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TITLE OF CASE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Offica of Origin

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10/2/58

T4L 8/12-15, 10-22,25-2919/1-5,

12,15-22258

Report made by

RICHARD GORDON DOUCE

AAP

CHARACTER OF CASE

ANTI-RAC

CLASSIFIED BY:

DECLASSIEY ON

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ENTAL

ADRIAN DAVIS, Apartment 820 Morrowfield Apartments, Pittsburgh,

T-3, who has furnished reliable information in the

past, stated that ADRIAN DAVIS, an admitted prostitute, has

indicated to him that she is well acquainted with the members

of the MANNARINO organization in New Kensington, including

SAMUEL and GABRIEL MANNARINO, T-3 pointed out that DAVIS claims

to have recelved telephone calis at odd hours from the MANNARIN®

brothers in the past and has been known to leave her apartment

for several hours at a time,

T-3 stated that DAVIS told him

that SÁNUEL and GABRIEL MANNARINO have done favors for her in

the past but she declined to elaborate on the nature of such

favors,

T-3 said that DAVIS is extremely loyal to persons

who have helped her in the past and since she obviously feels

some unexplained obligation to the MANNARINO brothers, he seriously

doubted whether she would furnish any information in her

possession concerning their activities.

T-3 stated that not long agg DAVIS commented after

reading an article in the paper regarding GABRIEL NANNARINO'S

pro-longed disappearance, that she could get in touch with

him it she had to.

and he did not consider

it advisable to ask any questions.

Investigation Conducted to Identify Individuals

Previously Described as out-of- lown Contacts for

the MANNARINO

brother's by the National Board of

Fire underuniters,

Miami Florida

BEN LITTMAN

ERNIE SHIMANKY

T-4, who has furnished reliable information in

the past,

reported as follows with respect to LTIIMAN and

SHIMANKY:

"(a) Ben LITTAN, 287 Spondina Stbeet, Telephone #

Empire 3-1101.

This mans correct name is

Benjamin LEITMAN, home address 10 Parkhill Road,

G-1)

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Toronto.

He is one of the main officer's in the

AtLas CLub, 207 Spadina Ave., Toronto,

telephone

number Empire 3-1101:

this club operates as a

Social Club under a Provincial Charter, 1t 1s

hangout for gamblers and criminals in

the Toronto

carea.

The club 1s continually under Investigation

by the Metro Toronto

Lo corongly dumpected police as are the membere.

It

of being the centre of a

large boolmaking business.

LETINAN 1$ Well known

to the local police anti-gambling squad and is

considered to be the financial backer behind this

(b) Ernie SHIMANKY,

owner of the Isabelle Hotel, Toronto,

*This mans

addzess 14 Ridgenood Road,

correct name 18 Ernest CHANANDY, home

toronto,

This man has

been in legitimate

business for many years in the

Te one are an endea her sea testo.

Isabella Hotel, 556

Sherbourne Street, Toronto, since 1948, This hotel

1s a legitimate business and caters to middle class 2

people y

In the past members of this bränch have

had occasion to conquet investigations in this hotel

(concerning guests) and

cooperation from CHAMANDY.

rave received the tullest

He has no police récord

In any illegal peatiessed 1s. not known to be involved

in any

conneecea

T-4 stated that neiher individual has ever been

with the 111tcit drug traffie but that LETTMAN could

no reason to date to a sue AN elLen absolutesy

LEO GUARDINO, FBI #664328A, Top Jewel Thier, Chicago, Illinois!

the chicago office on September 23, 1958, advised that

GUARDINO resides in Melrose Park, Illinois, tao suburb of

Chicago, and is an active Jewel thief and burglary associated

with JACK SILVA FBI #606898B, STANLEY BORYCA, FBI #673937A,

and GEORGE FEDORUK,

Chicago Police Department,

4824858.

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CUi DENTIAL

SAMUEL: MANNARINO

Counterfelt or Stolen Ration Stamps

I-12, with whom contact has been insüfficient to

determine degree of reliability, but who is in a position

to furnish rollable information

because of criminal activities

In the past, particularly safe burglaries, on August 25,1958,

was interviewed concerning the present whereabouts of Pittsburgh

, but was unable to furnish any

Information in this connection, Tell said the the only

possible contact of LA ROCCA or LA ROCCA/s associates in the

Baltimore area would be PATSY CORDI.

