pares i ‘under the John F. Kenedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 use Pade, Hote). ATE % 11- -14- 2017 ERNMENT 0) : Director, FBI (92-3089) .. _ DATE: September 25, 1958 | | Mfrhow = “teeat, savana @2-8) ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED . ‘ at HE REIN NI iS Phos As ED ‘ SUBJECT: JACK LANSKY, was.. © YAGLAGSTIE 36 | ANTI-RACKETEERING “DATE 4 AYES B (Ai bony egy | Reference Havana letter dated July 29, 1958. — , Le ) linn . ‘ | On August 3, 1958, HAV-31 advised.that JACK LANSKY had received a letter. from DAN "DUSTY'%PETERS, Credit Manager _at.the, Havana-Riviera casino. This lettér requested JACK LANSKY to make ate reservations at “the Desert Inn in Las ‘Vegas for PAT} ‘PERDUE. Source abo stated-he recalled PERDUE as having | been a Miami police officer who fe bee was "on the take" from, gamblers in Florida. “Source noted that since «i LANSKY was absent from the casino, this matter was handled by other employees. . On August .6, 1958, JACKsLANSKY advised that interest holders in the Hotel Nacional casino were having a meeting on that date in New York City with representatives of the Intercontinental Hotels - Corporation in an effort to reach some agreement concerning the sale of the gambling casino in the Hotel Nacional: LANSKY noted that business in the casino had improved and the casino is now making money. . . é ; On September 15, 1958, PCI Arthur. Newman (conceal), Credit | Manager of the gambling casino of the Notel Nacional, advised it “pte appeared very possible that the major stock interest in the casino wy at the Nacional might be sold to MIKE 4Mc LANEY of Miami .//sNewman noted -that while the deal was not final, “it was practically réady for signing. | Source said if the deal goes through, the manager of the casino will probably be an individual named SCHWARTZ, who formerly ran a clandestine gambling operation in Atlantic City, New. Jersey. Source noted that, |v SCHWARTZ iad this gambling operation on an “off and on" basis in Cape, | Atlantic City for about 20 years. Source stated that SCHWARTZ' ‘place was ‘knocked over" by New Jersey State Police this past summer and that the business had closed. Source stated that.if MC LANEY was able to purchase the major stock interest, it appeared that JACK LANSKY would in all probability go to the Havana-Riviera Hotel to operate the casino there. Source said that LANSKY gave strong indications that he is desirous of retiring. Source noted that LANSKY is presently in Miami fora _ physical examination and expects. to be operated on for hemorrhoids: =~ in October. of ot ia AM fee. ‘a « OB =) eee a % — Bureau 7 l - Havana St i : DJB: MEG tee 74s (8) fs (ey) Pane \ 5o0cTs e588 126 , wet _——-+—_—__- |} Docld: 32340007 Page 1
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of (99? (a7 Wee Fioy Hotes.” DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: 12/10/20 Identification Form ; Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: = 124-90154-10036 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER: — CR 92-3089-25 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: HAV TO: HQ TITLE: DATE: 09/25/1958 PAGES: 3 SUBJECTS : MICHAEL MCLANEY JACK LANSKY DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: = Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 10/30/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : MEMO v9.1 1 |DocId: 32340007 Page 2