Released under the John F. DATE: 11-14-2017 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 : v9.1 Docld: 322785896 Page 1 Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC 2107 Hote}. JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-10194-10172 HQ 62-9-29-575 Document Information FBI SAC, MM DIRECTOR, FBI 08/10/1962 3 CIP, ASSOC, INTEREST IN A GAMBLING CASINO PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 12/15/1994 INDEFINITE _ Date: 4/28/20]
feleased under e Jo : (44 Us 2rT Hote} 46 (PORTE: ddgis- 2017 Pa oN a“? | | | | | FBI | | Date: 9/10/62 | | Transmit the following in PLAIN TEXT "sss ype in plain text orcode)—S—SO*=CS~S~S«S AIRTEL AIRMAIL | ig (Priority or Method of Mailing) | ee ee a TO: Director, FBI (62-9-29) FROM: SAC, Miami, (92-515) (P) O | RE: _CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM Ce Te ye Or PPS . MIAMI DIVISION ne | i" WEEKLY SUMMARY Information was reported in Miami airtel of 7/13/62, as coming from MM 509-C that WILLIAM GUSTAV BISCHOFF (Miami file 92-89), JOSEPH MASSEL (Miami file 92-122), GEORGE GORDON (Miami file 92-458), and possibly MAX EDER (Miami file 92-467) and PASQUALE ERRA (Miami file 92-648) would, in the near future, have some interest in a gambling casino presently being constructed on one of the islands in the Caribbean area. MM 509-C on 7/24/62, advised he received information that the island in the Caribbean area is the Grand Bahama Island and is on the property acquired last year by LOU CHESLER, a millionaire and close associate of MICHAEL COPPOLA (Miami file 92-101). He also advised he heard EDER and ERRA will have a piece of the gambling casino and that the casino hopes to open sometime after Labor Day or during the coming , winter season. aes Information was reported in Miami airtel of 7/27/62, as coming from MM 509-€, that ANTHONY SALERNO (Miami file 92-406) and MANNY 4 MER, an accountant, were discussing the 4 oN OFA A a . . (AD- Bareau (AM) ROL. G -AI- S15 2 ~ Miami rare: Ae we gy ome 46 AUG 13 1962 evans, YS, (\ coerce Approved: At) Sent ___ MM Per Special Agenff i arge “Docld: 322785896 Page 2?
‘Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Hote}. DATE : 11-14-2017 e, MM 92-515 acquisition of some interest in either a dog track or some- gambling operation at Biloxi, Miss. MM 509-C on 8/1/62, advised he received information that SALERNO and KRAMER were not interested in acquiring any interest in a gambling operation at Biloxi, Miss., but had acquired a 10% interest in a dog. ‘ track there and that RU ZARUS, a gambler at Miami Beach, Fla., had acquire a piece of SALERNO's interest. On 7/24/62; MM 509-C advised the "smart money,” meaning hoodlum and racket money here, is being bet on SONNY LISTON in the forthcoming PATTERSON-LISTON prize fight and that SALERNO and LAZARUS, as well as AL ROTH (Miami file 162-36), each bet somewhere over a ‘thousand dollars each on LISTON. /PL PRANK MICHAED RRRA brother of PASQUALE ERRA, was released in 1960 from U.S. Penitentiary, Leavenworth, Kan,, aft serving a sentence for violation of the Narcotics Law. Ane has been residing at the Johnina Hotel, Miami Beach a Z. | MM 551-C on 7/30/62, advised that somone, awner of the West Flagler Dog Track, .Miami,/wanted to sell his interest in the track, He stated MEYER KY (Miami file 92-102) asked him to contact GEORGE sOXTODKEVY, a FLA, multimillionaire with varied interests, including Yonkers ~~ Race Way, a large New York trotting track. LEVY was | interested, soa meeting relative to same was held which _Wag;attended--by COOPER,..GEQRG BIMON—hts-accountant, LEVY, aids A NSKY.- LL,-his thief aid; “JOE VARON , LANSKY 'S attorney, and Informant said LANSK ad no personal interest in -2- “Docld:3227685696 Page 3