Cheat Sheet 41, FBI Files: Bianco, Bombs Outlawed, Volpe and Warwick Musical Theatre

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Monday, May 16, 2016

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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.

PAGE 1 NY Police Department tie Nick Bianco to a potential murder

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PAGE 9 Patriarca asks for a dozen Speidel watch bands to give as Christmas Gifts.

PAGE 9 Discussions about slugs in telephones and in cigarette machines.

PAGE 17 FBI worried about sharing information with Massachusett’s Governor-elect John Volpe — due to his ties to the Patriarca organization.

PAGE 20 Taglianetti’s Cousin was offered $150 per weekly the Feds to be an informant on Taglianetti and Patriarca.

PAGE 26 Stolen TV Sets and Radios

PAGE 29 “During the conversation PATRIARCA stated that the Deputy Chief of Narragansett, R.I. was a good friend of his.”

PAGE 32 “ANGIULO asked for an received permission from PATRIARCA to contact “SONNY” McDONOUGH, Governor’s Counsel, State of Massachusetts, in an effort to remove REDACTED of the Massachusetts State Police who is in charge of the REDACTED Unit at Massachusetts State Police Headquarters.”

PAGE 42 “PATRIARCA told REDACTED that he does not know who put the dynamite in the car and he is sure that no one of importance in Providence did so. RAYMOND explained that the use of bombs or dynamite was outlawed 25 years ago, except in Union disputes where they are used when no innocent people are around to be injured.”

PAGE 46 “PATRIARCA advised that former Massachusetts State Police REDACTED had contacted him in Providence at the request of Governor Elect JOHN A. VOLPE to ascertain whether he (PATRIARCA) had furnished a substantial sum of money to the campaign of VOLPE’s opponent, FRANCIS X. BELLOTTI.

PAGE 50 “PATRIARCA was also contacted by REDACTED said that WILLIE MARFEO has been bragging that they ‘won’t get him.’..REDACTED told PATRIARCA that he would get MARFEO, and PATRIARCA did not discourage him.”

PAGE 82 Lawyer says that Patriarca does not have any ownership in the Warwick Musical Theatre

According to FBI documents, “In regard to the Warwick Musical Theatreon Bald Hill Road, Warwick, Rhode Ilsand, FRIEDMAN stated that this organization was started about tenor eleven years ago by about 150 businessmen in Rhode Island who invested money in increments of $125.00, some investing $125.00, while others invested more than that amount.

It started off very slowly: REDACTED was made REDACTED theatre and has been acting in that capacity ever since. He said that RAYMOND PATRIARCA has not invested any money in this company and has not interest whatsoever in it.”

PAGE 100 Patriarca gets a subpoena to appear for the government.