+ PG 922228; 92+236 The spot physical surveillance on the. home of ALBERT SEID in Lower Burrell Township, Pa., on 10/24/58 was conducted by SASFORSYTH and DOUCE. The physical surveillance of DANIEL HANNA on 10/15/58 was conducted by SAS DOUCE and FORSYTH. : The physical surveillance on the residence of PAUL HANKISH in Wheeling, W. Va., was conducted by. SA WARNER G. MAUPIN. "DISSEMINATION TO_INS OO A letterhead memorandum dated 12/11/58 containing background information and citizenship status of ALBERT SEID, FBI No. 574183, has been disseminated to the Bureau and INS, Pittsburgh. INFORMATION FURNISHED BY FORMER PG 580-C RE POSSIBLE WSTA VIOLATION Former PG 580-C, who furnished information in this report concerning a possible WSTA violation on the part of JOHN CHRISTOPHER FONTANA, FBI No. 821285B, was discontinued as a Bureau approved informant on 11/17/58 because of a -eonviction in Criminal Court, Allegheny County, Pa., for transporting a female within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Informant received a 23 to 5 year sentence and is planning an appeal. Further information will be obtained from the informant af at all possible concerning FONTANA. _UFK Act 6 (4) INFORMANTS Careful consideration has been given to each source concealed and T symbols were utilized in this report only in those instances where the identities of the sources. must be concealed. a PG T-1 is JACK L. MC INTYRE, Western Pennsylvania Sales Representative, Bell Telephone Company, contacted by, SA RICHARD GORDON DOUCE. a pq T-2 isl_~«d PCT, contacted by SA WARNER G, MAUPIN. - pg P-3-is R. E. CUNNINGHAM, Manager, Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of West Virginia, contacted by SA MAUPIN. ee a f - HW 45354 Docld: 32296176 Page 2?
= SS SS SSS SS + s PG 92-228; 92-236 PG T-4 is PG 545-C contacted by SA DOUCE. PG T-5 is confidential source barr! oontactes 1°) a SAS DOUCE and THOMAS G. FORSYTH, 111. / : \A aa. PG T-6 is an informant of the National Board of Fire Underwriters, Miami, Florida (now deceased), who furnished ‘information to SA ROD GOERTIWZ of the National Board of Fire Underwriters. SA GOERITZ furnished information to SA KENNETH C. / MOORE of the Miami Office on 4/19/57». / Aen PG 7 is WILLIAM CONNOLLEY, former Allegheny County, Pa., Detective, contacted by SAS JOHN S. HUGHES and — WILLIAM J. ROWE in the case entitled. "LEO MOCERT, was. - FUGITIVE; SELECTIVE SERVICE. " : PG T-8 isL_—S. Youngstown, Pa., hoodlum and former PCI of the Pittsburgh office, contacted by SAS HUGHES and ROWE in the MOCERI case. PG T-9 is SLC 257 contacted by ‘Special Agénts of the Salt Lake City Office in July, 1951. PG T-10 is LAC 3116 contacted by Special agents of the Los Angeles. Office in the MOCERI case. PG T-ll isl Sas Professional Pittsburgh Bondsman and former PCI of the Pittsburgh Office, contacted by SA HUGHES in the MOCERI case. PG T-12 is JAMES O'CONNOR, former Chief Identification Officer, Pittsburgh Police Department, contacted by SA HUGHES in the MOCERI case. PG T-13 is JOHN DEVLIN, former Allegheny County, ‘Pa., Deputy Sheriff, contacted by SA HUGHES in the MOCERI case. PG T-14 is records of Dun and Bradstreet, Pittsburgh, Pa, PG T-15 is SA DICK JAFFE, Intelligence Unit, Internal Revenue Service, Miami, Florida, contacted by SA PAUL A. CAJIGAS. USS yey TASK FORCE AEE ANED BY : wt B =a 43. -CAU=— (oovER PAGE) penn Pa aed \ at BL DERM. oot ; Hck, - yee a HW 45854 Docld: 32298176 Page 3
