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Contents 1980 Crime Commission Activities...... 3 i?ennsylvania:lCrime Commission Investigations...... 3 Referrals...... 3 Organization Chart ...... 4 Alvin B., Lewis Jr., Esq., Chairman Cooperative Efforts ...... 4 Fiscal 1980 Expenditures ...... 5 Clifford C. Cooper, Esq. Malcolm L. Lazin, Esq. Reports Issued...... 6 Thomas F. Lamb, Esq. Kenneth B. Lee, Esq. Public Hearings...... 6 ; Leviticus...... 6 Wallace P. Hay, Executive Director MAGLOCLEN ...... 6 t Results ...... '" ...... 7 Donald E~ Lewis, Esq., Chief Counsel Status of Organized Crime ...... 8 Overview ...... 8 Activities of Organized Crime...... 8 Special Agents-in-Charge Staff Gregory Kerpchar LevitiClIs Staff Update on Prominent Figures ...... 9 , FranklinR. Booth, St. Davids Debra J. Ashton Gino L Lazzari Legrome D. Davis, Esq. ACloserLook ...... 10 :\ William J. Fry III, Harrisburg John R. Barron Regina M. McBride Thomas J. Connor Crimes Reported ...... 12 Oliver H. Hunter, Pittsburgh Beverly J. Beccaloni Edward J. Mokos Michael R.l-loey Distribution Map of 10 Selected Crimes .... 12-13 George R. Van Durick, Scranton Sharon L. Beerman Nancy S. Monzi Cynthia A. Hahm Narcotics and Arson Distribution Maps ...... 14 Carl P. Brown Joseph V. Morace Dwight L. McKee Crime Trends ...... 14-15 Deborah J. Brown Jack Murmylo Law Enforcement Efforts ...... 16 Willie C. Byrd Marilyn B. Peterson Prosecutorial Efforts ...... 17 Nancy B. Checket Wasyl J. Polischuk Out of State Impacts ...... 18 Vincent F. Clemente Albert B. Risdorfer Outlook for 1981...... 18 Eileen Commons GeraldD. Rockey Pending Prosecutions ...... 18 John J. Contino, Esq. Sharon A. Rockey Crime Forecast...... 19 Wendy M. D'Agostino Mary Margaret Russell The Commission's Goals ...... 20 Christopher J. DeCree LoiS Ryals ., Recommendations to the Legislature ...... 20 Victor N. DiCicco Carol C. Salter Daniel S. Fedeanis Diane L. Schwandt William F. Foran Richard L. Schultz DonnaJ. Groom Gregory C. Smith Phyllis J. Hale Paul J. Spear James F. Kanavy Margaret A.Ward R. Lee Kautzmann Joan Weiner, Esq. Steven R. Keller Michael A. Zaffiri
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PA Crime Commission ~- to the National Criminal Justice Refe This report is published ,pursuant to the Act of , renee Service (NCJRS) October 4, 1978, P.L 876 No. 169, which mandates Further reproduction outsld ' slon of the copyright OWner. e of the NCJRS system requires permis- that an annl.{f\i report 01) the status of organized 523 East Lancaster Pike crime in the· Commonwealth be presonted to" the Saint Davids, PA 19087 Legislature by th~ Crime Commission each April. (215)687-6500 " "
By 1970, federal requirements for Although most investigative sub Crime Commission investigations when A Decade of Organized Crime: often look at several of the above cate The Past criminal justice planning agencies had 1980 Report was presented to the Leg 1980 jects are generated internally, others changfld and a new agency, the Penn islature. are suggested by public officials, law gories of crime as integrated activities The marked increase in crime rates sylvania Criminal Justice Planning enforcement agencies and the public. because organized criminals are usual during the 1950s led all levels of gov The passage of the Commonwealth Crime Commission ly invc!ved in a multi-faceted complex Board, was formed. The responsibility Attorney's Act and the election of an When a request for an investigation is ernment to seek new and different for justice planning was transferred Activities made, the first step is to do a prelimi of criminal activity. For example, when methods of dealing with criminal in Attorney General, both of which oc the Commission looks at patterns of il from the Commission to this new curred in the fall of 1980, also impact nary investigation to ,see if the facts vestigations and prosecution. Board. 1980 was the first calendar year warrant further scrutiny. legal behavior, it also investigates the A President's Commission on Law ed upon the Crime Commission. The that· the Crime Commission operated 'legitimate' business involvements of The Commission, however, was Commission, which had relied upon At the conclusion of a preliminary Enforcement and the Administration as an independent law enforcement persons engaged in particular types of still empowered to inquire into organ the Department of Justice for adminis investigation, the matter may be fur of Justice was formed in 1965 and pre ized crime and public corruption. An agency. While this n~w status did n.ot ther investigated by the Crime Com illegal behavior, sented its comprehensive findings in trative support, became an administra effect its basic staffing pattern or in average of three public reports a year tively independent agency. mission referred to another agency, or It should be noted that the investi early 1967. One of its recommenda ternal organization, new Commission gatory personnel of the Crime Com were published during the 1970s by The new law also provides the closed due to lack of substantiation. tions was that agencies should be cre the Commission. Most of these re ers and Executive Directors did re-di Due to the Commission's unique mission handled several hundreds of Commission with the responsibility to rect some of the focus of the Commis ated to look at overall crime patterns ports were the result of completed in status, it can focus on broad or narrow inquiries from other law enforcement aliJd problems and to make sugges work even more closely with the inde sion. agencies during 1980. These included vestigations into types of criminalac pendent Attorney General on lawen patterns of organized criminal activity. tions for improvements to the criminal tivity. Others delved into such topics Structurally, the work of the Com It is not required to 'make cases' requests for information, records forcement and investigative matters of mission is broken into four regional of justice system. as sentencing patterns. (A complete against people who have broken the checks and other types of support or concern to the Commonwealth. fices, each of which is supervised by a In response to that recommenda listirrg of Crime Commission publica law. When information of a criminal assistance. Special Agent-in-Charge. Under these tion, Pennsylvania Governor Raymond tions can be found at the back of this violation is gathered, the referral of P. Shafer issued an executive order in report.) people are supervisors, agents and that material to the appropriate agency Referra~s clerical staff, all housed in offices March of 1967 creating a temporary is a by-product, rather than the primary Because the Crime Commission is Crime Commission. The Commission also continued its within their regions. In addition, the role as a catalyst for positive change in purpose, of the Commission's w<;>rk. an investigative (rather t.han an accu~a The duties of this Commission Commission maintains a headquarters the criminal justice system. It drafted Statutory Its purpose is not to look at Isolat tory) agency it refers eVidence of crim were to look into the causes of crime in St. Davids (suburban Philadelphia) ed incidents of criminal activity in one the Pennsylvania Corrupt Organiza in which administration, intelligence, inal actions to other agencies. Those and delinquency, assess the adequacy Jurisdiction municipality or another. That job is agen.::ies to which evidence was re of preventative and law enforcement tions Act, which was designed to curb liaison, public information and legal racketeer infiltration into legitimate done by policing agencies. The Com ferred in 1980 include: efforts and to make recommendations The Pennsylvania Crime Commis work are done. bUSinesses, in 1970. It also recom mission looks at