Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: HQ
Document date: 01/13/1965
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

6/10/201

AGENCY:

RECORD NUMBER :

RECORD SERIES :

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

FBI

124-90096-10035

HQ

92-2989-222

Released under the John

Assassination Records

Collection Act of 1992

144 USC 2107 Notel.

Cased:NIT 45964 Date:

11-16-2017

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FROM:

TO :

TITLE :

FBI

HQ

DATE: 01/13/1965

PAGES:

26

SUBJECTS :

CHARLES TOURINE

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS : 4; 10(a)2

CURRENT STATUS:

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 07/20/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS: SUMMARY; CORRELATION SUMMARY

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• JEK Act

6 (4)

The Legat Attache, Havana Cuba, on 12/5/57 advised that the

Hotel Capri, which

opened for business on November 29, 1957, was

supposedly owned and operated by Jack Lieberbaum and J. J. Sheppard. M

alias Charlie White,

One source (not identified) indicated that Charles Taurine,

"Charlie The Blade," had a piece of the casino

sal the capri. He was also said to have been an associate of Jimmy

02-75147-210-90 p.

942570)

SI 62-100008-442

(105255707 Add. info.)

NH-22-C advised on 2/3/58 that Midge Renault (92-2980)

was in Florida, and had made the trip there with. the purpose in mind

of going to Cuba to contact a man known only to informant as "The

Blade".

The informant did not know the purpose of this contact.

(Charles "The Blade" Tourine, Miami Top Hoodlum) U

PCI

(protect identity) advised on 2/11/58,

that he was at Connecticut State Police, Wethersfield, at the same

time that Charles "The Blade" Tourine and Salvatore Annunziato were

there.

92-2980-8X1 p. 80,170

(345

This reference sets

out information in connection with a

program in the Criminal Division (62-28280) of the Department of

Justice in which efforts were being made to combat organized crime.

In this connection Milton Wessell of the Organized Crime and Racketeering

Section on 6/17/58 made available a list containing 250 names and

is containing 250 nane:

requested that he be furnished information

regarding these

The name of Charles Tourine,

7927 West Drive, Apt. A-0,

Harbor Island, Fla. appeared on this list.

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JFK Act 6 (4)

(continued)

Wessel stated that some of these individuals attended the

Apalachin meeting. He also stated that he would be interested in

having information concerning these individuals.

Wessel was advised

that if any information came to our attention indicating that these

ang wore the su face be ad

indicate to the Criminal Division that Wessel had expressed an interest

n it.

List enclosed

62-28280-333 encl. p.9

(80)

that on 8/17/50, Charles tourine, wa.

(protect identity) advised

charles White,

and Nicholas

Di Costanzo had been observed in the

gambling casino in the Hotel

Capri, Havana, Cuba. U

92-2781-77 p. 6

(12,627

HAV-33 advised that on 11/17/58, Nicholas Di Castanzo,

Charles Tourine

Anthony Williams

Santos

Trafficante (92-2781)

other individuals had a meeting with other casino operators in Havana

but that the purpose of this meeting

I was not known. CU

Add. info.

92-2781-86 p.5

(124,62)

MM- 509-C advised on 11/21/58 that Mario Lombarri, strong

man for top hoodlums Frank Costello and Joseph Rao, had been in recent

years associating with former Niami top hoodlum charles Tourine. U

92-2908-53 p.3

(12%

CONt

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JEK Act 6 (4)

A review of the Newark files revealed that on 1/18/60 an

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division (not further identified) agent

furnished information that the last girlfriend of Charlie "The

Tourine was a girl named Evelyn Archer (105-95507) of Houston, Texas. U

105-95507-1 p.2

(23433%

SI 105-95507-4 p. 2

(235337

advised that on 10/27/60, he was contacted by one Baptiste, a former

Lavana agne, lore anted that to men had been to see one Matios li.

Bank and Trust Company, Miami, Fla.,

regarding the purchase of pesos to send to Cuba.

This informant stated that during

a meeting

in Attorney Leon

Borden's office regarding

the pesos

transaction, one "Jimmy"

recognized by the informant as previously associated with the

call which he stated was made to his contact

men to Miami to confirm the deal with Vildostegui. U

This informant was of the opinion that one Charley White,

formerly of the Capri Hotel in Havana was the individual "Jimmy" was

representing.

62-105411-152 p.2

(668

Detective Philip Elfman of the Miami Beach Police Depart-

ment stated that it was his understanding that Ida Puentex brought

Susan Clary from NY to Miami Beach in the Fall of 1959 and that Clary

later becane the girl friend of charles "The slade" fourine, nat clas

world figure of Miami Beach and NY.

