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i, 2 Sa ae ee ear | - Los Angeles, California WTATNED September 4, 1946 art ney mn Gar. geREtR fly i? Br ef “ MoM, Gat pATE = Re: BENJAMIN “BUGS” SIEGEL MISCELLANEOUS; INFORMATION CONCERNING; CRIME SURVEY of the Bureau telephoned me at 7:20 ame (September 3, 1946 and stated that the Director is interested in the possible perjury onnection with the C.P,a, hearing pre at Can Beanni nanan mY DE FEU Le Gs Ene Bureau Wanted to know who testified befora the Com ich parte of the testimony I considered perjured. I told hat I at ny hotel and that I had this material at the office, a that I call him from the office. at 8:50 a.m. the Bureau w a ered in the absence aii <a examined © the transcript of the hearing before the C.P.A. Commissioner at gan Francisco and noted that the witnesses were not sworn, but were warned by the Commissioner that they must testify truthfully, otherwise they would violate the law and also told them that they did not have to testify lt that anything they might say would incriminate themselves. asked what code section the commissioner referred to and I told bie him that the commissioner did not state the code section, but I assume that he referred to Section 80 of Title 18, 1.S. Code. I then advised that the followin i —— stated that hi overheard by the agents in a room at the St. Francis Hotel after_the eaiebihe ° catia! "ST YAS sopeduded. I pointed out ty % ee: oy *: to whe y ene commit perjury before the C.P.A. Commissioner an f the warning given by the Commissioner and it wa on that even though they had not been sworn they wou Her tury. perjury. I to Fst the facts in the matter briefly are these. There is being constructed at Las Vegas a casino and restaurant. Separated pre from this building by 120 feet of open space a hotel building is being constructed, On March 26, 1946 the C.P.A. issued an order stopping the construction of all commercial building unless it had been s rade go SEP ~5 1946 wee tae. en . |