EMILIO MILIAN BOMBING
1978 Continuing
Investigation
[REFERENCE:
Dade County Police file, OCB, Case No: 3-92 dated
11/20/1978]
CASE
NO:
3-92
DATE:
November 20, 1978
Continuing investigation
into the bombing of WQBA News Directory EMILIO MILIAN
occurring in Dade County, Florida.
SYNOPSIS:
Information obtained; interview with J. Sanford and Emilio
Milian;
meeting with assistant U.S. Attorney Sanford on Thursday, 16
November
1978.
DETAILS:
During the interview the following was learned by this
detective.
That on 30 November 1978 a G rand Jury meeting will be held
and RICARDO
MORALES NAVARRETTE is due to be a prime witness, possibly
the only
witness. This information is not to be released as
MORALES'
testimony is strictly secret.
During the conversation this detective also learned that
GASPAR JIMENEZ
had received a check for $39,000 to be signed while in
federal
custody. The check bore these items of information:
from
corporate account of RIVIERA U.S.A. CORPORATION, drawn on
Continental
Bank, payee GASPAR JIMENEZ. This information was
recorded by the
guard who took the check from Mrs. JIMENEZ to GASPAR JIMENEZ
and
returned it after being signed by GASPAR. According to
Sanford,
this information was given to the FBI for tracing and the
FBI believes
this corporation to be tied up to HERNANDEZ CARTAYA'S WFC
CORPORATION.
The FBI also firmly believes HERNANDEZ CARTAYA to be a Cuban
spy
operating in the U.S.A. or at least that CARTAYA has very
good ties
with Cuban intelligence network.
Sanford offered this information as unverified and offered
no proof,
stating that he was precluded from discussing it since it is
an ongoing
case.
Further information in reference to PABLO GUSTAVO CASTILLO
is that he
had been promised financial backing during his incarceration
by a very
high narcotics dealer, and that EULALIO FRANCISCO CASTRO AKA
FRANK
CASTRO was working for a large narcotics trafficker, the
same one that
is financing for Castillo. Note: FRANK CASTRO is up to this
date the
suspect in providing the explosives to CASTILLO from which
the Milian
bomb was made.) This information had been give on
prior occasions
by RICARDO MORALES NAVARRETTE.
Sanford did not go into details as he explained the
conversation were
part of an ongoing federal case which involved some
wiretaps. The
persons or cases under investigation were no disclosed.
On 17 November 1978 this detective met with EMILIO MILIAN
and the
following was learned during the meeting. Milian is
extremely
upset because of the slacking off in the intensity of the
investigation. This detective explained to him that
some progress
is shutting off some new sources of information.
MILIAN stated that a complete campaign to keep him off the
air is
ongoing and is being done by the WQBA radio station.
According to
MILIAN, each and every time he attempts to purchase a radio
station a
new group comes up and makes an identical application and
then attempts
to scare off all potential sellers by telling them that
MILIAN is a
marked man and that any dealings with him will probably
cause
retaliation against those dealing with him. On three
occasions
deals have been mysteriously dropped due to this type lf
pressure
tactics. Further, that on one occasion in which MILIAN
had set up
to purchase the old WFAB radio station (it was shut down by
FCC due to
fraudulent advertising schemes) a black group applied for
the same
radio station. The persons given by the applicants as
references
are all members of AREYITO [Arieto], a Socialist newspaper,
and
associates of very heavy narcotics dealers, including the
daughter of
CARLOS PRIO SOCARRAS, ex-President of Cuba. The blacks
presented
a license application and a proposed plan for operation
which was the
same one prepared by MILIAN while he was News Director at
WQBA prior to
his bombing. WQBA obtained the broadcasting license
renewal based
on those items submitted. Included in those papers
submitted are
several fraudulent interviews claimed by the blacks which
MILIAN really
did himself and can prove it.
MILIAN was also disturbed by the fact that in order to stop
these
people from these activities he must sue them and WQBA but
if he does
he is fearful that it may ruin the police case under
investigation.
MILIAN stated that the longest he will wait is until January
1979. After that date he will no longer consider the
police case
before instituting any type of litigation. MILIAN
urged this
detective to keep in closer touch since during the last few
months very
little contact had existed.
During his conversation, MILIAN also stated that Miami News
reporter
HILDA INCLAN had been fired by the Miami News after her
refusal to stop
printing articles about Cuban criminality in the Latin
community after
repeatedly being told not to write about R. [Rafael]
VILLAVERDE and the
LITTLE HAVANA ACTIVITIES CENTER. According to MILIAN, HILDA
INCLAN was
told by her editors that she could not write any more
stories about the
LITTLE HAVANA ACTIVITIES CENTER or CETA. INCLAN
refused to be
told on what to write her stories. She eventually
either left of
her own accord or was fired due to the working conditions
imposed upon
her. These conditions were mostly caused by
VILLAVERDE'S constant
complaints and threats.
No other information at this time.
PREPARED BY: D. BENITEZ, Officer
Terrorist & Security
Unit
APPROVED BY: P. JANOSKY, Sergeant
Terrorist
& Security Unit
REVIEWED BY: T. LYONS, Lieutenant
Tactical
Investigation Section
DB/dh
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