The Sinatra Files - The Secret FBI Dossie - Tom Kuntz

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The Titanic Disaster Hearings} edited by Tom Kuntz }{\par \pard \hyphpar
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The Starr Report} introduction by Phil Kuntz {\i
The Starr}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
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Report: The Evidence} edited by Phil Kuntz }{\par \pard \hyphpar
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The Starr Evidence} edited by Phil Kuntz }
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To my wife, Tracy
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CONTENTS}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\ul
Introduction}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\ul
The Life of Frank Sinatra: Selected Highlights}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\ul
Editors' Note}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\ul
Preface}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\ul
ONE: Sinatra and the Draft}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
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TWO: Sinatra, the FBI, and the Press}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
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THREE: Sinatra and Communism}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
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FOUR: Sinatra and the Mob--The Early Years}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
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FIVE: Sinatra, the Kennedys, and the Mob--The Courtship}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
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SIX: Sinatra, the Kennedys, and the Mob--The Estrangement}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
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SEVEN: Sinatra Turns Right}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
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EIGHT: The FBI and Sinatra the Man}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
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Acknowledgments}}}
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Introduction }}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
When he died on May 14, 1998, Frank Sinatra was one of the most chronicled celeb
rities of modern times--the focus of oceans of ink and miles of film and video f
ootage at turns serious-minded, celebratory, or mean-spirited.}{\par \pard \hyph
par
But one detailed record of his life, taken from a uniquely penetrating perspecti
ve, became fully public only after his death: the Federal Bureau of Investigatio
n's extensive files on the singer and screen star. Most were compiled over the c
ourse of several decades under the watchful eyes of J. Edgar Hoover, as his agen
ts investigated whether Sinatra was a draft-dodger, a Communist, or a front for
organized criminals.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Released in December 1998 in response to requests under the Freedom of Informati
on Act, the 1,275-page dossier is a trove of insights into Sinatra's life, his t
urbulent times, and, perhaps most important, the Hoover-era FBI's invasive and a
t times almost voyeuristic ways.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Although Hoover's FBI kept files on other celebrities, few were as voluminous, f
or no other subject was as enduring or controversial. For more than five decades
, Sinatra was a major force in American society and popular culture, a political
ly active, hard-partying star who associated with powerful figures in both the u
nderworld and at the highest levels of government through every important turn i
n the latter half of the twentieth century. The Sinatra FBI files offer themselv
es as an allegory of the American Century and its obsessions.}{\par \pard \hyphp
ar
Extensive excerpts from them are published here for the first time. Along with a
limited number of historical documents from other sources, the files have been
organized and supplemented with explanatory notes to put them in context and to
highlight their revelations. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Taken together, they invite a reassessment of the entertainer. Revelations aboun
d. {\ul
chapter 1} details how the rail-thin crooner with impeccable phrasing at first t
old World War II draft board officials that he had no physical or mental disabil
ities, then asserted later not only that he had a perforated eardrum, which was
true, but also an irrational fear of crowds, which was highly doubtful. With a b
lossoming career at stake, could Sinatra have been feigning mental illness? {\ul
chapter 2} includes evidence suggesting an unholy alliance between press muckrak
ers and the FBI's star-obsessed top brass, who occasionally helped favored journ
alists seeking dirt on Sinatra. This new material lends credence to Sinatra's li
felong grudge against the press. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\ul
chapter 3} offers a disturbing glimpse into the red-baiting 1940s and 1950s, whe
n Sinatra was unjustifiably, in his words, "tagged [as a] commie." Though for a
time he stood by other embattled Hollywood stars caught up in the paranoia, he b
ecame so sensitive to the charges that, according to an intermediary, he volunte
ered to become an undercover snitch in the FBI's hunt for subversives. Hoover tu
rned him down. So did the army years later, when Sinatra offered to entertain Am
erican troops in Korea. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
In some key instances, what isn't in the files is as important as what is.}{\par
\pard \hyphpar
For example, although excerpts in {\ul
chapter 4} and elsewhere assiduously note Sinatra's interactions with notorious
hoodlums, the FBI gathered no evidence that mob pressure landed him his Oscar-wi
nning role as the pugnacious Private Angelo Maggio in {\i
From Here to Eternity} in 1953. This canard is so embedded in the popular imagin
ation that it is assumed to be the inspiration for a scene in {\i
The Godfather} in which a severed horse's head in a movie mogul's bed ensures a
plum role for an Italian-American singer. Nor do the files support the widely he
ld assumption that the mob in 1942 strong-armed Tommy Dorsey into releasing Sina
tra from a contract that entitled the bandleader to 43 percent of the singer's e
arnings for life. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
More broadly, the files offer a striking case study of the way Hoover managed an
d manipulated the sensitive information at his disposal. {\ul
chapter 5}, {\ul
6}, and {\ul
7} detail how the FBI director, with little subtlety, made sure each successive
politician who befriended the popular singer knew exactly how much derogatory in
formation the FBI had on their friend. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
John F. Kennedy's recklessness is by now well documented, but the files' dry bur
eaucratic account of the president consorting with associates of the very mobste
rs his brother the attorney general was trying to imprison will startle even the
best-read Kennedy aficionados.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
There also are moments of unintentional humor, as in the case of the straight-fa
ced FBI memo that says, "Sinatra denied he sympathized with Lenin and the Marx b
rothers." And the capitalized names of Marilyn Monroe, Tony Bennett, and other c
elebrities leaven the G-men's reports like the boldface type of gossip columns.}
The files also shed light on the evolving nature of Sinatra's relationship with
the FBI: He eventually joined with his would-be pursuers in the bureau in a mutu
ally respectful common cause, when Sinatra's son was kidnapped in 1963.}{\par \p
ard \hyphpar
In sum, the files track an iconic career whose arc seems to personify postwar Am
erica's loss of innocence: Sinatra's evolution from liberal, idealistic crooner
to sophisticated, sexually liberated swinger to jaded Las Vegas headliner and fr
iend of Republican presidents.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Was the scrutiny unfair?}{\par \pard \hyphpar
The FBI twice seriously considered prosecuting Sinatra, once for denying that he
was a Communist and once for denying that he par-tied with a mobster. But despi
te coast-to-coast investigations, the FBI couldn't make a case against him.}{\pa
r \pard \hyphpar
Sinatra's problem throughout his career was that he never did much to remove the
taint of guilt by association, especially with the mob. Judged by the company h
e kept, Sinatra kept inviting more scrutiny. The FBI obliged, and its files grew
until the singer became, as the journalist Pete Hamill put it, "the most invest
igated American performer since John Wilkes Booth."}{\par \pard \hyphpar
But in many ways Sinatra wasn't so unique as a subject of FBI interest. The agen
cy kept files on thousands of people, famous and otherwise, whenever they figure
d in investigations, no matter how tangentially. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
According to Hoover's longtime deputy director, Cartha D. "Deke" DeLoach, the ma
in FBI dossier on someone like Sinatra wouldn't have been kept in the agency's c
ollection of "Central Files," which were open to virtually anyone in the bureau.
Instead, most of the Sinatra material would have ended up in the "Official and
Confidential" files of well-known people, which were located in Hoover's suite i
n two small filing cabinets behind the desk of his secretary, Helen Gandy.}{\par
\pard \hyphpar
There was nothing sinister in this, DeLoach maintains. In his 1995 memoir, {\i
Hoover's FBI: The Inside Story of Hoover's Trusted Lieutenant}, DeLoach writes:
"The purpose of keeping the O&C Files in an area of limited access was to protec
t the privacy of those about whom information had been gathered, not to maintain
secret records for the purpose of blackmail." }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Many a Hoover chronicler would disagree with DeLoach about the sanctity of his b
oss's motives, but what is undeniable is that the director often took a personal
interest in the minutiae of Sinatra's life. Readers of these pages can judge fo
r themselves why.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
The FBI began compiling the dossier during one of the most charged moments in Am
erican history--the 1940s. From the start of the Second World War, Sinatra's ris
e to fame stirred an incredible amount of resentment and envy. The crooning hear
tthrob was thrilling millions of bobby-soxers, and making millions doing it, whi
le avoiding the fate of the hundreds of thousands of other young men who forwent
love and fortune to fight European fascism and Japanese imperialism.}{\par \par
d \hyphpar
As Sinatra himself noted, he was a surrogate to young women for "the boy in ever
y corner drugstore who'd gone off, drafted to the war." The popular historian Wi
lliam Manchester put it another way: "I think Frank Sinatra was the most hated m
an of World War II."}{\par \pard \hyphpar
And so, on the heels of pandemonium-filled appearances at New York's Paramount T
heatre, a letter arrived at FBI headquarters in Washington. Thus began the FBI's
shadow biography of Frank Sinatra on August 13, 1943: A concerned citizen intim
ated darkly that a "shrill whistling sound" of shrieking bobby-soxers during a r
ecent Sinatra radio broadcast might have been a devious technique "to create ano
ther Hitler here in America through the influence of mass-hysteria!" }{\par \par
d \hyphpar
Later, an FBI memo said that the columnist Walter Winchell gave the bureau a rea
der's letter asserting that the FBI was investigating whether the singer had bri
bed his way out of the draft. The FBI wasn't investigating any such thing, but t
he tip insured that it would. In February 1944, the FBI opened a "limited inquir
y" that actually was far-reaching enough to dredge up records of Sinatra's 1938
arrest in New Jersey for an alleged "seduction" under a false promise of marriag
e--a charge that was later changed to "adultery" after it was discovered that th
e supposed victim was married. That matter also was dropped, and Sinatra was fre
e to love and leave again.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
As World War II ended, Sinatra charmed his fans with songs like "Put Your Dreams
Away" and frothy films like {\i
Anchors Aweigh}, with Frank playing Gene Kelly's wide-eyed, sailor-suited sideki
ck. But a serious film, all of ten minutes long, proved more important to the yo
ung singer's career. His heartfelt plea for racial and religious tolerance in {\
i
The House I Live In}--borne of painful memories of growing up in ethnically divi
ded Hoboken, New Jersey--won a special Academy Award and helped debunk the singe
r's reputation as a frivolous, draft-dodging crooner. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
The film, written by the leftist screenwriter Albert Maltz (later blacklisted),
also made Sinatra a darling of the American Left and presaged the star's associa
tion with groups the FBI deemed to be Communist fronts. It wasn't long before an
informant told the FBI (incorrectly) that Sinatra had "recently been admitted t
o the New York branch of the Communist Party."}{\par \pard \hyphpar
In the conservative press, Sinatra thus became, at best, a Communist-leaning "fe
llow traveler." In 1946, the far-right radio commentator Gerald L. K. Smith told
the House Un-American Activities Committee that Sinatra "has been doing some pr
etty clever stuff for the Reds," without backing up the charge. The committee ne
ver actively pursued Sinatra, but other conservative columnists, like Westbrook
Pegler of the Hearst chain's {\i
New York Journal-American} and Lee Mortimer of the {\i
New York Daily Mirror}, picked up the red-baiting cudgel against the pro-Rooseve
lt singer. By 1946, Hoover himself was disdainful, scrawling this unkind comment
at the bottom of a memo about Detroit schoolgirls skipping school to see the st
ar: "Sinatra is just as much to blame as are the moronic bobby-soxers." }{\par \
pard \hyphpar
Later, as the bobby-soxers grew up, Sinatra's career headed into a precipitous d
ecline--marked by a drought of hit singles from 1948 through 1952 and dreadful f
ilms like {\i
The Kissing Bandit}. Sinatra's marriage to Nancy Barbato, whom he wed in 1939, w
as on the rocks, too, as he pursued affairs with a series of actresses. }{\par \
pard \hyphpar
Public disaffection increased after the Scripps-Howard columnist Robert Ruark de
nounced him in February 1947 for having flown to Havana with two members of Al C
apone's Chicago gang and socializing there with the deported gangster Lucky Luci
ano--hard evidence of Sinatra's growing tendency to associate with tough guys.}{
\par \pard \hyphpar
The FBI files soon began detailing Sinatra's mob ties, and his press detractors
were in high dudgeon. Mortimer, the {\i
Mirror's} film editor, was relentless, sarcastically opining that {\i
It Happened in Brooklyn} "bogs down under the miscast Frank (Lucky) Sinatra, smi
rking and trying to play a leading man." }{\par \pard \hyphpar
On April 8, 1947, Sinatra struck back, literally, socking the diminutive Mortime
r when they came across each other at Ciro's nightclub in Hollywood. A month lat
er, in one of the FBI files' most telling episodes, Mortimer met with Clyde Tols
on, Hoover's right-hand man and best friend, to find out what the bureau had on
Sinatra. Tolson informed Hoover by memo that he had told Mortimer he couldn't gi
ve him "any official information," yet the memo itself seems to suggest that Tol
son had been helpful. Later, Mortimer reported that Sinatra had delivered $2 mil
lion in cash to Luciano in his luggage while in Havana. Often repeated, this cha
rge isn't backed up by anything in the FBI files.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
