Originator: FBI
From: DOUCE, RICHARD GORDON
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 04/14/1958
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

5/28/201

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-10222-10234

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

92-2914-22X

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: DOUCE, RICHARD GORDON

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE: 04/14/1958

PAGES:

76

SUBJECTS :

GM, REL, ASSOC, PERSONAL HISTORY, BKG,

NATURALIZATION, CRIMINAL ACT, LEGITIMATE

ENTERPRISES, TRA, BANKING FACILITIES

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Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note]. Case#:Nw 66262

Date: 09-27-2022

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Pa., for $1000 within the past week and immediately rented

Clara's Restaurant located in the 900 block on Third Avenue,

New Kensington.

I-4 added that in addition to operating the restaurant

legitimately, NOLL is planning, with MANNARINO's sanction,

to set up a

card game in the back room of the restaurant,

as

well as a baseball pool when the season opens and in addition

will write numbers from the restaurant itself.

T-4 pointed out that NOLL mentioned to him in recent conversation

that he served

some time in the penitentiary and indicated that

SAM MANNARINO, his close associate for many years, would take

good care of him because he had something on MANNARINO.

MIKE GEORGE HAZIDAKIS

1013 Third Avenue

New Kensington, Pas

Reic

I-4, on February 24, 1958, pointed out that he has

HAZIDAKIS since 1932, and added that for the past twelve.

fifteen years HAZIDAKIS has been a trusted lieutenant of the

MANNARINO organization, directly responsible to KELLY MANNARINO.

I-4 went on to say that at the present time HAZIDAKIS, along

next toy the

Kenmar Hotel and has the direct responsibility

and can:

for holding large amounts of cash and making a final account-

ing of the proceeds taken in each night to the MANNARINO

brothers.

T-4 mentioned the on many occasions KELLY MANNARINO has told

him that he trusts HAZIDAKIS implicitly in money matters and

has absolutely no hesitancy in relying on him to turn over

every cent made on the gambling

tables.

Byway of background information, I-4 explained that

around 1932, HAZIDAKIS was convicted in United States District

Court, Pittsburgh, for giving false testimony at a

naturalization hearing in which he testified that a fellow

countryman from Greece was deserving of citizenship in the

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United States and had no prior convictions. According to I-4,

the individual seeking citizenship had several past arrests

which were brought to light and HAZIDAKIS was convicted and

sentenced to serve several months in the Westmoreland County

Jail.

T-4 pointed

out that HAZIDAKIS has a wife and teen-age son

living in Athens, Greece, and that HAZIDAKIS has told him-

on many occasions that he is very proud of the son's scholastic

ability and the progress he is making in high school. T-4

stated that from conversations with HAZIDAKIS he believes

the son, in addition to attending high school in Athens, is

receiving private instructions from a tutor, and that the boy

is apparently possessed with a very high Id.

I-4 went on to say that in his opinion HAZIDAKIS is worth

at least a half million dollars in American money and would

actually like to return to Athens, Greece, permanently if

it were not for KELLY MANNARINO and his influence over him.

T-4 explained that about a year ago HAZIDAKIS visited his

family in Athens and indicated to him before he left that

he might stay in Greece permanently.

:Ti4 stated that several

months later, after HAZIDAKTS returned from Greece and[from

conversations with him, he gathered that KELLY MANNARINO

either ordered HAZIDAKIS back to the United States or sent

someone over to Greece to bring nim back.

T-4 said that

HAZIDAKIS is actually terrified of KELLY "MANNARINO and in his

opinion only stays in the United States for fear of winding

up with a bullet in his head if he refuses to follow KELLY

MANNARINO's orders.

According to I-4, HAZIDAKIS is also afraid that he is aying

of cancer and has

consulted many doctors and visited

several of the major medical clinics in the United States

where he has been assured that he does not have cancer, but

he still continues to worry over the situation needlessly.

