Cheat Sheet 5, FBI Files Unveils His Girl Friend, the Media is to Blame and JP Morgan

Cheat Sheet 5, FBI Files Unveils His Girl Friend, the Media is to Blame and JP Morgan

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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Murder

During an FBI interview, Raymond Patriarca is asked extensively about the murder of Michael Mandela of Johnston, RI

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Ownership Across RI

Patriarca in a May 11, 1961 interview with the FBI outlines his business interests that range from  Atwells Avenue to a manufacturing company in Providence to a company in Woonsocket. 

 

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Denies Other Ownership

Patriarca denies ownership in more than ten companies that he is allegedly tied to.

The companies he claims not to have ownership in include, White City Amusement (although in a previous interview with law enforcement he admitted he was paid as a “consultant”) and he again affirmed that he did not have an interest in Duddie Auto Sale.

 

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Media is the Problem

During the interview, Patriarca blames the media. He claims that “John Stroymeyer (Phonetic), a reporter for the Providence newspaper, had printed numerous articles concerning him and his release from prison in 1938. In this regard, he (Patriarca) said that he has been built up to be a “phantom” and a “powerful man.”

 

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Patriarca’s Girlfriend

 

In a FBI memo, for the first time in the FBI files it is outlined that Patriarca has had a “20-25 year” relationship with a girlfriend.

 

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Who does business with Patriarca

These 20 plus pages show some famous and surprising businesses that did business with Patriarca’s company.

 

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Construction Ties

Patriarca’s business tied to M.A. Gamino Co, a construction firm.

 

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Patriarca - Music Guild of RI - J.P. Morgan

A May 1961 memo outlines that the Bureau is conducting an investigation of the relationship between Patriarca AND THE MUSIC GUILD OF RHODE ISLAND AND J.P. MORGAN.