FD-204 (Rev. 3-3-59) ee od a-~ —~ UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JU:sTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Copy to: 1 - USA, Chicago Report of SA ELLIOT W. ANDERSON Office: CHICAGO Date:. March 1, 1965 Field Office File #: 92-373 Bureau File #: 92-3182 Title: GUS ALEX Character: ANTI-RACKETEERING Synopsis: Information received indicating $100,000.00 home built in Oak Park, Illinois, allegedly for use of SAM ALEX. Additional information determined concerning ALEX's mother and’ family members residing in Evergreen Park, Illinois. Identity of hangouts and associates of ALEX determined. ALEX reportedly has financial interest, General Smokers Cigarette Service, and also in the linen industry of Chicago. Detailed information of Euvopean trip of ALEX and SUZANNE FUEGER set forth. Question has arisen regarding French identity card used by FUEGER causing investigation in France. Customs report regarding FUEGER's entry received. ALEX vacationed in Florida in $100.00 a day suite. Swiss Consulate, Chicago, requested information regarding ALEX's status in preparation of barring him from Switzerland. -~ pe \ This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI, It is the property of the FBl and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. “ON ~ oS NW 45679 DociId:32556630 Page 1 YA-BNEA-10SD
SS CG 92-373 EWA :mlb ADMINISTRATIVE CG 6443-C advised SA JOSEPH G. SHEA on November 27, 1964 that he had been contacted that morning by LESLIE KRUSE who requested him to send $70.00 by telegram to his son, RICHARD, attending school at Chadron, Nebraska, to pay for damage to his son' s automobile. Informant asked KRUSE where he would pick up the $70.00, and the informant suggested he might obtain it from HENRY SUSK of the Susk Pontiac Agency. KRUSE O.K.'d this plan, and the informant thereafter picked up $75.00 from SUSK and sent the money by telegram. He returned to the Susk Pontiac Agency where he met and observed GUS ALEX - talking with HENRY SUSK. ALEX had left his automobile at the Susk Agency and asked the informant to drive him to a local destination. ALEX was carrying two matched pieces of luggage, was wearing dark clothes and overcoat, carried a light tan briefcase and had no hat. Informant drove ALEX west and on ALEX's instruction, proceeded north on the Kennedy Expressway. ALEX then revealed to the informant that he.wanted him to drive ALEX to O'Hare Airport where he had a 10 a.m. flight. Informant dropped ALEX off in front of Eastern Airlines a few minutes before 10 a.m., parked his car and observed that there were only two 10 a.m; flights, one at Eastern Airlines and one at Delta Airlines, both going to Miami Beach, Florida. During the ride to O'Hare Airport, ALEX offered the informant an opportunity to work for him obtaining and placing stops for cigarette machines. He requested the Antormant to see him when he returned to Chicago. ‘While at the Susk Pontiac Agency, informant heard ALEX remark to SUSK that he is normally at his office every day in Niles and can usually be found at his office at 10:15 a.m. Informant advised that this office is located on the premises of Deluxe Cigarette Service, 7730 North Milwaukee Avenue, Niles, Illinois. - B- COVER PAGE SN NSSRT NW 45679 DociId:32556630 Page 2
~ - a - ete Serene ices. J enteD aan. FEin 0. aie pe'ervecmmmn Soi aiecinevemmenes set are Sanee ese net eh IIIT DELICE A CITI lA ED CG 92-373 EWA:mlb Informant advised that on Tuesday, November 24, 1964, at@p.m., he ran into "MILWAUKEE PHIL" ALDERISIO in the OTHER 4 lobby of 188 West Randolph Street, at which time ALDERISIO remarked that he had just talked with GUS ALEX at Postl's Gymnasium. In this connection, the informant advised that GUS ALEX formerly used the alley entrance to the 188 West Randolph Street address, entering the alley from La Salle Street at the Post Office on La Salle Street, and enters the shipping department door on the nofth side of the building in the alley. It is a short distance from there to the rear elevators. Informant stated he learned recently from LOUIS ARGER that GUS ALEX is still mooning over MARIANNE RYAN, his former wife. INFORMANTS ‘The folowing informants were contacted on the previously designated dates by the below named agents: Identity of Informant Contacted By CG T-1 CG 6502-c* CG T-2 SA ELLIOT W. ANDERSON PCI CG T-3 . SA JOSEPH G. SHEA CG 6443-c CG T-4 SA JAMES D, DEWHIRST CG 6757-C . CG T-5 SA JAMES D. DEWHIRST CG 6446-C -C- COVER PAGE SNe \OIKY | NW 45679 DociId:32556630 Page 3
