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bi® eurap F. Willie Moretti It was reported in 1944 that Willie Moretti of Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, had a financial interest in Frank Sinatra. Willie Moretti is head of a gang in Bergen County, which reportedly controls gambling in Bergen County, New Jersey. He is reputed to be the king of the Italian lotteries in northern New Jersey. Captain Matthew Je Donohue reported Moretti to have an interest in Frank Sinatra. Captain Matthew J. Donahue, General Crime Survey, May 13, 1944, Newark Field Division 62-75147-31-2 , pe 136. On February 6, 1948, Moretti was interviewed by Bureau Agents from Newark Office under suitable pretense at which time he admitted among other things his association with Frank Sinatra. An informant "recently related an incident conce eubel ed I 5 5 rg Bergen County, New Jersey. . Fete LaPlaca was identified as Willie Moretti's bodyguard. ‘The informant stated that when Sinatra was "recently" separated from his wife, a cousin of Sinatra's wife who is related to a key member of the Moretti mob, contacted Willie Moretti regarding Sinatrats marriage difficulties and as a result Willie Moretti personally instructed Sinatra to go back and live with his wife. Sinatra immediately obeyed the orders of Moretti. Informant stated that Sinatra and Lou Costello, the movie and radio comedian, both "kick in" to Moretti. b- c—=—, b7D Ty General Crime Survey, April 15, 1948. Newark Division, 62-75147-31-77, pe &. Lee Mortimer reported that Frank Sinatra was backed when he first started by a gangster in New York named Willie Moretti, with alias Willie Moore. Memorandum for Mr. Tolson from Mr. Nichols dated May 12, 1947, Re: "Frank Sinatra! 62-83219-10