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a a ee November 20, 1964 ALLINFORMAT ON CSNTAINED -_ HERES (Eos ey ey, EY) FRANK SINATRA “DATE alial72 BY Frank Sinatra, born December 12, 1915 (or 1916), Hoboken, New Jersey, began a singing career in "1935, In February, 1944, on the basis of an anonymous complaint alleging . Sinatra had paid $40, ood to obtain deferment from service in the military, this Bureau made inquiries concerning his — selective service status. This inquiry revealed that Sinatra's i rejection for miJitary service was due to a physical disability, specificalfy chronic mastoiditis and a perforated ear drum, A hotatioh was also made in conrection with his physical exami- nation that he was suffering from emotional instability, The inquiry did not substantiate the anonymous complaint originally made concerning Sinatra. ! In 1955, this Bureau conducted an investigation relative to possible false statements made by Sinatra ina passport application with regard to membership in subversive organizations. The investigation developed no specific evidence of Communist Party or front organization membership otheg than a membership in 1946 in the Independent Citizens Committee of the Arts, Sciences and Professions, an organization cited as a communist front, Information was also developed or received previously indicating that Sinatra reportedly. had been associated ’ with or lent his name to sixteen’ organizations which have been cited or described as communist fronts. We have received information over an extended period of time from sources, who have furnished reliable information in _ the past and who have knowledge of general criminal activities in the United States, that Sinatra has been a close friend and associate of Samuel Giancana, a former chauffeur and bodyguard for Anthony Accardo, the acknowledged leader of the syndicate (La Cosa Nostra) in Chicago, Rlinois, prior to 1956. Giancana, described as a cold, brutal killer, assumed leadership of the syndicate in Chicago in approxifihthly1956, Giancama has been a guest at various places owned or operated by Sinatra and at Sinatra's home in Palm Springs, California. It has been reported that due to Sinatra's close association with Giancana and other syndicate hoodlums he lost his license to operate gambling establishments in the State of Nevada. AS a result of this loss, Sinatra was reported to have sold his interest in the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, for $43,500 per point for a total of $391, 000 and his entire interest in the Cal Neva Lodge at Lake Tahoe, Nevada. Mebane ape nae Tt!