CR 137-7528-6
Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, LA
Document date: 03/27/1962
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

6/24/201

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-10291-10341

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER : SEE TITLE

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

SAC, LA

TO:

TITLE: [Restricted]

DATE: 03/27/1962

PAGES:

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SUBJECTS :

[Restricted]

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS :

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CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW :

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In Reply, Please Refer to

File No.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Los Angeles,

California

March 27, 1962

ALL INFORMATTON CONTAINED

REG, 62

1,3

3,4,

1. INFORMANT'S NAME

MIKE SINGER, aka.

2.

BUREAU FILE NUMBER

137-7528.

3.

CURRENT ACTIVITIES AND EMPLOYMENT

(JFK

For approximately 20 years informant was active in

the union movement and up until June of 1961 was a business

agent for Local 626 of the Teamsters Union in Los Angeles.

Informant had the reputation of being HOFFA's West Coast

lieutenant.

Upon Leaving the leamsters Union in June of 1961,

informant opened a labor consultant ana public relations

office at 9107 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly H1lls, California,

and in addition to this sysiness, informant became a close

acquaintance of PHILIP J

MATHEW. MATHEW is the President of

Alfied Empire, a Tihancial holding company, as,well as other

corporations

throughout the United s

addition, MATHEW Owns

bank in the Bahamas oftwhich the infor-

mant is a director.

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acquainted with many of the gambling

element in. Last

IRVING. "NIGGY"

Negas, Nevada, and is particularly close to

DEVINE of Las Vegas.

As a Fare, intant att

1s In a position to

obtain information pertaining to the

NEVAd rinances of many of the hoodlums and gamblers affillated

FLA one way or another with Las Vegas.

4.

SYMBOL NUMBER

SWITZERLAND

iF LÄ 4350-C.

10%

REC. 62 / 37-7528-620

5.

DATES OF CONTACT

NOT RECORDER!

APR

2 39.2

REGISTERED

Kirt.

colons

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November 16, 1961;

January 8, 1962;

November 20, 1961;

January 10, 1962;

November 21, 1961;

January 12, - 14,

1962;

January 2, 1962;

February 19, 1962

Informant spends a great deal of time away from the

Los Angeles area and travels throughout the United States

constantly. In addition informant makes regular trips to

the Bahamas and the Hawaiian Islands, and since the first of

the year has made trips to Japan and Europe.

As a result it

is only possible to contact the informant when he is in Los

Angeles..

6. OUTCOME OF CASES NOT COMPLETED WHEN

PREVIOUS SEMI-ANNUAL LETTER. SUBMITTED

Not applicable.

7. SUCCINCT SUMMARY OF INFORMATION FURNISHED

tion of a general intelligence nature and most of the informa-

tion pertains to the gambling industry in Las Vega, Nevada,

and the activities and associates of JAMES RIDDLE HOFFAS

Because of the nature of the information furnished. by the

CALIF

informant, it has been impossible to verify a great deal of

the information furnished through independent investigation

NEVADA

and/or inquiry. It is believed that if the information fur-—

nished by this informant can be developed to the fullest

FLA.

extent, that a great deal of information will be developed on

the handling and transfer of funds in and out of Las Vegas.

On November 20, 196g informant furnished the following

information in the case entitled,

Vegas, Los Angeles file 92-1010.

"NATORAR TODIE ARE ODA

$50,000 per month from hotel funds without the owner's knowledge

and

that there is definite talk that RIDLE will be eliminated

for this embezzlement. Since that date informant has repeatealy.

advised that the owners of the Dunes Hotel are dissatisfied

with RIDDLE and that RIDDLE will be eliminated in one way or

another....

