"Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote}. DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-90154-10028 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 62-9-210-39 Document. Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: HAV TO: HQ TITLE : DATE: 05/13/1959 PAGES: 7 SUBJECTS : AMERICAN GSMBLING ACTIVITIES IN CUBA MICHAEL MCLANEY - DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: —Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: — 10/30/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : MEMO v9.1 DoclId:32339999 Page 1
ete “the John fF.” Sination Records Collection Act of 1999 (44- 2107 Hotey~ DATE: 11-14-2017 oe mess ' ANA FORM NO. a oe ° Chee Ne =o GOVERNMENT DATE: May 13, 1959 { SUBJECT: Set asteen ne ACTIVITIES IN cuBAREISc Sey Id, Net segs 7 \ ANTI- RACKETEERING ~~ Tlie | ve cave ane  -Referéncé’ Havana. ‘letters dated March 13 and ‘March wn 24 Sk ‘and Havana cables dated March 18 and May 6, 1959. aK receiving permission ‘to resume their activity SNe ; Om February 2 > the various gambling casinos in Havana ws | | which ‘Amer: ave interests have been: expériencing numerous! <Z,, problems. . undanentally, most of these problems have been traced: ~~ ‘to lack of customers in the casinos, The anti-American senti-— RN: ment. expressed ublicly by some Cuban leaders, ‘the séarching of ae ‘tourists as they-enter Cuba, and the slow tourist séason. have, HOR; for all practical purposes, brought’ ‘the. tourist industry to a x halt in Cuba, In addition, Cuban labor unions continue’ to 2 PE make demands for back pay and increased pay for casino and. ~t 4 : cabaret employees. Many casino’ operators have attempted ‘to oo & - ae renegotiate ‘their rental contracts in an effort to reduce over= @ ea roo head expenses, Nonetheless, the Sans Souci night club has closed; ' => he Comodoro casino is. alternately open and closed; ‘and the St. | Johns, Plaza, and Sevilla Biltmore casinos have been unable: to — i / reopen because of financial problems, / \ } ot ares Gm mince Ne > ae y Ronee: Leb a. of ‘the top hoodlims ‘associated with, gambling” ‘ave. SS red from the Cuban scene at least tempor ily. These 7 . RLES; a |" \, cation that a any of them Wil return, -On May 6, 1959, JACK) 4/0/74) | LANSKY:, Miami Top Hoodlum, ‘and DINO{CELLINI, Manager . of a ‘Havana Riviera casino, . were arrestéd by Cuban polices” “It ap= pears possible they may be: deported “from Cuba. ; be! ne 08 3 ARTHUR ‘NEWMAN (CONCEAL);, Credit Manager, ganbling i casino, Hotel” Nacional, advised ‘on May 7, 1959, that MEYER LANSKY -” had issued: ‘instructions that, oh JACK. ‘LANSKY is deported to. the ci Ypited States, . ‘they are to lock ‘the doors: of the Havana Riviera. we. F ‘Hotel and “throw the key away." . ; ec. 76 a ~9—- 0 ~ 37 ! Ne n- ‘= - Bureasy, | = a call poston, Aubany,,- ‘New "York, ee ‘Salt Lake eS 2 biea’ Lo ae “4 2 Gp P (See Butt’ 'G2-1172590) a etm: 28 6 cox) ee 7 | Docld: 32339999 Page 2?
