Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, MM
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 08/16/1961
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

5/28/201

AGENCY :

FBI

RECORD NUMBER:

124-10283-10145

RECORD SERIES :

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER:

92-2918-2ND NR 101, 3RD NR 101

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

SAC, MM

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE: 08/16/1961

PAGES:

3

SUBJECTS :

[Restricted

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS:

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 09/11/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS:

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8/17/61

PLAIN TEXT

TELETYPE

URGANT

TO SAC DITTSEURGA

FROM DIRECTOR FBI

92-2918=

GABRIEL MANNABINO, AKA, SAVUIL MANVARINO, AKA, AR.. RE MIAMI TELS

AUGUST FITTEEN AND SIXTEEN LAST. EXPEDITE SUBMISSION OF

COMPLETE

INFOrMATION FURNISHED BY JOSEPH R. MEROLA.. INCLUDE

ESTINATED VALUE OF INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDATION AS TO WHETHER

METOLA SAOULD BE INCLUDED IN TOP ECHELON CRIMINAL INFORMANT

PROGRAS. MIAMI ADVISED SEPARATELY •

1 - MIAMI (AM)

Tolson

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Deboach.

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NOTE:

Joseph R. Merola was interviewed August 15 and 16 last

In Miami by two Special Agents from Pittsburgh Division, and

two attorneys from the Department.

to furnish full details of information furnished by Merola in

view of the fact that he was interviewed at length on two occasions

and a complete report is necessary to evaluate the information he

has furnished.

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FEDERA

QUACAU DE INVESTIGATIOG

I. & DEPARTMONT OF JUSTICE

COMMUNICATIONS SECTION

AUG 1 61961

TELETYPE

Vir. Tolson

Mr. Balment.

Mr. Mokr..

MIr.

Calinhan.

Mr.

Comrad

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Mr.

Rosen

NEr.

Sullivan

Nir.

Droltar

Room.

Mr. Teren.

Miss Gandyi

URGENT

8/16/61.

12-54

PM EST MH

TO

DIRECTOR, FBI 192-29141192-29181 AND SAG, PITTSBURGH

FROM SAC, MIAMI 192-236/192-2281 2P

EMERIES MANNERINO, AÑS SAMUEL SANDALING AXA, ARO ON AUGUST.

Siges

SIXTEEN LAST, INTERVIEW WITH JOSEPH RO MEROLA RESUMED LATE

AFTERNOON. AT FEDERAL BUILDING, MIAMI, BY SAS JOHN SO PORTELLA

AND THOMAS GO FORSYTH IN PRESENCE DU ATTORNEYS WILLIAM KENNEY

AND WILLIAM KEHOE. MEROLA FURNISHED INFORMATION CONCERNING

MANNARINO BACKGROUND, ASSOCIATES AND ACTIVITIES. HE ADVISED

OF RECENT PURCHASE OF JEAN-S FLOWER SHOP IN SQUIRREL KILL

SECTION OF PITTSBURGH BY GABRIEL MANNARINO IN NAME OF HIS

LIDUTENANT THOMAS ANTHONY CIANCUTTI, AKA SONNY. HE SAID

GABRIEL MANNARINO USES NICK JEROME, TRUE NAME MICHAEL GIORANO,

OF MIAMI, TO LEND OUT SHYLOCK MONEY IN MIAMI AREA AT TEN PER

CENT FER MONTH. HE NARRATED HIS UNDERSTANDING, BASED ON

HEARSAY, CONCERNING NATURE AND SCOPE OF QUOTE NATIONAL

$ AUG

CRIME SYNDICATE UNQUOTE. HE SAID AT ONE TIME GABRIEL

112092

MANNARINO WAS GROOMING HIM TO BECOME QUOTE DON UNQUOTE.

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MEROLA ALSO FURNISHED DETAILS CONCERNING BOND SWINDLES?

A STOCK THEFT AND JEWEL BURGLARIES AND ROBBERIES MEROLA

INTENDS TENTATIVELY TO FLY TO PITTSBURGH AT LEAST ONE DAY

PRIOR TO AUGUST TWENTY FIFTH NEXT WHEN HE IS SCHEDULED TO

APPEAR TO COMMENCE SERVICE OF SENTENCE IN CONNECTION WITH

CONVICTION IN GUN SMUGGLING CASE. SAS PORTELLA AND FORSYTH

WILL RETURN TO PITTSBURGH AFTERNOON OF AUGUST SIXTEEN INSTANT•

END AND ACK PLS

WA 1-48 PM OK. FBI WA MLL

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