Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, PH
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 03/22/1961
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

4/24/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

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FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-10205-10350

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HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

92-2717-118

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FBI

FROM:

SAC, PH

TO :

DIRECTOR, FBI

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DATE :

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03/22/1961

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Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 02/18/1998

ABR, ASSOC, AKA, REL, INQUIRY, BKG, B/F INT, GAMBLING

ACT, HAVANA, CUBA

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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DATE : :11-14-2017

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In Reply, Please Refer to

File No.

92-444

UN TED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

March 22, 1961

ANGELO BRUNO

ANGELO BRUNO (ANGELO BRUNO ANNALORO, true name )

resides 934 Snyder Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa.

BRUNO, a de-

rivative citizen of the United States, according to Passport

#186 3135, Issued at Washington, D. C. December 29, 1959, was

born May 21, 1910 at Villaba, Sicily, Italy, ana immigrated

to the United States in May 1911. He holds

Certificate of

Derivative Citizenship A-150 036 from his father, MICHAEL

BRUNO ANNALORO. BRUNO married on January 29, 1932 ASSUNTA

BRUNO ANNALORO nee Maranca, better known as SUE BRUNO.

From confidential sources it has previously been

reported that ANGELO BRUNO had a financial interest in the

gambling casino in the Plaza Hotel in Havana, Cuba, for an un-

known period of time In 1958 and 1959. It was said he was .

associated in this venture with various individuals, some of

whom were identified as CARL "PAPPY" IPPOLITO; CHARLES TOURINE,

who is also known as "The Blade;" and an individual named

"DAYLIGHT."

It was eatablished

that the Hotel Plaza gambling

casino in Havana, Cuba, had obtained permission under the

CASTRO Regime to resume operations in June 1959, however, as

of August 1959 this gambling casino was not in operation and

has not resumed operations to date.

ANGELO BRUNO has disclosed to one confidential

source of information thatin April 1960 he, BRUNO, was able

to obtain most of the money he had invested in this gambling

casino but encountered some difficulty in bringing this money

out of Cuba.

In July 1959 this same source of information was

advised that BRUNO's investment in this gambling casino approxis

mated $180,000. In April 1960 BRUNO related to this source that

his wife, SUE BRUNO, had recently written a check in the amount

of $50,000 to purchase the control or interest in a vending

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassinätion Records Côllection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote).

DATE: 11-14-2017

In Reply, Please Refer to

File No. 92-444

UN TED STATES DEPARTMENT OF USTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

March 22, 1961

ANGELO BRUNO

ANGELO BRUNO (ANGELO BRUNO ANNALORO, true name )

resides 9S4 Snyder Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa.

H0 13 01,

BRUNO, a de-

rivative citizen of the United States, according to Passport

7186 3135, issued at Washington, D. C. December 29, 1959, was

born May 21, 1910 at Villaba, Sicily,

Italy, and immigratee

to the United States in May 1911.

He holds Certificate of

Derivative Citizenshiy A-150 036 from his father, MICHAEL

BRUNO ANNALORO.

BRUNO married on January 29, 1932 ASSUNTA

BRUNO ANNALORO nee Maranca, better known as suE BRUNO.

Prom confidential sources it has previously been

reported that ANGELO BRUNO had & financial interest in the

gambling casino in the Plaza Hotel in Havana, Cuba, for an un-

known period of time in 1958 and 1959. It was said he was

associated in this venture with various individuals, some of

whom were identified as CARL "PAPPY" IPPOLITO; CHARLES TOURINE,

who is also known as "The Blade;"

and an individual named

"DAYLIGHT."

It was established

that the Hotel Plaza gambling

casino in Havana, Cuba, had obtained permission under the

CASTRO Regime to resume operations in June 1959, however, as

of August 1959 this gambling casino was not in operation

has not resumed operations to date.

and

ANGELO BRUNO has disclosed to one confidential

source of information thatin April 1960 he, BRUNO, was able

to obtain most of the more y he had invested in this gambling

casino but encountered some difficulty in bringing this money

out of Cuba.

In July 1959 this same source of information was

advised that BRUNO's investment in thie gambling casino approxi-

mated $180,000.

In April 1960 BRUNO related to this source that

his wife, SUE BRUNO, had recently written a check in the amount

of $50,000 to purchase the control or interest in a vending

machine business in Miami Beach, Fle.

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