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7 wy 92-657 4 B. CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES Let On August 20, 1969 CARLO GAMBINO was served with a subpoena by Detectives of the New York City Police Depart- ment to appear on August 25, 1969 before the Kings County Grand Jury, Brooklyn, New York. a ie (On ‘August 22, 1969 the following article appeared , cin the Late City: Edition of the “New York Post," page 2: teense 1 aban tte "List Gambino as Head Man In the Mafia "By Irving Lieberman and Arthur Greenspan "The FBI believes CARLO GAMBINO is now the biggest Mafia leader in the country, and the successor to Vito Genovesé, a spource close to the federal-city-state crime task force said sd . today. Vs "GAMBINO, head of one of Brooklyn's Mafia families has been med before a Brooklyn rackets grand jury Monday. The jury x sularly wants to questicn him about 4 IONY SCOTTO, head of . the largest lonmshoremen's union local in the country. © cum _ "SCOTTO has been listed by the Justice Dept. as a captain in s.rvynGAMBINO 's mob family in a listing of all mob leaders in the —-"eountry inserted by Sen. McCLELLAN (D,-Ark.) in the Congressional Record this month. PS ae "The labor leader, who has strong connections to the Brooklyn Democratic organization, but is backing Mayor LINDSAY for re- ' election on the Independent Party, has denied that he is a mob igure. “But the Waterfront Commission is very interested in any mob activities on the New York piers, so much so that it has put a 25- man team of lawyers and investigators to work to see how deep- rooted are the mob's men here. "tPestimony given by FBI Director HOOVER concerning SCOTTO's association with GAMBINO is presently a subject of investigation _by .the Commission,’ CHARLES A. McGEE, secretary of the Com- mission disclosed today. gee