RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : v9.1 | HW 45854 Docld:32298186 AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE : DATE: PAGES: SUBJECTS : JFK Assassination System Date: §/28/201 Identification Form Agency Information Peleased under the John FBI . Kennedy 124-10220-10462 ; Assassination Records oOllection Act of 1992 HQ . (44 USC 2107 Note). ase#: NW 45654 Date: Hi-16-2017 92-2918-77, 78 Document Information FBI DOUCE, RICHARD GORDON DIRECTOR, FBI 05/04/1959 58 SMO, GM, OC, RACK AND SUBV, FGJ, FISUR , FRENCHYS SEAFOOD RESTAURANT, RCK, MED, P/P, B/F INT, ARRESTED, BKG, ASSOC, NRO, JRM, SJL, REL, TRA, SUR, CRIMINAL ACT PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4; 10(a)2 Redact 08/26/1998 INDEFINITE. RPT, INDEX PAGES 42-45, INC MEMO Page 1
po 92-228; 92-236 © er Fhysioal’ s Surveillances The following Special Agents participated in the surveLllance’ of Frenchy's Seafood Restaurant, 5700 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh: ; THOMAS G. FORSYTH III RICHARD GORDON DOUCE WALTER E, TAYLOR Phe surveillances conducted at the white Horse Inn, Byrnedale, Pa., were. conducted by SA ROBERT L, OLSON on e/2A/59 and 3/12/59. Record \ch checks Records of the Miami, Florida, PD and credit Bureau oF. Greater Miami, were reviewed by IC CLIFFORD M. WERNER. ae nn SS8ryrK Act 6 (4) Confidential Source nS [Juno has furnished valuable information concerning @ activivies of the MANNARINO organization since - the inception of the Top Hoodlum Program, sailed for Aghens, “Greece, on 4/10/59, aboard the SS OLYMPUS from New York, N.Y. | HW 45354 the acknowledged racket boss in Westmoreland County, Pa., during the 1920's, was released from the Western State | Penitentiary during the summer of 1952 after being a prisoner for over 20 years on a conviction formrder. When ‘returned to New Kensington, Pa.,- ‘in 1952, he quickly re- established himself in the MANNARINO controlled numbers racket on a limited scale and even though he was disliked and mistrusted by the MANNARINO brothers, he was able to furnish valuable data to this office concerning their operations. Information that he furnished concerning the numbers operation resulted in two highly successful raids conducted by the Intelligence Division, Internal Revenue Service, following dissemination by this office. stated that he. does not intend to return to the United States and his criminal history and alien status ~-Cc- COVER PAGE DoclId: 322798186 Page 2? oe
. | HW 45354 ‘wil preclude his re-entry into the United States throygh nr nnn) PQ 92-828; 92-236 normal channels. Lt Will now be necessary for the agents assignet to the MANNARINO investigation to develop new sourc : information who are capable of providing the calib intelligence data previously furnished by : MIKE GEORGE HAZIDAKIS \ Confidential Source }on- 3/13/59 stated Ghat after HAZIDAKIS was released From Montefiore Hospital in November, 1958, he was in a very weakened condition and att empted to recuperate at his home in’New Kensington with gress difficulty. “said that after several months HAZIDAKIS became alarmed over his. dnability to recover from ene operation and since- he was obviously not responding to peatmens, he decided” to return to his family Ln ‘Greece. ai “paid that. HAZIDAKIS left for Freece around | 3/10/59, probably aboard the SS OLYMPUS, saying that he. might return ,to sell his home and settle other business affairs providing hi s health: improved. . \ ‘stated that in his opinion, HAZTIDAKTS would undoubtedly % bake full advantage of his poor physical condition to ramain in Greece permanently because of his long expressed fear of GABRIEL MANNARINO. F INFORMANTS Careful consideration has. been given to each source concealed and T symbols were utilized in this report only in) those. instances where the identities of. the sources must be © concealed. / PG T-1 ts con iaential source, contacted by SAS RICHARD GORDON DOUCE and THOMAS G. FORSYTH IIT PG T-2 is NORMA GRILLO, a Pittsburgh call girl, contacted by SA NORMAN T, THOMPSON (concealed by request) -D- COVER PAGE ~ DoclId: 322798186 Page 3
PG 92-223; 92-236 AT NEW KENSINGT KENSINGTON, PA.» (WESTMORELAN D) \ 7 Le Will contact PG 545-6 for information concerning subjects! legitimate enterprises, criminal agbivities and associates. ' | Ze Will recontact TOMMY HAYES, salesman for Swift and | company, and obtain additional details regarding the allegation that the MANNARINO brothers may have an interest in the Tri- State Automatic Candy Company. Will prepare a letterhead memo concerning MIKE acORGE HAZIDAKIS for dissemination to IRS. A, Will interview GEORGE NADER, proprietor. of Nader's Market, 1193 - 3rd Avenue tO determine if possible tne method he used in providing a check cashing service for the Tx 1 angle Billiards Gambiing Casino. . or Will interview AGNES KNOX, waitress at Pecky Abraham's Bar, and reported former girlfriend of GABRIEL MANNARINO, fox any information of value she can furnish concerning : his activities ; 6. Will interview ANDREW DATRES, 528 Pershing, Drive, night manager of Andy's Restaurant, for information he may have » picked up while listening to the conversation of MANNARINO organization. members who frequent the restaurant. ion Will interview NIP VURDEN, alleged pimp, who is said to be running a house of prostitution at 1151 - 4th Avenue, | to determine the extent of his operation and possibly pay- offs to New Kensington PD. ; { 8. Will interview TOM GALLIAN, operator of the garipaldi Club, to determine his connections with the MANNARINO organization and possible pay-offs to New Kensington PD, | 9. Will interview JAMES POWERS, 400 Robinson Street, ‘Pitcairn, Pa., an employee of the Electric Department, Pitcairn, who, according to Chief of Police, O'Hara Twp., can furnish exact directions to the MANNARINO hunting lodge. -I- COVER PAGE beet ex 1 HW 45354 Docld:32296136 Page 6
