) Released under the conn F. Kennedy fesassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USc 2107 Hote;y. DATE: 11-14-2017 , 6/1/2015 ’ JFK Assassination System Date: Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: = 124-90044-10043 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER:  63-7145-19 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: HQ TO: LA TITLE: DATE: 02/19/1962 PAGES: 4 ‘SUBJECTS : ~ FRANK MATULA JAMES RIDDLE HOFFA DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 06/05/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : AT v9.1 Docld: 32326194 Page 1
feleased under the John F. Kenhedy Assassination Records Colleetion Act of 1997 (44 USC 2107 Notey- )’ DATE: 11-%24-2017 LP et ° = eg AIRTEL | Cnr TO: SAC, LOS ANGELES (62-5130) a wD oe | a y FROM: DIRECTOR, FBI (63-7145) ra / fey JAMES RIDDLE HOFFA MISCELLANEOUS ~ INFORMATION CONCERNING ‘(ACCOUNTING AND FRAUD SECTION) (OO:LA) = | Oo i . A review has been made of the investigation conducted Noy to date in this matter and the following observations are set oe forth for the Los Angeles Office in order that all. information | furnished by LA 4350-C can be fully and completely resolved. : . It is noted LA 4350-C claimed to have met Matula at Lennie's Restaurant on the afternoon of 9/8/61, at which time Matula was supposed to have just returned from San Francisce with a large sum of money for delivery to Hoffa. Matula.was accompanied by an unknown female at this time. Los Angeles should interview appropriate officials and employees at this restaurant in an effort to further develop details concerning this meeting and identify Matula's female companion. . pos Efforts should alse be made to identify. other. associates and contacts that Matula may meet at this location. Los Aageles should set forth leads for the San Francisco Office to contact informants and other logical established sources in an effort jto identify Matula's contacts in San Francisco. Consideration | should then be given to interviewing these persons providing = .. hing reason exists for making these interviews inadvisable. The source also related that Matula is very close to ' and has been in numerous real estate deals with Célenel John 0. Gottlieb. He mentioned that Matula and Gottlieb were interested in the development of some real estate located om Wilshire to Boulevard and that they had purchased some real estate from _ ose" ——¢iebe Laundry. The source suspected that Matula is also involved Belmon Se Sa Mohr — with Ben Weingart and Gottlieb in some business dealings. | Del wach REC- 72 / - a “ 7 f if 3 wis / 4 Miclone WAFzeem | NOTE SEE PAGE FOUR” |W... : Rosen ~ (4) Me ‘dh A os 1 i" Sullivan Se . &K _ epee , ave %, ° ae y, 16 “B on oe y Trotter ww “iy, | m2) FEE * wt Tele. Room mn rr ‘ O47 STI dee ee ete : r \ Docld: 32326194 Page 2? §
fReleased under the John F. Kentedy Assassination Records roresnen Act of 1999 (44 USC 3107 Hote}. DATE: 11-14-2017 - : ae 2 : ry “ . ° . » t eye, : ay . f L " AIRTEL TO SAC, LA a 5 RIDDLE HOFFA, FRANK J. MATULA, JR, 63=714 in this regard the Los Angeles Office is presently conducting an investigation captioned "JAMES RIDDLE HOFFA; HOME SERVICE COMPANY; COLONEL JOHN O, GOTTLIEB; MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING (ACCOUNTING AND FRAUD SECTION)" LA: 00, LA file 62-5136 and in an interview with Gottlieb he stated | his. acquaintanceship with Matula is purely secial. Los Angeles should conduct appropriate investigation in an effort to resolve these. points. ‘including an interview with Weingart. The results er Gottlieb's interview and review of records of Gottlieb and Heme Service Company as relates to these points should be included in the next report submitted on Matula. ‘Los Angeles should check toll call records on , phones to which Matula. has access in an effort to further establish his contacts with Hoffa and ethers, Additional logical | informants and ‘established sources of the Los Angeles. Office should be Contacted to further explore Matula’s activities and associations with Hoffa. The Los Angeles Office hasunot forwarded to the Bureau. in letterhead memorandum form information furnished by LA 4381-PC relative to Matula. This should be submitted promptly, appropriately concealing ‘the seurce of this information in onder that it can be disseminated to the Criminal Division. a “Investigation has indicated the following persons ‘may have considerable information concerning Matula‘'s activities and associates and these persons should be interviewed in detail providing Los Angeles files contain nothing making. these interviews inadvisable: . Le. Dave Pick, Beverly Hills attorney who. allegedly was involved with Matula. several years ago in some "shakedowns ." a: Joseph Sternbach, CPA, whe has been Matula's accountant. oe us 3: John B; Stevenson, former: Teamsters attorney, who | is reported to be holding money for Matula. | Doold:32326194 Page 3