Elfman further advised

was back in iami Beach after two months in efided at the Beaux

He also stated that

Tourine was still in N but when in Miami,

Apartments, 7116 Bay Drive, Miami Beach. V

66-2341-29-121 p.7

(114,315)

*Connected with prostitution activities in Miami area.

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NN-509-C advised that the following individuals held a

opening up

a gambling establishnent somewhere outside of Miami proper:

Nicholas Di Costanzo, Eddie Gold, William Gusto Bischoff, Wingy

Grober, Joe Silesi (166-132) and Charles Tourine.

166-132-2 p.R

(20)

By letter dated 12/19/60, Robert L. Moore, Chief, Investigations,

State Gaming Control Board,

Carson

City, Nev., requested FBI

Identification Records on 35 "known hoodlums and racketeers"

records were to be used for derense purposes for the Caming contres

Board in an action filed in the US Court for the District of Nevada

against the above board by Louis Tom Dragna for an alleged infringement

on his civil rights.

Charles

tourine, FBI #695716, was among the

names listed in this

letter.

32-3327-1054

(27

Detective Nat Laurendi, NY County DA's office (protect

identity) on 2/23/61 advised that information had come to his

be

directly responsible for the operation of large scale gambling of all

this included all lay off bets.

92-3905-23 P.2

(15,317

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On 5/18/62, NH-415-PC (137-8135) advised that one of the

biggest gamblers and operators in Washington, De was an individual

named "Nesselin", and

that Charlie the Blade Tourine reportedly had

a piece of "Nesselin's" operation.

This informant also advised that he had heard at one time

that Tourine had won over $300

,000 from Lou Wallace, owner of the

Latin Quarter in NYC. Tourine was supposed to have

won this money in

a crap game with Wallace about 3 years ago.

137-8135-2 p.7,9

127)

RH-95-C on 10/5/62 advised that "Jiggs" Simpson told him

on that date that Joseph Nesline was actively engaged in "shylocking"

operations in Washington, DC area.

RH-95-C advised further that Nesline's partner in this

work appeared to be a person known to Simpson as Charlie White.

White

was supposed to be obtaining a lot of money from hoodlum sources, and,

according to Simpson, was considered to be one of the top four hood-

This informant stated that Charlde White had taken over

the apartment of Langhorne Carter Rorer and was residing at this place.

The exact location was not made known to the informant, however, it

was possible it could have

been apartment 339, 1500 Massachusetts

Ave., NW, Washington, DC.

165-138-442 p.3

(19,724

SI 165-138-444 p.2

(195727

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•Stephen J. Dineen, 345 Cypress Drive, Key Biscayne, Fla.

(protect identity)

a former business contact of Charles Ralph

DuBois (105-111459) and Steve Van Gelder, advised on 12/21/62 that

he had recently talked to Leon Ross and Ross related that DuBois had

Ross further informed the informant that one Charlie White,

who used to have the gambling concession at the Capri Night Club in

Havana, Cuba, was possibly with Dubois and Van Gelder in Europe. U

105-111459-13 p.2

(722

MM-509-C advised that the owners of ciro's Restaurant*

vere preparing for a big dice game to be held during the week of

1/8/63 and which was scheduled

to take place in a separate building

just beyond the restaurant. u

This informant advised that this dice game was schedulec

to take place on 1/10-13/63 at Ciro's however, it had been called off

at the last minute because those involved were not able to obtain a

solid "okay" to operate.

Charles Tourine was one of those scheduled

to participate in the game.

166-132-10

(20)

*No address given.

then at sun deBate, he 16p.

162-432-14 p.5

(194

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MM-833-PC advised that Robert Shelton Becker (162-1086)

was acquainted with (FNU) Miller who was staying in one of Charles

Tourine's apartments at the Beaux Arts, North Bay Village, Fla.

informant

also stated that Becker had been seen with Charles tourine. l

Information submitted by Miami report dated 4/3/63.

162-1086-1 p.7

(19)

JEK Law 10(a)2

Grand Jury

he stated that

lins Andeles. Calif

92-4157 testified before a redera

on 5/14/63. Durina this testimonv

During this testimony

bit of information regarding

related quite a

92-4157-71 p.C:

(15,71,807

NY-3920-C on 4/1/64, advised that Joe Rivers (166-132)

had frequented the Hialeah

in the percent a vers claimed he was brose

and that during the past winter he had twice borrowed $25,000 from

Charlie White, aka, Charlie

The Blade. U

166-132-14 p. C

(7258720

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The following references appearing in the file captioned

"CRIMDEL" (63-4296) contain information pertaining to the activities

of Charles Tourine, in Miani, Fla, and Havana, Cuba, Newark, NJ.U

REFERENCE

SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER

63-4296-29-97 p.2

(10530)

-127 p. 3,4

(10)

-143

p .1

(105)

-160

P

3

(10%

-162

-185

p.

