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This FBI file concerns allegations that bribes were offered or paid to obtain parole for Chicago organized-crime figures associated with John "Handsome Johnny" Roselli. Records from September 15 and 16, 1947 show the Attorney General directing an urgent FBI inquiry after Congressman Fred Busbey reported information about a purported $250,000 effort to secure the release of convicted defendants. The release includes interview and routing memoranda, reports of denials by people connected to the alleged parole meeting, and Bureau background summaries on Louis Campagna, Charles Gioe, Philip D'Andrea, and Paul DeLucia. The background material describes their 1943 federal anti-racketeering convictions involving extortion from motion-picture producers, as well as alleged Chicago syndicate and labor-union connections, and reaches back to criminal allegations from 1917.

Documents span: 1917-1947 | Released in 12 parts
Names in this file: John Roselli, Louis Campagna, Charles Gioe, Philip D'Andrea, Paul DeLucia, Fred Busbey, James Doherty, Paul Dillon
Subjects: organized crime, parole bribery, Chicago Outfit, labor racketeering, motion picture extortion, FBI investigation