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Ce ae Miele A Las Vegas, Nevada August 29, 1946 MEMORANDUM FOR MR. A, E, OSTHOLTSOF?: HERES Sn Os px 5-2 reer aae RE: BENJAMIN "BUGS" SIEGEL MISCELLANEOUS, INFORMATION CONCERNING, CRIME SURVEY. At noon on August 29, 1946, GG ¢orner Special Agent of this Bureau, appeared at the Las Vegas Resident Agency and advised that he had learned that about two weeks ago, SIEGEL and some of his friends were ng at Doc Ieadd's Cafe, on South Main Street, Las Vegas. ed ho the head man was in the Chamber of id 8 alleged to have info EL tha se the Executive pr EL inst contac and tell him to come ” at once, id so whe appeared, SIEGEL informed eck that he was going to br e next time he ag TEGEL is alleged to have produced copies of letters from the Chanter Commerce, Las Yegas to Senator PaT NcCARRAN compleining of the construction of the Flamingo Hotel when veterans cannot get materials with which to build homes, SIEGEL ie aleo alleged to have produced a copy of a letter from McCARRAN to either the CPA or the Department of Justice, referring the complaint of the Chamber of Commerce to one of those Agencies. joe atated that SIEGEL told that they came to Las Vegas with the intention of spending $2,000,000.00 on the Hotel and they are spending $4,000,000.00 inatead and that if the Chamber of Commerce is not appreciative of that kind of money being spent in Las Vegas, they can go to hell. SIEGEL nt. is alleged to have said that he had instructed MOR SEIWAY to give the "Live /” wire" Fund of the of Commerce a check for $3990.90 but that since he had learnad of attitude he had instructed SEDT4Y to tear up the check, SIEGEL state t if he heard of SEDWAY or anyone else connected with his business giwing one cent to the Chamber of Commerc s Vegas he would break 8, SIEGEL is alleged to have tol that he has deen one of est customers at the Hotel Inst Frontier and that when the Flamingo Hotel is completed it will make the Last Frontier loo like ° “| bit auto court; that ‘he will get the real business at his hotel and will get the tourists, . ae: asked where he got hia ion and he said tron . However, is to be noted that none oa comments are included in the bre it is believed that obtained the above information from ¢/ reaction w It would seem yh SEP -3 1946 Eo Pa pes yg this information thr This is suggested in viey | jw 62-2837