broader patterns and Delaware County District Attorney for actions to be taken by state and lo sion Act (Act of October 4, 1978, P. L. The location of each office and the interrelationships of criminal activities mended laws to reform electronic sur counties covered by each region are as Luzerrm County District Attorney cal governments to prevent, reduce 876, No. 169) became effective on De across the state which extend beyond Mercer County District Attorney and control crime. veillance and to improve the witness cember 4, 1978. It gave the Crime Com follows: immunity statute. It further called for the geographic or capability range of Montgomery County District Attor- The temporary commission was mission several powers and duties in Southeastern Region, St. Davids: legislation that would make the Com existing police agencies. It is the ac ney composed of 20 mpmbers drawn from cluding: Philadelphia, Bucks, Berks, Montgom mission independent from the execu cumulation of the facts from these Philadelphia Police Department around the state. The Attorney General 1. inquiring into the activities of ery, Delaware and Chester. (Popula tive branch of state government. wide-ranging investigations that form Westmoreland County District At was chairman of the commission. It re persons engaged in or associated with tion: 4,286,004) On October 4, 1978, this change the mosaic of criminal control in the torney ported, at the end of 18 months, back organized crime. Northeastern Region, Scranton: Le Commonwealth. was enacted. The reformed Commis high Luzerne, Lackawanna, Wayne, Pennsylvania Commission on Char to the Governor. 2. inquiring into public corruption. The following types of organized ities In that report, it presented a pack sion again had five members, but their 3. making a detailed written report Pike' Monroe, Columbia, Wyoming, appointment method differed. Now, criminal activities were investigated Pennsylvania Department of Envi age of ·:5 pieces of criminal justice re of every completed investigation. Northampton Schuylkill, Carbon and by the Crime Commission in 1980: one Commissioner is appointed by the Susquehann~. (Population: 1,460,260) ronmental Resources form legislation. One of these pro 4. submitting each April an annual murder Pennsylvania Department of Jus posed laws called for the creation of a Governor, the President Pro Tem of the report on the status of organized crime Central Region, Harrisburg: Lan Senate, the Speaker of the House, the narcotics distribution tice-Bureau of Investigations permanent Crime Commission which at a jOint public hearing of the House caster Lebanon, Dauphin, York, major property crime (theft) Minority Leader of the Senate and the Adam;, Cumberland, Perry, Juniata, Pennsylvania Department of Jus would focus attention on the problem and Senate Judiciary Committees. In gambling operations tice-Bureau of Drug Control of organized crime. Minority Leaderofthe House. vestigative reports should be present Mifflin Snyder, Montour, Northumber- The new statute directs that no arson for profit Pennsylvania Department of Rev The General Assembly enacted leg ed at public hearings of the appropri . land, Union, Lycoming, ?ullivan, Brad fraud Commissioner may hold elected pub ford, Tioga, Potter, Clinton, Centre, enue islation, on July 31, 1968, which creat ate House and Senate committees. embezzlement Pennsylvania Department of Wel ed the Pennsylvania Crime Commis lic office and that not more than three 5. requiring the attendance and Huntington, Franklin, Bedford and Ful Commissioners may be members of labor racketeeri nglextortion fare sion as ~!l administrative fact-finding testimony of witnesses and the pro ton. (Population: 2,053,708) public corruption the same political party. Commission Western Region, Pittsburgh: Erie, Pennsylvania Insurance Depart agency within the Pennsylvania De duction of documentary evidence rela commercial and public bribery ment partment of Justice. An Executive Or ers now serve for three year terms and tive to any investigation by subpoena. Warren McKean, Crawford, Venango, may succeed themselves. loansharking Pennsylvania Securities Commis- der signed the same day designated The Commission is also allowed to Forest,' Elk, Cameron, Clearfield, Jef pornography distribution The new Commission became ferson Clarion, Mercer, Lawrence, sion the Commission as the Common directly request an immunity order prostitution Pennsylvania State Police wealth's criminal justice planning functional in May of 1979 when its new Butler: Armstrong, Indiana, Cambria, members were appointed. After this from any judge of the Commonwealth tax evasion Delawarp. State Police agency. Blair, Somerset, Westmoreland, Fay racketeer infiltration of legitimate reformation, the Commission's staff Court to grant immunity to witnesses New York Organized Crime Task The new Commission was made up ette Greene, Washington, Allegheny business was restructured and plans for expan whose testimony is necessary to the Force of five members, four of whom were and 'Beaver. (Population: 4,201,998) skimming profits from businesses sion were drawn so it could fulfill its public interest. New York State Police appointed by the Governor. The fifth Once witness Immunity has been INVESTIGATIONS In addition the Commission inves Federal Bureau of Investigations was the Attorney General, who served duties as an independent state agen tigated form; of public corruption cy. granted, if the witness still refuses to The Pennsylvania Crime Commis Immigration and Naturalization as its chairman. which had no direct links to organized The first goal set by the Commis testify he or she will be in civil con sion is mandated to investigate the ac Service The Commission issued the first of tempt and may be jailed until he or she crime. U.S. Attorney-Philadelphia its public reports in 1969 with a Task sion was updating the 1970 Report on tivities of organized criminals and their Organized Crime. This project was ac agrees to testify. associates and to Investigate the inci U.S. Strike Force Force Report: Goals for Justice. Sever Other provisions of the law include Royal Canadian Mounted Police al small reports which called for re complished in September of 1980 dence of public corruption in the Com the declaration that all statements and monwealth. forms were issued that ~/ear. In 1970, disclosures made by the Commission the Commission completed an exten In addition, it is charged with es are privileged and, as such, they are tablishing and maintaining informa sive analysis of organized crime in immune from legal action. Pennsylvania and published its first tion on organized criminals and their general Report on Organized Crime. associates for the purpose of report ing, annually, to the Legislature or. their status.
