11/15/61 AIRTEL 19: SAC, LOS ANGELES (62-5111) seals | Rec ods DIRECTOR, FBI (63-7112y /6 JAMES RIDDLE HOFFA EARL SCHEIB EARL SCHEIB AUTO PAINT SHOPS ANTHONY DORIA FRANK A, HATFIELD DICKEKAVNER, aka MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING (ACCOUNTING AND FRAUD SECTION) Rerep from your office dated 10/31/61 reflecting on both the FD-263 and the FD-204 report made. by SAs Nicholas MeGahan, Jr., and C. Kenneth Arnold, Jr. This report is not being disseminated pending receipt of corrected pages. In this regard, your attention is directed to Pages 42 and 53 in Part I of the FBI Handbook, which instruct i that where several Agents parti¢ipate in an investigation, the : Agent who conducts. the major portion of the investigation is to be shown as the author. In addition the synopsis sets forth in lines 1 thru 19 information which is reported as fact whereas these actually are the allegations made by LA-4350-C and have not been proven or disproven as yet. Further, rerep on pages 2 (including the predication) though the first two, paragray mn page 4 sets forth information furnished by LA-4350-C.. - Ini’ this connection your attention is directed to Page 19d, Part I of the FBI Handbook particularly the last ten lines at the bottom, on the page which | set out the proper manner in. which'.a predication should be written when an investigation is based upon information furnished Whe ade Talson Belmont Mehr = St. Louis - (62-4193) (Info) ALB | Con ad ha Bop nse ab og + capelens eal 2s { Evans , oe Malo — . Hb Pi 2] ‘% | Sullivan wa = i ra fs I Tavel.~ = af . rr ae on i . & esti a ? if a) | Trott wa AO 2 Q 146 t f rai POMMEBY ad 1 me hoo BEY f wees t, : eleS=Room # i : | | Ingral 4 ~ i Gandy —— MAIL, ROOM LY] TELETYPE UNIT [1 . ora . a . ; Oke 7 W/LAYIG 5 ~ 7 2 EF : ee a \ AW 45827 DoclId:32310366 Page 2?
L_ Hw 45827 A “ _ £ AIRTEL TO SAC, LOS ANGELES | RE: JAMES RIDDLE HOFFA; ET AL. — 63-7112 _ : by an informant whose identity cannot be. disclosed. _ . By return airtel submit corrected FD-263's and _ FD-204's showing the appropriate Agent as the author. Delete from the synopsis the material set forth as fact, which is» _ in reality allegations not yet proven or disproven; the | synopsis must reflect a clear and concise summary in chrono- logical order of the important facts reported. All the information furnished by LA-4350-C and set forth, as indicated above on pages 2, 3 and 4 should be deleted. “The predication ‘should be prepared in accordance with the above Handbook - gitation, With the deletion of pages 2, 3 and part of page 4 advise with respect to the renumbering of the pages of the report. ue ; te. ne mo - ‘Bring the above to the attention of responsible investigative and supervisory personnel who should be scored — with appropriate form errors. — a Rerep contains very little in the way of actual investigation to "dig in" toward the meat of the allegations in this case but rather is mostly filled with background information. The instructions in Buairtel ordering this investigation set out suggested avenues and goals in this matter but these are not to be considered all-inclusive. oO oo You are reminded that investigation in this matter must be complete, .thorough in every: respect, and through i imagination and probative investigation it may be possible to develop violations of Title 29, USC, Section 186. (LMRA) on the part of Scheib, Doria, Hatfield, and possibly Hofia if it can be established he. shared in any payoff made by x ‘Scheib to a union official. . oo - = a =. - = ee ees Te DoclId: 327310366 Page 3
i HW 45627 ADMINISTRATIVE » SN LA 62-5111 REFERENCES: Buffalo airtel to the Bureau, 10/12/61; (continuéd) Los Angeles airtel to the Bureau, 10/16 61; San Francisco airtel to the Bureau, 10 20/61; Boston report of SAA ROBERT D. CORMIER, 10/25/61. DP .. Pu rd Additional copies of this report were made for the Los Angeles office in case information contained therein has to be furnished other offices in the future. An information copy of this report is being furnished to St. Louis in view of the fact that a request may be made in the future to have them interview DICK KAVNER. Information received as shown in the predication of ' the report was obtained from LA 4349-C. Information from the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, ~ Minnesota, was obtained from Mr. ALBIN-BERENS, Security Officer. Information received from the Erie Bank, Erie, Colorado, was obtained from Mr. JOHN B. LESHER, Executive Vice President and Cashier. Information received from the Chemical Bank, New York Trust Company, New York City, was obtained from RICHARD . MURTHA, Division Head, Stock Issue and Registration Division. ' Information received from the Denver U. 5S. National Bank, Denver, Colorado, was obtained from Mr. JAMES FORRESTER, Assistant Trust Officer, Trust Department, who advised that it appeared to him that GEM International stock certificates No. 2575 through 2578 were sold by KAVNER to Scherck, Richter and Company, who in turn sold the stock to the National Shawmut Bank of Boston, who put it in the name of CHETCO, . apparently the bank's nominee. -B- COVER PAGE 20%: ote Sac ws " & * DoclId: 3273103668 Page 4
/ and the returns for Earl Scheib, LA, 62-5111 Indices of the San Francisco Office contain no reference to SCHEIB, HATFIELD, or KAVNER. The only record of ANTHONY DORIA in the indices of that office refers to communications which were also designated for the Los Angeles office. Information in this report pertaining to TONY TUCCELLI was furnished by JACK D. WALLER, Manager, Delmonico's Restaurant, 828 South Robertson, Beverly Hills, California, who requested that his name be held in confidence. WALLER gave his unlisted telephone number at Delmonico's as OL 2-3884 and volunteered | to be of assistance to the Bureau should the need arise. He resides at 12365 Sheldon, Sun Valley, California, telephone number RO 7-2832. He indicated that his son is an officer in the U. S. Navy, serving aboard an atomic submarine, and has a secret clearance. He expressed dislike for TUCCELLI, claim- ing that TUCCELLI is "on the bottle, a liar and unreliable." He said he would like to fire TUCCELLI, but cannot, due to his relationship with SCHEIB. _ Information received regarding SCHEIB's income tax returns was furnished by AUSA TIMOTHY_M, THORNTON, 600 Federal 1 8 personal return Incorporated, for the years | 1958, 1959, and 1960, and he will advise when they are available. Mr. THORNTON said that returns for DORIA will also be available, but information will be set out in Los Angeles file 92-7hs unless the information pertains directly to this matter. Information pertaining to TONY TUCHELLI, who may be identical to TONY TUCCELLI, was furnished by a former PCI of | the Los Angeles Office, JOHN ZIVOJIN SAVICH, LA 137-1646. { 1 | FD-9's pertaining to individuals in this matter have been sent to the Bureau. ; | REVIEWED BY FRUJFK TASK FORCE: on \ylay NdZ _ COVER PAGE 3 RELEASE IN PART JEK Law 11 (a) co) TOTAL GENIAL ws pease | BSS GSMA HW 45327 Docld:32310366 Page 5