ee StH \ - PG 92-228 9. Will report additional information from investigation being conducted by the. Chicago Office to verify or disprove subject's alleged interest in the National Filben Corp., and United Dryer Co., Chicago, Ill. The Chicago Office has also been requested to develop complete backgrogind information regarding F. W. ZOGG, a business associate of SAMUEL MANNARINO and to contact CG-6132-C to determine, if possible, the purpose of MANNARINO's visit to Chicago with ZOGG and contact with JOE MEROLA in 11/57 and 1/58. Investigation requested in Pittsburgh airtels to Chicago, 1/22/58, 1/24/58 and 2/10/58. 10. Will report results of investigation requested of the Los Angeles Office concerning the MANNARINO brothers' alleged attempt to! setup. operations in Los Angeles around March, 1950.: Investigation requested in Pittsburgh airtel to Los Angeles, 1/31/58. HS - ll. Will report any information dev@loped by the U.S. Treasury — Department, Bureau of Public Debt, Chicago, Ill, as to the amount of U.S. Savings Bonds issued in the name of subject or members:iof his immediate family. Information requested of the Treasury Department by letter dated 1/16/58. 12, will, at Immigration and Naturalization Service, Pittsburgh, attempt to.develop background information regarding MI -HAJADAKOS,. an associate of SAMUEL MANNARINO. _ 13. Will, -when the background information is obtained, concerning HAJADAKOS,.{ ive consideration to having the Greek National | Policéconduct investigation at Peraia, Greece, to determing HAJADAKOS'. finaneial gbijity and the extent-.of his real estate holdings in the city.(@) we) —_ 14. Will give consideration to interviewing HAJADAKOS after having possession of sufficient background information for the purpose of developing him as an informant. 15. Will recontact MIKE ZERVIS, admitted numbers writer, for any information he may have regarding subject's current activities. © gyn CoM ee erat! ac fine! HW 45354 DoclId: 32300700 Page 2?
HW 45354 At Greensburg; PG 92- -228 LEADS (Continued ) 16. Will remove stops placed. with the Identification .Division-and major Pittsburgh airlines, when they. are no longer serving a useful purpose. — 17. Will recontact PG-564-C, and former PG-511-C, 509- -C ‘for up- ~to-date ‘information regarding subject's activities. At New Kensington, Pa. (Westmoreland County) 1. wall check toll calls emanating from subject's residence and business telephones. 2. will interview the Pastor of St. Peter's Catholic ‘Church for the purpose of developing some background information ‘that will enable birth records ‘to be checked concerning the subject and his wife, ROSE. 3. Wilk, through spot physical surveillance of subject's residence, attempt to obtain a photograph of subject for submission. to the New York Office. A, Will reinterview WILLIAM L. JEFFERSON, Superintendent ‘of Schools, New-Kensington, for the purpose of establishing, if possible, -the-identity of a reliable family living in subject's immediate ne sehborhood who might be developed as-a source of information. ore Will recontact WALTER J. SHARKEY, retired New Kensington police officer, R.D. #2, for current information regarding subject's activities as well as PG-545-C. Pa. (Westmoreland County) . 1. will, ~through the Recorder. of Deeds, Westmoreland county, attempt to identify -property purchased by subject near Weinel's Cross Rodds'. 2. Will, at the Pennsylvania State Police post, determine if possible, the reason why the detainer placed against the subject at U.S. Penitentiary, Atlanta, Georgia, in 1927 for alleged liquor law violations, was removed on 7/3/28 shortly before his release from the penitentiary. DoclIda: 32300700 Page 3
