Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: HQ
To: MM
Document date: 11/2/61
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

6/10/201

- Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

124-90096-10182

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER : 92-2989-62

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

HQ

TO: MM

TITLE :

DATE:

11/02/1961

PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

CHARLES TOURINE

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS:

4

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW :

07/20/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS: MEMO

v9.1

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 711 USC 2107

note).

DATE: * 11-14-2017

DECLASSIERED

ON

(S

MAILED &

NOV 2 - 1961

Tolson

Belmont

Mohr

Callahan -

Conrad

DeLoach_

Evans

Malone -

Rosen

Sullivan

Tavel

Trotter

Tele. Room -

Ingram

Gandy

SAC, Miams (92-106)

11/2/61

Diroctor, FBI

(92-2989)

CHARLES TOURINE,

aka

ANTI-RACKETEERING

AFFROPRIATE ANCIES

AND FIELD

ICES

ADVISED BY

CUTING

DATE 3 3.110Y

There is enclosed for Miant and New York a copy

of Legat,

London letter to the Bureau dated October 16, 1961

captioned "Anissin George Vaintraub; Charles Tourine, aka.,

FPC," which concerns the activities of Tourine in England and

Italy..

Intormation was

previously received that Vaintraub and

Tourine arrived in London,

England,

from Italy, traveling by

airplane on 3/14/61 and that they had obtained

$50,000 from an

Englishnan in a gin runny game in Italy.

Reportedly, another

Englishnan was also vietinized for a large sym of money. This

information vas

received iron scotland Yardl

Vaintraub has been described as a gambler and card

cheat who reportedly wins large sums of money in card games and

bets heavily at race tracks on the east coast.

He is know as

the "Russian" and is reported to spend the winter season in

Miami and the sunner season in the New York, area.

reportedly acts as bodyguard and enforcer.

No significant infor

mation has been received from Itallan or French police sources. u

Miand should consider any investigation desired conducted

regarding Tourine's activitles abroad and submit request by

appropriate letterhead memorandum.

Enclosure

1 New Fork

(92-851)

Enc.

COMM-FBI

REG- 91

9922907=

-(963-993)

223

NOV 6

1961

NOTE:

Information received from Scotland Yard concerninn:.

Charles Tourine, Miami top hoodlum, originally from Newark-

New York area being forwarded to New York and Miami.

Miami

instructed to request any inyestigation desired concerning

Tourine's activities abroad.

PRS: mac

1259

(6)

HYPE UNIT

Bensa: di

Calad Decla

3130176

31096

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