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FD-204 (Rev.3-3-59) UniTed staTes Department Of JusticE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Copy to: 1 - UNITED STATES ATTORNEY. ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI Report of: SA Office: ST. LOUIS Date: May 29, 1968 Field Office File #: SL: 166-425 Bureau File #:166-3709 Title: RESNTOK VICTIM INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION Character: b6 IN AID OF RACKETEERING b7C EXTORTION b7D Synopsis: Victim, states he lost approxi-. mately $6o,o0o gambiing by dice in Las Vegas casinos in past. 2 years. Advised during March, l968, he lost approximately $15,ooo and left marker of $2,oo0 at Caesar's Palace, Las. Vegas, and $3,ooo at Sands and stopped payment on $5,000 check at Sands, also lost in gambling. ~Victim received telephone call approximately 7:30 p.m., 4/10/68, from a man who identified himself as FNu REsNIcK of Caesar's Palace. REsNIck told victim if victim did not pay debt, 'we have other means of getting the money." Victim states. by tone of voice used by REsNIck he f.eared for his personal. welfare. Departmental authority and written permission of victim obtained for Agent to monitor telephone calls for On 4/15/68 telephone cal1 between "ASH" RESNICK and victim monitored by SA land call recorded. Assistant U. S. Attorney,. Eastern District of Missouri, advised on 4/16/68 that language used by RESNICK as recorded not sufficiently strong to violate provisions of. ITAR - EXTORTION Statute. Victim received statement from Caesar's Palace Representative (certified public accountant firm) in Las Vegas reflecting balance owed Caesar's Palace in amount of $2,ooo. No further threats received by victim. -P DETAILS: AT ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI This document contatns neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.