Cheat Sheet 25, FBI Files: DiMaggio and Sinatra on Patriarca's Race Track Board

Cheat Sheet 25, FBI Files: DiMaggio and Sinatra on Patriarca's Race Track Board

Each week accompanying the segments of the FBI files on Raymond Patriarca and expert analysis on the documents released, GoLocal provides a “cheat sheet” of some of the key elements from the documents.

Make no mistake about it, the files are layered with information about a time where the scope and reach of the Patriarca crime family permeated nearly every aspect of life in New England.

 

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PAGE 3  Taking Control of Indian Meadow Golf Course

Patriarca associate and head of the Boston La Cosa Nostra Jerry Anguilo has maneuvered so that he and Patriarca take control of the golf club.

 

PAGE 4 Police Chief and Town Council ALL Have Free Membership to the Golf Course

 

PAGE 11 Patriarca to Put Joe DiMaggio and Frank Sinatra on the Board of Race Track

The FBI document states:

Our microphone surveillance covering Rhode Island hoodlum, Raymond Patriarca has revealed that Patriarca has unidentified connections in the Rhode Island State Police; that he is considering putting  Frank Sinatra and Joe DiMaggio on the Board of Directors of Hancock Race Track, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, to lend “class” tot he race track.

 

PAGE 11 Patriarca and Governor Notte have private Meeting

According to the the document, “Patriarca revealed that he had a private conversation with Governor of Rhode Island subject of which was not specified.

 

PAGE 11 Tony Salerno and Patriarca Partners

 

Patriarca is partners with Joseph Straci and Anthony (Tony “Fats”) Salerno in a land deal in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

 

PAGE 17  Top NY Mobsters and Patriarca

The biggest names in La Cosa Nostra are looking to create an operation in Florida - Tony “Fats” Salerno, Frank Costello, Raymond Patriarca and Jerry Anguilo are all reportedly involved.

 

PAGE 23 Patriarca and Tamaleo Discuss Buying Yellow Cab Company

 

PAGE 27 Patriarca’s Candidate Gets Appointed to Head the RI State Police

The appointment of Harrie Gill as the Superintendent by Governor Notte delighted Patriarca and his associates because they believed he would not interfere in their gambling.

He is reportedly in Patriarca’s “pocket.”

 

PAGE 28 RISP Will Make Token Raids Against “Small Bookies”

In order to mask the the lack of enforcement of Patriarca , the only enforcement will take place against smaller guys. “But at no time will he (head of the State Police) raid any large bookie operations or gambling establishments,” said FBI documents.

 

PAGE 84 Patriarca is Looking for a New Place for Card Game

 

PAGE 86 Postal Inspectors Give Patriarca a Polygraph

 

PAGE 89 Mollicone and Patriarca

 

PAGE 96 Patriarca to Host Sinatra and Bennett Fundraiser for Gov. Notte

“Another UNMAN discussed with PATRIARCA the possibility of running a big show with name personalities such as SINATRA and TONY BENNETT to raise funds for the Governor NOTTE (Rhode Island) campaign,” said the documents.