2

(102

-194

p.1

(10466,677

p.2

(106v

-208

p.1

(10)

-34.7

(10,301

63-4296-31-213

(11430)

63-4296-34-259 p.1

(11,307

The following references in the file captioned "Meeting

information

concerning

insure that logical sources of information were interviewed to ascertain

Tourine, alleged top

the purpose of the above meetingseing considered for interview and

associate of Joseph Silesi* was

on 6/24/59, Niami

advised that NM-665-PC

a close friend of Tourine's,

was

being utilized for the purpose of determining information as to

Tourine's activities.

Miami also advised that there was no indication that Tourine

was either invited to attend or did attend this meeting and that in

view of the efforts being made to obtain information concerning this

meeting through NI-665-PC

no direct effort would be made to interview

Tourine at that time.

SERIAL

SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER

254 p.1

(114

305 p. 46

(11)

327 p.2

(11,262

*According to serial 216 of above

file Joseph Silesi was reportedly

present at the meeting of 11/14/57.U

CCONFIENTANS

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JEK Act 6 (4)

CON

The following references in the file captioned "General

Investigative Intelligence File,

contain information pertaining

to the activities of Charles Tourine.

Set out below is a synopsis

of the information contained in each

reference. u

REFERENCE

AND SEARCH

SYNOPSIS

SLIP PAGE NUMBER

62-75147-29-714 p.2,3

(8530,610)

PCI advised he met Charles

Tourine was.

Charles White, "The

Blade" while in Havana, Cuba.

stated Tourine left

no doubt

that he was boss of the casino

at Hotel Capri in Havana.

(letter from Miami 12/13/57)

Add. info. U

Rod Goeriz, Special Agent,

Vational soard of Hire Under

writers, advised that Phil

Harris was a gambler who was

engaged in a

gambling and book-

making operation with Charles

Tourine wa. Charles White, at

the Americana Hotel, Bal Harbour,

Florida during the 1957-58

season. Add. info.u

The "Havana Daily Post" on

1/8/58 contained

a photograph of

one C. White with George Raft and

Cuban lawyer, Dr. Magin Benach at

the Oriental Park Race track in

Havana, Cuba on 1/5/58.

C. White

was identical with Charles Tourine. U

MM-509-C advised that one Charles

White arrived in Miami Beach from

Myrtle Beach, SC about 8/18 or 19/58.

Informant stated that White was

formerly a gambling partner of Charles

Tourine, was.

Blade."

(Add. info. according to 1M-509-c) 4

62-75147-29-730 p.3::

185,62)

62-75147-210-100 po1,2

(9254516722

62-75147-29-740 p.3

( 930)

(continued)

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(continued)

SYNOPSIS

CONFID

REFERENCE AND SEARCH

SLIP PAGE NUMBER

62-75147-29-737 p.3

(9550570200

Norman rainsley, Detective, Miami

Beach, Police Department advised

that Charles Tourine was. Charlie

White, "The Blade" left his post.

at the

Capri Hotel, Havana, Cuba,

for a visit to Mexico for

the purpose

of exploring the possibilities of

opening a gambling casino in Mexico as

there appeared to be some indication

that Mexico would permit open

blIng. PLotter from biant s/29758711

MM-665-PC advised that he had recently

visited Charles Tourine and his wife

in Havana, Cuba. Tourine told infor-

mant that

he would have liked to visit

Pope in Rome, when he and his wiie

were on a world tour during the past

suminer.

Informant

advised that on 9/9/58 Harry

Brooks was going to Cuba to discuss

with Tourine the opening of a gambling

casino in Mexico

Mexican authorities.

which was approved by

62-75147-29-742 p.1,2

(92)

The following references appear in the main files of the

criminal hoodlums listed

below.

Information was set out regarding the

activities and association of Charles Tourine with these individuals

and other hoodlums throughout the US.

Some of these individuals were

closely associated with Tourine.u

INDIVIDUAL

RE FERENCE

Vincent Alo

Gilbert Lee Beckley

92-2815-25 p.16

87-59855-93 p.54

SEARCH SLIP

PAGE NUMBER

(26809

(114,265706)

(continued)

comeras

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