JFK Assassination System Date: 5/4/2015 Identification Form Agency Information '. AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER:  124-10302-10283 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER:  92-13011-14 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: DIRECTOR, FBI TO: TITLE: DATE: 08/23/1973 PAGES: 19 SUBJECTS : ISW, CORRELATION SUMMARY, SEE REFERENCES, AKA, EMP, ASSOC, CRIM ACT, TRA DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: — 05/27/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : eee v9.1 5 Docld: 32310339 Page 1
rn —~ y Loe SUMMARY. Trwin Sidney Winer, Irving S. Al ~Weiner, Irving Sidney Erving <W r, Irwin ~ Erwin Irwin S. Erwin S. Irwin W. T. Paul Irwin Irv Struck Irvin , Irwin ~ ; Irvin S. é idential Informant #5901 C G- Cc Irving 9 ABBREVIATIONS Add. info. .......... . . Additional information appearing in this reference which pertains to Irwin Sidney Weiner can be found in the main file or elsewhere in this Summary. This information may have been received from a different source | ~ The Bureau files 63-7893, 63-7985 and 87-66742 captioned | "James Riddle Hoffa; Charles W. Bray; Central Casualty Company; Homer Dorfman" Miami, jects including Irwin S. Weiner, subject of this correlation. summary, and they will be used as main files on this subject. In various serials of these files Weiner is indexed and these references are being listed to permit the destruction of the cards. Bray cnt pand Inc.",\'"James Riddle Hoffa; Irwin S. Weiner; Allen M. REFERENCE SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER 63-7893-2 p.54-56 sy -3 p.1,3 ep.3-9,11,12,14, 16,28, (3 -9 p.B, 2-14,16 -21 p.20 J -35 p.l e) ~37 p.€,21, 30, 35,52, 62-65,79-83, 2’) 85,87,88,92,94,103-105,117-119, © 123, 124, 131-135, 147-149, 155 -69 p.2 } -85 ep.1,3 A?” . , -98 ep.1,3,5,7-10 r -113 p.3-8 IBY : -129 p.1,1A,2,4-6,9-12,15,16,19, Ja51278y 21,23, 25727, 29-32,40, 42, 44 £h64 p.3-7,9-12,14,15,17,19,21, 22 By -2- OO Doclda: 32310339 Page 2 and "Charles W. Bray; James W. Egan; Sam-Kay; Pan American Bank, _ lorida, - Victim" respectively carry several individuals as subses% °
oO 9 William G. Dudley, Federal Prisoner, Du Page County Jail, Wheaton, Illinois and James P. Piragine, Attorney at Law, 208 South La Salle, Chicago, a former assistant US Attorney, Northern District of Illinois, advised of a meeting on or about 5 /pl or 25/61 in the office of US Marshal, Joseph N. Tierney, Chicago, between Dudley, Piragine and Al Weiner, The meeting concerned bond arrangements for Dudley, who was under indictment by the US Federal Grand Jury at Chicago for violation of the Mail Fraud statute. Dudley stated Weiner did not desire to make his bond. On 12/8/61, Irwin S. Weiner, Treasurer, American Bonding Agency, Inc., 1019 South State Street, Chicago, Ill., refused to discuss with SAs the possible irregularities and/or misconduct of federal employees of the United States Marshal's Office, Northern District of Illinois (62-50150) at Chicago. He stated he had been acquainted with the US Marshal, Joseph Tierney for possibly more than twenty years. / 62-50150-H2 p-35,43,45, 46 SAT) On 12/28/61, Alex Gonzales, an attorney for the Atlantic Insurance Underwriters of San Juan, Inc., Santurce, Puerto Rico, stated that he was advised by Charles Bray, president of the Central Casualty Company (CCC) (63-7107), Chicago, that he (Bray) was given the CCC Teamster's insurance by Allen M. Dorfman (63-7107) of Chicago, whom Bray met through Irv Weiner of the American Bonding Company, Chicago. ! 63-7107-10 p.2 EE es-notar ep.l CG 6257-C advised that Irvin Weiner, a prominent Chicago bonds- man was involved in the "juice" racket operated from the Twin Food Products | Company, 3250 South Wentworth Chicago. Weiner was suspected of being a fence for stolen jewelry, reputed to have excellent police contacts and represented almost all of the better known thieves, burglars and hoodlums in the Chicago area. (Chicago report 1/11/62) The serial indicated the term "juice" was derived from the "squeeze that was put on an individual in the repayment of money borrowed from the operators of the "juice" racket. “1 62-786-3 p.116 . ee) -6- DoclId:32310339 Page 3
