JFK Assassination System Date: 5/5/2015 Identification Form Agency Information Peleased under the John = AGENCY: FBI Kennedy RECORD NUMBER: — 124-90073-10071 issassination Records , Ollection Act of 1992 RECORD SERIES : HQ (44 USC 2107 Note). asex#:NW 45992 Date: AGENCY FILE NUMBER: = 87-38828-6° pi-iv-zo17 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: CG TO: HQ TITLE: DATE: 07/23/1958 PAGES: 31 SUBJECTS : DAVE YARAS DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4; 10(a)2 CURRENT STATUS:  Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: —02/11/1999 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : MEMO, INC ADMIN PAGE v9.1 HW 45992 DoclId: 32326367 Page 1
HW 45992 Crean s oes om Ot Y ae. » LF - + . et ne ome 4 0% ce Memorandum * UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT 3 ser to. 2 BAC, CEICAGO (€7-8462) | ate! a DAVE YARAS 8 nad a Re Mient letter to Director, PEL, 3/10/55, _; aC and Miexi letter te Director, Foi, h/10/56. rr Referenced letter dated 3/10/55 sets forth ° - *: faformation that on 2/4,/5., subject was seen iz @ ®t; 1967 Cacillec, bearine 1955 Ili:neis license 70123, 9 7 = torether with CAnU PICRITC, FE. Bumber 3110979, ee ROMEO CIVE™TA, FEL Number 16225¢2, ean¢ WILLIE ° -pe pom ws «BB WUL3E KS Docld: 3232768367 Page 2? if oA r DEYTAKARC, FEI Number 39,2004. It will be noted tnet above license punber was determined te have yaa es Illinois. Records of the Chicago Pelice Departusst, Chicago Credit bureau and recercs of the Chicago a Office fell to refect any ‘inforretior iden tifiedle an with &. URS. Further, it was noted the: A. ORSO a ie not listed in the current G..cago or Cyd cago ‘ gaudurbar telephone direct: ries and mo record could mo be located concerning the address 1234 8. Hemilton, . ot pe. CG b2IS -C 1 7/°/55, aavived that during . ; “ the early SEPT Sr vime, 1255, subject approached BER CPSU, Chicage books sker, with an offer to wer pet up kolTcrh as a head c° an office to be used ‘. es a central point for sp rte pockineg in the Chicago area. Ae part of this del EPITLIK would be required to invest @ considerable sum oF money Wich EPStooi would be able to do, Inf« mans atate’ that EPCT oe aia not accept this propocition, but indicated to YERAS that he intended to get out of the ganbling Duseiness entirely and, in fect, plenned to go into e legitinetes produce buatness cperated by bis vrotherein-isw. CO WAl5-C aontinued that he has heard oo trat YARSS has parcnased @ considerable anount of , oo Frot® jesolry within the past months. he stssed - b en G - Buresu Lhe GEIS . As 2 - Miaci (67-8115) of Sa “T= Ckizaeco FLB/mab “ # % Sth Pak Bee ra > oF G A 3. if . ne TR ORNTARPS Gane oe! ‘ohed %. + tj t 4 i ae :
NA na , ' ~t Ris ws Shed - ’ : “8 Paes reat} . 2 4 tbe et z ~ a J . ee To ed - - Ltt tons thet it wes indicated to him that YARAS is mot ca ree fencing thie jewelry but is simply buying jewelry ote and keeping it as « possessioa. . sR Information eet forth below is a com- os os prebengive review of tie records of the Chicago Office concerning captioned subfect. It will be -poted-that much of tne infomation set forth herein- — ae after is kmown to the Bureau and to the Mieri Division; ; however, it is being sct forth in order thet the Bureau and the Miati Division may be advised ef all information contained im the recerds of the no Chicago Office concerning captioned subject. ee . Uraer date of L/28/ih, « Selective Service. 