed trip to New York City by RANDACCIO, » ROY (CARLISI), RANGATORE, and possibly PAT NATARE 5 On 4/14/64, CL learned that Internal Revenue Service (IRS) had disallowed certain deductions and salaries paid to subject and ANTONIO MAGADDINO as reported on income tax returns. PETER A. MAGADDINO indicated matter would be taken ‘ a ; oy yf? ste DA- 2G AY s3PF (3- Bureau (AM-RM) ys 3 1 - Buffalo ice % — gus e011 APR 22 196 By: | 7D = pee ren AM” Tn sn Approved: co ze Ae Se ant _ Sent —— Nt Se ae ee S BU 92-61 On 4/16/64, CI observed PETER A, MAGADDINO making a telephonic date to meet. an unidentified woman. | On 4/16/64, PETER A. MAGADDINO advised VINCENT SCRO of the details of the IRS action in disallowing salaries and depreciation on automobile used by the subject. On 4/17/64, PETER A. MAGADDINO advised an unidenti- fied woman telephonically that he would see her that evening. On the same date PETER A. MAGADDINO advised PETER MACK that the subject would be returning in a couple of weeks. On 4/18/64, CI observed PETER A., PETER J. and ANTONIO MAGADDINO in conversation which is still_being evaluated They were subsequently joined by PETER MACK | nt! On 4/ . MAGADDINO was observed making a date to meet on 4/20/64, is CI furnished no pertinent information on 4/15/64, A Dis . . Ld é “ wy ; ve . - i ~ : 4 | FD=268 (Rev 5-1-59) . . | 4 - iy’; , FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION OFFICE OF ORIGIN : DATE INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD : REPORT OFFICE a ~ : _ BUFFALO BUFFALO "| 4/17/64 |_—-.2/3/63 ~ 4/15/64 - | TITLE OF CASE REPORT MADE BY. TYPED sa 6 | amak: b7C i | | (A) ra “CHARACTER OF CASE. _ STEVE MAGADDINO, aka AR REFERENCES 3 Report of SAA LEON F.. ANDREWS., TRes dated (12/3/63 at Buffalo. ~P~ ENCLOSURES _ TO BUREAU Two copies of a letterhead memorandum characterizing informants and sources covered by T symbols. in this report. Three copies of two letterhead memorandums setting . out information reported by Source Number 1 and Source “Number 2. | a ba ke APPROVED ; SPECIAL AGENT ; " DO NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW COPIES MADE: @- Bureau (92~ agai) Gs) USA, Buffalo 2 ~ Buffalo (92-61) rap Ru .06D ~ Aya if Ff “Roh —_ Accor. OF ATTACHED REPORT NOTATIONS st S. telgyecncenenee ann wennnwee nn cnn ne ; . . cy AV’ U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 16--76324-r° we MAY PAR res a POET LS RCE é an ‘ BU Geno yh BPE a oe wan LEADS aioe Authority, for information relating to the’ Pine Bowl - BURRALO - "ig yee gg Pea Se “AT BUFFALO, NE YORK x , 1s WLLL continue 60 review and: report information 2 feapeived from highly confidential sources..and informants . Cages to, the activities of the MAGADDINO Family, eee oe Wald interview. a representative. of or: an a me of Consolidated Bowling Corporation, | Niagara Fale, “New York, to determine whether or not members of the _. . |, MAGADDINO Family have any financial interest in this: company. ee ae 3. Will intervie] be Consolidated — 3 Bowling Corporation for any Information as fo a possibile ; eerie avae between- STEVE MAGADDINO and . sae ted of cane ECs es bID ey Will nouieu. records of the- New: York State” Bo Bowling - Center, Pine Avenue, Niagara Falis, New York, noting - '., that highly. ‘confidential sources have indicated MAGADDINO has. = some interest or poneeos. over this eras ie aad and. Dex « : » ENPORMANTS TN DETAILS OF BEEORT Source, “BU Re” 4 is ri , | ¥ : ih ee Be a i @ ee * T : lo ae yi - : 1 4 Sains ' oe ; oy . i Bak b> cola » BU 92-61 =. 4." ADMINISTRATIVE (continued) . Vardous members of the MAGADDINO group were interviewed = _ and denied knowledge of or being in contact with AGUECI, f t ies ae recen - sub ect_of Case aka; AR,” Bufile See ee) '. furnished information concerning the murder o ; . eapbioned’ .- AGUECT and AGUECI's association with STEVE MAGADDINO and. “) oghers in the narcotics rackets, | eae * 2 oo a °.. Buffalo Office captioned "UNSUBS; Murder of ALBERT AGUECT: , 005; AR," ‘Buffalo file 92-02, and Bufile 115-543, 00 ~ “On -1/15/64,. a separate case was opened by the’. . coe ao Ne en ee On 2/20/64, BU 280-C* furnished infommftion con~— _ . cerning a meeting of STEVE MAGADDINO, JOHN Vex CAMMILLERT, -— » and ROY (believed to be ROY CARLISL) in”Niagara Falls, New eh fae . Nork, During this meeting,. BU 280-C* reported information Ee See “Which indicated that a woman was going to be "nig! xh: aS . _Ganada and the person who was going to maké the "hit": may . Stay as a guest. at the home of someone in Canada age SS ' they were.on vacation. Based upon this, it was the opinion | aaa Of BU 280~C® that JOHN ’V.. CAMMILLERT or-ROYYCARTIST would Mp. ‘. -' accompany someone to Canada in order to“handle this asdign~ .°° /- nent. MAGADDINO is to be advised when either CAMMILLERT _. or CARLISI return to Buffalo through Canada when the job:. '. Was “been done. It should-be noted that information was. . previously reported by BU 280-C* which indicated that... _ ' -MAGADDINO, RANDACCIO, and NATARELLI are very much .concerned © over the possibility that. the widow of ALBERT AGUECI,: now .. . Besiding in Toronto, may. expose their former connections - i with ALBERT. AGUECI to the police, This highly confidential sduree:has reported. that Mrs. AGUECI has been making such o 2 threats in an attempt to recover. $10,000 in. bail .money which. ~ >. Was provided for her husband's rélease after his extradition vit fo New York City to stand trial on narcotics charges in: he ‘Southern District of New York, °° a fees Leads and investigative attention in-this matter ,@e being conducted under case. captioned "UNSUBS; Murde? » «Of ALBERT AGUECI; OOJ; AR,". Therefore, no. leads are being . ..8e¢ forth in this report concerning the above matter.” . oar 28 APES Lied Oo lad . COVER PAGE | — “BU 90-63. | | _ Srseetieat (continued) ” a a 7 As previously reported, BU. 80- o® furnished: ~ Fy “information: indicating that STEVE. MAGADDINO may have’ _ Pe an interést in the’ gambling. casino puilt and operated”. bet are by | ti“(‘;i‘‘CCC(C* SC The Miami Office has beeh =o. 0) Tc } lhe designated as~orrace of origin to’ prepare a: summary et wy Report of: Miami file 92-1176, aa “w- further. informatiomnhas been developed by the ‘Butralé _ OfPice. corieerning. MA ADDINO's possible intérest in. the. ae ok gambling casino in the Grand Bahama Islands. . we EG ot “Miami was also désipnatea as ‘office of origin “In ease captioned "TUCAYAN. BEACH HOTEL, GRAND BAHAMA’~ 2 TSLANDS; AR," in which the gambling interests and — ne, activities. of" ‘those involved are being fete Out. py ae COVER PAGE wot f “e : , ; . . ! ' -BD-204.(Rov. 3-3-80) @ @ , ~ wf . oy _ UNITED. STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE * . FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION . _ Copy to: 1. - USA, Buffalo : ° | get Leer) Office: Buffalo, New York : Date: 7 8 5 _ Field Office File Nor 9262. —— Bureau File Now “-ge=292 Titles STEVE MAGADDINO Character: ANTI -RACKETEERING Synopsis: Subject continues to reside at 5118 Dana Drive, Town of Lewiston, New York, and has been observed frequently at the Magaddino Memorial ‘Chapel, Niagara Falls, New York, owned by the MAGADDINO Famil pubic eported . JOHN C. so b6 MONTANA, a. member of the MAGADDINO Fami bic died Mamch 18. 196 biect! Ss Cid . £7p “parents, Long island, New York on March 25, ubject and . and their wives reported .O be vacationing in wlorida in April of 196%. ‘Saictaietndabintstbenbesticntiate | Lp. Details: -AT BUFFALO, NEW YORK Since December 3, 1963, ‘spot checks were made in the Town of Lewiston, New York, and it was determined that subject continues to maintain residence with his wife in a large prick ranch style home at 5118 Dana Drive, Town - of Lewiston, New York, Telephone BUtler 5-1937. This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. ney % 7 On. several occasions and as. late as April J 196, STEVE MAGADDINO has been observed @riving a ‘ay . Cadillac, bearing 1964 New, York. License TE 1665, a . Business Interests = oo eae and Ineome, an a ae ren . BU 92-61, As previously reported, an investigation was “tnt tated by: the ‘Buffalo Office to‘determine if STEVE. 2. MAGADDINO has. a financial interest or some degree of control in the Consolidated Bowling Corporation, « At: the time the prospectus.for Gonsolidated Bowling Corporation was issued, the names of the officers and directors were “Yeviewed without. indicating: an ‘interest by STEVE MAGADDINO, ‘ -It' is noted, however, that. the records of the New: York State - Liquor. Authority show such ¢ holders in Consolidated : Bowling Corporation as[——sC—“‘“CNCOOCOCCCC#id aA ‘One Niagara: ta YOrK . “Lt: is Blgo 1 no: c Dror vo. 1958, inembers of” the "MAGADDINO- Family were ‘principal operators and-stockholders of the - Power Gity. Brewing Company in Niagara: Falls, . New. York,. . Mestimony taken before the New York State Liquor Authority a at the time, this corporation. was in existence disclosed that - large. sums of money had been loaned to: the Power OEY —bID ve be | bIC Hof gal from either the office or residence telephone of. rr Se aiae ee wld and the’ “Bpapasso ‘Olas= Aa “mobile Agency. . There are no records. avatlable indicating a r a complete settlement: of thé debts existing between[ | —: the Trapasso. Ch eomopits Hens? with ee _ y rewing Company. pane ‘As ‘previously vaported, a also ae “stockholder in Consolidated Bowling Corporation. and was. - > formerly with the Bureau of Iriternal Revenue in Ni : w Yorks, ‘and: later. held the position, ns eo ‘Niagara County. | As ig gee Te In view. of ‘the “sngepest] ras in. the. . 3 ee tee ae eres and operation of the Gucayan Beach: Hotel, a -* Grand Bahama Islands, an investigation. was conduc! ee oe es ' | weported concerning the possible interest, either ° or MAGADDINO | may have in the, Duecayan Beach Hotel. ae pa During the period June 8; 1963 ena saly- 215. 1963,. a ae thé Long-distance telepho chargés to the office and’ | a ie ricenee: velephone -of were. reviewed, ~ There is set forth: petiow the identities of ‘the 7 guibsoribers bo telephones: an the, Buffalo area which were during, the aforementioned, period. - These “names and numbers’ were objained from ‘the’ 1963 Buffalo, ec ie " Belephone Directory. ' ‘Dates. Pele hone Number s gab aatanei ous te a Of/EF th oe 5100 a _ .Ward=Burns, “Ene ny © es os 1 gis ae ae a. 19 Printers, - 501 ‘Washington. | ees ae a = “Buffalo, New. York | *6/ii, 24,26/63 ©. Th 37600. |, “Reifers Brovk and ed Da geen ee he ES ER a eg ee Bellanca .< Certified | _. °* ‘Public Accountants,. OT Delaware Avenue, ~ ; air Gea Naa eee te = - Buffalo; New York i OS/UB/OZ Coe TL 28280 om,” Wile. and- Company, 0 ae Ms Gin og a , _- ° Glothing: Manufacturers, ees New, POE f “I ome ~ Dates xf mh: ye nina k . + x : i . tad s \ J 6/20/63 . 6/21/63. 6 /eiT 1/3/63: ; afi /e3 763 at /a/63. 1/6 518/83 7 “1/9/83 | BU 92-61 ate “snaysa 1 gheps a 628/63 “ “ ‘elephone Number TL 345577 Te A 8la5 7 ie “760. . ey 6.8500. E ALO057 TL 6-6411 _ PP .6-7550 FF 60282 ot 3 “5019 ° TR jaune mx 6ostor oe, se court ‘House a ce ' Buffalo, New, York Ee - Suburban Lanes a . Amherst, New York | . + < _ Subseriber . Adadressograph= '* Multigraph Corporation, | wie :. Buffalo, | New York.” Serer Davis Refirigeration wea . Company, ° TRC + 5) Buffalo, « Do New York | , oe! <- Dietold and MiLionzt, | . Law Firm, : 438 Maan Sos _ Street, Buflalo,” ‘New oD ae York . . Buftare Data. “Processing. ‘Institute, ‘Buffalo. New . York Jo. - Spéctalized | Training. on “New Youn? Darfetos vee New York | _ © Sporteerviee;” Ine.) orbs _ BubFalo,, New York eo ; wa ad “ P/ea/e3 |, BR 5-981; _ BU. 92-61 | “ Dates | | o>. BelLephone Number - ” Subsériber oa 7/42/63 | ER 8+1178_ — 1 op AS previously. reported, | a telephone call: was. - plecea on July. 8, 1963 from the office of sey Telephone Number TE be , 7c 3 “ b7D > - NK 92-513 it a ae Fe RGF: fe . - = | Be obe81 The fo: investigation was conducted by | Special gig (lollouine anvapttg at Trenton, New Jersey: © Corporation records as pertaining to the incorporation . of the American International Bowling Corporation of Fair Lawn, ‘Incorporated, were reviewed at the office of the Secretary. of State, State House, West State Street, and information under _ File Number 477801 as pertaining to this corporation: is as follows: | . Original certificate of incorporation, ' dated - November 12, :1958, for the American International. "Bovling “ Corporation of Faiz Lawn, Incorporated; was filed with the office of the Secretary of State on November 14, 1958. as The location of the principal office in the. State OF New Jersey is. Journal Square Building, -Enos Place and Newkirk Street, Jersey City, New Jersey, ‘County of Hudson, The name of the agent therein and in charge thereof, - upon - mn = an this Corporatson: may be cove: is. ~ ‘The character of the business is to texans build, be manage, operate and conduct bowling alleys and to generally ae ‘deal in bowling | alley equipment. of all kinds. mee The total authorized capital stock with which the eae corporation will commence business is. $1,000, The total authorized capital stock of: the corporation is $125, ,000 divided into d, 250 shares. of a par value of $100 per Bua. =. The names and post office addresses of the - ‘.incorporators and the BOnDES of shares subscribed for by each are: as follows : , Name eA thet tes ddaneds = - Numbex of Shares — ' NK 92-513 - RGF:amd BU 92-61 7 The period of existence of this corporation - is unlimited, - : . . : An annual. report, dated June 24, 1959, was filed with the office of the Secretary of State, Trenton, . en New Jersey,.on June 29, 1959. The amount of stock outstanding at this time is shown to be $1,000. The: hanes and addresses - of all of the directors and officers, and the term when the office of each expires, are as follows ; Name of Director Address 7 . Ex iration of Term ' Officer 7 . Address ‘Expiration: of Term - The last annual report for this corporation was vo filed on June 21, 1961, with the office of thé Secretary of - §tate, Trenton, New Jersey, and the officers and directors: of - NK 92-513 . 7 ; _ . + RGPFsamd 7 PEE « - -BU 92-61 ee a : the corporation are the same as listed on the 1959 annual report for the corporation, It is noted that the addréss for on the 1961 annual report is shown as ew Jersey, : cod ~ BU QaH62 0 ~ Baayen 4 DO ‘Since August of 1963, an investigation has een” _ conducted. ‘to ‘determine. whether or. not STEVE MAGADDINO - ‘attended -a:."Gommission" meeting in either the New York Caby - Or New Jersey area during ‘the. summer of ag 3s “On. Mareh 265 1961; BU T. 2 indicated tha. no: - tiformatton has been received indicating “where MAGADDINO - ‘went when he Left his home for approximately two weeks’ ~ during the: latter part’ of uly, 1903. ; we A t ie ck : ~ » y , . , . ~ , 3 > , . + ° a + * ¥ at ‘ ‘ % - .y e te y 3 . 5 , to, ’ - ' 8 . 4 L ’ 4 4 ® ot. . - ? -~LO~ a ee sk * . ate . , 4 “a ota, ‘ ¢ . s PD-802 (eve d-26-60) or BUREAU OF INVESTICA® A Date ___ 9/47/64 _____. 4 ‘thal Monaco: Motel, Little Beck Avenue and the Eoach, Ventnor, Now Jersey, advised a search of the records of her office did not reflect any guest during 1963 named MAGADDINO, BONGTORHO or BONGI. Le rises nape she was not acquainted with any persons paring these nanes. eee! pointed out the notel has changed own ership and she was not employed by the motel during the sunmer of 1963, b6 b7c ‘le # Buffalo 92-61 On 730764 ° —yentnor;—itew Jersey ——— *''° " yevari wesons By SA it Date dictated 2/33/64 This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. a10s ee te ene ee ee” eee eS oe ee ee a ee vA Ben Sa 2 Fi, © dee i alte Ma a ee i te FD-02 (Rev. 1-25-60) Orn BUREAU OF INvEsTICA gy@ vi ° 2 Date February 12, 1964 DDLNG stated that at the time she Tex he t with her the guest list which was used for Advertioine purposes. A review of this list reflected the following nanes: VICTOR BRUNO 2006 Shunk Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania PETER MAGGIO 3411 West Caulter Street Philadeiphia, Pennsylvania stated this list did not reflect the period of residence at the motel. ei. | a Seid Buffalo ects by —SA-ROBERT-E.-FAG6+3e8——_______-_— Date dictated 3 9 f64.———— This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. ai 22 bé6 bic “BU 92662 7 - ee It is noted. that: the hotel registrations stow the | ‘name of VICTOR. BRUNO, of 2006 Shunk Street,. ‘Philadelphia, a Penngylvania. It is. noted, that ANGELO ‘BRUNO, a thember of the "Commission" from Philadelphia, is the ‘prother of* - . VICTOR BRUNO of the above’ address. It is also noted. that oe ANGELO. BRUNO has a brother-in-law, PETER: MAGGIO, who resides _ a at 3H West Caulter Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, “YIOTOR BRUNO has: Philadelphia Police Department | ““Suinber' 146653 with a record of one arrest occurring on . April. 19, 1935 at ‘1147 South. Eighth Street, Philadelphia, Lor violation of the Pennsylvania State ‘Liquor Control Act in that 13 five gallon cans of white aleohol, I five ‘hundred. gallon still in operation, 1 cooling system and 2 one - thousand gallon: wooden vats. of mash were.confiscated. and/or : destroyed... He was. 22 years of age and resided at that-time at 823 Tasker Street, Philadelphia. ‘He was arrested ‘with : a his brother, ANGELO BRUNO. | Tn March of, 1964; an investigation was’ conducted | og ne Buffalo. and New York Offices to determi Ez _ MAGA ‘ed to.New York Gity. wi who 1s. also known aS “An, investigation was also conducted “bo determine a “aE “MagappzN6 had planned’ to, leave the ‘United States. — ‘On March 85s 1964, the Piles: of the Passport : “Offices tate, Washington, D. G., were reviewed by SA These files disclosed that STEFANO ” MAGADDENO- was issued Passport Number 320287 at Washington, “D. C.: on January. 253 1927 for a proposed travel of six months . to. Italy, France, ‘Switzerland and England,’ In his application dated January 22; 1927, at Buffalo, New York, ‘MAGADDINO stated. he had intended to’ depart. New York City by. an“ unknown: » Ship on. ‘February Lf, 1927, .This passport was ‘valid for’ bwo years ahd. valid for all countries. : STEFANO MAGADDINO stated he was ‘Born Oetober 10, ° “3800, in Palermo,. Italy, and immigrated to the United States in .1919,. During | the period 1919 - 19273. he resided’ at : Brooklyn | and. Niagara Falls; New York. He was naturalized - MIB “BIC : - Buffalo, who had known MAGADDINO, for fifteen years. oe MAGADDINO . On ‘denon 33 | “were conducted ‘at the home of ¥ a toe ‘ i> > aoe ae. vk zi : : ri : ne org a eos my % dt: in SRE * ae : a 3, . oe af la Oe ER, gue oe, ay ete Se ee : ah ‘ Fi : ; a i mo , 4 5 i ° f ; bipeh es the Supreme Court ab: Niagara Balls, “New: York: on ~ November 24, 1924, The passport file Shows that MAGADDINO ts - Certificate of - Naturalization was seen’ by, ‘passport authorities. . "At that time, MAGADDINO. gave his permanent: residence as. " Niagara Falis.,.New., York, and listed his. father as JOHN . “MAGADDINO , “born in Italy.’ The identifying witness to “the: application was ANGELO PINNA (illegible), 981 Niagara Street, gil On Narch 244 26H. ) aa eae Street, West Babylon, New York, an 1195 Brookdale Avenue;. Bayshore, New York, for a 19603 (~° . Oldsmobile neers New SOR muOeHne ae 072 % with negative Pesults. 7 we oo ae a It. is: nbeed ‘ehat this ‘pegiatration is -tistéa ‘for: oS LyINCENT A.” SGRO; -a ‘son-in-law of STEVE MAGADDINO, who ag, resides. on Dana Drive *" Tt is also noted that — On March ah, 1961; Special Agents’ of the: New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation observed - + - SALVATORE WILLIAM. BONANNO , gon of JOSEPH BONANNO, - Leaving - his home arte 1515 Tyler Avenué;’ East Meadow, . New York, “>. accompa SEPH BATTAGLIA ‘and going to the = - home of They remained: at this address. -for a few minutes .and then. proceeded. to their usual jharigout at the, Hotel Wentworth, 59 West’ 46th Street, New. Youj! gity, -:Surveillances throughout the day at- the Hotel Wentworth: and - “ » wieinity thereof failed to disclose the whereabouts _ ‘Of STEVE tae -MAGADDINO. It is noted: that GHARLES JOSEPH: BATTAGLIA is beac subject of another investigation by the Los Angeles. and . - - Phoenix Offices, CHARLES JOSEPH BATTAGLIA arrived in New. .. York City from Tucson, peeeone, during the week provectne Mareh ah, aia ee | : a i. ae % “Sy 92: ou" CE: ks ee 35 ge ES ng oe | ad aeriadee aa Mean ton 156 at 737 vista + Street; West Babylons. New: cae ie 1195. Buc failed to digelose the whereabouts of STEVE MAGADDIN C <) capproximately 6:00 a.m,., March 25,1964, the 1963° Oldsmobile. - owned by VINCENT. Ay SCRO was observed leaving the residence - .~ OF GASPAR: BONGIORNO, 29 Winston Drive, Shirley; New fork: 7 “and “traveling tn a westerly, direction. ie a oe Tab. 10258 -a.m., Maren 26, 1964, | ee a Sass : observed. STEVE MAGADDINO in Niagara Falls, New York. ,ft'is =: bic *’ noted thab this is.the first’ information received: showing 9 Bee _ cy. that MAGADDINO had returned bo. ese a Bente, en York. Soe a Stew York, New Work, : ae ea nwa on April 15, 1964, BU 1-3 advised: that he tea '. "weeedved reliable Anformation that STEVE MAGADDINO.is‘’in- - Florida, .BU T-3 stated ser Be ae Hoe: know. whe area, an. ; . Florida where MAGADDIN ated i be knew wo that | MAGADDINO and y oe .” “driven to Florida with their | n Car, - . 3° BU P-3 stated that ‘approximabely a RoAtE pee MAGADDINO had -. @iseussed plans to take a vacation to the West Coast of the _. United States, but because of. Mrs, MAGADDINO's. health: and her | “. dislike for air travel, they did not go. BU £-3 further "stated that: their original: travel plans: to Florida had beer “.-ehanged because of the fact that MAGADDING's daughter, Mrs, . |. ANGELINE LA DUCA, -has a health problem caused by “epiliptic ~ : - * PAGS. Mes. LA DUCA is the wife.of JAMES V. LA DUCA and Mere. nex’ door ta prea in ss mas of PERI SEORS. New - Ske Bu: pes: be beca Pat. Guptke the ‘Paid of» 1963, nes e ne -- Smecetved ‘4nformation: from an:ckndividual who maintains a close association with STEVE MAGADDENO ‘and members.of his: family, $6 the effeet that although. MAGADDINO is 72 years. of age, he :-:. ‘is.in relatively good health.-He/stated that during the | et 2 Me .° “summer-and fall of 1963, .MAGADDINO and his. wife had. been. Sick © 4.7% n »., ‘on occasions with either colds--or viruses, ‘however, these tee ete Ws illnesses did not vegult in MAGADDINO Ceo bedridden, a 1 oe Px - = , ~15= bey ee un % BU 92-61 - ae “fagannins and ° - 7 E — 2, a . ‘ 7 wks i 3 mn He : om Same Sg f er . * a TRS : 4 eg ‘ : ‘ mee é " er a vo, x . con rat oe : i eh i ora 2 ‘ 4 roses es #3 PF A Oe - i a ne ‘ S : , : f ‘ a) fob, ME a met : - 4 *, , . . = : ” : : Be PG rs e - * a ee ¥ a y 5 - a ' : 3 eee E < > 1 ee ‘ - aed “hy ade SCY Soll “ 4 ‘ 4 Veene tine ae the summer of 1963, MAGADDINO aibaned! a ‘ “hospital for a checkup in Niagara Falls,. New ‘York, and. -to his knowledge nothing: serious was: wrong: With MAGADDINO, BU T-3' stated that on several occasions. inguiries con- | ‘gerning the whereabouts of MAGADDINO ‘from members of his * | Family. have been met with a response that. MAGADDINO’ is- home: sick when’ actually MAGADDINO would be out, of town. With. regard to: the. i, formation that STEVE. are in Florida, it. siiowta: “pe noted that previous investigations have disclosed that«. STEVE MAGADDINO, and other members. of: . the. MAGADDINO Family have vacationed at Fort Myers Beach, - - Florida. - While in this area, MAGADDINO and members of: his’ * family stayed at the Sand Castle Motel; 905 Estero Boulevard, ~~. Fort Myers Beach, Florida.: It is also noted ‘that members: of the SCRO Family own: shares of stock ina ‘business. known’ - “y as Estero-Sands, Inc., which has a mailing. address: of 1133, Estero Boulevard, Fort Myers Beach, Florida, me ‘the records of. the ‘Auto Bureau of the Niagara a ounty Sheriff's Office show -that a 1964 Gadiliac,. black” | “60D with ‘gray bottom, bearing New York licenge 7E 1665, is © Listed to-the Magaddino’ Memorlal Chapel ain ‘Niagara Falls, « “New York, Duri - A “Contact wh Cae Members. ee erie. bey see age MAGADDLNO souhay a ere Falles New York, GARLIST: was Ones Net ‘FRED Ge "_. RANDAGCIO and another unidentified man‘who was Bate a. : oo the back’ seat. of the car... After parking the. car, RANDACCIO | oa Was observed leaving the car and enterin ; ‘with STEVE MAGADDINO, SAM RANGATORE and oon After a short visit. to a‘nearby coffee shop, MAGADDINO and. ' RANGATORE. were observed need the car. driven: aa CARLIST. ob ae mating aay. 1 . o> ge 2 : ‘ . Cot a Pa | ~ fe te * « F Pau . A 2 “BU 92-61 oo) . During ‘the tiotith: of ‘March, “1964, ‘STEVE MAGADDINO : ; "was. observed, on several ocdéasions talking with. various <7. rs members of. the MAGADDINO- Family, in Niagara Falls, New- Yor. * On, several occasions, the following. ene ye ddaie were nae ope cemes dn. conuaoy with. STEVE MAGADDINOs Ws : A “JOHN Vv. CAMMILLERT, a’ close associate. at of FRED G, RANDACCIO. in Buffalo, New - _ York, and the operator of Vinjames -. . Construction, Company nee" 2,° PETER MACK, 1744. 100th street, Magara euttlie. os BE ' .Balis, New York © on. . os ag a a 3,.' SAM RANGATORE, .a “Myheel nasi” “Bor STEVE - ‘ “: MAGADDINO. and operator of Rarigatore ~~ a Vending Company, Niagara Falis, New York. . ‘Ox VENCENT | AY ! SoRO, a igoaia ag a and employee : ? of the Camellia’ Linen Supply’Company. — ae As previously reported, JOHN C. MONTANA of ~— Buffalo, New York was identified by JOSEPH VALACHI as a member of "Cosa Nostra”. and a member of the MAGADDINO ° Bamily. It has also been reported that since the Apalachin meeting there have been very few open contacts between .. : members of. the MAGADDINO Family. and JOHN @, MONTANA, ae es On ‘Marah 18, 1964, JOHN C. MONTANA, agé 70, a died on the Buffaio General Honey eee at. Buffalo, | New York. 0. Department also furnished “considerable. InrormavTon | -. the organization and the racketeering activities,.of.members 7 _ . “of the ee ett Far iys General information was furnished - _., by VALACHT. and implicating MAGADDINO and: ; q te i 4 : SS ‘ % ‘ f ; 5 eH a 7 z ° ‘ : : a J ' te # % , ‘ 2 gs 7 x PP, de Lone 7 ‘ as * . : . ' e & . ati ahs eee , ‘ v . ‘ " 1 : : pe 2 3 ot , ss ‘ - ' ¢ anne ‘ ed oe Me. , e x roy fs oe ety ‘ 7s . . ‘ ‘ 1 > BU 92-61 aa _ following a heart attack, -At the gime of his death, . MONTANA was Board Chairman of the Van Dyke.Taxi and. Transfer Company with a residence of 340 Starin Avenue, _° Buffalo. Shortly before his death, MONTANA had been. - Living’ in.an apartment on Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, New. _ York, 0 4. aes - pes ar ea "ay though the Magaddino Memorial Chapel in Niagara Falls, New York handled the funeral arrangements, the body _of JOHN @, MONTANA remained at his home at 340 Starin = "Avenue until the burial on March 23, 1964, Woe atte eee - Onief Investigator L______]of the Exile County District Attorney's Office in Buffalo advised that fe nthended the. funeral services of JOHN C. MONTANA on - March 23,. 1964, however, he did not. observe STEVE MAGADDINO | : present at’ the funeral. He stated he saw either.PETER A, _.ov PETER J. MAGADDINO handle the funeral -arrangements at a the ‘Montana, Mausoleum at the Elmlawn Cemetery, 3939. Delaware — Avenue, Town of Tonawanda, New Yorwe 7 Fos 7 Nees _ ALBERT AGUECI -. . Narcotics Matters ot > = “'> Ag previously’ reported, JOSEPH VALACHL testified ‘ pefore the Senate Permanent Subcommittee in Washington, — 'D, G. concerning his knowledge of the organization and the | = operations of "Cosa Nostra.” During the time he was | . ‘appearing .before this committee, VALACHI was confined at - the Post Stockade, Fort Monmouth, Ney In addition — : ave by VALACHT : _ FRED G. RANDACCIO with. the murder of ALBERT AGUECI. .. . ee SY sears ng b6 bic} NE 92-513 a So = ee , aLK: RS. he en Fae BU 92-61 ° : _— he e ollowing investigation: was conducted by - SA Ft. Monmouth, New, Jersey, on: ; , Pebruary. a4, 1964; °; - ae Lieutenant Colonel EMMETT W. COX, oR, Provost Marshal, Fort _Monmouth, New Jersey, advised - -¢that JOSEPH VALACHI was. confined at the Post Stockade Be this. installation from ‘February % 1988, until ; September, 963 e . ; ns : cox stated that on september 28, 1963, VALACH. left this installation via- helicopter, and . he was'dressed in "battle fatigue clothes. ‘He pointed out that he Left. on a Thursday. . J cox explained that in connection with the: confine- ment of VALACHI at Ft. Monmouth, many of the guards from ; the Headquarters Special Troops were brought in to ' b6 - gupplement the military police detachnent always < on duty bIC at the Post Stockade. - a — "In addition, he stated that. fizty military police- men were ‘prought- in for assistance from Ft. Dix, New Jersey. . ‘He added that. the normal complement of Military Policemen at Ft... Monmouth, -New Jersey, is approximately. 8men. He se stated it wokld "practically be impossible'to determine at this -time if any of the men assigned to the guarding of VALACHE | “were untrustworthy". . 7 | Invostigaios PMID Fort ; - Monmouth, New Jersey, advise a e had examined pertinent : files maintained at the military police detachment and determined © that one as one Of the militar licément assigned d of VALACHI and thatlo was "reportedly" the son of a butcher in New York. Hé stated that his records . reflect that -New: - . York, and that he is scharged from the service. (honorable) a ~19- FD-902 (Rey, 1-25-60) Qo BUREAU OF nvestica MD ; ~L~ ) Date _ af5foe On 2/4/64 at ___ Washington, D. @, _ File # On February 4, 1964,[ | vdlewed photographs of the following named individuals and furnished the following information concerning each: STEFANO MAGADDINO known tol_—sdas "noss" of the Burfalo "family" of "La Cosa No not seen in approximately years. FRED @. RANDACCTO Saree as “underboss 9 e@ .. Buffalo "family" in 1960 ALBERT AGUECL. PASQUALE NATARELLI. was not known to DANIEL SANSANESE, JR. was not known to ROY CARLISI was not. known to JAMES V. LA DUCA was not known to a member of the Buffalo "family," but. he could not elaborate specifically as to how he was aware of this membership. yas not Known | b6 bi7c b7D puttee? 92-61 BA elw/mak Date dictated [5/ This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. -20- wi BU 92-61 WFO. TRU ° mo - WIPO AQUEOT ~~ — khown Leal a as oe _. Inember of the Buffalo _ Vramil "ALBERT AGUECI _ ‘known $0 URO in New York, meeting At this 1A and MAURO intreduce Arriving in Buffalo, dew ¥ -21-" MAURO arranged a. | Maggie! par located on Madison _ ; Avenue in New rey ears ES hae toate 7 a termined to be atated that they were introduced as "friends sig Ours of the Buffalo "family." a - "aw : BU 92-61 , bhe hotel and were surpriged bc Bae Wenig! who also aa - South America. : : J* : @ so < . Ww WFO 72-117 aoe - , 4 oar 5, 7 i # = 2g oat Ne: : : ert s he «Tiga sad tat vith STEVE MAGADDINO, oaral stemmed ' MAGADDINO was in South Anerica bus that oo wou _ arrange’ a ai with another BUY —_ four! arrived, Ont this dame night of. whor “tl ad '. the. Sead they mad hd dia. not : by two pther individuals py name but not an membexis of the could’ not recall their names. 9 - °°: 3 - " vi S 2 Left, went eo ag ba elose by, thie. stayed in the room. request he joined ‘or one drink and.s Petuentng Oo the. roomy met! who were the fact they had left left and went to bed. he fiLabout four o'clock in the semsne( Ivo up and daw dressed and ready to leave, ha’ ng ae take him to the airport fot : Later and tool: when he met ? me DD nn Ae ~b6 b7c -b7D F se , we : . et O° .ghe 2 84a 208 yea Bors . A ae ee rn er b7C “BU 92-62 - 9 ve a Pees ie ee b7D bed 72-1 cg. oe ee aw be Sar ge Fie J : Mat aayl____as eee s & home ‘heavy: where an apartment was placed ab his disposal.» This house, ; Wag. oceupled | by. . returned to New ‘York the followite day ag. previously advised, Ho, stated he did not meet any other members of the Buffalo "family" during. this Uneeaan . Te Stated he haduo contacts with - at that time bat ‘Spoke 5 several _ VITO AGUEGL is” ae eligaple: ‘Por anbie:, ponsideratesa: anes "48 not scheduled for discharge by mandatory release until » Auguat BPs: 971. His full term expires: February ay A976. “Wien regard to the bail money for ALBERT AGUECI by the Stuyvesant Insurance Gompany, it.is noted: that this “company maintains a branch office at 75 Maiden. Lane, New . |. “. York, New: York’, with headquarters at .1105’, Hamilton Street, . . ‘Allentown, Pennsylvania. Mailing privileges«for. ‘he . ’ Stuyvesant. Insurance Company are in care. éf the Jaw firm -6f Powers, Katlan and eS located at, 90, John Mbrost; New, tork Clty... coed ie ee a Siete the records of 8 Pine: United States District Court in the Southern District _ . 12, “bE gcc New Yovk: show that the. Stuyvesant. ‘Tnsura fe) pany of» <. GORE. 4 vertu , Bronx 51, New’ be megs : bond in May of 1960. “the Bub ject’ of a@ narcotics arrest, was declared a TuLbive. from: justice on November i, 1960. He has: Since been Sper pended es -_ oy - * pD-323 (Rev. 11-29-61) é é di SN UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Buffalo, New York In Reply, Please Refer to April 17, 1964 File No. Title STEVE MAGADDINO ANTI-RACKETEERING Character (Buffalo file 92-61) Reference Report of 5 ated and captioned as above All sources (except any listed below) whose identities are concealed in referenced communication have furnished reliable information in the past. : This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and {s loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. . “ b6 bic - UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 7 ‘ FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION _ "pa Buffalo, New York - In. Reply, Please Refer to - oo, 2 7 Meher 92-61 April 17, 1964 | STEVE MAGADDINO, aka, ANTI-RACKETEERING | ~ Report, of saa[ dated April 17, 1964, at Buffalo. CHARACTERIZATION OF INFORMANTS BU T-1 BU T-2 BU T-3, ro o b6 ° bIc b7D UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ee oe . : Buffalo, New York ~ In Reply, Please Refer to April 17, 1964 — ; File No. . STEVE MAGADDINO > ANTI-~RACKETEERING. Personal History Records of the Passport Office, Department of State, Washington, D. C., disclosed STEVE MAGADDINO was born October 10, 1891 at Palermo, Italy, and immigrated to the United States in 1919. During the period 1919 - 1927, he maintained residence in Brooklyn, and Niagara Falis, New York. He was naturalized at Niagara Falls, New York on November 24, 1924, STEVE MAGADDINO currently resides at 5118 Dana Drive, Town of Lewiston, New York, Telephone Butler. 5~1937.. : - On January 17, 1964, Source Number 1 furnished information that STEVE MAGADDINO was noticeably ill. PETER A, MAGADDINO, the son'of STEVE MAGADDINO, stated that he wanted to take his father to Florida for a couple of weeks and offered to pay all the expenses for the trip. This offer was declined by STEVE MAGADDINO. Source Number ~ ‘1 reported that although STEVE MAGADDINO was interested- a in taking a trip or vacation, he was unable to find a . member of his family who would accompany him on a trip. SAM RANGATORE, a close associate of STEVE MAGADDINO, pointed out that ANTONIO MAGADDINO, the brother of STEVE MAGADDINO, objected to traveling with his brother, Source Number 1 indicated that PETER A, MAGADDINO. had discussed the possibility of having his father travel to either Tampa or Miami, Florida by airplane for a vacation, : It should be noted that on January 7, 1964, _ Source Number 1 reported that STEVE MAGADDINO has expressed some concern over his weight problem. At that time, STEVE é MAGADDINO informed SAM RANGATORE that he now weighs 187 lbs. GO RSLs Bee wes ; soa er This document contains neither recommen- ; vi si FBI, It is the MAY 22 vie dations nor conclusions of the i properly of the FBI and is loaned fo your Agency; it and its contents are not to be dis- tributed outside your agency. |. STEVE MAGADDINO — ANUL-RACKETESRING ‘ Source Number 1 has also furnished information that because of the age of STEVE MAGADDINO and his health . conditions, he, STEVE MAGADDINO, has expressed: an interest in making a visit to Ttaly before he > dies. ; - On February 1, 1964, Source’ Number 1 reported : - chat STEVE MAGADDINO had met that day with VINCENT A, SCRO, ~ b6 | PETER A, MAGADDINO, ee SAM RANGATORE and BIC. JOHN V. CAMMILLERI. During this meeting, STEVE MAGADDINO - expressed a desire to take a trip to Italy and visit the | Island of Sicily with his wife where they. would stay in a- - Farmhouse owned by his brother-in-law. According to Source Number 1, STEVE MAGADDINO complained that he fears he has - ' . not too much longer to live. In discussing vacation spots, SAM RANGATORE recommended such winter resorts as Mexico , City, Acapulco, Mexico, and the Bahama Islands. Source Number 1 was unable to determine whether MAGADDINO had - ‘arrived at any ‘decision concerning his travel plans. ; “Source Number 1 stated that STEVE MAGADDINO discussed at some length his experience with prostitutes | ‘in Spain and Italy and after: coming to the United States. _He indicated that he was able to speak Spanish fairly : well which enabled him to get around in Spain, It was the | opinion of Source Number 1 that MAGADDINO was referring tO. visits to Spain prior to 1927. On February 6, 1964, Source Number 1 advised that "STEVE MAGADDINO had met that day with PETER MACK, an ex~boxer who operates the restaurant and bar at. the Pine Bowl Bowling Center in Niagara Falls, New Yorks: Source Number 1 stated that STEVE MAGADDINO informed PEPER MACK that his wife had. - eomplained all night that she-was dieing and PETER MACK | suggested that STEVE MAGADDINO and his wife fly south for — a few days, PETER MACK indicated that he and his wife were - flying to’ New York Gity for 4 days and were returning to - Niagara Falls, New York on February 13, 1964, MAGADDINO - informed PETER MACK that his wife would not fly in an airplane. ; ~2- - ee ‘STEFANO MAGADDINO gave a permanent residence as .- yj. ee “.. Niagara Rallis, New York. He listed his’ father as @OHN 8 ON aes " MAGADDINO, born in Italy. , The identifying witness to. the’. eos application. was ANGELO PINNA (illegible), 981 Niagara. ~ = . Street, Buffalo,. New York,» who had known, Meee eee fifteen Years. _ = . ae ” Contact's ‘With. Members. Me tee, ae ee ee i h OE eos Nostra 2 ee Bes we RB = Se Se ges ae a furnished information that STEVE MAGADDINO- had met with — . several members of the "Commission" ‘and: “various "rappresentante." ee ' Source Number ‘1 identified. CARLO GAMBINO, "THOMAS LUCHESE, - or es, Ge os amon MAGADDINO. nad met to discuss affairs of “Le Cosa: Nostra." Sees MAGADDINO,, “his wits, and _ took a 12 day wacation at the. Mor y -New Jersey during the summer. . At the. ena: bn ae 12" "days - MAGADDINO that because of ‘urgent businéss, MAGADDINO!s _ -.. Presence was desired by ‘the "Commission," “It was the opinion of Source Number 1 that ‘MAGADDINO had:been called before: —°) MAGLIOCCO and problems arising in the JOSEPH BONANNO. family. “It is noted that Source Number ‘I learned from STEVE MAGADDINO | » that while he was in Atlantic City, New*Jersey he left to - ’ planned. to take a rest. Lb. was not known-by Source Number a » StEVE MAGADDINO © RIEGUGESTE 7 ee 7 “On: Mareh 25, 1964, the files ‘of, ‘the Shascoat ’ Opeace, Department of State, Washingtén,-D.-C., were 0 7° te ' -: keviewed by SA who noted: that STEFANO’. .~ a :» MAGADDINO was issued Passport’ Number 320287 ‘at Washington; '. “D.C, on January 25, 1927, for a proposed ‘travel of six ae Somonths_ to, Italy, France, Switzerland and England. In 6 0 0. “Cun, - “his application dated January 22, 1927. at: ‘Buffalo, New or ee ae “"* York, MAGADDINO stated-it was!) his intention to depart hor ee ... New York City by unknown ‘ship on February 17, 1927.. , This PREEDORY: was valid for. tuo. years. for: all. ‘countries, Tt ‘was also. ndted that on his ‘passport. applica ed aa As previously reported, ‘Soures: Number 1 on’ August 803, es JOSEPH MAGLIOCCO, ANGELO BRUNO, :and- JOSEPH: ‘BONANNO as. those this. vacation was interrupted when ANGELO BRUNO ‘informed : ‘the "Gonmission" to arbitrate a matter involving JOSEPH “™ visit the ‘father of ‘where he,. MAGADDINO, ee or: not MAGADDINO was referring Go, Ais : ‘stay ab the . Monaco Motel prior to the meeting ‘of the . "Commission" or. : “to his. vacation spot after the ee ; wo % ce 4 Ps a ie eg : ds ; , fam. - % ¥ ot : : : 25 4 ° ye eae oS ee STEVE MAGADDINO . ANTI-RACKETEERLNG In connection with. the "Commission" meeting in New York City or the New Jersey area, Source Number 1 ‘on January 6, 1964 advised that STEVE MAGADPINO had met | that: day with FRED G, RANDACCIO, PETER A, MAGADDINO and_ a man identified by Source Number 1 as JAMES P, SALAMONE. of Erie, Pennsylvania, During this meeting, it was the impression of Source Number 1 that STEVE MAGADDINO was trying to make a decision as to who would take over some position to perform an unidentified job. MAGADDINO: went into great detail in discussing his meeting in New York City with JOSEPH MAGLIOCCO during the past summer. MAGADDINO complained that.he was delegated the authority and ‘responsibility to handle the "MAGLIOCCO situation". "and had wanted JOSEPH BONANNO to accompany him to the meeting with MAGLIOCCO.. BONANNO, according to Source ‘Number 1, requested MAGADDINO to go to this meeting, but. evaded MAGADDINO's question as to whether he, BONANNO, would show up in New York Gity. Source Number 1 indicated that BONANNO's son did appear at the meeting as a possible representative of his father. Source Number 1 stated in voicing his complaints over BONANNO's failure to show up . at the meeting MAGADDINO commented that he, MAGADDINO, is "oresently. out front" and that he always gets "burned for Cosa Nostra" and carries the mark on his body to prove it. ' MAGADDINO further stated that he will relinquish the reins < anytime there is someone that can do a better-Jjob, than he. - - An investigation in Ventnor, New Jersey failed to identify any guests in the Monaco Motel, DLittle Rock Avenue and Beach, Ventnor, New Jersey, using the names of either MAGADDINO, [esroal It was-noted that the guest list at the Monaco Motel Contained the following .as former guests of this motel without identifying the period involved. : - VICTOR BRUNO 2006 Shunk Street a. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania PETER MAGGIO -~ 3411 West Caulter Street | ‘Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — P aie at 4 to MAGADDINO: . Ly STEVE MAGADDINO ANTI -RACSLERIEING On March 21, 1964 Source rl reported that STEVE MA also known as were planning on leaving Niagara Falls, New York for New York City on the jate | afternoon of March 21, 1964, or early on the mornin March 22, 1964. According to Source Number 1, and MAGADDINO were going to drive to New. York car owned, by MAGADDINO's son-in-law, VINCENT A.. SCRO.. Records of the Motor Vehicle Bureau disclosed that _ @ 1963 Oldsmobile sedan bearing 1964 New York license 7E 8072 | and a New York State Thruway plate 23261 is registered to . | VINCENT A; SCRO, born July 28, 1924 and residing at” 3130 » Dana Drive, Lewiston, New York. Previous investigations have disclosed that STEVE MAGADDINO has visited the following named individuals who ‘preside in the New York City area, some of whom are related It is oted that the ce the of MAGADDINOTS wire, GADDINO, born ‘February 1, 189 at castellamnare Del Golfo, | aly. STEVE MAGkbDINO - ae | ANTE-RAGKETSRENG fn ne A ciapeatimacs of the home oft ¢ GASPAR BONGEORNO, Y 29 ‘Wineton Drive, Shirley, New York, was conducted. by’ -. 'Speddal. Agents of the Federal Bureau: of Investigation | ‘on - Merch - 25,1964. At approximately 6:00 a.m.,; March. 25>. a ~ “a 1963 Oldsmobile, previously identified.as a car’ owned by. ‘VINCENT A, SCRO, was observed leaving es residence. and | Tae ~tvaveling, in a westerly direction. oes, . ange aot te ‘should be ngted thet sndetay before 11: 00: aety that days: SALVATORE WILLIAM BONANNO was. observed’ Leaving. +1515, Tyler Avenue, East Meadow, New York, in a car. bearing "« New Jersey license 108-116 with his daughter and: proceed: ‘>to the, Roosevelt Inn Motel, Hempstead Turnpike, New York, '' where he was joined by CHARLES JOSEPH. BATTAGLIA at’°11:00 a. me They returned to’ 1515 Tyler. Avenue, left. BONANNO's- Gaughter “at. this address, entered BONANNO's car bearing Ney. York . a Iseense 6014 RJ and drove to the. Hotel Wentworth. ‘Surveillances | _» An’ the vieinity of the Hotel Wentworth.on March 25, 196 WY yd _. failed to locate MAGADDINO or JOSEPH BONANNO. it~ should be to. “noted, -however,. that on the day before, March 24, 1964,° :” . BONANNO,: accompanied by BATTAGLIA, whe had arrived in New” ws. York’ City from Tucson, Arizona the previous week, were -_ . Sgupveilled to the address of 737 Fifth Street, Wes: New York, This is the home.of MAGADDINO's: Cea ; ‘BATPAGLIA and BONANNO reriained at this address Or a rew minutes and- praceeded to the Hotel Wentworth, 59 + Hest. 46th Street, New aoe Sete which | 48 known tobe ‘their a ee hangout. fn ee Dae 08 Peers 6, en ee Nuinber, a advised that ‘arte G. RANDACCIO and STEVE MAGADDINO met: that day: in '- ° | Niagara Falls, New York. , Source Number’1 stated that, STEVE, : _, MAGADDINO: told RANDACCIO' that there is an orderly ot. dantern a ae the hospital in Niagara’Falls, New York who approached --, “him the other day arid informed him that he had a son who — " anted to meet ‘MAGADDINO.: ‘According. to Source Number. 