On. 1/25/62 Charles R. Leicky, President of the Surety Services Co-operation, Akron, Ohio, advised that Irving Weiner was apparently linked with Wallace J. Stenhouse, Jr., Chicago attorney, and currently secretary of the Highway Casualty Company, which was expanding into the bail bond business. Leick also felt that Marc Kroll, in view of his attempts to purchase Highway Casualty, had close business connections with Weiner and Stenhouse: 92-5531,10 p.6-9 7,35) LA 4410-PC advised that an organization of hoodlums, whom he called the "outfit", met in Chicago in the Spring of 1960. This group included Sam Giancana, head of the group, Louie Tom Dragna of Covina, Calif., (FNU) Farrell (phonetic) of Detroit, Phil Alderisio*, Al Frabotta*, Irwin Weiner (phonetic) and a contact man named Irving Dworett. On 6/11/62 Dworett visited the Pyramid Sales, Inc., Los Angeles which the informant believed was for the purpose of opening up a cigarette vending machine business in Los Angeles County for the "outfit". J Add. info. / 92-5925-18 p.1,24 *Prominent Chicago hoodlum The "Chicago Sun-Times" and the "Chicago Tribune" dated 9/28/62 contained articles captioned "Revoke Auto License Plates of 10 In Area" and "Strip Hoods of Car Titles and Licenses" respectively. These articles concerned the revocation of car titles and licenses of Chicago hoodlums, including Irwin S. Weiner, because of false data on applications. / Articles enclosed [al p.23 ep.1-3 The "Chicago Sun-Times" dated 11/16/62, contained an article captioned "Ask Chicagoan Be Charged In Probe Silence". The article - revealed that Irwin S. Weiner refused to answer questions before a US grand jury probing the disappearance of Benjamin Dranow (49-14775), . a friend and business associate of teamsters’ union chief, James R. Hoffa. Add. info. / . / y9-14775-a "Chicago Sun-Times" 11/16/62 Doclda: 32310339 Page 4
| The following references on Irwin S. Weiner, Chicago, appear in | the file captioned "Nicholas J. Tweel". These references pertain to efforts being made to locate Allen Dorfman during the period of 9/1/62- | 12/31/62, so the *USM could serve him with subpoena to appear before | the Federal Grand Jury, Nashville, Tenn., in connection with the James Riddle Hoffa trial. Dorfman and Weiner were reportedly traveling around the country in connection with teamster bonds. On 10/18/62 Weiner, traveled from NYC to Chicago. ! REFERENCE SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER 72 1465-16 p.l © -23 p.l -38 ep.1l -88 p.5 i Correlator's Note: Further review of the: 4 file revealed that Dorfman was a Teamsters Union Insurance Executive from Chicago and a close associate of Hoffa, who was head of the Teamsters Union. *United States Marshal Mandel Skar, who was associated with the Marshall Savings . and Loan Association, 3722 South Harlem Ave., Riverside, Ill., advised that: in January, 1963 he was confronted by “Milwaukee Phil" Alderisio, Sam Battaglia, Louis J. Verive, Anthony Navarolli and Irv Weiner in Miami. These persons wanted to know were Dan Serafine, a broker and owner of the Riverwoods Country Club, was and what he was up to, and concerning Skar's loan at the Marshall Savings and Loan Association. The serial indicated that Alderisio and Battaglia were members ~~ of the Chicago "érime syndicate” and Verive and Navarolli were owners of the Marshall Association. ! 62-110122-79 ep.5,7 CG 6538-C-TE advised that Irv Weiner operated the Silver Frolics, | which was one of several Strip Shows (92-6470) owned by Ross Prio, Joseph DaVarco and Jimmie Allegretti. (Chicago report 2/6/63) This serial indicated that the Silver Frolics was located at | 400 North Wabash, Chicago. J 92-6470-1 p.21,43 sy -8- ae ee —_——____— DoclId:32310339 Page 5
