Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: MM
To: HQ
Document date: 6/12/59
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote).

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

6/1/2015

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY:

FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-90154-10025

RECORD SERIES:

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER : CR 62-9-29-127

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

MM

TO: HQ

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DATE:

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SUBJECTS :

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TOP HOODLUM PROGRAM

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Released ArteroMe ohn F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (14 USC 2107 Note).

DATET I1-1PF2MN%

Office Men Wandum • UNITED

LATES GOVERNMENT

TO

DIRECTOR, FBI

DATE: June 12, 1959

FROM

SUBJECT:

SAC, MIAMI (62-3398)

AMERICAN

TAY GAME NO CAN IS INSAN

GAMBLING ACTIVITIES IN

ANTI-RACKETEERING

The following information was obtained from MM 665-

PC at the time of his interview by SAs ROBERT F.

FETZNER and

ELMER F. EVRICH on May 27, 1959 with respect to instant matter.

QUEE

PHILLIP SCHAEFER, who is in charge of the gambling casino

Uf at the Oriental Park Race Track in Havana. Here, dice,

• roulette,

and blackjack games take place.

NICK DI COSTANZO, a Yonkers, New York, gambler who

FLA

up until recently had a piece of the Hotel Capri gambling

casino, Havana, Cuba, is staying at the Carnival Motel,

15 dece

Miami Beach.

DI COSTANZO has three children. His daughter

is attending Manhattanville College.

LANSKY, who was attached to the Riviera Hotel

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gambling casino, is presently in custody of the police in

Havana, Cuba, as is DINOXCELLINI. They are accused of-having

something to do with narcotics.

Actually, LANSKY and CELLINI

have never had anything to do with narcotics.

INED

MIKE DC LANEY and his brother, as well as ARTIE

CONTA

NEWMAN and CHARLES/SCHWARTZ, are still connected with

Vacional Hotel gambling casino, Havana, Cuba. FAM

St. John's Hotel gambling casino has not reopened

INFORMATION

since the revolution.

UNCLA

Years ago,

MEYER LANSKY, IRVING FELDMAN, and

19/85

BEN GAINES used to be partners in

various enterprises, but

FELDMAN and GAINES fell out, and since then, LANSKY and

FELDMAN have been close in variousi sinclal enterprises.

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