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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-90073-10039

RECORD SERIES :

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 92-7599-21

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

TO:

MM

HQ

TITLE:

DATE: 11/21/1967

PAGES:

27

SUBJECTS :

DAVE YARAS

DAVID YARAS

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION : Secret

RESTRICTIONS: 1B; 4; 11(a)

CURRENT STATUS:

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DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 07/24/1998

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

SECRE

REPORTING OFFICE

OFFICE OF ORIGIN

BATE"

MIAMI

MIAMI

11/21/67

INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD

7/20 = 11/20/67

TITLE OF CASE

REPORT MADE BY

DAVID ARAS, aka

RALPH R. HILL, JR.

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REFERENCE:

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CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO

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IN THIS DOCUMENT EXtE

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AT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

$1.

Identify subscribers to telephone numbers set

forth in this report

association with YARAS.

(except those identified as noted), and Sp8 m

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*2. Obtain Bureau authority.for toll records of

Chicago number BU 1-8513 (joint residence of LEONARD

DAVE YARAS) •

SEC

#3. Conduct investigation requested by Miami

letter to Chicago dated May 4, 1967.

their ives Ascertain to he cite at ARhS extent

LEONARD PATRICK and determine if indictments are forth-

coming relating to the investigation of possible extortion

on the part of YARAS and PATRICK against HERMAN SALES, Inc.

of Chicago.

#5. Attempt to establish coverage of YARAS's

activities while in Chicago.

LOS ANGELES

AT LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

Refer to Los Angeles letter to Miami dated

August 24, 1967, setting forth information relating to

DELORES GOODMAN, et al, who reside at 1010 North Spaulding,

Los Angeles. Los Angeles will afford interviews with Janet

not reside

GOODMAN and others at Apartment 5 of that address to de

termine the extent of their knowledge of the activities

of

YARAS. Miami is interested primarily in determining if

YARAS maintains a Los Angeles address in addition to those

in Miami and Chicago.

MIAMI

ET

AT MIAMI, FLORIDA

Will continue to follow and report

on the activi

ties of YARAS.

REVIEWED BY EA

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RELEASE IN FULL

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ADMINISTRATIVE

is noted; however, Miami, has been awaiting results of in-

vestigation being conducted in Chicago.

FLA

The following information relates to recent

bombing activity in the Miami area perpetrated by Miami

hoodlums, the principal suspect being FRANK "LEFTY"

OSENTHAL, alleged Lieutenant of YARAS. It is noted in

this regard that Miami informants have reported that these

bombings are part of an approved plan of the Chicago family?

ICN, to organize certain bookmakers in the Miami area.

Information below relates to contacts with LUIS

POSADA CARRILES in regard to his knowledge of the activi-

ties of captioned individual. At the time of original

contact with CARRILES, he was an employee of CIA. During

the latter stages of his contacts with SA WEISH his em-

ployment with CIA had been terminated. (g42 lep

U)

BOMBINGS - MIAMI AREA

JANUARY •

JUNE. 1967

A.

CONTACTS WITH WAS POSADA CARRIES, 794)(4)

CIA. INFORMANT

10

On July 24, 1965, CIA provided in memo

form

was later identitled as iS POSADA CARRIeS a ReCe

information received from a reliable source.

POSADA advised that DIEGO BORGES was

acting

as

an agent for three Americans who were seeking to buy

pistols, explosives, blasting caps, hand grenades and

silencers. The identity of the Americans was not known

to POSADA although he believed they were members

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POSADA provided the following background in-

in ma pa concerning into and untied the ones SECRET

of arms and munitions by the three:

HERMINIO DIAZ, 732_N.W.-3rd Street,-Miami,

riddi, voy

Florida, sold sixty hand grenades (USMK II) to BORGES

for delivery to Americans. DIAZ received from BORCES

three hundred sixty dollars for grenades but delivered

only forty. Subsequently, BORGES asked source to go to

and either pick up other twenty grenades or the one

hundred twenty dollars in cash which they represented.

S(S4)

RAMON ESCARDA, 620 S.W. 9th Street, who served

In the lo S. Agmy, 1958-1959, was supposed to obtain one

hundred pounds of pentolite for delivery to BORGES LoK

$320-350 (ST) 05X

FLA.

