AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : DATE : PAGES: COMMENTS : v9.1 HW 458554 DoclId: 32300706 _ 124-10277-10043 - AGENCY FILE NUMBER : NN I II0900909000 ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE : SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : Date: 5/28/201 JFK Assassination System Identification Form I Agency Information Released under the John FBI . Kennedy Wssassination Records oOllection Act of 1992 HQ ; (44 USC 2107 Note). ase#: NU 55206 Date: 4-10-2018 92-2918-1, 2 Document Information FBI KLEBE, ALBERT E. JR. DIRECTOR, FBI 12/23/1957 30 SMO, BKG, REL, ASSOC, RCK, DESCR, EDUCATION, EMP, RES, TRA, GAMBLING ACT, B/F INT PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4; 11a) Redact. 01/29/1999 , ‘ APPROVAL OF IRS, INDEFINITE INC MEMO, RPT, INDEX PAGE 25-26 a Page 1
, os PG 92-228 MANNARINO stated that it later became clear to him and his associates that they would not be permitted to operate slot machines in Pennsylvania, and that therefore they had attempted to dispose of their machines in an attempt to - recoup some of the money invested in them... MANNARINO stated that they had forwarded slot machines and were. going to.forward. . additional machines to ALBERT A.RDURA , and NORMAN ROTHMAN, who uae were associated in operating the Tropicanna Night Club in : Havana, and that in addition to using the machines in the club, the Cuban Government had granted them permission to place these machines in various spots throughout the island, in much the - Same fashion as the slot machines had formerly been used in the United States, SAM MANNARINO admitted that he would have an interest in this operation, fon March 27, 1957, T-13 stated tat on Mareh 26, 1957; the ( INu Ken Novelty Company shipped =O slot machines via Eastern * Airlines Air Freight from New Kensington to Miami, Fla.; that e uthese machines had been narked and labeled in accordance with ‘ believe these machines would be seized. T-13 indicated ‘the hima chines. would eventually ‘be shipped into Havana .’ As Dice Games On December 1l, 1952, T-+6 advised that all types of gambling with the exception of telephone bookmaking had ceased in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County, Pa, Informant said the only game going was a skin and dice game in Wilmerding, Paey by JOSEPH ROSA, a Lieutenant of the MANNARINO’ boys from New Kensington, Informant advised this game was considered. safe because HOSA had complete local protection, ion September 15, 1953, MIKE ZERVIS, operator, City. Newsstand, ' New Kensington, who has furnished reliable ‘information in the past, advised SAS JOHN H, BROOKS and-MICHAEL McCANN that a large crap game was currently operating at an and oth Streets, 7 New Kensington, under the management of .} and 4 o controlled by the MANNARINO organization,. ZERVIS stated that.l-~ the bank maintained during this crap game was said to contain $50,000.00, ZERVIS further stated that in his opinion gambling was wide open in New Kensington under the control of the MANNARINO organization, | 2.15 - x HW 45354 DoclId: 32300706 Page 2? Se ‘ . 2
eed C PG 92-228 ‘5.. Numbers On August 21, 1946, GEORGE MESSER, former partner in coin machine distributing business, and in numbers business with JOHN LaROCCA, advised SAS THOMAS. A... McQUAIDE and JOHN H, DEVLIN that JOHN LeROCCA was thén-doing business as the © Coin Machine Distributing company, Located on North Craig Street, Pittsburgh, in which his partner was SAM MANNARIND , On October 27, 1955, T-7 advised that numbers were being , booked at the 9th Street Newsstand in New Kensington, and that tot the informant was almost certain the numbers were turned into a4 ‘SAM and KELIN MANNARINO, ~ oo . / On May 10, 1956, MIKE ZE2ViS advised SA PORTELLA that the ' Pookmaking operations recently disturbed by the Internel Revenue Service, had moved to the Laetus Club, located on. | 5th Avenue, near the Kenmar Hotel, and that in his opinion the operation was strictly MANNARINO controlled, ZERVIS furnished the identity of telephone nymbers through which 7 | bets were placed, and identified "ATTIDePHTLITPS" of New 74 j Kensington, as the individual who handled the telephone -—~ for the MANNARINCs, ZERVIS further stated that the — MANNARINOs controlled the numbers racket in New Kensington On June 8, 2953, when interviewed by SA PORTELLA, GABRIEL and | SAM MANNARINO advised that they owned and operated the Nu Ken Novelty Company; that they owned and operated the Ken Tren and eel Conpatiy; and that they had been able to corriér most. oF the ciparette vending machine business in the New Kensington area, They Stated that’from@these enterprises pilus their real estate holding they had sufficient income and did not need to engage in gambling on a regular basis to earn a livelihood. . oS . On February 16, 1954, SAM MANNARINO advised SA PORTELLA that ne and his brother GABRIEL were then operating legally, and that every enterprise they were in could stand the scrutiny of any federal investigative agency; MANNARINO, in discussing his investments, disclosed that he had interests in Las Vegas, Nevada, and his conversation indicated that he had interests in th VEsquire Apartments, and they Dell-Peak Motel in that city. | "aus ceaaianinae en ea caes re HW 45854 DBocld:32300708 Page 3
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