Imprint St. Davids, Pa. : The Commission, c1980. 43 DeCavalcante transcripts, vol. In underworld jargon "I don't want to know nothing about it" effectively gave DeCavalcante's consent and consummated the conspiracy, while insulating DeCavalcante from the act of arson. New legislation may be needed to clarify the authority of the Attorney General in criminal cases. 1:55 In 1955, a meat packaging delivery truck driver named Frank Sheeran was attending to his broken-down vehicle at a truck stop in Endicott, New York when he first crossed paths with. [202], In 1958 Cosa Nostra member Antonio Caponigro was called before a federal grand jury then probing the huge illicit liquor still uncovered in Reading. 41 Philadelphia Inquirer, March 15, 1952, p. 1. "[119] Both gambling and loan sharking are controlled by organized criminal syndicates in Pennsylvania, and both pose severe law-enforcement problems. There are many crimes associated with traffic in liquor other than bootlegging. In 1967, FBI agents conducted a series of raids in Steubenville and arrested a number of Pittsburgh-area racketeers for transporting casino customers interstate from Pennsylvania to Ohio. Grand Jury. In one case he demanded $1500 to transfer a defendant's case from a strict to a lenient judge in order to obtain a probationary sentence. Past charges of "mob control" were therefore unconvincing, and denials by uninterested, naive, or corrupt officials further undercut the effectiveness of existing knowledge. [29] Bureau of Narcotics investigations revealed that LaRocca had attended an organized crime meeting in Sierra Madre, California, on March 14, 1956, in company with Gary, Indiana, racketeer Anthony Pinelli, Los Angeles Cosa Nostra boss Frank DeSimone, and Salvatore Marino, a caporegime in the LaRocca family residing in California. Montevecchio and Calabrese were later convicted of bank robbery in Flint and were indicted in 1969 for bank robbery in Boston. Organized crime need no longer bribe everyone. At the library Law Library (Crown) Today's hours: 8:30a - 7p Find it Basement Request More options Find it at other libraries via WorldCat Description These involve huge turnovers of coins that are difficult to trace. But all these benevolent acts are done for an ulterior purpose, and should the racketeer ever become involved in criminal litigation, every one of his seemingly charitable acts will be paraded before prosecutors, judges, and juries. At sentence hearings the burden of testimony is that the convict is an asset to his community and. A recent special grand jury investigating gambling and corruption in Northampton County addressed the problem in its final report, issued in 1967: gambling on horses, numbers, and sporting events is widespread throughout the country We find as a further fact that the paramount reason for this condition is the apathy of the public - general acceptance of the belief that it works no harm - a feeling that if people wish to gamble they should be permitted to do so.[80]. Pennsylvania was one of the states cited by the Commission as having such "core groups" operating within its borders. In addition to these five families, five more are presently conducting or in the immediate past have conducted operations in Pennsylvania although members do not permanently reside here. It involves thousands of criminals, working within structures as complex as those of any large corporation, subject to laws more rigidly enforced than of legitimate governments. In 1963, FBI agents arrested four Cosa Nostra members of the Angelo Bruno family, including Caporegime John Capello, and one associate. DeCavalcante: He's supposed to have a picce. Organized Crime Task Forces, U.S. Department of Justice: Buffalo, Cleveland, Detroit, Manhattan, Newark, and Philadelphia. Joseph was convicted on the income tax charge, and in 1959 he was convicted of evasion of federal wagering taxes. The Section also is responsible for seeking the Attorneys General share of forfeiture cases litigated by the various United States Attorneys Offices and/or any Federal Agency. The U.S. Bureau of Narcotics termed the case "the most noteworthy narcotics prosecution during the year.". [164] vonZamft still faeces Pennsylvania state charges of conspiracy and embezzlement. Russell Bufalino. The Pennsylvania State Police can focus their activity in those regions where the strength of organized crime is the greatest, and thereby hurt the rackets and prod local authorities into more effective action. [156] Mannarino was found to be reporting only one half of the gross income of the company, while the other half was skimmed off and probably invested in other organized crime enterprises. Ill-, gas and Monzelli were convicted in Philadelphia on local charges of attempting to bribe local officials. In March of that year, in arranging for a Cosa Nostra subordinate to repay a debt owned by one of the members in his family to another, DeCavalcante directed Dominick "Corky" Vastola as follows: Corky, I want you to take 75 cans [of liquor], that equals $3000 - and put it away. He was sentenced to a term of 7 1/2 to 15 years. Immunity. 