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Fiscal 1980 Expenditures Expenditures Fiscal 1980 • Court reporter services. travel. automobiles. surveillance The Pennsylvania Crime Commis equipment. research materials. etc. sion completed its first full fiscal year Total Expended $1,577,072.53 under the new Act on June 30, 1980. The two charts on this page give per centage breakdowns of expenditures for that first year. Chart one shows the ;-ercentages of overall expenditures in relation to an actual amount of total expenses. The second shows a breal ----li~------ADMINISTRATION Cooperative Efforts Pennsylvania Department of Jus New York City Police Department -----LEGAL* During 1980, the Pennsylvania tice-BurE.'au of Investigations New York State Police Crime Commission cooporated in doz Pennsylvania Department of Jus Office (If State Prosecutor, Virginia ens of instances with local, state and tice-Bureclu of Drug Control Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Fire- federal agencies. Areas of cooperation Pennsylvania Insurance Depart- arms (U.S. Treasury Department) included studies of narcotics distribu ment Federal Bureau of Investigations tion, white collar crime, the infiltration Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board Immigration and Naturalization of businesses by organized crime fig Pennsylvania State Police Service NVESTIGATION ures, public corruption and labor rack Pennsylvania Supreme Court Disci- Internal Revenue Service eteering. plinary Board U.S. Attorneys-Philadelphia & Following is a partial listing of the Arizona Drug Control District Harrisburg agencies with which the Commission Florida Department of Law En U.S. Customs 1 has been involved in cooperative ef forcement U.S. Department of Labor forts: Atlantic City (N.J.) Prosecutor U.S. Postal Service Delaware County District Attorney New Brunswick (N.J.) Police De U.S. Strike Force-Philadelphia & Lancaster County District Attorney partment Newark, N.J. Lancaster Police Department New Jersey Department of Reve- Royal Canadian Mounted Police Montgomery County District Attor- nue The Crime Commission also main ney New Jersey Gaming Enforcement tains a liaison function with many lo Base Salaries Fiscal 1980 • Legal personnel worked as part of the investigative team Wayne County District Attorney New Jersey State Police cal, state and federal agencies through to develop and analyze Investigative leads In the Pennsylvania Department of Reve New Mexico Crime Commission its Executive Director and its Liaison day·to·dayoperations. nue Manhattan (N.Y.) District Attorney Officer. New York Organized Crime Task 4 Force ~ __._-m ______~ ______~ ______~ ______5 ------_.- - - , REPORTS ISSUED LEVITICUS The schemes are complex and mul The current plans for the project, if Within a month of that report, one In an administratil.,) action, Charles The Pennsylvania Crime Commis The Leviticus Project Association ti-state in range. For this reason, they federal funding is available, include a of the subjects, Frank Colletti, was ar D. Breitel, a New York judge, issued a sion issued three major reports during is a consortium of law enforcement are beyond the investigative capabili small central staff which will be lo rested for defrauding 24 businessmen report on July 22, 1980, which recom calendar 1980. The first was entitled groups from Alabama, Georgia, In ties of individual state investigative cated in Pennsylvania. A telephonic of $323,195. Colletti pleaded guilty to mended that Utica Cheese Inc.'s appli Racketeering in the Commercial Loan diana, Kentucky, New York, Pennsylva agencies. The Leviticus Project As communications network between the counts of multiple theft in July of 1980. cation for a milk dealer's license to Brokerage Industry and described nia and Virginia. SOCiation, by bringing together agen agencies and the information center He was sentenced, in February of operate a cheese· making business in problems in the industry by detailing The federally funded association cies in the seven states, compiles and will link all member agencies through 1981, to two-and-a-half to ten years in Oriskany, N.Y. be denied. A basis for the dealings of two loan brokers, Frank was formed after preliminary investiga analyzes the investigative data neces a patching system. prison. This is, reportedly, the most the denial was testimony, before Colletti and Sidney Litt, who had de tions in several states showed expand sary to effectively control organized The center will include a 'pointer' stringent sentence given for a white Judge Breitel, by an agent of the Crime frauded at least 33 Pennsylvanians and ing organized criminal involvement in criminal infiltration of the coal indus index of identifying information on or collar crime in Montgomery County Commission which gave information others of more than $1.2 million. the coal industry. try. ganized criminals with known inter Courts. on Utica Cheese's ties to organized These Association activities result The second report, issued last Fourteen agencies from the seven state activities. This index will make Following the release of the loan crime. This application was later de ed in the indictment of three people in March, was called A Report of the states are participating in the investi direct interchange of information be brokerage report, the Commission nied. January of 1981 for defrauding New Study of Organized Crime's Infiltration gation. The Pennsylvania agency invol tween member agencies possible. In recommended stricter state control of As a result of the Commission's York investors in the coal industry of of the Pizza and Cheese industry. This ved is the Crime Commission. Current its first phase, the MAGLOCLEN proj loan brokerage activities. It sent its work in investigating the coal industry, over $100,000 in cash and over in-depth look at cheese manufac ly, five Leviticus employees are sta ect will focus on three specific crimi recommendations for legislative ac its chairman, Alvin B. Lewis Jr., Esq., $300,000 in promissory notes. turers, distributors and retail pizza tioned in the Commission's Harrisburg nal activities: arson for profit, narcot tion to various state agencies. The De was asked to testify before the sub stores showed their connection to sev regional office. The individuals, who lived in New ics trafficking and toxic waste dispos partment of Banking responded to committee on Energy Developments York and New Jersey, offered invest eral traditionally recognized organized 1980 was the first year of the proj al. those proposals with a legislative and Applications of the U.S. House ment opportunities into a partnership crime groups including the Colombo, ect's operation. The Crime Commis When approved, the project could package that included all 16 of the Committee on Science and Technol which they claimed would be involved Gambino and Bonanno factions. It also sion received $182,000 of a $1 million receive a $1.7 million grant from the Commission's recommendations. ogy. During his appearance in the fall related several instances of fraud, in coal mining in Alabama. federal government to cover its first Organized criminal infiltration into of 1980, Lewis urged a stronger federal grant from the Law Enforcement As In February of 1981, the Associa skimming and arson in the industry. sistance Administration for that year's year of full operation. These funds the pizza and cheese industry was in commitment to mUlti-state coal fraud The final and most comprehensive tion released the first of several public would be funnelled through the Penn vestigated primarily in 1979 and report investigations. Leviticus investigative operations. warnings about coal industry tax shel report was A Decade of Organized The criminal activities under in sylvania Crime Commission as the ed to the public on March 17, 1980. Public and law enforcement re Crime: 1980 Report. This was a mas ters. These warnings were advisories project's grantee agency, but would be Several instances of criminal ac sponse to A Decade of Organized vestigation as they relate to the coal to attorneys, accountants and invest sive compilation of material from many industry include securities, tax, bank dedicated to the multi-state network. tions were uncovered during this in Crime: 1980 Report was the largest in law enforcement sources which sur ors and cautioned against investing in MAGLOCLEN would be directed by a vestigation and were referred to the the Commission's history. The 10,000 and insurance frauds, political and these tax shelters without ensuring veyed the activities of varied organized commercial corruption, bribery, mur Policy Board made up of representa appropriate agencies. One referral re copies printed in the fall of 1980 were prime groups throughout the 1970s. In the