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Oo OANA Hw fo 19 3 Tn the late 1930's, the racing wire news service in Detroit was fantrotte? he the Jerish criminal clement, althouch Joe Massel, a Mafioso, 1 feso had ca ipterect In it, ‘Tho cervice wos terminated after a grand jury 17 aeross the Detroit River, as an outlet for the Continental Press Service. 23 26 agho was nelther Htaltan nor Sicilian, was summoned to a meeting of top Son] oO {Palio hoedlums tm Detroit, including Joe Massel. He was informed that an syrociatn of Tiaceet! had formarly cnorated a Windsor racing wire service in {Be early (9287s ant, hence, the orcrator's service richtlully belonged to 35 3assel. The cperator agreed to a demand for a 75 per cent share of the net ifonte by the Detroit syndicate, (109-42503-280) 40 41 42 Wetroit gamblers to atay out of Detroit and to conduct business in Canada Ky iinly. The opcrator nctified his Italian associates, who In turn warned the Once, the oporstor of the wire scrvice was warned by several famblers to leave him alone, After refusing to do so, two of the gamblers aQsanpeared and their bodies never were found, (100-42303-280) 51 52 It was recently reported thet there are three ecparate numbers 33 xhekets run by the Mafia group in Prtroit. Even though they compete with 36 51 eae a VERA 4 pe 4.2 a * evestigatton, follovlag which a wire service was Installed in Windsor, Canada, 22 My 1946 this racing wire news service was thriving, disseminating 4 _. $gformation to Detrett and nearby “Michigan areas. In that year, the operator, el ee ee Sa ath