4, p. 1016. Lengthy testimony detailed the attempted and actual bribery of public officials in these cities, The Committee concluded that in Philadelphia the numbers racket "operates through tight control, manipulated by a politico-gambler-police tie-up that makes it impossible for an intruder to edge his way in from the outside. 4. The Section is staffed with attorneys, agents and support staff located in offices in Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, Norristown and Wilkes-Barre. The Special Litigation Section (SLS), which is staffed by a Chief Deputy Attorney General and one support person, handles complex state and federal litigation that involves or otherwise impacts on criminal prosecutions, including the activities of the statewide investigation grand juries. It was higher than in 92.5% U.S. cities. First-degree distribution of methamphetamine carries an enhanced fine of up to $500,000. 68 U.S. vs. Fedool (Philadelphia: U.S. District Court. In contrast, communities with aggressive leaders who try to solve urban problems usually become aware of organized crime and seek appropriate solutions. On February 19, 1969, Mastrangelo's Blue Jay Pool Room was raided by State Police officers, and two of his associates were arrested and later indicted for operating a dice game. In 1970 he was indicted in federal court in Camden for extorting money from restaurants in Southern New Jersey.[189]. 836. 43149, 43332. Such organizations engage in offenses such as cargo theft, fraud, robbery, kidnapping for ransom, and the demanding of "protection" payments. The State Insurance Department ordered the company to come up with $1 million in sceurities in order to retain its license. The majority of criminal referrals are received from the Department of Environmental Protection, however local district attorneys, the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission and the Pennsylvania Game Commission have also been a source of criminal referrals. They made the Boss John LaRocca step down. Most of these businesses fall into a few basic categories; typical are the following examples of organized crime infiltration of the business sector throughout the United States: 1. 46 U.S. vs. Ucciferri, et al., sup. The Cosa Nostra has been actively engaged in illicit narcotics trafficking in Pennsylyania, and federal prosecutions have shown this organization to enjoy within the state a near monopoly over importation and distribution of heroin and other addicting drugs. See the data declaration for further explanation. (Scranton: U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania), Criminal No. In Pennsylvania there have been numerous examples of racket infiltration of labor unions and management associations. 31 Information supplied by various law enforcement agencies. 61 U.S. vs. Stupak, et al. In 1966 a federal grand jury indicted over ten individuals for their part in a national sports wire service which was run from an innocent-looking room on Chadwick Street. 3929.3 Organized retail theft. All six were convicted on charges of fraud and given prison terms.[184]. The Director of the Criminal Division is responsible for keeping members of the Executive Office advised of all non-routine or sensitive matters. The Cosa Nostra provides "muscle" at such times as other independents cause trouble for the franchisee. . Formerly owned the Penn Drape and Curtain Company and City Auto Service in Pittston, which were sold to a Pittston redevelopment authority in 1961. The chief enforcer for Minker's syndicate was John Wittig, a convicted murderer. Lengthy and complex planning must be conducted for the acquisition of the safe and proper site, the hiring of competent personnel (those with long criminal records), and the avoidance of detection and arrest. The process continues up and down the line until criminal justice agencies - police, prosecutors, and courts - become thoroughly demoralized and incapable of reacting as organized crime increases. The McClellan Labor Rackets Hearing (1957-1960). 18736-18738. Another goal should be to reduce the smuggling of cigarettes into Pennsylvania. In Pennsylvania the cities of Pittsburgh and Philadelphia appear to be the centers of loan shark activity. The same process is used to select the second digit (4th and 5th races} and third (6th and 7th. purchase a federal wagering tax stamp. [84], In 1963, FBI agents raided the innocent looking Terry's Cigar Store in Pottsville, the seat of Matthew Whitaker's multi-million dollar bookmaking enterprise. 