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 : JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-10212-10148 HQ CR 62-75147-210-134 Document Information FBI LEG, HAVANA DIRECTOR, FBI 05/09/1958 2 MZF, B/F INT, ASSOC, GAMBLING PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 07/24/1998 INDEFINITE Date: 5/1/2015
¢ Aeros STR SARD FORM NO. 64 DATE: May 9, 1958 \ SUBJECT: AMERICAN GAMBLING \ ACTIVITIES IN CUBA 5 ANTI-RACKETEERING ' Reference Havana\ letters 3/12/58, » ‘3/18/88, 3/19/58/ and 3/25/58, Miami letter 4/11/58; and Miami’ teletype 5/6/58, relaying telephone call from Legat, Havana. There is set forth below additional information which has been developed concerning the activities of American gamblers in Havana since the submission of relet 3/12/58. CASINOS IN OPERATION - WILBUR CLARK's CASINO - HOTEL, NACTONAL This casino continues to be ope ted by individuals MS ie previously identified to the Bureau. sates 2 one of the Gury interest holders in this casino, is assisted in the operation vw of the casino by JACK LANSKY, Miami top hoodlum. bbe a op ' On 3/12/58, Hav-31 advised that GEORGE ALBERTYFRANCIS, a ‘Haitian national who resides in Mexico and operates investment enterprises there, has a part interest _. in the casino in the Hotel Nacional. His brother, ALFRE 7” RANCIS, represents7his— ,. interest in the casino. eR 4 = ac | - Hay-31 also informed on 3/12/58 that SAM TUCKER had / . recently received a telephone call from BUDDYATAZAR that-DICK Cor. 2 , “KGERSTEIN, States Attorney, Dade County, Florida, was coming to ~~ i Havana and to take care of bim. LAZAR indicated that GERSTEIN : Sei is a close friend of JA¥;<WEISS and that WEISS had put u thes -. iS money to get GERSTEIN into office. In this regard, Mi 5 Winter Season report dated 2/21/58 contains the following infor- NG 8 mation concerning GERSTEIN and WEISS: - BENS a “p ; ~ we. on ibe [2° Gs — pureau oCe ay 6 Sf Ah La- 1514 I< 2/0 ot fl - Havana M CL —_— a | SDJIB:mjs 2 REO. 5. 18 MAY 14 1958 . | » (9) cy 198 9. | | LIV AES 70 MAY 23 19880 332 *Conribes PAL
~ N . a %. a os 3h ! caigeivbe TAL : HAV 64-153 JACKAHARRIS, a New York broker: Source advised further on 4/30/58 that HARRIS is frequenting the casino in the Hotel Comodoro. Source related that HARRIS is residing at Calle 30, #310 in Miramar between 3rd and Sth Avenues, Havana, directly _ across the street from SIQaACoBS, floor boss at the Sans Souci Night Club. Lena . : Have31 advised on 5/7/58 that an individual: named SALVATOREFPAXTON from Tampa, -Florida, is employed as a greeter at the Sans Souci Night Club. i : -  . The gambling casino -in the Tropicana continues to be \ operated by WILLIAM OTTO BISCHOFF, with alias LeftyéCTark. The “pps ¢ pYincipal interest holders in this casino are Cubans, MART IN“FOX .. , and ALBERT@AARDURAMOYA. ARDURA has previously been identified ( to the Legat, Havana, as "bag man" for ROBERT@<FERNANDE@AMIRANDA, \. the brother-in-law of Cuban President, FULGENCIO@*BATISTA. 5s “4 (on 4/25/ 58 ’ fav-4 ‘advised that] THEODORE GAGLIONO — AY resides at the Riomar Apartinents and is employed at the Tropicana ; Night Club Casino. In this regard, WILLIAM W. JOHNSTON, local . Treasury . Department representative, Havana, advised that _.-*. ‘THEODORE "GAGS'* GLIONO was formerly tied in with SIDNEY A, wise, SBRODSON, well known .Milwaukee hoodlum. BRODSON was interviewed ——~ by the Kefauver. Committee in 1951. As previously noted, PCI NEWMAN has advised that GEORGE SADLOW of the LANSKY organization visited with WILLIAM OTTO BISCHOFF recently at the Tropicana. : HOTEL COMODORO CASINO | 2 | Soy i This casino continues to be operated by RALPHAREINA, + | . former Miami gambler. The principal interest holders inthis ~”.” casino are SANTO TRAFFICANTE and JOE STASSI. On 4/30/58, Hav-31 advised it appeared the bankroll furnished by JACK HARRIS to TRAFFICANTE had been for the purpose of bolstering up financial operations of the Hotel Comodoro Casino, HOTEL PLAZA CASINO . | On 4/23/58, Hav-31 advised that an individual named "MUSCLES" who operated the razzle-dazzle at the Sans Souci