CG 92-373 EWA:mlb Identity of Informant CG T-6_ a CG T-7 CG 6543-C CG T-8 . Former Pcr[___—i CG T-9 PCI RUDY DRODZ CG T-10 PCI NW 45679 DociId:32556630 Page 4 COVER PAGE Contacted By SA EUGENE I. SATHER SA ROBERT J. TOMPKINS, JR. SA JAMES W. GERBLICK SA WILLIAM F, ROEMER, JR. SA HARRY B, GLADDEN Sa avx‘0x OTHER 4
FD-302 (Rev. 10-11-63) rm, “, FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION . . 11/17/64 Date - Be URLICH STRUWE, German Consulate,. 104 South | . =. Michigan “Avene, Chicago, Illinois, advised that his _ file on DIETGARD ROSEMARIE FUEGER indicates that she was issued a passport on, October 16, 1961, and has. been renewed, until October 16,,, 1966, Her passport number is | i B4019969, The only address for FUEGER.which. was: not. . previously known was ‘that of. 541 West: “MeALington: Btreet . as of. BBD e * . i my STROVE advised. that FUEGER has made. no. contact with his. office. regarding any travel plans. de said that inasmuch as. she is not obliged te de so he wenid 74 very likely not hear from her. he pe ee 11/9/64. Chicago, Ellinois ee ert 92-373 . On at Bile ~ by — ate dictated —— __ This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to | q your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 4,182, 105 QA S18 NW 45679 DociId:32556630 Page 5
CG 92-373 The Surete Nationale advised on November 22, 1964 -t hat SUZANNE FUEGER arrived in Paris, France, via Transworld Air Lines 9:15 that date. She spend the night at the airport hotel and left on the morning of November 23, 1964 for Munich, Germany via Air France. On November 26, 1964 - the West German Federal Criminal Police furnished. the following. information: which had. been obtained by the ‘Police Department of Munich, Germany: _ SUZANNE. FUEGER ‘arrived at Munich by air at | il: 00: a. m. November 23, 1964, coming from Paris, France. She, was met at. Munich-Riem Airport by her. ‘mother, ELROSA F UEGER, whose residence ‘address is House Number 1, Riederau, District of Landsberg/Lech, near Munich. The two women entered a beige colored Volkswagen and proceeded from the airport to Hotel Koenigshof am Stachus in Munich. There FUEGER and her mother engaged room 512 for three days. ‘They remained in the hotel until 2:00 p.m. when they left and walked along the adjoining streets. During this time they entered the banking institution, Bayerische Hypo-Bank located on the Stachus. They were in this bank for only a short while and the reason for their call has as yet not been determined. They returned to the hotel at 4:10 p.m. The Volkswagen automobile, which is owned by FUEGER's mother, was still in the hotel garage at the time the information was dispatched. FUEGER was dressed in a dark mink cap and dark brown fur coat, probably mink, and during the time under observation continously wore dark sun glasses. She was noted to have fair hair which might be described as straw- c Olored worn in a straight bob. She was about 5'6" tall and made an elegant appearance. Based on observation the available photograph of FUEGER originally furnished by this office to the police was described as being a good resemblance. Other than above FUEGER has been noted to have made no contacts. On November 27, 1964, the following information was received from the same source in West Germany: - 14 - Ware ws Iy7 NW 45679 DociId:32556630 Page 6 Sr ee eee >
I en et CG 92-373 SUZANNE FUEGER visit edi.the office of Swissair in. Munich, Germany at 3:00 p.m. November 25, 1964 and there made | reservations for herself and her mother to fly from Munich | to Zurich on December 19, 1964, on Swissair flight number | 217 leaving Munich 2:55 p.m. that date. She made reservations for her mother to return to Munich by the same airline | from Zurich on December 23, 1964. The address given at the time the reservations were made was the Koenigshof Hotel in Munich. | So far as the Munich police have been able to deterime FUEGER has made no contacts since arriving in Munich other than with her mother. It was determined that their stop at the Bayerische Hypo-Bank on November 23, 1964 was for the purpose of changing $200. 