Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 19927 (44 USC 2107 Hotery. DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: 4/28/201 i Identification Form | Agency Information | AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER:  124-10207-10063 _ RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER:  62-9-29-661 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: SAC,MM TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE : , DATE: 05/16/1963 PAGES: 3 SUBJECTS : CIP, GAMBLING, RACK AND SUBV, BAHAMAS DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 : CURRENT STATUS: —Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 09/30/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : v9.1 Docld: 322912757 Page 1 SR AD 24
‘| | feleased under the John F. ote) pp-36QATE 11 alib-ced -2017 Transmit the following ‘in FROM: Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 19977 (44 usc 2107 1 I ve { a) . I FBI j { | Date: 5/16/63 vO AIRTEL | (Type in plain text or code) AIRMAIL : (Priority or Method of Mailing) | DIRECTOR, FBI (62-9-29) SAC, MIAMI (92-515) (P) Cer immna. INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM MIAMI _ DIVISION ae WEEKLY SUMMARY 4 nd / a MM 509-C-TE advised that HARRY" ILENSKY and HERMAN _ _ a  WILENSKY the week of May 2, 1963, opened \a.club, known as Time Bridge and Pinochle Club" in Room. 214 and 215 “ho the ast of eat im Building, Miami B Beach {-/for bookmaking, shy<", locking and card playing activities. They had ‘planned to . _employ THEODORE: SKOROUSKI, who did handle the bookmaking\_ |, - at the South Beach Democratic Club, Miami Beach, but some | 3 difficulty arose between SKOROUSKL and one of the WILENSKY brothers and they instead acquired the services of HARRY ~ » ALANCE to handle the bookmaking operation. PALANCE used “a the Patio C o be a partner of RUTH GASSENHEIMER in the operation of Bridge Club about 10 years ago and during the past winter season was connected with the bookmaking and card playing operation at:the Royalton Hotel Club in Miami. The WILENSKY brothers plan to handle the shylocking C3)- Bureau can REG. 5) ba - F. AG _ le le / 2 - Miami RFF; j11 (5). ° om t ‘ ~ & : es ys i rf d. Q OV “Apptoved: ” cde 13 3 “Docld:322912787T Page 2 | BESSA Hoe tenconancice Bo MAY 18 1963 cf ASTD 5 Le a er ye Base i GE LEINEL-EAY Sent UM Per
‘Keleased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Hdte}o.35 DATE i2-1ds5d4-2017 So ws Transmit the following in “ (Type in plain text or code) | Approved: FBI Date: (Priority or Method of Mailing) | 92-515 operation. This source advised that HERMAN WILENSKY and HARRY NATHAN on 5/7/63, were en route to Las Vegas, Nevada, when their automobile was involved in an automobile accident with a truck southof Perry, Fla., and both were killed. HARRY ANTHAN, has been hanging around the WILENSKY brothers for years, but prior to that was an armed robber -and killer in New York City. . This informant also advised that funeral services for WILENSKY and NATHAN were held on 5/10/63, at Riverside Funeral Home, Miami Beach. He attended the service and expressed surprise because very few racket individuals attended the service. He advised BEN HUSICK, Miami file 162-80; THEODORE SKOROUSKI; MILTON SPITZER (Miami file - 165-211) ; JOSEPH INDELICATO (Miami file 92-404), and sve a bookmaker and gambler, were the only racket individual he saw there. He understood HARRY WILENSKY intends to con- ~~ tinue the operation of the Past Time Bridge and Pinochle Club. IMON, footy MM 714-C advised that he received information that LOU CHESLER had obtained a 10 year exclusive license for casino gambling on the Grand Bahama Island and that CHESLER's son-in-law, OLLIE (LNU),is handling all details for the setup of the gambling operation at Grant Bahama and that all operations must go through OLLIE. This source also stated he heard that OLLIE had been contacted by a person, w whose name is believed to be SAMMONS of Dallas, Texas, con- cerning the gambling casino and by a GORDON RUEZ, who reportedly was the representative of "Doc'’ HARRIS of the Los Angeles roup. | elm group P———————____ ye Special Agent in Charge “Docld: 322791767 Page 3
{Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act ‘Or 992 (ae USC 210 Hote} Fp- seQATE : 1 al fsa 2017 = . - | — os rad a, w o ~~" | | { | < oS FBI | Date: | | Transmit the following in * . (Type in plain text or code) (Priority or Method of Mailing) ) MM 92-515 MM 509-C-TE stated he was told MEL HARRIS, son of ALLIE HARRIS, who is a big gambler and bookmaker, ~ presently in New York City, married LOU CHESLER's daughter almost 2 years ago; is the key man in the gambling casino and in the development of CHESLER's home sites and businesses , _ in Grand Bahama. MEL HARRIS is setting up a firm known as HARRIS International Sales Co., and has signed a lease for , a suite in the Geller Building, Miami Beach, to handle the operations of the Grand Bahama Development Co. and the ~ Bahama Amusement Co. (concern which handles the gambling casino) both controlled by CHESLER. He also learned CHESLER has a 10 year license to operate a gambling casino at Grand Bahama, which will be reviewed after the first or second year. Approved; — Sent ly Per Special Agent in Charge te oe en RR “Docld:322912787 Page 4