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5
. Raab,
Five Families
, p. 82; NYPD Report, Death of Material Witness, Peter LaTempa, February 10, 1945, and Letter of Chief Deputy Sheriff to Acting District Attorney, December 7, 1944, in
People against Genovese
, Box 12, in Murder, Inc. Files (NYMA) (documents posted by author, May 28, 2013, at
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/americanmafia/files/La%20Tempa%20Investigation
);
New York Times
, February 10, 1945;
Brooklyn Eagle
, June 6, 1946.

6
.
Collier's
, April 12, 1947.

7
. FBI Memorandum, La Cosa Nostra, August 8, 1963, in Records of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Record Group 65, National Archives and Records Administration, College Park, MD (hereafter “NARA College Park”).

8
. Memorandum, Interview with Commissioner Cavanagh, Re: Richard W. Hoffman, March 8, 1951, in Box 77, Investigative Files, Special Committee to Investigate Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC (hereafter “NARA Washington”).

9
.
United States v. Frank Costello
, 511 U.S. 1069 (1956).

10
.
New York Times
, May 3 and May 4, 1957; John Johnson Jr. and Joel Selvin with Dick Cami,
Peppermint Twist, The Mob, the Music, and the Most Famous Dance Club of the ’60s
(New York: St. Martin's Press, 2012), p. 62; Paul David Pope,
The Deeds of My Fathers: How My Grandfather and Father Built New York and Created the Tabloid World of Today
(New York: Philip Turner Books, 2010), pp. 81–82, 247–48.

11
.
New York Times
, May 4 and May 5, 1957.

12
. Ibid.

13
.
New York Times
, May 3, 1957, May 16, 1958.

14
.
New York Times
, August 20, 1957;
Long Island Star-Journal
, May 3, 1957.

15
. Valachi, quoted in Mass,
Valachi Papers
, p. 243; Bill Bonanno and Gary B. Abromovitz,
The Last Testament of Bill Bonanno: The Final Secrets of a Life in the Mafia
(New York: HarperCollins, 2011), p. 172.

16
.
Hearings before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Government Operations: Organized Crime and the Illicit Traffic in Narcotics
, 252 (testimony of John Shanley); FBI Report, Crime Conditions in the New York Division, December 3, 1962, in RG 65 (NARA College Park).

17
. FBI Memorandum, La Cosa Nostra, August 8, 1963, in RG 65 (NARA College Park).

18
. Joseph Bonanno with Sergio Lalli,
A Man of Honor: The Autobiography of Joseph Bonanno
(New York: Simon and Schuster, 1983), p. 184.

19
. Bill Bonanno,
Last Testament of Bill Bonanno
, p. 173.

20
. George Wolf with Joseph DiMona,
Frank Costello: Prime Minister of the Underworld
(New York: Morrow, 1974), pp. 258–60.

21
.
New York Times
, May 4, 1957.

22
.
New York Times
, May 21, 1958.

23
.
New York Times
, May 28, 1958.

24
. Ibid.

25
. Wolf,
Frank Costello
, p. 260.

26
. New York State Crime Commission,
Public Hearings (no. 5)
(Albany, NY: n.p., 1953), 1698 (testimony of Umberto Anastasio).

27
. Bonanno,
Man of Honor
, pp. 166, 169; Nicolo Gentile,
Vita di Capomafia
(Rome: Editori Riuniti, 1963), p. 136.

28
.
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
, April 20 and April 27, 1951.

29
. Bonanno,
Man of Honor
, p. 171; FBI Report, The Criminal “Commission,” December 19, 1962, in RG 65 (NARA College Park).

30
. Gentile,
Vita di Capomafia
, pp. 116–17.

31
. Ibid.; Bonanno,
Man of Honor
, p. 121.

32
. Gentile,
Vito de Capomafia
, p. 117.

33
. Bonanno,
Man of Honor
, p. 141.

34
.
Hearings before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Government Operations: Organized Crime and the Illicit Traffic in Narcotics
, 296–97 (testimony of Valachi).

35
. FBI Memorandum,
Criminal Intelligence Digest
, February 11, 1965, in RG 65 (NARA College Park).

36
. See chapter 2.

37
.
Life
, July 1, 1957.

38
.
New York Times
, June 18, 1957 and April 7, 1959;
Albany Knickerbocker News
, June 18, 1957.

39
. FBI Memorandum,
Criminal Intelligence Digest
, February 11, 1965, and FBI Report, La Cosa Nostra, Newark Division, October 3, 1967, both in RG 65 (NARA College Park).

40
. General Investigative Intelligence File, Albert Anastasia, February 25, 1954, and General Investigative Intelligence File, Albert Anastasia, March 31, 1955, in FBI Freedom of Information Act File (hereafter “FBI FOIA File”) on Anastasia (copy in possession of author); United States Treasury Department, Bureau of Narcotics,
Mafia
(New York: Collins, 2007), pp. 287, 289, 292;
New York Times
, October 26, 1957.

41
. NYPD Report, List of Property on A. Anastasia, October 1957, NYPD Report, Christening at Essex House, Albert Anastasio, May 13, 1957, and NYPD DD5, Interview of Albert Anastasio Jr., November 1, 1957, all in Box 2, Anastasia Files (NYMA).

42
. NYPD DD5, Interview of Albert Anastasio Jr., November 1, 1957, in Box 2, Anastasia Files (NYMA); Kenneth C. Wolensky, Nicole H. Wolensky, and Robert P. Wolensky,
Fighting for the Union Label: The Women's Garment Industry and the IGLWU in Pennsylvania
(University Park, PA: Penn State University Press, 2002), pp. 52–53, 84, 180–182.

