Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, CG
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 5/4/61
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

5/7/2015

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER : 124-10293-10210

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 92-3171-210

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: SAC, CG

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE:

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SUBJECTS :

05/04/1961

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DOCUMENT TYPE :

CLASSIFICATION :

RESTRICTIONS:

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CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW :

01/16/1998

SGI, ASSOC, KEY LOUNGE, CRIMINAL ACT, LV, BUSS

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

Unclassified

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

PIL INFORMATION CONTAINE MACTONS SECTION

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Mr. Callahan

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TO DIRECIOR, FBI 192-3171/

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FROM SAC,

CHICAGO 192-349/ 2P

EX-116

REC, 84

SAMUEL

M. GIANCANA, AKA, AR. DAILY SUMMARY.

CG SIX FOUR

• FIVE SEVEN

DASHI PE ADVISED THIS DASE WAS RECONTAGTED SY ROSCOEANNO VENTSONED

PREVIOUSLY AS OPERATOR OPAKEY LOUNGE, STONE PARK, ILLe, AND ALLEGED

BY INFORMANT TO BE IN COMPLETE CONTROL OF THAT VILLAGE IN ILLEGAL

ACTIVITIES, WAS DESIROUS OF HAVING INFORMANT COME BACK TO WORK AT

KEY LOUNGE QUOTE ON HER OWN TERMS

INFORMANT IS RELUCTANT

TO DO SO. RE JOSEP

PIGNATELLO,

MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY AS GIANCANA

ASSOCIATE NOW IN LAS VEGAS FOR THE PURPOSE OF FURTHERANCE OF GIANCANA/S

INTERESTS THAT AREA AND TO OBTAIN INTEREST IN ANJOES RESTAURANT THERE•

INVESTIGATION CHICAGO RE THE STERLING HARRIS FORD SITUATION INBA/,

HAS REVEALED THAT PIGNATELLO WAS RETAINED BY THAT AGENCY AS QUOTE

SALES MANAGER END QUOTE. CANCELLED CHECKS FROM STERLING

HARRIS WERE

OBTAINED REFACTING NUMEROUS CHECKS MADE OUT EY STERLING YARRISTEN.

TO THE MIDWEST BANK AND TRUST CO., ELMWOOD PARK, EACH IN THE AMOUNT

2107 Hote).

HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS

PER WEEK, NET PAY APPROXIMATELY TWO HUgGED

25 MAY 8

EIGHTY DOLLARS. LAST PAY CHECK RECEIVED INDICATES DATE OF FEBe

FOURTEEN LAST. NOTED THAT PIGNATELLO ARRIVED IN LAS VEGAS

END

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MAY 12 1961

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DATE: 11-14-2017

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APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK LATER. RE LESTE

KRUSE, ASSOCIATE OF GIANCANA

AND INDIVIDUAL WHO IS OWNER OF RECORDS OF LAKE WORTH, ELAe PROPERTY

MENTIONED AS BELONGING TO GIANCANA. CG SIX FOUR FOUR THREE DASH C

ADVISED THAT LESTER KRUSE HAS RECENTLY BROUGHT IN TO CHICAGO FROM

LAS VEGAS AN INDIVIDUAL KNOWN AS SAM QUOTE SLICK END QUOTE FORMER

QUOTE BOX MAN END QUOTE AT LAS VEGAS CASINOS. HE WILL BE UTILIZED

BY LESTER KRUSE AT J AND J PICNIC GROVE GAMBLING CASINO LOCATED WILL

COUNTY DESCRIBED AS THIS AREAS LARGEST GAMBLING OPERATION HEADED

BY CHICAGO SYNDICATE. RE OAK PARK NATIONAL BANK, OAK PARK, ILLa

MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY AS LOCATION OF GIANCANA CHECKING ACCOUNT.

INFORMANT ADVISES THAT SAM LEWIS, PAAR LOAN COMPANY, CHICAGO, AN

ALLEGED SHYLOCKING OPERATION MAINTAINS SAFETY DEPOSIT BOX AT OAK PARK

NATIONAL BANK AND HAS APPROXIMATELY SEVENTY TO EIGHTY THOUSAND DOLLARS

IN THIS BOX AT ALL TIMES• PRETEXT INQUIRY AT OAK PARK NATIONAL BANK

IS BEING CONSIDERED RE THIS SITUATION IN VIEW OF INFO PERTAINING TO

GIANCANA HAVING AN ACCOUNT AT THAT INSTITUTION. INVESTIGATION

CONTINUING (4/ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

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