validity of the offering. tives from the member agencies. sulted in the arrest of Vincent and Jos depleted within weeks of its release der, extortion, theft of equipment, The issuance of such public infor addition to covering specific actions, loansharking, advance fee loan There are five other similar lawen eph Falcone on July 31,1980. The Fal- date. Requests for the book came from crimes and legitimate business in mation is one facet of the Associa forcement networks around the Goun . cones were charged with grand lar law enforcement agencies in every schemes, narcotics trafficking and tion's work. Such periodic advisory no volvements, it clearly portrayed the in price fixing. try, all of which are in varying stages of ceny by New York officials. state in the nation and from other terrelationships among organized tices will improve public awareness development and are oriented toward On July 3, 1980, the Delaware countries. Libraries and educational crime groups. The 10,000 copies of and help to prevent further instances their own particular crime problems. County District Attorney's office ar institutions also requested the book this 279-page book were made avail of coal tax shelter fraud. Assistance supplied by them includes rested Luciano Spenato and charged and it is now being used in several col able to the Legislature, law enforce MAGLOCLEN training programs, seminars, confer him with perjury and false swearing leges as a text. based on his testimony at a private Over 6,000 requests from the public ment agencies, libraries and the public Throughout 1980, the Crime Com ences, funding for 'sting' and under Crime Commission hearing. were received and even now, in the and were quickly depleted. mission has been working to develop cover operations, tactical, analytical A third referral was made regarding spring in 1981, those requests contin and establish a multi-state lawen and coordinating aid and communica PUBLIC HEARINGS the Falcones and their relationship to ue to come in daily. Members of the forcement association called MAGLO tions and liaison services. On September 10 and 11, 1980, the La F~oma Cheese in Hazleton. The re legislature, alone, received over 1,000 CLEN (Middle Atlantic-Great Lakes Or Commission appeared before a joint RESULTS ferral was made to the New York State copies of the book. A second printing ganized Crime Law Enforcement Net session of the House and Senate Ju The Crime Commission's report on Organized Crime Task Force and the of 10,000 was accomplished in mid diciary Committees to present the work). its investigation into racketeering in Luzerne County District Attorney's of March of 1981. The book is now being The Commission was awarded a findings of the 1980 Report. the loan brokerage industry was re fice. Action in New York is pending. sold to the public through the State grant in 1980 for $230,239 to develop a The two full days of hearings in leased in January of 1980. The Com Also, Roma Foods now appears to Bookstore at a nominal price. specific proposal for the project and cluded expert testimony on organized mission simultaneously referred infor be paying Pennsylvania corporate Several investigations have result see that proposal through to the proj crime activities from Commission staff mation on two investigative subjects taxes as a result of the Commission's ed from information published in the members and other law enforcement ect's operational stage, if the plan met who exemplified the problems in the referral of information to the Pennsyl 1980 Report, but the details of those officials. The session enabled legisla with federal governmental approval. industry to six local, state and federal vania Department of Revenue. investigations cannot be released at In March of 1981, a meeting of tors to hear, first-hand, of the multiple agencies. Also in response to the pizza! this time. twelve major law enforcement agen inroads which organized criminals cheese investigation, several other Another use of this book has been cies from seven different states (Penn have made into all aspects of our Com I states opened similar inquiries in their as a primary reference source by mem sylvania, New York, New Jersey, Mary \ monwealth. The hearings also served own jurisdictions. The Crime Commis bers of the media when they are cover land, Delaware, Indiana and Michigan) to focus media and public attention on sion has been assisting in these on ing stories on organized crime. Its de was hosted by the Crime Commission. the pervasiveness and threat which or going investigations. tailed information allows writers and ganized crime poses to our society There, agency representatives held a i broadcasters to gain immediate back and freedoms. broad-ranging discussion of common ground information on all major organ problems and endorsed the proposed ized crime figures, many of whom have MAGLOCLEN project as a cost-effec been in the news since the report's re tive interchange mechanism which lease. could aid them to combat specific This clearly achieves a paramount types of criminal activities which con objective of the Crime Commission by front law enf0rcement in all of those informing the public of the presence states. Participation in the association and threat of organized crime. is open to numerous police and crimi nal justice agencies in the eight cov ered states. (The eighth is Ohio.) 6 , 1 i I'I there are many other legal and illegal . Yet the gambling, the loanshark- Loansharking-often as an exten UPDATE ON cluding D'Alfonso, Mario Riccobene, ways to make money in their shadows. 109, the many other activities continue. sion of illegal gambling operations Raymond Martorano and Jerry Blavat. The Status of At the same time the gambling in MAJOR ORGANIZED CRIME New leaders quickly replace or substi which extend credit to players; can in John Simone, a former capo in the dustry in Atlantic City appears to have FIGURES Organized Crime tute for the old. Wherever there is a de I volve 'enforcers' to collect money due. Bruno family, was found shot three caused a war, legalized gambling also ~and f~)f illegal services, people will \\,:,'; Often results in the loss of the bor Over 200 organized crime figures times in the back of the head on created a furor in Pennsylvania. The The Crime Commission's book, A rise to fill that demand. rower's business property to pay past were written about in the Commis September 19,1980 in New York. state-run lottery's credibility was Decade of Organized Crime: 1980 Re ~he consumers of these illegal f" due debts. sion's 1980 Report. Of that figure, 9? Frank Sindone, who ran loanshark rocked by an alleged 'fix' of the win serVices are some of the public and l Arson-used as a method of re were named as being members of port, presented detailed listings of or 1 ing operations in the Bruno family, was ning number on April 24, 1980. Ac ganized crime figures and associa they have not yet been deterred from venge, as a way to 'discourage' Pennsylvania's most successful found shot to death, stuffed in plastic tions, their activities and their busi cused of participating in the 'fix' were supporting organized crime. These competitive businesses and as a way organized crime syndicate-La Cosa bags and dumped into a trash can in nesses over a ten-year period. This An some people closely involved in the people ignore the violence which often to raise money to cover debts or to Nostra. Following is an update of 1980 South Philadelphia on October 30 nual Report does not duplicate that ef broadcastin:;J of the daily number and hurts innocent people as well as crime .' profiteer through fraudulent insurance Report material on key members and 1980. Investigation indicates that Jo: fort. Rather, it updates events which others. figures. They overlook the fact that we