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This FBI file concerns an investigation of Francis Salemme Sr. in the Boston area during 1989 and 1990. The released records consist largely of FD-302 interview and surveillance reports, including observations by FBI agents and Massachusetts State Police around Longwood Automotive in Brighton and other locations. Reports document Salemme's movements and contacts with George Kaufman, including vehicle surveillance and visits to auto-body businesses. One 1990 interview records Salemme describing the prior year's shooting attack on him outside an International House of Pancakes and discussing the media attention surrounding it.

FBI file number: 183B-1528 | Documents span: 1989-1990 | Released in 2 parts
Names in this file: Francis Salemme Sr., Francis Salemme Jr., George Kaufman, Shelley Murphy
Subjects: organized crime, surveillance, Boston, attempted murder, interviews