’ Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote}. ‘DATE: 11-14-2017 fr g former partner of NORMAN ROTHMAN in the San Souci eht 3 /Havana, and thereafter was marr to GUSX¥DeCASTRO. Bh IMMEL and is now married to Minera, a Cuban ,o,; V OW residés in Havana. ROTHMAN, a CoPaine’to RAU, expects the matter to end up in the State's Attorney's Office in Miami and wanted RAU, a friend of GERSTEIN, to see that GERSTEIN was favorable to ROTHMAN. At the end of this con- versation RAU also stated that ROTHMAN said that GERSTEIN could make a $35,000.00 fee by representing the TRAFFICANTE brothers in criminal matters in Tampa, Florida. RAU stated he refused to listen to any further propositions from ROTHMAN and left.) |RAU| stated that the text of this con- versation\with ROTHMAN|was reduced to writing in the form of a "Transcript of Testimony" dated July 2, 1957, in the office of State's Attorney GERSTEIN in Miami SANTO TRAFFICANTO, JR., FBI Number 482531B, and HENRY TRAFFICANTE, FBI Number 6255158, are nationally-known racketeers at Tampa , Florida. SANTO TRAFFICANTE also has interests in the gambling casinos in Havana, Cuba. RAU further advised that he observed THEODORE . BROWN, Wa. "Sugar" Brown, a gambler from Sanford, Connecti- cut, at LOU. WALTERS! Cafe de Paris, Miami Beach, on January || 16, 1958, with JOE COHEN, owner of the Luau Restaurant, . . North Bay Village. RAU said that BROWN told him that he é, came over to Miami Beach for the night and was returning to Havana: the following day. | RAU further advised that LOUIS "DUTCHAMGHTEL | professional gambler and former owner of sy Gambling Club in Jacksonville, | __Hlorida, is now in char re of. - | gambling, in Montago Bay, Jamaica, British West Indies. He | | NSAUERS, formerly operator of aragua el, \F lic where SHIELDS was in charge of the gamb1= ng casino, iS now Manager of the Casa Montago Hotel, Montago Bay, Jamiim, which is to open on January 31; 1958. . Tyee AU said he received information that SAUERS was becoming A AUS too well acquainted with TRUJILLO's daughter, and TRUMILLO wanted SAUERS to leave the country. RAU also informed that the publicity and public relations for the Capri Hotel, as well as the casino in Havana, Cuba, is handled by the advertising agency of NEWMAN ; STERN and MANDELL of ‘Miami Beach: ~" { | | DocId: 32309718 Page 4
FReleased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC 3107 Hotes. DATE: 11-14-2017 } ’ al CONS say aL RAU further advised that he received information that NORMAN ROTHMAN, previously mentioned, has a wife and ehild residing in Miami, as well as a common-law wife and child residing in Havana, Cuba. MM 62-1273 EDWARD McMAHON, Special Agent of the Thoroughbred Racing Protective Association, Hialeah Race Track, advised that VICTOR WILLIAMS, who formerly operated Williams' Grocery Store in Miami and presently operates the Teddy Bear Motel, Cherokee, North Carolina, and who is also con- nected with the bolita racket, is interested in horse racing and is attempting to secure a license to be placed in the name of his wife, CONNIE C. WILLIAMS, . He also advised that JAMES C,. CHRISTIAN, who ad- mittedly, from 1951 through 1953, acted as a banker of Cuban lottery in Dade County, is associating with TILLMAN "FOOTS" STALLING, a gambler in the Miami area, who allegedly is a bolita operator at this time. He said that Mrs. BEATRICE CHRISTIAN, the wife of JAMES C. CHRISTIAN, allegedly owns two race horses and is attempting to obtain a license with respect to running those race horses on the Florida tracks. McMAHON further informed that he had been told - that SANTO TRAFFICANTE, JR., previously mentioned, lends ‘ money to bolita bankers with the understanding that TRAF- FICANTE will receive six percent of the gross profit of the operation. , NOTORIOUS PLACES OF AMUSEMENT = POH BL Criminal Infovman ; HERB RAU, PCI, advised that the Riot Room, a night club located in Miami Beach, allegedly is operated by one DON RICKLES, an entertainer at that establishment. He pointed out that he has known RICKLES for a number of years and knows from his personal knowledge that RICKLES does not have any money to finance the night club, and judging from the patrons 4of the night club, he is positive that the establishment is ~’ owned by hoodlums with RICKLES acting as a front. He, how- . ever, possesses no knowledge as to the identities of the hoodlums. ° HOODLUMS IN THE MIAMI AREA MARTIN DARDIS, Chief of Police, North Bay Village, advised that he recently observed ROBERT SILVERBERG's 1958 | " -5- Doclda: 32309715 Page 5
PReléased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992? (44 ‘DATE: 11-14-2017 oa Pn y a. + & ; ; a? 4 { , - 5, I ’ et i _ MM 62-1273 . ANDREW MURCIA, Chief of Police, Surfside, Flor-! ida, advised that he ;3 ceived © neonates from a reliable source that CARBO , er 187972, actually owns the Community/Barber hop ‘located in the Sunny Isle Shopping - Centers | _Dadé™ ‘Colrity, and that the.shop is in the ; ‘ONY PIRITO,. With respect to this barber shop, a MIKE O'BRIEN,’ Deputy Sheriff, Dade County, advised that he (.-is received information that GABRIEL GENOVESE, Miami Beach PD Number A27038, also has a financial interest in that shop. MURCIA went on to relate|\that he was advised by the same source that CARBO is se egularly at the shop, and rf yp, Use a short time ago VW “0, Wa. "Jimmy Blue Eyes", FBI "= /. or Number 554810, was eee At shop, CARBO is generally en jknown as the underworld cz n boxing circles and isa °* pos close associate of JAMES.DA.NORRIS,’ President of the Inter-_ big national Boxing Club. NN York bookmaker and er. ? MURCIA also related that JAMES PLUMERI, Wa... Jimmy Doyle, FBI Number 672798, owns a Cadillac bearing : New York 1957 license 57-184367, as well as two Chevrolets. He said the Chevrolets are kept at PLUMERI's home in Surf- Side and he assumed the Cadillac is kept in New York as oe it has never been observed in the Surfside area. ‘ WESTON COOPER, teacher, Miami Beach High School, advised that PLUMERI had been absent from his home for about three weeks, but returned on January 14, 1958. : PLUMERI is prominent in the garment trucking industry in New York, and is an uncle of JOHN, FRANK and TOM DIO GUARDIO, Wa. Dio. JOHNNY DIO recently was sentenced in the state courts at New York City on an extortion charge. HERB RAU, PCI, advised that JIMMY DEMCHICK, FBI Number 4862730, is presently employed at the Carnival Bar, Tampa, Florida, and DEMCHICKs wife is employed as a bar- > maid in the cocktail lounge of the Fleetwood Hotel, Miami °: ‘Beach. He stated that he received information that DEMCHICK has been. issuing some local bad checks in Tampa and has been cheating at gambling. _ . JOE DeMARIA, a used car dealer in Miami, advised . | that KENNETH BERRESHEIM, Wa. Kenny Baker, purchased a new on Cadillac convertible for $0, 000. 00 from a local car agency | DocId: 32309718 Page 6