Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: TOWNSEND
To: HQ
Document date: 3/1/62
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

• Agency Information

Date:

4/15/201

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

RECORD SERIES :

AGENCY FILE NUMBER:

FBI

124-10328-10003

HQ

CR 62-9-26-359

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FROM:

TO :

TITLE:

FBI

HQ

TOWNSEND

DATE:

PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

03/01/1962

190

EARL SCHEIB

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS : 4

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 05/11/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS: INCRS, RPT, TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGES la-Ic, INDEX PAGES a-i

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INFORMANTS

Careful consideration has been given to each

source concealed and I-symbols were utilized only in those

instances where the identities of the infarmants must be

concealed.

LA T-1

LA T-2

LA T=3

LA T-4.

LA T-5

LA I-6

LA T-7

LA I-8

LA T-9

LA I-10

LA T-11

LA T-12

LA I-13

LA T-14

IV 39-C*

CG 6486-0*

ROBERT VREELAND, Studio Manager, Hal Roach

Studios, Culver

city, Calliornia

CG 6343-C*

CG 5973-C

CSLA 3718-C

CSLA 3923-C

JULIAN BLODGETT, former Special Agent and

former Chief, Los Angeles County District

Attorney's Office, Bureau of Investigation

JOHN HUNT, eX-Los Angeles Mirror reporter

PETE AHLFIELD, Senior Examiner, California

Division of Savings and Loan Associations

Los Angeles.

JOHN H. HAINES, Federal Home Loan Bank Examiner

Los Angeles

LOREN STIFFLER, Supervisor, California

Division of Corporations, Los Angeles

LA 3948-0

Former LA 3397-C

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LA T-I5

LA I-16

LA T-IT

LA I-18

LA T-19

LA I-20

LA T-21

LA T-22

LA I-23

LA I-24

LA T-25

LA I-26

LA T-27

LA T-28

LA T-29

LA T-30

LA T-31

LA T-32

LA T-33

LA 4155-0

LA 4314-C

Former LA 4269-0

CARTER KOCHER, Investigator, Los Angeles

county District Attorney, Bureau of Investi-

gation.

PCI NORMAN KAPLAN

Former AUSA WILLIAM A. DOUGHERTY

Former Deputy U. S. Marshal GEORGE ROSSINI

LA 3445-0

BARRY JAY SALI, eX-ball bondsman, Los Angeles

LUPE MALDONADO, bail bondsman, Los Angeles

LA 4381-PC:

JACK D. WALIER, Manager, Delmonico, Inc.

Beverly Hills

LA 4350-C

LA 4379-PC

HOWARD GEORGE KRAUS, PCI

NY 2305-C

MORRIS GUREWITZ, PCI

LA 3948-0

DAVID KRAMER, The MCCoy Meat Products, Los

Angeles.

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IA I-34

LA T-35

LA T-36

LA T-37

LA T-38

LA T-39

LA 1-40

CSLA 3353-C

SE 2430-C

JOHN VILLA, PCI

MARGARET FRANK, 1342 North Martell,

Hollywood

ANN CROFFORD, 1342 North Marteil,

Hollywood

HELEN RIECHIE, 1907 West 6th Street, Los

Angeles

LA 4307-0

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LA T-41

LA I-42

LA T-43

LA I-44

LA T-45

LA I-46

LA T-47

LA T-48

LA T-49

LA T-50

LA T-51

LA I-52

LA T-53

LA T-54

LA T-55

LA T-56

LA 4069-C

LA: 3583-0

HOMER DYE, PCI, Lamont, California

ALTA MAE MC BRIDE, Arvin, California

ADELINE JEAN WATKINS, a madame

GORDON DUNN, former Mayor of Fresno

NORMAN PAULSON, Supervisor in Charge, Riverside

County Welfare

Department, Indio, California

Captain DEL FOUNTAIN, Blythe Substation,

Riverside County Sheriff's Office, Blythe,

california

MIKE FIGUEROA, Assistant Postmaster, Blythe,

California.