PG 92-228 was., INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION OF STOLEN PROPERTY-MAJOR THEFT," - W, LLOYD JORDAN, a piolet for Eastern Airlines, was interviewed at the Miami Office by SAS KENNETH C.- MOORE and C. GRAHAM HURST on. January 21, 1957. JORDAN stated that he became acquainted with MEROLA around April, 1956, when MEROLA came to his home at. Key Biscayne, Florida, with a mutual friend, BILL BRANDT, a disk jockey from Pittsburgh. ! , JORDAN said he and MEROLA: became very close friends for a period of three or four months and associated together until November, 1956, JORDAN: went on to say he met LYNNE DE MIDLLEWWW.-.-. in the Spring-of 1956, when she was brought to his home to a party by a guest and that he later introduced DE MILLE to MEROLA~at one ef his parties... = JORDAN stated that he met SALLYE CARLETON. through MEROLA and ‘pegan datingther . He said that during the -Summer’ of -1956 he gaw MEROLA almost daily in Miami and often in Pittsburgh, where MEROLA went-for visits. He added that through MEROLA he met SAM MANNARINO, AL ROSS, a close associate of. MEROLA, MEL CUMMINGS, BABE AARONSON, and (FNU) LUTZ. . JORDAN described the latter three individuals as being the owners of a yachet called the "Sea Dream" on which he, JORDAN, MEROLA and others had parties.  - . - me, ia JORDAN added that while in Miami he also became acquainted with - NICK JEROME and NORMAN ROTHMAN through MEROLA. D, CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES 1. Gambling Activities- Generall a. Numbers _ ~-3 on December 20, 1957, stated that he had been in touch with SAM MANNARINO.on-December 19, 1957, at which time SAM } told him he was attempting to locate one WALTER TACK, ‘a white, | male, American, 21 years of. age, who according to MANNARINO, had been supplying the FBI and police with information concerning -10- HW 45354 DoclId: 32300700 Page 4 ehinnnnonar |
PG 92-228 fnis numbers operation. T- 3 said that-according to MANNARINO dhe had done some checking on the-telephone listed for TACK's father (EDison. 5- 5313), and had learned that WALTER TACK - -fhad placed calls to thé Pittsburgh:FBI Office and supplied them with information: concerning the humbers: and gambling setup in New Kensington. AT-3 pointed out that MANNARINO asked his assistance in locating | TACK and made the remark that when they found: him they would iMsplit his head. " . fas a. matter of information, WALTER TACK is not‘ an ‘informant of the Pittsburgh Office and has not ‘been interviewed in connection / with the investigation of SAM MANNARINO ox- his brother GABRIEL | MANNARINO. nT | ti note b. Numbe zs, Dice-Card. Games, sports | Betting, and” Barbout’ Games” af B\ZERVIS, -a ‘an admitted aumbers | operator in New Kensington, wbeeie 3) ON. tary 14, 1958, advised SA JOHN S. PORTELLA that . GABRIEL MANNARINO has. been in New: Kensington all. of the “time he was. reported to be out of the State. ZERVIS stated that ~he-received this information ne HopapOvabe DAKOS whom ZERVIS described.-as: the partner in the "“crap"’tatles operated by _ GABRIEL. MANNARIAHO, pe ZERVIS nt.-on to say that according to HAJADAKOS, TOM \TANNAS, - WILLY {SAMS , GABRIEL MANNARINO and SAM MANNARIS® are consi ered , 0. De “tndividuals who--control gambling” “in-Westmoreland County; \that TANNAS and SAMS handle the sports betting end of the-business; and that the MANNARINO brothers operate the numbers, dice and card games. J ZERVIS added that=ToM TANNAS is generally referred to as their contact :man because of his many. contacts throughout the country, many as a result of. his fight promotions. ZERVIS expressed - the opinion that ‘WILLIE SAMS is probably - the = shrewdest sports. bet. maker or bookie in. the: ‘country. - bo -.11- . ai post nee | HW 45354 DBoclId: 32300700 Page 5
