(Camden: U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey), Criminal No. It affords the racketeer the opportunity to participate in various federal income-tax benefits. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania), Criminal Nos. 19, p. 125 ff. 51 Commonwealth vs. Illgas (Philadelphia: Court of Quarter Sessions of Philadelphia County), Bill Nos. The DeCavalcante transcripts provide a number of revealing examples. Not all loan-shark borrowers are as fortunate as the three promotors who were able to have Angelo Bruno intercede on their behalf. 156 U.S. vs. Mannarino, et al. DeCavalcante and one of his associates discussed the Silver Line Trucking Company, located near Easton. In 1959 US. 3. By one or another means, it obtains a high degree of immunity from the law. Four close associates of the Joseph Colombo Cosa Nostra family were indicted in Cleveland in 1969, along with six other defendants, for transporting obscene motion pictures from Brooklyn to Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Detroit, and Rochester. In the city of Pittsburgh there are many independent numbers banks, each completely controlled by a neighborhood banker who pays some form of tribute to La Cosa Nostra. 2. sup. 126 Organized Crime and Illicit Traffic in Narcotics, Pt. Peter Maggio. Two of the major Ohio traffickers were apprehended: Edward Todd of Bellaire, Ohio, and Rinaldo Tarquino of Steubenville, Ohio. It was found that Morano had been befriended by an undercover agent and that Morano had possibly led the agent to Ferrone's gambling operation. Can RICO laws treat it like organized crime? In 1963 S. Steinbrecker declared bankruptcy and it was later found that $140,000 worth of goods was illegally sold. 21897. Anthony Lima was born in 1905 at Johnstown, Pennsylvania, an industrial city east of Pittsburgh. Disclosure in court of eavesdropped conversations of Cosa Nostra bosses Raymond Patriarca and Sam DeCavalcante. Convicted in 1905 of murder in Sicily, Sabella fled to the United States as a stowaway in 1911. 97 U.S. vs. D'Amato, et al. Not that he wants to. On April 23, 1958, he delivered his findings to Governor Averell Harriman: A significantly large proportion of the Apalachin participants are engaged in what appear on the surface to be legitimate activities connected with the garment industry, namely, as manufacturing wholesalers, contractors, truckers, labor "consultants," and union officials. Monte had been convicted on an carlier lottery charge in 1964. [123] The narcotics were imported to New York City and were distributed to Philadelphia as well as the major American urban centers of Cleveland, Chicago, and Los Angeles. 179 U.S. vs. D'Agata (Philadelphia: U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania), Criminal No. In 1963 two enforcers, members of the Philadelphia Cosa Nostra family, were arrested for beating two brothers, Nicholas and George Fiocca, who had earlier borrowed a total of $350 from loan shark Frank Colone. Michael's Dairies secured a $203,000 contract to supply milk to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware as well as to the Philadelphia Naval Yard. Murder was one of the earliest tools which criminal syndicates used to eliminate competition and consolidate their power. SUPPORTING STAFF: official positions within unions (in order to hire organized crime members). 4. [2] [5] The LaRocca family is one of the original 26 mafia families in United States. This statute, Act No. 69-198. General Manager of Medico Industries, Inc., in Luzerne County. Also present were Philadelphia racketeers Al Silverberg and Nathan Newman, who had been convicted in 1932 of murdering a prohibition agent in Minneapolis. The Section prepares amicus (friend of the court) briefs for filing in the United States and Pennsylvania Supreme Courts in important criminal cases. There have been many infamous people throughout the years who have called Pennsylvania home at one time or another. 29 Investigation into Improper Activities in the Labor or Management Field,Pt. Later Abe Minker, John Wittig, and Alex and Louis Fudeman were indicted and eharged with blackmail. The following case illustrates the extent of Cosa Nostra control. He recalled that some went to gambling ventures in Las Vegas and some to Philadelphia loan sharks. The 1960's have seen a rash of organized crime murders. Subsequently the stocks were recognized as stolen and vonZamft was arrested. At this point a discussion took place between DeCavalcante and one of his lieutenants, Robert Occhipinti, who had just returned from a final attempt to collect the money: Occhipinti: Mr. Maglie wants to burn down his joint and I got the guy. 194 Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph, August 