Re: United States vs. Joseph Bruno, et. al.
57 CR 406
Dear Mr. Belk:
The successful prosecution of this complicated narcotics conspiracy case
was made possible through the combined efforts of many of your agents.
My present first assistant,
Mitchell E. Rieger, has informed me that some
of the agents presently assigned to your office are particularly deserving
of praise for the efforts and manner in which they participated in the trial
of this case.
They are Narcotics Agent Samuel B. Newey, George E. Payne and Joseph J. Tremoglie.
Agent Newey was of valuable assistance in the preparation for trial
of this case. The accurate report of Agent Payne concerning a conversation
he overheard between defendants Bruno and Mates, and his clear and convincing
testimony concerning said conversation was the significant evidence which
made possible the conviction against defendant Bruno. Agent Tremoglie's
accurate report concerning what he observed and heard in a meeting between
defendants Mates and Urbinati and his forthright testimony supporting this
meeting was a necessary link in the evidence offered to prove defendant Urbinati's
guilt.
The noteworth contribution to the successful prosecution of this case by
former Narcotics Agent Harry V. Matters has been communicated to his present
employer, the Alcohol & Tobacco and Tax Division of the Treasury Department
in Philadelphia.
Sincerely yours,
R. Tikken
United States Attorney.
