DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: 6/1/2015 Identification Form — Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-90154-10029 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER: CR 62-9-29-85 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: MM TO: HQ TITLE: DATE: = 12/19/1958 PAGES: 8 SUBJECTS : MICHAEL MCLANEY 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 11 | DoclId: 32340000 Page 1
“Releasetamder the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Coll of 19927-(44 USC F107 Hote; DATE: 11-14-2017 “STANDARD. FORM NO. % eas) GOVERNME i Mr. 2 Mer. ae ‘TO : DIRECTOR, FBI -€62<5714-29)} . ‘ DATE: Decenber | 1.4 wa ATTENTION: ASSISTANT DIRECTOR A. ROSEN I aren , ; i Me. sollay FRO : | Miss Gand, 62- 1273 a Ors, Co fa “MIAMI- WINTER” SEASON rrr sicesns “1958 - 1959 fo > ffs: op hu rey SA S52 athe BOD we eg Re Bureau airtel dated 8/13/58. Awe #7) GAGBLING 3 Efi -647-Pc advised he received information that _ are KDIOGUARDT, wa., FrankidDio, Miami Beach Police FF a. 3 Deparment Number 29553, is connected with, JOR FLINK in” the ‘Zvpergeion of bookmaking and shylocking operati n. He stated FLING operates the Ande Hill Bar near Dore's Restaurant on unnyesis Les; Boulevard, Dade County, and also contemplates . Spening a store on Sunny Isles Boulevard for the purpose of _,having card~games and gambling. He related FLINK claims his; | bookmaking operation is successful and further claims:“that-.: he--has ssomeggonnection with the Sheriff' s Office. This c 2 connection ids not amplified, according to MM-647- ~PC..,, me sen mel an Be: en ae ‘1 With respect to DIO, he stated nick \uisT owner of’ the Ska Roga Restaurant on Sunny Isles recently paid off DIO with thessum of $3,000.00 for the latter's previous interest in fhat restaurant. . \ MM=509-= C Stated MICHAEL COPPOLA, wa., Trigger Mikes~ FBI Number 677976, a New “York :hood]um connected with the ‘fe ; numbers rackets there, whot. i8 iow a’ “resident of Miami Beag , continues to spend the= ereédter (portion of the day playing ‘ ' gardSs at the new Midgegin, Soci 1 Club, 2218 Collins Av nus. “Miami Beach, which is being? pebth rea by an sre only @ as, LIVELY. The informant stated si é-Ras observed that | . 3 _ aS | ID. a as — we im t “RE: mb" 8s ” hae hoc t A nay | >», nee sts spay bit » eg ee | Gg | - | » weer Wane 4 moo. | IL , Ak ¥ ' cs ALG fg ~ f Nt nit Ts | . iA, \A ip zi fit t+ | poe i aa “BZ UAN 818 | , , (See Buf fie "se | ‘ - _/ ( Docld: 32340000 Page 2
‘Released under the dohn F.-Kennedy Assassination Records €oLtection Act of- “19327 (44 USC 2107 Hote}. DATE: 11-14-2017 cy a c . ” . ' ol ee ae MM 62-1273 at the present time there is very little horse booking taking place at this club. He said the various bookies and bettors who frequent the club do not use the telephones there but leave and use the telephones in the drug stores and barber shops located in the immediate area and further they use the bookmaking facilities of George's Newsstand, 23rd and Liberty, Miami Beach. It was determined that although the telephone is listed to the Midtown Social Club, the name of HERMAN BERNSTEIN is listed as having some jnterest in this club. According to MM-509-C, one HERMANXBERNSTEIN has been playing cards at ‘this club. He stated that BERNSTEIN resides in the vicinity of 2lst and Park Avenue, Miami Beach, and was ‘formerly a partner of the deceased HARRY LEVINSON in a gambling operation in New York City. Fe fe Flaw This informant also advised that ELI CAMEL, wa. , El1i7Campbell, a gambler who formerly served as a strong-arm man and was on the payroll of the deceased ALBERT ANASTASIA, is hanging around George's Newsstand and the card room of the Carib Hotel, Miami Beach. He advised that CAMEL now makes Miami Beach his home. /3 Miami, advised MI C LANEY, allegedly in control of the gambling casino in the Nacional Hotel, Havana, Cuba, is ~ presently staying at the Fontainebleau Hotel, Miami Beach. Porential Geiminad Ln $evmant | ADEE! FLEMING, PCI, advised he received information | that ROCCO PA NSEDITA of NewYork City, suspected of transmitting race wire inf UNE IT from race tracks, is presently in the | - Miami area wilth the intention of operating at the three horse race tracks in this area. A photograph of SEDITA was obtained and furnished to HENRY BEARDSLEY, in charge of track security at Tropical Park Race Track, Coral Gables, Florida, and according to BEARDSLEY, SEDITA on December 15, 1958, was located at the\track and ejected. BEARDSLEY stated SEDITA’ told him he was residing at 029 75th. Street.,..Miami.Beach... Te a | DICK ng owner of Fincher's Oldsmobile Company, M . | “7 " } DoclId: 32340000 Page 3
