Government Army inspector, who was engaged in inspecting the garrison cap contracts, at the Bonita plant. The CHAIRMAN. Was that during this period of time? Mr. BELLINO. During this period of time, yes. The CHAIRMAN. Do the records there show any payments to him? Mr. BELLINO. No sir, the records do not show any specific payments to William Ienni except a notation which was read into evidence, I believe, attached to the Bonita Originals correspondence from Maurice Ades, where he stated "I gave Marvin $50 for Willy." That is the only notation we have. The CHAIRMAN. How do you identify Willy as William Ienni? Do you think that that is one and the same person? Mr. BELLINO. I believe sir, Mr. Ades indicated that the Willy referred to on that notation, which was in his handwriting, was William Ienni. The CHAIRMAN. That is an instance where he showed he had given him $50. Mr. BELLINO. Yes, sir. Mr. KENNEDY. Then, in addition, we have this notation here of the $75? Mr. LEVY. That is right. Mr. KENNEDY. Was it your understanding in addition to that, that Willy would be paid a weekly retainer or salary in order to assist in the plant at Puerto Rico? Mr. KENNEDY. That is in addition to any of these payments we have mentioned? Mr. LEVY. Yes, sir. Mr. KENNEDY. Did he mention to you what the amount was that would be paid to Willy? Mr. LEVY. Mr. Rubin told me that he had Mr. Ades to pay him every week $50. Mr. KENNEDY. That is $50? Mr. LEVY. Yes. Mr. KENNEDY. Would you continue then, Mr. Levy? Mr. LEVY. Here we have D. Levy, that is the name of a firm that makes lingerie. Mr. KENNEDY. Dewalby Levy? Mr. LEVY. Yes, and they make lingerie in New York, and so we bought that lingerie by order of Mr. Rubin, and at that time they gave it to Mr. Porreca, the Chief Inspector on 16th Street. Mr. KENNEDY. That is Mr. Joe Porreca? Mr. LEVY. Yes, sir. Mr. KENNEDY. And he was Chief Inspector at 16th Street? Mr. LEVY. Yes, and he was the one that always helped Mr. Rubin to remove an inspector if he was good or no good, and if he worked with the firm or not. If he did not work with the firm he took him off and put another one on that does work for the firm. So Mr. Rubin, he thought he would give him some lingerie, and we bought this at wholesale price, from the Dewalby Levy Manufacturing Co. The CHAIRMAN. What is the amount of it, how much did you pay for it? Mr. LEVY. I have it marked here, $49.25. The CHAIRMAN. $49.25? Mr. LEVY. Yes. Mr. KENNEDY. Now, there is another notation under that. Mr. LEVY. Under that we have $15, which we bought some coats for the children of Mrs. Hort. Mr. KENNEDY. And then a check for $56? Mr. LEVY. Then a check, after that, for $24.75, that is for a coat for Mrs. Hort. Mr. KENNEDY. That is the $24.75? Mr. LEVY. For her, and $15 for the children's coat, and Mr. Rubin bought those. That was from a firm, and he knows where he bought them and maybe we have the bill for them. And we paid it. Mr. KENNEDY. Under that you have what? Mr. LEVY. $36, also for lingerie. Mr. KENNEDY. For whom? Mr. LEVY. For Mr. Porreca. Mr. KENNEDY. Some more lingerie for Mr. Porreca? Mr. KENNEDY. Under that, what do you have? Mr. LEVY. Under that we have $600. Mr. KENNEDY. $600? Mr. LEVY. Yes, sir, this is supposed to be given to Mr. Farnell, and Mr. Pollock. Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. Pollock and Mr. Farnell? Mr. LEVY. That is right. Mr. KENNEDY. And was that Major Farnell? Did you know him as Major? Mr. LEVY. I knew him as Major. Mr. KENNEDY. Do you remember his first name? Mr. LEVY. No, sir. Mr. KENNEDY. That is the Farnell beside which you had the notation "the elephant?" Mr. LEVY. That is the same one, all of the way through. Mr. KENNEDY. Now the, what is your next number after that? Mr. LEVY. After that I have another $150, also for Farnell. Mr. KENNEDY. And then you have what? Mr. LEVY. I have $17.94, we brought some whisky to Ernshaw, from Macy. Mr. KENNEDY. That is Mr. George Ernshaw? Mr. LEVY. George Ernshaw. Mr. KENNEDY. Do you know what his position was? Mr. LEVY. No, sir, I don't know any of them, what positions they have got. Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. Bellino, do you know that? Mr. BELLINO. Mr. George Ernshaw has been employed as a buyer with the Quartermaster Corps, and he is presently retired, and in business as Ernshaw Merchandising Co. Mr. KENNEDY. What was the position of Mrs. Hort at that time, did she work on any of these contracts? Mr. BELLINO. Mrs. Hort was contract administrator at the Quartermaster Depot, and she was the contract administrator on these Bonita contracts. Mr. KENNEDY. And Maj. Eric Farnell held what position? Mr. BELLINO. Maj. Eric J. Farnell was the contracting officer, and chief of the clothing branch of the New York Quartermaster Depot. Mr. KENNEDY. Did he do any work on these contracts? Mr. BELLINO. He was the contracting officer. The CHAIRMAN. You mean by that that he could determine whether the contract would be let to one company or another? Mr. BELLINO. Yes, sir. The CHAIRMAN. He was the one who made the contract on behalf of the Government with the contracting party? Mr. BELLINO. Yes. Mr. KENNEDY. And the contract administrator made the decisions as to deviations, is that correct? Mr. BELLINO. She administered the contract after it had been awarded, and would take up with the contracting officer any matters that she felt should be discussed with him, and which would involve deviations on the contract. Mr. KENNEDY. Now, you mentioned this whisky, Mr. Levy, and then under that do you have a notation? Mr. LEVY. I have $60. Mr. KENNEDY. Do you have a date next to that? Mr. LEVY. I have January 6, 1952. Mr. KENNEDY. Is that 1952 or 1953? Mr. LEVY. Again, it is Arabic, and it is 1953. Mr. KENNEDY. January 6, 1953, you have a notation of $60, and then the name of Hort? Mr. LEVY. Mrs. Hort. Mr. KENNEDY. And then what is the notation underneath that? Mr. LEVY. $500. Mr. KENNEDY. What is the date next to that? Mr. LEVY. February 6, 1953. Mr. KENNEDY. First on the $60, Mr. Bellino, do you have that check? Mr. BELLINO. We have a check dated January 7, 1953, it is check No. 1898, payable to cash, in the amount of $60, signed by Leon M. Levy, and endorsed "Okay, Leon M. Levy," and the stub of the checkbook has a penciled notation "M. L. Rubin," and also a notation "Government." This check was charged to an account of M. Rubin on the books under "Exchanges." The CHAIRMAN. Has the witness identified the check? Mr. LEVY. Yes, sir. The CHAIRMAN. State what that check is, Mr. Levy. Mr. LEVY. It is January 7, 1953, $60, cash, and my signature on it. The CHAIRMAN. Do you remember the occasion when that check was given? Mr. LEVY. I only remember because of a notation here. Mr. LEVY. I have Mrs. Hort, $60, that is all. The CHAIRMAN. Does that identify your notation, related to this particular check? Mr. LEVY. Yes. The CHAIRMAN. $60 was to go to her? Mr. KENNEDY. And you have the date on your notation there, of January 6, 1953? Mr. LEVY. That is right. The CHAIRMAN. This check may be made "Exhibit No. 10." Mr. KENNEDY. Under that, you have another notation that was just mentioned, Mr. Levy? Mr. LEVY. We had $500. Mr. KENNEDY. And what was the date next to that? Mr. LEVY. February 6, 1953. Mr. KENNEDY. Could you tell us the circumstances and whose name is beside that? Mr. LEVY. It is made for cash and the figure was 496 and we made it $500. Mr. KENNEDY. What is that? Mr. LEVY. Four hundred and ninety-six. Mr. KENNEDY. The check was made out for $500? Mr. LEVY. Yes, so it shouldn't show the expense, and it was to be given out, $496. Mr. KENNEDY. Who was it to be given to? Mr. LEVY. To Mr. Rubin. Mr. KENNEDY. And who did he state he was giving the money to? Mr. LEVY. I didn't mark