In regard to real estate holdings in Greece, T-4 stated

that he recently learned

that the office building owned

by HAZIDAKIS is located in Perias, Greece, rather than

Athens, and described the building as a large office-type

building, occupied for the most part by doctors and professional

men with the main floor of the building being leased

merchants.

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T-4 said that FONTANA has not been seen around New Kensington

since the middle of February, 1958, and that in the absence

Of MIKE HAZIDAKIS who is on vacation in Florida, that MILANO

on on vacation

has been actively supervising the Barbout and crap games at the

Triangle Billiards.

I-4 pointed out that MILANO whom he described as a member

of the LOUIE VOLPE mob, has been close to the MANNARINO

brothers for many years, and has been completely trusted

by them as evidenced by

his present position in the gambling

setup at the Triangle Billiards.

I-4 pointed out that MILANO did some time in the western

State Penitentiary in the early 1930's for robbery or burglary

and was released on parole around 1936 under the sponsorship

Of LOUIE VOLPE.

T-4 described MILANO as follows:

Race

Sex

Nationality

Age

Weight

Height

Hair

Eyes

Characteristics

White

Male

Italian extraction

50-55

150 pounds

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ling

Black, greying on sides

Brown

Well dressed with preference for

blue suits

ATTILODE FELICE, Wa. ATINDE PHILLIPS.

New Kensington, Pa.

Telephone Number Edison 5-7878

B. APPROX.,,

I-4, on February 24, 1958, stated that the individual previously.

identified as ATI DE PHILLIPS in connection with layoff bets.

in New Kensington is actually a close associate of his,

whose

true name is ATTILO DE FELICE, who owns his own home at

the Third Avenue address and has been a gambler in New

Kensington for many years.

I-4 pointed out that DE FELICE has told him on many occasions

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for the MANNARINO organization in handling the First ward

numbers setup since it 1s largely populated by colored people.

T-10 added that SANFORD handles practically all of the numbers

New Kensington,

New kensington, entirely on foot.

and. the Parnassus

Section of

By way of background information, T-10 stated that SANFORD,

who formerly lived in New Kensington, moved in 1953 to the

Homewood Section of Pittsburgh and lives somewhere on

Monticello Street.

T-10 pointed out that SANFORD arrived

in New Kensington every day between 9:30 AM and 10:00 AM

and parks his 1951 dark blue Cadillac on 12th Street, across

from the Fields Hotel, while he is collecting on his

numbers

route.

T-10 described SANFORD as follows:

Sex

Race

Age

Height

Build

Male

Negro

Around 50

5'8"

Thin

Records of the Pittsburgh Police Department, Identification

Division, and files of the Allegheny County

Detective Bureau,

reviewed

on March 10, 1958, and the files of the pittsburgh

Credit Bureau, Inc., reviewed March 7, 1958, disclose no

criminal history or credit information concerning MARK SANFORD.

ABE

GOODMAN

PA. Ill'

I-Il, who has furnished réliable Information in the past, on

May 14, 1956, stated that ABE GOODMAN, an associate of the

MANNARINO brothers, was driving a cab in Miami, Florida, in

T-ll stated

that in October, 1955, she met GOODMAN

at the Hotel Nacional, Havana, Cuba, and

was quite impressed

that GOODMAN could afford to live In such elaborate surroundings

since a few months before it was T-ll's opinion that GOODMAN

did not have any money.

T-11 went on to say

that in conversation with GOODMAN in

Havana, she learned that he had a part interest in the Sans

Souci,

a gambling casino, with two other partners identified

only as SANTOS and HOWARD (INU), both of Miami Beach, Florida.

T-ll went on to explain that according to GOODMAN he

given up his United States citizenship and had taken steps

to become a citizen of Cuba.

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T-11 said that in conversations with GOODMAN she learned that

he maintained a sizeable bank account in the Havana Bank and

that it was obvious from the manner in which

he was living

that he was doing very well financially.