la ~ N- ; . ‘ New York airtel dated 6/21/63 revealed that Irwin Sidney Weiner, former CTI of the Chicago Office, who was discontinued in 1957, was not identical to the subject of Bureau case captioned "Irwin Weiner, Dental Insurance Plan" (63-8306). Add. info. / Ger p.1,2 On 11/7/63, Charles W. Bray, who formerly operated the Central Casualty Company (CCC] advised that during April or May of 1960, discus=- Sions had been held and an agreement was actually written but never executed to divide Bray's holding in CCC between Irwin S. Weiner, Allen Dorfman, Stewart Hopps (not identified) and himself. Bray further advised that he had never met Ben Dranow (not identified) but recalled that Dranow was discussed in a conversation between Dorfman and Weiner. This conversation had something to do with a case in Minneapolis. This serial indicated that Dorfman was connected with "James Riddle Hoffa, etal, Teamsters Union Pension Fund Loans" (63-7821). “63-7821-608 p.2,4 The following references in the file caption "Jack Leon Ruby" pertain to Irwin S. Weiner in connection with the Bureau's investigation of Ruby during November, 1963. Earl R. Ruby, brother of Jack, stated he attended high school with Weiner and that he had no knowledge that Weiner knew Jack, but that they might have had a speaking acquaintance. Weiner admitted that he knew Ruby in an interview with SAS, but refused to further discuss Ruby. On 10/26/63 an unknown person at Riverdale 7-2362, Carousel Club, which was operated by Ruby, Dallas, called Weiner at Chicago SH 3-6865. J REFERENCE SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER 44-~24016-49 p.l -191 p.4,5 -235 p.2 (Interviewed 11/27/63) ~634 p.175,455, 456 -658 p.E,12,229 -890 p.B -1366 p.20,29 DoclId:32310339 Page 6
“yy (Continued) with the Samuel M. Giancana (92-3171) case. (Chicago teletype) “92-3171-1753 pel Irvin Weiner and Chicago attorney, Anna Lavin accompanied Salvatore Battaglia, Chicago La Cosa Nostra Boss, to Kansas City, Mo., on 2/16/66. Battaglia appeared before the Kansas City Federal Grand Jury on 2/17/66 and departed Kansas City arriving back in Chicago on this date. (Kansas City teletype) / 87 -84296-226 p.l MM 1124-PC advised that Irving Weiner was observed with Felix "Milwaukee Phil” Alderisio* at the Fontainebleau Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida on 2/13/67. J 92-8350-21 p.44 *Chicago La Cosa Nostra member The following references appearing in the main files listed below pertain to Irwin Weiner, a well known Chicago fence, from 3/27/57 to 2/14/67 in Chicago. Information revealed that in connection with these thefts Weiner attempted to purchase or dispose of the stolen merchandise. He advanced money for illegal enterprise and had close associations with top thieves and fences, including Irving Hornstein and Donald O'Brien. He also had excellent connections in Chicago courts and police circles. On 10/27/66 he returned to Chicago from London, England where « he visited a gambling club. SUBJECT REFERENCE SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER, Unknown Subjects (2); Armed 95-66274-8 p.9 Lary Robbery of Jacques M. Hauser, aka J. Hauser-Victim; $151,886.32 Jewel Robbery, Peabody Hotel, Memphis, Tennessee, 10/3/56 (continued) -ll- Doclda: 32310339 Page 7
SD 1064-C-TE advised that IrwinsS, Weiner, operator of the Surety Bonding Company in Chicago, attended a meeting on 1/15/69 in Chicago. Individuals at this meeting agreed that the Gaylur Mercantile Corporation would act as the official fund raising organization for the Seventh Step Foundation, a charitable organization for the rehabili- tation of convicts. “ $6-g5e-11-46-517 p.l CG 658-C-TE advised that Santo Trafficante (92-2781) was in Chicago and had been in conference with Felix "Milwaukee Phil" Alderisio and associate, Irwin Weiner on 4/15/and 16/69. The serial indicated that Aldetisio was a member of the Chicago La Cosa Nostra. J 92-2781-1335 p.3P - CG 6722-C-TE advised that on 4/20/70, he observed Irv Weiner and Anthony Spilotro, accompanied by two unknown individuals, at the Black Angus Restaurant*. The unknown individuals were identified to the informant as defense attorneys for Phil Alderisio, one named Paul Connolly. Weiner and Spilotro were frequent customers of the Black Angus. The serial indicated that Spilotro was a LCN** member and was probably taking over the financial interests of Alderisio. / 66-2542-11-9-270 pel Ley Correlator's Note: Further review of the file revealed that Alderisio was convicted in Federal oe court in connection with the Illinois Gun Registration Act. * Possibly Chicago. ** La Cosa Nostra -14- --a ee _ — ——_—_—_—/ Doclda: 32310339 Page 6