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This file concerns FBI investigations involving Milwaukee organized crime figure Frank Peter Balistrieri. A 1973 Minneapolis report examined a reported 1971 conspiracy to murder a Chicago man, involving Balistrieri and former inmates at the Federal Correctional Institution in Sandstone, Minnesota; it includes prison work, housing, visitor, classification, and background records. A 1974 memorandum says a Strike Force attorney declined prosecution because of unreliable evidence and insufficient prosecutive merit. Later 1977 Milwaukee records discuss a proposed undercover operation concerning Balistrieri's alleged effort to take over the Milwaukee vending and jukebox business, with anticipated RICO and Hobbs Act violations.

FBI file number: 66-2228 | Documents span: 1971-1977 | Released in 11 parts
Names in this file: Frank Peter Balistrieri, Charles Vince, Joseph Ferriola
Subjects: organized crime, La Cosa Nostra, murder conspiracy, undercover operation, vending industry, RICO