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_ OFTIONALFORM HO. HO i 3010-108 - - MAT 1847 EOITION Gia GEN, EEG. MO. 27 UNITED STATES GOV: “{NMENT Memorandum FROM : J, HL cae hrol i> sunject: PRANKASINATRA, aka ANTI -RACKETEERING the FBI. the Los Angeles office, By letter to the Special Agent in Charge of the . Los Angeles office dated January 19, 1970, the attorney f Frank Sinatra, Milton A. Rudin,. stated it appeared the f prosecutions in the State of New Jersey are by the Federal on: Govermment and not by the State of New Jersey. Rudin and stated that since it is Mr. Sinatra's desire to insure t ‘no one can contend that his failure to obey the New Jersey subpoena is hampering any criminal prosecution or any investigation by an appropriate law enforcement agency, he will cooperate with the FBI and submit to an interview by Rudin's letter has been orally acknowledged by Tolson ———_..-—_ ‘mpeg DeLoach —___- Walters Mohr Bi Caspei Call Felt DATE: January 26, 1970 = sae Rosen —— Sullfvan ———._— Tovel Soyars . Tele. Room Holmes —______ Gandy By way of background, the New Jersey Legislature in the latter part of 1968 appropriated $400,000 to establish a New Jersey State Commission of Investigation to probe — organized crime and corruption in New Jersey. This Commission was headed by Mr. William Hyland, former Democratic Asseublyman and ex-president of the State Public Utilities Commission. October, a wa In June of 1969, Frank Sinatra was subpoenaed to appear before the Commisgion, however, he ignored the subpoena stating he was not wikllisg to be part of any three-ring circus, In nt was issued for his arrest, but he was out of the state and the offense was not considered extraditable,. Commission i Collahan o = Enc, M0. /— FE~ Po ~ Mr. DeLoach Mr. Bishop Mr. Gale Mr. Staffeld Mr. Benjamin GEB:bjs (6) al a ( ‘ =! at bet bt rit Sinatra's dttaxmeys brought suit in Federal Court to have the. uiry ruled unconstitutional, but Judge James Ae ye. Newark District Court denied this request. E eBiary 19, 1970, Chief Judge Williams Hastie, of \the United q ee 8 Court of Appeals ,upheld the lower court's gs Hr b6C7 a 4 we wnlyron CONT \ JO