43
. NYPD DD5, Interview with Members of Deceased's Family, October 25, 1957, in Box 2, Anastasia Files (NYMA).

44
. Joe Valachi, quoted in Maas,
Valachi Papers
, p. 249.

45
. NYPD DD5, Subject: Investigation of Anastasia's Mortgage, November 5, 1957, in Box 2, Anastasia Files (NYMA);
New York Times
, October 26, 1957.

46
. NYPD DD5, Interview with Harry “Champ” Segal, June 4, 1957, in Box 2, Anastasia Files (NYMA);
New York Times
, October 29, October 30, 1957, February 1, 1958.

47
. NYPD Notes of Interview with Joe Silesi, October 9, 1961, and November 6, 1961, in Box 2, Anastasia Files (NYMA).

48
.
Hearings before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Government Operations: Organized Crime and the Illicit Traffic in Narcotics
, 348–49 (testimony of Valachi).

49
. NYPD Notes of Interview with Joe Silesi, October 9, 1961, and November 6, 1961, in Box 3, Anastasia Files (NYMA); FBI Memorandum, American Gambling Activities in Cuba, February 28, 1958, and FBI Report, Tampa Office, Santo Trafficante Jr., September 22, 1960, both in RG 65 (NARA College Park).

50
.
Hearings before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Government Operations: Organized Crime and the Illicit Traffic in Narcotics
, 349 (testimony of Valachi); Joe Valachi, quoted in Maas,
Valachi Papers
, p. 249.

51
. FBI Report from Los Angeles Office, La Cosa Nostra, December 13, 1963, in RG 65 (NARA College Park).

52
. See chapter 3.

53
. NYPD Notes of Interview with Joe Silesi, October 9, 1961, and November 6, 1961, and NYPD DD5, Subject: Santo Trafficante, November 13, 1959, both in Box 2, Anastasia Files (NYMA); FBI Memorandum, American Gambling Activities in Cuba, Top Hoodlum Program, February 28, 1958, in RG 65 (NARA College Park).

54
. NYPD Notes of Interview with Anthony Coppola, October 25, 1957, in Box 2, Anastasia Files (NYMA);
New York Times
, October 26, 1957.

55
. NYPD DD5, Interview of Albert Anastasio Jr., November 1, 1957, in Box 2, Anastasia Files (NYMA);
New York Times
, October 26, 1957.

56
. NYPD Report, Subject: Albert Anastasia, September 1963, in Box 2, Anastasia Files (NYMA); FBI Memorandum, Gambling Activities in Cuba, January 17, 1958, in RG 65 (NARA College Park).

57
. NYPD Notes of Interview with Anthony Coppola, October 25, 1957, in Box 2, Anastasia Files (NYMA);
New York Times
, October 26, 1957.

58
. Ibid.

59
. NYPD DD5, Subject: Andrew Alberti, November 5, 1957, and NYPD DD5, Subject: Interrogation of Johnny Busso, November 5, 1957, both in Box 2, Anastasia Files (NYMA), in RG 65; FBI Report, NY-92-632, Activities of Top Hoodlums in the New York Field Division, September 14, 1959, and FBI Report, NY 92-2300, Anti-Racketeering-Conspiracy, Gambino Family, July 1, 1963, both in RG 65 (NARA College Park);
Hearings before the Select Committee on Improper Activities in the Labor or Management Field: Part 32
, Senate, 85th Cong., 2d Sess. (1958), 12246 (testimony of Martin Pera);
Yonkers Herald Statesmen
, March 17, 1954; Bureau of Narcotics,
Mafia
, pp. 334, 347, 360.

60
.
New York Times
, October 26, 1957.

61
. NYPD Notes of Interview with Joseph Saloney, October 29, 1957, in Box 1, Anastasia Files (NYMA);
New York Times
, October 26, 1957.

62
. NYPD Notes of Interviews with Arthur Grasso, Joseph Saloney, and Anthony Arbisi, October 29, 1957, each in Box 1, Anastasia Files (NYMA).

63
. Ibid.; NYPD DD5, Subject: Autopsy Report, October 27, 1957, and NYPD DD5, Homicide Report, October 28, 1957, both in Box 2, Anastasia Files (NYMA);
New York Daily News
, October 26, 1957;
New York Times
, October 26, 1957. Although news reports erroneously stated that the gunmen wore scarves, most of the employees said they wore hats and aviator glasses.

64
. NYPD Notes of Interview with Joseph Saloney, October 29, 1957, and NYPD Notes of Interrogation of Joseph Saloney, October 25, 1957, both in Box 1, Anastasia Files (NYMA); FBI Teletype, Criminal Intelligence Program, January 3, 1963, in RG 65 (NARA College Park).

65
. NYPD DD5, David Mazer, October 25, 1957, NYPD DD5, Subject: Recovery of Gun, October 25, 1957, and NYPD DD5, Subject: Test Specimens, October 28, 1957, each in Box 2, Anastasia Files (NYMA).

66
. NYPD Notes of Interrogation of Joseph Saloney, October 25, 1957; NYPD Report, Subject: Albert Anastasia, September 1963, both in Box 2, Anastasia Files (NYMA); Arthur Nash,
New York City Gangland
(Chicago, IL: Arcadia, 2010), p. 90.