Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
Document date: 5/9/56
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

• Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

5/28/201

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

124-10224-10030

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

63-50-9

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FROM:

TO :

TITLE:

FBI

DATE : 05/09/1956

PAGES:

12

SUBJECTS :

SMO, NCK, BKG, ASSOC, REL, B/F INT, CRIMINAL ACT,

GAMBLING ACT, POLIT ACT, ILLEGAL ACT

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION:

Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS:

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 05/02/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS : INC S/S

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controlled and operated all ganbling in six counties in

western Pennsylvania,

Bam Mannerino; Not Kensington,

Pennsylvonit, wes deseribed as tho

"number three!

men who

ran a large race betting parlor on Bernes Street and the

"Laotus Giub, "

a gambiing casino on 5th Avenue.

article alleged

the gong

took $60,000,000 & Jear out of

those sis counties (Vestmoreland, Fayette, Washington,

Greene»

Cambria, Allegheny) .

Hennarino reportedly had

undisputed control of the numbors raolet in these counties.

wao has furnished

rollable information

In the past stated local city officials

et New Kensington, Pennsylvania, received Fogalar payoffs

fron the Saw Mannarino nob to operate gambling: prostitution,

and slot machinos.

(62-94466-2)

In 1952, a confidential source, a proetitute,

advised that in western Pennsylvania San Hannarino wes

recognizad as an important person and no oubside racketeer

would attempt to set up a new operation in the area of

Hestuoreland County without the approval of Mannerino aB

long as the letter's Influence with local police, pollbiclane,

Judges was effective,

According to this source Mannarino

could requost favors and do favors for persons in other

parts of the country.

(62-75147-39-80, p. 5)

Is

During October, 1952,

a contidontiel source who

: @ businessmen in New Kensington, Pennsylvania,

stated

tho

Hannarino gang was experiencing diftloulties

in the

Now Kensington ares becauso of a "double cross" by Meyor

Raymond Gardlook and

bocause of prossure by the Westmoreland

Ministerial Association:

(62-75147-39-85, pgs. 778678)

A confidential Informant who has furnished reliable

information in the past adriaod

In 1953 that Son Monnariao

and his brother: Gabriol Mannazino, also Inown as Kolly

Mannerino, wore operating a large dice and card gane in

Wllmerding, Ponnsylvania, with the sanction of local pollee..

• 62-98704-47-p. 0.

PG 509-05 19531 another

confidential infornant who has

furnished rellable infornation in the past advised that

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San

Mannar ino

112s

nire,

Roses

an June 7, 1953, took

a $30,000 mortgage with

the First National

Banic:

Kensington, Pennsylvanta;

the purpose of which was unlaown.

16290104-112;

Fel Arthur henderson - igh office)

In June,

p: 110531. 1 confidontial informant was hag

furnished rellable information in the past advised that San

Mannarino and

his brother Gabriel remarked that there had.

not been extensive boolmaking

or dice ganes in Hew Kensington

since 195J*

They rolated that at that

time they had

"barbout"

same

In progresa, which game was described as not being's

regular feature

• but a

"hit and

van artair."

statod that they

own and operato the New Ken Iron and Steel

Company, New Konsington Moyelty Compony, end In addition,

have been able to corner moat of the cigarette vending

machine business

In the New Kensington area.

They further

stated that fron

these enterprises plus their real estate

holdings they have

suffloient income and do not noed to

ongage in ganbling

on a regular besis In order to carn a

IIvelthood.

(62-98784-172, p. 14)

On August 4, 1953, a confidential

source who wret

In a position to be woll

Intorned,

stated the Hennarino

brothors were operating a "barbout"

gano on the third floor

of the Sons of Italy Lodge In New Kensington at that time.

+62-75147-3238

abdember 14, 195k, an Informant

Who has

furnished reliable information to the pest advised

that

Som and Kelly

Hannarino owned part interest in

the

"Club 30,"

Chestor, leas Virginia, where gambling 1s wide open.

Intornation in the past advioed that San Mannerino stated

in February 1954, that ho and tabriel, nie brother. were

operating logally and in every entezprise they are in they

could stand the scrutiny of any Federal lovestigative agency.

Ke advised that he had vold his intorosta in Cuba, Fuerto

Rico*

and Mand, Florida:

He made

the statement that le

wes pleased with the city adainistration in New Kensington,

Fennsylvania;

and stated, "No one

appointment or anything unless we clear

this 01t%

gets any

He did

deny that gombling uas prevalent ta lew Kensington nor that it

was controlled all

In part by his brother and hinself.

