Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records CoLlection Act of 19927 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : FROM: JO: TITLE: DATE : PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE: CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : v9.1 DoclId: 322916278 Page 1 JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-10207-10404 HQ CR 105-175983-11 ° Document Information FBI SAC, NY DIRECTOR, FBI 06/20/1968 8 [Restricted] PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Secret -1B;4 Redact 11/10/1997 INDEFINITE INC 2 S/S Date: 4/13/201
' Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 © : C) ~ "+ RD-204 (Rev. 3-3-50) Copy to: Report of: Date: Field Office File No. Title: Character: Synopsis: UN.«ED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ov STICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 1 - USA, San Juan SA ARNOLD W. O'BRIEN Office: San Juan 11/13/64 92-46 Bureau File No.: 62-9-48 CRIME CONDITIONS IN PUERTO RICO | ANTIRACKETEERING Illegal gambling confined primarily to bolita (numbers racket). FELICIANO ADORNO MEDINA, aka "Chiquitin," JoSE and MIGUEL SOTO ZARAGOSA, in the San Juan metropolitan area; and JOHN MOISES BRAVO MONAGAS, FELIX PELLB@IER and FRANCISCO SANCHEZ AGUILA, aka "El Veterano," in the other areas of the island, continue to be the larger operators. BEN GAINES, former owner of Skyways Motel, International Airport, Miami, Florida, and MYRON DAVID LEWIS, former owner Silver Palace Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, prior to May 196}, were in San Juan, Puerto Rico, separately and exhibited an interest in purchase of Americana Hotel and Ponce. de Leon Hotel, both of which have gambling casinos authorized by the Commonwealth Government of Puerto Rico. Narcotics a continuing problem in Puerto Rico. Most prominent suspects for importation and sale of narcotics are BENJAMIN RODRIGUEZ BERNARDINI, owner, Intermezzo Club, Santuree, Puerto Rico, and JESUS MARIA ROLON MARXUACH, aka "Boxey," owner, 21 Club, Isla Verde, Puerto Ricd. Prostitution continues to flourish in Puerto Rico because of lack of local laws to control; however, most prostitutes - are local girls, with some Cuban prostitutes. No information of graft or corruption in politics with exception of isolated payoffs to small group of police officers, as alleged by informants. No infomation developed that racketeering. figures are connected, directly or indirectly, with union activities, with perhaps exception of Local 901, Teamsters k cA a+, Phe Seema x locument contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agencysit and This d | Docld: 322916278 Page its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency,
mm 7. ased under the John F. Kennedy~Asgassine ation Retords Collection act Of 1997 (44 USC -21OT &). DATE: 11-14-2017 — . eee {~ . ; . ; a ak ‘ UN: £D STATES DEPARTMENT OF*..JSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION In Reply, Please Refer to - §$an Juan, Puerto Rico File No. November 13, 1964 t, CRIME CONDITIONS IN PUERTO RICO ANTIRACKETEERING Reference report of SA ARNOLD W. O'BRIEN dated and captioned as above at San Juan. 7 SJ T-1 is an attornéy who handles criminal cases for the local hoodlum element. ' §J T-2 is a businessman who has associated with bolita and bolipul operators for a number of years. SJ T- 73 is the owner of a travel agency in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. . gs rl ‘is Vicé President and Manager of a bank in the Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, area, SJ T-5 is a car salesman in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. . ' SJ T-6 is the general manager of a casino of one of the luxury hotels in San Juan, Puerto Rico. ' SJ T-7 is a night club owner who is associated with the local hoodlum element in San Juan, Puerto Rico. a - $t ‘2-8 is an associate of local hoodlums in the - Arecibo ~ Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, areas. so T-9 is a bar owner in the San Juan metropolitan area, SJ T-10 is an employee in a casino of one of the larger luxury hotels in San Juan, Puerto Rico. SJ T-1l1 is a resident of the Harlem, New York city, area who is acquainted with the numbers racket operators in this area, — This document contains noither recoms CDG cy, Lian 7 bs distributed outsids your agency. a DoclId: 322916278 Page 4
See ere ies ogre oe SburanemunT-ol, hsTrcE ~ “Ne So FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION " “An Reply, Ele Refer ge San Juan, Puerto Rico eh File.No November 13, 1964 Sah "5 “s ees . - ww . - - ; CRIME CONDITIONS IN PUERTO RICO ANTIRACKETEERING Reference report of SA ARNOLD W. O'BRIEN dated and captioned as above at San Juan. t SJ T-1 is an attorney who handles criminal cases for the local hoodlum clement. ._ Sc T-2 is a.businessman who has associated with bolita and bolipul operators for a number of years. SJ T-3 is the owner of a travel agency in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. ‘ sJ T-4.4is Vice President: and Manager of a bank in the Mayaguez, Puerto- Rico, area. SJ T-5 isa car, salesman in Arecibo ; Puerto Rico. SJ T-6 18 the general manager of a casino’ of one of the Luxury hotels ia San/Juan,, Puerto Rico. . $J T-7 is-a night ‘club. owner - -who' is associated with the local. hoodium element in San Juan, Puerto Rico, ; SJ T-8 is.an associate of local hoodlums . in the Arecibo - Aguadilla, Puerto Rico,,. ‘areas' .$dT<+9 is’ a bar owner in tne sap- dian metropolitan area. Si 10 “4s an employee in’ a ” easino. of one of “the larger luxury hotels in San Juan,» Puerto Rico. . ss Pt ce 4s. a: resident of the Harlem, New York City, area who is acquainted with the numbers racket operators in this: area, .- N This document contains neither recommeniati ons nor conclusions the FBI. It is tne bre pers of “4y, it and its contents are td distributed outside yout DoclId: 322916278 Page 5