JFK Assassination System Date: 4/28/201 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: _ 124-10207-10078 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER: 62-9-29-676 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: SAC,MM TO: DIRECTOR, FBI ’ TITLE: DATE: 07/03/1963 PAGES: 2 i SUBJECTS : } CIP, GAMBLING, JL, BAHAMAS : DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT : CLASSIFICATION: —_ Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENTSTATUS:  Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 09/30/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : v9.1 30 45760 DociId:32291302 Page i
a ; FD-36 4Rey. 12-13-56) oat st = —& PBI Date: 7/3/63 Transmit the following in AIRTEL | “ (Type in plain text or code) ; Vie ATR MALL M: SAC, MIAMI (92-515) (P) RE: Oca mMinaL INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM MIAMI DIVISION WEEKLY SUMMARY | Cees POl, Feported ANTHONY RICCI OTHER 4 (Miami, file;92- 1s presently living at the Golden Nugget Motels. although he still maintains his apartment. He also advised he ‘Heard JULIUS KAPLAN, former partner of RICCI, planriéd to,move to Calif. He said PATRICIA SIMONE, former egirl-friend.of RICCI, is working in a night club, Ft. Lauder- “dale, ~Fla.,. but lives in North Miami Beach, Fla., with MERRY “DEE ELDER, who was recently arrested by the Dade County Sheriff's Office on a warrant out of Philadelphia, Pa. - MM 665-C advised that LOUIS CHESLER, who is constructing the Lucayan Hotel in Freeport, Grand Bahamas Island, with a gambling casino, has given MEYER LANSKY (Miami file 92-102) and JAKE LANSKY (Miami file 92-97) 50 per cent of the gambling casino. It was his understanding they will either run or supervise the casino, which is - scheduled to open around the first of the year. This source, in addition, stated DINO CELLINI (Miami file 166-1) gave up his local laundry business and is presently in London, England, running a school for croupiers. MM 509-C-TE advised MICKEY GREENFIELD made a loan . QheCHTE Ts te elapse | _ G 3/ - Bureau (AM) aid 7, RE . iL 2 M2Lpg MRA Cre — ‘syn t& ©" ay aed ~ wir - & JUL & 1963 a Q mit « J 30 Hii a3 &) “Approved: : Sent __ UM Per " Special Agent in Charge ‘4 “NW 45760 DocId:32291302 Page 2
MM 92-515 to JOSEPH SILESI (Miami file 162-84) of $10,000.00. He Stated GREENFIELD, a shylock, and SAMMY WEISS, a shylock, as well as liquor store operators, have opened a new bar at Miami Beach and have named it the "Monkey Bar''. He also | reported that here of late JOSEPH INDELICATO (Miami file \ 92-404) has been meeting SILESI and WEISS daily at the Patio Bridge Club, This source also advised that he was told that LOUIS CHESLER and his associates have in the recent past bet over a million dollars a year on horses and sporting events with MICHAEL COPPOLA (Miami file 92-101) and ALLIE HARRIS, Some of the bets were retained by COPPOLA and HARRIS, but the majority was laid off to other bookmakers and gamblers, He understood that recently some arrangement was made whereby REUBEN MILLER, now associated with MEL HARRIS (son of ALLIE HARRIS and son-in-law of CHESLER), in the Geller Building, Miami Beach, will receive all bets from CHESLER and his associates and then distribute the bets to numerous local bookmakers. MM 673-C advised the "Florida League for the _Extension of Legalized Gambling" recently selected new officers. The President is HARRY LEVY and Vice President is EDWARD BLOCK of Miami Beach and Chicago, Ill. The c Directors are HARRY LEVY; LILLIAN CONTE, a Miami Beach , medical secretary; AMY HABER, executive secretary of Miami Beach Senior Citizens, and HANK TURK, who is in the chemical business. He understood this organization is advocating gambling casinos on a county option basis (with profits to be divided among Florida's 67 counties); off track betting; two lotteries a year, and restoration of bingo. - 2* - \ ~~ “NW 45760 DocId:32291302 Page 3