JFK Assassination System Date: 5/28/201 Identification Form a Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-10282-10038. RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER : 92-2914-142 a Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: SAC, PG TO: +‘DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: ° DATE: 05/19/1961 PAGES: 2 SUBJECTS : [Restricted] DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 _ CURRENT STATUS: Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 05/14/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : | | | fo | v9.1 43 | Docld: 32302526 Page 1 '
Transmit the following in \ FD-36 (Rev. 12:43-56) eo : AIR TEL ; { ‘When the elder BURGART died in 1952, JAMES BURGART took over his) | I ! | FBI | Date: 5/19/61 | { — (Type in plain text or code) . | (Priority or Method of Mailing) | FROM: SAC, PITTSBURGH (92-236) (92- 228) SUBJECT: canned vam, Aka., - ee AR. SAMUEL MANNARINO, Aka., AR . During the evening of 5/18/61, JAMES W. BURGART, Proprietor of \W.W. Burgart Confectionary Store, 956- 5th Ave., New Kensington, Pax, was interviewed for three hours in Monroeville, Pa., by SA “THOMAS © G. FORSYTH, III, and among other things, BURGART advised: His father, WILFRED W. BURGART, operated the confectionery from approximately .1925 antil his death in 1952 as a numbers-horse book-sports betting station. His father cooperated with the MANNARINOs but was never part of their organization. This was tolerated by SAM MANNARINO because he had grown up with WILFRED BURGART and was personally fond of him. WILFRED BURGART was the only "independent" allowed to operate in a fashion where he banked — his own "play" and only contacted the MANNARINOs to "lay off." business, both legal and illegal, and has operated until the recent past much in the same fashion his father had done. About t two years ago, SAM MANNARINO went into semi-retirement and has Oe, almost nothing to do with the rackets, leaving this field to his “ brother, GABRIEL MANNARINO, known ‘to BURGART as KELLY MANNARINO. ON a : REC- 8 oo ~ =i (3 = 92-291 fn = t 3 - 522651 gy - 128 SS 3- bttsburgh . 18 MAY 22 1981 a 1 - 92- Be Le =. 1 ~ 137-941) E TGF:cmg, ¢c F710 a a Sent WOM Per — a V4 Zz => De ene cee ee A ttt = 2 es ee Docld: 32302576 Page 2?
PG 92-236 PG 92-228 When KELLY became fully aware of the extent of BURGART's ; lucrative wagering business, he felt that BURGART should be “pulled into line" with the other small operators in the New Kensington area and forced to become a low-level part of the organization by turning in all wagers to MANNARINO @6Lilectors. BURGART has consistently refused, with the result that KELLY is increasingly annoyed and lately has been trying to steal BURGART's long-time customers. He has done this through threats of physical harm, by spreading rumors that BURGART is not financially able to pay wins, and by attempting to have New Kensington police harass BURGART. This latter move has been unsuccessful because of BURGART!s close friendship with Mayor RAYMOND GARDLOCK. On the other hand, the other methods used by KELLY MANNARINO have been more successful, and BURGART's business has suffered a loss of almost one-half. Because of the above, BURGART is willing to assist the FBI in any fashion, except that he is insistent that he will never, under any circumstances, testify at any sort of proceeding, local or Federal. A PCI file will be opened concerning BURGART. on 5/19/61, PG 615-C advised SA FORSYTH as follows: SAM MANNARINO has fixed: up a room in the basement of the Bonfire Restaurant, near Leechburg, Pa., which looks as though it could pe used as a meeting place. Informant will submit a drawing of this room and its relation to other parts of the building. GABRIEL MANNARINO has acquired a mated pair of Doberman Pinscher dogs, along with two puppies. The @der dogs have been trained as "attack dogs." The price of the dogs is rumored to be in excess of $2,000. © BOTH SUBJECTS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS. a — - pe ee - Db wy drs2s0e506 ~ Page JF