JFK Assassination System Date: 6/12/201 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: ‘ FBI RECORD NUMBER:  124-10201-10014 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER: = 92-3182-17 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: ROEMER, WILLIAM F. JR. TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: 06/17/1958 PAGES: 71 SUBJECTS : GAL, BKG INVEST DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 01/14/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : v9.1 173 NW 45679 DociId:32289238 Page i
~w = . / . - - <eport Ferm Fiir-78 (6-3. 5). ar ™ Ye ee - ’ FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION - REPORTING OFFICE CHICAGO - THLE OF CASE CHANGED austere was.. Gust Alex, Gussie Alex. Martin, Meiacl Mike Ryan, "Slam", "Bananas “ DA INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD 6-/9-Sb |"S/28F C723, 4/58 REPORT MADE BY . WILLIAM F, ROEMER, Jr. CHARACTER OF CASE OFFICE OF ORIGIN CHICAGO s / ANTI -RACKETEERING MS SYNOPSIS: SUMMARY REPORT ALEX was born in Chicago, Ill. He holds no known legitimate employ- ment. He claims to be married to MARIANNE RYAN, well-known Chicago model, but marriage not verified. Resided in Chicago all his life - .** and now lives at 300 No. Marine Drive. ALRX is an associate of aby, many of the top hoodlums in Chicago area, particularly of EDDY 4 VOGEL. ALEX was formerly the bodyguard of JAKE GUZIK, influental * Chicago hoodlum, now deceased, He. later became the "right hand man" of GUZIK and then "enforcement officer" of the crime syndicate . in Chicago. Upon GUZIK'sideath in 1956, ALEX reportedly took “p over GUZIK's position in the syndicate and today reputedly controls oN Chicago's "Loop" and South Side. ALEX has been questioned as a = suspect by the Chii¢ago PD in connection with many gangland type ; crimes and is known to the Chicago PD as a "tough, capable of the Y heavy work for the syndicate", ALEX also involved in illegal labor activities and gambling. Reputed to have financial interests in tavern, barber shop, liquor company, ranch, hotel and amusement arcade, Many of his hangouts known. Has traveled in Europe at least three times. Employes bodyguard-chauffeur, Physical Ye 7 " SPECIAL AGE ; = INCHARGE DO NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW an aed COPIES MAD I - Detroit (32-32h) (INFO) 1 - Los Angeles 92-177 INFO ' 4 - Chicago (92-373) ab ; cOcway 2402 fe? “ ce Jd Uvvo PROPERTY QF: FBl—This report Ts loaned to you by the FBI, and neither it nor its contents are to be distributed outside the agency to which loaned. . = a NW 45679 DociId:32289238 Page 2
CG 92-373 aoa INFORMANTS +3 =1 CG 6171-C T-2 Local Draft Board No. 80, Selective Service System, ..3/13/58 to SA LENARD A. WOLF, This informant has furnished reliable information in the past . and is an associate of certain henchmen. of the subject, 4/14/ub, as reviewed by SA WILLIAM M, KELLY, . 2319 South Wentworth Avenue, Chicago, Illinois T-3 —06°5733-0° Toh Taevectoral. B.. MC NALLY and R. BE. SHALLBERG, Alcohol Tax Unit, Chicago, Illinois To $8-5973- In 1950 to unknown agent, and on 12/27/57 to SA ROBERT J. DENEEN, CG 5733-C is not personally acquainted with. ALEX or his associates and obtained this information through contact. with small-time hoodlums, He has furnished reliable infor-~ mation in the past. © In 1946 to unknown agents. erento * 3/14/58 to SAs C. LEONARD TREVIRANUS and WILLIAM F. ROEMER, Jr. 8/13/S. to, SA TREVIRANUS, This informant is a friend of ALEX and of ALEX's wife and has furnished reliable information in the past, ADMINISTRATIVE PAGE rT Bee -o- we eee wee Le eS ce ees ees o: NW 45679 DociId:32289238 Page 3
CG 92-373 HW f. Oo td Q H ie rd Q Hi T-8 Mrs., LOUIS (LULU) LE VITUS, 828 West Cuyler Avenue, Chicago (Upon request) 2222 West Giddings Street, Chicago, Illinois . (Upon request) T-10 NELS NIELSEN, Postal Carrier, Assigned to Evergreen Park, Illinois Post Office , Contacted on a regular basis since 3/25/58 by SA ROEMER, This PCI is an elevator operator at ALEX's residence, 4300 North Marine Drive, Chicago, and has furnished reliable information in the past. Contacted on @ regular basis since 3/3/58 by SA ROEMER, This PCI is an elevator operator at ALEX's residence, 4300 North Marine Drive, and has furnished reliable info- mation in the past. 3/5/58 to SA ROEMER, - This source is a former employer and a friend of ALEX's wife. Her reliability is unknown but most of her infoe mation has been corroborated by other sources, 6/2/58 to SA ROEMER, This source is an elevator operator at ALEX's residence, 4300 North Marine Drive, : His reliability is unknown, 3/4/58 and 3/28/58 to SA. ROEMER. * This postal carrier serves ALEX's mailing address. / ADMINISTRATIVE PAGE f" ~ 59 = ee NW 45679 DociId:32289238 Page 4 ~ OTHER 4