UfTEK Act 6 (4) + + toe iow 4 b Greer ee eae bt MLS AGG PPPS PG T-16 is’ former PG 580-C contacted by SA JOHN S. PORTELLA. PG T-17 is WILLIAM MEREDITH, Special Agent in Charge, Bell Telephone Company, Pittsburgh, Pa. : f ¢ PG T-18 is Mrs, LILLIAN HUNGER, Clerk, LB 168, U. 8. Selective service Headquarters, ‘New Kensington, Pa., contacted by SA DOUCE. va A / PG T-19 is WILLIAM AHLSTROM, reporter for the "New Kensington Daily Dispatch" newspaper contacted by SAS PORTELLA and FRANK E, ALLISON, JR. a ae cee PG T-20 is PG 5644 contacted by SA NORMAN T. THOMPSON. PG 1-21 is TOM LATTOS, business partner and roommate PG T-2e is cs WF 28 contacted by unidentified Special Agent of the Washington Field Office. © , PG T-23 is Sd akc ] Pet contacted by SA PORTELLA. oo. | PG T-24 is GEORGE O'CONNOR, Narcotics Agent, Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 90 Church Street, New York City, contacted by SA JAMES P. FLYNN. PG T-25 is D. W. READ, Narcotics Agent, Federal Bureau of Narcotics, Los Angeles, California, contacted by SA WARREN L. LITTLE. _ ns a PG T-26 is SA JAMES DOWLEY, Intelligence Unit, Internal Revenue Service, 431 South Hill, Los Angeles, California, contacted by SA WARREN. L. LITTLE. ; PG T-27 is LA 3608-C contacted by SA FREDERICK E. RODERICK. — ., PG T-28 is LA 3075-C contacted by SA RODERICK. PG T-29 is LA 2958-C contacted by SA JOHN J. CANNY. PG T- 0 is Legal Attache ‘Havana, ‘Cuba. ee _ De 7 - 73°. . , ” REVIEWED BY FRYJPK TABK FORGI on wlafte. dat) Delo’ x MeL Cea iN POUL ~ E ~ 7 shee a ° o “} RELEASE IN va (COVER PAGE) [3 RELEASE IN PART og a Aol EIA. GENIAL, : 2 rope “| HW 45354 Docld:32296176 Page 4
[— Proves - ae = = peat - _ = - = Se , ae | | ATE a ae a | /. REVIEWED BY FBWJFK TASK FORGE ON Leo FM UY ts RELEASE IN PARY TOTAL BEMAL, - PG 92-228; 92-236 PG T=-31 is U. S. Attorney HUBERT I. TEITELBAUM, Western District | of Pennsylvania, contacted by SAC E. H. WINTERROWD. PG 7-32 is ANGELO CASELLA, Office of Postal Inspector, U. S. Post Office, Eighth Avenue and 33rd Street, New York City, contacted by SA JOE N. HATHAWAY. PG 1-33 igfLegal Attache Rome, Italy day | PG T-34 is RICHARD BRAUTIGAM, Manager, Bell Telephone Company, Sharon, Pa., contacted by SA HOBART Ci: LOVETT. re ce FTP Rot 6 (4) PG T-35 is CV 88-C contacted by SA FRANK G..DOUDS, © PG 7-36 isl] PCI of the Baltimore Office, confined | to the Maryland State Penitentiary, contacted by SAS JOHN J. GROGAN and PAUL A. TURNER. a. va PG T~37 is an anonymous informant who contacted Assistant Attorney General D. MALCOLM ANDERSON, U. S. Department of Justice, by letter dated June 16, 1958, volunteered to furnish information about the activities of several Pittsburgh top hoodlums including the MANNARINO brothers. Letters have | been received periodically from this anonymous informant who refers to himself as "TIGER." The latest letter was postmarked 11/9/58. So é¢ . | PG T-38 is JACK SCHWARTZ, Special Agent, Intelligence Division, Internal Revenue Service, Pittsburgh, Paes contacted by SA DOUCE. PG T-39 is Mrs. MARSHALL HOLT, neighborhood source, 536 | Charles Avenue, New Kensington, next door neighbor to GABRIEL MANNARINO, contacted by SA DOUCE. PG T-40 is JAMES MC DOWELL, Inspector, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Unit, U. 5, Treasury Department, Fulton Building, 107 Sixth Street, Pittsburgh, Pa.,; telephone number Grant 1-5300, Extension 367, residence 402 Fourth Avenue, New Kensington, Pa.,; telephone number Edison 5-5544, contacted by SA J. EDWARD MADVAY. pq T-41.is[[_] PCT, contacted by SA THOMPSON. PG T-42 iso] PCI, and periodic girlfriend of Pittsburgh top hoodlum MIKE GENOVESE. -F- (COVER PAGE) yo. ee _ J | HW 45354 Docld:32296176 Page 5
