Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: FORTIER, ANDRE N.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 11/19/1970
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

4/27/201

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

124-10296-10143

RECORD SERIES:

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER:

CR 92-5389-144

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: FORTIER, ANDRE N.

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE:

PAGES:

SUBJECTS:

11/19/1970

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DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Unclassified

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

REPORTING OFFICE

OFFICE OF ORIGIN

MIAMI

TITLE OF CASE

MIAMI:

PASQUALE MICHAEL

ERRA, aka

DATE

NOV 1 9 1970

REPORT MADE BY

INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD

7155270-11/17/70

TYPED BY

ANDRE N.

FORTIER

CHARACTER OF CASE

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REFERENCE:

Miami report of SA ANDRE N. FORTIER, 8/7/70.

contes mado A, B,D

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MIAMI

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for revier s; F528Q by

ISCA releaM request.

(See Buffle #62-117290)

CONVIC

AUTO.

AT MIAMI, FLORIDA

of subject.

P111 continue investigation with regard to activitea

ADMINISTRATIVE:

It is noted that this report exceeds the normal

reporting period; however,

this matter has been kept current

ACCOMPLISHMENTS CLAIMED

EX NONE

FUG.

FINES

SAVINGS

RECOVERIES

ACQUIT-

CASE HAS BEEN:

TALS

PENDING OVER ONE YEAR

EYES INO

PENDING PROSECUTION

OVER SIX MONTHS

ApPROVED

COPIESMADE:

SPECIAL AGENT

IN CHARGE

DO NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW

92-5389-144

Bureau (92-5389)

- USA,

Miami

CAttn:

DA DOUGALD MC MILLAN)

2 - Miami

(92-648)

REG 22.

ST 102

LE NOV 8$ 1970

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Dissemination Record

Attached Report

Notations

Agency

Request Recd.

Date Fwd.

How Fwd.

By

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Urganized Crime

pd, Racketeerinl

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1970

STAT. SPOT.

U.S. GOVERHMERT PRINTING OFFFCE: 18700-975-189

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MM• 92-648

through interoffice communications.

It is noted that some material contained herein

pre-dates the referenced report; however, information

reported was not avalable at the time the previous report

was compiled.

On 7/16/70, a meeting was attended at mama

1957 71st Street,

NK 3106-PC advised that this meeting was strictly social

and no business was conducted by anyone.

The Newark Office advised that ALEXANDER ROSATO

is considered one of the wealthiest loan sharks on the

East Coast and is a know member of the Vito Genovese

club.

ROSATO is highly respected and lives a quiet life,

spending mosbsofobiaidayttme hours at his social club,

2294 2nd Avenue, New York, New York.

on 1/31/70, MM 1401-C-TE advised that JACK/HERMAN,

DOMINICK CIAFFONE, PASQUALE ERRA and other hoodlums utilize.

cabana 349 at the Fontainebleau Hotel.

Several of them

are there every Saturday and

On 7/28/70, MM 1401-C-TE advised that a group

of hoodlums met at HYMAN GEORGE LEVINE's office located

FIA

in the Morton building located on the 79th Street Causeway, ,

Miami, Florida,

at 3:00 PM. on 7/28/70. Of those attending

were included DOMINICK CIAFFONE, PASQUALE ERRA and JACK

HERMAN.

MN 1401-C-11 advised that there had

been a meeting on 1/24/70, at the mezzanine of the Eden

Roc Hotel on Miami Beach.

It concerned a problem with an

the Bahamas or in Nassau.

LANSBURGH.

They were looking for MEYER LANSKY, but

could "not find him.

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On 8/11/70, MM 1401-C-TE advised that PASQUALE

BARA, JACK HERMAN, FRANK CASINO and DOMINICK CIAFFONE WEre

present at a meeting on that date at: 10:00 AM at Wolfie's

Restaurant located on Lincoln Road in Miami Beach. This

meeting concerned "skimming" operations, possibly from

Las Vegas.'

This problem lies with the hoodlums' fear that

LENNY LANSBURGH, who is personally weak, may be vulnerable

to pressure from law enforcement.

CASINO is regularly seen in Miami and has been

recently placed in a very high position within the Genovese

Family.

Prior to this, DOMINICK CIAFFONE carried the

most influence locally within that family. Now ERRA,;

CIAFFONE and almost everyone else answers

to CASINO.

CASINO still answers, however, to "Old Man" POGI TORIELLO.

On 8/21/70, MM 1401-C-TE advised that FRANK

CASINO met with DOMINICK CIAFFONE and PASQUALE ERRA that

date at Wolfie's Restaurant on Lincoln Road, Miami Beach,

Florida:

On 8/31/70, MM 1401-C-TE advised that around noon-

atTendance WEE HERMAN, CASINO, EDDIE COCO, DONNICKN

attendance were; HERMAN,

CIAFFONE and PASQUALE ERRA. Later CASINO, with some of

the others, were to meet with "Old Man" TORIELLO.

