11-14-2017 DATE: JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-90154-10049 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER:  92-4146-6 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: NO TO: HQ TITLE: DATE: 06/30/1959 PAGES: 3 SUBJECTS : MICHAEL MCLANEY DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: — 10/30/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : RPT v9.1 DoclId: 323400270 Page 1 Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 19927 (44 USC 2107 Hote}.
“Reteased under © the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection A Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hotéey. us ‘DATE! <11-14- “2017 . . e-) “Report. Porm cae . , ; , FD-263 / iS lage _ 4 ; (FN Na AC FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Reporting Office Office of Origin Date Investigative Period NEW ORLEANS MIAMI 6/30/59 > 6/29/59 . TITLE OF CASE ray) Report made by " Typed By: MICHAEL McLANEY, aka. DONALD L. HUGHES ds — CHARACTER OF CASE felt . bt | Oo ANTI -RACKETEERING REFERENCE ; ye Por Miemi airtel to Director, dated 6/19/59. ALL INFORMATION CONTAI INED © lave - HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED ¢32¢ | | DATE 4 VSL 8E- "bytande s INFORMANTS No 1126¢ advised SA RAY &. ROCKHOLD on June 29,,. ‘1989, that McLANEY was formerly a resident of New Orleans, having departed Wi ‘ this city about fifteen years ago, about the time he completed a college. He stated McLANEY was a very good athlete, excelling in tennis and golf, moved to Florida where he made some excellent connections. For years McLANEY served as more or less a personal pro for DAN TOPPING and DEL WEBB,and through them has been able to get into various ventures with result hé is now considered a millionaire. Informant advised that probably, the biggest source Do not write in spaces below Copies made: -- f Special Agent Approved G Wf. 4 pe . In 2 Charge 27Bureau ‘Z-Miami (92- 6k) . 1-New Orleans (92-217) : foe ie / 0 This report is loaned | to you by the FBI, ard neither it nor its contents are to be. distributed outside the agency to which loaned "Property of FBI - Aw WU. 8. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1955 o—344750, ay ~ Kot st ora « , ~ Ee oy a arr 7 ‘ . DoclId: 323400270 Page 2?
“Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 23107 Hotey. | DATE #11- -14-2017 ; - to “ , .- . aN NO 92-217 INFORMANTS CONT?D, of income is the wide-spread concession he has at numerous race tracks throughout the cowmtry, primarily in Florida and New Jersey but including the BRairgrounds in New Orleans, for the seat cushions. Informant stated the seats are fixed with a twenty-five cent slot, which, for that price, will release a seat cushion, this device being extremely lucrative; and while McLANBY £8 not believed to own the concession, he has control at some of the main tracks in the cowmtry. Informant related that he has not seen McLANZY personally for a number of years but lst spoke with him some two months ago, _ at which time the conversation was by radio-telephone, McLANEY -— being at sea in his yacht. McLANEY at that time related the trouble he has been having in Cuba and wants desparately to wm lead, claiming that it is now impossible to do business in Cuba due to the many regulations being put put. Informant feels that McLANEY is the front man for TOPPING and WEBB and feels that they have an interest in the entire Hotel Nacional in Havana, not just the gambling concession. He stated that this is the nature of McLANEYts connections, always with better-class persons, ~ wealthy and independent of any mob control, and he has never been known to have been involved in any violence, extortion or trouble of any kind, although he has always been an inveterate gambler and bets very heavily on any type of sporting venture. Informant advised that he knows of only one other member of the family, a brother, WILLIAM McLANEY who is supposed to be looking | * after the business in Havana, another person who has never had a any criminal connections that informant knows of. He stated that McLANEY would be a man of about forty-five yeas of age at this time, is married to a wealthy girl from Philadelphia and not known to have any family ties in New Orleans any more. -A - COVER PAGE ———————————— a iz DoclId: 32340070 Page 3