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“ wa aw : ¥ : = ” i EE ke BS. a eee) ir, fer. Cen a Walp ee, | Form No. 1 * THIS CASE ORIGINATEDAT WASHINGTON FIELD REPORT MADE AT HICAGO, ILLINOIS DATE WHEN MADE 9-27-47 PERIOD FOR REPORT MADE BY CHARACTER OF Lours GAMPAGNA, WAS. } CHARLES GIO, WAS.3 BRIBERY | PHILIP D ie Wa HAS. PAIL De LUCIA, VAS. 3 PAROLE MATTERS SYNOPSIS OF FACTS: ED E. BUSBEY, Republican Representative from Illinois, 0. advised there were many rumors | indicating that $250,000 ---- . had been paid to effect the release of the subjects, and | = le suspecked money might have gone through hands of PAUL = | ~ me e TLLON, Saint Louis attorney. BUSBEY admitted sole csc rie Yop ct gource of his information wag Jusuc pournTy, Reporter, =.” 77) f. S z: Chicago Daily "Tribune". who wrote tot) => P&ésident’ Protesting release of subjec 8, stated did so, 4 ie 7 & golely orm basis of newspaper publicity. Reverend CANNTNG * ae \ ee and ReverfAd MARZANO, local Catholic priests, wrote a Lo) f letters of recommendation to Parole Board at request of 4. wives of BR LUCIA and CAMPAGNS RParnainin: + AME sess GMO Un aAGNAs Memainang persons inter . a " A oh ‘jetied stated sponsorships and recommendations made as Ce ge Py esult personal friendships with subjects or their families<.*- -’- - No information developed relative to coercion used in sagestats securing letters of recommendation or sponsorship of * oes subjects. No one has knowledge of anyone paying money to ~ yh... : .: secure parole of subjects. JOSEPH I. BULGER, Attorney, “5 os ane ad has refused to discuss at this time any parole matters ot ow ok [Seay E relative to these subjects. oR files ‘ h -p- ae LS. “ REFERENCE: Bureau teletype dated September 19, 1947. pares letter to Washington Field Division dated Septenber - reketjve from Washington Field Division dated September By” f 194% APPROVED AND _ FORWARDED: u Fi pone 7) geal” COPIES OF THIS REPORT “SO ‘BUREAU (AMSD) a WASHINGTON FIELD 2 CHICAGO