T-12 advised that in about

1950-51, when he was on the "lam" on local charges in Pittsburgh,

he was sent to PATSY CORBI inBaltimore by FRANK VALENTI. T-12

stated he did not live with PATSY but made contact with Corbi!s

Restaurant and Kathleen's Musical Bar adjoining the restaurant.

These were operated by PATSY and his son, BD CORBI; T-12

stated that the only other member of the

CORBI family he knew

waS TONY CORBI.

He said that previously in about 1946-1947,

when on the "lam," T-12 was sent by VALENTI to TONY CORBI

in Youngstown; Ohio, and that he stayed at TONY's home for a

while there.

T-12 mentioned that instead of coming to Baltimore

to PATSY CORBI, e could have gone to Cuba as SAM MANNARINO

had connections there but that he, 1-12, did not feel that it

was too safe for him in Cuba:

T-12 said that he lad been associated with FRANK

VALENTI, JOHN LA ROCCA, SAM MANNARINO and ANTONIO RIPERI

for a number of years.

He said he first became associated

with this group during the early part of World war II, at which

cime he said he wasœaling in countertelt or stolen ration

stamps:

1-12 sald he had large quantities of these stamps

and that these were disposed of mainly by MANNARINO and RIPEPI

throughout the Eastern part of the eountry including Baltimore:

1-12 said that he considered LA ROCCA to be the head

man in

the Matia In Pittsburght T-12 stated that he worked for VALENTI

and that his work consisted of stealing Jewelry, bonds anc

other valuables. He made reference

to s200,000 in bonds whicr

he said he stole and which VALENII subsequently sent to relatives

In Rochester, New York.

T-12 also mentioned that on one

occasions he

brought a package of stolen diamonds and jewelry

from VALENTI tO PATSY CORBI in Baltimore:

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T-12 advised that he was indirectly involved in the

murder of GUS GIANNI, EVANS and AnD

whom he described as

three hold-up men.

He said that these individuals had been

dealing with VALENTI but tried to hold up VALENII for more

money on a certain deal and that VALENTI had resisted their

efforts to pressure him in this regard by having them murdered

in a sarage. T-l2 stated that he was involved inasmüch as he

had furnished the guns which had been used. He advised that he

broke off his connections with VALENTI, LA ROCCA and others

in about 1953. He said he has since furnished information to

Immigration and Naturalization Senice, Treasuny and FBI

regarding these individuals.

1-22 Indicated that his life

would not be worth much in Pittsburgh beeause of what he has

said about VALENTL, LA ROCCA and others' with whom he was

previously associated.

1-12 referred to an attorney in Pittsburgh, now

deceased, who had handled cases involving VALENIT and his

associates and that this individual also handled a coin machine

manufacturing concern in Chicago which was named the Filben

Corporation, T-12 said he believed that this attorney might

have been even higher up in the mob than VALENII and LA ROCCA.

...

It is noted that the late CHARLES MARGIONTI,

former

Attorney General of Pennsylvania, has previously been

identified

with SAMUEL, MANNARINO in connection with the National Fliben

Corporation of Chicago; Illinois:

E. LEC LIVATE, ENTERERISES

SAMUEL MANNARINO

Carden of Allah Motel,

6444 Inätancreek Drive,

Miami Beach, Florida

7-13, who has furnished reliable information in the

past, on July 29, 1958, advised that SAM NANNARINO has a lot

of money invested in the Carden of Allah Motel, Miami Beach,

and nas put dos ManoLA in the motel to represent his incerests.

JOSEPH MEROILA

FBI #4989299, on July 2, 1950, advised

SA ELMER F. EVRICH at the Garden of Allah Motel, Miami

• Beach,

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that he and RED POLLOCK are now

partners

in the operation

of the Carden of Allah Motel, but denied that the MANNARINO

brothers have any interest in the motel. He refused to state,

however, whether the MANNARIND brothers may have put up money

in connection with his interests in the motel.

JOE NEROLA On

August, 25, 1958, advised SA EMRICH

at the Garden of Allah Motel that

SAMUEL MANNARINO does not

have any interest in that motel and 1f MANNARIN loaned any

money to anyone interested in the motel,

he le not aware of

Lakeview Recreation Area,

Route 56, New Kensington, Pa.

