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t Los angeles, in order to contact other hoodlums either operating here or ‘. niding out in this. area. oo a ee The Beverly Hills athletic Club is operated ostensibly as an athletic oe. ciab, maintaining athletic equipment, showers, steam baths, masseurs and such, = *)< facilities for the members and guests. Private poker gamés are conducted ee fren tine to tine at the club where: only knotm members or fuesis nay ‘sit ine * a The club occupies approximately one-fourth of a square block and has avail- - fey ably dining reoms and dance hall, which are from time to time rented cut to various civic organizations for social functions; thereby 1 the club maintains & rcspectablé appearance. WB ov == Athletic Club was likeise ac 4) principal hang-out for well knovm former New York rancster, who presently malivains a residence in Los Angeles. was urate te'supply any definite information as to the exact. activitid a aE at the present time but stated that he was definite that tated thet he vas certain that the ‘eotivity was bound to be . na member of any outside mob_azriyes in Los Angele: 1e did so by Titst contacting at the - os vised that. he had recelv fet ce are : 4 that ¢ tine three nen in Los * for r the purpose ‘Of murderint: someone “in connection — with the Bioff “Sos cee that he would attcmpt to develop further information but upon contacted at a later date by the writer was unable _ te supply either the names of the individuals reportedly here, nor the purpose fer which they were here. To date there has besn no murder whi ch could be 2 connectea tith the Cioff case in this area. DULSTMaLLON Lrot OF inceles from Chicago here RVING "IZZY" #ERNSTED] was arrested in Beverly Hills f the Los Angeles Police Department, he Los Angeles Police Department Robbery Squad, and of the Beverly Hills Police Devartment, on the -Lrom Detroit Police Department. Thr chargés were conspiracy to obstruct justice. BERNSTEIN is the only member of the Dr.¥Robinsen Hoax Case gang not yet brought to trial. The case caused . consicvrable agitation in Michigan and precipitated the oxpose of draft in’ | Varme County, Kichiran anc Detroit City politics and police department. te. BURVSTEIN, following his arrest, was reportedly living here in Beverly Hills moe by Roober¥y oquad, an 43 for the past three years. He was netorious as the "pay-off" man for the widely publicizod ¥Purple Gang" of Detroit, which was very active approximately four Pony i Years aro * ‘