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 : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : NU v9.1 HW 45354 Docld: 322968217 JFK Assassination-System ; Date: §/28/201 Identification Form Agency Information Peleased under the John F. FBI ennedy jssassination 124-10220-10493 . Records Collection Act of nage (44 ac 2107 Note). HQ asef: NW 45654 Date: W1i-16-2017 CR 165-504-1 Document Information FBI MILLER, SAMUEL A. DIRECTOR, FBI 03/30/1962 21 SMO, GM, GAMBLING ACT, ASSOC, KUSIC, RAY, TELCAL, RCK PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4; 11(a) Redact 01/29/1999 INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF IRS Page 1
= = = ain LATE C) PG 165-26 5, Will contact informants and additional sources to determine ‘specific details concerning the gambling activities of KUSIC and PLOPI at McKeesport and vicinity. , - ADMINISTRATIVE For the information of all offices who have not previously received background information in connection with the case, the following dis set forth for investigative assistance: -Bureau airtel to Albuquerque dated 11/20/61, captioned "INTERSTATE GAMBLING ACTIVITIFS", advised that RAY KUSIC and WALTER-PLOPI, are <_ among others, considered by Internal Revenue Service, Washington,. D. C., to be leading gamblers; these persons have been issued a eurrent wagering tax stamp, and Internal Revenue Service considers these individuals to be among the biggest gambling operators holding wagering tax stamps. The Bureau requested that investigation be instituted an one of. three categories involving gambling; namely, Interstate Transmission of Wagering Information, Interstate Trans-~ mission of Aid of Racketeering and Interstate Transportation of Wager- ing Paraphernalia, to determine if these persons have violated on@. sp. ace § (4) or more of these statutes. LS , informants of the Pittsburgh Office including PG 650- C and PCI | previously related that KUSIC operates.a large dice an barbout game at the Red Arrow Club located on Route 30, North Ver~ sailles Township, Pa. Gamblers have reportedly lost up to $3000 at this game. This club has been described as a “high class spot.” It has been alleged that KUSIC reportedly has. considerable financial resources and among his legitimate enterprizes are included the Ben- Mac Apartments, McKeesport, Pa., as: well as other apartments and pro-= perty in the downtown Pittsburgh area. It has also been alleged that Mayor ANDREW J AGAKOMAS , McKeesport, Pa., has turned over the ‘MeKeesport Rackets Contro1 exclusively t to KUSIC. The numbers bank for the McKeesport. numbersiracket is allegedly located at the Fifth Avenue Smoke Shop, 730 Fifth Avenue. KUSIC's dice, card and barbout games are also allegedly operated at the Veterans Club at McKeesport, “ Eden Park Boulevard. DAVEXYANDER, a local business man and #*4% bondsman, acts as a front man for the KUSIC operation at the Vetérans Club, while JOE (last name unknown) operates the Red Arrow Club for KUSIC. . KUSIC is in partnership with WALTER PLOPI, 214 Wainwright Drive, McKeesport, Pa., in the operation of the Fifth Avenue Smoke Shop, 730 Fifth Avenue, McKeesport, Pa. Records of the Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Pa.y COVER PAGE HW 45354 Docld: 32296217 Page 2?
JER Act. 6 (4) INFORMANTS on 1/19/62; [_._], aka., PCI, Pittsburgh Office, advised SA SAMUEL A. MILLER that while she is not acquainted with RAY KUSIC or WALTER PLOPI, she has nevertheless, heard of the gambling spot Jocated near the Westinghouse Bridge on Route 30 when it was first operated by ARCHIFPAUITMIN. When this establishment was first opened it was known as the Club 432, however, its present ownership and gambling activities are unknown. On 2/8/62, PG 650-€ advised SA JAMES B. FANNING that the Red Arrow Club, Route 30, North Versailles Township, has not been in operation Jane August, 1961, following the Internal Revenue Service raid at New Kensington, .Pa., in connection with the SAMUEL and GABRIEL XMANNARINOoperation. Informant added that big dice games and gambling in general have virtually ceased since that date. \/ | CAML PH OQ » Ki = COVER PAGE i be HW 45354 Docld: 32296217 Page 3