AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE: PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : v9.1 425 HW 45679 DBocld: 32292536 JFK Assassination System _ Date: 6/12/201 Identification Form Agency Information Peleased under the John Kennedy Assassination Records FBI 124-10209-10312 ; - Ollection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). asex#:NWU 45679 Date: 1i-—16-2017 HQ 92-3182-I1ST-NR 1152 Document Information FBI SAC, CG DIRECTOR, FBI 06/30/1966 59 GAL, BKG, EDUCATION, EMP, HEALTH, RES, B/F INT, TRA, ASSOC, ACT, POLITICAL TIES PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified Consulted; 4; 10(a)2; 11(a) Redact 01/07/1999 INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF RCMP, IRS _INC LHM, REFERRED TO RCMP Page 1
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ne . : > G2 wei fet ag “y “ : 4 . MAT mentite ; Weak ea AQ oo On January - £8; 1961,. the Géexman Federal Police foo advised that Alextad arrived.in Munich on January 20, 1961,. and stayed at.the Hotel Four Seasons, He left this hotel . on January 21, 1961, with a wonan subgequently. identified a8 Ditgard Maier, whe as of that time was residir a. Munich but whe had fortierly resided in Chicago. She alae. had a current. addrees. of. 721 2 S ae theast 25th Street, . ‘Miami, Florida, t appeared that Alex and his -aenpenti. : were en. route ter a akiing BROR. oo Landeskrindnalant (LKA-Bavardan State ‘Crininal Police) « oo On. January 25, 1961, ‘the LRA. determined ‘that . Alex. had been in Munich since January: 20,. 1961,. and was rs residing an the Hotel Vier. Jahreszeiten,. roon. 201/2.— ‘ re He registered under the name of Gus Alex, deseribed as as | born Apwat Ay 1816, at. Chiohee, filinois. oo, ce At _mbout, 11:00 A.M. On , Januaey 24s ise2, Alex. “Arter leaving “the. fotele ‘he rhor notte u 1961, 3 t ad dese Abed. ag wekk dreaded | and | about 23° t 9 years ton a ween ae a ee os ” we . m) ae 4 ; fat HW 45679 DBocld:322927536 Page 3
New York, New York, who ia a business, friend of the. ‘manager of the Munich firn, uz. Hilaberger. When picking up a ear on January 25, 1961, Alex indicated he would travel Bi abi: : tzbuchei,, Austria, and would mehr at North LaSalie age i lega ar agence wher i Frank ferra ® invested $219 000 dberg ‘Wae.u tiliged By aa the operation of ‘this: drugstore 4 or: ‘Alex an “Ferraro. as a "Evon ; nea OS Le - papi \ ne 7 - #3 . = 953i ope HW 45679 DBocld:322927536 Page 4
[on pb 5a, Information received in 1961, from: headquarters of the Royal Canadian Mountain Police, Ottawa, Canada, disclosed that according to. records of Air France, Montreal, a Mr. Gus, no other name available, arrived at Dorvel Airport, Dorvel Quebec, Canada, on Flight 001 at 7 p.m. on January 30, 1961. Records of Air France did not indicate if Alex departed Canada for Detroit, but it ascertained he had been in possession of direct passage from Detroit and stepped over in Montreal in transit. Lost and found records of ‘Air France reveal Alex ‘had lost a piece of luggage while en reute to Canada, and he left instructions that if the baggage was located, it should be forwarded to Gus Alex, 9353 South Spaulding, Evergreen Park, Illinois. In March, 1961, a source “pavincthat: ‘the Duncan Parking Meter Company which manufactures and maintains parking meters in Chicago and on a nation-wide basis is controlled by — the "outfit", specifically. by Gus Alex, Frank Ferraro and Sidney Korshak. __The.above source stated the aforementioned company was owned by a-Canadian millionaire named Duncan who invented. the parking meter for the company. He stated that through Sidney Korshak, Duncan was muscled out of the ownership of the company several years ago. He stated the company is now fronted for by the "outfit" by one Jerry Robinson who-formerly operated a hankbook on Chicago's south side in about 1944, \ A. source advised on April 19, 1961, he ‘was of the belief that Gus Leibe works on a bonus arrangement at the S&S Picnic Grove, a large gambling operation in Will County, _ Illinois. It was the source's opinion that the financial control of the J & J operation was held by Gus Alex, Francis Curry, Sam Giancana, Frank La Porte and Rocco Fischetti. The. source stated this is currently one of the largest gambling operations in the Chicago area. Yr 29 ; as eteeeg Docld: 322927536 Page 5
