Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 WSC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: 6/9/2015 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-90064-10068 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER: = 87-15374-44 i Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: DN TO: HQ TITLE: DATE: 10/08/1951 PAGES: 21 SUBJECTS : . VICTOR EMANUEL PEREIRA DOCUMENT TYPE > PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: = Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 06/18/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS ; RPT v9.1 Docld: 32327497 Page 1 12
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 23107 Hote). mee ees ~ + FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATE] No additional information concerning subjects de ®t BPOE Lodge No. 17, Denver, Colorado. sccerTs . IGKER eliminated as Suspect. Telegram signed, = sent fram Denver to subject PEREIRA, Roswell, Mew 4/24/51 ty ROBERT BRCKN GIBSON, DADY M. CAREY, wanele, Denver pambler, saw letter fron PEREIR: requesting GTBSGM to send telegran. 8B. B. THOMSON, Manager, nok Yo} > “ester Union, Denver, Colorado, proper person to ‘ subpoena to produce oricinal telegran. WILLL'M ek {-l MILLER, Clerk, County Court, and J. B. GOODMN, JR., Y _ Clerk, District Court, both Denver, Colovado, compaatt | _ | : to testify PEREIZ. had no divorce action pending > \A oe Peres Denver, Colorado, in 1951. "DOUG" may be identi@we with DOUCL.S DE B.SSE or DE BUSSIE, Attorney-at-lam, Reno, Nevada. J.MES ER'DLEY LEE registered Daven Haven Lodge, Grand Loe , Colorado, 7/25~29/50. No Cosmopolitan / Rotel located Colorzde Springs, Colorado. DA PEREIR. operated St. Francis Hotel, Denver, Colorado, 12/21/50 to 4/26/51. Subject VICTOR PERRIR: nad no financial interest in this establishment. _.D.\ PEREIRA reported f° to have financial interest in Senator Hotel, Rano, Nevada, eee ee. seamen Scented SEE NEXT PGE PROPERTY OF FBi—This confidential report and j nts are joanef Yo you by the FBI and aw og BY en eSsots- 44 we mw | Docld: 32327497 Page 2?
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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records - DATE: 11-14-2017 , \ Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). as" DN 37-1654. EMANULL PEREIR. as true name of subject PEREIR.. oe . report of Special gent RTMON L. HILTON dated September 25, 1951, a at New York. oe ae Investigation in this metter was conducted at Grand Lake, Colorado, ty Special ozent WILLIM T, TILIER, JR., and at Denver, Coloredo, by Spcecizl agents FRED G. 0 GERRY, GEORGE PF. GILLEN, KENNETH M. RUUP.CH, end the reporting agent. , ur, J_MES PITT, Secretary, B. P. 0. 5. Lodge Ho. 17, 1401 Califo Street, Denver, Colorado, exhibited records reflecting ‘rose BERET born May 3, 1913, at Fort Jones, California, residence ress 411 14th Street (St. Francis Hotel), Denver, Colorado, was introduced to that Lodge on December 7, 1950, by DUDS M. CiREY and was initiated on January 11, 1951. His membership is paid up to anril 1, 1952, the lest payment of dues in the amount of $18,00 having tecn received May 2, 1951. «t that time he requested that his residence addross be chengec to 401 lith Street, Roswell, New Mexico. dep ee ce cere ec LO NERY ROR 5 mA A Thé records of the Lodge reflect that the membership of D&DE M. CL2EY was transferred from Kanses City, Missouri, Lodge No, 96 to Denver Lodgo Noe 17-on -pril 4, 1950. kr. PITT stated that he is not personally acquainted with PEREL.. and cculd furnish no additional information concerning hires Mo stetea that be de casuelly accucintad with Mr. C..REY but knows “nothine-conceming c.2c face grt ate -F tHE: wopcpaeye eo gerries a 2 BO LA Oe ae ; _ By teletype deted September 25, 1951, the El Paso Office ; restod Denver to immediately interview CURTIS ROBERT “L.GNER concern~ H ing 2 telegram sent from Denver, Colorado, signed, RCURTIS" on upril 24, : 1351, tc VICTOR 3. PEREIRG, Roswell, Now Mexico. It was also requested that aa attempt be mide to secure original of this telegram or neme of _ apprepriate person to be subpoenaed to produce the same Ur. CURTIS ROBERT “IAGNER voluntarily appeared at the Denver Office on Septerker 26, 1951, at which time he was interviewed by Scecizl agent GEORGE F. SILLEM and the reporting agent. Mr. WG ststcd that he is President of tha Wagner Machine and Mill Supply Concany, Inc., 4444 York Stroet, Denver, Colorado, end resides with 87-15374-44 Doclda: 32327497 | Page 4
