Agency: FBI
Originator: DOJ
From: PETERSEN, HENRY E.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 6/7/74
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (41 USC 2107 Hote) .

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

4/27/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-10302-10181

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 87-122611-6

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: DOJ

FROM: PETERSEN, HENRY E.

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 06/07/1974

• PAGES:

5

SUBJECTS:

NRO, PAROLE A/O NCK, BKG, EMP, GAMBLING ACT, OC,

RACK

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS :

4

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 01/26/1999

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS:

INC SUMMARY, S/S

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (11 USC 2107 Hote).

DATE: 11-14-2017

MAILED

_= ME. LYLES

1 - W.A. Harwood, Rm41535

1 - J.D. Wood, Rm 5724

NAME CHECK

REC 1387-122611-6

ST-11T

June 17, 1974

NORMA

XROTHMAN

SUMMARY

Born:

"December, 26, 1934

NY ELA

E8015 2 585 6

PA.

Reference 18 made to your communication dateo

June 7, 1974, your reference HEP:WSL:GS: DRijec 123-66,

captioned. *Intelligence Request - Parole Check," zequesting

information on captioned individual.

Enclosed is a copy of PBI Identification Record

Number 152 585 B for Norman Rothnan, which record is

identifiable with captioned individual.

The central files of this Dureau zeveal that

Nornan Rothnan, born December 26, 1914, New York City, was

known as a booknaker in New York during the 1930's. After

World War II Rothman allegedly gained interests in Mother

Kelly's, one of the most notozious hang outs for hoodlums in

the Miand Beach, Florida, area and in a cocktail lounge known

a0 Che Snake Pit, aiso & popular hang out ot the hoodlue

elenent in the Hims azes*

In 2951 Rothnan became nanager and director of

Sans Soual, night club and gambling casino in lavana, Cuba:

however, it was zeported that Bothman was a front man at the

club for the Mannarino gang in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which

allegedly was the source of the money for this club.

In Januaxy: 1957, it was reported that Rothman was

managing a new ganbling casino at the Copacabana Night Club +

at Camaguey, Cuba, and that he allegedly placed slot machines

1n various bars and night clubs in the Canaguey Province.

October, 1958, it was zeported that the Mannarino brothers

had slot nachines set up in Cuba and that they achieved this

through Nozman Rothnan-

(62-9-210)

Assoc, Dira

In addition, our files zeveal that Rothnan furnished

Dep: AD Adm: - Information of value

Dep. AD Inv.

to this Buzeau in 1965•

In 1966, Rothnan

Assia Dirt

Admire in

allegedly was an associate of an organized oxine syndicate out

Comp. Syst,

of Miant following his release fron the Atlanta penitentiary

Ext. Affoles

in 1965 after serving time for a violation involving

Files & Comin

Gon: Invi

interstate

transportation of stolen property:

(137-1231)

Ident.

Ins pection

Intell.

Original and 1 - 1G, Criminal Division a 0-6 (D

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Space Invi

Trolning

19 1974

• NOTE

Legal Couns

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Tolephone Rmin

5-7J8Ac2 8497sta - Enc. (Info.) (87-15595) by 0-7

Director Sec "y

TELETYPE UNIT

UNRECORDED COPY FILED

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Noxnan Rothnan

In 1968, Rothman was investigated by our Miami

Office in an effort to effect collection of part of Rothman's

sentence directing him to pay a fine of $10,000.

Rothnan was

sentenced in U.S. District Court February 2, 1960, on a

charge o. interstate transportation of stolen property and

part of his sentence dizected a fine of $10,000. The Assistant

U.S. Attorney, Miant, on June 21, 1968, subsequently advised

that no adaitional investigation be conducted to locate Rothman

and this matter was subsequently closed by our Miani office.

Rothman was the subject of a criminal investigation

in 1969 involving theft of stocks and bonds from a zesidence in

Fort Lee, New Jersey. In this regard, an associate of

Rothman's, Glysson Lawrence Mitchell, was arrested in possession

of numerous securities that appeared to be identical with those

stolen

from the residence in New Jersey- (87-103089)

Rothnan was investigated by our New York Office in

1968 through 1970 concerning a separate investigation

involving theft of negotiable securities with a market value

in excess of $3,000,000.

These securities were stolen fron

various New York stock exchange member firms. On January 6,

1970, Rothman plead not guilty in U.S, Distriot Court, New York,

and on November -22, 1971, was found guilty after trial by jury

and was subsequently sentenced January 7, 1972, to five years!

luprisonment.

(87-103661)

In 1972 Norman Rothman was the subject of a

racketeering Investigation by our Miani Office concerning his

association with known organized crime members in the Miami

This investigation was terminated when it was ascertained

that Rothman is presently a prisoner at the U.S. Penitentiary,

Atlanta, Georgia, after having received a five-year sentence

for violation of Interstate Transportation of Stolen Property

Statutes.

Your attention is invited to Miani report of Special

Agent Maurice P. Parabee dated September 8, 1972, captioned

"Norman Rothnan, Anti-Racketeering," coples of which have been

previously furnished to the Organized Crime and Racketeezing

Section of the Criminal Division:

(92-9844)

Our filos contain no additional information

concerning captioned individual.

Enclosure

ROTE: Matter coordinated with W.A. Harwood, Special Investigative

Div., in view of former informant status, and J.D. Wood, General

Investigative Div., in view of pending investigation.

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DATE: 11-14-2017

4-22 (Rev. 6-26-73)

Federal Bureau of Investication

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§ Section

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Name Searching Unit - Room 6527

Service Unit - Room 6524

Forward to Fige. Be MoGorre

Attention

Return to

Rule 6113 1B

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Room :.Ext.

Type of References Requested:

Regular Request (Analytical Search)

All References (Subversive & Nonsubversive)

Subversive References Only

Nonsubversive References Only:

Vi Main -

•References Only

per

Type o

Search Requested:

Restricted to Locality of

Exact Name Only (On the Nose)

Variations

Subject/

Kathman

Birthdate & Place

Address

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Localities

Searcher

Initials -

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SERIAL

- Date 6/11

FILE NUMBER

92-98414

93-37077

87-122611

82-103661

87-103089

82-51043

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (41 USC 2107 Hote).

DATE: 11-14-2017

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

POSTPONEHENT INFORHATION SHRET (JFK MATERIALS)

Page (s) withheld entirely at this location in the file.

One or more of the following statements, where indicated,

explain this deletion (these deletions) •

Deletions were made pursuant to the postponement

rationale indicated below with no segregable material

available for disclosure.: All references relate to

Section 6 of the "President John F. Kennedy Assassination

Records Collection Act of 1992."

[] Subsection 1A (intelligence agent's identity)

[] Subsection 1B (intelligence source or method)

[] Subsection 1C (other matter relating to military

defense, intelligence operations or

the conduct of foreign relations)

[] subsection 2 (living person who provided

confidential information)

[] Subsection 3 (unwarranted invasion of privacy)

[] Subsection 4 (cooperating individual or foreign

government, currently requiring

protection)

[] Subsection 5.

(security or protective procedure,

currently or expected to be utilizedi

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Assassination investigation.

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