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-_ BERNSTEIN stated that he himself was present on about ‘six or eight “ooca’si ona’ i Chicago File §8~194 Lue AJR:EOD — ne ae toe oan woe ee, 94 Be of age, medium build, and of dark coloring. Miss COX got the impression that _ nef this first man might be a relative of CAMPAGNA but stated she had no definite ..! 3 basis for that impression. Oo. ss Miss COX wag unable to furnish a detailed description of the second and third cas. * men and stated she did not have occasion to observe them as closely as the’. sh a 7 first mane . ATs. poe s, 4 ag Pah ae Be ¥ when unidentified men brought other sums of money to his office. He stated a that he had mver seen any of these men before or since, but he believes he , " |. could identify some or all of these men if he should ever see them again. On - each occasion, the man left with BERNSTEIN a sum of cash with the mere 7 explanation that he had been "told to leave this pacxage with you for PAUL ° (or LOUIE). BERNSTEIN stated that he did not regard this procedure as too unusual in view of ths apparent type of men with whom he was dealing and for whom the money was intended. He stated that when he began to receive these : payments, he telephoned Mrs. CAMPAGNA, subject CAMPAGNA's wife, thinking | ‘that ? she might have arranged for the payments. However, Mrs. CAMPAGNA denied ‘to - BERNSTEIN that she had arranged for the payments but told BERNSTEIN that she had "heard the money was coming in." BERNSTEIN stated that no receipts were given by him for any of the nonmy het. = received and that he kept no record showing the amounts or the dates of receipts. Lye He stated that as he received the money he placed it all ina safe deposit bor. ae: at the First National Bank in Chicago. On October 11, 1946, he removed all; -* * i, of the money from the safe daposit box and placed it in his’ personal account ~ ies “bing, s FO et at the First National Bank. On the same date, October 11, 1946, BERNSTEIN | «#3 drew a check on his account in favor of the Bureau of Internal Revenue to pay the specified tax claims against DE LUCTA and CAMPAGNA.™ According to BERNSTEIN, the money which he had received anonymously was his : only source of obtaining the amount used in paying the tax claims. He stated | that the amounts which he received exceeded by $1700 the amount necagsary ~ to pay the tax claims, and BERNSTAIN retained this $1700 to apply on his fee as attorney. BURNSTEIN stated that in May, 1945, he had been paid $2500 by’ An Mrs, LOUIS CAMPAGNA as a retainer feee “ye py gore otal 7 OMIT, yea ering ta AM go