JFK Assassination System Date: 5/6/2015 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-90157-10061 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER: = CR 62-32578-1004 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: HQ TO: TITLE: Released under the John : Kennedy WSsassination Records ollection Act of 1992 DATE: 01/22/1951 (44 Sc 2107 Note). PAGES: 57 ase#:NW 54464 Date: nHO-10-2017 SUBJECTS : . LOUIS KUTNER DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: =Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: — 11/19/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE — COMMENTS : BRIEF, INC ADMIN PAGE vol 2 HW 54464 Docld:32340259 Page 1
4e Meyer Lansky Background “Meyer Lanksy was born July 4, 1902 at Grodno, Russias He is also known as Morris Lieberman, Meyer the Bug, Bugsy Meyer, Bugs Meyer, "The Bug" and Little. Meyere He first entered the rackets as a sub-lieutenant of the notorious Dutch Goldberg and worked as an alcohol runner for Goldberg along with Benjamin "Bugs" Siegels Jater, Siegel and Lansky formed the well-known "Bugs-Meyer" gangs This group with headquarters in New York City was reported to have been the head of the organized racket syndicate in that areas in ‘ 1939 Lansky was engaged with Frank Erickson in the ‘operation of the Oriental Race Track and Nacionale gambling casino in Havana, Cuba 2 . . Associations a . During July of 1946 Lansky was in the-vicinity of Las. Vegas, Nevada, and Los Angeles, California, in contact and confer- ence with Benjamin "Bugs" Siegel, . who at the time was engaged in the erection of the Flamingo Hotel at Tas Vegase Information has been received from time to time that Lansky'was one of Siegel's financial backers.e Moe Sedway has identified Lansky as one of the group, including Siegel, Frank Costello, Joe Adonis and the remants of the Capone gang, who were attempting to take over the Continental Press Service, which was engaged in furnishing race track information throughout the United States. This informant also indicated that Siegel, Gostello, Adonis and Lansky controlled the numbers racket in New York City and in Philadelphia. Adonis ig also reported to have been a partner with Lansky in the ownership of the Colonial Inn at Miamie During the incarceration of Charles "Lucky" Luciano at Sing Sing and Great Meadows Prisons, New York City, Lansky was one of his most frequent visitors. Lansky also visited Luciano at Ellis Island when the latter was awaiting deportation proceedings « Financial Interests | Confidential informant Moe Sedway has stated that Meyer Lansky of the so-called "Jewish group" and Joe Adonis of tne so-called Italian group" are the two men who control the joint activities of racketeers and mobsters in what is referred to as the "Hastern Criminal Syndicate." This same informant has mentioned that Meyer Lansky in conversation had confirmed the newspaper reports that he had recently gone to Italy to visit Charles "Lucky" Lucianoe Another item mentioned by this informant concerning Meyer Lansky was the fact that Lansky was quoted as making a statement that he intends to get his son Paul into the United States Military Academy " 130 ‘HW 54464 Doocld:32340259 Page 2
at West Point and that he has the necessary political influence to make this effort successfule Lansky's chief business connections apparently are with the Emby Distributing Compnay, Incorporated, with offices in New York and Philadelphia. The company controls the "juke box" industry in these cities and reportedly has used gangster tactics to prevent the use of "juke boxes" obtained from sources other than their own organizations Unconfirmed reports state that the Emby Distributing Company has been succeeded by the Consolidated Television Company. This latter company is reportedly engaged in the manufacture of - television sets for sale to bars and grills as well as to distributors and dealers. Lansky also has connections with a produce and fruit company, a food company, a realty corporation, and a retail grocery organizatione _. Carol Huber, a New Orleans informant, who is employed in the Auditing Office of the Beverly Country Club, made available a list of owmers of that club. An ownership interest of $60,000 was indicated for one Iansky, first name not shown, It was believed that this person was Meyer Lansky although Jake Lansky, his brother, could be acting as a front in this instance, It is noted that. Frank Costello's ownership interest in this club was shown on this List as $60,000 also. informants of the Miami Office have advised that Meyer Iansky is one of the leaders in tne so-called National or Eastern Syndicate which includes Frank Costello, Frank Erickson and Joe Adonise This group is presently believed to control gambling in a large area of Miami Beach. This same syndicate is also believed to control the Club Greenacres and the Club LaBoheme, the two largest gambling casinos in Broward County, just north of Miami, Florida. Criminal Record s Confidential informant Ira Sample of the Los Angeles Office reported that Frank Erickson suspected Meyer Lansky of _ arranging for the 1947 murder of Bugsy Siegel without conferring with either Erickson or Frank Costello. Tansky's criminal record shows arrests for felonious assault on two occasions, for homicide, for violation of the National Prohibition Act, for violation of Penal Law Noe 1752 (nature of charge unknown) and "suspicione't There is no indication that he was ever convicted on any of these arrestse- At the present time Lansky resides at 211 Central Park West, New York Citys i MW 54464 DoclId: 32340259 Page 3 Spee