Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, PG
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 02/18/1966
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

5/28/201

AGENCY:

RECORD NUMBER:

RECORD SERIES :

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

FBI

124-10277-10012

HQ

92-2914-329, 330, 331, 332

Document Information

ORIGINATOR :

FBI

FROM:

SAC, PG

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE: 02/18/1966

PAGES:

33

SUBJECTS :

GM, ASSOC, REL, B/F INT, GAMBLING, TRA

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 07/22/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS : INC 3 RPT

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FD- 363 (B.

3-17-65)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

REPORTING OFFICE

PITTSBURGH

TITLE OF CASE

OFFICE OF ORIGIN

PITTSBURGH

GABRIEL MANNARINO, aka.

DATE

7/15/66

INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD

5/24 - 7/13/66

REPORT MADE BY

THOMAS G. FORSYTH III

CHARACTER OF CASE

AR

TYPED BY

AOB

REFERENCE:

Report of SA THOMAS G. FORSYTH III dated 5/27/66

at Pittsburgh.

_ P-

ENCLOSURES :

TO BUREAU (2)

Two copies of a letterhead memorandum in which

the informants used in this report are characterized.

LEAD

PITTSBURGH

AT PITTSBURGH, PA. (ALLEGHENY COUNTY)

Case has been: Pending over one year

fles

APPROVED

COPIES MADE:

→ No; Pending prosecution over six months l Yes ENo

WUV IN CHARGE

ECIAL AGENT

Bureau (92-2914) 45

'USA, Pittsburgh

- Pittsburgh (92-236)

002150 250220222

13 MAY 2:2 1972

Dissemination Record of Attached Report

Agency

Request Recd.

Date Fwd.

How Fwd.

By

filerce

55 JUL 27 1966

DO NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW

9243914-1

1332

8 JUL 19 1906

Notations

SEC Li

REG. A2

ĐX-1074÷

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PG 92-236

Will continue to follow and report activities

of subject and his associates in accordance with Bureau

instructions.

INFORMANTS

PG

T-1

is PG 753-C

PG T-2

is PG 775-C

PG T-3

is PG 612-C

PG T-4 iS SA STANLEY SAMS, ATTD, Pittsburgh, Pa.

(protect by request)

PG T-5

is PG 789-PC

PG T-6

is

Former PG 615-C

PG

T- 7

is Former

PG 707-C

PG

T-8

is

Former

• PG 621-C

PG

T- 9

is Former PCI JIM KELLY

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FD-263 (Rev -9-17=65).

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVL STIGATION

REPORTING OFFICE

PITTSBURGH

TITLE OF CASE

OFFICE OF ORIGIN

PITTSBURGH

GABRIEL WANNARINO, aka.

DATE

5/27/66

INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD

3/21/66-5/20/66

REPORT MADE BY

THOMAS G. FORSYTH, III

CHARACTER OF CASE

AR:

TYPED E

CAl

REL ERENCES:

Report of SA THOMAS G. FORSYTH, III, 3/25/66,

st Pittsburgh.

Detroit letter to Pittsburgh, 3/30/66.

_P-

ENCLOSURES:

TO BUREAU (2)

Two copies of a letterhead nemorandum in

which the informants used in this report are characterized.

LEADS:

PITTSBURGH

COPIES MADE:

I-USA, Pittsburgh

-Bureau (92-2914) (Enoey

2-Pittsburgh (92-236)

→ No

DO NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW

92-2914-331

118 MAY 31 1966

REC- 16

Agency

Request Recd.

Jate Fwd.

How Fwd.

ЗУ

57 JUN8

i 15 in et

Dissemination Record of Attached Roport

. ігр

Deft.

1965

Notations

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PG 92-236

AT PITTSBURGH, PA. (ALLEGHENY COUNTY)

Will continue to follow and report activities

of subject and his

associates in accordance

with Bureau

instructions.

ADMINISTRATIVE:

During the period of this report, close liason

has been maintained with Intelligence Division, IRS,

Pittsburgh, which conducts a more or less continuing

investigation regarding this

subject.

INFORMANTS:

PG T-1 is DE 370-CTE

PG T-2 is PG 612-C

PG T-3 is PG 793-CTE

PG T-4 is PG 704-CTE

PG T-5 is PG 753-C.

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FD-263°

-.'

v. 9-17-65)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

REPORTING OFFICE

PITTSBURGH

TITLE OF CASE

OFFICE OF ORIGIN

PITTSBURGH

GABRIEL MANNARINO, aka..

DATE

3/25/66

INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD

1/18/66 - 3/17/66

REPORT MADE BY

SA THOMAS G. FORSYTH, III

CHARACTER OF CASE

AR

TYPED BY

bsb

REFERENCES:

Report of SA THOMAS G. FORSYTH, III, dated 1/24/66,

at Pittsburgh;

Bureau airtel

to Pittsburgh, dated 1/31/66

Pittsburgh

airtel to Chicago,

captioned "IA COSA NOSIRA; AR gated 3/10/66,

Pittsburgh letter to Bureau, dated 2/18/66.

