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 : COMMENTS : v9.1 OPENING CRITERIA : JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-10212-10139 HQ CR 62-9-29-145 Document Information FBI SAC, MM DIRECTOR, FBI 09/24/1959 2 MZF, THP, ASSOC, B/F INT, GAMBLING, RACK AND SUBV PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 . Redact 07/23/1998 INDEFINITE NW 45782 DociId:32293863 Page 1 Date: 5/1/2015
"DIRECTOR » FBI (62-75147#210): SAC, MIAMI_ (62-3398) ce Somer, ZB MooDLun FRIERAM fe or , Jeers AMERICAN GAMBLING ACTIVITIES - CUBA The | _  ANTI-RACKETEER ING fe Tevien SERED by Y - HsCh reqappofh quest. / MM 509-c on July 24, See But? fio: S117290) | 1959, advised he SSarned during the past week that JACK ITEDLANDER, FBI Number 3716605, formerly a gambling éas no employee in “Havana; oe uba, is now manager of the International Gambling Wee Casino in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, ~~~ Ce , * On July 31,,1959, he advised that WILLIAM GUSTO _ AABISCHOFF, aka., LEF LARK, FBI. Number 1721507, left" Miami Béach for Haiti. on July 26, 1959, for the purpose of looking over a gambling set up there. FLIP. » | On September 11, 1959, MM 509-¢ related , \ BISCHOFF returned to Miami on September 9, 1959, from Haiti and advised him that negotiations are still pending relative to the gambling operation in Haiti. This | informant said BISCHOFF told him he had seen JACK FRIEDLANDER in Haiti and that FRIEDLANDER was doing Satistactoriyy This informant also Said he was told JOEA TLESI, aka., JOE » Was in town, visiting and had. commented. , > : to some of his friends that he, SILESI, would like to get ia Lt: ~back™into Cuba gambling, but the Cubans would not take -Adim back. O9-C related he did not know where SILESI -waS staying. nh MM 673-C advised on July 20, 1959, that Lieutenant Governor of Nevada. and JAKE... 2, : OFF.,..an ex-Las Vegas casino operstOrn are operating the Nee (eanbrine concession. in the New Aruba Caribbean an Hotel,” om “Netherlands, W West Indies. eres = ae ANDEL, of Miami, aitattorney ana  /- 4/1... et ‘er as well/’'as general counsel for the “Havana, Cuba, rac lates running for Circuit Judge’ in Dade ane the ae { | fie, .| On September 2, 1959, MM 673-C said he und ‘stands LOUIS 3 | viel Srectiten p {big 27-14% burch 0. i, . REE negate O + 13 Sep 28 1958 oe \ oe aa faForwarion CONTANE Tt <y ; iN, IS UNCLASSIFIEDS”” oy 22 | Oe . a ____ DATE 2 /%4 _ By 56 SALT AG NW 45782 Docid:32293863 Page 2
-_ . On September 9, 1959; | PCI, . adviseg through his father-in-1 O iS from Cuba and ~ + FY |e \ c\ | ' \ ‘ 1 \ \ Tree Drive, Miami Beach. I-4A: BP MM 62-3398 MM .334-C on September 4, 1959, advised that he heard MI C LANEY of the Hotel Nacional Gambling Casino, Havaria, Cuba, has purchased a home at 4855 Pine if 4 He said he also understood JACK SKY still ap. travels back and forth from Miami to Havana, as he still ee handles MEYER LANSKY's interest in the Riviera Hotel CWB? gambling gasino, Havana, Cuba. ° . ——_ _MM 665-PC on August 12, 1959, advised CHARLES/OURINE, FBI Number 695716, who resides at Bay _ Harbor* Islands, Florida, made a short trip to Europe and returned to the Miami area the past week end. Prior to the trip, MM 665-PC said TOURINE spoke of going to NL Beirut in Lebanon, having been contacted by someone relative to the new hotel and gambling casino that CONRAD HILTON was building. He said he did not know whether or not TOURINE went to Beirut. MM 665-PC also said TOURINE remained in Miami only a short time and then flew to New York City where he intended to stay at the Navaro Hotel, presently residing with him in Miami, he learned that 7 SANT AFFICANTE, JR., and some of the other American . gamblers are again operating gambling/casinos in Havana, CUB. and have apparently made an agreemeht with FIDEL CASTRO},  ,--——~- ~.. , On September 10, 1959, PCI, advised ~~ he learned A ERTAARDURA\MOYA, whO-WaS In partnership with NARTINGEOX aC the Tropitana Night Club, Havana, Cuba when BATISTA was in power, allegedlyhas the main interest : in the Biltmore Terrace Hotel, Miam: Beach, having purchased it in a peso exchange deal wit SUBVGAY. the previous owner. fZ7 He also advised he understood M YA as close as two persons————— could get with ROBERTFERNANDE ANDA, who is BATISTA's i brother-in-law; has dn interest in the same hotel: under & Ug his, MOYA'S name. He said the hotel allegedly is managed “V7 by HORMANYROT » EBI Number 1525858 and the assistant manager is TED PRTOUSE who in BATISTA's reign was a pilot for Cubana irlines and who was former chairman of the Air Traffic Commission Ministry, Havana, Cuba, and ERY Cuee NW 45782 DocId:32293863 Page 3 {OTHER 4