Pa 92-228 ‘ZERVIS,; a numbers writer. himself, stated that he knows from. personal knowledge that everyone who.is. writing numbers in the New Kensington area are turning into the MANNARINO | brothers and have been instructed that if they are raided and arrested they should consider themselves on their own and that the MANNARINO brothers would not provide bond or attorneys for them. - In 1953; TOM ‘TANNAS, Oty Clerk, Arnold, Pa., the adjoining community to New ‘Kensington, Pa., advised that the top -echelon-.of the MANNARINO organization was -composed of SAM MANNARINO;. GABRIEL MANNARINO, wa. KELLY; WILLIAM.SAMS;-and himself. TANNAS further stated that this organization had fan interést- in all phases of gambling, slot machines, numbers, card games, book making, employed slot machine repairmen, collection men, numbers ‘Pick-up men, professional card sharks --pand book makers’. ; -ZERVIS | on January 14, 1958, “advised SA . JOHN Se. “PORTELLA that he was recently arrested by the Internal Revenue Service at Pittsburgh on lottery-charges and when he went to see WILLIE SAMS: for advice, SAMS mer told him he should retain a good attorney and suggested,.Ld GLASS Qo ~ ZERVIS ‘said SAMS P~ did not offer him any money, an “that in- ‘order to provide se with legal representation and bond money, he borrowed $1,000 from MIKE- HAJADAKOS. ZERVIS stated that in conversation with KELLY MANNARINO about one month.or two months ago, KELLY told him that he  - considers MIKE HAJADAKOS as a trusted assistant because MIKE keeps the books. for the dice games, - acts as cashier in the dice games, and always maintains completely accurate records. ZERVIS pointed out that in conversation with HAJADAKOS he py Learned that Jommy ye NTANA receives ‘$125 a week from the -MANNARINO opération us "Six percent. commission: of the bake \ aa. the dice tables which according. to ZERVIS can run as\ high as $1, 000 a week. a \ ZERVIS. added that from conversations with HAJADAKOS he has -12- ~ ” ween a eet ee acre ne nanraraeme ne er pace cae | HW 45654 Docld:32300700 Page 6
— HW 45354 PG 92-228 ‘learned that people who come. to the dice tables in New Kensington ‘lose .on 6ecasion as. much as $20,000 and $30,000 in one night. ZERVIS: said that. HAJADAKOS. recently. mentioned a young man ‘from Youngstown, Ohio,. that was. described as a wealthy and ‘avid barbout player, who’ on many occasions has lost as much ‘as’ $15,000 and $20,000, while on other occasions has won the same amount. ZERVIS. remarked that HAJADAKOS has become a wealthy man as a result of his association with the:MANNARINO brothers and has made several trips. to-his hometown in Peraia, Greece, located near the Port of Athens. ZERVIS explained that.HAJADAKOS has been ‘using his money to put up apartment and..office buildings in-his home town and that: one particular piece of ‘property in Peraia. brings. HAJADAKOS a rental of $1,150 in a month. ZERVIS -gaid he believed this piece of property was an office building. ZERVIS pointed out that the poolroom, located next-door to the Taetus Glub.in New Kensington.with.entrance. on Barnes. Street, is the. location. where. the: big dice games. take place, ZERVIS stated that the ‘location is rented under the name.of ‘AL ROSS, also known -as.:AL ZEID or SEID, who GABRIEL MANNARINO. describes ag a: "cool man" whenever he. is.given.an.assignment.. ~ ZERVIS explained that it is rumored that GABRIEL MANNARINO “4s very friendly with AL ROSS because ROSS supposedly served time for a crime that GABRIEL MANNARINO .committed. — ZERVIS stated he would attempt.to determine further information about the rumor, but doubted that he would. be able. to,. adding . , that he personally believes the rumor has. no basis dd fact.. ZERVIS continued that GABRIEL MAYNARINO has.a young Syrian Ces boy working: for him named SPTR@AHANNA (phonetic) who runs one a of the barbout tables for GABRIEL. MANNARINO and. that approx- imately six weeks ago SPIRO won’ .