claims for property loss. associates of Pennsylvania's three La seph Ciancaglini, who worked for Sin occurred in 1980 that have altered the The investigation into the state lot all pay inflated prices because of Murder and violence-used for re Cosa Nostra families. done as an enforcer, has taf 8 Q " Northern tier of New York. He was LaRocca Family A CLOSER LOOK dent of the Roofers Union Local 30 in Motorcycle gangs have continued Pittsburgh area headlines focused seen meeting with Joseph Todaro, a Sebastian John LaRocca, of Pitts The major series of organized Philadelphia. McCullough had associ to be active in Pennsylvania during on the trials of two men involved in Buffalo mob figure, in Florida. burgh, continues to head the LaRocca ated with Angelo Bruno and was be 1980. In August, the dead bodies of a massage parlor businesses-Nicholas Joseph Scalleat, of Hazleton, who crime events which took place in Penn Cosa Nostra family in Southwestern sylvania during 1980 began with the lieved to be involved in a union power former Pagan Motorcycle gang mem A. DeLucia Jr. and Richard Marchese. is considered the Bufalino family's Pennsylvan ia. struggle in Atlantic City (New Jersey). ber and his wife were found dumped in DeLucia was found guilty on several political connection, made numerous murder of Plli1adelphia Cosa Nostra Gabriel "Kelly" Mannarino, a for boss Angelo Bruno and continues at He was violently murdered in Decem a gravel pit in New Jersey. A Delaware counts of tax evasion and mail fraud in trips during 1980 to Philadelphia. mer capo in the crime family, died of ber by a man who gained entry into his County Pagan member was charged in December of 1980 and was sentenced While in the city, he visited Virgilio's this writing. natural causes on July 11, 1980. Prior Less than a month after Bruno's house posing as a florist's delivery the case. He allegedly killed the to five years in prison. Marchese, who Restaurant (which was controlled by to his death, Mannarino was perhaps man. couple because they were going to has been identif:ed as the manager of the late Philip Testa) and the C. murder in March of 1980, the body of the most active member in the LaRoc Antonio Caponigro, Bruno's consigli A few days short of a year since testify against him in an assault trial. some DeLucia parlors, was found guil Schmidt & Sons Brewery (owned by ca organization. Bruno's death, Philip Testa was killed In Cambria County, seven mem ty in January of 1981 in connection to William H. Pflaumer). Scali eat has ere, was found stuffed into a trunk of a John Bazzano Jr., the son of Pitts car in the Bronx, New York. Caponigro when a bomb exploded on his front bers of the Outlaws motorcycle gang possessing a counterfeit $100 bill. been seen meeting with Philip Testa, burgh's third Cosa Nostra boss and porch while he was entering his house shot one and assau!ted two other Also in the Pittsburgh area, Richard Sando Idone and Frank "Chickie" Na.r had been badly beaten, shot anr! son-in-law of LaRocca capo Antonio stripped of his clothing. His body was on March 15, 1981. The bomb was re undercover Pennsylvania State Police E. Henkel was arrested in October in ducci in Philadelphia during 1980. Ripepi, was serving a prison term for portedly detonated by someone within men on July 7, 1980. All seV l' 10 -- - --~------.------ CRIMES REPORTED However, the population of the ci Statewide crime statistics, which ties and the municipalities must also include data on eight Part I and nine be considered. The Commission used teen Part II offenses, are generated by State Police UCR figures and that local policing agencies every year. agency's population figures for each These reports ar-e submitted to and county in the state and devised a collated by the Pennsylvania State Po 'crimes per capita' ratio. This is done '~. SUSQUEHANNA BRADi=ORD lice and the Federal Bureau of Investi McKEAN TIOGA by taking the population of an area and gations and are published in those POTTER dividing it by the instances reported of agencies' yearly Uniform Crime Re a specific type of crime. (The result is ports (UCRs). one crime per 'x' number of people.) Not all municipalities report their In its analysis of State Police UCRs crime rates each year. The municipali for 1979 (which is the last full year for ties th3t do report mayor may not be which county breakdowns are availa understating the incidence of crime in ble at this time), the Commission their areas. Despite these two widely chose ten crimes of those 27 reported acknowledged shortcomings of the which' seemed to be most tied to or UCR system, it is the only way we have ganized crime activity. They are: of measuring crime in Pennsylvania. Arson At present, there is no breakdown Forgery and counterfeiting Wllich reports only instances of crime Fraud which involved organized criminals in Embezzlement the state. It is likely that this is also Receiving stolen property true in other states. When a larceny is Prostitution committed and it is reported to state Illegal drug violations and federal authorities, there is no way Gambling of knowing if it was perpetrated by a Larceny/theft member of a burglary ring or by an in Motor vehicle theft dividual reacting to chance circum The Commission analyzed the re stances. ports of each of these types of crime in Accordingly, the Pennsylvania each of Pennsylvania's 67 counties Crime Commission has begun to de during 1979. By collating the incidence velop analytical methods to track or of these crimes in each county, it then ganized criminals' illicit activities in arrived at a representation of the inci the state. The Commission believes dence of crimes generally tied to crimi that by statistically analyzing the inci nal syndicates. Each county could dence of criminal activities in the vari then be rated by its crimes per capita ous counties of the Commonwealth, GREENE SOMERSET ADAMS ratio. we can aid law enforcem'3nt planning The first map is a reflection of the and help to guide the effective deploy combined incidence of the above-men ment of limited reso·Jrces. tioned ten crimes in Pennsylvania Because this project has just be Distribution of Ten Selected Crimes Reported in 1979* counties. It shows the crime rates on a gun, the data available and the conclu comparative basis by breaking down sions to be drawn are preliminary. The the 67 counties into quartiles which Commission will continue to work on HEAVY represent the range from heavy con o MODERATETOHEAVY LOWTO MODERATE D VERYLOW o centrations of crimes per capita to the this project and will try to perfect the analytical bases and methodology so lowest concentrations. It should be there will, potentially, be gains for all • Arson, Embezzlement, Forgery, Fl'aud, Gambling, Larceny, MotorVehicle Theft, Data Source: Pennsylvania State Police Uniform Crime Report 1979 noted that those with the lowest con municipalities in the state. Narcotics Cases, Prostitution. Receiving Stolen Property. centration of crimes per capita all do When criminal occurrences are re have an incidence of these crimes, for ported to the state, the larger cities, no county in the Commonwealth is like Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, have free of crinle. the highest number of crimes com It is Interesting to note that those mitted. This has led to the belief that counties which show the heaviest con the cities are unsafe. centrations of the ten crimes are not all urban counties. Of the heaviest, Philadelphia, Allegheny, Delaware and Dauphin counties are urbanized, while Monroe, Centre, Forest and Lycoming are a lot less densely populated. ~ ______~1~2 ______~ ______~ ______, The second and third maps are f')X Trends in Ten Selected Crimes per Capita 1977·1980· amples of specific types of crim:nal incidence in these