Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: DL
To: HQ
Document date: 05/24/1963
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 444 USC 2107 Hotel.

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

4/23/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-90088-10130

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 166-489-6

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: DL

TO: HQ

TITLE :

DATE:

PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

05/24/1963

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BENJAMIN BINION

FRED MERRILL

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS :

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CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 07/14/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS: RPT

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

DL 166-81

LAS VEGAS DIVISION

AT LAS VEGAS, NEVADA

Attempt to identify sales office in Dallas which

will allegedly handle reservations for the Sahara Hotel, Las

Vegas, and the identity of the person operating same.

DALLAS DIVISION

AT DALLAS, TEXAS

1.

Will obtain toll calls charged to subject's

residence

telephone numbers for period 11/1/62 through 5/1/63.

2.

Upon receipt of investigation requested of los Angeles

and Las Vegas, will interview subject concerning his business

relationship with the Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas, especially with

NICK DONDOLAS and BENNY BINION.

3.

Will present to USA for prosecutive opinion.

ADMINISTRATIVE

The extensive investigative period of this report

has been noted by the Dallas Division; however, this matter

has received continued investigative attention

and has been

kept in a current status through referenced interoffice

communications.

The information concerning MERRILL possibly being

in violation of Title 18,

Section 1912, USC, was received

from DL-172-C, who is well acquainted with gambling operations

in the Dallas

area.

The following information was received by the Las

Vegas Division from PHYLLIS DOWNER, who requested her identity

be kept confidential.

PHYLLIS DOWNER, Assistant Credit Manager, Casino,

Hotel Sahara, advised on

• February 20, 1963 that FREDDY MERRILL Of

Dallas received a monthly salary from

the hotel. He is employed

as a hotel representative for the Dallas and Texas area.

MERRILL is well known in the Texas area and for this reason

his services are valuable to the hotel. MERRILL arranges

junkets from the Texas area and he is also utilized by the

hotel to attempt to collect hotel bills from Texas

guests.

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