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SAWN Ew ho h Ad A fy Neat” g Group witch is ow operating legalized gambling casings in luxurious hotels ion Havana, Cuba. Trafficante moved to Havana in 1954. (63-4426- 32; 92- 2781- 18; Li 100 -42303 - 274) 12 3. New York City 13 ee 13 {here are several Sicilian criminal operations golag on in New York Scity at the present time in various flelds of criminal endeavor. These operations 18 1gire carried on without a formal table of organization. However, there is a graded 20 2lscale of authority {rom which proceed deciecions and commauds. Some of the | 22 jpersons coatrolling these yroups are old-time Mafiosi, although these leadera , . < ghave taken lato their groups persons of other than Sicilian or Italian descent. . : eT then caman tralean thawna ana Clatline tq, TEallia gn wenn That eae of thie : 7O0HY¥ LHe Balle WIAGI, Lidice aie DACs ii ion SUSE LCLIL Bivups,. but many or Lae | 29° = -_ 30methods employed by these grours ere peecullar to the Mafla. (100-42303-280; 1 3 31 92-2834-7, pp. '30- 34) 32 Five Sietilan groups are reportedly headed by Joseph Profacl, who 33 PREM i J 7 ve , ; jecame to this country from Sicily in 1921. He has been in the olive oil importing 36 | 37business for many years and has a reputation for being one of the top men of | 38 ; pathe Mafia in this country. His ascoclates include such “‘taflosi as Santo . I * trrattte ante, Jr., Frank Costello, Vito Genovese, Mike Miranda, and others. 4 3(92- 1795-29, Part 2, pp. 271-278; 92-2834-7, pp. 30-34; 62-9-62, pp. 5-7, 144) yy Er rofaci is suspected of bring responsible for the murder of at 45 46least a half dozen inen. [n 1907, be allegedly operated the Italian lottery in 47 othe United States which is sald to have done a weekly business of $5 million. 50 ; . 52 | 3i -~ 56 - . | | | 1 a 2 7 T ; 38 ‘ 1. 59°C ary 61 |