DocId: 32303169 Page 2 PG 92-228 — ' ; rn. “ot ADMINISTRATIVE on This report has been delayed due to the preocets agree the _ preparing Special Agent with important investigé Bispects of this and related cases. Information in this report.of possible value to the Internal Revenue Service has been furnished orally to Special Agent internal Revenue Service, Pittsburgh UFK Law 11 (a) on 7/28/61, SA ‘FORSYTH contacted PG-612-C concerning this matter and on 7/31/61 PG 612-C advised that the girl is CHRISTINE "CHRI SUPRANO, 610-2nda Avenue, New Kensington, Pa. ~ on 7/31/61, the above name was furnished to. Agent SCHWARTZ, and - on 8/1/61 SCHWARTZ advised that NOLL affirmed that CHRIS SUPRANO was the girl to whom he had referred, On 8/1/61 [___ltestiriea as had peso estat and on the n same. date, DJ Attorney KEHOE said testimony, coupled _ ony of about.29 other witnesses before fp would probably result in IRS indictments agains KELLY MANNARINO plus WILLIE SAMS,.as proprietors of NukKen . Novelty Company, and. against. JENNIE MORENO, RAY CALGAGNO and. TON yo (> WARDOCLIP, as employees. jie taw 10(a)2 -—_B- | 7 | Ga bHIs MP. COVER PAGE
PG 92-225 “INFORMANTS The T symbols utilized in this report will be the same , where -applicable, as those used in the special summary report of 7/24/or: oe * Summary’ : PG T-2 is PG 612-C. PG T-3 is PG 615-C. a a | PG T-10 is PCI oS Act 6 (4) , Pittsburgh, Pa.- te fe deLefed PG T-15 is PCIL acs _—*| ~New Kensington, Pa.- 70 fe delefed PG T-~21 is JOSEPH R., MEROLA, Miami Beach, Florida, who furnished | information on 8/14-15/61 at Miami, Florida, to Pittsburgh Special Agents THOMAS G. FORSYTH, TIT and JOHN S. PORTELLA, i+” formerly MM 722-C, requested his identity be protected, and JK Act 6 (Wis now incarcerated at the Federal Correctional. Institution at Tallahassee, Florida. Ck - COVER PAGE een HW 45354 DBocld:32303169 Page 3 ca
PG 92-228. Prostitution and Narcotics In August, 1961, PG T-21 advised: Neither KELLY nor SAMUEL.MANNARINO has ever been known to traffic in narcotics or to operate prostitution. . In August, 1961, PG T-21 advised: | New Kensington; Pa., Mayor RAYMOND GARDLOCK and the majority of his city councilmen have been "owned" by the MANNARINOs since. their election approximately eight years ago. At one time, JOSEPH MEROLA, at the instructions of KELLY MANNARINO, "wired" the New Kensington City Council. Chambers so that tape recordings of the proceedings could be made. . os : Chief JOHN BORDINARO, New Kensington, Pa., Police Department, is the personal selection for that job of KELLY MANNARINO. ;  It-is noted that Mayor RAYMOND GARDLOCK of New Kensington was _ defeated in the primary elections of May, 1961, and will not.-be oA a candidate for re-election in the general elections of November, . #, PENDING PROSECUTIVE ACTION It is noted that it has been reported previously that SAMUEL - MANNARINO has been under indictment in the United States District . Court, Chicago, Illinois, since 1959 on a charge of aiding and ‘abetting in the use of a wire or radio communication in a scheme to defraud a Swiss bank, in connection with the pledging of some of the Canadian Government bonds which had been stolen from a bank in Brockville, Ontario, Canada, in October, 1958. On October 17, 1961, SAMUEL MANNARINO appeared before the United | States District Court, Chicago, Illinois, in order that trial date — on the above charge might be set. However, the United States District Court ruled that they would take no action as regards setting of trial date until other defendants, including NORMAN. . ROTHMAN, currently incarcerated at the Federal Penitentiary .in Atlanta, Georgia, could be brought before the court personally. . Appearance of the defendants was rescheduled for October 31, 1961, at which time the United States District Court would set trial date. Ql. HW 45354 DBocld:32303169 Page 4
yy wil nine pa 92-228 H. CHARACTERIZATION OF INFORMANTS | pg T-2 “is a New Kensington, Pa., numbers writer - .. formerly connected with prostitution activities. pG T-3 is a physician, whose professional services have -on occasion, been used by members of the MANNARINO organization and who frequents MANNA-RINO controlled gambling and after-hours establishments. “pq P-21 is an individual whose experience has included a used cars, prostitution, smuggling, burglary and robbery. He has. been friends with the MANNARINOs for about fifteen years and undoubtedly. will continue his association with them in the future. gal tr | 23 on HW 45354 DoclId: 32303169 Page 5 gaa a