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Bhs Pee tered See ey the two" men a dowi-the ftrect and @YECEL said thst he know that the F.B.I. was investigating this matter concerning the Flamingo and that his telephones at Las Vegas were tapped. Purther, he one of the matters under investigatiow was alalleged bribe o: District Construction Supervisor for C.P.A. at Reno, Nevada. said that he knew: no bribe had been passed because if anyone had done such a thing they would have gone SIRGEL, to be reimbursed, and pointed out that if bk anyone had paid! $500 they would ask SIEGEL for $5,000. Apparently he indulged in sone canversation at that point to the effect that he was being shaken down e that he knew that Aa | Agents had contacte in’ Los Angeles, of the Del Webb Construction Company, ‘t he had nothing to fear SIEGEL is of the opinion with the from this investigation. According t d every c ent that he is being persecuted by the construction of the Hotel. BEN told he owns in the world inve. © Flamingo a if the project were not permitted to cont nun 38 be ruined financially. «SIEGEL stated he has complied with all regulations; that the structure consists of one unit; and, for this reason the construction should not be interfered with by the Government. ; e: mentioned that SIEGEL stated that j of Nevada either had or was going to personally contact’ in SIEGEL's behalf and that the was going to “poun: able with his fists" it upo! that the State of Nevada wanted the hotel constructed, | ‘told SIEGEL that it was necessary that the latter /- produce detailed plans of the construction which showed the construction o on March 26th. SIEGEL said that he would produce these and the next morning, Friday August 30, 1946. SIEGEL called at his office and met the latter in the street near the C,P.A. uiiding and did not have the plans; however, sai “been attempting to get them. Om September 4, 1946 SIRGEL called t+ his home, say~ ing that he had the plans and was taking them to San Francisco for the hear- ing which was to be held on September 5th. . aoe that as far as his investigation of the Flamingo Construc was concerned the sole question in his opinion was whether . there were one or more buildings actually under construction as of March b , 26, 1946. He stated that as far as he was personally concerned SIEGEL'S background did not enter into the picture; that whether it was SIEGEL or "the King of Siam™ building the construction there was only one question involved and that consisted of definitely determining what the status of the construction was on March 26th, He mentioned that apparently his | v -3-