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Discover the Truth at: http://www.theblackvault.com JFK Assassination System Date: 5/ 14/20 1 identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUI\IIBER : 124-1 0286-10298 ' RECORD SERlES : HQ AGENCY FILE NUI\IIBER: 92-6054-581 Document Information ORlGINA TOR : FBI FROM : SAC,CV TO : DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE : DATE : 0 1/3111 964 ' PAGES: 8 SUBJECfS : LCN, OC, LEADERSHIP, GAMBLING AiO CRIMINAL ACT, POUT, MAFIA, ASSOC, MEMBERS, SMO, GM, .SJL DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : Unclassified RESTRICTIONS : 4 CURRENT STATUS: Redact DATE OF lAST REVIEW: 06/2911998 OPENING CRITERIA : INDEFINITE COMMENTS: .. ~ I 5 NW 4 5839 Docld:32304668 Page 1 . ·····- ·· - ··· --········-- ··- -·-·-·-·-- - ...... -. - . ----=- -- -···· .. .-- ....,.,. ---------~- r- __ .___.. · . OPTIQNAL FORM NO. 10 ·' 5010-10-6 - 05 :~ :-.1AY 1801 EDIT ION A,':_.~ GSA GEN. REC. NO. 27 • 1 tf·. ~ .· . / ..... ·. ... ~_.,//_' ?. : . ~NITED STATE.S GVC'RN~ENT .. · .1, Memoran. ·aum . , TO . '·;' ~ . DATE: :L/31/64 DIRECTOR, _FBI (92-6054) . FR!J:. 0¥ . : . f C) • .. · ·· . s~c ,. CLEVELAND ( 92•·-7 48) ., . ·' j ·. , . r .· ~UBJEW/f1 . · Q.LA ·OO~A· · 'NoSTRA~: - ak~ • ......, "-'' . !'- I . ' 1 . \j '' ..· · AR•. .. CONSPIRACY . I ..,' ~.--- . 'l. I . ;/) ·\' ·~ !:. ,. & :' . , , , ... i . _ R~ · Cleve1•arid ai~te1 to Bureau dated 1/17/64. ( . <'"\ l .! . "\ ·'-' . · o~ · - Janu?-I'Y 15, · 1964, ·ev 344-c was contaeted by ~A" · ~· ~ l FRANK .G• . D01ID$ and fUr~1she .d the falloWing 1nf.9~a .t1ona .· . .:- . r··..-; . ..: .. ::: -= •.: -:-· . .~. .. • : . .• . ·: ·~ . RB s ·.. P.Jl[W]SBURGH . 'ORG'ANIZA~ION (... .. ·-:··:··· . 9~l: ·.. ·... /' . : . .' . ; . cv 344-c advised that·mu'ch ·has been. sa1d·· ab<;>ut the . '.: ,. ;I~/ (./ • -1eadereh1p/' . in· the "organ~zat1onrr. in new~papers in. the ;. .· · ·>e~ i'.-·.. - ,I · _ l~~\Bu;e~~ (.2 - ~57 -7 42) . · . : () r- : V ·· · .... ' (,2 ....- -. ;L€> ·9 ··~-sub--~ 1"1"')""""'"' · · ·· ~ It ::j 4~C1ne1nnat1 . ~l !· 8.~New --Yor~c(92-2300) . : . ~ ~ : 8 ...P1tt ·sburgh · · .. ·· ·l o I ; . .. (2 - · 92-534 > ~ 1 · 1 : 29-Cleve1and · . .. · · · . s. ~ •· ~ : - 92•167 SCA·LIS!l) · . (1 - 92-173 JG.~~f.I ~;BLLO)'- . ! · 1 .<- : FRA~ . lfiLAN0) . · . (1 • ·92-6?1 Crime· Condit1Q~· ~ 1 - ·92-400 ANTHO~ MILANO) . Youngs t .own) . .·. 1 : 2 -;- 92-New FRANK • . AUGTJSTDfl) . ·· ... -- ~ --: . ..~. - .. .. ' 1 -~ 92-280 WHITE.Y ~SASE) (l.- 92"!"7e2 Or~~- Con~1t1one j 1 . ... 92-.397 JAMES LJICAVOLI) _ · . Toledo) . - ... ~ - :; 1· ··- 9·2•87_4 ANGELO PERU) . _ (1 92-6~4 : Criine condition·:·! I ·- 9,2-New GUS DEMA) . _ · .. , ·. .warren).- . f -~ - ·92-.912 BONES BATTISTA) !1 137-+~l~) - .: . · i . -I - -92-869 LEO MOCERI) .. _ 1 137 -341•S;A.) · ·.I 1· - 92-630 ERNIE LA SALLE) I 92-7~8) · . : · ;l ·- :92-8lEl ANTHONY . DELSAN'IER) . 1 -... -92-:-768 TONY' MOLLICA) · (1 .- - 137-+0 .. FAT F.BRRUCCIO.} .. .· 1 · ... 92-80$;\DOMINIC MALLAMO )- · ·· ··-· . ..... .. ., · . · r . · ·1 ··- · 92•988. JAMES . PRATr< . {~ - ·92-477: Or1m1nar" ·... ._., · . 1 ~ ·92;New MIKE R0!$0 _ .-ll;J '. _· · Intelligence), . ~ _~ · t. .·,:,:w ·- 9~-639 PAUL~ ~OMEO . _ ·· ~t~7 : ~ c;2 _.bo~-:-(j_ ~d~· . _, v 1- ii!CJ.:QY~~;H: .... · · -~ ~ -, :;;;-- ~ ~ ~t> •. · ~ . (§?5) ... ~ - - · r o F[~ ~~Q~Q/$. .