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Frank Sinatra — Part 22
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"tthroatened so the release was given. dhile Sinatra was out of work he
was "kept" by the gangstirs sinea h2 could not he sean going around poor
ly dressed,
"'COMPLIGITY WITH CRIVINALS AND IN CRIME: Thers 18 an entry on tha mani
fest of tha Pan-Amarican Airways of a trip made with the Fischetti brott
ars from Miami to Yavana for the express purpose of turning over two mi)
lion dollars, covering past and futura narcotic transactions. This ws
after Luciano had baan deported to Italy and hac managed to sneak back t
Cuba. Thare is a photograph to prove this. The Temen had the entire
mattar covired from Miaml to Havana and the photo shows Sinatrs getting
off the plane with the Fischettis and carrying the suitcase. The money
was later turned over to Luciano by Rocco Fischetti. Other of his frier
are dope addicts. In a raid on Luciano's home by the Italian police the
collestad, amony other things, a solid gold cigarette case bearing the
inacription: "To my deal plan, Lucky, from his friend, Frank Sinatra",
According to newspaper accounts, less than two years ago Sinatra made a
trip to Italy where it was reported he openly attended Luciano's parties
"t¥ou hava here thraa wanton breaches of the law: Sex charga arrest in
New Jersey. JTllegal possession of a gun, even after having it taken a-
way from him by the sheriff, a person of authority, after which he conti
uad to carry on3. An complicity with criminals and in crime. Today he
still boasts on his radio program that: "Moat of my friends are in pris:
on",
"thy is this entertainer permitted to have full rein in the profession?
The Govarnuent, the press, and the radio are hard at work trying to pros-
ecuts all these criminals, gangsters, and racketeers. The radio has ove:
tha summer montha given an outstanding publis service in this connection.
even having an interview with Moretti on one program (the network that
will hire Sinatra again for five years ]}) and all the leading publication:
are running lead articles on drug addiction among tha young and on
Luciano and his crimes. Yet nobody bethers to see that Sinntra comes in
for his share in this nefarious matter. Frankly, we feal he ia anything
but the sort of entertainer to have before the teen-agers a# a pattern ti
follow to become successful. Of course, it's all ri:ht to have sex or
gies (the papsrs are full of them today), it's perfectly all right to
break tha law and carry guns sven after you have been apprshended and war
ned against it, it's parfectliy all right to be close friends with the to;
eriminals of the country and to halp them and have them put you on the
top whsre you receive a fantastic income. It's a nice example for youth,
isn't it’ Ye breaks the law on three counts, goes frees; has all the
wrong associations and people applaud him3 carries a gun, so that's all .
right; aids criminais and that's all right, too. He comes out on top.
Hollywood has erroneously described him as "the symbol of underprivileged
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