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L.A, 62-2621 Director, FBI Re: REACTIVATION OF THE CAPONE GANG MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION - CRIME SURVEY wherein the former will lose all his assets SIEGEL is referred to by underworld informants of this office as the man in control of the Western States and he ia referred to as a person who can put his friends in touch with the underworld boss of any oity in the United States. Ke aoquired hia title of BUGSY because many of the assooiates in the old days considered him as “going bugs" when he got excited in that he acted in an irrational manner. There seems to be no doubt in the fact that he seems to be to personally have killed at Least thirty different “indi viduale. “Allegedly, SIEGEL is a pleasure smoker of opium, but he does not have the habit. In oonnection with the case entitled "Reactivation of the Capone Gang" the reference has been made by informant that SIEGEL is instrumental in the attempt of the Chicago mob to take over the wire service currently operated by JSAVEY RAGEN. Approximately one and one-half years ago SIEGEL attempted to move in o&'the wire service in Los Angeles and at that time SIEGEL made the statement +to-several_peoplie 7 Along these lines it follows that the MAFFIA, operating through its New York heacquarters, where FRAN COSTELLO and JOE ADONIS, using SiEGEL as a front, have put themselves into the hotel business through SIEGEL and ~... .. ¢ under the trade name of the Kirkeby Hotels, Also, this same mob is attempting to take over the wire service and if they are successful in #0 doing will extort tribute from every bookmaker in the United States. It has been pointed out that the ZAPFIA operates through "fronts" who are usually of Jewish or Irish extractions SIEGEL according to local informants was @ power in ‘jew York ganpland and oonsiderable information concerning SIRGEL's past activities can undoubtedly be ottained by the New York office. He allegedly likes California and considers it his home and for that reason confines his activities to other pgrts of the country simply coming here to visit. Sh SIEGEL is registered at Locel Draft Board #215 in Westwood Villace, California, we originally registered for Selective Service while in the custody of law enforcerent officers at the Les Angeles County Jail on @ murder charge. His Order Kunber is 2L27-A and at that time ke resided at oO North Delfern Drive, West Les Angoles. He wes born February 26, 1906 at New York anc married his wife, ESTiEx, at 332 Rogers nue, Ersckiyn, Wew York, on January 28, 19296 -3-