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Bugsy Siegel — Part 18

100 pages · May 09, 2026 · Document date: Aug 6, 1946 · Broad topic: Organized Crime · Topic: Bugsy Siegel · 99 pages OCR'd
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foo} SIECEL then said that he is going to attempt to obtain a loan poe from the Reconstruction Fina ration through the efforts of McCARRAN "and the other guy" GF rn: that the R.F.C, will "not go along on it” because bw it is a po cal organization and when it learns that the F.B.I. and the C.P.A. are interested in the hotel they will not consider the loan, The name of one VR evidently a former Agent of the F.B.1I. was mentioned. SIEGEL said, "1 said, "I know him, I have same of the main guys I, in the F.B,I.- tough ones, who worked on DILLINGER and "BABY FACE" Lee NELSON." When SIEGEL said that he "has" 4zom of the "main guys" in the Bureau, he obviously me ant that he Ag he mentioned again the na and one He said, break their for me, and they yon't go running to the F.B.1." SIEGEL then said, "If the F,B.I. wants to talk to me, let 'em, _ They'll ask questions, get a couple of affidavits, and then the mtter will be closed," ara einke Re that SIEGEL tell McCARRAN to "be dumb" and not know thai EGEL is putting up half of the money for the hotel. In discussing financing the hotel, SIEGEL remarked that "we" have mae $20,000.00 in whiskey that "we" can use. ; b 4 ere fear The above is a resume of that conversation taking place in . SIEGEL'S room. The technical logs will be submitted as soon as the | é recorded conversation is placed on the logs. Due to a lack of time, the _ records have not been transcribed, but will be miled to you today, . This resume is being furnished you pursuant to your instructions by telephone today. Purstant to the suggestion made today that aerial phetographe of the Flamingo Hotel be made prior to SIEGEL'S having work started an join the two hotel buildings S! ff t 12 5 , survey 0 flamingo Hotel premises and to photograph’ the buildings at this stage of the construction, . ss, THREATENED KIDNAPING Arc Confirming my telephoni tio ou of today, at 7:27 4200 -
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