‘Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 5c ily Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: 5/20/201 Identification Form “Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER:  124-10288-10426 RECORD SERIES: HQ x. AGENCY FILENUMBER: = 92-6054-2417 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: SAC, BU TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: 08/01/1968 *PAGES: 4 SUBJECTS : LCN, STOLEN, NEGOTIABLE SECURITIES, BURGLARIES, MILLIONAIRES HOMES, CRIMINAL ACT, SUR DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT - CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 07/08/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : INC NOTE 1 CnC Ohl nn ee v9.1 Docld: 32305796 Page 1 11
'"Released under the John F. ™ 1 1 i usc 2107 Hi . dy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 ° e : Kenne ; | wh COMMU; FBI WASH De FBI-BUFFALO. a 8/1/68 DJL TODIRECTOR FROM BUFFALO (92-337) 3P r4 COSA NOSTRA, BUFFALO Division, ar* | Ye RE BUFFALO TEL JULY THIRTYONE LAST, RELATIVE TO FSI RECOVERY OF THREE MILLION DOLLARS IN NEGOTIABLE SECURITIES RECENTLY STOLEN FROM WEALTHY ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, INDUSTRIALIST DAVID M, STRASENBURGH, EXTENSIVE FAVORABLE PUBLICITY HAS. RESULTED FROM DARING ACTION OF FBI SCUBA DIVER IN RECOVERY OF LOOT FROM TREACHEROUS WATERS OF LAKE ONTARIO, NEWS STORIES i HAVE HIGHLIGHTED FBI DRAMATIC ACTION. AS A GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT IN DRIVE AGAINST ORGANIZED CRIME ELEMENTS IN WESTERN NEW YORK. NEWS STORIES HAVE ATTRIBUTED WAVE OF RECENT MAJOR BURGLARIES OF MILLIONAIRES HOMES “IN ROCHESTER (ee AREA TO SMOOTHE WORKING La ERS; NOSTRA THIEV S WHO Cos # 2 = 529 ACCUMULATED MILLIONS It LOOT. FBI RECr Bens Son COP DOLLAR #17 RECOVERY CONTRASTED BY NEWS OUTLETS To APPARENT IACTEQN Pg OF LOCAL AUTHORI TEs WHO HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY STYMIED " —_ Tea 67 SUN We a BREAK UP THIS ORGANIZED CRIMINAL © ACTIVITY. OTe ae vos ‘+ Docld:32305796 Page 2
Téeased under the John F: Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC 7iI0T Hotty DATE: 11-14-2017 | “ .! ~ 4 of . 7 . - 9 re Oo . - PAGE THREE | AS BUREAU IS AWARE, THIS MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR RECOVERY 14 Guba Mawes INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY ONE OF BUFFALO hn tal 5; LCN MEMBER INFORMANTS, BilnRee THREE TWO DASH C basi Ee THIS INFORMANT ONE OF FEW WHO KNEW LOCATION OF LOOT AND UNDERTOOK GREAT PERSONAL RISK IN ASSISTING OUR OFFICE. HE WILL BE SUSPECTED BY GANG putt hs FBI FURNISHED AND ASSISTED -COVER STORY AND IS CONFIDENT HE WILL BE SAFE FROM REPRISAL, HOWEVER, FACT REMAINS HIS VERY LIFE AT STAKE HERE. THIS INFORMANT OF , TREMENDOUS VALUE TO BUREAU AS PROVEN BY THIS RECOVERY OF THREE MILLION DOLLARS OF STOLEN LOOT. I RECOM- -MEND BUREAU APPROVE LUMP SUM -PAYMENT OF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS aa \e Bet HREE THREE TWO DASH C DASH ¥ FOR HIS ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER. IT MUST BE OBSERVED THAT THE STRASENBURGH CASE ate Transportation oF Safes Property WAS UNDER INTENSIVE INVESTIGATION BY FBI AS ITSP MAJOR THEFT AND COUNTLESS MAN HOURS OF FBI WORK AND EXPENSE HAVE BEEN : SAVED BY THIS INFORMANT°S INFORMATION. UNDER ALL CIRCUN- STANCES I FEEL ONE THOUSAND DOLLAR AMOUNT COMPLETELY JUSTIFIED. Sabre t Tal Tgpe BUREAU RESPECTFULLY REQUEST TO SUTEL DECISION IN THIS MATTER. END JTM FBI WASH DC @ rm “he MR, GALE _ Docld: 32305796 Page 3