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meek ay oN a 1 Gambling Bookmaking Information pening ROSELLI's activity in this s under the heading “Associates - Horse Racing In testimony before the Kefauver Committee, ROSELLI stated that he is acquainted with GENE NORMILE, having met him somevnere in 1935 or 1936. He said he was talking with NORMILE and NORMILE said he was going to try to get a contract for a wire service which, at that time, was called the General News; that NOPMLLE said a new company would be formed which would be calied Nationwide and he thought he could get the contract for the West Coast, NORMILE stated if he covld get the West Coast contract, he would like to have ROSELLI associated with him and give ROSELLI an interest. ROSELLI said that NORMILE thought that ROSELLI would have the ability to get some customers and that it would not cost ROSELLI very much. ROSELLI said he had no access to the books, but he received a certain interest each month. ROSELLI recalied that NORMILE set up his office in the Bank of America Building at 6th and Spring in about 1936; that ROSELLI did refer whatever customers he could to NORMILE; that ROSELLI went to the office occasionally and received anywhere : ny + ‘ aA x + from 2% to 10% of the profit. However, he said he was not on the payroll. ROSELLI said he would refer bookmak2rs to NORMILE and said he didn't really have to sell the bookmakers, but he was more concerned in talking somebedy into not stealing the service. He said he persuaded them merely by talking to them, He admitted he probably had a reputation for being a tough guy during the prohibiticn time and this reputation stayed with him. He said the local wire service never got along without logal corruption. ROSELLI said that JACK DRAGNA had nothing to do with ROSELLI becoming a partner of NORMILE. He continued by stating that Nationwide went out of business about 1939 and shortly thereafter he lost interest in the wire service business. He said he worked for a few months with ah -~ Po =