Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). . 4 DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date. 6/12/20] Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI, RECORD NUMBER: — 124-10199-10144 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER: — 92-3182-190 Document Information ~ ORIGINATOR: FBI ~ FROM: SAC, CG TO: DIRECTOR, FBI - ' TITLE: DATE: 04/18/1961 PAGES: 4 SUBJECTS : GAL, ASSOC, EMPLOYMENT DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified . RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 03/04/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : INC NOTE vol 151 Docld: 322788365 Page 1
PReléased under the John F. Kenedy Assassination Records Collection Act of i DATE? 11-14-2017 2 ° ° ane ne . . : tnt: aris a EROERAL CUREAU OF IN. EJTIGAHUN cad an ° ° - : " FROM/SAC, CHICAGO /92-373/ 3P 19927 (44 USC 2107 Hote). Ne ee mr rca 4 Mr. Tolson__.... f ' Mr. Parsons. ; | Mr. Mohr. } : . Belmont. } , (So . toe 2 . 2 2 UL §. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE COMMUNICATIONS SECTION ; APR1 a | Mr. W.C.Sullivan | * a (if Tele. Room______. | PK Mr. Ingram vy’ Miss Gandy. URGENT 4-18-61 8-28 PM CLM TO DIRECTOR, FBI /92-3182/ cus“KLEX, AKAs ARs DAILY SUMMARY. . cd sIx TWO SEVEN TWO DASH C ADVISED THAT. GUS ALEX CONTINUES TO BE THE BOSS ‘OF THE LOOP AREA FOR THE OUTFIT AT CHICAGO. HE STATED THAT ALEX CONTROLS .ALL’ GAMBLING IN THE LOOP AREA AND ON THE NEAR WEST SIDE AND NEAR SOUTH SIDE. HE STATED THAT DIRECTLY UNDER ALEX IN CONTROL OF CAMBLING IN THE LOOP Is LOUIE BRIATTA. HE STATED THAT AT THE PRESENT TIME BRIATTA HAS FIVE OR SIX OFFICES IN THE LOOP AREA ALTHOUGH ONLY ONE OF THESE OFFICES IS IN OPERATION AT ONE TIME. HE. STATED THAT ONE OF THESE OFFICES WAS AT ONE EIGHT ZERO NORTH WACKER DRIVE AND THAT THIS OPERATION WAS RECENTLY RAIDED BY THE (i CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT. HE STATED THAT BRIATTA HAS NOW MOVED wy, HIS OPERATION FROM THAT LOCATION TO ANOTHER UNKNOWN LOCATION IN THE LOOP. HE STATED THAT BRIATTA USES; THESE OFFICES_AS HIS HEADQUART x 108) Ree. Fa ro FO WHICH IS DONE’ ONDER THE CONTROL OF TO CONTROL ALL ORGANIZED CAMEL ING GUS ALEX. INFORMANT STATED THAT EVERY BOOK IN THE AREA CONTROLLED . ~ @ APR 21 1961 BY ALEX MUST CA IN EACH BET AS IT IS ACCEPTED BY THE BOOKMAKER AND ry. Erne meee wir hee - % “ END Pace one (1 58 APR 261961 . Docld: 32727883635 Page 2?
eee the John F. _ Kennedy Assaszsinati it 14- 27017 PAGE TWO CUT THE OUTFIT INTO FIFTY PERCENT OF THE PROFITS OR LOSSES ON EACH BET. HE STATED THAT BRIATTA/S OFFICE ALSO RECEIVES BETS DIRECTLY FROM SOME BETTERS WHO ARE WELL KNOWN TO BRIATTA AND WHO FREQUENTLY BET CONSIDERABLE AMOUNTS OF MONEY. INFORMANT ADVISED THAT BRIATTA HAS TWO EMPLOYEES WHO OPERATE IN A SUPERVISORY CAPACITY IN HIS OFFICE. .__ONE OF THESE INDIVIDUALS KNOWN TO INFORMANT IS QUOTE MOUSIE ENQUOTE AND THE OTHER INDIVIDUAL IS KNOWN TO INFORMANT ONLY AS QUOTE KLUTZ se ENQUOTE. HE STATED THAT MOUSIE IS CHARGED WITH SUPERVISION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ANSWER THE TELEPHONES AND THAT IS HIS RESPONSIBILITY TO LAYOFF BETS WHEN THE BRIATTA ORGANIZATION BECOMES QUOTE OVERBAL- ANCED QUOTE ON ONE HORSE CR ON ONE TEAM IN SPORTING EVENTS SUCH AS BASEBALL, BASKETBALL OR FOOTBALL. HE SAID THAT IN THIS EVENT MOUSIE GENERALLY WOULD LAYOFF WITH ANOTHER OUTFIT SUCH AS THE ORGANIZATION OF RALPH PIERCE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CHICAGO. CG SIX FOUR FOUR THREE DASH C ADVISED THAT THE SERVICE FOR HANDICAPPING HORSES WOULD BE THE MORNING RACING SHEETS. HE STATED THAT THESE SHEETS ARE NECESSARY FOR THE BOOKMAKERS BECAUSE IT IS THEIR REGULAR BOOKKEEPING SHEETS, HE STATED THAT IT IS THESE SHEETS THAT THE BOOKMAKERS HAVE TO SHOW TO THE OUTFIT HEADQUARTERS THROUGH INDIVIDUALS LIKE MOUSIE END PAGE TWO — Docld: 3272788365 Page 3
Teaséd under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hotey. “ DATES, £1-14-9017 - ® ° toa 0 ‘ . ‘ . . on a) S s PAGE THREE AND BRIATTA SINCE IT INDICATES BY NOTATIONS PLACED ON THE SHEETS BY THE BOOKMAKERS HOW MUCH MONEY THEY BOOKED ON A DAILY OR WEEKLY BASIS. INFORMANT STATED THAT THE BOOKIES KEEP THESE SHEETS ON A DAILY BASIS AND THAT THESE SHEETS ARE THEN PICKED UP AND THEN GO BACK TO THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE OUTFIT. HE STATED THAT HE DID NOT KNOW MOUSIE/S LAST NAME BUT THAT HE KNEW HE WAS VERY CLOSE TO BRIATTA AS WELL AS BEING LIKED BY SAM GIANCANA AND TONY ACCARDO. HE STATED THAT GUS ALEX HAS TO LIKE MOUSIE BECAUSE OF GIANCANA AND ACCARDO. CG SIX TWO SEVEN TWO DASH C FURTHER ADVISED THAT KLUTZ TOOK OVER HIS DUTIES WHEN SID FRASIN ABSCONDED WITH A CREAT DEAL OF BRIATTA/S MONEY LAST SUMMER. HE STATED THAT AS FAR AS HE KNOWS FRASIN HAS NOT BEEN HEARD FROM SINCE. HE STATED THAT IT IS THE FUNCTION OF KLUTZ TO EXERCISE CONTROL OVER ALL THE INDIVIDUAL BOOKMAKERS PRESENTLY OPERATING IN ALEXs DISTRICT. KLUTZ MAKES THE COLLECTION FROM THESE BOOKMAKERS AND CONTROLS OTHER INDIVIDUALS WHO TAKE MEASURES TO INSURE THAT EACH BET IS CALLED INTO THE BRIATTA ORGANIZATION AS IT IS ACCEPTED BY THE BOOKMAKERS. ARMED AND DANGEROUS WITH SUICIDAL TENDENCIES. END AND ACK 9-395 PM OK FBI WA NM TU DISC Docld: 3272788365 Page 4