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3 ete Tal om as oR ’ _of any of the parolees. He indicated he was leaving the U ted States tor ; f Coo wae Hee dee Chicago File #54-194 { ae ; “Bets tae PCD/ALM :mel the following investigation was conducted by special ‘ e a ass. sa On September 24, 1947 DOMINICK J. SIBILANO, President of the Sibilano Purniture ee - "as Company, 5542 Belmont avenue, vias interviewed in his place of business. SIBILANO is one responsible for having written a letter to the Parole Board “ io “ay mo for and in behalf of LOUIS CAMPAGNA- Mention should be made that SIBFLANO wy ® had been previously interviewed by the Chicago "Tribune" prior to the inter- ~~ view by the above agents. 7 1 ae wat ony SIBILANS stated that he nad known CAMPAGNA for approximately sixteen years. so . He has knovm the family extremely well. He stated that they had visited - “9 °-: 1» one another's homes and had dined together at each other's homes. He considered :’ CAMPAGHNA one of his best friends, and stated that when he learned that CAMPAGNA ” was eligible for parole he went to Mrs. CHARLOTTE CAMPAGNA, wife of Subject <4, : CAMPAGNA, and asked her what he could do if anything to assist in the parole of her husband. She stated that he might write a letter to the Parole Board. - . He stated that he considered it an honor to be able to write a letter for his friend, LOJIS CAMPAGNA. He stated that regardless of the adverse publicity — received at this time he would do it again if called upon to do so because © LOUIS CAMPAGKNA was his friend. mos se + SIBILANO was somewnat disturbed about the attitude taken by the newspaper with. gs respect to the letter he had written to the Parole Board, and claimed that. the. ene. newspaper did not wish to print the truth. He stated that it jugt so happened-!” * that approximately three months ago he had decided to return to Italy to visit. his mother who he had not seen for approximately 35 years. He stated that the + newspaper wanted to twist this return trip to Italy in order that they may write some sensational story about his being threatened and having to leave the country. He pleaded with the reporter to print merely the facts, that he was returning to visit his aged mother, and that his trip had been under ~ 7 consideration for many months prior to the recent publicity that the paper was | giving to all sponsors of the parolees. He stated that he wanted it known that ~-"’ his trip abrvad had nothing to do with the release of the parolees. He also — was emphatic in his statement that he received nothing for having written the. .- letter, but merely did it as a friendly gesture. He stated that he knows of - -..: no one having received anything &s a result of the release of the parolees. © |." He knew of no one who has been coerced to write a letter fom and in behalf. . Bari, Italy on Friday, September 26, 1947, and planned to rq@turn , to this. country on or about November 25, 19247. . Cre . . ' Sooty ey a: rr - 25 - rt bale am +7 07 ra . TNE - raeapad cake a AAR