Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, PG
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 10/5/53
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

5/28/201

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

RECORD SERIES :

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

FBI

124-10224-10027

HQ

63-50-1, 2, 3

Released under the John

F. Kennedy Assassination

Records Collection Act of

1992 144 USC 2107 Motel.

Case#: NU 45854 Date:

11-16-2017

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FROM:

TO :

TITLE :

FBI

SAC, PG

DIRECTOR, FBI

DATE: 10/05/1953

PAGES:

14

SUBJECTS :

SMO, BKG, INTV, ASSOC, REL, CRIMINAL ACT, B/F INT,

GAMBLING ACT

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION : Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4; 11(a)

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 01/29/1999

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF IRS

COMMENTS:

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STANDARD FORM NO.

Once Memora se

Num • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

TO

FROM

(SUBJECT:

: Director, FBI

SAC, Pittsburgh (94-172 Sub M)

SAMUEL

, MANNARINO, was.

GIIF

_(TOP HOODLUM PROGRAM)

DATE: April 1, 1955

Re SAC Letter 53-58 dated August 25, 1953, and Pittsburgh letter to the

Directör dated December 17, 1954.

On January 18, 1955, PG-545-0, of known reliability, advised that he

heard that SAM MANNARINO borrowed $40,000 'from the Deposit Bank of

Arnola, Arnold, Pennsylvania, and that he and his brother were to invest

this money in real estate.

On March 31, 1955, informant made available

a clipping which he stated appeared in the "New Kensington Dispatch, a

Local newspaper, dated on either January 17 or 18, 1955, which reports

that the New. Kensington Sales and Rental Corporation, 1263 Third Avenue,

New Kensington, Pennsylvania, was formed and approved by the Commonwealth

o1 Pennsy vanid.,

The incorporators were listed as. SAM MANNARINo and

VICTORACARIUCCI, 201 Highland Avenue, and WILLIAM SAMS, 1017 Edgewood

Road, New Kensington, - Pennsylvania®

The corporation had been chartered

to deal in personal property of every name and nature, including stocks

and securities of other corporations, and to lend money and to sell,

assign and release such securities.

The informant also advised on January 18, 1955, that Mayor GARDLOCK and

Councilmen KRUPA and BORDONARDO of New Kensington, Pennsylvania, Who are

well known to be under the influence of MANNARINO, were planning to attend

the inauguration of Governor Elect LEADER in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania,

later in the month.

PG-545-S stated that Mayor GARDLOCK entertained

Governon LEADER in New Kensington during the election campaign. He also

advised that GARDLOCK is now a Deputy Sheriff of Westmoreland County and

BORDONARDO is now a County Detective.

No other pertinent information concerning this hoodlum has come to the

attention of the Pittsburgh Division since the last referenced report.

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TO : Director, FBI

FROM: SAC, PIttsburg

RE : SAMUEL MANNARINO, waS .

GIIF (TOP HOODLUM PROGRAM)

in New Kensington and he did not deny that it was controlled all or in

on December Le, 2954-

JEK Act 6 (4)

located at Chester, West Virginia,

Havanpah, Cuba, with which the subject was connected,

syndicate comprised of some ten leading racketeers in the Western

ennsylvania-West Virginia area, Of Which SAM MANNARINO Is a member.

On September L, 1954, 6500 oftnown reliability,

avised that TONY

REPEPI, CHUCK TEEMER,

SAM and KELTY MANNARINO, DOMINICIJANZALONE and JOHN

AaOCCA all own part of Glub 30 in Chester, West Virginia, where gambling

is. wide open.

Kelli

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TO

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FROM:

RE

Director

FBI

SAC, Pittsburgh

SAMTEL MANNARINO, was :

GITE (TOP HOODLUM PROGRAM)

JEK Act 6 (4)

in Now Kensington and he did not deny that it wad controlled all or in

part by his brothar GABRIEL or himéelf,

On December 6, 1954,

Pittsburghie leading maden, advised

JOHN 8, ACKENLY that the Club 30,

Located at Cheater, Went Virginia,

a notonious opon ganbling spot which is under the direct management of

CHALES THEMR, who was reportadly the President of the Sans Souel Club,

Havannah, Cuba, with which tho subjeet wad connected, is owned by a

cyndicate comprisod of seno ten loading racieteere in the Western

Pennsylvania-Hest Virginia area, of which SAM MANIVARINO 10 & member •

On September L, 1954, F0-509-C, of known reliability, advised that TONy

REPEPT,

CHUCK TEEMER, SAM and KELLY MANVARINO, DOMINICK ANZALONE and JOHN

LA ROCCA all own part of Club 30 in Chester, West Virginia, where ganbling.

is wide open,

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PG 62-1643

PG 511-C in August, 1951, advised that she is very well acquainted

with a J. PATI who

resides in New Kensington and who is a cousin

of SAM MANNARINO.