In conclusion I-ll remarked that she last saw GOODMAN around

February, 1956, when he was in Pittsburgh, Pa., for the

purpose.

of delivering a large sume of money to GABRIEL MANNARINO

supposedly representing his interest from his share of the sale of the

Sans Souci.

Mrs. ABE GOODMAN, 17631 Northeast Seventh Court, North Miami

Beach, Florida, on Marche21, 1950, advised SA ROBERT K. LEWIS

that her husband has been living in the Churchill Apartments,

Chicago, Illinois, for the pat thirty days and although he

is expected to return to Miami, she was unaware of his

date of arrival.

Mrs. GOODMAN

remarked that she will probably

join her husband in Chicago following the sale of their home.

ABRAHAM MINKER

Top Hoodlum

Readings Pa.

The Philadelphia Oriice,

on February 10, 1958, advised that

at 3:20 PM on December 17, 1957, a telephone call

was made

from the office of Top Hoodlum MINKER in Reading,

Pa., to

New Kensington,

pa.,

telephone number Edison 7-3579. The

call was placed

• to WILLIE SANDS.

T-12, who has furnished reliable information in the past,

on February 17, 1958, advised that telephone number

Edison 7-3597 is listed to the Ken Iron and Steel Company,

1263 Third Avenue, New Kensington, Pa.

The WILLIE SANDS referred to above undoubtedly refers to

WILLIE SAMS, a partner in the Ken Iron and Steel Company with

SAM MANNARINO and a trusted member of the MANNARINO organization.

MICHAEL/MIRANDA

FBI No: 91524 NOLD

The New York Office on March 31, 1958, advised that contact

with a number of informants who

have furnished reliable infor-

mation in the past regarding MIRANDA, failed to develop any

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Secret Service of the Metropolitan Police of the Federal

District and was being held at Police Headquarters.

According

to LIEBOF, ROBERT TEEMER insisted that he should go to Police

Headquarters and make available blankets and food to c. F.

TEEMER since the latter was ill and suffering from ulcers

or

some other stomach disorder.

ROBERT TEEMER admitted to

LIEBOF that his uncle was a professional gambler, and, as a

result, LIEBOF refused to take any action with respect to

the alleged apprehension.

The following day, ROBERT TEEMER appeared at the Protection

Section and spoke

briefly to Protection Officer JOHN WILSON,

advising him that he and C. F. TEEMER were staying at the

Reforma Hotel.

WILSON gave little sympathy to the representation

of ROBERT TEMER and no record was made at the Protection section.

T-14 stated that a review of the files of the Reforma Hotel

indicated that C. F. TEEMER and ROBERT TEEMER registered on

the evening of January 20, 1958, and checked out on the

afternoon of January 23, 1958.

According to I-14, personnel

of the hotel claimed to

have no intormation concerning the

alleged apprehension of C. F. THEMER. CE M)

T-14 stated that a review of the Identification and Arrest

Records of the Metropolitan Police by Identification Chief

Colonel CARLOS ESPINOSA FELIX disclosed no information

concerning the apprehension of C. F. Or CHARLES TEEMER.

Colonel MANUEL MENDOZA, Chief of the Secret Service, advised

T-14. that he was not aware of any arrest by personnel under

his supervision of any Americans in connection with gambling

mercane in connect

activities but pointed out that his agents, in the past,

had. raided and closed all known gambling establishments

operating in the Federal District.

