AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : ‘ AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR: FROM: TO: TITLE: a DATE: “PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : ~ RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW: OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : v9.1 Docld: 322786253 Page 1 JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-10195-10029 HQ 92-3171-1ST NR 1369 Document Information FBI SAC, LA DIRECTOR, FBI 03/23/1964 4 ‘SGI, INTV, LITBERG, MORRIS PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 03/27/1998 INDEFINITE 73 Date: 5/7/2015
”. ~ = SF ge - : Sa “ern FH ™~ OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 * 5010-106-05 , UMAY 1962 EDITION 2 “GSA GEN. REG. NO. 27 aa UNITED STATES cofaannent ; an _ = Memorandum — “ TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (137-8185) DATE: . | 7 | | MAR 23 1964 FROM: SAC, LOS. ANGELES (137-2861) SUBJECT: “LA 4410-C-TE TOP ECHELON. CRIMINAL INFORMANT. PROGRAM — Enclosed herewith for Miami are ten copies of an FD 302 reflecting interview of MORRIS LITBERG, aka, Lee Tuttle, in the case captioned CHARLES WILLIAM BRAY; FELIX _ANTHONY ALDERISIO, aka.; ET AL. ITAR - EXTORTION; ITSP; MF (Accounting and Freud Section). 00: Miami. This FD 302: ‘sets forth: LITBERG's advising that he declined to discuss ALDERISIO or testify in any case involving ALDERISIO for fear of his life as well as that of his family. This FD 302 is being furnished Miami for inclusion in a report in order that Departmental Attorney PELOQUIN will be so advised. Since PELOQUIN has indicated a desire to subpoena LITBERG for Miami prosecution 23 of ALDERISIO, it is hoped this will satisfy PELOQUIN and he 4! J will not subpoena LETEERC.y J Nd i Bg» . ~ ~ | Bureau (RM) Dy | 1 - 92-6140)(MANDEL SKAR | MN 1 - 87-66742) (FELIX ALDERISIO) | | 5-Chicago (137-4551) (RM) MH | 1 - 92-349)(SAM GIANCANA) — - — 1 - 92-1185) (MANDEL SKAR a. | 1 - 87-19740 (FELT ALDERISIO) | A Spam eS NG LO / | 1 - 87-16480 meray ALDERISIO B ee aos Angeles ’ ) ) Tee | 2/7, ED qd 1 - 92-135)(SAM GIANCANA - , as 1 - 92-172(PELIX ALDERISIO) : 195 MAR 26 1564 23 1 - 92-1381) (MANDEL SKAR) . RB (1 - 92-4'76)(FRED SICA) . ee a 1 - 92-1170) (RIVIERA HOTEL) 1 - 92-117 DON JO MEDLEVINE onvtgsa ) cts WILLIAM PRARAE INFORMATION CONTAIN | (21) oo ee EREN i's spon or asezeh va BA APRY i964 - : | ee, Docld: 3227862553 Page 2?
