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Frank Sinatra — Part 3
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LSSICTATION ITH CRENTNALS al ROOOLUMS
The New York rield Division in august, 1946, was advised by Frances \
Duffy, clerk of Local Selective Service Eoard, Number 1°C, New York City, thot sne,
Duffy, resides at 424 Second Street, Brooklyn, New York, in a howe comec Ly Lrs.
vary Fischetti, the mother of Charles Fischetti, who was considerec a key figure
by the Chicago Fiela Division in the investigation of the Capga case. iiss “uf ty
disclosed that Sinatra accompanied Charles Fischetti to the nome of Fischnetti's
mother and spent the evening there in,about June of 1946.
Willie Morftti of Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, who controls all gambling
in Bergen County, New Jersey and is a close friend of Frank Costello, New York City,
ia reported by Captain Matthew J. Donohue as having a financial intersst in Frank
Sinatra. It should be noted that Sinatrats residence is also in Hasbrouck Heights,
New Jersey. The Los Angeles Office reported that a boxing show was being sponsored
by sinatra together with Henry Sanicola and Larry Rummans. It is reported that they
incorporated and formed a company and sold stock to raise money to build "a little
Valleon Square Garden" arena in Los Angeles. At the same time it was reported that
Sinatra was interested in purchasing a hotel and gambling establishment that was
being built at Las Vegas, Nevada. He was asisted in this venture, according to
reports, by an attorney named Albert Pearlsen, Sanicola and Rummans are not further
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‘ Bugsy Siegel, a prominent hooditm operating on the west coast was reported
to have gone to Los Angeles on December 18, 1946 to contact Lana Turner, Jimmie
Durante, and Frank Sinatra for the purpose of having these individuals attend the
opening of the Flamingo Hotel operated by Siegel. It has likewise been reported that
Mickey Cohen, a well-known gambler and racketeer who operates in Los Angeles, California,
has been in contact with Sinatra on occasiorm, The Chicago Field Division advised that
on October 8, 1946 a request was made of Charles Fischetti, mentioned above, to get in
touch with his brother, Joe Fischetti, for the purpose of contacting Frank Sinatra in
New York to expedite room reservations around November 75 1946. -Tt was indicated that
the reservations for the hotels were desired by the Fischettis as they intended to take
in the Notre Dame - Army football game.
ASSOCIATION WITH COMMUNISTS AND COMMUNIST FRONT GROUPS
Tt has been ascertained that William Dieterle, amtion picture director
in Hollywood and reliably reported to be a strong supporter of the Communist party
and the Soviet Union, was in receipt of a letter from Frank Sinatra postmarked at
. New York city J June 26, 1945. © the evening of September 2, 1946, Frank Sinatra
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was @ guest artist at a concert held at Los Angeles, California by the Hollywood
Independent Citizens Committee of the Arts, Science, and Professions which has been
reliably reported to have been one of the main Communist political pressure and
propaganda groups existing. It has been reliably reported that an unknown person -
conferred with Lionel Berman, Communist party membér and celebrity contact man for
the Communist party in New York City, relative to the possibility of getting Frank
Sinatra to speak at an inter-racial meeting to be held at Corona, Long Island. It
has been reliably reported that Frank Sinatra was scheduled for appearance on a
program sponsored by the Paramount Studio Club in Los Angeles, California, held on
February 12, 1946. One of the scheduled speakers at this meating was identified
as Earl Robinson, a member of the Communist party in that area,
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