ERRA, HERMAN, CASINO and ClAFrONE are going to

open a carpet business. Informant advised that they are

going to shake down several individuals.

On 9/7/70, MM 1401-C-TE advised that on the night

of SANTO TRAFFICANTE's recent arrest for drunk driving by

the Biscayne Park Police Department, he had been drinking

with JOE ROSATO, PASQUALE ERRA and DOMINICK CIAFFONE in

CIAFTONE's apartment, located at the King Cole Apartments

on Miami Beach.

On 9/8/70, MM 1401-C-TE advised that BENNY*ZAREN

has been telling DOMINICK CIAFFONE and PASQUALE ERRA how big

DAVEXMARDER is getting, particularly in shylocking.

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MM. 92-648

F/A

on 9/29/70, MM, 176-PC advised that he received

information that VINCENT

-TERIACA and PASQUALE ERRA and their

associates have leased out the Dream Bar Lounge to

another

party, identity unknown.

North Bay Village, Florida.

This individual has furnished

information in the past which has been reliable and unreliable.

On 9/4/70, PASQUALE ERRA was in the restaurant

between 4:10 and 4:45 PM at which time he left for a short

time and returned at 5:45 until 5:55 PM. While at the

F/A

restaurant, he spoke with NORMAN KOTHMAN, who left at 6:30 PM

and VINCENT TERIACA, who left at'5:15 PM. ROTHMAN was

observed leaving in

a vehicle

bearing 1970-71 Florida License

1W-51209, which is registered to CAPPY M. ROTHMAN, 425

Surfside Boulevard, surfside, Florida.

PASQUALE ERRA was at the restaurant between 7:15

and 8:35 PM with his daughter and her girl friend. BENN

On 9/7/70, PASQUALE ERRA was at the restaurant

between 3:45 and 6:00 PM during which time he met with

NORMAN ROTHMAN, who was there between 4:40 and 6:45 PM and

ALFREDO ELICE.

On 9/10/70, PASQUALE ERRA was at the restaurant

between 5:00 and 6:15 PM and spoke with ALFREDO FELICE, who

was there between 4:30 and 6:50 PM.

JOHN PELLIGRINO, who

was there between 4:15 and 6:15 PM and who left with

PASQUALE ERRA and VINCENT TERIACA, who was there from 5:15

to 6:50 PM, and an individual named PATTY (LNU) who left

at 6:20 PM.

FELICE and PATTY (INU) were arguing about $40,000

and PATTY was heard to say that he had been with the Dream

Bar for four years.

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MM 92-648

FA

On 9/11/70, PASQUALE ERRA arrived at the

restaurant at 4:30 PM and left 5:50 PM.

ALFREDO FELICE

arrived at 5:55 PM and left immediately to meet PATTY

(INU), who had three friends with him.

and departed at 6:45

ERRA parked his vehicle to

the rear of the happy Storks Lounge located near Dean

Martin's Restaárant.

He spoke outside the restaurant

with CHARLES-FIORELLO and then met with JOHN PELLIGRINO,

who was thefe from 4:45 PM to 6:45 PM with VINCENT

TERIACA and an unknown person.

On 9/17/70, PASQUALE ERRA was at the restaurant

between 4:05 and 4:45 PM and then he returned from o- 7 PM.

he was speaking to ALFREDO FELICE, VINCENI

ROY THOMAS arrived at 4:45

and

On 9/18/70, PASQUALE ERRA was at Dean Martin's

Restaurant from 5:03

to 6 PM with PATTY (LNU), who arrived

at 5:07 and departed at 6:25 PM and ALFREDO FELICE who

arrived at 5:25 and left at 6:25 PM.

On 9/19/70, NORMAN ROTHMAN arrived at Dean Martin's

Restaurant at 4:45 PM and departed at 5:55 PM.

During this

he was talking with ALFREDO FELICE who arrived at

PM. and departed 5:25 PM and ROY THOMAS who arrived

at 4:50 PM and PASQUALE who arrived at 5:10 PM. ERRA

departed after having only one drink.

On 9/21/70,

PASQUALE ERRA was at Dean Martin's

there from 5 PM to 6:30, PATTY (LNU) from 5 to 6:30 PM,

and NORMAN ROTHMAN from

5 to 6:15 PM.

On 10/1/70, MM 1401-C-TE advised that PASQUALI

ERRA'S Johnina Hotel

and Dream Bar are closed.

The landlord

asked ERRA to take back the hotel and bar, however, ERRA

refused.

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