Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: EVANS, C. A.
To: BELMONT
Document date: 11/22/1963
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

4/24/201

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

124-10200-10126

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

62-9-9-1432

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: EVANS, C. A.

TO:

BELMONT

TITLE :

DATE:

PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

11/22/1963

3

THP, ACT, INVEST

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION:

Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS :

4

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW :

10/05/1998

OPENING CRITERIA:

INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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Corerage

Top

Hoo

• " OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

UNITED STATES GOVER

SENT

Memorandum

TO

ser. Belmont Con

Toison

Belmont -

Mohr

Casper -

Callahan

Conrad

DeLoach

DATE: November 22, 1963

FROM

C. A: Evans

Rose

Sullive

Tavel

Trotter

Tele. Room

Holmes -

Gandy —

SUBJECT:

LACTIVITTES OF TOP HOODLUMS

CHICAGO AREA

DECEnSED 1943

9

This is to inform you of developments arising from the

murder of Loot Foreman/

an alleged enforcer for loan shark operator

SamyJeStefano of Chicago.

Foreman, an ex-convict, former wrestler

and onetime bondsman, had béen missing since November 14, 1963,

when his body was discovered November 18, 1963, in the trunk of his

leased automobile.

He had been stabbed

in the

back and in the

chest and had been shot twice.

Chicago Police confirmed that he had visited at DeStefano's

home on the day he disappeared.

DeStefano told police that Foreman

had talked and played cards with him for about two hours on the day

he was reported missing.

Chicago Police advised that Foreman was

DeStefano's front man and in their opinion Destefano was responsible

Ior his death.

Foreman had been used as an informant by the caicago

poilce Department for it past, year.

Approximately a month

ago a "little black book" befonging

to Foreman fell

into the hands of the Chicago Police. This book.

has entries™

showing Foreman met Chicago Municipal Judge Cecil Corbett

Smith at least a half dozen times in the last six months and that he

had contacted various other individuals, including Lieutenant Harry

Smith, and Detectives Joesph/rge and George Brier of the Chicago

Police Department; Ben/stein,

labor racketeer; Kay ferrett,

prostitution madam; and Morris Klein of the Cook

"County..

"Illinois,

Sherife's Office.

Chicago Police made the black book available to

Reporter Sandy Smith of "The Chicago Sun," and he wrote a front page

story Novas a co, Cover ; 08, 9 the chores ,

advised the Chicago Office

' a call from DeStefano November 15, 1963, at 7:30 p.m., and

was told that his "fat friend," Leo Foreman, was dead. The informant

stated that Foreman was killed because he owed DeStefano $7,000 on

"juice" loans (usurious interest loan), which he refused to pay, and

also that, he was an

informant for the FBI in Chicago.

Chicago advises. "

Foreman was not

gang that he was contacted August 24,

for information as to the whereabouts of Carol Jean Smith, also

o solo poor open who had a hose to e inter in to Transpo tusson

of Stolen Property®

wastargested at Seaside, California, on

the basis of Foreman's

I was sentenced November 8, 1963.

Wick

11 DEG 13 1963

COPY SENT TO MR. TOLSON

JGL: rap (7)

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Memorandum to Mr. Belmont

Re:

Activities of Top Hoodlums

Chicago Area

Foreman telephonically contacted a Chicago Agent November 13, 1963,

stating he had heard of an FBI inquiry as to whether Smith was

involved with counterfeit checks and that he desired that he be

contacted if any further information was desired. No arrangements

were made to interview Foreman as a result of this call.

Chicago advised that Municipal Judge Cecil Corbett Smith

was removed from his bench November 21, 1963, by Chief Jutice Bowe.

Bove took this action following a telephone call from Destefan about

who, according to Judge Bowe, furnished derogatory information

Judge Smith.

Donald Sullivan, a representative of "The Chicago American"

newspaper, telephonically contacted the Special Agent in Charge (SAC)

at Memphis late in the evening of November 20, 1963, and requested

the identify of a polygraph operator in the Memphis area, indicating

that he was in the company of a judge in Chicago who was not identified.

The SAC advised sullivan that he could make no recommendation and

knew of no polygraph operator in Memphis.

Reporter Sullivan also

inquired about a detective agency in Memphis and was advised that

the FBI was not familiar with any such agencies and could make no

comment.

Memphis advises that Chief of Police J. C. MacDonald received

similar requests from Sullivan and had refused to make a recommendation.

Memphis received information subsequently that the judge involved

was named Smith and that he was currently mentioned in the murder

matter in Chicago.

Following the contact with our Memphis SAC, "The Chicago

American" newspaper indicated that Chief of Police MacDonald and the

SAC recommended a polygraph operator.

As a result of this, Chief

MacDonald said he was conferring with the City Attorney, as

possible action against "The Chicago American" for false reporting.

On November 22, 1963, reporter Sullivan telephonically contacted

the Memphis Office and denied having indicated that the SAC or the

Chief of Police had recommended

a polygraph operator or a detective

Chicago received information November 21, 1963, from JOe

Waz, who has

furnished reliable information in the

past, to the effect

that Waz had been talking to an

individual known as "pix," an associate

of DeStefano and Foreman.

"Pix" reportedly indicated he was aware

prior to Foreman's death

that he was to be killed and heard about

his death about two hours after the killing and before the body was

found.

"Pix" allegedly said that DeStefano had asked him for Carol

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