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ane { , nears C c CO! Kl a 4 NY 92-657 with mounting official pressure on their lucrative . stranglehold on the nation's purse. According to the article, the meeting was held at Apalachin, New York, in Tioga County. There were present hoodlums from New York, New Jersey, Ohio, California, Puerto Rico, Cuba, and other points. CARLO GAMBINO was present at this meeting. { JOHN T, CUSACK, District Supervisor, Bureau of Narcotics, testified before the New York State Joint Legis- lative Committee on Government Operations on January 9, 1958, at Albany, New York, regarding the meeting held at Apalachin, New York, on November 14, 1957. He testified that the . Bureau of Narcotics became particularly interested in this meeting as reports from Apalachin indicated that at least three narcotic violators of major importance were present, The following 18 an excerpt of a portion of CUSACK's testimony concerning GAMBINO: : “CARLO GAMBINO “PET number 334450, New York City Police Department B Number 12876. “CARLO GAMBINO and his brother, PAUL (GAMBINO), have long been known to the Bureaif of Narcotics as important leaders in the Mafia and intimate associate: of SALVATORE LUCANIA, with alias, ‘Lucky’ Luciano. "During the spring of 1948, reliable infor- mation obtained from a Bureau of Narcotics source indicated that CARLO GAMBINO travelled clandestinely to Palermo, Sicily, where he joined his brother, PAUL (GAMBINO), who had fled to Italy to avoid pros- ecution in a Federal alcohol tax case. The GAMBINOS were reported to exercise control of the narcotic smuggling activities between the Mafia element in Palermo and the United States on behalf of SALVATORE LUCANIA and during 1948, both GAMBINO brothers met with LUCANIA at te home of their relatives in Palerm Sicily. ~13- Siiinemeee ee