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Frank Sinatra — Part 20

110 pages · May 09, 2026 · Document date: Mar 12, 1956 · Broad topic: Public Figures · Topic: Frank Sinatra · 106 pages OCR'd
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9841089451 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 19. May of evaluation of the information 10559552553 furnished by the above Informant, the Li Office by letter to the Director dated 3/0/54, furnished news clipoings of Westbrook Pegler emdi rated eolimn adoring 0/6.1n. 2171/7? recarding on allarsaa SYRGLCEaLSS COLUMN GUPlng 7/7 yaya ui, TEZATGINS an arLtegea association between FRANK SINATRA, Charles Fischetti and Lucky Luciano. A review of these newspaner columns was made for backgrou informeticon, and the followinz summary prepared: In the \tnter of 196-47, FRANK SINATRA wes observed in association with notorious persons, including Lucky Luciano in Cuba. Not long after the meeting in Cuba, SINATRA made his way back to Hollywood by way of several Mexican resorts. The official passenger list of the Pan-American Airyays on 2/11/47, reportedly reflects that FRANK TNaTiA Flew from Miami, Fla., to tiavana, Cuba, with Joe and Rocco Fischetti of Chicago. it is reported that E. J. Kahn, Jr., then press agent for SINATRA, revorted that SINATA was OTEER surrounded by a strolling wall cf self=aooointed guardians who while not -precisley desparados, are fairly rough and tumble individuals, who are always looking out to see thet nothing happens to SINATRA. It was through a relative of the Fischetti brothers of Chicago that SINATRA was introduced to Lucky Luciano in Cuba. The Fischetti brothers are related to the Capones in Chicago and had many interes in common with the Cepone Gang. One of SINATRA's ow egrcup referred to the wild party in which SINATRA took part in the iiotel Necional in Havana, Cuba, as a tdebauch.' among those present were SINATRA, Luciano, the Fischett: a Chicago journalist, and a number of women. A strip of moving oictures show SINATRA getting off the plane in Havana on that occasion accompanied by Joe and Rocco Fischetti, Another Fischetti brother is named Charles, who is in partners with his brothers in a suourban Chicago gambling dive. Rocco Fischetti was described as a member of the Italian secret underworld organization, the Mafia, of which Luciano was reportedly the leader. Another associate of SINATRA was described as Willie Moretti, a notorious New Jersey gangster who for years had been associated with Frank Costello, Joe Adonis, Longie Zwillman, Meyer Lansky, and the late Bugsy Siegel. Moretti, commonly known as Willie Moore, was described as absolute underworld boss in 3ergen County, NeJ- It was in this county that fat FRANK SINATEA, then of Hobcken, WN. J., was charged on 11/26/38, in‘ j Y. i the Criminal Judicial District Court of Bergen County, N. Je, with a seducing a woman. SINATRA sas at that time described as being in the troadhouse stage’ of his career, and Moretti was his friend of some years standing. on CONTINUED ON PAGE 21, a”
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