SU 94-137 WES 2 SE oxjeeHarwer , -a-reported “jewelry and fur. fence from‘Los Angeles, California, has also been observed very frequently at the Sands Hotel and it is reported he,is a very close friend and associate of CAREACOHEN, a part sowner and Pit Boss at the Sands Hotel. We Uo i ace MARSHALL CAFATANO, wa., Johnny Marshall, pre- viously mentioned, has been observed around the Desert Inn. JACK and Low;SPAGNA and _Jo® ana FRI ICA have 7 been reported to” fo bé~in Las -Végas on numerous occaSions in the past few months. Of the lesser lights that have been in the vicin- ity of or have been residing in Las Vezas, Nevada, in the ‘, recent past are MURRAY BOARD of the Board Gang and JAMES BENNINGTON, one of the members of ;this operation, and they have . “Seen < closely associating with RO¥##FsT2 -eviousl onvicted for Armed Robbery. According to PC JaTT has OTHER 4 : also been associating with JIMMY ‘iILLIAMS, we nown to the i Las Vegas Police Department and Sheriff's Office as a stickup \: man and burglar. WILLIAMS and ALFR’D LEOYROONEY, wa., "Mike —ooney , were arrested for the burglary of the safe at the Derby Turf Club. This case was continued on two occasions, and during the time it was continued WILLIAMS and ROONEY pulled an armed robbery of Roxie's, house of prostitution on the Boulder Highway, and obtained an undetermined amount of money. Both were arrested and charges filed on this axsmed robbery; both were released. Shortly after this robbery a hearing before Justice of the Peace JOHN LYTLE was held and the burglary charge was dismissed. Both individuals are still out on bond on the Armed Robbery charge. sewelbnron, we. FBI Number EOCENE pl, = on FP" FER BINION is presently ‘Incarcerated in the U. S. Peni-+ tentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas, having received a five-year sentence in Deceuiber of 1953 for Income Tax Evasion. BINION was fined at that time “540,000.00. Just prior to his being sentenced on this charge he was the principal owner of the eee ee -- ~3- NW 45727 Docid:32329859 Page 2
SU 94-137 Horseshoe Club in Las Vegas, Nevada, ands-xe- previously report- ed, the Horseshoe Club was sold to JOH WLABROIN, New Orleans. hotel man, gambler and breeder of thoroughbred horses. The sale price was reported to be {850,000.00. The Horseshoe Club has been completely remodeled by BROWN. , , OTHER 4 SU 283-C adyised that he received information from ROBERT H. "DOBY DOC™ACAUDILL that a contribution had been lee made by BENNY BINION to the campaign of Governor SHIVERS of Texas, and that this contribution was for the express purpose of having BINION's five-year sentence which he received in State Court in Texas reduced so he could apply for parole from the Federal Prison at Leavenworth the first time the Parole Board meets and BINION has done sufficient time to be eligible for parole. "DOBY DOC" CAUDILL has made the statement that BINION should be eligible for parole in August, 1955. ae PETER BRADY, wasy, Petes Brady, Pe tek Genchi ‘ \ PETIR BRADY has been mentioned on numerous occa=- sions by Lieutenant LLOYD BELL of the Clark County Sheriff's Office, Las Vegas, Nevada, as being one of the bigger fences for stolen merchandise in the Las Vegas area. BRADY formerly was a Pit Boss in the Gambling Casino of the Desert Inn Hotel. His former homes were Detroit, Michigan, and Cleveland, Ohio. At the time the new Showboat Resort Hotel’ was constructed on the Boulder Highway and the gambling operations of the casino in this hotel were taken over by the "Cleveland Mob", who are the operators of the Desert Inn Hotel, fF..TE BRADY was transfer- red from the Desert Inn to the Showboat as a Pit Boss. It has beén noted that BRADY and MARSHALL CAFAIANO, alias Johnny ifaiano, have, been associating together around the Desert Inn “Hotel. “LLL. JHE . PCI who: is a‘ telephone OTHER 4 operator at the Deser nn Hotel, Las Vegas, advised that BRADY is called on many occasions from Los Angeles, California, by women and thet he has made numerous reservations for girls at the Desert Inn and other hotels. is of the opinion that BRADY is having some o hese g. come in over week ends to practice prostitution. However, no ftrther NW 45727 Docid:32329859 Page 3