Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: FORSYTH, THOMAS G. III
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 06/25/1959
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

5/28/201

AGENCY :

FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

124-10216-10400

RECORD SERIES :

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 92-2918-83

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FBI

FROM: FORSYTH, THOMAS G. III

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE: 06/25/1959

PAGES:

23

SUBJECTS :

SMO, FISUR, RES, ASSOC, ARREST, PERSONAL HISTORY,

BKG, CRIMINAL ACT, B/F INT, TRA

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS:

4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 08/26/1998

, OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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Report Form

PD-263 (5-12-55/5

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Reporting Office

PITTSBURGH

Office of Origin

PITTSBURGH

TITLE OF CASE

SAMUEL MANNARINO, aka. ;

GABRIEL MANNARINO, aka.

Date

6/25/59

Investigative Period

4/25 - 6/15/59

Report made by

THOMAS G. FORSYTH, III

CHARACTER OF CASE

ANTI-RACKETEERING

Typed By:

ear

Approved

Copies made:

REFERENCES

Report of SA RICHARD GORDON DOUCE, Pittsburgh, 5/4/59.

-P-

ADMINISTRATIVE

The physical surveillance of GABRIEL MANNARINO's residence

on April 28, 1959, was conducted by SA RICHARD GORDON DOUCE

and was originally reported in 92-236-568.

Information concerning the departure of MIKE GEORGE

HAZIDAKIS for Greece and concerning the possibility of a

violation of the Internal Revenue Code on his part has

been disseminated to IRS, Pittsburgh, by letterhead

memorandum, dated June 4,

1959, copies of which were sent

to the Bureau by cover letter

• bearing the same date.

It 1s noted/that PCI JAMES THORNTON MC CLOWRY, M.D., Spring-

dale, Pa.,

in addition to information set out in attached

Spocial Agent

In Charge

Do not write in spaces below

94 2111

4

Bureau acc 4712

92-2918

To 122

12

92-2914)

Retrayed

4 - Pittsburgh

. = 92-228

(2 = 92-236)

2 REC- 73

-REG

In Anu: 20.1064,

15 TO 5M 76

CORDED CO

Proporize

1276

This report, is loaned to you by the FBI, and neither it nor its contents. are to be distributed outside the agency to which loaned

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report, advised SA JOHN L. PUDDISTER as follows:

He has been treating members of the MANNARINO organization

for about seven years and would gladly furnish information

concerning them and their activities.

Dr. MC CLowRY, who

is of the Roman Catholic faith, has also been called upon

many times to treat Priests and Nuns,

reference to Mt. St. Peter'a Roman Catholte druzch, Preeport

Peter tea or

Road, New Kensington, Pa., the parish to which the MANNARINes

father FUSCO is Pastor of the parish,

and his

chaurieur Is JOHN STANISH, who is also a registered nurse.

Both have been Dr. MC CLOWRY's patients at one time or another.

in late 1958 that a subpoena was outstanding

for SAM MANNARINO's appearance before a Federal Grand Jury,

Pittsburgh, he was being hidden, part of the time, by Father

FUSCO on the third floor of the Apostulate House for Mt. St..

Peter's Roman Catholic Church, located at 204 Charles Street,

New Kensington.

Dr. MC CLOWRY has asked Father FUSCO on many

occasions not to assist

the MANNARINOs, but Father FUSCO, a

"pure blooded Sicilian," has stated that the MANNARINOs are

his

"boys" and that the Federal Government 1s persecuting

them for things which are quite legal In Italy. Father FUSCO

attended the coronation of Pope John XXIII, along with his

chauffeur, JOHN STANISH. STANISH has told Dr. MC CLOWRY that

upon returning from Italy, Father FUSCO was met in New York

City by ALBERT ANASTASIA's limousine and that they were

rushed through customs without an examination of luggage.

STANISH said they stayed a few days in ANASTASIA's home and

then returned to New Kensington.

Approximately two weeks

later, ANASTASIA was shot to death in New York City.

MC CLOWRY

has said he will furnish medical records on a confidential

basis and will attempt to obtain a photograph of SAM MANNARINO.

In view of the fact that certain information developed gives

some indication that

SAMUEL MANNARINO could be involved in

the cases captioned "STUART SUTOR, et al; TGP; ITSP; NM; FFA

(Bufile 52-72398) "

(Buf1le 87-41245)" and may become

and "BERNARD J. EZHAYA, et al; ITSP - MT

a subject of one or both,

considerable investigative time has been devoted to them.

In addition, the first named case may be presented for trial

in September, 1959, In U. S. District Court, Pittsburgh.

This means that Top Hoodlum SAMUEL MANNARINO may be found

to be implicated in two substantive matters within the

A

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jurisdiction of the FBI. Because there is still considerable

investigation to conduct in both above-named cases and

because investigation in those cases in effect constitutes

Investigation of the MANNARINO organization, it is felt that

the Interest of the Bureau will best be served by concentra-

tion on those cases. Therefore. the

UACB and only until initial

prosecutive action is completed,

Pittsburgh Office will

submit reports in instant matter every ninety days Instead

of the usual forty-five days.

INFORMANTS

PG T-1 1s PCI. JAMES THORNTON MC CLOWRY, M.D., Springdale,

Pa., who furnished information to SA JOHN L. PUDDISTER on

June 9, 1959.-

PG T-2 1s PCI CAMILLE NAFFAH, Murrysville, Pa., who furnished

Information to SA THOMAS G. FORSYTH, III, on June. 15, 1959.

PG T-3 1s PG. 580-C.

PG T-4 1S PAT SHAPERIO, prostitute, Pittsburgh (protect per

request), who furnished information to SA. JOHN S. PORTELLA

on April 13, 1959.

PG T-5 1S ADOLPH PIVARSKI, letter carrier, U. S. Post Office,

New Kensington, Pa. (protect - employee of another govern-

mental agency), who furnished information to SAS RICHARD

GORDON DOUCE and THOMAS G. FORSYTH, III, on May 25, 1959.

PG I-6 is PCI BILL DOBKIN, Pittsburgh, who furnished informa-

tion to SA PORTELLA on May 4, 1959.

PG T-7 1s Confidential Source HERMAN ISRAEL, Pittsburgh,

who

furnished information to SA PORTELLA On MaY

• 4, 1959.

PG I-8 1S LEON EPHSTEIN, jeweler, Pittsburgh (protect per

request), who furnished information to SA PORTELLA on May 6,

1959.

PG T-9 1s PCI EDWARD BINKLEY, Altoona, Pa., who furnished

information to SA JOHN S. HUGHES on May 13, 1959.

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PG T-1Q is PCI ROBERT C. ANKNEY, New Kensington, Pa.,

who

furnished information to SA FORSYTH on June 11,

1959.

- LEADS

PITTSBURGH

AT PITTSBURGH, PA. (ALLEGHENY COUNTY)

1.

Will concentrate on Interviewing and developing those

individuals close to some phase of the operations of

the MANNARINO organization, some of whom have been set

out as interview leads in previous reports.

2. : Will continue to follow and report activities of

SAMUEL and GABRIEL MANNARINO and their subordinates and

assoclates.

3.

Will report results of check of Miami, Florida, telephone

number JE 4-4134 (lead to Miami by rerep, 5/4/59).

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