Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hotey- DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: —-4/28/201 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: = 124-10197-10122 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER: 62-9-29-447 , Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: SAC,MM TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: 02/21/1962 PAGES: 3 SUBJECTS : CIP, VIOLATION OF INCOME TAX LAWS, COPPOLA, MICHAEL DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: = Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: — 10/02/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE ‘COMMENTS : v9.1 5 Docld: 3227867346 Page 1
[| Released-ander—the John FE. Kennedy Assassination Records-toLiection Att or _ts9z (a4 usc 2107 : Tit Hote) -. 5; DAT ? gd jid-2017 Rev. Toy Ge Nad « ~- A FBI Date. 2/21/62 AIRTEL Transmit,the following in [Type in plain text or code) ARMAIL Via — (Priority or Method of Mailing) | TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (62-9-29-335) FROM: SAC, MIAMI (92-515) (P) | CBermrnan INTELLIGENCE i ory MIAMI DIVISION - WEEKLY SUMMARY JOE WANDERSCHIED, SA, Internal Revenue Service, oo ¢ 4) Miami, Fla., on 2/13/62, advised MICHAEL COPPOLA (Miami he. File 92-101). pled guilty to violation of Income Tax Laws in US District Court, Miami, on 2/12/62, and was santenced to a year and a day on Counts 1, 2, 3, and 4, to run. consecutive, with the execution of sentence on Counts 2, 3, and 4, stispended and he was placed on probation for 4 years on Counts 2, 3, and 4, to run concurrently and fined $40,000 which fine is to be paid within 60 days after he fi gets out of jail. WANDERSCHIED related that if COPPOLA . violates his probation he will have to sérve a sentence of 3 years and 3 days. COPPOLA will serve his year and day sentence ‘ at the Federal Correctional Institution, Tallahassee, Fla., | and was granted permission to report to USM, Tallassee, Fla., 4 P, M., on 2/13/62, to begin serving his sentence. _ MM 509-C on 2/14/62, advised he understood COPPOLA left for Tallahassee, Fla., and that MICHAEL COPPOLA's brother, JIMMY COPPOLA and his sister will live in COPPOLA's Miami ’ Beach home, and that JIMMY CAPPOLA will take over COPPOLA's ye activities. He understands JOE MORRISON will continue to handle the bookmaking operation at the Normandy Isle Golf Club, Miami Beach. General rumor among the "hoodlum element” - oct. 2B | al g- Bureau (AM) pec: 4 Lj © LL aRGF  H9 RFF :mn cy 4 (5) aes mS die 48 FEB 23 igg | 2 gfathiciiah == eA SS WEED OG Woz EN f So ' Sent __ eM Per Approved: LA Special Agent fA “Docld:322787346 Page 2
Released uimer the John F. Hote}. DATE: 11-14-2017 ~ ey ary Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1999-43-3sS53—_ & ov MM 92-515 4 according to MM 509-C, is that COPPOLA was asked to plead guilty because they feared names and unknown details would come out in a trial. MM 719-C on 2/9/62, advised he heard that for the past year JOE FISCHETTI (Miami File 92-99) has had the ~ bookmaking concession at the Eden Roc Hotel to the exclusion of other bookmakers, but had no info concerning that situa- tion at the present time. . MM 673-C on 2/14/62, advised hé learned that HOWARD BROOKS, who had the restaurant section of Dore's Restaurant and Lounge, Dade County, Fia., was forced out by ANTHONY RICCI (Miami File 92-112) and FRANK DIOGUARDI -(Miami File 92-405) and is now associated with Rue 79 Restaurant in North Bay Village, Florida. He stated he also heard that although JOE RICCIO, former owner of | Riccio's Restaurant has- no interest in the restaubguat’ at Dore's at this time, Riccio's girlfriend CARMEN BERKOWITZ, who worked for RICCIO in Riccio's Restaurant is now employed at Dore's. CARMEN BERKOWITZ's husband, WILLIAM “"CAPPY"” BERKOWITZ, is a jewel thief and is now-serving a jail sentence. ; . In connection with the investigation captioned ELUM ADDIE CAUDELL, aka, ITWI, (Miami File 165-6; Bufile 165-13), Bureau Agents were present to secure Bureau interests and serve evidence obtained when on 2/13/62, raids were conducted by Officers of the Dade County Department of Public Safety (DCDPS) and Agents of the Fla. Attorney Generals Office, resulted in the following: | JOHN POWERS, 486 East 30th St. Hialeah, Fla., -arrested at above address and charged with Illegal Dissemina- tion of Racing Information. When arrested a radio receiver was found in operation at his home. JACK MAY, FCC official was present when code "beep" messages received on above receiver for two races at Hialeah and was able to decipher the code. ; -2- “Docld:322787346 Page 3 o