19, 1939. In February of 1965, De Cavalcante made arrangements with an associate to store distillery equipment at the latter's warehouse. He told Alcohol Tax agent Vincent Conwell that "some day they will find you in South Philadelphia with a bullet in your back. The Cosa Nostra family currently controlled by Angelo Bruno was brought to the United States by a Sicilian immigrant named Salvatore Sabella. Occasionally the relationships of bookmaking operations to the national Cosa Nostra network come to light. Although Maloney was acquitted of the tax evasion charges, all government witnesses who testified passed polygraph tests relative to the payment of bribes to Maloney. In 1932 Bazzano was lured to a Brooklyn testimonial dinner in his honor, After the elaborate affair the Cosa Nostra leaders in attendance set upon him, stabbing him to death with ice picks. Joseph N. Pecora was convicted in federal court in Wheeling, West Virginia, in 1968 for selling altered alcohol spirits in refilled liquor bottles. Equipment and training related to drug enforcement are also available through the OAG or presented by qualified Bureau personnel. The merchandise was subsequently sold, in violation of federal bankruptcy laws. 2. The goal was to confirm the belief that gambling in New York State was syndicated and that it posed a serious law enforcement problem. The Cosa Nostra has been actively engaged in illicit narcotics trafficking in Pennsylyania, and federal prosecutions have shown this organization to enjoy within the state a near monopoly over importation and distribution of heroin and other addicting drugs. (Philadelphia: U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania), Criminal No. Numbers gambling in Pittsburgh is on an equal footing with that in Philadelphia. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board awarded a license to DeNaples after an investigation that looked into whether he had any ties to organized crime or financial problems. The Criminal Prosecutions Section investigates and prosecutes a complete spectrum of crimes ranging from the simplest of misdemeanors, to complex corrupt organizations and conspiracies, to first degree murder cases wherein the death penalty is sought and sentenced. Income taxes can easily be evaded. In 1968 DeCavalcante was indicted by a federal grand jury in Camden for allegedly extorting money from two players who patronized one of his dice games in Trevose, near Bristol, in Bucks County. 70-126 and 70-289. Barrow had held no legitimate occupation since 1926. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania), Criminal No. (Pittsburgh: U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania), Criminal No. Pottsville, Several large numbers banks have been discovered and individuals prosecuted in Pottsville. The Asset Forfeiture Administration Unit is centrally located in the Harrisburg area to assist in the storage and transfer of assets throughout the state. 9769. 147 U.S. vs. Lagana, et al. They discovered that he was laying off bets with Robert R. "Fifi" London, a major racketeer in the Baltimore area. In 1967 a member of a dissident faction, Robert DeGeorge, was murdered outside a union meeting hall. In 1970 he was convicted of conspiring to transport a stolen $500,000 U.S. Treasury bill from Philadelphia to Indianapolis. The only logical conclusion that can be drawn from the foregoing information is that organized criminals in Pennsylvania have benefited from the method of administering criminal justice. With its power to subpoena witnesses and records, grant immunity, and hold public or private hearings, the Commission can probe the operation of organized crime, assess present efforts and encourage greater ones, expose oliicials and agencies who are not fulfilling their sworn duties, and make positive recommendations for improvement. Criminal charges investigated by and referred to him by a Commonwealth agency arising out of enforcement provisions of the statute charging the agency with a duty to enforce its provisions. 71 P.S. Joseph was convicted on the income tax charge, and in 1959 he was convicted of evasion of federal wagering taxes. Developing resolve means concentrating all presently available resources, although these fall short of what is really needed, on convicting top racketeers. In these ways organized criminals have integrated themselves into all communities where they live and work. Abe Minker, the rackets czar of Reading, was known to pay 30% of his numbers profits to members of the Vito Genovese Cosa Nostra family. Organized Crime and Racketeering Section of the U.S. Department of Justice. has a lengthy arrest record for numbers gambling, In 1965 he was arrested by Philadelphia Police officers who found 450,000 in numbers bets and 250 coded names of numbers writers and runners in his possession. 