Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 Use 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: 4/3/2015 Identification Form Fe Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-10286-10147 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER: CR 166-951-6 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: LEE, IVAN D. TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: = 12/22/1964 PAGES: 23 SUBJECTS : JEST, ASSOC, BOOKMAKING ACT, FINANCES, NUMEROUS INTV, TELEPHONE RECORDS, FISUR DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact | DATE OF LAST REVIEW: — 01/30/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE ‘ COMMENTS : —  — —— ess v9.1. . 1 Docld: 32304517 Page 1
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 WSC 2107 Hote;. DATE: 11- 14- 7017 < \, ~S DL 166-124 to subject and no doubt would inform the subject of any contact. the FBI might make with her concerning MELVIN. He also advised that REMELE is of very poor moral. character and in his opinion would be untrustworthy. Due to this information, no efforts will be made to interview REMELE at this time. On 11/17/64, DL-208-PC advised that he has. been unable to obtain any information to indicate that MELVIN is acquainted with JOHN ELI ONE, who is allegedly the largest WY bookmaker in the Dallas area. Informant is of opinion that ASy” if MELVIN is involved in. bookmaking, it would be as a financial ok backer. Due to his association with BILLY _RAYXDAVIS, a Dallas pew gambler, and GAR LAND YPOLLARD , he would: probably be a financial acker of a book. Wot bs AM kK. SERA S | WEE The information mentioned in the details obtained from Southwestern Bell Telephone Company was given to 5A IVAN D. LEE by Mrs. BULA SETTLE, secretary, office of the Security Supervisor. The Albuquerque Division telephonically advised on 9/25/64, that they had received information from the Albuquerque - Police Department that five individuals were believed to be operating in Albuquerque as bookmakers. They~ reportedly had a $150,000.00 bank roll behind them. Albuquerque advised that a telephone call had been made to Dallas telephone number CH 7-9464, which was determined to be the pay telephone at the Brookhaven Country Club, Farmers Branch, ‘Texas. According to the Police Department, they were fairly certain that the football line was obtained from an individual * at this number from a man named "DICK". He also advised that some information had been obtained by the Police Department . indicating that. Dallas may be getting the line from New York, New York. The Albuquerque Division indicated that the infor-— mation had been obtained from a very confidential source. On 11/10/64, DL- 185-C-TE advised that he had just departed from MELVIN in the downtown area of Dallas and learned that MELVIN had just returned to the Dallas area from Las Vegas, Nevada, on 10/9/64. MELVIN indicated to the informant that “ C Cover Page Docld: 32304517 Page 2?
"Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hotes. DATE: 11-14-2017 + bot te ~~ wae . a . an '  . DL 166-124 . 7 he (MELVIN) and WILLIAM RAY DAVIS had been in Las Vegas for several days:and lost a considerable amount of money. (It is noted that previous information received from another source . indicated that MELVIN departed Dallas, Texas, om 10/27/64, on an out-of-town trip.) Informant advised that MELVIN indicated he had returned to Dallas to attempt to raise money in order that he could return to Las Vegas and attempt to recoup some of the money he had lost. On 11/20/64, DL-208-PC advised that in contacts with. “MELVIN he had learned that WILLIAM RAY DAVIS had returned to ‘Dallas during the first part of November, 1964, from his trip to Las Vegas, Nevada. informant stated that from. talking with - MELVIN he could not ascertain whether MELVIN had actually gone to Las Vegas or -.to some other city. Concerning telephone calls made from subject's apart- ment as. set forth in the detai it is noted that he had numerous calls to and from a JE ELSON, New York City and Port Clinton, Ohio. Previous investigation i Dallas revealed that JEAN NELSGN-is a schoolteacher in the Dallas School System and resides in Apartment.215_at_3919 Inwood Road, which is located next door to the. subject's apartment. The esident | manager at this apartment. has advised that JEAN NELSON and the subject are on close friendly terms and, according/to, the manager, they date frequently. LA GF D* Cover. Page DoclId: 32304517 Page 3