4 fom tilted by the Chicago Folice Departmext sete vote : forts the following carcerming captioned subject: i ‘ - «*DEVID YARAS i SSit WwW. Giadvs Avenue Born 11-07-12, Chicago, Ill. aa 165 lbs. ‘ : White race Elue eyes. , - United. States Citizen _ Gocupation <- Siot nachine gambler verrted <-- twe children Reristered with Local Board #136, Chicag@ Selective Service classification == LP . Investigation in tLe case entitied “Unknown Subiects; Velentine Fezerel Sevings and Loan Association, - Steers, Illinois, S-di-L&" reflects that.Ss MARE M. ." MC SNHURLLY contected S71. GowARD WoGLEY, Cartage Detail, Chicego Felice Department, who susceated treat DAVE YATLS, Chicero Bcf I Number 6-59530, night be 8 poesibdle eyerect in this case, - kow York let ro the Director, dated C/T, reflects that {NyC-/lS was shown the pboto- graph of LAVID YARAS, (FICETS PD #U14360, taken on 2 . a” t p- 2 =e && : i i “ ES 28 ‘ : 6 ‘ to HW 45992 Docld:323278367 Page 3
_ Re immediately identifies this phe te- 0 beth ' ~ ps. os Deing that of DAVE YsRAS of Cnicege. ” oobe Pe ae * liinois. - ° ie . ; a A Rs oe Bere | The inf raasit advised tet tha ) of Roe Spy a nfo rs ' r i, bee a: Sore 20 the YARAS boys, whose sirat name NYC -|55 bold aot ia gene ee . recall, wae so far as De knows a ieee’ eitisss 8 a ve . < meee tine was eaployec as &n {cemanb. ft & DAVE YARLS fe reputedly « “pec bey ed a a, ie a member of the FPIfCEETt:i Boys mob. D&VE YARAB roe 3 8 particularly rientZly with both JOSEPE obTZD ae a 4 J eEigs ant VENER DOM, put be ip Bot aLy tC ae’ . yxy related tc either of them. a sF oy : reflects thet the followins information wes fur~ Cr i a - nisbed by PAUL ROLANY JOKES in the course of intem = 9 > , f views with Sources C and D (met further faentified). a dating from 1/27/45, | taretgn 8/3/us. te > ¢ at this tire the Southwest Anngencsa t H Compeny im Delles, Texas was owned by SA! YARES end, 3 Batta brother, DAVe ZankS. BAM YARAS lost $150 , 000° i in erap Games. DAVE YARA>, Upon learning of nis " 4 brother's heavy loss:s, q-umediately called on him Yo e-y an accounting. ShK YARAS then approached BOE 2 RF SATCHER and offere¢ SATCS=R one half interest aa” Fe tee company, but Later, aus te aifficulties with bo SAM YSRAS, SATCRER gold his interest te MARCUS 2 * Dallas report, dated @/S/ub, vy SA ALTOR : # M. BRYANT, captioned ®JANES WEINBERG, WSBe..s Btel,” - i reflects the following: cory Tre following individuals have not beca ( he reported ac active assoc.ates of the WEIKBERG ‘ Mode OF group, but snformants of the Dalles Division in- a oe aicatea that trey rave associeted witt WEINBERG, ' PAU LWABEIOLA, ond Mb RTIEXOCES tn Dalles, bat the en eee 4 - a ra ar ae ree. Snel . we oe ie ¢ we. SLIDE cee f 4 ; HW 45992 Docld: 32378367 . Page 4
