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| BERNSTEIN and his companion to visit DE LUCIA, BERNSTEIN presented this | Teh
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permission for eack visit. According to BERNSTEIN's recollection, he referred”
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to ACCARDO in thesd letters as the "individual who has accompanied me on
previous occasions" and did not at any time identify ACCARDO by name.
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On the first visit by BERNSTEIN and ACCARDO to DE LUCIA at Leavenworth, BaRt STEIN
took with. him the letter received from the warden granting permission for.’ ma
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letter for identification and ss proof of his permission to visit’DE LUCIA. ©
On this first occasion, BERNSTEIN was informed upon arrival at the Penitensiary i? ig .
that the warden wished to see him. BERNSTEIN, therefare, visited the warden ~4 ©:
in the latter's office while ACCARDO waited outside. Nt
BERNSTEIN was uncertain as to whether he took with him on the occasion of . ta
his second visit to Leavenvorth the letter received by him from the warden’ 1,
constituting parmission for him and his companion to visit DE LUCIA. a oR BNIB ois
BERNSTEIN stated positively, however, that after the second visit he did. we a,
not take with him or present the letter from the warcen but was apparently ” “e a
recognized by officials at ths Penitentiary and was admitted without question :,..<, 4 :
of his identity or of his authority to visit DE LUCIA. BERNSTEIN presumed. «. * +"
that at the times of these visits, reference was made by Penitentiary officials ", ~
to their files, which would have confirmed BERNSTSIN's pemission to visit, ee,
together with his companion, ACCARDO. .
On the occasions of their visits, BERNSTEIN and ACCARDO were required“to “ ‘*
sign a prison register at the time of entering amd again at the time of leaving . ae te
the Penitentiary. BERNSTEIN signed his own name in each instance and stated = =
he paid no attention and had no knowledge as to what name ACCARDO used in. ee
signing the prison register. a ae
At the time of the interview with BERNSTEIN on September 29, 1947, he was as
confronted with photostatic copies of the list of visitors to DE LUCIA at ok vy
Leavenworth (which photostatic copies were previously obtained and furnished ....*% °°
by tha Kansas City Office). BERNSTEIN stated that his name as it appears ~ _ a * -
on this visitors’ list is not his signature. He reiterated his statement eae:
that he and ACCARDO did actually sign a register at the Penitentiary on sach we
occasion, but he stated that it was undoubtedly another register inasmuch ace
as his name on instant visitors’ list was not his signature. BERNSTEIN EN es
denied any knawledge that ACCARDO used BULGER's name in registering or in gain~"4.j ren
ing admission at the Penitentiary. He stated he did not observe what name. wrt ae
ACCARDO used on those occasions. ”'BERNSTEIN also denied that he introduced: - E eet
ACCARDO by name to any Penitentiary official. 7 ar is My os
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