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Chicago File #58194 HEM: RER: amd - The following investigation was conducted and dictated by Special Agents - JOSEPH V. FERRERO, 827 North LaTrobe, General Manager of Krispy Klean © UF Vegetable Company, 139-141 South Water Street, Chicago, was interviewed by _ - the above agents on September 25, 1947. PMR the Mr, FERRERO advised that he was approached by TONY D'ANDREA several months © ago and was asked whether or not his firm was employing people at that times TONY D'ANDREA asked if it was possible that his brother, PHILIP D' ANDREA, - who was soon to be released on parole, would be employed by the firm. Mre §. ss. s:y FERRERO advised that he understood that when PHIL D’ANDREA was released from” *"? prison that he would be free and clear of all criminal charges, therefor, he Sig might consider hiring the mine a _ Several weeks elapsed and again TONY D'ANDREA and an attorney by the 1 name of’ me SAM SHAPIRO called on Mre FERRERO. At this tine Mr. FERRERO assured both TONY ‘. D' ANDREA and SAM SHAPIRO that he would hire PHILIP D'ANDREA as an inspector - of vegetables and that he would be hired on the same basis as any other employee. in the firm. In other words, he would have to be satisfactory to Mre FERRERO us in the carrying out of the job for which he was employed. FERRERO stated that’ *~ he diseudcdaed the gal ary to be paid with SAM SHAPTROA and ha advised that at that * ‘y vse, Af. ae Mao ee Wk we ee Ta Uae Wet Ree wo ke ee ER YP ae WEE time he would be in a position “to pay approximately %70.00 to $80.00 a week for” the services of PHIL D'ANDREA depending of course upon the number of hours that: at, he worked. Several days later s standard fom was received by Mr. FERRERO from.’ , the United States Parole Board in Washington with reference to Mr. FERRERO'a 90? employing of PHIL D'ANDREA if and when he was released on parolee This form. was immediately filled out by Mr. FERRERO and mailed to Washington, Ds. Ce A + 1; * we Se woes re * Wr. FERRERO emphatically claims that he does not know PHIL D'ANDREA, TONY D' ANDREA, SAM SHAPIRO or any of the other parolees in this investigation nor —~ ‘ does he know any of the other references, sponsors, or employers of the paroleese’: ; FERRERO further claims that he does not know any of the other individuals _..'. who are considered as members of the Chicago Syndicate of which the parolees _ , are alleged to be memberse oo eee Pr 4 Mr. FERRERO stated that no presstire was placed upon hin by SAN SHAPIRO or any: : “ah Pi 4 _ other methods used to bribe him in order to furnish 4 job fqr PHIL D' ANDREA. = gis fen 1 FERRERO stated that he understood that PHIL D' ANDREA was pee a sick man. 3 “but that because of the job he was taking it was not necess that he be * «ox. — in A-1 conditions FERRERO further advised that it was not necessary for PHIL | D' ANDREA to pass any physical examination before he received the position of wy inspector of vegetables for the above firme FERRERO states that his last act ‘ ae SY -Dow BORD we POAT ice PR ne 8 an oak Og ae =, ae . aa) : a re Bg ag * FO ag