v9.1 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 : | Docld: 32303188 Page 1 JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-10283-10200 HQ 92-2918-7TH NR 111 Document Information FBI SAC, PG DIRECTOR, FBI 01/03/1962 6 SMO, GM, ASSOC, GAMBLING, RAID, FGJ, RACK AND SUBV, SUR , . PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 11/10/1999 INDEFINITE INC NOTE 40 Date: 5/28/201
Fn NT * an V ve “ yo ve | . DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2914)(92-298) WB Y6EN | Y me SAC, PITTSBURGH (92- 236)(92- 228) as | | BO GABRIEL WANNARINO, aka | “AR SeMUEL NANMARINO, aka ‘ on 12/18/61, PG. : 615-6 advised SA THOMAS G. FORSYTH, III — as. follows: In his opinion, the raid at the. Mannarino gambling casino ~ horse room in New Kensington, Pa., on August 24, 1961, by IRS, Pittsburgh, was i1l-advised, shortsighted and poorly planned. 19M) -2¥D For two years, PG 615-C has been attempting to obtain increasingly, better information about the Mannarinos, their illegal., activities, their associates and their future plans. He has done this without any thought of, or desire for monetary . compensation, simply because of his Pirm: eonviction that the MANNARINO "strangle-hold" on all phases. of. life and ~ activity in the New Kensington area had to be broken. oo In spite of the. obvious’: dangers to his professional reputation 7 ‘and personal safety, he commenced a process of infiltration due to his belief that such things cannot be left to "somebody else. eS 4 By frequenting gambling establishments, PG 615-c met many . of the MANNARINO employees, and by performing small: favors for them, professional and otherwise , he became friendly with most of them and the confidant of. some of them. They furnished considerable information, some more valuable than others, but a compendium of their bits of information | - was forming a gradually clearing picture of the entire MANNARING operation, steniermea BV. ei bs ae Gg x. — PP, Bureau : . 6- Pittsburgh : (1- 137-9490 , 4.6 Ife 1- 137-1139 ” Ye 137-1264 ; - L~ 137-1017 Foe] Re -ORDED : Ps BRB JAN 8 1962 i / _ TaRP/RIG. IA (10) — | a | — | Oo | = . ae Docld: 32303188 Page 2?
. Pq 1 92-236 PG 92 228 on 12/19/61, PG 610-¢, who is an experienced numbers writer . dn the’ MANNARINO- operation ini aNew Kensington, was asked about the: dearth of pertinent information being received, and “informant advised: Oo m The town: (New. Kensington) has” been chosed down almost . » completely, | as regards. gambling, - ginée the. "Bederal raid - last summer” “and: gince the-- commencement, of the FGI: inquiry. Besides ‘the numbers racket, which is down in volume by at least. half, ‘there are only: three card games. in the city, only ..one ‘of. which. ‘is operating: on any given night. - Horse © ' bets, sports bets: and dice games have. ‘been: eliminated, allegedly by. orders of: ‘the MANNARINOS..- “Men who. have’: ‘been ' for years employed in. one: phase or ‘another of the MANNARINO gambling. set-ups are-now: loafing. about: town, and thetr principal topies of. discussion concern: ‘the’ POS hearings, their belief that: the. newly-elected, reform : administration in. New - Kensington will not allow res umption of open gambling, and their "fears" concerning their own futures. With regard: to: the numbers: ‘racket, > elaborate pecurity. measures have been. put Anto. effect, and only” ‘those: possessing the — Federal Wagering ‘Tax ‘Stampsare permitted to participate. _ In view. of these: ‘facts, pertinent ‘information has been scarce oe and unreliable. Spot - surveL lances: ‘at: residences’, ‘legitimate business sites i angouts during: the past four’ months have been. wholly: unprod etive-and tend tO substantiate: the’ comments of . the above. mentioned. informants. ; , | Due to ‘the situation created. ‘by the - -ERS. raid on. August au, 1961, and the resultant: Fad probe, as. it affects receipt. ‘by the’ Pittsburgh Office of positive. information concerning he MANNARINOS: and: their: activities, the Pittsburgh office has found it: impossible. to comply fully with Bureau instructions ‘concerning ‘submission of .a- daily teletype summary of: pertinent developments. As matters ‘how stand, the only readily discernible method ther of. collecting. eurrent positive information concerning ei MANNARINO is ‘by establishing highly confidential sources. 4 as % wo lk | Docld: 32303188 Page 3 - NR me ae © x N Sa pte cemannaseemscormemnm tit Rg gg ce oe
Fa, 92: +236 PG 90-208 “s In View “of the above, PCL HERBERT LEE RAY, RD#3, Leechburg, -:Pa., GABRIEL MANNARINO's neighbor, was contacted on 12/18/61, by A. FORSYTH, and PCI RAY was asked why he had furnished 80 little information in recent months . PCI RAY advis eds » Prior: to the "Federal raid on the MANNARINO gambling jount in New Kensington towards the end of summer,” 1961, he observed some activity around ‘GABRIEL MANNARINO's cottage near Leechburg. While there were never any groups of visitors, except. for one family-type outdoor pienic, occasionally individuals would visit the cottage.. Also, GABRIEL MANNARINO . was ‘observed to leave the house almost daily at varying hours. Since "the raid," GABRIEL MANNARINO has déveloped what amounts” almost: to & predictable pattern. He leaves the cottage on most days shortly before noon, always ‘alone, and he. returns to stay at about eight: o'clock in the evening. Visitors are extremely rare and never stay more than a few minutes. PCI has not been able to obtain any information of recognizable pertinence and , therefore ,, has not. contacted SA FORSYTH. ; On. 12/18/61, PCI, ANTHONY. JOHN: WISE , IR., Pittsburgh, Pa., . employed as Manager of the MANNARINO-owned Ken Iron and Steel Co., New Kensington, was. asked by SA PORSYTH why he — has not been furnishing and pertinent information during the recent past, and: he adviseds oO Even before the "Government raid" in-New Kensington in | August 1961, he was not taken into the confidence of the “MANNARINOS as. regards anything but their scrap metals and — . ga8 well businesses. They put him in charge of these two ventures because of. his. education and prior experience. However, on occasion he overheard conversations involving - some of their other interests and observed them meet some of their associates and/or employees. Since the raid, he has. net seén GABRIEL MANNARINO more than three times and, understands that GABRIEL: MANNARINO is spending most of his time at his cottage near Leechburg, Pa., while SAM MANNARINO spends the largest portion of each day at his restaurant, The Bonfire, “located a few miles from Leechburg." From _ what he has been able to observe and learn, SAM MANNARINO and GABRIEL MANNARINO™ see very little of each other or of their erstwhile associates. .PCI does not feel that he can probe for information from either ‘MANNARINO without arousing their suspicions, because it has been his habit to. observe and listen but: net..to ask questions , 3 Docld: 32303188 Page 4