6 4 “ ' ® . ¥ » a aN oo a 8 GONFIDENTIAL , 7 _ 8 August 1976 MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Security Analysis Group SUBJECT. :- Resorts International, Inc. Co, s #591 722 . - 1. Attached. to instant memorandum is an article from ~ the 15 August 1976 edition of the New York Times captioned, ‘"Bahama. Gambling Group Considers Las Vegas-Type Casinos in ' Atlantic City." The article states that the corporation behind this venture is Resorts International, Inc. The ~~ - article also reflects that Resorts International, Inc. , was | formerly the Mary Carter Paint Company. 2h Also attached to this memorandum is an extract from _ ‘the 1969 book, "The Grim Reapers" which links the Mary Carter | Paint Company "to the gambling activities of the organized crime boss Meyer LANSKY. The extract also links Meyer LANSKY ‘to Santo TRAFFICANTE.. Additional information in the book, not attached, reflects that Santo TRAFFICANTE was Meyer LANSKY" s. gambling czar in pre-Castro. Cuba. 3. "Resorts International, Inc., is the Subject of os 4 ‘file #591 722, This file reflects that Resorts International, -Inc., was of interest to Cover and Commercial Staff, DDO, in. 11972 | and 1973. No other details are available. | "4. The Wallace GROVES, ‘mentioned in the attachment3 as * being connected with Meyer LANSKY and the Mary Carter Paint =; Co./Resorts International, Inc., is identical with the Wallace: GROVES who is the Subject of OS file #473 865. This file re- flects that from April 1966 to April 1972, GROVES was, of in- . }terest to the Office of the General Counsel for the uMiliza- |; "| tion of GROVES as an advisor or possible officer of one of the Project WUMUTUAL entities. Additional information in-this *file would Suggest that GROVES was connected with Meyer LANSKY. ‘The file also reflects that in March 1975, Cover and Commercial. ; Staff was somehow involved with two individuals connected with j ia corporation owned by GROVES, | Se> Sw _ - ; | : E2IMPDET Spm (i ANCANA CL BY 063994 FWEmgetmTey ewes.
var) P) Ae . oN SOD CONFIDENTIAL 5. The Robert D. PELOQUIN mentioned in the news article. as being the head of a Resorts International subisidiary, is identical with Robert D. PELOQUIN (#624 168). - However, the file reflects that in 1970, PELOQUIN was a Vice President of J Resorts International, Inc. The file further shows that PELOQUIN was formerly ’ connected with INTERTEL and as such was . engaged by the Hughes Tool Company to conduct a sweeping invest- ' igation into the affairs and past activities of Robert A. MAHEU. MAHEU, as you are aware, was used by this Agency for _ introduction to-organized crime "€igures for assassination planning directed at Fidel CASTRO in the early 1960's. Also, as you are aware, the MAHEU/organized crime contact evéntually | led to the above mentioned Santo TRAFFICANTE. - . 6. As you are aware, the Senate Select Committee, “during | the deliberation of that body into the activities of this | Agency, evidenced interest in the Mary Carter Paint Co., . Robert D. PELOQUIN,” INTERTEL, Santo TRAFFICANTE and Robert A. MAHEU. as the attachments, be brought to the attention of the Ge 7. It is recommended. that instant: memorandum, as wel =| neral Counsel and the Cover and Commercial Staff. Jerry G. Brown Lo Deputy Chief se _ Security Analysis Group Atts As * stated (Original only) JGB:hjd ee see ree I NEB MED EPRI comme PR: “AG... OURS ® cubeae Gem me ocaeanmaety mm. eens mo emt ah © “own settee