Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 08/23/1973
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

5/4/2015

AGENCY:

FBI

RECORD NUMBER:

124-10302-10283

RECORD SERIES :

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 92-13011-14

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

DIRECTOR, FBI

TO:

TITLE :

DATE: 08/23/1973

PAGES:

19

SUBJECTS :

ISW, CORRELATION SUMMARY, SEE REFERENCES, AKA,

EMP, ASSOC, CRIM ACT, TRA

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION :

Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS : 4

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 05/27/1998

• OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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SummAR

Neiner, Irving s.

-Weiner, Irving Sidney

Weiner, Irwir

Weiner, Irwir

S.

Irwin

w.

weiner,

Paul Irwin

Wetner, Struck

Nreher, Irwin

coniidential Informant #5901 C G- C

10

9

ABBREVIATIONS

Add. info. . .

.. ... ... • Additional information appearing in

this reference which pertains to

Irwin Sidney Weiner can be found in

the main file or elsewhere in this

summary.

This information may have

been received from a different source.

The Bureau files 63-7893, 63-7,985 and 87-66742 captioned

"James Riddle Hoffa; Charles W. Bray; Central Casualty Company; Homer

"James Riddle Hoffa; Irwin.

S: Weiner; Allen M.

Charles W.

Bray; James W. Egan; Sam Kay; Pan American Bank,

Miami, Florida,

'- Victim" respectively carry several individuals as

jects including Irwin S. Weiner, subject of this correlation summary,

and they will be used

as main files on this subject.

In various serials

of these files Weiner is indexed and these references are being listed

to permit the destruction of the cards.

REFERENCE

63-7893-20-54-56

-3 p. 1,3 ep. 3-9, 11, 12, 14, 16,28,

-9 p.B, 2-24, 4,30, 38,39

-21 p.20

-35 p.1

-37

p. 4, 21,30,35,52,02-05,79-03,

05,07,00,92,94,103-105,117-119,

123,124,131-135,147-149,155

-69 p. 2

-85 ep. 1,3

-98 ep. 1,3,5,7-10

-113

-129

p.3-8

Do 1, 1A, 2, 4-6,9-12,1,40, 42,44

21,23,25=27,29-32

7164 p. 3-7,9-12,14,15,17,19,21,22

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1385

(3)

12)

(25)

12-

(3,12,787

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WIlliam G. Dudley, Federal Prisoner, Du Page County Jail,

Wheaton, Illinois and James

P. Piragine, Attorney at Law, 208 South La

of US Marshal, Joseph N. Tierney, Chicago, between Dudley, Piragine and

11 Weiner.

The meeting

concerned bond arrangements for dudley, who was

inder indictment by the US Federal Grand Jury at Chicago for violation of

the Mail Fraud statute. Dudley stated Weiner did not desire to make his

bond.

On 12/8/61, Irwin S. Weiner, Treasurer, American Bonding Agency,

Inc., 1019 south State Street, Chicago, Ill., refused to discuss with

the possible irregularities and/or

misconduct of federal employees

of the United States Marshal's Office, Northern District of Illinois

(62-50150) at Chicago. He stated he had been acquainted with the US

Marshal, Joseph Tierney for possibly more than twenty years.

162-50150-42 p.35,43,45,46

(42,377

On 12/28/61, Alex Gonzales, an attorney for the Atlantic

Insurance Underwriters of san Juan, Inc., Santurce, Puerto Rico, stated

that he was advised by Charles Bray, president of the Central Casualty

Company (CCC) (63-7107), Chicago, that he (Bray) was given the coc

Teamster's insurance by

M. Dorfman (63-7107) of Chicago, whom

Bray met through Irv Weiner of

the American Bonding Company, Chicago.

163-7107-10 p.2

(78)

SI 63-7107-17 ep.1

(18)

CG 6257-C advised that Irvin Weiner, a prominent Chicago bonds-

man was involved in the "juice" racket operated from the Twin Food Products

Company, 3250 South Wentworth Chicago. Weiner was suspected of being

a fence

for stolen jewelry, reputed to have excellent police contacts

and represented almost all of the better known thieves

hoodlums in the Chicago area. (Chicago report 1/11/62)

burglars and

The serial indicated the term "juice" was derived from the

"squeeze" that was put on an individual

In the repayment of money borrowed

from the operators of the

"juice"

racket.

