Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 | AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-90064-10072 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER:  87-15374-48 Document Information “ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: DN TO: HQ TITLE: . DATE: 09/12/1951 PAGES: 11 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 » yO] Docld: 32327501 Page 1 JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information 13
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 Sc 2107 Note). DATE: 11- 14-2017 ~~ . . aan - ee — ‘ 7 ~ eee «- — a nC ae... ... FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTI \ ro ee BL PASO | oe MaPONY team AT pats whe PEMOD FOR WECM MADE REPORT toe OY DESVER - $/i2/s was Vi A EPPTEREINA. wa. Vic pyTerrys : ERR EWerapzic . Janes Brad e; IWxNowN | ‘INTERSTATE: . JECT, wae E. Je Nilesn; Kom! SEIT, wa. Gasttnay’s lis, GERTRUDE J.“SOWE ~ VICTIE i SYNOPSIS OF FACTS: 24, LSS) ty VIDIO Bo PEREIRA in cone of RAMUS ; ROSWELL, New Mexico, signed ®"CIRTIS*. Message s PEREIRA'S divorce fina) April 28, 1951 and that was to receive $48,095 as his part of property set ®CIRTIS® may be identical with CIRTIS R. WAGIRR, SAMUBL SIDNEY SOLOWAY, was. reported to furnish finan banking to WAGIER. Informant states PEREIRA, in tel ; comtact with CIRTIS R. WAGIER in April, 1951.° Unsub., od ®SIDKEY® probably identical with SOLOWAY, who is now. wk reported visiting his brother, a Chicago. physician.: “ reports EDWARD J. WIISON, who may be identical with Unknow ; Subject E. J. WILSQN is old—tine ®con man" now residing ‘in-. -'. & ofert. California, WIISON reported to be associate of BIEME aad eRDIG, wae; JOCK DOWING, was.; and SAHUELSIREY ==: SOLOWAY. No record of BRADING, PEREIRA or SOLOMAY at Shir Savoy Hotel, Denver. SOLOWAY: was registered at Broun: Palace Hotel, Denver, July 19 and 20, 1951 and was at Cosmo polt tan Hotel, Denver, January 7 to 22, 1951 and . 17, 195 1. PEREIRA registered at Cosmopolitan April of 1950, Pe — | PROPERTY OF FBI—This confidential report and its contents are } po ~ | ; 5 SNov ofr outside of soy tow 1au Fv — = | 7. Docld: 32327501 Page 2?
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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assazsinatio ion . on Records Collect pare, dita Deny ion Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote}. - - 7 _— TR 87-1684 DEUS: aT DENVER, COLORADO Investigation in this satter was conducted at Denver, Colorad by Sa FRED GC. kcGZARY and the reporting agent. hoa! soocimeertisrTes AG Re RAB TH phe tnd Tee comity of Dover ivfornkal tt the recor of bes office ivi vaniany - 1546 to.September 5, 1951 contained no record of a divorce proceeding “‘nvolvine VICTOR EKANUEL PEREIRA. Se wr. PAUL POPOIO, Clerk's Office, County Court, city and county of Denver informed that the records of his office from January 1, 1948 to Septerber 5, 1951 contain no record of a divorce proceeding involving VICTOR SAUEL PERSTKa. , Confidential Infortant, Denver, T-1 of know reliability exhibited to the witer orisinal telegran dated April 24, 1951, and received for transrittal at Denver, Coloradpat 11:26 4. Me. on April 24, 1951. This “ tele;ram is addressed to VETR B REIRA, 401 West lith Street, Roswell, — New Moxico, in care of GERTRUDQMOICE and reads as follows 8Your net Agure in property settlenent, $48,695. Distribution will be made May 25. Final divorce - . effective April 28. Best personal regards. Hope oS to sce you soon." Siged, "CURTIS® ; It was noted that this 2essage was hand printed by the sender in pencil ax accordin: to Informuit, it was scnt from the headquarters ofvice of the Western Union in Denver, Colorado. Infornant had no 8 infor-ution ug to the identity of "CIRTIS*®. , . a Confidential Inforzant, Denver, T-2, an associate of gamblers aenoony!, who has in the ast Mrnished reliavle information to this ciiise ? hy 2g PL) aeaied eli PIOTON Raed BL rein, Wes PYELE #. BRIG, was, and SAMUEL SIDNEPSOLOAY, informed that he was . in Phoenix, arizona fron January, 1951 to April 14, 1951, and during that jeriod was i: contact with Fanaa, SRaDING and SCIOway fras time to tite. Up recalled that shortly after he returned to Denver, around the middle of april, 1951 he tas informed that PEREJRé had been in telephonic - cocunication with CiRTIS R7™MAGIER, President of the @ayner Machine and L411 Supply Company, 4444 York Street, Denver, Colorado. Informant related that to his knowledge CIRTIS R. WAGVER is the only person in Denver . 4 -2- a {_ Docld: 32327501 Page 4
