Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, MM
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 7/3/63
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

4/28/201

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

124-10207-10078

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER:

62-9-29-676

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

SAC, MM

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE: 07/03/1963

PAGES:

2

SUBJECTS:

CIP, GAMBLING, JL, BAHAMAS

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION :

Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS :

4

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW :

• 09/30/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

v9.1

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AIR

MAIL

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TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI (62-9-29)

FROM:

SAC, MIAMI (92-515) (P)

OCRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM

MIAMI DIVISION

state

WEEKLY SUMMARY

JAMES W.

CARIOTA, PCI, reported ANTHONY RICCI

(Miami filexy<-Il2) Is presently living at the Golden Nugget

Motely although he still maintains his apartment.

He also

advised he heard JULIUS KAPLAN, former partner of RICCI,

planned to move to calit. He said PATRICIA SIMONE, former

ngie-friend of RICCI, is working in a night club, Ft. Lauder-

wdale,

,*Fla., but lives

in North Miami Beach, Fla., with MERRY

*DEE ELDER,

who was recently arrested by the Dade County

Sheriff's Office on a warrant out of Philadelphia, Pa.

MM 665-C advised that LOUIS CHESLER, who is

constructing the Lucayan Hotel in Freeport, Grand Bahamas

Island, with a gambling casino, has given MEYER LANSKY

(Miami

file 92-102) and JAKE LANSKY (Miami file 92-97)

50 per cent of the gambling casino. It was his understanding

they will either run or supervise the casino, which is

scheduled to open around the first of the year.

This source, in addition, stated DINO CELLINI (Miami

file 166-1) gave up his local laundry business and is presently

in London, England, running a school for croupiers.

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MM. 92-515

to JOSEPH SILESI (Miami file 162-84) of $10,000.00. He

a shylock,

as well as liquor

new bar

at Miami Beach and have named it the "Monkey Bar"

He also

reported that here of late JOSEPH INDELICATO (Miami file

92-404) has been meeting SILESI and WEISS daily at the

Patio Bridge Club.

This source also advised that he was told that

LOUIS CHESLER and his associates have in the recent past

bet over a million dollars a year on horses and sporting

events with MICHAEL COPPOLA (Miami file 92-101) and ALLIE

HARRIS. Some of the bets were retained by COPPOLA and HARRIS,

but the majority was laid off to other bookmakers and gamblers.

and then distribute the bets to numerous local bookmakers.

MM 673-C advised the "Florida League for the

Extension of Legalized Gambling" recently selected new

officers. The President is HARRY LEVY and Vice President

is EDWARD BLOCK of Miami Beach and Chicago, Ill.

The

Directors are HARRY LEVY; LILLIAN CONTE, a

Miami Beach

medical secretary; AMY HABER, executive secretary of Miami

Beach Senior Citizens, and HANK TURK, who is in the

chemical business. He understood this organization is

advocating gambling casinos on a county option basis (with

profits to

be divided among Florida's 67 counties); off

track betting; two lotteries a year, and restoration of

bingo.

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