SYLVIA ZANKICH, Proprietor, "The Docket" bar,

Long Beach, California

LA 4248-0.

CSLA 3971-S, a Long Beach Police Department

Detective

ELIZABETH TONSING, Special Investigator,

Department of Investment, Division of Corporations

8117 Los Angeles State Office Bldg., 107

south Broadway, Los Angeles, California.

KEN GALLOWAY, Fraud Division Investigator,

Orange County District Attorney's Office,

Santa Ana, California

LA 4119-0

IA 3966-0

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LA T-57

LA T-58

LA T-59

LA T-60

LA T-61

LA T-62

LA I-63

LA T-64

LA I-65

LA 4263-C

LA 3368-0

LA 3444-0

LA 4312-0

JESSE WASHINGION, PCI

LA 3445-0

LA 4136-0

LA 3651-0

LA 4191-C

LEAD

LOS ANGELES

Los Angeles on 11/15/62.

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again in furtherance of FBI investigation, T-2°,

in May,

1901, commented that the relationship between

GLASSER and U. S. Commissioner THEODOREKHOCKE is very CALIF

friendly, although this source had no information to

indicate

GLASSER asserts any influence over the Commissioner.

T-2!, a disgruntled former Federal employee,

In May, 1901,

spoke of frequent parties which he maintained

are held in the Federal press room during the noon hour

and-after 5:00 p.m. He said alcoholic beverages and

food are available, and that often poker games are played

on these occasions. Present almost every day, he sala,

are GLASSER, U. S. Commissioner HOCKE and the newsmen

assigned to the Federal beat, and an assortment of

practicing attorneys, including well known MORRISALAVINE.

GLASSER allegedly picks up the tab for the cost of these

parties:

GLASSER has always operated through "connections,"

according to I-22, a Civic Center figure who has known

GLASSER for years.

This source could not name any present

•connections of GLASSER but recalls unverifiable rumors

In past years that GLASSER has had connections in the

office of the U.

S. Marshal, the Los Angeles County

Sheriff's Department, the Los Angeles District Attorney's

office and the Los

'Angeles Police Department, all in a

position to supply him with the names of persons arrested.

and booked.

This man believes GLASSER 18. the only bail

bondsman with the capability of seeking out Commissioner

HOCKE at his residence at night to sign a release

or to set a bail.

He knows GLASSER to be extremely close

and friendly with Commissioner HOCKE, and he has observed

them together on numerous occasions in restaurants and

public places.

He knows if no gratuities furnished by

GLASSER to the Commissioner.

Still another source who commented on this

situation. 1s I-23, formerly in the bail bond business.

According to him,

GLASSER and U. S. Commissioner HOCKE

work closely together, and GLASSER

has several times been

observed visiting at GLASSER's residence socially.

They

have been seen together at lunch on numerous occasions.

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SANTA MARIA

(This portion prepared by SA WILLIAM B.

NOLAN, Jr.)

Major Operating Rackets

Northern Santa Barbara County

Chief of Police HAROLD L. ENGLISH, NA, Santa

Maria Police Department; Captain A. I. OXFORD, Santa Maria

Substit jon, Lanta garbara County Start nothing hes

, all advised that noühing has come to

their attention indicating that any type of rackets are

operating in Santa Maria, Callfornia, or elsewhere in

Northern Santa Barbara County.

In a recent contact with I-bo

the informant:

"known as. "The Shick, is an old time member of the

stated that his ex-brother-in-law, FRANK gORNELLO, "organization"

from Manhattan,

- New. York.

He stated that not too long ago,

TORNELLO came to Santa Maria, California, and contacted him

for assistance.

TORNELIO was boyke and besging for a job

of any kind.

Informant stated that die to TORNELIO's

reputation and long criminal record, he did not encourage

TORNELLO to remain in Santa Maria.