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act DATE: 11-14-2017 - ; aod oon ~~ bSTT. Docld: 32327501 Page 5 of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). i — % DN &7-1634 who bag a first or last name of "CIRTIS® with whon VICTOR ZMANUBL PEREIRA is acquainted. ; a Informant stated that CURTIS R. WAGNER is a forner Kansas City, Visseuri Police Officer; that while he was in Kansas City WAGER was a friend of D. Ne oP 2=Y, for:erly in Kansas City, row residing in Denver, 5 23-0 Te rtthed + C.PTY ig a big-time canbler and has furnished we in the past been friendly with VICTOR EGQNUEL PEREIRA, and that C4REY is well coe, acauainted with SAMUEL SIDNEY SOLOWAY and JsuBS BRADIEY IEE. He pointed — cus that to his personal knowledge CaREY sponsored PERETRa'S marbership is, tre Blks Club in Denver, a year or 80 ag0~ Sunly Conary. He stated that both WaGiBR and CakSY ha Inforrant stated that he has no personal kmowledg of the . eeals or arranvenents tade by the subjects in the present case but he knows, ~ froz: associations with therm that PEREIRA and BRADING are "lover boys" are "eer ner® who make a business of preying upon gullible, weakthy woren, extending offers of zarriace and then shaking them dow for lar@ suis of money. Ne further stated that he mows SAMUEL SIDNEY SOLOWAY as *DOGS*SCLOiY, that SOLOWAY has for many years been a big-tine "con ran*® and would be interested in any deal where there was a possibility of sickine uz a substcntial sum of money. He further stated that between Januzry and april of 1951 PEREIRA, SULMIaY and BRADING, together with JOCKDOMDING, described by the Informant as an old tine “cor nan" spent considerable tice at the Adazs Hotel and the Festward Ho Hotel in Phoenix, arizcra. Inforcant was questicned as to the identity of Unknown Subject, Wie, Ee cs wilt... He promptly stated that the only B. J. WIISQK be yews who nicht be acquainted with PEREIRA, BRADING and is EDUARD I, WZISQi of Hetet, California. de stated that ED JTIS™" 2ppears to be a ran ef c-rsiderable wealth, that bs is an old ting "con can" now Senerclly considered to de "retired"; that he is pe-sibty 78 years of ae, ané resides with his relatively young wife in an atzoesphere of . SO fe, He tates that 2°79", a number of FOaYS a-5 vieratec Vs Sly tee 2oon Ek. wrow.. Miant, Florida. He “ccaltod that several years azo WILSON became involved in an altercation with cne ARTI? llakX, a carbler and "con nan® in Miari, Florida over a vacblir.; mcupesiticn and WIISQK, as a result, shet CLARK and sericusly wounded hin. Ibereafter, according to Informant, WILSOM mace an axctended trip te Burope te "coul off*. : -~ _«8t- 15374-48 @ |
Released under ; the John F DATE: 11-14-2017 . Kennedy Assassination Records Collection A n Act of 19 107 Hote}. ~ 92? (44 USC 2107 Hote). QO -_ De 87-1654 Informant stated that he personally ret EDWARD J. Colorado Springs, Colorado at the Broadmoor Hotel in the and at that ins» CORON was accompanied by EUGENE Es St 4 ~ame JaLES BRADLEY LEE) and JOCK DOWING. He stated that a very nice appearance, appeared to be in good health and frcequently at tre Broadmoor colf course. te believes that STISCR wes residing at the Broadmoor Hotel, which is 2 very : See Sogine. Me stated that it is rds fra, conversations WIE we reg we SPS r . conversations witb persons who are acquainted with WliSGi, sit ghe Latter althourh residing in Hemet, California, frequently travels to resort ~~ areas around the country.» ie had no personal knowledge as to woother 2 .