Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, DL
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 2/8/63
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

4/28/201

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

RECORD SERIES :

FBI

124-10207-10193

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

62-9-12-399

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FROM:

TO :

TITLE :

FBI

SAC, DL

DIRECTOR, FBI

DATE:

PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

02/08/1963

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CIP, INVEST, GAMBLING

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS :

4

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 09/28/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

v9.1

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

3010-104-01

UNITED STATES GOT RNMENT

Memorana m

TO

DIRECTOR, FBI

FROM ".. :

SAC, DALLAS (94-265)

DATE:

2/8/63

SUBJECT:

INTERVIEW PROGRAM

CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE/ MATTERS

DALLAS DIVISION

Re Bureau airtel to Albany, 5/7/62 and Dallas letter

to Bureau, 1/10/63.

on 1/29/63, BILLY GENE VALENTINE, inmate, Taylor

County Jail,

Abilene,

Texas, was interviewed by Dallas Agents.

He requested the information he was about to furnish be kept

strictly confidential and his identity be protected. He ad-

mitted he had been a gambler in the Snyder, Texas, area for

about three years, having started as a "sit-in" man to throw

various games of cards to favorable parties and to take suckers.

One PINKEY RODEN of Odessa, Texas, became interested in him

and offered to place him on the

"in" with the gambling

activities in the area.

VALENTINE said RODEN is known to

have manyyinterests throughout the country from which sources

the capital originates for laying off the bets. He stated he

had been approached and was told that whatever he needed would

be furnished to him in the way of monetary funds.

He claimed

he is finished with this type of work due to his wife inter-

ceding and

giving him the choice of keeping her or his gambling

activities.

He advised he acted as the messegger for a number

of thugs traveling through the country whose names he did

. not

desire to disclose. He knew that RODEN had some highly.

influential people backing him in this venture, both in and

out of the state.

Further contact contemplated with VALENTINE

for additional information re above matter.

Interviewed by BUTE UAGEATS LESCHETSKO, Dallas gambler, was

he had been previoudly identified

a gamer in the investigation see mentioned

(Dallas 162-129) •

He appeared cordial and stated he would

cooperate with the FBII in any way he could.

He furnished

some

pertinent information concerning gambling activities in Dallas

and stated he, was' agreeable to furnish such information in the

future on a

confidential basis.

LESCHETSKO,!

A new 137 case, regarding

has been opened by Dallas as a result of the above

contact.

2

REV

1-12-399

Bureau® lo

1 - Dallas

(94-265)

For za.

1

- Dallas

(162-1) 1121144

1 - Dallas

(94-49)

1 - Dallas

(162-129)

CTB: rmb

FEB 1:4 1963

1

- Dallas" (165-29)*

1 - Dallas

(8)

(165-68)

-147

EX. - 116

6 2 FEB 20 1963

58301-101$3

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