Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: FARRELL, PATRICK E.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 06/29/1966
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-10279-10236

RECORD SERIES:

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 92-4155-10

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: FARRELL, PATRICK E.

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE:

06/29/1966

PAGES:

7

SUBJECTS :

NRO, FELICE, ALFRED GEORGE, RES, GAMBLING

OPERATION, CRUISE SHIP, CARIBE QUEEN

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS :

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DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 05/06/1998

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

REPORTING OFFICE

MIAMI

OFFICE OF ORIGIN

MIAHI

TITLE OF CASE

ALFRED GEORGE FELICE, aka

DATE

INVESTICATIVE PERIOD

6/29/66

3/4 - 6/23/66

REFORT MADE BY

PATRICK E. FARRELL

CHARACTER OF CASE

TYPED BY

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REFERENCE

Miami report of SA PATRICK E. FARRELL dated

5/2/66.

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ENCLOSURES TO: BUREAU (2)

Enclosed for the Bureau is the original and one

mants utilized in this report.

MIAMI

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Retimen

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At Miami, Florida:

Case has been: Pending over one year Lag Yes [ No: Pending prosetution ove

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APPROVED

COPIES MADE:

SPECIAL AGENT

IN CHARGE

DO NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW

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(1) Will maintain contact with CIs and PCIs

regarding the activities of the subject and his asso-

ciates:

2) Will continue to follow the subject's

activities through investigation and surveillance.

ADMINISTRATIVE

Spot checks of subject's new residence con-

ducted by SA PATRICK E. FARRELL.

It is noted the investigative period of this

report is somewhat extended.

The status of the inves

tigation has been maintained through investigation and

informant contact.

In view of the proximity of MM 1003-C-TE to the

subject, most of the information furnished by him is being

placed in the Administrative section.

Informant advised on 4/27/66 that he is operating

gambling on a new cruise vessel sailing between Miami and

Bimini,

and has as his partners, FRED FELICEand DOMINIC

DI BELLA.

PALMISANO learned of

this arrangement and of the I

fact that he had been exeluded and has threatened to have

the informants (obscene).

Informant states he is not

particularly concerned with this threat, in that he has

been in disagreement with PALMISANO before.

oat on which he and FRED FELICE

of Chicago, have a gambling operation, including slot

machines,

is the "Caribe Queen", and sails daily between

Miami and Bimini•

Informant met with FRED FELICE and "PUSSY" RUSSO

on 5/16/66 at a drug store located next to the Dragon Lady

Beauty Salon on the 79th-Street Causeway. The purpose of

the meeting was to discuss gambling on the "Caribe Queen"

and the "Orange Sun.". RUSSO said that he controls, or would

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GULLY, owner of the "Orange Sun" and is

the slot medium of this

ship. FELICE states that GULLY is connected with ANGELO

RUSSO plans to intercede on behalf of the infor-

mant and FELICE to regain the gambling concession on the

"Caribe Queen" ordered closed last week by owner GEORGE

HENRX:

Judge

BARMACK visited FRED FELICE at the latter's

home, 7710 Beachview Drive, North Bay Village shortly after

the primary election, May, 1966, and asked FELICE if he

could do anything for him.

(BARMACK fOr FELICE). FELICE

told the Judge not at this time, but perhaps in the near

future.

Regarding recent arrest by the FBI of PALMISANO

on the extortion matter in Hallandale, informat met with .

FRED FELICE and JIMMY DEE at the latter's réstaurant on

5/21/66.

FELICE told

'PALMISANO that the reason he had

been arrested was that he "caused his own downfall by

mouthing off to the FBI." FELICE referred in particular

to Agents FARRELL and HILL and reminded DEE that he had

been told that DEE had attempted to heap abuse on the

Agents.

FELICE said, "Why cantt you keep your mouth shut?

They're doing a job (referring to the Bureau) and if you

aggravate them they will only put

extra effort in seeing

to it that you are going to jail."

DEE said that he had retained Attorney ED WHARTON

phonetic) for $5,000 to represent him in this matter.

WHARTON tod dEE that he could get 20 years for the offense.

DEE commented that he would settle for "a year"

that the only thing he fails to understand

is the juris-

diction of the fBl in a matter such as this, since he cannot

see anything of an interstate nature.

FELICE later told the informant that the principal

reason that DEE has not been.

"hit in thehead" bwother

hoodlums' is his (DEE's) relationship with CARLO, GAMBINO

FELICE was told by theinformant of his recent

problems with DEE wherein DEE had threatened the informant.

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described by FELICE as "number one in Miami"

passed these instructions to FELICE,

TONY (ESPERTI) or NICK (FARINELIA) give him (informant)

• bring all of them to my house (COPPOLA}s) anc

I'll straighten them out."

Informant advised on 5/23/66 that FRED FELICE

reported to him that ANGELO BURNO is at this time in

London, Engladd, Involving an unidentified "business

transaction."

MANGONE. is

"in trouble" (unknown if this refers

member of the BRUNO organtzationto

JOE

authorities or hoodlums) because of stealing from slot

machines which MANGONE had on the cruise ship "Orange:

MANGONE at this time is in Trenton, New Jersey.

with an unidentified individual named "KEYS."

FELICE advised the informant on 5/18/66 that

he is going to Puerto Rigo in June, 1960, for a contina-

tion business-pleasure trip.

FELICE has shown to the informant that he is

involved in the shylocking business; however, informant

cannot state as to the degree of the involvement or

whether it is direct or indirect. For example, informant

advised on 5/18/66 that FELICE borrowed $5,000

from ABE

BROWN on 5/17/66 and in turn gave this money to a "friend."

On 5/20/66, informant and FRED FELICE met with

Attorney GEORGE HENRY regarding the possibility of the

informant continuing on the cruise ship "Caribe Queen".

hunky was told by filice that "they", had connections,

and that it would behoove him (HENRY) to reconsider his

former refusal. HENRY said that he would settle for

$10,000 in cash and in advance, as a "loan" (no interest),

repayable at $100 per day in the form of allowing informant

and FELICE to have gambling on the ship. If for any rea-

son HENRY decides not to allow gambling, he would be subject

to repay amount outstanding in cash.

HENRY agreed to this,

and FbLiC made a phone call and obtained the money,

which

will be given to HENRY on 5/27/66.

Informant learned

that the person called was "JIMMY" (LNU), an Italian

who at this time is in Albany, New York,

and has a 12

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year old daughter being comnited to an institution there

for mentally retarded children.

Informant. met with NORMAl ROTHAN On 5/22/66,

at the Albion Lounge, Albion Hotel, Miami Beach, regarding

money which ROTHMAN owes to fELICE.

ROTHMAN advised

that he would make a payment

of several hundred dollars

to FELICE on 5/23/66..

FELICE advised the informant on 5/23/66 that

he had an appointment to see SALVATORi FALCONE that

JOR, SKOOTCH that FALCONE waS

Informant advised on 5/29/66 that FELICE

advised him that he, FELICE, had been a

i "contract man"

for the organization in New

York and New Jersey, and

that this had been his primary responsibility in his

younger days.

Informant could not state if this was

mere braggadocio on the part of FELICE or based upon

fact.

INFORMANT

MM T-1 is MM 1003-C-TE, who is contacted by

SA RALPH R. HILL, JI.

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