Thomas D'Alesandro was in tight with J Edgar Hoover and the FBI. **Page 14**: ---- The FBI connected him with "Committee for Protection of Foreign Born" Which shielded communists "subversive for "protecting foreign Communists who come to this country" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Committee_for_the_Protection_of_Foreign_Born ---- "National Council of American–Soviet Friendship" >One of the major goals of the movement was for the United States and the Soviet Union to form an anti-fascist alliance >The Council's membership was largely made up of professionals sympathetic to socialism and communism. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Council_of_American%E2%80%93Soviet_Friendship ---- >The International Workers Order (IWO) was an insurance, mutual benefit and fraternal organization founded in 1930 and disbanded in 1954 as the result of legal action undertaken by the state of New York in 1951 on the grounds that the organization was too closely linked to the Communist Party. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Workers_Order ---- **Page 14/15** Son is arrested for rape of minors Rumour of pressure to acquit. Had top lawyer to get him out. ---- **Page 16** D'Alesandro is the subject of a special inquiry but all details disappear and nothing is made of it. 1961 Never gets to the AG ---- **Page 19:** White House calls for investigation into Thomas D'Alesandro Position for which is "unknown" If the FBI finds any derogatory info on him, to let the White House know (JFK) ---- **Page 34:** Case file going delinquent due to no sources of informtion (deadline 2-10-61) ---- **Page 36:** D'Alesandro connected to 3 communist front organizations Awarding city contracts to [BLANK] Most likely The International Workers Order (business front for communists) Protection for political contributors, and interference in police investigations. Son has trial for perjury and is again acquitted. Unsubstantiated ---- **Page 38:** Thomas D'Alesandro appears on member/sponsor list: "American Committee of Protection of Foreign Born" (communist agents) American Committee of Protection of Foreign Born made contributions to the building of America and their building of national defense in exchange. ---- **Page 39** American Committee of Protection of Foreign Born Conference in Ohio D'Alesandro is listed as a sponsor. ---- American-Soviet Friendship event in Baltimore, Maryland (McKeldin - Mayor) 1943 Congressman D'Alesandro in attendance August 27, 1944: IWO holds picnic in Baltimore, Maryland D'Alesandro gives speech. 1944: Better Business Bureau advised that William Curran (DNC boss of Baltimore) & D'Alesandro had used their influence to halt police investigations/prosecutions into crimes (William Orsotti initiated fraudulent activities in the area) Weight shortages in coal deliveries to Baltimore against ordinance coal dealers were top contributors to D'Alesandro ---- **Page 40:** 1945: Charles Camaratta gets away with multiple offenses due to D'Alesandro including gambling, Others involved in gambling rackets. "Bunny" Lignor running gambling/liquour establishment in 1946 in a building connected to D'Alesandro's insurance company. 1946: Redacted information. D'alesandro involved as a fight manager and gambler in 1947, crime sprees involving murder related to this activity were never fully investigated by police as the members he was involved with were contributors to his campaign. I think you see where this is going.... ---- So JFK does a vetting of D'Alesandro and it goes through various FBI departments and pipelines They find first he is involved with National Council of American–Soviet Friendship, then they find Committee for Protection of Foreign Born via HCUA (House Un-American Activities Committee), **Page 64/65:** They find that while spending at least 3 visits in Hot Springs Arkansas, while mayor of Baltimore, signed the Charles and Civic center contracts back in Baltimore. 1959 He spent months at a time at the Arlington Hotel. A serious amount of time. 1959-1961 Signing a 127 million contract for Charles and 12 million for Civic, he uses 12 pens. Gets defeated for re-election as Mayor 1959 1961: There are no records of him at the hotels with the police or credit bureau ---- **Page 106/107:** D'Alesandro gives speech for IWO 1944 (at the Garibaldi Fraternity Society, Baltimore): >"stop grumbling about rationing and get behind the war effort in order to get the war over at the earliest possible time" An exact quote was never acquired. All FBI sources redacted.... ---- **Page 117:** Worked for Kennedy's law firm for 23 years from a teenager ---- **Page:127** >Lieutenant of the Baltimore Police crime lab testified that from his examination of cash receipt book of Piracci Construction Company, an entry that appeared orininally to be Thomas D'Alesandro Jr., had been overwritten under the date of June 10, 1948, to become and entry [REDACTED] in an amount of $4932.36. >On april 9, 1954, **Mrs. Nancy D'Alesandro** testified at Piracci's trial, SUPRA, that on August 8 or 9, 1953, Piracci told her that he erased her name from his books, but she told him he should not have done it since their transactions were legal Nancy was questioned about 6 Piracci checks that had her endorsement, all but 1 being payable to her. She said They were loans for business ventures. Oct 23, 1952: Nancy borrowed 4500 dollars and repaid it in 5 days. Other borrowing amounts were $1600, $1500, $2030.78, $700, and $800. She said she cashed the $700 and $800 checks but turned the $1500 over to [REDACTED] LOL? "Since Piracci intended this as a gift to" [REDACTED] LOL? ---- **Page 128:** Dominic Piracci was convicted of defrauding the city of $42000 and sentenced to 2 years in prison SUSPENDED and ordered to pay a $4000 dollar fine. ARE YOU SERIOUS? **Page 129:** J Harold Grady (Judge) Friends with Thomas D'Alesandro His school mate and clerk at the sheriff's office said he followed D'Alesandro's career for decades (yeah right) and never heard anything bad Friends with the Sheriff ---- **Page 147:** November 18, 1943 Special Agents of the FBI attend rally for American Soviet-Friendship (affiliated) D'Alesandro was on stage with Mayor Theodore McKeldin. ---- **Page 148:** May 10, 1956: Testimonial dinner to Thomas D'Alesandro via IWO (communists)