ection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote; DATE: 11-14-2017 L- Havana 64-153 Oo CONF! ITD oo _ 5/13/59 - - The: Hotel capri: ‘casino has recently been : eartying ‘aa=- vertisements in the Havana newspapers indicating that the Presi- — dent of the casino is ANGELO DE CRISTOFARO,. described as the owner of the Colonial Lumber ‘Company, Yonkers). New York}: the. Vice-President is’ MARVIN KRAUSE, described as co-owner of. the Hotel Riviera in Las Vegas and of restaurant businesses in Cove City, Kentucky ; and the Secretary is oY SAAVEDRA, owner of the Metropolitan, Furniture Company , Tampa, F Torida. 7 Cube Sans. Souci. Casino a Vo oe Cu “On March 23," 1959,: Hav=33 informed that. santosh 2 SSTCARTE. was reported to have made a false” ‘gale’ of the Sans ; Souct ‘night. club \NDEZ ORTEGA, former _ Chief of° the. Secret’ Police ~ po comma during ; the ‘regine of CA PR \OCARRAS “Source “noted “that“there were indications. the’ ‘éasino might close’ ‘ine ‘the 1 near 4 MC ie of its } inability: to meet the employee payroll. Cuba u) oS ee On. April 14, 1959, “PCI: ALBERTO’ ‘SUAREZ - ALEMAN (CONCEAL), doorman, Ca le ‘12-Nos. 20, ° Havana, advised: he’ had ‘been’ informed: ‘by 7... Mrs... SANTOS) [RAFFICANTE that the. Sans Souci. ight: ‘elub was closed | snare? ana would remain closed because of ‘Lack of business, Source i stated that: Mrs. TRAFFICANTE indicated that the Comodoro ‘casino . also might be closed in: the’ near. future, Hotek-Demuvizis Cstine mee per “NEWMAN, ‘mentioned: above, » ‘advised on. March 26, 1959,- that the Hotel. Deauville casino, in ‘which SANTOS TRAFFICANTE, men-. tioned above, bas an interest, | had received peraiasion te open but had not done ‘BO. On April 22, 1959, Have3i advised. ‘that, the Deauville casino had reopened, and it appeared fron the newness .of the equipment ‘that it. might have been obtained. from the ‘Hotel St. Johns casino. Xu Poe, On May, 4,°1959; Hav-33° advised that’ on April. 25, 1959, | oy SANTOS TRAFFICANTE had been” observed . in the Deauville casino. ie ) i Source said that the three owners of ‘the Deauville. casino are- | Cuba TRAFFICANTE, EVARISTO\GARCIA, and a new owner, -EUGENIOMLEAL, C4, lino Source said that. hat LEAL has a past reputation for dealiig “in nar- aa - eotics and that many of the Cubans frequenting the Deauville 1 casino are known narcotics traffickers, (u) i wo 4 « i conrine AE | Soo | Docla: 32339999 Page 5
‘Released ‘ander the Wohn F .- “Kennedy Assassination Records ‘Gollection Act of 1992 (44 USe Fi0F Hote} DATE: 11-14-2017 | } re . oe, Havana 64-153 a : 5/13/59 connor Hotel. St. Johns ‘Casino SSE ce Cuda Ci A / On May 6, 1959, Hav-31 advised that CALEEL SIMON and “ANGELT' ONZALEZ 1 had obtained’ a license to reopen the. St. Johns Gasino,” Source « noted, -however, that as yet the casino had. ‘not. received permission to reopen, . Hav-3l had previously advised on April 22, 1959, that it was rumored that JAC OUNGBLOOD ‘might CUd:; obtain permission ‘to reopen the St. Johns | “casino > on a 50-50 basis”... with the Cuban Government as a reward for some work he had done or. would do in the near future for the Government, It should be noted that: WALTER ALFREDYOUNGBLOOD, aka Jack: Youngblood, ‘was is. . recently. arrested by police se authorities ‘in Miami, ida, in ~~ connection with an alleged