By this time, Sinatra's career was going to the dogs: He performed a canine howl
on the novelty song "Mama Will Bark." In 1950, Louis B. Mayer had fired him fro
m MGM after the intemperate star had joked too loudly that the mogul's horseback
-riding injury actually resulted from falling off his mistress, Ginny Simms. }{\
par \pard \hyphpar
As if the draft-dodging, commie, and mob allegations weren't enough, Sinatra's m

arriage collapsed in the midst of a tumultuous affair with his second-wife-to-be
, Ava Gardner, during which the singer attempted suicide. Coupled with his mercu
rial behavior, all this made Sinatra almost radioactive in show business. Perfor
ming at the Copacabana in New York while ravaged from stress, The Voice gave out
as Sinatra strained to reach a high note during "Bali Hai." He'd suffered a thr
oat hemorrhage.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Sinatra may have been desperate to relieve the pressure. On September 7, 1950, a
colleague informed Tolson in a memo that a Sinatra go-between was trying to mee
t Hoover "with a proposition Sinatra had in mind." Since "subversive elements" w
ith whom Sinatra had been linked "are not sure of his position," the singer "con
sequently feels that he can be of help as a result by going anywhere the Bureau
desires and contacting any of the people from whom he might be able to obtain in
formation." Perhaps wary of Sinatra's sincerity, Tolson scribbled at the bottom,
"We want nothing to do with him," to which Hoover added, "I agree."}{\par \pard
\hyphpar
But Sinatra's career began a phenomenal resurgence in 1953 with his Oscar-winnin
g turn in {\i
From Here to Eternity}. Soon afterward, the singer tried to join a troupe travel
ing to Korea to entertain soldiers at Christmastime. The army, however, said no,
citing his alleged Communist affiliations. Responding to suggestions that the r
ejection was based on information supplied by the FBI, Hoover's handwritten nota
tion on a memo ordered subordinates to "nail this down promptly." }{\par \pard \
hyphpar
Agents looked into the matter and later reported on a bizarre meeting in which S
inatra tried to persuade three army generals to let him sing for the troops. One
general congratulated Sinatra on his fine performance in {\i
From Here to Eternity}--a movie that was probably more subversive than Sinatra h
imself ever was, for it was about infidelity, indiscipline, and brutality in the
military. "I am just as communistic as the Pope," Sinatra told the generals, to
no avail. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Yet the FBI persisted in trying to dig up "subversive information" on Sinatra as
agents tried to prove that he lied in denying Communist affiliations to get a p
assport. Finally they gave up, and Hoover concluded in a memo that despite repea
ted "nonspecific associations" of Sinatra's name with the Communist party, "the
investigation failed to substantiate any such allegation."}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Not that it mattered much. By the mid-1950s, Sinatra was back on top. A collabor
ation at Capitol Records with the arranger Nelson Riddle was yielding the best w
ork of Sinatra's career, albums of swing and sophistication, including {\i
In the Wee Small Hours} (1955) and {\i
Songs for Swingin' Lovers} (1956). He followed his Oscar success with memorable
roles in, among other films, {\i
Suddenly} (1954), in which he played a would-be presidential assassin--an eerie
foreshadowing of Jack Kennedy's murder. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
The FBI's interest in Sinatra might have receded but for his mob associations, w
hich if anything were growing. In 1954 he had bought a 2 percent stake (later in
creased) in the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, which reputedly had mob backers. He wa
s seen with Joe Fischetti, one of the mobsters he had accompanied to Havana, and
was especially friendly with Sam "Momo" Giancana, the Chicago mob boss who had
interests in many of the clubs where Sinatra had performed.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
But what really got the FBI's attention was his growing closeness to the rising
young senator from Massachusetts who was running for president. Senator John F.
Kennedy had even adopted Sinatra's "High Hopes" as his 1960 campaign theme song.
Sinatra, for his part, badly wanted a place in Camelot. After hiring Maltz, the
screenwriter for {\i
The House I Live In}, who was now blacklisted, to do a script for another movie,
Sinatra bowed to pressure from the Kennedys, first by delaying the news until a
fter the 1960 New Hampshire primary and then jettisoning Maltz altogether. }{\pa
r \pard \hyphpar
Hoover received regular reports on all this and more. On March 22, 1960, an info
rmant told the FBI that {\i
Confidential} magazine was investigating a rumor that Senator Kennedy had attend
ed "an indiscreet party" at Sinatra's Palm Springs home. Later the FBI noted tha
t Sinatra and Kennedy had partied together in New York, too, and that {\i
Confidential} reportedly had "affidavits from two mulatto prostitutes in New Yor
k." In Las Vegas, the FBI heard that "show girls from all over town were running
in and out of the senator's suite" and that "Kennedy had been compromised with
a woman." }{\par \pard \hyphpar
According to FBI informers, the mob was looking for an in with the next presiden
t of the United States. As one memo put it, the mob wanted Sinatra to use his sh
ow-biz friendship with Kennedy in-law Peter Lawford to get close to Jack Kennedy
"so that Joe Fischetti and other notorious hoodlums"--Sinatra's pals--"could ha
ve an entree to the Senator."}{\par \pard \hyphpar
After the mob reportedly helped Kennedy win the election, the FBI examined the p
hone records of one Judith Campbell and discovered that she was mixed up with bo
th the president and Sam Giancana--not to mention Sinatra, who had introduced he
r to both men on separate occasions. It wasn't hard to figure out that she was t
he president's lover, as she later acknowledged. In early 1962, Hoover laid out
what the FBI knew for Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, the president's brothe
r. It was a not-so-subtle suggestion that the president's coziness with Sinatra
could destroy his presidency.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
JFK got the message. In March 1962, the president distanced himself from Sinatra
by canceling a scheduled stay at the singer's Palm Springs complex, staying ins
tead at the nearby home of Bing Crosby, a rival crooner and a Republican at that
. It must have hurt: Sinatra's long-cultivated friendship with JFK was over, and
the mob wasn't happy. An FBI memo later noted that "Chicago sources have advise
d of Giancana's disappointment in Sinatra's apparent inability to get the admini
stration to tone down its efforts in the anti-racketeering field."}{\par \pard \
hyphpar
Not that Sinatra was through hanging around with tough guys. Far from it: He was
so successful now, having just started the Reprise record label and flying in h
is own private jet, that he didn't seem to care what people thought.}{\par \pard
\hyphpar
He was the Chairman of the Board.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
And the head of the Rat Pack. Late in 1962, he topped the bill for a week with f
ellow Rat Packers Dean Martin and Sammy Davis, Jr., at the grand reopening in su
burban Chicago of the mob-run Villa Venice Supper Club. According to an FBI memo
, the appearance by Sinatra's clan was "what can only be termed a command perfor
mance" in return for past favors from Giancana. Onstage, Dean Martin even sang p
arody lyrics about not getting paid for the gig. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Sinatra had the red-meat crowd roaring with a typically vicious putdown of the H
earst Broadway columnist critical of his connection to JFK: "I met many, many ma
le finks but I never met a female fink until I met Dorothy Kilgallen. I wouldn't
mind if she was a good-looking fink."}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Sinatra talked the hoodlum talk, but was he walking the walk? Many in Attorney G
eneral Robert Kennedy's anti-mob Justice Department believed so. But hard eviden
ce was elusive, as the FBI files demonstrate.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
On April 24, 1963, the special agent in charge of the FBI's Los Angeles office a
sked Hoover to consider bugging Sinatra's home in Palm Springs. Surprisingly, Ho
over promptly denied the request. "You are reminded that all misurs [microphone
surveillances] must be completely justified," said the reply.}{\par \pard \hyphp
ar
That summer, however, the FBI got a compelling new reason to keep the heat on Si
natra. At the Cal-Neva Lodge in Lake Tahoe, a casino resort in which Sinatra hel
d a major interest, Giancana had been spotted ensconced with his girlfriend, the
singer Phyllis McGuire of the McGuire Sisters. The resulting public furor--Gian
cana was proscribed from the casino as a known mobster--forced Sinatra to relinq
uish all his gambling interests in Nevada, at both the Cal-Neva and the Sands in
Las Vegas.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Soon afterward, Dougald D. MacMillan, one of RFK's top mob prosecutors, arrived
in Los Angeles with authority to "review all pertinent information in an effort
to determine whether prosecution could be initiated against Sinatra." But his Lo
s Angeles colleagues scoffed at his grandstanding plan to start off by grilling
top stars and Sinatra friends like Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Dinah Shore, a
nd Eddie Fisher. "MacMillan is a boy on a man's errand," an FBI official scrawle
d on one memo. When Hoover found out about MacMillan's plan, he called it off. }
Two months later, according to FBI memos, serious consideration was given to pro
secuting Sinatra for denying in an interview with the Internal Revenue Service t
hat Giancana had attended a two-week-long party he threw at the Claridge Hotel i
n Atlantic City. The FBI had evidence that Sinatra was lying--the testimony of a
chorus girl at the party--but the matter was dropped as an "apparent, though mi
nor, violation of the law." Sinatra would never have a closer brush with the FBI
.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
At least not in the legal sense: On December 8, 1963, two weeks after Kennedy's
assassination, Frank Sinatra, Jr., age nineteen, was kidnapped from his hotel ro
om in Lake Tahoe and held for ransom by three men, one of them an ex-schoolmate
of the singer's daughter Nancy. Two days later, Sinatra paid nearly $240,000 to
secure his son's release; the FBI arrested the three kidnappers days later.}{\pa
r \pard \hyphpar
The FBI agents who had worked closely with Sinatra throughout the ordeal felt th
ey had made a breakthrough with the singer. One of them, Dean Elson, the bureau'
s special agent in charge for Nevada, had developed a "close personal relationsh
ip" with the star and suggested that he "might be able to induce Sinatra to help
us," according to a memo.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
But once again, Tolson and Hoover wanted nothing to do with Sinatra. "I do not a
gree," wrote Tolson in response to Elson's suggestion, to which Hoover added, "I
share Tolson's views."}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Still, the kidnapping episode demonstrated that Hoover and Sinatra shared at lea
st one thing in common: an unforgiving attitude. When a Catholic prison chaplain
appealed for forgiveness on behalf of two of the kidnappers, Sinatra wrote back
rejecting the suggestion as "presumptuous." He informed Hoover of his exchange
with the priest in a "Dear Edgar" letter. In his "Dear Frank" reply, Hoover was
in an equally unmerciful mood, quoting a judge with approval: "It is not the cri
minals ... that need a neuropathic hospital; it is the people who slobber over t
hem in an effort to find excuses for the crime."}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Sinatra was entering a September of his years whose bitterness belied the wistfu
l tone of his similarly titled 1965 album. In 1966, according to an FBI memo, he
hired a Washington public relations man to "determine the identity of the SOB"
who "tagged" him as a "commie" in the 1940s. When asked why Sinatra still cared
after all those years, the investigator told the authorities, "Sinatra is a very
temperamental, vindictive and moody individual and has periods where he dwells
on his past life." }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Within a few years of Hoover's death in 1972, the FBI's interest in Sinatra trai
led off, and little new information was added to the files.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
But in 1981, after a swing to the Republicans, a retirement, a comeback, and a f
ourth marriage, Sinatra privately obtained his FBI dossier under the Freedom of
Information Act. He turned it over to the Nevada Gaming Control Board as part of
an effort to win back the gambling license he had lost thanks to Giancana in 19
63.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Though the files offered plenty of reason to be suspicious of Sinatra, they prov
ed no illegality. Perhaps that's why Sinatra got his license back. But it couldn
't have hurt that he once again had friends in high places: One of his character
references was President Ronald Reagan, whose inaugural gala the singer had hos
ted the previous month.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
To many, it looked like the fix was in. As with so much else in Sinatra's life,
the episode didn't so much clear up doubts about his character as illustrate the
m.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Less ambiguous was Sinatra's statement to an interviewer in 1963: "When I sing,

I believe, I'm honest."}{\par \pard \hyphpar
The FBI files presented on the following pages do not refute that.}}{\par \pard
\hyphpar
{\line }
{\line }
{\b
{\qc
The Life of Frank Sinatra: Selected Highlights }}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\b
1915}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
December 12: Birth of Francis Albert Sinatra to Martin Sinatra and Natalie Cathe
rine "Dolly" Garavante in Hoboken, N.J.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\b
September: As a member of the Hoboken Four, wins first prize on {\i
Major Bowes and His Original Amateur Hour}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\b
First important nightclub gig, as a singing waiter at the Rustic Cabin in Alpine
, N.J.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
charged in Bergen County, N.J., with "seduction" under a false promise of marria
ge (and later adultery, in the same case). Charges are later dropped.}{\par \par
d \hyphpar
{\b
February 4: Marries Nancy Barbato.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
June: Joins Harry James and His Orchestra.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
First recordings with the James band, including "All or Nothing at All." James l
ater releases Sinatra from contract so he can join the Tommy Dorsey Band.}{\par
\pard \hyphpar
{\b
January: Joins the Tommy Dorsey Band.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
May 23: Records "I'll Never Smile Again," his first major hit, crystallizing the
yearning and despair of a generation torn apart by World War II.}{\par \pard \h
yphpar
June 8: Birth of first child, Nancy Sandra.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\b
Voted Outstanding Male Vocalist by {\i
Billboard} and {\i
Downbeat}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
First of nearly sixty film appearances: {\i
Las Vegas Nights}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\b
January: First solo recordings (with Axel Stordahl arranging) on RCA's subsidiar
y label Bluebird, including "Night and Day."}{\par \pard \hyphpar
September: Last appearance with Dorsey band.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