-: TIISQ! was in Proenix, ‘Ayizona between January ami Spril, 1951 or whether te was in the state of Texas during that period. He pointed out however, teat since WIISG is apvarently 3 god friend of JAMES PRADLZY IZE, he is o also undoubtedly acquainted with SDoc* SOLOWAY and VICTR EMANUBL PSeXBIRA. arate teat UE Aa nt een amon? igus a2 ey ee ewe BI Infornant also pointed out that to his knowledge, the only ‘associate of PEREIRA and BRADIIG (wae, Tzz) who has ever ‘used the name of RSIDNEY® is SAXUEL SIDNEY SOLOnAY, wae, SPoc" SOLWAY, and he has no doubt that if PEREIRA and BRADING Yere perpetrating a schere to defraud anybody out of a substantial sum of money, SOLOWAY would not hesitate to assist then if he could rersonally dévive Ay money from the schemee With further referen to PmeIth, T< stated that lrse p\y PEREMa, about three years ag a divorce fron VICTOR Bas USL PEE ize at Reno, Nievedae ‘tie/stated that for a period of two or three years, up until about six months ls. PEraIRA operated the St. Francis Hotel in Denver, awd that virit BRETRA frequently made the statement that he was financially interested in this rotel but ectuailly hadro interest therein. “e stated that -7s- Periiea sole the St. Francis Hotel about four years ao to #&RT BAZATa, Sanager of the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Denver and she presently resides some«nere in. Kansas City Mssourle eset ene ee ee ces Ingormmt stated that after being divorced by abd PEREIRA, VCTR PeiSita rarried a -irl-in-Reno; Nevada and that they had a small child; sont PERBIRa supse yuently abanaoned his wife and cid: oot fran. off* with a Ror) waitress, whose nare Informant could not recali. me of In regard to EDWARD J. WSN, 4% ig noted that he was interviewed cy aAzents of the Seattle Office in July, 31951 in connection with Denver case entitled ajaues YERI DOAN, wa. Bt Als 3 tine WILSON was visiting his nephew at 3520 Burke Avenue, Seattle, Washington At shat time, he was accompanied by his wife BISIE B. WLISOH. He gave his ' -4- \ Ny 4 87-15374-48 sm — ks — jo 4 Docld: 32327501 Page 6
Released under the John F. Kenned i i : : y Assassinat - a DATE: 11-14-2017 ion Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). Dei 87-1634 rernanent address as 800 East Florida Street, Hemet, Californias Preliminary inquiry concerning WIISGI at Hemt, California,’ conducted by the San Diego Office reflected that he was supposed to.bse a retired businessman, and was nentioned to have formerly resided in -- liad, Florida, where he had axtensive property holdings. It further : that WLISQ and tis wife enjoyed a favorable reputation in Hemet, ° Man teed Pee deniiy oh Va te ra ss resort areas — x Pee pow oe. re a “ a = _ arou.d the country. commection with Unis case, i+ May, 1951 JALES HE: iii nad deposited in a Denver b & arount of §2,063, dram on the Citisen's National Trust and. Savings: Bank uf Hezet, California ani signed by ELSIE . DOIAN is a crooked ca@bler and ®con man" and +s presently at liberty under $5,000 bond in. Dercver, Colorado on a Federal charge of impersonating an agent of the ‘x.ited States Bureau of Inter:al Revenue « Ther. EDAAED J. i71SGi was interviewed concerning bis association o ) with DOLAN he appeared to be sonewhat evasive; clained that he was in poor ‘ealth ane that his remory was faulty. He stated, however, that he had mot DOL: ir Ias Vegas, Nevaca in Jarwary, 1951 and held a casual with hin at that tine. de again met DOL xhen the latter was traveling 5 tnrouzh Heret, California in April cf 1951. Qn the second meeting, ne -TiSGe clained that he becare involved in a poker game with DOLAN and several busiressnen in Henet, California, and at that time DOLAN won 3,063 fron hin, which arount ZIISON paid to DOLAN by check. He stated ‘int his wife BISIZ BE. WilSt. signed the check. He explained to her that tiv save representat.d payter.t to DOlai for the purchase of sore stock. It is pointed out that Confidential Informant T-2 mentioned above, tas reported that while DOLat was in Phoenix, Arisona during January anc February, 1951 he frequently associated with "DOC" SOLOWAY, lal SS PRADIEY LES and "JOCK" DOADISG. or. Mik SEEK, assistant kanager, Brown Palace Fot.1, Denver, Ae vESea that tctel recuras contained no informition reflecting that STIR or BPADING had bec’. registered there during the last two years. “4 cyoduced records reflecting that "S MGOLCTAY®, 2219 Fort Worth Avenue, =” . Dallas, Texas was registered at the hotel on July 19, 1951 in Roon 415 un clecket dut-on July 25, 1951. ir. AL CQIGER, Credit hanager, Cosmopolitan Hotel advised that sicir records reflected that "S. SOLOWAY", 735 Fort Worth Avenue, Dallas, lexa5 was registered at the Cosmopolitan Hotel from January 7, 1951 to ‘ -5- : Docld: 32327501 Page 7
