Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: NY
To: HQ
Document date: 09/28/1964
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

Date:

6/1/2015

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

124-90154-10118

RECORD SERIES :

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

CR 165-1313-26

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

NY

TO:

HQ

TITLE :

DATE:

PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

09/28/1964

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HERBERT LIEBERT

MICHAEL MCLANEY

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION:

Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW:

10/30/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS:

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

NY 165-564

COPIES CONT'D

2-Omaha

2-Philadelphia (165-500)

ADMINISTRATIVE CONT'D

regardirg

subject. Reports containing positive results

of investigation are to be submitted every 30 days by

the office of origin. Long-distance telephone calls

should be obtained on a monthly basis for phones known

to be used by subject for gambling activities.

Iden-

tity of subscribers

to phones called by subject should

be promptly obtained and thereafter all material sent

to the Bureau "Attention Automatic Data Processing

Unit."

This report was delayed to await the receipt

of a list of toll calls charged to subject's home phones

since

Soner I te

It is noted the toll calls included

of the 3 telephones

listed to subject and

are for period March to July.

Due to delay experienced by NY Telephone

Company in filing of telephone records after billing

date, It is necessary to resubmit toll requests for

months of July and August.

From referenced Miami communication dated

7/17/54, MM 509-C-TE advised SA ROBERT F. FETZNER that

he had no information regardirg subject's gambling

accivities.

M. eX PollocK

From referenced Minneapolis Communication,

RAYMOND BUECHNER, Security Officer, Northwest Bell

Telephone Company, Minneapolis, Minnesota (Protect

I APPROX 1906

Identity) advised

• SA DONALD E. WALLER on July 13 1964

nat west b-032 is suorcribed to by M. CRAWFORD&RQLLOCK,

" Mr. BUBCHNIER

listed to this telephone at the same address

D. APPROK. 1896

581 SchaefeR RoAd, Ech

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992

(44 USC 2107 Hote).

DATE: 11-14-2017

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The following informants were contacted and

could not furnish any information identifying POLLOCK

or MAC DONALD with any possible interstate gambling

activities:

informant

MP 2468-PC

Date Contacted

July 20, 1964

Agent By Whom Contacted

SA DONALD W. THOMPSON

and

SA HERBERT A. ECKENROTH

MP 2459-0

PAT CORCORAN,

PCI

WILLARD POLSKI,

PCI

MP2337-C

Tly 9, 1964

SA DONALD W. THOMPSON

july 9, 1964

SA DONALD W. THOMPSON

July 21, 1964

SA DONALD W. THOMPSON

July 21, 1954

SA DONALD W. THOMPSON

From referenced Salt Lake City communications,

as reported in details, it is noted PAUL SUGAR at one

time was an informant of the Salt lake City Office and

transferred to the Las Vegas Office.

financial back for IIEBERT and MEYERSCN was an individual

In NY named MANNY KIMMEL who has always been a big

sports player and bettor.

Informant described KIMMEL as

a mathematical genius who owns numerous parking lots in

and around NYC.

Informant stated one of KIMMEL's

ciosest associates was a NY gambler named ARTHUR ARNOLD.

In addition,

as previously reported, calls

were made from LIERERT's home phones to the kome phone

of Los Angeles gambler RICKY JACOBS and also to a RICKY

JACOBS in a Miami Feach hotel.

Los Angeles edvised RICKY INCOBS is a financial

point holder in the operation of a panguingue card game

being operated out of

¿ cara club nama P1 Alpha Nu, 7853

Lincoln Boulevard,

santa. Monica, calicornia.

CALiF

FIAL

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A review of the files in the Los Angeles

LIEBERT,

Los Angeles, from JOEANESLINE, a Washington gambler

who is also an associate of LIEBERT.

on 7/26/54; NY. 3920-C advicad SA JOSEPH M.

FANNING that he had

attempted for the past several

weeks to contact UNCERT LIBERT and CHARLES MEYERSON

at the Hickory Fouse and other hangouts In NYC,

had been unsuccess?ul due to the fact that both

individuals had

Ben in Las Vegas, Nevada. He had

been

•by what to considered to be a reliable source

that both IlEBUNT and MEYERSON were in Las Vegas for

the express purpose if buying the thunderbird Hotel.

