Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, NY
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 06/20/1968
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107

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JFK Assassination System

Date:

4/13/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY :

FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

124-10207-10404

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER : CR 105-175983-11 •

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

SAC, NY

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE:

06/20/1968

PAGES:

8

SUBJECTS :

[Restricted]

DOCUMENT TYPE :

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Secret

RESTRICTIONS: 1B; 4

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 11/10/1997

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

INC 2 S/S

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Released unter

Note)

Tohn

Kerretty Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 741 USC 2107

SJ 92-46

Instant matter and submit report to reach Bureau by

May 15, 1965.

INFORMANTS:

Identity of source

9CI, 3 0. JOSIE TORRES-ORTIZ,

Dates contacted

6/8/64

SJ T-2 1s SJ 512-C.

SJ T-3 IS IVAN SOLER, Whose

10/27/64

9/3/64

identity 1s

concealed at

his request.

SJ I-4 1S RAFAEL PAGAN ESMORIS,

10/27/64

whose identity is concealed

at his request.

SJ T-5 18 SJ 493-0.

SJ I-6 1S AL PASS, PCI,

SJO.

Contacted by

SA ROYAL L.

BLASSINGAME

SA HOWARD CECIL

"

SJ I-T IS BERNARD MALIN,

PCI, SJO.

SJ I-8 1s SJ 358-S.

SJ T-9 1s JOSE MARTINEZ

GONZALEZ,

PCI, STO.

SJ I-10 18 SJ 491-C.

SJ I-11 1s NY 2578-0.

11/4/64

5/27/64

6/27/64

11/4/64

11/10/64

7/27/64

10/23/64

7/21/64

10/21/64

10/28/64

10/2/64

SA JOHN G. DEVINE

SA ARNOLD W.

O'BRIEN.

SA WENDEL I W.

- HALL, JR..

SA THOMAS J.

STICKNEY

SA WENDELL W.

HALL, JR.

SA HERBERT I.

MONAHAN, JR.

SA ROBERT G.

O'NEIL

COVER PAGE

901-10108.

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107

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FD-201 (Rev. 3-3-59)

UN. 'ED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Copy to:

Report of:

Date:

Field Office File No.:

Title:

I - USA, San Juan

SA ARNOLD W.

O'BRIEN

11/13/64

92-46

Office:

San Juan

Bureau File No.: 62-9-48

CRIME CONDITIONS IN PUERTO RICO

Character:

ANTIRACKETEERING

Synopsis:

Illegal gambling confined primarily to bolita (numbers racket).

FELICIANO ADORNO MEDINA, aka "Chiquitin," JOSE and NIGUEL

SOTO ZARAGOSA, in the San Juan metropolitan area; and JOHN

MOISES BRAVO MONAGAS, FELIX PELIBUTER and FRANCISCO SANCHEZ

AGUILA, aka "El Veterano," in the other areas of the island,

continue to be the larger operators.

• BEN GAINES, former

owner of Skyways Motel, International Airport, Miami, Florida,

and HYRON DAVID LEWIS, former owner

Puerto Rico, separately and exhibited an interest in purchase

of Americana Hotel and Ponce de Leon Hotel, both of which

have gambling casinos authorized by the Commonwealth Government

of Puerto Rico. Narcotics a continuing problem in Puerto

Rico.

Most prominent suspects for Importation and sale of

narcotics are BENJAMIN RODRIGUEZ BERNARDINI, Owner, Intermezzo

Club sorerunce, Puerto Rico, and JESUS MARIA ROLON MARXUACH,

" owner, 21 Club, Isla Verde, Puerto Rico.

Prostitution continues to flourish in Puerto Rico because

of lack of local laws to control; however, most prostitutes

are local girls, with some Cuban prostitutes.

No Information

of graft or corruption in politics with exception of Isolated

figures are connected, directly or indirectly,

with union

activities, with perhaps exception of Local 901, Teamsters

.. 1/10/95

JFKY

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI.

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its contents are not to be distributed outside your agenoy.

It is the property of the FBI and in loaned to your agency,-it and

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In Reply, Please Refer to

File No.

STATES DEPARTMENT OF _USTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

san Juan, puerto Rico

November 13, 1964

CRIME CONDITIONS IN PUERTO RICO

ANTIRACKETEERING

Reference report of SA ARNOLD W. O'BRIEN dated

and captioned as above at san Juan.

SJ T-l is an attorney who handles criminal cases

for the local hoodlum element.

SJ I-2 is a businessman who has associated with

bolita and bolipul operators for a number of years.

Puerto Rico.

SJ T-3 1s the owner of a travel agency in Mayaguez,

SJ I-4 1s Vice president and Manager of a bank in

the Mayaguez, Puerto

Rico, area.

SJ T-5 1s a car salesman in Arecibo, Puerto Rico.

SJ I-6 1s the general manager of a casino of one

of the luxury hotels in San Juan, puerto Rico.

So T-T is a night club owner who is associated with

the local hoodlum element in san Juan,.

Puerto Rico.

- SJ T-8 1s an associate of local hoodlums in the

Arecibo - Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, areas.

SJ I-9 1s a bar owner in the San Juan metropolitan

area.

SJ T-10 1s an employee in a casino of one of the

larger luxury hotels in san Juan, puerto RIco:

so T-ll is a resident of the Harlem, New York City.

area who is

acquainted with the numbers racket operators ir

this area.

This document contains noither

recommon "ations nor conclusiona

todd tear party of

oy, it ena its cosicale aro not to

be distributed

outside your

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Refer tô

YES DEPARTMENT OI

FCDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

San Juan, Puerto Rico

November 13, 1964

USTICE

CRIME CONDITIONS IN PUERTO RICO

• ANTIRACKETEERING

Reference report of SA ARNOLD W. Q'BRIEN dated

and captioned as above at san Juan.

SJ I-I 1s an attorney who handles criminal cases

for the local hoodlum element.

SJ T-2 is a businessman who has associated with

bolita and bolipul

operators for a number of years.

SJ T-3 1s the owner of a travel agency in Mayaguez,

puerto Rico.

SJ I-4. 1s Vice President and Manager of a bank in

the Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, area.

SJ I-5 18 a car salesman in Arecibo, Puerto Rico:

SJ T-6 1s the general manager of a casino' of one

of the luxury hotels in san Juan, puerto Rico.

SJ I-T is a night club owner who is associated with

the local hoodlum element in san Juan, Puerto Rico.

SJ I-8 1s. an associate of local hoodlums. In the

Arecibo - Aguadilla, Puerto Rico,, areas.

, SJ. T-9 is a bar owner in the San. Juan metropolitan

area.

SJ I-10 is an employee in' a casino. of one of the

larger luxury hotels in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

SJ T-11 :1s a resident of the Harlem, New York City,

area who is acquainted with the numbers racket operators in

this area.

This document contains neither

recommendations nor conclusions

of the FBI. It is tho proporty of

the FBi an

1 1s locacà to youragen

oy, it and its contonts are dut to.

distributed outside yor

ency.

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