Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, MM
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 08/15/1961
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Date:

5/28/201

Agency Information

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

RECORD SERIES :

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

FBI

124-10283-10148

HQ

92-2918-6TH NR 101

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FBI

FROM:

SAC, MM

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 08/15/1961

PAGES:

2

SUBJECTS :

(Restricted]

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS :

4

CURRENT STATUS:

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 09/11/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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CO

/ DEPARIAONT OF JUSTICE

MUNICATIONS SECTION

AUG 15 1061

TELEAVE

URGENTS

8/15/61

5-144

PM EST MH

TO:

stiffers

DIRECTOR, FBI 192-2914/192-29186 AND SAC, PITTSBURGH

192-2361 192-2281

FROM

SAC, MIAMI 2 P

GABRIEL MANNARINO, AKA, SAMUEL MANNARINO,.

• AKA, ARO ON AUGUST

FOURTEEN LASI, JOSEPH RO MEROLA WAS INTERVIEWED AT USPO BLDGOS

MIAMI, FLAG, IN PRESENCE OF DU ATTORNEYS WILLIAM KENNEY AND

WILLIAM KEMOE AT MEROLA-S INSISTENCE. INTERVIEW COMMENCED

IN LATE AFTERNOON AND MEROLA SET CONDITIONS HE WOULD NOT

TESTIFY TO INFORMATION FURNISHED, WISHED IDENTITY PEOTECTER

AND WOULD NOT DISCUSS SUBSTANTIVE VIOLATIONS IN WHICH HE WAS

PARTICIPANT. MEROLA FURNISHED BACKGROUND INFORMATION CON-

CERNING HIMSELF, GABRIEL AND SAMUEL MANNARINO AND THE HISTORY

OF THEIR ASSOCIATION® HE CHARACTERIZED GABRIEL MANNARINO AS

SECOND ONLY TO ACTIVE JOHN LA ROCCA, PITTSBURGH, AND INACTIVE

FRANK AMATO, BRADDOCK, PAOS AS TOP MEN IN WESTERN PA. FOR

QUOTE NATIONAL CRIME SYNDICATE UNQUOTE. ALSO REFERRED TO

AUG

BY MEROLA AS QUOTE THE OUTFIT UNQUOTE. : INFORMATION FURNISHED

REGARDING INTERNAL DISSENSION IN MANNARINO ORGANIZATION IN

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Atz. Bolmont

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Mr Melon.

Mr. Rosen

Mr. Sallian.

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Mr. Troiter.

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Mr. Jonat

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ORIGINAL FILED IN

22 1961

92-2918

NOT 1:

162 AUG

AIDED

22 1961

62 AUG 2 8 196

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NEW KENSINGION, PAO, WITH FORMER BODYGUARD JOHN FONTANA AND

FORMER QUOTE TRIGGERMAN UNQUOTE AL ROSS AT ODDS WITH KELLY

MANNARINO• MEROLA PREDICTS ANDY MANGINI, LIEUTENANT FOR

KELLY MANNARINO, WILL BE KILLED BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE STEALING

FROM MANNARINO GAMBLING ENTERPRISES. MEROLA FURNISHED IDENTITY

OF ANDY MANGINI AS UNSUB IN LOADING OF STOLEN WEAPONS IN CASE

QUOTE STUART SUTOR, ET AL, ITSP, TGP, FFA, NM, CONSPIRACY UN-

•QUOTE AND OF THIEVES GEORGE FLOREA AND RICHARD STEWART. HE

FURNISHED OTHER POSITIVE INFORMATION IN THIS CASE• MEROLA

SAID QUOTE OUTFIT UNQUOTE BEHIND NEW DIXIE SWEEPSTAKES TICKET

OSTENSIBLY FOR BENEFIT OF PAN AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

AND KELLY MANNARINO COMPELLED TO TAKE TEN THOUSAND BOOKS FOR

DISTRIBUTION IN HIS AREA. BELIEVES TICKETS PRINTED IN NEW

YORK CITY BUT HAS NO POSITIVE INFORMATION PRESENTLY. MEROLA,

AFTER SOME THOUGHT, RELENTED AND ALSO FURNISHED POSITIVE IN-

FORMATION ON SOME BURGLARIES AND ROBBERIES IN WHICH HE

17. PARTICIPATED OR KNEW

ABOUT

0227 INTERVIEW TERMINATED AT MEROLA-S

REQUEST ABOUT TEN P. M. DUE TO MEROLA-S PRIOR COMMITMENT FOR

DAYTIME OF AUGUST FIFTEEN, INTERVIEW TO RESUME SIX P. M. THAT

EVENINGO SAS PORTELLA AND FORSYTH ANTICIPATE RETURN PITTSBURGH

AUGUST SIXTEEN NEXT•

END AND ACK PLS

;:.

6-21 PM OK FBI WA MLL

PG KOK FBI PG DLH

TUWPF &98

NEC.0

AUG 20

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