“Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USc Pil Hotes. DATE: 11-14-2017 _ AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER:  124-10199-10139 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER:  92-3182-185 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI ; FROM: SAC, CG TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: 04/14/1961 PAGES: 3 SUBJECTS : GAL, GAMBLING, ACT DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact -_DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 03/04/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : v9.1 Docld:322788363 Page 1° JFK Assassination System e Identification Form Agency Information 147
vem, # sO Ye 8 Oo, ave e ° j : . 9 : av, a) ac RE ALEOF {HVESTIGATION : ay FEDERAL BUREAUS CF INVESTIGAL: SNDATE: 11-14-2017 “Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 SC S102 note). 1 Mr. Tolson 4 Mr. Parsons } Mr. Mohr... | Mr. Belmont—— 1 Mr. Callahan. {{ / 1 Mr. Conrad.._._Af UJ, 5, DEPARTMENT OF/JUSTIGE Ng’ SECTION URGENT/ 4-44-63 - {4-46 AM DFSL pane nner TO D{RECTOR , FBI 92-3182 — FROM SAC, CHICAGO 92-373 ee) XM ve cusCALex, AKAoy ARo DAILY SUMMARY. CHICAGO NEWSPAPERS LAST WEEK CARRIE ARTICLES CONCERNING GAMBLING RAID WHICH WAS MADE ON A WIREROOM LOCATED ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF A MAJOR CHICAGO OFFICE BUILDING LOCATED AT ONE EIGHT ZERO No WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO. CONTACT WAS MADE EARLIER THIS WEEK WITH CG SIX TWO SEVEN TWO DASH C WHO WAS VERY CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THE GAMBLING ELEMENT IN THE LOOP AREA OF CHICAGO, AND HE ADVISED THAT TO HIS KNOWLEDGE THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME IN MANY YEARS THAT THE CHICAGO PD HAS CONDUCTED A RAID ON ONE OF THE HANDBOOKS UNDER THE CONTROL OF GUS ALEX. HE NOTED THAT THE WIREROOM RAID BY POLICE WAS THE HEAD- QUARTERS OF ALEX-S GAMBLING ORGANIZATION AS CONTROLLED FOR ALEX BY LOUIS BRIATTA. AS THE BUREAU HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN ADVISED, BRIATTA Is, KNOWN AS THE CAMPING BOSS OF THE LOOP AND IS ONE OF ALEX-S FIRST Ldeu- TENANTS» HE HAS ‘BEEN PREVIOUSLY INTERVIEWED SINCE THE INTENSIFICATION” OF THIS INVESTIGATION. CG SIX TWO SEVEN TWO DASH C ADVISED THAT: THE GAMBLING ELEMENT IN THE LOOP FEELS THAT THE CHICAGO PD MUST HAVE TAPPED WIRES OR HAVE AN INFORMANT VERY CLOSE 79, THE ALEX ORGANIZATION IN Re Ce oo E64 74 a fa ff TO HAVE OBTAINED INFORMATION WHICH IS VERY CLosety Co Oth et OS THE LOCATION OF BRIATTA-S HEADQUARTERSHE STATED THAB TAPS RA NS6EIVES CORECTION LINE FIVE LAST WORD SHLD BE - WITH=4.% 7 end pace one OGAPR {S961 yy 1 Docld: 3272788363 Page 2?
Rete ed under the John F. Kennedy Assdssinatign Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 3107 Hote). DAT 11- 14- 2017 \ é “ a “NA 2 AN ‘| PAGE THREE FORMATION CONCERNING THE BACKGROUND OF CRASON OR WHETHER OR NOT GRASON IS AN EMPLOYEE OF BRIATTA. LT. RIORDAN STATED THAT IT IS HIS OPINION THAT THE BOOK RAIDED WAS JUST ANOTHER HANDBOOK AND THAT IT DID NOT HAVE ANY PARTICULAR SIGNIFICANCE. HIS OFFICERS RECOVERED SOME EVI- DENCE WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF. THE Ue Se COAST GUARD FROM THE CHICAGO RIVER AND HE IS MAKING ARRANGEMENTS TO MAKE THIS EVIDENCE AVAILABLE TO THIS OFFICE FOR PERUSAL. LT. RIORDAN INDICATED THAT INASMUCH AS HE OBTAINED THE INFORMATION CONCERNING THE WIREROOM ONLY THROUGH A QUOTE “FLUKE UNQUOTE AND SINCE THEY RECOVERED NO INFORMATION WHICH COULD BE USED AS A BASIS FOR UNCOVERING OTHER HANDBOOKS OR FOR CONNECTING ANY PEOPLE WITH THIS PARTICUALAR HANDBOOK, HE DOES NOT INTEND TO CAUSE ANY FURTHER INVESTIGATION OR RAIDS ON HANDBOOKS IN THE AREA CONTROLLED BY BRIATTA FOR ALEX. IT CAN THEREFORE BE SAID THAT THE CONCERN BY CG SIX TWO SEVEN TWO DASH C AND HANDBOOK OPERATORS IN: THE FIRST WARD FOR FUTURE ARRESTS IS NOT BASED ON PROBABILITY. THAT SUCH ARRESTS WILL BE FORTH- COMING OR THAT THE CHICAGO PD IS CLOSE TO CLEARING UP GAMBLING OPER- ATIONS IN THE FIRST WARD.» ARMED AND DANGEROUS WITH SUICIDAL TENDENCIES. END ACK PLS , WA CO Docld: 3272788363 Page 3