plot. to kidnap ROLANDO} \SFERRER, for- mer Cuban. Senator. u).. ras | a » ae | ee A leeds arbameyeeneen ere ‘Hotel. Havana Riviera a oo. “ig” Havana Spansion’ ‘ipnguagé iewepaper “wEL ‘wundo", ‘under date March 18, 1959, reported that. 92 slot machines had ‘peen. con~ fiscated at the ‘Havana. Riviera Hotel by: ‘the’ Cuban. Secret’ Police. “On ‘Mareh 23, 1959, Hav-33° informed that’ there was almost no gambling activity in ‘the’ Havana Riviera casino. S| a) — On Harch 26, 1959,- PCr ARTHUR “NEWMAN, mentioned above, advised he had received information from JACK “LANSKY while in Miami, Florida, that MEYER ‘LANSKY, © ‘Major interest holder in the Havana Riviera Hotel and ‘casino, was in a hospital in Miami — ‘yecovering from a heart attack and’ that the. LANSKYs" mother also was hospitalized. with: a broken Bip. ~ On April 6, 1959, Hav-33 informed fiat SID JACOBS, ‘who ~ had - previously. been™ ‘SANTOS. " PRAFFICANTE's top assistant at the Sans Souci night club, was. now’ yorking at. the Hotel Riviera ¢asino. Source. noted. that in. the. gpsence of JACK , SKY the casino was ws mus aN A He CASTRO. had: on. April 4, 1959,° and received’a check ¢ from the casino in the amount, of $20,000 for the Agrarian Reform: movements Of u) a “On” ‘April 13; 1959, ‘PCI ‘NEWMAN advised-that - R LANSKY had been’ released’ ‘from the hospital in Miami and was confined to a wheelchair ‘at howe. On May 4,. 1959, Hav-33 advised: that JACK LANSKY had re- ij turned to Havana on April 30, 1959, and that he was again at the i _ Hotel Havana Riviera. Sey) Be conriobATiAg — ry ts Sal | Docld: 32339999 Page 6 ad’ DINOCELLINI. Source said CUZ>~.. v sited the casino ee i
‘Heleased tmder the John 'F. ‘Kennedy Assassination Records Follection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote}. DATE: 11- A4- 2017- on Aw “ys Vana | 64-258 | CON cong AL 5/13/59 US Ay - “On May 6; 1959, Hav-31 advised that JACK LANSKY and DINO. “CELLINO had been arrested by Cuban police and that there were indt=~ “ cations: they would be deported” to ‘the United States, % ee On: ‘May a 1959, Per NEWMAN advised that FRé ANKVERICKSON (|). ‘definitely has an interest in the Havana Riviera gambling” tperaeq...- 7 tion but ‘that | the. exact: extent of this interest is unknown to him, ~~ Source. noted that at the time JACK LANSKY and DINO CELLINI ‘were apprehended ° ‘by. ‘the police, SANTOS. “TRAFFICANTE was at the Havana . ‘Riviera casino, Source said that when TRAFFICANTE. learned that the Cuban police also were ‘Looking for: ‘hia;: -he- -Gscreetly-\ walked out of the’ Riviera. and went into > hiding. ‘Hotel Havana: Bilton Cuda Op. March 12; 1959, Hav-31" advised that. JOESILES: Ken6Whea both returned to Havana and were operating’ the Hilton casino, On “March: 23, 1959, Hav-33 advised that: although’ SILESI had returned to ‘Cuba; he was. ‘making only raré appearances at the. ey and that | _RAULNGONZALEZ))PE ne was fronting for eG ae . On March: 26, “1959, PCE ARTHUR NEWMAN advised” that® the Havana Hilton casino was having financial difficulty but was’ hopeful of obtaining a. rental reduction which would allow them to continue operation, 7 eee “on March: 25, 1959; Hav-31. adviséd: that JOE. SILESI’ ‘was expected to leave. ‘Savana for. Miami, Florida, in the immediate future, a u) On; April 13, 1959, PCI” NEmuay, : ‘mentioned 1 above. stated