Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, MM
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 09/28/1962
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

RECORD SERIES :

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

FBI

124-10194-10182

HQ

62-9-29-585

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

TO:

TITLE:

SAC, MM

DIRECTOR, FBI

DATE: 09/28/1962

PAGES:

75

• SUBJECTS :

CIP, ADMIN, MIAMI BRIEF

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4; 10(a)2; 11(a)

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 12/15/1994

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS: INC BRIEF, ENV, TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGES i-ii

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Date:

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Released under the John

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Assassination Records

Collection Act of 1992

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TOP ECHELON CRIMINAL INFORMANT PROGRAM

program:

HYMIE MARTIN

MARTIN came to Miami several years ago from

Pittsburgh where he associated with SAMUEL and GABRIEL

MANNARINO. The MANNARINOs are subjects of top hoodlum cases

considered for early prosecution by the Pittsburgh Office.

MARTIN is directing the operation of HAROLD FISHMAN, subject

of Miami IIAR case 166-43, in which FISHMAN has been, an er-

rand boy who travels to San Juan and New York City in connec-

tion with illegal numbers operation. MARTIN is considered to

be one of the best informed individuals of overall gambling in

South Florida. Miami has a highly confidential source and 2

informants furnishing information regarding MARTIN. The

FISHMAN investigation has not yet reached a point where process

can be obtained, but it is hoped that when FISHMAN can be ar-

rested that a conspiracy warrant can be obtained for MARTIN.

It is felt that any interview with MARTIN' along the lines of

captioned program would be premature until he is arrested,

not only because he would be more inclined to cooperate at

that time, but an interview prior to FISHMAN's arrest would

substantially hamper that investigation.

STEPHAND ANTHONY RANDAZZO

RANDAZZO was born in Sicily, settled in Cleveland

when he came to this country where he engaged in various enter-

prises, the last of which was owning a bar and lounge. He came

to Miami 14 years ago and has operated 2 restaurants in the

past in Miami. At present he is unemployed. He is friendly

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with SANTO TRAFFICANTE, top hoodlum of the Tampa Office, and

also with CARLO GAMBINO, of New York, who is a member of the

" Commission." RANDAZZO has been interviewed in connection

with this program, at which time he was cordial and the inter-

view was. conducted on a friendly basis. He furnished some

general intelligence information regarding several subjects

in which the Bureau is interested. Information was developed

that several years ago while RANDAZZO was still operating one

of his restaurants, he was approached to take a public relations

job with the Amusement Machine Operators Association, whose

President was WILLIE BLATT. BLATT, both then and now, is in

the music vending machine business

in Miami. At that time these

operators were attempting to form a union and there were several

reports of strong arm procedures being used and RANDAZZO was

blamed for these. RANDAZZO was of the opinion CHARLES KARPF

responsible for the strong arm methods. As a result of

this a number of persons were subpoenaed to testify before

the Senate Rackets Committee, and, in fact, RANDAZZO was sub-

poenaed. RANDAZZO said he did not testify, but was interviewed

by ROBERT KENNEDY, who at that time was General Counsel for the

Committee.

THOMAS ALTAMURA

ALTAMURA is allegedly involved in a bookmaking

operation on Miami Beach, fronted for him by JOSEPH CHIERICO,

who operates Sonny's Restaurant, 23rd Street, and allegedly

is involved in Shylocking.

ALTAMURA has been seen in company

Of CARLO GAMBINO, member of the "Commission," and knows SANTO

TRAFFICANTE. Considerable investigation has been conducted

regarding ALTAMURA, but as yet this has not brought out informa-

tion that apparently would place him in

a position of suscepti-

bility to development.

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ALVIN I. MALNIK

MALNIK is an attorney; represents JIMMY HOFFA

and a number of other racket figures in whom the Bureau is

interested, including GIL BECKLEY and AL MONES, gambler and

layoff better who was indicted in New Orleans with several

others in IRS case involving unauthorized use of telephone

service. MALNIK is an acquaintance of SA ARTHUR S. MARGULIS

who knew him as a teenager. MALNIK practices law on the

West Coast of this country and is in Miami intermittently.

MALNIK volunteerly contacted SA MARGULIS and furnished in-

formation in general terms about some of his clients which

was of general intelligence value. Permission has been

granted by the Bureau to recontact MALNIK in connection with

this program, but efforts to contact him again in Miami have

not yet met with success. It is noted that a West Coast of-

fice interviewed MALNIK regarding a specific matter and he

furnished them some information.

PHIL SIDANO

SIDANO has been an associate of JOSEPH MASSEI and

ANTHONY SALERNO, both of whom are top hoodlums, in the

capacity of "messenger boy." SIDANO frequents

23rd Street;

Miami Beach, and allegedly is Shylocking at this time. In-

vestigation has not developed any particular reason why it

is thought SIDANO would cooperate if contacted in regard to

captioned program, but permission has been requested of the

Bureau to interview him about general intelligence matters,

which permission has not yet been received.

In the past..the Miami Office has had under considera-

tion in captioned program: JOHN KING, aka John Angersola,

and AL MONES, both of whom have been interviewed and showed

no sign of desiring to cooperate in any way with the Bureau.

They were thus eliminated from the program. JOHN KING was

a former member of the Detroit "Purple" Gang, and AL MONES

is a nationally known gambler and layoff better.

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Activities:

(Continued) He then came to Florida and during the 1940's,

with JIMMY ALO, FRANK ERICKSON and FRANK

COSTELLO controlled all gambling in Dade and

Broward Counties. The KEFAUVER investigation

shut down this operation in 1950 and LANSKY

went to Cuba and operated legitimately at the

Hotel Riviera until 1958-1959 when CASTRO drove

him out. He has lived in ostensible retire-

ment since that time but might possibly have

concealed interests in gambling casinos in

Las Vegas.

His present associates include JIMMY ALO, his

brother, JACK LANSKY, and he is friendly with

several

Las Vegas figures who have Florida

interests. Among these are SAM TUCKER, MORRIS

KLE INMAN and HYMIE ABRAMS.

At present New York City has his daughter as

a CI and Miami has a highly confidential source

in his home.

LANSKY is presently touring

Europe with his wife.. During the past two

years he has been in and out of hospitals for

reoccurring ulcers and heart trouble. Best

possibility for incarceration appears to be to

link him with concealed interests in Las Vegas.

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