Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 199? (44 USC 2107 Hotéy. : -14-27017 ‘ - DATE ii 14-20 e PN ‘Ne ‘LV 92-578 The following information was furnished on the dates indicated by LV 155-PC: BECAUSE OF THE SENSITIVE POSITION OCCUPIED BY THIS Pc AND THE CONFIDENTIAL NATURE OF THE INFORMATION OBTAINED, If HAS - BEEN ‘REQUESTED THAT. THIS. ‘INFORMATION . NOT BE- DISSEMINATED - ‘OUTSIDE . THE. BUREAU, AND IS BEING SET FORTH IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE. SECTION | FOR THAT: REASON. On 5/6/64, this source advised that the- principal individual in the Mammoth Pro€uding Corporation is. ‘SAM ‘GARFIELD; and has a very active account at the Bank of Las. VWégas, Las" vegas, Nevada. Much of the business of this ‘account ~ is handled. through the Gideon Bank, Gideon, Ohio. Source noted that ‘a “‘numbér of “thé” owners of the Desert Inn Hotel, Las’ Vegas, Nevada, are Stockholdérs in this company. Source advised that there has been considérahie | ‘ talk.to the. effect that EDWARD LEVINSON is going. to sell his interest in the Fremont Hotel; however ,. there has been, no oFfiezal | Ss word concerning this sale as yet. It was indicated. that possibly EDWARD TORRES, Vice President, Fremont Hotel, would buy most of LEVINSON's_ interest. This source advised on 5/13/64, that a wire Was sent - , to the Fide lity Bank and Trust Company, Oklahoma City, to GRADY. HARRIS, President; on 5/7/64, reflecting that LEVINSON would pay off a loan obtained by FRED BLACK for approximately - $62,000.00. The collateral of 2800 shares of Serv-U.Corporation — given by BLACK to secure this loan were to be returned to LEVINSON. ot Payment would be transferred through the. Federal Reserve Bank in San Francisco. On 5/8/64, however, a wire was sent to HARRIS to dis- regard the previous wire as the offer was canceled, - Source could. furnish, no information for the reason for . the cancellation. On 5/19/64, this source advised that the Mammoth ‘Producing. Corporation has recently been involved in the deve lopment: of the "Morrow County Oil. Runs" in Ohio. Source stated that he = did not know what the tern "oil runs". meant; however, it appears to concern undeveloped oil -potential. Source. advised ‘that on . 5/8/64, information was received that the. “Mammoth Producing. Corporation oil runs in Morrow County, Ohio, were worth --D- COVER PAGE L a —- = ~ Docld: 32315410 Page 3
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote}. DATE: 11-14-2017 : : LV 92-578 $12 ,000,000.00. Source noted that EDWARD LEVINSON, EDWARD TORRES, and LESTER SIGE LBAUM all own stock in this company . On 5/19/64, this source furnished a copy of a liability jJedger sheet for EDWARD LEVINSON concerning. his’ personal account, it reflects the amount of money LEVINSON has borrowed from the’ ~ Bank of Las Vegas, and. at th® present time LEVINSON has a balance owed of $400,000.00. Source noted that these are all personal unsecured loans. On 5/31/64, this source advised that shortly after the “Las Vegas Sun" a Las Vegas daily néwspaper, building burned in 1963, EDWARD LEVINSON made a personal loan to HANK GREENSPU owner and editor, in the amount of $65,000.00. Im connection with rumors circulating in Las Yéras" regarding a partnership between LEVINSON and JAMES G, SNYDER, the following information has been received; an LV 117-C-TE advised that he had also heard the eumor that JANES G. SNYDER, the former operator of the Vegas Turf and Sports Club, 19 Ogden Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, had been a partner with EDDIE LEVIN ON in the Vegas Turf and Sports Club and in the Hollywood Sports prior to the moving to the Vegas Turf Operation, LV 117-C-TE advised that he has extremely reliable information that SNYDER allowed this rumor to get started and to continue in the belief that this type cf information would help his bookmaking operations since many of the bettors would consider SNYDER's bankroll and backing to be desireable if he was, in fact,associated with EDDIE LEVINSON of the Fremont Hetel. This source also advised that SNYDER did two things tx make the rumor continue and that was that he always banked a bankroll for the Vegas Turf and Sports at the Fremont Hotel wheu the establishment closed in the evening as well as obtaining ‘personal loans from LEVINSON at such times as the January i, bowl games and the Tournament of Champions Golf Tournament in order to pay off the winners. Source advised that SNYDER was required to obtain enough money at these periods of time due to the fact that the winners always showed up almost immediately after the sporting event had been completed, while many of the -E- COVER PAGE _ ; ‘ Docld: 32315410 Page 4
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hotey. DATE: 11-14-2017 aot , . oo ; SS LV. 92-578 losers had to be located and ‘arrangements for payment. made so that a large bankroll was required. Source advised that at these times,” EDDIE LEVINSON furnished~ large sums of money to" SNYDER on a personal loan” basis without any “interest, etc. to be. paid on ‘the loan. This information was generally known through~ out the gambling fraternity in Las Vegas, Névada, and ‘tended to substantiate the rumor that EDDIE LEVINSON was a partner with | JAMES © SNYDER. in his bookmaking operation. ‘Source advised that LEVINSON now. attempts to keep > him- self completely alogf from.all such operations. ‘Source | agvised that prior to all of the "heat" brought on the Las Vegas gambling | and bookmaking operations by the Federal Government, “LEVINSON © was always in the frame of mind that as long as he was. not directly involved in bookmaking, that he could not be injured by operating in the manner described above, but due to the many problems ‘prought on by investigations conducted by the IRS and the FEI in the Las Vegas, Nevada area, LEVINSON is operating in a very limited manner at the present time and wants no other © activities other than that of the Fremont Hotel. _ INFORMANTS: | LV T-1 is LV 130-PC. LV. T-2 is. Lieutenant M. B, PHILLIPS, Los Angeles Police Department, Intelligence Unit, Los Angeles, ‘California. ly T-3 is LV 141-Pcit Lv T-4 is Sergeant BEN C. COMPTON, Special Investigations, Las Vegas Police Department, Las Vegas, Nevada. ~ F*x — COVER PAGE eK —______d Docld: 32315410 Page 5