' Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 199? (44 Isc : DATE: 11s -14- 2017 . . ; fo - ; om . ean 302-1094 Boe oe oes : 7 “ On 3/13/72, CG 9413-PC advised aa DREW H. oe CARR as ‘follows: 7 SC |. fhe following individwals are ‘running - | the dice game at 5602 West Division : - is | . 1) KEDZ @ KEDZ is a “juice pan" operating. . in the Logan Squar Uare are& and usually transacts business ' im thecterminal acress from the square from 11:00 PM to 2:00 AM every night. KEDZ always frequents the dice game a every weekend. Source further advised that Kid - Iliineis license is LA 3643. oe ay ERIST SERRITELIA = Source will ascertaié SERRITELIA'S [o7z i *s 1972 ae icense panes bs 7 aan 2 7 oe 3) BOCCOZCOZZI, RS 7 Ae ca 3539 North Ozark, C ¢ 18. COZZi’s personally “OUned auton obile ‘pee S99 ‘TLliaoss ligense AD 7976. Ss a@N /6 78 - 19483, GYV EAS ay LS 4)“STAEC (LU) - Bas “i872 fllinois License BR 6677. Recently Sm returned frem a trip to ias Begas, . Hevads . no . 5) KEQI - KEQI is the number ome min in the “dice ‘operation and is described as follows: | Te Sex Male So oo Race White pool Height . 5°s" | pros a Weight 350 pounds . | . Appearance Sloppy attire 1972 Illinois License =D 3472 6) The man who has @ vehicle with ‘Vilinois| license (972) LA 3643 is also comnected with the operation. Records of the Secretary of State, Springfield, Illinois, reflect , that 1972 Illinois license 1A 3643 is listed to PETER / MILLER, 1457 North Bosvorth, Chi: " a4) Sisgers enter from the rear docr at 5602 _ West Division Street, Chicago. fhe outside door is made cut of irom bars, When going imto the lecatiena, every _ player must knock lightly om the back door. COVER PAGE_ sage, Wllimeis. ~ 2107 Hote Docld: 3227687086 Page Ff
"Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 23107 Hotey. DATE: 11-14-2017. ce nn | . . os; _—~ Gn automatic alarm for the people inside. ieeteat —— | There are tvo doormen who let all the players = _ into the game. The first doorman is described as a | _ Shite male, large~framed with blond hair, whois. | : tentatively identified as KRIS? SERRITELIA’s brother- | in-law. The second doorman is described as a white male, having _& mustache, who is called by TO (INU). Periodically, surveil the block while the both doormen will go outside game is in progress. — , oe On March 5, 1972) Sunday), BENNIE BAY, @escribed 88 @ white male, Italian, considered a big gambler on the The _North Side, won $10,000 in fifteen minutes at above location. aes a - ee On. 3/17/72, CG 9413-PC advised SA CARR as follows: | Source identified CHRIS 'SERRITELIA from-a series of photographs shown to him as one of the keepers’ of the gambling establishment located st 5602. West Division, Chicag , Illinois. SHRRITELIA is present ly vacationing in Miami Besch, Florida . pe a = 7 The back barred door lecated at the rear of 5602 West Division opens from the cutside, and the inner doar opens from the inside. The inner door is reinforced with a 2" by 4" board across the inside door . Sourtb provided the following additional physical descriptions for the two doormen: Do ns (Mame — . TOMMY (LNU) Sex . Hale Race _ Caucasian . ‘ Nationality — - Greek —— | Height 5°6" | Weight 160 pounds . Dress Attzre — Usually wears a gray sweater, : dark pants, and a large hat. Name Unknow; tentatively identified 7 8@ CHRIS SERRITELLA’s brother- 4 Sex Bale Race Caucasian ; Height 8°5" Weight 170 pounds , ; Hair Blend with long sideburaa ; Age 26 = 29 years of age : COVER PAGE rs - Docld: 3227687086 Page &
"Released under the John. F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 DATE: 11-14-2017 CG 182-1034 oo yout After 10:30 PM, TOMMY will opem the front door at 5602 West Division, and the patrons may leave fron either the front or back entrances. Above location might be moving to a different location, and would furmish informtion _ possible new location. 3/30/72, CG 9813-PC advised 84 PICKERL . On as follers; Docld: 3227687086 Page 93 COVER PAGE cencerning {44 USC 2107 Hotey.
