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This FBI file concerns Joseph Valachi, a New York organized-crime figure investigated under the Bureau's Top Hoodlum Program. A June 1959 New York office memorandum says the Attorney General's Special Group sought information on selected individuals and directs preparation of a report on Valachi, including a recommendation on whether to open an active investigation. The released material also includes contributor and police-record routing forms, criminal-history material, and a National List-style identification sheet describing associates, narcotics activity, interstate auto-theft allegations, and prior arrests. The visible records date from 1959 to 1964, while many pages were withheld or marked as duplicates.

FBI file number: 92-632 | Documents span: 1959-1964 | Released in 1 part
Names in this file: Joseph Valachi, Joseph Ercole, Nicholas Lessa, Daniel Lessa, Nicholas Tolentino, John Afaite, Anthony Crigcuala, Frank Borelli, Jerry Zanfardino, Louis Paceijla
Subjects: organized crime, Top Hoodlum Program, anti-racketeering, narcotics, criminal records