00 into local currency. By communication dated November 30, 1964, the BKA furnished the following additional information: mother left the Hotel Koenigshof and went to the banking firm Bankhaus Merk ani: Fink in Munich where they changed money at the foreign ‘currency window. They then went to Number 2 Habsburger Platz. in Munich where they probably visited with | one ANNA BERGEN, born April 20, 1898 at Sackenhagen, (no country given), who is unmarried and who is registered as béing an owner of a business. At 12:45 p.m. FUEGER and her mother checked out of their hotel and using the mother's Volkswagen automobile left Munich toward the south along the Landsbergstrasse. The Bavarian State Police determined that they travelled to House Number 4 in Riederau which is the home of FUEGER's mother. At 10:00 a.m.. November 25, 1964, FUEGER and her It was learned that on November 23, 1964, FUEGER | called the following telephone numbers: ; Zurich, Switzerland Number 241700 Diessen, Germany Number 7116 The BKA is attempting to check the Diessen number. -15 - SM Asad" oe NW 45679 DociId:32556630 Page 7 A tt. ee ty Ol SS EEE
, oe nn CTT CORT, 2 NR NE i CG 92-373 The two women made future reservations at the Koenigshof Hotel for a double room for the nights of December 17 and 18, 1964, It was determined that telephone number Zurich 24-77-00 called by FUEGER on November 23, 1964, was that .of the Dolder Grand Hotel in Zurich, The Swiss Central Police Bureau was thereafter requested to contact the hotel and has informed that reservations were made there for ALEX and FUEGER for December 19 through December 23, 1964. The Swiss Central Police Bureau was also requested to attempt to determine the activities and contacts of ALEX and FUEGER. CG T- 1 advised on December 17, 1964, that ALEX left unexpectedly for New York on this date en route to Europe for a vacation, On January 13, 1965, WILLIAM KRAUSE, Oversee's | Reservations, Transworld Airlines, Chicago, advised that an individual possibly identical with ALEX using the name of- Mr. ALXEX appeared at the Kennedy International Airport December 19, 1964 and purchased a first class ticket on flight 802 for Zurich, Switzerland. He said the identity of the salesman handling this transaction was Number 40. The Swiss Central Police Bureau, Bern, Switzerland, furnished the following information: The Zurich Police have established the following: ALEX arrived at Zurich-Kloten Airport from New York-Paris on December 20, 1964, by TWA Flight 802. DIETGARD FUEGER checked in at the Dolder Grand Hotel in Zurich on December 19, 1964. She was accompanied by her mother, who left Zurich again on December 21, 1964, by air for Munich, Germany. a On December 22, 1964, ALEX and FUEGER left Zurich at 10:00 a.m. by car in’the direction of Pontresina. The car in. question was a "Peugeot 404" which ALEX rented from - 16 - Sok ANG Heroes 14569 | NW 45679 DociId:32556630 Page 8
CG 92-373 Hertz AG. On leaving the hotel he hired a taxi stationed at the Dolder Grand Hotel, which acted as a guide in front of his car as far as the outskirts of Zurich. The driver of this taxi was later interviewed by the Zurich Police. -He stated that he had driven ALEX on various occasions, e.g. on January 27, 1964, to Kloten Airport. On said journey ALEX had been looking time and again to see whether any car was following the taxi. ALEX had then mentioned that he knew very well he was being watched by the police by order of his native country. . The driver also mentioned. thatafter he had guided ALEX and FUEGER out of town on December 22, 1964, ALEX had asked him whether he would be available on January 5, 1965. -He, ALEX, would return on that day to Zurich. In this respect, Zurich Police informed that ALEX reserved two rooms at the Dolder Grand Hotel for January 5. During the stay at the Dolder Grand Hotel, ALEX and FUEGER made the following telephone calls: Date Number Person Called December 20, 1964 273232 Hertz AG, car rental con- tractors, Lagerstrasse 32, Zuirch 341600 Swissair, Zurich 348400 Swissway Auto-Rental, Zeltweg 74, zurich 7 327010 Hotel Baur-au-lac, Zurich © 082/66451 Schlosshotel, Pontresina 38675/312 Evergreen Park, USA 842121 Swissair, zurich-Kloten - 17 - Sy dove 44384 NW 45679 DociId:32556630 Page 39
CG 92-373 Date December 21, 1964 December 22, 1964 NW 45679 DocId:32556630 Page i0 SWW=\V SH Number Person Called 341600 Swissair, Zurich (booking a seat for December 21, 1964, Flight No.: 216 to Munich, for Mrs. FUEGER) . 7116 Giessen, Germany (made by 273233 Gertz AG, Zurich - 18* - —D ips 7 qe 15°.