He mentioned in particular

a high class gambling club managed by one CRISTOBAL MARTINEZ

ZORRILLA in the "Lomas De Chapultepec" residential area of

Mexico City. (G-Г) (u)

I-14 on January 14, 1958, was informed by T-I5, who is in

a position to furnish reliable information that CRISTOBAI

MARTINEZ ZORRILLA was reported to be operating a luxurious

gambling club in the Lomas De Chapultepec area of Mexico

City at Calle Montanas Rocallosas, 310 Poniente. T-15

stated he had learned that ZORRILLA is a contact of one

ALFONSO TREVINO, who is reportea to smuggle arms to cuba

and to reside at 1302 East Washington Street, Brownsville,

Texas, telephone number Lincoln 2-2734-75-9SX(U)

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I-16, who has furnished reliable information in the past,

advised T-14 (date of contact unknown) that MARTINEZ ZORRILLA

is an agent of the Central Security Police (DFS) who has

acted as the intermediary in paying off DFS personnel in

behalf of the cuban Government. In the sum of $5,000 American

money per month. (e)M)

T-14 stated that the files of the Mexican Department of

Immigration of the Ministry of Government failed to disclose

any information identifiable with CHARLES FREDERICK TEEMER,

SAMUEL Or GABRIEL MANNARINO. (G-1)(U)

It is noted that RALPH LE PORE, NA, of International Research

Consultants, Pittsburgh, advised on January 7, 1958, that

while he was in Cuba over the holidays, he learned from PAUL

BELLO, a Steubenville, Ohio, racketeer working at the Capri

club,

Havana, that SAM MANNARINO and TEEMER were operating

a gambling casino in Mexico City and were in Mexico City as

of January 1, 1958.

Slot Machine Shipments to Cuba

SAV

ARTNe: on March 14, 195 Ithree weeks ago" and while

advised SA JOHN S. PORTELLA

chat he visited Camaguey, Cuba,

he would not volunteer any information relative to the

purpose or duration of this trip, he mentioned that while

in Cuba, he learned a great deal

about the pineapple business

indicating that he is giving serious consideration to making

an investment in that field. MANNARINO also stated that he

was in Chicago, Illinois, recently but did not elaborate on

the purpose of his visit to that city. He explained, however,

that for the past several months, he has been locating slot

machines in the "tri-state area"

and added that a number of such machines have actually been

shipped to ROTHMAN, now living in Cuba. MANNARINO emphasized

that each transaction and shipment was arranged in such a fashion

that only the name of the seller and ROTHMAN, the consignee,

were made a matter of record.

MANNARINO explained that in each

instance the Department of Justice in Washington, D. C., and

the U.S. Attorney in Chicago, Illinois, were notified

of the

shipments destined for ROTHMAN in Cuba,

adding that beyond

locating the machines for ROTHMAN, he had absolutely no

personal interest in the slot machines whatsoever.

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that the last such meeting

that took place at the lounge

happened during October or November, 1957, at which time

the following men

were among those

present:

LIKE

GENQUESE

PA

KELLY MANNARINO

JOHN FONTANA

HYMIE MARTIN

TONY RIPETT

LOUIS VOLPE

*JO-JO PECORA

JOE SICA

JOENROSA

T-17 stated that on the basis of three years experience of

working in the Genovese Cocktail Lounge in association with

hoodlums of the Pittsburgh area, that she would consider

SAM MANNARINO the chief racketeer in Western Pennsylvania

vith SEBAStIAN JOHN LA ROCCA DIS Immediate undering.

T-17

also mentioned that PHIL GENOVESE, brother of MIKE GENOVESE,

is close to the MANNARINO brothers:

Meetings at the Ken Iron and Steel Company

1263 Third Avenue (rear), New Kensington, Pa.

I-4, on March 10, 1958, stated that based on conversations

with WILLIE SAMS, he knows from personal knowleage that

WILLIE meets with SAM MANNARINO practically every day in

the latter's office at the Ken Iron and Steel Company, and

undoubtedly discusses in detail their widespread gambling

activities in Westmoreland County. T-4 also said that when

SAM MANNARINO is in New Kensington, he is also visited in

his office by his brother, KELLY, JOHN FONTANA, KELLY'S

bodyguard, TOM TANNAS, and Captain JOHN BORDINARO Of the

New Kensington Police Department.