19431. 6. (Pittsburgh: US, District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania, Criminal No. The item The impact : organized crime today : report to the President and the Attorney General, President's Commission on Organized Crime represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Biddle Law Library - University of Pennsylvania Law School. In addition to Guerrieri, Pittsburgh racket figures Robert Cooper and James Barone were indicted. Major gambling-corruption networks have been discovered in other Pennsylvania communities, In Erie in 1954, Pennsylvania State Police officers arrested forty individuals on charges of gambling, conspiracy, and bribery, Among these forty were the Mayor, a member of the police vice squad, and two officials of the Erie Democratic Party. The Commonwealth Attorneys Act and thirty additional statutes provide extensive powers of prosecution to the Attorney General. He was invelved with slain racketeer Gregory Cownden in West Virginia-Pennsylvania gambling rackets. (Philadelphia: U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania), Criminal Nos. Testimony confirmed beforehand by lie detector tests and given at the trial of the late Assistant Commissioner of Police, Lawrence Maloney, provided the following data:[212]. Gradually the note accumulated $7000 in interest and Ashkenase sold it to two labor racketeers and loan sharks, Salvatore Rispo and Francis Marino. The animosity of competitors and victims dissipates when they see the benefits offered by organized crime domination of the business. Santore, et al. 237 Information supplied by the Chief Inspector's Special Squad, Philadelphia Police Department. In 1964 an independent operator in Allegheny County filed a damage suit against the Mayor, Robert Stokes, and Chief of Police, George Photos, of Clairton and against Cosa Nostra member Antonio Ripepi for driving him out of business. 84 U.S. vs. Cole, et al. The first boss of the Southeastern Pennsylvania family, Salvatore Sabella, was tried in 1927 for the murder of two rival bootleggers. This results in an intricate network of crimes, again beginning with conspiratorial planning and ending in the commission of individual criminal acts. FBI agents conducted a sweeping raid in November of 1967 and apprehended over thirty individuals from the Detroit-Flint, Michigan and Pittsburgh-Erie, Pennsylvania areas, The principals in the raid were Joseph Giacolone, an associate of Detroit Cosa Nostra leaders, and Michael Maggio, who was allegedly responsible for printing illegal football pool tickets in Erie. In December of that year the owners of M. Stein and Company declared bankruptcy. One example involves a high-ranking member of the John LaRocca family who has been connected with gambling casinos and night clubs in West Virginia, just across the Pennsylvania border. A 31-year-old man who was working for the production crew of the NBC show "Law & Order: Organized Crime" was shot and killed as he saved parking spots early Tuesday morning, New York City police said. Syndicate gambling operations are extremely well organized enterprises, whether they be run by independents coordinated by the Cosa Nostra, or by the Cosa Nostra itself to provide employment for its members. The goal is nullification of government, whether the means be bribes, more subtle rewards, or a pervasive fear of vigorously enforcing the law. ")[21] Fifth, the tie of mutual obligation binds all members together in a tight relationship. In Washington, former Internal Revenue Commissioner Sheldon Cohen revealed that between ten and twenty percent of gross gambling income was used to corrupt public officials in Pittsburgh. New Jersey State Police Gangs & Organized Crime South Unit; Pennsylvania Attorney General's Philadelphia Gun Violence Task Force; . 109 John M. Seidl, "Upon the Hip - -A Study of the Criminal Loan Shark Industry" (Washington, D.C.: Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, U.S. Department of Justice, 1969). During Minker's earlier wagering tax-evasion trial, the government introduced an exhibit that consisted of Minker's hand-written notes, detailing payments of "ice" (bribes) to public officeholders. 