Bugsy Siegel — Part 5

65 pages · May 09, 2026 · Document date: Sep 10, 1946 · Broad topic: Organized Crime · Topic: Bugsy Siegel · 65 pages OCR'd

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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT - - . DATE: 9=13-46 F <3 * “pen JAMIN “EDGs* Breck. -* MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION CONCERNING grt, 1HFORS ABS CRIME. SURVEY h 5 Lede dade bb bade taba i hick 5 ez 7 To inform you of additional information, it . = Ostholthoff relative to information furnished by of the CPA at tb pox Los Angeles, who was contacted by Benjamin Siegel prior 6 hearing held in San Francisco. 2p BACKGROUND ptember 4, 1946, Mr. Ostholthoff advised me that Ax or the CPa, desired to furnish information to the Bureau, wiich “ re. Ostholtheff stated would be furnished in detail to the Bureau. ion he desired to vised that he was bx bee + from escribed fs) several addition, Upon contact, advised that the inf disclose should be treated with u recently in Las Vegas, Nevada, with ashington, D. C. by the CFA to exam cm: a “very personable individual". otograpis of the Flamingo properties while s Vegas, and, examin the files of the Clark founty Build Comm ies loner. neq the files of th County ing Commissioner. oO propert stated that TH SISCEL further advised that on Thursday, August 29, 1946, he received a telephone call in his office from an who stated "this is your cousin from San Francisco", wh Ked_ tha meet him at the intersection ° of &th and Wilshire Boulevard. stated he went to meet this individual; nee? he had asked one of h I to follow him in another car. Continuing, tated that when he reached the intersection be noticed a car parked in the vic on approaching it found it contained nd Ben b? Siegal. advised that Siegel declined 44 wit car and requested to go for a walk, which they did. stated that he was advised by }sssee that he, Siegel, knew that the FBI was investigating the matter sneer the Flamingo and that his telephones at Las Vegas were tapped. Siegel further stated ew that one of the matters under investigation was an alleged” bribe o the District Construction Supervisor for the CPA at Reno, Nevada. Sisgel stated that he knew that no bribe had been passed because if anyone had done such a thing they would have come to him to be reimbursed and thet if anyone had paid $500, as alleged, they would have asked Siegel for, 0 $5,000. RECORDED | Lin ff EP! 7 /7 & hs _ INDEXED i k 5° SPO « 1 yaee 349 oe 29 al 22 1945 | y corti DSTHONE pe ® | . Ybee e ae A pe eli Pataca: -+ Te eee

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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

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DATE: 9=13-46

F
<3
*

“pen JAMIN “EDGs* Breck. -*
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION CONCERNING grt, 1HFORS ABS
CRIME. SURVEY

5
Lede dade bb bade taba
i

hick

5
ez
7

To inform you of additional information, it . =
Ostholthoff relative to information furnished by of the CPA at tb pox
Los Angeles, who was contacted by Benjamin Siegel prior 6 hearing held in

San Francisco.

BACKGROUND

ptember 4, 1946, Mr. Ostholthoff advised me that Ax
or the CPa, desired to furnish information to the Bureau, wiich “

re. Ostholtheff stated would be furnished in detail to the Bureau.

ion he desired to

vised that he was bx

bee + from

escribed

fs) several
addition,

Upon contact, advised that the inf
disclose should be treated with u
recently in Las Vegas, Nevada, with

ashington, D. C. by the CFA to exam
cm: a “very personable individual".

otograpis of the Flamingo properties while s Vegas, and,
examin the files of the Clark founty Build Comm ies loner.

neq the files of th County ing Commissioner.

oO propert
stated that

TH SISCEL

further advised that on Thursday, August 29, 1946, he received

a telephone call in his office from an who stated "this is your

cousin from San Francisco", wh Ked_ tha meet him at the intersection °

of &th and Wilshire Boulevard. stated he went to meet this individual;
nee? he had asked one of h I to follow him in another car. Continuing,

tated that when he reached the intersection be noticed a car parked in the

vic on approaching it found it contained nd Ben b?
Siegal. advised that Siegel declined 44 wit car and

requested to go for a walk, which they did. stated that he was advised by
}sssee that he, Siegel, knew that the FBI was investigating the matter sneer

the Flamingo and that his telephones at Las Vegas were tapped. Siegel further
stated ew that one of the matters under investigation was an alleged”
bribe o the District Construction Supervisor for the CPA at Reno,
Nevada. Sisgel stated that he knew that no bribe had been passed because

if anyone had done such a thing they would have come to him to be reimbursed

and thet if anyone had paid $500, as alleged, they would have asked Siegel for, 0
$5,000. RECORDED | Lin ff EP! 7 /7

hs _ INDEXED i k

5° SPO « 1 yaee 349 oe 29 al 22 1945 | y
corti DSTHONE pe ® |

. Ybee  e ae A pe eli Pataca: -+ Te eee