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This FBI anti-racketeering file concerns Harold Konigsberg, a New Jersey strong-arm figure and alleged loan shark monitored by the Newark office. A January 1962 report describes him as an associate of Joseph Arthur Zicarelli, notes his February 1961 acquittal in the killing of Seth Barbito, and states that he was awaiting federal trial on machine-gun possession charges. The released records cover late 1961 and January 1962 and include informant reporting, surveillance plans, police contacts, and background on Konigsberg's reported businesses and associates. They discuss the closure of his Union City office, a new home in Lodi, activity connected to Peter's Cocktail Lounge after a fire there, and a Justice Department request for identification and toll records for a telephone allegedly used by Konigsberg.

FBI file number: 92-5177 | Documents span: 1961-1962 | Released in 1 part
Names in this file: Harold Konigsberg, John P. Linehan, Herbert J. Miller, Jr., Joseph Arthur Zicarelli, Seth Barbito, Edward Skowran, Ambrose Ryan
Subjects: anti-racketeering, loan sharking, organized crime, New Jersey, telephone records, fire investigation