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Albert Anastasia During Anastasiats income tax trial, the matter of his thirty-four-room, elaborate, steel-fence-enclosed home located in Fort Lee, New Jersey, which was 4n the name of Albert and Elsa Bargnesi was prought up. Anastasia reportedly aamitted that Bargnesi was the maiden name of Anastasia'ts wife and that Albert and Elsa Bargnesi were an fact Albert Y and Elsa Anastasia, It was also reported that. this home was valued at between $75,000 and $125,000 and was located in the vicinity of the home of gangster Joe Adonis. It was stated that Albert Anastasiats 1948 income /, tax return contained only income which was listed as having - peen derived from Anastasiats share of profits of the Modern Dress Company, & Pennsylvania firm. In December of 1954 it was stated that Albert Anastasiats main interest was in the water-front rackets Av in New Jersey and New York. During this period Anastasis +) was reported to be in daily contact with a reputed New York gambler. In January, 1955, it was alleged that Albert Anastasia, as one of the racketeers in the garment industry, may have been §nvolved in a fraud perpetrated against Sears Roebuck and Company. It was alleged that some of Sears Roebuck and Company representatives were in collusion with garment racketeers and fixed prices against Sears 4n such @ manner that Sears was duped out of approximately $500,000. In February, 1955, it was alleged that Albert Anastasia had been contacted by the syndicate regarding reported attempts to expand his influence on the New York water front through bis brother, Anthony Anastasia. Albert Anastasia was reportedly told to stay away from the water front as much as possible to keep things quiet ; there. In May of 1955 it was rumored that Albert Anastasia was a financial backer for the M apd mansportation Company of Cambridge, Massachusetts, am and had been on @ shaky ancial Loovsnge vy y H tole -t-