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> '! C} _of the club did not have a key. The locks were i. __. r | : P ___ _ _._. ~_ K /1 broken by the Agents and upon entering one of the hatches, the Agents found that it led into an area above the main card room on the third floor. Four gin tables were located under this crawl way along a solid wall. The main victims of this cheating scheme testified during the trial that they felt more secure when playin these tables as therevas only and there was less chance for cards and pass on information elaborate conversation code. was the only entrance or exit one aisle that passed by the table, someone to walk by, observe their to their opponent by use of an The agents found that the hatch into this space. The area above the card table was approximately three feet wide, four feet high, and twenty feet long. The metal pipes in the area were covered with tape,and rug padding covered the entire attic floor to apparently deaden any sound. The ceiling was approximately four feet from the top of the table. The Agents found that seven holes had been drilled in the ceiling at different loca- tions to afforda view of all four of the tables. Each hole was coated with silicone rubber to keep plaster from falling on the green table topsbelow. in one of the holes. The air A prescriptior lens was found conditioning ducts had been cut into to allow air into the crawl way. The electrical system was spliced into to furnish the intruders with power. A 6.. E