Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: LEG, HAVANA
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 5/9/58
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

5/1/2015

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

FBI

124-10212-10148

RECORD SERIES:

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 62-75147-210-134

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

LEG, HAVANA

TO :

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE:

05/09/1958

PAGES:

2

SUBJECTS :

MZF, B/F INT, ASSOC, GAMBLING

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION:

Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS:

4

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 07/24/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

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Mi-STAN JARD FORM NO. 64

Office Menu

naum . UNITED S

TO,

Director, FBI

CONVENIN

FRO

jhegat, Havana (61-153)

SUBJECT:

AMERICAN GAMBLING

ACTIVITIES IN CUBA

ANTI-RACKETEERING

DATE:

GOVERNMENT

MaY 9, 1958

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BJA

421326

Classified by

Declassi

OADR

INFORMATION

Exi.

4.38.

11, 1-2.4.2

JFK)

MOTIES

Reference Havana letters 3/12/58,

3/18/58, 3/19/58

and 3/25/58; Miami letter 4/11/58; and Miami

teletype 5/6/58,

relaying telephone call from Legat, Havana.

There is set forth below additional information which

has been developed concerning the activities of American gamblers

in Havana since the submission of relet 3/12/58.

CASINOS IN OPERATION

WILBUR CLARK'S CASINO - HOTEL NACIONAL

This casino continues to be operated by individuals

previously identified to the Bureau, SAM TUCKER, one of the lit

Interest holders in this casino, is assisted in the operation

of the casino by JACK LANSKY, Miami top hoodlum.

on 3/12/58, Hay-31 advised that GEORGE ALBERT FRANCIS,

a Haitian national who resides in Mexico and operates investment

enterprises there, has a part interest in the casino in the

Hotel Nacional.

interest in the casino.

His brother, ALFRED/FRANCIS, represents his

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Hav-31 also informed on 3/12/58 that SAM TUCKER had

recently received a telephone call from BUDDY/LAZAR that DICK (vi

GERSTEIN, States Attorney, Dade County, Florida, was coming to

Havana and to take care of him. LAZAR indicated that GIRSTEIN

is a close friend of JAY WEISS and that WEISS had put up- thes

money to get GERStEIN into office. In this regard, Miami

Winter Season report dated 2/21/58 contains the following infor-

mation concerning GERSTEIN and WEISS:

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- Havana

Till: 4842-75147-210-134

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REC- 59

88 MAY 14 1958

70 MAY 23 1958 | 333

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CONFIDENTRAL

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CONTINEN SAL

HAV 64-153

HARRIS, a New York broker. Source advised further on

4/30/58 that HARRIS is frequenting the casino in the Hotel

Comodoro.

Source related that HARRIS is residing at Calle 30,

#310 in Miramar between 3rd and 5th Avenues, Havana, directly

across the street from SID JACOBS, floor boss at the Sans Souci

Night Club.

CUBA

+ +544

SALVATORn day-31 advised on 5/7/58 that an individual named

PAXTON from tampa, Florida, is employed as a greeter

at the sans souci Night Club. 0Bg

TROPICANA NIGHT CLUB CASINO

The gambling

casino in the Tropicana continues to be

operated by WILLIAM OTTO BISCHOFF, with alias Lefty/etark.. The

principal interest holders in this casino are cubans, MARTIN TOX

and ALBERTO ARDURA MOYA. ARDURA has previously been identified

to the. Legat, Havana, as "bag man" for ROBERTO TERNANDEZ MIRANDA,

the brother-in-law of Cuban President, FULGENCIO BATISTA.

Ón 4/25/58, Hav-4 advised that THEODORE GAGLIONO (OS4

resides at

"the Riomar Apartments and is employed at the Tropicana

Night Club Casino. In this regard, WILLIAM W. JOHNSTON, local

Treasury Department, representative, Havana, advised that

THEODORE "GAGS GAGLIONO was formerly tied

in with SIDNEY A.

BRODSON, well known Milwaukee hoodlum. BRODSON was interviewed

by the Kefauver. Committee in 1951.

As previously noted, PCI NEWMAN has advised that

GEORGE SADLOW of the LANSKY organization visited with WILLIAM

OTTO BISCHOFF recently at the Tropicana.

HOTEL COMODORO CASINO

This casino continues to be operated by RALPHAREINA, *

former Miami gambler.

The principal interest holders in this

casino are SANTO TRAFFICANTE and JOE STASSI. On 4/30/58, Hav-31

advised it appeared the bankroll furnished by JACK HARRIS to

TRAFFICANTE had been for the purpose of bolstering up financial

operations of the Hotel Comodoro Casino.

HOTEL PLAZA CASINO

On 4/23/58, Hav-3l advised that an individual named

"MUSCLES" who operated the razzle-dazzle at the Sans Souci

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