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3 #eron dacnoff, w.e., Alien oniley Cn dune 12, 1942, allen smiley, notorious Los Anveles under- world character who was with "Sugsy" Siegel the night he was murdered, claimed te icnow Prank Sinatre quite well. bo b7P a? S-LhD, Ds Zhe vestbrook Pesler has made reference to Sinatra's associations with Siniley in editorlels which he had written criticizing the Depertment of Justice for net prosecuting its case against Smiley with greater vigilance. Solumn by “estbrook Pegler in the "ashington Times Herald," and "New York Journal American," 10-3+47. 39-2258-4 Suiiey was born in ttussia on Januarv 10, 1907, ana came to vahaca seven -ears Later with his parents where his father became a citizen of Janada. Smiley subs guoitly entered the United States, assertedly at Detroit, in 1922, and since that tine has been in this country without an immigretion visa or passport. He was arrested by the TRI on Vovenber 21, 1947, charsed with falsely claiming citizenship and with perjury, Cn Aue vust 1, 1949, he was sentenced to one year in jail and fined “1,0c0 for twice falsely claiming ne | was a United States citizen. "2s acnealed his case and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rendered a cecision on April 13, 1950, upholdins the District Court's finding of suilty. (37- 2258) The Los Anzeles District Office of the Lanisration and Naturalization Service iss ea an order ay lz, 1949, that Smiley be deported to Zanaca and if that ccuntry would not accept hir then to Russia. Service of this order was pending the outcome of Smiley's prosecution. S.iley's hearing was re-opened by INS on “ugust Ll, 1950, for the sole purpose of including in the record of Smiley's conviction in the 2.3. District Court at Los Angeles on charzes of falsely claiming c ip. (3€-2258) On way 6, 194a, Jack Dregne, Los Ang-:les hoodlun, calied at the apartment of ailen Smile? and asked for a list of naues of persons to be invited to the weddins cf his, Tras:na's, daughter. S:siley Listed about 45 persons for Drevaa iaclucing Fronx Sinatre and others who were WOSti, racxeteers, asblers, JOLKua ers or otherwise closely associated with the underworlau, $2. a é, Les uigeles letter dated ev 14, 194 ‘et Weron snehort, wie Be jallen S.uiley, oT, Racketeering Activities, Urine Survey in Los an- ‘eles, Melze AD atmine 2 Mele ly Claiming Citizenship-Fer jury a2 258) eA, mid, at }34 en ene eee ean cee