Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SU
To: HQ
Document date: 07/21/1952
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

Identification Form

4/23/201

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-90088-10018

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 62-75147-44-515

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: SU

TO: HQ

TITLE :

DATE: 07/21/1952

PAGES: 3

SUBJECTS :

BENJAMIN BINION

GENERAL CRIME SURVEY

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION : Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 07/14/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS: MEMO

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

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SỰ 94-137

loaned GRIENSPUN amounts of money up to

15,000.00 in'order

to

keep the newspaper operating.

BINION did not fall in line

with

other gambling operators in downtown las

Vegas when

they climinated their individual ads from the Las Vegas Morning

Sun and, therefore, was not named in the suit.

NA THAI

Naltie Blank

FBI NO: 1, 001,170

Informant

sU-C-295 advised that BLANK is no longer

sorving as bodyguard for BENNY, FINION and is prosently em-

ployed bý the bossos of the Golden Nuggot Club in some

capacity, oxact naturo of which he did not know.

He stated

that during the latter part of January 1952, BLANK expressed

his displeasure to BINION because of the law salary ho was

roceiving; which was $25.00 por day, and indicated to BINION

that họ had expocted to roceive much more than this for sorv-

ing as his personal bodyguard.. According to the informant,

BINION a poarod vory friondly

toward BLANK during this con-

vorsation and agrood with him that $25.00 por day was not very:

much and, therefore,,

suggested that BLANK

seek employment

olsewhere.

/ BLANK has-been seen within the past month at the

Goldon

Nuggot Gambling Casino at which time it appeared ho had

access to the cashior, cages as well as the business officos

of the establishment,

which lead to the conclusion he was on

tho payroll; howevor, his exact connection with this establish-

monu has not boon ascertained as yct..

' There has boon no information réceived to indicate

that BLANK has been involved in any illegal activity since

• Decomber: 1951..

SAM BOSS

The only gembling connection BOSS has at the pre-

son't time, is a small percontage in the Las Vegas Club.. He

has no active

interest in tho management of this club'and. i

spends most

Of his time in Southern California.

On June 11, 1952, RAY 'D. WARREN, JR., Investigator,

Nevada Tax Commission, advisod that information had come

him to the effoct that BOSS is ono. of a group of gamblers

presently forming a syndicate with tho idea in mind of con-

arethe croth largo tsart hot to be located to this

Howevor,

ho statod there was nothing definite

on this as yet!

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