ae ine ST = — mo eer re: "| YFK Act 6 (4) : PG 92-228; 92-236 ee LEADS "PITTSBURGH (Westmoreland County .AT NEW KENSINGTON PA. i Will maintain regular contact with confidential source Cl PG 545-c and PG 564-c for information regarding “subjects egitimate enterprises, criminal activities, and associates. 2, Will recontact TOMMY HAYES, salesman for Swift and Company (source of information) to determine whether SAMUEL MANNARINO and his associates are still interested in making an investment in a proposed food and refreshment concession business in drive-in theaters. a 3. Will interview MIKE GEORGE HAZIDAKIS, 1013 Third Avenue, when his health improves and he 1s released. from the hospital in an,effort to develop detailed information concerning the MANNARINO organization. | 4, Will interview GEORGE NADER, proprietor of Nader's ,Market, 1193 Third Avenue, for details of arrangements obviously made with NADER by JOHN C. FONTANA of the Triangle Billiards gambling casino to provide suitable cover for checks cashed at the casino. , 5. Will re-interview JAMES MC DOWELL, Inspector, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Unit, U. S. Treasury Department, Pittsburgh, for any information he may have developed concerning the location of GABRIEL MANNARINO. . 6, Will interview AGNES KNOX, waitress at Pecky Abraham's Bar and reported girlfriend.of GABRIEL MANNARINO,in the past, for any information of valu she may be able to furnish. . 7. Will interview JIM COOPER of the Cooper Music Company ana WILLIAM KAPP, letter carrier for the U. S. Post Office in New Kensington, for information concerning their alleged meetings and observation of GABRIEL MANNARINO in New Kensington. . So, i = Ge (COVER PAGE) ee oe ——_. HW 45354 Docld:32296176 Page 6
a ‘PG 92-228; 92-236 8, Will interview FRANK JUNTA, an employee of the Braeburn Steel Company who is said to have spoke to GABRIEL MANNARINO in the Laetus Club around 10/30/58. 9. Will interview ANDREW DATRES, 528 Pershing Drive, night manager of Andy's Restaurant, for information he may have picked up while listening to the conversations of -members of the MANNARINO organization in the restaurant. 10, . Will interview the head waiter of the Jacktown Hotel identified as "JACKIE" in an effort to identify the two prostitutes known as ELIZABETH and ANN: who are said to be working for or related to FONTANA. . a 11. Will interview NIP VURDEN, alleged pimp who is said to be running a house of prostitution at 1151 Fourth Avenue, to determine the extent of his operation and possible payoffs to Chief of Police JOHN BORDONARO.. — le. Will interview TOM GALLIAN, operator of the Garibaldi Club, to determine his connections with the MANNARINO organization and possible payoffs to BORDONARO. 13. Will interview JAMES POWERS, 400 Robinson Street, Pitcairn, Pas, employee of the Electric Department. of Pitcairn, who according to the Chief of Police, O'Hara Township, Pa., can furnish the location of the MANNARINO hunting lodge. : 14. Will through sources and informants attempt to determine why FONTANA rented an apartment in the DeMaria Apartments, 731 Anderson Street; New Kensington, mo, 15. Will continue to develop background information regarding DANIEL HANNA, and’ THOMAS. ANTHONY CIANCUTTI. . 16, Will,contact’ PG 545=c in an effort to identify (FNU) TOBIN, whois said to have gold SAMUEL MANNARINO 1,000 acres of land in Allegheny Township, Pa., for. $10,000. 17. Will consider systematically interviewing numbers operators in the MANNARINO organization who hold wagering tax stamps issued by the Internal Revenue Service for the period August l, 1958, through June 30, 1959, for purpose of developing an informant. These individuals are identified in the report of SA RICHARD GORDON DOUCE, Pittsburgh, 10/2/58 (Pages 33 and 34). ee . - He (COVER PAGE) | HW 45654 Docld:32293176 Page F
