JFK Assassination System Date: 4/27/201 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER:  124-10300-10088 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 62-75147-29-666 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: SAC,MM TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: 12/07/1956 ‘PAGES: 20 SUBJECTS : NRO, ASSOC, HOODLUMS, POLIT TIES, OC, POLICE, GAMBLING, CRIM ACT, HANGOUTS, BIRGE GANG DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 . CURRENTSTATUS:  Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 05/04/1998 “ , OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : a INC RPT LK FE 51 DoctIa: 32309722 Page 1
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MM 62-2173 RFF :mlr GENERAL INVESTIGATIVE INTELLIGENCE FILE BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA June 1, 1956 = December 1, 1956 The following information was obtained during the course of regular investigation by Special Agents JOSEPH I. GREALY, DENNIS J. O'SHEA and JOSEPH ZIEGLER, A. ORGANIZED GANGS ‘ Investigation and contacts with informants and sources of information have failed to give any indication that there are any organized gangs in Broward County at the present time. On November 15, 1956, MM 322-C advised that neither MEYER LANSKY, FBI No. 791783, nor VINCENT ALO have been in Hollywood, Florida, during the past six months. He indicated that ALO has become more alligned with activities in New York since the deportation of JOE ADONIS to Italy. Informant .~ stated that JACK LANSKY has made brief appearances at his . t home in Hollywood, Florida, but has spent most of his time in Havana, Cuba, where the LANSKY syndicate is active in gambling operations, On November 16, 1956, MM 322-C advised that SAMUEL LAWRENCE BRATT, FBI No. 5036886, returned to Hollywood, Florida, from Las Vegas, Nevada, during the electio primaries in May, 1956, at which time he supported FRANK DOPPEN, former - Chief of Police at Pompano Beach, Florida, and unsuccessful candidate for the nomination to the office of Sheriff of Broward County. He added that BRATT returned in October, 1956, in an effort to allign himself with CLAUDEVTIMDALL, the s Democratic candidate for Sheriff. 7 fe Cs Po er ete! fp MOBSTERS B. INDIVIDUAL RACKETEERS A VIN CENTY44.0. wa. "Jimmie lue 'Eyes", NY 1248 Monroe Street Hollywood, Florida On November 15, 1956, MM 322-C advised that ALO, -who maintains a home in Hollywood has not returned here - 3- DoclId: 32309722 Page 3
MM 62-1273 the local press reported a raid on-thoMetde can, orranto, Florida and from this raid it was indicated the football pool had links to the Daytona Beac area, MM 572C advised JOHN/JNARDUCCI, Ormond Beach, Florida is handling football bets and horse bets. NARDUCCI assists in the operation of/Malph's Cocktail Lounge, Ormond Beach, Florida. mae C. POLITICAL TIE-UPS WITH ORGANIZED C me Vey, MM 572C reports Constable JAMES nA ccNcHEN is being paid off by JACK BUTLER in order for BUTLER to operate in the colored section of town, .D, POLICE EFFICIENCY ss H.~ LEROY ALLEN is Chief of Police and his department Consists of some fifty-five men, The Detective Bureau has been headed in the past by ALVA G. LAYNE, but LAYNE _retired as of November 1, 1956 and a:successor has not yet been appointed, Public reaction to the efforts of the police has become more favorable, but all seem to agree that there is room for much improvement. Chief ALLEN has held several police schools during the past three years and the FBI participated in each of these schools. ALLEN is interested in promoting police efficiency, but lacks organizational ability and does not hold full respect of his men. There are several different factions within the department, each trying to get their own man in a key position, The Daytona Beach Police Department and the Volusia County Sheriff's Office and the troopers of the Florida Highway Patrol in this area are most cooperative with FBI and go all out to aid or assist the Bureau in its work. . _MM 316C, MM 18C, MM 572C, MM 431C, MM 437¢ and MM 316C report there © no open gambling houses in Volusia County, Florida.’ There are sneak games held at the Moose Club and the Elks Club, but the main type of gambling here - /J- DoclId: 32309722 Page 4