down here, and he didn't tell me to whom it was given. Mr. KENNEDY. Did you make it out for $496? Mr. LEVY. I made it $500, instead of $496, or $496 instead of $500, and I don't remember, if you had the check I could tell. The CHAIRMAN. Do you have the original check before you, Mr. Levy? Mr. LEVY. That is right, $496, and I have it marked here "$500." The CHAIRMAN. Did Mr. Rubin tell you why he wanted that $496? Mr. LEVY. It should not show on the figures. Mr. KENNEDY. He told you that he wanted it down as $496 so that nobody would know when they looked at it that it was even money? Mr. LEVY. That it was even money, no. Mr. KENNEDY. And would not be suspicious? Mr. LEVY. That is right. The CHAIRMAN. What is the check for? I am a little confused. Mr. BELLINO. The check is 1965, payable to cash in the amount of $496, signed by Leon M. Levy, and endorsed by Leon M. Levy and Ruth Evelove. The CHAIRMAN. Do you know what became of that money? The CHAIRMAN. You personally gave that to Mr. Rubin? Mr. LEVY. Yes; when I made a check, Miss Evelove, she would go and cash the check, and I O. K.'d for her to cash it and then she would give it to Mr. Rubin, to dispose of it, whatever he thinks is necessary. He told me to mark it down on the list, and this is one of the other checks given out to the Government people. The CHAIRMAN. He told you to mark it down along with others, that was given to Government people? Mr. LEVY. That is right. The CHAIRMAN. Did Mr. Rubin or you give any instructions with regard to that check as to the denomination of bills you wanted it to be cashed? Does it indicate the denomination of the bills that you desired, when the check was cashed? Mr. LEVY. No. The CHAIRMAN. What I mean is, some of the others indicated that you wanted so many twenties, and so many others. Mr. LEVY. This one I didn't know for whom it was given, and for what. The CHAIRMAN. You did not know to whom? Mr. LEVY. No: I didn't mark it down. The CHAIRMAN. Therefore there were no instructions given as to the denomination of the bills on that particular check? Mr. LEVY. No, except he told me, "Add it to the other checks that we drew," and that is how I added it on this piece of paper. The CHAIRMAN. All you knew was that according to him it was to go to Government employees? Mr. LEVY. That is right. The CHAIRMAN. All right. Mr. KENNEDY. All right, the next check under that The CHAIRMAN. The check just referred to may be made "Exhibit No. 11." (Exhibit No. 11 may be found in the files of the subcommittee.) Mr. KENNEDY. The next notation is what, Mr. Levy? Mr. LEVY. $300. Mr. KENNEDY. Who was that to be paid to? Mr. LEVY. This was to Mr. Pollock. Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. Pollock, and what was the date on that? Mr. LEVY. 4-9-53, April 9, 1953. Mr. KENNEDY. Did Mr. Rubin tell you anything further about that? Mr. LEVY. No; he told me that it was for Mr. Pollock. Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. Bellino, do you have that check? Mr. BELLINO. We have a check No. 2071, dated April 9, 1953, payable to cash, $300, signed by Leon M. Levy, “O. K., Leon M. Levy," and it was cashed on April 9, 1953. Mr. KENNEDY. Do we have that as an exhibit? The CHAIRMAN. Do you identify that check, Mr. Levy? Mr. LEVY. Yes, sir. The CHAIRMAN. All right, that check may be made "Exhibit No. 12." (Exhibit No. 12 may be found in the files of the subcommittee.) Mr. KENNEDY. What is your notation underneath? Mr. LEVY. To Mr. Pollock. Mr. KENNEDY. What is the next one under Mr. Pollock! Mr. LEVY. $25. Mr. KENNEDY. For whom? Mr. LEVY. To Mrs. Hort. Mr. KENNEDY. That is 4-29-53? Mr. LEVY. 4-29-53. Mr. KENNEDY. And what are your notations underneath that? Mr. KENNEDY. There was a check made out for $1,750? Mr. LEVY. Yes, sir. Mr. KENNEDY. That was to be split up? Mr. LEVY. It was supposed to be split up between the three of them. |