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REDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION •

JU. S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

COMMUNICATIONS SECTION-

AUG 15 1961

TELETYPE

Mr. Tolson.

Mr. Belmont

Vr. Mohr

Mr. Callahan

Mr.

Conrad.

Mr. DeLoan

Mr. Evang

Mr. Malone

Mr. Rosen.

Mr. Sullivan.-

Mr. Tavel.

Mr. Trotter

Tele. Room.

Mr. Ingram

Miss Gandy.

URGENT.

8/15/61 5-14 PM EST MH

TO

DIRECTOR, FBI 192-29146/92-29180 AND SAC, PITTSBURGH

192-2361192-2281

FROM

SAC, MIAMI 2P

Core

GABRIEL

MANNARINO, AKA, SÁMUEL MANNARINO, AKA, AR. ON AUGUST

FOURTEEN LAST, JOSEPH R. MEROLA WAS INTERVIEWED AT USPO BLDGe,

MIAMI, FLA•, IN PRESENCE OF DJ ATTORNEYS WILLIAM KENNEY AND

WILLIAM KEHOE AT MEROLA-S INSISTENCE• INTERVIEW COMMENCED

IN LATE AFTERNOON AND MEROLA SET CONDITIONS HE WOULD NOT

TESTIFY TO INFORMATION FURNISHED, WISHED IDENTITY PROTECTED,

AND WOULD NOT DISCUSS SUBSTANTIVE VIOLATIONS IN WHICH HE WAS

PARTICIPANT. MEROLA FURNISHED BACKGROUND INFORMATION CON-

CERNING, HIMSELF, GABRIEL AND SAMUEL MANNARINO AND THE HISTORY

OF THEIR ASSOCIATION. HE CHARACTERIZED GABRIEL MANNARINO AS

UNRECORDED COPY FILED IN

SECOND ONLY TO ACTIVE JOHN LA ROCCA, PITTSBURGH, AND INACTIVE

FRANK AMATO, BRADDOCK, PA., AS TOP MEN IN WESTERN PA. FORGE 2914-200

QUOTE NATIONAL CRIME SYNDICATE UNQUOTE. ALSO REREBREP TO

WE AUG 22 1961:

BY MEROLA AS QUOTE THE OUTFIT UNQUOTE INFORMATION FURNISHED:

REGARDING INTERNAL DISSENSION IN MANNARINO ORGANIZATION IN

END PAGE 'ONE

02102

62 AUG 2 8 1968,

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NEW KENSINGTON, PA., WITH FORMER BODYGUARD JOHN FONTANA AND

FORMER QUOTE TRIGGERMAN UNQUOTE AL ROSS AT ODDS WITH KELLY

MANNARINO. MEROLA PREDICTS ANDY MANGINI, LIEUTENANT FOR

KELLY MANNARINO, WILL BE KILLED BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE STEALING

FROM MANNARINO GAMBLING ENTERPRISES. MEROLA FURNISHED IDENTITY

OF ANDY MANGINI AS UNSUB IN LOADING OF STOLEN WEAPONS IN CASE

QUOTE STUART SUTOR, ET AL, IISP, TGP, FFA, NM, CONSPIRACY UN-

QUOTE AND OF THIEVES GEORGE FLOREA AND RICHARD STEWART. HE

FURNISHED OTHER POSITIVE INFORMATION IN THIS CASE• MEROLA

SAID QUOTE OUTFIT UNQUOTE BEHIND NEW DIXIE SWEEPSTAKES TICKET

OSTENSIBLY FOR BENEFIT OF PAN AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

AND KELLY MANNARINO COMPELLED TO TAKE TEN THOUSAND BOOKS FOR

DISTRIBUTION IN HIS AREA. BELIEVES TICKETS PRINTED IN NEW

YORK CITY BUT HAS NO POSITIVE INFORMATION PRESENTLY. MEROLA,

AFTER SOME THOUGHT, RELENTED AND ALSO FURNISHED POSITIVE IN-

FORMATION ON SOME BURGLARIES AND ROBBERIES IN WHICH HE

PARTICIPATED OR KNEW

ABOT

4: INTERVIEW TERMINATED AT MEROLA-S

REQUEST ABOUT TEN P. M. DUE TO MEROLA-S PRIOR COMMITMENT FOR

DAYTIME OF AUGUST FIFTEEN, INTERVIEW TO RESUME SIX P. M. THAT

EVENING. SAS PORTELLA AND FORSYTH ANTICIPATE RETURN PITTSBURGH

AUGUST SIXTEEN NEXT•

END AND ACK PLS

HIC 12

6-21 PM OK FBI WA MLL

PG. KOK FBI PG DLH

EBIT

XEROX

AUd 23 1861

NAP: 109111

TUWPF 898®

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LEUERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

•U. S.*DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

L'OMMUNICATIONS SECTION

AUG1 71961

TELENPE

Mir. Tolson

Mr. Belmont_

Mr. Mohr_--

Mr. Callahan.

Mr. Conrad

Mr. DeLoach

Mr. Evans

Mr. Malone

Mr. Rosen

Mr.

Sullivan.

Mr. Tavel..

Mr. Trotter

Tele. Room.

Mr. Ingram

Miss Gandy-

URGENT

8-17-61

7-05

PM • DLH

TO

DIRECTOR; FBI 92-2914: 92-2918

FROM SẠC, PITTSBURGH 92-236 92-228

GABRIEL MANNARINO, AKA, AR. SAMUEL MANNARINO, AKA, ARO RETEL

MIAMI TO BUREAU, AUGUST FIFTEEN LAST, CONCERNING STATEMENT OF

JOSEPH. R. MEROLA THAT QUOTE OUTFIT UNQUOTE COMPELLED KELLY

MANNARINO TO TAKE TEN THOUSAND. BOOKS OF NEW SWEEPSTAKES TICKETS

FOR DISTRIBUTION IN HIS AREA. ON EIGHT SEVENTEEN SIXTYONE, A

PCI OF PG OFFICE ADVISED HE HAS HANDLED TWO DOLLAR SWEEPSTAKES

TICKETS DASED ON DIXIE HANDICAP TO BE RUN AT PIMLICO FOR TWO

WEEKS• JOHN CIRIGLIANO, AKA, SHRIGGS, WHO IS DISTRIBUTOR IN

NEW KENSINGTON, PA•, AREA, FOR MANNARINOS REER DING TREASURY

LOTTERY TICKETS IS ALSO DELIVERING SWEEPSIAKES LEAKS SINCE

DI ATTORNEYS, WILLIAM KENNY AND ULLIAM XEND SAID THEY DE SI

INDIVIDUALS TO BY THESE TICKETS WHO WILL TESTIFY, UACB, PG

PLANNING TO HAVE SA'S NOT KNOWN TO RACKET ELEMENT BUY ONE OR MORE

TICKETS, AT KNOWN NUMBERS OUTLETS IN OR NEAR NEW KENSINGTON.

BOTH

SUBJECTS SHOULD BE CONSTER AMARIANS BANCEROUSO

END AND ACK PLS ?

AUG 23 1961

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COPY FILED IN

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