109 John M. Seidl, "Upon the Hip - -A Study of the Criminal Loan Shark Industry" (Washington, D.C.: Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, U.S. Department of Justice, 1969). First comes the so-called "strategic" approach, which is designed to create an atmosphere whereby the criminals can enter and take over a business. On July 23, 1969, a federal grand jury in New York returned an indictment against nine of the major Cosa Nostra leaders in the nation for conspiring to increase a kickback on a loan from the Central States Teamster Pension Fund. At this point a discussion took place between DeCavalcante and one of his lieutenants, Robert Occhipinti, who had just returned from a final attempt to collect the money: Occhipinti: Mr. Maglie wants to burn down his joint and I got the guy. Rispo took a gold watch from Singer's wrist, a diamond ring from his finger, and $250 in cash which Singer was planning to deposit in the bank. It is the miniscule 50 numbers and $2.00 horse bets that feed the coffers of organized crime, and without the constant support which citizens provide by such betting, the syndicates would have very little power to organize other criminal enterprises. The third arrangement between independents and La Cosa Nostra may be termed "mutual investment." FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover listed the case as one of the principal anti-racketeering cases of 1966. Two of the major Ohio traffickers were apprehended: Edward Todd of Bellaire, Ohio, and Rinaldo Tarquino of Steubenville, Ohio. Cleveland. (Philadelphia: U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania), Criminal No. In 1958 a special federal grand jury probing organized crime and corruption in Western Pennsylvania heard testimony from Alvin Murschetz, independent operator of Al's Music Company in Beaver County. The larger police departments in urban areas should form special units to collect intelligence on organized crime activity and plan overall strategies for attacking the crime syndicates. 49 U.S. vs. DiRugeris, et al. 2, p. 18. Organized crime in Pennsylvania engages in a broad spectrum of criminal activities, These include the "victimless," consensual vice crimes - illegal gambling, loan sharking, and prostitution. Traditionally, crusading journalists and law enforcement agencies have exclaimed that racketeers were moving into the field of legitimate business and that this has posed a threat to the general public. On June 7, 1969, Whitaker was again raided by the Pennsylvania State Police. The proprietors of the still obtained from the City Council quick installation of a sewer to get rid of the mash. He had been convicted in 1953 of murder.[235]. This section focuses on long-term investigations and often utilizes the Statewide Investigating Grand Jury. 13: 8 ff); Easton (vols. Harrisburg, PA - The Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) Troop T announced today it closed a 35-year-old case by . However, this was not accomplished without violence, and he is believed to have ordered in 1929 the execution of three brothers of the rival Volpe gang in Pittsburgh. The DeCavalcante transcripts contain one such case where Easton racketeer Joseph Migliazza became indebted to Boss Sam DeCavalcante through an illegal gambling operation. District Court, Mastern District of Pennsylvania), Criminal No. organized crime, complex of highly centralized enterprises set up for the purpose of engaging in illegal activities. By eliminating the transmitters of such data, authorities have tried to reduce the amount of illegal, syndicate-controlled gambling. [178] In 1970 a trucking company official, Jake D'Agata, was indicted for perjury by a federal grand jury in Philadelphia which was investigating payoffs to officials of the same local, D'Agata was charged with perjury. Upon his arrival, the four goons - "one looked like King Kong" - put him in his own car, drove him through an alley, beat him on the head with a club, stopped the car, took him to the back room of a restaurant, beat him with a blackjack, returned him to the car, and knocked out two of his teeth with a whiskey bottle. House Bill No, 352 (P.N. [24] Thorough research by the Pennsylvania Crime Commission has been able to piece together a history of the five Cosa Nostra families operating within the state. By one or another means, it obtains a high degree of immunity from the law. It was found that Morano had been befriended by an undercover agent and that Morano had possibly led the agent to Ferrone's gambling operation. Pasquale Stanizzo: Stanizzo, Joseph Zeher, and seven other individuals were convicted in 1967 on federal wagering violations. 20368. 