Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, CV
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 10/16/1961
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Date:

4/22/201

Agency Information

AGENCY:

RECORD NUMBER:

FBI

124-10277-10320

RECORD SERIES : HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER : 105-80291-2ND NR 88

Document Information

• ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

SAC, CV

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

Released under the John

Assassination Recorde

Collection Act of 1992

Case#:NW 54463 Date:

DATE:

10/16/1961

PAGES:

4

SUBJECTS:

DEB, ASSOC, LT, JHO, AFFIL, TEAMSTER UNION, B/F INT,

NIAGARA CRUSHED STONE LTD

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS :

4

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 05/22/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

v9.1

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DocId: 32300985

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CV 92-179

could be obtained from another source and suggested that NAIMAN

allow DOMINICK BARTONE, a close friend of TRISCARO, to come into the

business, as BARTONE had access to considerable money and had many

contacts.

In aiscussions that followea, BARTONE agreed to put

$200,000 Into the business as

a first step and stated he would

obtain additional funds amounting to approximately one half

million dollars, which he would also invest in the business.

consideration for the furnishing of this capital, NAIMAN assigned

50% of his stock in the

Alvin Naiman Corporation

and 50% of his

stock in the Niagara Crushed Stone, Ltd. to Servicios Internacionale

S.A., a Panamanian company under which BARTONE was operating.

BARTONE put up the $200,000 and was instrumental in obtaining two

loans from the Public Bank of Detroit, each in the amount of

$240,000, one in the name of the Niagara Crushed Stone, Ltd., the

other in

the name of the Alvin Naiman Corp.

Both NAIMAN and

BARTONE co-signed the notes, which were payable to the Public.

Bank and called for payment of 6% or 7% interest and were for a

three-year period. NAIMAN believes this money was deposited at

Niagara's account

at the Toronto-Dominion Bank at Welland,

BARTONE to

and that

BARTONE would handle sales and keeping of records. NAIMAN

maintains that he was

aspecta of Maara and woula not how is a faring the pinanctal

kickback"

"finder's

fee" or similar payment was made to TRISCARO or others in connection

with obtaining the loan from the Public Bank. At the time that

BARTONE became associated with NAIMAN's enterprises and during

subsequent contacts,

TRISCARO was frequently in BARTONE's company

and appeared to be closely associated with him. NAIMAN has stated

that Niagara Is now in receivership in Ontario.

CV-428-C recently advised that he had learned from a

discussion with the girl, name unrecalled, who kept the books for

Niagaras

that there was some

"monkey business"with reference

to Niagara, as books showed a loan of approximately $750,000

from the Public Bank, Detroit, whereas Niagara, according to its

bank account at the Toronto-Dominion bank, received only $250,000.

Bearing on this

same matter is a statement made by

BURT C. HADDAD, accountant and associate of ALVIN NAIMAN,

advised that DOMINICK BARTONE has been negotiating with the

Meisner Engineering Company of Chicago, Illinois, for, the sale

of Niagara to Meisner.

According to HADDAD, officials of Meisner

Engineering Company, who have been checking into the financial

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situation of Niagara, have stated there is a discrepancy of

between $250,000 and $300,000 in what the Public Bank of Detroit

claims is due them on loans made to Niagara and what the books

of Niagara show as actually being owed. The Meisner Company,

according to HADDAD, requested that HADDAD consider auditing

the

HADDAD said

he submitted an estimate for the audit but

to date has heard nothing further.

He said he has heard, source

President of the Public Bank of

unrecalled, that JOE VERHEll dreamster bank" in that it is one

Detroit, which is known as a

of the principal depositories of Teamster funds in the central

states area, is of questionable integrity and closely associated

with high-ranking teamsters.

HADDAD expressed the view that the

possibility, exists

some of the funds obtained from the Public

Bank in the form of loans may have been diverted to Teamster

officials.

He pointed out he has no evidence that such a diversion

of funds actually occurred. HADDAD said 1f Meisner contracts him

to audit the books of Niagara, he will make these books available

to the Cleveland Office, FBI, for examination.

been contacted on numerous occasions during recent weeks, at

which times he has stated he has heard nothing further from Meisner

Engineering Company or DOMINICK BARTONE and does not know if any

decision has yet been made regarding the audit of the books of

Niagara or the present location of these books.

LEADS

An information copy of this letter is being furnished

to Miami in view of information contained herein regarding

DOMINICK EDWARD BARTONE, subject of case captioned "DOMINICK

EDWARD BARTONE, aka; IS - CUBA; RA - CUBA" (00: Miami).

BUFFALO

AT PORT COLBORNE, ONTARIO, CANADA

W1l1 contact Mrs. BILLIE CALDWELL, former bookkeeper

for Niagara Crushed Stone, Itd., Port Colborne, Ontario, who

reportedly resides on Jane Street, for further

details regarding

her allegations to CV-428-C about questionable financial operations

of Niagara, including her statement that not all funds obtained

from the Public Bank of Detroit were deposited in the Niagara

account at the Toronto-Dominion Bank at Welland, Ontario.

AT WELTAND, ONTARIO

Will attempt to determine from officials or records

of the Toronto-Dominion Bank if there is a record of two deposits

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