Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SMITH, FRANK J.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 5/7/69
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Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER:

124-10307-10000

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 162-1606-23

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

SMITH, FRANK J.

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 05/07/1969

PAGES:

24

SUBJECTS :

[Restricted]

DOCUMENT TYPE:

CLASSIFICATION:

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

Secret

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

REPORTING OFFICE

MIAMI

• TITLE OF CASE

OFFICE OF ORIGIN

MIAMI

DATE

5/7/69

REPORT MADE BY

FRANK

J.

SMITH

INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD

2/25 - 5/5/69

CONFIDENTIAL FIS:

TYPED BY

plm

DINO VINCENT CELLINI, Aka

5-25-94

CHARACTER OF CASE

ALL INFORMATIO: CONTAINED

HERZIN TE WNCLASSIFIED

EXCEPT ESTARS SHOWN

CTHERWISE

Declassily oil:

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de 21

REFERENCE:

Miami report SA FRANK J. SMITH, 2/25/69.

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BALTIMORE:

APPRETRIATE ACENCIES,

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ADVISTD IT ROI

ST.TT (5) 03

NING

aSS,FR

DATE

1913187

AT BALTIMORE, MARYLAND

number 301-433-2991.

Will Identify the subscriber to Baltimore, Maryland

call was made from Montreal, Canada,

to this number on 12/17/68, from a telephone subscribed to by

RUSSELL GOLDBERG and SOLOMON SCHNAPP.

SCHNAPP has been

identified by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as a prominent

Montreal criminal figure. (Baltimore furnished this lead)

by airtel 4/17/69.150

ACCOMPLISHMENTS CLAIMED: None

REASON - FC

DATE OF RELIEVA

1122979900000

ver one year X Yes

_] No; Ponding prosecution over six months

Yes

SPECIAL AGENT

IN CHARGE

(162-1606)

2

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Baltimore (166-48)

2

- Chicago (166-73)

2

- New York

(Info) (1 -

166-73)

(1 - 92-4611)

2 - Miami (162-446)

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9

1969

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Dissemination Record of Attached Report

CONFIDENTIAL

Notations

Agency

Request Heed.

Date Fwd.

13 Y

€C. AAG, Criminat Divini

Organized Crise am+

Section, Roop

py 9 MAY 16 1969

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CHICAGO:

AT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

chicago 1

Attention of the Chicago Office is directed to

letter to Miami 4/9/69, setting forth results of

contact with PAUL CALAMARI, Sales Manager, Bally Manufacturing

Company, 2640 West Belmont, Chicago.

{ Attention is also directed to Miami airtel to

4/17/69, furnishing Information reflecting that yo

Bally slot machinesmere to be shipped "from the Bahamas to

Haiti. In an interview with MM 1351-PC on 4/16/69, it was

reported that EDDIE CELLINI, Manager of the Paradise Island

Casino, was not shipping the

Bally machines toliti. Informant

indicated the machines possibly would be shipped by the

Bally Corporation, Nassau, Bahamas.

Inquiry by the Chicago Office has revealed EDWARD

CELLINI has been a customer of Bally Bahamanian, which is

the Bally outlet for slot machines in the Islands.

It is requested PAUL CALAMARI be again interviewed

and an attempt be made to determine the exact association

between Bally Corporation and EDDIE CELLINI, and to ascertain

whether or not the 90 slot machines reportedly being

shipped to Halti were purchased by EDDIE CELLINI or by

some other unidentified individual in the Bahamas.

NEW YORK: (INFORMATION)

furnished

Information copies of this report are being

New York, in view. of the interest of that

office in

influence

DINO CELLINI and his connection with the criminal

in the MEYER LANSKY group.

MIAMI:

AT MIAMI, FLORIDA

CONFIDENTAL

B

(COVER PAGE)

SLYSET!

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MM 162-446

NY 5593-C-TE

2)

DINO CELLINI.

Will maintain contact with MM 1351-PC and

concerning the activities of" DINO CELLINI.

Will continue to conduct spot fisurs of

- ADMINISTRATIVE -

The spot physical surveillances of DINO CELLINI

conducted at his residence and in

the vicinity of his

employment were conducted by SAs ROBERT A. COOK and FRANK

J. SMITH.

The confidential source abroad referred to in

this report is the Legat at Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. l

- INFORMANTS -

MM T-1 19 MM 1351-PC.