3 Presentation of Professor Donald Cressey, University of California-Santa Barbara, at the Third Organized Crime Law Enforcement Training Conference, sponsored by the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, U.S. Department of Justice, at the University of Oklahoma, Norman, March 4, 1970. All identification and clothing is removed from the body, and is placed in the open grave and covered. [231] Since the 1930's Riccobene had been convicted in four major narcotics cases, and he was listed as a major violator by the federal Bureau of Narcotics. A major boxing racket extortion case involved two prominent Cosa Nostra leaders in the Philadelphia-Camden area. Appendix B -Wincanton: The Politics of Corruption. Western Pennsylvania was known for its steel, iron and coal production, as well as for its reliance on immigrant labor. "[183], A regular grand jury returned indictments against 107 President Joseph Grace; Secretary-Treasurer Ray Cohen; Joseph Hartsough, Cohen's personal Scerctary; Edward Walker, Recording Secretary; and Business Agent Ben Lapensohn. In addition, potential conflicts of interest arise because of the district attorneys association with lawyers in private practice or a defendants relationship to staff members. "They're locking up my toothpaste!" Al Sharpton recently complained on MSNBC. A 31-year-old man who was working for the production crew of the NBC show "Law & Order: Organized Crime" was shot and killed as he saved parking spots early Tuesday morning, New York City police said. This multi-million dollar market has been monopolized by organized crime. Despite its hazards, the narcotics trade has been a life-long venture for many. 14628. The hub of the enterprise was a small, ramshackle building adjoining Namey's Grill and Ice Cream Parlor in New Kensington. Office of the District Attorney of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. [130] Despite the fact that this was his fourth narcotics conviction, a plea was made for a light sentence by Philadelphia City Councilman Raymond Pace Alexander. Nicholas Piccolo. One of the bank's managers was guilty of evasion of federal income taxes; Federal agents continually observed the bank's managers meeting with local police officials and handing them parcels through squad car windows; A beer distributor who fell into gambling debt to the bank had his business taken over by the bank's managers until they finally controlled 100% of the company. manipulation of labor grievances and extension of infiltration into labor unions, with particular reference to the strike in the Pennsylvania women's apparel industry.[37]. 2846-P-5558, Hearing, May 22, 1969. 122 Annual Report of the Attorney General of the United States for Fiscal Year 1958, U.S. Department of Justice (Washington, D.C.: US. 216 Report of the Attorney General of Pennsylvania on Viee Conditions in Berks County, quoted in the Reading Times, November 16, 1967, p. 1; also, Commonwealth vs. Fudeman, et al. 3. 48 Commonwealth vs. Robinson (Philadelphia: Court of Quarter Sessions of Philadelphia County), Bill Nos. Such reciprocal arrangements promote friendship and stability, and lessen the likelihood that rivalries will lead to violence and law enforcement attention. It survives on fear and corruption. See, Alvin Rosensweet, "Flaherty Concedes Numbers Problem," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, February 12, 1970, p. 25. Sometimes, however, it is necessary to reinforce the attitude of fear by committing a selected act of violence. 198 Annual Report of the Attorney General of the United States for Fiscal Year 1960, pp. A meeting was called in Braddock, outside of Pittsburgh, to mediate the dispute. In the last 5 years Pittsburgh has seen . Through its infiltration of businesses and labor organizations, organized crime has a crippling impact on the freedom and integrity of the private sector. Such men have received local and national attention because of their activities in such cities as Reading, Pittsburgh, Scranton, Allentown, Pottsville, Easton, and Bethlehem. 228 Ripepi Extradition Case, Court of Common Pleas, Allegheny County; Hearings on February 3, 1967. 155 U.S. vs. M. Maggio and Co. (Philadelphia: US. Colombo associates Cosmo and Frank Cangiano, Dominick Ariale, and Thomas Gambardella were indicted along with Pittsburgh racketeer Anthony DeRamo for their part in transporting a million dollars worth of films. (Philadelphia: U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania), Criminal No. 187 Frank McDevitt, "Five Arrested, Three Sought in Bank Loan Racket ," Philadelphia Inquirer, December 5, 1967, p. 1. Accompanying the thousands of honest and hard-working immigrants was a core of hardened Mafia criminals. 33 U.S. vs. Salamone (Pittsburgh: U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylyania), Criminal No. 4, p. 927. 19550. These cases are primarily prosecuted by county District Attorneys but large and complex gun trafficking organizations are often adopted by federal prosecutors in the Middle and Western Districts of Pennsylvania. It was referred to the State Government Committee on March 26, 1969. 226 Matter: Petition for Naturalization of Giaocchino Parisi (Harrisburg: U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania), No. 104 Results of an investigation conducted by the Pennsylvania State Police, 1964-1965. Heavy traffic of tickets into Pennsylvania also emanated. 