1, _ STEVE MAGADDINO became very angry at this meeting due. £0, “> the fact that. this ‘man or his 'son began. asking him: 2... Questions | ‘about MAGADDINO's’ connections with the Matta’ as revealed‘ by JOSEPH VALAGHI.. It was ‘the opinion -of Source Number 1 that MAGADDINO was. considering having Ree ee ESS bake some means: of ioscan Beat net. wee aaa om * STEVE MAGADDINO | _ANTI-RACKETEERING employee because of the embarrassment.he caused MAGADDINO.. MAGADDINO pointed out to RANDACCIO, in Italian, that he: .. ‘Aid not know what the man was talking about, even though he has known the wan for over 40 years. ©. ae . On February 21, 1964, Source Number 1 reported. ' that STEVE MAGADDINO; his-son PETER A. MAGADDINO, his’ | paenheu PEPER MAGADDINO, SAM RANGATORE, and [ "J met that day in Niagara Falls, New York, | source Number 1 also stated that an unidentified man was present at this meeting and discussed the various Federal and State investigative committees and the current Grand Jury *_s. ‘proceedings against "Ta Cosa: Nostra" in New York City with MAGADDINO. MAGADDINO emphasized the point that these investigations are based on.suSpicions and’that no one . appearing before the committees has any proof of any ‘kind. . MAGADDINO stated that if there was any proof against the members of "La Cosa Nostra;" the members would have been _ in court already under indictment. He stated that members _ ’ Yof "La Cosa Nostra” who are now being questioned in- New | York City have nothing to werry about, as no one will talk. Source Number 1 stated that this topic of conver- sation again came up on February 24, 1964, at which time . STEVE MAGADDINO stated he will not go to any hearings held’ _ py the State or Federal Government and. that his age and ‘state.of health protect him from any retaliations. During-"s -. the meeting, MAGADDINO instructed his listeners that. they | : -. should take the Fifth Amendment and not. to say anthingy.or produce any, documents while under examination. -PETER A, MAGADDINO remarked that witnesses appearing in the case should have done the same thing, | ot When SAM RANGATORE joined this group, a discussion relative to JOSEPH VALACHI began and both MAGADDINO and . RANGATORE vilified VALACHT for “shooting off his mouth.” | According to Source Number 1, MAGADDINO stated that JOSEPH . VALACHI only wants to be a big shot and is telling a lot of lies. ; OY re a “Tt should be noted that on March 26, 1964, STEVE ‘MAGADDINO waist t 10:58-a.m. in Niagara Falls, New York -by SAS Since | ‘ bé bTc - °° STEVE MAGADDINO io eee a - MAGADDINO! s return to the’ Buffalo area, he: Was. opserved. “meeting individually and | colleetively with various members” : Sot of the MAGADDINO Family » ‘and, according to Source ‘Numbér 1, “discussed the events in New York City. involving ‘JOSEEH BONANNO. and. SALVATORE WILLIAM BONANNO. ° ty 0 er) w During the last week of March, 196i, Source Number = furnished information that STEVE ‘MAGADDINO. was planning ; = 7 to- leave the Buffalo area and travel to Fort Myers Beach, - ': Florida. It was the opinion of Source Number ‘1, that’ MAGADDINO would, not return to the Buffalo area’ until around May.1,.1964. ' Soup MAGADDINO and: possibly’ . “nis planned: to leave. Buffalo, _ New sity and. to 4 rélative's ora! —— ‘address in. ‘Brooklyn, New Yorlt on April 4, 1964,- Source. ‘Number 1-stated that STEVE MAGADDINO and other members’ of his’: ‘family | ‘would leave New: ‘York Clty and : travel, to. Fort. Myers Beach | : Florida... oot Oe ; coos - It. should be noted: that ain 1 Aprid of: © 1960 and’ ‘again “dn. “august of 1962, STEVE MAGADDINO and members of. his family: vacationed at the Sand Castle Motel, 905. Estero - “Boulevard, Fort /Myers Beach, Florida... It was also. noted that- members, of the “SCRO- Family own shares of stock in a pusiness. khown-as (.> | , Estero. Sands,. Ine., which has a mailing address of 1133. ESterO 46 ‘Boulevard, Port, Myers Beach, , Blomdda. ©” a Ka Oe Bt a During the month of ‘March, 1963,. MAGADDINO yas © obsérvea driving ‘a 1964 Cadillac, black. Sop. and eray. Bottoms | bearing. ‘New York license TE 1665. . VINCENT A, SCRO was. observed-ariving a 1963 ste over (Bray Oldsmobile, pearing: New: York license 7E SOFA. ; was “observed. dbiving ‘al a “ “Ford. hard Op, ol OF ereen, with New York License o ‘During the period April om. 9, 1964,. records of < “phe” Sand Castle Motel, Fort_Myers Beach Florida, failed $0 ee “@iselose that MAGADDINO oS guests at the above motel. ——————— ene de ay SIEVE MAGADDINO. = Pate eee : “ANTI ~-RAGKETEERING tee uier : Eis BO Has og ae. 7 vu On “April 13; i: Source ‘anver: i savieea: ‘that 3 SAM ‘RANGATORE met PETER.A, MAGADDINO that day and discussed iige a > a. recent trip he, RANGATORE, ' had made to New York. City. He Ayr ee also. mentioned that FRED.G. “RANDACCIO, ROY CARLISTI, ANTHONY “PERNA and ‘possibly ‘PASQUALE NATAREDLI had also been in: New | - York City over the weekend. of April 11, 1964. - It. was the “' opinion of Source Number:1 that RANDACCIO;: ‘PERNA and. CARLISI -" had traveled. in NATARELLI'S. car, which has been described as ‘+. @ 1963 four-door Buick, bearing 1964.New York license 3069 BU. a umber 1 explained that the departures of MAGADDINO and - | mamscan' as well as the departures of RANDACCIO and his men . ‘rom the Niagara Falls - Buffalo area, during the first two. . weeks of April, 1964 have not been discussed -with: anyone. except the ‘closest contacts of STEVE MAGADDINO. Both PETER A. ‘MAGADDINO and SAM RANGATORE expressed: their concern over ae » Pact, that PETER MACK had knowledge that MAGADDINO 18 in Florida, Source Number 1 mentioned that .MAGADDINO may resurn . to Buffalo, New York after spending three weeks away from ‘home. .He further commented that eae EEGRDD ENO Was enjoying | . the Florida ‘sunshine. -. * ~ moe aor ae en ee a ae 2 p7C /° On January 8, 19611, ‘Source Nunber: 1° geviped ‘hat? PETER MACK, operator of the. Pine Bowl Bowling Center, con- a . tactec and. PETER A, MAGADDINO to complain. “ about According to Source Number-_1.~ a me ' PETER explaine at during the first. month off SOs] employment he was satisfied and ara with fe ee ee oe. om work, however, pe indicated to: MAGADD that he was, losing : Money in es ee PETER MACK stated that he'had warned i es | SCésdabout going eut_ e ; ; wife of a aes one oe ne. had discovered that ; age » MAGADDINO vee oe STEVE MAGADDINO - leo 2 QNELCRAGREDEERING ios anes ena PREER A. /MAGADDINO informed _ actions. were. causing talk:and. oi “STEVE MAGADDINO explained that he had bl lwas to stay away from the lawyer's. wife and ena MACK that he and his -son would have to grab. ee have. a talk with hima about this problem. gee Source Number iL reported that’ the se renuaey 9, 1964, STEVE MAGADDINO defended ao - position in this matter and «stat “did not Like’ _., vo have’ PETER MACK talking’ SSc ame way - he’: a —.. has been: He. ‘proceeded to refer to PETER MACK with. various | :.. ‘obseenities, .explaining + at if he, -MAGADDINO; had another’ - - i. “gon ib would’ be PETER A. - MAGADDINO also sided . - with his ees and that ° PETER MACK is Bene eee won he considers to be a- ‘Source ‘Number. 1 stated ei: later during the aay oy joined STEVE. MAGADDINO and PETER A, Zs « MAGADDINO ‘an “apparently in defense of ‘his actions; . stated) s that Mrs. PETER MACK and her husband are work oun ea - sfor and do ohe wants to work for them, cited an incident. involving "CHICAGO JOE" Scr , Wherein one-~ - _. of the barteriders at the Pine Bowl had given a free drink aie Ariother problem at the bar. was. described by es @gifferences in the. cash: i unds and es : i vatiounts on the cash° register tapes. felt that . i. ee any overage in the cash register Snow qi 2. severe: among |: a ‘the help. | san ds RA coe ‘On January 10, eG. ‘STEVE “MAGADDINO setdbed om ee ee ich PETER MACK complained to MAGADDINO . abou givingp | every break ae could, MAGADDINO 7. GRO which ‘t neneD PETER MACK | 2 had Informe CK that i Thea inet ein tei th WOuld have’ MACK thrown e machine. \ | then proceeded to emma Py hé-has to de nis job: =“ - because he. 18.working for MAGADDINO. It.was the -..-Of Source Number 1 bhat ‘MAGADDINO was. talking: to “like. a father” telling him:to mend his ways. ; that he does not intend to be ‘a [but at the same bime he does not . x ‘Boing around ‘town talking abou this situation. sucker for want. PETER ati ye Later in the. day; STEVE: MAGADDINO ae with PETER © 2 gaa PETER MACK bornged out thatthe. bar. at the Bade 3: ” that STEVE MAGADDINO met with JOH . day, and: informe ‘“---also guardnteed tha “ takes with. other people's money and, will’ tend. strictly - oO .the business-of bartending. MAGADDINO: stated that no ‘one “makes a promise to him and breaks it. ‘because. chet, oer a _.) (STEVE MAGADDINO 0 tS Ae ee Age es -. ANT L-RACKETEERING De. gat. x ie Oe He ay ah. “does not ac- he 00 a day in. ACK recalléd that in the summertime | gee sti PRDER td » Ceeeremel tees to do $70.00 to: —, was’ Yery: ‘-Sabvisfactory, but: ponntes out that cannot live. on hi utation. | He. stated that in the two weeks . . that was gone the bar h 0.00.40 = -. business. GADDINO replied ‘that is going to do. his duty on: otherwise they would get him out of there ore | way or another, He assured PETER MACK that he wants MACK meer be satistled. ae © aan al ae eases N, es a On ee 3, on ee Nuriber’ 1 navised - Y, CAMMELLERT that. MAGADDINO vémain employed not make any more mis- ‘ will ‘know what | is: good . for him. a run for Congress. Would help him all they could. — indicated he wanted STEVE MAGADDINO to speak to JOHN CG. MONTANA in Buffalo on a Political Activities rine ee Pe : 0 _December 18; 1963, eae Number. 1 reported : VE MAGADDINO, _ PETER A. ‘that he would efinitely: ? STEVE MAGADD sured| that “they. “his, behalf when he begins: his ° campaign and was again © ‘assured GADDINO that they. would do thé best they:.: ~~ Jeeuld. . also expressed his wish that he could have -been in Congress when, an Tevent test lon started, since she - would have .stopped cr ; , itv was the.opinion of... | »« Source, Number 1 that: was referring to, the hearings “= before the Senate Permanent Subcommittee in Washington, Di. Cy. _ and: the pBD DEBS SnCe: of JOSEPH VALACHI -before the Committee, ns ae ib is noted that. arverl———} | departed, , a ‘MAGADDINO. made vulgar references to |] indicating he was not impressed with[__ ]sincerity,.. © sy (0 w2d- bic be, TC oa ; not, ; fo, ra ; . ry - soe : * ow . 4 : : ws - : a o,f ” - * > . . : . . elo. ‘ a ” . Nott, & _ y , . * ran : . ‘ : - » . a ah ’ noe * . . " ” . ‘ : tha } a’ « : 1 . 1 n af aoa ‘ 7 an oy a 4 . . : - 7 te oan ” ‘ . . 4 mo, cs . . : a no ne vey . . ‘ hy * - - . - zh. 4 yo 1 " ae . . ‘ . - ~ : ba ' 7 » a m4 nen : 4 L ~ Clos ” , - . . . 4 “ , ’ + fa ‘ ae * : ‘ . 2 no 5 : , ’ + . 2 wa t ° aoe Stave MAGADDINO a a al ‘ARE RACESTESEING re SS : oe on December 27, 1963, Source Nunber 1 reported 2 tne ER et that: day briefly with STEVE MAGADDINO, , 2° SAM RANGATORE, P ADDINO’ and JOHN. V.: “CAMMILLERT, - ~ At this meeting, - made ‘a’ brief. reference. tO having i - attended a cocktail party with a friend of the MAGADDINO - ro 2 Family, which’ individual holds the position of. judge and. 7 ividual: was present ‘at the party.” Before’ leaving, oo urged MAGADDINO. to take good. care, oF himself : ; a since he™ wants MAGADDINO to remain among ‘thems Source Number 1 stated on February 22, “1964 oe, : JOHN CAMMILLERT, PETER Ay “MAGADDINO, and were in-Niagara Falls and had a general _ conversation concerning politics. MAGADDINO. pointed .out “that Governor NELSON ROCKEFELLER of New York was. "no good" - and -CAMMILLERI ~ added that if.ROCKEFELLER does not win ‘the: . ‘Presidency he will never retire and characterized | “ROCKEFELLER as a degenerate, “a ; . According to Source Number 1, ine éonversation. aa _ be : to-the son of an insurance But 0! _ MA DD TNC mentioned further that AU papga tot the ROCKEFELLER campaign to the recent marriage = «= BIC: of the daughter of New York Ste Seriator. WALTER J. MAHONEY oe * JOH auehingly expressed ‘surprise at this’ relations GADDINO replied that “He's- Ds - ; Co still a umber. (phonetic). What the hell, he's got +t ck e testimony, — a | f the’ Buffalo, ew Yor - a efforts to rid certain areas of “Burfalo ‘of Van: ‘Dyke DAKLCADS > . ; was overheard by Source Number'1 to: com - ‘MONTANA has the: Buffalo Airport franchise and. the ‘Statler —_ Hilton’ Hotel franchise for use of Van: “Dyke Paxicabs. “ Source, Number 1 has furnished information on. | several occasions: pointing out the_eriticis Une: MAGADDINO. Family have made ’ of | ese . a |, STEVE MAGADDINO | | , ANDI-RACKETEERING cot ow : ele mes ere! thé Buffalo Policé Depart ‘ment over thelr investigative actions on the West Side ‘of .. ‘Buffalo. --It should be noted that on December au, 1963, ' JOSEPH FINO, a member of. the MAGADDINO. Fantily, tet with | * STEVE MAGADDINO , SAM ‘RANGA'TORE, PETER J. MAGADDINO ‘and- one “on. two.cothar unidentified individuals. at Niagara-Falls, — . » Source Number’ 1 stated that. FINO informed MAGADDINO of an —- _ineident tnvolving a New York State Trooper. who stopped « ~him and PASQUALE NATARELLI .at which time. FINO and his car ‘were searched, FINO related that he was taken to -head~ quarters. and that NATARELLI was informed that FINO would ‘be out very Shortly, At this point, FINO. and his. qniden~ tified companions made reference to the. activities : “OF. - is and ‘his testimony’ for the’ Senate | _ Permanent Subcommittee ain Washington, Dy -C. YZ - MAGADDINO warned those ‘present that they ‘eatinet rn things too far and that they have to take their: ‘cime ae and do things in a nice way . because of the recent ‘publicity. “ » He ‘stated, that everything in the organization has. to be done . this. way, that is, without. pushing. MAGADDINO referred to. some business problems. that CHARLES GASSARO and a n connection with the sale of a bar. as. mentioned as having represented : CBSE ERO egal action, as ! _ Information was’ previously paported that a Ne a ne: also,operates @ law practice in Buffalo, handle z.® the transfer’ of the sale of.the Why Not. Restauvantr-on ©. ° 2° Niagara Street for CHARLES CASSARO, the. former! quiery * FINO related that .someone, possibly CASSARO, “did nob’ Sell him that he had’ received $7,000.00, but had told him thait-with ~ - Kis name’ on the black. list five. thousand. additional. Ollars besides the’ $7,000.00 was supposed to .bring just ssovnich, ‘ According .to.CASSARO's story, when he was pres red bo pay piasais, bls y he, CASSARO,. told’ aha-nad. pay off ‘various erediters with the - profits of. the + aforetientioned funds, MAGADDINO indicated: that ‘he Had heard ‘a slightly. differ ay From pointing out > that he had known for.a long time, INO claimed _ 3. that L__lgave the impression. that he ‘was: representing | a SRSeERO, but, as he did. not npevued Ty do’ 80. on ee ee i ~ . the Common Couneil in Niagara Fal » necedived a letter from Oe oA ka He ig : STEVE MAGADDINO . _ ANIEL-RACKETEERING a * ane wo A gp ke EY . . . . s 4, : On Ten sen 22, 1964, Source ARanbar- 1 advised a ~ that PETER MACK, operator of the restaurant and bar at’ ‘the Pine Bowl,. Niagara Falls, ‘New York, had’ commented - , to STEVE MAGADDINO that he is a: good friend of » ea and. speculated on the publicity the Pine Bowl Hae? me. SS would have received act be somehow associated © (° t. with the Pine Bowl»: No further information concerning - Pe eae ae matter was. reported by Source Nutber 1. On. Jamuaty Ts 1964; P “ MAGADDING and SAM RANGATORE that fork, had recently — visited thé Pine Bowl and invit mhoK to play pool with . are When PETER MACK informe shat he was going to ’-bowl- with STEVE MAGADDINO, sked if he could goin - them and bowl .with ANTONIO: MAGADDINO, . PETER, MACK: commented - to Source Number 1 that this is the first ‘time that has been around the Pine Bowl in three or.four months. - No - further information concerning this matter was reported by "Source Number 1. oe : On Marron Th 196h, Source Number L eee “that. : @ither STEVE. MAGADDINO _0' i : ie : ; ie , mee i z 4 ye ve “ , . / . a: a — ea age? woh ae at ak Sea ee a £5 ‘ EP 2 < : a TP odes : . or . . a ‘ ; iy 4 : a5 4 a a a or : 2, . ao 66 ant ~ = eC a : . | | : ate . * TER. A, MAGADDINO, had s Vegas, Nevada. is. employed as. as Vegas, According to. wrote a letter to. MAGADDENO that he: n Las Vegas’ for the past 23 years and eet t he is interested in moving in-on some - ‘other. -. gambling casin s the. Dunes, the Flamingo.and. the. pa «Sahara Motel. In his letter, reminded STEVE ,. ,\MAGADDINO. that he was told prior to going to Las Vegas that _ if he ever ‘nee elp he should not hesitate.to ¢all " on MAGADDINO. “informed MAGADDINO that he and his ons back East are highly respected in Las Vegas. n at Las Vegas, Nevada. was conducted Wee was porucrm nce shat. oe » ve +... STEVE MAGADDINO’ iG ANEL-RACKEPERRING a at i ? aoe 7 cf oe 4 so ‘ i “the: records. of the’ Las yeses, ‘Nevada Polive: epee eh reh 31, 1964, and it was noted that Numbers Racket cores formerly operacad ‘Niagara Falls, New Ons ree years Bere made-an application for a. ‘work ome a nt Hotel on March aa 1962. WAS ead is currently) employed ———— ‘the se Casino, _ he.potice department further Show ely pay or In ation Num = - y ee dies ey te es : els , which burned tothe . ees zy On: March’ 2, ABE: guts Number a einen: ‘that. PETER A, MAGADDINO and a than | ‘Number 1 as FRED G. RANDACCIO; the attention of the authorities. | that they stand very good in the local area. “a: meeting took. place’ between STEVE MAGADDINO,. SAM RANGATORE, tentatively . identified-by Source: ‘Source Number 1 stated: that during this’ meeting ‘a. discussion was made of the problém of -meeting together to conduct. their affairs without drawing STEVE MAGADDINO commented SAM RANGATORE ~ ‘added that.if some cars were gathered,in Niagara Falis in Locations frequented by the MAGADDINO Family, | it would ' not “necessarily: mean that these cars belonged. to "Commission" ~ ,MAGADDINO remarked that they covld still meet “from time: €o - time to diseuss their affairs by going: GO" some > members, - restaurant “ander ‘the pretext of having dinner, — He made* _speference: GOr Someone coming’ to Buffale and they all went to ' the Colonial. tan.’ He inent-loned ee following Lacations. as - Cs 3. ‘The Pub.” : Poceniae teetbing Pheoest. : tle The. Dandedion (possibly Tenderloin Resteunant) The: Hacienda - oar ays a ee -15- * IC - STEVE MAGADDINO . “QNDL-RAGKEDEERING © 0° = 1 Howard Johnson's Restaurant at. Delaware Avenue and North Street’ De - An unidentified bowling alley i -. MAGADDINO polnbed outs that. he’ became frigtitened - Joamhen something happened at the late: JOE BARBARA's house | and he now believes that the best place to hold a. meeting Would be An the elty Anstead of the country. om : “Bollowine. this tapic of discussion,’ STEVE MAGADDINO began to discuss the eaue niece of picking aut ae "Tew" to, front for | elere eo cease suggested and. ae as possible candidates for ‘this: Job. _ RANGATORE - '_objedéted strenuously to bringing in a "Jew,", but MAGADDINO “seemed to convince*him, According to Source Number 1, this» ‘topic of conversation began | as @ result of a comment by SAM “RANGATORE that he had_ been. stopped” by the police while. ol 0's ' . talking: to. Some Negro and another person and the police: . ©. (u, "|. .¢hought he was taking "numbers," MAGADDINO remarked that- - .°° p7c - ‘. ‘the law would always spot. any. one of them in this sort of | ; | activity. Consequently;. STEVE MAGADDINO, in concurrence " . ewilth: most of‘the speakers present, believed they should’ get - “7a "Jew" to° operate for them, MAGADDINO.'stated that there is __ no better "Jew" to handle the operation for them than co or- his brother-in-law. When MAGADDINO pointed Sat. sie ,.. that they ae be have 3 ace in their. operation and mentioned «| “the name -of: asa i tse a. Jeu RANGATORE advised hes ‘that in his opin on they could use a. “eu ‘for their business, -_ 7 bus ae are (still "no good," ee a : ee. Spaurss Number 1 stated that pudaers becameratiibe | ae excited: about bringing a "Sew" into the. organizations: ees MAGADDINO ° explained to RANDACCIO that he does not: care what. ' ‘She fellow is although he does not care for Jews, pie REDS coe “he is only concerned as to;how much bread the "Jew". ae Pa ‘oving into the organization. - MAGADDINO pointed out that” “they-need "this type of people," to which RANGATORE. replied “>. that you do not- have to-associate with them. MAGADDINO tells . RANGATORE ‘that the Jews can be used in many respects ; such ‘as . handling affairs for thee SPyANE for oe and even "hitting" geen es Be «oa =16- K. whe ‘STEVE MAGADDINO » AMEE-RAGKETSEING Co “Source Number 1 Stated that STEVE MAGADDINO™ . “continued by explaining thelr. heed of making’ alliances | with policemen, MAGADDINO specifically mentioned the. form of, business relationships he had with various .<°... S policemen, .: ‘He remarked derogatorily that. he knows the. _, character of. the police after having dealt with them for. “es Many years ‘and cited the names of certain police. officers who were allied with him in gambling operations. a a He. ‘made reference to the days when VITO: "BUCK, > Songs" DOMZANO was handling the graft and payoff to . police officers.in Buffalo. He stated that if.it was- ' not for ."BUCK JONES," they could not have earned five = . gents, | He stated that by handling matters. this way they a received word . every ‘ime they were going fo. be raided. a ‘In’ relation ‘to graft. paid to vabious. police — " ofttoers and, other persons, STEVE MAGADDINO told those. “) phesent, about. his’ onim ash Pane, Nork State . _ es legislator known to. him as whom he, HO . MAGADDINO, gave a weekly salary, plus a share of MAGADDINO 's . BIC, ay gambling operations. Souree.Number 1 stated th “. @Ld not: specifically identify the amount he-pav ‘Source Number 1 continued by stating that: during these _ -diseussions MAGADDINO discussed at some length the o erations - . of their numbers bank, MAGADDINO accused of |. aan " stealing from the number's bank, however, ‘he was corrected: by RANGATORE who stated that'L —_] - from.the numbers. bank,. but was really stealing -from: two - then who are keeping the books, Some of the operators of this mumbers bank were identifie individual ' @ Number 1. ° During thé cone >versation,, Lt ‘was’ determined that when this numbers* ‘pankios / ‘ was'.in operation the profits of the bank were shared ¢ Sycen ‘the MAGADDINO group and individuals from Detroit... Sou Noes - was not really’ stealing 2S possibly DANNY. ; and several Ohare SANSANESE, -Nunber 1 identified the Detroit people associated | with this _numbérs operation, phonetically as. PETE PAGLIAGGO. and MATERA, ‘Another party involved in this- numbers. operadti Gis was:. 4 . MAGADDINO stated he had "fea" without. & malcing ¢ referred to as *CAPONE's. son ‘and a group froin Canada thom - = oo wo nitiel: Lor. . a re “numself.. Sanaa cos . .? . wes a eo ‘ : a Sy . . . . J . ~ . ~ cot A 1 ‘ 1 , “ ‘ , so 0 _ ‘ > ~ 3 ' . . 7s -, . . . . to ‘ : . . “ : ' vot ‘ , ‘ ‘ i : - ms : ; - ‘a . - 2 - . “p coors . . * > . . a - a . we “ . . tee, ro wt tke nor. a . . toe : : * a a a poe ty . ors, ~ N . ro a tba - a ne Lo . ” : ty . a - . . : hot > 1 : - . a . po . " » ok 4 ' a 0. STEVE.MAGADDINO - '. ANTI-RACKETEERING | uring the course of this number. H operation, and another operator known as. were : _Btealing from the bank, Source Number 1 pointed out that “ the ‘terminology used to describe ‘individuals who steal: “fom a numbers bank is a "musician," and‘ while | actually”, ‘Stealing are. said. to be "playing: the’ piano.” ‘Source: ner. . dL stated that. in further. describing. the numbers, bank, aan + MAGADDINO referved to an individual as "the Jew" asa | * . lookout. who sat on a high ladder in the room where thé ‘numbers bank is located and he referred to one of the. overseers as "the captain.” It is the. opinion of Source * _ Number 1 that.MAGADDINO had.sent DANNY SANSANESE to the. ‘numbers bank..in Niagara Falls,. New York to catch the’ oe Co cheatin operators. Shortly thereafter, a@:person called 7 Loe St -aorlliet an American, informed -MAGADDINO. that rs Pe ANSANESE was also cheating, The.-"Jew" backed up - be " "> the accusation made against DANNY because he was frightened bIC ‘and. would Say - ‘anything he was told’ to’ say . by certain péople, mo atthe bank. Source Number 1 indicated that -the. "Jew" could observe the workers in the bank from his position, on the, ; ladder. SAM‘RANGATORE then interjected bps Pemarks that be : did not believe these accusations because “ " (phonebie) isa Lookout mans thereby contradicting the ~~. - alleged fact that’ the "Jew" was’ Supposed to be the Lookout — . whan. Source Number 1 stated that it was’ JOHN V, CANMILLERT's opinion ‘that the people atthe numbers bank. wanted to get pid of DANNY SANSANESE, . Ultimately the problem was resolved and ‘DANNY SANSANESE was cleared.of this charge. after’ paanaatoRE Visited. the bank and obtained an adinission ‘from”™ that:he was stealing the money... Meanwhile, .PETE . PAGLIAGCO and{____] from Detroit came to speak with STEVE . MAGADDINO about the pilferage, It-looked bad for STEVE. _.. MAGADDINO because ‘he was getting: $2; 000,00 per week from» '. thisnumbers bank and at the same. time people from this. |. - group were accused of stealing additional monies. oe oe “Source Number al further stated that’ ‘because of ‘this age from the numbers bank, MAGADDINO had fired le he had the audacity to ask MAGADDINO to. give him his | job back at the bank MAGADDINO justified his, position Lor . not. rehiring whom he stated: was earning $30.00° - each evening. “without MAGADDINO's pérmission, brought “his: son to ‘work in ‘the numbers bank and was also earning, #30. 00" - per evening. _ O. y 4 ~i8- oS STEVE'MAGADDINO = BE a a eset i eek ee ae a epics ‘Source Number 1 aotneneed. that during this. Eat “” eonversation,. MAGADDINO,matle reference to problems: tie. ~ °° ©" " @neountered with: the police concerning the numbers bank ni os aad deseriped.a man. known’ (5 a finger man 7 EOE the ‘police. oa es a | Reed Tip Sheet 8 eS dk Be ae pS ele Pl, Seba Infortiata eG e: i - gman MAGADDINO. ‘and. f+... Buffalo,- New York, wane, interested in, publishing a race . . Fe. "l* " $paelk tip sheet in the. ‘Talo area. It was also: deter- oe > Yninied that the Assumed .NaMes, Business Records of the Erie . Gounty Clerk's Office dise¢losed, that the. business name . “The Forecabt Daily Sports. Program” was ‘filed in the’ Eric 7 County. Clerk's Office ‘on April 235, - erprise were identified as oe ee i at on. Bécenber 7, 1963, Source’ Number I stabed.that . .b6 : Pm gSs met with PETER J. MAGADDINO, PETER’ Bog, 2 » b7C -“°“WAGADDINO and STEVE MAGADDINO in Niagara Falls that’ aay, | eee mes that he had shut his business down after. having picked up a numb yinners and made about $20, 000 + in the summér of 1963. ° indicated that he has.a- “partner who is-no longer associated with the "Buffals Evening 1. News" and that, they have been in competition with a.$50,000 | -empire. He’ informed PETER ‘A. MAGADDINO that-he has been” | - shut: down since the racing ‘season was over in Canada and, = ee down, to ‘producing | 500, tip, ‘sheets daily. oo -‘Acsowding to: Source Number ie ‘STEVE: MAGADDINO and . m pae t had a Lengthy discussion concerning an’ - - ae aa eel ‘dual known only. to the informant. as, JAKIE pia whom a Le has known for 34 years. a as 7 en ly a Investigations | were previously. ponmeced’ to” - Se dasntiry JAKLE: RUSSO as. JACOMINO: RUSSOLEST, Federal Bureau. : (of paycet tee taen Number 1360312. Sh ee Source Number 1 has. furnished petiaptia information “in the past. es UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF yustice, FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ; tpl Please aor ‘Buffalo, Néw: York File Ne April 17, 1064 . ‘STEVE MAGADDINO - . ANTI.-RACKETEERING On November 13, 1963, Source. Number 2 furnished - Information. that FRED G, RANDACCIO had met that day in Buffalo with STEVE MAGADDINO and PASQUALE NATARELLI. According to Source Number. 2, NATARELLI was concérned over the, fact that a woman in Canada was attempting to have returned $10, 000 which she had borrowed from a friend and used to make bail for her husband, Source Number 2 speculated that - NATARELLI was referring to bail money raised by the wife of ‘ALBERT AGUECI, a Canadian narcotics smuggler, who was murdered around Thanksgiving of 1961 after fleeing New York. orty and . coming to Buffalo, New York., a ; ; wife had hired a Toronto, 8 very close to the PAUL. Vs ; ; ‘VOLPE Famd Ly in Toronto, ; _ b6 | b7c From information furnished by Source Number 25 NATARELLI told MAGADDINO that AGUECI's wife is entibled to have her bail money returned, however, she has been unable to contact her attorney over the past three months. NATARELLI explained to MAGADDINO that problems surrounding cértain , properties which had been used to raise bait for AGUECI were ” driving AGUECI's wife crazy. NATA he learned that AGUECI's wife had-gone to see about the . matter and warned that unless her lawyer comes to see her, she is going to the police and inform them that a is responsible for. what happened to her husband. NATARELLI stated that AGUECI's ‘wife has threatened to tell everything she knows about ALBERT AGUECL's activities unless she receives some assurance that her bail money will be returned, Apparently in order to avoid | trouble, [| was instructed to get in touch with Corr pr ei BS 119 MAY 22 "told to get in "- took the STEVE MAGADDINO ANTI-RACKETEERING not locate | Chicago who- _ to be | in Toronto -and have this lawyer contact AGUECI's wife. According to NATARELLL, certain people in Canada felt that the lawyer $10,000 bail money and indicated that this is the .peason he. has been avoiding AGUECT's. wife. According to Source Number a, NATARELI told pis contacts in Canada that if they could not Locate : Lo53.—wopees” were to call him'on the night of November 12, - ' "1963. Source Number 2 stated that he 1 NATARELLI ae ; ontacts did get in souen wih[ pa that =. ‘*b6 oo was then taking care of things. I pointed IC out to MAGADDINO, however, that lis not going to. BID - peturn ‘the bail money to Mrs. AGUECI. NATARELLI stated that - the situation is critical because.of Mrs. AGUECI's threat to go to the police. Hé stated, however, that Mrs. AGUECT . could not. say anymore than “the popee already know about the - matter, would know “Tnformation reviousl furnished: the Buffalo orice . Source Namber . 2 has furnished reliable Anformation in the paat. This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI, It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. -2- SAC, Butfele (98~3% fay 3) qaiv = ee gga S// stave LIAGADDING, ata ROUTE IN ENVELOPE Re your I-13 dated 4/16/64. duthority pronted to continas DU BED-f% for on Sdedoy poriod, Vox your invorontion aud future cuiderce, iten 0 on Eiko at PDW163 calle Lox spociile cuanyles of volunble inforantion obtained 2ron 2 wisur and 26 ds thorfore uancecesavy to five conpkete dotadis of 28% inforonbion vosolved from 2 msua. Continue to furnish tho Duxeau a wéedkly civic summery of Intornation Zurnighed by thin souree. Gane woot ptior to theo cupiration of this ohare suknie your seconunondations recording eoncinvnance of BY 2S0-0%, : j isur which was installed on 11/8/62 in| _| " b7D is one of biz 2 the most productive misurs currently being u n connection with the Criminal Intelligence Program. Steve Magaddino is a member of the commission and a leader of La Cosa Nostra in Western New York State. This source has consistently furnished information regarding Magaddino'ts close ties with poLettedane and other racket figures throughout the United States. This source, during the past 90 days, has bone wace to furnish very significant information regarding organized criminal activity. Buffalo Office being instructed that it is not necessary to furnish such detailed information regarding the productivity of a source on an FD-143. MAILED 27, APR21 1964 1 — M. F. Row eas | live sy v3 24-84 eA rs een tetera i Son 19 TELETYPE unit L_] led: ee | ‘ FD-143 (Rev. 4-2-63) ee oe OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 $010=306 MAY 1962 EDITION ™ GSA GEN, REG, NO. 27 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT emorandum JUNE TO i DIRECTOR, FBI (Bufile 92-2924 ) DATE: 4/16/64 FROM SAC, BUFFALO (92-61-Sub 3) _SUBJECT: JUSTIFICATION FOR CONTINUATION OF TECHNICAL OR MICROPHONE SURVETLLANCE CO RE: Title STEVE MAGADDINO, aka Character of Case AR Field Office Buffalo \e Symbol Nuniber BU 280-C CONF, INST. Type of Surveillance: ‘(Technicalor NY, Mic rophone) Microphone oes ke 1. Wame of person or organization on whom surveillance placed: STEVE MAGADDINO, Dana Dr., Town of Lewiston, New York 2. Address where installation made. Also give exact room number or area covered: s 3. Location of monitoring plant: Buffalo Office 4, Dates of initial authorization and installation: Installation authorized per Bureau letter dated 10/22/62; installation was made 11/8/62. 5. Previous and other installations on the same subject (with dates and pl cés): -C* was installed at ea on 4/4/61, under caption "VINCENT A. SCRO, AR, uUreau e e 92-4207, and provides gpformation re activities of STEVE MAGADDINO. ; ‘ i Sede AY a? 6. If installation is a technical surveillance, answer followihg questions; ALA. a ; ‘ a. Is a trunk line utilizea? @EUON oo 2] : 741064 ‘ yh bs Is the surveillance on a switchboard? @ APR ne ce. Is the surveillance on a public coinséperat éd telep ind? hy GY- Bureau (RM) (aMsD) SSATT 1 - Buffalo Pas f Registered Mail bt, } | é FBJ: dbl y |" (2) nkers li. le. 13. WW. BU 92-61-Sub 3 d. Is surveillance on a private line or a party line? e. If a party line, how many parties? If a microphone surveillance involved, state numb used and location of each: Is the installation part of a tel-mike? If so, give symbol of other side of the combination: No. Specific examples of valuable information obtained since previous report with indication of specific value of each item and the date information received. State what use was made of each item involved: (Add insert pages) b7D bTE See attached. Could above information have been obtained from other sources and by other means? : No. Number of live informant i i division) who cover same subject: Subject is known to informants; however, they are not in a position to furnish information supplied by this source. Has security factor changed since installation? No, Any request for the surveillance by outside agency (give name, title and agency): No. Cost of Plant Premises: ae Rental costs for plant premises: None. Plant located in Buffalo Office. b. Give total number of other surveillances monitored at same plant. Nine. BU 92-61-Sub 3 9. (continued) On 11/18/63, MAGADDINO indicated to the informant that he had been in touch with (New York State: Assembly leader JOSEPH) CARLINO, the latter of whom alleged that he had been in touch with the President. On 11/20/63, CI furnished information regarding tactics used upon instructions of the subject to avoid identification and surveillances by police agencies. On 11/26/63, CLI furnished information obtained from the subject, PETER A. MAGADDINO and FRED RANDACCIO in which they evaluated the results of the VALACHI hearings and had a discussion concerning ANGELO (BRUNO) and "PEANUTS" (possibly JOHN P, TRONOLONE), and the position to be taken if question- ed by the FBI. This information of interest to Miami and Philadelphia in view of BRUNO's visit to Italy and efforts to determine whereabouts of TRONOLONE while on trip prior to Christmas, 1963. On 12/2/63, subject related to CI incident where Judge showed leniency to defendant because of defendant's relationship to subject. On 12/7/63, CL furnished information regarding gambling difficulties of SAM RANGATORE and subject's actions in resolving difficulties. On 12/13/63, subject furnished information to CI regarding loaning of money to various individuals, possibility of investing i ocal motel qd details of relationship of RANDACCIO with On 12/21/63, CI advised subject had been requested to intercede for an individual recently arrested in Sicily for a double murder. Subject refused due to police and FBI surveillance, and the effect of the VALACHI testimony. On 12/24/63, subject advised associates of necessity of careful action following recent publicity and unsuccessful efforts by VINCENT SCRO and PETER J. MAGADDINO to ascertain if telephone tapped. ~ 2a - bic BU 92-61-Sub 3 9. (continued) On 12/26 and 27/63, CI furnished information regard- ing an insurance claim filed by PETER A. MAGADDINO in which automobile damage was contributed to an unknown person when, in fact, PETER J. MAGADDINO had caused the accident. On 1/6/64, CI furnished extensive information con- cerning a discussion by the subject with FRED RANDACCIO and JIMMY (JAMES P. SALAMONE of Erie, Pennsylvania?). Subject discussed a recent meeting in New York City regarding members of the MAGLIOCCO family, JOSEPH BONANNO of Phoenix, Arizona, and identified himself as being a leader in Cosa Nostra. On 1/9/64, CI indicated 1 ei hired by PETER MACK due to the subject's Influence an CK's possible former relationship with the subject in New York City. During January and February, 1964, CI furnished repeated information concerning a difficulty which arose between MACK andi ss uhiich the subject arbitrated. On 1/16/64, subject, RANDACCIO, PETER A. MAGADDINO and PAT NATARELLI discussed current Internal Revenue Service (IRS) investigations of themselves and necessity of IRS to prove intent to defraud. On 1/17/64, CL reported discussion by subject with PETER A. MAGADDINO indicating a possible trip by the subject. On 2/19,20 and 3/2/64, CI furnished information indicating that there may be a possible attempt on the life of the widow of the slain ALBERT AGUECI who now resides in Toronto, Canada, and the identity of the individuals who may participate in ptly bID disseminated to the Toronto Police Department as the Bureau has been advised. On 2/24/64, subject indicated he would not testify at any hearings held by the State or Federal Governments, that his age and health protects him from retaliations, and instructed his associates to plead the 5th Amendment and refuse to produce any documents, -~ 2b - b6 bic BU 92-61-Sub 3 9. (continued) On 2/29/64, subject again furnished information regarding his relationship with members of the JOSEPH BONANNO family. On 3/2/64, CLI furnished extensive information regarding various New York State political figures who are or have been associated with the subject in gambling activi- ties, corrupt police officers who have taken graft from the subject, the desirability of picking a Jewish person to front for the organized Italian criminal element, and potential locations where the organized criminal element could meet | with immunity to discuss business. He also discussed pilfer- ing from the numbers "bank" which precipitated a visit from Detroit representatives who had an interest in this "bank." Subject also dwelt on the need for making alliances with police and mentioned former business relationships with various policemen, On 3/5/64, CL furnished information relating to the subject's association with JOSEPH BONANNO, the present position of BONANNO's son in the Cosa Nostra, and the subject's position in relation to the BONANNOs. On 3/12/64, CI furnished extensive information of a conversation by the subject with several individuals, includ- ing PAT NATARELLI and FRED RANDACCIO, which concerned an apparent attempt on the life of subject's brother, ANTONIO MAGADDINO, several days before which had not been reported to the police, and the difficulties the subject is encountering in relation to JOSEPH BONANNO and his son, WILLIAM BONANNO, in the New York area. The discussion also concerned the MAGLIOCCO family in New York, and the possibility of a forth- coming meeting of the entire Commission. On 4/2/64, CI furnished information concerning a meeting by the subject with JOSEPH FALCONE of Utica, New York, on that date; a discussion of the provisions of the will of JOHN C. MONTANA and the subject's dissatisfaction therewith; Information concerning a former meeting with WILLIAM BONANNO, and information concerning a trip by the subject to New York - 2c - BU 92-61-Sub 3 9, (continued) and Florida on the following day. The latter information was extremely valuable in connection with what appeared to be a meeting of some Commission members in New York over the weekend of 4/4-6/64, | a ‘ _- ad - tf ° BU 92-61-Sub 3 ec. If any others, set out the proportionate cost of instant surveillance: N.A. 15. Cost of Leased Line for instant installation? Monthly cost of leased line,[ 16. Personnel Costs: ae Give total number of special employees and/or Special Agents working at plant and total salary costs. Three Special Employees and two clerks, each on a full, forty-hour week. Total annual salaries, b. Total number of man hours per week spent at plant? 