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Carmine Galante — Part 1

97 pages · May 09, 2026 · Document date: Dec 24, 1957 · Broad topic: Organized Crime · Topic: Carmine Galante · 94 pages OCR'd
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: ———— vate oe ed . oo we ee ee bribery attempt by the West New York Police Depart-~- ment. Portions of this article are quoted as follows: rl "In _the report | released to the _press over = lr man of ame Ln the weexnenda, tne LEC paid the sarety of the people of West New York is in the hands of officials ‘unfit! to hold high office. “The report adds that the conduct of West New York Police Commissioner ERNEST J, MODARELLI and Detective Capt. CHRIS GLEITSMANN ‘strongly suggests'that their relationship with the criminal element may go much deeper than intercession and eatthamntad Kiwndharr on Bakialf Af on avanrnnuiat GuUUCUIYYVOM Mee tod Y Vid Woda Va ali S@X=Cconvaict. "The report describes Mr. MODARELLI as ‘gedulously avoiding' a council subpoena and con- cludes that Capt. GLEITSMANN ‘did attempt to bribe! & New York State trooper. "Ty is obvious .. . that the public welfare and safety of the people of West New York are in the handa af affiatola eaaekh aa MONARTT TT and AT PIMOMAN sli We Wh hb bi LL sg aidked dd Ch PUA Cb ME PT # who have demonstrated their unfitness to hold the high offices of director of public safety and captain of detectives. "The report absolves Detective Sgt. PETER J. POLICASTRO, who drove Capt. GLEITSMANN to Binghamton, N,. ¥., and attended the meeting at which the bribe | attempt was allegedly made. The report says of Set. PAT TOASTRA It finer not annear that he antuslly a dd a PL Ee WA a er Ch pe pe Ge wWhbinwW aay Ov vVMod oy participated in the bribery attempt." ; —e
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