AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR: FROM: TO: TITLE: COMMENTS : DATE: PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE: CLASSIFICATION : “RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : - JFK Assassination System ‘ Date: Identifi cation Form Agency Information FBI 124-10206-10121 HQ 62-9-12-304 Document Information FBI SAC, DL DIRECTOR, FBI 03/29/1962 2 CIP, WILSON, WILL, CONTRIBUTIONS, LAS VEGAS GAMBLERS PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 10/06/1998 INDEFINITE 4/27/201
Wy-36 (Rev. 12-1 a Transmit the following in “aly oe WS ia AIR TO 3/2 \ ROM: BAC, BALIAS (94-55A) (P) \S SUBJECT: CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM f y 3-56) ~ : FBI Date: 3/29/62 PLAIN TEXT I (Type in plain text or code) TEL | (Priority or Method of Mailing) | : DIRECTOR, FBI (62-9-12) DALLAS DIVISION ReBuairtel 3/22/62. - DL-149-C was recontacted by SA JOSEPH M. MYERS on 5/62 and he advised that shortly after WILL WILSON was elected Attorney General for the State of Texas, informant “heard" from several sources, two of whom he named as being W. M.. "BOSTON" SMITH and WILBUR FRANCIS HICKS, aka. Bud Hicks, Fort Worth, Texas gamblers and from other sources around Fort Worth that WILSON had received money from Las Vegas gamblers, the names of which were not mentioned prior to. WILSON's allegation. Informant stated that there was no way for him to prove this but that the information that he received was the common talk among the gambling circle in Fort Worth. . There is no indication in the files of the Dallas Division that the above information has been received from other sources and there is no data available which will confirm or disprove this allegation. For the information of the Las Vegas Office, information was developed .at Fort Worth from DL-149-C who stated that he had heard that WILSON, Attorney General, State of Texas, had taken money from Las Vegas, Nev clo Tex to Col DL- . gamblers at the time of his election to keep Texas sed up as far as gambling was concerned, thus forcing the as people to travel by air and other means to Las Vegas do their gambling. With reference to the hoodlum element in Denver, -~ Oo. purchasing milk companies all over the United States, 149-C stated that he had received this information from BILL WOODWARD, who resides in the. Up vington Heights Section a af (3 2- ie Qs SE + Wee ABRAPPE 1862 a0) Bureau - REG J a Denver a ‘ ~‘ VAX Special Agent in Charge
DL 94=-S55A of Fort Worth, Texas, and who was formerly from Kansas City, Mo. Informant stated that WOODWARD married a distant relative of EUGENE SMALDONE of Denver, Colo. and WOODWARD‘'s wife's relatives are still in Denver. Informant stated that he understood from WOODWARD that his wife's people were "big" in the Italian circle in Denver, Colo. and that she has an uncle in Danver, Colo. Informant stated that the reason he believes that WOODWARD knows people in Denver was because at one time informant was having trouble in operation of his gambling establishment at Ft. Worth, because a Ft. Worth hoodlum, MARTIN BUSTER LOICANO, was trying to force informant into paying 25% of the take of his gambling establishment. Informant stated that he knew that WOODWARD knew some Italian people in Denver and asked WOODWARD to find out if LOICANO was connected with the mafia from these people in Denver. Informant stated that WOODWARD who is not Italian, after having a few drinks, make a telephone call to someone in Denver and asked them if LOICANO was a member of the mafia, and according to informant, whoever was at the cher end of the line "ate WOODWARD out". WOODWARD then told informant that he could not ever go back up to Denver, Informant stated that he would attempt to develop further information concerning this, however, if anyone questioned WOODWARD at this time, it would "heat up" informant. LEAD LAS VEGAS OFFICE Will review files for any information contained therein regarding WILL WILSON, Attorney General for the State of Texas, receiving any contributions from Las Vegas gamblers. DENVER OFFICE Will review files to determine if there has been any attempt to gain control of any milk companies by the hoodlum element in Denver, noting that SMALDONE family might possibly be the Italian element spoken of in this connection. LYNUM