[Rekeased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: 4/28/201 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER:  124-10207-10075 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER: 62-9-29-673 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: SAC,MM TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE :- DATE: 06/18/1963 PAGES: 2 * SUBJECTS : . CIP, GAMBLING, RACK AND SUBV DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: — 09/30/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : v9.1 | Docld:32291299 Page 1 28
| Reteaset tinder tne 4- 2017, “Se NF er Cc ~ FBI Date: 6/18/63 Transmit the following in (Type in plain text or code) | | Via AIRTEL AIR MAIL (Priority or Method of Mailing) | TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (62-9-29) FROM: SAC, MIAMI. (92-515) —. \MY \fsupsecr i XCRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM b MIAMI DIVISION WEEKLY SUMMARY MM 830-C advised that he received information that the Internal Revenue Agents, while checking over records at the Fontainebleau Hotel, Miami Beach, ran across some records where a considerable amount of money was paid by the hotel for furniture and charged to the hotel, but the furniture was delivered to the home of JOSEPH FISCHETTI (MM 92-99). Inc. filed suit in Circuit Court, Miami, .Fla.-, for $200,0 an amount due the Taylor Construction Co. for work the con- struction company did on the Fontainebleau Towers, part of f the Fontainebleau Hotel. He was told Talcott, ENG secured Shel ( This source also advised he heard James Talcott 00 00 the notes against the Fontainebleau Hotel and BEN\NOVACK. He was also told this hotel and NOVACK defaulted ‘od a note of $75,000 due 7/21/62 and a note for $125,000 due 8/21/62. MM 725-C advised the Lucayan Be Beach, Hotel_at. Freeport, ela, Grand Bahama Island, to be operated by LOUIS\CHESLER and his ¢/4~ “associates, will have 250 rooms, an 18 hole gNf course, a bet ae gambling casino and will cost over 6 million dollars. MM 509-C-TE advised \that MEL RRIS, son-in-law of cle. LOUIS CHESLER and: son of ALLIE | RRIS;'a hoodlum, has to date not arrived: in Miami but the ft his office = the Galler £ ke al wer ’ . = oe {- aT =) ca @ Bureau (AM) me a ad 13 JUN 20 196 oof / - Miami Hi Sn MU RFF; mgw Oe ect. 84 Ne FF 7,6 a SOY Ach a. 19s Sent MOP Qa v BZ JUN 2b RR em iv “Docld:32291299 Page 2
Hote). ‘DATE: 11-14-2017 J pn OR A A Pe é ff \ ot Pies AER § ‘ + . } ; XQ ¢ \ t pod >In c 4 Building, Miami Beach, should be ready in a few weeks. _He was informed that the activities of CHESLER, including that which pertains to the gambling casino, mentioned above, will be cleared at this office. . ‘MM 806-C* reported that the total play in bolita action has decreased approximately 15% since recent increased interest by law enforcement agencies in the Miami area. MM 606-C advised that due to the increased interest on the part of law enforcement and in an effort to keep the law enforcement agencies from locating their counting houses, HYMAN MARTIN (MM 92-218) and his associates have hidden some of the counting house employees on the floor of an automobile and then drive them to some motel or apartment on a Friday night. He was told that once they enter the motel room or apartment they do not emerge from same until they have finished their counting duties. He said only the employees who are trusted are used by MARTIN and his associates for this type of operation. elie This source also advised that RO o'NAN’, reportedly a "bag man", now collects payoff money for/the Homestead area and South Miami. MM 822-C reported that word has been circulated around the Fontainebleau Hotel that anyone who plays cards - with MAX EDER's (MM 92-467) group in the card room of the hotel will lose, as the games are dishonest. Reteaséd “under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 19927 (44 Use 2it?t 7 “Docld: 322912799 Page 3