T-4 added that it is not

uncommon for all of these men to

Meither collectively or inadial were me

2, from around 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon at the offices of the

Ken Iron and Steel Company.

T-9, on March 7, 1958, stated that he has visited SAM MANNARINO

in his office at

Iron and steet company many times

since 1952 and has often observed TOM ANNAS, WILLIE SAMS

SAM MANNARIN

with SAM or waiting for an

appointment in his office.

T-9 stated that it would be

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entirely safe to say that these men

meet at least

several

times a week with SAM MANNARINO for

' a discussion of their

illegal activities:

Meeting at home of SAMUEL MANNARINO

201 Highland Avenue, New Kensington, Pa.

I-4, on March 18, 1958, stated that he recently learned

from one of his sources of information that GABRIEL

MANNARINO attended a meeting at the home of his brother,.

on the evening of March 14, 1958, between

he hours of 7:00 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. According to T-4,

others in attendance at the meeting, in addition to

SAM MANNARINO, included TOM TANNAS, WILLIE SAMS, Mayor

RAYMOND GARDLOCK and Councilman

"BABE" BORDINARO of

New Kensington, Pa.

T-4 went on to say that although his

contact was actually in the MANNARINO residence at the time

of the meeting for the purpose of assisting Mrs. MANNARINO

in preparing supper for the group, he could not overhear

any conversation in the living room since he was obliged to

remain in the kitchen the entire evening. T-4 stated,

however, that his contact did overhear SAM MANNARINO mention

as the guests were departing that he planned to return to

Cuba in the very near future and that his business in cuba

would probably keep him there for at least thirty days.!

Influence over the Pennsylvania

State Police, Greensburg, Pa.

T-4, on March 10, 1958, explained that he has been closely

associated with Captain JAMES MARONEY, Officer in Charge of

the Greensburg State Police Post since 1921 and

furnished

the following information regarding the influence of the

MANNARINO organization in Greensburg:

T-4 described Captain MARONEY as an honest and dedicated law

enforcement officer who,

since his transfer to the Greensburg

Post around 1954, has often confided to him that he would

like very much to crack down on the influence of the

MANNARINO organization but is actually powerless to do so.

By way of backgrouna explanation, T-4 pointed that during

the period 1951-1952, after serving for a brief

period as

Western State Penitentiary in Pittsburgh,

MARONEY was transferred to the Pennsylvania State Police Post

at Washington, Pa., some distance from his home in Greensburg,

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Pa., and was most anxious to arrange a transfer to Greensburg

as quickly as possible in order to be near his family.

explained that around 1954, he visited MARONEY at the

washington State Police Post and that MARONEY expressed

extreme bitterness over the fact that JOHy ReNt, now a

Congressman in the U. S. House of Represenatives, who was

then in Harrisburg, Pa.

→ had promised him a transfer to

Greensburg, but had not made good on that promise.

T-4 stated

that several weeks later he happened to see DENT personally

and mentioned to DENT that MARONEY appeared to be very unhappy

with his assignment in Washington, Pa., to which DENt reptrea

that MARONEY would soon be transferred

to Greensburg, providing

proper arrangements could be worked out with him as to the

manner in which he would enforce the law in Westmoreland

County. I-4 said that within two weeks time, MARONEY was

transferred to the Greensburg Post and that in many conversations

with MARONEY since that time,

compelled to promise TOM TANNAS, the contact man of the

MANNARINO organization and City Clerk of Arnold, Pa., that he

would not take any action in line with his official duties

to disrupt gambling in New Kensington or Arnold, Pa., without

first clearing with the County District Attorney who,

according to I-4, is backed by TANNAS and the MANNARINO

organization.

T-4 said that EARL KIME (phonetic), the present District

Attorney for Westmoreland County, would like very much to

run for the vacancy on the County Bench created by the recent

death of County Judge BAUER, but that TANNAS has instructed

him to stay in his present position as District Attorney,

where he can do the most good for the MANNARINO organization.