» FD+204! Rev..9-23-58) So, i UNITED STATES ‘DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Copy fo: Report of SA RICHARD GORDON DOUCE = -—_—=— oe, PITTSBURGH Date: 12/29/58 ; me File Number: PG 92-228; PG 92-236 Bureau 92-2918; g2-2914 SAMUEL MANNARINO, aka; GABRIEL MANNARINO, aka Title: Characte: ANTT-RACKETEERING 10(a)2 SEK Law... Synopsis: OT Gps . rganization, ve Bnd other gambling casino employees named by former Federal ~ LE" Greait Union Treasurer JOHN KONOWAL, JR.;.in connection with his $42,000 gambling losses called before FGJ, WDPA, during week. of 10/27/58. Newly appointed New Kensington : fra Fied beFORS FOTT OND to the also testified before FGJ. BORDONARO reportedly. permitting prostitution to flourish in New Kensington. FONTANA may have two hustlers working in Westmoreland County, Pa., hotel. ZELOYLE's widow said to be seeking one-half million dollars buried on family farm in milk can. Sources report SEID, reputed triggerman for MANNARINO organization, killed Los Angeles mobster BUGSY SEIGEL in Beverly Hills, California, when MANNARINO's attempts to muscle in on SEIGEL in Las Vegas, Nevada, casino failed. SEID.in interview with Bureau Agents admitted failure to apply for citizenship _ fand status'as alien, Background information re THOMAS. — (Ja/ } ANTHONYZCIANCUTTI, organization shylock, and DANTEL HANI 7} organization muscleman, set forth. Reliable source Sai ~ {| HANNA, CIANCUITI and SAMUEL MANNARINO frequently register , at Westmoreland County, Pa., motel accompanied by unidentified “wgimdfriends, MANNARINO.organization not considered moneymen behind bingo games operating McKeesport, Pa. Inguiry discloses subjects were in Los Angeles, California, auring March, 1950, put efforts to confirm allegation they intended to set up operations unproductive. Sources Havana, Cuba, say subjects have no interest in Cuban gambling operations. Background fy le “ie (2) ‘top Tanking members of MANNARINO ‘o nh A ED te ne FE Saas wp aad Ko oe 4 ; oo | 2-3 4/8 This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of any kind. It is the property of the FBI, and is a loan to your agency; it and/or its contenis are nof te ) be distributed outside your agency. © — ' 16—74625-1 GP me natn ene ens a HW 45354 Docld: 32296176 Page @
| HW 45354 Docld:32296176 Page 9 that a stop was placed. with the Pasgp PG 92-228; 92-236 1958, he had a telephone call from NATIE MARTIN concerning two hustlers who got themselves into some trouble and MARTIN requested PG T-16's help in the matter. | PG T-16 said MARTIN was calling about ELIZABETH and ANN who ‘once worked for a madam known as RENEE and a pimp named BUTCH or PHIL. According to MARTIN, these persons were giving the girls a.hard time and PG T-16 assured MARTIN that he would call RENEE and. straighten the situation out if possibile. PG T-16 said that MARTIN did not elaborate as to the nature of the trouble in which the girls were involved. PG T-16 said that a few days later he was able to reach RENEE at telephone number Churchill 2-2127 and in conversation RENEE made the statement that ELIZABETH and ANN are. either related to JOHN FONTANA or working for him.. According to