" Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 19927 (44 USC 3107 Hotey. , DATE: -AL- 14-2017 ; . {8 ‘SU. 62-2189 The. records: ‘of the Las. Vegas: Police: Department show that WYMAN furnished information. on January. 5, 1954, that ‘he had. been arrested at St. Louis, Missouri, in 1949, on a postal charge, and that the charge. had been dropped. On the basis of available. ‘information,. WYMAN -has not ‘been convicted: of a. felony. va In December 1953, WYMAN advised SA: BRYON ‘C. WHEELER that: he. had. been: previously acquainted with | Lieutenant LOUIS SHOULDERS of the St. Louis, Missouri Police Department,..and that SHOULDERS: had been: Khown. to. take money from gamblers. in the St. Louis area. An article in. the st. Louis. Post: Dispatch ‘on August. 4, 1950, stated that: SIDNEY WYMAN was an associate ‘of. MICKEY COHEN, Los Angeles: racketeer, when COHEN was in St. Louis in duly 1950. ..283-C: Cow deceased) advisea Hast 4, 1955, _that_E BUSTERYMO THAN, St. Louis, Missouri gambler, ay in~gambling establishments in/Las Vegas. Oreenmant 371-C said on October 26, 1956,. that. ‘one’ ‘EDDIE: O'HARA of St. Louis visited WYMAN in. Las. Vegas. ‘This. inform- ant said O'HARA is a collector for ‘the Wortman Gang of St. ‘Louis and that WYMAN might be: the front man for the Wortman Gang at. the Riviera, Las Vegas... . Undersheriff LLOYD BELL, Las: Vegas, advised- on Jantary 9, 1958, that SIDNEY WYMAN had -a. total investment. “in. the Riviera Hotel of $200,000. The group which: owned the Riviera. Hotel at that time was headed by GUS ‘GREENBAUM. ae WILLIAM V. SINNOTT, Nevada Tax Commission, -anformed’ that ‘WYMAN owned a 12 per cent interest in the Sands Hotel as of July 30; 1952. “On or about May 14, 1955,. he sold’his interest in the Sands for an amount reported to ‘be $120, ‘000. and applied for a gambling license at the Royal * Nevada Casano. SINNOTT said that on June 14, 1955, WYMAN “owned 25 per cent: of | ‘the’ Royal Nevada Hotel. He stated Docld: 32329866 Page fF
"Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hotey. DATE: .11-14-2017 ° Ve - 8 . fi . : we ° SU 62-2189 . furnished He showed some of these loans would be repaid upon the sale of an apartinent. house he owried at Fourth and Williams Streets, San Jose, California: Attorney A. W. HAMM, JR., Las Vegas, Nevada, advised, on a confidential basis, March 1958 that. he had received reliable information that FRANK "BUSTER" WORTMAN and his associeétes of St. Louis, Missoura and East St. Louis, Illinois, had made undisclosed investments in the California Club at the time PARMAN and ARQUELLA acquired control. . Sergeant COMPTON of the Las Vegas Police Department also furnished information that he had heard that WORTMAN had acquired an undisclosed interest in the : California Club after ARQUILLA and PARMAN took over. COMPTON and HAMM did not furnish any specific data on the amount of such undisclosed interest or the method by which it was handled. In July 1954, ARQUILLA bought out PARMAN: but sold a part of the California Club to others. :As of - January 1958, ARQUILLA had a recorded interest of 62%. Informants SU 283-C (now deceased) and SU 386-C advised in about Mareh 1954 that FRANK "BUSTER" WORTMAN and his associated, East St. Louis, Illinois, "racketeers", had invested $300,000 in the California Club. and that TOM BERRY of East St. Louis, Illinois, was placed in charge of the gambling operations at the California Club as "Front man" for 'WORTMAN. WILLIAM GALLAGHER, Nevada TAx Commission, advised on January 23, \1958 there were definite indications - 14 = Docld: 32329866 Page &
' Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 3107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 , : 2 * Ss : © : 4 : . * 3 ° \ ~ ! a - _ ° ~ ° oO : . ° “os - . * / SU 62-2189 that WORTMAN and his associates at one time had an undisclosed interest in the California Club, Las Vegas, but evidence was not sufficient or of the proper type to be used in a proceeding for revocation of the gambling license of the California Club. GALLAGHER said information had been received from a source considered reliable, that the WORTMAN investmant in the California Club had been withdrawn. on March 28, 1958, informant SU 371-¢ advised it is that informant 's belief that WORTMAN and his