Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: LEWIS, ROBERT K.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 05/31/1958
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:

5/28/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

FBI

124-10283-10093

RECORD SERIES:

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 92-3157-21

Document Information

ORIGINATOR :

FBI

FROM:

LEWIS, ROBERT K.

TO :

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 05/31/1958

PAGES: 14

SUBJECTS :

SMO, ASSOC, MARTIN, HYMAN E., PERSONAL HISTORY

AND BKG, RES, MIL SERV, CRIMINAL RECORD, RACK AND

SUBV, TRA

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS : 4

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 05/19/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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Released under the John F. Kennedy ASsassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note).

"DATE 11-14-2017

in...

MM 92-218

• Do CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES

I. Lottery

MARTIN admitted that he had been in the Treasury

Ticket Lottery with LOUIS COHEN in the Pittsburgh area. He

said that when the Federal Gambling Tax Stamp became effective,

COHEN made a research of the law and concluded that individuals

selling Treasury Tickets were not required to have such a stamp.

He stated that regardless of this, when the requirement for

such a stamp begame effective, he

found it practically impossible

to find sellers for the tickets and was, therefore, forced out

of the business.

He said he has not been engaged in the lottery

business nor any other racket for the past several years,

and

does not intend to engage in any illegal activities if he can

help it.

He said it was his understanding that COHEN paid

taxes to the Internal Revenue Service in Pittsburgh, and had

his books regularly audited by the Internal Revenue Service.

He advised that both he and COHEN were careful not to permit

any Ireasury Tickets to travel interstate. He said COHEN, had

these tickets printed someplace in Pennsylvania, but he never

knew the exact location..

On April 18, 1958, T-l, who has furnished reliable

information in the past, advised he has been well acquainted

with subject for over 30 years. He said that subject formerly

operated

a lottery in Pittsburgh area, but has not done so

for the past few years. He said that, so far as he knows, subject

has not recently been engaged in any rackets or illegal activities.

He said that subject sells dice in Las Vegas, Nevada, and

Havana, Cuba for Langsworthy and Company, Detroit, Michigan. He

stated that these dice are of very superior quality, and that

no other manufacturer of dice can compete with Langsworthy. He

stated that, as a result of the fine quality of these dice,

MARTIN has "wrapped up on the dice business in Havana.. He said

that. MARTIN had recently used his phone in making a call to

some unknown individual in Havana.

He did not know the nature

of the conversation.

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hotel?

„DATE: 11-14-2017

MM 92-218

INFORMANTS

T-l is MM 501-C who furnished information to SA ROBERT K. LEWIS

on April 18, 1958.

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