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In 1954, e confidential sourco

who had aerved

time in n

Fonnaylvania pensl institution savieed that

gorbling in Mew Kensington was flourlahing under the

loadorahip of the follouing men:

Tom Tennss, nanager

of heavywoight prize fighter Eazerd Charles;

San Mennarino)

Gabriol Honnerioog and others.

I0 tres

the opinion of

this source

nettod

that

each of the above-nanod individnols

443,000 in 1953 as bis ahare

of tho gaubling

oporations.

(62-75147-39-92, p. 60; Mike Zervos)

Decenbor, 1954*

a trock offiotal at the

Saratoge Race

Track, Saratoga Spoinge, New Tork,

reported

Sen Mannarino wos present datty with bunerous Individunls

to be ganbiors thronghout the racing season.

(Race track détective

In fanzery,

Fatar Boo thr br15 tho nag rươn hoa

reltable information in the paet advised he had heard that

San Hennatino

borrowed

540,000 from the Deposit Bank of

Arnold, Araold,

Ponnsylvanta, and that he end his brother

were to invost this noney in roel estato.

This informant

made avallable & cllpping which he ateted appeared in the

"New Kensington Dispatch," a local neuspepor dated

Jenuary 17 r l0, 1955, which roported that the New Kensington

Sales and Rental

Corporation, 1263 Third Avenuo, Hew Kensington,

Fonnaylvenia,

was formed and approved by the Cormonealth

of Pemnsylvanin:

The Incorporators voro listod es San

Mannarino,

Vietor/ darluocl, 201 Mighland Avenue, and W1lltam

Sans: 1017 Edgewood Road, Hew Konsington, Ponnsylvante, Tho

corporation had been forned to deal in personal property of

overy neme

nature, including stocks and socuritles of

other corpörations

to lend money; to soll, aosien, and

release sucl

aocurities.

(PG-545-0; 63-50-2)

The Informent also advised that Mayor Cardloek

and Councilmen Krupa and Bordonardo of llow Konsington,

Pennsylvania, who roportedly were under the intluence

of Sam

Mannerino, were plamning to attend the inauguration of

Governor-elect Loader*

thie inforuant atated that Meyor

@erdlock entertalned Governor Leader during the election

c oppa-en

In Hew Kenslngton:

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A confidential Informant who is In a position

to furnish rollable intornation advised that Jack: Dragoa,

described as a notorious hoodlum from Caltfornia,

rogletered

at tho Desert

Inn, Las Vegas, Nevade, on February 23, 1955,

giving his address as k757 Konsington Drive, San Diego,

California:

This loforment advised that on

April 27,

1955,

Dragns soot a telegran which stated as follove:

room for two at Dosert

Inn ander

name of J.

Beker. Have

roome for four Cherlle B+

• boen able to phone

through.

Sond wire when you will arrive to Sen Wannerino,

Room 115, Desort

Bring Louis Important.*

(6275147-44 Ser. 593)

(PCI Dorothy Schweitzer)

This same

informant on

Apr11 19, 1955, advised

that Son Mennarino,

1263 Third Avenue,

Now Kensington,

Ponnsylvenia; Mosel Giorsno, 2115 Weshington Avenue,

Nient, Florida, and Lou Kahn, 112 W. 9th Stroot, Los

Angeles g

California; checked in at the Desert Inn and

appeared

to be acquainted with one another, and that

ebove telegram wes

sont to Kind

Iripoll,

74,08 Sunset

Bonlevard,

Hollywood, Califernie, proprietor of Mimita

Kitchon at

that address and a known assootate of Italian

racketeers in the Los Angeles area*

Delo Schweitzer

163-50-5; posteritty exists that

telephone

Charite B.

operationed

Desert Inn

In the above tologran is Charlte Battoglia, FBI 14733800,

an associate of Dragna,

and that Louis nay

refor to

Louis

Ton Dragne, FBI 94677209, nephew of Dragne.

A confidential source,

who was

position to

Know the criminal

• activities in

the Miami,

Floride area,

advised on

July 5, 1955, that Mical Giorano, FBI 02176333,

is an Indfviduel

know as. Hick Jerome who was active a

few years ago in the management of Hother Kelly's, a former

hoodlum hangout in Mal Beach and in the gambling casino

of the Sans Soues

Club, Havans, Cabe.'

the past has suppled both pelleble and

anreliable Information,

adviced that the Mannerinos of New Kensington,

Ponnsylvania,

becked the defeated candidate for constable in the First

Ward, Pittsburgh,

Pennsylvania, in an attempt to gain a

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