Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SD
To: HQ
Document date: 05/31/1961
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

Identification Form

Date:

6/9/2015

Agency Information

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

RECORD SERIES:

FBI

124-90064-10007

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 92-5030-28

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: SD

TO: HQ

TITLE:

DATE: 05/31/1961

PAGES: 26

SUBJECTS :

LEON SNYDER

VICTOR PEREIRA

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: Consulted

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 07/02/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: APPROVAL OF BOP

COMMENTS: RPT, REFERRED TO BOP

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Released under the John f. "Kennedy ASsassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote)

DATE: 11-14-2017

SD 92-188

Mr. REED COZART was contacted on February 8;

1961 for information concerning SNYDER.

At that time,

COZART advised that SNYDER had contacted him at his offic€

sometime in the latter part of January, 1961. During this

contact, SNYDER discussed two individuals by the names of

PERIERA

and BRADING. COZART stated that SNYDER gave him

the impression that

he was a big shot in San Diego who was

working on a deal to redaim desert land in Nevada. The

above two individuals were to be instrumental in completing

the deal to reclaim this land,

and it was absolutely essential

that they be released from their parole to travel extensively

in the west In order to complete this deal.

COZART stated he had furnished SNYDER certain

papers to be filled out by PERIERA and BRADING.

These papers

were applications for Executive Clemency. SNYDER airmailed

these papers to PERIERA and BRADING and approximately three

days later brought them to COZART's office. COZART stated

that he is a Pardon Attorney in the U. S. Department of

Justice and acts on Executive Clemency Appeals, however,

he flatly denied the appeals from PERIERA and BRADING and

told SNYDER that these two individuals would have to seek

relief from their local parole officers and that his office

could not help them.

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (41 USC 2107 Hote)

DATE: 11-14-2017

SD 92-188

on February 15, 1901, SAMUEL BARRETT, U. S. Federa.

Probation Officer, Federal Building, Los Angeles, advised

SAS FREDERICK E. RODERICK and GEORGE E. BLAND the following

concerning the addresses of PERIERA and BRADING:

PERIERA resides at 1514 Bel Aire Road, Los Angeles 24,

telephone number GRanite 2-7391, and is employed as the manager

of Velco Properties, Inc., 0255 Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles

48, telephone OL 3-0420.

at 966 Moraga

He is employed by

Beverly Hills, California, telephone number CRestview

Recently BRADING had his employer, MORGAN BROWN,

write to the U. S. Parole Board in Washington, D. C. for

permission for PERIERA and BRADING to travel in order to

make negotiations in oil and land lease promotions, but

this was denied. BARRETT stated that he had not yet notified

PERIERA and BRADING that this request was denied.

BARRETT advised that PERIERA and BRADING were

convicted on January 24, 1952 in federal court for mail

and conspiracy in the Western District of Texas. Both were

indicted on 11 counts but they were found guilty by a jury

trial on three counts for which they were sentenced to 12

years in the U. S. Penitentiary.

BARRETT stated that the allegation made against

PERIERA and BRADING was that they were involved in

a con

man operation" and had bilked a wealthy widow out of her

money.

PERIERA is 42 years of age, having been born on

May 3,

I918 and BRADING

is 46 years of age, having been

born

November 30, 1914.

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