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.. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION LN eee ee cn ee RS ee oe ee . eee ee ry . we < . Fa . -! * wf 5 wnt! Py ° e 2. . , ws ar ocr - 2 - Fraud Section, Criminal Division, 0.8. Department of Justice (Attn: BOB HICKEY) (Enc. 1) ver ge: Coovte: 1 - Caicago Strike Force (Attn: GARY SHAPIRO) (Enc. 2) ~*~ 27. 2 - €leveland Strike Force (Attn: MM. MICHAELSON ) . 1-U torne Southern District of Kew York (ATTN: MIKE CAREY) Repon of: b ] C Ome; INDIANAPOLIS Bere: ugus » 1977 Meld Onc: File 8: 87-22720$ Qureee File #: Tale: OPFOPEN (00: INDIANAPOLIS) FREDERICK N. P. PRO; ELVIS A. PRESLEY - VICTIM Gawectn, INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION OF STOLEN PROPERTY - FRAUD BY WIRE; TOP THLEF PROGRAM ’ Syeeps: VERNON E.SRRESLEY, father of ELVIS A entertainer, bas power of attorney to act for sthess transactions. Ot eee OO a He entered into a contract with ERICK WN RO» President, gs._Inc., (ACE), a, and others wherein ESLEY’s plane, a Lockheed Jetstar, would sold to WP Leasing Company, New York City. The plane would be up-graded under FAR 121 Maintenance Program to satisfy Federal Aviation Adminis- tration (FAA) requirements. This up-grading would be supervised by World Aircraft Exchange (WAE), Boston, and the plase then leased back to PRESLEY and sub-leased to ACB. Yn connection witb this, WAE authorized and WWP approved for payment funds spent on the up-grading of the plane in the amount of $341,500. PRO at the time issued three checks against the account of ACE on the First National Bank of Coral Gables, Florida, totaling $75,510. All PRO's checks were returned by the bank. Subsequently, @ second similar contract with regard to a pecond airplane of | PRES ‘s was initiated and PRO presented three more checks . totaling $95,000, monk of which were honored by the bank. -. -- O ofAAGM Pinancial ida, Feplaced in the secdnd contract was BU ied throug wiolation of contractual terms. Sational Bank of Commerce, Memphis, handling PRESLEY's accounts received Telex message - . _ from Seveh Oak Finance Limited, England, at the request of PRO reflecting ACE bas an account in excess of §500,000. <Attoraey Zor PRESLEY made available copy of "Wall 8t uraal" -— Gescribing “offshore” bank operations includi and Trust any, e was ebecks fotetios tie7, y or work and tests favolving PRESLEY's plane which work has subsequently been Getermined was never performed. PRESLEY also gave MANNARINO a check for $55 ,630.3°F on the second contract. PRO told PRESLEY be was going to England This doremant sentams wsithe eerammendotion es eooshunien of the PB. Oe be the papery of the FUE and b lennd &: pour agneey: & ond te conten oe ont te te dinwieted exteide pus egy. - 8. 5.600 2078-0-005-001 Ve Od a - ee ee Oe ore Wt oe eae & sete . aan hares -* zoe . .