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Memorandum to Mr. Cleveland ; Re: Frank Sinatra On May 18, 1973, Mr. Jonathon L. Goldstein, United States Attorneys office, Newark, Ne vised t contacted 1973, »y iii bic pide ::::.:: o have information ndicating a on contact to secure the release of Angelo 67 DeCarlo from Federal’ custody was made in April, 1972, by DeCarlo to a singer with a rock group performing at the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary. This singer (Frankie Valli of the Four Seasons Quartet) was allegedly requested to contact Frank Sinatra and have sim intercede with Vice President Agnew for DeCarlo's release. This request was ostensibly related to Mr 2 who in turn supposedly forwarded to Frank Sinatra. P cnsuoses continued that Frank Sinatra allegedly turned over , cas to Maurice Stans as an unrecorded contribution. Subsequently, due to the fact that Vice President Agnew had been "stripped of his authority by White House aides,'"' one Peter Maletesta (possibly identical to Peter John Malatesta . who was employed as a staff assistant to the Vice President as recently as January, 1971, Bufile 161-7758) allegedly contacted former Presidential Counsel John Dean and got him to make the necessary arrangements to forward the request to the Justice Department. Sinatra then allegedly “made a $50,000 contribution to the President's campaign fund sometime during December, 1972. DeCarlo's release followed.” A summary of Sinatra's background and association with organized crime figures, prior to-that ‘information developed concerning his friendship with DeCarlo has been made available to The White House by letters dated August 21, 1967, April 25, 1969, and February 18, 1972. While Bufiies deo not disclose this information, it is recalled from recent newspaper articles that Sinatra was originally scheduled to entertain at President Nixon's most recent Inaugural Ball and he failed for some reason to make an appearance About the same time he reportedly had a strong verbal exchange wit society columnist Maxine Cheshire in which he reputedly used obscene language in "chewing her out." Most recently Sinatra did appear at The White- House and entertained the President of Italy who was visiting thie country, =: . RECOMMENDATION: Kv CIR None. For your information. (ye we SeRReT Ke, OHI