JFK Assassination System Date: §/12/201 Identification Form “Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-90103-10095 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 165-508-32 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: MM TO: HQ TITLE: DATE: 07/30/1964 “PAGES: 41 SUBJECTS : SEBASTIAN JOHN LAROCCA DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: = 4; 11(a) . CURRENTSTATUS: — Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 08/06/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : Peleased under the John Kennedy WSsassination Records Ollection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). ases#: NW Séa7g2 Date: n4-09-2018 ‘ % x a TET U UU a ( v9.1 : 2 "AW 56792 Docld:32332694 Page 1
’ is . . ; fe S Ne? JFK Law 11 (a) MM 165-28 Period extended to include investigation of another office, received after submission of previous report. “ Leads in this case will hereafter be covered in _ Miami file 92-726 captioned "FRANK LANG 'LEFTY' ROSENTHAL, Aka; AR". . : : A_review of the Federal Income Tax Returns of during the The confidential source abroad referred to in this report is the Legat, Ottawa, Canad, On 5/25/64, FRANK ROSENTHAL's Identification Record, FBI #441 756D, was received by the Miami Division. This record reflects the following arrests during the year 1963: f of and or Fingerprints Number Received Contributor Name Arrested Charge Disposition Police FRANK March 6, disorderly March 12, 1963 Department LARRY 1963 . conduct-loitering dismissed a _ Miami Beach ROSENTHAL | Florida #A-40471. i‘ (COVER PAGE) bs t | HW 56792 Docld: 32332694 Page 2? a ae . . a - a “a ~ ‘ ~ * a i | — MR S08 - BSR SERRA | 4
NKEN is known to SA JAMES J. K lauderdale, ag jan individyal friendly withMBYER |and JAKE A-LANSKY, JIMMIWALO, JOHN/LA ROCCA and JORYMECINO, review of the indices of the Washington Field Office reflect that EX 3-9117 is a_ published telephone number listed to Mid-City Delicatessen,1125 - 14th Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C. An examination of the current Washington, D.C. Telephone Directory reflects that this number is listed therein. In addition,:.a listing of the | same number was located in the name of sopianLey, 1125 - 14th Street, Northwest,.Washington,D.€., The above inves Ligation if by SA PHILIP C, LEWIS. - INFORMANTS - Yeported He had learned ALL that the national. line * g formulated and distributed by FRANK "LEFTY" ROSENTHAL of Miami, Florida. . Informant stated ! that "LEFTY" -was originally from Chicago, Illinois, ‘and in | On 5/6/64, LA 4468-¢C- from Los Angées gambler PERRYA' and sports gambling was bei approximately 1961 was convicted for fixing a basketball game on the East Coast. According to the informant, "LEFTY" will, from time to time, particularly in football, put out a bad line on one or two games per week, and then his group will bet these games heavily around. the country before the Lines are changed. On 5/21/64, MM 698-C advised that FRANK ROSENTHAL, bookmaker and gambler, has been hanging around the Golden a Nugget Motel. G. (COVER PAGE) “HW 56792 Docld:323327694 Page 3
MM 165-28 “ a 2-On 5/27/64, MM 950-C identified a photo of ~ANTHONYZ'S PILATR 0 .as an individual she had seen with FRANK fi £ Bhd ROSENTHAL at his apartment and in his automobile. On 5/28/64, MM 509-C-TE advised ROSENTHAL is: hanging around with the Chicago crowd at the Golden Nugget Motel, and no longer frequents the Miami Beach hangouts. He understands TRV ING{ZION had planned. to visit ROSENTHAL | at the Golden Nugget Motel if he felt up to it, as ROSENTHAL is about the only person presently available who will play . cards with ZION, for big. sthkes. 9/y. | On 6/2/64, PCI’ TURNER TYSON related that on Monday, 6/1/64, FRANK ROSENTHAL vacated his apartment. He stated that although the specific address of ROSENTHAL 's new residence is unknown to him, he understood it was in the vicinity of the San Souci Apartments. mother-in-law, SYLV. EINER, is very upset over hearing the news that CONNIE/MIRA! a known prostitute, is marrying an individual by the name of >; Ww connected with a prosperous meat packing” business. The informant stated that FEINER is extremely jealous of. any individual who . rries money. She said that FEINER will date anybody, and fhad a very torrid ae affair with a Miami Beach bartender On oil 950-C advised that FRANK ROSENTHAL's ny by the name of JO NGEL last year. She-said that SYLVIA's husband is unaware of her. escapades. On 6/5/64, MM SL7- C- -TE. advised that MARTIAN fe close friend of FRANK ROSENTHAL, has been spending: some time H. (COVER PAGE) ’ . | We Asad, HW 56792 DBocld:32332694 Page 4