FRANK TAMAYO, 3213 S.W. 8th Street, Miami,

active

6622 caliber silencers to

Americans for $1, 000d

И)

Source gave descriptions of the three Americans

On October 23, 1965, POSADA interviewed by Bureau

Agents®

FOSADA readily admitted he had been in contact

with three Americans who were seeking to purchase hand

ELA.

grenades, weapons, Silencers and explosives. He had been

placed in contact with these Americans by DIEGO BORGES. He

COnJIrmed DIAL, ESCARDA and TAMAYO were also involved in

this transaction. POSADA said shortly after he established

contact with Americans, his CIA contact gave him several

photos in attempt to identify Americans.

FOSADA said he

identified one of the photos as that of FRANK ROSENTHAL.

Imnediately after he identified this photo, CIA instructed

him to break off all contact with these three Americans

and to have nothing further to do with them sal

u)

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POSADA said that six silencers which had been

manufactured at the home of TAMAYO had been given by

BORGES tO ROSENTHAL.

He said ESCARDA was looking for

encolice but aid not know whether material delivere

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•POSADA Identitied ROTHMAN as one of Americans with

ROSENTHAL®

He was of the impression that ROTHMAN was

personalls known to BORGES and had introduced ROSENTHAL

tO BORGES. It is noted ROTHMAN was arrested April 9,

1959, and was later convicted of violation of the National

Stolen Property Act.

He was sentenced to five

years in

prison and ten thousand dollar fine. S7

(4)

By similar communication, dated June 15,

196T, CIA advised the Miami Division that POSADA had been

contacted by FRANK ROSENTHAL during the month of October,

1966. (SAV

И)

ROSENTHAL told POSADA that all silencers he had

;, purchased from FOSADA were pieces of junk and he felt

POSADA and BORGES were responsible for this and maybe his

friends would kill POSADA and BORCES. ( SA) (U)

ROSENTHAL stated although he was out $5,000 from

his previous purchases, he did not want money from POSADA.

ROSENTHAL Said he knew POSADA was working for CIA and he

wanted some CIA equipment. POSADA allegedly refused to do

tnis but rosadA made

tO ROSENTAL. (SeL) (S1u)

number of fuse devices which he gave

This same memo reflects ROSENTHAL contacted

POSADA in early June, 196% ROSENIHAL stated the fuse

devices were no good which were previously fumished and

made a rare for me CLA fuse devices an all

trol wit for detonating explosive charges

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On June e 110l, rOSADA Stated ROSENhAL COn-

SEDRET

tacted him on June 11, 1967• ROSENTHAL asked for requested

equipwent and told source he would get him if he did not

deliver.

POSADA refused to do anything more for ROSENTHAL (S

On June 22, 1967, SAS JAMES J. O'CONNOR and

WARREN R. WELSH met with

LUIS POSADA at Dinner Key, Coco-

nut Crove, Florida St

2 U)

POSADA, at this time, reiterated his past deal

Ings with FRANK ROSENTHAL from the time of the Spring of

1965, through June 12, 196% POSADA made one additional

remark concerning his involvement with ROSENTHAL during

1965•

He stated that he did not directly furnish ROSENTHAL

any of the explosives,

et al, which he requested although

he was introduced to ROSENIHAL as an expert in the field

of explosives.

For his expertise knowledge he was given

$500 by ROSENIHAL sowetime during the month of May, 1965.

POSADA indicated that he gave this money to CIA, who in

turn at a later date gave this money back to him. (ST

% On June 23, 196%, SA JAMES J. O'CONNOR waS

telephonically contacted by POSADA. POSADA related that

on June 22, 196%, he met with FRANK ROSENTHAL. Subject

requested 250 pounds of c- explosives, a large quantity

of pencil type devices and a remote control explosive

apparatus.

ROSENHAI stated to source that money was no

problem and he would pay twenty five times

the original

cost it this was necessary. Sx

• 4)

ROSENTHAL further related to POSADA that there

would be at least twenty more bombings and additional

corpses would be appearing in the Miani area.

Subject

stated that he would be out of town for several weeks

although he requested a meetina

with

June 30, or July 1, 1968.8

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On June 24, 1967, SA WARREN R. WELSH met

with LUIS POSADA

at the Dinner Key area, Coconut, Grove,

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On this date, POSADA was shown a photograph

taken by the bade County Public Safety Department, Miami,

Florida, of an explosive device found at the apartment

residence of MICKEYYLION, 7501 East Treasure Drive, North

Bay Village, Miami! Florida. This device was intended to

go off in the bedrom area of ZION's apartment on May 30,

196% POSADA identified the explosive material as pento-

lite. He stated that he had provided ROSENTHAL with

pencil type devices similar although not identical to the

devices appearing in the photographS)

G. On June 26, 1967, SA WARREN R.

WELSH, me

with source at Dinner Key, Coconut Grove,

Florida. (S4)(s u)

POSADA advised that the cost of C.4 to ROSENTHAL

would be $5-sy a pound.

