Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, MM
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 10/14/1963
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

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Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY:

FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

124-10207-10133

RECORD SERIES :

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER : 62-9-29-731

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

SAC, MM

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE:

10/14/1963

PAGES:

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SUBJECTS :

DOCUMENT TYPE :

CLASSIFICATION:

RESTRICTIONS :

CURRENT STATUS :

DATE OF LAST REVIEW :

CIP, GAMBLING, RACK AND SUBV

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

Unclassified

Redact

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MM 752-C advised that ANIHONE SPIRITO, allegedly

a well known jockey, was recommended for membership in the

Racquet Club,.

an exclusive private club in North Bay Village,

FLa., by ANTHONY RUSSO (MY 92-729) but was turned down a bank

This source also advised that allegedly DE SPIRITO has

account at the Long Branch Trust Co., Long Branch, New Jersey, in

which city RUSSO allegedly has good connections.

been

Information was also received that DE SPIRITO has

frequenting Ciro's Restaurant, which is one of VINCEN!

PALMISANO's (MM 92-503) operations. Fle

MM /J2-C and yM. 6/3-C reported that they had some

conversation with IARRK VITA, who contemplates constructing a

gambling casino on the reefs, allegedly in the international

waters about four or five miles off Elliott Key, south of

Miami, Fla., and VITA stated he is going ahead with the project.

MM 673-C advised VITA contemplates making this into a private

club with the gambling casino restricted to members and friends

of members.

He also was told that VITA is seeking "fresh

money" for his project.

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DATE: 11-14-2017

MM 92-515

MARTIN DARDIS, Chief Investigator, Florida Attorney

General's office, Miami, advised that on 10/11/63, in Dade

County, Ela., Criminal Court, RALPH SHEA, JOHN, QUARTONE and

WILLIAM UNDERWOOD (MM 165-6) were found guilty by Criminal

Court Judge JACK TURNER of conspiring to operate a bookmaking

and wire service operation which fed race results from Hialeah

Race Track, Miami, Fla., to various northern outlets. DARDIS

PRALI,

both of Boston. He also advised the seventh defendant,

JOHN POWERS, failed to show up for trial; that his bond was

forfeited and his whereabouts is being sught.

MM 606-C advised that RAU

FERNANDEZ and MARTIN FOX

are big bolita operators and partners in Miami.

FOX and

FERNANDEZ were formerly connected with the gambling operations

PHRENBERG aNd HYMAD MARTIN MM 92-218), allegedly has quit

working numbers for MARTIN. He, in addition, mentioned that

in some bolita operations the operators are using the last

three numbers of the total mutual handle at the dog tracks

and that theodds for a hit on this number are 400 to 1.

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