that JOE SILESI had. left Havana and. had gone'to Miami, Florida, but that 'Cuk9. bis brother, CHARLES! SILESI, was still’ working in the casino at. the -~— Hotel Havana Hilton: “Source noted that. JACKYFRIE LANDER, who for= €1)/:.. werly worked at’ ‘the Hotel Plaza casino, was employed at’. the Hotel “~~. Havana Hilton casino, “PCI NEWMAN said that. ‘the. operators of the Havana Hilton casino had obtained $500,000 credit frou the Cuban Government’ ‘and that this sun ‘represented: money belonging to ROBERTO ){MENDOZA,,” one of the Cuban. interest holders in the casino, which ~~~ Boney had been* frozen” ‘by the new government. him, Sees Hotel Piase Sestno . vendine wtaene cae oy mune va ee a “The Hotel ‘Plaza casino has’ remained closed ,since the over- ‘throw of the Batista régime on January 1, 1959, ,On“May 7,. 1959, NEWMAN ,. mentioned above, advised that ‘ANGELOABRUNO, one of the ~ interest holders in the casino of the Hotel Plaza, » had visited in- Peng. Havana for a few days recently and had advised’source that the Hotel Plaza casino had received permission. to reopen in, June, 1959, -6-. CONFIRNTIARS | Docla: 32339999 Page 7
Sonne anier the Tonn F. Kenedy Assassination Records CaiEEettion Act of 1992 (44 Ws 2107 . DATE: 11- 14- 2017 mee op we we a — *, «# ‘ . we we Havana 64-153 7 | 5/13/59 Hotel Comodoro | casino ConFIDE RIAL . ' The March 18° 1959, edition of the Havana Spanish language newspaper. "EL Mundo" carvied. an article reporting that 40 slot ma- chines in the. Hotel. ComaiiGro casino:had-been confiscated. by the Cuban Secret Police. AB bey 7 - Hav=33° advised on.. March 23, 1959; that. BENNY,| FERNANDE? EZ is the Manager of the Hotel Comodoro casino. Source noted that“ the principal interest holder in this casino is SANTOS. TRAFFICANTE and that. TRAFFICANTE's. nephew, SANTOS JOS. PRAFFICANTE, had : -been cote 4) a observed in the. casino on frequent uent occasions in: ‘the pas past. vhs On March 26, 1959, PCr NEWMAN, mentioned above, informe JACOBS” owns. Cy small interest. in the Hotel Cosodoro casino. le that SID ~ ‘On April 6, 1959, Hav-33 informed that there Was. very” little business in’ the Hotel. Comodoro. casino and that. there were indications. the casino might close” in the near: future, YW Tropicans: NightClub Casino a os , The principal ‘interest holders in the ‘Tropicans night. club ‘casino ray ‘all. WILLE The . casino is managed by a Dallas bler names LOU, cw Be - The: April. 1, 1959, ‘edition “of the Havana: Spatial language newspaper “Informacion” carried an article reporting that 2,168 bottles of alcoholic beverages had been confiscated at ‘the ‘Tropi-~ cana. night club by the Cuban Internal . ‘Revenue Service because ‘these. bottles failed to bear any. tax stamps. Oriental Park: Race Track. On ‘April. 16, 1959; -PCT: PEDRO PS TAPIA” (CONCEAL):, racing director,” Oriental Park ° ‘Race. Track, advised that both gambling casinos at the race track are closed. and that GEO ZEVINE, who formerly operated: Shem, was. reported ‘to be. presently in Rew York | \ caty. co an ube — Bxtra. copies" ‘of: this letter have been ‘prepared 2 Lor foxwarding by the ‘Bureau, ‘to: Albany, Boston,’ ‘New York, Newark, Philadelphia, Salt Lake City, Washington Field (one. each), and Miami (two) - Pa mM ATTIA sc TAA _ Ab yay —__CONFIYENTIAL Bao ane , Docld: 32339999 Page 6