The ingredients of C-4 are 92%

RDX: and d gelatin. The material is packaged in plastic

type containers weighing approximately 22 pounds each.

devices would

4)

Source related that on

June 24, 1967,

he was

contacted

by DOMINGO

SCHEMENDIA,

son of now deceased

1.4 1

Cuban gambling figure

OSCAR ECHEMENDIA.

"ECHEMENDIA wanted

source to meet with him concerning the obtainment o

plosives for an unknown group of individuals. (ST) (SU

On June 25, 1967, source and ECHEMENDIA went to

a location somewhere

between S.W. 78th Court and 29th

Terrace or 30th Street, in the southwest section of Miami.

(rhis address is that of OLGA CHAVIANO, a Cuban dancer

who is the girlfriend of NORMAN ROTHMAN.

ROTHMAN is the

subject of AR investigation by the Miami Division.)

(SAN (DU)

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POSADA stated that he met with an unknown in-

dividual who was introduced to him as a Chilean. This

individual spoke excellent Spanish and good English.

Unknown individual was interested in obtaining pentolite

pencil type devices, a 308 caliber silencer and any other

delay type material which source could locate.

At this

meet source said that he could see NORMAN ROTHMAN several

hundred

rards

from the place of his meet with the

Chilean.

И)

After the meet source stated that ECHEMENDIA

told him that the Chilean he had just talked with was the

man

responsible

for the recent bombings at MICKEY ZION's

apartment, Rand's Cleaners and Alfie's Sundries. ECHEMEN-

DIA

said that this individual is working for NORMAN

ROTHMAN,

who' 1s

a big man in Miami and a representative

of the Mafia. 1

($ (4)

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with LUiS FOSAlA in the Dinner

Florida (SA ($ U

POSADA identified a photograph of ALBERTO

LARRAL HALSIRe, as the. Chilean whom he had met with on

/ June 2B, 1967,

(It is noted that MAESTRE is a Federal

bureau ot Narcotics lugitive who is also a close associat

F. NORMAN ROTHMAN) SAU CRU

On Jume 28, 1967, LUIS POSADA was contacted

telephoniCally Cally y 7sA war in Washington, DoC Say ($ u)

Source advised that on June 28, 1967, ROSENHAL

had called his house, at which time his wife told RoSelia

that source would be out of town for several days (8 (SlU

On June 28, 1967,

contacted

LUIS POSADA telephonically

SA JAMES J. O'CONNOR.

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Source indicated that during the morning of this

date he met with DOMINGO ECHEMENDIA. At this meet he

promised to furnish ECHEMENDIA with the various materials

requested by ALBERTO LARRAIN-MAESTRE.

Source quoted

ECHEMENDIA a price of $10 a pound

Co4 and $150 per

silencer without the pistol. 34

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Source further advised that ESHEMENDIA tOld

him that he was to meet at midnight, June 29, 1967, with

NORMAN ROTHMAN at the Albion Hotel Lounge, Miami Beach,

Florida. The purpose of this meet, according to spurce,

was to obtain an okay on the price of materials which

were to be provided to the Chileane ST

10.

On July 5, 1967, SA WELSH net with LUIS

POSADA in the Dinner Key area,

"Coconut Grove, Floridal 4)

Source stated that he was trying to analyze in

his own mind the various meetings he has had with FRANK

ROSENIHAL, NORMAN ROTHMAN, DOMINGO ECHEMENDIA and ALBERTO

LARRAIN-MAESTRE.

From all indications it appears that

ALBERIO LARRAIN MAESTRE is performing the bombings for

FRANK ROSENTHAL S

NO LOCALITY.

He reflected that the original contact between

ECHEMENDIA, ALBERTO LARRAIN-MAESTRE and himself came about

through a mutual friend by the name of LUCIO CABRERA.

described the latter individual as a former gunsmith in

the 20506 Brigade.

CABRERA was first contacted by DOMINGO

ECHEMENDIA to obtain various explosives for a Chilean who

was a close associate of NORMAN ROTHMAN. He stated that

CABRERA contacted him

as a potential source of these ex-

plosive devices since he

had

only had one previous concact

with DOMINGO ECHEMENDIA.

