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preg ee Bhy #evelop fe brity Peaod “aay, ‘the. coverales pH @4ould : ae oat ; girectly ‘Ghenporhaps | © = ‘ander the conspirdey-étatute. “Bancndly, such ‘“ investigation aight have the - effect of stopping donstruction of the Flamingo Hotel which could eono about and his associates. In this connestio tated that SIEGEL and his assoaiates are 8 completion of the gambling casinos in the Flaningo a4 ove. Foaer wat they might be in operation this fall. The informant 4 bas stated a gat once this casino is completed “there will be mo stopping ~ ~_— ee SIEGEL" because the casinos will be good for a $2,000, 000 « year 4 Anoome. -. So. TPF S Fy am in “ subdtentiasion ‘of the “theory, that stopping the -ebnatruction ” aor of the Flamingo. Hotel would bankrupt. 2 psociates, on July ~~ weet 30, 1916 SIEGEL had a conversation in which he stated oo. pet as of ay they neve #1, 162, 50 ray i . boc TEGEL also stated that Corpora d made him a },000 loan and the Cortez Hotel is also going to make them a $600,000 joan on the Flamingo Hotel. this would indicate that SIEGEL and his .__._ associates have already put up all of their available cash. An inves tiga- tion of this matter under the Fraud Against the Government Statute would oe ‘permit ug to examine witnesses under oath. -It-would also-give us an a opportunity, through detailed examination of books and ‘records, to trace y a . } back all of the money invested in the Flaniingo Hétel, which should, in turn,” "<.2% ghow exactly how much SIEGEL has invested in-this and it covld possibly aa reveal a violation of the Income Tax Laws. ‘Independently of our special | investigation of SIEGEL's activities in general, it would appear that Lo. the article in the LAS VEGAS TRIBUNE is of suoh e nature that it might 4 forine | about a public demand for an investigation either by the F.B.I. a yr a2oma othar Govarrnent agency. No open tnwaaticoa tion will he underteben — —— SS SO Ss a Se SS SR VE Fee WF US ed concerning the Flamingo Hotel until advice is received from the Bureau, ». aT We will make ® preliminary check into public records at las Vegas to 0 Pe ascertain the date that construction was started on the Flamingo hotel , and guoh other information 94 galsieiiiiliitiibtehaaes sind in sn effort tol): substantiate the - eet ned np * the sonstruction - oe ‘of the Flamingé Hotel had go no er few stakes being driven oigk ‘in the ground" when the freeze order regulating all ‘eommercial ‘building = >“. under Civilian Production Administration came into effect, wet eee ‘ Very truly youra, Enol. (1) A. E. OS THOL HOFF : al ’ AMASD |