ecords Collection Act of 1992 (44 ccorcnvnmmaene = - Use 2107 Hote). AGENCY INFORMATION > AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER:  124-90035-10294 RECORD SERIES: HO | “AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 122-2424-39 DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR: DOJ FROM: DOJ TO: HO TITLE: DATE: 04/30/1959 PAGES: 2 SUBJECT: BARNEY BAKER DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER. TEXTUAL DOCUMENT ORIGINAL Unclassified : NEW CLASSIFICATION: CLASSIFICATION: REVIEW DATE: 06/01/1998 | UPDATE DATE: STATUS Exempt | ° RESTRICTIONS: | Consultation COMMENTS: MEMO, REFERRED TO DOJ Docld: 32325397 Page 1
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act 6f 1992 (44 USC 2107 ‘Hotes. DATE: 11-14-2017 © oO . C. STANDARD £2 NO, 64 eo ; . oe om o | ~ - . . oa ‘ H Office Memorandum ° UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT . i , 1959 ! TO : Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation DATE: | 4 April so ip FROM : colm R. Wilkey, Assistant Attorney General, MAW: PCsmff . Criminal Division if t yf 3 Bax hee SUBJECT: Robert Benjamin Baker, wa. "Barney" er; 156~6,-28 Joc f Edward F@Weinheimer; George Francis“Callahan, Jr.5 pdm Labor-Management Relations Act \ y Fraud Against the Government | Ke~ / 2 Bureau investigation into this matter discloses that the \ Exhibitors Service Company (Esco) a Class II motor carrier licensed \ with the Interstate Commerce Commission, has disbursed checks which were charged, under ICC regulations to an Account #20, but which, in fact, were cashed and the proceeds thereof were sent to Edward F. Weinheiner. It is the opinion of this Division that if evidence is devel-. -oped to show that the disbursements charged to Account #1,)20 were, in fact, "payoffs" to "Barney" Baker, organizer for Central States Conference of Teamsters, then. these facts would constitute a viola- tion of the Labor-Management Relations Act (29 U.S.C.A. 186). These facts may also constitute a violation by Esco of 18 U.S.C.A.‘1001 in * ly that Esco filed false reports with the Interstate Commerce Commissign. ||}. Venue in the false statement case would lie in the District of Colusbia 4 iv as ICC regulations require that an annual report be filed with the Ton- | mission in Washington. naire This Division will, therefore, present this matter before a wm ~ Grand Jury in the District of Columbia for the purpose of determin-@ “}h# ing whether Esco has violated 18 U.S.C.A. 1001. If evidence develops f" any violation of the Labor-Management Relations Act, then this matter * will be:referred to the United States Attorney, Pittsburgh, Pennsyl- vania > for appropriate action. In conjunction with this Grand Jury it is requested that the following investigation be conducted: 22. Ascertain the identity of past employers of Edward F. .- ‘’ Weinheimer in Ei isbargh to determine whether his employers y ined -» in the Pittsburgh area had any labor difficulties in which f ‘ Weinheimer interested himself and, if so, the extent and . nature of Weinheimer's participation. In this connection, refer to the report fof Gpecilat figent Torrens, dated / December 11, 1958, e Pittsburgh, which reflects, in an / interview of Alien Clark, dated pecan 25 £28 th . hdd - f bee Prracnnl REC. a EX i09 etd Docld: 32325397 Page 2
DATE: i11- a aed > 6 oe C) Weinheimer came to Pittsburgh in 1956 as manager of Casabaum Trucking Company, which company was later absorbed by Thruway Express. Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 use 2107 “y Be}. lon 2 -. 2. Check the records of the Acres Motel, Chicago, Illinois, for the period September 2 to l, 1957, “were> according to page 2h of the report of Special Agent Buchholz, dated November 1), 1958, at Washington, Weinheimer was regis- tered, for the purpose of ascertaining whether Baker, Carlomagno, Cozza, Marasco or any other principals in this case were registered during the pertinent period. Check also all phone calls charged to Weinheimer at this motel. Refer to FBI report of Special Agent Wood, dated January 7,.1959, at Detroit, which sets forth various phone calls charged to Carlomagno, Baker and Weinheimer from the Belcrest Hotel. 3 A. Determine subscribers of the following calls charged. to Carlomagnos: (1) Pittsburgh, Pa., number GR 1-2925 (2) Pittsburgh, Pa., number GR 1-298 (3) Pittsburgh, Pa., number WE 1-3787 B. Determine subscribers of call charged to Weinheimer to Pittsburgh, Pa., number MA 1-7123. lh. Check long distance toll slips fgr calls charged to Esco and to the residence of George F*’Callahan, Jr. Also obtain toll slips for calls charged to Pittsburgh resi- dence of Edward F. Weinheimer. These toll slips, if available, should be limited to the period daly 1957- January 31, 1958. 5. Determine the name and location of any bank or banks utilized by Esco and George F. Callahan, Jr. Obtain, ° if possible, bank statements for the period January 1956- January 31, 1958. In this connection the hearings before ‘ the Select Committee on Improper Activities in the Labor or Management Field, held August 27, 1958, reveal that Esco maintains an account at Commonwealth Trust Company of Pittsburgh, Chartiers Branch, McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania. 6. Determine whereabouts of Edward F. Weinheimer and Barney Baker on October 16, 1957, at a time when Esco records reflect disbursement of $1,000.00. . & Docld: 32325397 Page 3