December 30: Appears at Paramount Theatre for the first time as an "extra added
attraction" with Benny Goodman's band.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\b
Lead singer on {\i
Your Hit Parade} radio show (until 1945). }{\par \pard \hyphpar
June: First Columbia recording session, including "Close to You." Sinatra is bac
ked by a vocal chorus because of a musicians' strike.}{\par \pard \hyphpar

August 13: The FBI opens its first file on Sinatra, "for the purpose of filing m
iscellaneous information" on the star.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\b
January 10: Birth of second child, Franklin Wayne Emmanuel.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
February: The FBI opens a "limited inquiry" into whether Sinatra had bribed his
way out of the draft.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Spring: Moves family to California.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
October: Columbus Day riot by fans at the Paramount.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\b
Signs with MGM and makes {\i
Anchors Aweigh}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Makes the film short {\i
The House I Live In}, a plea for ethnic and religious tolerance. }{\par \pard \h
yphpar
December 12: The FBI begins tracking Sinatra's alleged Communist ties.}{\par \pa
rd \hyphpar
{\b
Wins special Oscar for his role in {\i
The House I Live In}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\b
February 11: Flies to Havana with the Fischetti brothers of Al Capone's Chicago
gang and socializes there with Lucky Luciano, father of the modern Mafia. Column
ist Robert Ruark sees Sinatra with mobsters in Havana and reports about it.}{\pa
r \pard \hyphpar
February: Soon thereafter, the FBI files begin to note Sinatra's mob affiliation
s.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
April 8: Sinatra assaults a hostile columnist, Lee Mortimer, outside Ciro's nigh
tclub in Hollywood.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\b
June 20: Birth of third child, Christina (Tina).}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\b
May: Television debut on {\i
The Star-Spangled Revue}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
September 7: According to an FBI memo, a Sinatra go-between conveys the singer's
offer to become an FBI informer.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
October: First television series, {\i
The Frank Sinatra Show}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\b
Divorces Nancy Barbato.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
August: Columnist Lee Mortimer alleges that in 1947 Sinatra delivered $2 million
in cash to Lucky Luciano, a charge never proven.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
November 7: Marries Ava Gardner in Philadelphia.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\b
September: Final Columbia recording session.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\b
{\i
From Here to Eternity} (wins Oscar for Best Supporting Actor the following year)
. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Separates from Ava Gardner (and is later divorced).}{\par \pard \hyphpar
April: Signs with Capitol Records and begins collaboration with the arranger Nel
son Riddle.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\b
"Young at Heart" (song).}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Buys a 2 percent interest (later increased) in the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas.}{\p
ar \pard \hyphpar
Army denies clearance to Sinatra to entertain troops in Korea, citing alleged Co
mmunist affiliations.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\b
{\i
The Man With the Golden Arm} (Academy Award nomination for Best Actor). }{\par \
pard \hyphpar
{\i
Guys and Dolls} (film). }{\par \pard \hyphpar
September: Plays the Stage Manager in TV production of Thornton Wilder's {\i
Our Town}, which produced the hit song "Love and Marriage." }{\par \pard \hyphpa
r
{\b
{\i
Pal Joey} (film). }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
The Joker Is Wild} (film). }{\par \pard \hyphpar
"All the Way" (song).}{\par \pard \hyphpar
October: Second TV series, {\i
The Frank Sinatra Show}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\b
Wins Grammy Awards for Album of the Year {\i
(Come Dance With Me!}) and Best Solo Vocal Performance. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\b
Forms Reprise Records.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
Ocean's Eleven} (first film with the Rat Pack). }{\par \pard \hyphpar
February 7: Sinatra introduces Senator John F. Kennedy to a former girlfriend, J
udith Campbell, after a Rat Pack performance at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas. Th
ey soon begin an affair.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
March: Sinatra introduces Campbell to the mobster Sam Giancana at the Fontainebl
eau in Miami Beach. She and Giancana later had an affair.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
March: FBI begins tracking Sinatra's socializing with John F. Kennedy. }{\par \p
ard \hyphpar
{\b
First Reprise album: {\i
Ring-a-Ding-Ding}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
January: Produces John F. Kennedy's inaugural.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
February: J. Edgar Hoover memo to Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy on Sinatra
and the mob.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\b
{\i
The Manchurian Candidate} (film). }{\par \pard \hyphpar
March: JFK changes arrangements for trip to Palm Springs, staying at Bing Crosby
's home rather than Sinatra's.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
November 26-December 2: The Rat Pack performs at the mobrun Villa Venice in subu
rban Chicago, in what the FBI calls a "command performance" for Sam Giancana.}{\
par \pard \hyphpar
{\b
January 16: The FBI interviews Sinatra about his request for a Teamsters loan to
expand the Cal-Neva Lodge in Lake Tahoe, a casino in which he has a major inter
est.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
April 24: An FBI agent proposes bugging Sinatra's Palm Springs home. Hoover says
no.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Fall: Sinatra gives up his Nevada gambling license and his interest in the Cal-N
eva Lodge after the mobster Sam Giancana is seen at the casino.}{\par \pard \hyp
hpar
November 22: JFK is assassinated.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
December 8: Kidnapping of Frank Sinatra, Jr.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
December 12: Frankie is released on his father's birthday.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\b
June 27: A Catholic prison chaplain writes to Sinatra asking him to forgive his
son's convicted kidnappers. A month later, Sinatra angrily rejects the priest's
suggestion as "presumptuous" and corresponds with Hoover about the matter.}{\par
\pard \hyphpar
{\b
November: Wins Grammy awards for Best Album of the Year {\i
(September of My Years)} and Best Solo Vocal Performance ("It Was a Very Good Ye
ar"). }{\par \pard \hyphpar
November: TV special {\i
Sinatra: A Man and His Music}, wins Emmy and Peabody awards. Laudatory CBS TV Ne
ws special {\i
Sinatra: An American Original}, hosted by Walter Cronkite. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
Von Ryan's Express} (film). }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\b
July 19: Marries Mia Farrow.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Wins Grammys for Album of the Year {\i
(Sinatra: A Man and His Music)} and Record of the Year ("Strangers in the Night"
). }{\par \pard \hyphpar
"That's Life" (song).}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\b
"Something Stupid" (duet with daughter Nancy).}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\b
Divorces Mia Farrow.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\b
"My Way" (song).}{\par \pard \hyphpar
January 24: Death of his father, Martin Sinatra.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
A New Jersey commission subpoenas Sinatra to testify about organized crime in th
e state.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\b
March: Announces retirement.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
June 13: "Final" performance at Los Angeles Music Center.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\b
House panel subpoenas him to testify about an old investment in a mob-controlled
racetrack in Massachusetts.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\b
Sinatra sings "The House I Live In" at the Nixon White House.}{\par \pard \hyphp
ar
November: Ends retirement with TV show and album: {\i
Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\b
October: The Main Event tour (televised).}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\b
June 19: Giancana is murdered the night before an interview with Senate staff me
mbers about the mob's connections to the Kennedy administration and plots on Fid
el Castro.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\b
July 11: Marries Barbara Marx (divorced from Zeppo).}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Sinatra is photographed backstage with New York mobster Carlo Gambino.}{\par \pa
rd \hyphpar
{\b
January 6: Death of his mother, Dolly, in a plane crash.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\b
"New York, New York" (song).}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\b
Nevada gambling license restored. President Ronald Reagan is a character referen
ce.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\b
Receives Kennedy Center Honors Award for Lifetime Achievement.}{\par \pard \hyph
par
{\b
January: Produces Ronald Reagan's second inaugural.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
March: Last entry in Sinatra FBI files, a death threat from a mentally disturbed
woman.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
May 23: Receives honorary degree from Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken
, N.J.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
May 23: Awarded Medal of Freedom.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\b
Goes on The Ultimate Event tour with Sammy Davis, Jr., and Dean Martin (later re
placed by Liza Minnelli).}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\b
Launches the Frank Sinatra Diamond Jubilee tour to commemorate his seventy-fifth
birthday.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\b
October: Records the album {\i
Duets} in collaboration with well-known vocalists who tape their parts separatel
y, including Bono of the rock group U2. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\b
May 14: Dies at the age of eighty-two.}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
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{\line }
{\b
{\qc
Editors' Note }}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Most of the documents excerpted in this book were partly and in some cases exten
sively censored by the FBI, usually to comply with privacy laws and protect inve
stigative sources. Many documents contained material that duplicated material el
sewhere in the files.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
For these reasons, the editors have taken some very limited liberties in a few c
ases. For example, the editors at times compiled portions from multiple similar
memos into composites that contain the most noteworthy paragraphs from each of t
he originals. In those cases, the editors also excluded as much duplicative and
less-noteworthy material as possible, but didn't note each and every deletion. A
nd the transcripts of electronically monitored conversations have been edited fo
r clarity. The editors have disclosed such techniques where appropriate in the e
xplanatory material preceding each excerpt.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
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). Throughout, clearly extraneous material--such as page numbers, time-and-date
stamps, numerical file references, letterheads, miscellaneous unimportant handwr
itten notations, and memo-routing information--has been deleted without use of t
he denotations mentioned above. Most errors in spelling and grammar have been co
rrected, too. Also, because of copyright issues, several letters from private ci
tizens, including Frank Sinatra, have been paraphrased with only limited excerpt
s, in compliance with legal fair use restrictions. }}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\line }
{\line }
{\b
{\qc
Preface }}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
Numerous documents on Frank Sinatra in the FBI files open with a short biography
of the singer. Below is a typical one, from about 1950}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Francis Albert Sinatra, generally known as Frank Sinatra, was born December 12,
1915 or 1916, according to his Selective Service file, and on December 12, 1917,
according to public source material. He was reportedly born in Hoboken, New Jer
sey, the son of Martin (also reported as Anthony) and Natalie Garavante Sinatra,
who were both born in Italy. His father has been a professional bantam weight b
oxer, boilermaker, shipyard worker during World War I, and subsequently became a
Captain in the Hoboken Fire Department.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Sinatra received his public school education in Hoboken and left the Demarest Hi
gh School in 1935 to work as a helper on a delivery truck for the {\i
Jersey Observer} and contrary to publicity reports, did not serve as a sports wr
iter for this paper. He is also reported to have taken some engineering courses
at the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken and in other reports is suppos
ed to have attended the Drake Institute, dates of attendance not given. }{\par \
pard \hyphpar
Sinatra started his singing career in 1935 after winning an amateur contest. He
subsequently won a prize on the Major Bowes Amateur Hour and toured with a unit
of this company for three months. By 1939 he was singing on eighteen sustaining
programs on the radio, reportedly without financial remuneration. In June, 1939,
he gave up his job with a New Jersey roadhouse, The Rustic Cabin, to appear wit
h Harry James's Band. About December, 1939, he joined Tommy Dorsey's Band and st
ayed with him until the summer of 1942, when he returned to radio work and perso
nal appearances. Sinatra was the singing star of the Lucky Strike Hit Parade rad
io program from February, 1943, to January, 1945. During this period he began hi
s screen work and also appeared in the Wedgewood Room of the Waldorf-Astoria Hot
el in New York City. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
In addition to his work as a singer Sinatra was reported in 1946 to have an inte
rest in a race track near Atlantic City, a band, a music publishing company, and
one-third interest in the Barton Music Corporation and was then considering an
interest in a sports arena to be built in Hollywood, a hotel in Las Vegas, and a
n office building in Beverly Hills.}{\par \pard \hyphpar

On February 4, 1939, he married Nancy Barbato at Jersey City, New Jersey, and th
ey now have three children.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Sinatra registered with Local Draft Board Number 19, Jersey City, New Jersey, an
d received a 4-F classification on December 11, 1943.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Sinatra owned a home at 220 Lawrence Avenue, Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, unti
l the spring of 1944 when he moved to Hollywood and bought a home there. He spen
ds considerable time in New York City, but has no fixed address there.}{\par \pa
rd \hyphpar
Sinatra's Selective Service file describes him as being 5'7 1/2," 119 pounds, sl
ight build, dark brown hair, and blue eyes.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
