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oy * natok tw aa Ph | S| | . he . oa ee Lape Dt ANDREA moved from the Federal Fenitentiary at Atlanta, Georgia to another Federal Penal institution. MR. ROBINSON stated that he did not care which Federal penal institution D'ANDKEA was placed in, but felt that due to the state” of D'ANDREAts health, he should be removed to a penal institution having Oba ".3 less vigorous routine than Atlanta, and he elso felt that D'ANDREA should ben». mr Sgt we ‘separated from the other Parolees as he felt that they might commit some ‘aot... a Et which would reflect against D'ANDREA's record and cause him difficulties when. aes the time came for him to be paroled. ws { On the basis of this letter MR. ROBINSON commenced leftorte to neve hee art > ne : Pies MR. ROBINSO! advised that he makes numerous trips te Washington, a D. C. during the course of his usual business. During these trips he commenced = efforts to effect the removel of D'ANDREA from Atlanta. Co es i » Bade wi ‘ In July, 1945 MR. ROBIKSON contacted Senator SCOTT LUCAS and asked = ‘7; A .° LUCAS to make an appointment for him with one CLANIEL LYONS in the Department “.. nea ae of Justice as he believed LYONS to be the proper individual to ascist himin .«.. the aforementioned purpose, MTT ea ASE ee An appointment was made with LYONS, who advised ROBINSON that the ore. proper person for him to see was JAMS V. BENNETT, Director of Prison In= |. fe dustries, who at that time was in Germany setting up the American Penal Citas * Institution in the American zone of occupetion there. In his absence MR.: LYONS: teea referred ROBINSON to Captain A. H. CONNER, Assistant Commissioner, Federal - ; ° Prison Industries. MR. ROBINSON advised that he was graciously received by: CONNER, who said, however, that he would be unable to assist him in his | mission, but that ROBINSON vould definitely have to see BENNETT to effect his” Purpose. After this MR. ROBINSON let the matter rest for approximately one year, when he received a personal call from SAM SHAPIRO, who MR. ROBINSGY wk states is D'ANDEEA's attorney for civil matters, and TONY D'ANDREA, brother of: ..* Parolee D'ANDKEA, who requested ROBINSON to gainseek a transfer of D'ANDREA. — yee 1 By this time D' ANDREA and the other three parolees had all besn tr ansferred «=. - from Atlanta Penitentiary to the Federal Penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas. . Las In order to carry through this request, ROBINSON made a special trip to ae Washington, D. C,. on about October 2, 1946 to see MR. JAMES BENNETT. At that’ ‘time BENNETT had a physical examination made of D'ANDREA, During the course. i of conversation concerning the posgible transfer of D*ANDREA, BENNETT expressed : rer _ the opinion to MR. ROBINSON that ven D'ANDREA came up for parole, there | pis , Sppeared to be no doubt in view of his prison record, past rebord, and phy sicaliayss + condition, that he would be paroled. He inquired of MR. ROBIBSON as to whether sie ' or not the other Parolees had in any way coerced DIANDREA or Bis family since’ ‘pels ran rast Se ae their incarceration. MR. ROBINSON said that he at the time told BENNETT, that. a wy . _ Bae, Raeehr ae eS Na ~ ee a. * * = me. f 7 ; j 4 ‘ 1 4 ; A ° i re r { i i ay +! t