200 hours per week. ec. If other installations monitored at same plant, list proportionate number of man hours per week spent on instant surveillance: Thirty hours or fifteen per cent. ad. If other installations monitored at same plant, list proportionate salary expense per annum for instant surveillance: 17. Remarks (By SAC): BU 280-C*¥ continues to furnish on an almost daily basis valuable information relating to the activities of the members of the MAGADDINO family, including the 4dentities of individuals participating in meetings and details of past and proposed activities by these individuals. Tt has furnished information regarding "The Commission" and La Cosa Nostra, including identities of members, their activi- ties and relationships therein, and established the subject in a pre-eminent position not only in the Upstate New York area but on a national basis. I recommend the continuation of this installation and will personally follow its productivity. UVACB, this source will be continued for another 90 days. 18. Recommendation by Assistant Director: (If this surveillance involves cryptanalysis, include statement that decrypted material is or is not sufficiently important to continue decrypting, FD-36 (Stev. 10-29-63) ‘ eo) @ 2 in : a FBI Date: 4/15/64 Transmit the following in (Type in plain text or code) Via ___ATRTBT, \ (Priority) | a ap Tanah i Ik oe a ye i a a ape ae ee et eee [SR ce ee Larne v “4 ) TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924) ATTN: FBI Annex, Cryptanalysis Translation Section hy o : Abie SAC, KANSAS CITY Mee taee) (P) “| \“ SUBJECT: ae Olona aka - A AR pv SUNE 7 Bh Re Buffalo airtel to Bureau dated 4/3/64, with copy of aforementioned airtel and three reels of tape marked Nos. 3, 4 and 5, for processing by Kansas City. Conversations contained thereon are in English and the Sicilian dialects, ‘i as reported by BU 280-C*, on 4/1/64. Per Enclosed for Buffalo are aforementioned three reels of tape. Reel Marked #3 bIC The speakers are STEVE MAGADDINO, JOH FALCONE and PETER A, MAGADDINO. The names mentioned on sm ave: 7 G2 - eas 73 aiaes oo (FNU) COLOMBO (FNU) BONANO aaa a (FNU) or (LNU) BAMBINO = !, FREDDIE (LNU) (possibly F A very pertinent conversation ae \ TEVE MAGADDINO explaining the events and details ‘of a meeting which a as Ps Bureau (RM) ey er T-Albany (INFO) (AM-RM) Yen te \ 1-New York (INFO) (AM-RM) cf ‘i af! DY 210 Oem =thle n ALI—F Nv < “fe \ 1-Kansas City és ib Appisted: ja Sa «6 ENE eM Per C oM Aid. 1Sexic! Agent in Charge KC 92-1259 was supposed to take place at some unidentified restaurant. MAGADDINO does not indicate when or where the meeting was’ held. He explains that the restaurant was surveilled by the “police | spies." Consequently, he and the other parties to this meeting discreetly got up and left, one at a time. He mentions he had a Jewish person with him who opened the rear door to this restaurant. As a result, some unidentified person who was also supposed to attend this meeting, left the area and did not return to join the others at another location. STEVE remarks that he does not wish to criticize or talk about this unidentified person because he is now deceased. However, STEVE apparently goes on to criticize this person by commenting this individual thought himself to be better than other people when, in fact, STEVE had "taught" him, instead of vise versa. He goes on to state that he needed a man who would put “peace" instead of this individual who caused much dissension. This may be a reference to JOSEPH MAGLIOCCO, JAGADDINO goes on to explain a discussion he had with concerning their respective opinions. and/or authority, ~ relative to, apparently, the situation in the PROFACI family. pic It appears that STEVE wanted | ____] to participate i i : matter in some unexplained respect, but did not vant} to supergede STEVE in this matter. Thereafter, a very pertinent part of the conversation follows which indicates very strongly that (FNU) COLOMBO may be MAGLIOCCO's successor to the PROFACI family. It could not be determined, conclusively, from this discussion, whether COLOMBO has, in fact, been appointed representative for the PROFACI family. Set out below is the literal translation of the audible and intelligible portions of aforementioned conversation on Reel #3. For sake of brevity, the speakers! initials are utilized, SM: We went into a restaurant over there with that lawyer. JF: Yeah, yeah, SM: So, when I went in, that other guy came and then disappeared, So, he, you know - this and that. We others had to talk about something. Now, I couldn't talk there. I wanted to talk some place else. Because the lawyer (2 words unintelligible). So, I told them we should leave one at a time. Because 2m KC 92-1259 (SM cont,) if we put on our coats, the police spies were in there PAM: SM: JE: SM: too, and they would follow us. So, all of a sudden, I go to the back. I tell the Jew to open the door, and the door was open. So, one at a time, we disappeared. So, it would have been taken up here. $0, it was taken up, but he didn't come. Why, when he came into the restaurant, he barely looked in my (or “our'') face, But, this is besides the point, When we went out, he was no longer there. He took it on the lam, (meaning "he ran away" or "went away.'') knoy nothi as far as I'm concerned, Now, when my called me he told me this and that. I said, ell, he’s a jackass if he thinks about it that way." Because, not that it's me. Because as far as he's concerned, when I would have done my business there, we would have left. But why should I be there, if he wasn't going to be there? We others would have found other methods. But he got offended, When the knives are out; that is, our young men,. Not that I want to talk because he is dead now. So, there should be no more talk. The matter came out all at once, and at first he was (2 or 3 words inaudible). So, I left. We stayed for a little while here and there. So, when he saw me, he put his head like this. ; Ha! He was nervous. b6 So, this and that. “Uncle John, Uncle John", and so on. bic Hell! He was killing me! So, another time, as soon as he heard STEFANO had arrived, he kept away. He believed he could get people (2 words inaudible) [| When I saw him the last time, I told him what was right. You see, he had the habit of making people smaller and smaller. Because he thought he was above everybody. He was a smart man, in his own way; but not in my way. Because I teached him! He no teach me! He would aways put words here and there. I needed a man who would put peace. As for other things, I didn't need him. No, that's right. When we arrived at the point, I said, ' I want to talk to you." We arrived at the point. he gave me 15 minutes time or 10 minutes time. When I got good and fed up, I said,[ | you're talking witha KC 92-1259 (SM cont.) (unintelligible word). I don't have any need of you. I don't need you. Because the guy we're talking about; I know him better than you do. I only want you to (unintelligible word). You can go, if you want to. I didn't come here to listen to you talk. You got to listen to me. If you don't listen to me, I'll sweep you aside, That's all; and the hell with yout" So, he said, this and that. I said, “You're always repeat-~ ing the same thing!" I: said, "You're the same as anybody else." That's why, Compare, that which I have to tell you (interrupted by someone in the background who suggests they go and eat.) Pertinent conversation ceases, at this point, while STEVE MAGADDINO and the other speakers decide where to eat and MAGADDINO leaves the following instructions for FREDDIE (LNU): SM: If FREDDIE should come, tell him to send the little guy over there, They all speak at once, trying to decide where to eat and MAGADDINO remarks that downtown or at some other place is not feasible because the "police spies" are around. They seem to decide to go some place on Niagara Street. They do not leave . immediately, and the following whispered discourse by STEVE MAGADDINO takes place, part of which was inaudible and unintelli- gible: JE: Who? PROFACI? SM: PROFACL. (Several words inaudible) MAGLIOCCO (several words inaudible) in New York. (Several words inaudible) when the[____—*| (PH) (several words inaudible). So, now, this mess is being straightened out and they have this young fellow whose name is (FNU) COLOMBO (PH). He's a nice boy and he's honest. He's 100%. (Several words inaudible) because of the squabble with BONANO's people. (Several words inaudible). So, (2 words inaudible) said, “Let's discuss making him the representative." .Now, BONANO an couldn't be found any place. Because he, a irst; well, we others knew about everything. MAGLIOCCO didn't let anybody know. All traitors. (2 words inaudible) gambling (3 words inaudible) but we knew better, .. KC 92-1259 (SM cont.) SM: We knew this when we were in Florida. He said, "But, how come? This one used to drive me, This one (2 words inaudible). This one is:my brother-in-law." (Next sentence or two inaudible). The last time he wanted our okay to bring in all those others that were over there. I told him, "Wait a minute. (3 words inaudible) our friends (MAGADDINO employs the term, "Amici nostri.") (2 words inaudible)before if he takes up these discussions," (several words inaudible). Then, he suspected and then he suspected me, This isn't right. Presently, things are getting settled. The situation is getting fixed, (Several words inaudible) PROFACI. Now, that guy, who is all washed up; pardon me for saying so; (several words inaudible) of BONANO. Because (3 words inaudible) with | l(several words inaudible) and I asked you to tell him. Do you remember the discussion in Florida? (Several words inaudible) because these guys are relatives (several words inaudible) BONANO. I told his son, I said, "I want your father at any cost. First, everybody wants him and I want him most of a11." Then he started to talk about things and ‘I: said, "Listen! Never mind telling me these things. I'm only.talking to you because of your father. If it weren't for your father; do you think I'd be talking to you?" (Several words inaudible). The FBI (several phrases inaudible). So, I accompanied bé6é the boy outside. When we reached outside, he said to me, b7c "Do you know (several words inaudible) my father?" I said, "What do you mean"? He said, "(several words inaudible) double-cross,." ie He told you that??! Yeah, yeah, So, I remained for the moment and I thought to myself, “Let this miserable kid make a mistake." So, I told him, "Do you think I would talk with you? Only because you're your father's son, I talk with you," Several sentences completely inaud- ible) because the | | he (remainder completely inaudible). Reel Marked #4 Pertinent conversation from Reel #3 continues between STEVE MAGADDINO, SAM RANGATORE, JOE FALCONE, and 5a “RO 92-1259 | relative to the PROFACI family, . Se ‘portion of: one. conversation are; ; 7 JOR. BONANO) =——s—“‘“‘i*‘“;‘*‘«ERE TRAIN : BONANO"s son | ~POMINECK D'! AGOSTINO NINO MILANO.‘ CARLO GAMBINO Be. bIC -. It seems from STEVE MAGADDINO's discussion that a meeting ‘was held to’ choose or elect officials in‘ the PROFACI. family, ‘and that the situation seems to be settled. It appears: CLNU) or | as nominated by MAGADDINO for some position, ‘put was initially turned. down by certain unidentified, but © -- interested, parti n the Caporegiinad ‘ef the PROFACI famil was appointed "Consuleri™ . and finally was chosen for. some other position, ‘but: : -it.is not stated whether it was superior to that of a ‘tconsuleri," . , Regardin MAGADDINO renarks that s better. Off than some ofher. unnamed person because,: is well- ‘Liked by the entire Commission", and "he stan s in good stéa With all the Tepresentatives Ebat : ‘are on the “Commission.™ “’MAGADDINO comments further that whenever. "they" call for someone, -- “they call eee in -thig regard, MAGADDINO refers to himself as. the rector’! ee. saying, "Not because I'm: the director, “but they want hi a ' Afte 's sy dppeintaent).. an unidenti#ied persor, ' “allegedly told o communicate with everyone, possibly ‘to inform them of his new position. [refused to ‘do this, . and told this person that. he was the “servant* who rouse ‘communi cate with the others. s : The next pertinent ‘eonverse tion begins with STEVE. IAGADDINO's complimentary remarks for[[____]. He tells .. eel that he has always regarded him as a sinces‘e and honest person. Then STEVE comments - about some unidentified rson, who may be MAGADDINO states , that he warned . not to listen to this person's proposition, because he | Was nov trustworthy, This person had pan eee ga to Syracuse with hit to go into some sort of venture, and this, . pergon claimed .he "had't_the mayor and other people with’ him, —_ ‘' STEVE recalls. he tonal at that panes not, to do a- thing : “ ef A mB one Bs ge ‘ , * . 4 "RC 92-1259 |. 4 until he could contact| _=—t In conjunction with this «. °°. conversation, MAGADDINO remarks that the unidentified person . © ‘had spent seven months in jail with MIKE MIRANDA and had tried” ' to say he had never spoken to MIKE: epeuy some matter while’ they were in “jail together. —. , "Subsequent to ‘the above, JOE ‘FALCONE tells: STEVE about! his, meeting with NINO MILANO's son. It seems that FALCONE was " planning to attend some meeting and a code was set up to arrange - >. - this "meet." . After FALCONE explains the code to MAGADDINO, STEVE ~<,. - télis FALCONE not to attend any meeting or contact “anybody; that > - ‘ when. things are certain, they will “move... The code ‘number , or password given to FALCONE by MILANO's son was number %t48" in -. Spanish, FALCONE then states, "Minus 12 and 48," In response to . _. . tHe “Gode number 48, FALCONE state Ss he gave TEEANO' s. son the code pemner which was as follows": a . §ubsequent to the Sapiens iss ‘of the code, neve are several. inaudible passages, and it seems in petatton. to this — natter that MAGADDINO inquires’ of some Mii ch i seven by FALCONE, and another man present, as . Thereafter, MAGADDINO goes into a long, didactic SSGOGEEE. telling | _ FALCONE and the other man not to spedk to anyone or ga any place ; ._ because the FBI is aware of everything, and a Slight: ‘Leak here or . ‘> there would. jeopardize all of them. The BeuOusAS is a Literal Mapas teteonge this conversation: yy aT, Si: an (inaudible sentence). So, when he finished, I.said : to him, "You're dishonorable and you're nothing! : You're out!" (Inaudible sentence). $0, they called another (2 words inaudible): and Mr. BONANO; dammit; I Say what - dg to be done (interrupted - ‘by FALCONE) . oe IRs "(unintelligible counient) . SM: | Wait a minute. What is to be’ doxe?. do, 4h gon says e (3. or 4 words inatidible). Now, the father; he's a 4 Ly . geatterbrain for bringing him, to the (unintelligible a - word). I hope he gets his horns busted, . (Several . words inaudible and unintelligible. >) . “JR: ss. He lives in Arizona. » ate sae SM: Arizona. He (remainder of aeutonee inaudible) ." . pede iane) telhoe with the PECtnet eer aN, (several ' ot ‘ RG 92-1259 ¢ yords inatidible) , he asked, ee He. . couldn't be found, (Several words. inaudible). Consuleri (several words inaudible) that: guy is dead. ‘(Several ‘words inaudible) understand Italian. 5 or g go and - (séveral words inaudible) the.dead never can. speak | (several words inaudible). He says,. Ee m in oe hands, ‘(Several words inaudible) . Me, ka eae “sR: Who. said this? - ORs a it. > SR: He's a young man, About 31 or 82 wvate: ald. ee ce silt 3 (Inaudible sentence, ). go, they began, to. (several words inaudible). The gon went there and: they. 3 threw. him out, They said to. him, "You don't! belong here, a (next sentence or two anatepie. ) - a Ss J 4 ie UF: (Inaudible sentence) . SM: eae er were I, I would have told my neonee: you itetows ' he is my nephew: I, would have :said to him, "Stupid... If they threw you out, take your’ father - (2° ‘or 3 words inaudible) under sick conditions. (2 words inaudible) discussions," (Next sentence’ inaudible). So, the gon accompanies (several words inaudible):to the restaurant and (inaudible word) ta bh telephone to all the Caporegimas. . They ae : (several words inaudible). ‘And I knew him as a boy -: and it was I (several. words inaudibl i: hey said,. is sick. 4 : @nce inaudible). They- appointed (PH) ae Coauise. So (2 or 3 sentences 7 A whispered and inaudible)... He gaid, "You all know what the conditions are." I.said, "yeah, . Because of the conditions, I got burnt, (several vords: inaudible). If I must get burnt, I'll get burnt, but (several. words inaudible)." Thatis why. (several yords inaudible) down there for a long time. (Next. sentence inaudible). What does BONANO represent? | §o, (2 words inaudible) said, “We'll make him conguleri," The Caporegimas. a eir parley already. That's why when he came, . was present, .So, we (several words” inaudible) . It's not right. (Several words poy TORR (Several KC 92-1259 words inaudible) thé whole maiority (remainder of © | comment inaudible). But is better off than _ _ oe . am - /b6 _ SM: Sus is yee ee Dy e entire commission. ey “words Thaudible) ((2 words inaudible) told he should communicate with everyone. Now you might ask,. "Why?" - Because before everything was messed up and | now the matter was cleared up. i |] told him, "I have to communicate it to them? You have. to communicate it to them, because they're waiting for: you to go and be -‘the servant, and not I! won't go,” (Several phrases inaudible) (several words inaudibie).. So, while I was. there,’ BONANQ's son presented himself and said, "Take the (several words: Anaudible) .' " ” He had to fala out Ancame: t250.° P BONANO's gon! (Several words inaudible) income tax, °/°- (C2. or 3 words inaudible) , "where he goes, I don't know, He's the consuleri, and that one is the underboss." And they (or he) go with ‘their father, | yes. Bui, listen here. He to2a, my HEotherS ‘in-law that. be didn't. know where [__] went. . But he ‘told him that asked him; he said, “He doesn*t know where[ | goes." Now, these are. crazy things, These’ are mi le, dishonorable lies that he doesn't know — where goes. . (Several words inaudible), Secondly, he said, "Oh, well, BOWANO." (2. or 3 words inaudible) © told. hin, "These are not your words!" (several words inaudible)’. JOH BONANO told hin, ~ ‘These are not your words,” «(Next sentence or two inaudible). Even people that belonged to BONANO were saying "Your paisans." (Next. sentence inaudible. )- “Because ,here, sooner or later, there's going to be a ryination, because there are stool pigeons and | confidante’, - of.a11 kind. That's why, at the end, I told : ‘them and CARLO GAMBINO, "If theve's ever a- necessity | for anything (several words inaudible) I am-ready." (Several | sentences, whispered and. aneee tae ) RC ,92-1259 JE: ° "tty Compare said ta me, "(2 words inaudible) me'to New . . . York," LT don't want to, here (inaudible word); unless _ you bring me thére; unless you send me there; number 1. °° Number 2, if (2 or 3 words inaudible) representatives _ - in the world.. ‘Unless you tell me; I-don't go! You know me better than that. You know what. I mean because ‘there! s only two Ways aa oth, "UNKOWN MAT: Sure.: tseveral words inaudible). . (ALL speak at once - unintelligible. ) "SM: | (Inaudible and unintelligible ‘comment,) a Let me ask you something, Now, we (several words | = ae inaudible) ‘to go there, . (Several. words Anaudible) stop (several phrases inaudible). : a S. “SMe Not It's in the House of Representatives. ‘But the : ' U.S. Supreme Court is against it and also the lawyers. If they have a suspicion, they can chase after you. ‘and pull ‘you to, the side, but don't argue - with then, ‘SE: | . Peah, That! ‘Ss right. Don't gay nothing.. Don't argue with them. . MAGADDINO aa FALCONE leave for a one while. An ; 8 a onda silence follows, and then apparently a non-pertinent we cae i i on takes place between_PETER J, MAGADDINO and |... . PH) regarding a bill. in English, ~ . felis PJM to mail the bill:to tis house. Thereafter, for a — long period of time, non-pertinent discussions, between PETER A. “MAGADDINO and two other_individuals take place, Then, MAGADDINO returns and addresses in the fol Lowi ng faepiont SM: i. C4 How | are you? My boys ‘I've ‘had faith in. — you ever, since I met ONS. You've never been false. . [ds wasn't raised to. be one, |__| starano. SM: | Because, when a person is false they’ can't. set wien . with people. Furthermore, iow long are we going~ to last? (probably meaning that lige igs short, » oy :. RG 92-1259 . OM: a So: tong as ‘there! Ss always a sincere ‘person around. Ot You'see, I came the long way,. I've always ‘kept: my face. No matter what, I would neyer -be false. . . Because there's always the guy who likes to put trouble, ‘gauge arguments or get ahead of others, and be jealous |. of others, Being: honest, is the best thing because (interrupted) ,. no ee You’ have nothing “to worry about then, _ nr that's right. I alvays told my | ‘Compare about: you, cots I told hin, "Compa, he's the game type as we others oe oon _. in that we understand e ther. . He*s honest; sincere mg | and everything else. . has always, been (inter- —s re rupted by JOE: FALCONE ; ", . a JF: - : He! s always been tops in everything. i SM He knows that. a 6 a b7c (Several words sanisie trea words : inaudible), _ JE: ° ‘It enough’ that “we. found out in time, _ ot “OM: ce t had: tora Tone time, “‘Watel, out for this guy." a, And I didn't know that guy in. ‘this fashion.at that time. There was the (inaudible word; He had 6 or 7. irons in, the fire, I:'told you've , ‘sweated blood to get to earn a few dollars. ‘Watch ue out for this guy, because he'll throw you all out. on the street, Now, I didn't say this because I eouldn't stand the guy or that I was envious of hin, “Iwas just speaking the truth, That dishonorable wretch. The ones that used to (one.or two words ~~ inaudible) on his head, He would only give thei $30, 00: _ a week. So long as (2:or 3 words inaudible). get. $7.00 a week, I said to this guy "You are friends or _ partners with him, but not with me. and not with others." » (Several words inaudible) get you arrested. (Several — words. inaudible). He couldn't call anyone because this. se OC 9241289 2 ; (Su cont.) was a personal matter. (Whispered and inaudible SM: UNKNOWN MALE: SM: _ sentence.) But, when he was in: jail for seven nonths ~ . with MIKE MIRANDA (PH) he said, "I felt bad while I ‘was in there." Why, the dishonorable wretch; He was in jail all that time and they didn't talk about. anything? So, the other guy-said, "Well, he's in jail. When he comes out, he'll go away," Stupid wretch! $5,000! Why did he have to give $5,000 to that other wretch? Then, lastly, there was (inaudible word) and he said, "Don’t call me to concern myself in this matter." (Several words inaudible). But because the other guy was with the . bank, he did interest himself, and he had them return $10,000 to him.. Because they'd pinched that guy, . CP —] (Pn). oe eres (Two unknown males, barely audible, speak at . once - unintelligible) — No! Wait! I was. here, Listen to me.. Donglisten to him. Why, if he. wanted to be a wretch and act like a big shot by saying, "Throw that man out in the fire! (2 words inaudible) $15,000. $0, (inaudible word) said: ~ Mhey'tll get in accord with the prize fighter who is D6 with the bank." He said, "Secondly, we'll (2 words bic ° inaudible) who.is with the bank (2 words inaudible).* ~- Why, the wretch! I knew how much business there was: ~ | (2 words inaudible) his brother. ; | ‘His brother had said he didn't know nothing. Ahi: That sto iseon!.. They'll (next sentence or two inaudible). I: said, don't Listen to the guy, Tell F ; - him to make the police spies rich," So, this guy had - said he wanted to go to Syracuse because he said "I got the men up there like this, I'm everything up there." I said, Saas don't place any credence in what he said," : Yr de: i . We had said (several words inaudible). Yeah, yeah, He said he had the mayor and so. on, 1 -tolaL___] "You get in touch with this one in Syracuse and until then, don’t do nothing". -12- “KC 92-1259 © UNKNOWN MALES SH: . JF: UNKNOWN MALE: Fs SM ‘Umomn at: dE: * SM: UNKNOWN MALE: Bors SM: (ALL talk at onee - unintelligible) ' Oht . him to With whom? © ? with[ He's with the bank...” How, how did it seem? Not that I want to run Bae: ‘down; , but how: did Lt Look? oo (Several vords inaudible), This young man dddenttc know anything. (Inaudible comment. ) (Several words inaudible) said to me “phere? sa 3 ‘Little job ina laundromat. (remainder of sentence ' , dnaudible. ) eos "Who? ‘Yeah, That guy is. ‘a no- good traitorous eiice spy! Ask ' -your paisan, - DOUINICK -D' AGOSTINO, Bpont: “him, (Laughs) — ” b6 . bIc “ Gnaudipie. name) sends. you: his regards. Thank you, very fmuch., Tell hin, about. the prother of. (inaudible name) « When we went there (interrupted by su.) rt vad) who (inaudible word). and_ that's what I'm going to explain to you.. gaid that, that guy came;.so, this guy, .we found him t | ig was yee: brovest: house. The ethene guy is MILANO! & ‘gon, - ; The Layer who’ Ctx or three words inaudible. — oo -13-' KC 92-1259 _ | SM = ¥eg! Yes! (2 words inaudible) MILANO, SR: 7 Yes; so I said, ‘Waren't. you related to on , a interrupted, ‘by 9) . SM: . i>) NINO, ° . _ oes 7 Yes. NINO.” He said, "Yes, >» Hels my father," . §o, then (Geveral. words inaudible). The. restaurant.’ We wanted to.buy him a (inaudible word). He didn't. - . . accept, We drank a glass of Vermouth, fesaid_fhe po ’ following day at noon; that was Friday. oe (3 or 4 words. inaudible). . When it was a quarter - _ _ to one (inaudible word) went into the yard; (2 words « _ dnaudible).the radio and (inaudible word) and he" - said the number to me. He spoke in Spanish, When’ he gaid the number, I understood him because 48 in *. Spanish and Italian is the same. He doesn't burn | at but it's different. |. Minus 12 and 48. And then. we e him the code number which is called "Acts [Po tpw, is No. 1; and 2 for nothing; for 50: for one~fLour’ ha. We ak with the and} ae UNKNOWN MALES (Inaudible comment) . Siz =<. What's hig mame? Pe SM: .. Listen! Listen to me! You-don't go no place. Don't contact nobody or any of your paisans.. a When we are sure of things then we will move. Here, there are a. whole sackful of police spies | among the. a Ttalians.’ ; “UNKNOWN MALE: Sure, ‘There’ 's got: to be! “SM: How do you now if there ‘ate not ; police spies in , your house? 3 . UNKNOWN MALE: I don't know. KC 92-1259 SM: UNKNOWN MALE: SM: UNKNOWN MALE: SM: UNKNOWN MALE: SM: So, therefore; these things. are (2 or 3 words inaudible) closed because in places there are voices and the thing does not exist. However, there are voices in the air for him, for some- body else, who may be with the bank. Therefore, keep away from everybody. You must not have confidence even in your paisans. Not even in Jesus Christ! Because, if you do; you'll ruin yourself; you'll ruin us; you'll ruin me and you'll ruin him. That's why, keep away! Keep away! Keep it to yourselves as if you knew nothing. If you jump at a summons you. might slip with a word and you'll put me in (interrupted by UNKNOWN MALE.) You know me,[ _| STEFANO. b6 bIC Wait a minute! Because, if one word should leak out tomorrow, you'll put me on the spot AEG put me in the fire, (Inaudible comment.) Well, that’s why I'm advising you because there are more police spies than there are of us. I plugged my ears when (2 or 3 words inaudible) and without the Blessed Mother who would come to tell me (2 words inaudible). Because there are still many FBI on top of us. Be careful! Presently, we others are, over there, all farmers. We made our own trap as farmers and we infected one another better than anybody else could. That I go for it (inaudible word). When we were all together the last time, a young fellow, who is with the bank, didn't know a thing. Not even God! Because that which (2 or 3 words inaudible), I would bring with me to the tomb, first, before I would say anything. (Several sentences inaudible). No sooner is a KC 92-1259 word gpoken than the police spies get hold of it. Do you remember the night (unintelligible name) died? Nothing came out of me. (Several words inaudible). Everything was closed or else the police spies would have known, he's a lieutenant, -and that one ig a lieutenant. They don't know the director. (Several words inaudible). The (inaudible word) nice and clear (several words inaudible). Believe me; I talk with you, | Compare, but not with anyone else. No sir! Because the way we're situated, you get "our friends" from New York and elsewhere who.get together and talk, What the hell do they have to talk about things for? Because the FBI receives all the instruction in the world as to how we're organized. Because of what the dirty stool pigeons have told them. For example, one of our friends comes here and they say he belongs here; that puy belongs there, and so on. Then the police spies get hold of this information and when the time comes they know everybody and you can't get away. They'll come here with their whistles and weapons and you've had it. §0, when you know some~ body well, the most you should do is to drink and eat and talk about nothing. Reel Marked #5 Conversation from Reel #4 becomes non—-per tinent. Discussion by STEVE MAGADDINO relates to his past vacation in Fort Myers, Florida, and a comment by JOE FALCONE about Hot Springs as a vacation-land. . . ~16- Transmit the following in ee ¢@ Bi | FBI é . | Date: 4/27/64 a | STL ae i | (Type in plain text or code) [ ATRTEL AIR MAIL - REGISTERED | (Priority or Method of Mailing) | TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924) FROM: SAC, BUFFALO (92-61) (P) STEVE MAGADDINO AR WEEKLY SUMMARY AIRTEL Following is a summary of information furnished by BU 280-c* for the: period 4/20-26/64: On 4/20/64, CI advised that two unidentified men | were observed in conversation with ANTONIO MAGADDINO, SAM RANGATORE and PETER J. MAGADDINO, Portions of this conversa- tion were in Italian which is not comprehended by the informant. On 41/21/64, CL observed PETER A. MAGADDINO having a conversation with (a woman) during which he indicated that he would see her on the following day. b6 BIC On 4/22/64, PETER A. MAGADDINO was again observed in conversation with this woman during which he indicated he would see her later that date. On 4/24/64, PETER A. qd PETER J, MAGADDINO were aA observed in conversation with during which Ii [____jindicated that he is now PETER AJ if MAGADDINO related that he had received a_telephone call requesting his n dissuading from runni nst or Assemblyman in return for which would give a job. 3¥- Bureau (AM-RM) es ad . acetal vA “ ‘ALR 5/ eS FBI: db], 4) 65 2 APD OS) fOeT ee oN ° BU 92-61. - ' | On 1 4/25/64, CI learned that the father-in-law of BENNY NICOLETTT had died and was being buried by the Magaddino Memorial Chapel. CI furnished no pertinent information on 4/23, and: 4/26/64, -2- 4 fed we Lo DIRECTOR, FBI (205 5 +120518) 4/29/64 SAC, BUFFALO (105-4087) (RUC) pig isa LIBERATION QUEBECOIS, IS «+ CANADA; RA ~ CANADA ( Re Buffalc girtel to Bureau dated 4/13/64, captioned "ST ced atlas n e ' Enclloséd for the Bureau are eight copies sf a self-explanatory letterhead memorandum (13M) which has been classified “Confidential” because the information furnished by 50 eould result in the Ca este of a highly confidential Investigative technique of value in criminal tnveatigation. An informaticn copy has been designated for Boston because of abe ioof Enak sak eta me bare stoninad fore ation conserning ee SA insisted that authorities be provided with the information he furnished but that his identity be consea olamed. since e interview suggested that ee that hia identity would be concealed in the i suffi eer nformsation would be set forth to permit 6p to adentity him and that such detail would po indicate to authorities that the sources) id Saseaver? the day after Tyvisited the Murtalo Office, he attempted to contact ror| ___lasaiatam a Was not ava | Cas ee ee Hh) = au rot 8) { 2) = Shee Saino 92-2924 i ~ Inf Enc. 1) (RM i = ao of { ) (RM) di QG2Y — 1 = 92-61, STEVE MAGADDINO} NOP RECORDED aryedop | 192 may 4 1964 See tees | eoueeieT ; 1f revealed to unauthorized individuals, _. | LO > f Oe PORIGINAT. FILED IB b6 bic b7D BY 1054047 During the course cf this acntact, repeated the ausstance of what he had earlier told the PBL and also mentioned that he had been to t syeerning @ eontiusion sf vas elther a spy or orary;: ox z 4 or 2 sticn by makes 1t tepossivle fc honor his request for eoncaalnent of identity, and he is openly identified in the LAN enclosed. It seems that there is no othar practical way to hendile this matter. The sh to disseminate the LHM te Legat, UrEanap to the Department (in view of ton of tcrney General); Pi ite - the rages peaatial that the No further action at Guiffaic. b6 bic b7D &.., STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION In Reply, Please Refer to wurfals, New York File No. Aprih 20, 2504 et ea Fae | PROSE bo Aigarreigt oed : aera 6, 1964, [ Rolie tay Falls, t York, telephonically ve . ener sige b7D ne Far ¢ Late ie atfalo Ctfiee of the "20; tiat: : stated = pa Nas hed ne conection with] sin aty of Parra and that be hap been 8 full-ti: [unto tded @ very ten-thy vecital, the substence of which is aa follows: COPIES DESTROYED 925 may 23 1972, ass THONT BE LIGSRATION ITESECC IS, oka "FEC" a approximately fifteen months opc, sased apon his 2 5ePeations of eetivitiag on the campes cf the University of Montreal and upon his reading 1? the icatreal press, be ecene oonvineed that the “PLO” wes eventually poim: te oo powers anoucn $o insite civil Jtaurrestion an the Province of vgeoes, amid ha Deteue , t som ist dirycted. beran a sacpetien Laeer er ne LS Banus >? the rgherdrang of Rontreal and lined wp ieoecsiestaty ‘ht ety te forty students ts esatat combating this Z aka Pliuent Promvh ant a moshar c seine ten Sent ha that aa he davelscad fe ee kien qomeaming the “FLL eit that it vas nececsary that he | af hie rindince. hes ible hee’ sip heey Faiboge ba relive uit a xi ee thas. ; 30 . 3 4 et - BIC 3ONP b7D 1 ai, L | eomtfred that the HGH, et “eat. we seemed to heave onecusaged His affeoets aeninet the PTA but that, in the paat ten cays, he hed attempted ts ecatact several officers in the wenttad te Salk wath Nia. AL this point, anid that,"eince IT nod been daputised” by “as Vanads an apamay, he vam cow very diaturied by the agency to talk with Rim. a; thie point,L alse Biated that he waa convinee that the "VIO" and the ML Ot PREt7 had infiitrated the RCMP ami that he Wal new whivstant t:. fatk wits that acency. Doon imsed thet ducta: the woek of harsh 22, ToS, he secured, ’eom aeveral sources on the venus cf the University of tontreal, information which he Teale to be ralisble, indlesatin: that a student aray cf SOO, Which ie now or wales will secon be in the r-saesston of arag, will leave that university When the SET ine, tars ec emded and will head for the Nerth Crumtey 2: ‘ posetbiy to headmuarter nace Lake Miastasetrd, stated that thi+ | @ ! | PBT | | | | | I Date: 5/5/64 (Type in plain text or code) ATRTEL AIR MAIL | (Priority) | TOs DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924) FROM: SAC, BUFFALO (92-61) (P) STEVE-MAGADDINO, aka —~ AR On 5/4/64, BU 280-C* reported subject's presence in Niagara Falls, New Yorkat 12:45 p.m., 5/4/64. The informant reported that MAGADDINO appeared to be in good health and indicated to him that he had been swimming every day during his absence from the Buffalo-Niagara Falls area, According to the informant, the subject indicated he had D6 Spent sometime at a vacation spot located between Fort b7c Lauderdale and Miami, Florida, Further contacts will be made with BU 280-C* to determine the location of subject's vacation spot and the identities of any contacts MAGADDINO may have made white 4 he was in Florida. It is noted that MAGADDINO left tHe’ Butfalo-Miasara aaa area on 4/3/64 with (3y- Bureau fam) 1 -uilbany. (Info). (AM) - Miami Grae) A 5 ae = ra - Newark .(Infa) . wi ff fy ~ New York (Info) (AM) REE 72- P52 g jf a @ - Philadelphia ae ; -~ Tampa (Info) AM) aes ~ e MAY 7 1964 - Buffalo a oie pe at atts LFA smak "5 10 1%, Co) & ae © i pate Sent __._SESEeeeeessesSFse MM Per Ky Speci! Agent in Charge D 46 WAY 1373 | FD-36 (Rev. 10-29-63) ' 4 | @ | = ! ; ! PB | | Date: 5/12/64 | | Transmit the following in (Type in plain text or code) AIRTEL ATR MAIL - REGISTERED | (Priority) I TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2921) FROM: _ SAC, BUFFALO (92-61) (P) STEVE MAGADDINO AR & WEEKLY SUMMARY AIRTEL Lf Following is a summary of information furnished by BU 82-C* for the period 5/4-10/64, On 5/4/64, subject was observed by CI discussing his recent trip to Florida during which the subject mentioned the names of Ft. Lauderdale, Pompano, and Miami. This information was corroborated by information furnished by BU 82-C* on 5/5/64. On the same date, PETER A. MAGADDINO mentioned the possibility of converting the Magaddino Memorial Chapel building into a medical center. On 5/7/64, CI observed subject having a conversation with PETER A. and PETER J. MAGADDINO which was primarily in Italian. However, the discussion apparently related to prices of property, buildings, and other general topics of conversation, The subject was overheard mentioning rice @ also places, 1 x H Ny LUCHESE "fami ; “OER ILL L cumcaeoan |) possibly, | meting. / (possibly The purpose of the meeting was to straighten out the affairs of the deceased "Profaci" family. Following the death of JOSEPH PROFACI, his underbos, the now deceased JOSEPH MAGLIOCCO, "boss" held an dilegal election and had himself elected of this family. At this meeting it was determined the "commission" had never recognized MAGLIOCCO as boss. MAGLIOCCO was told thet "from tonight on you are nothing", It is apparent the b6 commission's decision was based on the fact that there was bye too much friction ("Gallo=Profaci war") in this family and the commission desired "this borgata must be in peace", They then charged MAGLIOCCO $43,000 for the expenses incurred, » sub jec JIMMY A onewldentified » STEVE_MAGA DUCA, 3/5/. » that the followin MAGADDINO RO, ph), (ph), STEVE MAGADDINO, brother-in- BU 280-c* advised on ie) malé and law, had the following conversation t. Translation furnished by Translator SM: "And how many crooked things, you have no idea, They could notice it, how this guy is, The ones ive could see it, There is Stefano who is still alive. ‘There is that other guy Genese (ph) from Pocochise (ph) {possibly Poughkeepsie), "You don't see him go no place, "Oh, so all these things, we were young then you know all young kids, and they took all in, They did it by word, So then one week again, the next dzy again, the next week again, The next two weeks again, not even if his head was made out of ivon, Right? So some big hoods knew this guy and that guy and with. time, you would be mature with the age. Even if you are intelligent £4 would burn your (obscene) and you would jump up in the air, But with the age, ‘you would be mature and you would think twice before you open your mouth, A person who is young and opens his mouth, wants to destroy the world. Otherwise (unintell, word) So therefore in everything you mature with the years. I, what do you think, I have had enough schooling from the street, I don't care about a person who has had college, Not even for (obscene), He could talk about a book situation or law situation, I am talking about common mse and about tie things the law says. I've had trouble with lawyers and I've also bothered with people who have tongues this long. I could be able to do incredible things that intelligent’ people don't expect. But however when a person does four and four, no matter how you look at it, it's going to be eight. No matter how. you turn it can't enal five or equal nine or so forth, (SM continues to compare himself and a college graduate in reference to using common sense. SM explains that no matter how intelligent a person is, you need actual experience from the streets), (At this point PETER A, MAGADDINO enters office), I spoke with and in front of his son, he wouldn't explain the situation, NY 92-864 SM: [| | SM: [| SM: — SM: "But I was looking for the son myself. "No, [| t+ want to talk in front of[ | Because he said, ‘what's what', when we came back from Philadelphia. [ |said no why, talk i front of him and I told hin, "Well, wasn't it Profaci's son. "He said that things were more interesting, After three days and nights, his father came, e (Father) wanted satisfaction because he didn't want to talk in front of . He says why didn't you tell, et So nel said 'compare,now that you're here', ete, and (711 tell you all I'm thinking He wanted to accuse me about you. But he with all the bitterness he had, he wanted to accuse me, b6 b7C "A jackass, listen, everything, everything is common sense, You have to understand, that when we couldn't get in touch with the guy, whose arm is like this, He was saying 'look for Bonanno's son, yivy can't you find him. Look for him, look for him, ! (unintell. words)........+.I let him be brought here in order not to bring any bitterness so me, you and the other guy, because we didn't want the nephew to hear. "So now he's bitter. "So therefore, we sent him. I sent for Joe Zerilli, I put Joe Zerilli, I made him take an airplane and gO over there and get him because he was on a farm. He was about three hundred miles away in Detroit, Boy, Joe Zerilli (uy e ds). We brought him there and himself didn't want to NY 92-864. b6 bITC "come, because he wasn't interested to go with Joe Zerjlli over there because Joe Zerilli was in the relationship also with these people, I wanted to impress upon Joe Zerilli that I wasn't dishonest. Because he himself was also to hear about this and ~-’. that's why we were looking for Bonanno's son, to let him go there and hear with his own ears about when he (Bill Bonanno) used to come here, saying 'I did this and I did that. The son grabbed me and that disgrac2 said (unintell, words) there isn't any. That disgrace. He says the one 'family' that I love and respect is ~ Joe Zerilli and his 'family'. Joe Zerilli was there with his own and we were there, Because Joe was saying that they were over here this and that. I said it's ° good that this kid, because he said to him ara eae de said 'you, you and you, if you need help bring (possibly - So therefore, who do you think was there, that big disgraceful piece of macaroni, that disgrace who is more disgraceful than his father, He’ started saying, ‘you, don't go there for whatever reason’, Because this guy is hanging around with the other one. because everyone knows that he is thrown in there because they all know that there is domestic trouble, This domestic was put there by me because he told me, I was saying look this guy is put there because they call him the 'playboy'(Bill Bonanno), The playboy is over there because he's got domestic trouble and he's trying to get closer to his wife, The wife is over there and like a disgrace f® goes to another place, The others, the ones who (unintell. words) used to come and report it and would say no he's over there, For us, for example, it becomes a little dark, he would say what the hell the proof is there, there are three here,,..this and that (unitell. phrase), They finish all the business and they leave, right? Now I conditioned them more, more than two weels, The NY 92-864 'eople (unintell, words). There was Angelo present, because I was alone, He said (unintell, words) I said there is an inflation of too many relatives. I'm a relative, he's a relative, the other one's a relative I said (blasphemy) this is a 'decina! full with relatives. I said this isn't right. I am not against it should be 100 per cent common sense. If someone - else, If I am (unintell.) I don't want to be but no. my nephew, my brother, cousin, my son. Why.aeoethe@ situation, So therefore I explained the situation. One night with Angelo he said these guys this and that. I said Angelo they want to pin me against the wall and put me on the cross, I said it is interesting that — they knew what's going on in the pot, And when someones knows something, they would be half saved because they'll cpen their eyes and they'll be afraid to go over there and afraid to gomer here, And if they know about the place that they shouldn't go, they won't go. Because we already, then they could say whe knows if they have another group. So you see how the situation works, He says besides this, we know, and who knows if there is some other goup, always having something on the mind. We can't find this guy, we can't find that guy, all this dalay. What do you think everybody is stupid? Why this delay? why .this thing? He went away and no one can find him anyplace, You have to convince these people a little at a time, you got to take your time and not make any mistakes, I can't ‘understand this situation. My brother-in-law is going crazy trying to find this guy. Asking this guy and he doesn't know anything, asking another and he doesn't know anything so therefore what more do you want. But we know this and we take our time, And then we'll decide to send Joe Zerilli from there, He (Bill Bonanno) was in the west. The son was saying, ‘my father is on the way.' So if you know he's on the way, and you know whatever distance and whatever the distance, today it's close, This guy didn't come in any manner. Then he was alone, and he said 'what, I NY 92-864 | "had never said that,! "The father said (unintell. words).....he said no maybe you go alone, "He needs a psychiatrist believe me, "T didn't even mention you name. Hewasn't alone. 4, BIC "He wasn't alone. MTheson...... "Well the son, the son should tell him. "What the hell, outside the son when we passed through the door, he (Bill Bonanno) said 'you know Stefano (Steve), I'm my father's son,' I said what doyou mean, So the second time I looked at him and said, well do you think that if you weren't your father's son that I would talk to you. You are your father's son and that's why I'm talking to you. He came with - a crooked story, one that I'll never believe, Even if it's the truth I'd never believe the guy because he's (Bill Bonanno) false and a miserable disgrace, For me, he's six feet and just because he smokes cigars that he scares someone, So when f returned, he (Bill Bonanno) goes to the other guy and says "why does he have to see my father, why does he have to see my father', I wanted the father because I wanted him to hear that there werents underhanded things or intended or held against this guy (Bill Bonanno), I defended him until, he was present from seven and eight until four o'clock in the morning , You need nerve and patience, £{ couldn't convince him, I said that's a life without chance. It's been three years that this thing is going around. These people are tired of it. They want to get rid of it. NY 92-864 "Because he wanted that Joe Zerilli should come. Joe Zerilli was present, Well at least he's got a sack of relatives in there, becarse Joe Zerilli has his son and the nephew, a friend of his (Zerilli's) sister in the Profaci 'family'., So therefore. ..,80 we left everything like that and went upstairs, We went upstairs so therefore I said look we had never recognized you as boss. I said you are nothing, We never know you so you are nothing. He (possibly speaking of Joe Magliocco) said I would like to have another week this and that. What? I said, I said from tonight on you are nothing. You haven't been anything anyway but I want you to know that you are nothing, That's all, The ‘commission! had not recognized him. I said you are not regular or correct. I said this 'borgata' must be in peace, You say you have this and this guy. What do you mean I seid. Your own people come to us, Disgrace who do you have, You got nobody I said (unintell., words) I put ; water on the fire (unintell. words).......When he talked about this, he himself came up to me (unintell ; | asked Angelo Bruno. He asked him..,(unintell, words) so I said he is a disgrace. I've never seen a bigger disgrace than he is because I don't know him, I don't know him. That's thetruth I didn't know him. I said from now on you don't even bother with the Virgin Mary because hé's a disgrace,So he said to me slwly ‘there are so many disgraces.! So I said why do you come (unintell, words). So he says "because you want to destroy me', I said disgrace they are trying to help you and you are getting angry and saying that they want to destroy you, So Profaci's Son was present there also, Because Profaci's son was 'marked'., I said these children, I call them 'children' becase they have no experimce whatsoever, (unintell, words)............+.-S0 do you understand "the bad thing I did right along. ‘There could have been someone else that could have done harm to mé@ or good, but I don't think he could have done better than me but maybe even with me.And when he talked, I wanted to go far, I said excuse me we have to go in accordance with him, You come with us. TI was afraid of (unintell, words) I was waiting for fire to pegin. i want to duck out the fire.......(unintell. words)..... When I told him he was a disgrace, disgrace, Just now then we turned on the money situation, Because he came to me and the other guy, there was $3,000 expense.,..