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NY 162-207 II. CRIMINAL ACTIVITY On October 2l, 196l, NY T-2 advised that BENNY DE MARIINO is a big man in the juke box racket having machines all over the Bronx, Mount Vernon and Yonkers, New York areas. On December 1, 1960, BENJAMIN DE MARTINOwas interviewed in connection with another investigation and he advised at this time that he had had dealings with VINCENT J. SOUILLANTE concerning juke boxes in the Bronx, but would not furnish any specifics regarding this relationship. On September 24, 1960, NY T-2 advised that BEMNY DE MARTINO, also known as "Benny the Bum is a "button man" who works for VINCENT J. SQUILLANTE in the Bronx, New York. VINCENT JAMES SQUILLANTE, FBI Humber 7OOIO-C, was born June 7, l9l7, in New York City. On February 18, 1959, SQurLLANte, with others, received seven and a half to fifteen years sentence for extortion in the garbage collection industry. On December 14, 1959, this conyiction: was reversed by the Appellate Division of New York State. On November 19, l959, Hfphooag ut Lanr puenn Teaepnd e Aq pagntput sem ey for rigging bids for garbage collection at Mitchel* Alr Force Base, Long Island, New York. On November 7, l960, a Bench Warrant was issued following his failure to appear for trial in United States District Court, Eastern Distrlet of New York. SQuILlANTE fugitive. "Eutton men", according to Ny T-3, are those who have proven themselves in some matter and were made 'members of the family. He stated, however, that *ccasionally an individual would "receive his button" only because he had a lot of money and influence, and in fact,had not proven himself.