a SSS == = SS 7 5 | : | oc . LA 137-2861 LA 4410-C-TE was interviewed on 3/11/64 by SAs of GEORGE E, BLAND and JAMES F. BRENT, and advised as follows: y ee He left Los Angeles with his wife on 1/7/64, and drove straight through to Chicago, which departure was caused by information he received concerning a judgement about to be rendered against his brother for $3,300.00 which actually was the responsibility of the informant} When he arrived at Chicago, he contacted his attorney MIKE KACHIGIAN in regard to this matter. In conversation . with his attorney he was told by him as well as another _.attorney in the same office, MIKE LEVIN, that a contract was out for informant and neither attorney expected to see him alive when he appeared in their office. According to LEVIN, he heard from an someone at a party that a contract was out to Kill informant. yf . During informant's stay in Chicago, from shortly after 1/7/64, to shortly before his arrival back in Los Angeles on 3/5/64, he learned the following: U. ' From several sources he considers knowledgeable, he was told that the victim (CHARLES WILLIAM BRAY) in the | Miami prosecution of ALDERISIO has been straightened out and that they have got to him and he will not stand up for the government and testify. UJ . . Also that SAM GIANCANA is no longer the boss in Chicago but has stepped aside and "MILWAUKEE PHIL" ALDERISIO | has taken over from GIANCANA as the boss. Informant con- | siders the sources of the above information to be. knowledgeable. y In order to handle his brother's case, informant found it necessary to be in the Cook County Clerk's Office as well as the State Attorney's Office and commented that no one will check a record or do.anything for you without $2.00 being paid to them. In this. instance, informant said he was handing out five and ten dollars and sometimes more to — numerous people in order to get the necessary records. In this regard, he talked to a Deputy Sheriff named SAMUEL PEVIN who serves subpoenas and who recently had a heart attack. FEVIN was one of the people who said that "they" had gotten to BRAY in Miami. PEVIN was selling Papermate or Scripto, J Bet chs : iss Docld: 322786253 Page 3
5 wa Nae LA 137-2861 9 be, L. but believed to be Papermate, ball point pens that retail for $1.98 for Ho¢ a piece and he had hundreds of them. PEVIN : explained that there were 350,000 such pens stolen from a trailer and they are being sold all.over Chicago for 30¢ and 4o¢ a piece. . PEVIN also advised informant that he had ~° | stolen Admiral portable television sets for $40.00 a piece as well as stolen Norelco electric. shavers for a very good ' price.. 7 oat : ; In regard to MANNY SKAR, informant said that ROCKY. DE STEFANO is behind SKAR and they got $300,000 net from the sale of Sahara Inn North, Chicago. Also that they want to buy back ; the Sahara Inn that.they sold to GENE AUTRY and, according to informant, this may possibly explain the bombings of the Sahara. J ‘ _-* Also; DON. JO MEDLEVINE is.close to SKAR and is also’. believed by informant to be fronting for DE STEFANO. MEDLEVINE claims to have lost' $60,000 of his own money in the Chez Paris that recently closed in-Chicago; however, informant does not ho believe MEDLEVINE lost anything since they. probably..were’ . po stealing. off the top. Informant understands that MEDLEVINE’ is coming back: to Los Angeles to. get into another: operation. ('/ - Informant was asked if he knew DENNIS STEIN, who _ . is known to have been recently closely associated with SKAR o | in Los Angeles. Informant recalled a DANNY.STEIN, who was an. auctioneer from New York who may be identical since his ~ © description'is .similar. )] DS - In regard to the Riviera Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, it is informant's understanding that the Chicago. outfit owns - this hetel. Informant produced a card reflecting the name> ; of FRED FRIEDMAN whom he described as former manager at the: ~~ Riviera Hotel and: was kicked out broke some time ago, and ~ came to him about.a year ago looking for a job in the vend- ing machine business. At that time, FRIEDMAN's Los Angeles Phone number was WE. 1-9090.. Informant. believes that FRIEDMAN, who. he knows deeply resents his treatment by the hotel a owners, might talk about the operation of the Riviera Hotél. ,/ Informant also mentioned that he has seen JACK FOX (PCI) and he is real sick. FOX's son BILLY, informant under- stands, is tied up with FRED STCAe 3 Docld: 3227862553 Page 4
“a ee 7 ™S a a : A : . i « - . . Tt , - ‘ 7 ., LA 137 ~2861 7 Informant also showed a card of: the Basin Street West in Scottsdale, Arizona, with the name of H. B. ROTHBARD, jo phone 947-4221, and on the reverse side the name written in : I, ink LAWRENCE ROTHBARD, PO 1~-60?21.: Informant explained that H. B. ROTHBARD is fronting for HARRY WEISS from Chicago, who is a MURRAY HUMPHREYS man. Uo. The above information is set out for the information of the Bureau, Chicago, and Miami captioned with the informant's symbol number in the interest of brevity since it relates to various matters concerning his recent visit to Chicago. oo, Additional information concerning this trip will be reported . as received from the informant. (}. oo. __. Log Angeles is considering the Miami ALDERISIO case RUC... U - FT : SC Docld: 322786253 Page 5