_ P-

ENCLOSURES:

TO BUREAU

informants

(2) Two copies of a letterhead memorandum in which the

used in this report are characterized.

Case has been: Pending over one year DX

COPIES MADE:

Bureau (92-2914) (Ened

- USA,

Pittsburgh

2 - Pittsburgh (92-236)

No; Pending prosecution over six months [Yes [ No

DO NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW

92-

29X4

-3B0

18 MAR 28 1966

REC NO

.22

Notations

Dissemination Record of Attached Report

Agency

Request Recd.

Date Fwd.

How Fwd.

190

B5O APR 1

1966

Dept 3/31/66

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PG 92-236

LEADS :

PITTSBURGH

AT PITTSBURGH, PA. (ALLEGHENY COUNTY)

of subject, and his

Will continue to follow and report activities

associates

in accordance with Bureau

instructións.

ADMINISTRATIVE:

During the perid of this report close liaison

has been maintained with Intelligence Division, IRS,

ittsburgh, which conducts a continuing investigation

regarding this subject.

INFORMANTS:

PG T-1 1s PG 804-PC .

PG 1-2 is

PG 115-0.

G 1--

is

PG 012-C.

is

PG 778-PC

PG I-S is

Pa 793-CTE.

PG T-6

is

PG 192-PC

PG T-T is

CV 421-CTE.

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PG 92-236

On February 14, 1966, PO I-6 advised:

Recently, KELLY MANNARINO called an indi-

vidual on the telephone and told this individual that

he would give him

the book" for all types of bets,

but this person stated,

MANNARINO replied,

st a tehin

"What if I don't accept?"

"Think it over for one day-and

then I believe you will."

It was rumored that this

person thought it over and thereafter took the booking

action.

The unknown individual called at the time

is still not known.

LA COSA NOSTRA

It is noted that it has been reported

previously that sources have identified GABRIEL

MANNARINO as a member of La Cosa Nostra.

On March 10, 1966, PG T-T advised:

In a recent conversation with ANTHONY

"WHITEY" BESASE, LCN member from Toledo, Onio,

BESASE stated that TONY DELSANTER, Warren, Ohio,

is a member of the "Cleveland family.

BESASE

also indicated that he has been in frequent con-

tact, of late, with KELLY MANNARINO and TONY RIPEPI,

Pittsburgh members of La Cosa Nostra; however, in-

tormant was unable to ascertain the purpose of these

contacts.

MISCELLANEOUS

On February 18, 1966, PG I-1 advised:

Recently, SAM MANNARINO stated that while

he was incarcerated at United States Penitentiary,

Lewisburg, Pa.,

from mid-1964 to mid-1965, a building

contractor named (FNU) DALEY had cheated him out of

a substantial amount of money.

his brother, KELLY MANVARINO, and cording to MANNARINO,

some friends" had

come to him, upon his release, and suggested the killing

Of DALEY, but MANNARINO claimed he disuaded them from

this course of action, saying that the risk involved

was too great for the

small amount of money he had lost.

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

MAY 1962 EDITION

GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6

UNITED STATES GO

iRNMENT

Memorandum

TO

: DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2914)

DATE:

2/18/66

FROM

C, PITTSBURGH (92-236) (P)

_SUBJECT: GABRIEL MANNARINO, aka.

(00: PITTSBURGH)

ReBuairtel, „dated 1/31/66, captioned, "Criminal.

Intelligence Program.

With respect to the two specified items for the ADP

programming, the following has been determined:

Legitimate Enterprise

as follows:

On 2/4/66, PG 775-C advised SA THOMAS G. FORSYTH, III

GABRIEL MANNARINO Is half owner of Catoris. Candies,

at g31 - 5th Avenue, New Kensington, Pa. WhIle MANNARENO

a candy manufacturing and retail sales concern, located

spends part of almost every day in his office at this company,

he actually has little to do with its management, leaving that

to the original owner, LOUIS CATORIS.

In addition, MANNARINO is still a partner with

his brother, SAMUEL MANNARINO in the Nu Ken Novelty Company

(a pinball and coin-operated amusement machines distributorship)

and the S&S Distributing Company (a cigarette vending machine.

distributorship), both located at 1369 - 4th Avenue, New

Kensington, Pa.

However, GABRIEL MANNARINO has never been known

to take an active part in the management of these companies.'

Illegal Activity

On 2/4/66, PG 775-C advised SA FORSYTH as follows:

REC- 1492-2914-329

14 FEB 21 1966

3Bureau

1-Pittsburgh

TGF/psk

(4)

EX-108

5010-108-01

4 MAR 2 1@S. Savings Bonds Regulant onfibe Baroll Savings Plan

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