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COLD OPEN. This is a declassified Federal Bureau of Investigation file titled “Stefano Magaddino – Section Nine of Ten,” a 566‑page case file dated twenty‑four February, nineteen‑sixty‑five. The document is notable for its detailed surveillance and informant reports on the Magaddino crime family, a key component of La Cosa Nostra in the Buffalo region. The source is archived at the Black Vault, https://archive.org/download/1464742-0-file-1-section-9/1464742-0 - File 1 - Section 9djvu.txt. PROVENANCE. The file was released under Federal Bureau of Investigation FOIA case number one four six four seven four two dash zero. The material was made publicly available on the Black Vault website on an unspecified release date, declassified by the Federal Bureau of Investigation pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act. The canonical PDF can be accessed at the same URL. THE DOCUMENT. The opening pages list extensive redactions: “Page forty‑eight – b six; b seven C; b seven D; Page forty‑nine – b six; b seven C; b seven D; … Page four hundred and sixty‑two – b six; b seven C; b seven D;” and so on through the remainder of the file. The redacted sections are noted as “[redacted under exemption B1]” throughout. The first substantive entry reads: “Report of Special Agent Anthony A. Bick, dated twenty‑four February, nineteen‑sixty‑five, Buffalo. Title of case: (A) magaddino, also known as ‘character of case.’” The report states that a copy of the information was furnished to the Albany Office because several high‑ranking members of the Magaddino family were subjects of pending investigations by that office. It continues: “Do not write in spaces below. Approved – Bureau (92‑3).” Dissemination records follow. “August nineteenth, nineteen‑sixty‑five – BU ninety‑two sixty‑one – Leads (continued). Newark (Info): One copy is being furnished for information to the Newark Office in view of the fact that information is being developed through highly confidential sources concerning the position Stefano Magaddino holds in La Cosa Nostra.” The New York Office receives a copy because relatives and associates such as Serno Tartamella, Gaspare di Gregorio, and Gaspare Magaddino are subjects of separate investigations. The Philadelphia Office is briefed on investigations in Scranton, Pittston, and Wilkes‑Barre to determine whether members associated with the Magaddino family are part of the organization. The Buffalo section notes continued spot surveillance and interviews of family members, and it mentions liaison with the Metropolitan Toronto Police Department, which is investigating a segment of the family referred to as the “Volpe Family.” Individual investigations are listed for Frank J. Valenti, Fred G. Randaccio, Pasquale Natarelli, and other leading members. Informant summaries are presented with the heading “Informants – Identity of Informants.” The document emphasizes: “UTMOST CAUTION SHOULD BE TAKEN IN DISCUSSING OR DISSEMINATING ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED BY BU…

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FBI File: Stefano Magaddino Section 9 Of 10 (declassified FBI Document) [566 Pages]

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COLD OPEN. This is a declassified Federal Bureau of Investigation file titled “Stefano Magaddino – Section Nine of Ten,” a 566‑page case file dated twenty‑four February, nineteen‑sixty‑five. The document is notable for its detailed surveillance and informant reports on the Magaddino crime family, a key component of La Cosa Nostra in the Buffalo region.

Date: JUL 18 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
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COLD OPEN This episode presents the Federal Bureau of Investigation file on Stefano Magaddino, Section Nine of ten, a declassified document spanning five hundred sixty‑six pages. The record is notable for its extensive redactions and detailed surveillance notes on the Buffalo crime family, released…

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What was FBI File: Stefano Magaddino Section 9 Of 10 (declassified FBI Document) [566 Pages] about?: COLD OPEN. This is a declassified Federal Bureau of Investigation file titled “Stefano Magaddino – Section Nine of Ten,” a 566‑page case file dated twenty‑four February, nineteen‑sixty‑five. The document is notable for its detailed surveillance and informant reports on the Magaddino crime family, a key component of La Cosa Nostra in the Buffalo region.
Why was this case declassified?: This material entered the public record through the U.S. declassification and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process. Storyflo narrates it directly from the public release.

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