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: COMMENTS : | , OPENING CRITERIA : JFK Assassination System Identification Form » Agency Information FBI 124-90088-10116 HQ . CR 92-7677-1 Document Information FBI LV HQ 07/14/1964 3 BENJAMIN BINION FORT LUCINDA INC. PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 07/14/1998 INDEFINITE AT Date: 4/23/201 v9.1 NW 45727 Docid:32329936 Page i
NW 45727 OQ) LV 92-1332 - Enclosed for the Portland office are two (2) - photographs of PATRICK SHANNON, two (2) photographs of ‘OTIS P. JORDAN, Jr., one (1) photograph of JOHN FRANK DREW, one (1) copy of a letterhead memorandum regarding JOHN FRANK DREW, and one (1) copy of a letterhead memorandum regarding OTIS P, JORDAN, Jr. . In the letterhead memorandum regarding OTIS P, JORDAN, Jr. reference is made to an organization which maintains records of businesses in the Portland, Oregon area, this organization is Dunn and Bradstreet. Also in this letterhead memorandum reference is made to a local law enforcement officer. This officer is Captain ARD PRATT ‘(National Academy), Multnomah Sheriff's Office. LV 118-PC advised Special Agent MARVIN T. BELL in November, 1963 that in connection with the new Lake Mead Motel - Marina - Casino, the following were scheduled to appear on the license: - __._. __ ROBERT F, CAUDILL, JOHN FRANK DREW, OTIS JORDAN, and PATRICK SHANNON, Chicago attorney who was brought in to ‘'the group by JOHN DREW. LV 118-PC advised in January, 1964 that there had been a recent newspaper article wherein the Nevada Gaming Control Board had approved a request for two gambling tables in the Gold Strike Inn near Lake Mead and that OTIS P, JORDAN, Jr. of Portland, Oregon had been approved as the fourth partner at the Gold Strike Inn. a 7; ne cos in April, 1964 that JOHN DREW and ROBERT ; s attorney PATRICK SHANNON, oe from Chicago, had been quite active in looking over the new construction work in connection with the new Lake Mead resort casino being constructed adjacent to the Gold Strike Inn. per] tated that the construction program was in the initial stages and that expenditures are expected to run to $2,000,000.00 and that the total projected program would be in the neighborhood of $5,000,000.00. LV 118-PC advised in April, 1964, that the new casino at Lake Mead will be named Ft. Lucinda and that the owners appear .to be OTIS P, JORDAN, PATRICK SHANNON, ROBERT CAUDILL, and JOHN ‘DREW. -2- ' Se 4 - NS 6 a <n DociId:32329936 Page 2 OTHER 4
LV 92-1332 4 LV 118-PC stated that JORDAN who knows nothing about the gambling industry has put approximately $3,000,000.00 and will have approximately. 51 per cent of the place. LV 118-PC advised in June, 1964 that JOHN DREW, MILTON JAFFE, and MIKE BENEDICT, all Stardust Hotel Casino officials, seem to have taken over complete control of the development and construction of the Ft. Lucinda complex at Lake Mead. LV 118-PC stated that it is apparent that they have removed ROBERT CAUDILL from the action. _ LV 118-PC stated that JORDAN is still investing heavily in the operation but that the casino will be operated by the above-mentioned people. Records of the Clark County Sheriff's Office reflect that the Nevada Historical Restoration Society, Inc. (NHRS) with headquarters at 112 North Third Street, Las Vegas, listed the following corporation officers: OTIS P, JORDAN, Jr., President, 9906 NE Campaign, Portland, Oregon, 45 per cent; _ VIRGIL H, WEDGE, Vice-President, 1 East First Street, Reno, Nevada, 5 per cent; PATRICK J. SHANNON, Secretary-Treasurer, 9430 South Oakley, Chicago, Illinois, 45 per cent; JOHN F. DREW, 333 Desert Inn Road, Clark County, Nevada, 5 per cent, Records of the Gaming Control Board, as searched on June 2, 1964, reflect the following officers for the Lake View, Inc. corporation at Highway 93 and 466, four miles east of Boulder City, Nevada. The Lake View, Inc. -applied for a state gaming license for a Chuck-A-Luck, one Wheel of Fortune, 43 slot machines, for a total of 45 games, Officers are listed as follows: JACK A} RICHARDSON, President, 1111 Rancho Circle, Las Vegas, Nevada, 25 per cent; se GGL VQ \ e DociId:32329936 Page 3