“Rocld: 32300152 Page 3° 7 : : ; Oy Nae -~ 3 = On Wednesday, September 5, 1962, Dorfman appeared in ' Nassau at Kearney'’s office at approximately 9:00 A.M. having come from Miami. Kearney and Dorfman hed a discussion in which Dorfman demanded the $26,000 and when it was refused to him, Dorfman made general threstening | statements to Kearney. Dorfman then demanded that the original $100,000 that Amalremated Services had invested in Intercontinental be returned to Dorfman. Kearney had informed Dorfman that his reason for refusing — the $26,000 or the $100,000 was that he had no authority to give ‘Dorfman same in that Stuart Hopps had instructed him to refuse | Dorfran’s request for the $26,000. Kearney stated that at that point Dorfman telephoned Myer Breen aka Mike in Chicaso, Illinois, and Kearney overheard Dorfman tell Breen to apply “Code GC." Kearney stated that as to "Code C" he is not sure that the letter C was used bub that some letter was used in conjunction with the word code. Kearney stated thet in answer to an obvious question by Breen as te whom should the code be applied, Dorfman replied, "Stuart Hopes.” _ Kearney stated that Dorfman then terminated the telephone call te Eregn and placed a telephona call to Stuart Hopps*s home in the San Francisco, California area. Dorfman told Hopps that he wanted the 26,000 and when Hopps refused same, told Hopps that he wanted his origins: 2100,000 investment roturned to him by the next day “er else." Dorfran then informed Hopps to the effect that ho had "a man on you right ~ now, @ man following you already," Dorfman then told Hopps, “I am going to cut 4 new 455 hole right in the middle of your forchead,* and by other exeressicns threetened physical harm to Hopps. Kearney recalled that the whole conversation ws of & nature threatening physical harm to Hopps if the Amalgamated Services $100,000 investrent was not retumed to Dorfman by the next day. Kearney stated that the conversation betreen Dorfman and Hopps took about twonty minutes. ie further stated that the telephone calls made by Dorfzan on aevarvel 5, 1962,. were > charged - to thse Intercontinental telephone comzany account. . Kearney stated that Leonard Traurig, 2 & Miami Insurence | “RAN, had accompanied Derfiran to. Nassau on September > ) and was Released | under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 usc 2107 Moker ¢ » DATE: dieia- -2017 le fo.
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 19927 (44 USC 3107 Hote} J (DATE: ‘1i- 14- 2017 bela :32300152 Page 6 2 *4 ‘to the effect that Dorf: ‘C@ll and the general content of ¢ “Was ag 2 "Lax dodge." ‘in that this would for the $100,000. ° =~) = present during the above related conversation and while telerhone pS ne Pex calls were made, On Sunda: fp September 23, 1962, Kearney fled Nassau because Dorfman wis "giving hima rough time." After the incidents related above that occurred on September 5, Kearney had recoived various telephone calls from Dorfman during one of which Dorfman told Kearney to bring all the records end accounts of intercontinental to Mianl, Fearney refused Dorfm tir, telling him thet as far ag he, Kearney, was concerned, Dorfman yas erely a stockholder in tercontinental and had no right to the records and accounts, Dorfran informed Kearney that he wes going to mke it rourh for Kearney, At the end of the telephone conversation Dox rfron wished Kearney “a long and healthy life” in a manner in which Kearney felt he was being threatened, Kearney ieft Fassau going to Mexico Ci ty where he felt he would be safer, Kearney stated that he left Nassau without informing anyone that he was leaving and that he left all the beoks and records of Interecntinental intact in the office of Intorcontinental., Ha stated thet he eut ssequently heard runors caine possession of the books and records of intercontinental, tor 5 telep shone ye GPOLL OMe _ HOPES Stuart Hopps stated thet in his relating the incidents 1 stated that the reason Dor Ron : informed him that the ascots to the degres that the Internel they were considering taxins Ama Hopps stated that he acwised Dorma ba a levitimate and would take Amilgamated cut of ¢ Rad eccumala ted indiconting Hopps further stated that in the telephone f September 5, Dorfman asket him is hS, Hons, “wants 3 hat h in conerete” and thet much profenity was uttered curing the conversation, Es pe stated thet Dorfran e J exand threat to him that unless ke complied with the demand return of the $100,000, Hopss? «: andehildren would ais Dorfman stated that he weg halding 3 a ne mene ra oon ead
eleased under the John DATE: 11-14-2017 Me of . = . ; af ~ . ee F. i i LE _ Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote) aa Ne oO nN ‘ee Hopps stated that he became extremely upset by the . telephone call, not particularly because of the threats to his ne Ley put because of the threats against his grandchildren. He re - gtated that on the same day he called the residence of his : : grandchildren in Seattle, Washington, and was informed that his grand children were all right, Hopps further stated that for the next several days ho called Seattle one or more times a ‘day to determine if his grandchildren were safe, He stated _ I par that he did not inform the parents of the grandchildren as to wee the fact that a threat existed against them. Hopps stated that 4 couple of weeks subsequent to — ae September 5, Hopps’ wife informed him that she had received | threatening telephone calis threatening her children and grand= children, Hopps stated that his wife was extremely upset by the incident and attempted to commit suicide. It should be noted 4 at this point that tirs. Geraldine Hopps did commit suicide in July of 1963, at Mant, Florida. ea a ra | o ae Within a period of ten deys or two weeks subsequent \ i. to September 5, 1962, Hopps received a telephone call from _ ro fv. 7. Attorney Jake Erlich in San Francisco in which Erlich informed pee Hopps that Paul Dorfman {xilen Dorfsan's step-father, who is |' Be _ a well-knowm Chicago hoodlunj and Attorney Harris of the firm , fous. 2 2, of Harris and Berman wore in Erlichts office and wanted to meet en ee with Hopps. Hopps went to Eejich?’s office and met with Erlich, HP - paul Dorfman and Harris at which tine Paul threatened physical harm to Hopps. lopps was 4nformed thet he had allegedly gtolen 2 $100,000 from Allen Dorfman and had bungled up the Tearster ote 8 Bonding Program. Hopps stated that after Dorfran th , him, he walked over, closed the door to Erlich’s off informed the group they might as well babtle it out rig and this would be the biggest geandsl that ever hit San Francisco because either he was going to get thrown out of the window or | Dorfman was. it should be noted at this time that Attorney Peloguin interviewed Jake Erlich in San Francisco on September 19, - * 1963, during which interview Erlich stated that he recalled — Paul Dorfran threatening to murder Stuart Hopps about $100,000 ~ | Be and that Hopps was extremely frightened by such threats. ft __—~: Hopps stated that as a result of the meeting with Paul Dorfman and recomendations made by Attorney Erlich, Hopps and his wife signed over various antique furniture and objects D G1a+32300152 Page 7 : a . 7 So te me LS
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