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tes, i= ee ee . -,>st,:- National Union. Chicago File 58-19% Be ee AURs1ab | eR Ey saunsZoaztano, who resides at lake October 13, 1947, by Special Agents at GRAZIANO ts Place of business, the J. P. Graziano Grocery Company, 901 — West Randolph Street, a wholesale grocery store. GRAZIANO advised that he 7G is a partner with his son in the operation of this business. >". GRAZIANO advised he contributed a $10,000.00 certified check to apply to the ., bond of PHILIP D'ANDREA. This check was on a bank account of the J. P. ‘Graziano Grocery Company, and was derived solely from the funds of that company. GRAZIANO advised that he was contacted by telephors by some person, name unknown, who identified himself as a friend of D'ANDREA and asked GRAZIANO to make a contribution to apply on D'ANDREA's bond. This unknomm caller also requested GRAZIANO to take his contribution to the office of Attorney JOSEPH BULGER « Acting in accordance with this request, GRAZIANO went to BULOER's office in ~.,. Chieago to make his contribution. In BUIGER's office was a man who identified —_ himself to GRAZIANO aa the person who had called GRAZIANO on the telephone, as related above, but this individual was not identified by name to GRAZIANO. GRAZIANO did not mow this man, whom he described as being an Italian. Also at BUIGER's office at this time was one RAGO, an undertaker whose business is located on Western Avenue in Chicagoe GRAZIANO understood that RAGO also made a contribution at this time. me _ From BULGER'3 office, GRAZIANO accompanied by BULGER, RAGO and the unidentified individual, proceaded to the office of the dmerican Casualty Company, where GRAZTANO and RAGO tumed over their contrioutions to the American Casualty Company. GRAZIANO advised that he obtained a receipt for his $10,000.00 contribution. . GRAZIANO related that subsequent to the trial of the subjects, he received his a $10,000.00 in cash from BULGER. According to GRAZIANO, he received no profit se in any form from the transaction and he made his contribution without any 2 offer or pressure of any kind being used to induce him to make it. GRAZIANO advised that D'ANDREA is the only one of the defendants with whom he oe was acquainted and his contribution was made solely on the basis of his personal 7° friendship with D'ANDREA. GRAZIANO first met D'ANDHEA about ten years ago at rs resorts located at Benton Harbor, Michigan, and later continued a rather casual . “0 association with him at Michigan resorts and in Chicago. GRAZIANO recalled 0.85 thet DUANDREA occasionally bought groceries from him, in amounts only for i, js personal uae. He denied that he hadever had any business dealings otherwise "7". with D'ANDREA and atated that he has never been a member of the Italo American ste <P De00-229,, a re . Mele a] . +. & 4 * ) ua ‘ aay 4 é wee ‘ # ! Par gts Ta . a ee