T-14, who has furnished reliable information in the

past, on

september Sy 1950, Staced that in conversation with

SAMUEL MANNANINO at the ken iron and suee. Combys on

September 3/ 1958; MANNARINO authorized him to locate a group of

responsible

New Kensington residents who might be interescec

in forming aprivate club to take over the management of the

Lakeview Recreation Area on a long term lease.

According to T-14, MANNARINO 1s particularly

interested in having a group of approximately 100 people who

would be willing to lease the recreation area tor $5,000 a

year with MANdAnto retaining the concession rights to the

restaurant.

T-14 explained that apparently MANNARINO does

not feel that the state of his health le such that he can

bear up under the responsibilities of managing the establishment

and that by leasing the business he could assure himself of a

substantial inancial return wichout being sacred wich the

responsibilities of the business.

T-14 stated that he gathered from their convesation

that MANNARINO has cancelled the Ilquor license in the Lakeview

Recreation Area restaurant and has made arrangements with the

Ilquor Control Board whereby the same Ilcense will be transferred

to a new location approximately 300 or 400 yards from the

Lakeview Recreation Area where MANNARINO is having the Murin

and Florina Construction Company build a new cocktail lounge.

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T-14 said that according, to MANNARINO, the decor

used in the new cocktail lounge will be along the western

style used in the Las Vegas gambling casinos.

1-14 stated that MANNARINO also told him that he

discovered large quantities of silica sand on his property

near the Wynel s Crossroads Section of New Kensington (same

property on which Recreation Area 1s located) andhas been

selling the sand for $ 35 a ton to various construction

compantes in the

New Kensington area. 1-14 said that MANNARINO

told hin that silica sand is a very salable product and

considered quite valuable espectally in connection with

che

building of new highways:

MANNARINO left T-14 with the

impression that he is receiving considerable money from the

sale of silica band located on his property..

Proposed $250,000 Motel,

Route 56, New Kensington

0-14,

on September 9,1958, stated that in hig

conversation with SAMUEL MANNARINO on September 3,1958, he made

every effort to find out whether MANNARINO plans to go ahead

with the construction of the $259,000 motel on his property

near Wynel's Crossroad, as previously reported

3-14 said that MANNARINO told him that he does not

plan to actually go ahead with the construction of the motel

Route 56 is completed. T-14 pointed

out that in this way MANNARINO told him he would have an

opportunity to judge the extent of traffic which would use the

highway and could determine whether the motel would be profitable.

In this connection, 3-14 ported out that Route 56

is currently being re-surfaced into a new four lane highway

which will run from New Kensington to Wynell& Crossroads:

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REVIEWED BY #BUJFK TASK FORCE

ON 8/9/96 dab/ CB/2/

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RELEASE IN FOLL

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RELEASE IN PART

P& 92-223; BA 92-236 I TOTAL DENHONY

MICHLING advised that the information furnished by Me boss

held no particular significance for him until the evening

of July 31, 1958, while in the process of conducting a

surveillance of GABRIEL MANNARINO home on Charles Avenue,

he observed a red and white 1956 Plymouth station wagon

bearing Pennsylvanta license 953GY pull up in fronti

of the MANNARINO home and observed the occupants entering

the house.

Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Bureau records Indicate Pennsylvania

license 950 GY 1s registered to Anna Marie Domenick, 1014

Manor Read, New Kensington,

Par

It is noted that the Manor

Road address 1a approximately two blocks from the MANNARINO

home on Charles Avenue in New Kensington.

T=9 on September 19,

was complaining

about a terrible hangover and mentioned that he got drunk

with GABRIEL MANNARINO during

the evening of September 15

or the morning of september 16, 1958.

'T-9 said that SAMS

also told him that MANNARINO has been back in New Kensington

since early september and is very unhappy about the lack of

business in the gambling casino and the general pressure being

brought to bear on New Kensington by Federal investigative

agencies. I-9 said that SAMS aid not go into any further

detal regarding his drinking bout with MANNARINO and 0-9

considered it inadvisable to press him at the risk of

appearing to be too. inquisitive.

T-9 pointed out that in

áll probability, SAMS and MANNARINO aid their drinking on

September 15 or 16, 1958, at the Laetus glub on Fifth Avenue,

New Kensingtony

next door to the Triangle Billlards gambling

casino, 1-9 noted that SaMs follows a strict daily routine

which Includes being at the Laetus Club to supervise the

MANNARINO sport betting operation usually until one or two

in the morning evory day except Sunday and he seriously doubted

whether MANNARINO would risk drinking at any other establishment

providing, of course, they did not go to one of their homes.