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 a oN . -_- — — “DE 87-1634 grain sills s ineluding t the production of teea eindere, beit conveyars snc verious parte end accessories used in grain mills. He stz.ed that he h-s been enge7ed in this business since 1939. ‘AGNEk stated th:t be sas ‘ern kereh 20, 1910, ev Centertom, 'issourl, thet he resided in Tonscs City for a ” wunber of yerrs and was s member of the Detective — Zureu of the Yensxs City Police Department from 1964 until 1955. ke gs:cted thet he cere to Denver in 1937 and has resided in Lenver since that time, He releted that approximrtely two or three ye-rs ago he wis resicing at an apartment et 1901 High Street, Denver, 2t which time ne teccme sequeinted with DADE >. GSE and his wife, SSOLDIS". Ee stctec trat the CiZYS were residing in the same epartment bwilcing cme told him thet they had formerly resided in Kensas City, Misecuri. He gictad thet CAPZY appesred t> have nc regul:r business but alweys e>pesred t. hove plenty of money end he learned after 2 few months’ ecqu2intance vita Cl3Y thet the letter wes ° professional gambler. He -tated that in the Fell of 1949, he, in partnership with (EY, purchased e residence i at 7 7 Newcort Str eet, Denver, ard that just before Christmas, 1949, : he end his wife moved into th:: residence which they shzered with UD. he CurEY and his wife. He stcted thet shortly thereefter C_cEY, with his wite, mide an extended trip to Mexico and after they returned to “enver x70 or three months leter, the C-RSYS started staging elaborate parties ct the Newport Street address <n which occasions, D. M. C REY was obvizusly gambling heavily with his guests, © <GHER stated thet gambl- ins activities contimed at the Newport Street address to such an i ctant that he end his wife, rho never eng>ged in gambling activities, tecace dissatisfied and moved out of tim residencs in Oscember, 1960. .. -.... be es ee ae Ae  ERINETEMROE TE tntre em oer + Me stcted thet he continued to be on friendly relations with C.m=Y and in the Sprin; cf 1950, at rhich tine he wag attesting zo produce a specizl air compressor at the nagner Kachine and iil] oupply _Cenpeny, he borroved approximately 415,000.00 in cash from CAnzi to extend opereticns on this compressor, He steted thot CaREY was never actually en official of ‘.agner kachine and }42) Supply Company end ' was interested in the firm only to the extent of his investment on the air compresscr. He related that this project eventually fell through, that C.REY now hag no interest in the firm but that he still oves QPOY appreximetely 32,000.00 cn the criginel $15,000.CO loan, BS i528 74-44 Na ere eee Docld: 32327497 Page 5
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination R i 997 . ecords Collection A pare. ta ta pots nh Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). ~— Oe TY 37-1654 itt PUL |. FING, commonly korn a9 GUS KiNG, Whe Penne - with the gambling operations, He stated that they operate in graves gamos; thot CiREY is a "dice man" and that KING usually cperates as & fstcorur® and ®"frent man" to "lura the suckers into the gemes." He stated that KING and CLREY have also operated with ERNIE B. cs of xensas City, Missouri, who is a professional "card shark", ir. .CGNER reflected that VICTOR E. PERZIR. and -Dk. PEREIR.. cere to Denver in the Summer of 1950, at which time they visited with the C.\REYS 2t 747 Newport Streut, and apparently had been acquainted with the CLREYS for a number of years, He stated that this was the first tine that he met the PEREIK.S md it was his understanding at that time, thet they had been divorced some yeers ago but were frequently together. Ee steted thet he understood that uD. PEREIu. cwms a interest in the Senater Hetel, Reno, Nevcda, and that she spends considerable time in Kenszs City, Missouri, de related that aftcr mecting PEREIn., he ebacrved thet the latter wis frequently in the company of KING and CuREY; thot PERE. was a "good mixer" and 2pparently was used to flure the suckers" into crap games in which C_REY and KING participated. i. CUUNER stated thrt in bout