MM 62-1273 RFF: fn that he would have an interest in this eperation. AJ. MANHEIM, 600 S. W. Ath-Street,/now employed as an investigator by Sheriff THOMAS KELLY; Dade County, Florida, who has furnished reliable information to date to the Miami Office, but uhose reliability is questioned by the Bureau due to information in their files, d that ex=Judge LARRY. | {0 HO: } Beach, told hin that, ELEPSUATH of Miami, Florida, and (4! ABE or DMAN, Miami hs<weré also operating & g&mbIing casino - at the Sans Souci Hotel in » and that they had also. o da cle. bolita business. MANHEIM said he learned from CHAR X4EID, Oper - of the Monterey Woodcrafter, that ROTHMAN and , of thelByngon (../~— Hotel, Cuba, were also in ths slot machine businesses ——— A —s « ~ “ NORMAN ROTHMAN, a PCL, advised the legal Attache, Havana, Cuba on June 29, 1956, that the backers ef the? onal Gambling ty asino were surprised at the success and good ‘monsy making proposition a (Riiiet oe 2 be * sig Semanmvo FBI Number 115840. ¢.heeu ——— Thia individual is head of the MANNARINO Gang of New .“ Kensington, Pe ivenia. NORMAN ROTHMAN, according to the Legal t, Attache, Havana, Gabae related on June 29, 1956, that MANNARINO had recently been in Havana, and had compisted negotiations to operate slot machines..in Santiage, Cuba, as well as Hu the City of Camaguey. | ~ENTARN © ia part ower with GABRTEL (KELER CMAN and WILLIE SAM in the operation of the Nu-Ken Novelty Company, Pittsburgh, ~~ Pennsylvania, and that he had shipped twenty crates of slot machine from the Nu-Ken Novelty Company, New Kensington, Pennsylvania, to - . i for re-ghipment to Havana, Cuba, as previously mene . Nacional Gembling who were present during the Winter Seasons seems to carry most of the authority, ‘and _ : s om Foes 4 Docld: 32309722 Page 5 tye -- 4
“™ MM 621273 . RFF: fn Cus 4 gambling casino. He, in addition, related that MEYER LANSKY de bacie ing & new multicmillion dollar hotel in Havana, which is to be known as” maco, and will be ready for occupancy in June, 1958. He . forth at MEYER LANSKY has already begun negotiations with the Cuban Srornmert to insure a gambling license for the Monaco Hotel. MICHAEL/GIORANO; wae» ; MIKEXGIORANO . EBL Number 2176333 | | . According te NORMAN ROTHMAN, previously referred to, this - individual elso furnished slct machines to SAMMY MANNARTNO.’ He was & member of the MANNARINO Gang of New Kensington, Pennsylvania, and _is a regident of Miemi Beach, Florida. . NORMAN JSBRIN , yee? FRI Number 450952 ni he: y24e. lee This individual is a /stickeap man, and.labor racketeer, presently residing in the Miami Area. He, according to D Sheriff . PAUL HUISZENGA, Dade County Sheriffs, Office, hangs sround ton\Gartb . Motel, 18575 Collings Avenus,/and the ar ousel Motel, 19051 Collins Avenus, Miami “Beach<}0n June 22, 1956, Special Agent CHARLES MATHEWS determined that STEIN was residing with his wife, ABELIE, at J1-S-We_62ndCourt» Miami, Florida, and commonted at. that jtime, that ~ he had net seen ALBERT ABRAHAMSON, a fugitive, since about la year and 7. / a half ago, but had heard about six months ago that was supposed to be.in New York City. ‘inne HERMAN "HERKTEMAWILENSKY ‘ FBI r 2198728 ; T\w- . This individual is an alleged contract killer from Brooklyn, New_York, who resides at 826_= 7th Street, Miami Beach. This ine 2 dividual, according to Deputy Sheriff PAUL HUISZENGA, is a close sasoclate of WILLIE HARRIS, FBI Number 497131, as well as a close ase sociate of BENJAMIN HERMAN, Miami Beach Police Department No. A2K345, and has a brother HARRY: WILENSKY, Miami Beach Police Department Number A24005. HUISZENGA also advised that WILENSKY hangs out at PETE ARNSTEIN's night club in Miami Beach. On June 8, 1956, Special Agent CHARLES MATHEWS interviewed WILENSKY. At t e he denied any knowledge of, or ever having known ( ON. . i 4 bo ' _ P -65- DoclId: 32309722 Page 6