[ a Released under the John F.-Kennedy A i i Teased under the « y Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote; placed two Long distance telephone calls to. Chicago, rucber Lang Seach 1-500, which phone 4s Misted to a a Chicazo physician. 0 reflecting that EUGENE H. BRADING, wa., JAbSS Beapiey LES has bec: registered there. However, the records indicate that ire and Mes. VICTOi ~ PEXEIRa, 1517 0. Street, Sacramento, California, were registered: there . Aron April 21, 1950 to April 25, 1950. Confidential Informant T2 {nforsed that during August, 1961 ‘ “rile SOLGiA” was registered at the Cosmopolitan Hotel, be was drinking —_ heavily ac apgeared to be in need of moneys Infornant stated that at — tro tine SOLOMAY left the Cosmopolitan Hotel on August 17, 1951 he stated that te was gcing to Chicago, Dlincis to visit tis teother, whom he a a@eseribed'as a practicing physician in Chicago. STRPUEN STANLEY SMB, 1519 Laurel, ack, irformed that he is acquainted with ®pOc* SOLOMY , LoL saw bin frequently in Denver. Ye stated tha grincing tcavily in recent aonths and left Denver around the aL ust uc 30 to Chicago, Dlincis, wrere, according to SAMBOR, SOIGEAY has a bretrer whe is a physician. He was unable to furnish the mb nae cf SOLOTAY'S brother. up, MORGAN HaIGHT, Assistant Manager, Shirley Savoy Hotel _ jror-ed that hotel records since January 1, 1950 contained 1: roference i to PexiiRa, 52abD.G or SOLA: . , -PENDING- = - Docld: 32327501 Page &
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination DATE: 11-14-2017 Docld: 32327501 Page 93 Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). C 4 Di 87-1634 ADMINISTRATIVE PAGE Two copies of this report are being designated for Chicago, S ad San Dieco in the event additional investigation is requested of thase offices by the office of origin. ; wo One copy of this report is being designated for Dallas, Kansas‘ City; New York and Phoentx fcr information purposes in the event additional | cation ehenla he requested in the future. = LEADS, THB EL PaSO DIVISIC: At Bl Paso, Texas Fill interviow subjects PERBIRA and BRADIIG, and attempt to deterrine whether person who sent telegram to PEREIRA, naned herein is idertical with CIRTIS R. WAGER, President, Wager Machine and Mili Supyly Conzany, 4444 York Street, Denver. After this interview, will inform Denver Office of results of this interview and indicate whether it is desired that CURTIS R. ZAGER be interviewed at this tine as a possible constirator in this case. Will furnish the Der::ver Office with up-to-date : photographs of PERSIX& and SRADING, to be used in covering additional leads in this territory. Will inform the Seattle and San Diego Offices as to whe ther it is desired that EDWARD J. @ILSON nentioned herein be : interviewed concerning his possible ;articipation with i PREIRG and B2sDL:s in the scheme to defraud Hrs. GERTRDE : ; Will inforn the Chicacvo Office whether it is desired that being identical with Unknow Sub3 in cdow af bie teathts ae ee ect, PST TS-5 tale CQ@iFIDENTIAL DIFORMANTS T-l is kr. EB. B. THOKPSON, Manager, Western Union Headquarters Office, Rakhesy. Exchange Building, Denver, Colorado, who nade - available original telegran nentdoned herein, with the understanding that hds name would not be mentioned in connection with this investigation. — ; -7- 87-15374-48 &