associates still watnmhdin an undisclosed interest in the California Club, Las Vegas. This belief by the informant is based primarily on the fact that THOMAS STERLING, Pit Boss at the California Club, originally came from East St. Louis, Illinois where he had worked most of his life in gambling clubs. In about June 1958, ARQUILLA sold 60% of his interest in the California Club to one JAMES P. LONG, Pit Boss of the Tropicana Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada. The price was reported to be $435, 060, however, ARQUILLA did not receive the total amount in cash, having accepted notes payable at a future date. Attorney ARTHUR HAMM, JR., Las Vegas, advised on a confidential basis, that ARQUILLA made application to buy 123% interest in the New Frontier Hotel, on th "Strip", Las Vegas, Nevada. The application regarding the New Frontier Hotel did not materialize and on September 9, 1958, ARQUILLA acquired approximately 58% of the Westerner Club, 23 Fremont Street, downtown Las Vegas. According to WILLIAM GALLAGHER, Nevada State Tax Commission, ARQUILLA paid approximately $138,000 for this share in the Westerner Club. On March 18, 1959, informant SU 396-C advised . that informant recéived information that ARQUILLA .was making efforts to dispose of his interest in the Westerner Club but no sale had yet been made. Sergeant BEN COMPTON, -Las Vegas Police Department, advised he had received the Docld: 32329866 Page 93
“Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 3107 seer: : _DATE: _il- 14-2017 - ‘ ol - U 62-2189 Part: owner: Le | Mente Informant advised BAKER s association with the above individuals is believed to be purely social and ‘there is no known financial or business arrangements with any of them. Informant SU 257-0 advised on. sth gage iea’ 1291, world figure from Los Angeles, ‘Caligorniay/ e~ said DRAGNA had visited in Las Vegas aris ¢ the previous six months: and on @ach occasion had been seen with ‘BAKER, é Records of the Clark County Recorder show that ‘BAKER owns the premises on which the ‘Villa Venice Restaurant, and Casino is located, | Information was also developed that BAKER owns an island of .abovt 19 acres located at Clear Lake, California, However, he has tried to sell this property in recent. years. BAKER maintains bank accounts in Las vegas with “ balances usually in five figures anc no information was ceveloped that he was handling any funds other then his own. ; Available information indicates BAKER has successfully invested his money in the Villa Venice and its. operations and his source of income is only from that business venture and other real estate purchases and sales. C. Degree of influence a The only information concerning possible influence by BAKER is that set forth above, received from Informants. _ 5 j Docld: 32329866 Page 10
"Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 DATE ; 11-14-2017 ° ‘SU 62-2189 Vil. The Bal Tabarin Casino, Lake Tahoe, Nevada. As Individuals involved NeTOSS,, ake LL. _ BERNARD... MN GE. ESE pnStos, FPL NO. 2162351. Ident f ‘Teattanecora under the above FBI number shows EINSTOSS was arrested on Octover 2, 1938, by the San Francisco, California Police Department, for vagrancy anc suspicion of bunco, ie was dismissed on October 3, 1938, 1 was arrested on November 2, 1940, by the Los Angeles, California, Sheriff's Office, for conspiracy anc contributing and cisposition is not shown, ie was fingerprinted by the Police Department, Reno, and the Nevada Tax Coumission, Carson City, Nevada, on Suly 30, 1947, and January 27, 1948, respectively, in connection with application for a gambling license, The above record does not show that EINSTOSS has ever been convicted of any erime, in October, 1945, Informant LA 3095-C acvised that EINSTOSS was a very wealthy and a close associate of MICKEY COHEN, described as a well known racketeer and underworld’. figure from Los Angeles, California. Informant LA 3095<C advised in 1950 that EINSTOSS sad been an assggciate of a well isnown gambler in Los Angeles named TRY INCASC VARI ; Informant LA 675-C advised in 1946 that EINSTOSS was a former partner of BENNY CEAPMAN anc was a close associate of underworld figures including the following: Be How influence or control acquired - 28 - Docld: 32329866 Page il