37 Organized Crime and Illicit Traffic in Narcotics, Pt. 239 For a discussion of the Illgas case, see sup. On December 20, 1951, he was paroled after serving only six-and-a-half years; later Pennsylvania Governor John S. Fine commuted Wittig's sentence. In the vonZamft case, reckless diversion of assets of a legitimate business led to purchase of stolen stocks. In that year, control of the family passed to Frank Amato, Sr., of Braddock. [178] In 1970 a trucking company official, Jake D'Agata, was indicted for perjury by a federal grand jury in Philadelphia which was investigating payoffs to officials of the same local, D'Agata was charged with perjury. The family gradually took over both coal companies and locals of the United Mine Workers Union and benefited from the "sweetheart" contracts that could thus be obtained. [203], The Philadelphia numbers bank of William and Louis DiRugeris was raided by Internal Revenue agents in 1967. Oreatha Gupton and three associates were apprehended and later convicted, and their New York source of supply was arrested. 101 Measures Relating to Organized Crime, p. 132. (Philadelphia: U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania), Criminal No, 22044; also, Gaeton Fonzi, "Bankruptcy for Fun and Profit," Philadelphia Magazine, May, 1968. 1615 dealing with this subject was introduced on September 9, 1969, and referred to the Judiciary Committee on September 9, 1969. 135 Traffic in Opium and Other Dangerous Drugs for the Year Ended December 31, 1956, Bureau of Narcotics, U.S. Treasury Department (Washington, DC. They include the following, headquartered in these cities: 1. He complained that his associate in numbers gambling in Bristol, Pennsylvania, James Goia, was cheating him out of profits. 556, 557, 570, March, 1969 Term of Grand Jury; also, "Three Arrested in South Philadelphia Numbers Raid," Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, December 18, 1969. The growth of the Internet has been astronomical, and regrettably, predators are using the Internet as their primary means of contacting and communicating with their young victims. Mastrangelo was indicted in January of 1969, and in September of that year a motion to suppress evidence was denied. Ralph Salerno commented at the hearings that "loan sharking and gambling cannot be separated. There is frequently a "pyramid effect," additional crimes being committed to protect the syndicate from the consequences of earlier ones. A related approach involves having state and local administrative and regulatory agencies adopt stringent measures to curtail organized crime's infiltration of the private sector. On April 12, 1966, the Philadelphia Police Department conducted a raid on a Center City restaurant and arrested a number of major Philadelphia underworld figures, who were charged with conspiring to set up an interstate gambling operation. Barish, William Cleary, and John Nolan of Delaware County. and other related statutes. A DISCUSSION OF THE STRATEGIES USED AGAINST ORGANIZED CRIME IN PENNSYLVANIA CONSIDERS PAST LAW ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS, THE PROBLEMS WITH THESE EFFORTS, AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE STATE COMMISSION AND POLICE FORCE, AS WELL AS THE FEDERAL STRIKE FORCE AND THE OMNIBUS CRIME CONTROL AND SAFE STREETS ACT OF 1968. The revenue from illegal, usurious loans stands second to that from illegal gambling operations as a source of lucrative profits for organized crime. The major defendant, Angelo Piazza, was a known associate of Cosa Nostra boss Russell Bufalino. It is an alliance composed of powerful La Cosa Nostra families and local crime czars, with the arrangement between the Cosa Nostra and local leaders varying from area to area. Riccobene was sentenced to a term of 2 1/2 years. A DISCUSSION OF THE STRATEGIES USED AGAINST ORGANIZED CRIME IN PENNSYLVANIA CONSIDERS PAST LAW ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS, THE PROBLEMS WITH THESE EFFORTS, AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE STATE COMMISSION AND POLICE FORCE, AS WELL AS THE FEDERAL STRIKE FORCE AND THE OMNIBUS CRIME CONTROL AND SAFE STREETS ACT OF 1968. When the agents attempted to seize the carpet, they were threatened and assaulted, by Heller, who was later convicted and sentenced to a term of two years probation and a fine of $2000. purchase a federal wagering tax stamp. Together they have a total of a dozen arrests. Lengthy testimony detailed the attempted and actual bribery of public officials in these cities, The Committee concluded that in Philadelphia the numbers racket "operates through tight control, manipulated by a politico-gambler-police tie-up that makes it impossible for an intruder to edge his way in from the outside. 155 U.S. vs. M. Maggio and Co. (Philadelphia: US. 142 Annual Report of the Attorney General of the United States for Fiscal Year 1961, p. 225. In 1957 the Attorney General of Pennsylvania published the results of an investigation which showed that $50,000 in extortion money was paid to Alex Fudeman, nephew of Reading rackets czar Abe Minker, by independent jukebox operators. 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