Lio i SC 2107 Hotery. T Rel do under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 19927 (44 U | Release . : 7 DATE: 11-14-2017 a _ as fellows: “— - CG 182-1034 One player drives an auto bearing 1972 Illinois license HH 2855. This individual is a sOP. One player who hag been a big wineer is called BENNY BAY. Tir ee-four Weeks ago, BAY won $10,000 in a half hour period and two weeks ago, won $8,000 in & 15 minute period. | Source heard that the local ‘police district is paid $800 Per month to allow the Game to operate. Source attended the game om Saturday, March 18, (1972, from 5:45 PM to 10:30 PM, He observed approximately 23 players in attendance during the peak hours. Dice was played during the time source was on the premises with at least $10,000 changing hands. The house made at least $2,000, Source lost $80.00 ati the dice table. : Source attended the game on Saturday, and Sunday, March 25, and 26 1972, from 5:35 Pl to 10:30 | PH on Saturday and from @:45 PH to 8:15 PH on Sunday. During the peak hours on Saturday Spproximtely 22 Players were present and on Sunday, 28 players. Dice gambling took place during the entire time scurce Was on the premises. On Saturday at least $14,000 changed hands | with the house making at least $2,500, _On 4/4/72, CG 9413-PC advised SA PICKERL The dice game gambling operation has ; moved from captioned address to 4917 West 14th _ Street, Cicero, Illinois. The first night of operation at the new location was Saturday , 4/1/72. The starting and closing times remain the same and the operation remtiins . the game except that CERIS SERBITELIA and ‘“STASE” are no longer connected with it. Whether or not the departure ‘of these two is. permanent is now known, &s yet to source. , . _ The new lécation is a vacant store at ground leve% on the south side of the street. The new location is not as large as the old one. ,._ Om 4/12/72, CG 9413, advised SA PICKERL ag follows: a COVER PAGE» re Doclda: 322787086 Page 10
cords ColYection Act of 1992 (44 USC 3107 Hotey. Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Re - DATE: 11-14-2017) . et a “CG 182-1034 any oo She gambling hours continue to be the. same, 5330 PM te 10:30 PHM on Saturday and Sunday. Most of the players are present on Suiday, as the race track attracts som of the players. There is a telephone on the premises but TOMMY, the docrman will not Sive out the number. The _ Operators of the game bave someone watching from a concealed lecation to warn these inside im the event police cars are observed approaching (ether than Cicero cars). It should be noted there is a vacant store building directly across the street which has the front windows covered by cardboard, except for a few spaces. ; 4p, me dealer who is CHRIS SERRITELLA's brother- | in-law has the first name of GEORGE, . Another desler is FRANK) EIDORAD TORY PINE, _ bop . |) fhe man over "KECGY" (SICK GAIANGS) 16 mam "MIKE", "MIKE" recently moved inte an expensive » brother of 2 , ot Y an \v/“ |apartment project at 1047 Harlem (corner ‘of larlen | ay end Thomas). "MIKE" is a white male, age 60-83, > oe (Subsequént observation of the mail boxes at 1 lem revealed ; an M,XLUPO on one of the bazed. Possibly MI friena _ jot deceased JOE GAGLIANO). Rok IGIO~ 191 _ CHRIS SERRITELLA is not actively taking part  —__ _ in the operation of the game at its Cicero location; however, — he regularly attends the games. . a On 4/19/72, CG 9413-PC advised SA PICKERL as follows: §. . a ae : He identified &iphoto of FRANK ELDORADO taken by _ the Chicago PD, Ko. E28557, as being identical with dealer FRANK ELDORADO, : : The doorman TOMMY sits between the frent door and the partition decor. He has a curtain ever halt of the front door to block a view of bim from the street. The front door is kept shut by the use of a 2''x4" wedged at an angle against the fleor and the doer. The wood — partition is about 1" thick and the deor through this partition | _ de mot locked or reinforced, COVER PAGE - sd Doclda: 322787086 Page i1