oG 87-8462 - a YARAS is mentioned in regard to tbe ee en eo Police confidential iz formmernts edvised oo, aie moo that incuiries mede by ther es to the location of PAVE YARAS failed t& reres. acy definite gr. forme tion On 3/12/u7, WILLIAF E. BLOCK, 36, an er comvict, was arrested by posice cfricers st 3613 Roosevelt hoac, Cricago. ‘218 <g the location ef e vook wrich was peing operated vy DAVE anotner ex-convict. f. H s ViRGIL PETERSON of the Chicage Crime Comnis2ion advigec that toe nenddooks in the 2bth ward, stronzsold of JArE ARVEY anc gee X. ELROD, are recvenins. woe Qtr ers 4e2 the stroagnold of DAVE vinis, VCLUIAM &. BLOCK anc LECKARO FATIICK, all of Wace were named &$ suspects 1B the RAGE geno bt ing. ee cpp eee puge tet r whee een meiceec letter to Mew York, dated L/22/u7» reflects the followings: . : % M4 an CG 5lp58 advise. the Chicago O2.%re the’ , i .— MEYER GORDO Fecei ved a wong cistance telepnone aan eall fre= pansss 0+") ao wr.ith time an individual, ; addentified only @8 MRT I, reguestes financial i assievance from Meve2 Glib ts facilitate the de- part.one of one ROCKIE fro: the Unites States imto Cans ca. VEVES BuROCk exxlained that be could not panter ay firancied eseisvance to MYRTLE due to {2s on financial protie3s. SYRTLG then requested srnformation 48 to tre poserdil:ty cf one DAVID (pessitly referring to LAVID YARAS) pelping. woz agzed WILE if we het been reacing th paroers and, Woer eavise. toa> gue bad not, ne in- forzed her trat DaVio w=s avay on account of some scanéal Lere. It is be ieves tuat GOoRDOK was ren ““terring to tre newspape=s podlicity surrounding tbe ‘ 4¢gapneararce of DAVID ~AFLS at the time the Cnicage =clice Dera rtnent WEE teganti gs tine new develop ent : JAMES Me RATS, i ele veers wee 45992 Docld:32328367 Page 5 ,
HW 45992 oa Docld: 32328367 ro (> SL van | 106 SS" pptivee: In part the informetion furnisied PF CO O58 waich comstion is reflected. {rn the contect mace wits JOSir= WILLTE> by mm une . - ynown incivicosl ieentizied only 88 SPAT™ on 3/19/K7. On tnis oocascch PAT made the stetenent to We_cEER Bpid you see ths papers - tiat Littie guy they are. Jeooking for is your ccusin over weet.” Subsequent information refiects that WELCEEF. beceams extremely excited over this particular contact and appeared te be concerned about bis own weirtere (nr tos metter. It fe therefore possibie thet DLVID YsPpas may be @ consin of JOSEYS Wack R. Eew York report dates S/2t/%7 vy. a Po GOERDCE SELBILIK reflects the following ixfprmations © Ir accerdance with the request from the Cricego Office, & photcgrer.- of DAVID YALA Cr.ic age PD Bumper BL350, wae axiibited to C-b5 ans he Qe aii ete? ccenvifie thie plotogréps ee wt LD tret of DAVE YAEAS of SLiceZzs, Iliinsis. Ee has known YAFLS eince ne ¥se & youngster, &8 they were neLcydors of ris in the wicinity cf Lagtt anc Divietor Streets, Cr.icaZOs Lilinc+e, CAVID YSRAS bas g oretuer nered SAMUEL, wh- is probably 4n Dalles, Texas. Be thinks tre: pot: DAVID and SAMI cL YARAS are interestec ir slo racr..nea, and DAVID is supposedly a necver of tre FISCF TT ‘ob ir. Cricagc. Ee is alsc friencsy with JOCUFE ~AVID Welthor and MOYER i Toe “Chicage heerican” datec 10/14/47» conteined 8m article captioned "veld as Kegen witness yilier." Tre article refiected that THOMAS (Little Bud) SINCLAIR, aBrh S, State street, was te te vooke> c= g rurier cherge, poiice said, for tne killing of JUES "ALTE, 22, oF 6/1/47. WEITE was one of tre three men Who gcentified WILLIAM BLOCE, LEGkanD PATRFIG. and DAVLD YSEAS @8 Bisyors of JAMES BH. FAGLE. y+ t v, PGR an Page 6