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V4 (co oy-oemew) VY PRDBRAL DUKiSU Uf INVESTIGATION New York, N.Y. april 6, 1939, Pir :SKL . PESONAL AND ENLIAL Director, Federal Bureau of investigation, washington, D. CO, 4 7 During an interview which 4 had with b7¢, wW?D @ informed that on one of his trips to America a re ago, a ffort which wa uccessful had been made by L7C i ne to shake for a certain sum of monéy. Claims that, these \ \ individuals anproached him and told him that they knew of his past vear Sir: o criminal record and further that it was their intention to kidnap him and throw him in the river unless he paid to them the sum of - 150,000. ‘they stated they needed this money for LUCKYYZUCIANO. laims that he did pay then approx- “imately $12,000 and thereafter ke contacted one an Detective of the New York City Police Departm nt, who’made an in- vestigation. according to hereafter wanted to know if he desired prosecution and he informed him that he did not. as the resulting publicity would undoubtedly ruin him, then claims to have prepared a statement in which he outlined exact- ly what had happened so far as the individuals named ebove were concemed, after this had been done he approache b7c and told him that he had prepared such a statement and conies of it were in his safety boxes both in america&nd Europe and th-t if anything hapnened to him the matter would immediately be known to the nublic. ae at that tine QD: °: GB: no one. would believe any statements t he mig eave and that he pic as frdendly with many people: prominent in public life, hé stated that he was friendly with JCHN HuGax OCVER,. the Director of the redera) Bureau of investigation and thet you ate at his table and further told he had a photograph of you which was autographed "To My »" and frequently entertainedyou at his club which is : b7C oN j q Pay biaily Deb verse bac vet ine ca Taya Geaed diyta “ Puy wrrtiy rant { APi 29 NB i yo. ae lay errant L FILED IW ORIGINA