JFK Assassination System , Date: 5/7/2015 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: —124-10195-10009 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER: = 92-3171-1350 Document Information | ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: SAC, RH TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: 02/25/1964 ‘PAGES: 5 SUBJECTS : SGI, ASSOC, ACT, GAMBLING, BUSS DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS : Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: = 03/27/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : LL LLLXCSXSGLL LLL v9.1 67 NW 45792 DoclId:32286233 Page i ;
aI 7 = emer Pann Prr—.-2=36 (Rep +13-S) : ~ . . — ~* . Sl ae ‘ P L .? a . . . f . GA P we . ° re yee i . L . ‘ a ’ . rf | | Date: 2-25-64 ‘ Transmit the following in _ : ‘ . (Type in plain text or code) | 5 ae _ AIRTEL | .- a | Va ‘ (Priority or Method of Mailing) cy TO: _ DIRECTOR, FBI if _ FROM: SAC, RICHMOND (92-New) -?P- SUBJECT: SAMUEL wu Netancawa, aka - Lf - | pb-el7 ‘Re Richmond airtel to Chicago, dated 8-15-63 (10); 3 Y 1 to Chicago, dated 2-19-64, entitled "PCI Coe y (203. v PCI, a former CI of the Richmond Office, is President of the Reliable Home Equipment Co., 118 South 6th Street, Richmond, Va. PCI and his brother, JACK BERNSTEIN, are reputed to be wealthy businessmen in Richmond, Va., who deal in various business enterprises including construction, real estate, and so forth. JS In the early part of 1963, PCI obtained option. for operation of a gambling casino at Normandy Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico, where he and his brother have other business interests. PCI is anxious to obtain financial. _ backing ‘on a partnership ‘basis in this venture. | In July, 1963, he read an article in the magazine section of a. 4 .Miami, Fla., newspaper indicating that SAM GIANCANA, the well-known Chicago hoodlim, was seeking partnership arrange - ments with American businessmen who. could obtain gambling concessions in the Caribbean area and South America, which article indicated GIANCANA interested in investment in such ventures. Q- Bureau (Regular Mail) - Chicago (92-349)(Air Mail) 8 (1- 137-4976) | 2 - Miami (Air Mail) S. .  adty 3 - Richmond oy oe (1- 137-6) A CAB/pgh Pid HEREIN 15 NE a“ SH J eres / eR) NW 45792 DociId:32286233 Page 2
RH 92-New . | \; Subsequently, PCI. contacted an acquaintance, DAVI K AX, of Chicago, owner or former owner of Saxony Hotel, , Miami, Fla., and now a banker in Chicago, formerly a manufacturer na Fee,of punt boards. He told him of the article and asked ve how GIANCANA could be approached. SAX told the PCI he vO knew one of GIANCANA's close business associates and could arrange a contact.) Some time later, PCI received telephone call from one DAVE (LNU) and TEDDY (LNU), who claimed to be GIANCANA's business associates and desired a meeting to discuss the matter. . 4 PCI met DAVE and TEDDY in Miami, Fla., and they seemed to know considerable about his financial standing, the fact that his resources were committed and that the brother of PCI was principal controller of their business interests. 1) At first, DAVE and TEDDY wanted to know something of PCI's connections to assure, themselves he could get gambling concessions in Puerto Rico and/or another Caribbean area. j In the presence of DAVE and TEDDY, PCI called L, O, PENDLING, a Negro attorney and member of Parliament, Nassau, Bahamas, with whom PCI had had prior business associations and made appointment to meet PENDLING in Washington, D.C., in late August, 1963. PENDLING was unable to keep the appointment since the March on Washington made it impossible to get hotel reservations. \) On or about 10-19-63 PCI met TEDDY and DAVE at The Americana Hotel, New York City. At this meeting, DAVE and TEDDY began talking about "protection" and ability of GIANCANA Syndicate to furnish slot machines for gambling operation. i With this turn in the negotiations, based on PCI's original . | understanding.that GIANCANA desired to invest money, he . insisted on seeing GIANCANA. DAVE and TEDDY gave him no encouragement along this line and told PCI it was not necessary to contact them, but they would: contact him always from a pay phone from wherever they were calling. ~~" ~2- NW 45792 DociId:32286233 Page 3