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20 The Boston Globe Saturday, June 1, 1974 Watertov policeman's on-the-take charade leads to two bookies' 1 Sri over the way I handled the Ciomo arrest. He said Pellicci gave him $500. During most of his meetings with Pellicci, Vaughan said he carried a concealed electronic microphone which was used to record their conversa- tions. The telephones at; Pellicci's home and office; were also tapped by the; FBI. The were played for the jury and transcripts also were; placed in evidence.

Mannix Custom Tailor HONGKONG Pellicci, Vaughan said, asked him to arrange to have the charges reduced and Vaughan said he would see what he could do: When Merrullo appeared in court, Vaughan said he was surprised to see Pellicci with him. "What are you doing here?" Vaughan asked. "I am here to pay the fine. I am in charge of giving protection in this area and (when someone is arrested) I have to pay the fine." However, when Merrullo was slapped with a stiff $3000 fine, Savas was upset and Pellicci asked Vaughan, "What ray job I would have to make some arrests. He said when I needed a pinch he would give me the name of selected bookies and I was to leave other bookies alone." Vaughan said he also supplied Pellicci with a list of agents and accounts seized during raids on competing bookies.

After showing him the ledgers seized from the bookie operation of Charles Tashjian, Vaughan said Pellicci estimated its worth at $250,000 a year and said: "Next year that will be ours." In September 1973, Vaughan- said, Pellicci' congratulated him for- "doing a good job in controlling the Watertown department, not like Newton where they are too wide open about things. They're not too smart in the way they let things go there." Vaughan said Pellicci asked him to let Savas, "a big book set up in Watertown and operate so his agents would not get knocked off." Vaughan said he agreed in return for a $500-a-month payoff. Despite the plan, Vaughan said one of Savas's agents, Joseph Merrullo who operated out of Joey's Cafe on Bigelow avenue, Watertown, was arrested. 'I told him we got the wrong judge," Vaughan testified. Shortly afterwards, another of Savas's agents, Jmes Ciomo who worked out of William J's bar on Nichols avenue was ar-restel on bookmaking charges, by police who worked under Vaughan.

"I decided to release Ciomo because I didn't think we could stand another pinch after Merrullo. I told Det. Blackwood (who arrested Ciomo) that he didn't have enough evidence. Later, Vaughan said, Pellicco told him the "people in Boston" were happy Hi CHARGE IT! Moiter Charge Sons Americord Am. Eiprets 3 SUIT SPECIAL 225 1 Suit 1 Shirt $145 Oeublt Knit Suitt SllkMohiirSuili 15.00 Silk Sharkikin tuiti 15.00 Fint Wtr.t Juitt 95,00 Spirt Clt S2.N 1 Custom Midi Shirt IN ISpUkt 'I SALE I Vi 7.

DAYS 'ONLY MAY 31 hni JUNI 7th Oin Km. II Sal. 1 1 to Call or Visit HARRY HIRO RAMADA INN 1234 SOLDIERS FIELD BRIGHTON Tel. 254-1234 BOOKIES Continued from Page 1 At the conclusion of Vaughan's testimony, US District Court Chief Justice Andrew A. Caffrey convicted Michael Pellicci, 55, of Barbara road; Wal- tham, arid Charles Savas, 51, of Highland avenue, Watertown, of financing and rhanaging illegal gambling operations.

When the prosecutor, Joel M. Freedman of the-Justice said Pellicci was associated with Gen-naro purported organized crime chief in Boston Caffrey revoked Pellicci's bail and ordered him to surrender to Federal marshals Monday.1 The" two defendants will not be sentenced until June 14. The started Wednesday before a jury, but in a -strange move, defense attys. Joseph J. Balliro and James R.

Burke decided- to dispense with the jury and allow the judge to decide the verdict. During the year-long charade, Vaughan told -how word spread through Watertown that he was "on the He said he worked closely with the FBI throughout and turned over each payoff to them. Ihe money and other gifts were placed in evidence. It started innocently enough, Vaughan testified when Pellicci brought him a sandwich while he was working at the site of a fire. Later there were gifts raoD (Dddot EDWARD VAUGHAN year long charade of liquor, 'and then finally Pellicci felt a confident enough to make "There is no sense eating beans when you could be eating steak.

We know you have six kids. We could make a lot of money working together said he was told by the bookie. according to Vaughan, said he had been placed, in charge of all gambling and other criminal activity in the Wal-tham, Watertown, Newton area by "The Man." According to an FBI affidavit filed in the case, the, man who placed Pellicci in charge was Angiulo. Under his arrangement with Pellicci, Vaughan said he was to protect certain bookies in Watertown from' arrest. "I told, him that to keep Angiulo's appeal turned down SATURDAY flfID SUNDAY A I JUIIE 1ST AND 2ND cro -v VcsjFinAL DAY SUHDAV JUHE Wb 1 The US Court of Appeals yesterday turned down the appeal of reputed Boston underworld leader Gennaro J.

Angiulo. who was sentenced to 30 days in prison for assaulting a Coast Guardsman at a harbor marina two years ago. The sentence had been stayed pending appeal. Angiulo's trial was held In Concord, N.H., last December because of his claim that prejudicial publicity would prevent him from getting a fair trial in Boston. i Angiulo initially was tried on the charge in Boston in May 1973, but the Court of Appeals set aside that conviction on the ground that the trial judge improperly instructed the jury.

Angiulo's latest appeal was based on the fact that, he didn't case tried, in. New Hampshire. He would have preferred somewhere farther from Boston. The victim of the assault, Boatswain's Mate Richard D. Brown testified he was shoved and threatened by Angiulo when he cited him for a boating violation, July 4, 1972.

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