ee el JFK Assassination System Date: 5/7/2015 Identification Form ———_—_———$. A$) NMA , Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: = 124-10298-10170 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER:  92-3171-304 ————— Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: HILL, RALPH R. TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: - 06/30/1961 “PAGES: 116 SUBJECTS : ‘ SGI, ASSOC, FINANCES, B/F INT, INTV, NUMEROUS INDIVIDUALS, BKG, RES, DESCR, GAMBLING ACT, ANTI-RACKETEERING DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS:  Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 01/27/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : RPT, TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGES la, Ib , v9.1 ‘ 252 NW 45792 Docid:32309383 Page i
a ‘ FEDERAL ~ .ZAU OF INVE we \1TION s —_ “ ~ OFFICK OF ORIGIN, CHICAGO REPORTING OFFICE CHICAGO TITLE OF CASE DATE —~S INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD 6-30-6/ | 6/1-27/61 REPORT MADE BY _ TYPED BY RALPH R., HILL rms CHARACTER OF CASE SAMUEL M, Ch raNCANA , aka ANT I-RACKETEER ING Wy FERENCE: Report of SA RALPH R. HILL at Chicago dated 5/31/61. Y ~ oe El IS UNCLASSIFIED DATE % Sy B¥Seeey, 1 ss © i we ADMINISTRATIVE Ke Buairtel dated 6/12/61 instructs that certain points ‘be covered and reported in this report. It is noted that Atnvestigation regarding the Baron Ford Agency is still being eontinued. HAZEL SWEAZY, girl friend of GIANCANA, has not to ‘date been available for re-interview. ()_ LEADS # Information c to. those offices whic APPROVED ies of this report are being submitted e conducting extensive investigation in SPECIAL AGENT IN CHARGE pet a. LL 00 NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW sOPIES MADE: o—™\ 3 = Bureau (92-3 2 - Los Angeles 2 - Las Vegas (92-308) 2 - Miami (92-170) 2 3 New York (92-793) Chicago (92-349). ahh, ptr. Bae Afr STRICTED TO JUSTICE DEPAR '» DISSEMINATION RF COVER PAGE -A- ?ROPERTY OF FBI.—This report is loaned to you by the FBI, and neither it nor its contents are to be distributed outside the agency to which loaned. G2 JUL 20 1961 NW 45792. DociId:32309383. Page 2.
CG 92-349 this matter. All leads have been sent by teletype or airtel. INFORMANTS Informant CG T=1. CG 6443-c CG T=2 CG 6457—PC CG T-7 Mail Cover CG T-11l SANDY SMITH "Chicago Tribune" Reporter | (Requested) CGT-12 °° . °° NK 2244-c CG T-13 BURT KUHN — 5616 N. Washtenaw, Chicago Adjuster. for Central . Casualty Insurance Co. (Requested) CG T-14- LV 10-C CG T-15 JOHN TEETER, New York City (Requested) Date Contacted. & By Whom Various dates, 5/61 & 6/61 to.SAs JOSEPH G, - SHEA & WILLIAN A, MEINCKE 5/20/61 to. SA RALPH R. HILL’. 6/61 SA RALPH. R, HILL SA RONALD Ss. FOSBURG ° 6/61 — COVER PAGE - B - —_* | NW 45792 DocId:32309383 Page 3
‘CG 92-349. Informant N CG T-16 - JOHN KINNEDY, Investigative Division - Metropolitan ‘Life Insurance Co. . New York City (Requested) > CG T-17 CG 6343-C* CG T-18 Southern Bell ‘Telephone Co. Miami, Florida (Requested) \ CG T-19 | Former PcI[_ CG T-20 Co D. C, STEPHENS, Mayor Rosemont, Illinois (Requested) CG T=-21 PCI CG T-22. ° HARRY KANDELL IRS (Requested) .CG _ . ' PCI ‘, Miam .* : fo. CG T=-24 Dun & Bradstreet Date Contacted & 6/19/61 9/14/59 O By Whom 8/58 SA RALPH R. HILL 6/61 . SAs RALPH R.. HILL & JOHN R, BASSETT SA RALPH R. HILL 6/7/61 SAs RALPH R, HILL &! JOHN R. BASSETT. CG 1-65 SY 6/16/61 . CG 6428-C SA BRYAN J. MOGEN ._ COVER PAGE. SN , ~ ~ ce. - - ~ | NW 45792 DociId:32309383 Page 4
CG 92-349 RRH/rms Indianapolis, Indiana. ‘He informed MORRIS E. MITCHELL is the ' _hephew of ISAAC MITCHELL, aka "TUFFY" MITCHELL. He advised that, while he cannot prove it, it is generally known that MORRIS E., MITCHELL has been financed by his uncle, "TUFFY" an MITCHELL, He stated "TUFFY" MITCHELL has been operating the "numbers" racket for years in Indianapolis ,. Indiana, and is reported. to have started operation in the same racket in Akron; Ohio. vy On September 14, 1959, CG T-23, a Miami bail bondsman, advised that he had received no ° information indicating that a bonding enterprise by the name of the Trans-American Surety Company is operating in Miami and stated that. he has received no information that anyone named MOSES MASSAU (Ph), is operating as a bail bondsman in Miami, On September 14, 1959, BRUCE KENNEDY, Office of Insurance Commissioner, State of Florida, Miami Office, ° advised that his files reflect no record of a license having been granted to the Trans-American Surety Company to operate in the Miami area. He stated that MOSES MASSAU (Ph) was unknown to him as a bail bondsman. U The following investigation was conducted by SA PAUL A, CAJIGAS at Miami, Florida: U ; On April 22, 1958, Mr. JAMES HERRIN, manager of ' the Credit Bureau of Greater Miami, 160 N, E, Fourth Street, | OF Miami, Florida, confidentially ‘exhibited "Special Service Character Credit Report" dated March 13, 1958 , for LOUIS - PETER BRADY, 2301 North Bay Road, Miami Beach, Florida. Co The | report reads as follows: YU "A DERTITY . | ' "Subject is known at Miami as "Lou" Brady and was { born 2/25/19. During interview he said he was not | Italian, but his wife told a former landlord subject is Italian. He has typical Italian build and looks. _ He is short, heavy, has black hair, and neat appearance. ‘He speaks English well and was very courteous, but would not give any information other than saying he was not ST oe - 60= ! NW 45792 Docid:32309383 Page 5