XN 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 : JFK Assassination System Date.  4/30/201 Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-10211-10280 . HQ 92-3267-10, 11 Document Information FBI DODGE, HAROLD F. DIRECTOR, FBI 03/28/1958 90 JRO, ASSOC, REL, ACT, TRA, BKG, CRIMINAL ACT, FINANCES, LEGITIMATE ENTERPRISES PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 04/16/1998 INDEFINITE RPT, TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGES 1b,1c, INDEX PAGES 75-77, INC MEMO, 2 ADMIN PAGES
"Office Merg ‘ydum . » UNITED @" \ GOVERNMENT DIRECTOR, FBI - | 3/28/58 a . SAC, LOS ANGELES (92-113) SUBJECT: a) | | Vege | _ JOHN ROSELLI, Was. oe a ANTI-RACKETEERING | 4 00: LOS ANGELES “= Attached hereto for. the Bureau are two copies of the report of SA HAROLD F. DODGE dated as above at Los Angeles, California. The records of Dun and Bradstreet, Ine. in Los Angeles, set out in this report, were obtained by IC JOHN E, SANTOS, The records of the Retail Merchants Credit Associa~ tion of Los Angeles were obtained by SE JAMES L, MAHAN. The records of the Los Angeles Police Department and Los Angeles County Sheriff's Qffice were obtained by SE LLOYD H. DUDLEY. . Records of the Illinois State Bureau of Vital Statistics, oA CaB Os Iliinois, were checked by IC FRANCIS G, KAHL on 1/6/58, t. The identities ofthe Special Agents who ‘conducted physical surveillances on ROSELLI in Los Angeles on 2/17; 3/5,6/58, are located in the 1A Section of this file. Mrs, DILLARD WILLIAMS, ROSELLI's. maid, will not be _recontacted in view of her expressed loyalty to ROSELLI.. ROSELLI SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS, BECAUSE HE HAS CARRIED A GUN IN THE PAST, O-Bureau (Encls. 354 ~Chicago (92-399) (Encls.2) 2-Cincinnati (92-140) (Encls.2) soem 2-Indianapolis (92~152)(Encls.2) @ JS2 _ . 2-New York (92-721\Encls.2) REC: 3 T2_=_2 32.67 y 2-Salt Lake City (94-252) (Encls.2) 3-Los Angeles (2 - pens) G - 94-250), . 12 APR 4 1958 HFD: DLR nad &- c nile —_— : connke DESTRO ee A ES? ROE - om gogussser ser i £X-128 | ee 6AM Pr a4 1958 (\°)
Lon e ~ FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ~*~ meneame orl orriceoronisin SC DRTETpEABMRS2.7, 10-18, 17. 165 ANGELES LOS ANGELES 3/28/58 | 21, 24- 28; 373-7, 10- ib, og cca REPORT MADE BY Lf- Ss en CHANGED: JOHN ROSELLI, was. “HAROLD F, DODGE . Jorn Yur nosselli, John Rasselli, CHARACTER OF CASE | Jchn Rugselli, John F. Stewart, . . Rand Fleld, Giovanni Roselli ANTI -RACKETEERING erenracd. — | Mrs. HELEN WOODS JOHONS, 4363 West Fifth, Dayton, Ohio, an authorized correspondent of ROSELLI in 1944 and described as his sister, not locate*, HELEN WOODS JONES, a Negro, resided at this address in 1944. She denied knowing ROSELLI. ROSELLI continues to spend most of time in Las Vegas, Nevada. He visited Los Angeles, California, 2/13-17/58, and attended a Catholic retreat from 2/13/58 through 5a/ 10/08. He also ; visited Los Angeles from 3/3/58 to 3/0/'5 when he was endeavor- — ing to obtain contract for Monte Proser Productions, Inc. to put on floor show at Beverly Hilton Uctel, Beverly Hills, Cali- fornia. ROSELLI receives weekly salary of just under $300.00 from both Nevada Concessions, Inc. and Monte Proser Productions, Ine. Informant T-1 stated ROSELLI was individual who obtained . . contract with Tropicana Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, for Nevada Concessions to act as its reservation agent and also for Monte Proser Productions, Inc. to put on its floor shows. ALEXANDER_ -“-PERINO stated ROSELLI. made arrangements in 1957 for PERINO to manage restaurants in Tropicana Hotel at salary of $3,000.00 per month. ROSELLI has been promised a ,commission of several Z thousand dollars by Ajax West Coast Corporation if he can get ae APPROVE SPECIAL AGENF ° , CHARGE DO NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW Bureau ~ Chicago (¢2- 399) 2 - Cincin sh (92- -~140) oor - geeah ous (92-152) Now YouHMelD 2-7el) Fe gaelt Lake City (94-252) Los Angeles (2 - 92-113) (1 - 94-250) TE APK 2 2.41958 ee eT? OF Fal This report is loaned to you by the FBI, and neither it nor its contents are to be distributed outside the agency to.which le ven 16 —CH6S7 panes ™ T PRINTING OFFICE
