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Dean Wm Roach Malcom L. Lazin, Commission­ er, Philadelphia. He is a partner Wallace P. Hay, Executive Director Clifford C. Cooper, Commis­ in the Philadelphia law firm of Alvin B. Lewis Jr., Chairman, sioner, Pittsburgh. An attorney, Donald Johnson, Esq., Deputy Executive Fell, Spalding, Goff and Rubin. Lancaster, Pi:!. A graduate of the Mr. Cooper is a 1973 graduate of He graduated from Lebanon Val­ Director/Chief Counsel Choate School, Conn,ecticut, he the University of Pittsburgh Law ley College in 1965 and received received a B. A. from Lehigh Uni­ School and also received his Christopher M. Roberts, Special Assistant a J. D. from Boston University versity in 1954, and received an Thomas F. Lamb, Commission­ bachelor's degree in political sci­ Schoolnf Law in 1968. He served for Communications LL. B. from the Dickinson School er, Pittsburgh. He is an attorney ence at Pitt. His experience in­ as an assistant U. S. Attorney in of Law in 1957. He was District in practice with the firm of Beck, cludes work as an Ailegheny the U. S. Department of Justice Attorney of Lebanon County for McGinnis & Jarvis in Pittsburgh County Assistant Solicitor and in Philadelphia from 1970 Staff Nancy Monzi two terms beginning in 1961. In and is Director of Governmental as former director of the county's through 1974. Mr. Lazin received Sharon Beerman Joseph Morace 1976, he was appointed Special Relations for the University of Department of Community Serv­ the U. S. Attorney General's Dis­ Frank Booth Wasyl Polischuk Counsel to the House of Repre­ Pittsburgh. He was elected to the ices. He has served on the tinguished Service Award in Carl Brown Albert Risdorfer sentatives' Select Committee on Pennsylvania House of Repre­ boards of the Y.M.C.A., the 1972. A U. S. Army veteran, he is Deborah Brown Gerald Rockey Assassinations investigating the sentatives 1959 through 1964, Greater Pittsburgh Development active in community affairs. Willie C. Byrd Sharon Rockey murders of President John F. and to the State Senate in 1966. Corporation and the NAACP He was educated at St. James Nancy Checket Mary M. Russell Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther State Conference. He currently is Elementary and High School, Vincent Clemente Lois Ryals King. In 1977 hG was appointed Legal Redress Chairman for the the Committee's Acting Chief graduated from Duquesne Uni­ State Conference of NAACP Eileen Commons Connie Schaffer Counsel, directing investiga­ versity, and received an LL. B. Branches. Tom Connor Luke Schultz tions. He currently is with the law from Duquesne University Law John Contino, Esq. Diane Schwandt firm of Hartman, Underhill & Bru­ School. Mro Lamb served in the Wendy D'Agostino Gregory Smith baker in Lancaster. He has been U. S. Navy from 1942 through Michael D'Anie/lo Paul Spear active in many community and 1946. Christopher DeCree George Van Durick state affairs, both civic and of a Victor DiCicco Margaret Ward charitable nature. During 1967 he John Ditmore Joan Weiner, Esq. served as president of the Penn­ Daniel Fedeanis Michael Zaffiri sylvania District Attorneys Asso­ William Foran ciation. MAGLOCLEN William J. Fry, III Brooke Appleby Donna Groom Jean Degnan Dean Wm Roach, Commission­ Michael Hoey Marilyn B. Peterson er, Wayne, Pa. An alumnus of As­ Oliver Hunter Alexander J. Rock sumption College, Windsor, Can­ James Kanavy Wallace P. Hay, Executive Di­ Warren B. Surdam ada, he is a business executive Lee Kautzman rector, Southampton, Bucks Margaret Taylor who also is active in supporting County. A veteran of the Bureau Steven Keller educational institutions, includ­ of Alcohol, Tobacco and Fire­ Gregory Kerpchar LEVITICUS ing Villanova Univen~ity, the arms, he was appOinted Execu­ Christopher M. Roberts, Gino Lazzari Julie Brinkley Catholic University of America Donald' E. Johnson, Deputy tive Director on Nov. 3, 1980. He Special Assistant for Communi­ Jeannie McBride Deborah Feurer and Valley Forge Military Acade­ Executive Director/Chief Coun­ is a native of New York City and cations, Wayne, P~. He joined Dwight McKee George Galovitch my. Mr. Roach served with the sel, Media, Pa. A graduate of holds a degree in accounting the Commission in January, Edward Mokos Bill Richett U. S. Army in Korea as a first lieu­ LaSalle College and Villanova from the University of Buffalo. 