$30,000 in‘a barbout game. and a few.weeks later lost his entire winnings. ZERVIS described SPIRO HANNA as a rough boy used by the MANNARINO brothers to collect. gambling debts... . i, ZERVIS pointed out that although many people may not be aware. -13- DoclIda: 32300700 Page
PG 92-228 and GABRIEE,MANNARINO as a result of a venture into the juke dipox business several years ago in which they lost a hugh amount of cash. According to ZERVIS, the business was located in Chicago, Illinois, and -connected in some way with the Wurletizer. hs it thaty re is actually some ill feelings between SAMUEL yCompany, and that Attorney CHARLES MARGIOTTI, now deceased, ¢ / was involved in the-deal and also lost a considerable amount of money. ZERVIS explained that during the time the MANNARINO brothers were attempting to set up this business in Chicago, SAM MANNARINO actually took charge of the enterprise and ‘spent © a great deal of time in Chicago. ZERVIS said that when things began to go wrong, SAM would write to GABRIEL for additional money and that GABRIEL was forced ‘to: borrow money, but instead of sending SAM the full sum he borrowed, he would send-only. half of it and retain the other half. OO ASE ZERVIS said that after the business venture in Chicago failed, GABRIEL!MANNARINO seemed to control the purse strings. and has continued to do so since that time. ZERVIS said that GABRIEL MANNARINO has told him personally © that he was forced to push:his brother, SAMUEL, in the pack- ground because he could not resist the temptation of spending four and five thousand dollars in one-night like he did in‘the days they had the slot machines going in Westmoreland County. ZERVIS remarked that he recently had a-con¥verSation with DAN ; LE, Chief of Police, New Kensington,/ about the raids | Conaueted by the Internal Revenue Service in New Kensington on..January' 6, 1958. ZERVIS stated that ZELOYLE told him that he is. sick and tired of being embarrassed because of GABRIEL MANNARION and added that on the day of the raids an Agent of the Internal Revenue Service came -to the Police Station to ; oS notify him that a raiding party was in town and at that time | were raiding various clubs in the city. ZERVIS stated ‘that TZELOYLE indicated that this action onthe part of the Internal. Revenue Service embarrassed him because he had the very definite feeling that the Internal Revenue Service did not trust him with any advance warnings of the raids. -14- HW 45354 DoclId: 32300700 Page @
Nee HW 45354 ‘JERVIS stated that in his judgment J PG 92-228 . ZERVIS stated that he-does not believe ZELOYLE will break with . the MANNARINO brothers. over this issue, but he desired to point out there appears. to be some ill feeling beginning to grow between them. - ; OHN.. TANA“is GABRIEL MANNARINO's most trusted lieutenant and’ Serson who will some day inherit GABRIEL MANNARINO's gambling interests in New Kensington. ZERVIS remarked that FONTANA spends almost every day at the dice tables in New Kensington looking out for the MANNARINOS'! interests, ; from approximately 1:00 PM - until closing time. . Ce Alleged Gambling Operations ain Los Angeles, California JOHN 7, CUSACK, District Supervisor of the Bureau of Narcotics,- in testimony. before the New York Joint Legislatilve Committee on Government ‘Opé rations,on January 9, 1958, regarding the meeting of hoodlums at Apalachin, New York, stated that during .March, 1950, the MANNARINO brothers showed up in Los Angeles, California, where they attempted to set.up ‘operations, but were forced to return to New Kensington, Pa., because their ’ presence in the city created so much action on the part of the: local police .