Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: MM
To: HQ
Document date: 4/11/58
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Date:

6/15/201

Agency Information

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

RECORD SERIES :

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

FBI

124-90068-10082

HQ

62-75147-210-128

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FBI

FROM:

MM

TO :

HQ

TITLE:

DATE: 04/11/1958

PAGES:

2

SUBJECTS :

AMERICAN GAMBLERS IN CUBA

AMERICAN GAMBLING ACTIVITIES IN CUBA

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS : 4

CURRENT STATUS:

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW :

06/24/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

MEMO

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STÄNDARD FORM NO. 64

Office Memorandum • UNITED SIATES GOVERNMENT

TO

FROM :

DIRECTOR, FBI

SAC, YM TA

DATB: April 11, 1958.

(62-3398)

SIN

SUBJECT:

56685

SINE

1-18.-9

MATION CONTA

INEAR

AL

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

4.521

AMERICAN GAMBLING ACTIVITIES IN CUBA

:0UM4)

ANTI-RACKETEERING

While contacting Mro HUNISINGER,

"Bank of Miami

Beach, Miami Beach, Florida, on March 25, 1958, in

connection with another matter, it was determined

that

both the Hotel Riviera and the Hotel Nacional, Havana,

Cuba, maintain bank accounts in that bank for

'both the

hotels and gambling casinos, According to this record,

the account for the Hotel Rivera was under the name Compania

de Hoteles La Riviera de Cuba., The persons authorized to

sign checks on the hotel account were HARRY SMITH, President,

and JULIUS E. ROSENGARD, Treasurer, and IRVING FELDMAN,

Director, whereas the persons authorized to sign for the

gambling casino were SMITH and ROSENGARD, only. With

respect to the Hotel Nacional, it was noted that this

account is under the name of the Mohawk Securities and'

the persons authorized to sign for checks drawn both against

the hotel and the gambling casino accounts were THOMAS J

IC, CINTY, President, SAM

TUCKER, Treasurer, and HARRY/GOLDBERG.

On March 18, 1958, DAVIDICODFREY, who is attached

to the Security Police at Jamaica, advised that the Arawak

Hotel was opened in December, 1957, and that one Al

RICHMAN was the chairman of

the board for that hotel,

According to GODFREY, RICHMAN is a "Liverpool Jew" by

origin, came to Jamaica from Canada and is alleged to have

been in some difficulty with the law in New York City in

1953

on some sort of bond violation.

According to GODFREY, during the latter part

of February, 1958, a number of gamblers from Miami appeared

at the Arawak Hotel and set up a gambling operation.

He

mentioned, however, that this operation was closed down by

the authorities

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after approximately two nights.

He stated

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MM 62-3398

that he had not received the infornation as to the identity

of the Miami gamblers who were involved in attempting to set

up this operation®

According to GODFREY, the real manager of the

Arawak Hotel is believed to be a man named "BUGSIE' BORGMAN,

a front man for HARRY and BEN/SMITH. He further advised

that BORGMAN is alleged. to have gone to London, England

TEA.

recently

in order to supervise the building of a new airport

hotel.

It was noted with respect to the information

indicating Miami gamblers were attempting to set up a

gambling operation in the Arawak Hotel that a check of long

distance phone calls of one HAL STANGER, a known gambler tim

from the Miami area, that several telephone calls were made

from his number to STANGER himself who

was at the Arawak Hotel CuBn

during latter part of January, 1958.

During an interview on March 19, 1958, with BILL

KAPIAN, a sports handicapper who was residing at the Peter

Miller Hotel, Miami Beach, he advised that he is acquainted

with HAL STANGER who, according to his information, is presently

in Cuba in one of the gambling casinos, possibly the Capri.

He mentioned that he had learned from STANGER that STANGER

had recently been in one of the islands setting up a gambling

operation recently, but that the operation was closed down

by the authorities.

at then.

The above information is being furnished to the

*Bureau and additional copies are being furnished for possible

reference to the Legat, Havana, Cuba.

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