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (a4 Wse 2107 Hotey. , DATE: / 11- ‘14- “2017 Smt clese to $15,000 at the dice table. to Ias Vegas the previous week where ke lest $25,000. - BENRIE ovnas. @& sgloon and & restaurant semewhere in ed ea 1 182-1084, The gnub Ling Froou is about 30 Lest leng and 25 feet wide aad is equiped with the mame 14° = 8? billiard | table, card tables, chair and seta that vere at ‘the Chicago leeation ° BENNY BAY WAS At the gaue center, 6/8/72, een Chicago. He used to be eaployed by. the City of Chicago. | follows 7 ddentified A) SOSEPHAPA in dealer for the resalar dealers. at break Eines , The front decr has & key look but the back ‘door rte not used ag all. _. &m individual reamed "CHIR" works as a dealer's helper: &t the dise table ‘calling. eut the mumbers and returning the dice. He is a white male, age 68, 5°5" ~ 5°6", 255 to 160 pounds, grey hair, bad C708 5 wears thick glasses, works at the Sunbeam Corporation em B ssevelt Read. (Possibly identies1 with JOHN JAHESYé 170). pon = saya, ce $413 advised BA PICKERL as . | CR B erene/ severa} ph ogres be () ROCCO COZZI, aka “ROCKY”, second iin command; (C) . NICK GEORGE GALAKOS, aka "KEGGY meer one man; t)) . : PETER MILLER, aka EATZ, a. fence. lean eperater who mikes 4 loans to the dice players. EATS makes teans in $100 . amounts. fhe individual source referred to previously is as. “CHINE & Ge@lers helper at the dice teble, employed at the Sunbeam Corporatien, 8300 ‘Fest ‘Roosevelt ; Road, Cicero, "CHINE" is ‘Italian, is braced shut by means of a wood 2x4 angled frea the floor ; . Fhe partition door behiad the frent deer is made of wood aad glass and is not..leocked.. the front door and Wedged against the deer. A bleck of weed nailed to the floor Rots as & butt plate fer the 224. Doclda: 322787086 Page 12
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 3107 Hotey. DATE: _11-14-2017 .. —_~ -~ > CG 182-1034 pe The rear doer is the fourth one from the alley going west. There is no basement and no stairs inside the building. mo The doorman, TOMMY, sits between the froat door and the partition door. . ‘The best time to raid would be shortly after 7:00 AM, after all Players have arrived, and before the game has @ chance to be cleaned out by a hot . dice roller. The dealer puts playing cards on the ‘table to signify points, On 4/26/72, CG $413-PC advised SA PICKERL as | follows: a CERIS apt told one of the players on Monday , 4/24/72, that NICK GALAKOS and ROCKY COZZI no lenger operate the dice game. The game has been taken over by TUREXTORELLO with TURK’s money backing it. . TURK currently ig driving an auto bearing 1972 Illinois auto license number PA 4768, — On 5/3/72, CG @413~-PC advieed 8A PICKERL as follows: . Concerning the individusis arrested bytthe Sheriff's Police during a gambling raid conducted at 4917 West léth Street, Cicero, Tlinois, on 4/30/72: -V- COVER PAGE Doclda: 322787086 Page 13
' Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 39107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 : ao of CG 137-8747 1. "FRANK RUSSO. . Worked as one of the bosses at 4917 location. He was given the job by TURK TORELLO, after RUSSO got into trouble with the Government over his income tax. The money to run the game was delivered each night before the game to RUSSO by a TORELLO employee called ANGELO (LNU). yo ANGELO. also comes at the close of the game to pick up the house money from RUSSO. RUSSO's first name is not FRANK but DOMINIC (real name DOMINIC ROSSI). RUSSO knows all of the outfit people in the Cicero area. | . : 2. "-NELLO D. GABELLINI. NELLO is a player, has a