JFK Assassination System Date: 6/12/201 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI ~ RECORD NUMBER: _ 124-10209-10343 RECORD SERIES: HQ , . AGENCY FILENUMBER: = 92-3182-1184 Document Information - ORIGINATOR: FBI ‘ ‘ FROM: ROEMER, WILLIAM F. JR. TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: 05/02/1967 PAGES: 25 SUBJECTS : , GAL, RES, HEALTH, LEADER, OC, TRA, ASSOC, ACT DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 . CURRENTSTATUS: — Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: = 05/13/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE . ) COMMENTS : v9.1 NW 45679 DociId:32292567 449 oS Page i
CG 92-373 LEADS CHICAGO AT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. Will continue to follow and report the activities of ALEX, , ADMINISTRATIVE CG 7016-PC is a leader of organized crime, whose identity is known to the Bureau. On March 9, 1967, contact was made with him by SA WILLIAM F. ROEMER, JR. It is the normal procedure of this source to evade direct questions put to him, but to be generally responsive when conversation is directed into general matters of investigative interest in areas where it is known the source is knowledgeable. However, inasmuch as his answers in response to this tech- nique are not specifically responsive to any question asked, the information which he provides is therefore subject to interpretation and conclusions by the contacting Agent. Therefore, the information provided by this informant in this instance is placed on the administrative pages, rather than in the body of this report. On March 9, 1967, through conversation of CG 7016-PC, it was determined that GUS ALEX, LESLIE KRUSE and RALPH PIERCE, with HY GODFREY assisting were at that time interested in defeating the bill generally referred to as the "Stop and Frisk Bill" which was at that time pending in the Illinois State General Assembly. It is noted that this bill would authorize local police in Illinois to stop any person they reasonably believe may have just committed a crime or was about to commit one and obtain from that person his identity and an explanation for his conduct. The bill would also . provide permission to allow a search for a weapon. From the conversation of the source at that time, it appeared that ALEX, PIERCE and KRUSE, who formerly worked under the direction of MURRAY L. HUMPHREYS, were now engaged on behalf of organized crime in the function of establishing and main- taining contacts with public officials, members. of the judiciary, law enforcement officers and members of organized labor so that whenever favorable treatment is desired from any members -B- COVER PAGE SIN-\9 ZW? NW 45679 DociId:32292567 Page 2
CG 92-373 of these groups such might be obtained. It is noted that HUMPHREYS formerly had this function and used ALEX, PIERCE and KRUSE in this regard. It.is believed that when HUMPHREYS . died on November 23, 1965, ‘this function was then taken over by these three leaders of organized crime in the Chicago area. INFORMANTS - Date of . Source © Contact CG T-1, : 4/18/67 EDWIN. WOODWARD; 1150 Lake Shore Drive, waheege ou CG T-2, 2/31/67 RAYMOND SCHROEDER, o Assistant - ‘Security ” Officer, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesotta (upon request) CG T-4, CG 6632-C* CG T-5, 1/18/67 - 0G 6588- ~C-TE CG Ta3, . 2/13/67 perl | Contacting Agent - - SA WILLIAM-F. ROEMER, JR. -SA ROBERT L. CARLSON, ~ Minneapolis Office -: ‘SA ALAN J. OUIMET ' SA- RUSSELL -R. GIRSCH ~~ ° ed CG T-6, ‘4/13/67. ° SA WILLIAM F. ROEMER, JR. - og 6614-c | an ae CG T-7, | CG 6343-c™ - C = COVER PAGE NW 45679 DociId:32292567 Page 3 SOS e242 OTHER 4 we ce Ae
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CG 92-373 It 4 a has previously been reported that the Swiss government has furnished ALEX information that they had banned any further entry of him in Switzerland. They also furnished ALEX and his attorney information as to the reasons for their action in this regard and this information has i .previously been reported. .In furnished by in the files l. NW 45679 DociId:32292567 March, 1967, the following information was a confidential source abroad from the records of the Swiss authorities: A letter dated May 15, 1965, from Dr. Iur, HUGO ROSENSTIEL and Dr. Iur. ANDREAS GIRSBERGER, 8011 Zurich, Talstr. 11, who appear to have > been ALEX's former legal representatives in Zurich. This letter forwards a birth certifi- ‘cate for ALEX, a police certificate stating that ALEX had no police record in: Evergreen Park, Illinois, and a police certificate stating that ALEX had no criminal record in Cook County, Illinois. An article from*the April 28, 1965,.No. 18 | issue of the German weekly "Der Spiegel,” which was entitled "AL CAPONE'S HEIRS HOLD | A MEETING EVERY DAY - THE CHIEFS OF THE COSA NOSTRA" by BILL DAVIDSON, | | j A letter to the/Swiss authorities from Congress- AWSON, from Chicago, dated July 11, stated that ALEX was his ie years. CongresSman DAWSON wrote that as far as he was aware ALEX had never. been ‘convicted of an offense against United States law. He concluded by describing ALEX as a law-abiding, decent, successful representative of the business community in Chicago. 9-3182-/184 S0d-\9 2 AD Page 5