MM 92-88 ten years as sheriff and.has been since under.. IWITCHELL, current. sheriff, Snohomish County, the “pick-up” and "fix" man for that county. - . In May, 1956, MM T-10 advised that RON WARNOCK had béen campaign manager for ARNOLD ZEMPLE, Snohomish County prosecutor and as a result had ZEMPLE's permission ~ to permit. gambling and was, in fact, the man who says whether a particular place can operate or not. . RON WARNOCK is closely associated with one EUGENE - ALBERT PETERSON, who is. an admitted active gambler in Snohomish County at the present time. - MM. T-11 advised on April 8, 1959, that he was.. departing this area for. the purpose of going to the. Kentucky Derby, at the conclusion of which he was going to Havana, ‘Cuba, to look into gambling interests there. MM T-11 advised on May 25, 1959, that he had just returned from Havana, Cuba. He advised that while in Cuba he was in contact with SANTO TRAFFICANTE, who. was still trying to sell the Sans Souci’ Casino. He advised that TRAFFICANTE was supposed to have sold his interest in the Sans Souci but that actually he still owns the same interest as he formerly did. oo , 7 Le MM T-11 advises that originally RON WARNOCK went to. Havana, Cuba, in the hopes of putting Spanish language punchboards in that area. He advised that WARNOCK was unable to make arrangements for the punchboard, operation but that while. he was in Havana, he was in contact with the operator of the Sans Souci Casino. MM T-11 advises that his and WARNOCK's punchboard operation in Snohomish County depends on obtaining the boards from PAT ZURLA, Chicago, and ZURLA was to be the source of the Spanish language punchboards. - 19 - | | Soa GALT Docld:32566395 Page 2
MM 92-88 _. MM T-11 advises that the source of capital that was to be used in purchasing the Sans Souci, Casino was from Seattle. He stated that actually he and WARNOCK could not raise sufficient funds to purchase the casino but at the same time, due to the inactive gambling patrons in the form of tourists in Cuba, caused them to have little desire to pay the amount necessary to purchase this casino at this time. a a . a Hotel Plaza Casino . MM T-9 advised on March 10, 1959, that he had been informed by JOE STASSI, one of the major interest holders in the Hotel Plaza Casino, that STASSI had made a "payoff" to an official of the Cuban government (unidentified) in the - amount. of $50,000.00 in order to obtain permission for the Hotel Plaza Casino to reopen. Source stated that although the Hotel Plaza Casino now had permission to reopen, they had no "bankroll" with which to operate and that S[ASSI and other interest holders are contacting individuals in the United States in an effort to obtain a new bankroll. Hotel Comodoro Casino This casino, in which SANTO TRAFFICANTE is the major interest holder, is patronized principally by Cubans and is managed by BENNY FERNANDEZ, who was brought to Cuba by TRAFFICANTE from Tampa, Florida. a MM T-2 advised on March 9, 1959, that there had been no indication as yet of resuming gambling activities in this casino. MM T-2 advised on March 23, 1959, that BENNY FERNANDEZ continues to operate the casino in the Hotel Comodoro in which SANTO TRAFFICANTE has a major interest. Source stated that TRAFFICANTE's nephew had been observed frequenting the casino in recent weeks. Source stated that SALVADORE SCALIA, former manager of the Comodoro Casino, - '  veportedly had gone to Florida. - 20 - DoclId: 32556395 Page 3
MM 92-88 INFORMANTS MM T-1 is HAV-31. MM T-2 is HAV-33. MM T-3 is PCI ALBERTO SUAREZ ALEMAN, who is employed at the. apartment house where TRAFFICANTE normally resides. MM T-4 is PCI ARTHUR NEWMAN, Credit Manager, Hotel Nacional gambling casino. MM T-5 is ANTHONY J. GIRRADDI, SR., Tampa, Florida. MM T-6 is MM 416-C. MM T-7 is EDGAR ADAIR, Agent, Internal Revenue Service, Intelligence Unit, Tampa. MM T-8 is Legat, Havana. MM T=-9 is PCI GRIDO DE PHILLIPS, former employee of SANTO TRAFFICANTE. MM T-10- is SE-551-C. MM T-11 is EUGENE ALBERT PETERSON, PCI, Seattle Office. MM T-12 is JK=-1C. MM T213 is JK=-4C. MM T-14 is JK-15C. MM T-15 is JK-516. MM T-16 is MARY MOTT, National, Airlines, Hillsboro Hotel on request. - 26 - “ S85: yee! aR Ey ; “ae x Vs. Ve _ DoclId: 32536395 Page 4 == nae eres SS Se nat Lae gos Se eee og — F eee ee a a a a