‘ AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE: PAGES: SUBJECTS: DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : - RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : v9.4 HW 45727 Docld: 32329874 JFK Assassination System — Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-90088-10054 HQ 92-3241-7 Document Information FBI SU HQ . ° } 02/28/1958 26 BENJAMIN BINION LESTER BENJAMIN BINION PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4; 11(a) Redact 07/14/1998 INDEFINITE RPT Page 1 AGENCY FILE NUMBER : .fL1-17-2017 Date: 4/23/201 Peleased under the John Kennedy Wssassination Records oOllection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). ase#: NU 45727 Date:
(SU 94-253 C. ASSOCIATES | U. S. Probation Officer HUBERT BOYD of Las Vegas, Nevada, advised February 17 and 21, 1958, he had kept a very close observation of the associates of BINION and his only associates during the month of February have been ROBERT H "DOBY poc" CAUDILL and JOE w, BROWN, owner of the Horseshoe | | | : BINION has been observed daily and has been contacted daily by SA LEO E, KUYKENDALL at his home and also in the .Nevada Room Restaurant located in the 100 block North 2nd Street, Las Vegas, and he has not associated with anyone not _ known to this Agent and on one occasion related that he had no intention of doing anything. in violation of the law and was in hopes that his activities would be favorably looked upon by the FBI; He Stated he had been accused of causing the death of HERBERT NOBLE, Dallas, Texas. He stated he would take an Qath on his family that he had nothing to do with the death of NOBLE in any way. He saia it was true that NOBLE was causing nim a tremendous amount of trouble by what he vs telling seople in the Dallas area but he, BINION, had no holdings there and therefore did not pay too much attention to the .7ausing to be brought to the attention of the Dallas County iuthorities. He stated if he had wanted to dispose of NOBLE 1€. could have done it on numerous occasions in the past but ‘ The only associate not well known that BINION has iad recently and whom he is entering into @ partnership with n the operation of.a hickory bar-b-que located in 100 Block orth 2nd Street is MARVIN STARK, STARK reportedly is from. ouston, Texas, and operated a hickory bar-b-que stand at ouston in prior years. STARK appears to be 45 to 50 years of ge, 5194", dark hair, medium dark complexion, weighs approximately OO pounds, wears heavy shell rimmed Slasses. BINION has entioned numerous associates of his in the past, none of them n Las Vegas at the present time. He stated he has not seen AX COHEN nor NATTE BLANK since his release from the Leavenworth -~ 22 . HW 45727 Docld:32329674 Page 2?
w- - f SU 94-253 | INFORMANTS — ; ‘T-1 is SU 386-C whose identity is known to the Bureau. T-2 is PCL BYRON A.TANNAHILL, 9000. SPK Act 6 (4) t-3 is[___] per-of the Dallas office, who was contacted by SA VINCENT E. DRANE, — During the period covered by this investigation contacts have been made with persons to develop them as POIs or informants in connection with the activities of subject, these being HARRY C,. DORSETT, the administrative - manager of the Horseshoe Club; CURTIS TRAHAN, MIKE TANICO. TANICO is employed at the Horseshoe Club in. charge. of slot. machine operation. He has been reported by SU 386-C as being a nephew of FRANK COSTELLO and to have married a sister of PHIL KASTEL, who is a First Lieutenant of COSTELLO. He is reported to have been the individual who left a note in the handwriting of LOU LEDERER for FRANK COSTELLO which was in COSTELLO's possession when he was shot in New York recently. SU 386-C advises TANICO is a "very sharp" individual and could certainly fill in on all big time operations in the event he can be cultivated. | a Also, the following PCIs and informants have been contacted during the course of this investigation and furnished information already known o in the possession of reporting agent: PCI] —ss “$s <S§sSSCSC*d SU 353-C whose identity is known to e Bureau; SU 314-C, whose identity is known to the Bureau; SU 332-C, whose identity is known to the Bureau; SU 340-C, whose identity is known to the Bureau. - 25 - HW 45727 Docld:32329674 Page 3