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The files of the Identification Division also reflect that Sinatra was fingerpri
nted on October 6, 1943, by the War Department as a member of the USO Camp Shows
, Incorporated, and that on January 30, 1947, he was fingerprinted by the Sherif
f's Office, Los Angeles, California, in connection with an application for a gun
permit.}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\b
{\qc
ONE
{\line }
SINATRA AND THE DRAFT }}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qc
{\i
"Bugle-deaf Frankie Boy"}}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\line }{\line }During World War II, Frank Sinatra generated a lot of public res
entment and complaints largely because his first peak of stardom--marked by tumu
ltuous appearances at New York's Paramount Theatre--had been made possible by hi
s exemption from military service. }{\par \pard \hyphpar

It turned out that the draft complaints weren't so far-fetched: As FBI documents
in this chapter indicate, the young star had twice told the army he had no phys
ical or mental disabilities, then later changed his story. His revised answer to
draft doctors: He had suffered a perforated eardrum at birth and was "neurotic"
--afraid of crowds in particular.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
The ear ailment was bona fide, and Sinatra throughout his career demonstrated em
otional instability. But this idol of millions of swooning teenaged girls, afrai
d of crowds? Could Sinatra have been pulling out all the stops to ensure a 4-F c
lassification?}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
The time was one of extreme patriotism and high paranoia, as demonstrated by the
first complaint received by the FBI, the earliest document in the Sinatra files
. The letter, received on August 13, 1943, was from a resident of San Jose, Cali
fornia, who had just heard a Sinatra radio broadcast. The FBI withheld the write
r's name}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Dear Sir:}{\par \pard \hyphpar
The other day I turned on a Frank Sinatra program and I noted the shrill whistli
ng sound, created supposedly by a bunch of girls cheering. Last night as I heard
Lucky Strike produce more of this same hysteria I thought: how easy it would be
for certain-minded manufacturers to create another Hitler here in America throu
gh the influence of mass-hysteria! I believe that those who are using this shril
l whistling sound are aware that it is similar to that which produced Hitler. Th
at they intend to get a Hitler in by first planting in the minds of the people t
hat men like Frank Sinatra are O.K. therefore this future Hitler will be O.K. As
you are well aware the future of some of these manufacturers is rather shaky un
less something is done like that.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Sincerely,
{\line }
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{\i
Hoover's reply was perfunctory}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
September 2, 1943}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Dear
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This will acknowledge your recent communication.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
I have carefully noted the content of your letter and wish to thank you for volu
nteering your comments and observations in this regard.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Should you obtain any information which you believe to be of interest to this Bu
reau, please feel free to communicate directly with the Special Agent in charge
of our San Francisco Field Division which is located at One Eleven Sutter Buildi
ng, Room 1729, San Francisco, California. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Sincerely yours,}{\par \pard \hyphpar
John Edgar Hoover}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Director}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
Complaints about Sinatra's draft exemption soon attracted the FBI's attention. O
ne tip was passed on by a man who couldn't be ignored: the} New York Mirror {\i
columnist Walter Winchell, perhaps the most influential journalist of his day, a
nd a very close friend of Hoover. An anonymous, typed letter to Winchell prompte
d top FBI officials to order an investigation into Sinatra's draft record in ear
ly 1944. The letter was dated just three weeks after Sinatra was classified as 4
-F (unacceptable for medical reasons) and only days after top draft officials qu
estioned subordinates about the singer's case}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qr
December 30, 1943}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Mr. Walter Winchell
{\line }
New York Mirror
{\line }
235 East 45th Street
{\line }
New York, N.Y. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Dear Mr. Winchell:}{\par \pard \hyphpar
I don't dare give you my name because of my job but here is a bit of news you ca
n check which I think is Front Page:}{\par \pard \hyphpar
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is said to be investigating a report that Fr
ank Sinatra paid $40,000.00 to the doctors who examined him in Newark recently a
nd presented him with a 4-F classification. The money is supposed to have been p
aid by Sinatra's Business Manager. One of the recipients is said to have talked
too loud about the gift in a beer joint recently and a report was sent to the F.
B.I. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
A former School mate of Sinatra's from Highland, N.J., said recently that Sinatr
a has no more ear drum trouble than Gen. MacArthur.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
If there is any truth to these reports I think that it should be made known. Mot
hers around this section who have sons in the service are planning a petition to
Pres. Roosevelt asking for a re-examination of the singer by a neutral board of
examiners. You'll probably read about this in the papers within a few days unle
ss you break the story first.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
I wish I could give you my name but I would lose my job within 24 hours if I did
. You'd probably recognize it immediately if I did because I have sent you numer
ous items in the past which appeared in your column.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
In fact, the FBI had not been investigating Sinatra's draft record. But the lett
er became a self-fulfilling prophecy. The resulting investigation prompted this
memo several weeks later to Assistant Director D. M. "Mickey" Ladd, head of the
FBI's Domestic Intelligence Division. The initial inquiry into Sinatra's draft s
tatus was undertaken by the special agent in charge (SAC) for Newark, Sam K. McK
ee, who is reputed to have been one of the agents who gunned down Pretty Boy Flo
yd ten years earlier}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qc
February 8, 1944
{\line }
Call 3:10 PM.
{\line }
Transcribed-- 3:25 PM.
{\line }
{\line }
MEMORANDUM FOR MR. LADD
{\line }
{\line }
RE: FRANK SINATRA
{\line }
SELECTIVE SERVICE }}{\par \pard \hyphpar
When SAC, S. K. McKee of Newark called me at the above time and date I asked him
whether or not he had heard any rumors to the effect that Frank Sinatra had pai
d $40,000 to obtain a 4-F classification. Mr. McKee stated that he had heard not
hing to this effect. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
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I asked SAC McKee to ascertain definitely whether Sinatra's classification was 4
-F and if so, to determine why he received this classification. However, I told
him that it would not be necessary at this time to make a full scale investigati
on or to look into the charges of $40,000 being paid the examining doctors at Ne
wark. McKee stated that he would do this immediately and advise the Bureau of th
e results.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Respectfully,}{\par \pard \hyphpar
G. C. Callan}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
McKee informed headquarters of the results of his investigation several days lat
er, first in a telephone call with one of Ladd's underlings, Christopher Callan.
McKee's report was the first hint that Sinatra had given draft officials incons
istent statements about his medical condition. And the report was spiced up with
a little sex}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qc
February 10, 1944
{\line }
{\line }
MEMORANDUM FOR MR. LADD
{\line }
{\line }
Re: FRANK SINATRA
{\line }
Selective Service }}{\par \pard \hyphpar
SAC McKee of the Newark Office advised that Sinatra's classification appeared to
be regular and that he was disqualified because of a perforated ear drum and ch
ronic mastoiditis and that his mental condition was one of emotional instability
. McKee stated that in a prior physical examination in the fall of 1943 none of
these defects were noted and that in a questionnaire dated December 17, 1940, in
answer to a question as to his physical condition, Sinatra noted there were non
e to the best of his knowledge. He is classified 4-F as of December 11, 1943. }{
\par \pard \hyphpar
McKee also said it had come to the attention of one of the Resident Agents at Ha
ckensack, New Jersey, that Sinatra has an arrest record and that
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Hackensack County Jail, who furnished this information, gave the Agent a photogr
aph of Sinatra, arrest #42799. McKee advised that Sinatra was arrested in 1938 o
n a charge of seduction which was dismissed and he was later arrested on a charg
e of adultery. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
I instructed McKee not to take any further action in this matter. He said he wou
ld submit a letter today covering the above.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Respectfully,}{\par \pard \hyphpar
G. C. Callan}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
A more detailed letter to Hoover disclosed that at Sinatra's induction physical,
he left the chief clerk of his local draft board in Hudson County, N.J., with t
he impression that he knew he'd be rejected. And it detailed how many times Sina
tra had denied being emotionally unstable before claiming, in December 1943, tha
t he was}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qr
February 10, 1944 }}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Director, FBI}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qc
Re: FRANK ALBERT SINATRA
{\line }
Reference is made to the telephone message from Mr. Christopher Callan at the Se
at of Government on February 8, 1944 concerning the receipt by the Bureau of an
anonymous letter alleging, in effect, that $40,000 had been paid to the doctors
who examined FRANK ALBERT SINATRA and thereafter gave an opinion that SINATRA ha
d a perforated eardrum and was unsuitable for military service.}{\par \pard \hyp
hpar
In accordance with instructions, the investigation was limited to an examination
of SINATRA's Selective Service File in order to obtain from that file certain i
nformation as set forth below. On February 9, 1944, the file was examined by Spe
cial Agent
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at Local Draft Board #19 for Hudson County, Room 308, 26 Journal Square, Jersey
City, New Jersey. The Chief Clerk of this board is Mrs. MAE E. JONES. }
{\line }
(1) PRESENT CLASSIFICATION: 4F as of December 11, 1943.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
(2) REASON FOR THAT CLASSIFICATION: D.S.S. Form #221, "Report of Physical Examin
ation and Induction," carries under Section 4, "Physical Examination Results," t
he following certification: "78. I certify that the above-named registrant was c
arefully examined, that the results of the examination have been correctly recor
ded in this form, that to the best of my knowledge and belief: ... (e) FRANK ALB
ERT SINATRA is physically and/or mentally disqualified for military service by r
eason of: 1. chronic perforation [left] tympanum; 2. chronic mastoiditis."}
{\line }
{\line }
This was supported by the stamped name, "J. WEINTROB, Captain, M.C., Assistant C
hief Medical Officer." Immediately following }{\par \pard \hyphpar
"79.... (b) FRANK ALBERT SINATRA was on this date rejected for service in the Ar
my of the United States."}{\par \pard \hyphpar
This statement was supported by the typewritten name, "R. G. WALLS, Captain, Inf
antry." The certification and statement carried the place and date of Newark, Ne
w Jersey, December 9, 1943.}
{\line }
More detailed notations appeared in Section 4, "Physical Examination Results," a
s follows:}
{\line }
"40. EAR, NOSE, THROAT ABNORMALITIES: Chronic perforation lt. drum. Hist of repe
ated discharge from ear--mastoid areas show coating in remaining cells and defor
mity of canal. Marks sclerosis in mastoid area....}{\par \pard \hyphpar
"50. MUSCOLOSKELETAL DEFECTS: Fracture deformity 3rd finger rt. {\i
N.D."}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
"55. MENTAL: Emotional instability. {\i
N.D}.... }{\par \pard \hyphpar
"64. HEIGHT: 67K inches....}{\par \pard \hyphpar
"65. WEIGHT: 119 lbs....}{\par \pard \hyphpar
"75. BLOOD PRESSURE: (a) Systolic: 122; (b) Diastolic: 78."}
{\line }
{\line }
(3) GENERAL APPEARANCE OF FILE, ETC.: On its face, the file appeared to be in re
gular order. Mrs. Jones said that the Local Board had been particularly careful
not to afford SINATRA special treatment and where any question of importance aro
se, the Board would immediately communicate with the State Headquarters for advi
ce in view of the "position" held by SINATRA. Mrs. Jones also said that although
it had been reported over the radio and otherwise that SINATRA had had a pre-in
duction physical examination and knew two weeks before the date set for his indu
ction examination that he would be rejected, no such pre-induction examination w

as ever given by her board for any registrant. It had been the impression of Mrs
. Jones that SINATRA had had the belief that he would be rejected inasmuch as he
had continued to make plans for his new radio show, but she had readily explain
ed that to herself through the thought that he had probably had his own physicia
n examine him. }
{\line }
The following inconsistencies appeared in the file: In his Selective Service Que
stionnaire executed December 17, 1940, under series 2, "Physical Condition," SIN
ATRA wrote in under "Have No"--"To the best of my knowledge, I have no physical
or mental defects or diseases." In an undated Current Selective Service Question
naire which was to be returned prior to November 7, 1941 and in answer to the qu
estion, "Do you have any physical or mental defects or diseases?," SINATRA wrote
"No." On October 22, 1943, in the "Extract for D.S.S. Form #221--Report of Phys
ical Examination and Induction," SINATRA answered Question #5, "What Physical or
Mental Defects or Diseases Have You Had in the Past, if any?" by the one word,
"No." In answer to Question #6, "Have you ever been treated at an institution, s
anitarium or asylum?" SINATRA wrote, "No." On October 22, 1943, Local Board Exam
ining Physician A. POVALSKI, M.D., Jersey City, found that SINATRA had none of t
he defects set forth in Parts 1 or 2 of the List of Defects (form #220).}{\par \
pard \hyphpar
Independently of this investigation, it had come to the attention of Special Age
nt
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that FRANK SINATRA had a criminal record in Bergen County. From
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Bergen County Jail, Hackensack, New Jersey, there was obtained an enclosed pictu
re of FRANK SINATRA and the following information regarding the two occasions on
which SINATRA was held in the Bergen County Jail: FRANK SINATRA, Arrest # 42799
, Bergen County Sheriff's Office, Hackensack, New Jersey was arrested on Novembe
r 26, 1938 charged with Seduction. Disposition was marked, "Dismissed." FRANK SI
NATRA, Arrest #42977, was arrested on December 22, 1938, charged with Adultery.