FReleased tnder the John F. ‘ DATE: i es cost of the shows. 4] ' se 5 | Ve 3 11-14-2017 ~~ \ : : Nee NY vA coed Havana 64-153 owe 5/13/59 Hotel Nacional. Casing The: March 14, 1959, edition of "Inforsiacion", Spanish | language. newspaper ,in Havana, Cuba, carried an article FYeporting the arrest of MIE icLANEY', operator of the gambling casino in> oe the Hotel Nacional, and’6 one XEN .THOMADAKIS. ‘PHOMADAKIS reportedly arrived in Havana with $37,000 ‘in ‘Cuban ‘pesos and had indicated this money was. destined for the Hotel Na ci onal cagine, | - ~ The Maxeh 19, "1959, edition of “The Havana. Post", , English language newspaper in Havana, ‘carried an article: Andicating that MIKE McLANEY had’ been released on: March 18, . 1959, without charges being brought against hims “On Harch— 13; 1959," Vice Consul HUGH De KESSLER; Citizen- ship Protection. Section, American” Enbassy,. Havana, advised: that on March 13, ° 1959, he had interviewed MIKE McLANEY while HcLANEY was undér arrest, At that time McLANEY indicated that on-January 15, 1959,. he had sent the cash on hand of the ‘casino in the: Hotel Nacional to the United States via the. SS. "City of Havana" for safekeeping, McLANEY stated. that ‘avound February 1,.1959, he had returned to Havana, bringing with him. $15, 000 in.‘Cuban pesos for use in the. ‘casino but that ‘this money had. been: confiscated by Cuban authorities ‘upon his arrival. in Cuba, On March 26, 1959, PCI NEWMAN, went ioned above; ‘advised "that MIKE ‘McLANEY was trying to ‘work. out a "deal" with the owners of the Hotel. Nacional © in order that he might | obtain a reduced rental and in order to induce the. hotel’ to assume part. ‘of the eet ~ On April 1, 1959, ‘Have31 danformed that’ the » pritéipal- backers of ‘MIKE MGLANEY in the gambling ‘casino of the Hotel Na- cional casino are. LOUMCHESLER? an individual -nawed (FNU)ROSENBLUM, ( “and a prominent Tee ica from. New York whose. identity: ge - “Qn April 13, “1959, PCL ‘NEWMAN informed ‘that MGLANEY had madé a new "deal" with the: Hotel Nacional management by which the hotel will bear.a larger share of the expenses in connection with the cabaret and. floor shows. unknown. u- CONEANTIAT . . | Docld: 32339999 Page 3 Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote) —
pleased_under—_the dohn-F.—Kennedy—Assassination Records ¢ ection act 997 (44 USC “thet DATE: 11-14-7017 ; ( 2107 Hete) y “Havens 64-153 CONFRITIA Be 6/13/59 Hotel - Capex. casino ‘The March 14, 1959; | edition of "Informacion", Spanien Language newspaper in Havana, carried an article. ‘reporting the arrest of ELAIN ITCHELL, an American, at Rancho. Boyeros. Airport for atteapting * ‘os enter” Cuba, with® $20, 000: in*Cuban pesos; ‘Re= portedly. MITCHELL was to , deliver. this: ‘money. to the Hotel Capri | casino. OS AY. PS wrreremeecaneseaeie '- . The Havana mngiiab’ language newspaper, “phe: ‘Havana post", Ale , on ‘Max'ch Si67y 1959, indicated that in connection with the’ detention We of Miss MITCHELL, ANGELO? EB CRISTOFARO, ‘the operator ‘of the ‘Capri Cubs casino, ‘had. been detainéd bit" was releaged on March SoA 1959, V4, DE CRISTOFARO is_ the nephew ‘of NICHOLAS# Butch", the: ‘principal interest ‘holder ~ in” aj Cuba E (Ohi “A i 2 On March 23.5. 1959, Hav-31" advised“ i taba es, Miami Top~Hoodlum, ‘had returned to the Capri casino, On h'23, ~ 1959, Hav-33° ‘informed that TOURINE. had been observed in the. Capri casino on March 14, 1959. “Hav-33 noted that ah Boston Top Hoodlum; was reported : to have left ‘ ‘Cubas SK (UJ ee — “On ‘March 25; 1959, Hav-31_ advised that. CHARLES “TOURINE was ‘expected ‘to "sneak" ‘out. of Havana within the. next few days after. that date with the assistance of an individual having a. private pli ” Source noted that .TOURINE and other. interest holders in ‘1 e Capri” casino. ‘were going to_ try to handle li-. censing and: rental contract ‘negotiations: from Miami. B40 uy , on: ‘April 6, 1959; ‘Hav-33° infortied that: CHARLES “‘TOURINE . and” NICHOLAS, ‘DI COSTANZO were no, longer in ‘Havana; Source noted KRAUSE. appeared te. ‘be operating the’ casino. % (u) ae OO: npucky Nevada | a On Ape: 16,” 959, a rests ormed that=CHARLES | TOURINE had: sold his interest: ‘an the: Hotel. ‘Capre: casino to NICHOLAS DI. COSTANZO.) Sclu), - | if ee On: April 13,, 1959; ‘PCr ‘NEWMAN’ stated ‘that CHARLES TOURINE was in Miami,” “‘Florida,. ‘and it’ ‘aid. not ‘appear that he ‘would return to. ‘Havana in the near future’ ‘because he: ‘had ‘sold his interest to - NICHOLAS - ‘DI COSTANZO.. cy , Ne eee | Nv ee serene TT tes te fret aT ~ a cr ne rc nena ne {| Doclda: 32339999 Page 4