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This FBI anti-racketeering file concerns Natale Joseph Evola, a New York garment-delivery business owner identified by the Bureau as a 'top hoodlum.' The surviving records date from 1957 to 1958 and include requests for postal mail covers at Evola's business and Brooklyn residence, intended to identify contacts, associates, and possible illegal activity. They also include investigative memoranda discussing informant reporting, possible surveillance, development of sources, and filing Evola's photograph under the Top Hoodlum Program. The release indicates that 185 pages were deleted or referred for consultation.

FBI file number: 92-654 | Documents span: 1957-1958 | Released in 1 part
Names in this file: Natale Joseph Evola, Stephen L. Halpin, Joe Diamond, Joe Evola
Subjects: anti-racketeering, organized crime, Top Hoodlum Program, mail covers, garment industry, informants