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This FBI anti-racketeering file concerns Anthony Salerno, a New York organized-crime figure also identified by aliases including 'Tony' and 'Fat Tony' Salerno. The released material is primarily New York Field Office airtels and a June 15, 1961 report covering investigative activity from March through June 1961. It documents surveillance of Salerno's Miami Beach residence and New York apartment, inquiries into associates and vehicles, and allegations concerning baseball betting, Harlem policy operations, and possible cash transfers between New York and Florida. The records also note a report that Salerno received boxing tickets connected to the 1959 Patterson-Johansson title fight and describe FBI contacts with banks about unusually large cashier's checks.

FBI file number: 92-3905 | Documents span: 1961 | Released in 9 parts
Names in this file: Anthony Salerno, Mike Coppola, John Angersola, Ruby Lazarus, Vincent J. Valella, William Rosensohn, Jerome N. Bowers
Subjects: organized crime, anti-racketeering, gambling, policy racket, Miami Beach, New York City