Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, MM
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 8/6/56
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

4/27/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

124-10302-10187

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 143-210-4

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

SAC, MM

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE:

• PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

08/06/1956

4

NRO, SLOT MACHINES, EMP, BKG, AKA, MIL SERV,

GAMBLING ACT

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS:

Redact

JATE OF LAST REVIEW: 03/12/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS: INC NOTE, TTY

v9.1

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (14 USC 2107 Hote).

DATE: 11-14-2017

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

COMMUNICATIONS SECTION

AUG G

1956

TELETYPE

Mr.

Tolson.

Mr. Nichols.

Mr. Boardiah

31s Mr. Belmont.-

Alason

Mr

Lohr

il'soug

usent

Mr. Tamm

Mr. Nease_

Mr. Winterrowd

Tele. Room

FBY, MIAMI

Mr. Holloman

8-6-56

9-50 PM EST

EVA

Miss, Gandy-

DIRECTOR, FBI

.. • URGENT...

NORMAN ROTHMAN, ITGD, INFORMATION RECEIVED THIS DATE THAT

TRAILER LOADED WITH SLOT MACHINES WAS PRESENTLY AT THE TAMIAMI

TOURS, MIAMI, FLA. TYSON STEELE, MANAGER TAMIAMI TOURS ADVISE -1

HE HAD RECEIVED WAY BILL INDICATING SHIPPER TO BE NORMAN ROTHMAN

AND CONSIGNEE NORMAN ROTHMAN. HE BROKE SEAL TO DETERMINE WHERE

MERCHANDISE SHOULD BE SENT, INASMUCH AS NO ADDRESS ON

WAY

BILLO AFTER BREAKING SEAL HE OBSERVED TRAILER LOADED WITH

SLOT MACHINE PARTS AND IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED SO. SO NOTIFIED

MM OFFICE. INVESTIGATION FINK REFLECTS THIRTYTWO THOUSAND EIGHT

HUNDRED LBS. EQUIPMENT SHIPPED CHICAGO, ILL. TO MM. NO MARKING

LISTED ON CARTONS INDICATING SHIPPPER OR CONSIGNEE•

NO DESCRIPTIVE DATE RE CONTENTS OF CARTONS• USA GUILMARTIN

AUTHORIZED SEIZURE EQUIPMENT. EQUIPMENT SEIZED BY SAC •

/ CHARLES WEEKS. EQUIPMENT TO BE INVENTORIED EIGHT SEVEN NEXT AND

TURNED OVER TO USM. USA WITHHOLDING PROSECUTIVE OPINION ON

ROTHMAN UNTIL DETERMINED IF ANY MACHINES WERE COMPLETE.

RECORDED - 10

SO MM ESTIMATES VALUE MACHINES APPROXIMATELY FIVE HU

• - 210-4

NORED DOLLARS

PER MACHINE AND APPROXIMATELY FOUR HUND BE MACHINES TUTANG S

1958

RECOVERY VALUE TWO

HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS. INVESTIGATION

rEACHERC

CONTINUING. CHICAGO ADVISED.

D9: 8-2-51

+ 2680-6-3671

END AND ACK PLS

10-53 PM OK FBI WA JG

THANKS DISC V

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

817,16

NORMAN ROTHMAN

SAC Weeks advised that Rothman

is undoubtedly identical with the Norman

Rothman who has been in the

past the

"manager of the Sans Souci nightclub and

gambling casino in Havana until the latter

part of 1955.

Weeks stated that investi-

gation is continuing to definitely establish

the indicated identity, but in view of the

Norman Rothman connected with the Sans Souci

he feels he is identical with the consignee.

The Rothman previously connected

with the Sans Souci has furnished information

off and on of a general investigative

intelligence nature to the Legal Attache.

He has a New York City and Miami, Florida,

background although he has spent

• majority of his time in Havana since 1949.

Earlier,

while in New York in the 1930s,

he was a

bookmaker. He subsequently was in

the Army in 1946. He went to Miami where

he became interested in gambling in Cuba.

Weeks has advised that investi-

• gation is continuing end he will keep the

Bureau

fully informed,

'...

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