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Purple Gang Aka Sugar House Gang — Part 4

96 pages · May 11, 2026 · Document date: Apr 14, 1945 · Broad topic: Organized Crime · Topic: Purple Gang Aka Sugar House Gang · 96 pages OCR'd
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AA OIE eB a ae mye cept ae spe an ete Me WE eared SAA RR taal ge oot aati ' en . 7" oa i- ’ ‘fy moor od ast Woh Ree mee emer t ™ rans eo! rare MEMO FOR THE DIRECTOR Re: Crime Survey chased a large @L as coon as possible. a well knowm Los Angeles attorney, ad oe Angeles g. er and hoodlum, have purchased a large — s Vegas for TS losed Purpose. wena > @ tated be Minneapolis interests, in the persons of rng Sra BROTHERS, ons ‘hom are now in Las Vegas ende ring up gambling concessions. He has feard it stated that ons of cheba brothers was formerly a masber of jae’ Gang of Detroit. Th Rex Club recently opened in Las Vegas is run by who forme r ambling ships off the coast of California, pers named associated with him in venture. GE tated thet be ic persis to put up $10,000 © toward hiring someone to investigate conditions in Las Vegas and he believes if the people of the olty can be'ahew: that hoodlum are saking over and a settling in the Commant ty: subsequent elections wonld provide honest officials. Coe his considerably more had he desired to sell at a ~ tated that the elections “(ey held om May 8, 1945, do not provide My candidates who will be interested in the welfare of the city ... and he elf and other businessmen for not taking action long before this. tated tha vide a cover for an Agent to work egas an so indicated that they would be pleased to do that there was no investi- . gation that could be comlucted in this matter, based on the information which - : thay had furnished, and we were not in a position to reoommand anyone wep oe conduct this investigation for them. os otby Yo) These gentleman indica is employed as a This net knom to me Sd ti vouched for at this tine. — — Spec
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