LA 92-113 It is noted that HARRY COHN has denied that ROSELLI was ever employed by him. MUIR stated that BRYAN FOY (a movie producer) was ROSELLI'S sponsor when he came out of the penitentiary, and FOY and ROSELLI produced several pictures together and made quite a bit of morey. She added that ROSELLI is no longer in the picture business and now has several concessions at Ias Vegas casinos, She said he has had vo give these concessions up since the shake up of the Tropicana Hotel following the finding of a casino "taxze" on a slip of paper on FRANK COSTELLO when he was shot. MUIR could furnish no information as to why ROSELLI could lose these concessions. She said ROSZLLI used to be mixed up in a lot of things but had "gone straight" since his release from prison. : Informant T-1 advised on February 26, 1958 that he first met ROSELLI in the office of WILLIE SHEAN at Twentieth Century-Fox Studios in about 1932; that he was impressed at the time because ROSELLI then had the reputation for being a gangster and it was the informant's first impression of meeting a gangster. He knew nothing about ROSELLI'S activities at that time and knew him only very casually until efter the war, when he met ROSELLI again at Eagle Lion Studios “where informant, who was a writer, worked on some filws in which ROSELLI had an | interest, Informant said that ROSELLI has frequently mentioned what a terrible thing it was to have to be incarcerated in 4 prison and has stated that he never wants to go to prison again. Informant stated that in his opinion, ROSELLI is "sex crazy", that women play a very morgane part in his life, and he is "always looking for women" Informant said that he honestly believes that ROSELLI has reformed in recent years; that he, informant, knows nothing wrong concerning ROSELLI'S activities at the present time. He has never heard any information which would indicate to him that ROSELLI is engaged in gambling Or bookmaking activities in the Los Angeles area. He said  - 18 -
LA 92-113 HFD: pas INFORMANTS Careful consideration has been given to each source conceal ed, and T-symbols were utilized in this report only in those instances where the identity of the source must be concealed, : Agent to pte’ womber whom where — Identity of Source Furnished __ Located T-1:; “JOSEPH I, BREEN, JR., HAROLD F, DODGE This report 5953 Lubao Avenue, Woodland Hills, Calif. T-2: “ ‘PAUL A, BREITLING, "4 " ~ " " PCI, care of Ajax West Coast Corpora- tion, 9453 Santa Monica Bivd., Beverly Hills, Calif. T~3: - ROSERT WESLEY, - HAROLD PF, DODGE This report Assistant Operations Officer, “Main Branch, Bank of -America,s ~ Beverly Hills, Calif. - T-4; Se . : GO. G. MAMPELL, " " " * tt tt Operations officer, Bank of America, - Sunset-Wetherly Branch, Los Angeles, Calif. T-53 Mr. J; “ECKLES, HAROLD F, DODGE This report Clerk, U. S. Post Office, Terminal Annex, Los Angeles, Calif.
LA 92-113 HFD: pas CRIMINAL INFORMANT COVERAGE INFORMANTS UTILIZED TO DATE ‘4LA 4004-C “VLA 3445-C POTENTIAL CRIMINAL INFORMANTS USED PAUL A, BREITLING CONTEMPLATED ADDITIONAL INFORMANT COVERAGE JOSEPH I. BREEN, JR, -who has known ROSELLI for many years and is presently associated with ROSELLI in two firms, namely, Nevada Concessions, Inc, and Monte Proser Productions. Contact with BREEN will be continued to obtain information regarding ROSELLI'S activities. Efforts will be made to develop him into a PCI, Mrs. RALPH GORMAN - manager of the Crescent Park Apartments, 1251-61 North Crescent Heights Boulevard, Los Angeles, where ROSELLI maintains an apartment. Contact with BREITLING will be maintained, He is personally acquainted with ROSELLI and also has knowledge of business dealings between JOHN ROSELLI, representing Nevada Concessions, Inc. andPAjax West Coast Corporation. The latter firm sell ice-making and beverage-cooling machines, \ PAT N, LACKEY ~ named as Secretary in the articles of incorporation of Nevada Concessions, Inc. and now a legal secretary in the law firm of Cantillon and Cantillon, who reportedly represent the Tropicana Hotel. The CANTILLONS are friends of ROSELLI., It has been recently learned that LACKEY is personally acquainted with an agent of the Los Angeles Office and has expressed a willingness to assist the Bureau. It is hoped that she may be able to furnish information of value concerning ROSELLI and the activities of Nevada Concessions, Inc. - 74 -