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hie Jones to Nichols Memorandun. January 23, 1957 harassed by political gangsters.'' Pegler also reported that Sinatra had caused the meeting of the "Citizens Committee." It was reliably reported that Tarantino specialized in sensationalism and took orders from Michael "Mickey" Cohen, the well-known Los Angeles, California, gangster, and that he was friendly with the late notorious gangster "Bugsy" Siegel. Bureau of Narcotics, U. S. Treasury De- partment, who is assigned to the office of Assistant U. S. Attorney Robert L. Patterson, Southerm District of New York, made available on March 7, 1956, a memoraydum prepared by him dated November 15, 1955, which relates that Frank Sinatra visits the Gold Key Club regularly while in New York. The club ee eee as an after-hours bottle club frequented by known hoodlums, and ommented that Sinatra appears to prefer the company of these derma: and that their admiration for him appears to be mutual. According ti! during the winter of 1955, one Vincent Mauro gave an elaborate party for Sinatra at the Gold Key Club on the occasion of the latter's departure for a personal appearance tour in Australia. It was alleged that as a favor to Mauro, Sinatra had appeared at the Ciro Club in Florida for a salary far below that usually received by him in night club appearances, fi'or the purpose of attempting to pull that establishment out of the ho Mauro was described as a lieutenant of Anthony Strollo, who, according to is an underworld big shot who has a controlling interest in many Greenwich Village night clubs and several others located in the Broadway area. (62-81783- -16) The records of the Clark County, Nevada, Sheriff's Office at Las Vegas as of July 25, 1955, lista Frank Sinatra as one of the twelve major stockholders in the Sands Hotel, a gambling establishment in Las Vegas. According to information developed by the Salt Lake City Office, many of the stockholders of record in this particular operation are actually working for notorious gamblers and racketeers. Included among the more prominent of the latter are Aibert "Longie™ Zwillman and Joseph Stacher, was. "Doc" Harris, both notorbus gangsters from New Jersey. (63-2712-9) F. ALLEGATIONS CONCERNING SELECTIVE SERVICE STATUTE: In February, 1944, limited inquiries were made by this Bureau concerning Frank Sinatra's Selective Service Status. This action was predicated upon a statement in an anonymous letter alleging that Sinatra paid $40, 000 to obtain a 4F classification. Inquiry revealed that Sinatra was suffering from an ear ailment and that his rejection was in conformance with the then existing -§- = 348