Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: LV
To: HQ
Document date: 09/25/1961
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:

5/26/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER:

124-10333-10049

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 62-9-65-58

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FBI

FROM:

LV

TO:

HQ

TITLE:

DATE: 09/25/1961

PAGES:

6

SUBJECTS :

HANK GREENSPUN

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS:

CURRENT STATUS :

DATE OF LAST REVIEW:

Redact

08/20/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

MEMO

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

LV 92-462

It would appear from the above that PIGNATELLO

is undoubtedly a front for GIANCANA in Las Vegas

and

specifically at the Coach and Four Restaurant.

GERALD

IV 10-C has previously reported that O'HARE in

the past has handled the bets for employees and guests at

the Desert Inn Hotel.

In June, 1961, MORRIS B. DALITZ,

principal owner of the hotel and a top hoodlum, national,

issued instructions that O'HARE was not to be permitted to

make any calls through the hotel switchboard to any race,

book in the City of Las Vegas.

AS VEGAS, NeA

O'HARE resides at 2401 Santa Clara Drive/ and is

known to have at least two phones in his house.

Hoodlums

fromcother parts of the country have called these numbers

during recent months.

As reported under the above heading; SAMUEL M.

GIANCANA was in the Las Vegas area during July, 1961, at

which time he made arrangements to purchase an interest

in the Coach and Four Restaurant.

He indicated he was

going to set JOHN DREW, referred to hereafter, and others

up as possible "dummy owners". Information appeared in a

local Las Vegas newspaper in

August, 1961, that JOHN DREW

and

JERRY O'HARE had purchased the Coach and Four Restaurant

and had been approved for a liquor license to operate the

restaurant.

It would appear from the above that in addition

to handling bets on various sporting events, O'HARE is also

possibly acquainted with GIANCANA and has been set up as

a Iront by GIANCANA in the Coach and foux Restaurant.

LONNIE JOE

& CHADWICK

N PL

Las Vegas sources had

advised that CHADWICK is

a close personal associate of JOHN DREW. CHADWICK was employed

until a few months ago as a pit boss at

the Stardust Hotel,

Las Vegas.

He subsequently quit this job and has since

been traveling to Los Angeles and other parts of the country

with DREW. He was recently gambling in Reno when IRS Agents.

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10 338-10018

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Released under the John F. Kennedy

Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (41 USC 2107 Hote).

DATE: 11-14-2017

LV 92-462

which lodge operates a gambling casino.

SAM BAKER,

aka

00:

Las Vegas

Las Vegas File

92-360

Bufile 92-3341

BAKER formerly operated the Villa Venice, an

He was alleged to

reside in various parts of the country: Investigation of

BAKER did not develop any information indicating he was

then engaged in criminal activity or directly connected with

anyone currently engaged in criminal activity.

LESTER BENJAMIN

BINION

AR

00:

Las Vegas

Las Vegas File

Bufile 92-3241

92-391

UTAN

BINION has resided for several years at 2040

Bonanza Road,.. L

Las Vegas, Nevada. He came to Las Vegas in

the 1950's from the Dallas,

Texas,

area.

He was involved there

in criminal activitles and since has done time for income

tax evasion. He formerly had an interest in the Horseshoe

Club, Las Vegas, however, he was forced to sell this interest

when he was convicted in the tax evasion case. His only

known interest at the present time is in his ranch at Jordan,

Montana, where he raises livestock and horses.

He has not

"been krown to be implicated in any criminal activity during

recent years and for several months was carried as a PCI

of the Salt Lake City Division.

NATHAN

BLANK, aka

00:

Las vegasNeV.

Las Vegas

File

92-356

Bufile 92-3101

unemployed for several years and spends most of his

Previous investigation disclosed BlANk has be

loitering around the down town Las Vegas area. Las Vegas

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10383-450418

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