1-9 assumed that MANNARINO probably entered the Laetus Club

through the rear door on Bares Street. and spent the evening

with SAMS drinking in the Laetus Club since the management

of

that club would not betray MANNARINO nor would the local

police.

T-9, on September 19, 1958, said that JIMMY BUFFONE, Westmoreland

County Detective and

Constable of the First Ward, New Kensington;

and

brother of ROCCO BUFFONE, told him on the evening of

September 15, 1958, that he planned to see GABRIEL MANNARINO

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INFORMANTS

Careful consideration has been given to each source concealed

and I symbols were utilized in this report only in those

instances where the identity of the source must be concealed.

T-1 1a HERMAN ISRAEL, owner,

Scott Rug Company, Pittsburgh,

Pa., contacted by SA

JOHN S.

PORTELLA,

T-2 18 WILLIAM A. DORKIN, 3215 Kennett Square, Pittsburgh,

confidential source of the Pittsburgh Office,

contacted by SA PORTELLA:

I-3 1s ALFRED CHARLES

ZAPPA,

Per ot the Pittsourgh office

and common-law husband of ADRIAN DAVIS, contactee

by SA THOMAS Q. FORSYTH, III.

T-4 is /photostatie copy of Royal Mounted Canadian Police

Detachment report dated August 15,

1958, Toronto,

ontarto, Canada, obtained by Legat, ottawaJ (G-1) (U)

T-5 is Dun and Bradstreet report regarding Merr Corporation

dated April 25, 1958, at New York City, made available

tO SA ARTHUR R. MADIGAN.

T-6 is W. N. BINGHAM, New York Office of Dun and Bradstreet,

contacted by unidentified Special Agent of the New

York Office in August, 1950.

T-7 1s Records of District of Columbia Credit Bureau

reviewed by an unidentified agent of the Washington

Field Office, date of contact unknown:

T-8 Is WE 1069-0 contacted by SA WILLIAN C. CARROLE.

I -9 18 MIKE ZERVOS,

confidential source of the Plttsburgh

office, contacted by SAS RICHARD GORDON DOUCE and

THOMAS G. FORSYTH, III.

T-11 18 MARIAN FOGEL, PCI, contacted by SA NORMAN T. THOMPSON.

T-12 1s MIKE GABLE,

for or the Baltimore Office, confined to

Maryland State Penitentiary, contacted by SIS JOHN J.

GROGAN and PAUL A. TURNER.

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T-13 18, MM 647-PC contacted by SA ELMER F. EMRICH.

T-14 18 PC 545-C contacted by SAS DOUCE and FORSYTH.

T-15 1s MISS AGNES THORSON, Illinois Bell Telephone Company,

Ottawa, Illinols, contacted by SA QORGE H. MURPHY,

1-16 16 MARGARET LUND: Marseilles, Illinois, Telephone

Company, contacted by SA GEORGE H. MURPHY.

I-17 18 an anonynous informant who contacted Assistant

Attorney Genera.?. MALCOL ANDERSON, U.S. Department

ol justice by letter dated June 16, 1950;

volunteering

to furnish information concerning

the activities of

several Plttsburgh top hoodlums,

including the

MANNARING brothers. The informant in his June 1o,

1950, letter suggested that an ad be inserteal the

naperil, column to the "Pretebursh Prasall

addressed to

and furnishing ah address where he could write

directly to Me. ANDERSON. A post office dox has been rented

by the Pittsburgh Office and several letters, the latest of

which is postmarked August 10, 1958, have been recelved

concerning Pittsburgh tup hoodlums.

T-18 16 CV 278-C, contacted by SA STANLEY E. PETERSON.

T-19 1s CV 365-3, contacted by SA TED BRICHETTO.

T-20 18 GEORGE KNAPIC, Commercial Manager, Warren,

0hio,

Telephone Company, contacted by SA W. RICHARD GREGOR.

T-21 LS WILLIAM MEREDITH, Special Agent,

Bell Telephone

Company, Pittsburgh, Pa., contacted by SA HAROLD L.

STEVENS.

T-22. 18

J. Lo

MC INTYRE, Westmoreland County,

sales

representative for

the Bell Telephone Company. of

Pennsylvania contacted by SA DOUCE,

5

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T-23 1s WILTIAM WEAVER, Patrolman, #1 Precinct, Pittsburgh

Police Department, contacted by SAS DOUCE and

FORSYTH.

