Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: LA
To: HQ
Document date: 1/11/62
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Releaset under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Reeords Collection Aet of 1992 (11 USt 2107 Hote).

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

6/1/2015

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY:

FBI

RECORD NUMBER : 124-90044-10036

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 63-7145-15

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: LA

• TO: HQ

TITLE :

DATE: 01/11/1962

PAGES: 4

SUBJECTS :

FRANK MATULA

JAMES RIDDLE HOFFA

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS : 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 06/05/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS : LHM

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Released under the John F.

DATE: 11-14-2017

Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Aot of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote):

In Reply, Please Refer to

File No.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Los Angeles, California

January 11, 1962

JAMES RIDDLE HOFFA

FRANK J. MATULA, JR.

The following information was furnished from a source

of information who has furnished both reliable and unreliable

information in the pasu:

source stated that he has known FRANK J. MATULA

Secretary of Local 396 of the Teamsters Union, Los Angeles,

California, for approximately ten years. Source stated

in a number of land

development deals in the Ios Angeles Calif

area and noted that streets in the San Fernando Valley were

named after MATULA and BREWSTER.

Source stated that MATULA

and BREWSTER were very friendly with BABE MC COY when MC COY

was a prominent Los Angeles boxing promoter.

Source said that

when BREWSTER was in town he and MATULA spent a great deal of

time with MC COY.

calif

Source stated that when JAMES RIDDLE HOFFA took over

the Teamsters Union and took a lot of BREWSTER's power

away, MATULA dropped BREWSTER and aligned himself with HOFFA.

It is source's opinion that at the present time MATULA is

as close to HOFFA as any teamster official in the Los Angeles

area.

Source stated that a number of years ago MATULA was

convicted on a perjury charge in Los Angeles and spent a

short period of time both in the county Jail and at a county

farm. Source stated that he has heard that while MATULA

was at the county honor farm he became very depressed and

actually cried on numerous occasions.

As a result of his

period of incarceration MATULA would do anything to prevent

himself from ever being incarcerated again. Source said he has

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reimbursed by anyone else for these payments, but sric fe

wat present when this subjeet va diseased between

BLINCO ONE MATUA

source does not know if BLINCO

reimbursed Local 598 with the money received from MaTULa.

Source stated that MATULA and BLINCO are very friendly

and that MATULA places a great deal of trust in BLINco.

source has no definite proof but is of the opinion that

BLINCO and MATULA are partners in

some unknown business

ventures and that BLINCO is holding property in BLINCO's

name for MATURA.

Source stated that MATULA is a very close associatev

of Colonel JOHN O. GOITLIEB of Beverly Hills, Calliornia,

who source described as a very close associate & HOFRA.

Source stated that MATULA and GOTTIIEB are engaged in various

real estate deals, and are onever decasionerwas

invited participate in these deals Source stated that

theseofferg.ere.madeovei.one.year.agoand at this time

he cannot recall exactly the property involved. He does

recall thatnone occasion he was viger been MATULA

the develooment of some realestate

located on Wilshire Boulevard. He also nette MATULA

building built on Wilshire Boulevard he would give them a

job.

talied he ha

source elso recal, conversation between MATUrA ant

SOFTLIED which gave him the impression that MATULA and

GOTTLIEB purchased some real estate from the Globe Laundry

which, according to source, is owned by GOTTLIeß.

Source also suspected that BEN WEINGART, & prominent

Los Angeles investor is involved with GOTTLIEB and MATULA

in business

dealings as source stated MATULA and GOTTLIEB

great deal of time together.

This memorandum contains neither recommendations nor

conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and

is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be

distributed outside your agency.

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