Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: PG
To: HQ
Document date: 10/23/1953
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Date:

5/27/201

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

124-90032-10018

RECORD SERIES :

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 62-75147-39-88

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: PG

TO: HQ

TITLE:

DATE:

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SUBJECTS :

10/23/1953

GAMBLING CASINO LOCATED ON LAKE TAHOE, NEVADA

MILTON JAFFE

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 05/12/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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

11-44÷2017

Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Mr. Tolson To

TO

Director, FBI

DATE:

Lada

Mr.

Belmont

Mr. Clegg.

FROM

OSAC, Pittsburgh (137-31)

SUBJECT.:

GENERAL/ INVESTigATiVE

GAMBLING CASINO LOCATED

LAKE TAHOE, NEVADA

INFORMATION CONCERNING

Mr.

. Glavin.

Harbo

Mr.

Tracy.

Mr. Gearty

Mr. Mohr.

Mr. Winterrowd

NEVADA

Tele. Room

Mr.

Holloman

Miss Gandy.

on 10-15-53, | PG

509-0,

criminal informant of known-retta-

bility, whose identity

be concealed at all times, adysseatha-t

of a gambling casino on Lake Tahoe, exact name of casino not

Iknown to informant at this time.

JAFFEE. of Pittsburgh was not able to purchase a share in this.

casino inasmuch as he must first dispose of

some Pittsburgh property

and. that as soon as this is done, JaffE! will probably buy into

casino.

LIt should be noted that the above mentioned persons are

idential with the group of persons who sometime during May,

1953, were dickering for the purchase of the Last Frontier Hotel

In Las Vegas, Nevada.

Informant advised that the deal in regard

to the Last Frontier Hotel 1s now definitely off.

Informant advised that the casino on Lake Tahoe operates

about fourcor five months out of the year, beginning in May, and

that. heris to be employed in the casino representing IKE EPSTEIN

and his specific job will be to ferret out crooked dealers who

will conspirewith others to "take the house."

Informant added that

When MILTONSJAFFEE buys into the organization, he, informant,

will: then represent JAFFEE. Informant said that when he leaves

Pittsburgh In May, he will take his wife and grandson with him.?

Informant also reported that approximately 3 months ago JOE

EPSTEIN and VIRGINIA HILL, former girlfriend of the deceased BUGSY

is extremely reliable, and that this same source reported that .

PRO

JOE EPSTEIN and VIRGINIA HILL were receiving poor publicity in the

Italian newspapers and consecuently..thev returned to the u. s

sooner, than they had planned..

connection between JOE EPSTEIN

and LUCKY "LUCIANO.

RECORDED-57

2-75/4

C TIA

INDEXED 57

NOV

6. 1553

DECLASSI

10

TIATa.)

31-96.

5668 SLO/SR

- (JEK).

1 - salt Lake City (CONFID

1-94-172

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