(U)

Source stated that he had obtained a remote

(u)

control explosive device for ROSENTHAL although he could

not at this

time obtain all the Cal or pencil type devices

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requested by ROSENTHAL. He indicated that in order to

obtain and the l requested by rosenthal he would have to

contact LUTS MARTI, who resides in the State of New .Jersey®

he stated that MaRil is the source for Cubans who desire

explosivests lu)

POSADA In the Dinner Key area,

1o On July 19019 coconut Grove, Floridad

He related that during the evening of July 6,

1967,

ROSENIAL met him at their usual meeting place,

behind Roger's Food Market, located

the corner of

S.W. 27th Avenue and 25ti Street.

(ul:

ROSENTHAL, in a very amiable mood, reflected

that he would be leaving town either next Tuesday of

Wednesday, and would need his explosive materials by

that time.

He further requested two grease guns with

silencers and two M-? carbines. ROSENTHAL said that he

would make contact with source

during July 10,

196%, for the time of delivery (SaR")

Source stated that the cost of the grease guns

would be $175 per gun and the price of the carbines would

be $120 per unit. He also indicated that during the above

In ROSENTHAL'S CAT. 5

Source

also related that he had had a two hour

talk with DOMINGO ECHEMENDIA on July 6, 1967. ECHEMENDIA

told him that the Chicago mob was contemplating the take

over of the gambling business in the Miami area. DOMINGO!

ECHEMENDIA Stated that a representative of this group came

to his house several nights ago and discussed

the gambling

situation ECHEMENDIA stated that he was to receive an in-

truentia. position with this group tor the purpose of con.

trolling the Cuban bolita operators (SPA(U)

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ECHEMENDIA further stated that on the evening

of his weet with NORMAN ROTHMAN at the Albion Hotel Lounge,

Miam Beach, Florida, ROTHMAN had previously been in contact

With MEYER LANSKY•(SD$U)

U1.5,A-

ECHEMENDIA also commented

operator, by the name of EVARISTO GARCIA VIDAL. ECHEMENDIA

stated that vIDAl was on the outs with the mob in view of

his failure to pay the proper percentage of his earnings.

to the group.

Because

of this distavor, the mob is alleg

edLy out to kill VIDALa

| (R(4)

12.

On July 10, 1901, SA WELSH telephonically

contacted LuIS POSADA. S (S(U)

POSADA stated that he had talked with DOMINGO

ECHEMENDIA regarding the silencers he was to obtain for

the

Peruvian Individual. ECHEMENDIA indicated that he

was going to give one of the silencers to MARGOSA, a car

salesman in the Miami area, who would test the equipment

for the Peruvian.

(SA FRANCIS J. DUFFIN obtained infor-

mation that MARGOSA was formerly Sergeant of Police in

Cuba and a Special Guard at the Tropicana Hotel in

Havana.

This hotel was operated by OSCAR ECHEMENDIA.

now decessed. (SXI(Su)

13.

SA WELSH contacted LUIS POSADA in person

at the dinner

Key

area, Coconut Grove, Florida, on July 11,

1967 SA(* 41

In conversation with DOMINGO ECHEMENDIA he as-

certained that MARGOSA was well pleased with the silencers

which he was testing for the Peruvian. POSADA stated that

he was going to charge the Peruvian $150 per

$15

per pencil and s10 a pound for Col explosive..

POSADA was instructed at this time regarding

tenure of conversation he should have with ROSENTHAL

the

ad

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their next contact. He was requested to make up a story

concerning a tummy customs raid at his residence and the

tact that because of this raid he could not produce

requested explosive devices for ROSENTHAL 5*5) (SYU) SECRET

During the late evening hours of July 11, 1967,

POSADA telephonically contacted SA WELSH and advised him

that he had just been contacted by his CIA supervisor.

He informed him that he was no longer in the employment

of CIA due to an order emanating in Washington, D.C.

He

was told that this action by CIA headquarters in Wash-

ington had nothing to do with either his previous work

record with CIA or his present

contact with the FBI

Office in Miami. (S

U)

POSADA further stated at this time that ROSENTHAL

had contacted his home at approximately 10:45 P-M. at which

time his wife explained that her husband had been in

and that he

would contact ROSENTHAL tomorrow. S

reguble

U.)

140 SA WELSH contacted LUIS POSADA via tele-

phone on July 12, 1961(S4)

U)

POSADA stated that at

approximately 10:30 A.M.

this date he contacted ROSENTHAL at his residence.