December, 1950, DA PEREIRu purchased s Hotel et 411 14th Street, Denver, Colorado, that sho and ee eeamannanananeaine the S VICTC: resided there tut tht VICTOR owned no interest in the netel Stated that tothe best of his recollection, D. sold the st. Acfncis Fotel during the latter part of February, 1951. Vr, “GN'R further relcted that one J. LLOYD GIBSON, of i , Colctade, who owns ranch interests in that area, has frequently { - -toa «ith KING 2nd C.RE1 and has apparently been used by then t ~~ So Tuntiose of contacting wealthy ranchers. who.can be Mean" ina cord ard dice eames. if * ° i He stated thet ROBERT BROWN GIBSON, son of J. LLOYD GIBSCH, ' ~ ats, Tor seme time, beon closely associated with KING and C.REY and -crently has recently 2cen perticipeting in gambling operetions i “ith ~ien. He steted that he first met ROBERT SROWN GIBSON during the : “*a]> cf 195C ct which tine he was introduced to GIBSON by C.REY. He 3 staic@ th..t shortly there2fter, he entered into a business agreement wits 3IeSct! and took him into the Wagner Mzchine and Mill Supply Company i i ~s £ somber cf the firm. He stated that GIBSON put up several thousand a i doil-rs but turncd out tc te a very undesirable business partner and : : vs "ruinine the tusiness" by gambling with the customers and "playing i - tha for suckers", He stated thet aboit six months ago, the situation . : = 87-15374- : jae ; . _ I Jj | ae q ’ Doclda: 32327497 Page 6
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act C oS 7 : DATE: 11-14-2017 7 wd is srosantiy ‘omployed a as a uscd cer salesman for “the Downtem Suick Conpony, Denver, Colorzds. ir. .GGNER stated that VICTOR DUNULL PFHEIR., during the Fall at “int r of 1950, frequently essociated with ROTERT BRON GIBSON amd ceecsionally was -t the offices of the Vagner Machine and 1411 Supsl; CG mpany in Denver but was never 2t any time employed by thct firm in any ccpacity. He stated thet during January, 1951, PEREING was frequontly with KING and C.REY and during th. Stock Show held in Donver during the lettor part of Januery, 1952, apparently was particip-ting with ONG end ae in dice games held in KING!s suite at the Cosmopolitan Hovc) in Denver, NER stated he is not acqueinted with EUGENE _ f oPwDU'G, with aitas. 3 MES BRDLEY LEE, el - Docld: 32327497 Page 7 He stated that after the Denver Stcck Show, which ended during the lettar part cf Janucry, 1951, KING and C.aEY, with C.REY!s wifc, <OLDIE, went down to Phoonix, -rizona, ard it was his understand- ing ‘ict PEAXEINA also wont to Phoenix at about the same time. He stated rons : understands that PEXEIx stayed :t the “ostward Ho Hotel od thet (11.3 and the CiREY8 stayed * the adams Hotel in Phoenix. He stricd that sometime ir the Spring of 1951, possibly during the mcnth at ri, KTNG and the C-REYS rcturned to Denver but he has mt seen /VEICTL:: PEREIR.. since the latter wont to Phoonix during the lattzr prrt of Cosu ~y or the first part of Februcry, 1951. Mr. %..GNEK stated that he hos had no commuriccttion of any kind from PEREDI. since the lattcr l2ft Denver and specifically stated that ho has received no thonc c2lls, tolegrans, or letters from PEXEIR.. He relicted oe ale ~farst hocrd of the-swindle of--rs, GERTRUDE J, JOYCE. in which . Poe... EIS & invelved, in stout May, 1951, when he received 4 ‘telephone eoll orcm oy .ttorney in El Pcsc, Texas, inquiring as to whethcr PEREIRA wis or aod beer an empleyce of the i.agnor Machine and Mill Supply Company, He sintsd that on thzt :ccagion, he understood from this .ttarnmey, that PEEL... had defrauded K.s. JOYCE cut of a lerge sum of money smd had teer using the address of \.2gner Macrine and Mill Supply Company, 4444 York Strect, as his business address. He stated that he knows nothing cconesrning the datails cf this alleged swindle and specifically denied thet ww hed cver sent any telegram to PEREIR. at any time. He recclled thet during the Spring of 1951, after D. M. CAREY had returned to Denver from Presorix, thet CaREY tcld him that he had had a falling out with “2 2nd thet the letter had "jcined snother mob" in Phoenix. Mr. stated he hed ne nere specific deteils concerning this incidunt, ~ 8T=15374-44 i _| of 1992 (44 USC 27107 Hote). ; bts mt lene eee BP ari a comurrERRe: teee eee wna Yet ene rerun men mane Bee OO een ae