Released under the John F. DATE: 11-14-2017 AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: (TITLE: DATE: PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : ~ RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW: OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : v9.1 DoctId: 32304341 Page 1 Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of I997 (4i UC Tir Hotes. JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-10285-10353 HQ CR 166-9483-21 Document Information FBI SAC, NY 02/01/1965 2 FO, TRA, ASSOC, GAMBLING, SMUGGLING, US, BAHAMAS PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 10/23/1997 INDEFINITE Date: 6/8/2015
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1999 (4#a-sc PREF Hete; DATE: 11s14— -?017 ae UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF +-iSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION _ In Reply, Please Refer to New York, New York | File No. February 1, 1965 a A. ‘ Oconr. tier, NEW YORK SYMBOL women 4008 -c -TE NEW YORK FILE NUMBER 137- oes BUREAU FILE NUMBER 137-9096 AML. ' CURRENT EMPLOYMENT OR ACTIVITIES THROUGH WHICH INFORMANT Ly IS ABLE AND IN A POSITION TO OBTAIN INFORMATION MY The informant is. unemployed and is hiving on an f &f allowance provided by her father. Informant presently Li . resides at 1701 West Third Street, Brooklyn, New York. ': Informant, through her past associations with individuals such as JOE PAGANO and SHERMAN SHARWELL,has been accepted by well-known gamblers and individuals involved in the operation of gambling casinos in the United States and a a Bahamas. , Y ») / } The informant was designated a Top Echelon Criminal; _ ' Informant by letter to Director dated March 26, 1964. yt Information furnished by informant is set out below. f / SPECIFIC DATES OF CONTACT ly ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED . November 18, 24, 1964. LASSIFI , December 7, 16, 1964. : ie SOP WN OGLSLOIKSE, | 4 January 14, 1965. . (JFK a OUTCOME OF CASES NOT COMPLETED WHEN PREVIOUS QUARTE x ; LETTER WAS SUBMITTED Jj S-1-98 bse Skye FOR REVIEW a ene 4 Not applicable. , Be Bea. 5g COPIES MADE ‘Wl - “4 § Sq 32 4 ) (SEE BUFILE #02 -117290). 6 RiFEB 3 196 J —— | Docld: 32304341 Page 2
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44° 15C 3107 Hotey. DATE: 11-14-2017 FRANK TIARI AR NY_ 92-2476 | : During November of 1964, NY 4712-PC reported that in a conversation between the informant and TIARI, TIARI. indicated that two Syrian Jews, believed to be named DANA, were involved in illegal smuggling activities, through the use of children's toys. The toys, according to NY 4712-PC, were manufactured by these two individuals. | In view of the above, NY 4008-C-TE was questioned as to any information relating to Syrian Jews, who were | engaged in the manufacture of children's toys. Informant advised that JACK SHARWELL, brother of SHERMAN SHARWELL, had set up two individuals "who were Jews of Syrian extraction in a corporation that informant believed had its headquarters in Hong Kong, China. According to informant, the company - is called the Dana Toy Company, and the two individuals had the last names of HADDAD and HIGHIBBI. Informant related that the above information was obtained by her from SHERMAN' | SHARWELL during the time she was going around with SHARWELL, and that the company was set up ‘for the purpose of smuggling \ activities. : On December 16, 1964, informant advised of the following 5 information: { aformant stated that in recent communication with FREDAO TASH dt had been learned that OTASH was at the present imé ‘in Casablanca. (Neaet he Informant has advised that SHERMAN SHARWELL was presently . residing at the Beekman Hotel on Park Avenue and that he was being sought by BARBARA BISHOP for back payments that were due on the sub-rental of BISHOP's apartment on Park Avenue ‘and 86th Street. SHARWELL was also indeted to MAX COURTNEY for somewhere in the neighborhood of $35,000.00. Docld: 32304341 Page 3