The disposition on this charge was not listed.
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stated that the fingerprints taken at the time of the listed arrests were submit
ted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, D.C. }{\par \pard \hyphp
ar
The following description of SINATRA was obtained from the Selective Service Fil
e:}
{\line }{\line }Name:
{\line }
{\line }
FRANK ALBERT SINATRA
{\line }{\line }Race:
{\line }
{\line }
White
{\line }{\line }Age:
{\line }
{\line }
28 or 29
{\line }{\line }Date of birth:
{\line }
{\line }
December 12, 1915 is listed in two forms; December 12, 1916, in one.
{\line }{\line }Place of birth:
{\line }
{\line }
Hoboken, New Jersey
{\line }{\line }Residence:
{\line }
{\line }
220 Lawrence Avenue, Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey
{\line }{\line }Height:
{\line }
{\line }
5'71/2"
{\line }{\line }Weight:
{\line }
{\line }
119 lbs.
{\line }{\line }Build:
{\line }
{\line }
Slight
{\line }{\line }Hair:
{\line }
{\line }
Dark Brown
{\line }{\line }Eyes:
{\line }
{\line }
Blue
{\line }{\line }Complexion:
{\line }
{\line }
Ruddy
{\line }{\line }Scars and Marks:
{\line }
{\line }
Scar on left side of chin below mouth
{\line }{\line }Occupation:
{\line }
{\line }
Vocalist
{\line }{\line }Education:
{\line }
{\line }
4 years high school, one year business school
{\line }{\line }Marital Status:
{\line }
{\line }
Married 2-4-39, Jersey City, New Jersey
{\line }{\line }Immediate relatives:
{\line }
{\line }
Wife, Mrs. NANCY R. SINATRA, same address; Daughter, NANCY SANDRA SINATRA, born
6-8-40 (no record of second daughter appears in Selective Service File); Father,
ANTHONY SINATRA, age 52, Hoboken, New Jersey; Mother, NATALIE SINATRA, age 49,
Hoboken, New Jersey.
{\line }{\line }Social Security #:
{\line }
{\line }
138-16-0442
{\line }{\line }Nationality:
{\line }
{\line }
United States citizen ...
{\line }{\line }{\par \pard \hyphpar
This office has not received any rumors which would substantiate the allegations
made in the anonymous letter.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Because of the limited investigation requested, no additional investigation is c
ontemplated by this office.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Very truly yours,}{\par \pard \hyphpar
S. K. MCKEE
{\line }
SAC }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\line }
{\i
McKee's discovery of an old sex case against Sinatra prompted further inquiry, e
ven though the seduction incident was unrelated to the original draft-dodging al
legation}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\line }
DATE: FEBRUARY 15, 1944
{\line }
TO: MR. D. M. LADD
{\line }
FROM: MR. G. C. CALLAN
{\line }
SUBJECT: FRANK SINATRA--SELECTIVE SERVICE }{\par \pard \hyphpar
I called SAC McKee of the Newark Office and asked if he could determine the disp
osition of two cases for which Sinatra was arrested, one for seduction on Novemb
er 26, 1938, which was reported dismissed, and the other for adultery on Decembe
r 22, 1938. The Bureau has a record of the first case but there is no record of
the second case.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
McKee advised that he would obtain the disposition of these cases and would advi
se me as soon as possible.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
Handwritten notation by Hoover:} "We should be certain that there is nothing irr
egular in this case. Note Newark's letter, which is attached. H." }{\par \pard \
hyphpar
{\i
The FBI withheld the complainant's name. But books by Sinatra's daughter Nancy}
(Frank Sinatra: An American Legend) {\i
and by Kitty Kelley} (His Way: The Unauthorized Biography of Frank Sinatra) {\i
identify her as Antoinette Della Penta. Then twenty-five, she was estranged from
her husband and had dated the budding singer, four years her junior. Based larg
ely on interviews with the woman, Kelley's book reported that she had him arrest
ed for seduction to avenge her humiliation when he reneged on a marriage proposa
l in favor of the woman who would become the first Mrs. Sinatra, Nancy Barbato.
She withdrew that charge, the Kelley book said, after Sinatra promised to apolog
ize to her; when he didn't, she went to his house, caused a commotion, was herse
lf arrested, and then filed the adultery charge. She later dropped that one, too
}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
McKee's version of events was somewhat different}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qr
{\qc
RE: FRANK ALBERT SINATRA
{\line }
Mr. William Guthrie, Clerk of the Second Criminal Judicial District of the Count
y of Bergen, County Court House, Hackensack, New Jersey, furnished Special Agent
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the following information regarding SINATRA: }{\par \pard \hyphpar

Under docket #15228 of that court in the STATE vs. FRANK SINATRA, SINATRA was ch
arged, on November 26, 1938, by
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N.J., with having committed the following offense: "On the second and ninth days
of November 1938 at the Borough of Lodi ... under the promise of marriage [SINA
TRA] did then and there have sexual intercourse with the said complainant, who w
as then and there a single female of good repute ... contrary to and in violatio
n of the revised statute of 1937." The Peerless Casualty Company, 241 Main Stree
t, Hackensack, N.J., went bond for SINATRA in the amount of $1500. This complain
t was withdrawn on December 7, 1938 because it was ascertained that the complain
ant was in fact married. In place of that complaint and under docket #15307, the
STATE vs. FRANK SINATRA, a complaint was filed on December 21, 1938 by
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N.J., charging SINATRA with adultery in that he, "On the second and ninth days o
f November 1938 ... did then and there commit adultery with the said complainant
, a married woman, the wife of
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. SINATRA went bond for himself in the amount of $500. On January 4, 1939, the c
ase was remanded to the Grand Jury by order of Judge McINTYRE. }{\par \pard \hyp
hpar
According to Mr. Guthrie, SINATRA'S attorney was Mr. HARRY L. TOWE of Rutherford
, New Jersey, who at the present time is the Congressman (U.S. House of Represen
tatives) from the 7th District of New Jersey. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Under docket #18450 for the Prosecutor of the Pleas of Bergen County, it appears
that a no-bill was returned on January 17, 1939 by the Grand Jury in connection
with the second complaint. In accord with the no-bill the complaint was dismiss
ed in open court of Quarter Sessions of Bergen County on January 24, 1939.}{\par
\pard \hyphpar
S. K. McKEE
{\line }
{\i
Though there was no evidence to substantiate the allegation that Sinatra had pai
d $40,000 to avoid the draft, there were reasons to be suspicious. Spurred by Ho
over's interest, headquarters ordered a more thorough investigation of the draft
-dodging allegation. It turned out that details of the singer's emotional instab
ility--including his supposed fear of crowds--were omitted from the official rea
sons for his 4-F classification to "avoid undue unpleasantness for both the sele
ctee and the induction service."}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qr
February 24, 1944}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qc
Re: FRANK ALBERT SINATRA
{\line }
Reference is made to the two letters from this office, dated February 10, 1944 a
nd February 17, 1944, and to telephone message from Mr. CHRISTOPHER CALLAN on Fe
bruary 21, 1944. In accordance with instructions given by Mr. CALLAN, JOSEPH R.
WEINTROB, Captain, U. S. Army Medical Corps, Chief Medical Officer, Armed Forces
Induction Station, 113th Infantry Armory, Sussex Avenue and Jay Street, Newark
4, New Jersey, was interviewed by Special Agent
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on February 23, 1944. The line officer in command of this induction station is C
aptain RAYMOND E. WALLS. Captain WEINTROB'S superior is Major FRANK GUIDOTTI, 39
Whitehall Street, New York, N.Y. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Captain WEINTROB said that he had personally examined SINATRA's ears and had rej
ected SINATRA against his, WEINTROB'S, wishes on the basis of a perforation of t
he left tympanum and chronic mastoiditis, left, either one of which would have s
ufficed for having rejected the registrant. The rejection was based on Mobilizat
ion Regulation #1-9, War Department, Washington, D.C., issued October 15, 1942 a
nd amended thereafter. These regulations entitled "Standards of Physical Examina
tion during Mobilization" set forth under Section 5, "Ears," paragraph #25, that
the following defects make a registrant "not acceptable":}
{\line }
"(C) Perforation membrane tympani}{\par \pard \hyphpar
(D) Acute or chronic mastoiditis"}
{\line }
Captain WEINTROB stated he had discussed this case with Major GUIDOTTI and with
Colonel CHARLES E. WALSON, Chief, Medical Branch, Second Service Command, New Yo
rk City, and he had, at the request of Colonel WALSON, forwarded on December 27,
1943 a true copy of the work sheet of the physical examination of SINATRA to Ge
neral CHARLES C. HILLMAN, M.C., Office of the Surgeon General, War Department, A
rmy Service Forces, 1818 H Street, N.W., Washington 25, D.C. A certified true co
py of the cover letter used by Captain WEINTROB in forwarding the copy of the wo
rk sheet is enclosed with this letter. There is also enclosed a certified true c
opy of a letter signed by Captain WEINTROB to Colonel WALSON on December 28, 194
3 and this letter is being set forth below: }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qc
ARMED FORCES INDUCTION STATION
{\line }
113th Infantry Armory
{\line }
Sussex Avenue and Jay Street
{\line }
Newark 4, N.Y. }}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qr
28 December 1943
{\line }
JW/eak }}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Subject: Supplementary Information, Frank A. Sinatra.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
To: Commanding General, Second Service Command, Army Service Forces, Governors I
sland, New York, 4, New York. ATTENTION:}{\par \pard \hyphpar
1. Supplementing the telephonic conversation of 27 and 28 December and work shee
t of the physical examination of Frank A. Sinatra, the following information is
submitted:}{\par \pard \hyphpar
(a) Selectee stated that at birth he sustained an injury below the left ear, pre
sumably from the blade of forceps. In his early childhood he had several mastoid
operations and subsequently has had frequent and repeated attacks of "running e
ar" on the left side, the last having occurred within the past several months. H
e also stated that he often suffered from "head noises" on the left side.}{\par
\pard \hyphpar
(b) Examination of the external ear revealed that the lobule had been removed, a
nd there was much post auricular scarification, including what were probably inc
isional scars of the previously mentioned mastoid surgery. The external auditory
canal was narrowed and somewhat deformed and there was a considerable quantity
of inspissated wax present. The tympanum was seen to contain a perforation. X-Ra
ys of the left mastoid area revealed a "sclerosing mastoiditis."}{\par \pard \hy
phpar
(c) During the psychiatric interview the patient stated that he was 'neurotic, a
fraid to be in crowds, afraid to go in elevator, makes him feel that he would wa
nt to run when surrounded by people. He had somatic ideas and headaches and has
been very nervous for four or five years. Wakens tired in the A.M., is run down
and undernourished.' The examining psychiatrist concluded that this selectee suf
fered from psychoneurosis and was not acceptable material from the psychiatric v
iewpoint. Inasmuch as the selectee was to be rejected on an organic basis, namel
y, }
{\line }
(1) Perforation of left tympanum}{\par \pard \hyphpar
(2) Chronic mastoiditis, left,}
{\line }
the diagnosis of psychoneurosis, severe was not added to the list. Notation of e
motional instability was made instead. It was felt that this would avoid undue u
npleasantness for both the selectee and the induction service.}{\par \pard \hyph
par
For the Commanding Officer:}{\par \pard \hyphpar
In explanation of some of the medical terms used above, and in explanation of th
e material transmitted to Colonel WALSON by Captain WEINTROB, the latter gave th
e following information:}{\par \pard \hyphpar

SINATRA had stated to him that he had had at least three mastoid operations in h
is youth. If SINATRA mentioned the name or names of the physicians involved, Cap
tain WEINTROB was unable to recall them. The examination, according to Captain W
EINTROB, seemed to verify the statement inasmuch as there were found scars behin
d the ear. The perforation of the drum (tympanum) was a disease perforation so f
ar as Captain WEINTROB could tell and not the result of an incision by human han
ds. Captain WEINTROB stated that mastoiditis is ordinarily caused by infection o
f the middle ear. In SINATRA'S case, there was chronic infection of the middle e
ar. Such infection ordinarily causes the formation of pus, which may seek outlet
through the drum causing a perforation and thereafter pus draining or running t
hrough the perforation. The pus may stop flowing in which case the perforation o
f the drum will ordinarily heal over until pus again causes a perforation. Howev
er, where a perforation has healed, it is possible to see that a perforation for
merly existed at that spot. The diseased middle ear can spread this infection to
the brain causing an abscess, or to the mastoid area. In the latter area, a dis
eased condition is termed "mastoiditis," which may be acute; that is inflamed, o
r chronic; that is more a case of a hardening of the mastoid area with the layin
g down of bone deposits. In adverse weather conditions and the like chronic mast
oiditis may well develop into acute mastoiditis. In SINATRA'S case, his assertio
n that "running ear" had recently occurred was borne out by the perforation note
d in the x-ray of the mastoid area, which showed that the condition was one of c
hronic mastoiditis. This was borne out by the appearance on the x-ray of the sce
lorizing or hardening of that area; that is clotting in the remaining cells of t
he mastoid area not removed by operations indicating that the chronic mastoiditi
s had had the effect of petrifying that portion of the head. Captain WEINTROB at
tempted to locate the x-rays of the mastoid area, but was unable to do so immedi
ately. He said he would continue to search for them and would lay them to one si
de if he were able to locate them. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
The Captain also stated that no one had ever attempted to influence his opinion
in this case and in fact no one had discussed the SINATRA case with him prior to
the actual examination. He added that within the past few weeks he has read an
article by one of the New York City columnists to the effect that it was underst
ood FRANK SINATRA'S case was not yet closed so far as induction was concerned. C
aptain WEINTROB stated he was satisfied in his own mind that SINATRA should not
have been inducted and was willing to stake his medical reputation on his findin
gs. He pointed to his training at the Jefferson Medical School and post-graduate
work at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School as an indication of his m
edical qualifications.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Captain WEINTROB stated that although SINATRA was four pounds below the minimum
weight for men of his height, his induction station no longer went by the rules
regarding minimum weight and for that reason no mention was made of his being be
low minimum weight. He also stated that many men coming into the induction stati
on are found to have known physical defects which they did not list on the quest
ionnaire or other draft papers. Ordinarily they fail to list such defects in the
ir draft records for fear that people will criticize them for attempting to evad
e the draft in that fashion. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
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civilian physician, at the Armed Forces Induction Station above mentioned, was l
ikewise interviewed inasmuch as he had examined the x-rays of the mastoid area o
f FRANK SINATRA.
