JFK Assassination System Date: 5/28/201 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-10283-10148 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 92-2918-6TH NR 101 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: © SAC, MM TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: . DATE: 08/15/1961 PAGES: 2 SUBJECTS : [Restricted] DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified . RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: — 09/11/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : ' v9.1 DocId: 32303136 Page 1 i - i ne 12
| TO” DIRECTOR, FBI /92-2914//92-2918/ AND SAC, PITTSBURGH = | woe | ae /92=236//92-228/ - | | , Frere waned FROM SAC, MIAMI 2 P O | , GABRIEL MANNARINO, AKA, SAMUEL MANNARINO, AKA, ARe ep we hE ae fee . Peg RF pe i a ; a . _— . ; “4 Bi = ! - URCENT:° 8/15/61 5-i4 PM EST MH Shae F . a | } § FOURTEEN LAST, JOSEPH Ro MEROLA WAS INTERVIEWED AT USPO BLDGoy MIAMI, FLAcs IN PRESENCE OF DJ ATTORNEYS WILLIAM KENNEY AND WILLIAM KROGER AT MEROLA=8 IVS ISTENCE « INTERVIEW COMMENCED © UIN LATE AFTERNOON AND MEROLA SET CONDITIONS HE WOULD NOT TESTIFY TO INFORMATION FURNISHED, WISHED IDENTITY PROTECTED AND WOULD NOT DISCUSS SUBSTANTIVE VIOLATIONS IN WHICH HE wag’ PARTICIPANT» MEROLA FURNISHED BACKGROUND INFORMATION CON- . CERNING HIMSELF 5. GABRIEL AND SAMUEL MANNARINO AND THE HISTORY OF. THEIR ASSOCIATION. HE CHARACTERIZED GABRIEL MANNARINO AS a - x _ S “SECOND ONLY TO ACTIVE JOHN LA ROCCA, PITTSBURGH y AND. INACTIVE FRANK AMATO, BRADDOCK, PA os AS TOP MEN IN WESTERN PAs FOR <' se SSRaatteans * ~ QUOTE NATIONAL CRIME SYNDICATE UNQUOTE. ALSO REFERRED TO. * N BY MEKOLA AS QUOTE THE OUTFIT UNQUOTE. : INFORMATION FURNISHED | waren * REGARDING INTERNAL DISSENSION IN MANNARINO ORGANIZATION IN __PRIGINAL END PAGE ONE Docld: 32303136 Page 2?
PAGE TWO ~NEW KENSINGTON , PAoy WITH FORMER BODYGUARD JOHN FONTANA AND FORMER QUOTE TRIGGERMAN UNQUOTE AL ROSS AT ODDS WITH KELLY MANNARINO. | MEROLA PREDICTS ANDY MANGINI, “LIEUTENANT FOR | KELLY MANNARINO, WILL BE KILLED BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE STEALING | _ FROM MANNARINO GAMBLING ENTERPRISES.» MEROLA FURNISHED IDENTITY OF ANDY MANGINI AS UNSUB IN LOADING OF STOLEN WEAPONS IN CASE QUOTE STUART. SUTOR, ET ALy ITSP, TGP, FFA, NM, CONSPIRACY UN- jf - QUOTE AND. OF THIEVES GEORGE FLOREA AND RICHARD STEWART. HE “FURNISHED OTHER POSITIVE INFORMATION IN THIS CASE. “MEROLA SAID QUOTE OUTFIT UNQUOTE BEHIND NEW DIXIE SWEEPSTAKES TICKE OSTENSIBLY FOR BENEFIT OF PAN AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION’ o AND KELLY MANNARINO COMPELLED TO TAKE TEN THOUSAND BOOKS FOR. ; as : . o _ Cs ae , Ly mee woe OY / : “ We / i i DISTRIBUTION IN HIS AREA. BELIEVES TICKETS PRINTED IN NEW ie * YORK CITY BUT HAS NO POSITIVE INFORMATION PRESENTLY. MEROLA, / | AFTER SOME THOUGHT, RELENTED AND ALSO FURNISHED POSITIVE IN-— "FORMATION ON SOME BURGLARIES AND ROBBERIES IN WHICH HE | ' PARTICIPATED OR KNEW flee To | pe | Oz2% | INTERVIEW TERMINATED AT MEROLA-S REQUEST ABOUT TEN Pe Me DUE TO MEROLA-S PRIOR COMMITMENT FOR ~ DAYTIME OF AUGUST FIFTEEN, INTERVIEW TO RESUME SIX Po Mo THAT AUGUST SIXTEEN NEXT. | | | END AND ACK ‘PLS en : — ee PG KOK FBI PG DLH ~~ TuWPRa9s opener EVENING. SAS PORTELLA AND FORSYTH ANTICIPATE RETURN PITTSBURGH © ii fo. Docld: 32303136 Page 3 aa: cave ee a Ee