AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : _RECORD SERIES : * AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE: PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : _DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : vol ¢ Docld:32308815 Page 1 JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency tnformation FBI 124-10296-10143 HQ CR 92-5389-144 Document Information FBI FORTIER, ANDRE N. DIRECTOR, FBI 11/19/1970 7 [Restricted] PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified : 4 Redact 05/07/1998 INDEFINITE Date: 4/27/20]
f a ste en ee wee - Loy - . Be wo °° ~ om . fc at -s 35268 $ (Rew 12- -19-67) amy "FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION REPORTING OFFICE | OFFICE OF ORIGIN DATE INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD ‘NOV 19 w70 MIAMI : MEA pal = 0 TITLE OF CASE REPORT MADE B8Y . TYPED BY QO ANDRE N, FORTIER taw PASQUALE MICHAEL ERRA, aka CHARACTER OF CASE AR . REFERENCE; = Miami report of SA ANDRE N, FORTIER, 8/7/70. . - Pp. Copies made A, 6D | SO ——— for reviey ag F528Q by MIAMI HSCA retghap) voasent . j —— (See Bufile #62-117290) AT MIAMI, FLORIDA Will continue investigation with regard to activi of subject. . ADMINISTRATIVE: It is noted that this report exceeds the normal reporting period; however, this matter has been kept current | AONE SHMENTS AE (K] NONE Ac UIT. ; DoctId: TALS PENDING OVER ONE YEAR (Stves [JNO PENDING PROSECUTION OVER SIX MONTHS (Jves Kjno COPIES MADE: A Burpau (92-5389) I ~ USA, Miami (Attn: DA DOUGALD MC MI 2 - Miami (92-648) v \" Y) ae t Dissemination Record of Attached Report Notations Agency ~ ee OG a a | en ee gta. = Date Fwd. Rackete GODEC 3 1970 COVER Se How Fwd. 3230686015 Page ?
MM: 92-648 ‘through interoffice communications. It is noted that some material contained herein He pre-dates the referenced report; however, information cys i reported was not avaiable at the time the previous report é Po ‘was compiled. - On 7/16/; 0, a meeting was attended at Mama Re Vivi's Italian taurant, 1957 71st. Street, Miami Beach,,. BE ; by J PELLIG NO, PASQUALE MICHAEL RRA, NORMAN “ROTHMAN, EDMOND ‘LOWEL GRALFER ‘AND ALEXANDE OSATO, f ' NK 3106-PG advised that this meeting was. strictly social h. and no business was conducted by anyone. HE - The Newark Office advised that ALEXANDER ROSATO is considered one of the wealthiest loan sharks on the East Coast and is a-krown member of the Vito Genovese Club. ROSATO is highly respected and lives a quiet life, Fo spending mésosofchisidaytime hours at his social club, i 2294 2nd Avenue, New York, New York. oo On 7/31/70, MM 1401-C-TE advised that ace Gone, 7) y a DOMINICK CIAFFONE, PASQUALE ERRA and other hoodlums utilize . ie i on cabana 349 at the Fontainebleau Hotel. Several of them i, are there every Saturday and St fay A. SNE, o. i _ On 7/28/70, MM 1401-C4TE advised that a group /44 5 of hoodlums met at HYMAN GEORGE \LEVINE's officeslocated in the Morton building locatéd on the 79th Street Causeway, ‘Miami, Florida, at 3:00 PM. on 7/28/70. Of those attending ; were included DOMINICK CIAFFONE, PASQUALE ERRA and JACK HERMAN. i On 7/25/70, MM 1401-C-TE advised that thee had : been a meeting on. 7/24/70, at the mezzanine of the Eden Roc Hotel on Miami Beach. It concerned a problem with an ‘individual who was associated with a big casjno, ‘either in the Bahamas or in sau. Present at the méeting were ie TON’ (SALERNO, MAXEY RAYM (EDER), and “|b MORRI SBURGH. “They were looking for MEYER LANSKY, but #¢ could “not. find him. . B. ' COVER PAGE a weet. Ne ee 2 | oe ee ns SS we _ An a at . c Docld: 32308815 Page 3
