Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: MM
To: HQ
Document date: 01/24/1967
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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TO: HQ

TITLE :

DATE: 01/24/1967

PAGES:

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SUBJECTS :

GAMBLING ACTIVITIES

MICHAEL MCLANEY

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

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the United Nations prior to the election and complained.

that "American gangsters" infiltrated and partially con-

trolled the Bahamas Government. He also made a trip to

London, England, and reportedly conferred with the

Secretary of State for Colonial Affairs

and demanded a

probe by a Royal Commission of Bahamas gambling.

In an article in the "Miami Herald", 1/23/67,

"Herald" Staff Writer JAMES BUCHANAN reported that the

Premier "told the "Herald' this week" that "my Government

is concerned about the influx of undesirable elements in

the gambling picture"

In the article BUCHANAN reported that the

Premier will carry out his campaign promise to rid the

Bahamas of the conflict of interest in Government and

clean up gambling operations. He reported that the current

yearly income from two gambling casinos amounts to $77,000,000.

Each of the two casinos he reported pays $280,000 yearly

taxes.

NIGEL MORRIS, Commissioner, Bahamas Police Force,

Nassau, on 1/18/67, advised

that it is probable that the

PLP Premier. PINDLING will make a major issue out of the

alleged gangster influx in the Bahamas gambling casinos.

He said that it is probable that MAX COURTNEY and FRANK

RITTER,

former managers of the Monte Carlo

Casino, and CHARLES BRUDNER, former Casino Supervisor,

will be asked to leave the Bahamas.

He pointed out that

the previous Government was responsible for the three

individuals being released from the casino operations. but

had agreed to permit these men to remain in the Bahamas

as tourists on a temporary basis. Commissioner MORRIS

advised that he has received information that MICHAEL

MC LANEY may receive a gambling license from

the Premier

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to repay him for the support he gave the PLP in the past

election.

He said that since the election, MC LANEY

has "gettled himself"" in to the Ministry of Tourisn.

It is noted that Sir STAFFORD SANDS currently a Minority

Member of the Bahamas Cabinet and a Member of the United

Bahamian Party was formerly the Minister of Finance and

Tourism.

JUPP

MORRIS has requested information concerning

the background activities and associations of MC LANEY.

The Miami Office is at present preparing a memorandum

to be submitted to Commissioner MORRIS..

This memorandúm

will be submitted to the Bureau prior to submission to

Commissioner MORRIS.

For the imnediate information of the Bureau,

the following concerning MC LANEY is submitted:

In October, 1958, he managed the International

Casino at the Hotel Nacional In Havana, Cuba:

He was

arrested by CASTRO in March, 1959, and deported from

Cuba. Informants have reported that MC LANEY has in

the past closely associated with hoodlums JAKE LANSKY,

GEORGE CORDON, ARAMAND CERAMI and FRANK ERICKSON.

In

an interview

with

MC. LANEY he advised agents that he

managed the L'aiglon Club in Miami Beach for LOUIS

CHESLER during 1955 and 1956.

MM 764-C-TE, who is closely identified with

MC LANEY, has since the opening of the Monte Carlo Casino

in Freeport furnished information concerning casino

managers MAX COURTNEY and FRANK RITTER.

He has also

furnished information on individuals identified as close

associates of RITTER and COURTNEY.

He advised that

LOUIS CHESLER had a financial interest in the Monte.

Carlo Casino, but did not furnish information

CHESLER was associated with MEY

reflecting

LANSKY.

He

has on one

occasion reported that he heard that CHESLER was not a

hoodlum but had been misled.

He

said that CHESIER first

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