I-4 stated that in his opinion, any approach to the present

District Attorney for Westmoreland County or First Sergeant

JOHN P. HELFENSTEIN of the Greensburg State Police Post on

behalf of the FBI or any law enforcement agency would result

the MANNARINO brothers being notified within

• "five minutes.

T-4 said that from personal knowledge, he knows that Sergeant

HELFENSTEIN has been paid regularly by GABRIEL MANNARINO fOr.

the past fifteen years and would not hesitate to do anything

to protect them.

T-4 added that Captain MARONEY has told him

on many occasions that he is

"disgusted"

over the circumstances

under which he must assume his command at the Greensburg Post

but has pointed

out that he only has a few years left before

retirement and has tried to rationalize the situation in this

manner.

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In regard to influence over the Westmoreland County

Detective Bureau, I-4 stated that Chief of Detectives

BARNEY TURNER, In his

opinion, is one of the most "crooked"

law enforcement officers he has ever met since he started

earning his living as a professional gambler back in 1917.

T-4 stated

that from personal knowledge he knows that TURNER

has been accepting money from SAM and KELLY MANNARINO ever

since he has been

a county detective and is actually paid

that concerned the MANNARINO organization, were uncovered by

a Federal investigative agency and such information were

disseminated to the Westmoreland County Detectivé Bureau,

TOM TANNAS or the MANNARINO brothers would be forewarned by

Chief

TURNER immediately after the information was

received.

Political Influence in New Kensington, Pa:

T-10, who has furnished reliable information incthe past,

on March 20, 1950, stated that several years ago, while he

was an orficer of

the New Kensington Chamber of Commerce,

Mayor GARDLOCK and the New Kensington City Council were

in favor. of increasing local taxes and that he and several

other members of the Chamber of Commerce had a meeting with

the Mayor and the City Council to urge them not to increase

T-18 stated

that one of his fellow members of the

Chamber of Commerce, whom he declined to identify, commented

at that time that he

felt something could be done

to stop

the increase and that this member personally contacted

GABRIEL MANNARINO and told him that the Chamber of Commerce

was against the tax increase.

T-18 went on to say that the

following day, Mayor GARDLOCK made an announcement that

there would be no increase in taxes.

T-18 stated that he

has since heard through several sources that GABRIEL MANNARINO

called the Mayor and informed him that taxes should not be

raised, which accounted for the Mayor's announcement.

T-19, with whom contact has been insufficient to determine

the degree of reliability but who is in a position to furnish

reliable information by reason of her employment and lengthy

residence in New Kensington, on March 26, 1958, stated in

effect that the MANNARINO brothers control the city of New

Kensington, give orders to Mayor GARDLOCK and completely

dominate the New Kensington Police Department through Chief

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Nu-Ken Novelty Company

1263 Third Avenue

New Kensington, Fa.

On February 28, 1958, T-4. stated that for the past fifteen

to eighteen years, the MANNARINO brothers have had a complete

monopoly on the distribution of pinball machines in New

Kensington and Arnola, Pa.

T-4 estimated that the MANNARINO

brothers have from 300 to 400 pinball machines placed in

practically every restaurant, bar, hotel and other places of

business in the above area and that distribution is made

through the facilities of the Nu-ken Novelty Company. I-4,

who personally owns and operates a place of business in

New Kensington, Pa., explained that he has a pinball machine, belonging

to the MANNARINO brothers and distributed through the Nu-Ken

E MANGARINO Brotherained

Novelty Company, in his place of business.

