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ow, eee pals tats SCR ES op athe RPT emer 20 ney CRETE : cannes tame tn Bb neni Fak tne tg aac onan we eae AL 92-139 KEEKEEEE EERE EERE with 67 men and one woman for conspiracy. to defraud the : Federal Government of alcohol taxes approximating five million .: dollars through maintenance of 12 unregistered stills in Utica and vicinity over a five and one-half year period, In June, 1939, MELITO was convicted of conspiracy to defraud the. United States Government of 4nternal revenue taxes and sentenced to prison for & term of one year and one day and fined $1, 000,00. He was paroled March 13, 1940, In a news releasecdated. 1/9/39, JOHN MELITO was described by Assistant District Attorney JOSELIT as the frront™ man for JOSEPH and SALVATORE FALCONE, alleged leaders of the still Yinge . . According to a news release in 1939, JOHN MELITO was indicted | ~DQu