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Purple Gang Aka Sugar House Gang — Part 1

59 pages · May 11, 2026 · Document date: Mar 29, 1927 · Broad topic: Organized Crime · Topic: Purple Gang Aka Sugar House Gang · 58 pages OCR'd
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Ce Poderal Wureat of Anovestination i a cw pa IL S, Departiuent of dustiee 1105 Mills Tower £20 Bush Street cee San Franciseo, Califcernia oy fa. November 9, LOU6. Te Vashington ? D.C. Dear Sir: “Re: UNENOW SUBJECTS - (Alleged Members Purple Gang, / ' Onetroit. Michigans. ~ ff Lived we ge ee Identification - (Fingerprints). .- WWEYCYD ), fi 2 Director, z Federal Bureau of Investigation, f ter dat Reference is made to ech inverview y the Aberdeen ®, @ a nished information to the effect that our William Lee, allegedly a member of, and a "fence* for the Purple .o Gang, engaged in snuggling dope, guns, jewelry, bullet-proof vests, and steel helmets, to and from China, was allegedly living at 510 Stockton Street East, San Francisco, California. This will advise that there is a Stocktcn Street in San Francisco, which street runs in a North and South Direction, and there is no street designated as Stockton Stree Feat nvestigation at-510 Stockton Street by Special agent of this office, revealed that same ia a rather respect=- Mfentecinent house. Serer enacc nto advised agent Si hat she has been the manager for over a period of two years, Mrrtec that she can recall no one by the name of Williem Lee hav-_ . ~ ing resided at that place during that period. (6X9 YC) At the San Francisco Police Department it was determined that that Department has a record of more than twenty William Lees, and it was impossible, on the information furnished the San Francisco Bureau Office, to determine any furth- er information regarding this particular individual. “sy b2- 2%32-/7 SUPES DESTROYED 7 CY B88 AUG2T iy64 | : a \ Pa y } . é oF ——___ ——
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