Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, BU
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 06/17/1963
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (47 U5c 2107 Hote).

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

6/10/201

Identification Form

"Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER : 124-10200-10463

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

92-6054-1ST NR 305

Document Information

ORIGINATOR :

FBI

FROM:

SAC, BU

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE :

'PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

06/17/1963

9

LCN, ABR, ASSOC, GAMBLING ACT, TRA, B/F INT

DOCUMENT TYPE :

CLASSIFICATION:

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS :

4

CURRENT STATUS:

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW :

05/22/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

v9.1

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Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hotey.

DATE: .11-14-2017

NITED STATES

GO

INMENT

MEMORANDUM

TO:

FROM:

SUBJECT:

DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2924)

SAC, BUFFALO (92-61) (P)

STEVE MAGADDINO, aka

AR

DATE:

6/17/63

Re Pittsburgh airtel dated 5/23/03 and Buffal

airtel dated 5/31/63 in case captioned

'LA CAUSA NOSTRA

AR - CONSPIRACY.

Referenced communications set forth information

obtained from BU 82-C* on 5/24/63 relating to an

"Exemption

Certificate" issued to LOUIS A. CHESLER and Mrs. GEORGETTE

GROSS (PH) by the Governor General of the Grand Bahama Islands

authorizing them to construct and operate a gambling casino

in the Bahama Islands.

According to BU 82-0*, CHESLER is "tied up with

the wife of WALLACE GROSS (PH) of Freeport, Bahama Islands.

As previously reported,

Constable ROBERI STONE,

National Criminal Intelligence Unit, Royal Canadian Mounte

Police, Toronto, was contacted on 5/29/63 to develop back-

ground information concerning GRoSS.

92-4051-

NOT RECORDED

162 JUN 19 1963

ORIGINAL COPY FILED IN

Bureau

(1] 92-6054) (LA CAUSA NOSTRA)

3 - Miami

(1 - 92-835) (LA CAUSA NOSTRA)

3 - New York

(1 - 92-2300) (LA CAUSA NOSTRA)

3 - Philadelphia

(1- 92-1027) (LA CAUSA NOSTRA)

3 - Buffalo

(1- 92-337) (LA CAUSA NOSTRA).

LEA;mak

(15

30

REMIN

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

BU 92-61

On 6/4/63, Corporal CAL BEACOCK, National Criminal

Intelligence Unit, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, advised

that the names of WALLACE and GEORGETTE GROSS are unfamiliar

He suggested that the information relating to WALLACE

GROSS (PH) could refer to a Toronto lawyer known as "WALLY"

ROSE who has defended leading Toronto racketeers in the past

and has had considerable contacts with them.

Corporal BEACOCK

added that it is only logical that

"WALLY" ROSE is acquainted

with and has had dealings with CHESLER.

He also said that

ROSE has a number of girl friends, one of which may well be

known as GEORGETTE. He pointed out he has received informa-

tion recently to the effect that WALLY ROSE visited the

Bahama Islands, reportedly for the purpose of obtaining an

interest in gambling casinos in the Islands.

Based upon information furnished by BU 82-0* at

Buffalo and PH 591-C*, STEVE MAGADDINO of Niagara Falds,

New

York, and ANGELO BRUNO have been approached about financing

part of the cost of construction and operation of the proposed

gambling casino.

Members of the

"Magaddino family" have

discussed the details of this gambling venture with JACK E.

CELLMAN, an attorney in Niagara Falls, New York, particularly

about obtaining mortgages, interest payments and the market

value of stock of Consolidated Bowling Corporation.

As previously reported, CHESLER and GELLMAN are

large stockholders and the original promoters of Consolidated

Bowling Corporation.

It is also noted that PASQUALE NATARELLI, a leading

figure in the Treasury Balance lotteries in Western New York

explained to subject's son-in-law, VINCENT A. SCRO, that the

employment restructions of the Exemption Certificate did not

eure on on the

prohibit them from placing pit borses or supervisors of their

own choosing in the gambling casino.

According to highly placed informants, sAMUEL Go

RANGATORE, JR. went to Philadelphia to discuss this gambling

venture with ANGELO BRUNO on 5/26/63.

While in Philadelphia,

RANGATORE met with BRUNO, FELIX JOHN DE TULLIO, NICK PICCOLO

and ALFREDO (LNU) at Lyndy's Luncheonette. After RANGATORE

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