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whose residence and office address is
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stated that the x-rays indicated to him that SINATRA had chronic mastoiditis. He
explained that the marked sclerosis or hardening of that area made that stateme
nt necessary.
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likewise indicated that he was certain that it was absolutely necessary to rejec
t SINATRA in the induction. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
S. K. McKEE
{\line }
{\i
After concluding that the original allegation was unfounded, the matter was clos
ed. Nevertheless, Sinatra later would take a beating on numerous fronts in the p
ress}. Stars and Stripes, {\i
the military newspaper, called him a coward, and the conservative Hearst columni
st Westbrook Pegler derided him as "bugle-deaf Frankie Boy Sinatra." Nancy Sinat
ra insisted years later in one of her books that after he'd been rejected as unf
it, her father "tried in vain to enlist for the next several years."}}
{\line }{\line }TO: Mr. D. M. LADD
{\line }
{\line }
DATE: 2-26-44
{\line }{\line }FROM: Mr. G. C. CALLAN
{\line }{\line }USBJECT: FRANK ALBERT SINATRA
{\line }
Selective Service

You will recall that we inquired into the Selective Service status of Frank Sina
tra because of the receipt from Walter Winchell of an anonymous letter which he
received alleging that $40,000 had been paid by Sinatra to procure a 4-F classif
ication. Newark found that Sinatra received a 4-F classification because of an e
ar ailment. It also discovered that Sinatra had been arrested twice--once for se
duction and once for adultery, both arrests resulting in dismissals, and both ba
sed on same act.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
The Director penned a notation on my memorandum to you dated February 15, 1944,
"We should be certain that there is nothing irregular in this case," and upon yo
ur instructions, I called the Newark Office on February 21, 1944 at 4:45 p.m. an
d instructed ASAC [Assistant Special Agent in Charge] R. W. Bachman to have the
physician who examined Sinatra interviewed. The Newark Office has complied with
these instructions and there is attached hereto Newark's letter of February 24,
1944 which indicates very definitely that Sinatra was properly rejected because
of a perforation of the membrana tympani and acute or chronic mastoiditis. Durin
g the course of the interview, it was ascertained from the examining physician,
Dr. Joseph R. Weintrob, Captain, U.S. Army, Medical Corps, that Sinatra stated h
e had, in his early youth, been operated on on several occasions for mastoiditis
. X-ray pictures have borne out Sinatra's statements in this regard. Captain Wei
ntrob said the scar tissue which was the result of the operation was readily per
ceptible and in this connection the operational scars very clearly appear on the
left profile photograph taken on the occasion of one of Sinatra's arrests by th
e Sheriff's Office at Hackensack, New Jersey. Either the perforation of the tymp
ani or the mastoid condition is, as Captain Weintrob points out, cause for rejec
tion of a registrant under War Department regulations.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
It therefore appears that Sinatra was properly rejected from military service an
d there is no indication that the statements made in the anonymous letter above
referred to have any foundation. Consequently, in the absence of further instruc
tions, no additional inquiries will be conducted in this matter. }}{\par \pard \
hyphpar
{\b
{\qc
TWO
{\line }
SINATRA, THE FBI, AND THE PRESS }}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qc
{\i
"Mr. Mortimer was appreciative."}}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\line }{\line }}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Frank Sinatra had a tempestuous and at times complicated relationship with both
the FBI and the press. Little did he know that the two institutions were sometim
es collaborating with each other against him.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
They needed each other. As FBI agents delved into every aspect of the star's lif
e, they depended on obvious sources of information like press reports as well as
confidential informants. The FBI files now make clear that some of the journali
sts who wrote those reports were in effect FBI informants as well, providing uns
ubstantiated rumors for the bureau to run down--including Walter Winchell's tip
about the draft covered in {\ul
chapter 1}. The FBI returned the favor on occasion, helping journalists digging
for dirt on the singer. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
In 1946, the ultraconservative Hoover demonstrated that he was no fan of the sin
ger when Louis B. Nichols, one of his top aides, reported disapprovingly on a st
op in the star's nationwide tour, attaching a fairly innocuous press clipping as
supporting material}. }
{\line }{\line }TO: Mr. Tolson
{\line }
{\line }
DATE: May 14, 1946
{\line }{\line }FROM: L. B. Nichols
As a symptom of the state of mind of many young people I wish to call to your at
tention the following incident that occurred in Detroit on last Wednesday.}{\par
\pard \hyphpar
Frank Sinatra arrived in Detroit around midnight and a group of bobby soxers wer
e waiting for him at the airfield. He eluded them and they then congregated at t
he stage door of the Downtown Theater where he was scheduled to give his first p
erformance around 10:00 a.m. on Thursday morning. The line started forming at ar
ound 2:00 a.m. The police started challenging girls who appeared to be under 16
and tried to send them home. However, I have been told, there was a long line of
mere kids, many of whom carried their lunches, and they remained in line until
the theater opened. Truant Officers started checking the lines early in the morn
ing and were berated by the girls. There was widespread indignation on the part
of numerous individuals that I came in contact with and a severe indictment of p
arents of the girls. One individual went so far as to state that Sinatra should
be lynched. I am attaching hereto a page from The Detroit Times showing some of
the girls.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
Handwritten notation by Hoover:} Sinatra is as much to blame as are the moronic
bobby-soxers. H. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
A year later, Sinatra was taking a beating in the press for his association with
alleged mobsters, his draft record, and his political activities, which some co
nsidered left-leaning enough to be Communist}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
Things boiled over at Ciro's restaurant in Hollywood on April 8, 1947 when he wa
s arrested for slugging his biggest press nemesis--the Hearst columnist Lee Mort
imer. The singer later said the muckraking scribe had been "needling me" for two
years with blistering columns. Nancy Sinatra has written that Mortimer held a g
rudge against her father for rejecting a song he'd written }. }{\par \pard \hyph
par
{\i
Press clippings in the FBI files included speculation that a recent Mortimer pie
ce about Sinatra's association with the mobster Lucky Luciano had infuriated the
singer. But one article pointedly noted that the Luciano story actually was bro
ken by Robert Ruark, a "6-foot, 200-pound columnist." Mortimer weighed about 120
at the time}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
At Giro's that night, Sinatra claimed Mortimer had goaded him by calling him a "
dago." Mortimer insisted that Sinatra's attack was unprovoked. Sinatra later set
tled the case by paying Mortimer $9,000 and withdrawing the slur accusation}. }{
\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
Mortimer wasn't through with Sinatra, though. A month after the Giro's incident,
the FBI's Nichols wrote this memo to Glyde A. Tolson, Hoover's top aide and clo
sest friend, to prepare the director for a planned meeting with the aggrieved co
lumnist. This memo clearly shows that the FBI was inclined to help Mortimer}. }{
\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qc
May 12, 1947
{\line }
{\line }
MEMORANDUM FOR MR. TOLSON
{\line }
{\line }
RE: FRANK SINATRA }}{\par \pard \hyphpar
In view of the Director's conference with Lee Mortimer tomorrow it would appear
that there are three specific problems that have been raised on which the Direct
or desires information. The following is being submitted:}{\par \pard \hyphpar
1. Mr. Mortimer said he had a picture of Sinatra getting off a plane in Havana w
ith a tough-looking man whom he has been unable to identify. He believes he is a
gangster from Chicago.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Observation: It is suggested that this picture be exhibited to Agents who have w
orked on the reactivation of the Capone gang in Chicago, as well as to Agents in
the Newark Office who have been working on criminal work, in view of the known
contacts that Sinatra has had with New York hoodlums. It is entirely possible th
at in this way the unidentified picture might be identified. If we identified th
e individual we could secure a picture of the person identified and furnish that
to Mortimer and then in turn let him go out and verify the identification in su
ch a way as to remove the Bureau from any responsibility of furnishing informati
on. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
2. Mortimer stated that Sinatra was backed when he first started by a gangster i
n New York named Willie Moretti, now known as Willie Moore.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Observation: It is well known that Willie Moretti of Hasbrouck Heights, New Jers
ey, controls gambling in Bergen County, New Jersey, and is a close friend of Fra
nk Costello. According to Captain Matthew J. Donohue of the Bergen County Police
, Moretti had a financial interest in Sinatra. In this connection, Sinatra resid
es in Hasbrouck Heights.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
The Los Angeles Office has reported that a boxing show was being sponsored by Si
natra together with Henry Sanicola and Larry Rummans. According to reports, they
incorporated, formed a company and sold stock to raise money to build "a little
Madison Square Garden Arena" in Los Angeles. At the same time it was reported t
hat Sinatra was interested in purchasing a hotel and gambling establishment that
was being built in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was assisted by an attorney named Herb
ert Pearlsen. Sanicola and Rummans were not further identified. It is known that
Bugsy Siegel went to Los Angeles on December 18, 1946, to contact Lana Turner,
Jimmy Durante and Frank Sinatra for the purpose of having them attend the openin
g of the Flamingo Hotel. Sinatra, however, did not attend either the opening on
December 26, 1946, or December 28, 1946, which was attended by several stars inc
luding George Raft, Brian Donlevy, June Haver, Lucille Ball, Sonny Tufts and oth
ers. It is likewise known that Mickey Cohen, well-known gambler and racketeer wh
o operates out of Los Angeles, has been in contact with Sinatra on occasions.}{\
par \pard \hyphpar
In August, 1946, the New York Office was advised by Frances Duffy, clerk of the
Local Selective Service Board #180, New York City, that she resides at 424 Secon
d Street, Brooklyn, New York, in a home owned by Mrs. Mary Fischetti. Miss Duffy
stated that Sinatra, accompanied by Charles Fischetti, visited the home of his
mother and spent the evening there in about June of 1946. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
The Chicago Office advised that on August 8, 1946, a request was made of Charles
Fischetti to get in touch with his brother Joe for the purpose of contacting Fr
ank Sinatra in New York to expedite hotel reservations around November 7, 1946.