ROSENTRAL would not talk on his home phone and requested

After making this telephonic contact, POSADA

indicated that ROSENTHAL was extremely aggravated over

the stalling tactics of POSADA.

He gave POSADA an ulti

matum to either produce the material in ten days of for-

set about everyching (STUCS) (4)

POSADA also related that on this date, DOMINGO

ECHEMENDIA had contacted hin and he informed ECHEMENDIA

that the customs nad raided his house the previous day

ECHEMENDIA stated that this raid meunt nothing and he SeTS) ")

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should not be worried about it. ECHEMENDIA stated that

ALBERTO LARRAIN-MAESTRE was not presently in the Miami.

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15°

July 13, 1967,

SA WELSH contacted AUSTIN

HORN, CIA, Miami. AS D/SOU|

HORN stated that LUIS POSADA CARRILES waS 10

longer an employee of CIA. He stated that the decision

to release POSADA came from their Washington headquarters

in view of the fact that POSADA had without authorization

withdr bleed from an anti-CASTRo group called RestSAXX")

HORN commented that POSADA was instructed to

continue

his cooperation with the FBI Office in Miami

and that he would be paid through September, 1967, as

Long as he cooperated with this other federal agency. (STS TS(4)

16.

On July 14, 196%, SA WELSH met with LUIS

POSADA at Dinner Key, Coconut Grove, Florida (Se) (S) (4)

POSADA stated that he had conferred on this

date with DOMINGO ECHEMENDIA and ALBERTO LARRAIN-MAESTRE

was not in town. ECHEMENDIA told POSADA that he was not

going to place a specific order of explosives with POSADA

until he

found out exactly what MAEStRE and the Peruvian

wanted, insofar as volume of explosive material. 5)(u)

POSADA said that he had heard nothing more from

ROSENTHAL C

So 514)

He further indicated that inasmich as he is not

presently employed in the Miami

area he was contemplating

a top to Vanziela do made to amaze a permiment bye job fi

1% On July 15, 1967,

LUIS POSADA was tele.

phonically contacted by SA WELSHL SI(Se U)

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POSADA advised that DOMINGO ECHEMENDIA advised

that

ALBERTO LARRAIN-MAESTRE had returned to Miami, on this

date. He stated that ECHEMENDIA and MAESTRE were going to

weet later on this date in the southwest section of Miami,

According to POSADA, after this meeting ECHEMENDIA would

contact him regarding the volume and type of explosives

wanted by MAESTRE. (SAU(S) u)

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On July 18, 196%, SA WELSH met in person

with LUIS POSADA in the Dinner Key area, Coconut Grove,

Florida S0(

*(4)

POSADA stated that he had just finished talking

tO DOMINGO ECHEMENDIA. He ascertained that ALBERTO LARRAIN-

MAESTRE had not participated in the bombing of a Miami

police officer in the southwest section of Miami.

MAESTRE

nad left with NORMAN ROTHMAN on either Sunday night or

Monday morning for an unknown destination out of Florida Sl

ECHEMENDIA related to POSADA that a policeman

by the name of DOBSON or DAWSON was helping the "mob

boys"

ECHEMENDIA also related that he had heard that

ALBERTO LARRAIN-MAESTRE and NORMAN ROTHMAN were responsible

for the recent

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On July 24

LUIS POSADA was tele

phonically contacted by SA WELSH

POSADA stated that on July 20, 1967, FRANK

ROSENTHAl. had

contacted him at his residence.

POSADA

at this time told ROSENHAL that he was no longer in-

terested in obtaining explosives for him and that he wished

to have no further dealings with hin. After hearing this,

ROSENTHAL became very irate and gave back to POSADA a

number of pencils that ha had previously secured from him gile (4)

SECRET

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POSADA stated that he became very upset over the

conduct of ROSENTHAL and requested him to leave his resi-

dence in three seconds or he would shoot him in the head.

After this threat by POSADA, ROSENTHAL told him "that

someday

was playing gin rumny POSADA would be

killed"

20.

on August 1,

196%,

LUIS POSADA was cons

tacted telephonically by SA WELSHI

POSADA stated that on this date he had been in

contact with DOMINGO ECHEMENDIA. ECHEMENDIA stated that

NORMAN ROTHMAN had gone to the Hollywood, California area

and ALBERTO LARRAIN-MAESTRE had departed for Peru.

Source

could not learn the duration of either of these two visits.

