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. he is, hoodlums have nothing about as long as he remains in office. : . Inference was gained here tha. was not dishonest, but he was not tol | Soren. t \ a MEMO., SAC: September 23, 1946 Re: BENJAMIN "BUGS" SIEGEL, with aliases- In the occupational section the subject stated, "Investment Broker" and also, "I consider various propositions concerning investments in enter- prises and if satisfactory enter into such deals." Again his average yearly earnings were shown to be $50,000 and likewise this form was filled out by N. JOSEPH ROSS, On September 16 and 17, 19L6, the writer contacted Postmaster, Beverly Hills, general hoodlum situation, lis. Allegedly, this refusal was oceasioned + that many hood! une hang out in this garage and are acquainte and apparently some persons thought that cars for rent might provide an easy means of transportation during the hold ups and murders. stated that the best way to catch up with SIEGEL and other bigtime hoodlums would be to have a man working in ffice, this man ¢ eing an PBY Agent or person giving informa- bre tion. He is positive that fannot remain out of jail very long because of the manner in which he is operating and went on to say that someone planted in his office would soon show the tie-up between law enforcement and hi in this area. Also, he gave as example of a "smart politician" who according to his own statement spent in excess of $40,000 in the recent political campai, e informant said that if this were true that he is of the opinion tha robably spent $142,000 because over the years he has done favors for many people and this is the first chance these persons would ha: to return these favors. In other words, those individuals wh: as befriended politically in the past would now contribute funds ostensibly for campaign purposes, a portion of which LYONS could and is expected to pocket. Discussing the situation in Beverly 2s Bc that the Lae town is full of hoodlums and that he considers the present Chief of Police | ft a joke. He went on to say that "If I were a hoodlum, I would want himto \ stay in office." Because he is of the opinion that the Chief being the type -he-