19754. Vigorous, responsive officials conform to political "realism" or leave government, Countless others are deterred from even trying to enter and improve it. 128 U.S. vs. Poliafico, et al. 57 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, February 16, 1968, sec. 1983 which challenge the constitutionality of criminal justice procedures, such as execution protocols, at both the trial and appellate levels. After the heroin was imported to New York City, U. S. Bureau of Narcotics Agents traced its distribution to Washington, Baltimore, Miami, Detroit, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh. Gambling is very often the medium by which the successful businessman (but unsuccessful gambler) is introduced to loan sharking. The daily cost of maintaining heroin addiction has been estimated at roughly $15, giving an average yearly cost of $87 million for all addicts in Pennsylvania. "[57], While pursuing numbers gambling enforcement in Pittsburgh, the Internal Revenue Service developed an income tax evasion case against Assistant Superintendent of Police Lawrence Maloney, who was charged with failure to report bribes from numbers bankers as a source of income. Organized crime's involvement in the field of legitimate business was first brought to light during the 1930's when the lucrative area of industrial racketeering was discovered. "[9] Although the terms "Mafia" and "La Cosa Nostra" are often used interchangeably, the latter is considered to refer to the contemporary confederation of Sicilian-Italian criminal organizations. Senate Select Committee to Investigate Improper Activities in the Labor or Management Field (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1959), Pt. A Schuylkill County grand jury refused to indict Whitaker. 2, p. 513. The item The impact : organized crime today : report to the President and the Attorney General, President's Commission on Organized Crime represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Biddle Law Library - University of Pennsylvania Law School. [233] The murder conviction of Reading racketeer John Wittig, the enforcer for czar Abe Minker, was commuted in 1952. All took them, and passed:[58]. J. Shane Creamer, Attorney-in-Charge, U.S. Department of Justice, Pennsylvania Task Force Against Organized Crime, Philadelphia, RESEARCHERS AND WRITERS: [40], Special Assistant to the Attorney General of the United States Max Goldschein stated after completing the probe that "the racketeering situation in Philadelphia is worse than anywhere I have been. 21122. Often the banker will scatter his offices in different locations throughout the city in order to avoid detection, and numbers writers or runners phone in their bets to the bank so that they can then destroy all gambling records. Nullification of state and local government has followed the increasing scope of activities handled at these levels. "[185] When Cosa Nostra member Harry Riccobene was searched by Philadelphia Police in 1968, he had in his possession an address book containing the names of two former Local 107 officers and one current one. 13: 1-3 and 43; vol. 192 U.S. vs. Pecora, et al. 84 U.S. vs. Cole, et al. 402, November, 1965 Term of Grand Jury. In 1995 the Attorney Generals Child Sexual Exploitation Task Force was created to arrest child pornographers as well as investigate and capture child predators before they strike by using proactive, undercover operations. Mastrangelo was indicted in January of 1969, and in September of that year a motion to suppress evidence was denied. embarrassment at the threatened exposure of the victim's financial condition acts as a deterrent to his reporting forceful collection to law enforcement authorities. Soon afterwards, he sent for his friend, Santo Volpe, Sr., who became the first boss of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Cosa Nostra family. Because both resided in New Jersey, their control over Philadelphia Cosa Nostra activities was not a matter of attention. Act 131 comes on the heels of the 2010 passage of HB 1720 (Act 33), which added 3929.3. Further investigation revealed that the bankruptcies were in fact engineered in a plan to defraud creditors of payment for goods and to sell goods after the firms had declared bankruptcy. 374 (November, 1967), 119. It replied that. But the friends missed a few payments and took off for California, leaving the jeweler liable for their debts and interest. A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. 16246, 16774. In 1963, agents of the FBI were alerted to an interstate extortion-loan shark racket centered in Philadelphia and New Jersey. A claim to monopoly over a territory by a Cosa Nostra boss would hold. In 1966 the Philadelphia District Attorney's office announced the largest prosecution of loan sharks in the East. The indictment was later nol-prossed by the U.S. Attorney. 2. (Four of the bank's "managers" were convicted of failure to purchase wagering occupational tax stamps.). Earlier in the 1960's, ATTU agents raided a still in Exeter Township, Luzerne County, operated by Cosa Nostra racketeers. 