Imperial distributors (Rhode Island State Police)
| Multi Request | Imperial distributors |
| Submitted | Nov. 3, 2021 |
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From: Sam OstIe
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Rhode Island Access to Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
Any and all information relating to the law enforcement investigation in the 1970s-80s of "Imperial Distributors, Ltd." and associated companies Little Bookstores Inc. and Gemini Enterprises.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Maurice Flynn is quoted as saying “It was really one firm run by Guarino using three different names” https://v.ht/zyroI
Imperial Distributors Ltd. was located on 1 Pomfret Street, Providence, Rhode Island, and was operated by: Kenneth Guarino (president), Anthony DiBona, Gloria Osborne (secretary), Joseph A Renzi Jr and Edward Miguel (truck driver).
A quote from an old newspaper article reads:
“Law-enforcement sources, including those in the FBI, Rhode Island State Police and Providence Police, stated in interviews that Guarino has ties to organized crime, especially the Carlo Gambino family in New York City. There are these circumstances to support their statements:
Guarino’s major supplier of pornographic magazines and films has been Star Distributors Ltd., a Manhattan company that is controlled by an associate of two crime families, those of Gambino and Simone (Sam the Plumber) DeCavalcante of New Jersey.
An undercover FBI agent who helped bring obscenity-related indictments against numerous associates of organized-crime families in the 1980 Miporn case said that, by agreement, Guarino handled trade of books, magazines and sexual devices in New England while the 16mm and 35mm movie business was reserved for the DeCavalcante family.”
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Sam OstIe
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Rhode Island Access to Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Nov. 3, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Rhode Island State Police
Dear Mr. Ostle:
Please see attached in response to your requests.
If you need anything further, feel free to contact our office.
Office of Legal Counsel
Rhode Island Department of Public Safety
311 Danielson Pike | Scituate, RI 02857
Office: 401 764 0537 | Fax: 401 444 1105
records@risp.gov<mailto:records@risp.gov>| www.dps.ri.gov<http://www.dps.ri.gov/>
[State of Rhode Island: Department of Public Safety]
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