cases, narcotics violations and arsons. The map which 0------depicts reported narcotics cases J shows that the bulk of the counties I which had a heavy narcotics caseload in 1979 have been suburban or rural ! counties. This gives weight to the con tention by many legislators that nar cotics is a serious problem in all areas, not just in the cities. From the arson map, one can see that arsons are high in suburban counties, particulClrly in the southwest and northeast regions of the state. .) These maps also show the diverse patterns which particular types of crime make across our state. If space permitted, maps for all 10 crimes y; e.o would be included and these varying z patterns of concentration would be o (/) seen even more. a: Distribution of Reported Arsons in 1979 w The maps also show that certain c.. • HEAVY D MOOERATETOHEAVY o LOWTOMOOEAATE DVERYLOW types of crime are concentrated in spe f3 :E cific areas of the state. Fraud, for ex oc ample, is high in the less-developed o central areas. Much of the larceny is ~ 40 concentrated in the southeast. o Continuing such analysis could be a:~ helpful to multi-agency law enforce ment planning and coordination around the state. 50 CRIME TRENDS Again using Pennsylvania State Po lice UCR reports,. the Commission analyzed the reported incidence of the previously mentioned ten crimes from 1977 to 1980 to see what trends could 60 be ascertained .. In keeping with the previous sec tion, the reported incidences were translated into crimes per capita, us ing the State Police's total state popu lation figure. The 1980 figures are based on pre '77 '78 '79 '80 '77 '78 '79 '80 '77 '78 '79 '80 '77 '78 '79 '80 '77 '78 '79 '80 '77 '78 '79 '80 '77 '78 '79 '80 '77 '78 '79 '80 liminary and unofficial figures re ARSON FORGERY FRAUD RECEIVING PROSTITUTION NARCOTICS GAMBLING MOTOR I' STOLEN VEHICLE leased by the State Police in March. PROPERTY THEFT 1981. All others are based upon official figures. The chart shows that six of the ten 0----- 0----- Distribution of Reported Narcotics Cases in 1979 reported crimes showed increases , over the years covered. Three crimes ;1 _HEAVY EJ MODERATE TO HEAVY D lOWTOMODEFsATE DVERVLOW b decreased in incidence and one re I z 20 0"' 0 e. 100 mained fairly stable over the period \ (/) z 'j a: 0 analyzed. w (/) c.. a: The three that decreased were iii 40 w gambling, narcotics violations and w c.. i :E iii prostitution-all vaguely termed by I oc w 200 ,.t-., o :E some as 'victimless crimes.' The de I LL oc creases in reported incidence of these 0 60 0 0 LL crimes has particular significance. It 0 ~ 0 could mean that there has been a a: i= 300 16 17 On June 2, 1980, seven counts of Cosa Nostra or the Mafia. The govern mail fraud against Dixon, Shober and ment charged that the men had been i~-Iaw, Samuel L. Lanzino, has asso CRIME FORECAST ~estigation and prosecution. Lessen- Outlook for 1981 Ciated with Mannarino. Guerra were dropped. On July 5, Dixon in~olved in murder, loansharking, gam . Ing law enforcement efforts may in . Richard E. Henkel, of suburban Th~ incidence of crime in Pennsyl and Guerra were convicted on one bling and extortion. PENDING PROSECUTIONS vania IS expected to remain at unac fact, encourage higher rates of ocbur ~Ittsburgh, was indicted by a grand rence since criminal sanctions will be ?ount each of bribery. On July 17, the The trial was the first time that an F?lIowing are .some of the major ceptably hign levels and could even in J~ry on November 24, 1980 on homi less threatening. J~dge threw o.ut the jury's guilty ver attempt to prove the existence of La pending prosecutions which are ex cr~ase . in th~ next year. Organized dict and acquitted Dixon. Guerra was Cosa Nostra was made in a court of Cide related charges in the May 18 In addition, the high rates of in pected to be completed during 1981: 1979 death of Deborah L. Gentile. H~ cnme, In particular, shows no sign of granted a new trial. law. The men were sentenced on Au On December 31, 1980 Russell abatement in the Commonwealth. c~me fro.m illegal narcotics and gam was scheduled for trial as of March 2 bling which fund criminal syndicates Based on an investigation by the gust 16, 1980. Gerardo received nine Bufalino, head of the Northeastern Uncertain economic times seem to 1981. ' can be expected to at least continue at Pennsylvania Crime Commission and one half to fourteen years in jail Pennsylvania Cosa Nostra family was affect crimes such as theft, receiving Ten Philadelphia men were their current high level and undoubted John Fiume and four others were in: and a $6,000 fine. Sica received six and indicted for attempted murder. BUfa stolen goods and fraud. Increasing charged ~ith racketeering and being ly increase. dicted by a federal grand jury in one half to nine years and a $3000 lino and Michael Rizzitello, a capo in rO'.l:s o.f inflation and the pressure to fine. Montemarano was sentenced to part of an Illegal association organized Along with decriminalization of Newark, New Jersey for mail fraud and the Los Angeles organized crime fam ~alntam artificial standards of living to carry out various illicit activities on gam~ling partiCipation, there is an conspiracy. ~2 and one half to 32 years and a $1,000 ily, were indicted by a federal grand Increase the number of theft rings and Februa.ry 19, 1981. Indicted by a federal eve~-Increasing movement in Pennsyl The charges related to the men's fine. jury sitting in the Southern District of result in a need to dispose of greater development of several vacation home On September 2, 1980, Joseph grand Jury were Philip C. Testa (now vania toward legalizing additional New York. ~eceased), Frank Narducci, Carl Ippo amounts of stolen goods. developments in the Pocono Mountain Bonanno, former head of a New York Citizens who have limited dollars forms of gambling. Tourist areas, such The indictment charged that Bufa lito, . ~arry .Riccobene, Joseph Cian ~egion. On January 12, 1980 the judge City Cosa Nostra family who had 're as the Pocono Mountain region which lino and Rizzitello conspired with ~agllnl, Mano Riccobene, Charles War with whi.ch to purchase goods are of In the case threw out the six mail fraud tired' to Arizona, was convicted for James "The Weasel" Fratianno to ten looking for bargains. The demand ~ave to. compete with Atlantic City and conspiracy to obstruct justice. It was n~gton, .Pasquale Spirito, Joseph Bon ItS casino gambling, present an eco ~ounts. The jury later acquitted the ~urder Jack Napoli. Allegedly, Bufa for reasonably priced goods therefore giovanni and Frank Primerano nomic argument for allowing casino five men on the remaining count of the first felony conviction for Bonanno IIno wanted Napoli murdered to pre is .high, while the supply not. Bar: .' The first four men have be~n identi· I~ gambling here. Others support the le conspiracy. who, authorities alleged, had led a 60 vent him from testifying at Bufalino's gain hunters create a market for stolen year life of crime. Bonanno was con fled as members of the BrunolTesta or galization of bingo games conducted Herbert Slatin, of New York was in extortion trial. ~roperty, either knowingly or unwit 1978 ga~ized crime family. Their trials by non-profit entities. dicted in January of 1980 for in'terstate victed along with his nephew Jack Fratianno, who is a self-admitted tingly. DiFilippi, of San Jose, Californ'ia. He whlc~ are pending, will focus on the al: . Th~ legaliza~ion of forms of gam transportation of fraudulent and stofen contract murderer, has testified for the Econo~ic conditions also engen lega~lon that the men conspired to run bling IS a question which will have to securities and certificates. Hel h~d al faced a possible five year jail sentence prosecution during 1980 at the trials of der more nsk-taking in financial ven and a $10,000 fine. an Illegal gambling operation from be faced in Pennsylvania in the very legedly brought the securities~o Pitts several West Coast union officials and t~r.es. 