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Ey 3! The “Los Angeles Times", May 15, 1970, contained the following item: “Alleged underworld figure JOHNNY ROSSELLI was ordered again Thursday to answer a Federal Grand Jury’ s questions which it was revealed in court deal with secret ‘skimming’ of gambling proceeds by hidden interests in Las Vegas casinos. “The nature of the inquiry became known for the first time when ROSSELLI who had been granted immunity from prosecu- tion to testify, was returned to court for balking at certain questions. ROSSELLI, 65, stopped answering when the questioning turned to the subject of a meeting at the office of attorney JAMES P, CANTILLON with FRANK LA PORTE, alleged Chicago mafia *"Who was present with you when you and FRANK LA PORTE met at CANTILLON's office?', he was asked. “ROSSELLI complained he was being set up for a perjury charge and refused to answer any more questions. A record of the proceedings read for U.S. District Judge JESSE W. CURTIS revealed. "Other questions he refused to answer were ‘How was the meeting arranged?'. 'Did you converse with FRANK LA PORTE at any other location?'. “Also read was a statement by Assistant U.S. Attorney DAVID R. NISSEN informing ROSSELLI of the nature of the inves- tigation. "It included possible violations of Federal law involving the holding of hidden interests in Las Vegas casinos and hotels aad interstate travel for the removal of ‘skim’ or ee ee ee ee secretly removed funds . 32.