He stated that he was no longer going to contact

DOMINGO ECHOMENDIA and told this individual that he could

no longer supply him with explosive material SU(SYul

21. On August 4, 1967, LUIS POSADA was contacted

by SA WELSH at the corner of l. So 1 and Bird

POSADA stated that several days after his last

controntation with ROSENTHAL he

received a letter in the

mail from an unknown individual. He stated that the con-

tents

of this letter consisted of eight pennies which were

held together by Scotch tape and a 350 caliber bullet.

POSADA did not know the significance of either of the

SEORET

POSADA stated

that he had heard nothing during

ECHIMENDIA not to contact him

•0.

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In conclusion, POSADA stated that he was con

templating a tri

racas, Venezuela, on Tuesday,

August 8,

• 1967.

INFO

MANLS

SEORET

MM. T-1

T-2

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MM 998-C

PCI RAY WALDEN,

Chicago Office

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FD-204 (Rev. 3-3-59)

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Copy to:

Report of:

Date:

Field Office File #:

Title:

1. • U. S. Attorney, Miami

(ATTN: Departmental Attorney WILLIAM EARLE)

1 = U. S. Attorney, Chicago

RALEH R.

HILL, JRo

Office:

Miami, Florida

11/21/68

92-1047

Bureau File #: 92-7599

DAVID. YARAS

Character:

ANTI-RACKETEERING

Synopsis:

i :

YARAS last observed in Miami early August, 1967, In cow-

pany with ANIHONY RICCI and others. YARAS not known tc

be in Miami since August. Miami informant reports that

YARAS maintains degree of control over activities of

Miami and Miami Beach gamblers and bookmakers for the

Chicago organization. YARAS last observed in Chicago,

10/24/6%

=P.

DETAILS:

AF MIAMI. FLORIDA

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

DATE 10-30-35. BY 9/45

2160391

daglass

9-3-94 5p8 mAC/ISR

This document contatns neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It Is the property of the FBI and is loaned to

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FD-302 (Rev. 4-15-64)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date

8/4/67

The following observations were made

during a physical surveillance conducted in the

vicinity of 4410 Adams, Miami Beach, Florida:

7:01 PM - DAVID YARAS and female

depart his residence at 4410 Adams, enter his automobile

and proceed, via the Julia Tuttle Causeway and the Airport

Expressway,

to the Miami Springs Villas, park in the vicinity

of the Carriage Club there.

8:15 PM - YARAS and female companton observed

dining with

PETE SARNOFF, ANTHONY RICCI, two unknown males

and several unknown females. All females appear to be

wives of the men present.

-2-

On_

8/3/67

Mlami Beach, Florida

_File #

Miami 92-1047

bY SAS RALPH R. HIld, MatRi: WE

WENDELL W. HALLidate dietated

8/4/67

neither recommendations

nor conclusions of the FBl. It is the property of the FBl and is loaned to your agency:

it and. its contents

are not to be distributed outside your agency.

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MM To1 advised in August, 1967, that DAVID YARAS

maintains a good deal of control over the activities of

certain Miami and Miami Beach bookmakers and gamblers as

part of the over-all plan to integrate the Miami area

bookmakers into the Chicago organization. A certain amount

of the action received by YARAS is turned over to PASQUALE

ERRA, described by the informant as being the strongest

Ia Cosa Nostra (ICN) figure in Miami. The informant states.

that YARAS' main interests, however, lie in Chicago,

where

he continues to maintain bookmaking, shylocking and "scam"

businesses.

ALFRED MARI, also known as ALFIE MART, reSides

at 1211 100th Street,

Bay Harbor Island. He was inter

viewed at 1245-Michigan Avenue, MART volunteered the

following information:

He stated that he first came to Miami Beach,

Florida, in 1946 after his discharge from the U. S. Army.

MART first started to work as a clerk in a horse room and

shortly thereafter was given his own horse room.

According

tO MART, all bookmaking and gambling was controlled by the

§ & G Syndicate. He reflected that before the influence of

the nob, everyone connected with the syndicate was trust-

worthy and honest.

MART indicated that for a short period of time

during 1964, he was associated as

a part-owner in the Derby

Sports Book

Located in Las Vegas, Nevada. One of his

partners: in this legal bookmaking operation was GEORGE ABDO

who is now deceased. In order to financially back this

book, MART stated that he mortgaged his home and also se-

cured a personal loan in New York City. He said that during

the first six months of 1964, he spent most of his time in

Las Vegas in'order to secure

his interests at the business.

In his opinion, he was swirdled in the operation and finan-

cial backing of this bookmaking establishment and further

contends that there are several falsehoods in the indictment

presently pending against him in the district court in

• Las Vegas, Nevada.