'Get rich quick' schemes are en On November Frank "Fun 1972 to 1978. near future, and possibly on a continu burgh. 21,1980, organized criminals which resulted in tiCing to th.ose who believe they can zi" Tieri, alleged successor to the late A spring 1981 trial date has been ing basis. It is a question of deep con Slatin was tried in December' of convictions. get something for nothing. This is the 1980 and convicted of conspiracy. He Carlo Gambino as 'boss of all bosses' sche.d~led for four persons indicted in cern to law enforcement officials Nicodemo Scarfo, a BrunolTesta the .flxlng of the April 24, 1980 Pennsyl very state of mind that organized crimi was sentenced to three years in jail on was convicted in a Manhattan feder~1 family member who was acquitted of nals capitalize upon. a~~und the state because it would sig v.anla Stat~ Lottery. Charged with the March 13,1981 and appealed that slm court. Tieri was found guilty of using murder charges in October 1980 was Technological advances also nificantly alter the environment into his position as an underworld chief to fiX were Nick Perry, a WTAE announc which it would come. tence on March 17. indicted in January of and ch~nge the complexion of criminal vio 1981' e~; Edward Plevel, a state lottery dis Federal officials claimed that Sla take part in racketeering activities, charged with possession of a weapon lations. Organized criminals are entre-· Another law enforcement trend is bankruptcy fraud and to authorize the tnct manager; and two WT AE stage toward investigating the business in tin admitted to connections with by a convicted felon. He was convicted pren~urs; they move into the up-and hands. On February 11, 1981, the four vol.vem~nts of organized criminals. Thomas Masotto, a lieutenant in the murder of a California man who owed in April and faces a possible sentence coming areas as those areas arise. money to the crime syndicate. pleaded not guilty of rigging the lot ThiS Will continue and become more Gambino Cosa Nostra family in New of two years in jail. Thus, we see an increase in computer Tieri was the first defendant to be tery to collect $1.2 million in winnings. common. In reaction to this the crim York. On October 23, 1980, Anthony E. utility and credit card frauds as well a~ Richard Marchese, a Pittsburgh convicted for being trle head of a crime In early December of 1980 Frank inals will use, even more than in the Hadad was arrested for the murder of Sheeran, president of Teamster~ Local toxic waste disposal. massage parlor manager, was involved syndicate. However, Tieri died of na These and other white collar p~s~, various fronts, third parties and tural causes late in March, 1981 before Michael G. Gulyas earlier that month. 326, was charged in Delaware with two priVileged transactions to obscure the in two trials during 1980. In March, Hadad was a former employee of Ca crimes were previously the bi.\lIiwick of he was incarcerated. ~o~nt~ of second-degree criminal so re~or~s and their controlling interests. Marchese was cleared of charges re toris Candy, which was owned by the the stereotypical accounting clerk Five men were convicted on liCitation-allegedly for hiring Charles ThiS, I~ tu~n, will require more in-depth lating to a 1976 murder. In December, late Gabriel Mannarino, a capo in the who got into debt above his ability to he was acquitted of charges that he November 16, 1980 as being part of an Allen to blow up the offices of Hiab investigation unless corporate and ~aRocc? crime family. Hadad's father- Cranes and Loaders of Newark Dela repay. Because the sentencing for helped Nicholas DeLucia Jr. in a alleged master plan by the Mafia to ex these t¥pes of crimes is fairly minimal partnership reporting procedures are tort money from wealthy pornogra ware and for hiring Allen to ~ssault strengthened. . racketeering and tax evasion scheme. (often fines ~n~/or short prison terms), Don~ld E~en~eiser, a former Hiab ex In January of 1981, Marchese was phers on the West Coast. Involved organized cnmlnals see this as an area In the past, certain types of busi convicted for passing a counterfeit were Dominic Brooklier, Los Angeles ecutive. HIS tnal is pending. nesses have been shown to be virtual On March 18,1980 Rosario and Giu of crime that is 'safe' to enter. This will $100 bill. On February 9,1981, he was mob boss; Louis T. Dragna, former probably be even more true in the fu ly monopolized by persons involved in sentenced to five years in jail. He is ap boss in Los Angeles; Samuel O. Scior- sep~e Gambino were arrested in Cher or ,":,ho have ties to, organized crime. I~ ry HIli, New Jersey, for attempting to ture .. Additionally, many commercial pealing that sentence. . tino, Brooklior's underboss' and Mi and Industrial entities do not make vano~s parts of the state, this is now smu9gl~ a large quantity of heroin into chael Rizzitello and Jack 'LoCicero public such violations or losses as seen In the vending industry, In the piz members of the Los Angeles Cos~ the United States during the period za and ~heese industry and, to some OUT OF STATE IMPACTS from August 1, 1979 to March 18 1980 they reflect upon the creditability of Several major events took place in Nostra. the company and public faith is an es d~gree, In garment and trucking indus 18 -----.------ , THE COMMISSION'S GOALS organized crime specialists. With their The enactment of this amendment Although the Pennsylvania Crime limited staff and resources, local po to Title 42 will give investigative and Pennsylvania Crime Commission Commission is mandated to investi lice department cannot be expected to prosecutorial agencies more time to gate organized crime and public cor keep tabs on organized criminals. investigatt:l and prepare cases against Published Reports 1969-1980 ruption, as a small agency we cannot The first step toward attaining our persons involved in several types of goals will be a statewide conference of hope to eradicate el ther of these forms criminal Violations, many of which are Task Force Report: Goals for Justice The Administration of the Criminal of crime. Rather, as specialists in agencies to be held later this year. Its often perpetrated by organized crim (1969) focus will be on ways in which we can Justice System-liberty Borough these areas, we provide aid and guid inals. The complexity of modern day Task Force Report: Assessment of and West Mifflin Borough (1977) ance to all police departments and become better organized in our fight criminal actions requires an adequate Crime and Crimina! Justice in against organized crime. Out of this Gambling and Its Effect Upon the prosecutors in their fight against amount of time to catch these crim Pennsylvania (1969) Criminal Justice System-Patterns crime. . conference should come mutual un inals. This bill would increase the like Task Force Report: Corrections in derstanding of resources and areas of of Sentencing in Allegheny County It has been proven that organized I ihood of prosecution and conviction Pennsylvania (1969) Gambling Cases (1977) criminal syndicates exist in the Com commonality. Task forces working on of more organized criminals. Task Force Report: Alcohol and the specific types of criminal problems Absentee Voting Irregularities in Dela monwealth and that they have a strong 2. The passage of legislation to al Criminal Justice System (1969) ware County (1977) could then be formed spanning mUlti hold on our socio-economic system. low for the civil seizure of all monies A Report on the Inquiry into Gang Vio Fraudulent 'Cents-Off' Coupon Re jurisdictional and functional activities. What, then can be done