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Chicago File 58-194 { yy se Se ae HAC : EOD to Ree wus by The followin imvestigution was conducted by Special agents Qe os bI7 _ tod LOUIS ESPOSITO is tha owner and operator of the West Town Food Market, Melrose - ‘Park, and other fruit ami produce stands in and about Chicago and has his offices at 850 South Halsted, tclephone Haymarket 8952, He resides at 7977 eae + Washington Boulevard, River Forest, Tllinois, telephone Forest 5238. 3 a ™ LOUIS ESPOSITO was interviewed at his offices on October 10, 1947. He’ stated. aS he has been acquainted with the RICCA family for several years and this ~* itt acquaintance grew out of the fact that he delivered produce to their house and «= called for orders. ESPOSITO stated that at about the time PAUL RICCA was in need of a bond, he had called at the RICCA residence for the purpose of either delivering produce or obtaining an order, and at that time Mrs, RICCA | advised him that her husband needed a bond. She asked him if he could put” ups! a ve some money and how much he could put up. ESPOSITO stated he told Mrs. ar a as RICCA he could possibly scrape together $5000, and she said, "Is that 4117! we é to which he replied, "Yes," ESPOSITO stated she must have told him where .to ‘< deliver this $5000 but at the present time he is unable to recall whe ther’ aa an ode it was to an attorney's office or th American Casualty Company. a ESPOSITO stated that on this request of Mrs. RICCA, ho went to his bank, » Soh the Central National Bank in Chicago, and drew out some money from his © | =<: ie personal account and took sone money from his safety deposit box, with which “ on ae money he purchased a cashier's check for $5000. He was unable to state: ,. signa tea whan. this . vO WHOM TOLLS check Was dravne a 5 pt >» ESPOSITO stated that he was acquainted both with Attorney BJLGER and Attorney” a GEURGE CALLAHAN, but he was unable to state how these attorneys figures in. first the collection of this bond. He advised that he recalls vaguely he did receive a receipt for delivering’ ae * this money, but here also he was unable to recall what individual signed this * |... +; receipt. He stated he did get the money back but received no profit on the “+ 2 ot, transacti on and receivad only y5Ooo i in return He Was unable to recall from = whan he received this money but it was his belief that he put some of it in his account at the Central National Bank and some of it in his safety deposit : ESPOSITO stated he has not been approached to loan or donate any money for 26 on “4 . tha income tax liability of PAUL RICCA or LOUIS CAMPAGNA, a he ig,not. 402% s\ .familiar with anybody who was so approached. He also state he is not famtiion { lq yt tet: Gatos are ae SB ec0- 37 * We . - ay wy a ee te OO ee eee ea