On 8/25/64, NZ 4408-C-TE advised SA DONALD

A. RIVERS that LIESERI, together with CHARIES MEYERSON,

was controlling the forner MAX COURINZY-FHANK REED

gamblirg operation in Nyc.

Informant added that

LIEBERT was currently in California, exact location

not known.

From Las Vegas commundastion dated 8/26/64,

SA WILLIAM T. MC RAJ? and advised that there have been

Vegas, Nevada, about one group or another attempting

to purchase the Thunderbird Hotel and Casino operation,

inasmuch as it is common knowledge that the present

Thunderbird orgenication is in financial difficullty.

Phase sources acriodd

unfamiliar to them and they have not heard their names

mentioned concerning any purported or proposed sale

the Thunderbird Hotel-Casino.

These sources are indiviorals mo are 20-

nected with the Thunderbird Hotel operation in las

Vegas, Nevada, and Scherally furnish general informa-

tion concerning its operation and organization.

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

NY 165-564

The 8/25/64 edition of the "Las Vegas Sun"

newspaper carried an article reporting that the Del

E. Webb Corporation announced on the evening of

8/24/64 that they had made an offer to the Thunderbird

Hotel management to purchase the Thunderbird Hotel

would

now submit an application to the Gaming Control

• Board to seek approval for such a purchase.

On 9/10/64, PCI JACK WEINSTEIN advised SA

TAYLOR that he understood HERBERT LIEBERT to

be a partner of CHARLES MEYERSON, both in his gambling

operations and in ownership of taxi cab fleets.

stated that although he doesn't know LIBERt on sight,

from the description of LIEBERT, he might well be the

same individual who PCI regarded as MEYERSON's "lieutenant".

FrOQ IN SAle 105-505, CacitleCCIALIES INYERSON;

ITI, the following

informat.ou was obtained fron lilani

cormunication dated 7/23/64:

MM 919-C was contacted by SA GRAHAM HURST

on 7/20/64, at which time he advised he did not know

HERBERT LIEBERT Or CHARLES MEYERSON and had only heard

subject was in contact with GILBECKLEY.

He had no

information regarding associates or methods of operation. 7/A.

MM 919-C is an individual who has

knowledge of the activities of GILBERT LEE

*BECKLEY.

Information from the records of the NY

Telephone Company were furnished by Mr. EDWARD L.

BRAUNE, Security Suparvisor, NY Telephone Company,

104 Broad St., NY, NY, Number 10004.

LEADS

BALTIMORE

AT BETHESDA, MARYLAND Obtain subscriber

to telephone call from subject's home phone anc

check indices, credit and criminal, and logical sources

to determine possible connection with interstate

gambling.

Do not interview subscriber..

Telephone Number

Date Called

EM 5-5192

6/30/64.

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records ColTection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote).

DATE: 11-14-2017

NY. 165-564

CHICAGO

AT CHICAGO,

ILLINOIS Conduct same inves-

tigation requested of Baltimore.

Telephone Number

Date Called

CK 7-2694

5/11/64

LAS VEGAS

1) Will determine

subscriber to telephone

AF As prose numer 735-4111 called on

6/26/64 from subject's home phone.

2) Will iS entify WAL CLARKE called at the

Riviera Hotel, 735-5111 on 4/29/64 and again on unknown

Determine possible connection with interstate

gambling.

3_ Will identify NATHAN JACOBSON called at

the Flamingo Hotel, 735-8111 on 4/29/64. /Determine

possible connection with interstate gambling.

LOS ANGELES

AT BEVIEDY HILTS.

CALIEORNTA

Wist determine

subscriber to 274-7131

called on 5/11764, it being

noted party called was R. JACOBS, probably FICKY

JACOBS.

AT LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 1) Conduct

similar investigation requested of Baltimore.

Numbers Called

Date Called

Cr. 3-1400

7/2/64

GR 8-2388

3/19/64

NO 2-9111

7/2/64

2) It is noted NY 4408-C-TE advised LIEBERT

was in California, exact location unknown.

Attempt

to verify and determine reasons for LIEBERT's presence

in California.

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