162-786-3 p.116

(22)

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On 1/25/62 Charles R. Leick,, President of the Surety Services

Co-operation, Akron,

Ohio, advised that Irving Weiner was apparently

linked

with

Wallace J. Stenhouse, Jr., Chicago attorney, and currently

secretary of the Highway Casualty Company, which was expanding into the

bail bond business.

Leick also felt that Marc Kroll, in view of his

attempts to purchase Highway Casualty, had close business connections

with Weiner and Stenhouse:

Add. Info.

92-5531510 p. 6-9

(27,35%

called the "outfit"

LA 4410-PC advised that an organization of hoodlums, whom he

, met in Chicago In the Spring of 1960. This group

included Sam

Giancana,

of the group, Louie Tom Dragna of Covina,

Calif., (FNU) Farrell

(phonetic) of Detroit, Phil Alderis10*, Al Frabotta*,

Irwin Weiner (phonetic) and a contact man named Irving Dworett. On

6/11/62 Dworett visited the

Pyramid Sales, Inc., Los Angeles which the

informant believed was for the purpose of

opening up a cigarette vending

machine business in Los Angeles County for the "outfit".

*Prominent Chicago hoodlum

92-5925-18 p.1,24

(87

The "Chicago Sun-Times" and

the "Chicago Tribune" dated

9/28/62 contained articles

captioned "Revoke Auto License Plates of 10

In Area"

and

"Strip Hoods of Car Titles and Licenses"

respectively.

These articles concerned the revocation of car titles and licenses of

Chicago hoodlums, including Irwin S. Weiner, because of false data on

applications.

Articles enclosed

92-4224-304 p.2; ep.1-3

(237)

The "Chicago Sun-Times" dated 11/16/62, contained an article

captioned "Ask Chicagoan Be Charged In Probe Silence"

The article

revealed that Irwin s

Weiner refused to answer questions before a US

grand jury probing the disappearance of Benjamin Dranow (49-14775),

a friend and business associate of teamsters' union chief, James R.

Add. info.

49-21775-A "ChIcago Sun-Tame" 21/16/62

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C.

The following references on

the file captioned "Nicholas J. Tweet, Irwin S. Weiner, Chicago, appear in

These references pertain to

efforts being made to locate Allen Dorfman during the period of 9/1/62-

12/31/62, so the *USM could serve him with subpoena to appear before

the Federal Grand Jury, Nashville, Tenn., In connection with the James

Riddle Hoffa trial.

Dorfman and Weiner

were reportedly traveling around

the country in connection with teamster bonds. On 10/18/62 Weiner,

traveled from NYC to Chicago.

I REFERENCE

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72 1465-16 p.1

-23 p.1

-38 ep. 1

-88 p.5

(38)

Correlator's Note: Further review of the

file revealed that Dorfman was a Teamsters Union

Insurance Executive from Chicago and a close

associate of Hoffa, who was head of the Teamsters

union.

*United States Marshal

Mandel Skar, who was associated with the Marshall Savings

Louis J. Verive, Anthony Navarolll and Irv Weiner in Miami.

These persons wanted to know were Dan Serafine, a broker and owner of

ver den Anthony na

the Riverwoods Country Club, was and what he was up to, and concerning

Skar's loan at the Marshall

Savings and Loan Association.

The serial indicated that Alderisio and Battaglia were members

of the Chicago "êrime syndicate" and Verive and Navarolil were

of the Marshall Association.

+62-110122-79 ep.5,7

2(18)

CG 6538-C-TE advised that Irv Weiner operated the Silver Frolios,

which was one of several Strip Shows (92-6470) owned by Ross Prio,

Joseph DiVarco and Jimmie Allegrettl. (Chicago report 2/6/63)

This serial indicated that the Silver Frolics

was located at

400 North Wabash, Chicago.

92-6470-1 p.21,43

(19)

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New York airtel dated 6/21/63 revealed that Irwin Sidney

Weiner, former CT of the Chicago Office, who was discontinued in 1957,

Nas not identical to the subject of Bureau case captioned "Irwin Weiner,

Dental Insurance Plan" (63-8306).

Add. info.