Released under the John F. Kenned i i : y Assassinati Fi . ae DATE: 11-14-2017 on Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote}. confidence. Kin oe ent eoncoming, ~ R. WCNER during the nonth of April, 1%), it is noted that KiNG QD explained that he received information concerning this .~ call from ROBERT B. GIBSCQN, &S Newport, Denver, Colorado, a fricnd of CIRTIS R. WAGNER and a forner enployee of the Wag.ar “achine and wild Supply Cov.pary of Denver. He stated that at that tins ®t MES 5RADIEY 1BE with SEESQH and was wondering where was located at that tine, and GIBSON told..hin that VICTOR PerglRa, a friend of LEE'S, had, within the last few cays nade a long distance phone call to CURTIS R. AAGVEt in Denver, Colorado, and nad apparently stated at that tine that he was located somewhere pPlew wexico or arizona, sccordin; taf} cIesos did KING A _ rot krow the exact purpose of the call but stated that he understood that PSRBIRA held some type of patent on & fishin rod and had possibly discussed this patent with > WaQit during the phone call. Refererce is wade to Zl Paso letter to Phoestix dated august al, l2i1 deseribin.; an attenpted schene to defraud itrse Rit TeEEAS and us. FRANCES PECK, Phoenix, Arizona, out of $25,000 in January, 1951 wherein SaMBL SIDNEY SOLOKs., FavL AUGUSTUS KING and Jakks BRADLEY LEB were named as perfetraters of the scheme. In connection with this watter . Kine MBP state: that in Jaruary, 1951 SOLOAY cane to Denver with A one =RITZ =RO0K¥ fron Dallas, Texas and both of then resided at tne Cosnopelitar Hotel for @& period of two or three weeks. “e descrited BROWN as a gambler and comnive} eoneassionaire wre cterates out of Dallas, Texas. He stated that shortly after SRGM and SCLOWAY arrived in Denver, they were joinack. Kine's by JacZS BxaDIEY LZE, and that IER, ARO and SQLOMAY on iN : sew:ral occasions visited in suite, Number 922 at the 4 Cos:opolitan Hotel and engaged in various crap ganss and card ares in hotels in Denver. Doclda: 32327501 Page 10
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 use 2107 Hote} . DATE: 11-14-2017 cea, a me ce DocIa: — DK 87~1634 He stated that about January 20, 1951, BROW and SOIOMY returned to Dallas, Texas, and that IZE went to Phoenix, drizona. KING stated that on January, 24; #2951 Phoenix in his autonobile alone and ‘registered Karcus Hotel. Shortly after, be was contacted ‘by ‘telephones by JAKES BRADIEZY IEE, who requested. him to..coms out to. apes 'twent ab 4108 Yerth $Qnd Street in Phoanix,: - Ardnona ING stated that he went out to this apartouont and: abser that IBE and SOLOHAY wre both .present,* togp thar, with. tao wonen who IEE introduced to KIsG ag lrs. RUTH, THOMAS: and her nother, is. FRalCES“FECK-of Missoula, :ontana.:' KING stated that during the subsequent conversation it waa obvious that SOLO#AY and IKE were building up a swindle tobe =. °° perpetrated on Yrs. THCHAS and Mrs. PECK. IKE, according to: KING, clained that he intended to marry Mes. THOsaS and. continually discussed an. ofl lease deal which he claized that he and SOLOwsY were working on with KING, and for which they needed $25,000. “ According to KDic, LEE and SOLOMAY kept building hin up as — a big ofl man with plenty of noney, and claimed that KING.:: was willin; to sel! the: a dlock of o11 leases for 425,000 if they could raise the zsoney by January 29, 1951. KING . admitted that he icvediately recognized the ’ situation as being a build-:p for a swindle, but that he did-not give krs. Tiw¥AS or Lrs. FECK any warning, and did not deny that he was an cil can inascuch as he entually owns a substantial block cf cil leases in Jack County,. Texas. He stated, howevsr, that after this incicent occured ha ; - told SOLOZAY and Lee that he wanted no part of it-amd did ra . not desire to have arythiny further to do with ite & 2. + oe, stated that thereafter hs obsorved that. SOLOWAY. and IER, who ‘ were stayin; at the 4cans Hotel in Phoemc wore ~ joined by. ViCTOt ELANUEL PEREIN,, and he was convineed that. ‘PRET, ° . “ ~-“WE-and- SOL0tal- wre~-than-cocking-up.sona_sthers. “wonsarpetzete_ _F a fraui although none of then ever discussed ‘their plane with: ome hin. : Ee pointed out that two or three days after the conversation nentioned above at the apartasnt on 32nd Street in Phoenix, te was told by IEE and SOLOMY that the deal with ‘irs. - THOS and brs. PECK had "fallen throug? » - i 32327501 Page 11 -
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 : : TH 87-1654 REFERENCE: Report of Sa HUGH J. PHARIES, Bl Paso, Texas. Doclda: 32327501 Page 12