It was indicated that the reservations for the hotel were desired by the Fischet
tis as they intended to attend the Notre Dame-Army football game. Fischetti is a
Chicago hoodlum who was a subject in the Bureau's investigation on the Re-Activ
ation of the Capone Gang.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
An informant in Chicago advised
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Joe Fischetti met Charles Baron and furnished the information to the effect that
both Joe Fischetti and Charles Baron had purchased two dozen shirts and forward
ed them to Frank Sinatra in Hollywood. The shirts were boxed in two separate box
es and a card was placed in each box, one from Joe Fischetti and the other from
Charles Baron. Baron apparently is associated with a Ford agency on South Michig
an Avenue in Chicago. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
The Washington News on April 10, 1947, carried a story datelined Hollywood, Apri
l 10, which carried the following statement:}
{\line }
"Frankie explained he took out the permit two months ago to 'protect personal fu
nds.' Shortly thereafter he went to Cuba, where he met Gambler Lucky Luciano. Th
eir alleged friendship was blistered in Mr. Mortimer's column and was believed t
o be the spark for Tuesday night's fracas.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
"(Frankie's 'friendship' with Luciano was first revealed by Robert Ruark, 6-foot
, 200-pound columnist for the News and other Scripps-Howard papers.)"}
{\line }
If Lee Mortimer has not already done so, he might contact Robert Ruark. Ruark pe
rsonally told me that he has been investigating Sinatra and it is entirely possi
ble that Ruark might have uncovered some information that may be of assistance.
There is attached hereto Mr. Ruark's column of February 20, 1947. Also, Mortimer
might check with law enforcement contacts in Bergen County and endeavor to secu
re the information from Captain Donohue which he has on Moretti and Sinatra. }{\
par \pard \hyphpar
3. Mortimer also desires Bureau information on Sinatra's arrest on a sex offense
Observation: The records of the clerk of the Second Criminal Judicial District o
f the County of Bergen, Hackensack, New Jersey, reveal the following information
: Docket 15228 in the State vs. Frank Sinatra reflects that Sinatra was charged
on November 26, 1938, by
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New Jersey, as follows: "On the second and ninth days of November, 1938 ... unde
r the promise of marriage he (Sinatra) did then and there have sexual intercours
e with the said complainant who was then and there a single female of good reput
e...." The Charles Casualty Company, 214 Maine Street, Hackensack, New Jersey, m
ade Sinatra's bond of $1,500. On December 7, 1938, the complaint was withdrawn w
hen it was ascertained that the complainant was in fact married. }{\par \pard \h
yphpar
Docket 15307 in the case of State vs. Frank Sinatra reveals a complaint was file
d on December 21, 1938, by
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New Jersey, charging Sinatra with adultery in that he "... on the second and nin
th days of November, 1938 ... committed adultery with the said complainant, a ma
rried woman, wife of
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Sinatra made his own bond of $500 on January 4, 1939, and the case was remanded
to the jury by order of Judge McIntyre. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Docket 18540 for the prosecutor of the bills, Bergen County, reveals that a no-b
ill was returned on January 17, 1939 by the grand jury and the complaint chargin
g adultery was dismissed in open court for quarter sessions on January 24, 1939.
Sinatra was then represented by Harry L. Towe of Rutherford, New Jersey. Towe i
s now a member of Congress and the Director may recall meeting him at my house p
rior to the Shrine Dinner in Alexandria. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
4. Conceivably the New York Mirror might have access to the records at Local Boa
rd #19 for Hudson County, Room 308, 26 Journal Square, Jersey City, New Jersey.
In February of 1944, the chief clerk of this board was Mrs. Mae E. Jones. On the
detailed notations appearing in section 4, physical examination results, (made
by Captain J. Weintrob, M.C., Assistant Chief Medical Officer), appears the foll
owing observation: "55--Mental: emotional instability, N.D." When interviewed la
ter, Captain Weintrob furnished us with a copy of a communication which he had a
ddressed to the commanding general wherein paragraph C reads as follows:}
{\line }
"During the psychiatric interview the patient stated that he was 'neurotic, afra
id to be in crowds, afraid to go in elevator, makes him feel that he would want
to run when surrounded by people. He had somatic ideas and headaches and has bee
n very nervous for four or five years. Wakens tired in the A.M., is run down and
undernourished.' The examining psychiatrist concluded that this selectee suffer
ed from psychoneurosis and was not acceptable material from the psychiatric view
point. Inasmuch as the selectee was to be rejected on an organic basis, namely,}
(1) Perforation of left tympanum}{\par \pard \hyphpar
(2) Chronic mastoiditis, left,}{\par \pard \hyphpar
the diagnosis of psychoneurosis, severe was not added to the list. Notation of e
motional instability was made instead. It was felt that this would avoid undue u
npleasantness for both the selectee and the induction service."}
{\line }
There is attached hereto a more detailed summary memorandum prepared in Mr. Rose
n's division on February 26.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
Tolson ended up meeting with Mortimer the following day. He later briefed Hoover
on the visit, all the while insisting that he had not given the}{\i
columnist any "official assistance," when in fact it appeared that he had been h
elpful}. }
{\line }{\line }TO: DIRECTOR
{\line }
{\line }
DATE: May 13, 1947
{\line }{\line }FROM: CLYDE TOLSON
I talked this afternoon to Mr. Lee Mortimer, of the New York Daily Mirror, who w
anted to ask some questions concerning Frank Sinatra. I told Mr. Mortimer that,
of course, he realized that we could not give him any official information or be
identified in this matter in any manner, which he thoroughly understands.}{\par
\pard \hyphpar
He left a photograph taken of Frank Sinatra in Cuba and asked whether we could i
dentify one individual shown in the picture. Copies of this photograph are being
made and an effort will be made to determine whether any of our Agents are acqu
ainted with the person in question.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Secondly, he was interested in the association between Sinatra and Willie Morett
i of Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey. I told Mr. Mortimer in this connection that
his best bet would be to make appropriate contacts with the Bergen County Police
and possibly with a Captain Donohue.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Also, Mr. Mortimer was interested in Sinatra's arrest on a sex offense. He had p
ractically all of the information concerning this charge and I merely indicated
that he might secure information as to the ultimate disposition of the charge by
contacting the prosecutor of the bills, Bergen County, New Jersey.}{\par \pard
\hyphpar
Also, Mr. Mortimer had already learned of the contents of the selective service
file pertaining to Sinatra and knew the location of the board in Jersey City. He
indicated that while he had secured the contents of this file on an informal ba
sis, he understood that these records were not subject to subpoena.}{\par \pard
\hyphpar
Mr. Mortimer had already contacted Robert Ruark, who has written several derogat
ory articles concerning Sinatra.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Mr. Mortimer told me that he understood that Colonel Fain D'Orsey, alias Charles
Conley, was arrested in the spring of 1946 for smuggling narcotics from Mexico
to the United States and at the time of his arrest was driving a station wagon w
hich belongs to Sinatra. He indicated that Sinatra has made no effort to secure
repossession of this station wagon but he has learned that possibly D'Orsey will
furnish enough information to the Narcotics Bureau to include Sinatra in a cons
piracy charge. He stated he planned to have the Hearst Office arrange for him to
see Mr. Anslinger, of the Narcotics Bureau, in an effort to run this down. I am
trying to ascertain whether we have a criminal record of this person on the bas
is of the information furnished. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Mr. Mortimer was appreciative of the opportunity to talk to me and thoroughly un
derstood we could not be of any official assistance to him in this matter.}{\par
\pard \hyphpar
{\i
In an open letter to the public issued in the spring of 1947, Sinatra denounced
"certain unscrupulous newspapermen" who were attacking him and thanked the journ
alists standing by him, including Winchell, who had a role in touching off the S
inatra draft investigation in 1944. And years later, Winchell evidently passed o
n another damaging and unsubstantiated allegation to the FBI, as evidenced by th
is excerpt from a memo sent by the Los Angeles FBI office to Hoover}. }{\par \pa
rd \hyphpar
The Bureau by letter to Springfield dated July 11, 1951, captioned
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INFORMATION CONCERNING, furnished a photostatic copy of a letter written by
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Peoria, Illinois, dated July 23, 1950, addressed to Mr. WALTER WINCHELL. A copy
of this letter was confidentially furnished to the Bureau. The letter contains q
uotations from a booklet written by KENNETH GOFF entitled "Confessions of Stalin
's Agent." One of the quotations describes SINATRA as "one of the outstanding Re
ds in Hollywood." According to
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letter, the booklet also includes other allegations concerning SINATRA. }{\par \
pard \hyphpar
{\i
Another reporter, Bill Davidson of} Look {\i
magazine, asked the FBI for derogatory information on Sinatra in 1957. His Janua
ry 20 letter to Louis Nichols, a Hoover aide, cited "constant allegations" circu
lating about Sinatra: Had Sinatra been arrested for rape or assault in Jersey Ci
ty or Hoboken in the early 1930s? the journalist wanted to know. Had his mother
been arrested and charged as an abortionist? And had two of Sinatra's uncles bee
n arrested for bootlegging during Prohibition? }}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
In response, the FBI official immediately ordered up a synopsis of the Sinatra f
iles (below) that included specific replies to Davidson's inquiries. Later that
year, Davidson wrote an award-winning series on Sinatra for} Look {\i
magazine, prompting libel and invasion-of-privacy lawsuits from the singer, whic
h were eventually dropped}. }
{\line }{\line }TO: Mr. Nichols
{\line }
{\line }
January 23, 1957
{\line }{\line }FROM: M. A. Jones
SUBJECT: FRANCIS ALBERT SINATRA

{\line }
AKA. FRANK SINATRA }
SYNOPSIS:}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Frank Sinatra was born December 12, 1915 or 1916, at Hoboken, New Jersey, of Ita
lian-born parents. He left high school in 1935 to obtain employment and during t
hat year, began his singing career in night clubs and road houses in the norther
n New Jersey area. He was married in 1939 to Nancy Barbato and has three childre
n by that marriage. He divorced her in 1951 and married actress Ava Gardner, fro
m whom he was separated after approximately two years of marriage. Allegations c
oncerning his contacts with the Communist Party and numerous communist front gro
ups came to the Bureau's attention for a number of years and were included in a
memorandum sent to the State Department in December, 1954, on their request for
a name check on Sinatra. In view of a sworn affidavit, executed by him on Januar
y 10, 1955, in connection with his application for a passport, to the effect tha
t he had never been a member of the Communist Party or of any organization of a
subversive character, the State Department requested an investigation by the Bur
eau to determine whether prosecution was warranted against Sinatra for making a
false statement in the application. The investigation developed no evidence conn
ecting Sinatra with the Communist Party or any of its front groups aside from hi
s membership in the Independent Citizens Committee of the Arts, Sciences, and Pr
ofessions in 1946. This organization was cited by the California Committee on Un
-American Activities as a communist front and included a number of other promine
nt citizens in its membership. In 1948, Sinatra allegedly took part in an appeal
to the voters of Italy to vote against the communist ticket in the elections th
en being held in that country. Material has appeared in the press linking Sinatr
a with known hoodlums, and in February, 1947, he was alleged to have spent four
days in the company of Lucky Luciano, the deported Italian criminal who was prom
inent in the narcotics traffic in America. His name has also been prominently li
nked with Joseph and Rocco Fischetti, members of the Capone gang, Willie Moretti
, former underworld boss of Bergen County, New Jersey, James Tarantino, an assoc
iate of Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, and other hoodlums on the west coast. As recent
ly as 1955, he was seen frequenting an after-hours bottle club in New York frequ
ented by known hoodlums and is reputedly one of the twelve major stockholders in
the Sands Hotel, a gambling establishment in Las Vegas allegedly controlled by
Abner "Longy" Zwillman and Joseph Stacher, both notorious gangsters from New Jer
sey.... Sinatra's mother, Mrs. Natalie Sinatra, was arrested in November, 1937,
on a charge of abortion. No disposition is given for this case. Lawrence Garaven
te, said to be an uncle of Sinatra.