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MART stated that during the past several years,

he has operated Alfie's Sundries which is located at 1664

Alton Road, Miami Beach, Florida.

He also admits that

during the

past years he has conducted a small intrastate

bookmaking operation. Most of the business is conducted

by a paid clerk who has operated either at the sundries

score or in another location. He reflected that due to his

money interests, he does not manage the day to day operation

of his bookmaking business although he is the financial

backer of same.

MARI stated that sometime during the spring of

1963,

a line service came to the Miami area under the name

of Multiple Sports News Service (MSNS). This outfit was

headed by FRANK "LEFTY"' ROSENTHAL. He was assisted in

this venture by STANLEY GREEN, who acted as a clerk and

pick-up man

He indicated that MSNS disseminated line

information on collegiate and professional football, pro-

fessional baseball and collegiate and professional basket-

ball. In addition, they would supply player information and

up-to date scores.

The latter was possible in view of a

Western Union sports sticker which was installed in the

offices of MSNS. MART stated that he was assigned a code

number in which he or his clerk could use in obtaining

average price he paid per week.

MART said that in addition to the line service,

MSNS also published a weekly sports journal. This joural

was put out on a weekly basis and consisted of the schedule

for the coming week of sports activity whether it be foot-

ball, baseball or basketball. As a service to MSNS, Alfies

Sundries would sell the sheets on their stand for 35 cents

although they paid 23 cents a copy from the publisher.

Normally they would get 70 to 100 sheets a week for local

dissemination.

In MART's opinion, MSNS did have mob or syndicate

backing at the time they started in 1963. He indicated that

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no force was used in obtaining subscribers to their service

but the word was out among the bookmaking fratemity that

it was the thing to do. He feels that during the past year

MSNS has lost their affiliation with the syndicate and

now

is operating independent of any organized authority.

MART said that during the current 1967 major

league baseball season, he paid $50 a week for the line

service.

Normally the $50 would be paid in cash by one of

his employees working at Alfies Sundries to STANLEY GREEN.

GREEN's normal pick-up day was either Monday or Tuesday.

MART said that the baseball line during the current

season was norwally disseminated the first time around 11:30

a.mo to noon.

ming the week of May to, 196e the tine

was coming out around 1 P.m.

MARI" stated that

he personally

complained to GREEN about this late dissemination and GREEN

told him that the delay was necessary in view of the fact

that there were fewer customers taking the service. MART

MSNS

over the weekend for their line information.

On May 23 or May 24, 1967, STANLEY GREEN came to

Alfies Sundries and demanded all the weekly sports journals

that were in the rack. GREEN indicated that MSNS was going

out of business as to both the dissemination of the line

and the publication of their sports joumals.

Several days after GREEN's visit to Alfies Sun-

dries, FRANK ROSENTHAL Came into the sundries and spoke

personally with MART. In their conversation, MART told

ROSENTHAL that he did not think it

was right

for MSNS to

all of a sudden pull out their publications or in fact

stop disseminating the line.

MART also told ROSENTHAL that

he was due a refund for services that had not been rendered.

ROSENTHAL seemingly agreed and said he would consult SIANLEY

GREEN as to the amount of the refund.

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MART stated that during the late evening hours

of May 31, 196%, an explosion occurred at the back end of

the American Epicure Market which is situated next door

to Alfies Sundries. He stated that he was in the area

at the time of the explosion and had seen no one in the

area whom he considered a suspect.

He did receive some

information shortly after the explosion that one of the

employees of the market considered himself to be an expert

in the field of demolition. He was also aware of the fact

that ED THAL, had fired on May 29, 1967, a Negro employee

who was very irate at THAL for this action.

MART stated that his bookmaking operation con

tinued after the first bombing at the American Epicure

Market.

He further related that after MSNS had with

drawn their sheets from Alfies Sundries, he started to

print his own schedules. The first sheet was a xeroxed

copy of that put out by MSNS although he deleted the name

of this service from the publication. He said that the

first sheet was printed in a volume of 70 sheets. He

stated that ROSENTHAI came into the store after his sheet

came on the market, and he told him what he had done.

MARI said that he told ROSENTHAL that he was

sure that his

small publication of sheets would not in any way hinder

the business of MSNS. MART stated

the next two publica-

tions were similar in format to the sheet put out in Fort

Worth, Texas.