$43,000 expense, Who was going to pay? (Unintell, words).........He mas toO.pay because it was his case. It was his sickness and his jinx. The others had helped for so many years. It was the same, and I believe it was amt a hundred thousand dollars, Running here, running there, So we asked and $43,000. So he did not want to come in any manner. So I said. come in. So I said it was his sickness. (Unintell, BRU LON ) oa cieaed aad "He didn't get...he was too sick,...(unintell, words), "How much pay you want, So he says as much as I can &%. So I said how much loan you want, how far do you want to go. I said don't you dare (unintell,.) like you, a week, because he's not going to go, When he presented himself he said & could pay about $10,000 a week, After four weeks, I sid don't you dare touch even the Blessed Virgin, because the fire was too high now, (Unintell. words). Therefore don't you even touch Jesus Christ. Not even he himself that disgrace was on top of the fire, Time cured everything NY 92-864. "Te went to his house and he didn't see anything else, (Unintell, words), I was afraid that he would come up with another name, Because there wasn't any need to crucify the people, (Unintell, words).....because they were waitin the okay and they after a couple of days he was called again said 'suspend it',.....Therefore there must be maneuver, this okay, he wasn't there, he couldn't be found anyplace the other one couldn't be found anyplace, I believe that he was innocent. He was honest one hundred per cent, But in the meantime, don't you think he didn't poison people's mind, I don't know if I'm speaking « dn the meantime they couldn't find the big guy but the little one. The li @ guy said ths okay, from then on he was accompanied with a car. Because there wasn't any nel to get angry. For himself to be accompanied by a car, the conscience must be dirty, right? [| (uaantean, WOMES) ieccctoectew eee eacine Gatees "Well listen here,[ "Maybe it was better....,..I'11 kep my mouth shut. SM: "No, no, no, you don't have to shut yourmouth, "I had said it to him millions of times, So he had pressed the fact, I don't believe it. The fact that he didn't go and become a soldier this and thet (unintell, words) any day. That was a disgraceful excuse, bore him, This guy will even lie to the mother who Perhaps it couldte (Unintell. words) and 10 = & for an okay and when they had receival b6 bic NY 92-864 "everything. When this guy comes, the big guy comes, well what they can't he'll say. What will he say everything that he doesn't know, Why because they don't trust him, You understand. He don't trust him, (Unintell, words), It doesn't mean anything. But everytime they were convinced with what I had told them. Already at one night, was ah (unintell. words) do you remember? SM: "I said what the hell is he breaking your head for, (Unintell, words)......ese.+e...Because he had told me the way this thing (Unintell. words)......I said hey there was...eeeseeeL said I'm talking for myself, I'm not talking for him. That guy....only he could answer not me. I speak for myself, don't you dare talk for me I said, because it's not true. If T make a mistake, I make the mistake. For the other guy over there, he could talk for him - not me. And that way then this and that.....,.I said don't you dare anymore, [then he came out. .ccccecse SM: "And that was the situation, "why hasn't he looked for us. "Listen here...... "I speaking for, do a favor, "Gisten here,..well ah,. If Bonanno is knows something otherwise he is stupid and drunk, bé bic NY 92-864 [hat As he stupid? SM: SM: bé bic "Wait a minute, When a guy feels too smart, I beltge., "What I am saying is that....I'm not thinking of it it'svhat others say. "Listen when somebody, no matter who they are feels that he is the smartest of all that means he must have had intentions, Because you see now he came to me and (unintell, words)people. The son is saying that not me, "This was so (unintell, words) from our (unintell. words rom our 'borgata'. Because all at once the son says, 'I'll take over,? "Well his father, listen here, Listen to me, his father, his father Holds the stick, [ i tnese thires you don't understand, are 2 SM: "Listen you have to know that even that T have to know that even that I have to say it because of my conscience, But I don't want to lift up the stone myself, You see because his father if he was a priest, he would disgrace me, in front of my son and he ( Joe Bonanno) says my son knows how to do this and that. Because they had told me these things. They say' he's a fther without a conscience. Because if you were my son and I wanted to help you (coughing) I would destroy you. (Unintell, words) not me, I'm not a father, I do anything for my children, But if he starts talking (does not complete himself), Now he took the other guy aut because he wanted his NY 92-864 "son because he wants the son to have direct contact so that he knows directly, the son doesn't know anything. He brushed him up. He polished him up. [| (@untnter, words)..,..."says[ and you....... SM: "Listen here, I'll explain it to you-, [| wer, why don't you tell me, SM: [| | SM: "Listen here, The fish, when he starts to stink, I told you (unintell, words) countryman. When he starts to stink, he stinks from the head and he is the fish. If you give him the stick in his hand, he'll command, You don't command, "If you had the proof of what you said (unintell. words ).....when he had said that he came to find me and he told me 'He'll take over', So the proof is what they said, "But Listen here, [sf Phatts the proof and they don't even recognize it. SM: "Listen here, what I know, he is a little jealous, even the little guy. You understand, He has been Jealous of him. Because I had told him, since there is no faith, you are not going anyplace with (Unintell., portion)...,.You have to 2: he has more sens€...,,eeseeeee.the story @ son tells him and the story he tells the other guy ", (Subjects Speak low and conversation for most part b6 bic NY 92-864 (Later woman enters office a Conversation strictly social. No pertinent information was related by subjects in this portion), SM: "But listen here, I'm not a judge and able to tell you if it's right or wrong. Even if it's right or wrong it's your people have let it get through, Why should I butt in on your affairs. You understand? This is all your fault. It is n't my fault or anyone else's it's everyone's fault. When you don't have respect, you don't have anything. So he came and said (blasphemy). But I said they have the (eight?), they have the eight (7) everyday. I said you don't even have the twenty years and who are you going to find, Jesus Christ? You have to know that the ‘Rappresentante! (interrupted), He doesn't have, he needs a push do you understand? So therefore these people had (unintell. words) twenty years, Don't forget, So therefore you want to kmow from me if it's right or not right. You know Asperino But you know that it isn't. He didn't want to be asked in any way. So you can't ask the other guy, because there are so many pigeons who walk around without a head," (JIMMY LA DUCA at this point compares BILL BONANNO to a captain of a ship. He Says that it is like a captain of a ship whose crew resort to mutiny and throw the captain overboard. LA DUCA mys this is the extreme), "Listen this is something that depends on you. Not you or him but everyone. You got to say well if you stay here and if you accept the situation otherwise we don't accept nobody. We got.......the NY 92-864, "porgata will make the rappresentante. You understand. It isn't that I tomorrow even if I understand, the: thing is crooked but in the meantime you people have let 20 years pass, don't forget. Not even he himself should allow it, Then he goes against everyone. I can't digest it, " (End of Reel), The Buffalo Office is requested to furnish NYO their comments as to the identity of bé U}. ' r Date: 5/19/64. Aeansiit the following in PBI (Type in plain text or code) AIRTEL AIR MAIL - REGISTERED | (Priority) | | TOs DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924) FROM: SAC, BUFFALO (92-61) (P) : are GADDINO AR WEEKLY SUMMARY ATRTEL | Following is a summary of information furnished by BU 280-C* for the period 5/11-17/64: On 5/11/64, CL observed JOHN CAMMILLERI and subsequentl observed the subject in conversation with an unidentified male during which this unidentified man told MAGADDINO that the reason he did not go to Florida was that his wife wa having physical difficulties. Later CI observed ose ene | having a general conversation with PETER A. and PETER J. MAGADDINO. On 5/12/64, JOHN CAMMILLERI and PETER A. MAGADDINO discussed having breakfast with PETER MACK. D6 On 5/14/64, PETER A. advised | ___sermn a funeral cine salesman, that the subject had driven A.'s new 1964 Cadillac to Plorida and had just returned. on | an advised PETER A. and PETER J, MAGADDIN a E had an appointment and would join them shortly. Subsequently, JOHN CAMMILLERI, ANTONIO MAGADDINO, PETER A. and PETER J. MAGADDINO discussed a traffic fine assessed against CAMMILLERI or ANTONIO MAGADDINO. CAMMILLERI jokingly has to come up with the money, accord- remark ing to but acm a that he could "take it out in trade” with £5 / if? 3 pec 88 9-892 7-3/7 (- Bureau (AM-RM) 1 - Buffalo a) ; ) Tae Patan \ | Sorovedsl ACN We mau wim, ..--+ .* Special Agent in apge “S Ga Wick Gy Ae ie BU 92-61 ubsequent discussion PETER J. MAGADDINO mentioned the name but the context of this state- ment was not known to the informant. On 5/16/64, CI learned that ANTHONY BONITO, the b6 prother of SALVATORE BONITO, had died, and that his funeral bIC was being handled by the Magaddino Memorial Chapel through a Buffalo funeral home. Subsequently, JOHN CAMMILLERI and PETER A. MAGADDINO had a discussion concerning horse races during which CAMMILLERI commented that they had not won anything and remarked that Tot time before they catch up to us." H ntioned that was not riding, but they | in the first and in the second, apparently referring to jockeys in the various races. CL furnished no pertinent information on 5/13 and 17/64. OPTIONAL FORM NO, 10° 5010=104-01 . i , ‘UNITED STATES. ERNMENT, | a "y : Membral dum , TO : DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924) ' | DATE: 5/20/64 7 ATTENTION: FBI Annex, Cryptanalysis Translation Section | ero : AS sac, KANSAS CITY (92- 1259) RUC: | eT) 7 | ave SUBJECT: | STEVE MAGADDINO, aka . AR 00;" BUFFALO All investigative - leads at Kansas ‘City regarding | -. above captioned subject have been completed and this . “ - matter is, therefore, being RUC'd. ye 4 x Buttalo (98-61 sue) : 2, 29a/. jsipe City gow NOT RECORDED” > ©) ass 4 MAY 22 i964 Ueceriey | 56 lay © Me v ————— gril" BD236 (Rev. 10-@-63) g& Mr. Tolgon_—— Mr. Belmont—— Mr. Mohr--——- i Mr. Cee Me. Callaha Mr. see a 4 . “in, Th Loacdy, i Mr. peat a : ; 3 aty. Gals : ave a/eeson Mr. Rogsen--—— i tay. Sullivan—— ~te, Tavel-—_—— Type in plain text or code), mx. Trotter-—— | Teja, Roon.._—— e if 3 Transmit the following in Via_ ATRTEL AIR MAIL - REGISTERED Miss Holmes — Priority a z cece ah GWU as Sum Gam Ott one Hem tn NOL OOD Somm Md Oth GED GE mie OU Mon Mim SNe Cae Gt SUNT Gam Sum Ae int WP OOH GND SIP om av toed URS Wea AY SnD OnE Om Men OE HAAS Wey Wee ew ome GON Omg See DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924) gehcs BUFFALO (92-61)(P) if “i 4 STEVE MAGADDINO AR On 5/20/64, BU 280-C* advised there had been a meeting that afternoon in Niagara Falls, New York, attended an by STEVE MAGADDINO, FRED RANDACCIO, PASQUALE NATARELLI, and _ SAM RANGATORE. The purpose of this meeting was to determine a the best method of smuggling an unidentified man (unman) from Canada into the United States without going through Immigration. f —~ RANGATORE suggested it could be done by having two men drive into Canada in an automobile and substitute the unman for one of these two men on the return trip. MAGADDINO and RANDACCIO, however, indicated it would be accomplished by obtaining a motor boat and picking the unman up at Chippewa, Ontario, Canada, near French Creek and then returning to the United States (Chippewa, Ontario is a small community directly across the Niagara River from North Tonawanda, New York, and lies between Buffalo and Niagara Falls, New York). This trip would Gy- Bureau (AM-RM) 2 - Albany (Info) (AM-RM) 3 - New York (Info) (AM-RM) 10 - Buffalo 1 = 115-34 RE = I 2 dee) armere acuect) 7 GO-LILY 220 capes F. See oe 2-296, P, NATARELLI 5 2 2 2 SAM RANGATOR IG.. 15 MAY 26 1964 92-337, COSA NOSTRA i+" 92-61 Sub 5) ras ee 92-54, R. CARLISI) : Pee brtnada Xe) no 1 nM ~“ we at JUN 4 1964 7ruew BU 92-61 take an estimated three to five minutes. Consideration was given to obtaining ROY (CARLISI's) boat, obtaining one SI or through a youth identified as (FNU) In considering places of contacts, RANDACCIO suge that NATARELLI could be sent up (to Canada) and that could be contacted regarding a flat or room. NATARELLI pointed out that has been in trouble with the Immigration and that his houses had been searched. J MAGADDINO then indicated that h cerned over one person who had communicated with The foreland the telephone number 416-RO 9-2512 was then mentioned by the participants. (416 is the Toronto, Canada area code number. ) Pd was identified to MAGADDINO as now living in Toronto and not speaking English. RANDACCIO emphasized they had to get him out of there, and that it would be necessary to "go up and see JOE FALCONE” to make arrangements with FALCONE. NATARELLI agreed and b6 stated he would change his clothes, get a different car which BIC he described as an 01d Buick,and go see (FALCONE?). MAGADDINO agreed that this individual had to be brought to the United States and warned those present that this was not to be mentioned to anyone. RANDACCIO then made a remark which is not entirely comprehenible concerning a radio broadcast regard- ing a robbery and the robber being sought. NATARELLI, apparently in explanation and possibly referring to the unman or to 1, related he had met this unman on the last day of the Ft. Erie, Ontario races (5/9/64). The unman told NATARELLI that if he did not testify he would be jailed. Unman, apparently referring to STEVE MAGADDINO, told NATARELLI the o i ould say was that he met (MAGADDINO) tnroughl MAGADDINO retorted that this man could testify a e did not remember, but also professed ignorance of the Canadian law. NATARELLI then explained that witnesses before (Canadian) Inquiry Boards are given automatic immunity and can be jailed for refusing to testify. NATARELLI claimed a hs Be BU 92-61 he told unman not to testify (to knowing MAGADDINO?). MAGADDINO retorted that they only asked about him because of "POPS" (JOHN PAPALIA or one of the PAPALIA brothers) and "that other guy" (ALBERT AGUECI?),and the "other things in New York." MAGADDINO then began to discourse as to how this unman could testify by claiming inability to remember or recall, and by claiming to have met numerous people. He then asked when the investigation is to start, but the answer was not learned by the informant. The conve i prought out the name of a newspaperman ar Eero whom all present derided as being "bossy" and a "pig. MAGADDINO then reverted to the possible testimony of unman who, according to MAGADDINO, could admit knowing MAGADDINO, but only casually and nothing of a derogatory nature. Later, when MAGADDINO commented that he was proud of the "family" he had raised, RANDACCIO asked in an apparently facetious manner which "family." MAGADDINO expressed disapproval of RANDACCIO's comment, RANDACCIO uickly added that MAGADDINO had done a good job with "both families." MAGADDINO then related that his niece, b6 age 55, who lives on Devoe Street (Brooklyn, New York), DIC had been interviewed by the FBI regarding him. It was not_clear to the informant from the above information whether [__——_ ] and the unman who is apparently in the process of being subpoenaed to testify before a Canadian Inquiry Board are identical. On 5/20/64, fisurs by Bureau Agents in Buffalo indicated personally owned car of RANDACCIO at his residence. NATARELLI's car observed parked at Connecticut Street Athletic Club, Buffalo, which is a known hoodlum hangout. Coverage by Bureau Agents was instituted at Chippewa, Ontario, Canada, immediately upon receipt of information from CI on 5/20/64, but no pertinent activity was noted. B5 b6 0/64, i A bI7C that is actually bI7D ~ 3- BU 92-61 Restaurant in Crystal Beach, Ontario, Canada, a small resort near Buffalo. He stated aie | |had become involved with Canadian Customs authorities due to smuggling merchandise into Canada in small quantities over a period of time and having been reported. CI was not aware of the disposition 'The Chief! is believed to be identical to a Canadian gambler in the Ft. Erie, Ontario area and Buffalo sources are being con- tacted to fully identify him. b6 is no record for in the records of bIC the Metropolitan Toronto Police Department (MTPD) or the BAD indices of the Buff i formation developed to indi hat entioned by CI is possibly a well-known Toronto hoodlum and associate of JOHN PAPALIA, With reference to the JOSEPH FALCONE mentioned by RANDACCIO, it should be noted that BU 280-C* tentatively identified a visitor of STEVE MAGADDINO in the. morning and afternoon of 5/19/64 as JOSEPH FALCONE of Utica, New York. The Albany Office was telephonically contacted on 5/20/64, to ascertain, if possibly, the whereabouts of FALCONE on 5/19/64, and to determine if he is by chance known to be in the Buffalo or nearby Canadian areas. On 5/21/64, the Albany Office telephonically advised that FALCONE had been observed at his residence in Utica between 2:00 and 3:00 p.m. on 5/19/64. The information furnished by CI in this matter i i i inated to the | —_______] on a confidential basis and with due care given to protecting the source. BU 92-61 Efforts are continuing to identify the person attempting to enter the United States, ens as well as other individuals invoived in this incident, and full details of the related activities involved. The Bureau and interested offices will be kept advised of pertinent developments. bic FD-36 (Rev. 10-29-63) j | FBI Date: 5/22/64 Transmit the following in (Type in plain text or code) Via ATR-TEL AIR MATL - REGISTERED MAIL (Priority) 4 TO: DIRECTOR, FBI FROM: .SAC, BUFFALO (92-61-Sub 3) (P) ee aaa. aka AR There is enclosed herewith for Kansas City one reel of audio tape containing conversation in the Sicilian dialect as reported by BU 280-S* on 5/19/64. Conversation flows from STEVE MAGADDINO uninterruptedly for approximately 12 minutes to apparently only one other person present, identified as JOE (LN) (possibly JOE FALCONE) and appears to be of a pertinent nature. It is requested that the tape be submitted to a more experienced translator in the Sicilian dialect for purposes of translation and that the results of the translation and audio tape be returned to the Buffalo Office. If enclosed material contains information of obvious interest to other Offices, copies of the translation should be furnished such offices. Q- Bureau (AM-RM) 2 - Kansas City (Enc. 1) (AM-RM) 1 - Buffalo (6) pm. 74- 2424-721 “C2, ai & vr MAY 2 1964 | \\S S : R> & ALS Fi cc \ Ay! / WC rc US | Aas ; Cb i Vi i, : pprodddl S Ub4 Sent __________M Per 9 it be _ Special Agent in Charge | 6S duno eB , (Rev. 10-29-63) “ f | | i | i FBI i | 1 { | Date: 5 /26 / 64. Transmit the following in (Type in plain text or code) ne AIRTEL AIR MIAL - REGISTERED | (Priority) | Bp St Bs I ee te aaa a ee ee Ee Pee eS TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924) FROM: SAC, BUFFALO (92-61) (P) emevi MAGADDINO AR WEEKLY SUMMARY ATRTEL The following is a summary of information furnished by BU 280-C* for the period 5/18 through 24/64. On 5/18/64, BU 280-C* advised that JOHN V. CAMMILLERI of Buffalo visited PETER A. ae that _ in Niagara Falls, N.Y. They were joined by who is employed by the Department of Public Works in Niagara Falls. The source reported that[L—C—C Js y. Ws going in for lip surgery the next day and he is concerned over the operation. The source advised that several days ago a person identified only as SAM MAGADDINO made an application for a job with the City_of Niagara Falls, N.Y. The Personnel Director called upon to identify this individual and had immediately contacted PETER A. MA parently PETER A. MAGADDINO had informed that he did not know SAM MAGADDINO because he proceeded to explain to that he felt that SAM MAGADDINO had a right to make a living and that he, PETER A. MAGADDINO, did el responsible for him. The source stated that was not acquainted with JOHN CAMMILLERI since CAMMILLERI had to inform of his last name and the fact that he had been in the concrete business for 30 years. 4 2 rs Bureau (AM-RM) vi GS 2. ~ Z7/Z Yoo 92 1 - Buffalo REG: BE ee, Saal DPA: jmv 15 MAY 28 1964 ee Approved: _: G C- Wick & Special Agent, in Charge dl \ ores tax lawyer. [will also represent VINCENT A. BU 92-61 Later ee the ‘le the source advised that . PETER A, MAGADDINO was complaining over the trouble he ‘is having with the Internal Revenue Service who has accused them*of misappropriating salaries and the mis-. use of company. cars. PETER A. MAGADDINO mentioned that members of the MAGADDINO Family have employed , &@ Buffalo attorney, to represent them as a. - SCRO and other members of the MAGADDINO Family... | | dropped by t to _ see PETER A.. MAGADDINO that night and discussed the health of his sister or sister-in-law, who is believed to Ereide ! in ECORI N.Y. bE. < © bake | On 5/19/64, BU 280-C# advised that ageing, the ° des STEVE MAGADDINO was in Niagara Falls, N.Y., where he met oo PETER A. MAGADDINO, and a man enews only as On 5/20/64, BU 280~Cc* eagiued that there had been a meeting that afternoon in Niagara Falls, N.Y., : attended by STEVE MAGADDINO, FRED RANDACCIO, and PASQUALE NATARELLI, and SAM RANGATORE. The source reported that the purpose of this meeting was to decide the best method of smuggling an unidentified man from Ontario, Canada,. into the United States. RANGATORE suggested that two men should drive into Canada in an automobile and substitute one of the men for. the man they wished to smuggle back . into the country. MAGADDINO and RANDACCIO indicated this. operation could be accomplished by obtaining a motor boat with a high speed motor and picking up this unidentified man near French Creek, which empties into Niagara River about one half mile north of Ft. Erie, Ontario, Canada. Consideration was given to using ROY CARLISI's boat, however, it was determined that CARLISI was out of town. The details of this planned smuggling operation were set forth ‘in Buffalo airtel to the Bureau dated 5/22/64, with COpUEE. to Albany and New York. On 5/21/64, BU 280-c* scot that ‘STEVE MAGADDINO, VINCENT A. SCRO, PETER J. .MAGADDINO, PETER A. BU 92-61 | MaGaDpINo,["__] and [vere - observed in Niagara Falls during the day. . a On 5/22/64, BU 280-C%* reported -no. pertinent | - information’ relating to the subject or his, associates. - On 5/23/64, STEVE MAGADDINO was observed.in ° Niagara Falls, N.Y., during the day in the company of -’ his son, PETER A. MAGADDINO, and his nephew, PESTER J. MAGADDINO. | | i BU 280-C¥ advised that during the afternoon of 5/23/64 a.man known only asl. ]met with STEVE MAGADDINO and his son; PETER A. MAGADDINO, in Niagara Falls, N.Y. [_lexplained to STEVE MAGADDINO that he had been making: _,up a flower arrangement to be used at. the annual banquet of the FBI National Academy Associates, New York State Chapter, to be held 5/26/64, at the Parkway Inn, Niagara Palis, N.Y. in a low whisper, asked MAGADDINO if he wanted something to put inside the flower arrangement. According to the source, STEVE MAGADDINO and his son were “gmused at this suggestion, however, proceeded to make contemptuous sounds and remarks about the FBI. The man known asL__l jokingly suggested that they put a little ‘pomb in the flowers before sending it over to the Parkway Tnn, L.__linformed MAGADDINO that the flower arrangement - or the decorations accompanying the flowers had to be red, white and blue. Before talking with STEVE. MAGADDINO [had made a remark to his father that maybe they should ‘put a gun in the flower arrangement and his father had suggested that he see STEVE MAGADDINO. ~ It is noted that the annual panquet of the New York State Chapter of the FBI National Academy Associates. was being held on 5/26/64, at the Parkway Inn, Niagara Falls, the meeting of the FBI National Academy: Associates will take place in Niagara Falls during the period 5/24 through 27/64. . on 5/24/64, the source reported no pertinent information relating to the subject or his associates. b6 © bic ‘fs + Mr, Tolzon. FD-36 (Rev. 10-29-63) Mr. Relinant. 1 I ! | \ ” aL ; ot Pivbr op | Ma Opp , aie poke ER ake. IP \ é | he OES : | Ba Re ey : v% ee ie a en | l a : FBI ’ Date: 6 /2 1 64. Transmit the following in (Type in plain text or code) Via AIRTEL ATR MAIL - REGISTERED ly oe ee is —— | a i = _—— ¢ z 3 oa a. 8 | (Priority) | | Miss Gandy J =f T0: DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924) ee = FROM: SAC, BUFFALO (98-61) (P) pF SEVIS FAGADDINO jaka G 71 fr AR WEEKLY SUMMARY AIRTEL The following is a summary of information furnished by BU 280-C* for the period 5/25-31/64: On 5/26/64, CI observed subject, SAM RANGATORE, bIC and PETER A. MAGADDINO in conversation which was primarily in Italian. However, the subject was overheard mentioning the name PETER MACK and the FBI, indicating that they were pas discussing the recent interview of MACK by the FBI. es On 5/27/64, CI advised that an individual who is apparently identical to BENNY NICOLETTI conversed with the subject, during which time they aaa the operations of the Niagara Fal PD, Ni Falls, N, Y., Gambling Squad, headed by (NA). NICOLETTI indicated that does not like the job as head of the Gambling Squa s maintaining the pressure on the gamblers, and that NICOLETTT and his associates are going to have him removed. NICOLETTI indicated that he did not know whether they would be able to open up the game on the night of 5/28/64, but that he would know by the night of 5/27/64. NICOLETTI indicated that the 3) - Bureau ( AM-RM) Feysabp ree, F2- DBF 2L- 323 (4) se ; i VWs Ge 9 JUN 4 1964 P & Paiegene os) annie \ J ra Approved? Le Sent ___ OOM Per cits Agent in Charge JUN 11 964% BU 92-61 game had been closed due to a convention at the Parkway Inn (New York State Chapter NA Graduates Retraining Session), ; n NICOLETTI and the subject then sees ana counted the split from a game operating apparently in Niagara Falls, N. Y. It was indicated that the bank roll for the game was starting at $1,088, and that there was to be no split with JIMMY (VONA) or unidentified individuals in Canada. NICOLETTI indicated that he had a quantity of ‘Canadian money which he intended taking into Canada, b6 apparaifly to exchange it,within a few TTL bIC indicated during the conversation that ; would be transferred to the Burglary Squad © e Niagara Falls PD, CI furnished no pertenint information on 5/25, 28-31/64. | | -2~ United States Government MEMORANDUM TO : DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924) Date: 5/23/64 Attention: FBI Annex FROM 1 SAC, BUFFALO (92-61-Sub 3) (P) + supsect! STEVE MAGADDINO, aka AR a Rebuairtel, 4/22/64, captioned "LA COSA NOSTRA, AR- .- CONSPIRACY"; Bulet, 3/13/64; New York let, 5/7/64. A? (> Bureau (RM) a (1 - 92-6054 2 - Albany (Info. ) (RM) y 1 - 92-132) ) 1 - LA COSA NOSTRA) r 2 - Boston (Info.) (RM) ye : \ (1 - LA COSTA NOSTRA) ky aa / 2 - Chicago (Info.) (RM) SZ eo tt = Ea Goes @ fA 7a = 324 1 - LA COSA NOSTRA) Leer eed 2 - Cleveland (Info.) (RM) a, TN TORDED 1 - 92-620 2 MAY tu 4 1 ~ LA COSA NOSTRA) 2 - Detroit (Info.) (RM) 1 - 92-388) 1 - La COSA NOSTRA) 2. Los Angeles (Info.) (RM) (1 - LA COSA NOSTRA) 2 - Miami (Info.) (RM) 1 - 92-161 1 - LA COSA NOSTRA) 2 ~ Newark (Info.) (RM) 2 ~ Phoenix (Info.) (RM) 1 - 92-51 (1 - LA COSA NOSTRA) 1 - LA COSA NOSTRA) 2 - pittsburgh (Info.) (RM) 3 ~ New York (RM ‘L - 92-29 2 - 92-864 1 - LA COSA NOSTRA) 1 - 92-2300, LA CCSA NOSTRA) 2-San Francisco (Info.) (RM) 2 ~ Philadelphia (Info.) (RM) 1 - LA COSA NOSTRA) 1 - 92-554 2 «= Pampa (Info.) (RM) 1 - LA COSA NOSTRA) "‘t - 9e-Hek - Buffalo 1 - LA COSA NOSTRA) (1 - 92-337, LA COSA NOSTRA) LFA; DEN (353 YE 53 JUNL5 1964 ‘ @ e BU 92=61-Sub 3 Referenced New York let, dated 5/7/64, contains informa- tion relating to a, meeting on 3/5/64 in Niagara Fa Y. be~ tween STEVE MAGADDINO and someone referred to as (ph) py BU 280-C* on 3/5/64. (Fonmentis of the Buffalo Office as to the possible identity of were requested. It is noted that BU 280-C* has reported several meetings petw i teutenants wherein reference was made to a ' his individual is unknown to the Buffalo Office but it is believed he is GASPAR QNGTORNO , Shirley,...Long Island,.N.¥. It is noted that on each “oc@asion whenever the name of this unidentified individual was mentioned, the discussions concerned JOSEPH BONANNO and his son, "BILL" BONANNO. O97 “/wysTor “LE Reference is made to Kansas City Airtel, dated 4/15/64 setting forth information regarding the conversations of ST MAGADDINO, SAM RANGATORE and JOSEPH FALCOME on 4./1/6 % time BU 280-c# reported that MAGADDINO had nominated for a high position in the "BONANNO Family" adding that is well] liked by the entire Commission." k, On 2/29/64,,MAGADDINO, in discussing his disli fe) Ke os "BILLYBQNANNO with SAMXRANGATORE, made a remark that | | 7c had cétie to see him, apparently to the Buffalo-Niagara Falls area, 1 | about problems arising in the BON@WNO-PROFACI families in New { ne York City. He also indicated JOE/ZERRILLI of Detroit had also come to see MAGADDINO about this pr bien. 7 with yt On 3/16/64, MAGADDINO again discussed this matter with some of his most trusted lieutenants and indicated that "BILL" BONANNO Has been misusing his new position to which he was appointed without the approval of the entire commissio i JMAGADDINO indicated he had discussed this problem 2 aa in the New York City area. t As a matter of ; nt to New York, N City in March 1964 with _ ; ' sn VINCENT A, SCRO's car. This car was observe V ents oF the New York Office at the home of GASPAR BONGIORNO, 29 Winston Drive, Shirley, Long Island, N.Y. on the morning of 3/25/64. That same date, "BILL" BONANNO and CHARLES J KBATTAGLTA of Tucson, (HY \:/ Arizona, were observed at the home of MAGADDINO's sister, Mrs. | &-7/ VITA DI GREGORIA, 737 5th St., West Babylon, N.Y. BATTAGLIA was the subject of an Anti-Racketeering investigation by the Los | Angeles and Phoenix Offices. Sources of the Buffalo Office have | Pie BU 92-61-Sub 3 reported that BATTAGLIA was called before the "Round Table" in Buffalo around 1950 and was ordered by MAGADDINO to leave the Buffalo area. : Based upon conversations of STEVE MAGADDINO, it appears that Do ond Tare one and the same individual and he resides in the New York City area. It also appears that MAGADDINO is going to great lengths to have "BILL" BONANNO removed from_his position in: the "BONANNO Family" and has attempted to pve installed in place of "BILL" BONANNO. MAGADDINO has indicated on several occasions that JOSEPH BONANNO bé is ill and the last time MAGADDINO saw him, BONANNO was "drooling" 37 and "shaking" and barely able to recognize MAGADDINO. He also indicated that JOSEPH BONANNO is convalescing someplace and his son, BILL BONANNO, will not permit MAGADDINO to contact him. On 5/14/64, PETER MACK (true name SAMUEL J. KAUFMAN), Manager, Pine Bowl Restaurant and Bar, Niagara Falls, N.Y., was interviewed by SAA and SACL____—t—~—‘“C‘*dzS YOU see if MACK knew whether or not GASPAR BONGIORNO was in Niagara Falls, N.Y. on 4/1/64 and if he knew him as[(___ He explaine or hearing anything of live on Long that eame from Brooklyn and Isiand, N.Y. During the interview it was noted that, as in all inter- views of associates and members of the "MAGADDINO Family," MACK would not mention the name "MAGADDINO." He would only mention that he has met relatives ofl —sdJin Niagara Falls and whose names should be known to the FBI. He pointed out that the relatives have always acted like gentlemen, are well mannered, considerate of others, do not drink and patronize his bowling alleys. MACK stated that because of their reputations he did not wish to get involved or speak further about the relatives of living in the Niagara Falls area. No reference was made during the interview to and MAGADDINO's trip to BONGIORNO's home at Shirley, New York, during the month_of April 1964. MACK advised that his peyrout cards show rn Saturday, 4/18/64, and did not return until about a week Tater. He stated that had failed to give i meal was going to be away and further j ities in leash register receipts resulted in i -3~ BU 92-61-Sub 3 PETER MACK could not furnish any information which would be of value j ifving MAGADDINO's visitor on 4/1/64 and referred to as It is possible this individual is GASPAR BONGIORNO of Shirley, N.Y. It is noted t BONGIORNO was interviewed along with other relatives of and MAGADDINO by the New York 2 Office in 1959. In this regard, attention is invited to results of these interviews set out in report of a dated 4/24/59 at New York, in case captioned "RICHFORD OPERATING CORPORATION; JAMES V. LA DUCA, ETAL, IMRA (1947) (IM)," New York file 92-948. ; The interviews, as set out in this report, were made of relatives of STEVE MAGADDINO in New York City in an effort to 4. locate MAGADDINO's son-in-law, JAMES VINCENT LA DUCA, who was a bIC Prior to MAGADDINO leaving for New York City, a photo- graphic surveillance identified the following members of the 'MAGADDINO Family" calling upon STEVE MAGADDINO at the Magaddino Memorial Chapel on 4/1/64: 1. JOSEPH FALCONE, aka (Albany 92-104) | ails 3. DOMINICRYSAGosTINO, aka © Jie (Buffalo 92-56) r ot (Buffalo 5. ROWPGARLIST, aka (Buffalo 92+54) ah BU 92-61-Sub 3 i b7C 7. PETER A/WAGADDINO, aka ; (Buffalo 92-288) 4 8. SAM RANGATORE, aka (Buffalo_92-274) 9. vincewr a.Sscro (Buffalo 92-197) e Buffalo Lliowing members (NATARELLI's car eee ag 1. FRED G. RANDACCIO . ROY CARLIST ii | ANTHONYRERNA LE PASQUALE NATAREELLI ; . Possibly SAM RANGATORE 1 uo 1) After their return on 4/6/54, RANDACCIO mentioned he saw the World's Fair, noting of course that the fairgrounds were not open at that time. MAGADDINO's son-in-law, VINCENT A. SCRO, was also absent that weekend and sources reported he was visiting Toronto with his wife. 5 It is also noted that after leaving New York City, MAGADDINO went to either Fort Lauderdale, Florida, or Pompano Beach, Florida, where he vacationed at some motel or hotel near the beach. He returned to Niagara Falls on weekend of 5/2/64. Due to the secrecy surrounding the absence of STEVE MAGADDINO and his top lieutenants on the weekend of’ 4/4/64, plus the fact that JOSEPH FALCONE was also absent from the Utica area, there are reasons to believe an important meeting or possibly a series of meetings were held in the New York City area. LEADS NEW YORK AT NEW YORK, NEW YORK (1) The New York Office will furnish the Buffalo whe @ é BU 92-61~Sub 3 LEADS NEW YORK (cont'd. ) AT NEW YORK, NEW YORK Office a current photograph of GASPAR BONGIORNO for use on sur- veillances at Niagara Falls, N.Y. and to determine if he can be identified as having been present in Niagara Falls on 4/1/64. 2) The New York Office will also obtain long distance telephone tolls charged to telephones utilized by GASPAR BONGIORNO, (3) In view of the continued concern of MAGADDINO over the nominations or appointments in the BONANNO Family, the New York Office will furnish Buffalo and interested offices any information indicating there was a meeting of "Commission" members in New York City around the period 4/2-6/64. ALBANY (INFORMATION) BOSTON fl CHICAGO n CLEVELAND " DETROIT i LOS ANGELES " MIAMI i NEWARK , NEW YORK M PHILADELPHIA " PHOENIX u PITTSBURGH u SAN FRANCISCO " TAMPA ft Information copies have been designated for those offices mentioned above since the information Sone yen this matter was initially disseminated by rebuairtel, 4/27/64. -6— a ‘i 2 FD-36 (Revi 10-29-63) Transmit the following in Ca FBI Date: 6/8/64 (Type in plain text or code) AIRTEL, ATRMATI : (Priority) | TO; DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924) FROM: SAC, BUFFALO (92-61) (P) STEVE Cn aapine AR WEEKLY SUMMARY ATRTEL Following is a summary of information furnished by BU 280-Cc* for the period 6/1 through 6/7/64: On 6/1/64, CI advised that the subject had a brief conversation with PETER A, MAGADDINO during which the recent arrest of—abortion charges of ANTHONY PERNA and in Buffalo were discussed. It was indicated that would return to the same business after a few weeks despite the arrest. CL at this time learned thatL. sd is now employed operated by the City of Niagara Falls, New York. The subject then discussed briefly a recent interview of PETER MACK by FBI Agents and conjectured on what MACK had told the Agent hen interviewed. He pointed out that MACK did not know in New York and that MACK was not familiar with COLOMBO (JOSEPH M, COLOMBO). The conversation then turned briefly to the arrest of (JOSEPH) BONONNO in Montreal, Canada. The subject then began to again relate previously furnished information regarding a meeting with WILLIAM BONONNO in New York but without specifying any date. nec. §9 FQ. - ALLY - S227 - Bureau (AM-RM) oe - Buffalo 1 JUN 1017 FBJ :pac a re (4) a << ia aia ane: eens ye \ps 7 Approved: Pe tee ak Sent “iM Per ee 6 4. JUN 1 5 sae in Charge 7s “BU 92-61 ~~ . or learned “i - — erecentay has a , matter pending bekore the ee Compensation Board in Buffalo, Subsequently, Cr observed JOHN CAMMILLERT david .*' @ non-pertinent conversation with PETER A, and PETER J... ' MAGADDINO during which PETER A, MAGADDINO oe that ROY .(CARLISI ?) had visited Niagara Falls on 5/31/64. 2. ; on 6/2/64, PETER A, MAGADDINO advised the aur oeucnk that he will see a doctor in Buffalo on 6/10/64, and will: probably be in the hospital for a few ae ger minor ‘surgery. Subsequently on 6/2/64, onl oo uenved: SALVATORE BONITO — and DANIEL SANSANESE with PETER A, MAGADDINO. BONITO advised that he and SANSANESE had been up to Niagara Falls to see re subject but did not discuss the specific purpose. On 6/3/64, CL observed the subject having a eonversation in Sicilian which is not comprehended by the in: bséquently, an individual who is believed to be. of Niagara Falis, New York, contacted ‘PETER A, MAGADDINO seeking JOHN CAMMILLERI., When they were joined by the subject, explained that he had a ' problem with a master mechanic and Hepes to aeeouse,. the hae with CAMMILLERI . On 6/4/64, CL épearved ehie du yeeee: PETER Ry MAGADDINO -and ANTONIO MAGADDINO having a conversation in Sicilian which apparently related to local politics. This meveneel is still Deane meveeNetie | tly aiacussed with— dd details of ie work schedules. » . On 6/5/64, OL observed L___————sdW naving a a non+ — pertinent conversation with PETER Je MAGADDINO. On 6/6/64, CL learned that PETER AG HAGADDINO was uu but was (still working. CL. furnished no pertinent information on 6/t/6h. (2-0 PB I Date: 6/3/64 Transmit the following in (Type in plain text or code) Via ATRTEL ATR MAIL - REGISTERED | (Priority) | Pa pea pS SE a a a a a A a ea a ee a Pig ee TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924) JUNE ATTN: FBI LABORATORY CRYPTANALYSIS - TRANSLATION SECTION FROM: (2, SAC, BUFFALO (92-61 Sub 3) (P) STEVE MAGADDINO, aka AR Forwarded to the Kansas City Office are two (2) reels marked No. 1 and No. 2, containing conversations in the Sicilian dialect as reported by BU 280-C* on 5/26/64. Conversations of the following are recorded: STEVE MAGADDINO PETER A. MAGADDINO SAM RANGATORE TONY (LNU) (possibly TONY DE STEFANO) Reel No. 1 This reel contains information regarding a recent interview of PETER MACK, owner of the Pine Bowl, a bowling alley frequented by the Magaddino Family in Niagara Falls, N. ¥., and possibly a business interest of said Family. The interview by Bureau Agents took place approximately two weeks prior to MACK's relation of the episode to STEVE MAGADDINO. MAGADDINO shows great concern for the delay by PETER MACK and whether or oo MACK is telling him everything about the interview. / REC- 49 ~ PFE Sm? (°- Bureau (AM-RM) - j ria oa Fo hea 326 "2 - Kansas City (92. oe?) Cn Enc. 2) —- aye 1 - Buffalo We, ka L ae 15 JUN: Bri ee E74" s Mag peo yy sbi; ‘ ce i ea Sent —__ Ge ott! ea 5 19 ecial Agent in Charge IC. JLL: jmv (6) BU 92-61 Sub 3 . MAGADDINO relates this entire story to TONY (LNU) when he enters. The portion of the reel with the white . marker contains a discussion of an apparent important nature. Recently the confidential source, Buffalo Division, revealed plans by the Magaddino Family to. secrete someone. out of Canada and into the United States. This section ofthe reel - appears to concern the above indivi ad also somebody. _ ealied [Tho the BuesI0 Division Is urying to identify. oo ; ae | Reel No. 2 a ce yO This reel contains information ‘involving a dispute between NINO’ MAGADDINO, brother of STEVE,.and SAM RANGATORE, Mention of this riff also appears briefly on reel no. 1. b6 ‘bye | in view of the possibility that information regarding STEVE MAGADDINO's concern for the interview of PETER MACK by Bureau Agents might be’ used in subsequent interviews of MACK. and of the app i nt nature of the conversation pertaining to these two reels are being forwarded to the Kansas City Division to be translated and summarized by a translator with more experience in the Sicilian dialect and idiomatic expressions, to establish the full importance of this conversation. _ It is requested that the results of the translation .a8 well as the reels be returned to the Buffalo Office and that appropriate copies of the translation be furnished the Bureau, attention FBI Annex, and any other offices which: might have an interest in the subject matter. -2- UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT MEMORANDUM TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (92-292H) ‘Date: 4/28 /6 (ATT: FBI LABORATORY CRYPTANALYSIS~TRANSLATION SECTION) | y mon AC, NEW YORK (92-864) . f it SUBJECT: © STEVE “MA@ADDINO aka. : AR = Ky (00: BUFFALO) f Re Buffalo airtel to Bureau, dated 3/18/64. hh Hy There follows a verbatim transcript of the first two 4 - reels of the three reels received in the NYO with a copy of 8 referenced letter, Enclosed for the Buffalo Office are the three réeis mentioned above which contain material ‘reported by BU 280-Cc* on 3/12/64. Five copies are being’ submitted for the Buffalo ” office for whatever additional dissemination the Buffalo Office may feel necessary, One copy is being submitted to the Newark, Philadelp e | and Phoenix Offices for information purposes, Ce pbureau (92-2924) (RM 5-Buffalo (92-61 Sub 3) (Encis, 3) 1-Newark ‘(INFO ) 1~Philadelphia (INFO) 1-Phoenix (INFO) 1-New York (92-2300) (LA COSA NOSTRA) 1-New York eran ee Fit l-New York (92-665) (THOMAS LUCHESE 1-New York (92-1586) (SALVATORE WILLIAM BONANNO) 1-New York (92-864) (STEVE MAGADDINO) 1-New York (92-668) (JOSEPH MAGLIOCCO) CGD: bfh aaah i, | oe rei bS-roce L AN A We a a) g JUN 19 1964 NY 92-864 Reel Number 1 NA 28-C* adviged”on March 12, yet, STEVE MAGADDINO, BETER AZ MAGADDZNO, FRE NDACC ATTY ATARELLI, SAMARANGA | > (UNSUB), and Possibly, sd é following conversation in the Sicilian Dialed A complete revision of the entire three resis in both th i nguage was furnished by Translator FR: "But they are coming Monday, Mondy night.... [ |: "they left Monday morning, FR: "What did they do, fly? | | tt, wha t did[ | doe a FR: "They drove in the car all in one day. PN: "Yeah... FR: "They left here Saturday and came down here Monday morning, PN: "They left Saturday.... FR: "Over here they left Saturday morning. | "Around there Sturday morning? FR: "No they'll be there Monday. [__|'monaay..[ |p) was here Monday morning. FR: "No, he left...he was up there Monday morning. = 1 S "Oh...L was wondering because, well he could have maybe be there by Tuesday. That must mean that he (unintell, words), It isn't the month. It's the year 1964. When I think of it (blasphemy) (Laughs), FR: "$ean sees a: said to him, .where the hell do all these years go ta., FR: "They went away that's all....,. "Forget about when, it's what's coming that we have to worry about, FR: "Well, it ain't going to get any better because now i ali the (unintell, words) is starting to come back, too 5... late, (Laughs)... FR: "Everything now is getting worse.... || "The years are piling up. : "And the trouble is getting worse... "Living, living is first... FR "Yeah...You know it's going to take at least for these tings to run right at least five years, PN: "Five years, then you'd rather go back, FR: "That's right. And that obscene) punk was right out there and ) gets stuck with some ip ‘dago' contractor...You would like to grab him by the throat, but no he wasn't going to overlook it but he Says the guy recognized the number, you know what If "mean, And right away he wants to make a (unintell, word) for the car, "I was at the bar the other night - when was it Monday night? Two guys at the bar came to me and said -. 