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William W. Fink, brother~in-law of Edward A. Sloan, had arranged with -+ Boanusll Mi Stern to handle Sloan's release on parole. According to Fink, thy attorney fee was $1,250 of which Fink was to pay $250 down and a con- tingant fee of 31,000 to be paid if Sloan was released by | -nuary 1, 1945. cvhowit saasto was effective December 18, 1944 and Stern rs-eived only — {wt tn cash oi the contingent, fee on December 19, 1944. William W. Fink when interviewed stated that it had com to his attention that Emanuel M. Stern, Attorney at Fargo, North Dakota, ; was quite successful in securing paroles. Fink stated that he had been associated at one time with a firm in St. Paul which handled the Mitigation for a Dr. Samuel Stern, brother of Emanuel Stern. He stated that Dr. Stern apparently was a notorious abortionist who had become involved in State charges which eventually resulted in Dr. Stern's leaving the State of Minne- a sota. It appears, however, that one Morris Roisner, a local underworld character, was the person who told Fink about Stern’s being successful in. - getting paroles for Federal prisoners. Fink denied any knowledge of the a allegation of a bribe and stated there was no information indicating that | , Stern had paid any money to a member of the Parole Boards . an -~3- mos ioe me = aos Ra ag = a mee a = Phy. —. ooeall “~. ND ae ae et a ee RE OE ee a RS RT a iat Pet