JFK Assassination System . Date: 5/7/2015 Identification Form a . Agency Information ‘Beleased under the John Kennedy Assassination Records Ollection Act of 1992 AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : FBI 124-10290-10255 (44 USC 2107 Note). asex#:NW 45792 Date: RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER: = 92-3171-155 11-16-2017 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: EVANS,C. A. | TO: PARSONS TITLE: DATE: 03/13/1961 PAGES: 2 SUBJECTS : SGI, B/F INT, ASSOC, GAMBLING ACT DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: — 4; 1 1(a) CURRENT STATUS: Redact . DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 08/13/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF IRS COMMENTS : a v9. , 418 HW 45792 DocId:32306615 Page 1
| Fb en ee St : Pp f 5 T o OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 \ Tolson Parsons Mohr UNITED STATES GO Belmont Callahan Memoran a i alone. | TO Mr. Parson] yi 7 DATE; March 13, 1961 =~ T¥etiosen | mel REVIEWED BY eu TASK FORCE Toes . . Tele. Room Ingram Gandy ! FROM: Cc. A. Evans “~ Or, supjecTt: SAMUEL M, GIANCANA ye RELEASE IN PART ANTT-RACRETEERTNG~ | ANTT=-RACKET: | 1 TOTN. DEWAL 32 yy se PURPOSE fo furnish current highlights of our investigation of chicago wD hoodlum Samuel M. Giancana including information he owns part | Sinatra, DinaShore, and ere reas and that operators of two Ch Chicago cab companies, allegedly owned’ rLancana, reported not to | have a nickel a year ago and now living hgh INFORMA TONS new cab equipments \y ATION CONTAINED Informant .Reports Giancana EREIi |S UNC LASSIFIED Has Interest in Celebrities | : DATES=23-Sy By SP5es¢ Chicago Informant 6443-C has advised that Giancana-owns a | Part of’several celebrities, including Frank Sinatra, Dinah Shore and Tony, Bennett. LW vd Operators of Cab Companies Allegedly Owned by Giancana Acquire Large Funds — ™ Lbs, -\ A Chicago informant advised that Sag vine and Fre@Bartoli, operators of the Red Top and Evanston Cab Comp: niesy did NOt HAVE" a0 WiCkéEla year ago" now are ‘living in high stylé"and’ recently spent some F half million dollars in purchase of new equipment for these cab companies. The informant continued that the Red Top and Evanston Cab Companies were actually owned by four or five Chicago hoodlums whose identities were unknown to him. \,_ . ad * Corroboration of this report was received from Chicago | Informant. 6443-C who has advised that these cab companies are owned .~ : by. partnérship which includes Giancana.. Chicago will interview the’ Ay operators :-Levine and Bartoli for. information potemnne the cab ot | companies. and Giancana‘’s connection: therewith. ral * o TEK Law 11(a) | Internal ‘Revenue Service Conducting | - at gm Intensified Investigation of Giancana REC. 96 tty _ 2 3) 7 - 7 fs Beye 1 -_ Mr. ‘Rose - we oN ; % cose, cof sen e - JGh; pgwh/rap b? - l, en. | AW 45792 DoclId:32306615 Page 2
“Memorandum to Mr. Parsons Re: .Samuel M.. Giancana JEK Law 11 (a) Special Departmental Attorney May Be Sent to Chicago Re Giancana Investigation Information has been received by our Chicago Office through the Internal Revenue Service to the effect that the Department contemplates sending a special Departmental attorney to Chicago. His assignment would be to coordinate all investigative efforts concerning Giancana‘s activities, . A | | ACTION Chicago is pursuing investigation to link Giancana with gambling activities at several locations. This inquiry is aimed at- developing a possible violation in connection with Federal wagering tax laws, Chicago and all auxiliary offices are:sbeing followed closely to assure that this case is pursued vigorously and that every. _ effort is being made on a day-to-day basis to establih any possible violation on Giancana which can become the basis for prosecution. \y | We are closely following and making probes into Giancana‘s alleged interest in the Thunderbolt Hotel and will continue to maintain close liaison with the Internal Revenue Service investigation attempting _to link Giancana in the financial transactions in the trust of this hotel. - ; AW 45792 DBocld:32306615 Page 3