4: .They don't know who I am you know they were two ~ strangers.....They said, ‘is it true that they shot at Nino Magaddino out on the Pine Bowl.' I said, Jesus Christ, if anything like that happened even if a guy gets a ticket they put it in writing. You know,..1 said if anything like that happened don't you think it would be in the papers, I said I didn't read it in the paper, If it was true or not I didn't read it in the paper and I buy the paper everyday. (unintell, Bhyase), "Ah...Nothing has happened yet.. (Pause) (unintell. Phrase).,about a hundred guys...any day. (Unintell, words). ",.ethis fact could go bad. If there are a few more days Like this eoeae "Ah sure..., "They said it was (unintell. words), (Unintell, words)"one of his friends.... "And then the next day it stopped, "They just came in ahead of us. "sure they just came in ahead of us, " ..eThursday morning..... "Sure he just... ph). "Tt was on Besday morning about 2:30 or 3:00.... (possibly says that's when he shot himself), "veah,..Yeah.... We went to bed and home about 2:30, "That's right.,..I don't want to know nothing yet... He got up at four, (unintell, words)...the motel room shoot through the erack, b6 bic (uninell. phrase). "ge wanted to go on the trip you know, "There was no car outside...All I saw was the snow. I wondered what the hell happened to my car. It was the drift. I was trying to get out you know. I said to myself where the hell am I going. I looked behind me and there was mountains of snow, "The wind was blowing. "With all that snow where was I going to go. (overlapping conversation). (Unsub continues conversation regarding trouble he had getting his car at of snow. He also says the city came started to clean the street at about threet or four o'clock), NY 92-864 later speaks about the future thruway. He also says everything will be push-button and we'l enter the helicopter age), (At this point SAM RANGATORE enters office and greets everyone). "Hello, Sam how are you? "Pretty good. Youself? (Pause in conversation). "Good, you know what happened to me this morning, SAM? I got the returns, the corporation returns, I went up to the Treasury Department, The Internal Revenue and what I wanted to do was get a receipt for these that I received them, The guy refused to sign them, "They turned the tables on you. "The (obscene). No because you see if we didn't get them in here, right, then they say you lost them or you didn't hand them in, "Right and they say you didn't put the rest in. "So now....(interrupted by SR). “Why don't you send them registered mail? "That's what I'm going to do. (overlapping caversation. ) "T asked them for an acknowledging receipt./... bé6é b7c NY 92-864 SR: SM: SM: "How did he refuse to sign it? oe "ge refused! "I'm going to send it registered mail. (At this point STEVE MAGADDINO enters office). "Hello there how are you, how are you? "Hello how are you...., I thought you were going to get stuck, "We just beat you by two hours...How are you feeling? "All right. "You feel good? "Yeah, I felt like singing a song (laughter)... No I'm all right...Every once in a while I have a pain in back of my neck, It must be from the cold, "You should get rid of it. "you get a cold like that. (overlapping conversation), "You need a little fresh air, (Conversation continues on MAGADDINO's health- briefly MAGADDINO leaves a moment and goes to outer office), (MAGADDINO back in office seems to be whispering), “Bonanno, he degeribed the situation, So therefore.,.. - 6 7 NY 92-864 "Bonanno Isays how did you make out...He says the other time over here blah, blah, blah, blah,...I said I don't care, For me, that's my opinion. So then... this way.....He (Bonanno) says what did you do? He says (unintell, words)...isn't there..,(unintell. words )...Everything in his face.... (STEVE MAGADDINO is persistently low and conversation is very difficult to obtain in its entirety) " ..L said to him you're here and these things over here should be known to you, I'm not here so I don't know what's going on here, You people know the original situation, Therefore...what can I do, This way he can't stay. What the hell. It's been twenty years that he's een there, Now...(interupted by SR), "He's seven (ph) miles away. "Now there is his (abseene) son of his and he's crating another uproar. (or different problem). "No kidding. "“veah., So therefore after he heard....forty blah, blah, if it was something old he was saying I don't know... (unintell, words) if it was the same thing after two years later. (Laughs)...But the things were...because the fact is this, he's having himself guarded, (Unintell, words). "Well a car in front, a car in the mifile, and a car behind. So therefore he must have.... "He must be afraid of something. He's afraid of something. He's no more than...(interrupted by SM). "Phere igs no faith or trust. He told me, the playboy (Bill Bonanno) he said while I was walking out with him, he says, 'I am my father's son. That was plain enough for me', I didn't give him any answer. (unintell, words), "But Isaid to myself, it's better that he makes a mistake in talking than me, I looked at him a little and then I said, 'do you believe that you are your father's son after this, You're because you're your father's son.,' So I left him alone. So these people, don't have any trust in me, they don't have any. When I went and told him that I was going to take an airplane and go to his father he (Bill Bonanno) starting hitting his fist and said 'He (Magaddino) has to see my father, he has to see my father}..,. (At this point MAGADDINO means that BILIABONANNO! didBedsdne not want MAGADDINO se" take an airplane to NY and bother his father, /JOSEPHABONANNO). Wry cake Le LO ~ Lo eee Wd bee eeene didn't you tell me, he was here! he said, So I says ‘well ah', so I said everybody wants to steal...,Everyone.... But I said I want more than everybody else, I wanted to show him that things were bad here too, and show him how 'logical' and disgraceful he was, Because he was (unintell.) to use down there, (Unintell. words). Therefore, there are many things that, you. know, are involved (blasphemy)... You need somebody who is responsible and knows what he's doing, Otherwise let him go (obscene) himself, him and the disgraceful character that he is. What the hell do I care, But I said, why don't you go someplace else, Now why don't you see if you could find him. He says 'I won't call him', You won!t call NY 92-864 SM: SM: "him? I said, I said the first chance you get you'li call him,..Because he said'I had called him, he won't come.' I said when you go over there, he isn't in NY. When you're in NY he comes here. When youcome back here, he goes back to NY, (Unintell, phrase). "I'mra sick man, He's a young man. He should come over here nm he comes here he had to see is also a sick man, [sd rv S a sick man. b7c "Veah, I know. "So he says ‘where is ae 4 Isaidl__—s«ds at is doesn't want to come. e going to come over here for I said to him (possibly Bill or Joe Bonanno)... You don't live here, you live in NY, over there with the others, So therefore if you have to get in touch, get in touch with those in NY, ; "Ah sure because it's his mistakes , "Not with me, what the hell could I tell him, The one's from over there,(NY). That's where you are and that's whereyou represent, so let them tell you, But: he didn't say anything to me nor the ones in NY, The son took over, He wanted to...(interrupted by FR)... (unintell, words), "He (Bill Bonanno) went around saying 'I take over', So So therefore no one came. They do not have any trust in these people, Neither one nor the other, (At this point SM whispers very low) "How the hell is this thing going to be settled when somebody doesn't have me, They say 'No', but there is a spy who goes around talking to these people (unintell. word) on BONANNO's part; They discovered one, They are sure, Therefore,,.(interrupted by FR), (unintell, becase of coughing in background), "Now, now, the playboy (Bill Bonanno calls the west over here.... "Rosedale (ph) huh.... ‘ (Laughs ). "Yeah...So this guy who is (a law offxer or spy) is with him every hour, Therefore the playboy takes them and puts them over there, because these things are almost sure, I said I don't. even want to know the name, Don't tell his name in front of me, who it is or who it isn't because I don't want to know. Because if tomorrow this name comes up you be respon- sible for it. I don't want to know who it is. This person must be hungry, I said before you start doing this and that. He said he don't wan to call either this one or that other one! Because they don't trust no one, (Blasphemy), How could this thing be settled” Because he satd you see (unintell. words) the other way I don't give a damn but it was also mine, to call him at any cost, without making, naming who he wanted and’ who he didn't want. Without naming anyone , Don't say nothing. There are bosses who will let him say anything. And they made Gasparino go and they told him go and bring someone else, Because they'll do and understand. anything face to face, The things that the playboy (Bill Bonanno) told me, fixed and said everything, why didn't he say it in front of me that dishonorable disgrace, What the "hell, When a person is a rotten spy, he'll be that wa the wet of his life, That disgraceful pimp, : "That's right. "Because you know whathappened, when he was over there and we confirmed he was over there there was another who confirmed that he was there too, When we asked him he said, 'I don't know where he is he's in some island I don't know.! He knew where he was, and where hewasn't, "Ah sure, "And lucky that...he said stay a week, How the hell could I say there for a week. I said it like that. They would find out that I'm missing from my city. Anyway the spies (law) would know that I went to Bonanno, blah, blah, blah, "Veah sure, "So I with no one (unintell. words). Itwas raining like hell, but in the rain you can't do anything. (unintell, words), "(Whispers), They said Magaddino, each one (uninteli, WOPdS )resseseeceeell® SEC ONC. ,.eeeeeeees.OM NO, NO NOy so I saw him....(unintell. words) Bonanno's son......e- He said tomorrow I'll get it. When I get him I!il bring it to you. Itelieve everyone, everyone. I had one and he was sure, He said I'll find one for you but I saw one of his own so (interupted by FR), "They could have a thousand stool pigeons. NY 92-864 SM: SM: "Huh? "They could have a thousand stool pigeons for the FBI, Anybody they could put pressure on for income tax, narcotics, anything they'll let you go.... "Phere are these, there are these books, there are these books and then there is a map which comes out. There is all the pictures and what do you call...and there is all the.... "They had the ah..., ",..Canadian..... "And they had it over here the ah.... "Hearing. "hearing. "They had one of those at Washington for those people who came from Cuba they had a big.....and they were giving it to the public, "Anybody that ah...(interrupted), "Anybody that went through they went into the hearing room, "But you see they're not on the sale... "Oh no, no, no. "So therefore well.... "The ones that came from-Canada were on sale.... "With the pictures the names, Ny 92-864 "Everything, everything. "Everything, Detroit and you see and then it comes out like a map, from this hook. And they you have the names and everything. Therefore Imid call him at night come down here in a fasion that ah because I want to put water on the fire, Because they are sticking in the fire, There is an uproar, Because you see there is inflation over there inflation between the other, the other (unintell. words), "Yeah, "And they do it together with Bonanno's son, They had never been together, Now they are together. This guy that guy, the other guy, they allsknow it so therefore ah how is it going to end, "Mislemeanor, "So therefore when I said this guy he says 'I agree with Steve because it's right tht (unintell. words). for him to agree with me that means that there is something new..... "He agreed on that, ",.eiisten here, Where is he going to go... (Overlapping conversation), "Listen here, He's made a cross on every (blasphemy ) where is he going to go. If he's over there (NY), he goés here, out there, Isn't it better that he comes right away. (overlapping conversation), m 13 2 NY 92-864 SR: SM: SM: "That gher didgrace who was born yestercy, for example . if you see Joe Bonanno, he's you know. If you talk with a dead man a dead man would have an answer for you. "fe (Bonanno) doesn't know anything. "He doesn't knowanything. So therefore I, truly speaking they want me and since these discussions 4 started saying, 'He said to me, b6 he wants to see you, he must see you. ' So I said b7c (unintell. words)...these discussions at seven or €ight o'clock over there,.....he's a dead man he foamed at the mouth and you couldn't even understand him. "well that was from being sick. "Well he's paralyzed. When somebody is paralyzed, he can't move from here, this is the only spot where he can move, So he went to tell him (Bonanno's son) he says will come out with me on this situation, And Bonanno's son went and told him we'll take over....(unintell. words).....But what could he understand. So I went there and he said, it's true he understands all right. When he saw me, first of all he didn't recognize me, after he recognized me we started crying this and that. This wa blah, blah, who understands him? How the hell? That other guy had spoke too (profanity). I saw it with my own eyes. Nobody else can't tell me different. I said you people are disgraceful, He doesn't know what he was saying....(unintell. words) he's on the right track. What the hell. So the son, the playboy went over there and told him, me, I'm yur eyes I'm your NY 92-864 "head, I'm your legs, I'm everything. I'll take over. So he let him take another disgrace with him. He let him take somebody (whispers very low) (unintell. words. What do you think they don't know how they're going to push him and how theyte do it. He said I call Bill Bonanno because out West they call him Bill, (SM says 'Bill' in a sarcastic tone), So therefore you don't know what he's doing from the morning till night. At Broadway, here and there, (Unintell. words) In the night they have,...(unintell. words).....that he..Just now, see how they work things. For every little thing they have to go to Bill and tell him. And then Bill goes to that guy whose arm is like this. In the first place that guy can't come because they have (unintéll. words), " oe.-(unintell words), "So therefore aren't these things, things that could ruin things, that disgrace, "He's the destruction of his father. "Ruin. He ruins his father, and his father ruins his son. "That's right, they are all alike. "Bisten here, I maybe I'm an old man but I know that his father ruins his son. Then he (Joe Bonanno) has a couple of people who are more disgraceful than each other, He's got a brother-in-law who is a disgrace, Therefore when he acts foolish ah ah and (change of thought)...But doesn't want to see no one, not even the és rgin In the meantime everybody looks up = ae’ He b6 bic NY 92-864 "said you people know each other but when (unintell. words),..he doesn't have a son. They were looking for the playboy (Bill Bonanno), We couldn"t find him, (unintell, sentences). : "I said wait a minute.....trouble to Bonanno's son. She was with his niece and he knew his wife was there so he figure he could smoothen up the situation to make up with bis wife, He has domestic trouble. He says no they (niece and his wife) talk among themselves. Now once (Unintell, words), He said where was he (Bill Bonanno) waiting for ‘okay’ from. From the time he was waiting for this ‘okay' he hadn't shown himself, "That's why he's. g0ts.s.sseseseees ee Nth, "Now maybe he's stupid, maybe. sete) that's what I mean. If a guy (interrupted by SM). bé6 "But Listen here. In the meantime, he poison his Ewe mind, " eeeegesees(Unintell, words). "Nake me. My mind is perfectly, believe me. Because when we(blasphemy) and he has to take the airplane, and he has to take the airplane, ...(uniteli, words )...,believe me otherwise. He (Bill Bonanno) says believe me I am my father'sson, You know we relatives {we are the sons of our fathers, NY 92-864 FR: SM: SM: (SM at this point continues to have wondering thoughts). "At any moment I was, I didn't even see him...... (unintell. words).......his father's son otherwise...... I won't let him pass, When I came, he kept saying, he has to see my father, he has to see my father, His father was over there....,(unintell,words)..... They went over there, Then Mr. Wiseguy big (possibly referring to Bill Bonanno) sent (unintell, words) and after three days he presented himself, Recently, I told him look for him at whatever cost and let him coms here, When you find this gentleman, bring him to me, because this thing is delicate (unintell, WOrdS )seeeee This one idiot passes it on to another idiot. This and that. Where is he going to get out. Where is his way out, "That's right. "Do you understand the situation. Now I you see not because.,....(unintell, words)......2 don't want the people say that I have trouble with relatives, This is one this and the other ig something else, I don't want that tomorrow in my old age that they have to talk against me, Disgrace I, I..,.. "He's looking for an excuse. "Disgrace, I'm trying to protect whatever I can, what I can't, I can't protect, I can't do it. I told hin, so he answered, and said you are right about what you JUSt SA1d.......e.0cceeeeif he finds him, Because his son said, 'This is my father.' He (Bill Bonanno) said that he told his father (goe Bonanno) take my mother (Bonanno's wife) and take a trip around the world, You think that it's true. So therefore when they're NY 92-864 Fr SM: "along the world you tell them both, first this guy and tell what we have said, I said cali your father whatever cost, Why do you think he doesn't come? His horns are big, stink, "It must be something that's been going on for a long time, "Listen.....(unintell. words).... this and that. "Well what can you do? "Well how far can I go? Just now....(interrupted). "At the end, he has to come anyway. "Recently, I can't go no far, no more, I can't gamble no more, Before I gamble with somebody, but mw I can't ganile with nobay. The situation is, the situation is very delicate, "Let's see how much trust they have now, "When he came there, I after two weeks that I stood there and this and this (blasphemy). For twelve days I was waiting for him over there and he didn't come, So therefore after I left you know the rest, he (Joe Bonanno) said the old man (SM) saved my neck, I act like a servant he blows the nor and he says come here, I said I'm sick and these things are delicate, How could you talk with me. First of all it wasn't right. So he says I could say anything to my nephew even a lie...........(unintell, sentences} What the hell, Because he said 'no'. These are. miserable things. If tomorrow.......(unintell .words ) seeseoececs.and he says who knows if he's looking to NY 92-864 "hide something, If I'm going to hide somethire, I'll hide it in the open, No sir, not even if God comes downwill I do it. If I could hide it in the open, I'd do it, If I could help him in the open, not only him but everyone that I've helped not only him because he's a reltive, But everyone, 4 "I don't think he's looking for help. "He, he, he, I believe, belive me that if he does thege things and the son does them, that means that he.... © (interrupted byfR), "He won't visit you no more right, . "That's what I was going to ask you. He's a very sick man. "who? "I haven't seen him now for a long time, (Overlapping conversation), "You know what that kid is doing, he's forcing people to take sides. "I haven't sen him for a long time, how do I know if he's sick or not, "That's what I'm saying, "When he jumped up and said he i er brought his wife here and he spoke to me arda NY 92-864. "told me what he said, He says I have a man over here, Therefore what he said, he's with a family and i'm with a family too, Because T have a family over here, I'm alm in the mud. But with all this I don't want to involve nobody, I told them. The one who understands the least is me, I said you people are much more smarter than I am. But this thing isn't right. When sone thing is broken into a million pieces, it isn't right what they were doing. So we left it the way it was. He didn't have anybody. Another guy came to me, and he not only told me about this but where they put him, I said besides this......1 said big deal, besides this you go find something else, Then he said he was going to California. If he said fifty, thirty, forty, but anyway this amount forty has always been on the opm. So when he finished, I said tell me something. When you did this thing and you were (possibly Okayed) that you could have done this thing over there, You knew that I was three thousand miles away right? I said and then to you it wasnot so far. First miles didn't mean anything. ....cesee Now it became too far away, why? Why do you want to g0 to Los Angeles ANA, seeeeeee9 Gon't you want to stay at Los Angeles anymore, ‘The only this is that he is stupid and an idiot. ‘The one who is over there...... he's like that and maybe even one hundred, TI don't care. I'll breakhim into a million pieces. Every (blasphemy) (unintell words), Isaid stay there, Where is he going to go. He's got no place to go. They see him all confused and like a Stupid dog. He's all confused, He's trying to impress people. So then he get in touch with this and he prepared his territory over here in NY, They told him (unintell. words) this and that. But in the meantime when you talk with one, you talk to another, you talk with somebody else, what's working?......the Situation. Seeif somebody NY 92-864 "tries to come to me and just see what I would do. If somebody comes to me, and he could feel as big as he wants to because to me (unintell., words) and investigates the situation and doesn't get in touch with me, if there is somebody under me who reports somebody of you, and doesn't get in touch with me, come .over here and see what I would do. No matter who they abe. Because if you are sincere and just, you have tQ come to me, ‘ "That's right. "You say you talked to him and then the other talked to another, In the meantime, they talked about San Francisco about here and there and some have gone to NY or here or there, (Outside interference), "It's ended. This is somethin old, Even, we don't want to cause a fire, Not only me but no one wants to cause a fire, Now has son Goes around saying my father is sick, Why does he Say it, for hinge S son came here and said that eee he did this and wanted to go over there. go I said go ahead and go we there, So he said listen to the situation, He said talked about the condition this guy's situation was, the fact about (unintell. words )...... He went there ANd. ..eeeeee,0VeEr here, So he went and told this guy and he said this said this and this to me, go tell Steve. (Unintell. words)..... (Unintell, words), "So I said maybe maybe it's better that he would repeat it again, Who knows. He said 'my father called me but I'm not going, I'm Soing to stay here.'........., (Unintell, words)....., SR: SM: NY 92-864 "Yeah that's right. "However, you don't know if it was something old or a new thing. Because his father said come over here, I don't know. Wht do I know. So Isaid that means that the older one isn't situated in one place, "I wonder who's looking for power the son or the father. If he could persuade his father, then his father is losing his mind. Because there is definitely a drop of power, "But the things are (unintell. words), (Unintell, words), "But some of them are dreaming that he (Joe Bonanno ) is in NY, Me, I don't believe. Some say (blasphemy ) if this guy is in NY and he's always locked up in the house without going out. The son bought a house on LI around there, Maybe it's around near where Salvatore lives, or where somebody else lives, Anyway that's where my father lives (and his wife?) Now if he's there, isn't it worst if he hides, "That's right. "If he's hiding that means, that's why. "Sure, "What the hell. That's why I don't believe this, His son, he (Bill Bonanno) told me, that 'I told my father to take my mother and go all over the world, I'll take over,! "This guy must be sick and they are keeping him under- cover, JI believe that honest to (blasphemy), SM: SR: "The son himself said it. I'm not saying it. He (Bill Bonanno) told him (Joe Bonanno) 'I take over. He sayd anything you call me,' "(Unintell, words). "But isn't it something sneaky, The guy from (unintell., word) can't be seen anymore. "He's around som@here, "He hid himself, "He had to come to a stopping place soméplace. "This man is sick, Joe Bonanno is sick, "I don't know. "He's out of drculation, nobody sees him, The kid is out in the street shooting his mouth off like he's taking over, "I tell you the truth, I don't know if true or not. I don't like this situation. (Unintell. words) if he present at least we'll give him another chmse,. Call HAM. ccccsecocesccceoses this guy doesn't call, the other one doesn't call so I said call him yourselves. ‘He has to come’. He said, ‘If he does like the other time.', that means there must be something that even if you wanted to get rid of him here, he would take it away from here, He's an old man..... "And he can't judge without. "He's in a position to come, that's another thing (unintell. words) is out there. = 23 a NY 92-864 SM: SM: "Well, maybe he comes in, who knows. "Yeah, but he could get in touch with people if he's unable to come, "Yeah sure, he could get in touch with anybody. "Well then he could have somebody talk with him, "That's right. He's out and the son know where he is. And he could call him and let him......come here, When he's here, then, we could clear it up. Because here, they are afraid because there are these starving characters who say open it up with this disgrace and : they are creating an.uproar. I den't know if it's true or not. They say they have, and they're sure (umintell, words), " eeeeeee(unintell. words), "Z don't care, As long as he opens it up........ He came with positive confusion. Put it aside, Who will be responsible and who will accept the responsibility? Because I don't have any trust in him at all, I have to call the other guy. Not that I'm Saying it, but it's my opinion. So he said, ‘I'll deal with you a hundred per cent....He said (unintell , words )......Now I want to see if this guy is going to: come or not. I don't know. Now you see wherever he ! goes he's like the other guy that, he, he's got to pg you on the trap. It's a must now. Like it ov not, - "He can't escape it. Because he can't eat later, When he shows his face, the1l start rebuking him, I don't know, I said you bother with it because, it's right that you people deal with because you're there NY 92-864 SR: "and I'm on the outside, (SM means the problem is out of his territory and it should be dealt with people who are in their own territory). "He (Joseph Bonanno) wants to talk to me, he waris to talk to me when this sickness reaches here. He has twenty years and you all know that I support him. I try ‘all my best to help anybody that if anybody fights this and that. But even today they have used me a lot of times. Right now the whole thing is vague, because I myself, because they ask things from me on my honor, The things that I say and tell the truth, it's not clear, they are dirty but is it right’ that they call the owner of the factory. This way the owner is responsible for every word that comes /Bee his mouth and he's the one who is responsible to all of them and this way, even if these people are gentlemen, they make believe that they are up to something, I don't know I can't, I can't, there is no trust in me, Because when the son starts telling : me ‘This man represents my father' (unintell. words)... What does that signify? Maybe he wants to commit : some traitorous act, And he tells me 'Watch out, I am my father's son,! "That's right. He's wrong when he tells another guy that he's his father's son. "Some people are....Maybe he....... (Overlapping conversation). "~That is the thing I gather. "A relationship, you understand? That's a warning. a 25 “ts NY 92-864 SR: "Yeah sure, FR: "That's a warning. That's a warning, He's warning that now you be careful or I might..... SM: "Sure this means that no, no, no, no, no affection a each wher, SR: "That's right. FR: "And then out comes his father (interrupted by SR). SR: "Tt's a warning. SM: "Because one day...(interrupted by FR). FR: "He can't be tht stupid that he says he doesn't realize what he is saying, SR; "Make it as a threat, SM: "He sticks up with that...... SR: "I don't know what he's got planned. SM: "And he told him here..... (all four subjects pair off and have overlapping conversation), "and there is no bad feelings. I said we are relatives and I see that there are (unintell. words) SR: "You know better than he does, SM: "I said I understand that there is no respect. There is no respect among relatives. Because after he had said, 'I am my father's son!,I later said, respect, NY 92-864 FR: "there is no respect for relatives. He didn't want to continue, They told everything, He (Bill Bonanno) came to tell him that my father is y, my father over here, He told that to aes | His father said, 'How can you say that wnen you don't know where he is this and that.'! He says it's not tue, "They're drunk, drunk, ; pe bIC "You're telling me, "They're drunk, drunk for power, "That's why I told him (interrupted by FR, ) "Drunk for power, "So therefore when he told me, not from mouth, but I heard it from his own mouth, the son (Bill Bonanno) himself. He said, ‘my father is not over her,' He blames other people and he's....cccces How long could he stay three days. Everyting now is far away and not dose,according to him, "He's just stating for time. "So now it's a week more or a week less accordingly. Don't you think they notice that he's fixing up this thing, He says he give a double cross, he give another chance, Now on the meantime don't you believe that (unintell, words)..... "Yeah sure, No they are prepared, (Laughs). NY 92-864 "Sure, On the meantime.....They are prepared. ae SR: [ says my father (interupted). ae "Yeah, yeah, yeah. We'll are him right away. When we came here, after, ten days ago, ten days ago, these (ph) was here, Therefore when Mr, ph) ten days ago, who answered during the twelve days that I was waiting over there (NY). Then I waited for another twelve days and this guy never came, "Something (unintell. words), "I don't care, even if he checked out with the Blessed Virgin. I can't reason correctly with these men, On. the life of my son, I would cut my throat to settle this situation but first (unintell. words) and then if they want to collect charity, they could collect charity but first in front of me, he's got a long tongue, "You can't get a word on his word with him. "He, DECAUSE. ...ccecce "He's looking for someone, "You see when someone knows how to talk what he says, he does, Because when you say you're going to do something for others, and you don't do it, you'll be discovered right away. Therefore no oe how big your tongue is. I have put up with/th serpents there are in the world. I'm still here, Why? Because I don't want to change for them and I don't give a (blasphemy ). NY 92-864 SM: "You're still the same man, "Change, I'm too old to change. I dont change for nobody. I told him, the thirs he had told me (unintell, words )....+..right? I don't like it I tell you the truth, he'll never take over and the other one is dead, (Blasphemy). He's a dead man. What the hell do they want from a>. dead man, "He's only got (unintell. word). "Who? (Unintell. words), "What are you kidding? Listen here, He has, he has a wheel chair and he always staying in the wheel chair. (Unintell, words) he's got the wife, the Virgin Mary and God. He foams at thenouth and he droops. This and That. He didn't recognize me. He recognized me when they said this is Steve, Steve, "It took about twenty minutes to half an hour. (Overlapping conversation). (Unintell, words)..,.He didn't want to understand. He-wanted to talk but all he knew was (obscene) yourself, For the other things (mumbles).,..A dead person, a dead person can't talk to you. You can talk to him. This guy, he was paralyzed. He doesn't get up. While I was thee, I wanted to stand him up Straight. He started screaming. We put him up straight by holding him here, here, here and here, and then they had to sit him dow right away. He was almost dead, This guy had to suffer wntil the last minute, NY 92-864 FR: SR: "A living dead man. "A Living dead, "A living dead, (Overlapping conversation), (Unintell, words) for the kids though. "Yeah, yeah, that disgrace," NY 92-864 er 2 Reel Numb SM: "They all Leave with a few others 'professors! (meaning smart-alecks) and go over there blah, blah, blah, what does he understand, He (Bill Bonanno) says 'I am your hands, your this, your everything. I take over,' This guy Bill is the 'boss' (SM says 'Boss' in a sarcastic tone), ‘I'll take over.' After this, he brought another guy to him. That miserable isgrace, do you see how stupid and disgraceful he is, He brought another guy. Not to this guy or another . guy, but he bri m ove a? He brings him to The was sick and he says ‘Steve, ‘I'm gonna die,! (At this point SM saysL____I(pn). SM can be is referring to someone's nickname of[_—|s meaning "Well he was telling him that 'I take over.' He gave him a push and right away he got in touch with : somebody. Where the hell was he going to find him, JOS BONANNO. coccsccreves b6 b7C "Has his (possibly L__ door Frank La Brugzo) ever seen Joe (Joe Bonanno), Io , "I think he's avery sick man, because he's out of circulation, a see, the last time when he came...(interrupted by FR). (unintell, words)."kind of dangerous. "No, when this guy came twelve days after I arrived there, He didn't want to see anyone. NY 92-864. SR: "Well I understand Mr. Steve that when he chains a person in, you don't know what goes through his mind. FR unintell, words), (Whispers ). Mr. Stefano I mean ah, he's the commission, took the family away from the direction of the commission. | (unintell. words), SM: "She - Sh - Sh... FR: "No I mean and then supervises... SM: "Just a minute, FR: (unintell. words) SM: "Wait a minute. Now they are waiting for him. on account of me that I ask, he's getting another chance, Because then anything could happen. FR: "Yeah, SM: "It:could happen that they'll take it away from him and break everything. I don't know. I can't, I can't ah, I hope nothing happens. FR: "It's so far fetched something's bound to happen, SM: "Believe me, I don't like it. I'm wrong, I hope, I hope, I hope I'm wrong, FR: "Yeah, you're right. You have too much wisdom, too much distinctive wisdom to know that something has to be done, SM: "I don't know, He swears to everyone, anyone. To me it's a different story, Like a relation you come to me, But he doesn't have to come to me. He's got to "go down there because you're there you have to get in touch with the other guys. Why dogn't he want to get in touch with the other guys, Why doesn't he why does he have to always make the appointments himself and always at house (blashemy ), other other men, Because Ss he doesn't want to make the appointme eetings ) over there, What does he know, He doesn't care about the children, since the time the father came, So one day was talking, and the father, everybody wanted him to appear in the wrong. So he got angry and a said 'Look, I don't want to reason with you because you're too smart (wise) for me, So, He (Bonanno) (unirtell. words ).......1 said it prsonally. Because tomorrow if you're engaged in a discussion and you like what you're talking about, sometimes I take a word from you and I put it in. b6 "That's right. "What the hell, You learn a word from people everyday. "Well everytime they learn, they learn from me (laughs). "So_listen that happened. Joe Bonanno told him those aren't your words. They came from me, Because I told Bonanno this. Because one day he was talking out of the way. I said you know Peppino (Joe), every child that is born, any boy, born today and doesn't go to school he becomes a disgrace, a blind man and he doesn't know what's this, what's that. But a person who is fortunate to go to school, high school and college has this and that. For ~ 33 ~ NY 92-864 "some, college does them a lot of good. But for many it can cause a lot of damage. Therefore, he shut his mouth. These aren't your words he (Bonanno) told (Laughs). But I said wherever these words come from, they come from my mouth. Therefore I told him (Joe Bonanno) you can't blame anyone else. How can he blame anyone else? Listen this world is composed like a school, Everyday of the week. I learn from you, you learn from me, I Jern from them, you learn from mé, this guy talks, that guy talks he listens and says words and certain words that you don't know, remain up here, And when you have a discussion and you renmber that word, you use it. Right? So, he told me, we don't want to crucify him. He told me, first I had said a few words, at the end he wasn't satisfied and he said my cousin forgot to say that we have to get up from here and go over there, You know that when we got up from here and went over ~ there he said no opinion no more, That's the decision. He said 'we are going to crucify you. We going to put you on the cross.! Well they didn't want to, well ah, he was sitting there and I was sitting her he involved mé in his discussions. He says why the hell do we have to move from here and go over there, Let's talk here: So it remained an opinion. Because if we had gone : over there, like he had said they would have stuck it. up his (obscene), But he wanted to do these things. What the hell, Do you think that when he was ready to talk, he talked about these things, What the hell But they all knew him. Prestige, Because from other: prestige and when he said it, I started asking, there: was about thirty or forty of us, I started mying . ‘ to him, excuse me this is a problem you have to : contend with. (unintell, words), He, I didn't know what name was going to come up, You understand? b6 bic NY 92-864 YY "And me, I want to put my finger like that, because I was sure that he (unintell., words) first. I told him go ahead because he said: give me the okay, go ahead. Just a few days because, I had agreed with the other guy everyday and he was back agin. You understand. So there must have been some more, They must havecalled and said that I was over there, because the son was always coming with three little children, pee 'this disgraceful character is always coming here first he never came and now he's here every minute.' So why is he always coming here, to steal things. What the hell do you think he came in, bé He always came with those three kids, him and his p7c three Little kids, He and those three little kids. Lee inset would say 'I have never seen this Sgraceful character and now he's here every minute,'! Why, because he knew I was over there and and what he had n't know. Because I to is interchangeable with on let this disgrace come here anymore. No more, and I'm not coming here either anymore. I said not because there is somethingthat, I don't care for myself, but I'm afraid for the others. TI said if something happened over here, that would mean that we double-crossed those people, Right? So I said no more, no more over here, No more, no more over here, Because if I had to go and biak my neck to find them, I would go anyplace. (unintell. words) the daughter of Tommy Brown (Thomas Luchese), I said nothing doing. I'll go there. but he's not coming here anymore, Because/Uhé*hell, something could happen, Since he's there eery three minutes with three kids, to see who's there and who isn't there. To see this ~ 35 - NY 92-864 "and tell them he's here and place yourselves here and place yourselves there, I don't know. What do I know? Me, I was sincere, When he told me watch out because I'm my father's son.' That's what he means....Maybe there wasn't ah.,..(overlapping conversation), eseeselt COULG have given him a good answer. Could I have told him that I don't give a damm about him or his father and that both could knock their horns against the wall, Those dishonorable characters, For me, I don't want to do these things, because I want to put water on top of the fire, When he I mate the men look for him all over, Theycan't find him because they had left already, I can't find the other guy, we couldn't find him. Therefore what the hell, "Ahe hets too big. "Because now they're telling me this monkey, what do you think he's a connoisseur, He has a car in front, he's in the middle, and he has a car behind hirn. What the hell. I know the situation whether it's , true or not.. I haven't sem it with my own eyes but they tell me. I don't know. Now they're telling me how could we tell him about this delicate situation when they know about him and what fappened. There is another guy who has to sing yet, to get in touch with, I don't know with who he's going to talk with but this guy knows everything that he (Bill Bonanno ) © is scheming. And when I told him to blame the guy who's coming without naming him (unintell, words ) they want all the factory owmers without naming anyone (unintell., words)....over at New York, Now if he comes or he doesn't, I don't know. But if they find him they'll cal him right away. (Overlapping conversation). But I pray to God, I pray that he (possibly JOE BONANNO) would come, . 36 - NY 92-864 FR: "No, but I don't think so because they have all their plans made, Their preparations have been made otherwise he would have come here by now. It's just a matter of putting them into operation now, (overlapping conversation), as SR: (Unintell, words )"will call for you. FR: "Yeah, they wnt you to know. SM: "What am I going to do there? FR: "I don't know, I didn't ask him, I didn't see him.. He just came ......0vVer..... He said ‘is someone looking for me?' He said ‘when he comes grab him, and when he comes (unintell. words).I was going to tell you Monday!! SM: "Because you see, this uy (Bill Bonanno) and that other guy (possibly never went together, and now they're like this with the father. FR: "They don't know what to think now. a SM: "There is another puppet who knows about this situation, put who is his , -Bonanng's son...wno is e . He nd So now, these two (Bill Bonanno and had never stuck around together, never ow/they are together and these people think there is something cooking, SR: "This guy's been going away now all at one time he says he has to pick up his brother. FR: "He's been gone’ for three or four times, = 37 fs NY 92-864 "Yeah three or four times, He says his brother called for him, "you have to know that[ | (ph) belongs to.... "Bred? "Nah, So therefore (ph) ) knows that the brother-in-law calle @ brother. .ece tt b6 sure. bIc "so[L_s(ph) would tell things to his brother-in- law, the brother-in-law would call him and grab him and ask him 'what the hell were you doing in New York? "Tf you et when he used to come over and tell you, I was ere. And then he would say he was there and something about horses. Hot horses, Yeah I rember him telling me that. "No this you see right mvy...the thing. A permn thinks it might work out that way, who knows? "Who knows is right. See they ain't got nothing to lose, "T don't know, I tell you the truth, I don't know. You people ask me about these things, that these things aren't right. I'm sure what I tell you. But if they're honest, or dishonest I can't judge those people because I don't know because they are disgraceful. But I hope I'm making a mistake to a hundred per cent. But tell me something do you think they'11 be able to get away with it when they are wrapped up like that. How the hell are they going to é 38 a NY 92-864 SM: "do it. Because the Borgate (plural of Borgata meaning families) are connected like this, Just now they have to look at his (family) to. What could happen, tell me, especially it could happen with Bonanno's son, What could happen. When they finish they'11 all get in trouble, everyone, "That's right. "That's right. " ,..Who would it be. The brother-in-law. Bill Bonanno's brother-in-law able pimp. The brother-in-law has it wit the brot his wife (possibly the bro wife), He's a disgraceful play boy. ema fasion that (unintell, ) in the what do you call, But now this thing will finish at the end, Twenty years, twenty years, it can't be anymore and you hawto tell him get out and get off the pot. Either you stay here or get out (SM means Bill Bonanno should stay in his own territory or get out) but we have to tell him, we ourselves must tell him. Yes Sir! Stade conversation) conversation develops on social level, Subjects ) speak about weight control), (Magaddino at this point begins to speak again about Joseph Bonanno and Bill Bonanno). "You see if the father was doing these things he wouldi come here and settle things, well the thing was changed, but you don't even see his father and he tells his son 'take over, take over.! Just now before going to Ball, he's called 'Big Bill.'