NW 45679 1 CG 92-373 EWA:mlb The Swiss Central Police Bureau, Bern, Switzerland, furnished the following information: According to a report received from the Cantonal Police of Chur, Switzerland, GUS ALEX and DIETGARD FUEGER stayed at the Schlosshotel in Pontresina between December 22, 1964, and January 5, 1965, Like on previous holidays, ALEX and FUEGER had no contacts with other guests and are described . as being rather withdrawn. ALEX usually went skiing in the morning whereas the afternoon and the evening he would spend with FUEGER. They often traveled by car to St. Moritz. ALEX made the following calls while staying at the Schlosshotel: December 24, 1964 676234 Athens December 28, 1964 312-38675 Evergreen Park/USA ALEX and FUEGER left Pontresina on January 5, 1965, and traveled back to Zurich by car. On leaving the hotel they gave the impression they would later proceed to Paris and stay at the Hotel Bristol. They requested that any mail addressed to the Schlosshotel for their attention was to be forwarded to Mrs. E, FUEGER, Riederau No. 4, Kreis Landsberg. -In Zurich ALEX and FUEGER checked in again at the Dolder Grand Hotel. ALEX spent part of the afternoon of January 5, 1965, in town and again went to town the follow- ing morning by taxi, calling at the TWA booking office and at the Swiss Bank Corporation. He gave the taxi driver to understand that it is more advantageous to change money at the bank than at the hotel. The same morning ALEX made a call to Evergreen Park, USA, No.-GAR 38675. At noon on January 6, 1965, the couple left the hotel by taxi and proceeded to Kloten Airport, from where they flew to Geneva on Swissair flight 043, ~ 18 | ba. YW Nass. 99067 DocId:32556630 Page ii
NW 45679 2 CG 92-373 > EWA:mlb With regard to their stay in Geneva, the Geneva Police reported that they checked in at the Hotel Richemond, Among their baggage were-two pair of skis. At the hotel ALEX indicated that he’and FUEGER would stay until January 8, and again from January 19,to 21, 1965. He also gave the impression that they would be’ accompanied by another person during their forthcoming stay. It is thought that this person will be Miss FUEGER's mother. ALEX and FUEGER are believed to spend the time between January 8 and 19 at a ski resort. . ° , On January 20, 1965, the Swiss Central Police Bureau advised that ALEX and FUEGER did stay at the Hotel Richemond, Geneva, Switzerland, January 19 through 21, 1965. There was no indication as to when ALEX would return to the United States. — The Swiss Central Police Bureau, Bern, Switzerland, has furnished the following information: © The Geneva Police have reported that ALEX and DIETGARD FUEGER stayed at the Hotel Richemond in Geneva, - Switzerland, between January 6 and 8, 1965, and checked in again on January 12, 1965. The couple left the hotel on January 13 with flight tickets to Athens and requested that any mailshould be forwarded to the Hotel Bristol in Paris. It appears that the journey to Athens was short-termed.: ; While staying at the Hotel Richemond, ALEX and FUEGER made the following telephone calls: No. 32 68 00° Swiss Rent-a-Car, Geneva (several calls) No. 34 15 15 ; Spycher's Swissways, Geneva No. 31 21 30 Cook's Agency, Geneva 26 Sears, Ui DocId:32556630 Page i2 H\60 05
3 _CG 92-373 EWA:mlb No, 32 06 06 Vernn Grauer Co. (Garage Riesbach, Geneva) No. 25 83 50 Air France, Geneva The 1964-65 telephone directory lists Spycher's Swissways as an auto rental service. . On February 10, 1965, Mr. CLAUDE ROBERT, of the Police Judiciaire (Criminal Police), Surete Nationale, at Nice, France, advised that investigation in Nice revealed that SUZANNE FUEGER, also known as DIETGARD FUEGER, is unknown at 177 Promenade des Anglais, Nice. This was the address reportedly furnished by FUEGER at thé time she departed from the Hotel Bristol, Paris, on January 17 or 18, 1965. ROBERT advised that the possessor of French identity card #RZ45437, which was the card allegedly furnished by the subject for identification at the Bristol Hotel, was issued on August 12, 1961 to THERESE JOSEPHINE GARELLI, born November 11, 1919, at Nice, divorced from JOSEPH DISDIER. She resides at 177 Promenade des Anglais, Nice, and she still possesses her card. She has no explanation for the fact that the hotel reported this French identity card number as beng in the possession of FUEGER. She does not know FUEGER or GUS ALEX. Miss GARELLI visited visited the United States once in May, 1964 at which time she visited Mr. and Mrs. BALABAN, the proprietor of "Paramount" in New York City. Further inquiry is being conducted by the French police and any pertinent information received will be furnished to the Bureau. The following information was received from the Customs Office, Chicago, Illinois, regarding the arrival of FUEGER at O'Hare International Airport and regarding the still unknown port of arrival for ALEX: ; 21] NW 45679 DocId:32556630 Page i3 Wsrwre “6! ‘ Lo