Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, NO
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 1/10/64
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:

4/28/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY:

FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

124-10198-10204

RECORD SERIES :

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 62-9-33-441

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

SAC, NO

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE: 01/10/1964

PAGES:

2

SUBJECTS :

CIP, ADVICE, GAMBLING ACT, CANDIDATES

DOCUMENT TYPE :

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION : Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS :

4

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 09/25/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

v9.1

DocId: 32287928

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Released under

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BArt (r-13-2017

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Date: 1/10/64

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FROM:

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NEW ORLEANS (92-50)

SUBJECT:

SAC,

CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM

WEEKLY SUMMARY

CRIME CONDITIONS, JEFFERSON PARISH

The run-off election for the candidates of the

Democratic Party will occur 1/11/64. In Jefferson Parish

both the parish president and parish sheriff are candidates

for election. The two candidates for the office of sheriff

are ALWYNN J. CRONVICH, a member of the THOMPSON P. DONELSON -

ALWYNN J. CRONVICH ticket, and LAWRENCE A. CHHARDY, a Candi-

date with the incumbent Parish President M. DAN HOGAN.

These two men defeated incumbent Sheriff JOHN JACK

FITZGERALD. Both men claim to be good government candidates

and, both claim that they will suppress gambling in Jefferson

Parish 'Various rumors, have been circulated indicating that

candidate LAWRENCE A CHEHARDY has received political and

Inancial assistance

from New Orleans top hoodlum_CARLOS

MARCELLO, Rumor has not been substantiated by any responsible

source.

Both New Orleans PD Deputy Superintendent of Police

ALFRED TERIOT and PCI AL DARGIS, an active supporter of

CRONVICH, had reported this rumor but both are unable to

substantiate it.

NO 1205-C advised that the Old Southport Club is

operating a dice table and roulette,

and ALTON and HENRyMILLS

save opened a keno game at Pat and Jerry's Club on Jeffersor

Highway.

- Bureau

4 - New Orleans

(2 - 92-50)

(2 - 92-346)

REC 81 62-9-33-441

002n4

JAN 13 1404

Approved:.

Sent

_M

Per

Special Agent in Charge

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

NO 92-50

RLK: CV

The New Garden Club continues to operate gambling

games at Gretna, La., and NO 1205-C reported that 21 tables

have operated in many of the clubs throughout Jefferson

Parish.

NO 1205-C advised that an individual recently

attempted to operate a roulette game at the Cotton Club on

Jefferson Highway, and after one day's operation it was

closed by Major EARL ROLLING of the Jefferson Parish SO.

The next day Capt. SAM LE BLANC, Jefferson Parish so,

rechecked to be sure that the club had closed down.

NO 1205-C advised the only explanation he can offer is that

the son of the owner of the Cotton Club was actively backing

another candidate in the first Democratic primary, and the

club was closed by Sheriff FITZGERALD because of

this reason.

Sheriff JOHN JACK FITZGERALD was defeated in his

effort to be re-elected as sheriff in the first Democratic

primary, however, he will hold office until the first week

1964. Capt. CY DI LIBERTO on 1/8/64 advised that

it is a well-regarded fact that either of the two candidates

in the second primary will probably dismiss most of the

current employees of the Jefferson Parish so, and he antici-

sates that most of the current deputies of the Jeffersor

Parish staff will be hunting jobs between now and the first

week in May. DI LIBERTO indicated that Sheriff JOHN JACK

FITZGERALD has disregarded the operation of the Jefferson

Parish

SO and for the time being the office is "running

itself"'.

LEAD

NEW ORLEANS

AT NEW ORLEANS, LA. •

Will be alert for possible violation of Federal

laws through the change of political administration in

Jefferson Parish.

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