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Bugsy Siegel — Part 13
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San Francisco File $62-2812
At this point the info: ated that a of othor men
entured the
At this point the informant said that the grou id
into a lively discussion os to the hearing before Commissiono: and hoe
an unknown man, undoubtedly an attorney, was discussing the possibility of
the Commissioner entering the argument of on estoppel. Ho stated that
the point is that tho goverment permittod construction on the building in
quostion on April 29 and that weoks or months later tho govermment, had
soid "No", that work must ocase.
remarked to the group that they were not going to bx
complete any buildings if there are going to bo criminal indictments. They
then diseusso2 the consequences of willful disobeyanco of a goverment stay
order against construction.
Informant said that BEN(BENJAM Sime then told the
group "thoy are ging to indict us now so what's the difference",
——
ain answy Eu "tomo busincss mang
Thero is not onough be
money in Voges or in all the hotels in Vogas for me to_po to court onan ~
indictmont.s I have it on the very best authority +: .
decided that if Bcaso went a certain way it would be referred for
criminal action." noted thet there must be "prompting" if'
hac put the witnesses under oath at the second hearing.
4n unknown man then advised that there had been an outside
invostigaticn an? that he was of the opinion that continuing tho present
ccurse of conduct, that is, secking to obtain permission from the govern-
montal authority for the continued construction of the building was the
best dofonsc to any subsequent criminal acticn as it would show an encoarvor
to abide by govermnantal rulese
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