On this date, February 13...
• in 1912, Justice Department Special Agent Pignuolo tells the Secret Service that the Lima and Lomonte saloon at 237 East 107th Street is run by relatives of imprisoned counterfeiter Giuseppe Morello.
• in 1922, John and Anna Torrio of Chicago return to the U.S. after a visit to Cuba.
• in 1930, racketeer Carmine 'Joe' Borrelli (or 'Barelli') and companion May Smith are shot to death in the Bronx.
• in 1935, Bruno Hauptmann is found guilty of the kidnapping and killing of Charles and Anne Lindbergh's young son.
• in 1939, the Massachusetts legislature launches an investigation into Governor Hurley's 1938 pardon of robbery convict Raymond Patriarca.
• in 1951, Frank Costello testifies for two hours in his first appearance before the Kefauver Committee.
• in 1959, following a hung jury in the tax evasion trial of New Jersey crime lord Abner 'Longie' Zwillman, FBI agents arrest three men for jury bribery.
• in 1962, a federal judge sentences eleven defendants, including Joe Valachi and Vito Agueci, to long prison terms for narcotics conspiracy.
• in 1963, Jimmy Hoffa testifies before a federal grand jury in Los Angeles.
• in 1964, a gathering at the San Jose CA home of Vito Adragna includes Joseph Cerrito, Frank Sorce, Dominic Anzalone and others.
Image of Frank Costello.
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