Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992? (44 uUsC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 AGENCY : “RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE DATE: PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE: CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : 2 v9.4 ; DocId: 32329901 Page 1 - JFK Assassination System Identification Form ‘Agency Information FBI 124-90088-10081 HQ 92-3241-31 Document Information FBI SU HQ 01/12/1959 2 BENJAMIN BINION LESTER BENJAMIN BINION PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 07/14/1998 INDEFINITE MEMO ‘ Date: 4/23/201
Releaz DATE : ed under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records follection Act of 1997 (47 st 2107" Mau 14-2017 ig ~ Neo FORM NO. 64 Cs, : vo \ . Office Memurandum e UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT - D ‘ ; . TO : DIRECTOR, FBI t (92- 3241) DATE: 1/12/59 . . om , orl fb. c, FROM : SAC, SALT LAKE CITY (94-2 RAF ew (94-253) Ret ubntttiy hohe y 2 [19-3 ce , ; SUBJECT: LESTER BENJAMIN BINION © ‘ fr ( TOP HOODLUM PROGRAM SALT LAKE CITY DIVISION .) plo S& Reference is made to ‘Bulet dated November 19, 1958 with a@) fr reference to information furnished by San Diego 968-C concerning fot MAURICE MICKEY MANDEL. MANDEL reportedly indicated that BINION owed him a favor and stated BINION would bankroll him if he needed it. BINION was contacted relative to bs association with MANDEL on November 24, 1958 and again on December 17, 1958. He stated on the first contact that MANDEL is known to him and they were both serving time at the Federal Penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kansas at the same time; however, he was not closely associated with MANDEL at any time in the penitentiary, BINION ‘stating that MANDEL was considered. by himself and other inmates as a mental case, BINION stated that he felt sorry for MANDEL and on a few occasions gave him extra food and other items obtained from the commissary. BINION advised he would attempt to obtain infor- mation as to the present whereabouts of MANDEL and what he is doing | at the present time and would advise at a later date, - In this regard BINION 1 was again contacted on December LT; 1958 at which time he stated he had received information that MANDEL was known to have been in a number of towns in California and as far ' | as he could learn MANDEL at the present time had not pulled any type of crime; however, he had reportedly violated his parole and where he is presently serving time is unknown to BINION, BINION Stated he owed nothing to MANDEL in the way of a favor and in fact he definitely would have mo association with him and that in the event he came to Las Vegas he would immediately get him out of town as he is the type of person, because of his "shooting off at the mouth" would get himself and other people in trouble. BINION stated. shortly after MANDEL's release from Leaven- worth he came to Las Vegas and contacted him and stated he was | Sroke, at which time BINION stated he gave him either $10.00 or 1a) ~ $20.00 and told him to leave town immediately and not come back as Las Vegas was one of the hotest towns on ex-convicts in the United States. He stated to his knowledge MANDEL has not been oe in 74 pp Las Vegas. SG. : = oo _2 /  jgan Diego. REQ 1, a bd , . 1 CEng on a a AN 16 108 O ae crb ae coe © JAN 21 1988 et AVL iw er Docld: 32329901 Page 2?