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TO FROM SUBJECT: S 2 RAINE 1973 “Spee Bee -1996 4 aN Aare? EDI Gha GEN BEG MO TF UNITED STATES C ERNMENT Mr, Baker —_ Mr. Callahan Memorandum oc Fr. Arad __ Mr. Gebhardt/ Mr. cleveland’ . paTE: May 24, 1973 we enkins *alrs Mr. Miller, E. CLASS. &E ’ P| ble Mr. Soyars _ . RESSoM. FTIR man 2a” _Mde. Thompsor J. Keith ~*~ AZ, FE, Wr Walters. “BATE OR Pry SJAY/93 ele Room. oy , rea MEQS MATOS falta te tie tee oe 4 we cane FRANK SINATRA a a r ees ‘ na CONTAINED Mr. Bowers _ INFORMATION CONCERNING HEREIN IS UNC! ASCIFIED Mr. Heringtor rae Bere rT WHERE SHUMWN Mr. Conmy — This is in response to the > Acting Director's Mrs. Hogan - inguiry. Following is a current brief concerning the . above captioned individual. (\ ~ . age ‘Sinatra, who was born December 12, 1915 (or 1916), in Hoboken, New Jersey, was associated early in his singing career with the late notorious Willie Moretti, a long-time La Cosa Nostz leader in northern New Jersey who became the victim of a ganglanc type slaying in 1951. Also quite early in his career, Sinatra we quite friendly with Paul Emelio D'Amato, a La Cosa Nostra member who, for many years, was the proprietor of The 500 Club, a night spot in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Sinatra's association with D'Amato, who has served a penitentiary sentence as a panderer, continued over the years with Sinatra appearing at The 500 Club during many: summer seasons It bas been reported that during some of those appearances, Sinat BN rented one or two entire sleeping floors in the Claridge Hotel ir 3k. Atlantic City for party purposes, the party actually being a cove for clandestine meetings of La Cosa., Nostra leaders. ‘ D'Amato and Sinatra were associated in the operation of the Cal Neva Lodge at Lake Tahoe, Nevada, during 1963. Salvatore "Sam" Giancana, long-time boss of the Chicago "family" of La Cosa Nostra, was frequently Sinatra's guest at the Cal Neva Lodge during that period. These connections on the part of Sinat provided a basis for the revocation of his gambiing license in th State of Nevada and the disposal o the C Neva Lodge as well as the Sands Hotel AA ~ rs) Sinatra was recent GY 1047 3p 3 Havana , Cuba, with top leaders of La Cosa Nostra who had gon ee “to Sheet] with Salvatore Lucania, more commonly known _as Lucky Lu no, former * . rare a0 i eee > hor 1 - Mr. Cleveland 1 - Mr. Keith CLASSIFIED DFCTSIONS FIRALIZED y 1 =~ Mr. Strain BY DEPARTNENT REVIEW COMMITTEE (DROJI , DATE: we RLS: jm} (4) yt ve Classified By’ Declassity os ~ "OAOR