‘Guard Armory , noe nton, Ohio. PG T-1 stated thet MANNS ‘@ 1 , . s ~ a C . . 4 ROUND my \ 4 PUSCO, Pastor, S86. sington, FPa., on Mas e marriage | ar on April 16, 1945 h Mus arents, LOOL asingson, PG teas furnished reliable information in the past, on BBs! L959, said DANIEL } iA told him ‘assured him he would not be prosecuted nad C8, tke that § SAMUEL MANN an bhe case invo ving theft of weapons from the Ohio N implied to HANNA that arrangements had been made or would be made ta have the case"fixed"but that if for some unforesesn reasons HANNA was convicted, he would be paid for The "pittsburgh Sun Telegra woh, * March 7, 1959, issue, carried a feature story concerning a raid by the Pittsburgh Police Department Racket Squad led by Acting Lieutenant JCHN JAMES on the Sparton-American Club, 715 West Diamond Street, - ji i . every day he spent in-prison. at 2:00 AM, March T,> 1959. NW 45854 Docld:32298186 Page 7
PQ 92-228; 92-236 «-Wiehland 1-1615, listed to RENEE LEVITT, 5826 - 5th Avenue, Pitusburgh 22, Pa. Number changed to — ee CHurchill 2-2127 (unlisted) 1696 Monongahela Avenue, Pittsburgh 18, Pa. alyimpia 32-3419 (unlisted) ANNA LOHR, 340 Koendler Road, Apartment 7, Leland Park TOM TANNAS , ° a 4 FBI #3564908 \ ’ On March 24, 1959, United States District Judge | HERBERT P, SORG, United States District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, directed an order of acquittal im the PANNAS case on the basis that the United States Government had failed to present sufficient evidence from which a jury could infer, beyond a reasonable doubt, that TANNAS wilfully intended to defraud the United States: in connection with his application for loan through the SBA. Judge SORG pointed out in his weitten opinion that he had been in error in not directing a verdict of acquittal when the defense motion was made at the conclusion of the government's case in United States District Cours . ‘ AL RINALDO, aka.) "Chips" PG T-5, who has furnished reliable information in the past, was contacted on January 27, 1959 and again on February 20, 1959, at her residence, at which time she advised that she was present at the MANNARINO gambling establishment at New Kensington during the late. evening hours of November 4, 1958. -PG T-5 advised that on that afternoon a plane load of rifles stolen from the Ohio National Guard Armory at Canton, Ohie, was forced down at Morgantown, W.Va.; and that the MANNARINO brothers had already been mentioned as having had something ‘to do with the transportation of these and other weapons to Cuban. rebels. PR T-5 recatled that the bar was not too busy that night, ae \ - 7 = HW 45354 Docld:32296136 Page 6 SE TT
| WW 45954 PQ 92-228; 92-236 N but that the usual large number of patrons were filtering into the gambling rooms. PG T-5 said she spoke briefly to JOHN FONTANS, a permanent member of the MANNARINO organization, and a close associate of both MIKE GENOVESE and JOHN LA ROCCA. PG T-5 recalled that FONTANA told her that the place would be closing early and when she asked him what was wrong, he shrugged his shoulders and said, "Oh, just a ‘few little problems that we can handle." PG T-5 said FONTANA definitely had referred to the gun-running because AL "CHIPS" RINALDO, a croupier and dealer in the MANNAREINO gambling set=up, for many years and who nad taken her to the gambling establishment, walked out of the gambling rooms shortly after 1:00 AM and advised because of some trouble” “that will be in the newspapers" the place was closing early. — T-5 on April 7, 1959, stated that RINALDO has a room ina nous e directly across the street from the Fepsi Cola Bottling plans in the 5700 block of Centre Avenue,.. Pittsbur Bis telephone number EM = 2298. D. CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES SAMUEL and GABRIEL MANNARINO Indictments , Returned By Federal Grand - Jury, Pittsburgh A Pederal Grand Jury sitting at Pitssburgh, Pa., on March 20, 1959, returned a seven count indictment charging STUART SUTOR and the following five members of the MANNARINO organization with violations of IESP, TGP and CONSPIRACY, in connection with the theft of weapons from the National Gaard Armory, Canton, Ohio, and subsequent interstate transportaton by twin-engine beechcraft for’ ‘revolutionary forces in Cuba: NORMAN ROTHMAN, FBI #1525858 JOSEPH MEROLA, FBI #1989299 VICTOR CARLUCCI (son4n- law of SAMUEL MANNARINO ) DANIEL. HANNA . “ JOSEPH GIORDANO, FBI #3661902 DoclId: 322798186 Page 9