LAS VEGAS, NEVA DA

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NEVADA

Informant advised that SIDNEY

WYNAN

contacted In-

formant and advised that he had a plan worked out where JAMES

GOTTLIEB would deposit $6,000,000 In a bank having numbered

accounts and WYMAN would then borrow $6,000,000 using

GOTTLIEB's deposit as security. WYMAN indicated that he

would then use the $6,000,000 to purchase the Dunes Hotel

from GOTtLIEB. As a result of this conversation, intormant

suspects that GOTTLIEB has access to $6,000,000 that cannot

be shown and 1s trying to work something out to put this money

to work.

Informant advised on February 19, 1962 that he re-

cently overheard a conversation involving GOLILIEB at which

time GOTTLIEB mentioned the fact that the Government had

subpoenaed. all the books and records of the Central States

Teamsters Pension Fund which created a real problem for

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HOFFA®

GOTTLIEB appeared disturbed over this fact but infor--

mant does not know why.

Informant furnished additional infor

mation regarding activities of associates of GOrILIEB.

CALE

that BArmon January 8, 1962, Informant furnished Information

the prostitute was planning legal action against LittoN.

prostitute whose name informant did not know, was arrested by

the Los Angeles Police Department and after agreeing to settle

her suit against LYTTON the charges against the prostitute

were dropped.

Informant indicated that the prostitute is now

COHEN at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas.

NEVADA

The Facts about tie beating were verified through

another source.

This information was reported in the case

entitled, "BART LYTTON, SM - C," Bureau file 100-400169,

and Los Angeles file 100-24471.

On January 8, 1962, Informant advised that on

January 4, 1962, he was sitting in the Sands Hotel with-

NIGGY DEVINE at

which time an unknown individual was en-

gaged in conversation by DEVINE on two occasions.

This un-

known individual on the second occasion acknowledged the fact

that he had picked up money at the Fremont Hotel and was deliver-

ing It to Phoenix, Arizona. This individual Indicated to DEVINE

that they were two months in arrears in their payments of the

people from Phoenix. Subsequently, informant learned that

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CAL/E NEVADA ARIZ

this unknown Individual was a man by the name or cOLE Who 1o

in the advertising business in Beverly Hills. This injorma-

tion was reported in the case entitled,.

"MARVIN ROBERTYCOLE, aka.,

Alie 92-934. Through another source, it was determined that

00: Los Angeles, Bureau file 92-5383, and Los Algeles

COLE was in Las Vegas at the time informant met him and also

that COLE departed Las Vegas at the time reported by informant

and

Through the other source,

however it could not be verified that. COLE was carrying funds.

The informant furnished the following information on

1962, which information was

January 8, 1962 and February I "MOVEMENT OF CRIMINAL FUNDS FROM

reported in the case entitled,

SWITZERLAND AND ISRAEL TO NASSAU, AR," LoS Angeles file 92-1038:

On January 8, ig62, Informant advised that he was

approached by a number of Las Vegas gamblers to make a trip

to Switzerland and to carry money for these people to Israel

and Nassau.

Informant made a trip with DEVINE, however no

funds were transported during that trip. Informant was able to

identify the bank in Geneva and also the individua/handling these

funds in Switzerland and learned that CutoRt

lieutenant governor of Nevada, and LEVINSON held five per cent

of this bank.

Informant learned that JONES has a recora of all D.C.

monies of Las Vegas operators on deposit in the Swiss Bank. In-

formant learned that JONES and a number of other individuals are

planning a trip to Switzerland on or about March 25, 1902, at

which time funds are going

Ine to be removed from this Swiss Bank to

a bank in Nassau. JONES indicated to informant that after this

trip, JONES will have

approximately $20,000,000 available for

investment purposes.

On February 19, 1962,

Informant furnished the results of

a trip he made through Europe with DEVINE and furnished circum-

stances that occurred duning this trip which makes the informant

believe that DEVINE was either directly or indirectly responsible

for the death of. LUCKY LUCIANO.

On January 8, i962, Informant furnished the following

information which was reported in the case entitled "ALLEGED

INFLUENCE OF NEVADA GAMBLING INTERESTS IN WASHINGTON, D.C., AR,"

Los Angeles file 92-1045:

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