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ASSOCIATION WITH CRIMINALS AND HOODLUMS A. Raiph Capone According to an informant of unknowm reliability, Frank Sinatra is a nephew of Ralph Capone, well known Chicago gambler, being a son of one of Capone's sisters. According to this informant, the Capones brought Sinatra out of obscurity by buying him a night club job and paying representatives of the press for favorable publicity. P ; Ae, b7D who claimed to have IC connections with Ralph Capone. b Milwaukee letter dated October 21, 1917, Re: "Capgat 62~81093-30-9 B. Charles "Lucky" Luciano In February, 1947, a newspaper columist reported that Frank Sinatra had been in Havana, Cuba, for four days during the past week and ‘his companion in public and in private was Luciano, Luciano's body guards, and a rich collection of gamblers and high- binders. The friendship was beautiful. They were seen together at the race track, the gambling casino and at special parties." Column by Robert C. Ruark in the Washington News," of February 20, 19,7. 39-2141-A; 62~83219~10 Luciane is the notorious underworld character who was deported from Cuba to Italy in the spring of 1947. (62=75147-34-l5, p. 73) In connection with the above story concerning Sinatra's association with Luciano, Robert Ruark personally advised Mr. Nichols that he had been investigating Sinatra. Memorandum from Mr. Nichols to Mr. Tolson dated May 12, 19h7, Re: *Frrank Sinatra" 62+83219=19 a & news article in 97; b me 120 Sete Ae ate abruarr. Swe TF an 1 ec that the racketeer had been interviewed by the pr that Sinatra was being criticized for his alleged association