· ,* .. .· · ·1 .· ·.,·, .'li#( . .' 196 . < . -~- . ,,,:· .. : ; . .. __. ; : . ~ - ~ · - . -- --- - - ~ . ' .. ! ! NW 45839 Docid:32304668 Page 2 ' ._, ·~ . .. • -' .OV 92-748 [· .: .. · Pi ttsburglf ~tea, bu.t · the · most· powerful individual ~n the ·, Pittsburgh are·a. is TONY RIPIPI. He stated there i~ no one. h;tgher in t~e ·· Pittspurgh · are·a a:nd especially in Was}11ngton" or Allegheny Counties. He also ·exerts influence in- west Virginia. He stated altnough "CHJJCK" '.t'BBMim is. .' th~ front man for the R~d .. I)og Club, .. a ··: .. ver:Y-~ elabora~e . gambling cas~no near Chester~· west Virginia, aruf . was prev1oJI8;l.y at·· ·the Gll:lb 30 and ·the . J_ock~y -- Club; large· ·.-gambling ·;·:;rifpo~ai : in .Ch~ste~i ·west Virginia;' 'IUMER is merely ··tolerated. for h1s · polit1ca~ intl~ence and all the employees of t~e club are working·· for J.roNY RIPEPI~ · . · . · · ,·. · cv 344-c stated that he is ·cer·tain-· that RIPBP.I is.. the nboss";· and- a:!ltho~gh FRANK ·'VALENTI al-legedly· attend;d the· Apa~a:ehin meet1ng~ · ·he · fias mere-ly :there as a representative· ·of .. RIPBP.I·~ He stated tha't trom 1rifo;rmation he had obtained,· the .. ~palach1n · .meeting wa·s by no means a meeting of the real bosses of the ·Mat1a., ·but w.as a nie~~ing · of the. represent~t~ves of. the ·real ·· bos.ses·. · ·· J:I• '· .. state.a ·- as an; ~xample · ·.·of this,· JOHN T• SCALISH of .. CteV'elari~.. :wa:s· . at' this meet~ng,· and if he .· wa.~ there·, '· he, the infor'!lan-t·;;-··lfhows. that ·ne is . not .the ··"ooss'': of Cleveland. · lf he at't~nded,. he was ., merely there ~ as an :· emis·sary of ANTHONY. MILANo: · . .· . - .··... .. .; .. .. - · ··cv·· 344-c advfsea thae·aA:eRIBL .B,nd SAMU'BL:-MANNARIN0 of New · Kinsfngt.9n, Pennsylvania,· were ·unquestionably qtember~ :of the "organizatio~.", but they would come under -the· domination 'of 1 RIPJPI. :~: - · - .. .. ·. ..·::- CV 344~c : · stated : he nad. tleard ·of"sBBAS1I·AN JOHN LA ROCCA ami ;tf .he is ·in tpe"."or·gani.aion he· weuld ·also be under.. RIPBPI· ~ ... I , I . ·-·--cv 34·4-c - ~d~l~~d : ~~~~ ::· ~~ knbw~ · · Mrm . _ AcQuifio·'·: ~~s : ~ ~emb~~ . i I .o:f the "organization"· ·and· nad beeri·. a. power, but at· present he is I allegedly in' poor he~l t~ ·and :~7~.-n~· .:' ... - :. -~- ... ~:.-. .. ~ - ·: · ... __ .... ~ · .. · .. · · H~- stated ·l';ie kribws ANDRBW .. MANGINI, as a Jllember ·of tne · '~ orgariiza,.tiop" and engaged -in numbers acti'vities a~d . other -gambling 1n the · P.~.ttsi:>urgh a::r,ea • . He stated he would des'cripe 'him actual.~f • I as a "no.lodyr in ttre "organization" and · not well t{iought of bee-..uae ! of l?eing·· ~n~ttn · as· a: ":.suckern ia a,.ny gambling gaJ!le · ythich. runs in ·the ·Wheeling, . west 'Vi;l!'ginia, area. · .. ,.. ,. ·· • - , · " .. r... ·4... · . · _ _... , ·• I ... , . .. .... , . ~ . ·· cv '344-c advised that the seven :.VOLPB brothers had been ·~· ·p:~~~n~:£;in : th~ ' Pittsbur~ · area in 'the 192(!$ ·~ ·- He· ' s ~at~'d - ~ JOJU{ VOLPB had been· the ~ "boss" -rof· ·the "family" and was later killed w1th two of his orothrrs. Cjl.t .Gianni Brazzano 1 s Bar ·in PittSbl.,l rgh.. : He st~ted : ·. ·. ' . ; . 