1982, after serving 16 years as a tenant in the infantry. He is spe­ LaW' School, he joined the Com­ Mr. Hay was with ATF for 26 writer and editor with The As­ cial executive for Planning and mission in the fall of 1981. Prior years, serving in New York, Atlan­ sociated Press. He began his AP Development, Office of the State to that, he served as a Deputy At­ ta, Washington and Philadelphia, career in New Orleans, and later Attorney General, and recently torney General in Harrisburg, where as Special Agent in served as the wire service's This report is published pursuant to the Act of was appointed by President Rea­ handling grand jury and trial Charge he directed operations in News Editor in Iowa and as Cor­ .\ October 4, 1978, P. L. 876 No. 169, which mandates gan to the National Institute of work. He also was employed as a the Bureau's six Pennsylvania of­ respondent in Cleveland. He that an annual report on the status of organized Justict~; trial attorney and special prose­ joined AP'.s Philadelphia staff in , crime in the Commonwealth be presented to the fices. He also served in the Of­ Legislature by the Crime Commission each April. cutor with the District Attorney's fice of Special Investigations in 1971. He is a graduate of Wake Office in Delaware County. the United States Air Force. Forest University. 2 3 I . I~ Sr' I , ------------------------.';Y' ---_.__ ._. The Pennsylvania Crime Com­ After careful analysis, the Commis­ Contents The Challenge The Past mission Act of 1978(P. L. 876, No. 169) sion decided to alter the current struc­ became effective on December 4, ture of its staff to include a centralized The Pennsylvania Crime Commis­ Crime Commission Background ............... 5 The Pennsylvania Crime Commis­ 1978. It gave the Crime Commission investigative group. This group is com­ sion is mandated by statute to investi· Assessment of Crime in Pennsylvania. .. 7 sion was created by the General As­ several powers and duties including: prised of technically specialized per­ gate organized crime. Their task is not Public Hearings. .. 8 sembly in 1968 and restructured a dec­ 1. inquiring into the activities of sonnel including accountants, ana­ only to find the facts, but morr:Nmpo!,­ Crime Statistics. • .. 9 ade later as an agency independent persons engaged in or associ­ lysts, covert operators, etc. It will con~ tantly to convince the general Crime Trends ............................... 12 pub~/c from the executive branch of state gov­ ated with organized crime. centrate its efforts on the investiga­ that organized crime is not .a mythIC, Investigative Follow-through .................. 14 ernment. 2. inquiring into public cbrruption. tion of selected statewide or sectional film land story line. The public seems The Task Force Approach ..................... 14 The change took. place on October 3. making a detailed written report organized crime and public corruption ambivalent in their belief in the exist­ La Cos a NOl>tra in Pennsylvania ................ 15 4,1978. The reformed Commission still of every completed investiga­ situations. The central group is locat­ ence of an organized, orderly, efficient Philadelphia's Gangland War .................. 19 has five members, but their appoint­ tion. ed at the Commission's headquarters family of men, devoted ta crime. MAGLOCLEN ............................... 22 ment meUlod differs. Now one Com­ 4. submitting each April an annual in suburban Philadelphia, and is head­ Immense fortunes from every type Leviticus ...................... : ............ 22 missioner is appointed by the Gover­ report on the status of organized ed by an Assistant Director for Investi­ of crime are laundered into the fabric Investigations ................... : ........... 23 nor the President Pro Tem of the Sen­ crime at a joint public hearing of gations.
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