MM T-2 is NY 5593-C-TE.

MM T-3 is MM 978- PC.

C.*

(COVER PAGE)

CONFIDERTIRE

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Copy 10:

Report of:

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Flold Offico File di

Title:

SECRET

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IG UNCLASSIFIED

EXCEPT WHERE SHOWN

FRANK J. SMITH

5/7/69

Office:

OTHERWISE

Miami, Florida

162-446

Bureau File Mi:

162-1606

6-9-94

DINO VINCENT CELLINI

Classified by Sp& macKSe

Declassify on:

ADR

JHIL

ANTI-RACKETEERING - INTERSTATE GAMBLING ACTIVITIES

Character:

Synopsis:

COATRIMES!

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Source advised DINO CELLINI contacted by OVIDIO S. GONZALEZ

1n behalf of AMILCAR FEOLA of Montevideo, Uruguay, who was

Interested in obtainiag large-scale financing in the

construction of a resort hotel and casino in Uruguay, CELLINI

offered to provide large-scale financing, but wanted a free

hand in the operation of the casino. CELLINI's terms were

not acceptable to FEOLA or the Uruguayan Goverament.

SRE SHOWA

Informant reported CELLINI is in frequent contact with

JOSEPH MANGONE and VINCENT ALO, La Cosa Nostra (LCN)

members.

Contacts of CELLINI being identified.

ACTACIES

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DIMENWISE

DETAILS:

RESIDENCE AND EMPLOYMENT

ADVI

STEP (5) C76

DATE

A spot physical surveillance conducted

on

May 3, 1969, revealed DINO CELLINI continues to reside

with his family at 12450 Keystone Road, North Miami,

Florida.

MM T-1 advised on April 23, 1969, that DINO

CELLINI continues to operate Travel and Resort Enterprises,

Inc., located at Room #721, Dupont Plaza Center, Miami,

Florida:

CLASS. 2 E

ACTIVITIES - CASINO GAMBLING

REASON. FON 4, 3/2

SECRE

DATE OF REVIEN

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBl. It is the property of the FBI and is

loaned to

your agency; 1t and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.

SHIRE

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The following investigation was conducted by

Agents of the Baltimore Office:

On March 19, 1969, Lieutenant GEORGE ANDREW,

Baltimore Police Department Racket Squad, advised he knows

of EDWIN S. ROGERS as a used car salesman in the Baltimore

area, who has been a gambler for a number of years.

He

said to his knowledge ROGERS does not participate in gambling

other than as a player.

Lieutenant ANDREWS said he has

never heard of MAURICE FRIED who lives at 277 Ballou Court.

Lieutenant ANDREW observed Ballou Court is a low-income

housing area known as the Perkins Homes.

On March 7, 1969, MARGARET WHEATLEY, Administrative

Assistant in the office for Perkins Homes, advised MAURIC

FRIED, telephone 327-9144, resides at 277

Ballou Court.

She described FRIED as a

man in his 70's, who, to her

knowledge, seldom leaves his home.

The following information was obtained from a reliable

source abroad, who identified the subscribers to telephone

numbers in the Toronto, Ontario area, which were called

from a telephone subscribed to by DINO CELLINI at Miami,

Florida:

789-5347

The Executive Club

.491 Lawrence Avenue West,

Toronto

787-6953

JAKE WEINSTEIN (NFI)

835 Roselawn Avenue, Apartment #303

Toronto

781-1986

RONALD H. BERALL (NRI)

142 Viewmount Avenue

Toronto

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789-3251

783-1138

782-3936

363-4282

921-8323

749-1234

636-7118

742-7505

845-4627

Stork Club

508A Lawrence Avenue West

Toronto

Dominion Roofing & Sheet

Metal Company

113 Cartwright

Toronto

Tony's Barber Shop

865 Eglinton Avenue West

Toronto

Reisman,

Wagnan, Fisher

& Company, Chartered Accountants

100 Adelaide Street West

Toronto

HERB COOPER (NFI)(Not Further Identified'

20 Prince Arthur

Toronto

Thermotex Windows of Canada

100 Toryork Drive

Woodbridge; Ontario

JAY HONICKMAN (NF I)

7 Hyan Court

Weston

Eggen Associates (Aluminum)

51 Arrow Road

Weston

Russell's Fine Men's Wear, Inc.

