An FBI spokesman confirmed Wednesday that agents found material that they want to test as part of an investigation. He declined further comment.
Federal agents started digging up the basement and backyard of a New York house that once belonged to James 'Jimmy the Gent' Burke - violent mobster immortalized by DeNiro in the classic Martin Scorcese film
The FBI reportedly raided the home in Queens, New York, on Monday after an informant tipped agents off that a body could be buried there.
Burke, who died in prison in 1996, is believed to have been responsible for the 1978 robbery of a Lufthansa cargo terminal at John F Kennedy International Airport that netted nearly $6million in cash and jewels.
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James 'Jimmy the Gent' Burke was thought responsible for the Lufthansa heist, which netted $6million
As a result, he allegedly killed most of the accomplices, believing they would betray him to federal authorities.
DNAinfo.com reports that an informant tied to the Gambino and Bonanno crime families told the FBI that a mobster who has been missing for decades was buried at the house in the Ozone Park neighborhood.
The home is currently owned by Burke's daughter Cathy, who is married organized crime leader Anthony Bruno Indelicato. Indelicato is currently serving a 20 year federal prison sentence.
Sources told DNAinfo.com that the body possibly buried at the Burke home is not related to the Lufthansa heist.
Crime stays close: Burke's daughter Cathy, who
owns the house now (not pictured), is married to an organized crime
leader who is serving a 20 year prison sentence of his own
Search: The work at the house started on Monday. The home has been completely closed off by FBI agents
All in the family: Burke died in prison in 1996 but his relatives still live in the home
The FBI reportedly received a tip that a
body was buried at the home of James 'Jimmy the Gent' Burke. Burke was
thought to have killed 50 people, but only ever convicted of one murder
Federal
agents arrived at the house Monday morning with jackhammers and
sledgehammers, prepared to dig through floors and concrete in search of
evidence. The search was initially slowed down when diggers hit a water main which flooded a basement.
According to the New York Daily News, The Department of Environmental Protection was called to the scene.
A water shut-off notice was placed on neighbors’ homes.
When told about the search, Paul Andrade, 50. said: 'So there’s a tip on there being bodies there?”
'I wouldn't doubt it. This neighborhood probably has quite a few buildings with bodies.'
Questions: FBI officials did not say what exactly they were looking for in their search on Tuesday
Digging: An FBI agent replaces dirt after searching in the backyard of the house once occupied by the famous gangster
Investigation: Sifting trays used by FBI agents can be seen in the backyard of the New York house
However, he becomes increasingly paranoid and brutal after the Lufthansa heist, believing that all of the people around him are preparing to turn on him.
Burke was never charged with or convicted of the robbery.
Instead, he was sent to prison in 1982 after he was convicted of fixing a Boston College basketball game and of torturing and murdering Richard Eaton, who has been skimming money off of Burke's gambling operations.
He is suspected of killing up to 50 people in his lifetimes.
He died in 1996 at age 64 after contracting lung cancer.
Robert DeNiro played James 'Jimmy the Gent' in 'The Goodfellas' film
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