r DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: 4/28/201 Identification Form | Agency Information I i AGENCY: FBI t RECORD NUMBER: —124-10207-10133 i RECORD SERIES: HQ } AGENCY FILENUMBER:  62-9-29-731 Document Information i ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: SAC,MM ' TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: 10/14/1963 I PAGES: 2 SUBJECTS : CIP, GAMBLING, RACK AND SUBV i DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: = Redact } DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 09/30/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE 7 COMMENTS : f | é \ v9.1 Docld: 32291357 Page 1 recat 50
i Myr. Telson_._— | I Mr. Belmont. | b Mr. Mohr. | a Ws _ tr. Callaban___ | cg Date; 10/14/63 I hin. Evans -— . | i a Gale — , A . R T E L | Mr. Rosen. & ; - Sullivan 4 (Type in plain text or code) Pavel. | (Priority or Method of Mailing) i. TO: ‘DIRECTOR, FBI (62-9-29) a FROM: = SAC, MIAMI (92-515) (P) ( crmtnat INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM Be MIAMI DIVISION : MM 752-C advised that antuonyyét SPIRITO, allegedly a well known jockey, was .recommended..for'. membership _ in the Racquet Club, an, exclusive private club _in North Bay eee _Fla., by | ANTHO uUSSO (iM 92-729) but was. turned down, EL vo “this. source also. advised that allegedly DE SPIRITO-has a bank account at the Long Branch Trust Co., Long Branch, New Jersey, in which city RUSSO allegedly has good connections. Information was also received that DE SPIRITO has” “"» # been frequenting Ciro's Restaurant, which is, one of VINCENT / JANE! ALMISANO's (MM 92-503) operations. f~ ji. i Mn aA ARE EI Toe, ™™M 132= C and.MM.673-C reported that they had some gambling casino on the reefs, allegedly in the international waters about four or five miles off Elliott Key, south of Miami, Fla., and VITA stated he is going ahead with the project. MM 673-C advised VITA contemplates making this into a. private club with the gambling casino restricted to. members and friends of members. He also was told that VITA is seeking "fresh money"! for his project. 4G veg al, 62 “4 a: 4 - Fol 3/- Bureau (AM) Ree lee Or BrPibJe a ag oct 18 1963 : ; . c. C. Wick Nh} ee i Sent _. UM Per “Docld:322791357 Page 2?
Released under the “John F.~Kenniedy Assassin: Hote}. DATE: 11-14-2017 ; ' — MM 92-515 MARTIN DARDIS, Chief Investigator, Florida Attorney General's office, Miami, advised that on 10/11/63, in Dade lp County, Fla., Criminal Court, RALPH SHEA, JOHN{QUAR TONE and 4 WILLIA ERWOOD (MM 165-6) were found euilty by Criminal Court Judge JACK.TURNER of conspiring to operate a bookmaking and wire service operation which fed race results from Hialeah \ Race Track, Miami, Fla., to various northern outlets. DARDIS . / also adv bed that Judge TURNER acquitte ee, other defendants, : LA} 'ANNA of “Hattimore and ANGE Ley Kose TI and FRED “424 | FAP | pean, both of Boston. He also advised the seventh defendant, , rau \ f “JOHNYPOWERS, failed to show up for trial; that his bond was Mi | forfeited and his whereabouts is being aught. . A \ wee MM 606-C advised that nau Feanannez and, wanrhyrox " ge - are big bolita operators and partners in Miami. FOX and .FERNANDEZ were formerly connected with the gambling operations at Hawana, Cuba, before CASTRO took over Cuba. This source also reported that NICE RAGUCCI,, a former employee of NAT_ le i EHRENBERG and H ARTIN (MM 92-218), allegedly has quit (aus working numbers for TIN. He, in addition, mentioned that in some bolita operations the operators are using the last ° three numbers of the total mutual handle at the dog tracks atid that theodds for a hit on this number are 400 to 1. ' pe OO Po. a , “Docld:32291357 Page 3