T-4 explained that

the MANNARINO pinball machine in his place of business takes

in anywhere from $35 to $50 a week, adding that the MANNARINO

brothers for a number of years have been operating the following

scheme in regard to the collection of money from pinball

machines. According to T-4, the scheme is worked through the

collection men who make weekly calls to pick up money taken

in by the pinball machines during the week, and that lor

example, a particular machine brings in $50

a week, the

collection man writes out a receipt to the proprietor for

only $25.00, the

additional $25 being split between the

MANNARINO brothers and the

T-4 pointed out that

he has been operating under this type of an arrangment with

the MANNARINO brother's since 1952. T-4 went on to say that

as far as the receipt is concerned in the example given above,

the proprietor's profit for tax purposes: would be shown as

$12.50 while the Nu-Ken Novelty Company would déclare a taxable

profit of the same amount. T-4 added that operating under this

arrangement, the MANNARINO brothers have been able to make

tremendous amounts of money with a minimum amount of worry

over being discovered by the Internal Revenue Service since

it would be most difficult to prove the violation involvea.

T-9, on March 7, 1958, advised that the MANNARINO brothers

have around 300

brothers have had the New Kensington-Arnold territory for

pinball machines since

the early 1940's and that any other

dealer

in pinball machines knows better than to try to

encroach on their territory.

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INFORMANTS

T-1 Is C. J. SISTY, Vice President, Bank Of Las Vegas,

Nevada, contacted by SA LEO E. KUYKENDALL.

T-2 is

JOHN C.

SCHWARTZ, Special Agent, Intelligence Division,

Internal Revenue

Service, Pittsburgh, Pa., contacted.

by SA RICHARD GORDON DOUCE.

I-3 is NY-169-C contacted by an unidentified Special Agent

T-4

of the New York Office.

is MIKE ZERVOS, PCI, contacted by SA RICHARD GORDON DOUCE.

T-5 is PG-509-C contacted by SA JOHN S. PORTELLA.

T-6. and T-7 are Attorneys WILLIAM R. CARSCADEN and C. WILLIAM

GILCHRIST, Cumberland, Maryland, contacted by

SA FREDERICK W. WILSON.

T-8 is

THOMAS C. O'DONNELL, PCI, contacted by SA JOHN S.

PORTELLA.

T-9 is PG-545-C,

contacted by SA RICHARD GORDON DOUCE.

T-10 is PG-564-0, contacted by SA NORMAN T. THOMPSON.

T-11 1s ELLA MAE RIEBEE aka. ELLA MAE GOODMAN, contacted by

SA JOHN R. ACKERLY. RIEBLE is the former wife of ABE

GOODMAN.

RIEBLE is presently confined to the Federal

Reformatory for Women, Alderson, W. Va., for violation

of the White Slave Traffic Act.

T-12 iS WILLIAM MEREDITH, SA, Bell Telephone Company,

Pittsburgh, contacted

by SA HAROLD Li. STEVENS.

T-13 Is RUDY SOKOL, PCI, contacted by SA JOHN S. PORTELLA.

T-14 is the Legal Attache, Mexico City, Mexico.

I-15 1s*Mr. STAN SHORT, [Central Intelligence, Mexico City, 5)U)

contacted by Legat, Mexico City 1(4)

1-16 is MANUEL EDUARDO CABALLERO Confidential Contact of the

Legal Attache, Mexico City, contacted by Legat,

Mexico City.Kk)

T-I7 IS FRANCES PRIAM,

PCI, contacted by SA ROBERT A. VOEGE.

T-18 1s ROBERT STACH, Manager, Bell Telephone Company, New

kensington, fa., contactea Dy SA GENE H. STUDEBAKER.

T-19 is ELIZABETH BLISSELI, 'Secretary, Chamber of Commerce,

New Kensington, Pa., contacted by SA GENE H. STUDEBAKER.

T-20 1s TOMMY HAYES, Salesman, Swift & Oo, Pittsburgh, contacted

by SA DAMON w. PITCHER.

T-21 1s the U. S. Individual Income Tax Return filea by

GABRIEL MANNARINO for the calendar year 1951 which

was made available to the New York Office by the

U.S. Attorney, Southern District of New York.

I-22 is JANET BRUGLER, Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph

Company, Miami, Florida, contacted by SA LEMAN L.

