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8-21-61

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URGENT

REC- 31

• TO SAC, PITTSBURGH

42-2946-201

FROM DIRECTOR TBI

GABRIEL MANNARINO, AKA, AR.

) SAMUEL MANNARINO, AKA, AR. RE

PITTSBURGH TEL AUGUST EIGHTEEN LAST. INTERVIEW JOSEPH R. MEROLA

PRIOR TO HIS INCARCERATION AND ARRANGE SUITABLE COVER FOR FUTURE

CONTACTS. MEROLA SHOULD NOT BE EXCLUDED FROM THE TOP ECHELON

CRIMINAL INFORMANT PROGRAM BECAUSE HE IS GOING TO PRISON. EXPEDITE

CONTACT WITH MEROLA.

NOTE:

Joseph R. Merola was interviewed August 15 and 16

last in Miami by two Special Agents from the Pittsburgh Division

and two Attorneys from the Department. Merola furnished detailed

information concerning the Mannarinos and other information con-

cerning thefts and burglaries.

Pittsburgh being instructed to

insure that future contacts may be made with Merola.:

GORCUS DESTROYED

88.M44 48/197

3 1972 ло:

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

U. S. DEPARTMENT

OF JUSTICE

COMMUNICATIONS SECTION

AUG 2 1 1961

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Tolson

Belmont

Mohr

Callahan

Conrad

DeLoach

Evans

Malone

Rosen

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FEDÉRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

COMMUNICATIONS SECTION

AUG1 & 1961

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Mr. Tolson

Mr. Belmont

Mr. Mohr---

Mr. Callahan.

Mr. Conrad,

Mr. DeLiU

Mr. Evans

Mr. Malone.

Mr. Rosen.

Mr. Sullivan

Mr. Tavel

Mr. Trotter_

Tele. Room

Mr. Ingram

Miss Gandy-

URGE

8-18-51

12-33

PM

DLH

TO DIRECTOR, FBI

72-2914

92-2918

FROM SAC, PITTSBURGH 92-236 92-228

RE GABRIEL MANNARINO, AKA, ARO

SAMUEL MANNARINO, AKA, AR • REBUTEL

AUGUST SEVENTEEN, LAST. PITTSBURGH PREPARING LETTERHEAD MEMO: ON

INFO FURNISHED BY JOSEPH R. MEROLA. ONE MEMO WILL DEAL WITH INFO

ABOUT MANNARINOS AND

JefAKATE

SBOND

BERNARTE MEMORANDA

TO

BE MADE FOR INFO RECEIVED

CONCERNING OTHER CASES INVOLVING THEFTS AND BURGLARIES. COPIES WILL

BE MADE FOR ALL INTERESTED OFFICES.: SINCE MEROLA WILL NOT TESTIFY

AND INTO WILL NOT BE USED IN EVIDENCE ED THREE ZERO TWO FORMS WILL

NOTEBE

MADE • I MEMORANDA WILL REACH BUREAU BY AUGUST TWENTYFOUR,

NEXT ®

SAS, JOHN SO PORTELLA AND THOMAS E. FORSYTH BELIEVE INFO

FURNISHED BY MEROLA TO BE OF GREAT VALUE IN CLEARING UP UNSOLVED

THEFTS, IDEQTIFYING FENCES AND EXPLAINING METHODS AND MEANS USED.

1.7

ALSO INTO CÖNFIRMS MUCH ALREADY KNOWN CONCERNING BACKGROUND, Cn

ASSOCIATIONS AND ACTIVITIES OF MANNARINOS AND GIVES SOME NEW LEADS

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MANNARINOS AND MEROLA IS DUE

*"TO COMMENCE

SENTENCE AUGUST

TWENTYFIVE, NEXT, IT IS NOT BELIEVED HE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN TOP

ECHELON CRIMINAL INFORMANT PROGRAM AT THIS TIME BUT SHOULDISSE CON-

SIDERED FOR INCLUSION AT OR SHORTLY BEFORE RELEASE

CORR-PLS_ FIRST FOUR LETTERS XXWDS-IN-LINE FOUR SHD_BE

" ABOUT MANNARINOS AND SEPARATE

END ANS ACK PLS

Teto

8-21-61

12-38 PM OK FBI WA NA

Cc: Zhu. Kilty

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