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for 2 years. Mr. London was fined $5,000, and his father
was fined $1,000.
From 1983 through 1985, officials from the Criminal
Investigation Division of the Internal Revenue Service, the
Drug Enforcement Administration, the Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI), and the Massachusetts State police
investigated Heller's Cafe for possible violation of the
laws prohibiting gambling, loan-sharking, drug trafficking,
money laundering, and for possible failure to submit
currency transaction reports (CTR's).
On October 28, 1986, in response to an application
and affidavit submitted by Federal agents, the U.S.
District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued two
orders authorizing Federal agents to conduct electronic
surveillance at Heller's Cafe for a 30-day period. One
order authorized the agents to intercept communications
in and adjacent to the enclosed area where Mr. London
conducted the business of M.L. Associates. The second
order authorized Federal agents to monitor and record
telephone communications on two telephones at Heller's
Cafe, a pay phone located on the premises and a private
phone line belonging to M.L. Associates. The District
Court extended the orders for an additional 30 days on
December 3, 1986. Federal agents terminated electronic
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