T-24 10 PCI WILLIAM CARNEY of the Miami Office, contacted

by SA ELMER F. EMRICH

1-25 1s Mrs. JAN SUMMERS Souchern Bell Telephone an

felegraph Company: Mland Beach, Florida, contacte

by SA ROBERT E. SUNKEL

T-26 1s Mr. (FNU) SULLIVAN, Postmaster, New Kensington

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INDEX

AHERN, GOLDIE -

Aluminum Company of America -

AMATO, FRANCES -----

AMATO, FRANK -

Amtorg Trading Corporation -

Arcade: Billlards Palace

Atlas Club ----

BÁHM, "DIAMOND LIL"

BATISTA, FULGENCIO:

BARKLEY O

JOHN W.

BELLO, PAUL

H. L. Bender Company --

BESASE, ANTHONY "WHITEY"

BETTOR, PHIL: 2-

Billy's Restaurant and Bar

BLOOM, FERGIE

Blue Spruce Motel

BONMARITO, GRACE

BONMARITO, JOE (SCAR FACE) --

BORYCA, STANGEY

BUFFONE, JINVY

BUR FONE, ROCCO

BURGART, JAMES W.

CAMMARATA, FRANK

Casablanca Hotel

CAVANAUGH, SHIRLEY --

CELANO, FRANCESCO SAVERIA ---

CELANO, FRANK -----

CHAMANDY, ERNEST -----

Charcoal Pit. Restaurant, Inc.

CHESTER, LOU-

CLARK, WILBUR

Club 30

CORBI,

ED

CORBI,,

PATSY

CORBI,

TONY

Corbi's Restaurant

CORSO, JOHN

•code con

COWARD, JIM

COZZA, LEONARD

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"JO JO"

Kathleen's Musical Bar -

KELLY, JIM AT

Ken Iron and Steel Company

"KID CAN"

KIMBALE, ALBERT

KLINEMAN,, MORRIS:

KONOWAL, JOHN. JR.

LACKAVOLA,, PETE

Laetus Club

Lakeview Recreation Area

LA MONGE, PAUL -

LA ROCCA JOHN:

LANSKY, JAKE -=

LANSKY, MEYER.

LANZINO, SAMUEL U.

LA ROCCA, JOHN --

LA SALLE, ERNEST

Last Frontier -

LAWRENCE, DAVID

LEADER, GEORGE (Governor) s

LETTMAN, BENJAMIN --

LEONARD, HARRY (CHAIKY RED"

•NORIVIA

LEWIS UBIG BILL"

LIASy:

LIAS, BILL -7-

LICAVOLI, GRACE

LICAVOLI, PETER

L CAVOLT, THOMAS "YONNIE"

NTIMAN,

BEN

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LOUIS, NORMA

Maria ---

MANG INT, ANDY

MANNARINO, GEORGE ------*-RELSE WRAI

MANNARINO, JEAN MrS. sueR

MANNARINO, JOSEPH PETER:

ET RELEASE TO PARTE

MANNARINO, SAMUEL MCS...-

MARG IOTTI,

CHARLES

MC DOWELL, JAMES -

MO GAFF

MC: QUINN, JACK -

MEACHER, THOMAS J. SR. ~

MEROLA, JOE:

Merr Corporation

E. Merr Corporation

MERR, ELLIS -

MERR, GEORGE

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Sans Souci Nightelub ----

SCHWARTZ, CHARLIE

SEID, ALBERT -----

SHEPPARD, MIKE: -

SHORILL, CHARLES

SH IMANKY,

ITAN

SILVA, JACK -

(LNU), SIMON

SINATRA SARANTE

woe sonians Gold coast bar:

S SARA ENa Coast Bar

A SPEEDO,

LNU)S SPIRO

Star

STROLLO

ANTHONY

STUPARD

HESTER

TANNAS

TONY

TEEMER-

CHARLES FREDERICKAE

Triangle

Billiards

Gambling

Casino

Tropicana Nightclub --

UMBURG TO, JOSEPHINE MrS:

VALENTI, FRANK

WALKOW, MARVIN

Waterford Race Track =--

White Sulphur Springs Hotel-

Windsor Hotel

ZALUS, JULTA

ZETD, ALBERT

ZETD, NORMA

ZELOYLE, DANIEL J.

ZERVOS,

MIKE

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