~ MM 62-1273 Police Department for vagrancy and released. SIDAMORE makes: his home ,at Palm Beach, Florida, parvobeierrcsvss, 70. lo. te FBI # 483531B oa SR ee a are Me a | oem pe owe seer oe "9 73, + On July 9, 1956, Legal Attache, Havana, Cuba, . vote advised ‘that PCI REUL GONZALEZ JEREZ informed on June 13, 1956 that TRAFFICANTE is still in Havana and intends to remain indefinitely. TRAFFICANTE has a Federal-Income Tax case pending in Tampa, Florida. This PCI related that’ TRAFFICANTE intended to remain in Cuba until such time as ‘he is recalled to Florida to face the charges. . oo. S an MM 334-C advised SA CHARLES J. MATHEWS on~ ugust 3, 1956, that he recently had seen TRAFFICANTE in ~isteels’ Restaurant in Miami, Florida, accompanied by a uple of unidentified Italians’ MM 334-c said that TRAFFICANTE is still active in the gambling casino at the \ Sans Souci outside of Havana, Cuba. OSCAR Y8TOFSKY Les Detectives BURT:BERNSTEIN and LARRY COTZIN, Miami ‘“ Beach Police Department, advised SA JOHN D, MONTGOMERY that they learned as a result of the arrest of six individuals in a burglarly case that they determined the identify of a fénce who will deal in any amount. of stolen property up to $100,000.00. These detectives. stated SLOFSKY resided at 600 12th Street, Miami Beach [| | and that he operates a novelty business at 918 NOW. ond - a Avenue, Miami, and further that he also has a similiar an outlet in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, name and address unknown, — . \ BEN {STREET _ = FBI’ # 1923540 fle eS. _ STREET is a well known hoodlum from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His photograph appearéd in the Miami Beach Sun Newspaper of June 24, 1956 reflecting he, together with DA GLASS and County Commissioner Elect CHARLES (CHUCKY ALL were turning over the first shovel of, dirt for the ‘construction of their new 1530. noon) Gaiden Nugget Hotel which will be ready for occupancy in Decémber, 1956, pla Pos = _tp- DoclId: 32309722 Page 7
MM 62-1273 t BYRON LEARY 7 ” AL MANHEIM, ,who has furnished reliable information to Agents of the Miami Office to date*regarding some security and criminal - matters but’ the’ Bureau has advised some of their files reflect MANHEIM to be-.somewhat of an opportunist and one individual who was associated with him informed the Army Attache at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil that MANHEIM was considered irresponsible. Bureau related that MANHEIM in 1954, then an informant for the United States Customs, made an-unauthorized disclosures of informant. status to one DON COOK.’ .MANHEIM at the present is in the Miami’ area and is also an informant :for. the — United States Customs Service. He advised that on June 30, 1956, he learned from CHARL E]PREED, operator of the Monterey Woodcrafters.,that NORMAN. ROTHMAN and” BYRON LEARY of the Bruzon Hotel, Cuba, were also in the slot’ machine - business. wnt [OD hay ty Kare ‘ : a ~MANHEIM, prevagusty geferred to above, related on July 30; 1956, that.ABE GOODMAN a gambler was, according to CHARLIE FREED, in.the bolita business in Cuba with. ELI QUAIN and NORMAN ROTHMAN, bape dl eae ikea se Federal Agents as a kingpin of Miami narcotics, racket in the Négro section, went free again on August:,27, 1956 when a €riminal Court Jury found him innocént*of selling marijuana cigarettes last January 30, 1956. The article relates that the acquittal marked the third time that SMITH had beat the narcotics rap before Criminal and United States Court4durdés in the past two years. SMITH, age 38, according to the articles, related he operates.:twenty-three rooms in two rooming houses in the Negro tdistrict and drives a new Cadillac. . . -~ 7o- f DoclId: 32309722 Page & sb RS Miami Herald Newspaper“of August 26, 1956. reflected. an article to the effect that WILLIE SMITH accused by pO