to lessen that used in and all assets acquired from lence in Philadelphia (1969) demption Schemes (1977) hold? Another Commission goal for 1981 the illegal drug trade. Criminal Justice Planning and Action Abuses and Criminality in the Bail Despite the availability of modern is to broaden its use of public hearings Federal law (21 U.S.C. 6(1) provides in Pennsylvania (1969) Bond Business in Pennslvania techniques, the majority of organized as a method of bringing to the public a for forfeiture in response to federal Comprehensive Plan for the Improve (1977) crime cases are still being handled in greater awareness of organ ized violations. The Drug Enforcement Ad ment of Criminal Justice in Penn A Chester City Racketeer: Hidden In an antiquated manner. Law enforce crime's pervasiveness and danger. ministration will soon be providing a sylvania (1969) terests Revealed (1978) ment focuses on solving crime rather These hearings will be held in various model state forfeiture act which Report on Orga'nized Crime (1970) Interstate Shipment of Gambling than preventing it. Local police often locations around the state and will should be considered for introduction Report on the Conditions of Organized Paraphernalia and its Distribution see their jurisdiction as being unre deal with material developed in current by the legislature. Gambling and the Administration and Sale Within the Common lated to people and events in other re investigations. 3. Amendments to the current of Criminal Justice in Johnstown, wealth (1978) The creation of an independent At gions. Criminal acts, rather than pat state Wiretapping IHW. Pennsylvania: 1970-71 (1971) Racketeering in the Casualty Insur terns, are weighed. torney General's office provides the Input from law enforcement agen Report on the Investigation in Dela ance Industry (1978) The Crime Commission, on the Commission with another opportunity cies around the state indicates that ware County, Pennsylvania, with Macing and Extortion in the Pennsylva for cooperation. The Crime Commis other hand, has the advantage of being they support the addition of a 'good Particu lar R& terence to Abuses in nia Department of Transportation able to address the overall multi-juris sion and the Attorney General's office faith' clause to cover officers who deal Bail Bonding: 1970-71 (1971) (1978) dictional range of traditional and non can complement each other's efforts with Wiretaps. This would afford some Criminal Infiltration of Legitimate Voting Irregularities in Philadelphia traditional organized crime. We en and augment the Commonwealth's measure of protection to law enforce Business in the Philadelphia Area (1978) large established boundaries to in commitment to combatting organized ment personnel. Also, it has been sug (1971) The Penn State Group: A Study in crime. clude those set by the criminal. We ex gested that the crime of lottery be add Report on Professional Crime in Penn White Collar Crime (1978) amine the interwoven pattern of crim The Pennsylvania Crime Commis ed to the list of crimes which are cov sylvan ia (1972) Racketeering in the Commercial Loan inal specialties which often eludes the sion is entering a new phase of its ered by wiretap actions. Report on an Investigation of Liquor Brokerage Industry (1980) more parochial viewer. Thus, we have work. The problems have been identi 4. Amendments to the law govern and Penal Code Violations and En A Report of the Study of Organized the opportunity to lead the transforma fied and the facts support our conclu ing the pay and status of District Attor forcement Policies in the Locust Crime's Infiltration of the Pizza and tion of government's approach to this sions that organized crime is one of neys in fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh Street "Strip" Section of Philadel Cheese Industry (1980) danger. the most insidious threats to our free class counties. phia (1972) A Decade of Organized Crime: 1980 Re- Accordingly, the Commission society. We must now begin to apply State law mandates that District At Report on an Investigation into the Al port (1980, second printing 1981) views its current role as a catalyst for the solutions through a vigilant and or torneys in these counties be part-time leged Fixing of Certain Harness ganized govel nment. All of these publications except the change. The changes which we envi personnel and currently sets their sal Races at Pocono Downs Track in 1980 Report are no longer in print. We recognize that many problems 1971 (19"12) sion do not require new laws or new aries at $18,000. The District Attorney Members of the public may obtain a will be encountered. However, with the Gambling and Corruption in Phoenix departments. They are simple, yet in is the chief law enforcement officer of copy of the 1980 Report, at a nominal commitment of all the involved partici ville (1973) novative. Some can be achieved with the county and should work fUll-time cost, through the State Bookstore, existing resources. pants, we see very few problems that and be paid accordingly. Corruption in the Philadelphia Police cannot be solved by an amelioration of 10th and Market Streets, Harrisburg, The immediate goal it~ to make the 5. Amendments to the corporate Department (1973) PA 17125. fight against organized c"ime a more effort by all components of govern registration procedures law to provide A Case Study of the Second Class equal one-organized ~,overnment ment forthrightly pulling together. for more detailed reporting. Township Code-Chartiers Town against organized crime. 'i<:! accom As stated in our 1980 report and ship (1973) plish this, we must have communica RECOMMENDATIONS TO earll<:ir in this report, organized crim Investigations in Delaware Coun tion, cooperation and coordination. inals use various fronts, third parties ty-Macing and Corruption (1973) Communication is the immediate THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY an(j ~Idvi!eged transactions to invest Corruption in the York Police Depart key goal. This year, we are embarking In the Crime Commission's 1980 their illegal income into legitimate ment (1974) on a major effort to bring the law en Report, sixteen recommendations businesses. The current reporting pro A Case Study of the Pennsylvania forcement and regulatory agencies were listed. We continue to work cedures for corporations and partner Election Code (1974) throughout the state together to dis toward their accomplishment and ships allows these criminals to control Migration of Organized Crime Figures cuss where we go from here; what ac once again urge their consideration. businesses without ever appearing on from New Jersey into Pennsylva tions can be taken to combat the per In addition, our ongoing dialogues corporate or partnership records. nia; A Case Study of Syndicated vasiveness of organized crime. with other law enforcement agencies Thus, it is difficult to prove their own Gambling in Bucks County (1976) Coordination of efforts among and criminal justice experts have re ership or interest in a business and Conflict of Interest and Self Dealing by agencies is a necessity. Competition, sulted in the following recommenda they are able to gain and retain those Local Public Officials and Employ duplication of efforts and primitive ter tions to the General Assembly: business interests in violation of the ees: Pocono Township, Monroe ritorialism must be reduced or elim 1. The passage of Senate Bill 424, law. County and Marple Township, Dela inated. Law enforcement must be which will extend the statute of limita ware County (1977) made cost-effective. tions on certain crimes from two to The third goal is cooperation. five years in the Commonwealth. Working together is more than a con cept-it's an economic necessity. Most counties cannot afford to have