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fier be During the peri 0d Sa nny vise: £7 that racketeers continued to scile in" on the entertainment field. He stated that Frank Costello (not identified) took over Frank Sinatra when he was struggling to be recognized, promoted him financially, and was responsible for his present success. On 4/4/60 a Bureau Agent advised that in the summer of 1959 there was a large gambling setup at Gurney's Inn, Montauk, NY, and that — Frank Sinatra was among the customers, ff “ 924d 57~4 cam by D a e...:..: that Dominick Bruno, reported to have Mafia (100-42303) connections, had attempted unsuccessfully b7P to get Frank Sinatra to appear at his Three Rivers Inn, Three Rivers, NY. Sinatra would only appear at a Las Vegas club (believed to be the Dunes), an Atlantic City club owned by an old friend who started him in the entertainment business, (not identified) and the Coba Cabana in NY where he had obligations. Informant explained that these obligations dated from Sinatra's "emancipation" from Tommy Dorsey who once owned Sinatra to the extent that Sinatra only received 10% of his gross income. Sinatra got Frank Costello, nationally known racketeer, to obtain his release from Dorsey for $150,000. As a result Sinatra was obligated to the Sinatra syndicate and therefore worked at the Copa Gabana. Sinatra was reputed to be a possible runner for Lucky Luciano during his over- seas visits and a couple of years ago they had been pictured together in newspapers in Cuba. Informant was of the opinion that if Dominick Bruno had any top syndicate or Mafia connections he would have been f able te get Sinatra to appear at, Three.Rivers Inn. “ 7 4 100-42303-746 p.48,49 (35) ” i. coe 2 . meee tt A a ea ad LE i etn A Ne At eR ET A a a