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 MM 62-1273 HOODLUMS IN MIAMI AREA _ MM-656- c advised JOSEPH MASSEL, FBI Number 597894, a former Detroit hoodlum who for years has made Miami Beach his residence, each day spends most of his time hanging around the Carib Hotel, Miami Beach. He also advised that JOSEPH BOMMARITO, wa., Scarface, FBI Number 145941, another Detroit. hoodlum who winters at Miami Beach, comes to the Carib Hotel approximately at 12:30 each day, has a few drinks with MASSEI and that they then play hearts in the card room of the Carib Hotel. ,, WILLIAM ANTHONY CARNEY, PCI, advised that_MURRAY LAWRENCEY SAPOSSNEK , Miami Beach, was found in Room 253 of ithe Sun 'Gity Motel, Dade County, with a number of Sun City iMotel master keys in his possession. He stated SAPOSSNEK an is a narcotic and lives at_8400 Harding Avenue,.Miami..Beach ~~ /2.- wherehis mother operates a gift shop. He also stated that oan SAPOSSNEK associates with JOHNNYXTOLEDO, a former page boy ~ who worked in the Sunny Isles area and a aie FI 2- allegedly from Austin, Texas G12 / : Thy i MM- ~647- PC stated eppieyeikeat 0, brother of ANTHONY CARFANO, FBI Number 652552, New York hoodlum, told him that ANTHONY CARFANO is presently in Hot:.Springs, 2 eae Mola also stated that BENNYAROBILO PTO aE ee other of wo JOHN asuate R0srLoTT0, New York Pohice Department Number B315641, a former body guard of VITO GENOVESE, FBI Number 861267 and ANTHONY STROLLO, wa., Tony Bender, FBI Number 4282858, who was killed in New York City this year, is presently in New York for the purpose of handling some of - ROBILOTTO's business and making other arrangements necessary due to the death of his brother. He said BENNY ROBILOTTIO recently built a fabulous home on Hollywood Boulevard near Hollywood Beach, Florida. He also said BENNY ROBILOTTO is in the shylock business. in the Miami area and recently purchased Dixie Dunbar's Restaurant in Hallandale, Florida, for ‘approximately $11,000.00. He further stated that ROBILOTTO is a close personal friend of FRANKIE DIO. . | | Docld: 32340000 Page 4
Beleased under—the ohn F.-Kemety Assassination Records ~ ection Act ~ { - F ion Records Collection Act of 1993 ot j eee ory : 2? (44 USC 27107 Hote): & wo WM 62-1273 | | 7 Ah y. Fla, MM-509-G stated that he observed SALVATORE... -“4—~"_- VV-GRAFFAGINO, wa., BlackieXGraffagino, EBL Numbex...31269.,..8. strong-arm man, shylock ‘and bookmaker from Brooklyn, New York, who served ten years in Sing Sing for a stick-up. He said on one occasion he saw GRAFFAGINO talking to CHARLES —KARPE, FBI Number 670712A, a local strong-arm man at Miami [~ _ A-Béach and™on another occasions he saw GRAFFAGINO talking to FIP JORKMASSEL. He said he also observed GRAFFAGINO hanging l. around the Tahiti Bar, Miami Beach. v4 ae “3 . Fla. AY _ DONALD FLEMING, PCI, advised that sayl|BANDACK, , owner of Gems Limited, a jewelry store in Miami‘with a lof being a jewelry fence. He also stated that MILT¥DRYFUSS a traveling jewelry salesman in the South. Florida_area is fa close personal friend of SANDACK and is also suspected of being a fence. f] . . . branch in the Breakers Hotel, Palm Beach, is cay The "Miami Daily News" of December 18, 1958, ‘reported that JULES JA 18S, FBI Number 9048815, owner ‘of the Florida Beverage Coyporation, a wholesale liquor company, 20 N. W. 15th Sty¥eet, Miami, was beaten‘ with a baseball bat by unknown assailants as he stepped from his y automobile at his home jan_Drive, Miami, Beach,.2 <2 early that morning. WEISS is in the Mount Sinai Hospital, Miami Beach, suffering from multiple bruises and possible _ fracture of the left leg. The article pginted out that £2" WEISS his son JAYAWEISS, and brother SAMAWEISS , _EBI_Number.. —" » 4832911,. are co-duners of a chain of 25 retail package FF /2, Tiquor stores known as the State and Tiny's Liquor Stores. ; The article further recorded that for the past six months, a liquor price war has been in existence in Dade County and the WEISS liquor stores have been undercutting prices. POLED ICA TIE-UPS WITH CRIME ~ fA i . MM-509-C advised that BERNIEY RANK, a Miami Beach Councilman, had dinner at the Midtown Social Club, Miami . oy _ Beach, with MICHAEL COPE LA, his close personal friend, the ie -5- | DoclIda: 32340000 Page 5