PG 52-1687 = oe ; Commission of Sports. Havana 4 said at that time that : through the influence of MIRANDA, ARDURA had no difficulty ‘in placing slots on-location in- Cuba. K(w . et _.. To further demonstrate ARDURA's- closeness to or ' MANNARINO, ; it is interesting to note that during the Top Hoodlum investigation in New Kensington, it was discovered that during the period, March, - 1957, to July, 1957, the New Ken Novelty Company, operated by MANNARINO, ~shipped 137 a ‘slot machines and five boxes of slot machine parts to | ALBERT ARDURA, in care of the Tropicana Nightclub. . : On the basis of past experience in. the Top Hoodlum Program, there is little doubt that MANNARINO, ROPHMAN and ‘ ARDURA are very close and it isnot beyond the realm of §— oo ‘possibility that ARDURA, along with ROTHMAN, could have been . ‘ ; ‘the receiver of the National Guard weaponsywhen they reached - - Guba. ; . , | . It is significant that Dr. LOUIS c. PESSOLANO, when first interviewed concerhing the part he played in the ' §un-runpning conspiracy, came up with the. name CECIL HARDURA, as the person who instructed him-to rent the twin-engine | Beechcraft for a hunting and fishing party. Dr. PESSOLANO © has, of course, implicated ROFHMAN asthe man-who instructed him in the matter since that time but in his effort to- hamper the investigation, PESSOLANO may have unintentionally brought out the fictitious name HARDURA knowing that ARDURA was . involved in the conspiracy. . oo a CS314A SO an . It is recalled that MAINER and his associate, GEORGE MIKE FLOREA,~ FBI #2888609, were named by Canton, Ohio, Police ae an Department informant at the- beginning of this investigation as the men who committed the burglary at the Ohio National Guard Armory on 10/14/58. ~ NER, FBI # PHILLIP JAMES MAT It is also recalled that supplemental- investigation. in, New Kensington established that MAINER was in contact with COVER PAGE \ - I - | HW 56792 Docld:32331965 Page 3
. fe nf 4 nti 1 PG 52-1687 . " % * PCI HENRY: ABRAHAM of this offiee approximately two: years: ago in an effort to sell a load of stolen ‘chgarettes which may have eventually reached GABRIEL MANNARINO; -owner-of the 8S & 8 Distributing ‘Company; @ cigarette vending: machine business in New Kensington, Most offices are aware that the S & S Distributing Company panel truck was used to transport part of the stolem weapons to the airport in this case and, of course, GABRIEL MANNARINO is the brother of SAMUEL MANNARING. ~- ‘When interviewed in: February, 1959, PCI ABRAHAM | claimed he was not acquainted with MAINER but mentioned two individuals had approached him some time ago with a load of hot cigarettes. It may be stent eicant that ABRAHAM ‘brought out the name of a man. who tried to sell the hot | cigarettes who is now deaq. The following investigation: Was ‘conducted’ to again determine whether ABRAHAM could be acquainted with -MATINER. on 4/21,/59 ‘PCL ABRARAM examined a good: photograph - of MAINER and advised SA JOHN S.° PORTELLA that-MAINER was not the person who accompanied UPFIE CHARLES, deceased, several years ago in an effort to sell a load of stolen cigarettes. ABRAHAM also denied that he ever referred CHARLES or anyone else attempting to sell stolen merchandise to GABRIEL ‘MANNARINO at the S-&-S Distributing | (Company or anyone - connected with the MANNARINO- gang. It is noted that earlier in this investigation confidential source MIKE: ZERVOS, who is well acquainted with ABRAHAM, positively identified MAINER as the person who approached ABRAHAMwith another unknown individual approximately. two years age in an effort to sell a load of cigarettes. ZERVOS also pointed out at-that time that he had seen MAINER in New Kensington on @ number of occasions loafing around the Kenmar Hotel which is a-gathering place for members of the MANNARINO gang; As an example, DANIEL HANNA, aka., SPEEDO, who is already under indictment in this case as one who - ‘COWER PAGE -o- o cour ran | HW 56792 Docld:32331965 Page 4
Pa 52-1687 cone Ential assisted in the Loading: of the weapons | at the Allegheny Valley Airport, spends almost every afternoon in the. Kenwar Hote A lobby and cocktail Lounge . \ PAY P CARUSO- - PCI HENRY ABRAHAM, on 4/21/59, advised SA PORTELLA that PAT CARUSO or PAT PERRUCCIO, not further described of. Canton, Ohio, and a very~close friend of AL SEID of the MANNARING gang in New: Kensington, might have- had something to do with the National Guard Armory burglary:  ABRR EAM furnished this information im response to a question by SA PORTELLA as to whether ABRAHAM had any theories or ideas as to who perpetrated the burglary. ABRAHAM stated shat he has no positive information that CARUSO was actually connected with the job but described him-as an active racket figure in Canton and one time lieutenant of “NICK THE GREEK," who at one time controlled the rackets of Canton. .ABRAHAM was of the opinion that further investigation of. ‘CARUSO: an@ his associates would be warranted in this case. JEROME-M, GLUCK, aka., Jerry Glick, FBI #5039711 The following investigation was conducted to identify JEROME M, GLUCK, who was characterized during the initial stages of this investigation as an- agent for the Dominican Republic attempting to purchase arms and ammunition in Pittsburgh, Pa. Thisphase of theinvestigation is considered important: since the name JERRY GLICK, now identified as JEROME M. GLUCK, was first introduced into the case in connection with a-long distance telephone: call from JOE MEROLA's suite at the Warwick Hotel in New-York, N.¥., on 9/6/58, .to the office of JAMES A. ASHTON, attorney at law, Pittsburgh: BR ‘summary of this phase of the. investigation will be found on cover pages D through K, in report of SA RICHARD GORDON DOUCE, Pittsburgh, 4/20/59. -On- 5/5/59° MAXWELL KAHN,. editor and publisher, "Clairton Progress," weekly newspaper published in Clairton, Pa., advised SAS. DOUCE. and THOMAS G. FORSYTH III, as follows: COVER PAGE. TK conden fal | WW 56792 Docld:32331965 Page 5