Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: LEG, HAVANA
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 03/24/1959
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

4/3/2015

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER:

124-10302-10231

RECORD SERIES :

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

2-1499-1ST NR 19

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

LEG, HAVANA

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 03/24/1959

PAGES:

2

SUBJECTS :

FS, MIL, GAMBLING ACT, CUBA, ASSOC, HOODLUM

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION : Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS : 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 05/22/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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RO FORM NO, BA

Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNNENT

gROM

SUBJBCT:

Director, FBI (62-75147-210)

Legat, Havana (64-153)

Frank.

AMERICAN GAMBLING ACTIVITIES IN

ANTI-RACKETEERING

DATE:

March 24,

1959

Arthony

Sturgis

On March 23,

1959, FRANK ANTHON

FIORINI appeared in the

office of the Legal Attache,

Havana.

FIORINI stated he

American from Norfolk, -

Virginia

He was dressed in the uniform. of

a captain in the Cuban

Revolutionary Air force.

FIORINI stated he

has been appointed liaison officer

between the

Cuban Air Force and

the U.S. Air Force and that he is also the head of security for the

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Cuban Air Force.

FIORINI stated further he has been named the chief inspector

of

the gambling casinos in Havana and that he has at present four.

assistants to aid him

in inspecting casinos. He stated that PASTORITA,

NUNEZ GONZALEZ, Director of the National Institute of Social Welfare,

was extremely concerned about the presence of American "gangsters"

in gambling casinos in Havana and that she wanted the assistance of

the Legal Attache's office in obtaining information and background

concerning these individuals.

FIORINI said

that according to NUNEZ,

both she and FIDEL CASTRO were basically opposed to gambling and

were convinced that if gambling was necessary as a tourist attraction

in Cuba, it should not be in the hands of "gangsters."

FIORINI was informed that any request for information

concerning the criminal records of individuals involved in gambling

in. Cuba would have to be made through official diplomatic channels

it wring rehat Keration would be given such request after

ORIGINAL COPY FILED

it was pointed out to FIORINI that the Bureau of Investigation

of the Cuban Police was already in possession of substantial information

concerning American gamblers in Cuba and it was suggested to him that

he might desire to contact this Cuban source. bel

Cith this resard HAV-31 advi sCula February

4, 1959, that

JOSEPH NELSINE (WFO TOP Hoodlum) had

been in Havana for several days

and that the purpose of his trip was to assist American gamblers in

Havana in getting the casinos reopened.

Source reported NESLINE

reported to be triendly with FRANK ORINd of Nortolk, virginia, a

nember. of the 26th of Julv Movement

NESLINE was reported to be

workings: through FIORINI in an effort

Government for the casinfe3lo seaper

*que approval erum the cubad

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2 - Havana

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DECLASSIFICANON

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Havana 64-153

3/24/59

member of the July 26 Movement in Havana who has furnished reliable

information in the past, advised that PASTORITA NUNEZ GONZALEZ iS

known to be a Lesbian.

Mendoza stated, in addition,

also received intormation that NUNEZ was a user of narcotics

but

he had been unable to verify the latter information.

In connection with FRANK ANTHONY FIORINI,

the Bureau's

attention is called to the case entitled "FRANK ANTHONY STURGIS, aka

REGISTRATION ACT - CUBA." (Bufile 2-1499) .

In the event further information is received concerning

this matter,

Extra copies

to the Miami office (2-192) which' 1s origin in the STURGIS case.

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