Originator: FBI
From: LV
To: HQ
Document date: 11/01/1963
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

4/23/201

AGENCY: FBI

RÉCORD NUMBER: 124-90088-10118

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

CR 92-6638-4

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

LV

TO: HQ

TITLE :

DATE: 11/01/1963

PAGES:

11

SUBJECTS :

BENJAMIN BINION

HORSESHOE CLUB LAS VEGAS NEVADA

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 07/14/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS:

RPT

Heleased under the John F. Kennedy

Assassination Records Collection Act o

1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). Case#:NW

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LV. 92-736

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AT LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

Two copies of this report are being furnished to Los

Angeles, per Bureau instructions regarding possible future

dissemination of this report to the USA at los Angeles, California.

Dissemination of this report to any USA is not to be made-unless

instructed to do so by the Bureau.

THE LASTVEGAS DIVISION

AT LAS VEGAS, NEVADA

Will follow and report information developed concerning

the operation of the Horseshoe Club, and activities of key personnel

at this Club.

ADMINISTRATIVE:

This case is being placed in a pending inactive status

and a report concerning the activities at this Club will be submitted

in six months..

LV 108-PC who has knowledge of the operation and personnel

of the Horseshoe Club advised on 8/30/63, that at approximately

1:45 p.m., on this date, an unknown individual appeared in the Casino

of the Horseshoe Club carrying a small black bag.

This individual

was met near the Keno Cage by LESTER BENJAMIN BINION, aka BENNY,

and this individual at that time opened the bag momentarily to show

BINION the contents. Informant stated that he, AL MARSHALL, a pit

boss, and one of the keno dealers got a chance

to glance into the

bag and according to the informant this bag contained numerous

one hundred dollar bills.

Informant advised that

very shortly thereafter DEAN "CHET"

WILLIAMS, an associate of

BINION's at the Horseshoe Club, joined

the unknown individual and BINION. This group then immediately

departed the Club by way of the Second Street entrance and walked

north on Second Street.

Informant has never seen this unknown individual before

nor did any of the other employees of the Club seem to know this

individual's identity.

The individual was described as a white male

about 45 years old, stocky build, 5'6" or 15'8" tall, and

semi bäld.

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IV 92-736

Informant advised on 10/28/63, that no one at the Club

has mentioned anything concerning this money or

individual since that time.

individual who was at the Club on 8/30/63, nor has he seen this

No information to date has been developed concerning

the identity of this individual who contacted BINION and WILLIAMS

at the Horseshoe club, nor has any other source of the Las Vegas

or El Paso Divisions furnished any information regarding this

Individual or the money.

The above information furnished by IV. 108-PC is not being

included in the details of this report due to limited number of

individuals having knowledge of this matter.

It should be noted that RICHARD J. KORNICKS, formerly

of Miami, Florida, the brother-in-law of ED LEVINSON, and presently

an employee of the Horseshoe Club,

is a

known courierrof skimmed

funds.

The details concerning KORNICKS' courier operations were

previously reported in Las Vegas report of JOHN EDWARD SHEDD, datec

3/6/63, entitled, "Fremont Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada; AR" Bufile

92-6329.

The Bureau Agents making the observations at the Horseshoe.

Club on 5/24/63, were Special Agents ROBERT M. JACKSON and CARL F.

FREEMAN.

INFORMANTS:

IV T-I is LV 108-PC:

IV T-2 is Investigator WAYNE MC DORMAN, Nevada Gaming

Control Board, Las Vegas, Nevada.

LV T-3 is Sergeant BEN COMPTON, Special Investigations,

Las Vegas PD, Las Vegas, Nevada.

LV T-4 is LV 109-PC.

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