CG 92-373 T.1 oe BRODERICK, and on S Fe sg to SA JOSEPH G..SHEA, PCI is not acquainted with ALEX but with lesser hoodlums, PCI has furnished reliable informa tion in the past. — T-20 | JOSEPH IEBOWITZ, 5 /8/ubs 5/12/46; 6/7/K63. Midlothian Country Club, 7/16/63 8/30/h6 and 9/10/46 Midlothian, Illinois to SAs DELBERT L. WOOD and (Upon reque st) RALPH J. O'CONNOR, a This source has furnished reliable information in the | past. He was & bookmaker in the "Loop" of Chicago and an associate of many people on the fringe of the syndicate in Chicago, including. JAMES M, RAGEN, Sr., TOM BOURKE, President, Illinois Newspaper Association; DANIEL A, SERRITELLA, Political Leader, Chica go Police Department officials and others who had ~ apparently reliable infore- mation regarding hoodlum activities in the Chicago area, e is no longer active in the bookmaking business, T-21 Former CG 5809-0. 3/15/56 to SA FRANCIS Je STEFANAK, ' This source was familiar with . hoodlum activities in the \ Chicago area, but is not , ' believed to know ALEX personally, © He furnished reliable information in the past. He is no longer an informant of this Office. ADMINISTRATIVE PAGE Co = a es om « ee ee NW 45679 DociId:32289238 Page 6
CG 92-373 ‘b2 . t=27 T.2 Geer. T-30 Miss EILEEN EDGAR, Clerk, Illinois Bell Telephone Company, ' Chicago, Illinois ‘ALEX but knows several lesser ~ 2/1/56 to SA WALTER E, PETERS, OTHER 4 This source was not believed to be acquainted with ALEX, . ' but was acquainted with lesser hoodlums. His reliability is unknown, 2/26/58 to SA HAROLD D. SELL, This source does not know. hoodlums. He has furnished reliable informatim in the past. 3/19/58 tio SA VINCENT L. INSERRA. This informant. works in a ~ handbook operated in AIEX's district on the near south side of. Chicago by an associate of ALEX. He is, therefore, in a position to obtain — information by hearsay regarding ALEX, He hes furnished reliable information in the past. , 3/26/58 to Investigative Clerk JOHN E.. WHALEN, ADMINISTRATIVE PAGE = 64 = Pp . NW 45679 DociId:32289238 Page 7
(CG 92-373 T-2) Sergeant MICHAEL A, SERRITELLA, former Chief of Police, now Sergeant, Evergreen Park, Illinois Police Department (Upon reque st) T.25 Sergeant PATRICK O'CONNOR, Chicago Police Department, Robbery Detail (Deemed advisable) - T26 CG 5951-C ADMINISTRATIVE PAGE. LS 3/5/58; 1/19/58 and 5/30/88 to SA ROEME This source pew up near ALEX on the near south side of Chicago and now lives two blocks from the residence of ALEX's mother in Evergreen Park, Illinois. He knows ALEX well, cone verses with him from tire to time and also knew JAKE GUZIK and other associates of ALEX. His. reliability is . known. ‘and most of his information: has been corroborated by other sources. _ 3/12/58 to SA LENARD’ A, WOLF, ~- This source has been an officer on the Chicago . Police Department for many years. He has furnished reliable infore mation in the past. 12/27/87 to SA ROBERT J. DENEEN , This source does not know _ ALEX but is acquainted with several lesser hoodlums in Chicago. He has furnished reliable information in the past. a NW 45679 DociId:32289238 Page 8
CG 92-373 T-31 Immigration and Naturalization Files, as furnished by INS Investigator JOHN J. BURKE Los —= PCI. Te. ANTHONY GAMBINO, Joliet Penitentiary (prisoner) (Upon request) ‘\ THE CHICAGO DIVISION LEADS AT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - 12/16/57 to Investigative ‘Clerk FRANCIS CG. KAH. 11/29/88 to SA JOHN J, . OTHER 4 CANNY of the Los , Angeles Office. This PCI knows ALEX slightly but not well... His reliability is unknown, 5/22/58 to SA JOHN J. id OITZINGER, This source has been close to numerous small time hoodlums in the Chicago area and the information he furnished, contained herein, came directly from an associate of ALEX, His reliability is unknown, 7 Will continue to conduct investigation regarding. the current activities,etcetera, of GUS ALEX in conformance DS Se RENEWED BY SS4JFK TASK FORCE ” - 66 ~ NW 45679 Docid:32289238 Page 9 ON Wheee dal BELEASE IN FUEL 0 ASE IN PART ‘Cl TOTAL DENIAL