! So they call him Bill, In the 'west' (California) they call him 'Big Bill', But his reali name is Salvatore. “= 39 - b6 bic NY 92-864 SM: FR: SM: "If the father came here and settled things right this and that because the ‘consiglieri! (advisor) comes from his 'borgata' (family). Because tomorrow, if you don't get a big bat and let him (Bill Bonanno) understand the situation, when something happens he is mature enough to understand the situation, He doesn't know he's alive, (overlapping conversation), "I ffgure like this , The son without his father will do nothing at all, even if Jesus Christ comes. And the father isn't all in one place, If the son dees these ghings, these things, then I believe the father is all there, all in one pime, I don't believe, (unintell, words)..." that his father doesn't know what he's talking about, "Just now these things are (unintell., words), "That means the destruction of the whole family. (Bonanno family), "Now you see there is another thing. This guy has facelthe parade a long time, How many years hasn't ee ed Deen here, So now this guy isn't going to be first grade, second grade, because on the first grade there is *Big Bill', Because what he (Bill) knows he tells the other guy. But no one could go directly to the other guy (Joe Bonanno ), "But still that guy won't do it unless he was told to do it. "So he (Joe Bonanno) has to tell him, "That's right. bé bic NY 92-864 SM: "You understand these things are set up, these things are done, I believe by his father. Because now you need words and if they don't fit, he doesn't get anywhere, FR: "That's right. SM: "If a person talks out of plae, you need words that are right and in place, because if they're right, they stick, So as I was talking (unintell. words) Bonanno, I stepped to the side with the guy who, had his arm like this and he says 'prestige, prestige, prestige! so I became aware of the fact that these weren't his words, because ‘prestige’ is a big word. You undersband? FR: "Yeah, yeah, SM: "TI said to myself somebody must be teading this guy. I said prestige, tht's prestige? Disgrace. That's not prestige, That's 'Big Bill.' A person has prestige when he produces, But when he doesn't produce what is this damn prestige going to do. He's got to produce, so when he told me prestige, I right away, I looked at him because he was over there, and Since he couldn't say that those were Bonanno's words well I said he (Bill Bonanno) learned from him (possibly Joe Bonanno), And whatever Bonanno said that I didn't like, I used to tell him that right back in his face, That's why I got to that point that I said that schooling does get to some people but it may have a bad result to others. Because they were schooling him (Bill Bonanno). He (Bill) used to say ‘we had of Fiasco, we did another fiasco. He things just because he's in front of his own men this and that and whatever he says, who answers him? Nobody knows how to answer him back, NY 92-864 "But he don't like that. So when I left because I "That's right. How are they going to answer him. "A fiasco,afiasco. He says, 'it don't mean anything, ! So I said the way I believe (unintell. words) good things. "That's right, he wants to betray you, finished, I got this discussion, he wrote me a Letter, about this disgrace bum from here, he says ‘he's desperate.' I said what the hell do I care about this filth and all the rest he hangs around with. If you know tt a person is dishonest and his own filth covers him up, you are the dishonorable one because you cover it up for him, If he's dishonest, what do I care, it's my name, I don'twant to cut my noge to spite my own face, but since he's so. dishonorable I want all the people to know, Because if tomorrow because he was going around and thinking, I'll pick him up and bring him over there with me and... (unint ell, words),........2Z want them all to know that he's a dishonorable disgraceful miserable pimp. A dishonorable miserable $ unkard, Therefore, } I don't know about him. I said/ydu don't like the thing that we are talking about know and you want to bring it, I am without proof and I'm not only telling you this, I, because the people in New York won't prove it to you. My people would prove it to you abat how disgraceful and how he's here every night drunk like a coward, He said that I stole thirty-five thousand dollard from him, This pimp didn't give me one penny. I used to get money and give it to him. Each month I used to get money and give it to him. What the (blasphemy), % 4o - NY 92-864 "Veah, I know, I know, "He used to eat the profits from the business, He used to eat everyhing. And I never said a word, At last,. you know when the water is up‘ here and yowlre ready ° to dwn. Before I get drowned and I was drowing, I take the expense off from everybody. On my son-in-: law on this guy and that guy - no expense, But the money was gone, he used to take three hundred ag fifty to four hundred dollar expenses a week, Besides his salary and the extra money that I used to give him, Therefore that dishonorable disgrace, had conversations, my brother-in-law, his father. When he saw me, so my my brother-in-law says, I used to hold him in my arms, and he knew me since I was a baby, his father, He says 'I don't believe it.' But why should he, in front of him, sticks his tongue in its place and when he leaves he does this with his finger behind that guy's back. Why doesn't he do that in front of him, That dishonorable disgrace, At the end his father, and since his daughter was thre , . this and that. So I said you're telling me that, why don't you tell him. Why is it that everytime you see me, you became a dummy, stupid and you don't say one word. You don't say one word, disgrace I said. Why do you talk like this now? Why don't you tdk that way in front of him, So he says to me 'you don't know your brother-in-law, I Know your brother-in-law, ! Me, I said, you disgrace he used to hold me in his arms, His father, I was a baby. His father used to kick me in the rear end, I was a baby - no sense, So his father used to know me since I was a baby. He says 'I don't believe it.' I said you disgrace even if you believed it you wouldn't admit it. Then when I called nim and in order not to embarrass him infront of everyone, I called all my people and relatives and everything down here, Rangatore was Pa 43 a "talking and he said 'you know what he said.' Pimp, didn't you.see him, I said. I used to stick him with a lot of things, I used to give thousands of dollars I used to take off the books - that's my money. And I used to give it to him. It was my money - mine, Because arter all I was entitled, it was me who was the president of the corporation, I was in charge of paying everyone's salary this and that. I was a big sucker, Listen $55,000, listen here $55,000, listen here $55,000 that was mine and I used to get it and used to put it in, When it used to zach $80,000 he went to the bank and the bank would get the $80,000. So John Montana Giemerny words) brought the bank and he said obscene) the bank won't give you any money even if God comes, Because when this guy came back from the Army, I let him find $107, $108 cold cash in the bank, Eighty thousand dollars of stock in the (unintell, words), Within six or seven months, he eat all the money. He disappeared everything. A car, they wed to let me pay two times. Because the last time I bought a car, they made me pay fifteen thousand dollars, No, you see what I would do. I would get the money and invest it in the corporation. So I used to get the money and I gave the money to my son-in-law to give it to tht dishonorable cousin of mine. And then TI told him (son-in-law) when vagation time. comes, they would get the money and pay the expenses and ou wouldn't have to look for me, So I signed out 105,000 and I left (on a vacation) for about a month. So this coward couldn't get the money every week. Because the corporation...I had stock in it. Three hundred and fifty, four hundred dollars of expense. So he was ruining my son-in-law. I don't know. But one night my son-in-law, I say him vomiting and like a deer, Rudoth, he had a shiny nose, (Blasphemy), NY 92-864 on "So I blew my top. So I said to myself they probably eat everything up. I don't give a (obscene). I said to my son-in-law, I said to him, if I see you tomorrow with a shiny nose aain, and you come drunk, I'll give such a beating that I don't careif you don't remain alive or die in the street. You get drunk, Stop this drinking or I'll make your head fly I said, Believe me if you do wrong thing with this drinking...he used to make my son-in-law drunk and my’ son-in-law didn't know what he used to do, He used to be the big boss, the manager and he (son-in-law) used to bow to his (SM's cousin) well. Whatever he used to do he cftdn't know, He used to getmy son-in- law drunk .and pump my son-in-law. You understand? I said I'm not against the guy who drinks but this alcohol des him harm and he'll talk. I said I'1l have the remedy by looking for him and telling him stop this drinking or I'll shoot you. I don't care ,, who, Who it is, I said get rid of this drinking, pTc I am io eae A) he says, 'I'm a sick man like you, I do why shouldn't you do it.! Therefore if I do it, next man can do the same thing. Because of this alcohol is going to do me harm, you'll be nasty with people. Because you know where the alcohol goes, over here, And then the fumes, they go over here, and then you'll start saying things that you shouldn't say, you'll be nasty with people, this and that. And you know what the remedy is, eut it right out. Don'ttouch alcohol whatsoever, Not even a little of beer, Drinkwter, water like TI do (blasphemy), Because a person who drinks can't do anything good, Not even if God comes. TI don't care, I'll pluck that dishonorable disgrace. He not only stuck it up my (obscene), I don't care. Once in a while my brother would come and he would say that z AG < NY 92-864 "he (SM's cousin) is eating everything, We got him married, we did anything for him; when he came, who do you think I had in the Army - a genéral. He (SM's cousin) wasn't dressed like a soldier; he was dressed like Eisenhower ~five star. That's the was he (SM's cousin) dressed like, He didn't know where to put all his buttons. When he came, I didn't know how many buttons he had on. Why didn't that disgrace put . them in his nose. He had custom made suits, not like a soldier but like Eisenhower, When I saw him, I figured huh I must have a general or a colonel in the Army. Five hundred dollars, four hundred dollar, five hundred dollars this and that, he said and me some money. My son, see if I had ever given my son a penny. When this dishonorable trunz came back from the Army, I got $18,000 and I gave it to him. Where you present? Was he worth the $18,000. Why did I give him $18,000 do you want to tell me why? Because I'm a disgraceful dope. I do things that, I never gave my son a nickel. Not even five cents. I gave him $18,000, That puppet who was a soldier, I gave him a salary from the corporation. The law used to tell me, ‘what the hell he's a soldier and you'... I said no, he is the originator of the business. He worked so hard to form this business, he's entitled to it. And I used to fight with these people from the government, from the state because he always (unintell, words) and the other disgrace, I don't know what he gave him, but $18,000. The type of soldier pay he had, he had two pay. The Army gave him money and he got money from me that he wasn’t éxpecting, (Blasphemy) not even his father didn't things like that for him. And he...not because the fact. about the money that bothered ma, 5 46 2 NY 92-864 BR: SM "No, no., "But the fact that it made him comfortable. This guy has the same name I have. So he didn't scare me when he took the money. One day we were all in court, a court to Buffalo. So I.called his son. He, he called his son and they all met at the restaurant over here. They took somecoffee, when he had finished telling him things about me, disgraceful things, I told them we <, are not leaving this place together. The first person who's leaving is you, or I'll leave first. But as far as leaving together we are not going to go out. He was at the bar the bar at Seventeen and Pine Ave. Therefore he was a drunkard....and there was a littie article in the newspaper that he was saying, 'I can't help if my name is Magaddino, I don't have nothing to do with those people.' What do you mean those people. By him saying ‘type of people', that's what I understand. He said I don't have nothing to do with those type of people. And before then, a law officer had told me. He was the Deputy Sheriff, he was thesheriff of (unintell, words), His name was ). Every Sunday he used to get together with his wife and family and come to the farm and eat and everything. So one morning I saw a wagon behind the car and I said to myself it's the law. I don't give a (obseéne) what the hell, So just at that same time, it was late and everybody was at the Church. I was ail alone on the farm. So when I saw him I said 'heh how are you?'- he was alone. So then he asked me ‘are you alone', So I said yes, I said all the women and kids are at Church. So I remained here, So I said the watchman is around here. So he said ‘Steve, I'm going to tell you something and maybe it will hurt you. But it's better this way and it may hurt you the other way.' So I said about what, He said 'maybe you won't feel good, what I'm going to tell you.' So I said I'm “ AT Se bé6é bic NY 92-864 "here if you have anything to say, tell me, if I can hélp you back, I'll. help you back, Otherwise I'll tell you, I don't know what you're talkirg about. So he says ‘do you know your cousin Pete. I'ma law officer and I have a badge on and you know that I'm a cop and that I know you for a long time. Now you know that I'm a cop and I'm accusing you for your own good Steve, don't you dare speak in front of your cousin because he's a dnager. Your cousin is worse than a stool pigeon. When he gets drunk, what he says is dangerous. I warn you Seve, I'm not go to say anything else.’ I said listen to me and when he told me the name of that guy, I said, we, besides the business we are in now don't engage in anything else, This disgrace who gets drunk and talks out of the way, but he's got nothing to do. He said, "Steve I'm not going to tell you nothing no more, I warn you be careful, be careful, And when this spy (law) told me this that my cousin talks out of the way and talks like this and that. So now this spy (law) wanted:toknow now if I let him do these things or not. So I grabbed my brother. There was a little game ic going on in the market, There was a sack full of young kids in there, They earned money without doing anything bad. One earned $10,another $20 what did Iq@e, I: don't give a dam, As long as everyting was on the level and they kept it quiet the best they knew bw. There wasn't any of this. So anyone who had a lot of, money wouldn't go there. What for? What could he win ts - $10, But if they could have grabbed a guy in the right way, they could win everyting and even undress him, So I said see if there is the "Firetto) (fairy or ferry) we called the sheriff that. only we understood who it was when we used to say that. So they said there is the "Firetto' (fairy or ferry ) bé bic NY 92~864 "who wants to back up everything in the market. We were over here on the tracks at Ninth Street fe) therefore, he had spoken to oan He used to say ‘over here, over here every ng is going to come out like this, I'll fix it.! So my son-in-law told me this so I said he could go (obscene) himself with this gambling. So one morning I saw him and I didn't say anything. Then the next morning he told me again, He said do you understand are you going to listen, (unintell. words).....So when he told me more than once, I said dishonorable disgrace.....for me this pimp sheriff could go over there and break everything up in the market. I don't care, I don't give a hell. TI don't give a be (obscene), I didn't have no interest. ‘I had nothing b7Cc to do with this thing. And don't you dare talk to | me about this playing situation, the gambling situation, Watch out I said. So therefore, now he had to bring — my answer back to the sheriff, And he said to the sheriff,'He (SM) said you could go down there with an ax and break up everything even the Blessed Virgin and that you could arrest anyone you want and he doesn't care or have anything to do with this thing.'? So the Sheriff and figured, how could he go over thene:.and break things up....... He would chase them away if he knew. If he didn't know he would have said to himself that he was ruined, Because you see what was happening. I didn't know him, Belsve me he sayS we are relations, I used to see him in the morning and then at night I didn't see him anymore, Who was he going around with at night. On Sunday, f knew with whom he was going out with ari he would leave, He would go on a picnic, He went with the Sheriff, with our Grange with the,,...board, with eeseese investigate for the license, They used NY 92-864, "to make a little setup there and get him drunk, That's why the sheriff came to me and said-wateh out for this guy. He says, 'this guy is yee good, he is your cousin. He talks so (blasphemy out of the way you have no idea.' And when he used to speak, he used to say, in order for him to be a partner with us he's had to give us the money. if he didn't give us face value..,s..«..you got to give the money...,.that's why I understand you're my partner. If you put money and you're not present tohelp me make it, what the hell kind of partner are yOou.ssr.cerscccvece No Sir, not even if Christ comes down. So there happned that this disgrace, I gave him so much stock, No money transaction, but a donation that I gave him fromthe business and I divided the stock among everyone. To my son, to him, to my son to the other guy in a manner that we formed a corporation. But I didn't get a nickel from this stock do you understand, "Ah. Yeah. £2 that was that, So he was the owner and partners ith me. Me, my brother, the stock, etc. Just then, I fixed myself up to that dishonorable spy, who was one that was working at (broadway(ph) ) and that's why we.....seeess.-This money, who do you think put it in (blasphemy) me and him, wWe undressed ourselves. The ones who put money were my son-in-law Vince and and my deceased compare who shelled out ten thousand dollars and put in the tvux business, I gave some back to Vincent (Scro) but I couldn't give him the rest. But the rest I put in. But whatever money was left belonged only to us. So I didn't find not even a nickel. So Johnny Montana who was presented as the president of the corporation and the only one who ‘could get the license was him, So I said you're a partner, but when ah ah, a 50 a b6 b7c NY 92-864 SR: SM: “vou must be able to talk because then this business goes to these young men. "That's right. "tof sds Uh guy, that guy, not- to you; -: because I shelled out the money. We had. made. the agreement that you take nothing. I said these $5,000 you get, but the rest nothing doing. This thing...... So they threw a few other stocks on his shoulders because under law, he's the owner, not me, Because I don't show myself in any manner, Therefore when he used to take away stock from the old man, he ereated an uproars, this disgrace. He never did it in front of me, he always did it behind my back, He . always took stock. That pimp, legally he was the owner, "T know, "Not even twenty-five cents that spy. Not even five cents and I put them together, And just then he eed to say to he other Gus rs that T didn't want him to go to Buffalo. He says if I would go to Buffalo, he would do....I says he would get his horns stuck over there, Everytime, so one day, we were tdiking in the hotel, I said you dishonorable degenerate what are you blaming me because I don't want you to go to Buffalo. I said why don't you stay in Buffalo for the rest of your days. You dishonorable degenerate, I said why don't you come in. Who's stopping you. I said it in front of him raed, Who's stopping you. Go away see who you could pick, You can't even get a fly catcher. You.dishonorable disgrace I said, who do you know over here, Yoh don't know anyone, I could get over a hundred men I said, I've been here for fifty years (blasphemy). I know half of Buffalo. ‘MThat disgrace who was he going to pick, Your own b6 b7c NY 92-864 "disgraceful self, That says to | me why don't you do it over here, We at means that »° he suggesial to him to come to Buffalo, °’© Well who's stopping him. This way who could talk all: he wants to and get drunk like a coward, Let him get drunk so these people here would know what he is. We gave him the money, We gave him everything. We got $27,000 to pay the debts. - $27,000. We didn't sell, We sold the trucks the desks situation, the office and that's all. We had to pay the debts that were incurred, I let someonegive me twenty-five thousand dollars (blasphemy), I paid back the $25,000 so what did I get for myself. I made myself get crucified — by the family I directed and helping this guy and helping here and there. Then at the end he has the nerve to tell me that I took $35,000 from him. TI would like to see where I got it from. When I brought him.,..these things happen, not shat I do them that way because I don't know how te figure out thirs. ; We had the.....eeee5-.50 JohyxMontana came with the wy accountant he had, He came MITN.,ccccecccesverccesaes came to a conclusion. He says you can't get this money pack anymore, because the bank because you're like the first mortgage. The bank that put the $80,000 on the books, the spies (law) knows all about this because it's on the book and you can't go this way or the other way. When the business, you siness on the face of the bill, everything is in writing. If they find me a liar they'll find the records straight. If they find the records, they'll find me, Therefore I can't get awayrecrcoscscecces 0O he says you know what you do, you can't collect anymore, TI invested $80,000 myself. And then I put $55,000 from my own pocket, $55,000, And the other salary, I was entitled to it, From seven o'clock in the morning until three in the morning I was always going crazy from this business and not being entitled to any pay. SM: "Sure you were. (Blasphemy). "I always used to put back the pay I used to get into the business. "You shouldn't have put it back in, (Blasphemy),..I was the sucker, I used to give my brother my salary. And I usi to get my salary, I would get for example $16,000 once I got $25,000 and I put it in the business. I was the president of the corporation and was I entitled to a slary, yes or no, after sheding blood night and day. Him, how he cursed and that's all. That dishonor, it was my money. I gave him $18,000 when he came back from....ee. disgraceful and dishonest. I used to invest all this,. I borrowed $25,000 and lucky that fortune-helped me ; to pay back this $25,000, He said to me ‘if you need: 1t($25,000) you can use it and I don't give a (obscene) if you give it to me or not.! No, no I said you're giving it to me in good faith, I said this is‘ a loan from you, I said if you can do it I apprelate it, But if you can't, I don't care, He gave me the $25,000, I took the $25,000 and I came to : New York, I went there in front of everybody in a fadion that I called him over there and he said that ° Steve Magaddino has paid me back the $25,000, he gave. me the $25,000, he gave me the $25,000, What was I left with? What did I get. The disgraceful pair of horns that were stuck in his head that dishonorable disgrace, I was a sucker until the end, Before everything finished, Every month....... (overlapping conversation). "We got torccccccece (End of Reel Number 2) - 53 - NY 92-864 Conversation recorded by BU 280-C* on March 12, 1964, was continued on Reel Number 3 and same subjects discussed,A verbatim translation was not necessary for this reel because their discussion was not pertinent and was largely inaudible. During conversation Fred Randaccio speaks about his son!s school work. : i c “¥ oan = = i, een a "4036 (Rev. 10-29-63) Le 6 ® FBI Date: 6/15/64 (Type in plain text or code) vigATRTEL— AIR MATL - REGISTERED | (Priority) ho — TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924) FROM: SAC, BUFFALO (92-61) (P) STE GADDINO AR WEEKLY SUMMARY ATRTEL Following is a summary of information furnished by BU 280-Cc* for the period 6/8 through 14/64: On 6/9/64, CI advised that FRED G. RANDACCIO and an unidentified man had been in contact with PETER A. MAGADDINO, but was unable to determine the purpose of this contact. Later that evening CI overheard PETER A. MAGADDINO make an assignation with an unidentified woman for later that evening. On the same date PETER A. MAGADDINO advised the informant that the Magaddino Funeral Home has handled three funerals between 6/1 and 6/9/64. On the same date PETER A. MAGADDINO advised informant he may attend a convention of undertakers being held in Meadville, Pa., on 6/16,17 and 18/64. He also indicated that he intends going to the hospital in the near future due to a growth inside his throat. On 6/10/64, CI observed subject, SAM RANGATORE, and PETER A. MAGADDINO having a conversation which was primarily in Italian, but which appears to be of a nonpertinent nature. ee ys 7 & may : my Se DAC ag eed tho ; (GA Bureau oe REG- 13 G 2. Ps Yo Do - Albany (92-325, ANTHONY DE STEFANO ) (INFO) (AM-RM) 1 - Buffalo es eats FBJ: dbl - Cem UP peat if wick ga Speci gent_in Ch HEB STUNG 2 198s BU 92-61 On 6/12/64, CI learned of the death of the mother of an employee of VINCENT SCRO. Tater, CI observed subject and SAM RANGATORE having a conversation in Sicilian which is not comprehended by the informant. On the evening of 6/12/64, CI observed PETER A. MAGADDINO in conversation with TONY (LNU) and an unidentified man. Due to the tenor of his voice and the whispered quality, CI believed that TONY was ANTHONY DE STEFAN i PETER A. MAGADDINO that JIMMY (LA DUCA) and knew he was in town. CI advised that shortly after TONY's arrival TONY, his companion and PETER A, MAGADDINO left to visit "Dana Drive" which is the street on which the subject, VINCENT SCRO, and JAMES LA DUCA reside. b6 Several hours later at approximately 9:05 to 10:00 p.m. on bIC 6/12/64, CL observed the subject in conversation with two unknown males, but was unable to determine content of the conversation or the identity of the unknown males. CI furnished no pertinent information on 6/8,11,13 and 14/64. es A wFD-143 (Rov. 4+2-63) fe ee * ©” Gprionat FORM NO, 10 ON $010=106 a 2 MAY 1982 EOITION a” OSA GEN, AEG, NO, 27 t UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum }TO0 + DIRECTOR, FBI (Bufile 92-4227 ) pate: 6/15/64 ae yan ‘ SAC, BUFFALO (92-61 Sub 1) (P) Cs : ae Vv Nee O « SUBJECT: JUSTIFICATION FOR CONTINUATION OF TECHNICAL OR MICROPHONE SURVEILLANCE ‘ RE: Title VINCENT A, SCRO eek re Character of Case AR Field Office BUFFALO Symbol Number BU 82-C* cd Type of Surveillance: (Technical or ; ” Microphone) § MICROPHONE ome 1. Name of Pprson or organization on whom surveillance placed: STEVE MAGADDINO, aka cat OO aa 2, Address where installation made. Also give exact room number or area c : : 3. Location of monitoring plant: Buffalo Office be ed, os ‘ IQGaeL 4, Dates of initial authorization and installation: Gee Fh AG AS -) Authorization 3/24/61 NOT RECORDED Installation 4/4/61 145 yun 26 1964 . 5. Previous and other installations on the same subject dates andplaces) : alled 11/8/62 6. If installation is a technical surveillance, answer following questions: _ a Is a trunk line utilized? Not apphicabré | if sf, Row ? ma ; a a 4 24 1B bs th 11 Ltchb iw ; I Is the surve ance on @ swi CHORR it . appl able f P ee A ec. Is the surveillance’ ona, public coin-operat Le one fae anensenne ‘ @- Bureau ( 87 egistered Mant? alo (\ al] : VA ro N\ e ge wel RE | BU 92-61 Sub 1 ad. Is surveillance on a ‘private line or a party line? Not applicable e. If a party line, how many parties? Not applicable 7. If a microphone surveillance involved, state number of microphones actually used and location of each: ophone located « 8. Is the installation part of a tel-mike? If so, give symbol of other side of the combination: No 9. Specific examples of valuable information obtained since previous report bID with indication of specific value of each item and the date information DIE received. State what use was made of each item involved: (Add insert pages) ree pene onan See attached 10. Could above information have been obtained from other sources and by other means? No 11. Number of live informants i ivision) who cover same subject: oe Subject is known to informants who cover subject and his father-in-law, MAGADDINO, butcannot supply information furnished by BU 82-C*. 12. Has security factor changed since installation? No 13. Any request for the surveillance by outside agency (give name, title and " agency): . No bs 14. Cost of Plant Premises: a. Rental costs for plant premises: None. Plant located Buffalo Office. - b. Give total number of other surveillances monitored at same plant. 8 * BU 92-61 Sub 1 9. Continued On 3/18/64 CI learned that the Camellia Linen Supply Company, Buffalo, New York, had sold its (commercial) laundry pusiness to the Imperial (Linen Supply Company). On 3/19 and 25/64 and 4/7 and 9/64 CI furnished extensive information concerning efforts by VINCENT A. SCRO to resolve a tax reporting problem affecting the Federal income tax returns of STEVE MAGADDINO, JAMES V. LA Duca, L___] [] and himself. This problem arose as a result of payments of cash money to these individuals at the time.of the sale of the J-Dee Linen Supply Company of Erie, Pennsylvania, in which JAMES P, SALAMONE and DOMINICK ADIUTORI of Erie were also involved. This information was of interest to the Buffalo and Pittsburgh Offices, the latter of which has pending investi- gation on SALAMONE. b6 On 3/19/64 CI also furnished information regarding the b7c details of the funeral of JOHN C, MONTANA (Buffalo file 92-53). On 3/23/64 CL furnished information relative to the death of an uncle who stood in loco parentis for JAMES V. LA DUCA. CL also furnished information relating to VINCENT A. SCRO's personal financial nosition. On 3/25/64 CL furnished information regarding the difficulties being had by[L_—.___) subject of a Buffalo file, with IRS. . On 3/30, 4/30 and 5/5/64 CI furnished information relating to travel to Florida by STEVE MAGADDINO and [__]and their families, including the expected date of return and the city visited while on the trip. This information has been disseminated to the Miami Office and has been valuable in ascertaining the whereabouts of these individuals and in supplementing information furnished by BU 280-C*. on 4/6/64 CI furnished information concerning a trip taken by VINCENT A, SCRO and his family to Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on the preceding weekend. On 4/7/64 GL advised that SCRO and his uncle had been served with a notice by IRS regarding income tax returns -?Pa~ tat + 4 : oy BU 92-61 Sub 1 9, Continued and that SCRO intended to fight any action taken against “ On 4/13/64 CI furnished information regarding. the identity of various customers of the Camellia Linen Supply Company. On 4/16/64 CL reported regarding efforts of JAMES V. b6 LA DUCA to collect money on ‘7c On 4/17/64 CL advised that SCRO had been in telephonic contact with an individual at Mt. Lebanon (Pennsylvania) whom — SCRO indicated he would see in Mt. Lebanon on 4/19/64. Investi- gation was conducted by the Pittsburgh Office in this matter, resulting in the identification of this individual. ‘On 4/24/64 SCRO advised CI that his company is making $1,000 to $1,500 less a week now than it was one year ago. On 5/29/64 CL overheard SCRO making plans to-visit some unidentified individual at Syracuse, New York, on 5/31/64, ———— taal te —, : » “ fe ~ ee « 4 ® - Gee ° a BU 92-61 Sub 1 ec. If any others, set out the proportionate cost of instant 5 15. Cost of Leased Line for instant installation? | per month 16. Personnel Costs: : i | | { i ae Give total number of special employees and/or Special Agents working at plant and total salary costs. Three Special Employees and two clerks.— a full hO-hour week. Total annual salaries, ! >. Total number of man hours per week spent at plant? bIE 200 ec. If other installations monitored at same plant, list x [ proportionate number of man hours per week spent on \ : instant surveillance: . Ne ' ; i : ~ i 10 hours or 5 per cent oa S| a. If other installations monitored at same plant, list Nw proportionate salary expense per annum for instant | ‘| surveillance: i i 17. Remarks (By SAC): As previously noted, the C = ly Company : is operated by VINCENT A. SCRO, and JAMES oe V. LA DUCA, who are sons-in-law of ST . This source °/°. has furnished extremely valuable information relating to the extent of influence and control of criminal activities in the : Western New York area exercised by MAGADDINO and members of his "Ramily,' as well as the influence wielded by these individuals 4n union activity. This source has also supplied information regarding contemplated business activities of various members of the group; travel, both local and out of state; as well as 3 day-to-day activities of these individuals, which has permitted prompt determination to be made of the whereabouts of people | of interest to the Bureau. This informant has furnished excellent | coverage of meetings held by members of the ,STEVE MAGADDINO Family, | and MAGADDINO's position with relation to the "Commission" has , eo a t { 74 . é ; ve . ad BU 92-61 Sub 1 17. Remarks (By SAC): also been established in part through this source, ib recommend the continuation of this installation and will — personally see that UACB, this source w ee its productivity is closely followed. 411 be continued for a 90-day period. 2! ft 18. Recommendation by Assistant Director: (If this surveillance involves cryptanalysis, include statement that decrypted material is or is not sufficiently important to continue decrypting, '82-C* is located DIE Steve Magaddino, "boss" of Buffalo's La Cosa Nostra "family" and a member of the "commission,'' This source has consistently furnished _ extremely valuable and up-to-date information regarding the membership, activities, travels, etc, of the Magaddino group. During the recently authorized period, this source has provided coverage of discussion between Magaddino and a numbercof his La Cosa Nostra subordinates regarding the reorganization of two New York La Cosa Nostra "families," namely the Profaci group and the Bonanno group. Magaddino's statements regarding these reorganizations were highly enlightening in establishing the identities of individuals in positions of leadership in these groups, and in affording an appreciation of the disdain held for Joseph Bonanno by some of his "commission" peers. It is noted Bonanno has withdrawn from his position of active leader-— ship and has been succeeded by his brother-in-law, Frank LaBruzzo,. Magaddino considered Bonanno's hiding not only from law enforce=- ment, but also from his "commission" associates, as cowardly, and also is extremely upset with the. fact that Bonanno was instrumental in placing his son, Salvatore Bonanno, in a position of leader- ship in this New York group inasmuch as Magaddino considers the son completely unqualified and a dolt. This source also provides coverage of contacts between Magaddino and his subordinates from other cities in northern New York, such as Joseph Falcone, Magaddino's "caporegima" in Utica, New York. , This source has regularly been one of the most productive misurs with regard to the development of top level coverage of La Cosa Nostra activity, not only_in Buffalo, but in other cities, and as such the source should be continued . for an additional three-month period. <> | 6 | \ oe ee nen reese rane Ri ZL. \ ; Mr, Trleon, q FD-36 (Rev. 10-29-63) : Mr. Belmont___., | \ I ; | Te, Mobr . 4) és | “Tr, Creer. a Poet, A Vehan L 2 FBI | 2. OO mea py heed ey bf Visca "ir, Evans: ts l Z - Date: C12 6/ ah / 64 Me. Regen. r ee? : | ew Sullivan __ ransmi e tollowing in - - ile, Tavel - (Type in plain text or code) | «che Lrotter. | | Via ATREEL AIR MAIL OSs tee (Priority) { Miss Gandy. yi ees ener erreee pene 2 ee a aes “4 TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (92~292/1) ; 5 Je 63 ts £ FROM: SAC, BUFFALO (92-61) (P) SUBJECT: STEVE’MAGADDINO, aka AR 00 Buffalo On 6/19/64, BU 280-C* advised that subject had suffered another heart attack that night and his son, PETER A. MAGADDINO, had him placed in Memorial Sen oe Niagara Falls, N.Y. It was also reported that on 6/12/64, subject had a slight heart attack which has alarmed members of the "Magaddino Family. The absence of subject and his son, PETER A. MAGADDINO, was noted during fisur of Magaddino Memorial Chapel ‘| on 6/20/64, at which time the funeral services of MAGADDINO's .’ sister-in-law, PIETRINA MAGADDINO, were held. Buffalo in process of discreetly contacting reliable sources to determine subject's condition. WE Bureau Mo \(ta o 2 & 2 - Buffalo (1, 92-337 a Cosa Nostra* & Go- f_ LFA:RMM 72 2924 (5) as eases to JUN 29 i984 Ome a] Wick se JuLi 196. 7 Approved:\< Sent ___————OMM~—C*é@Pfaer Special Agent in Charge 6/25/64 1 - Mr, Green TO: SAC, Buffalo (92661) HRM: —-Dixector, Way, (92~2024)_— 323v STEVE ‘TAGADDING Rourdigtel 6/22/64, ~ Reatvtel contains inzomintion that some conversations in 0) Sicilian have not been coxuplotely evalunted., Of particular interest in this’ xegard is the on nice four that subject had a . conversation with ond which was primarily in Sicilian, but during which the subject mentioned Les Angeles. | fucson, Chicago and “profackh,'t 3 | 0S Ageless PIC | in view of intormation recelved, G2 which you are awaxe, that 2 meoting of the top leaters of La Cosa Nostra might be —~ convened in the Midwest souctine during this summer, a1 conversa« tion should be evaluated a% quickly od possible to determine 12 they have bearing on such av dotended mecting and subject's plans ‘ vs Gs \ CLG: rap (4) HAILED S H] Tolson Belmont Mohr Casper Callahan Conrad ~ DeLoach a Evans f iY b " Gale } ,# 1 iD Rosen 4 Nic Sullivan’. . 4 Cael x Tavel : Say ae a U L 1 1964 Tele. Room Holmes Gandy MAIL ROOM TELETYPE UNIT L_| “ FD-36>(Rev. 10-29-63) ; | { a § e I z OU ee { | [ | | | | | FBI Date: 6/22/64 Transmit the following in (Type in plain text or code) Via ___ ATRTED ATR MAIL - REGISTERED | (Priority) | TO : DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924) FROM: om BUFFALO (92-61) (P) STEVE MAGADDINO, aka AR WEEKLY SUMMARY ATRIEL The following is a summary of information furnished by BU 280-C* for the period 6/15-21/64: On 6/15/64, CI observed VINCENT SCRO, PETER A. MAGADDINO, PETER J. MAGADDINO, and ROY (CARLISI ?) early in the morning having a conversation which appeared to be of a non-pertinent nature. On the afternoon of 6/15/64, CI observed SCRO and JOSEPH FALCONE having a brief conversation during which SCRO indicated that (the subject) had gone for an electrocardiogram. A short time later CI observed SCRO, FALCONE, an unidentified man, and PETER J. MAGADDINO having an @)- Bureau et 4 AS 2 - Albany .(Info) (AM-RM) ee ~~ 1 - 92-104, JOSEPH FALCONE) .0s7'NO Fa ee! 72 7 3 ~ U 1 - Pittsburgh (Info) (AM-RM) uy. (1 - 92-469, JAMES P. SALAMONE) 19 JUN 23 1964 1 - Buffalo go FBI : dike Cage ——_— 9.4m ( ae fied ees mio, - y U,64 hi po Ha} hae 4 »t) £ by [/ 1) i i N\A Approved: SN asenaeene SIees Sent _. Pera Special Agent in Charge BU 92-61 - extensive conversation which was in both Sicilian and English. This conversation first concerned action taken by the Internal Revenue Service against SCRO and his business, and then turned to the travel time between Syracuse’ and Buffalo, N.¥., and the arrest of SCRO for speeding. Several brief comments were then made about ANTHONY DE STEFANO's health. The--conversation then turned to a problem involving the,‘ ntified man, who is apparently in the meat pHoducts business and who wanted to make some kind of contact with the' subject and possibly obtain a distributor for his meat products in the Buffalo area. FALCONE indicated an interest in this and both FALCONE and the unidentified man indicated that-a decision must be made by 6/22/64. FALCONE indicated that he would see some unidentified individual in Rochester, N.Y. on 6/21/64, and the unidentified man who was present indicated that he would telephonically contact SCRO on the evening of 6/21/64, from a pay telephdotie and use coded conversation to advise him of the results of the conversation with the individual in Rochester. SCRO indicated that immediately upon the receipt of this telephone call from Rochester he would call the unidentified man back from a pay station (apparently to avoid any wire tapping). It was indicated during the conversation that a code relating to a fishing trip would be used to indicate the results of the contact in Rochester. During the conversation the unidentified man who was present indicated that he had known SCRO since SCRO had been in the ice cream business and indicated that he may be from Utica. The conversation then evolved into a discussion of making sausage and the use of embalming fluid in - processed meat to preserve its fresh appearance. When preservative in the meat products the use of this preservative was reinstituted. ~2- BU 92-61 Upon STEVE MAGADDINO's joining the group FALCONE indicated that he had traveled there to say . hello to MAGADDINO, who indicated that he was glad to see FALCONE at any time. There then ensued extensive. conversation in Italian and a discussion concerning a recent Supreme Court decision relating to the Fifth Amendment. It was noted in the Sicilian discussion by the informant that MAGADDINO made reference to the "Apalachian Investigation", The full details of the informant's report concerning this are still being evaluated. CL furnished no pertinent information on 6/16/64. | | On 6/17/64, CLI Learned of the , death of the subject's sister-in-law, Mrs, PETRINA MAGADQEZNO, of Niagara Falls, N.Y¥., and details of her funeral. CL subsequently furnished details of the funeral plans. On. 6/18/64, CI advised that PETER A, MAGADDINO and PETER J. MAGADDINO had had an extensive conversation in Italian with JOSEPH FALCONE and another individual referred to as JIMMY (LNU), who from his comments in. English may possibly be identical to JAMES PAUL SALAMONE. This group was also later joined by STEVE MAGADDINO and had a conversation in Italian with the subject. The full context of this information is still being evaluated. Subsequently subject was observed having a discussion with JOHN SACCO concerning SACCO's uncooperative attitude with Buffalo police officials when they entered his club in Buffalo. This apparetly refers to a recent incident when officers of the Buffalo Police Department entered a private club operated by SACCO and found the subject and several other Buffalo hoodLums in the dining area. Late f SCRO advised the’ informant that would arrive for the funeral on ° " Throughout the day of 6/18/64, CI furnished information regarding identities of visitors to the 3 b6é bic BU 92-61 wake of subject's sister-in-law. A greater portion of this information was in the Italian language. | On the evening of 6/18/64, i t the subject had had a conversation with which was primarily in Sicilian, but during which the subject mentioned Los Angeks, Tucson, Chicago, and Profaci. b6 b7c On 6/19/64, CL furnished iformation throughout the day regarding visitors to the wake of subject's sister- in-law, among whom were ANTHONY DE STEFANO and-an unidentified individual who accompanied DE STEFANO, OIL also furnished information regarding contacts by members of the MAGADDINO family with Judge a [:: Niagara Falls, in connection with a ederal Tax Court matter. On the evening of 6/19/64, CI reported that the subject had had a heart attack and had been treated by a doctor since this was the second heart attack in a week. OL advised subject was to be hospitalized on 6/20/64, ; . On 6/20/64, CL furnished indrmation relating to the details of the funeral of the subject's sister- in-law. On 6/21/64, CL learned that the subject was then hospitalized. , Yn FD-36 (Rev. 10-29-63) ie * Transmit the following in wre ~ _ oO a -_ . -. SUNE © ian STEVE MAGADDINO, aka ~. . os ne _, ANTI-RACKETEERING-_ Re Buffalo airtel to Bureau, dated 6-3-64, with two reels of tape containing: conversations in the Sicilian dialect. as reported by BU 280-C* on 5-26-64; Kansas City airtel to Bureau dated T-17~64, ° . ; ae Encloged to Buffalo. are -aforenentioned two reels of | tape. sO eo REEL NO. 1 The speakers « contained hereon are STEVE. MAGADDINO ,. PETER A, MAGADDINO, SAM (LNU) (possibly SAM RANGATORE), ‘and - an unidentified male, The beginning of the conversation con- -- ‘cerns the borrowing of: an auto by SAM from MAGADDINO, MAGADDINO | remarks his car would be readily noticed by the "police. spies." It appears that:several individuals are loaning their cars to. " 1 SAM. It could not be determined h UU. SAM wanted . these cars. It is mentioned that (phonetic) .2- > is donating. a car.: Conversation is as follows: . SM: . SAMMY, if you want ‘to use the car; do you want to use it?. SAM: No, The next day I use it.’ Thursday. This one. for tomorrow.-is small, - ; . SM: The younger boy ‘told SAM about the car. So eeegr come, . They'11 (two words inaudible). He need tomorrow morning. He need this car. That’s what I told him; "Take our. car here," \ . ; PAM: Why, certainly. SAM: He ain't paying no more . . SM: You think. you need, this gare: "Ne? I'l ara ye 3 - Bureau (AM-RM) an 2 ~ Buffalo (92-61 Sub. 3) (ane. : -RM).