PG 511-C stated

that from PATI she had learned

that the MANNARINOS have been short of funds lately and have borrowed

as high as $25,000 from friends in New Kensington.

She related that

Pennsylvania,

terrific financial reverses as a

result of the

lost of certain patent rights used in the manufacture

of juke boxes.

On December 12, 1951, some 22 slot machines, consul type, were

confiscated by Pittsburgh agents at the NuKen Novelty Company,

1242 - 4th Avenue, New Kensington,

pa.

This confiscation was

on the

authority of USA EDWARD BOYLE on the basis these machines were movec

from a 7th Street address in New Kensington after passage of the

Gambling Device Law without proper marking or identification in

violation of Public Law 906.

P. K. JONES, Attorney at Law, New

Kensington, Pa., advised that the records

at the County Clerk's

office,

showed that the following persons own the

New Kensington Novelty

doing business

as the NuKen Novelty Company:

SAMUEL MANNARINO, GABRIEL MANUARENO,

TOM TANNAS, ALBERT SAM, and F. W. LOGG.

The ownership, distribution

and servicing of slot machines was not

the sole business of the NuKen

Novelty Company and it is still operating, its interest lying in vending

and pinball machines in the New Kensington area.

JEK Act 6 (4)"

of unknown reliability, having been acquainted with the

MANNARINO setup in New Kensington,

confidentially advised SAs JOHN H.

BROOKS and MICHAEL McCANN on September, 1953,

that a large cray game

is operating at 12th and 5th Street, New Kensington, under the management

of MIKE HAGEDAKIS and controlled by

the MANVARINO organization.

There is a reported $50,000 bank to this game.

who operates

of the MANNARINO organization,

stated that the subject recently lost a very considerable sum of

money

in Florida or Cuba but in exactly what type of venture this money

was lost is not known.

He stated that at the present time gambling is

wide open in New Kensington and the MANNARINO organization is running it.

i reportedly established

under the auspices of

Attorney PAUL MC CORMICK,

who represents the gamblers brought up before the Westmoreland County

The operations of the horse room were initially supervised by

establishment

obtained through the MANNARINO controlled horse room in New Kensington:

operated by BUFFONE.

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JEK Act 6. (4)

PG 62-1643

a PCI of the Pittsburgh Division of unknown

reliability, advised that the Arrow Ireasurer Ticket, a lottery,

is back in full swing in the New Kensington area and in his

opinion the MANNARINOS are the force behind the sale of these tickets

but the informant had no positive proof of this.

In August of 1953

reported that SAM MANNARINO had returned to New Kensington

for good as his business interests had been lost in the gambling

casino San Souci in Cuba.

Mainly, through the efforts of the Westmoreland Ministerial Association

and its program called "Operation Crusade" in the latter half of

a large amount of publicity was given to the corrupt conditions

existing in New kensington, and because of this most of the gambling

activities were voluntarily curtailed. During the same period it

was reported through several non-authorative sources that the MANNARINO

control in the area has been greatly lessened and that other factions

were ready to step in and operate when the town again opened up.

As has been reported it appears that New Kensington is again wide

open and it further appears that the MANNARINO organization is still

in control of all gambling in operation even though the subject and

his brother GABRIEL MANNARINO spend a great deal of time out of the

city in Miami, Florida.

Hangouts and Places of Amusement

The Ken Mar Hotel is the headquarters for all activities of the

MANNARINO organization operations in the area. This is a hangout

for the top racketeers and hoodlums in the area.

The Lateus Club,

unauthoratively reported to be owned by SAM MANNARINo, which is

located near the Ken Mar Hotel and is an after-hours spot and gambling

establishment.

The City News Stand owned by TOM LATEOS and headquarters

for the MANNARINO numbers operation in the area. The Greek Club and

the

Bachelors Club, after-hours clubs and gambling establishments, both

located in New Kensington.

The Sans Souci Club

the subject is reported to have a large interest.

The description and the identification record of the subject is set

forth.

It is to be noted that the description was obtained from the

of the Allegheny County Workhouse where the subject was received

on January 10, 1935.

to serve a sentence from 1 to 2 years, which is the

most recent authorative description available.

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