At the time of his first interest in pub

lishing a sheet, he contacted ANGEL-KAPLAN for five of their

sheets although his money was returned with a note in-

dicating the impossibility of shipping sheets to the Miami,

Florida area®

MART stated

that on June 16, 1967, a severe ex-

plosion took place in Alfies Sundries.

The

main blast

from the explosion occurred in the area of the telephone

booths on the south side of the store.

He indicated that

he was not at the store at the

time of the explosion al-

though he appeared on the scene shortly after the occurrence.

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MART

said it was obvious at this time that the previous

bombing at the American Epicure Market was a mistake and

was really meant for Alfies Sundries.

MARI stated that he considers the prime suspect

in the two bombings to be FRANK ROSENTHAL. He character-

ized this individual as a man with an uncontrollable temper

and further, an individual that was very unpredictable and

at times, irrational in his behavior. He reflected that

ROSENTHAL might have thought he was putting out either a

line of his

own or in fact disseminating to potential

customers of MSNS the line that had been given him.

According to MART, If the latter were true, MSNS would of

course lose a sizeable amount of money per week.. He em-

phatically denied that he was either putting out a line or

giving the line put out by MSNS to othertbookmakers whether

It be in the Miami, Florida area or out of state.

MART readily admitted friendship with one MICKEY

ZION and stated that it was common knowledge that ZION was

a prominent bookmaking figure in the Miami, Florida area.

He said that he was personally aware of the fact that ZION

and FRANK ROSENTHAL have had many arguments over the opera

tion of MSNS.

These arguments would stem from accusations

by ZION that ROSENIHAL was in fact putting out a false line

and also to the fact that ZION was being charged too much

money for the service rendered by MSNS.

He said that

during the fall and winter 1966-1967, ZION was paying $150

A short time ago ZION was requested

to pay $200 a week by ROSENTHAL for service. ZION re-

fused to pay this amount of money. He further related that

on one occasion ZION approached him to work out a deal for

both of them obtaining line service from MSNS under one

account number. MART refused to enter into such an agree-

ment with ZION.

MART said that between the time of the first

bombing and before the second bombing, ROSENTHAL called

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FD-323 (Rev. 11-29-61)

In Reply, Please Refer to

File No.

92-1047

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Miami, Florida

November 21, 1967

Title

DAVID YARAS, aka

Character ANTI-RACKETEERING

Reference is made to report of Special Agent

RALPH R. HILL, JR., dated and

captioned as above, at Miami.

All sources (except any listed below) whose identities

are concealed in referenced communication have furnished reliable

information in the past.

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Alfies Sundries on several occasions late at night while

he was in the store. He said ROSENTHAL attempted to dis-

guise his voice although it was apparent to him that it

WaS ROSENTHAL. ROSENTHAL on these occasions stated that

he was desirous of obtaining certain baseball scores and

was told by MICKEY ZION to call this number for results.

MART politely told ROSENTHAL that he did not have the

results desired but possibly he could call back in several

hours for the information.

"It was MART's opinion that

these calls were aimed at attempts to establish a working

relationship between ZION and himself by ROSENTHAL.

In conclusion, MART stated that he was sure that

if MIKE COPPOLA was alive there would have been no violence

in the area. He related that COPPOLA had silent but firm

control over gambling matters, and he did not believe in

rough stuff. It was MART's opinion that a new young group

of individuals are attemting a takeover in the area and

are resorting to any means available to prove their posi-

tion. He indicated that FRANK ROSENTHAL, DAVE YARAS aId

BENNY HUSICK would certainly fall under the category he

had just mentioned.

The following information was given through

observation and interview:

Name

Alias

Race

Sex

Date of birth

Place of birth

Height

Weight

Hair

Eyes

Marital Status

ALFRED MART

ALFIE MART

White

Male™

August 8, 1916

New York City, New York

5'8"

180 pounds

Grey

BrOWn

Married

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Wife

Children

Local residence

ADELAIDE

Two sons

1211 100th Street

Bay Harbor Island

Miami Beach, Florida

MM I-L advised in September, 1967, that he had

not seen YARAS in the Miani area for several months,

and

that when he is in town, YARAS and his wife eat regularly

at the restaurant located in the Southgate Apartments,

Miami

. Beach.

AT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

MM TO3 advised on October 24, 1967, that DAVID

YARAS was observed at 3600 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago,

with his son, LEONARD YARAS, on October 20,

1967.

On October 24, 1967, Bureau Agents observed

DAVID YARAS at the A-1 Laundry and Dry Cleaning building,

Chicago and at 3600 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago.

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