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i) ‘NY. 92-911" wt ~ oe he : +. . The Broome county Grand sary of, “Binghatiton ” - - “—epened -an- inquiry—into the-charges- of: “police infiuence- -—:- ’ on behalf of CARMINE GALANTE, “Despite the.dropping of -° charges by the Chaimman of the Néw York Legislative a Watchdog Committee, they named additional persorB as béing ~ interested in the speeding arrdst of CARMINE GALANTE, ene: of whom Vii identified as VINCENT MACRI, described ’ as the Capital Hill Mystery Man who got the State Division of Veterans Affairs to look into the speejing arrest _ of GALANTE, an article appeared in the New York "World : Telegram and Sun" dated February 4,.1958, concerning the 5 New Jersey state probe by Deputy attorney General CHARLES S. JOELSON who had obtained indictments against four West New York, New Jersey Police officials on misconduct and conspiracy charges, This indictment reportedly charged ERNEST J, MODARELLI, West New York Public Safety Commissioner; Police Chief FRED. K J. ROOS; Detective Captain CHRIS GLEITSMANN; Detec e Sergeant PETER POLICASTRO,and a man called only as "JOSEPH JOE," who was described as a man of dark complexion formerly employed by the ABCO Vending Company in which CARMINE GALANTE allegedly had an interest, It is believed that "JOSEPH JOE," mentioned above, is identical to” JOSEPH ° ZICARELLI. In the New York "Herald Tribune" dated February 20, 1958, an article appeared concerning the identity of the Albany, New York,man who intervened for CARMINE GALANTE concerning his 1856 traffic arrest. This person was identified by Acting State Investigation Commissioner, ARTHUR L. REUTER; as being NATHAN WEINSTEIN. It was reported that VINCENT : .MACBI, who was described as a Legislative Consultant, had been asked by Mr. WEINSTEIN to get information concerning the an ‘. "arrest of CARMINE GALANTE. WEINSTEIN was described ‘as being an Albany. Yatioany dealer who was presently in a semi-conscious state in/® bany Hospital and had been recently declared. judidally incompetent about five or six months ago. - 55 -