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and a review of testimony refle cts that the subject furnished. only negative information. An example of the fact of negative information.may be seen in the subject's testimony. before the New York State Crime Commission where he was accompanied by Counsel JAMEs A. MAJ0R, 2yl Main Street, Hacksensack, New Jersey. MaJoR irmediately requested that he make a Snort statement for record with the permission of the Com- mission. The following is an exact quote from Mr. MAJoR's statement: "Mr. ANAsTAsIA at present is named defendant in suit instituted by the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey for the purpose of denaturalizing him and deporting him from the United States to Italy. He has been called as a witness before the Bergen Grand Jury which was investigating the death of wILLIAh MoRETrI which. took place in Bergen County. He is also under investigation by the Unitec States Treasury Department, we believe in connect.on with the Internal Revenue Act. been some suggestion that Mr.ANASTAsIA might be involved in. a killing which tock place in l9yo. For that reason we have advised Mr. ANAsTAsIA that it is within his right to decline to answer any questions which might tend to incriminate him." From tiis point on the subjct refused to answer many questions concerning his associ ates, income, background, etc. Concerning ANASTAsIA's connection with WILLIAM MoRETTI the following is repcrted: According to an article appearing in the "Brooklyn Eagle" on October 5, 195l, MOREtrI met his death typical gangster style at a restaurant, cliffside Park, New Jersey. The article indicated that four men had been waiting in the restaurant and one had gone outside to look. around just before MORETTI appeared. A moment later shots rang out and moRerTI was found dead on the floor. There were no witnesses to this murder. 91