Informant, stated that he

offered this information. as his biggest reason to think

that there is no "organization," "syndicate," "major

operating rackets" .or whatever, it might be called, presently

operating in Santa Maria or vicinity, because TORNELLO WOuld

have contacted someone other than himself.

He Informed that

after TORNELLO left Santa Maria, he was identified and

arrested for the armed robbery

of a liquor store in the Fresno

or Bakersfield,

j.n

California area, and is presently incarcerated

a

' California State' Prison.

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informant stated that there, is apparently no wire service

Involved in HENSON's bookmaking activities inasmuch as :-

HENSON recently contacted informant in regard to the possible

purchase of a short wave radio to be used in obtaining race

results from the Los Angeles area.

Informant advised that

he was of the opinion HENSON had been paying off bets on

the following day, based on race results published in the

newspapers.

Further, that HENSON indicated he was being

backed by. the "group in Santa Barbara," but that HENSON

also indicated that he would not stand large losses, which

did not indicate that he was a part of a solid bcokmaking

organization.

Informant is continuing to follow the

activities of HENSON In regard to bookmaking.

I-So has advised on several occasions that FRANK A.

Do Toest Sheet Sata led Can no na Bare

516 North Broadway, Santa Marial"IS a contact of pimps

who enter the Santa' Maria area.

Informant advised that

LIBBON is a close friend of HELEN IVy, who formerly operated

houses of prostitution at Pismo Beach and Grover City,

California, and that when IVY was operating the houses,

LIBBON sent many

"tricks" to the houses from his bar in

Santa Maria, as well as frequenting thehouses himself.

Chief of Police HAROLD Li. ENGLISH, NA, Santa

Maria Police Departnent, advised that there has been a

large increase in all types. of crimes in Santa Maria during

the past threee years, which has undoubtedly been caused

by the great increase

in population resulting from the

proximity of Vandenberg Air Force Base, and the large number

of construction workers. who have moved into the area. He

stated that the greatest Increase has been in homicides,

there having been five since August, 1961, all of which

have been solved. He informed that

there has been no

particular problem insofar as prostitution and*

gambling

are concerned.

Further, that there does not appear to have:

been any great increase in narcotics traffic in the area,

•and that the California Bureau of Narcotics sends

an

undercover man into the area occasionally to

check the

local situation.

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To the Kefauver Committee, one interest that

GREENBERG revealed was real estate at san Bernardinos

California, owned by "Store Properties, Inc."

This was

involved, and figuring in Store Properties was again,

PAUL ZIFFREN.

Heading Store Properties,

Inc. as president

million-dollar hotel and office-building holdings. When

he died in 1955 in an accident,

"his estimaied four-million-

dollar estate dwindled mysteriously.

ZIFFREN, said

VELIE, had supplied cash to GENIS/for Store Properties,

Inc., getting his money back in two years with live per cent

interest and soon after receiving title to a portion of the

property at San Bernardino.

When VELIE asked TFFREN about his business

assoclation with men like underworld figure ALEX GREENBERG.

IFFREN reportedly said, "Idon't believe in character

assassination.

GREENBERG was honorable in all the dealings

I had with him."

VELIE's comment on this retort is,

"This tolerant attitude toward a man who, while associated

with ZIFFREN, was also doing work for ruthiess criminal.

gangs, poses

a big question...

Even if he wants

a man shed assoclations such as ZIFIREN has had?,o, can

which the readers researcher una provided matertal from

of ZIFFREN: "He is a man of power with deep roots in the

hoodlum world, socializing on the highest level for the

benefit of press and public, with call girls and gamolers

and the other denizons of the lower level when the camera

This source credits ZIFFREN with building

bridge between the underworldland the overworld,

"the outright criminal with his billions of illicit

to the acceptable businessman whose needs for

investment capital recognizes no moral or physical

boundaries.

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