- d. Illegal Election Contributions ~ First Sergeant JOHN PY HELFENSTEIN, Pennsylvania State Police, Greensburg, Pa., on February 6, 1958, advised SA WILLIAM J. MYERS that he recalled making. an investigation with Captain JOHN TOMEK of the Pennsylvania State Police, now deceased, ‘into an allegation of illegal election. contributions’ on the part of members.of thé underworld in. Westmoreland County. He stated that to the best of his recollection . the investigation was conducted. in the Fall of 1949. just ‘before the general election, while JAMES © DUFF was Governor of: Pennsylvania. By way of packground information, HELFENSTEIN explained that the Pennsylvania State Legislature created: an additional | Judgship. for Westmoreland County and. that’ Governor DUFF had appointed to the new office FRED B. TRESCHER, an attorney at law at Greensburg, Pa. He stated that the office was to be -15- DoclIda: 327300700 Page 9
PG 92~228 ; National Filben Corporation -United Dryer Company . Chicago, Illinois . Records of the Cook County Recorder's Office, Chicago, Illinois, reviewed. by SA RALPH R. HILL, JR., on January 24, .1958, .indicate that the National Filben Corporatbn was - _ehartered on March 20,.1947 (Document No. 14022512) with. officers listed as V. A. LORRENZO, 720 Grant Building, Pittsburgh, Pa.; B..B. DAVIDSON, Chicago, Illinois; and AL. BANGO, 4711 Ellsworth, Pittsburgh, Pa. The United Dryer Company chartered on August 29, 1953, (Document . | . No. 15718389) listed officers as OSCAR SCHULTZ, FLORIAN ~ W. ZOGG, and ARTHUR F. SCHWARTZ, all of Chicago, Tlliinois. The records of.the Cook County Recorder's Office indicate that both of the. above corporations are no longer in business. ~ a - po wo _-# Brush Manufacturing, Company... “““THOO"Bifth Avenue. : Arnold, Pa. . cuneate mean nneers TA T=3 on February 4, 1958, stated that on the basis of recent conversations with SAMUEL MANNARINO it is entirely possible that SAM may have a substantial financial interest in the Brush Manufacturing Company of Arnold; Pa. T-3 stated that SAMUEL MANNARINO has. never.spoken openly of his interest in the Brush Manufacturing Company but has hinted on several occasions in conversations that he has an interest in the company and was very pleased with its operation. T-3 the possibility of subject's interest in this enterprise if he could do so without arousing the subject's suspicions. iL. D. Baker Block Factory . Seventh. Street Extension. ' New Kensington, Pa. T-3-0n February 4, 1958,. stated. that. he recently. approached SAMUEL MANNARINO with the idea of purchasing the L. D. Baker ‘Block: Factory that is housed in a building fully equipped to manufacture cinder and concrete blocks. T-3 said that he hopes to show the property to MANNARINO in the very near “future and is of the opinion MANNARINO will probably purchase - 28 - HW 45354 DBoclId: 32300700 Page 10 said he would attempt to develop additional information regarding