163-8306-14 po1,2

(15,287

on 11/7/63,

Charles W. Bray, who formerly operated the Central

Casualty Company (CCC) advised

that during April or May of 1960, discus-

sions had been held and

an agreement was actually written but never

executed to divide Bray's holding in CCC between Irwin S. Weiner, Allen

Dorfman, Stewart Hopps (not identified) and himself.

Bray further

advised

that he had never met Ben Dranow (not identified) but recalled

that Dranow was discussed

in a conversation between Dorfman and Weiner.

This conversation had something to do with a case in Minneapolis.

This

serial indicated that Dorfman was connected

with "James

Riddle Hoffa, etal, Teamsters Union Pension Fund Loans"

(63-7821).

163-7821-608 p.2,4

(11T

The following references in the file caption "Jack Leon Ruby"

pertain to Irwin S. Weiner in connection with the Bureau's investigation

of Ruby during November, 1963.

Earl R. Ruby, brother of Jack, stated he

attended high school with Weiner and that he

had no knowledge

that Weiner

knew Jack, but that they might have had a speaking acquaintance.

Weiner

admitted that he knew Ruby in an Interview with SAs, but refused to

further discuss Ruby.

On 10/26/63 an unknown person at Riverdale 7-2362,

Carousel Club, which

was operated by Ruby, Dallas, called Weiner at

Chicago SH 3-6865.

I REFERENCE

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44-24016-49 p.1

-191

-235

p.4,5

p.2 (Interviewed 11/27/63)

-634

p. 175,455,456

- 658

p.E, 12,229

-890 p .B

-1366 p. 20,29

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with the Samuel M. Giancana (92-3171) case. (Chicago teletype)

+92-3171-1753 pol

(26)

Irvin Weiner and Chicago attorney, Anna Lavin accompanied

5216/60. Battagla, hered be Cre the KaB Kansas Grand Mory on

2/16/66.

on 2/17/66 and departed Kansas City

arriving back in Chicago on this

date.

(Kansas City teletype)

87. 84296-226 p.1

MM 1124-PC advised that Irving Weiner was observed with felix

"Milwaukee Phil" Alderisio* at the Fontainebleau Hotel, Miami Beach,

Florida on 2/13/67.

92-8350-21 p.44

127%

*Chicago La Cosa Nostra member

The following references appearing in the main files listed

below pertain to Irwin Weiner, a well known Chicago fence, from 3/27/57

to 2/14/67 in Chicago.

Information revealed that in connection with these

thefts Weiner attempted to purchase or dispose of the stolen merchandise.

He advanced mongy for illegal enterprise and had close associations

with top thieves and fences, including Irving hornstein ana bonala

O'Brien. He also had excellent connections in Chicago courts and police

circles. On 10/27/66 he returned to Chicago from London, England where

he visited a gambling club.

SUBJECT

REFERENCE

Unknown Subjects (2); Armed

Robbery of Jacques M.

Hauser

aka J. Hauser-Victim; $151,886.32

Jewel Robbery, Peabody Hotel,

Memphis, Tennessee, 10/3/56

95-66274-80.9

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Surety Bonding Company in Chicago,

Chicago. Individuals at this meeting agreed that the Gaylur Mercantile

meet the sere

Corporation would act as the official fund raising organization for

the Seventh Step Foundation, a charitable organization for the rehabili-

tation of convicts.

+66-2542-11-46-57 pol

(12)

CG 658-C-TE advised that Santo Trafficante (92-2781) was in

Chicago and had been in conference with Felix "Milwaukee Phil"

TrAfFIcate 2-2781 18 12810

and associate, Irwin Weiner on 4/15/and 16/69.

The serial indicated that Alderisio was a member of the Chicago

La Cosa Nostra.

192-2781-1335 p.3P

Black Angus Restaurant*.

The unknown individuals were Identified to

Connolly.

Weiner and Spilotro were frequent customers of the Black Angus.

The serial indicated that Spilotro was a LCN** member and was

probably taking over

the financial interests of Alderis1o.

+66-2542-11-9-270 pol

(18%

Correlator's Note: Further review of the file

revealed that Alderisio was

convicted in Federal

court in connection with the Illinois Gun Registration

Act.

* Possibly Chicago.

** La Cosa

Nostra

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