2 ,..; I ·. ·'· ' J ··=:".. ;. ·· ·; . \ ; i :. NW 4 5839 Docld: 32304668 Page 3 . ··---·- -····--·---- - ------ . ' ~ GV 92-748 ·that BJV.ZZAJ'TO was murdered at a . later date for his siispeeted part 1ri the VOLPB murders. C.V 344.;;c stated BRAZZANO has a son still oTHER 4 residing in.' the Pi·ttsburgh area,· .namely 'JOHN BRAZZANO who is extremely e~ose to young MIKE RO~o:--or Gampbell,. Qhio~ ·who is the · · . son of PAuL· ROME~~ · 'PAYL ROMBO )ias retired, but· neJ.d ·in· high l'eapect . by the. .norg~n+zation" ~nd · formerly a power in Campbell, . Youngstown, · · anq Mah0nin~ County, ~hio. · . cv 344-·c stateq tnere are a couple of the VOLPB brothers = . : ,. still residing ·in P.ittsburSh, but he does not know them personally. : . ' . .. - .. ·,-: CV 344-c stated he had :known GUY VOLPE, · ~ho la·ter died · · . of pneumonia ·at Pittsburgfl, Pennsylvania, · and at · one time when he was wanted · ~y the· .local authorities ori some charge: ·around ,Pittsburgh, Penpsylva.hia·,·.. · h~ ·- had hidden out· ih the home of a. GUISSBPPI·· .. ·. PINDILLI,· a !member ·of t:Pe "organization" ·who was later deportea ·'to Italy; PINliiLLI was at that. t1me ."res1ding 1n the· area of Scotts. dale~· Penn~ylvania,; "where"he was ·later ar.rested . on· a narcotics .. charge. Th1's ·arpest had taken place abol..lt 1~27. ·: · , CV: 344-!'c · advise~ cpnce'~ning ·the 'killing of. the V0LPB bro.ther·s in ·Pittsburgh;: .he had"' learn$d from GUISSEPPI PINDIIJ..I. · tha·t; - one of. the alleged.. 1{1llers :or .·the VOLPE ' broth~rs was a " n,uih · nan1ed (FmJ) ~PINELL:I, and· he had fled · to Italy to !as cape reprisals and· was :eith¢r . apprehended there by authorities or' ~they" the · organization. ' Gaught. h1marid. killed ·him in Italy. · . • • • •• ~ • .. • J' . .. ' ' ' ' .. cv.J44..i.C advised a member off the "organizat;toil" who had been ·a · power. .. at ·qne time "w~s one PASQl:JALB NAPOLI, · who coritrolle~ the loligs:Por~men in Brooklyn for many years. He stated he }lad . · die(} about . one · y~ar ago. He · was known personally py the informa~t • . ... ... .J ' . • ~ • • •• ••• •' . _._ .. ·· .· -- cv 344.;;.c ·adv1sed "the ·"organi,zation". at. C;Leveland, .Ohio, w~s .. at orie . t~me under .the. :contr'oJ,. · of"CICCI0 (FRANK) MILANO~ · ' · A.. Calabrese, · MILANO· fled to·-Mexico owing . the United States-a great deal of nion.ey for· the evasion of ·income ta.xe· ~. · · · · · . : " · . .•: \ cv 344-c s~ated CICCIO 1-ULANO, presently ... in ill 'h$alth, · I · w~s su6cee· a~9. by. his l"'fD:rothep ANT~ONY .MILANO~· . He . sta:ted that his ' . word is "law!'· at .. present even with· the . Sic:111,an gr9up in Toledo., · Akron, Cahtop/ Sandusky, Warret1 anq Youngstown, . Ohio. ~ .t r . .. j . ; NW 45839 Docid:32304668 Page 4 ., ,.. .. .. ('' · ~ · · cv 92 -7~8 CV 344-G stated that FRANK DB AUGUSTINI 1 Owner of the Roman Gardens, Mayfield Road, section of Clevelan.d, is the second in command in Cleveland under MILANO~ He stated he ' did not know · FRANK BRANCATO well but· ne believed .that he would be next in command in the Calabrese group in Clev~land and under MILANO and DB AUGUSTINI~ \ ·· cv 344~c state~ tha~ there would be two 4istinct gr6up~ i~ in the organization the Cleveland area or· in Northeastern ·ohio .