Released under the John F. Kennedy Assaszination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 27107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: Identification Form 4/27/201 _oo:...,”——_————TC—_ oe AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : Agency Information FBI 124-10302-10187 HQ 143-210-4 a ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE: ‘PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : Document Information FBI SAC, MM DIRECTOR, FBI 08/06/1956 4 NRO, SLOT MACHINES, EMP, BKG, AKA, MIL SERV, GAMBLING ACT PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact "03/12/1998 “ INDEFINITE INC NOTE, TTY et v9.1 Docld: 323102435 Page 1
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote}. DATE: 11-14-2017 a no es 3 . ~~ FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Noo ‘ Mr. Tolson__ U. S$. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE j Mr. Nichols____. COMMUNICATIONS SECTION Wy we pan Imont____. | Mr. lason ‘ AUG 6 1956 | Mf p, ZL FBI, MIAMI 8-66-56 9-50 PM EST. EVA RECTOR, FBI oe eURGENT coe TRAILER LOADED WITH SLOT MACHINES WAS PRESENTLY AT THE TAMGAMI TOURS, MIAMI, FLAs TYSON STEELE, MANAGER TAMIAMI TOURS ADVIS » of HE HAD RECEIVED WAY BILL INDICATING SHIPPER TO BE NORMAN ROTHMAN AND CONSIGNEE NORMAN ROTHMANe HE BROKE SEAL TO DETERMINE WHERE MERCHANDISE SHOULD BE. SENT, INASMUCH AS NO ADDRESS ON WAY BILL. AFTER BREAKING SEAL HE OBSERVED TRAILER LOADED WITH SLOT MACMINE PARTS AND IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED SO. SO NOTIFIED MM OFFICE. INVESTIGATION PMRK REFLECTS THIRTYTWO THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED LBS. EQUIPMENT SHIPPED CHICAGO, ILL. TO MMe NO MARKING , LISTED ON CARTONS INDICATING SHIPPPER OR CONSIGNEE. | ae NO DESCRIPTIVE DATE RE CONTENTS OF CARTONS. USA GUILMARTIN | | AUTHORIZED SEIZURE EQUIPMENT. EQUIPMENT SEIZED BY SAC et CHARLES WEEKS. EQUIPMENT TO BE INVENTORIED EIGHT SEVEN NEXT AND TURNED OVER TO USM. USA WITHHOLDING PROSECUTIVE OPINION ON ROTHMAN UNTIL DETERMINED IF ANY MACHINES WERE COMPLETE.’ 25 ,-_ iy SO MM ESTIMATES VALUE MACHINES APPROX EMATELY-FIVE oem SORES PER MACHINE AND APPROXIMATELY FOUR HUNDED, MACHINES ToTALS 9 156 RECOVERY VALUE TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS. INVESTICETION” < Fa TY - PD CONTINUING. CHICAGO ADVISED. | v Aw eWEEKS 66 THANKS DISC V END AND ACK PLS a ae OO 10-53 PM OK FBI WA uG (Bie. Boaea} ee Bogag } ce dw. Baar , a Docld: 3231027435 Page 2?
"Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 Use 2107 Hotery. DATE: 11-14-2017 8/7, 36° NORMAN ROTHMAN SAC Weeks advised that Rothman is undoubtedly identical with the Norman Rothman who has been in the past the tgqmanager of the Sans Souci nightclub and ‘| gambling casino in Havana until the latter | ea of 1955. Weeks stated that investi- "gation is continuing to definitely establish the indicated identity, but in view of the Norman Rothman connected with the Sans Souci he feels he is identical with the consicnee. The Rothman previously connected with the Sans Souci has furnished information off and on of a general investigative intelligence nature to the Legal Attache. He has a New York City and Miami, Florida, background although he has spent the .majority of his time in Havana since 199. Earlier, while in New York in the 1930s, he was a bookmaker. He subsequently was in the Army in 1946. He went to Miami where the became interested in gambling in Cuba. Weeks has advised that investi- ‘gation is continuing end he will keep the Bureau fully informed, es Docld: 3231027453 Page 3