Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 19927 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: 6/1/2015 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-90154-10119 . RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER: = CR 162-1-202-55 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: MM TO: HQ TITLE : DATE: 01/24/1967 ~ PAGES: 4 SUBJECTS : GAMBLING ACTIVITIES MICHAEL MCLANEY DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: — 10/30/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : AT v9.1 1. DoclId: 32340090 Page 1
JReleased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC 7107 Nope} » DATE $4 11- -14-27017 “ a | MM 92-1242 the United Nations prior to the election and complained. that "American gangsters" infiltrated and partially con- trolled the Bahamas Government. He also made a trip to London, England, and reportedly conferred with the Secretary of State for Colonial Affairs and demanded a probe by. a Royal Commission of Bahamas gambling. - ‘In an article in the "Miami Herald", 1/23/67, “Herald" Staff Writer JAMES BUCHANAN reported. that the Premier "told the ‘Herald’ this week" that "my Government | is concerned about the influx of undesirable elements’ in the gambling picture”. , * . In the article BUCHANAN reported that the Premier will carry out his campaign promise to rid the Bahamas of the conflict of interest in Government and clean up gambling operations.. He reported that. the current yearly income from two gambling casinos. amounts to $77,000,000. Each of the two casinos he reported pays ($280, 000 yearly taxes. NIGEL MORRIS, Commissioner, Bahamas - Police Force, Nassau, on 1/18/67, advised that it is pxobable that the - PLP Premier. PINDLING will make a major Assue out of the alleged. gangster influx in the Bahamas’ gambling. casinos. He said that it is probable that MARXCOURTNEY. and. FRANK “RITTER ,_akaReed, former managers of the Monte Carlo Ber? a ““€asino, and CHARLES @RUDNER, former Casino Supervisor, f “will “be asked to leave the Bahamas, He pointed out that the previous Government was responsible for the three individuals being reléased from the casino operations. but had agreed to permit these men to remain in the Bahamas ~ as tourists on a temporary basis. Commissioner MORRIS advised that he has received information that _MICHAEL _ C LANEY may receive a gambling license from the | ‘Premier DoclIda: 32340090 Page 2?
*Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1999 (44 USC 2107 H - DATE:. 11-14-2017 Saad we in Freeport. furnished infermation concerning easino. | GEORGE NGORDON.,.ARAMANDXCERAMI and FRANRXERECKSON. ‘in an interview with MC...LAWEY he advised agents that he oo \. : i / MM 92-1242 to repay him fer the support he gave the PLP. in the past — election. He said that since the election, MC LANEY _ has "settled himself" in te the Ministry of Tourism. _ It is noted that Sir STAFFORD SANDS currently a Minority Member of the Bahamas Cabinet and a Member of the United Bahamian Party was | formerly the Minister of Finance and Tourism. . MORRIS has requested information concerning ‘the background activities and asseciations of MC LANEY. The Miami Office is at present preparing a memorandum to be submitted to Commissioner MORRIS.. This. memorandum will be submitted to the Bureau prior to submission to | Commissioner MORRIS , . . For the immediate information of the Bureau, the following ‘concerning MC LANEY is submitted: In October, 1958, he managed the International Casino at the Hotel Nacional” in~Havana, Cuba. He was arrested by CASTRO im March; 1959, and. deported from Cuba. Informants have reported. ‘that MC LANEY-hag, 4 the past closely ANAND“CERA with hoodlums JAKE Ex LANSKY » MERE GHESTER the L’ aiglon C ub in Miami Beach fer LOUIS _ ESLER during 1955 and 1956. MM 764-C- -TE, who is closely identified with MC LANEY, has since the opening of the Mente Carlo Casino managers MAX COURTNEY and FRANK RITTER. He has also furnished information on individuals identified as elose associates of RITTER and COURTNEY. He advised that LOUIS CHESLER had a financial intefest in the Monte. Carlo Casino, but did not furnish fimformation reflecting CHESLER was associated with MEYEN LANSKY. He has on one ofp eccasion reported that he heard that CHESLER was mot a oo “--- hoodlum but had been misled. He said that CHESLER first - 3 = DoclId: 32340090 Page 3 vere