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Mt O'DEYER's failure to prosecute ANASTASIA while O' DYER was Brooklyn District Attorney. Allegations were made by — Republican mayor candidate EDJARD GORSI that O'DWYER and the Brooklyn Prosecutor's Office were guilty of gross laxity, inefficiency and mal-administration in a failure to prosecute the subject. Further allegations were made where ANASTASIA's police wanted card was removed from police file# on May Ly, 1942. It is to be further nted that BENE MARORI, a long time associate of the subject and forfler official of tne Sancor Corporation, is currently confined in New York City Jail awaiting trial for the garment district murder of union organizer WILLIAM LURGE in May 199. For mer Mayor WILLIAM O'DWYER gave testimony in the 6th hcaring of the Senate Crime I,vestigating Committee at United States Courthouse, Foley:Square, concerning his reasons for not prosecuting ALBERT ARASTASIA. These reasons ail center asuout the fact that ReL=S was the main State witness against A.ASTASIA and as a result of his, RELES', death the indictment was dismissed. , , According to B.B. TURKOS, RELES, Murder, Inc. inforrant, stated prior to nis death at the Half Moon Hotel, that 4LLERT AKASTASIA was tne boss of Murder, Inc. and that no murder could be committed without ALBERT ANASTASIA's permission. EDWARD A. HEFFERMAN, former Assistant District Attorney uncer WILLIAM O'DWYER, testified before the New York City Crime Commission racket investigation on December 17, 1952 that in the gang murder of longshoreman PETER PANTO, he had received information from ALBE:T ANNENBAUN, one of the informants of Murder, Inc. that MENDY WEISS admitted mugging PANTO inthe home of JAMES "Dirty FaceXQsERRACO in erane nae on on New Jersey in 1949 in the company of the subjec — ALBERT ANASTASIA has appeared before several Crime Commissions of the Federal Government and the State ~6«