STRAFFORD, JR.

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T-23 1s TOM HANLEY, PCI of the Miami Office, contacted by

SA J. RICHARD BUTTS.

T-24 is Mr.

D. SHIARELLA, Manager, First National Bank,

New Kensington, Pa., contacted by SA RICHARD

GORDON DOUCE.

T-25 is Mr. EUGENE TROPF, Auditor, Principal Office, Western

Pennsylvania National Bank, McKeesport, Pa.,

contacted by SA RICHARD GORDON DOUCE.

T-26 1s Mr. A. E. BOYD, Assistant Cashter, National Deposit

Bank of Arnold, Pa., contacted by SA RICHARD GORDON

T-27 is Mr. M. K. ALTER, Manager, Mellon National Bank and

Trust Company, New Kensington, Pa., contacted by

T-20,is Mr. HAROLD PERNISER, Assistant Manager, William Penn

Bank of Commerce, Pittsburgh, Pa., contacted by

SA RICHARD GORDON DOUCE.

CRIMINAL INFORMANT COVERAGE

PG 545-0

PG 564-C

WALTER J. SHARKEY, PCI

MIKE ZERVOS, PCI

PCI WALTER J. SHARKEY has been confined to his home and

place of business since last contacted for the purpose of

assisting and caring for, his teenage daughter who is recuperating

from a serious leg injury suffered as a result of a fall while

horseback riding.

Consequently, SHARKEY has not been in a

position to actively develop information but he has indicated

that his daughter's health is improving to the point where ne

will soon be free to develop additional information in this

case.

The lead to recontact former PG 511-C has not been covered

due to the unavailability of the informant.

CHRISTINE SUPRANO, 610 Second Avenue, New Kensington, Pa.,

on March 12, 1958, advised SAS NORMAN T.

THOMPSON and

RICHARD GORDON DOUCE that as a result of her involvement

in a WSTA investigation conducted by the FBI, she is no

longer permitted to enter the Laetus Club in

New Kensington.

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she pointed out

that because of constant arguments

with her

mother over the way in which she conducts her social life,

she plans to leave home within the next few weeks to live

with her brother and sister-in-law in Georgia permanently.

SUPRANO was very hostile and refused to enter into a

discussion concerning JOHN FONTANA or the MANNARINO brothers

adding that she did not want to become involved in the

situation and had no intention of cooperating with the FBI.

In the opinion of the interviewing agents, SUPRANO is a -

completely unreliable and unpredictable teenager.

Consequently,

she will not be recontacted for development as a

PCI.

CONNIE OLZEWSKI, beautician, Kaufmann's Department Store,

Pittsburgh, on March 11, 1958, was re-interviewed by

SAS THOMPSON and DOUCE for the purpose of further examining

her potential as an informant and also to develop; if

possible, further information regarding her dates with

GABRIEL MANNARINO as previously reported by PG 564-c on

December 11, 1957• OLZEWSKI was extremely hostile and flatly

refused to enter into a discussion regarding GABRIEL MANNARINO

emphasizing that she was absolutely inno position to furnish

information regarding his activities. She again flatly

(denied ever accompanying GABRIEL MANNARINO on out-of-town

trips and made it very clear that she did not want to become

involved with anything that had anything to do with the

MANNARINO brothers.

OLZEWSKI explained that she is nearing

the completion of her apprenticeship at the Kaufmann Beauty

Salon and will soon receive her license after which she fully

intends to leave the city with one of her co-workers to open

a beauty shop, possibly in Florida.

Following the interview on March 11, 1958, several attempts

were made by the interviewing agents to make an appointment

with OLZEWSKI for an interview either at her home in

GLassmere, ra.:

or at the Pittsburgh office but she absolutely

refused to meet or cooperate with the interviewing agents.

In view of OLZEWSKI's attitude, no further attempts will be

made to develop her as an informant.

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