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This Philadelphia FBI file concerns allegations involving Santo Volpe, a Pittston-area coal operator, and veterans' training schools associated with his son-in-law Anthony Agati. The records describe an anonymous complaint alleging fraud against the federal government through operation of GI Bill schools, followed by FBI contact with Veterans Administration auditors, a special federal grand jury, and the U.S. Attorney in Scranton. They report that the Veterans Administration and grand jury had already examined three schools and a related supply company, that no provable school fraud was developed, and that Guy Agati was indicted and later sentenced for perjury connected with grand-jury testimony. The material spans 1951 through 1953 and includes investigative memoranda, administrative pages, and a report of Guy Agati's sentencing.

FBI file number: PH 17-609 | Documents span: 1951-1953 | Released in 1 part
Names in this file: Santo Volpe, Anthony Agati, Guy Agati, Arthur A. Maguire, John W. Murphy, George R. Johnson
Subjects: Veterans Administration, GI Bill schools, perjury, grand jury, Pittston, Pennsylvania