JFK Assassination System Identification Form 5/21/201 Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER:  124-90102-10090 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER:  105-64869-20 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: MM TO: HQ TITLE: DATE: 05/18/1973 “PAGES: 21 SUBJECTS : MAX LESNICK DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: Secret RESTRICTIONS: 1A CURRENT STATUS: Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 08/07/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: APPROVAL OF CIA COMMENTS : LHM; ENCLOSURE wi? 50953 Docld: 32332443 Page 1 5
eearee « “ > s . See hs a2 a > ae ' > “stITED STATES DEPARTMENT ee, JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION In Reply, Please Refer to : : : File No, Miami, Florida CIA HAS NO OSUECTION TG Peliaee nt AERATION: hte ues Saale ve - a . SO own As IN THIS BUCUMENT. KP ] ISK Max Bdgardo Lesnick-Menendez except Brackets — INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA; on P4: {0 SLD fst POSSIBLE OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE & 15-94 (JFK) | Information was previously reported under date of April 5, 1973, conceming allegations made on February 29, 1973, by MAX LESNICK, publisher of the Spanish language magazine "Keplica", Miami, to the effect that RICARDO. pORaLES yavannete had been harassing LESNICK and his - ~~ publication "Replica". In March, 1973, an anonymous per letter in Spanish with an English translation, all —_ contained in one typewritten page was disseminated to a number of individuals and agencies in the Miami area, alleging that MORALES was operating in the United States for "International Communism", is a "double agent who receives orders from Russia", machine gunned a Cuban in Miami, and receives protection from "Mr. DAVIS of the FBI", Information was also reported that MORALES served as a key witness for the Federal Government in 1968 in the successful prosecution and conviction of ORLANDO BOSCH AVILA, JORGE GUTIERREZ ULLA , and seven other defendants for ship bombings, conspiracy and extortion. BOSCH was released from jail on parole on December 16, 1972. GUTIERREZ, who has also been released from prison, is employed as a writer for "Replica" by LESNICK. CLASSIFIED BY HOWARD R. ALBAUG EXEMPT FROM GENERAL DECLASSTFICATION SCHEDULE OF EXEGULLVE-ORDER 11652 EXEMPTION CATEGOR Number 2 AUTOMATICALLY DECLASSIFIED ON~~Indefinite ~ - “} U4 ; oH oe é v4 _ i. f Ke foo = . ue ; GA 7 ies ws ae ted eee nd PUK S al Ye : 5 foo eros OS KUNE: x rapids wants *nevatctlanienyizetessncerr wena vemos eae game ein faane a semen mate tttcr nee ceca anna ana ae Ae mew ep eran men Soe th eccr canta tnt ac wet tata EL A Ie HME ENN MOTT gs sn anaes Disha eR I in ieekstedearenacemal 7 ~ ° 7 ae me TESry ee ears HW 50953 Docld:32332443 Page 2-
”, 8 RE: MAX LESNICK SA ROBERT J. DWYER that he had learned through PILAR ALFONSO some additional information. He then stated that MORALES had’ disclosed that he is in contact with four individuals, RAFAEL AGUI of the Miami Police na (U) ment, RAUL DIAZ of the FBI fet crAfana AVELINO FERNANDEZ of Custom RAUL DIAZ is an otficer the Organized Crime Unit of the Dade County Public Safety Department and is not with the FBI. RAY VELASQUEZ was a former police officer in Miami who is now employed by Gramco, an international investment company by whom MORALES is also employed. AVELINO FERNANDEZ is a Customs agent and former Miami police officer.) ~ REBOSO said that these four individuals met with MORALES, at which time, MORALES stated "REBOSO is out to get me, but he will have to get DAVIS first". REBOSO said that MORALES plans to leave with RAY VELASQUEZ for South America in two weeks. REBOSO advised that he had contacted an official of U. S. Customs and ascertained that FERNANDEZ is a Customs agent. He also stated that he had met with U. S. Representative DANTE FASCELL in Washington and also planned to get with Senator Gurney of Florida. REBOSO disclosed that he planned to get with Chief GARMIRE of the City of Miami in order to ascertain who issued a pistol permit to MORALES. On May 14, 1973, RICARDO MORALES NAVARRETE was interviewed by 5A CLARENCE P. GRAHAM and SA GEORGE E. DAVIS, JR. MORALES related that he had learned through investigators of an r agency that MANOLO REBOSO, MAX LESNICK and TOMAS WARCI USTE, Director of Miami Spanish language J= LF - 0 ~ * 46 + Whe . _f Te er ee Ne HY 50953 Docld: 32332443 Page 3