- yl ~ Kansas City * NG MES a - - : 21 ues Sy " AUG 3 1964: | RESINS SAM: SM: SAM: PAM: SM: SAM: KC 92-1259 (Several words inaudible)| ____—_—_—‘|(phonetic). No. Why should you need him? He's gone. Where is he? : If [| would have come in (three inaudible words). He's in Long Island. UNKNOWN MALE (UM): Oh, he went to New York. PAM: PAM: PAM: SM: Well, on the list, you got[ ss (phonetic) car. He donated a car. I thought we did. b6 On the list. The other list, for[ _], b7C (Inaudible comment) Yeah. When he comes back, tell him to come in here. Now you (inaudible word). Take our car, This one looks good, He told me, anyway: "Why shouldn't[ | Because the law; the police spies; they're dunces." I told him, "SAM, if I call you, all right." When in a spot; naturally, I call him and he comes. Listen to me. If he needs it, let him come, One of my cars, when they have the funeral, everybody will see it. That's what I mean, (Several words inaudible) I could have it cleaned; I could have it washed and everything (two or three words inaudible) see it (two or three words inaudible) the police spies who copy everything down (two words inaudible) car of MAGADDINO. Right? aa are KC 92-1259 PAM: Right. Three times he called me early in the morning (several words unintelligible). He brought the car here, Didn't use it. And his father (inaudible word), it was night, and they got ahold of another car. And they left me with none, (SM and several of the other speakers laugh at this point.) SM: (Unintelligible comment) PAM: No! Besides him! So you get used to it. SM: If there is need of it; I'm asking you; if there is need of a car, we got a car. My son says to me there is none. Next funeral, we need your car. And from there, Because he belong the funeral a couple of times, If he needs it, so I'll take a couple on my horns. What the hell! If (inaudible word) we give it, it's enough that I had told you not to call anybody because he was (unintelligible word) here. PAM: I never cailed nobody. SH; About the car! PAM: .I never called nobody. SM: Because when a man has to disguise himself, you have no idea. We go around wretched like the dead. (A brief silence ensues. ) ise bIC The conversation continues with STEVE MAGADDINO being very critical of some unidentified person, who may be | |. This person caused some friction between the ommission and STEVE. He does not specify, exactly, what this individual did other than he told some people of his relationship to a couSin and an uncle. These relatives may be PETER A, MAGADDINO and STEVE MAGADDINO. It appears from MAGADDINO's comments that[ _]was not discreet in keeping some auto from view in or near De Voe Street (phonetic). Kansas City notes that there is a De Voe Street in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, New York, which is located four blocks north of Maujer Street. SEEVE's conversation al] KC 92-1259 seems to indicate that as a result of [J activities and actions, VINCENT SCRO, one of the speakers and some others were "grabbed," possibly by the police. During the course of this conversation, the name of PETER MACK is brought up and MAGADDINO states he was told that MACK's son works for the Government. Thereafter SAM asks STEVE to inquire from MACK if his son is an "FBI." MAGADDINO replies he could not possibly do this, and his son, PETER, also remarks that inasmuch as the FBI is after them, it would be unwise to ask MACK if his son is an "FBI." Then the speakers briefly comment and state that MACK's true surname is "COFFLIN" (phonetic). The unknown speaker seems to refer to him as STEVE COFFLIN (phonetic). Kansas City believes although the name "COFFLIN" was pronounced sufficiently audibly and intelligibly by the speakers, they may be actually saying the name "COUGHLIN," The conversation is as follows and contains other information which may be of significance to the Buffalo Division; SM: [| my boy, come in. (It may be that MAGADDINO is sarcastically calling someone. However, Kansas City is not sure.) When he talks with some little whore in some restaurant; these whores that are with her and they talk (several words inaudible) my uncle (several words inautlible). He had no right to put the fire on my brother. Why should he put me in the fire in the Commission? I told him: "If you go to work there, it's your own ill, dishonorable one! It wasn't necessary for you to talk about anything b6 bic or about him or anybody else. Talk only about yourself." Going around saying, my uncle, my cousin, my this, my uncle, etc. I told him whatever that job would pay him in a month (several words inaudible) in a week. He said, "The FBI does all right. They have all the whores.'"' He told them, "Hey, I'm no afraid of nobody." So, a pair of them presented themselves. The best thing I can say is that he's a vile coward. (Slight pause) But that guy who had an interest brought him there. They mid, "But do you know MAGADDINO?" He says, "Sure! We're best friends.” Because there's MAGADDINO's Memorial Chapel; there's (two unintelligible words). That he came here one day. That he came to the house with his wife. How would we know each other? KC 92-1259 UM: SM: SM; SAM: SM: Why would we know each other? -No reason whatever! This dishonorable bum doesn't know me. So he says, "Nobody (inaudible word) me."" I advised him from the beginning, "Don't say nothing. Don't take a chance on relations." So he takes (inaudible word) (several words inaudible), That's why "you're different from here to here. Whoever knows it, knows it. You don't have to say nothing." (Two words inaudible) the telephone and now also PETER MACK, from what I hear; I don't know if it is true or not, They say; I don't know; that his son works with the Government. Did he say it to him? He told hin. SAM: [J expiainea it to me, What's right, is right. He said, "I caught PETER with the FBI." bE BIC Who brought him? | | Anyway, it's this guy that found me home (several words unintelligible). That two face! It's not true! He'’s an (obscenity) liar! Listen to me. Logic is needed in anything. We others could have a long tongue. Right? You or I. He had a girl. (Several words inaudible). So he began to (inaudible word). He (inaudible word) five cents. I told "You can't leave in the morning. Why don't you leave tonight because in the morning (several words inaudible). He slipped into his sister's car. This was De Voe (phonetic) Street. The police spies probably know everybody over there; about[__} about something. It was VINCENZO's car. They grabbed VINCENT SCRO; they grabbed you and they grabbed (several words inaudible). That's why; why should he get this guy involved? No reason for it (unintelligible name)! Believe me, no reason, He was asked, "How many books have you made here?" The brother was here. VINCENT SCRO. So that guy with the (inaudible word), he got to understand the whole thing. Because the thing is true. It's an open book. He (inaudible word) the misfortune, (Several words inaudible) testimony (inaudible word) KC 92-1259 SAM: SM: threatened that one and that one (inaudible words). Whether he gets money or not, I don't want to know anything. But the matter goes like I tell you because if he would have gone there with the car and would have laid down there with the car (two words inaudible). To tell you the truth, if he never would have arrived there, would you have gone? I told him, "Dishonorable one. You stay here. Tomorrow you get up and leave." And then, who knows about this car. Who knows, maybe they think I put you here, This car (two words inaudible) drive it. (Several words inaudible). Well, that's why, he began to come near me, Every time he would come here (several words inaudible). Why do you think (inaudible word) the house (two words inaudible)? Because the car was stashed there. You understand? I understand. Besides, the other guy was in a hole, For example, let us say, well, everybody knows it. It's not a thing that (several words inaudible). That's why even the family itself to date is wretched. (Several words inaudible) saying, "My son is in Niagara Falls. My brother is in Niagara Falls." But the police spies had (several words inaudible) as many times as I go there. You understand? If it weren't for him, because, I, common sense. If it wasn't for him bringing the car down to his sister's every night and go lay there and put it in front of there. Dishonorable one! At least, put it in the garage. All night in front of there, (Several words inaudible) and when they were all advised, the (two or three words inaudible) came looking for me right away. Isn't this common sense, what I’m saying" Isn't it logic what I'm saying? That's right. Now he hides himself and that one has him here. Because the (two words inaudible). Before the thing would have ,. happened; when he would begin to be logical, bic (phonetic) would have already taken the other road ) over there. (Two words inaudible) is much longer and darker then (two words inaudible). You know these things. KC 92-1259 SAM: SM: \ All in all, you can explain to PETER MACK if he -has a son who is an FBI. I'm not able to, I can't ask that, It's a ticklish thing. Ain't it PETE? Yeah. I wouldn't do it. They way the FBI is after our ass; you’re gonna ask him if his son is an FBI. "You got a son by the name of MACK?" That's his funny name, you know. That ain't his real name. No, that ain't his name. It's STEVE COFFLIN (phonetic). (Kansas City is not sure of the first name "STEVE," However, it sounds very much like "STEVE;") TONY DE STEFANO: Is that his right name? COFFLIN? COFFLIN? Yeah, PETER MACK is (three words unintelligible). His true name is COFFLIN, Yeah. Yeah. COFFLIN, (The speakers pronounce the name "COFFLIN" audibly and clearly. However, it may be that they are not pro- nouncing it correctly. The name they may be pronouncing could be "COUGHLIN,") That's why, this wretch, he would go there with the car. (Two words inaudible). He used to go there on account of the case. When would they come to know about the case, the accident and things of that guy. Because, common sense. If that guy knew it before any others, why should he, (two inaudible words) and (inaudible word) all these things and then say the other knew it and sent the police spies there. It's not true!! Listen! This guy is already working with his father! Not now. One time he stayed about a year in there. That's why, SAM, things that can walk; things that don't have feet, doesn't have any weight and so the police spies over there began to (inaudible word) with the worm and this guy sees PETER MACK with the (unintelligible word) and to his face, "You know him from New York." (Several words inaudible) the other minister (two inaudible words) KC 92-1259 "Are you investigating me or (inaudible word)?" who is with the bank. So this guy lets himself become bulldozed. Who? (Two inaudible words) the minister of the school, So he says, "Listen to me. I can tell you this and that. Please, you no die too." Whatever it was, he imagined it was about $75. He says: "I won the bundle."' Nevertheless, no mattér how much it was, I liked this guy better. He gave a good appearance and he waswithothe bank, But he couldn't get along with the regular this and that and that's why I lay off. However, not that I fired him. I laid him off. Then I got him employment in new things, Now the law got mad. Because; well, if you got no reason whatever (several words inaudible). Before then, call me. Call_me anywa (Several phrases inaudible. ) The family of (phonetic) with him and him, But he doesn't care. He doesn't have any sense. A t while ago I told him, "They're watching you, Go (two words inaudible)." His bosssays, "Give us information," If I talk to you and you begin to act the same like, er; you act like I know more than what you believe I can know. It's nobody's business that you're in jail. Mind your own business. Set your bed and don't mention your relatives. Whoever knows it, knows it that we're related. Whoever doesn't know it doesn't have to know it. This jerk. We took him with us to Massalaqua (phonetic) (MAGADDINO may mean Massapequa,) because he could show us the way. when [| er, he wanted to command. The Caporegima said, "Are we going to lean on his arm?" So he answers, "Don't put your hand here or I'll squash it." That he used to drink $80 worth of beer a week. everal words inaudible). We figured it out. (Several words inaudible). Now, this matter about the whores. You know waiters talk to other waiters. The whole town knows chim. They say, "He wants to be a big shot. He wants to live on his uncle's name." This and this, The whores say this too; don't forget. Why doesn't anyone say this about my son? When people talk to me b6 b7c KC 92-1259 they say, "No. No, Your son is a gentleman." (Several words inaudible). That time he came here and he only monkeyed around. Because you must know this guy (two words inaudible) here. That he's the cannon, Then that whore of a wife of his (interrupted). SAM: I don't think he even (inaudible word) her. SM: Listen to me. They both got the bull. SAM: I don't think so. I never seen them no place. SM: No! No! The bull was confirmed. I have been told that they saw him with her, SAM: The other night she was with her husband. | wath his wife. b6 su; [ __|who? SAM: The husband! With his wife. They were in one of those tea rooms, This morning he was going around like a maniac; where to buy it. (It is probable that SAM is employing the term "tea room" which is used among narcotic addicts. A "tea room" is the addict's slang expression for a place where they may gather to smoke marijuana or take other forms of narcotics. ) SM: Yeah. As an example, look at the Saturday man. (It may be, in view of the above, that MAGADDINO means the Saturday man is also a narcotic addict.) SAM: And she's with him. SM: But I'm telling you, I was furious. She was laying for everybody while she was together with her husband. SAM: She would never see him. He would bring her the money once a week and every Sunday (interrupted). SM: But this was @eklCinaudible word) in the house. (Blasphemous. remark)! You don’t have to tell me. KC 92-1259 SAM: (Several inaudible words) I had to go over there when he had the shotgun and (all speak at once - unintelligible). SM: Now, we told him: "Leave the girl." She used to go there shedding men all over the place. You under- stand? That's why; "you have him." You know that he is a (inaudible word) and you still play over "there? " If that guy would have come, he would have come there. He (inaudible word). He would come wi or three (inaudible word). (Inaudible word). (phonetic) wouldn't have come. [_____]would take some drinks. When he made himself the (inaudible word), he didn't (inaudible word) any more, and when she would show herself, he would meet her and open the door for her. (Several words inaudible) at the telephone. This dishonorable guy would (inaudible word) and bring other girls. Don't forget; one who commands a business (several sentences whispered and inaudible). Go and ask him this and he'll say he knows nothing and it's not true. (Sentence or two inaudible). He says, "When I reach that point, I'm dead anyway." So he goes ahead and buys (it or her). MAGLIOCCO also was up (several sentences whispered and completely inaudible). b6 b7c (The conversation becomes somewhat sporadic and inaudible for the most part. This is followed by a few audible and non-pertinent comments between PETER A, MAGADDINO and SAM and then a period of silence. Thereafter, the conversation continues as follows: ) ; SAM: I'll be here any day anyways. Maybe he wants to drive the car around, What's the difference? PAM: No, SAM, listen. Here's what you do: As soon as he comes (several words unintelligible), if I needs, I’1l call you tonight. Right? SAM: Tonight I'11 see you. 9:00 o'clock; quarter after 9. I'll see you. PAM: All right. SAM: Over here. -10 - _~ KC 92-1259 oe (All speak at once very briefly and a brief silence ga follows. ) : PAM: See, the same for you, if I need your car I'll let you know. , SAM: You can pick it up when I drive you. UM: You see[ __| phonetic) told me this morning, "Listen, onate my car (several words inaudible). I got a reason because I (several words inaudible} ,." dy told (two inaudible words) our car. car and my car. PAM: What do you need these other cars for? UM: But does the (two words inaudible) know that? PAM: (Several words inaudible). I dontt kno tt go after him. How many times he made[ "eet . up and come over here. And for what. (All speak at once - unintelligible) SM: (Several sentences inaudible). We can't afford that. People go around talking (several words inaudible) with the whores and everyone else. (Several words inaudible) Even the Virgin Mary. You got the car. (Inaudible word) wait; whoever is with the bank, Hello and Hello, but don’t monkey around together. No monkeying around together. The other guy, sure. He doesn't have the ability. He doesn't even have the guts to find a job. (Several phrases inaudible) . Don't forget. Nothing is confidential when you talk to him. It's the same as if you were talking with the police station, (A brief silence) PAM: Hello, TONY. How are you? TONY DE STEFANO: (Several words inaudible) I saw PETER MACK (several words inaudible) in that restaurant (several words inaudible), ~ li ~ KC 92-1259 SM: Who was there? TONY DE steFano: [ (One or two speakers make several inaudible comments. ) TONY DE STEFANO: But he shouldn't do that. SM: I don’t care. I don't believe it. No sir! (Several sentences inaudible. ) TONY DE STEFANO: (Inaudible comment) SAM: I hope so, What the hell is the difference. Just like a (unintelligible word) driver. I drive down. When we come out with the orders we stop at the grocery store. I drop off the groceries (inaudible word), the other the book, and he brings it back to me, And you check. TONY DE STEFANO: (Inaudible comment) b6 bIC SM: How is he going to check? No go by numbers. Because in the morning (two inaudible words) book; starts to bring the numbers and you'll ruin everything, SAM: That's right. Even if they make a mistake. They gotta keep it. Put it in their pocket and bring it back. The same way, uncle STEFANO. SM: (Several words inaudible) He says no; that it's | worse. I don't know. (Several sentences inaudible). (Conversation becomes sporadic and inaudible at length.) REEL NO, 2 STEVE MAGADDINO and PETER A, MAGADDINO are telling about the mismanagement and bad manners of the unidentified operator of a restaurant. They state the business loses money because of the operator's uncouthnes n addition, PETER A, MAGADDINO gives instructions to © pick him up at a quarter to nine. ~ 1D KC 92-1259 It is not specified whether this is in the a.m, or p.m. However, STEVE comments that he is always up at seven o'clock, Thereafter, STEVE remarks that they should go into a. drug store under the pretext of purchasing some items in order to utilize one of the telephone booths to call (phone refers to h English as_ ay is instructed that PETER A, MAGADDINO ~~ and others will wait near [| home ten minutes before nine o'clock. Much of this conversation is in English. The reel ends with a general uninformative criticism by STEVE of NINO MAGADDINO. He characterizes NINO as ignorant, devoid of good taste, and a blow~hard. = 43° ~ a™ © FD-143 (Rev. 4-2-63) & ie OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 5010-106 eZ MAY 1962 EDIPION GSA GEN, REG, NO. 27 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum JUNE DIRECTOR, FBI (Bufile 92-2924 ) DATE: 7/15/64-—-~ woh BUFFALO (92-61 Sub 3) ‘ SUBJECT: JUSTIFICATION FOR CONTINUATION OF TECHNICAL OR MICROPHONE SURVEILLANCE RE: Title STEVE MAGADDINO, aka Character of Case AR Field Office Buffalo Symbol Number _ BU 280-C%. Type of Surveillance: (Technical or dtd Microphone Microphone SCONt Wy tT 1. Wame of person or organization on whom surveidrance placed: STEVE MAGADDINO, Dana Dr., Town of Lewiston, New York 2. Address where installation made. Also give exact room number or area | 3. Location of monitoring plant: : Buffalo Office bIE 4, Dates of initial authorization and installation: Installation authorized per Bureau letter dated 10/22/62; installation was made 11/8/62 5. Previous and other installations _on the same subject (with dates and places): was installed on 4/4/61, under Caption "VINCENT A. SCRO, AR, uUreau file 92-4227, and provides information re activities of STEVE MAGADDINO. 6. If installation is a technical surveillance, angwer fore PS ge N.A re04 Gf AG t > Or | Moe ee e4 yn” tell to Vez oe a. Is a trunk line utilizear ‘REC- 4 = ° ST-108 owt b. Is the surveillance on A; switchboard? 2 e. Is the surveillance on a public coin-ope nteg liapign + Bureau (RM) (AMSD) xk & Bes iN Regi stoned htt 2 _% y! Ny ° V, . S ' BAC. OY au reeaynhlty 9 ? hee Bo 4 4" fist fle & % BU 92-61 Sub 3 10. li. 12. 13. 14. d. Is surveillance on a private line or a party line? e. If a party line, how many parties? If a microphone surveillance involved, state numb used_and occa ono egch: Ona mi onhoana in Is the installation part of a tel-mike? If so, give symbol of other side of the combination: No. Specific examples of valuable information obtained since previous report a5 with indication of specific value of each item and the date information bTE received. State what use was made of each item involved: (Add insert pages) See attached. Could above information have been obtained from other sources and by other means? No. Number of live informants (in field division) who cover same subject: Subject is known tol____] informants; however, they are not in a position to furnish information supplied by this source. Has security factor changed since installation? No. Any request for the surveillance by outside agency (give name, title and agency): No. Cost of Plant Premises: a. Rental costs for plant premises: None. Plant located in Buffalo Office. b. Give total number of other surveillances monitored at same plant. Seven. BU 92-61 Sub 3 9. (continued) On 4/2 and 3/64, CI furnished information regarding a trip by the subject to New York and Florida. On 5/4 and 14/64, CI recorded information relating to subject's return to Niagara Falls, N. Y¥., from vacation, the approximate location where subject had been on vacation and his method of travel. On 5/18/64, CL furnished information relating to difficulties members of the MAGADDINO Family were having with the Internal Revenue Service. On 5/20/64, CI furnished information regarding a meeting attended by the subject, FRED RANDACCIO, PASQUALE NATARELLI and SAM RANGATORE, during which a discussion was had regarding the smuggling of an individual into the United States. Full details of this meeting were furnished to the Bureau by airtel dated 5/22/64. On 5/26/64, CI furnished information indicating that the subject was aware of recent interviews by the FBI with acquaintances and was concerned over this matter. On 5/27/64, CL furnished information regarding a meeting between the subject and BENNY NICOLETTI, during which gambling operations in Niagara Falls were discussed and a split was made of money from a game. On 6/1/64, CI furnished information relating to the recent arrest of two abortionists who are associates of the MAGADDINO Family. On the same date, CI furnished information received from the subject concerning interviews by FBI Agents, with acquaintances, the recent arrest of JOSEPH BONANNO in Canada and a repetition of information previously furnished concerning a meeting by the subject with WILLIAM BONANNO in New York City. ~ DQ — BU 92-61 Sub 3 9. (continued) On 6/5/64, CL observed a local politician in contact with PETER J, MAGADDINO, On 6/9/64, CI observed FRED G. RANDACCIO in contact with PETER A. MAGADDINO for an undetermined purpose and also furnished information regarding an extramarital affair by PETER A. MAGADDINO. On the same date, CI furnished information regarding proposed travel by PETER A. MAGADDINO,. On 6/12/64, CI reported that a man whom informant believed was ANTHONY DE STEFANO of Syracuse, N. Y¥., had been in contact with various members of the MAGADDINO Family and had also visited at the residence of one of the MAGADDINO Family in Lewiston, N. Y. On 6/15/64, CI reported extensive information regarding a meeting between JOSEPH FALCONE of Utica, N. Y., VINCENT SCRO, PETER J. MAGADDINO and an unidentified individual which concerned, among other things, the development of a contact to act as a distributor for meat products in the Buffalo area. On 6/17; 18 and 19/64, CI reported details of the death of the subject's sister-in-law, funeral plans, and identity of visitors to the wake. On 6/18/64, CL reported a meeting between PETER A. MAGADDINO, PETER J. MAGADDINO, JOSEPH FALCONE and the subject. The full details of this report are still being translated and evaluated. On the same date, subject was reported in discussion with the operator of a Buffalo athletic club which is frequented by local hoodlums. On 6/18/64, CI also furnished information concerning a conversation between subject in Italian with 5 during which the subject was heard to mention various cities, such as Los Angeles, Tucson and Chicago, and the name "Profaci." - 2b - BU 92-61 Sub 3 On 6/19/64, CI recorded the subject had a heart attack and was given medical assistance. CI subsequently recorded on 6/20; 21, 1964, and succeeding days, that the subject had been hospitalized, but was making a satisfactory recovery, expecting to be released from the hospital in about one month. On 7/13/64, CI furnished information received from PETER A. MAGADDINO and PASQUALT NATARELLI concerning the activities of association with a Canadian named This information apparently relates to the theft o ty of silver in Canada in October of 1963. WNATARELLI point hat he intended telling [L___—sidJto stay away fro nd was telling MAGADDINO in case [tates brings the matter up. During April, May and June of 1964, this CI has continued to furnish on a daily basis information regarding the routine activities of PETER A., PETER J. MAGADDINO, PETER MACK and other associates and acquaintances of the MAGADDINO Family. b6 bic 15. 16. 17. Bie shee 7 : sa “ @ BU 92-61 Sub 3 ec. If any others, set out the proportionate cost of instant surveillance: N.A. Cost of Leased Line for instant installation? Monthly cost of leased line, Personnel Costs: a. Give total number of special employees and/or Special Agents working at plant and total salary costs. Three Special Employees and two clerks, each on a ae hie week. Total annual salaries, bd. Total number of man hours per week spent at plant? bIE 200 hours per week. ec. If other installations monitored at same plant, list proportionate number of man hours per week spent on instant surveillance: Fifty hours or twenty-five per cent a. if other installations monitored at same plant, list proportionate salary expense per annum for instant surveillance: Remarks (By SAC): Bu 280-C* continues to furnish on an almost daily basis valuable information relating to the activities of the members of the MAGADDINO Family, including the identities of individuals participating in meetings and details of past and proposed activities by these individuals. Tt has furnished information regarding "The Commission" and La Cosa Nostra, including identities of members, their activi- ties and relationships therein, and established the subject in a pre-eminent position not only in the Upstate New York area but on a national basis. I recommend the continuation of this installation and will personally follow its productivity. UACB, this source will be continued for another 90 days. rn Le aaanaaaeeneenmmmmmemnemmmentaaaamntns. 1 18. ) @ @ i i: . rst Recommendation by Assistant Director: (If this surveillance involves cryptanalysis, include statement that decrypted material is or is not sufficiently important to continue decrypting.) is one productive misurs currently being utilized in bID connection with the Criminal Intelligence Program. Steve DIE Magaddino is a member of the "Commission" and a leader of La Cosa Nostra in western’ New York state. This source has constantly furnished information regarding Magaddino's close ties with politicians and other racket figures throughout the United States. During the past ninéty days this source has continued to demonstrate its capabilities by providing significant information regarding the organized criminal element in the Buffalo area. Recommend request of SAC, Buffalo, to continue this source for a ninét+day period be approved. * vee gd ae Rev. 10-29-63) i sy ww * t ‘ -f fea | | | { | FBI | Date: 8/4/64 ! | Transmit the following in (Type in plain text or code) Via AIRTEL AIRMAIL - REGISTERED . (Priority. | TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924) FROM: , SAC, BUFFALO (92- 61) “(P) ~ - y STEVE MAGADDINO | AR WEEKLY SUMMARY AIRTEL The following is a “summary “of information furnished by! BU 280-C* for the period 7/20-26/64: ~ CAUTION SHOULD BE TAKEN IN DISCUSSING OR DISSEMINATING ANY SOR ATOM See Ppa en eeeOW AN. ORDER TO WURLY FROUMCT. THE. SET FORTH. BELOW IN.ORDER TO FULLY PROTROT THR. TDENTLEY O S Hie SENSITIVE INFORMANT AT BUFFALO... “On 7/20/64, “BU 280-C* advised that during the day PETER A. MAGADDINO in contact with an unknown judge as that STEVE MAGADDINO had left the hospital on 7/18/64, and had returned home. He stated that MAGADDINO had been in the ath hos pital a month and. the doctor had ordered him to stay home at least a week or two. BU 280-0* advised that during the day PETER A, MAGADDING was making. arrangements to handle the funeral of BERDARDINO ... MORETTI who had died on 7/16/64 in Niagara Falis.. The informant noted, this information of the possibility that BERDARDINO MORETTI may have been related to the late WILLIE MORETTI, who was the victim of a gangland killing in New Jersey several years ago. fy EC. 97 f 7 39 - Bureau can) REC q 2 d Yd re - Buffalo. ut TPA: :pac Pee. : “Sey . ae i ty 5 AUG 5 71agh we wa? - Saks : ay 9 g aa ave aie ly? A > | Salar, a nye = Ba ? \ LS; Kl Approved: Sent ____—ssSsSsS MM Per BA AUG 12 1g gectat Acent in Charge eg eee ks . “ Pa BU 92-61 On 7/21/64, the informant yescuted no pertinent information relating to the subject or his associates. On 7/22/64, the informant again furnished information that STEVE MAGADDINO had been discharged from the Niagara Falls hos pital on Saturday, 7/18/64, and will have to take it easy for a while. On the afternoon of 7/22/64, a man identified as BENNY and believed to be BENJAMIN NIGOLETTI, aka Benny of Lewiston, New York, obtained .permission from PETER A. MAGADDINO to call upon. his father, STEVE MAGADDINO, Informant noted. that during the visit with. PETER A. MAGADDINO, BENNY NICOLETTL discussed what appeared to be. the proceeds.of a gambling . operation amounting to $545.00 of which amount would be split one-third or $184.80 and two-thirds or $360.20. Before leaving to see STEVE MAGADDINO, BENNY NIGOLETTI complained that a lieutenant.in the New York State. Police of Polish descent apparently has a “hard on for Jim." It. is possible that "JIM" is JAMES VONA, .who is a partner.of.BENNY NICOLETTL a “Yor operation of Oliver's Social Club in North eoneMende}: ew One. BU 280- C* advised that VINCENT A. SCRO, PETER A. MAGADDINO and JAMES V. LA DUCA were planning on spending the weekend at some vacation resort which is located about two and one-half hours driving time from Niagara Falls, New York. <8 On 7/23/64, BU 280-C* advised that PETER A. MAGADDINO commented that he would like te attend the National Funeral Directors Convention at Pittsburgh in October. PETER A, MAGADDINO mentioned that he attended the convention at Conneaut (ph) Lake in Pennsylvania, but missed the one in Syracuse, -New York. On 7/24/64, informant reported that JOHN V. CAMMILLERI visited PETER J, MAGADDINO and ANTONIO MAGADDINO oe Niagara Falls that day. ' On 7/25 and 26/64, informant reported no pertinent information relating to the subject or his associates. Bo FD-36 (Rev. 10-29-63) I | we . wl Pe ae | ~ : { ca a | | | | { | i FBI Date: 8/4/64 Transmit the following in (Type in plain text or code) Via ___ATRTEL AIRMAIL - REGISTERED : ; . (Priority) . | f TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (92-292/) jhe : ~ - fi FROM: SAC, BUFFALO (92-61) STEVE MAGADDINO— , AR WEEKLY SUMMARY AIRTEL The following is a summary of information furnished by BU 280-C* for the period 7/13-19/64: CAUTION SHOULD BE TAKEN IN DISCUSSING OR DISSEMINATING ANY INFORMATION APPBARING, BELOW IN,.ORDER TO FULLY PROTECT THE. DEN OF THIS HIGHLY SENSITIVE SOURCE IN BUFFALO... .. : On 7/13/64, BU 280-C* advised that FRED G. RANDACCIO oo | and PASQUALE NATARELLI went to.Niagara Falls, .New York, that. day to see PETER A, MAGADDINO, It is noted that the informant has reported that STEVE MAGADDINO suffered a heart attack on bo or about 6/20/64, and has been. hospitalized since that day. pac During the visit in Niagara Falls, New York, NATARELLI pointed out to PETER A. MAGADDINO that he was somewhat concerned over a matter involving SAM "MOOSE" LAGATTUTA, JR., the son of SAM LAGATTUTA, the Apalachi ng deals in Toronto with a junkie identified as NATARELEI explained ee who is a member of the PAUL VOLPE family in Toronto, is in a position to worth of stolen silyer through LAGATTUTA and NATARELLI pointed , out: that TONY TATE formerly collected.money from FRANKIE POPS _ (PRANK PAPALTA)... a ~ 3/- Bureau (AM-RM) Welt A Ae , Q- Buffalo - REC. 57 IQ- ZZ Y — bY LFAspac ** Se as 4) fe om EX Wi 22 aye rates, a Apt 7 yee y 7 Approved:) : 7 = Sent ae: UE OF Fi me Oona in Charge | at @ @ Santa: : : BU 92-61 = ee Lt is noted that FRANKIE POPS was a member of an international narcotics smuggling ring involving the late _ ALBERT AQUEGI, JOHN PAPALIA,’ aka Johnnie Pops, VINNIE MAURO and TONY BENDER._ wal also advised PETER A, MAGADDINO bhat. he had met through PAUL VOLPE and indicated that VOLPE is under investigation by the FBI. Because of this, NATARELLI is worried over the possibility. that hi nam ‘ brought out in a deal involving! i aes whom NATARELLI described as a j ee aa On 7/14/64, BU 280-C* advised that VINCENT A, SGRO and JOHN V, GAMMILLERI were observed during the day. visiting PETER A. MAGADDINO in.Niagara Falls. The informant advised that SCRO and MAGADDINO were busy preparing their records for a tax case involving the tax returns of the Magaddino Memorial Chapel, the Camellia Linen Supply Company and its officers, At that time MAGADDINO and SCRO were preparing affidavits for the signatures .of employees of the Magaddino Memorial Chapel which were to be notarized by Judge SCALZO in Niagara Falls. 3 On 7/15/64, BU 280-C* advised that the following 7° individuals were observed in the Magaddino Memorial Chapel that day: PETER J. MAGADDINO Informant also advised that there was some indication that PASQUALE NATARELLI and ROY CARLISI were also in Niagara Falls that day to see STEVE MAGADDINO at the hospital. ‘The informant reported no pertinent information concerning these individuals being present in Niagara Falls, New York, On 7/16/64, BU 280-C* reported that ANTONIO "NINO" MAGADDINO and her son,. PETER J.:MAGADDINO, were with PETER A, MAGADDINO in Niagara Falls that day. ..While ANTONIO and. PETER J. were busy handling funeral arrangements, PEPER, A. MAGADDINO was trying to straighten out their records for a forthcoming. tax trial. ce a _ , ys are < . at , oie ‘yt SF : er 7 ’ os ‘ . ’ BU 92-61 On LAL/6%, BU 280-C* advised that a man known to him as (ph) appeared in Niagara Falls that day to inquire of the health of STEVE MAGADDINO. It was the opinion of the informant that.this unidentified man was Lanning to visit STEVE MAGADDINO at the hospital with . -. Investigation is continuing to determine if ti in Niagara Falls that day is identical with of Utica, New Y¥ nformation was received from the Albany Office that had planned to visit Buffalo, New York. He has been identified as a member of the MAGADDINO family of Buffalo, New York, and is a lieutenant to JOSEPH FALCONE, Caporgmia at Utica, "New York. . On 7/18 and 19/64, BU 280-C* reported no pertinent information relating to the subject or his associates, bé | “bIC - FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-64) Pee a Fs ’ _ . ae 4 ve FBI Date: 8/12/64 we Transmit the following in (Type in plaintext or code) Via _.. AIR-TEL _—s—s«_|§_ATR MATL - REGISTERED MATL (Priority) | TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924) FROM: SAC, BUFFALO (92-61) (P) STEVE MAGADDINO, aka ie: WEEKLY SUMMARY AIRTEL i Following is a summary of information furnished by BU/280-Cc* for the period 8/3 through 9/64: On 8/3/64, CL observed PETER A. MAGADDINO instructing that if PAT (NATARELLI?) or FREDDIE _ wilt ) NDACCLO?) came looking for PETER A, MAGADDINO, they i Wr Should be told that he is on Dana Drive (at the home of ‘ the subject). Die Ar es ) \ af 4 we : a Subsequently PETER A. MAGADDINO, yf and possibly a third_unidentified individu Lon indicating that a of Toronto, who is associated with was expecting a telepho b6 from them. They decide at rather than es aT b7c they wo ive to Canada within the next several days and personally. They indicated a concern that is an informant of the RCMP having been seen with members Of the RCMP in Canada. PETER A. MAGADDINO indicated that he had discussed . some matter with the subject t+ did not indicate what the ~ gubject's eagt#on had been. indicated that perhaps: YAINATARELLI) could drive to Toronto on 8/5/64 and personally at the car wash to obviate the Pe THES bbe ay 7 eh, AM-RM ay on. xe b Se) get ORT J eC ae yn 16 AUG 14 1964 - BU 92-61 ossibility of the telephone being tapped and also catching unaware at where he woul Waiting the elephone call. [--jindieated tees | eouia not go any place and that they were forced to go to him. | On 8/5/64, PETER A. MAGADDINO was observed in conversation with PATTY (NATARE PATTY ee) indicated he had just talked to EY related that some notes being held “by : _ were not big enough*for hi that he had . discussed some matter with whom he identified 4. (PAUL VOLPE} and that these people b7c had been told that there were other people involved -and that [___]is not big enough for NATARELLI. He indicated that the other people involved want to be certain that some ‘matter is done right and that everyone would be satisfied. Shortly thereafter, CI observed PATTY and PETER A, ae depart. CL furnished no pertinent information on ore 63°75 8; de ‘ : : : or ¥ _* 7 PT . = if | . | United States Government MEMORANDUM TC : / DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924) DATE: AUG 18 1964 FROM AC, BUFFALO (92-61) SUBJEC STEVE ffcaprNno, aka AR emp, The information set forth below was received from BU 280-C* on 7/13/64, by the Buffalo Office: -, Gn ee a ae > pare OOK CAUTION SHOULD BE EXERCISED IN DISCUSSING OR DISSEM- #). INATING ANY INFORMATION SET FORTH BELOW IN ORDER TO FULLY PROTECT by THE IDENTITY OF BU 280-C¥, ANY INFORMATION DISSEMINATED OUTSIDE OF THE BUREAU SHOULD BE SUITABLY PARBPHRASED SO AS TO CONCEAL STE HIGHLY SENSITIVE SOURCE OF INFORMATION, ca ten, one | Around noon time, 7/13/04, BU 280-C* reported that sy NATARE LLI and FRED &G, ANDACCIO appeared in Niagara alls, NewYork, to see PETER A. NMAGADDINO, the son of STEVE é MAGADDINO. G)- Bureau (RM) (1 - 165-1133, PAUL VOLPE) - Cleveland (92- » PAUL VOLPE) (Info) (RM) - Legat, Ottawa (62-20, PAUL VOLPE)—~—— - Miami (Info) (RM) Ge By! NNH (1 - 92-914, ALBERT VOLPE; ET AL) 3 oe Ga) pret eer REC 129 GE 2 LIB Sf — 34H (1 - 92-2444, PAUL VOLPE) 1 - Newark (92-1651, PAUL VOLPE) (Info) e(RiO 19 1964 7 - Buffalo (1 - 92-174, FRED G, RANDACCIO) era (1 - 92-296, PASQUALE NATARELLI) (1 ~ 92-288, PETER A. MAGADDINO) (1 - 92-354 (PAUL VOLPE) ALL INFOR (1 - 92-337, LA COSA NOSTRA) TEA: pec HEREIN {S Ul Y I SSIFIEDESO/7£ % |» (a9) DATE LAS BY Beanie 8 AUG 251964 eZ, UNRECORDED COPY FILED INS BU 92-61 It should be noted that STEVE MAGADDINO was hospitalized around 6/20/64, because of a heart attack. It appears that the matter hereinafter discussed by NATARELLI and RANDACCIO would have normally been taken up with the subject who was only receiving a limited number of visitors in the hospital during the day. The conversation as set forth below was between NATARELLI, referred to as PN and PETER A, MAGADDINO as PAM: ny)? PN: This Toto's son, you know the "Moose," (SAM LAGATTUTA, JR.) he's been shooting up to Canada, up to Toronto and_he has been going up there with a junkie a convicted pusher. So now it looks like e S in on that too. So the other day, brought him over to the restaurant and he mentioned some guy over there,[ ss |.-s« So I told this here kid, I said, "Now lookit, I don't think this here guy ie is any good. I know the guy see." I said "Stay away b7D from there." So, the day before yesterday (7/11/64), this[ called up this junkie and he said "why don't you come up." They are supposed to have some kind of a silver deal, see, but I didn't know it. And he says "Well we're short." He says "What the hell's the difference, I could have sent you the money. You know what the hell i¢ cost, a tank of gas to go up seacmuan eo and so now this here TOTO's kid went to and he says "We]1, jJ---~ c----~ maybe I can get a thousand dollars from this, from this ee there." And so AL told me Saturday (7/11/64) night at the wedding (JOHN P. CAMMILLERI's sonts wedding); he says "I told the kid not to go up there but he wants to see PAT anyway." So I says, "All right, let him come in." Now when he comes in, I'm going to tell the punk to stay away from the (obscene) junkies and to stay away from our neighborhood, PN: PETE PAM: Yeh -2. BU 92-61 PAM: PN: That's right. Because we had Federal men come around the joint for two days since he was theres; since AL brought him there, So I'm telling you this now in case he puts up a beef and runs to his old man (SAM LAGATTUTA, SR.). I'm going to tell his old man to mind his own business too, all right PETE? Yeh, And tell him, "Don't go up and see that (obscene). Keep away from him," Because the heat is all coming to us. So chances are ae this guy up there mentioned my name. I met him through , PAUL VOLPE and if they use it over the telephone now, the FBI is going to start all over with me again, see, What's his first name? He is the guy we collected money from FRANKIE POPS (FRANK PAPALIA) to pay (inaudible) PAUL VOLPE, Yeh. Yeh. You understand? But he is no good. The (obscene). He is the guy-who used to work for these here Jews and the Big Oxie, and then PAUL guy in tow and that’ is where} Attorney )-'got involved: with’ that $3,060 dealy™ was going to: "> - represent this here Jew bécause this ‘heré Jew' (obscerie) all those pedple out ‘of: that: money. - ‘hd so this’ is the samé deal where’ DOMENICK (DOMINICK Di aGOSTINO); <-'-« where’ hé'says, there is some Jew up there that wants to pay the money but he is afraid PAUL VOLPE wild step , in ‘the picture. You understand? ~~: = Yeh. Yeh, 4 « are "} vay sh Se Pil: You tell the mother (obscene) to go ahead (inaudible) all right. But this used to work for the (obscene) Jews, but he's got a big (obscene) mouth. See, now I don't want this kia (SAM LAGATTUTA, JR.) to get up there and I don't want my name to start getting kicked around because they are junkies. You understand? PAM: _ Yeh. PN: So I'm going to do that then. Just in case the old man should come into the picture, I'm going to tell the old man (SAM LAGATTUTA, SR.) to mind his own business. All right? . sagreler al A oft [>a upo that ,.NATARELLI is somewhat concerned over the possibility that rat would appear _SAMSEAGATTUTA, JR jee son of the Apalachin delegate, and ere ci venting the normal channels in ae discuss this deal concerning ‘silver. NATARELLI makes it a point to explain that he is afraid that ame will come out in LAGATTUTAt dealings with NATARELLI also indicates that is a member of the VOLPE family in Toronto. Apparently NATARELLI or other members of the MAGADDINO family had sedi es collect money from ’ FRANK PAPALIA, aka Frankie Pops, and they had an interest in an international narcotics smuggling ring operating in Europe, d e Canada. and the U Y Sef Lx fo, AN Peat 39,, 2, entity of thé "Jews" and the as individuals gicde leorie nts worked are unknown to the Buffalc Office. In view of the fact that[_]has been identified as a leading figure in the VOLPE family, the attention of the New York Office is invited to the surveillance conducted at New York fo >" wherein PAUL a well-known on 8/8/63, in case captioned "PAU. VOLPE was ohserveu ootlug with Towenstyu fence, ~Ln bé bic » advised_that a ighiy confidential source of his office learned that pore ee telephonically contacted in Ontario, Canada, by calling Oron FO ee ee ae 6 ego ee ee ey [- ~ |eeeeea that he learned from Provincial Police, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that there had been a theft of 980 pounds of silver valued at $50,000.00 at a silver refinery at Colbalt, Ontario, Canada, in October of 1963. He stated that the Provincial Police record also showed oe that fourteen bars of silver weighing seventy pounds per bar b7D and valued at $1.28 per ounce (twelve ounces to their tray ounce) had been stolen by someone in Canada. [ktated that his_source of information had previ- ously reported on 7/2/64, that He stated that a source of information of the Police in Toronto mentioned that and is known to epartment in that city as a burglar and thief. [ statea thatL ras been convicted and sentenced _on narcotics charges i is currently Beta (ee ee ee New NE Weeseer- York {/-has “beer convicted in Federal courts for possession of counterfeit plates to make counterfeit money. Sources of the New York State Police have alleged that these plates actually BU 92-61 belong to JOSEPH FINO, a member o e MAGADDINO family. FINO allegedly provided funds for th family wenelc les in jail. SAM LAGATTUTA, JR., aka Moose, has been interviewed on at least two occasions concerning his contacts with who were accomplices in the Brink's robbery for which Top Ten Fugitive EUGENE FRANCIS NEWMAN is sought. He was belligerent and extremely uncooperative on each attempt to interview him. It is t NATARELLI made reference to information he received fro This individual is the " who was associated with EUGENE FRANCIS n New York City shortly before the Brink's robbery in Buffalo in 1955, ie been working on construction jo around Buffalo, He is the who operates Niagara and Albany S b6 On 7/20/64,.