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Oat ten a re aes vey a he wath war tleeiige aepneinn ve anlah "Dg hase tree te TEN e Tae omen Albert Anastasia During Anastasia's 4ncome tex trial, the matter of his thirty-four-roon, elaborate, steel-fence-enclosed home Located in Fort Lee, New Jersey, which was in the name of Albert and Elsa Bargnesi was prought up. Anastasia reportedly aamitted that Bargnesi was the maiden name of Anestasiats wife and that Albert and Elsa Bargnesi were in fact Albert y and Elsa Anastasia. Tt was also reported that this home was valued at between §75,000 and $125,000 and was located in the vicinity of the home of gangster Joe Adonis. It was stated that Albert Anastasiats 1948 income =, — tax return conteined only Sncome which was Listed as having been derived from Anastasiats mare of profits of the Modern Dress Company, & Pennsylvania firm. . In December of 1954 it was stated that Albert Anastasiats mein interest was in the water-front rackets Av in New Jersey and New York. During this period Anastasia +) vas reported to be in daily contact with ay a reputed New York gambler. In January, 1955, it was alleged that Albert Anastasia, &s one of the racketeers in the garment industry, may have been involved in a fraud perpetrated against Sears Roebuck and Company. It was alleged that some of Sears Roebuck and Company representatives were in collusion with garment racketeers ana fixed prices agsinst Sears sn such a manner that Sears was duped out of approximately $500,000. , In February, 1955, it was alleged that Albert Anestasia had been contacted by the syndicate regarding reported attempts to expand his 4nfluence on the New York water front through his brother, Anthony Anastasia. Albert Anastasia was reportedly told to stay away from the water front as much &s possible to keep things quiet ere. In May of 1955 it was rumored that Albert Anastasia was a financial backer for the M and ransportation Company of Cambridge, Massachusetts, az and had been on a shaky ancial Loovinge a y -7T-