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Indictment for Criminal Case No. 4414: United States vs. Charles Gargotta, defendant. Gargotta is charged with three counts of selling whiskey: one half pint to Henry Fulton, two ounces to Harry Hall, and another two ounces to Set Carson on July 5, 1921.

Information in the trial of Criminal Case No. 5676: United States vs. Jake Binaggia, Frank Fondana and Tony Dibanata, defendant. The document states that, per the affidavit of Arthur L. Curran, Federal Prohibition Agent, Binaggia, Fondana, and Dibanata were in possession of five gallons of whiskey on December 18, 1922.

Order of probation in Criminal Case #9129, United States vs. Joe DiGiovanna, defendant. The order notes that the defendant entered a plea of guilty to the charge of possessing an unregistered whiskey still and sentences him to two years of probation with a $1,000 bond. Dr. Max Goldman is named as his probation officer.

Report of trial for Criminal Case No. 8549: United States vs. Paul Carollo, defendant. The document summarizes events of the case, including the defendant's arrest on January 6, 1928, the witnesses who appeared, and the attorneys appearing on each side. Commissioner George D.

Indictment in Criminal Case No. 9019: United States vs. Bob Rippen, Frank (Fritz) Malloy, Joseph L. Tingle, Tom Fitzgibbons (alias Thomas Church), Edward Hohmann, Emma Amsler (alias Helen E. Johnson), and Elmer Hoard, Earl Tingle, J. J. Fields and Dewey Bardone, defendants.

Report of trial for Criminal Case No. 9761: United States vs. Joe DiGiovanna, defendant. The document summarizes events of the case, including the defendant's arrest on September 12, 1929 and the attorneys appearing on each side. Commissioner James S.

Commitment in the trial of Criminal Case No. 4182: United States vs. Charley Gargotta, defendant.

Indictment in Criminal Case No. 8647: United States vs. Frank "Chee Chee" DeMayo, Abe Schneider, Jack Clarkson, Joe Maniscalao (alias Joe Mancello), and Joe Deblume, defendants.

Information in the trial of Criminal Case No. 9384: United States vs. Sam Pallino, Frank Mazzuca, and Joe DiGiovanna, defendants. The document states that, per the affidavit of W.

Report of trial for Criminal Case No. 9207: United States vs. Sam Pallino and Joseph DiGiovanna, defendants. The document summarizes events of the case, including the defendants' arrest on January 18, 1929 and the attorneys appearing on each side. Commissioner James S.

Indictment in Criminal Case No. 8388: United States vs. Rose Costanza, defendant. The defendant was charged with, in Count I, operating a distillery "with the intent to defraud the United States of America of the tax on the spirits"; in Count II, making, possession, and fermenting "a quantity of mash fit for distillation...

Commitments in Criminal Case No. 11784: United States vs. Joseph Piscitta, Russell Piscitta, James Piscitta, George Tippet, Hubert Brown, Udell Harris, Eugene Petko, Emery Petko, Wesley Cole and Theodore Wilson, defendants. James Piscitta was sentenced to one year and one day at the U.S. Industrial Reformatory at Chillicothe, Ohio.

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