Fe eA APRESS BM ti Sirti An en a EA ee Ne ee tn net RRR a at HW 45679 d 1 3 et ae on A source advised ‘en April ll, 1961, that Gus Alex. continues to ‘be the boss of the “Loop" area. of. Chicago with respect: to gambling. Alex controls. all. gambling. in the: Loop: area’ as’ well as the near west. Side and near south side.. Working directly under Alex in the. control of. gambling in the ~ Loop > area ' is’ Louis Briatta, | who. has five or six offices in the Oné of: these offices was “located in ‘Room 300: at “180 . North + Wacker Drive; ‘however, this location was raided by the Chicago Police Department on April 7; 1961. Sys in the Loop area. is controlled Me Alex, and that each bookmaker must call in each bet as it is received and 50 per cent of . the profits or losses on each bet is received by the “outfit.” He stated that Briatta" s Office received bets directly from some bettors who are well known to Briatta and who frequently bet. considerable sums of money. In 1961, a source stated that ‘all gambling on Chicago's south side is controlled by the hoodlums. All gambling money goes to Gus Alex and Ralph Pierce. “Inspector Chris Patsuris, Athens City. Police Department, on May i, 1961, advised that Gus Alex arrived in Athens, Greece, on April 4, 1961, via BEA Airlines from Milan, Italy. Alex was in possession of United States Passport number 1569555 issued ey 13, 1988,. Bt Chicago, rinose | “Alex departed Athens, Greece, via: BEA. Airlines’ on April 13, 1961, and returned to Athens on April 16,. “1961, fron Rone, Ttaly. F Fo Steve Brandon, BOAC Office, Detroit, advised that BOAC Flight arriving Detroit Metropolitan Airport at 2:45 p.m. on May 9, 1961, originated at London, England. fy AGP OE TENT AT :” fy it Te berth be, hy whine 23 Docld: 322927536 Page 6 - 3/92 Wh : a S54 AVS
HW 45679 Tal henees sh seh The West German Federal Police (BKA) advised that the Munich, Germany Police Department had contacted Helmut ' Maier on April 13, 1962, in an effort to solicit information from him concerning Gus Alex. Maier declined to furnish any information on the basis that he desired to protect himself from any possible retaliation in the future against him since his company intends to send him to the United States in the future. *8 99-316 a-nike“s¢oe JOGA om) Docld: 322927536 Page 7
Raeyie cy t! . rey ral Save ide BAL they are cons ider ing introducing American-type dice playing and are considering Sam Rosa as the operator.’ «G 6443-C-TE) » Information was received: that péte. ‘Gushie is a. close associate of Gus Alex and James Catuara’ who- dis alleged to be. a muse le man for Alex' Ss gambling operation on’ the near south side of Chicago. CG 6543-C-TE) » On January’ 28, 1966, based on Federal ‘Bureau of Investigation affadavit 2 large seale clearinghouse gambling operation was raided by ‘Lieutenant ‘Frank Nash, Intelligence Unit; Chicago Police Department. The ‘occupans Sam Regerio and “Ralph Navarro were arrested in connection with a raid.in possession of records and in the process of destroying gambling records. Clothing in the apartment where this gambling operation was located identified Arnold Garris with the operation. Garris has been reported by numerous sources to control bookmaking for Gus Alex: On February 1, "1966, ‘a source advised that Gus Alex was extremely upset. over the, above mentioned gambling raid Since Arnold, as bookmaking operator, nade a stupid mistake. This was in reference to the clothing found as mentioned above. (CG 6187-C) Information was received from a source'on April 26, 1966, that Frank Mia, an Italian, is a “hit man" for Gus Alex. - -. a {CG 6911-C) - During the course of this investigation extensive information has been developed concerning “travel | abroad to Europe on the part of Gus Alex, information was received from the State Department in effect that a letter written by Mr. a Joseph Sharlott, Washington, D, C., Attorney representing A. Gus Alex, was received by the State Department. This letter | was dated February 11, 1966, and was addressed to the Legal Advisor for Security and Counsellor Affairs Mr. Fred Smith, Jr. 5 \ . } og . : ‘ ! : ; ‘ 5 ( settee eM pan AQ ETP UES! ate! re! fi . a a ae i , . o* ' . . 40 - / HW 45679 DBocld:322927536 Page 6