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Direotor, FBI July 30, 1915 Re: BENJAMIN "BUGSY” SIEGEL - ae w valusble perfume which apparently had been smuggled into the United States. This search was a failure because apparently SIEGEL wae tipped off that the search was to be conducted. : _ A, s DE in 1939 [/ 7 It is nots RG at Lo i: murder, but was not While we shall confine our investigation principally to SIEGEL's current activities to ascertain what Federal violations he has oomitted, we pian to have available as much information as possible concerning murders attributed to SIEGEL in order that Agents might be alert in this investigation to develop evidence of SIEGEL's guilt for these murders, In regard to this, I am addressing a separate communication to the New York office, requesting D2 - ° om the files of the New York office or the cities... @urrounding murders of whioh SIEGEL is suspec n the New York area. init, a by Special Agent he mentione at he had received some informa- gnly oonfidentia, tion from a source which was given to him in confidence that he would make available at this time ooncerning SIEGEL with the under- standing that the Agents would treat it in the manner in which it was being given. He stated that this information was gossip in that he personally had no knowledge of the facts involved, nor could he vouch for the source of his information, but he was making the information available f In connection with the Flamingo Hotel, whioh SIEGEL was or hotel had not gotten any further n “a few stakes being driven in the ground" when the freeze order regulating all commercial building under C.P.A. came into effect. When this order came through the Flamingo Hotel had not progressed far 2 9 =P lations pomitting the construction of the key SoHOr te TEFOMIY We. Y, ke man in tone who is head of the “Qonetrentiva Division of this Governmental Agenoy. “Ntter the above arrangement was made, construction records were falsified to show that certain portions of the contract had been fulfilled. Certain affidavits on the part of caigactors and others were handied by the C.P.A. and a permit was granted to continue construction. ent on to say that in addition -3- fee ene nag the I