PG TH16, the girls now live in New Kensington gomewhere over a. club and are hustling out of the Jacktown Hotel in the evening. PG T-16 said that JACKIE, the head waiter at the Jacktown . Hotel, is acquainted with the girls and might be able to fully identify them. . PG T-16 also said that RENEE also commented that FONTANA had called her regarding the girls sometime ago. PG T-16 said it is possible that ELIZABETH: and ANN could be sdentical with GINA and VICKIE who.once worked -for RENEE in the 5700 block of Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh. PG T-16 recalled that at that time GENA and VICKIE claimed to be sisters. PG T-17, who has furnished reliable information in the past on October 24, 1958, stated that telephone number Churchill 9-2127-is an unpublished number listed to RENEE LEVITT, 1696 Monongahela Avenue, Pittsburgh 18, Pa. - , ; PG T-5 on November 17, 1958, stated that JOHN FONTANA is operating a craps game at the White Star Hotel and Tavern in Kinloch, Pa., a suburb of New Kensington, fronted by JIM AMARAS (phonetic). According to PG T-5, AMARAS was arrested py Special Agents of the Internal: Revenue Service in New Kensington several months ago for being involved in a numbers violation at 1002 Second Avenue, New Kensington. PG T-5 said that the craps game operates on the second floor of the hotel and two prostitutes are hustling out of the room next door, one of whom is believed to, be from West Virginia. MIKE GEORGE HAZIDAKIS True NameeMINAS .HAZIDAKIS The Washington Field Office on September 27, 1958, advised ort. office, Department ~16- — SS
uw ‘ PG 92-228; 92-236 as JACK PERRONE of Springdale, Pa. After leaving the office HANNA drove his car to the rear of the motel and entered a room directly behind and to the left of the motel office accompanied by the blonde. When HANNA left the office, NAFFAH advised SA FORSYTH that it was obvious to him that HANNA recognized SA FORSYTH because HANNA did a "double take". and winked at NAFFAH several times while registering. NAFFAH advised that he. has had HANNA. as a paying guest in the past on the average of once every ten days, always in the afternoon but added that he did not. know HANNA personally. HANNA and the young woman were still in the motel room when SA FORSYTH left the premises at approximately 6:00 p.m., November, 18, -1958. PG T-5 on December 9, 1958, stated that on December 7, 1958, HANNA told him he was "broke"-and wanted to borrow .some money. PG T-5 asked HANNA why he did not obtain the money from the MANNARINO organization and HANNA indicated that he is in the midst ofa “falling: out" with the gang. PG T-5 loaned HANNA $10, PG T-5 pointed out that HANNA's father, ALEX HANNA, told him that his son was wounded in the hand and leg while serving with the U. S. Marine Corps in the Okinawa campaign during World War. If. : PG T=5. stated that he also learned that about a year ago one of his friends cashed a U. S. Government disability check for HANNA that exceeded $100. The. Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on December 8, 1958, advised that a Certificate of Birth (file number 17590826) is on file with reference to NAZIE HANA, born October 15, 1926, in New Kensington, Westmoreland County, Pa., the son of ELIAS HANA and FORTINE KELLY. THOMAS ANTHONY CIANCUITI aka SONNY 1906 Kenneth. Street Arnold, Pa. Telephone Number Edison 5~2018 It ‘is recalled that investigation to date has identified CIANCUTTI as the shylock for the MANNARINO organization. - 20 -— HW 45354 DBocld:32296176 Page 10