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BU 92-61
By letter dated February 15, 1940, United States Treasury Department, Bureau of Customs, New York, New York, advised the FBI Office at New York City, that their office was in receipt of information from the Treasury Representative in Charge in Milan, Italy, to the effect that the Grand Council of the Sicilian Underworld Gang in the United States is composed of nine individuals. This letter listed the nine individuals, all of whom resided in the United States at that time, and the name of STEFANO MAGARDINO, Niagara Falls, New York, was listed as one of those being a member of the Grand Council of the Sicilian Underworld Gang in the United States. This letter further pointed out that the nine men on the Grand Council pass on and direct all of the affairs carried on by this gang throughout the United States and Europe.
On June 1, 1954, T-1, [REDACTED], furnished an INS Inspector with the following information:
During the above period, the subject resided in New York City, and during this time the subject used to travel from city to city selling cheap oil and scaring people into purchasing oil from him. The informant stated that at that time when somebody wanted someone killed, they went to a gang in which the subject was a member, to have the killing done. Informant stated he feels sure that MAGADDINO is one of the people responsible for the killing of SALVATORE, JOSEPH, and FELICE BUCCELLATO, all of Detroit, Michigan, in the early 1920's. Informant stated he did not actually see these killings, but he feels sure that the subject is one of the individuals responsible for the killing of the above three men.
C. ASSOCIATES
On December 17, 1957, [REDACTED] furnished the following information:
He has resided in Niagara Falls all of his life and has known the subject by reputation for a number of years. During the entire year of 1956, he was employed by the Power City Distributing Company in Niagara Falls, the company which is owned and operated by the subject. During the time that he was employed by this company, he recalls seeing the subject [continued on following page].
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