Albert Anastasia, born in 1902 in Italy, became a naturalized citizen in 1943 while serving in the United States Army. Mr. Anastasia allegedly controlled racket business ran strong arm activities on the New York City waterfront and was a strike buster. He was also a leading figure in a criminal group located in Brooklyn, New York referred to as "Murder, Incorporated". Mr. Anastasia faced a deportation hearing in 1953 due to his criminal activity. On October 25, 1959, he was killed by a masked gunman while sitting in a barber's chair at the Hotel Park Sheraton located at 7th Avenue and 55th Street in New York City
Files date from 1952 to 1974. They include background information on Albert Anastasia. Information about witness intimidation. Rundowns of a long history of criminal activity. His criminal arrest rap sheet. Information about the murdering of witnesses. Details about tax evasion investigations. Information about the government's attempts to have Albert Anastasia's citizenship revoked.
Abe Reles FBI Files
In addition to the material above, the disc contains 197 pages of FBI files concerning Abe Reles, also known as "Kid Twist." Files date from 1940 to 1970, and contain approximately 55 pages of discernable memos. Contains information on the FURDRESS investigation into racketeering in the New York garment industry, the Bureau's recommendation that Reles receive immunity in exchange for testimony, and the number of cases he could be called on to give testimony.
The disc contains a text transcript of all recognizable text embedded into the graphic image of each page of each document, creating a searchable finding aid. Text searches can be done across all files on the disc.
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