MM 92-648 - On’ 8/11/70, MM 1401-C-TE advised that “PASQUALE _ERRA, JACK HERMAN ,,. FRANK CASINO and DOMINICK CIAFFONE were : poe present ata meeting on that date at.10:00 AM at Wolfie's ~ : ~" Restaurant located on Lincoln Road in Miami Beach. This ~ meeting concerned "skimmtiig" operations, possibly from - b Las Vegas... This problem lies with the ‘hoodiums * fear that . - - LENNY LANSBURGH,who is personally weak, may be vulnerable to pressure from law enforcement. _— CASINO is regularly seen in Miami and has been , recently placed in a very high position within the Genovese i Family... Prior to this, DOMINICK CIAFFONE carried the most influence locally within that family. Now ERRA ,, CIAFFONE and almost everyone else answers to CASINO. CASINO still answers, however, to "Old Man" POGI TORIELLO. ‘ On 8/21/70, MM 1401-C-TE advised ‘that FRANK CASINO met with ‘DOMINICK CIAFFONE and PASQUALE ERRA t at: ( ée at Wolfie's. Restaurant on Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, i Florida:. ; ree a On 8/31/70, MM 1401-C-TE advised that around noon- ; time a large group met at JACK HERMAN's, the people in attendance were; HERMAN, CASINO, EDDIE COCO, DOMINICK CIAFFONE and PASQUALE ERRA. Later CASINO, with some of the others, were to meet with "Old Man" TORIELLO, ERRA, HERMAN, CASINO. and CIAFFONE are going to open a carpet business. Informant advised that they are going to Shake down several individuals, On 9/7/70, MM 1401-C-TE advised that on the night of SANTO TRAFFICANTE's recent arrest for drunk driving by Lk the Biscayne Park Police Department, he had been drinking © ai) with TORfROSATO, PASQUALE ERRA: and DOMINICK CIAFFONE in fib CIAFFONE's apartment, located at the King Cole Apartments “ on Miami Beach. oe . 7 On 9/8/70, MM 1401-C=-TE advised that aennyefamen Le has n telling DOMINICK ‘CIAFFONE and PASQUALE ERRA how big Ay DAVEY ER is getting, particularly in shylocking. Pe | Cc COVER PAGE s Docld: 32308815 Page 4
i ALFREDOJFELICE. MM. 92-648 information that VINC ERIACA and -PASQUALE — ERRA and their. associates have leased Out the Dream Bar Lounge to another party, identity unknown. On. 9/29/70, saaataee tty advised that he received On 10/1/70, the following information was received from RICHARD BARRON (protect identity) who is employed at the Dean Martin's Restaurant, 1850 79th Street Causeway, North Bay Village, Florida... This individual has furnished information in the past which ‘has been reliable and unreliable. On 9/4/70, PASQUALE ERRA was in the. restaurant between 4:10 and 4: 45 PM at which time he left. for a short Fig time and returned at 5:45 until 5: PM. While at the ATA restaurant, he spoke with. NORMAN. OTHMAN, who left at 6: 30 PM and. VINCENT TERIACA, who left at"5:15 PM. ROTHMAN was observed leaving in a vehtéle bearing 1970-71.Florida License 1W-51209, which is registered to CAPPY M, ROTHMAN , 425 Surfside Boulevard, Surfside, Florida. » ._.. PASQUALE ERRA was at the restaurant between 7: 15 | Yast 8:35 “PM with his daughter and her girl friend. BENN W : OLF was sitting with them. _ On 9/7/70, PASQUALE ERRA was at ‘the restaurant between 3:45 and 6: 00 ‘PM during which time he met with — .NORMAN ROFHMAN, who was there between 4:40: and 6:45 PM ‘and On 9/10/70, PASQUALE ERRA was at the restaurant x. between 5:00 and 6: 15 PM and spoke with ALFREDO FELICE, who , ‘ was there between 4:30 and 6:50 PM. JOHN PELLIGRINO, who was there between 4:15 and 6:15 PM and who left with ~ PASQUALE. ERRA and VINCENT TERIACA, who was there from 5:15 to 6:50 PM, and an individual named PATTY (INU) who left at 6:20 PM: os a . _ FELICE ‘and PATTY (inv) were arguing ubout $40,000 and PATTY was heard to say that. he had been with the Dream Bar for four years. ais > COVER PAGE Doclda: 32308815 Page 5