Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: HAV
To: HQ
Document date: 11/12/57
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote).

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD_NUMBER:

124-90068-10030

RECORD SERIES: HO

AGENCY FILE_ NUMBER: 62-75147-210-96

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: HAV

TO: HO

TITLE:

DATE: 11/12/1957

PAGES: 2

SUBJECT:

DOCUMENT TYPE:

ORIGINAL

CLASSIFICATION:

REVIEW DATE:

STATUS

AMERICAN GAMBLING ACTIVITIES IN CUBA

PAPER. TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

Unclassified

NEW

CLASSIFICATION:

06/24/1998

UPDATE DATE:

Redact

RESTRICTIONS:

JFK Act 6 (4)

COMMENTS:

MEMO

DocId: 32328079

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CONFIDANTIAL

DATE: November 12, 1957

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Date of Review -ohl1/27.es

3/27/82

SUBJECT:

MAMERICAN GAMBLING ACTIVITIES IN CUBA

GIIF

(SANE IN OMATION CONTAINED

WHEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

Reference Havana letter October 2,

1957.

EXCEPT UMERE SHOWA M

OLKIRWIS

On October 11,/1957, HAV-4, who has furnished reliable

information in the past,

advised he had ascertained that individuals

associated with GEORGEÄLEVINE in the operation of the gambling

casino in the Mockey Club at the Oriental Park Rage Track near

Havana were BENNY\KRAKOWER, MIKEYLORIA and one JOE COSTELLO.

Both

KRAKOWER and LORIA are known to the Havana office as having had

previous affiliations with gambling operations in Havana; however,

Havana files contain no identifiable information concerning

COSTELLO.

HAV-4 indicated he had received information from one

source that LEVINE and the afore-mentioned individuals were not

paying any rent on the Jockey Club

since at the beginning of

the

racing season they had lent LOWELL BIRRELL, who has the concession

for the Oriental Park Race Track,

fifty

-thousand dollars and that

in lieu of paying interest on this money he had given them the

privilege of operating the casino at the

Jockey Club. 'While the

possibility exists that this is true, it should be, ngted that none

of these individuals is known to have

any substantia?

amount of

money in his own right. Therefore, the possipility exists that

this money may have been furnished

by MEYERS FANSIX

mhoPalready

possesses substantial gambling interests in adyana.

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•On October 16, 1957, Lieutenant Heriberto Hersandez,

of the Cuban National Police who works as head offthe pfivate

I police force at the Hotel Nacional, advised that ghe had apprehended

individual attempting to take a

basket of towels out of the

hotel Hernandez stated that this individual claimed he would be

in charge of the gambling casino at the Hotel Capri when the hotel

isnopened. Lieutenant Hernandez identified this individual as

MILTONYSEID, FBI #573946, a former Pittsburgh gunman.

JAKE LANSKY,

who oversees the gambling operations at the casino at the Hotel

Nacional, advised on November 5,

1957,

that he had seen SEID in

Havana and that SEID claimed

the 1930's.

LANSKY

said

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never in his employ

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