1374 West Sherbrooke Street

Montreal, Quebec

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842-8991

861-7441

737-6595

486-1974

273-2566

276-3420

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Aetna Factors Corporation

Limited

1245 West Sherbrooke Street

Montreal, Quebec

1010-Sest Saleta therade Tacorporated

1010 West Ste-Catherine

Montreal, Quebec

Led Blais Automobile

5925 Decarie Boulevard

Montreal, Quebec

HARVEY SHATZ (not further

identified)

6507 Fern, Cote St-Luc,

Quebec

Quality Junior Wear, Inc.

960 Beaumont Street

Montreal, Quebec

Michael London Originals, Limited

70 Molieres Street

Montreal, Quebec

Men's Wear, Inc., is operated by RUSSELL GOLDBERG.

Perated by us tit

advised that Russell's Fine

SOLOMON

SCHNAPP, FPS #936768, FBI #413 712 D, a recognized "middleman"

and "edgeman," for the Montral criminal element, has a financial

interest in Russell's Fine Men's Wear, Inc.

The latter establish-

ment has been identified as a

meeting place for topracketeers

1a the Montreal, Canada area l

The source also further

Identified the subscribers

to the Montreal, Canada numbers listed, as follows:

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Aetna Factors Corporation

President

MERROLD SUHL

Vice-President/

Operations

GERALD LEVINSON

Vice-President/

Administration

KENNETH NITZIG

Chairman of the

Board

D. W. NAYLOR

Vice-President

E.

W. FINGARSON

Secretary-Treasurer G. E. WHITLEY

Directors:

D. W. NAYLOR; MERROLD SUHL;

E. W. FINGARSON; G. E. WHITLEY;

H. E. DYNES; W. W. EVANS and R.M.

HILLMOTT

functioned as a subsidiary of Traders

Tha due at roo a de or and 110 205 outa

ownership of 90% of outstanding shares, and

largest finance and investment companies in Canada.

Net

worth of this company

(latest quotation) 1s $1,076,571,

and sales are $113,885,371. Fifty-seven persons are

employed by this firm.

Self-Serv Valet (Canada), Incorporated

President

ALLAN COHEN

Vice-President

DOUGLAS COHEN

Secretary-Treasurer GERRY COHEN

Directors are the Officers. This firm was incorporated

on September 14, 1967.

ALLAN and DOUGLAS COHEN are sons of

GERRY COHEN, who

was born in 1921.

This firm is in the

laundry and

dry cleaning business, and employs six persons.

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Leo Blais Automobile

President

Vice-President

Treasurer

LEO BLAIS (38 years of age),

owns 98% of shares

THERESE BLAIS (President's

wife) owns 1% of shares

Unnamed lawyer, also owns

1% of shares

This firm operates as a used car dealership

with a good credit rating at the bank.

contracts are with Ace Finance.

operation since 1958.

aco source advina i

All finance

This firm has been in

Source advised in his opinion this

is one of the few reliable used car dealers in Montreal.

Quality Junior Wear, Inc.

President

HARRY GHETLER

Vice-President

and Manager/Director JOSEPH GHETLER

Secretary-Treasurer DAVID GHETLER

Directors are the Officers. This firm was

incorporated

in June of 1935, under the name of Quality Children's Wear,

Inc., and changed to the above name on January 17, 1957.

Net worth of the company is $562,254, and sales are $4,170,347.

This firm employs 231 persons.

Michael London Originals, Limited

President

GERALD MILLER

Vice-President

ROSSLYN MILLER

Secretary-Treasurer MICHAEL D. NISSENTHAL

Directors are the Officers, and MYRITE (Mrs. MICHAEL D.)

NISSENTHAL. This firm is a Dominion corporation, chartered

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March 31, 1951.

It has a firm financial foundation, and opertions

are profitable.

Net worth is

$100,135, and sales are $450,000.

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