Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, CG
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 9/4/46
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Releaset under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note) .

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JFK Assassination System

Date:

5/27/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-10303-10134

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 15-16161-220

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

SAC, CG

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE:

09/04/1946

PAGES:

2

SUBJECTS:

PRJ, ASSOC, GANG

DOCUMENT TYPE:

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION :

Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS:

CURRENT STATUS:

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW :

05/06/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (11 USC 2107 Mote) .

DATE: K1-14-2017

Rederal Bureau of Inuestigatio

United States Department ni Justice

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

Director, FBI

Imited Classification

Reriew Conducted

Sec Top Serial

Form 4-774

September 4, 1946

AIR MAIL - SPECIAL DELIVERY

Re:

JAMES WEINBERG, was, et al.

THEFT FROM INTERSTATE SHIPMENT

(Bureau file 15-16161)

Q-3

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter of June 13, 1946. We are forwarding here-

with and C 0-5620 eating 0 12102 Fro, August 2612 In ening at

CGO-5628 and CGO-5631 beginning at 12:01 A.M.,

3:20 P.M., August 29, 1946. It is to be noted that these confidential in-

formants were discontinued as of 3:20 P.M. on August 29th for security

reasons which were explained to you by our communication dated August 30,

1946, previous information having been furnished to you by teletype on

August 29th and August 30th. The information set forth herein subsequent

to August 29, 1946 was furnished by Captain ION ALCOCK, of the Chicago

Police Department.

During the week in question the major portion of the activities of the

WEINBERG Gang, as reflected by the above Informants, centered itself around

the proposed meeting of the Chicago Tavern' Owners Association members on

the South Side.

In connection with this new scheme of JAMES WEINBERG,

reference is made to our weekly summary dated August 27, 1946, which sets

forth complete information on the efforts of WEINBERG to take over the

•Tavern Association.

the púrpose of these various visits to the Election Comnissioner's Office.

However, it is believed that some petitions were to be examined, which

petitions are believed to be ready for appearance on the November, 1946

ballots. There has been no information as to the nature of these petitions.

VICTORY

BUY

UNITED

WAR

BONDS

ANU

STAMPS

On August 26, 1946 JAMES WEINBERG advised his brother, MIKE, that he had

been successful in obtaining a Mr.

LISTEIN, President of the Phillip Blun

Company, Chicago,

which company is believed to be an importer of liquors.

COPIES DESTROYED

41°

JOL 30 1965

309

RECORDED

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DATE: 11-14-2017

Chicago file 15-2413

PAUL ROLAND JONES

With reference to the activities of this individual, reference is made to

Bureau letter to Chicago dated August 27, 1946, which enclosed a report

dated August 6, 1946 at Mexico City. For this reason the information set

out in the lexico City communication will not be repeated. It is to be

noted that a copy of this Bureau communication and enclosure was made avail-

able to Assistant Director E. J. CONNELLEY at Kansas City.

MARCUS LIPSKY

Regarding the activities of this individual, reference is made to New Orleans

letter to the Director dated August 28, 1946, which reflects the results of

the interview of LIPSKY and LOUISESCHNEIDER after their arrest by the

Shreveport, La. Police Department on August 28, 1946. In view of the fact

that. the Bureau and Dallas have this communication, it is not being repeated

in this summary.

PAU]

ALABRIOLA, et al. A.A.F. VETERANS SLUGGING. CASE

On August 28, 1946 the beforementioned confidential informants advised that.

HAROLD LEVY, another Attorney of the WEINBERG Gang, had attempted to contact

JAMES WEINBERG, and in JIM's absence spoke to MIKE WEINBERG.

occasion they discussed the slugging charges of PAUL LABRIOLA, which are-

scheduled for the next hearing on September 12th. LEVY was particularly

interested in obtaining some money as, his fee in the instant case, and like

WEINBERG instructed him to contact. JAMES ARSELlA, a defendant in this case,

at Spaulding 0698.

It is to be noted that this number is listed to one

book is being operated which receives service from the Midwest News Service,

a RACEN functionary.

Relative to the temporary discontinuance of the services of CG0-5628 and

C00-5637, it is to be noted that spot checks are being made in the vicinity

of the checker Grill, headquarters"of the WEINBERG Gang, and at such time

when it is deemed advisable to re-establish these informants, will again

be placed in operation.

Cc-Dallas

CC-E. J. CONNELLEY, Kansas City

15-2473

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