____ advised that on either = ic Friday or Saturday, 7/17 or 18/64,L ds met with b7D Buffalo Police Officer from Precinct at Louie's Barber Shop at Niagara and Georgia Streets. Stated that explained td __sithe problems they were handling a deal in Canada, which included is the son of which was Hair: Eyes: Complexion: Tattoos: Address: Conviction Record: Associates: Canada on 7/30/64,[7 ans, uttato, New York, advised that he has received information from the Metropolitan Toronto PD that they have daily investigative coverage of various members of the VOLPE family. He stated that PAUL VOLPE is a principal suspect in bringing narcotics into Toronto, Ontario, Canada. During the past six months, attempts have been made to obtain diplomatic papers for one of the VOLPEs in order that he can travel more freely, between Canada, the Bahamas and Haiti. He stated that either PAUL VOLPE Ss had applied for a Cuban export license from the Castro government. This application had been denied. b6 bic It_ is noted that during the Summer of 1963, PAUL VOLPE, traveled from Canada to Miami, Florida, where VOLPE spent some time with JOHN "PEANUTS" TRONOLONE," information copies of this letter are being furnished the Miami, New York, and Newark Offices as well as the Legat in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, in view of the investigation being conducted on the travels of the VOLPE brothers under the captions "PAUL VOLPE, ITWI," and "PAUL VOLPE, aka, AR.” bé6é BYC Transmit the following in FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-64) ~~ FB] Date: 8/17/64 (Type in plaintext or code) ATRTEL ATR MAIL - REGISTERED I (Priority) | TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924) on SAC, BUFFALO (92-61) (P) ‘ STEVE MAGADDINO AR WEEKLY SUMMARY ATRTEL \ i Following is a summary of information furnished by BU 280-c* for the period 8/10-16/64: On 8/11/64, PETER A. MAGADDINO indicated to infor- mant that he was expecting a visit by FREDDIE (RANDACCIO?). On 8/13/64, informant developed information which indicated that PETER A. MAGADDINO and ee have departed on a trip, but was unable to obtain more definite information. It should be noted that PETER A. MAGADDINO and were not subsequently observed by the informant during the period 8/14-16/64. CI furnished no pertinent information on 8/10,12, 14-16/64. CE Bureau (AM-RM) 1 - Buffalo oe Rec 3 F2- 27215 3 4s f, as =v AUG 191964 Tolson Belmont Mohr Casper Callahan Pie ARS (Rev. 4-17-63) i 4 eR of ‘ ‘siete 5 i DECODED copy == Tavel Trotter 7 AIRGRAM cCCABLEGRAM CRADIO- gTELETYPE t:'= h:23AM EDST URGENT 8-19-64 DJF /fO DIRECTOR, NEW YORK, ALBANY, AND NEWARK ] NEW YORK VIA WASHINGTON -- ENCODED iu FROM BUFFALO 190450 7 i aatains AKA AR. OO BUFFALO. ON AUGUST 11 LAST BU 82C* LEARN SUBJECTS SON-IN-LAW VINCENT A. SCRO WOULD BE GONE FOR A FEW DAYS, ON AUGUST 13 LAST BU 280C* LEARNED THAT SUBJECTS SON PETER A. MAGADDINO POSSIBLY LEAVING ON TRIP; HOWEVER INFORMATION MAY HAVE REFERRED TO SUBJECT IN VIEW OF FOLLOWING. ON AUGUST sf Jeearneo[_—C—Ci‘CSCSCidY [| THAT SUBJECT AND SCRO ARE IN ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., HAVING LEFT A FEW DAYS AGO. LADUCA LEAVING ON AUGUST 19 WITH WIFE AND CHILDREN VIA AUTOMOBILE TO MEET SUBJECT AND SCRO IN ATLANTIC CITY. BELIEVED TRIP BY LADUCA NOT SOCIAL SUBJECT DRIVE 1964 GREY CADILLAC HARDTOP SEDAN WITH BLACK TOP, NY LICENSE 7E1665. WAS RECENTLY HOSPITALIZED WITH HEART ATTACK. SCRO DRIVES 1963 WHITE FOUR DOOR OLDSMOBILE SEDAN NY LICENSE 7JE8072. LADUCA DRIVES 1960 WHITE CHRYSLER 'NY’ LICENSE 7E8071. PETER A. MAGADDINO RECENTLY PURCHASED BLACK 1964 CHEVROLET STATION WAGON LICENSE UNKNOWN. PHYSICAL SURVEILLANCE OF LADUCA \ EC 4 &% AUG Be 1904 @ AUG 21 1964 If the intelligence contained in the above message is to be disseminated outside the Bureau, it is suggested that it be suitably paraphrased in order to protect the Bureau’s cryptographic systems. Conrad ..___ a aa 1 & 4-3 fRev. 4-17-63) : meitan lil * oom, i Belmont ’ Mohr : e Casper ee Callahan Conrad DeLoach Evans DECODED COPY eae. Sullivan Tavel Trotter 3S AIRGRAM cCICABLEGRAM CRADIO- gxTELETYPE fer PAGE TWO FROM BUFFALO 190450 BEING INSTITUTED TO DETERMINE TIME OF DEPARTURE, MODE OF TRAVEL ROUTE AND DESTINATION AS WELL AS LOCATION OF SUBJECT AND SCRO AND CONTACTS IN TRENTON, NJ. AL NY AND NK WILL BE ADVISED IF PHYSICAL SURVEILLANCE MOVES INTO TERRITORY AND SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE OVER PHYSICAL SURVEILLANCE. NY AND NK CONTACT INFORMANTS AND SOURCES TO DETERMINE LOCATION OF SUBJECT AND SCRO AND PURPOSE OF VISIT TO ATLANTIC. P. RECEIVED: 4:41 CMM If the intelligence contained in the above message is to be disseminated outside the Bureau, it is suggested that it be suitably paraphrased in order ta protect the Bureau’s eryptographic systems. § (Rev. 12-13-56) : la 7 ¢ n oa a co FBI Date: 8/26/64 Transmit the following in (Type in plain text or code) Via AIRTEL AIR MAIL - REGISTERED | (Priority or Method of Mailing) | RS Se eS Saag Pe ee Se ae ee dea ee a = ee TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924) JUNE ie ATTENTION: FBI ANNEX 2h CRYPTANALYSIS-TRANSLATION SECTION oN sot SAC, KANSAS CITY (92-1259) (P) bn } | sind uackun tid, aka - AR | s CO: Buffalo : (\ Reference Buffalo airtel to Bureau,dated 6/26/64, | with enclosed four reels of tape reporting Sicilian conversa- a tion as furnished by BU 280-C* on 6/18/64; Form 0-1 dated ast 8/14/64. Ai . e i t 4 Referenced reels of tape have been delayed for oe { submission for the reason that much more material has been , ee obtained for translation than was originally anticipated. ad Additionally, other expedite translation matters have been processed during this period of time. i Instant reels will be submitted no later than 9/11/64. rae 3 - Bureau (AM-RM) nkG= 3h wee Mo ae: oh oy ia i? “92 . Buffalo (92-61 Sub. 3) (AM-RM) vei 1 - Kansas City gs 10. so y7 20 1064 - ca . aE ~ ees sf Patt S f av) y> > arty ‘ 4) “4 i ‘ rr.) oe 1s Approved: Sent ss M~—— Per re 6 SEP GEE ED x eR 7 % ° & , FBI Date: 9/1/64 | FD-36 (Rev. 12-13-56) A { a eae ’ | i 1 . | | | i Transmit the following in (Type in plain text or code) Via AIRTEL AIR MAIL - REGISTERED | (Priority or Method of Mailing) | wee ee ee Leo TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924) > } FROM: SAC, BUFFALO (92-61) (P) Vi a . (fegr a STEVE MAGADDINO, aka WA Fa AR / WEEKLY SUMMARY ATRIEL The following is a summary of information L furnished by BU 280-C* for the period 8/2 - 30/646" On 8/26/64, “PETE (MACK and PETER ee GADDINO had a discussion during which MACK indicated‘he had not . seen the subject since his return (to Niagara Falis). A” Subsequently, S NGATORE, PETER MACK and PETER A. 1. MAGADDINO had a brief discussion during which they indicated that the Government does not want the Magaddino Memorial Chapel/to sponsor any bowling teams at PETER MACK's bowling /alley. ; yubsequently, the subject indicated to MACK nil. and PETER (MAGADDINO that nothing would be accomplished Z -" in connec 16 with some unidentified matter and that he personally never has anything to do with contracts. ~f, On the same date informant overheard PETER A. MAGADDINO making what appeared. to be an assignation with an unidentified woman. yy~ B AM-RM Bt mw @)- Borgen (aM-RH) G28 3 REC- 4], FBI: . (ir mak f BH 1 11 SEP 2 1964 NERO oneness “ys zee FF ,,, en A e485 FD I> te _ ™ Neg aif ; &S og > SAN SOE ORE - yee a7 wy * Approved: i) waa) Sent MCO~iP re Special AG dent in Charge ia 8/2, 25 and 30/64, 1 ‘ ow) BU 92661 - On 8/27/64, the subject discussed briefly his plans for purchasing a new automopile and Learned from PETER A. MAGADDINO that JAMES V+7TA DUCA | ee were at the subject's farm. . os AEA at . "on 8/27/61, PECER A. MAGADDING advised the “ informant that he had traded in his 1962 Cadillac. apparently on the purchase of a new car. on 8/27/64, OL advised_that VINCENEScRO triea iOS... unsuccessfully to contact Judge[> be * . a : . Sek ren ; ‘ b7c On 8/28/64, CI observed the subject, ANTONTO . ae ee ic MAGADDINO, SAM RANGATORE, PETER A. MAGADDINO and PETER J, TP °MAGADDINO having a general discussion during which ._ RANGATORE. commented favorably about the Lamont (phonetic) Restaurant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Genovese's Restaurant in Bast Liberty. PETER A. MAGADDINO also | commented upon the present location of the residence of GASPABPBONGEORNO in New York City. ~ —_ On 8/29/64, PETER A. MAGADDINO advised the informant _; that he had purchased a new Cadillac Fleetwood automobile in Buffalo, N. Y. on 8/28/64, receiving an allowance of $4,000.00 on his old car. ~ @I furnished no pertinent information on | “> o ym A tS can fad ae, ‘4 by oh Ba Ain. she'd. me Nae, 4 ¥ v ied % , f —— werd : ees , AS A acer Oy - ae Tat ee a fy pe Ut ' ‘ oa ' fo. gid + fi ae é s ee Em Js oe gl S ay a3 - ; Y “4 FD-36*Rev. 12-13-56) ’ : . FBI Date: 9/2/64 Transmit the following in (Type in plain text or code) Via AIRTEL AIR MAIL - REGISTERED (Priority or Method of Mailing) : DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924) ATTENTION: FBI ANNEX CRYPTANALYSIS-TRANSLATION SECTION SAC, KANSAS CITY (92-1259) " STEVE MAGADDINO, aka AR (RUC) Re Buffalo airtel to Bureau, dated 5-22-64, with 7 enclosed one reel of tape containing Sicilian conversation as — reported by BU 280-C* on 5-19-64, Enclosed for Buffalo is aforementioned one reel of tape. ADMINISTRATIVE : This matter was delayed for translation as Agent was assigned to expeditiously translate other matters as is“reflected in Bureau files 157-742, 92-6054, 92-3116, 92-3972, and: “92~4981. Additionally, Agent was assigned full time to special » investizatio entitled "UNSUBS (2); FLOYD RAIRDON HAYES - VICTIM, ood, ins Bitile 72-1599, from 6-11-64 to 6-26-64. ‘ eS 7 te ae i As indicated in referenced Buffalo airtel, this conver- sation is approximately 12 minutes in length betweén STEVE MAGADDINO and an unidentified male, whom Kansas City could not identify. STEVE MAGADDINO dominates the discussion, aud Unknown Male (UM) makes only occasional comments. It is, for the most a spoken in Sicilian dialect. * ms Pp rt, p ‘ GPa Pa re F Kf ae file (3)- Bureau (AM-RM) NOT RECORDED 2 “% — Buffalo (92-61 Sub 3)(Enc. 1) (AM-RM) lay, ahh 1 - New York (info) Ca 46 SEP =& 1964: ‘ee 1 ~ Kansas City 10 ey was — se eae Md . q a JS :MEI v, cree (7) ae \e Ce af t oA s Ages 15 Stara Agent in Charge ae “RC 92-1259 — . The conversation is peviineaes and seems to be. a continuation by STEVE MAGADDINO of previously reported dis-~ ‘cussions concérning La Cosa Nostra affairs in New York City. . Specifically, it may concern the settlement and negotiation ‘of differences within the .PROFACI-MAGLIOCCO family. However, ‘it is to be noted that the names PROFACI or MAGLIOCCO were ‘not mentioned. At least, not referred to by STEVE MAGADDINO . , in those portions of the discussion which were audible and " subject to intelligible transcription and translation. How- ever, the tone, content, and names mentioned by MAGADDINO seemed to unmistakably connect his discussion with MRE EODE pepetes to in the New York City area. _ The following names. were nentioned Py MAGADDINO: (FNU) MIRANDA (phonetic) possibly MIKE MIRANDA (phonetic) (phonetic) This name was not too “intelligible. b6 b7C The exact nature of: the subject matter Spoken of by _ MAGADDINO is not specified and is full of generalities. Possibly ' the Buffalo and the New York Divisions may be able to obtain a _much clearer meaning from ussion.,. It appears MAGADDINO is critical of a (which name may be an alias) | ,and makes the point that the group in New York were looking for | STEVE and not for He remarks certain persons wanted STEVE to give a letter of recommendation so that someone could “walk in free and clear.". Kansas City believes the point here is that the letter of recommendation would have insured that no . harm would come to the unidentified individual if he came to ‘New York. Inasmuch as previous. transcriptions have contained RC 92-1259 r information indicating that JOE. BONANO did not make himself available in New York City and has intentionally kept away. ‘from members of the organized Italian criminal element and © that the group in New York were contemplating his demise if ' a settlement. could not be reached, it may be that the request | . for a letter of recommendation was for BONANO! s. benefit. | | Set- out below is a literal ‘translation of. those audible and intelligible portions of BAGADDENO'S discourse: - REEL DATED. 5-19-64 *. SM: He should: have gotten: ‘the stroke. -I told nim, Paised : * -: p family and I'm proud too. I"ve never done anything wrong. All of these dishonorable, wretched, miserable. things!* -So I took the pills and. looked for a drug store in’ (inaudible word). All this aggravation and I could die any moment. “It is one way or the other." I said, "There's only one way! Rush to the cemetery and I sign nothing. ‘to you (inaudible very. " The dirty (obscenity)! | ; em UM: (inaudible comment) SM: Now look at this other. eudKoids This cuckold, — I never deprived him of anything (inaudible word) jo ; (two unintelligible words). Why does this[" write. \ mé up? That's why I ask if he is a wretch like (several nt unintelligible words). And neither do I want to (two _ ee unintelligible words). You see, this s.o.b.; from California; from (inaudible word). ‘Instead o _ writing to you, he writes to me. (Two inaudible onaes got scared when I-saw it. (Unintelligible namé) son Beotent it. He writes "Dear Steve." This and that. Why I never asked this youngster for nothing. UM: - (Begins to ‘say souething and is. interrupted by. Macapp1No) ' SM ‘Wait a minute! Let me tat Listen to me! Don't say he - . had it’ coming to him because you'll get me sick. ‘Now, he sent that guy and that guy and that_guy. Now, if he needed something; do you think I peoded [ey ae, have you answer that, © a RC 92-1259: ; UM: ‘(Inaudible comment) i da. | — ‘SM: No, nos I mean if I need _somethine and have to send _ ‘someone there, do I eee oT a ' UM: No. os er ce a: 3 ee a. 8M: I know the owners. | UM: Sure. | | 7 | SM:. I could-talk with (two inaudible words) and ask if they . know these youngsters and say I need something. Like I have to stick my neck out for him, he (several unintelligible words). Now, when these good for nothings came and (two or three unintelligible words), Task,[ why - @id they look for. me and not for you?" . (Obscenities and blasphemies). In New York they were looking for me like ee they would look for a lost (obscenity). (Unintelligible = = © . sentence). When he saw a cuckold, why send anyone at all, »/¢ That cuckold, MIRANDA (phonetic), when he comes he usually comes with _ __] (phonetic). Do you think it is only him? Not only him! So, he sends that guy to us. I said -to him,’ "What are you pushing? Why this pushing? He was here three months ago." So, then they wanted a recommenda- — ' tion from me. They wanted a letter of recommendation from me to ‘send for him so he could walk in free and clear. a phonetic), that other wretched cuckold, (remainder | inaudiblé and .unintelligible). I’sent word that if any-. thing positive has to be done, it has to come from met! I sent word not to ask any more. (Unintelligible phrase). So I had my son explain (two inaudible words). They were going to have a rumble and this and that. (Inaudible - sentence). There was this cuckold, (whispered name), who used to go to the Copacabana.and (several whispered words). They all (whispered). He used to go there with that one , and that one and now this big cuckold comes and says, . Near Steve."' This is what I wanted to tell you. I had sent (phonetic) (several inaudible words). He is a lawyer with nerve. You see, case was coming up. That night was heard (several inaudible words); all _ the relatives; all who are with the bank; (several inaudible words) when you go to New York. Just terrible! They want _. to do you out of anything.. They'd want to send you to jail. RC 92-1259 ‘(There follows a lengthy, inaudible, and tex eca dieecases by MAGADDINO.) He said, "I have nothing to do with it." I said, "Yeah; I'm with you 100 per cent." But he —-- (whispered, and inaudible at’ length). I told him, "Yes, but you're no longer a youngster. ‘You! re 67 veers old." . (Whispered and inaudible at length.) . a we Subsequent to the whispered ‘and inaudible portion of the conversation, a brief silence follows and then the. Renal eet to leave and the reel i ae tcl FR-36 (ev. 5-22-64) wm a @ ® So» te Transmit the following in et wed FBI Date: 9/10/64. (Type in plaintext or code) AIRTEL ATR MAIL (Priority) TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2921) FROM: A SAC, BUFFALO (92-61) @ A e STEVE MAGADDINO Mer es AR rape P-/o. ad ore tee WEEKLY SUMMARY ATRTEI” —Following is a summary of intone oT furnished by BU 280-0* for the period 8/31 through 9/6/64 on 9/1/64, CL observed subject, FRED RANDACCIO, PATTY NATARELLI, SAM RANGATORE, ANTONIO MAGADDINO, VINCENT SCRO and ROY CARLISI having a conversation, which was primarily in Italian and is still being evaluated. On 9/2/64, CI observed subject, PETER A. MAGADDINO and an unidentified man conversing in Sicilian. on 9/3/64. PETER A. MAGADDINO advised CI that he b6 and VINCENT SCRO had reservations at the Royal York Hotel TC (Toronto, Ontario Subsequently CI observed subject in > conversation with which “] conversation was primarily in Sicilian. On 9/4/64, CI observed subject, PETER A. MAGADDINO, FRED RANDACCIO, PATTY NATARELLI and conversing in Sicilian, which is still being evaluated. PETER A. MAGADDINO advised CI t 1g he was 5 Af to Toronto and would return on 9/6/64. b=. 2424 f 24) 3: Bureau (AM-RM) REC- 57 ws 1 4 Buffalo 108 go SEP 31 1964 Le 7. FBO: jmv — _— “ oN Gane "ate ot! Ly A Coe ict — oe , OG SEF ve SPE bp Mpa, Sent __ UM Per —_ 7 ee Special Agent in Charge BU 92-61 ni 9/5/61, CI observed the subject and ANTONIO MAGADDINO see CA in Sicilian. CL furnished no pertinent information 8/31 and 9/6/64. nD one WD-36 (Rev. 12-13-56) . % | I I | | FBI | | Date: 9/2/64 | I | Transmit the following in ‘(Type in plain text or code) (Priority or Method of Mailing) , | Z DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924) (ATTN: FBI ANNEX, CRYPTANALYSIS-TRANSLATION SECTION) Brom | SAC, KANSAS CITY (92-1259) (P) © JUNE Wikre & MAGADDINO, aka 00: Buffalo Re Buffalo airtel to Bureau 6/26/64, with enclosed four reels of tape marked Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 6, containing Sicilian conversation as reported by BU 280-C* on 6/18/64, and Kansas City airtel to Bureau 8/26/64. * REEL NO. 1 The speakers contained hereon are PETER A. MAGADDINO, VAt PETER J. MAGADDINO, and two other persons. One of these persons Aa is an elderly man, 73 years of age, who is addressed with much = w |: respect, and is called "Mr. FALCONE." The other speaker seems Se to be with Mr. FALCONE, and is a ydéunger man who may be either ..; a JOE FALCONE, orf]. Kansas City could not conclusively “~~ determine whether the younger man is JOE FALCONE or someone else. However, for purposes of clarity, these two individuals will be referred to in the translation as "JOE FALCONE a eee and "Mn. FALCONE", respectively. The conversation on 1s reel is devoted to a discussion of STEVE MAGADDINO's recent heart attack, which occurred a few days before the reported conversation. A pertinent comment is made when JOE FALCONE reminisces and states that "JOE MAGADDINO made" him. Regarding JOE MAGADD MAGADDINO comments that a former police chief called ae (phonetic) is related to the MAGADDINO family. Be a It ree e aici that the ogeasion for all of these | io individuals visi ng the funeral parlor is the death of STEVE a MAGADDINO's sister-in-law Se Ss oF RAGE SY ee LO. pak wh A LE oe i gt \33Bureau (AM-RM) %-Buffalo (Enc.-4 reels of eepe (ile -RM) 1-New York (INFO) (AM-RI) 14 SEP ZF 1964 Gy « =PHOST o FO emacd Ps 1- ~Kensas_gity, \, aBigeg sie_,___ Sent , ‘g 3)% CEP 138 Pega Aon in Charge 1g ke 92-1259 a nS et i ‘took: place ‘the. Saturday. following this conversation.” es . For purpose: of brevity, the speakers will be indicated by their poets “PAM: UNKNOWN, MAN: PAM: cab Went to see a doctor in Utica, who ae him some pile. to ‘take The treadway.' op at's wh I figure that he: hos venet 7 tonight ,to go to’ Because he has to come > _ here. But ‘tonight, he can go there by my father because as soon as he arrived he was asked). "Did you , ‘gee him?" He said, "No," He was,told, "But he's: — ' gon, here," 3 me and told me- that he -:. | - had ‘sent. down here with my 5 is coming?” b6 (unintelligible word). They . b7C going to come? Yeah. They started to eat. They have to finish. The other day my fathep got. ain attack , and Kee couldn '!+- ‘“,even talk. He Mhixes his fish. . The condition of this man is like that’ of the late Moo SCRO. Sometimes they é take x-rays here and they séé nothing. So now he always “~ does like this, (PAM gestures) and the doctor’ believes it ;eomes from back here. And his vein closes and the . blood can't pass, You see what I mean? . And he gets dizzy and even his speech. ~ But. he noticed himself ~ because the other day he got it pretty bad and he. couldn't stand it. Now, I don’t know, if they: took pictures (meaning x-rays)of him. What the results will be, I don't know. , They ‘tell him to rest and no aggravation. But it's all GESTS aELOR t & The way he is estanted, Ha, ha! So one guy. says aggravation. The next speaker is Mr. FALCONE , who . explains that he “KC. 92-1259 Se . for his “ciroulation.” “thereafter, a few non-pertinent comments’: are made between PETER J. MAGADDINO, PETER A. MAGADDINO, JOE “FALCONE orL__] 7 MR. FALCONE: "PAM: | MR, FALCONE: MR. FALCONE ' The: laundry. ALL three: have it. - PAM: . "WR, FALCONE: PAM: MR. PALCONE : Yeah.. All three. In’ Buffalo they have, it. , bic and Me., FALCONE. = “+ JIMMY is all right? “Yous pet eee a oo Fine, fine, Mv. FALCONE:: Thank you. ‘Where does ne Bive? In’ Buffalo? _ Ne, JIMMY is near (unintelligible word). The house a know. I cats he has a business? 4 He! $ Bet a Yundey. t 1 All three. Ta’ Buffalo. In Buffalo? They gO back : .and » oe back and forth. 7” ————— Tt isn't £00. Par. from where miley Lives PAM: IMR. FALCONE? 1 one ‘Lis. there every morning at 6s 00. o'clock. T Se es last tine. in the (inaudible word) , but JIMMY I. haven! A Seen. et; ; ei a (Brief silence.) “* MR. FALCONE: 8 oe : ie 5 ; i i You know who I vemember? - PEPINO. “The. one that made. me, Your father's ‘cousin. PEPINO, JOE MAGADDTNO _ PEPINO who?, 7 MAGADDINO. The guy that was: your companion with: the. Deets: KC. 92-1259 PAM: = Who. ds he? MR. FALCONE: The guy that made the “beer.” "Your cousin. es ne . your cousin. .° 2 PAM, JOE PALCONE- ana Mr. FALCONE talk at the same time ain attempting to eerateee out. ‘JOE MAGADDINO's | Eelecnete? - to. PAM. PAM: ia (2 unintelligible words) . “‘MAGADDINO . You' re mistaken , - a. ek siy, (PAM uses the expression | "Ossia" in addressing. “My, FALCONE: This’ word is’ a very polite form of addressing someone whom you respect a great deal, -and would be translated as "Sir.". This. polite form’ would be. used also HD address rece persons © and one's parents.) : ’ (Apparently ‘speaking to Me. FALCONE. )- Sir, you “i don't call him MAGADDINO. se MR. FALCONE: Don't.mention it! - (The tone emplayed by Mr. eae ‘| seems to indicate he does not want JOQE- FALCONE to | _- state the name by which as Mr. FALCONE , knows JOE . Be MAGADDINO . ye 8 # | eae =" No! Maybe I'm not thinking. Do I have the right nee 5 tg T don't think so. He used to make the beer, You - | a were going: to school. There wasn't (2 ‘inaudible ae words} here. | You weren'! t here. - a an PAM: ° _ Yeah, ‘T ‘know. ‘y ‘wasn't here 3, but interrupted). You now “the - family. I understand. “that's why t asked... ; . . | PAM: | + With him, het 's the son of that guy there. : No, This guy ‘recently came from Ttaly. eo. (Inaudible sentence, Fo hcg. 05 oN PAM: : ‘A cousin of mine?’ | | | No. You were ain » school, ” KG 92-1259 5 | ; | . . | . 7 . Was he a cousin to my father? 7 = SO . We used to go out ‘with the peer. He was ‘a seller. He used to sell. Sell Bee. a, He co _ Oh-h-h, sure! - ee we ao te JOE MAGADDINO . ‘Then his ‘brother came from Italy. . That guy was. —————s . a a CI» Now; take it. easy, now. sO a - co we Think for a fora moment. He was the chief of police here. . So, now, he's.a relative, ‘He is his'c int ee - \ (It may be that PAM is indicating that ' is or was a cousin to someone’ present; “Possibly = POM.) oo , _ a, mo , , ae 86 F . Did either of you know this? ‘Ha, hal. Now 7 BTC L “remember. . He suffered from head fever. Very bady _ He suffered with his head. — His. brother dame here from Italy. | yt ’ PAM: ‘His’ brother is here. He's here. | °°, [america PAM: | _- °*Yeah. ‘He's avound New. York Somewhere. His wife. died, and he came here ‘that.-he wanted! to get. married. ¥ ¥ [ His wife died in, Ttaly? 4 a an PAM: 0. - Oh: yeahh ot oO, _ - The discussion then becomes nonepertinent as ‘PAM discusses | his father's condition. He explains that the late Mr. SCRO suffered: from the same ailment, namely , a'blood clot, and the doctors had a failed to correctly. diagnose | Mr. SCRO's illness. PAM States t KC 92-1259 | onee the heart goes bad, there's no hope. [ offers encouraging remarks. that they can prevent his father From . getting worse, PAM answeps that one must consider STEVE's age, also. Mr. FALCONE then interjects the remark that he was born in 1891, and is 78 years old, and that STEVE MAGADDINO, °° - - his compare, will be 73 years old October 10th. Mr. FALCONE .. seems to be a long-time friend of STEVE MAGADDINO, and he - continues the discussion as-follows:- ~~ : ye MR. FALCONE: When he became’ 50 years old, we made a surprise - - party for him, in accordance with your uncle and ° ‘the commare. ("Commard'is an apparent reference ~~ to STEVE's. wife.) Cars came from all over. ee ‘Them, days were different days i: oe . Es : oe . : ne , ae / bOt. » PAM: " _ foday it's all gone. ) . ae b7C a (Brief silence.) MR. FALCONE! Go gall your father and tell him, "Darn it! _ J He's waiting for you." (Mr. FALCONE. is waiting for STEVE MAGADDINO and makes this remark good- naturedily, although he is anxiously awaiting STEVE.) . When I think that in‘another 50 years I won't be : here. a . a ees Se > a3 fd You only look 4g. (AlL laugh .). . At this point in the discussion, the speakers ‘Apparently are referring to the attention they are receiving from the authorities. Mr. FALCONE, in bitterness, makes a peculiar comment about certain "dishonorable artists" in this _ country who were given a school by the Italians. Kansas City could not determine what kind of school, he was referring to‘or ~ whether it was just an expression of Italian nationalism on his. “part. JF attributes their troubles and alleged loss of freedom in this country to the "millionaires" who now have taken over | . the presidency and governorships. Mr. FALCONE makes reference _'. .te-a "director." Kansas City could not obtain any further ‘* . ddentifying data concerning this "director." by ay ' MR. FALCONE: (2 or 3 unintelligible words), the police spies = . “ "". - ane mentioning his name. With the friendship ~ (2 unintelligible, words).,, the director present. Sicilians without respect. 6 “KC 92-1259:- ' PAM: oMR. FALCONE: PAM: _MR. FALCONE: MR. FALCONE: (Unimtelligible comment.) ‘That's a shame, A shame. | . Yeah. it! sa shame. “There's the’ school, " For ‘the. Aishonerabte. artists, that was given oo them ‘Dy, the Italians. ” ‘ 2 In Italy it's’ worse than here. ‘ You say the Ttalians; but athe Sicilians go all over the world to ‘teach. To' (2 a ae ca words) equipment. But here, dammit, all ‘the marshalls Gaeaning - e. : a police) have-come! (Mr., FALCONE employs the = italian word "Maresaiallo" which means "marshall" in English,. He is unmistakably. referring to the police rank of "Maresciallo", which is a middle rank in » the Italian National Police Force, unree ts known. - as the "Carabinieri.") But they have | ‘gone ee toot Yes. ‘You! re all ‘correct, “but you ‘see, they used. to be more freedom here. “You know what I mean? One time if a ae et wanted to be president ‘or governor; never! Politicians! ..All of theml ~-:. Today, there's this. guy and with ‘these fellows up front there's very little chance for us for. ‘ anything. . And here a European system ° ‘is coming’ about. Such ag who is a ‘paron, a prince,s and _ who! s a king. They do the same. thing. fvaryhody. either (unintelligible word) or everybody works. ‘There won't be any poor ‘people as. president or. even governor. They'll be all millionaires. They're beginning from pight now to usurp many. things » such as radio, television , ‘newspapers, making speeches. -I never seen this, Did you ‘ever see this before in America? I've been: here for 50 years. This is the fPirst year}: they - , ‘stopped'all- the programs. .. They put on the results from California, ° Never! oe is a sad. “KC 92-1259" ~ time when ‘they do all of this. ‘So, oe fae ’ the things change in general. ” og rt MR. FALCONE: Ha, hay na! :Well,. you ae can yee to hustralias - , ae ee a ali of us are too old.. . :) (Several noncpertinent comments follow, and - '. then a brief silence.) ie ‘ she % Subsequently, Mee FALCONE’ asks about’ ‘DOMINTCK D'AGOSTINO. and, if: D'AGOSTINO. is still fighting with the Mafia. PAM answers . “he is in Toronto, and has*income tax trouble. PAM adds that D'AGOSTINO is married and. this, apparently, is very pertinent, to whatever trouble D'AGOSTINO has at the present time. Kansas . cay epeculeec? that, D' AGOSTINO may have a wife in Ttaly. MR. FALCONE > And DOMINICK D' AGOSTINO? .. Where. ees he live? PAM: — | Here. Here, Mr. FALCONE , 7 oe MR. FALCONE 3. Is he fighting any more with the Mafia? ' PAM: - § DT don't think 50. Ep, er, he fights. with the - a! . ‘ear and the ulcers. | / PAM: — Het s not thebe gets aa He's in eo ‘ . trouble. el ae . bye.’ Find out if that" § no trues ‘that ey wanted to. throw him. out ‘For what he's GOERS ae PAM: _ . + Yeah, but, oa en, “with the income tax oe) unintelligible’ vos na words). ‘He had property. over there. He slugged “Sand left. He got (inaudible word) on his ear; he don't report it. {| I'm surprised how eeee: guys: how him;’ doing ARs oe og : those things ‘stupid... He's got to give (remainder. nk: inaudible)...» I don't understand it, how you had- explained it to me. About ‘the citizenship papers; , they told me HOEY nee him a half of paper. “SPAMS: oe SF Well, you see, he's Gereteoa He's got a lot. of : trouble. ‘The: Bore pane. eer. 4 m3 PAM: PAM: | “/ KC 92-1259 Mr. jo | “Now! But © them days he didn't have tis trouble. FALCONE interjects an inaudible, but apparently. - humorous one and all daugh: You see, by. the time he ‘got. the ete. papers, the full papers, he never got busted.- He could Me. ‘ an in Utica, to b6 - . . May be this was an illegal venture because Mr. FALCONE remarks ~) 4.7, _. this person cheated the Negroes there, and- pocketed ' the ney have euned er tened himself out. . (Brief pause. ys FALCONE comments about some unidenttrea’ person a whom he loaned’ money to open up atharmacy. It ait and still could not "pay Mr. FALCONE. he eae MR. FALCONE:. PAM: a MR, FALCONE:, MR. FALCONE: The .compare that put Up the pharmacy in: Uttica (interrupted) « 7 Oh’, yeah, yeah, It's a secret over here. Well, I don't know ‘thie: Pak loaned- him some - money to open this pharmacy, and then I hear he gould: skin the Negroes and pocket it, himself. Then he would come down there and couldn't even pay me the rent. : i: | Presently, ‘Mr. FALCONE, he! 's working (interrupted by Me. FALCONE.) | | He! s working, for someorie ise and earning himselé ‘From $100 to $150. Isn't that better? ‘What the hell! [ enters.) how are you? - . Sooial amenities are. passed between [ana all ‘those present. Then the ensuing discussion discloses that on the previous day » PAM's’ aunt died.. It is explained that she was PETER's mother's sister. In other words, the sister. of STEVE MAGADDINO's wife died. She was 78 or 79 years old. (phonetic). called him = KG 92-1259. -. early in the morning to go to and upon arriving there, was informed of his aunt's death. . It is further explained by PAM that t ased woman was his . mother's sister, and also. a sister to A period of:silence follows, and then STEVE MAGADDINO enters and greets Mr, FALCONE and all present. MAGADDINO then expresses his grief over'the death of his sister-in-law. ° -- SM: "A sister didn't die on me, but.a second mother, . _° because not only did she raise my wife, but — “she used to (inaudible word) me when I was a little kid. That's why she was like'’a: second mother to me and not like:a sister-in-law. But my conscience is clear,.because she did not ‘ at . want for anything. Her husband has been gone, a ra for about 14 years (probably means he is deceased). - : ‘and that's all she had missing; nothing else.’ Only the other night I asked her; and T couldn't tts o hardly talk; you know. I was half dead; = [ids x know, I kriow, compare. | m SM begins to explain the events leading upto his .* "attack", which probably was a heart seizure. He mentions’ C—— | wnile explaining that he had called[_____] to’ advise , you others" of his sister-in-law's death. Subsequently, the _ conversation hecomes sporadic and campletely non-pertinent. — - Mention is made of the fact that the funeral will take place Saturday at. 8:00 a.m., from the MAGADDINO Funeral Home. _. asks if JOE DI CARLO of New York pee a eee he will... ; not. be there. Thén JOE FALCONE or speaks in a whispered; . inaudible tone regarding JOE DI-CARLO. Thereafter, STEVE explains that his blood pressure has risen to 170, and the reel ends at this point. ., g 8 as REEL NO. 2 Pad Conversation on this reel is’ substantially in. °. accordance, with the summary as set out in referenced Buffalo .) airtel. . STEVE MAGADDINO‘ goes on to disguss his illness and -explains about a medical examination that was given to him by some local authority. He was found to be very sick,. and thereby excused from the subpoena which had been served on’. - . him. He states he has a.signed document or letter by the. « 10 b6 «bHIC KO paeu2sg "fashion by STEVE Forte ae maaan PRE _ Lt on the aggravation STEVE has had to contend with’ From the ', Youtside." STEVE agrees, and specifies that the aggravation was © “from.the "outside" and a little from "we others." —— ‘ arrested in Montreal for false o iene Pad toni aieee Hane 2) el (phonetic) .. Which letter serves notice upon all that STEVE may not be ‘questioned before any legal body because. of his ‘serious heart condition.. This explanation by MAGADDINO appears ‘to bé one and the same body of information which he has repeated several times in the past and which.has been praviously reported. | Thereafter, conversation continues _i n uni formative ing police. investigators. explains an incident, in English, about some unidentified investigator, who had visited some club while =a there, and which is apparently visited by MAGADDINO. upon occasion, Thé explanation was in English, not too pertinent, and Kansas City.assumes the Buffalo Division is aware of this information. _ REEL NOw 3 | fy The information contained on this reel ig as:iset out by the summary of referenced Buffalo airtel, In addition, there were numerous other items of: an uninformative and non-pertinent nature. a oe a: Bx , ht Be” ; Ss a is / fee a ES y a6 » REEL NO. 6 nies This reel begins with Several people le: j en STEVE MAGADDINO holds a discussion. with sympathizes with STEVE's medical condition, and blames Subsequent to the non-pertinent.comitents, there follows a pertinent discussion between MAGADDINO and ‘regarding BONANO (apparently JOE BONANO): from ‘Tucson, and (FNU). COLOMBO, wha,was picked as successor to the PROFACI-MAGLIOCCO family, of New York City, This discussion:is a partially audible criticism |. of BONANO, and his recent conduct and failure to join MAGADDINO in New York City for settlement of the differences in the: PROFACI-MAGLIOCCO family,’ STEVE mentions that BONANO was ly stating on some application ' that he was. visitin Canada, whereas. he had actually gone in as een -an alien. [ «ds mentioned, and Kansas City notes the a 8 oy ike 92-1259 £ 4 a Buffalo Division has in the past me ques tee identification oe. It appears from this conversation that ee of. a deceased sister. of STEVE MAGADDINO. ne was involved in some way in the settlement talks ‘had in New’ York City vegarding the PROFACI -MAGLIOCCO , family. This: portion of the conversation also: elicits the ‘ fact that a certain group.in New York City, with the’ apparent ~ egnsent and approval of MAGADDINO, were’ ready to. do. away with BONANO, BONANO's son, .PROFACI's son, and "the BAMBINO™, if an. by STEVE in.that BONANO had gone to Canada to form a "Borgata"! in Montreal.. Kansas City notes that confidential source from _ Phoenix (PX 179-C*) ‘advised that CHARLES BATTAGLIA from Phoenix had stated they "have a beginner in Montreal." In. addition, MAGADDINO states that BONANO is pelated- to him, oe SM: 2 -) There has been. this Bert emer who is: a . velative ie ts. #! - of mine; BONANO. oe fo] a Bue, my goodness! hat, is bate: Buy. doing? SM: 3 t ‘paiieve this guy is a sick man, ‘He - ‘is erazy. He goes away to Tueson arid makes himself a> -Cinaudible word). He finished himself after - “40 years. (One or two sentences whispered and inaudible.):- gives me, this peeraveattons Against my nerves. — 8 If he denies Us, ae doesn't do what you Bays: / shoot him. ane ’ a aa . SM: , EH Chicago, every matter: t Had to handies: aera: ‘OK with me. -In New York - all those people; it's OK with me.- Whoever.is with the bank. He was the two-faced wretch. (Inaudible sentence.) So, 7 now, hg ‘others: pista the Saas marek - Ol: Yeah. We. got a, er; we pee up a young fellow _ inaudible word) helps all (two inaudible words). A very nice young man. He's a Calabrese. . His name is COLOMBO. But I'm telling you, he's a 'nice boy. I like him. I said to him, “You were known to me. (2 or 3 words inaudible) do the ~ “samé thing.”. He said, "I snow." He embraced me 12 "” agreement could not be reached. A very pertinent faet is stated 3 b6” bye “KC 92-1259 I , , and he kissed me. He said to.me, "If there's ever anything I can do for you let me know," I said to him,-"I want that you be honest. and conduct yourself well with everybody; that you be careful and. that you stay precisely. untainted by all, and 100 per cent with the profession," © (Several sentences and’ phrases fragmentary and ‘inaudible.) That's why (2° ‘inaudible words) who have. been very honest; they're going to follow Me « {| Well, they follow you because they have faith in you and they have a name and a reputation.’ ‘that’ Dot - goes. back more. than fifty years. SH: (Inaudible comment. oe oe a a - ; [ I know. I've known you for. forty years. se 7 - SM: | You know me. Por me there's: no difference between a Calabrese or a Sicilian. I respect the man and how I (inaudible word), him,. And I don't. ‘gare ~ . even if (several inaudible words). If I was-born in Sicily, is it my fault? If someone else was born ain China, is it his fault? - ; og mot b6 MAGADDINO then goes on, at length, ‘to explain: that it b7Cc does not matter that COLOMBO is a Calabrese. He states a man's . -honesty and qualities do not- depend upon whether he is. Sicilian, | 2 Galabrese, or anything ¢lse. It seems certain individuals had. objected to COLOMBO because he was not a Sicilian, and this objection was part of the difficulty in picking the successor - ‘to’ the PROPACL -MAGLIOCCO family. in New York City,’ - ; ‘SM: . You see, there are things’ here that are ex tremely , “dilicate. There’ are things which must be unfolded. (2 or 3 words inaudible.) . Mr. BONANO. He sends that young man to New York. ‘A young man: unschooled .in. these matters. ‘(Probably means BILL .BONANO.) A young man who.(2 or 3 words inaudible) outs [| ‘> Is he the, one. wha was sick with the sinus? SM: (Inaudible coniment . ). $0, he sends a small ‘alligator ; among those other. ‘alligators while (2 inaudible words) in Tucson. Isn}t; this logieal? . So this guy talks to Cinaudible word) and (remainder inaudible). 1 13 KC 92-1259 ’ i 7 4 7 ' | [—~] SM: SM SM SM Because without. me they Barn do 3 a “eta ‘So they called me. So, (remainder inaudible). I said, "This ohe's throat was slit, that one and I'll kill them." The ued wretch. Is this the Oh-h-h! So, het s eee chesty. | . Conversation becomes completely 3 inaudible and ‘then is. picked up as follows: ; ‘ Conversation becomes completely: inaudibte and then is continued as follows: ‘fe Who? MONTANA? - He, MONTANA, Be aren a i that one. (Remainder inaudible.)" He spoke to ) and said, "I'll shoot»them. way “oO talk? So, you see, a He's just a boy’ I'm i more concerned about (2 inaudible wgEaS? with | ae others Sen ean meee here, — ie know. T know. a a OTe de | b6é a * Some: He said, "Can IE come in over here?" berire “Ho, sirt! Never!" 7 anyone. any more. He kept -away from everyone and ., had it shoved up his (obscenity). Now, he's ‘dead, The wretch ~ why keep away .from Sra nate che 11 keep away only when I die. When a guy disassociates: himself, “the ones SLes get to know this. (Several inaudible words) BONANO.. eT told him one day, "You keep yourself away. a _-heed people with me. You're afraid... So, you might as well give up your situation on a friendly, basis. You know I never wanted it. (Inaudible’ . word) waited two years 5 three years. You, eee ae must tell me how it is. I want you to decide,! He said, "Whenever you want me’to ..." I said; "Oh-h-h, no! I want you. You got. to eome looking . _. for me. Not that I come looking for you. I need people." (Several inaudible sentences. ) But this BONANO, if I'm not mistaken, in Montreal, put Cpemarpeer: inaudible. ? ; Lu "KO 92-1259 gms ae leis Siz, To thi] seuneal—ken honetic). This: guy is | (2 inaudible words). and lade’ him Caporegima.: Do talked to you and then spoke a a interrupted). + as 7 io b6 - Peo” gs bIC . _¢Inaudible word) the. 26th. “he was visiting Canada. You’ understand? you remember that young man'€2 inaudible words) Yeah! Yeahi! : (one or £640 Aoaadsoue sanbeh ese BONANO, brought | him to Montreal, with him. The wretch! ,_If there's ' (2 iriaudible words) of New York; we got a family h there. (Inaudible sentence.) - He didn't.get , permission from nobody. (Inaudible sentence’) So, now, he went to. Canada begdause he wanted to “form a Borgata in Canada, because here (2 inaudible words ) nothing (remainder | inaudible. ) ae For a moment Cranes wees inaudible). (phonetic) got the lawyer. He, no trust to “vote. Yeah!» Because (2 inaudible words , and- then _ -No; no more the 26th. ‘The dst. The 21st of June. So, now, his lawyer (2 or 8 inaudible words). made him enter as an alien to Canada, and he declared cy Yeah! Neah!. And ‘therefore, he was aymeeted for making Bens false statement on his application. So, NOW’. the lawyer wants (interrupted). t Learnéd a lot of. things from you, But this thing here, is fishie. ae St sal] Sever whispered and inaudible: sentences: ). That's why he could come running here but it won't do him any good. * How could he put himself in this situation? Who’ knows when -one goes erazy. I've always told the fellows that he was _ crazy: We had the fellows ready. an over: Heres ‘eC 92-1259 . SM: ‘peace, Because (several inaudible words). This =)"; _. was a good: féllow and I.went along with them. (Quite a few whispered and inaudible sentences 3 they see to do in BONANTO"'s son, PROFACT 's sony the "BAMBINO". and this guy. _So, I told the boys ° (several inaudible words) and I was able to put COLOMBO wasn':t known to me.’ But they told me he in which the word "commission" is mentioned.) | I told the gon, "I, first-of all, want your . father, (Inaudible senténce.) — Everybody wants your father.’ But more sq. than anyone else, I. want your father. I need your father." So as we were walking outside, his son said to me, "(Inaudible comment)". For a moment I was amazed. (Inaudible sentence). S80, I talked to-him and said, "But do you think for a moment I would be talking to you if you weren't your father's son? I would “never be talking to you! I'm talking to you because you ave your father's son.. Go. call your father and (remainder inaudible at length.) . I said, "I (2 or 3 inaudible words) my late sister." — eae be. es? at, fe - . “BIC: 3 Yeah. Leer onmapETED ic I said, "Dm sick. , (Remainder W aBperes and. inaudible ate pene ets 2 End of reel.