Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, CG
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 12/5/61 00:00
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Date:

6/12/201

Agency Information

AGENCY :

FBI

RECORD NUMBER:

124-10201-10058

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

92-3182-210

Released under the John

• kennedy

Masassination Records

Collection Act of 1992

144 USC 2107 Notel.

Case#:NW 45679 Date:

11-16-2017

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: SAC, CG

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE:

PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

05/12/1961

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CLASSIFICATION:

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CURRENT STATUS:

DATE OF LAST REVIEW:

GAL, ASSOC, BURKE, THOMAS J.

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SAC,

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ALEX,

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Information has been received from CG 6443-C

that BEN STEIN of the National Maintenance Corporation,:

Chicago, is the front man in this organization for ALEX.

Informant also furnished information that TOM BURKE of the

Janitors Union was receiving money from BEN STEIN.

THOMAS J. BURKE is President of Local Number 25

of the Chicago Office, Theater and Amusement Building

Chicago indices

reflect considerable information concerning BURKE is

contained in Chicago file number 73-506, captioned "GEORGE

SCALISE with Aliases 'Poker Face adFrank Scalis, APPLICATION

FOR RESTORATION OF CIVIL RIGHTS."

In this investigation

it was reported that GEORGE SCALIS of the Building Service

Employees International Union and THOMAS J. BURKE, Identified

as Vice President of SCALIS' International Union were closely

associated with several union racketeers including GEORGE

E. BROWNE and WILLIAM BIOFF Of the Motion Picture Operators

Union, BURKE was also reported to be connected to AL CAPONE

and FRANK NITTI.

It was reported that records of the Vagrancy

Bureau of the Chicago Police Department reflect that BURKE

was arrested 3/11/25, and fined $100 for carrying a gun.

Bureau

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