438, October, 1969 Term of Grand Jury, and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, September 20, 1969, p. 1. Barbara later moved to Binghamton, New York, and finally to Apalachin, where he purchased a palatial country estate that was to serve as the site of the 1957 Apalachin convention. These men insulate the banker from direct involvement in the gambling operation. The first myth which bookmakers preach is that their operations are local, and that no outside syndicate controls them. "[216] In 1959 the Organized Crime and Racketeering Section of the U.S. Department of Justice described Reading "a vice area of considerable magnitude. His partners in the game were (a) Abe Minker, Reading rackets czar, (b) Dominick Olivetto, underboss of the Angelo Bruno Cosa Nostra family, and (c) Joseph Profaci, boss of a Cosa Nostra family in New York City. It was established that a Reading City Councilman actually made arrangements for laying the sewer line. Both Ida and Olivetto attended the 1957 Apalachin conclave and were apprehended. One example involves a high-ranking member of the John LaRocca family who has been connected with gambling casinos and night clubs in West Virginia, just across the Pennsylvania border. They find that racketeer-dominated labor unions provide cheap labor and freedom from the threat of strikes. [102] Although in a period of one year the State Police made five raids and confiscated millions of dollars worth of equipment and tickets, the racket continued to flourish, Estimates by law enforcement authorities at the time placed Cohen's annual gross at over $20 million per year, with six other independent treasury lotteries each averaging $2 million per year each. Don Angelo's supposed to have a piece, Joe Stretch [Stracci] is supposed to have a piece. One alternate tactic is bombing. [149], 4. 74 Reading Times, January 22, 1962, p. 2; see also, Reading Times, January 20, 1962, p. 1, for an account of the federal raid. They include bribery, arson, extortion, tax evasion, embezzlement, fraud, and numerous substantive administrative violations. When questioned by federal bankruptcy referees, Stein could not remember where the assets from the business went. The President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice has described organized crime as, a society that seeks to operate outside the control of the American people and their governments. The city is organized into a number of geographical territorics, each with its own bank, in turn affiliated with sufficient political connections to be able to operate without too much fear of molestation.[42]. 133 U.S. vs. Sindone (Philadelphia: US. Not that he wants to. Through time, syndicate racketeers have been able to secure a monopoly over non-union labor in the garment industry in the Northeast. In Pennsylvania, as in all of the United States, the organized crime syndicates accumulate much more wealth than do all other criminals combined. Whether through bribery, political influence, or subtle manipulation of its processes, the criminal justice system has operated more to the advantage of the racketeer than for justice and the safety of society. family, was described by the U.S. Bureau of Narcotics in Senate testimony: One of the most ruthless and powerful leaders of the Mafia in the United States. 13225; also, Annual Report of the Attorney General of the United States for Fiscal Year 1959, p. 216. (Philadelphia: U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania), Criminal No, 22044; also, Gaeton Fonzi, "Bankruptcy for Fun and Profit," Philadelphia Magazine, May, 1968. 169 U.S. vs. Basen, et al. 3. In most communities these businesses provide steady employment, large payrolls, and a welcome tax base. CAMDEN, N.J. - A West Reading, Pa., man admitted he conspired to defraud FirstPlus Financial Group Inc. (FPFG), a Texas-based financial services company allegedly targeted for extortionate takeover and looting by a group led by alleged Lucchese organized crime family member Nicodemo S. Scarfo, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. 175 Annual Report of the Attorney General of the United States for Fiscal Year, 1959, p. 227. It is their youth who have almost no other models to respect than the racketeer who can flout legitimate authority, often openly, The criminal syndicates are perhaps the only big businesses in the ghettoes that are not about to pull out. Official websites use .gov It was believed he was murdered to prevent his testifying at the trial of the kidnappers. 6. The litigation attorneys and legal support staff are located throughout the state in various regional offices. Louis Moses, 1961: Moses was a member of a highly organized safe-burglary ring whose body was found dumped in a rural Washington County area. 139, January, 1969 Term of Grand Jury. 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