Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: BASSETT, JOHN R.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 09/18/1961
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

5/7/2015

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-10297-10231

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 92-3171-409

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F. Kerred:

Decreezier

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Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: BASSETT, JOHN R.

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 09/18/1961

'PAGES:

64

SUBJECTS :

SGI, ASSOC, MCGUIRE, PHYLLIS, TRA, B/F INT, GAMBLING

ACT

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS :

4; 11(a)

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 01/05/1999

OPENING CRITERIA: APPROVAL OF IRS, INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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73733

HoporE Form

71079(6-12-15)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

REPORTING OFFICE

CHICAGO

OFICE OF ORIGIN

CHICAGO

TITLE OF CASE

SAMTEL M

GIANCANA, aka

•9-18-61

REPORT MADE BY

JOHN R. BASSETT

CHARACTER OF CASE

INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD

7/30 - 9/6/61

AR

TYPED BY

djs

REFERENCE:

LBADS.

Report of SA RALPH R. HILL, JR. dated 8/4/61

at Chicago.

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

• P=

HEREIN IS UNULASSIFIED

DATE 6-6-84

All investigative leads in this matter have

been set forth by teletype or airtel.

Copies of this

report are being submitted to those offices who are con-

ducting investigation in this matter. u

INFORMANTS

Identity

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T-1

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6443-3

Date and Contacting Agent

Various dated 7 and 8/61

by SAS JOSEPH G. SHEA and

WILLIAM A. MEINCKE

APPROVED

COPIES MADE:

SPECIAL AGENT

IN CHARGE

Bureau (92-3171)

-

LOS Angeles (92~135)

- Las Vegas (92-308)

1

- Miami (92-170)

- New York (92-793)

Newark (92-958)

- Philadelphia (92-907)

1

- Baltimore (92-335)

3 - Chicago (92-349)

DO NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW

92-13121-409

REG 833

10 SEP 20 1961

DISSEMINATION RESTUCTED TO JUSTICE DEPARTMES@VER PAGE

1 cc:

AAG Criminal Division

1ec

Form 06 In 1s 99h

PROPERTY ÔF! FBI. This report is loaned to you by the FBI, and neither it nor its contents are to be distributed outside the agency to which loaned.

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JEK Act 6 (4)

CG 92-349

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SANDY SMITH

"Chicago Tribune" Reporter

(Requested)

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Former

' PCI

SA RALPH R. HILL, JR.

7/27/61

SA RALPH R. HILL, JR.

7/27/61

SA RALPH R. HILL, JR.

8/61

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Internal Revenue Service

Agent BURTON HOMA

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PCI

New York City

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LV 4B-C*

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Confidential Source

Philadelphia

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CSNY-1

Various dates

8 and 9/61

Various dates, 761

8/61

8/61

REVIEWED

BY

BUJFK TASK FORCE

ON

7/2/98 lak

RELSASE IN FULL

RELEASE IN PART

TOTAL DENIAL

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CG 92-349

JRB: jms

Richard Turns

RICHARD/BERNAS, aka BURNS

5208 Oakton Street

DicK

Burns

Skokie, Il

Illinois

ee disso advised that DICK BER?

BERNAS, who is an

associate of LESLIE CRUSE and who does remodeling and

architectural work for CRUSE and other individuals of

organized crime in the Chicago area, resides in a home

at the rear of LESLIE CRUSE's home on the same property.

He stated that BERNAS pays a monthly rent to CRUSE for

the use of this home. He stated that in one of the rooms

of BERNAS' home there is a safe located in the floor

adjacent to a wall in which CRUSE stores much of his

currency.

In addition, he advised that the garage attached

to BERNAS! home is adjacent to the garage used by CRUSE

to the rear of CRUSE's home and that an underground passage

connects both garages. He advised that many times stolen

merchandise is stored in the garage used by BERNAS. U

ROSSET

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