MM 165-28 at the Miami Beach Dog Kennel Club and betting substantially on the dogs, . On 6/22/64, MM 950-C advised she had . received information that ROBERTA or FRANK ROSENTHAL had a bank account at the City National Bank of Miami Beach, which she understood was located somewhere. near Collins Avenue on 7lst Street, Miami Beach. - Mand te 2 oe . | _ ormant stated she felt t ‘SOL, the former “ doormany IDA, the bookkeeper, and BOB¢BURNSTEIN, the former night su erintendent, all of the Beaux! Gardens Apartments, North Bay Village, were paid by FRANK ROSENTHAL to keep their mouths shut and informing ROSENTHAL when. law enforce ent . officials checked on his activities. .24a Bob*Beew Shas Informant stated that in the S » she thas seen FRANK ROSENTHAL at the Harbor Towers Apartments on several occasions. She-said it is the word around North Bay Village that this new apartment is catering to gamblers, prostitutes and other unsavory individuals. On 6/22/64, PCI TURNER TYSON related that last week / an expert from the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company, Miami, made an extensive survey of theitelephone wiring System which hadbeen used by FRANK ROSENTHAL in his now vacant: apartment, 218, at the Beaux Garden partments. 8000 West Drive, North Bay Village, Florida. This survey reflected there had been in use a warning device system between ROSENTHAL's apartment, Y apartment #122, which was the former office of the Beaux Gardens Apartments and was run by BRAN, the bookeeper's . office, which is occupied by IDA, an apartment #119, which Lb \jwas the residence of the former night Superintendent, BOB _ \y (COVER PAGE) a © Lace. ‘\ } 7 WUBALG Are, i ‘ ‘ “WW 56792 Docld:32332694 Page 5
r } ‘ AWW 56792 MM 165-28 The survey also reflected ROSENTHAL had a PBX set up in his closet and a one-way mirror located in his living room. Several holes were also observed in the ceiling of the apartment, which led this expert to believe that line had been dropped from apartment #318 for the use of ROSENTHAL. Informan stated apartment #318 is SOiASOKOL, presently occupied by # presumed used car ° _ Ca AVS : oa . a salesman COL, Pélue«.. BLES! WirtroylAtlag Another observation made by the telephone expert was that due to the extra wiring which they found in the frame room at the Beaux Gardens Apartments (which is located across the. hall from ROSENTHAL's former apartment), ROSENTHAL could have had access to.any telephone line at _ the Beaux Gardens Apartments. Informant said that on Sunday, 6/21/64, a middle-aged, rather husky Negro male was stopped in the 8000 building of the _ Beaux Gardens Apartments after he had knocked on the door at apartment #218, which is now vacant (formerly occuped by ROSENTHAL). This individual told the informant that he wanted to see CHARLIZFWHITE (a former occupant of an. apartment at the Beaux Gardens Apartments). This individual was later identified by the North Bay Village Police,—according to the informant, as JOHNNIE P<XROBERTS; who resides at 780 Northwest. 47th Street, Miami.| This Negro male was observed driving at-1951 DeSoto, 1964 [Florida license 1W-176899. ‘Informant said he had seen this individual at ROSENTHAL's apartment before, but took it for granted that he was: a porter of some sort. ; ele, (COVER PAGE) an ‘. ~ -™ WWD" Sar Docld: 323327694 Page 6
’ ” Smee . a } a MM 165-28 : Te On 6/30/64, NF 193-PC stated that No#f51k telephone 587-8716 is the telephone number of JOEVAMDURSKY.. who operates Sports, Inc. The informant stated that JOE AMDURSKY has received some calls from a bookie in Miami, who was apparently selling or providing a baseball’ line. According _ to the informant, this individual would call AMDURSKY for the purpose of obtaining AMDURSKY's line, and then they would compare the odds.. The informant stated that these calls have been infrequent, and. that AMDURSKY-has not encouraged this exchange of information. The informant stated that although AMDURSKY did not know this individual as FRANK ROSENTHAL, he could contact him for up-to-date scores by calling Miami telephone PL 4-0637. tow an . A review of the indices of the Washington Field Office reflected that EX 3-9117 is a published telephone number listed to Mid-City Delicatessen, 1125 - 14th Street, Northwest, Washington, D. C.° An examination of the current Washington, D. C. Telephone Directory reflects this number is listed therein. In addition, a listing of the same . number was located in the name of JOHN;RUTLEY, 1125 - 14th: Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C, Ab6Vé investigation by — SA PHILIP 'C. LEWIS. | On 7/8/64, PCI RUTH BLUMBERG advised that on 7/7/64 a white Buick "Riviera", bearing 1964 Illinois license HC 1841, was seen at the residence of FRANK ROSENTHAL, 2123. Northeast 122nd Street, Miami. Informant stated that shortly thereafter, ROSENTHAL left with an individual driving this car. She described him asa white male, 5'10" to 6' tall, 170 to 180 pounds, age - early 30's. os K, (COVER PAGE) I. | | SHAW? AHH, t i WW 56792 DocId: 32332694 Page ?f
' ‘ WW 56792 of a MM 165-28 On 7/17/64, MM 950-C advised that she understands FRANK and ROBERTA ROSENTHAL are having domestic difficulties, and that she is spending a good deal of time with a family in the Southwest Section of town, who own a German Shepherd dog. Ine. 1 iybs attain Informant also refleected-that{ ROY|and SYLVIA FEINER are now residing several doors from the apartment of FRANK and ROBERTA ROSENTHAL at 2147 Northeast 122nd Street. Dh nn fy scare L. * (COVER PAGE) WROD 2 Docld: 323327694 Page 6