Released under the John F. DATE: 11-14-2017 AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE: PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : v9.1 Docld: 3227868427 Page 1 Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992? (44 USC 2107 Hote). JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-10199-10203 HQ 62-9-9-12 15 Document Information FBI SAC, CG DIRECTOR, FBI 03/01/1963 4 CIP, MURDERED, LEWIS, BENJAMIN F. PAPER, TEXTUAL. DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 11/19/1998 INDEFINITE Date: 4/24/201
ased undey the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records p TEY, 11-14-2017 4-41 (Rev, 10-16-62) lan oe Tol Pi ew olson | .) Pan 4 a a Belmont oe : eo “ e wee Mohr | , > Casper i k Callahan : af! woot ; Conrad ‘ * . Pp Y DeLoach ‘ , Evans Gale i Rosen Sullivan — Tavel. \ : Trotter i Tele, Room { R : di . Holmes i ' Gand | © Radio xz Teletype sn PAGE 3 FROM SAC CHICAGO 011910 PAID LEWIS $500 AS A PAYOFF RE POLICY. PRESENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL WILDCAT POLICY WHEELS IN THE 24TH WARD HOWEVER, THIS SITUATION IS NOT UNIQUE TO THE 24TH WARD ITSELF. : R.T. SPENCER, CHIEF INVESTIGATOR, STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, COOK COUNTY AND RETIRED SA, FBI, ADVISED THAT THE PRIME SUSPECT IN THIS KILLING IS A NEGRO WHOSE IDENTITY HE 1S NOT PUBLISHING, APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AGO LEWIS PURPORTEDLY RECEIVED A THREAT BY A STATEMENT "IF YOU GET ELECTED_YOU © WON'T LIVE 24 HOURS,’ SPENCER ADVISED HE WAS UNABLE TO- ESTABLISH ANY DEFINITE LINKS BETWEEN LEWIS' MURDER AND SYNDICATE ACTIVITY. IT IS POINTED OUT THAT CHUCK AND SAM ENGLISH, CHICAGO HOODLUMS, CONDUCT SOME OF THEIR LEGITIMATE BUSINESS ACTIVITIES IN A PORTION OF THE 24TH WARD AS WELL AS IN THE 29TH WARDS. NO INFORMATION HAS BEEN DEVELOPED INDICATING ANY DISPLEASURE WITH LEWIS ON THE PART OF THE ENGLISHS. NOTED CG 6486-C* RE- PORTED ON PRESENCE OF CHARLES ENGLISH AND GIANCANA FEBRUARY 27 LAST FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS NO MENTION OF LEWIS MADE. CG 6512-CTE WHO 1S EXTREMELY CLOSE TO THE ENGLISH’ OPERATION KNOWS OF NO | DISSATISFACTION OR PROBLEMS BETWEEN LEWIS AND ENGLISH | | BROTHERS. . ' 1 If the intelligence contained in the above message is to be di. inated i bt i | , paraphrased i order to protect the Bureau's cryptographic systems. od outside the Bureau, it is suggested that it be suitably CO oo . . oS Docld:32288427 Page 2
| Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 Use 2107 Hote). Dare? 11-1422017 eo 4-41 ev. 10-16-62) ff _ ta : , _:? Tolson - * eo ” 4 + Belmont 4. cn rai ry ene ” Mohr i a ; Casper Callahan i ce ‘ L Conrad Pee DECODED COPY . sds i Evans Gale Rosen Sullivan — Tavel " Trotter . . Tele. Room ; ° Holmes co Radio | cx Teletype cen — PAGE 4& FROM SAC CHICAGO 011910 TODAY CG 5875-C ADVISED THAT RICKY (LNU) NEGRO MALE FORMER NARCOTICS PUSHER ADVISED THE INFORMANT YESTERDAY AS FOLLOWS, RICKY FORMERLY PUSHED NARCOTICS FOR ONE "TENNESSEE," A NEGRO MALE, WHO OPERATES A GROCERY STORE ON CHICAGO'S SOUTHSIDE. RICKY STATED ALDERMAN LEWIS AND TENNESSEE WERE IN NARCOTICS OPERATIONS TOGETHER AND FREQUENTLY EXCHANGED LOANS OR INVESTMENT MONEY TO PURCHASE HEROIN. RICKY STATED LEWIS PRESENTLY HEAVILY IN DEBT AND WAS LOANED SUM OF MONEY BY TENNESSEE LAST WEEK, RICKY STATED TENNESSEE EARNS $2,500 TO $4,000 PER WEEK ON NARCOTICS TRADE. CLOSE CONTACT BEING MAINTAINED WITH ALL INFORMANTS BOTH TECHNICAL AND LIVE AND TO DATE NO INDICATIONS LEWIS DEATH ATTRIBUTED TO CHICAGO SYNDICATE. BUREAU WILL BE KEPT ADVISED. | RECEIVED: 9:41 PM JCF PG. Ad Ok WZUICE ons rug od HSS iy pq eli bU8 fim asa ES If the intelligence contained in the above message is to be disseminated outside the Bureau, it is suggested that it be suitably paraphrased inorder to protect the Bureau’s cryptographic systems. im oe a es —~ Docld: 32266427 Page 3