PG 92-228 INFORMANTS T-1 is ROBERT J-~, WILSON, Vice Président, Mellon National Bank and Trust Company , New Kensington, Pa., contacted by SA ALBERT E. KLEBE . , T-2 is SU 370-C, contacted by SA BRYON C, WHEELER. -T-3 is PG- 545-C, contacted by SA RICHARD GORDON DOUCE. T-4 is GOFFREDO - CELLINI, “PCI, Afternoon Manager in the gambling casino in the Hotel "Nacional, Havana, Cuba, contacted by Legal Attache, Havana, Cuba. | T-5 is the Legal Attache, Havana, Cuba. “[-6 is ARTIE NEWMAN, Cashier in the Hotel Nacional gambling casino, Havana, Cuba, contacted by Legal Attache, Havana, Cuba. .. @-7 is JAMES CHRISTY, Assistant Manager, Retail Credit Company, Crown Building, New Kensington, Paes contacted by SA NORMAN T. THOMPSON . CRIMINAL INFORMANT COVERAGE -- Pa 545 - Co. . co! . a . , - ‘PG-564-C ae WALTER J. SHARKEY, retired New Kensington ‘Police Officer. [ weaccc i) | admitted New Kensington numbers writer, who is in frequent contact with the MANNARINO brothers and in a position to furnish valuable information concerning their activities. Former PG- 509-C. and PG- 511- C, have not furnished information: ‘regarding the MANNARINO brothers in:some time and have been unavailable for interview for the past several weeks. It is not known at this time what. their present value might be in covering the activities of the MANNARINO brothers; however, they will be interviewed as soon as possible and appropriate comments SS ES © OS ee Se ne | | od t will be made as to their possible usefulness in the: investigations. ~~ | HW 45354 DBocld: 32300700 Page 11
~ - ae “~ aa wf ~ | io Go ! ¢ we : . . “ . . NAME : CORBA TA PAGE OSMAN, . VERA~-------- een wenn ee ee ee 31 PASTURA, LENA C,---------~------~-----~~----- == ee 35 PASTURA, RAYMOND P,-~----~------------~---~~------~+~------- 35 PENNSYLVANIA UTILITY COMMISSION-~---------~------.---------- RED.- ~ --~--------=-----------+----+ BbeeeL le ‘1, 8, 9,24, 28, 38, 39 _ RENDEK, CELESTINA-~-~-~-~--=---~-=-1---- wa 36 . RENDEK, AUGUST---------------~----~---- wa nen nee ne 36 ot ROCCO BUFFONE CONSTRUCTION (COMPANY--~~---------~-~-------- 2h, 26 ROSS, AL-----~-----------------4------ +1 eee eee 10 ROTHMAN, NORMAN-~----~-----------=-----------~----- LA, 10, 19,20 . | SAM, ALBERT------ era 7,24 — SAMS, WILLIAM.---~------~------2--+-- += 11, 12.23, 24,34 JSAMS, WILLIE-~~----.+----~-----------------------~-- 11,12, 23, 24. - SAN JUAN HOTEL---.--------------------------- wane nee -- 18 SANS SOUCI----- wenn ne nnn nnn nn nn ee ee ee = 19, 20, 37 i SCHULTZ, OSCAR---~-~--------------------------- == e 28 . i SCHWARTZ, ARTHUR F.----------------------------------------28 ° "SEA DREAM"..--------~------------- ne nee naa 10 SEA GULL HOTEL~-~--- oe ee ee 37: JVSEID, AL-~-~------------~---~--+-----------------4-4----- ww == 13 SLATER, MERIL~~ ~~ ------ 2-20 22-2 ee ee en ee ee 6 SPORTSMAN, E. E,-------- a ee 30 oe STERN, ERNEST-~~~--~-~-~+~---~--~-~------~+-~-~+~----+-~-+---- 27 STERN, NORBERT--~------~------~---~------+----------+-+------- 27 ' TACK, WALTER~------~----~~-~+------.«--~-~--~~~-~--+-~----+ 10,11  TANNAS, TOM------------------------------------------ 11,12, 24. \TEEMER CHARLES FREDERICK-------------------------- 1A, 1%, 20, 37 TEEMER, CHUCK----------------------~------+-+---------- 1A, 20,37 TRESCHER, FRED B,-~~-----------~---~--~---~----~------- ---15.16 | UNITED DRYER COMPANY~-~-----~----------~-------- mere ennnn--- 1h, 28 | VALLEY INSURANCE AGENCY---~----------------------~---------- 25 WOESERMER, HERTAMA--------------=----~----------~-------~+--+39 WOLF, "JEKE"..------------------- ne eee 38 /WURLETIZER COMPANY----------------- ee ne me ti an ne a a 14. | WZEID, AL--~----------------------- a ee a an Ja een ee ene 13 ZELOGOE, DAN m = m2 ee ee een nnn 6 ; VZELOVLE, DAN----~-- w---------- -------------~------------- 14,15 . WZERVIS, MIKE----------------------------------- 11,12.13, 14, 15 | ; ZOCHOWSKI, CHESTER-----~ ee en een nnn nen nnn eee 9 | ZOGG, F. W. "RED"~-------------------------- -1,8,9, 24, 28, 38, 39 _ZOGG, FLORIAN W.------------------~---------------------+--- 28 Z0GG, "RED"~------------~----------~---+----1,8,9, 24, 28, 38, 39 | HW 45354 DBocld:32300700 Page 13