wife and children, and is having a hard time financi-lly. He works as a bartender but is not making enough to get out of debt. 3. SAM MANCINO, JR. a SAM is not a gambler. He has the job of handling the food and coffee at the game. He runs errands for the players including going ‘out for’ sandwiches. The house > pays him $5 to$i6 a night in addition to the tips he receives _ from the players:~" 4. JOSEPH P, ETERNO | ETERNO is known as "'STASH". He was one of the bosses at the dice game when it was at 5602 West Division, | Chicago, but was only a player at the 4917 location. ETERNO has been in trouble with the law in the past and currently is. on probation. -w- - cover PAGR Doclda: 322787086 Page 14
’ Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC 2107 Hotey. DATE: .11-14-2017 ; . : “™ - 1 CG 137-8747 ae | | 5.. TOM KARIS| TOM was known as "TOMMY" and was the doorman at both locations. He was paid $20 to $25 per night.. He receives a pension of some kind. 6. JAMES JOHN RAMELLI - RAMELLI's wife may own and operate a dry cleaning store on 63rd Street somewhere . RAMELLI works every day at the County Hospital. -He has worked the dice table at other locations calling out the numbers _and.returning the dice. He is a big horse player and a big loser. His horse bets range from $50 to $200 each. 7. JAMES HARLEY GINSBURG Possibly a player who came to see CHRIS (SERRITELLA). 8. DOMINICK PHILLIP SANTINO Has never seen this individual ~9. JOE DANDRE DANDRE is a player. 10. PETER P. CAPPELLETTI PETER worked at the dice table by calling out the numbers and returning the dice. Doclda: 322787086 Page 15
' Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hotey. | DATE: .11-14-2017 © A oom . : a 7 : " CG 137-8747 11. TED M. GRABOWY _ GRABOWY is an inveterate gambler who never misses a dice game. He always hes a great deal of money on his person - usually between $1,500: and $2,000. He is a loser who goes to all the Cicero games. GRABOWY loves to sheot dice to the extent it is a sickness with him. He borrows $400 to $500 at a time from "KATZ" (PETER MILLER) the juice man with great regularity. 12. MORRIS STEIN. -STEIN sometimes borrows money from KATZ but never more than $200 at a time as KATZ will not lend him “more than this. STEIN has a reputation for being cheap. No one likes him. STEIN never misses a dice game. 13. CHARLES HRUBY HRUBY is called "CHINK". He has bad eyes. 15 years ago ''CHINK" worked in a game in the Roosevelt Roed - Cicero Avenue area. His job was to handle and count the money after the game was over. He was known for giving $5 or $10 to anyone who left the game broke. HRUBY at one time worked at the Sunbeam Corporation, 5600 West Roosevelt Road, Chicago. 14. WALTER J. MAGIERA Does not know MAGIERA,. 15. HERBERT HEINZE HEINZE is a player who enjoys shooting dice. He may own a saloon. ee eS = . Y - COVER PAGE» Docld: 322787086 Page 16
“ Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hotey. TATE: 11-14- 2017 ; o : : i oof CG 137-8747 16. RAYMOND F. PILGER _ PILGER is a player. 17. JOSEPH SIMONE SIMONE hangs around with KATZ (PETER MILLER) and often drives KATZ auto to the games. He hangs around Logan Square with KATZ. SIMONE is a smart gambler who seldom loses. He has the reputation of being a'wiseguy". SIMONE's brother, TONY SIMONE, is a tough. ndividual: Their cousin, ’ VICTOR (LNU) works for the FIFI BUCCIERI - TURK TORELLO group. 18. JOHN ANDREW LOMBARDI He does not know LOMBARDI. 19. MICHAEL ANTHONY ARENA He does not know ARENA. 20. GEORGE LAURIE ° A cab driver and dice player. 21. WALTER SZYMANSKI _ This individual is called "SUGAR". He was a player at the dice games and always had $7,000 to: $8,000 in his pockets at all times. He may have a big bookmeking operation going for him. He never borrows money. i Paver Ane . Doclda: 322787086 Page i?