BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION j “ ; . . REPORTING OFFICE — OFFICE OF ORIGIN DATE INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD CHICAGO . CHICAGO. 10/25/61 8/30 - 10/23/61 TITLE OF CASE as, ee REPORT MADE BY TYPED BY ye mw JOHN W. PARISH man 5 - j CHARACTER OF CASE { GUS ALEX, Aka. - ANTI-RACKETEER ING REFERENCES : Report of SA ROBERT A. COOK dated 9/11/61 at Chicago. Minneapolis airtels to Chicago dated 8/29 and 9/18/61. (Interoffice) NX -Pp- LEADS Ps CHICAGO 3 AT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. Will continue to conduct aid report investigation concerning the background. and activities of GUS ALEX in accordance with Bureau letter to New York dated ia iN November 27, 1957 entitled, ''TOP HOODLUM PROGRAM. ANTI-RACKETEERING INFORMANTS . CG T-2 is CG 6443-C contacted by SAs WILLIAM A. MEINCKE and JOSEPH G. SHEA 8/3/61 through 9/25/61. -3 i -C* cei CG T-3 is CG 6450-C*. fiiw DO NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW APPROVED SPECIAL AGENT COPIES MADE: IN CHARGE | 3 - Chicago (92-373) | iz NOV 2 199) (3> Bureau (9243182 i - xX — - — oN U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE’ © 16—-76324—1 ~ DY S QYSSS, —. HW 45679 DBocld:322922756 Page 2?
Informants continued oo a RE ES SE SET es “JFK Act 6 (4) CG 92-373 «CG T-6 is PCI ps-ararerearole iit by SAs ROBERT A. COOK and JOHN W. PARISH 8/4/61 through 10/11/61. CG T-8 is JOHN I. HOWE, partner, North American Detective Agency, Chicago, Illinois, contacted 1 by SA ROBERT A. COOK on 9/14/61. (Upon request) ; CG T-12 is LILA FERCHAK, Manager , apartment ‘puilding at 1216 North Astor Street, Chicago, Illinois, contacted by SA ROBERT A. COOK on 9/5/61. (Upon request) - CG T-14 is an annoymous source. CG T-14 is SANDY SMITH, Reporter, Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois, contacted by ‘SA JOHN W. PARISH on 9/25/61. CG T-16 is PCI rar —onsssvea by SA JOHN W. PARISH on 9/27/61 and 10/9/61. y CG T-17 is a PCI, contacted by SA EDWARD H. NEHLS on 9/6/61 and 9 CG T-18 is CG 6272-C contacted by SA WILLIAM F. ROEMER on 9/28/61. CG T-19 is GEORGE E. Q. JOHNSON, -Jr., Attorney, 105 West Adams Street, Chicago, Illinois, contacted by SA WILLIAM F, ROEMER on 9/30/61 and 10/10/61. (Upon request) CG T-20 is perl fontactea by SA PAUL E, MARUM on 9/15/61. - Be - COVER PAGE Sq g7\oo3® jl HW 45679 DBocld:322922756 Page 3
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HW 45679 Fe SAN anette eR TORN A ame A a a 6 nt se mc nM A a ee Se NR EIR SS SEE CG 92-373 These individuals did not bring any fish back, and said they were not shipping any back but said fishing was very good at Ball Lake. They also advised customs men they had not been to Ball Lake before and this was the first time they had met BARNEY LAMM. GUS ALEX was carrying what. appeared to be an 8 mm movie camera. At about 12:25 PM, on August 24, 1961, ROBERT - PALMER, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Fort Frances, Canada advised he had received word from his fellow employee RON . BROWN at Kenora that subject and his companions had been at Ball Lake with a SAM TAYLOR and another man and woman. A. few minutes later, STANLEY MEYER, United States Customs Agent advised he had just checked a metallic purple 1961 Pontiac, four-door, into the United States and this car had an Illinois License, 3 people in the car, and the driver was a SAM TAYLOR. The car and riders had been given the usual cursory check and no additional data was obtained except that these indivi- duals had been to Ball Lake. Efforts were immediately c0=- ordinated between United States Customs, Border Patrol, International Falls Police Department, and this Bureau to locate the car in the United States. It was located travel- ing South and the car was stopped at Orr, Minnesota, 55 miles from International Falls. Here the individuals apparently stopped. to stretch and went into the gas station. Also at this point the United States Customs and United States Border Patrol made contact with the passengers. SAM TAYLOR, the driver, did. the talking for the group. He was very arrogant and refused to be searched or his car checked as he had been entered into the United States at International Falls. Customs officer FRANK ‘DURZENSKI immediately telephonically checked with his office and was advised he had the authority to examine the car and occupants thoroughly even at this point and also that SAM TAYLOR was listed on the "'U. S. Attorney General's Racket List." He also verified that GUS ALEX and VOGEL are listed in the United States Customs Lookout Book. The Pontiac had Illinois License GH 8848, Customs determined the registered owner to be a DOMINIC SIBILANO, 5541 West Belmont, Chicago, Illinois, a furniture dealer. — GG WIS HEY C Docld: 32292775658 Page 5
Ji i ner ennte ener taanacernanteee at mnie nti tnt tn a tt ee een nit Sn ES Ne HW 45679 CG 92-373 Customs Officer DURZENSKI stated he seemed to’ recall that SIBILANO was somehow associated with a, name not recalled, undertaker in Chicago about 24 to 3 years ago and this undertaker is now in jail for "dipping" into the estate of some woman he had in the mortuary. PERKOVICH mentioned to DURZENSKI that he and Mr. and Mrs. TAYLOR had been at Ball Lake for the > past” nine days. Royal Canadian Mounted Police PALMER advised on August 24, 1961 that LAMM is a landed immigrant in Canada but not a Canadian citizen. On August 21, 1961, SA KARL M. ZEIMES noted — subject ALEX was met at the Minneapolis Airport Terminal by a person described as white, male, late 40s or early 50s, dark complexion, approximatay 6 feet tall, about 200 pounds, wearing small black check sport coat and carrying tan top coat and medium-sized. dark leather bag.. This person and ALEX | left on North Central Flight Number 683, 11:45 AM for International Falls, Minnesota. On August 31, 1961, Royal Canadian Mounted Police - Officer ROBERT PALMER, Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada, advised that Corporal RON BROWN ‘of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Detachment at Kenora, Canada, had just been transferred to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Detachment at Fort Willian, Canada, and he may be somewhat late in furnishing whatever information he had regarding subject's trip to Ball Lake, On September 1, 1961, Corporal BROWN was telephonically contacted at Fort William, Canada, at which time he advised — that he was in the process of transferring and he would furnish what information he had in the near future. On September 15, 1961, information was received. from Corporal BROWN that he was able to develope only very little information at Ball Lake in this matter. He did determine that a phone call was made by subject ALEX to a HARRY HOLLEY, telephone number PI 8-0939, Chicago, Illinois. This call was billed - 29 - Docld: 32292775858 Page 6