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Shi is fhe reselt ef a review of the B connection with SIEGEL's activities, MRayort of reference 4 dedicated « desire thet factual background information ef SIEGEL appearing 4 in the New York files be furnished, perticularly his known associates in ‘Mew York City and on the west coast. A review of the files of the Mew York effice reflects that ‘Wika name appears in over a hundred references, SIEGEL, however, 4s ‘gost prominemtly mentioned in ch was institated “an 1938 for tas purpose of lovat The Few Yorx ’ files reflect that SIEGEL's nam is ‘ter to the b? Bureau dated January 9, 1934 be ci the general gangster investigation (Los Angeles Field office file 3 which was being mide qt that tine, According to this letter, SIEGEL is mentioned as one of the more important gangsters in New York City who is extremely wealthy ani resides at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. connected with IRPKE and LUCIANO and also . dmvests money in the mob along hard liquor lines, He was formerly a killer and makes Nwonsiderable monsy out of bootleg liquors and aleo controls the fake label racket, It also appears that SIEGEL 5 checked out of the Waldorf Astoria where he had made his residence on ‘ March 2, 1934, at which time he went to California, and it is believed J that with the exception of a few trips to New York City SMGRL maintains _ his permanent residence on the west coast since March 2, 1934. - SIEGEL's name was also quite prominently mentioned in the Murder, Inc, investigation which was handled under the personal supervision ef the then District Attorney for Brooklyn, WILLIAM O'DWYER, According to @ newspaper release dated April 5, 1940 in the New York Evening Journal American, the following is noted: “District Attorney O'DWYER named two gunmen as having been brought here (New yori) to silence witnesses = : IN, trigger man from the Detroit Parple Gang, and BEN (BUGS) SIRGEL, leading west coast racketeer." According toO'DWIER,SIEGEL resided -at a Manhattan hotel for three days but when it was deterained that the local police knew of his presence in Mew York City, he immediately cheoked @ut and possibly returned to the west coast, A great deal of investigation in the Furdress and Murder, Ince investigations was conducted both in Los Angeles and Wew York City in connection with SISGEL's present and past activities, and from a revier of these files it was noted that the Los Angeles office is in possession of al] pertinent serials in connection therewith. +f