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Bureau files do not verify his relationship to Sinatra. In 1944, columnist Frede
rick C. Othman, in a syndicated article, quoted Sinatra as saying that he receiv
ed a letter from the Bureau concerning an applicant in which he was requested to
return four autographed photographs for the girls in Mr. Nichols' office. When
contacted, Sinatra denied the story but stated that he had received a letter of
that kind from the office of the Adjutant General and would have Othman correct
the matter. In September, 1950, through an intermediary, Sinatra offered his ser
vices to the Bureau, and the Director noted his agreement with Mr. Tolson's comm
ent that we "want nothing to do with him." }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qc
* * * }}{\par \pard \hyphpar
SPECIFIC INQUIRIES MADE BY DAVIDSON}{\par \pard \hyphpar
In his letter, Davidson stated that he planned on doing a definitive, three-part
profile on Sinatra for "Look" magazine and was concerned about several items wh
ich he had come across since the manner in which they were resolved would help i
n "pitching" his article....}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Davidson asked for verification of the following:}{\par \pard \hyphpar
1. That Sinatra was arrested for rape in Jersey City or Hoboken around 1934. The
charge is supposed to have been reduced to seduction and then thrown out by the
Grand Jury. (Westbrook Pegler has reported this several times in his columns.)}
{\line }

COMMENT: The records of the clerk of the Second Criminal Judicial District of th
e county of Bergen, Hackensack, New Jersey, reveal the following information: Do
cket 15228 in the State vs. Frank Sinatra reflects that Sinatra was charged on N
ovember 26, 1938, by
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New Jersey, as follows: "On the second and ninth days of November, 1938, ... und
er the promise of marriage, he (Sinatra) did then and there have sexual intercou
rse with the said complainant who was then and there a single female of good rep
ute...." The complaint was withdrawn when it was ascertained that the complainan
t was in fact married. Docket 15307 in the case of the State vs. Frank Sinatra,
indicates a complaint was filed on December 21, 1938, by
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New Jersey, charging Sinatra with adultery in that he "... on the second and nin
th days of November, 1938, ... committed adultery with the said complainant, a m
arried woman and wife of
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Docket 18540, for the Prosecutor of Bills, Bergen County, reveals that no bill w
as returned on January 17, 1939, by the grand jury, and the complaint charging a
dultery was dismissed in open court for quarter sessions on January 24, 1939....
}
{\line }
2. That Sinatra was arrested and convicted of assault around the same time (pres
umably the 1930's). }
{\line }
COMMENT: There is no information in Bufiles [bureau files] or the records of the
Identification Division to substantiate such an arrest. News articles, however,
reflect that Sinatra was arrested on April 9, 1947, in Hollywood on a battery w
arrant based upon a complaint by Lee Mortimer, New York columnist. Sinatra enter
ed a plea of not guilty and was released on a $500 bail. No disposition of this
case appears in the file.}
{\line }
3. That Mrs. Natalie Sinatra, his mother, was arrested 6 or 7 times for operatin
g an abortion mill in Hoboken between the years 1930 and 1950 and that she might
have been convicted once.}
{\line }
COMMENT: "Time" magazine, ... a copy of which is attached, reported that Sinatra
's mother, known generally as Dolly Sinatra, started out as a practical nurse an
d helped her husband run a little barroom at the corner of Jefferson and Fourth
in Hoboken. She allegedly was active in Democratic ward politics and acted as a
midwife at a number of neighborhood births. According to the article, she was a
"power" in her part of town, and in 1909 was made a district leader. In 1926, th
e Mayor of Hoboken appointed her husband to a captaincy in the fire department.
The records of the Identification Division contain a single card reflecting a cr
iminal arrest on November 15, 1937, of Mrs. Natalie Sinatra, with alias Dolly Si
natra, on a charge of abortion. Her residence was given as 841 Garden Street, Ho
boken, New Jersey, and the card was received from the Hoboken, New Jersey, Polic
e Department. No disposition of the case is given, and the incident is not menti
oned in Bufiles....}
{\line }
4. That Sinatra's uncles, Champ and Lawrence Garavente, were arrested and perhap
s convicted of bootlegging in Hoboken in the 1920's and early 1930's.}
{\line }
COMMENT: There are no references in Bufiles or the records of the Identification
Division identical with Champ Garavente. There is no information in Bufiles to
the effect that Lawrence Garavente is related to Frank Sinatra.
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{\i
Not all journalists were treated well by the FBI. In this excerpt from a heavily
censored memo dated September 17, 1963, the Los Angeles office reports to the d
irector on information provided by a "sensationalist" journalist, whose name the
FBI blotted out. The memo recounts threats the journalist received that invoked
the name of the reputed mobster Sam Giancana, a Sinatra friend. The journalist
also mentions an encounter he'd had with Sinatra at the restaurant the singer ow
ned in Beverly Hills with the actor Peter Lawford, Jack Kennedy's brother-in-law
, and other investors}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
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said that SINATRA does not like him as he had written up some articles unfavorab
le to SINATRA several years ago at a time when SINATRA was a part owner of Pucci
ni's Restaurant.
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stated he had a date one night and his girl friend insisted on going to Puccini'
s and he finally agreed to reluctantly. While
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was at the restaurant SINATRA came in and surveyed the customers and thereafter
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was paged to the telephone. When he answered the telephone it was dead and as he
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rd \hyphpar
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told SINATRA in effect, "I am not going to hit you since I see you have a number
of your hoodlum friends around you. Give me my check and I will get out of here
." SINATRA allegedly replied, "I don't want your money ... it is dirty money." }
{\i
Three years later, the same journalist contacted the FBI again, as recounted her
e in an excerpt from a heavily censored Teletype}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
TELETYPE}{\par \pard \hyphpar
FBI LOS ANG.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
7:07 PM PDST URGENT 5/9/66}{\par \pard \hyphpar
TO: DIRECTOR}{\par \pard \hyphpar
FROM: LOS ANGELES}{\par \pard \hyphpar
INFORMATION CONCERNING}{\par \pard \hyphpar
CAPTIONED INDIVIDUAL TELEPHONICALLY CONTACTED THE OFFICE AT ELEVEN THIRTY A.M. T
HIS DATE AND ADVISED THAT HE HAD BEEN BEATEN BY FOUR INDIVIDUALS WHOM HE SUSPECT
S AS BEING FRANK SINATRA'S MOB. HE REQUESTED FBI ASSISTANCE IN IDENTIFYING THESE
INDIVIDUALS.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
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RELATED TO SINATRA'S DIFFICULTIES WITH MEXICAN AUTHORITIES.
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WENT ON TO STATE THAT ON
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WHEN HE DROVE HIS CAR
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HE WAS GRABBED BY FOUR THUGS AS HE LEFT THE CAR AND WAS SEVERELY BEATEN. HE SAID
HE IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED THE HOLLYWOOD DIVISION OF THE LOS ANGELES PD WHO IS INV
ESTIGATING. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
HE SAID HE IS CERTAIN IN HIS OWN MIND THAT THE FOUR THUGS WHO COMMITTED THE BEAT
ING WERE MEMBERS OF SINATRA'S GROUP. HE SAID HE BELIEVES THIS SINCE SINATRA THRE
ATENED HIM IN THE PAST
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IT IS NOTED IN LOS ANGELES FILES THAT BY LETTER DATED SEPTEMBER SEVENTEEN, NINET
EEN SIXTY-THREE, THE BUREAU WAS ADVISED OF A CONTACT WITH
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AT WHICH TIME HE SPOKE OF AN ALLEGED THREAT MADE BY SINATRA WHILE
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WAS DINING AT PUCCINI'S RESTAURANT, OF WHICH SINATRA IS REPORTEDLY PART OWNER. }
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REQUESTED THAT THE FBI IMMEDIATELY MAKE AVAILABLE TO HIM PHOTOGRAPHS OF SINATRA'
S HOODLUM ASSOCIATES SO THAT HE,
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, MIGHT VIEW THEM IN AN EFFORT TO IDENTIFY THE INDIVIDUALS WHO BEAT HIM. }{\par
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WAS TACTFULLY ADVISED THAT THIS WAS NOT A MATTER WITHIN THE INVESTIGATIVE JURISD
ICTION OF THE FBI, AND THAT IT WAS PURELY A MATTER FOR LOCAL POLICE AUTHORITIES.
AT THIS POINT
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BECAME VERY ARROGANT AND OBNOXIOUS AND DEMANDED THAT THE FBI ENTER HIS CASE. IT
SEEMED THAT
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WAS MAKING EVERY ATTEMPT TO STAMPEDE THE FBI INTO HIS CASE. }{\par \pard \hyphpa
r
AFTER CLEARLY POINTING OUT THE POSITION OF THE FBI IN A MATTER SUCH AS THIS, THA
T WE WILL COOPERATE WITH LOCAL POLICE AUTHORITIES IN EVERY WAY POSSIBLE, THAT IT
IS A MATTER FOR POLICE INVESTIGATION THE CALL WAS TERMINATED IN WHAT APPEARED T
O BE A FRIENDLY TONE.}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\b
{\qc
THREE
{\line }
SINATRA AND COMMUNISM }}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qc
{\i
"Mrs. Roosevelt in pants"}}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qc
For many years, the FBI was much more concerned with combating the then ominousseeming threat of communism than with fighting organized crime, the very existen
ce of which Hoover questioned until the late 1950s. From the dawn of the cold wa
r, the FBI intensively monitored the domestic activities of not only the Communi
st party, but also groups deemed too left-wing by Senator Joseph McCarthy, the H
ouse Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), and conservative Sinatra antagonis
ts in the press like Lee Mortimer and Westbrook Pegler.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Sinatra was among the first of many entertainment figures whose patriotism was t
hrown into doubt by the red-baiting of the anti-Communists. His ardently liberal
New Deal politics, of course, made him an obvious target. And Sinatra wasn't sh
y about collaborating with outspoken leftists, including Albert Maltz, the scree
nwriter for Sinatra's acclaimed pro-tolerance film short {\i
The House I Live In} (1945). The film, which won him a special Academy Award, wa
s a mixed blessing at cold war's outset: It made him a darling of the American l
eft. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
It is clear, however, that the FBI was overstating the case when, in internal re
ports from the period, it referred to Sinatra as a "communist sympathizer" or a
"CP fellow traveler." In the end, it had nothing on him but the ordinary activit
ies of a liberal celebrity.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Moreover, the singer was more nimble than Maitz and others who were blacklisted;
he at first belittled charges that he was a Communist sympathizer, then confron
ted them head-on. And at one point an intermediary told the FBI that Sinatra was
willing to spy on certain groups for the bureau. Thus Sinatra emerged from the
McCarthy era with his career, if not his reputation, more or less intact. }{\par
\pard \hyphpar
{\i
A few months after World War II ended and just after the release of} The House I
Live In, {\i
Sinatra made headlines trying to diffuse racial tensions in Gary, Indiana, where
white high school students were boycotting classes to protest a desegregation e
ffort}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
Confronting a rowdy and antagonistic audience in the school auditorium, Sinatra
stood center stage, his arms folded, staring down the crowd for two anxious minu
tes until the catcalls and stomping gave way to absolute silence. Then he steppe
d up to the microphone and announced, Hoboken-style, "I can lick any son of a bi
tch in this joint." Hostility gave way to cheers, but his impassioned plea for t
olerance ended up insulting some locals and failed to end the strike. It also ce
mented the boyish singer's status as a hero to American liberals of every stripe
, including Communists}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
This excerpt, from a 1950 report in the FBI files, summarized the incident}. }{\
par \pard \hyphpar
GARY, INDIANA, SCHOOL STUDENTS STRIKE INCIDENT, NOVEMBER 1, 1945}{\par \pard \hy
phpar
On October 18, 1945, the white students at the Froebel School in Gary, Indiana,
went on strike for a second time. The first walkout occurred during September, 1
945, when several hundred white students demanded that the school be made an all
white school. The Indianapolis Office reported that the trouble between the whi
te and colored races at this school dated back at least to the spring of 1944 wh
en there had been an attempt to establish an all white Parent Teachers Associati
on in opposition to the Association then functioning under the presidency of Bea
trice Lawrence, wife of Howard Lawrence, a Communist Party organizer for Lake Co
unty, Indiana. This move was defeated and the PTA, including both white and Negr
o members, continued with Mrs. Lawrence as President. On November 1, 1945, Frank
Sinatra appeared at the Memorial Auditorium in Gary, Indiana, at which time he
made an appeal to end the school strike. During his speech Sinatra charged that
the strike had been fomented by adults under the leadership of Joseph Lach, a pr
ominent citizen and undertaker in Gary, Indiana. Sinatra referred to Lach as a s
mall time politician who had never been elected to office. Sinatra also attacked
Julius Danch and referred to him as a man of shady character, opposed to whites
and Negroes associating together, and said that he would personally ask the May
or to throw Danch out of his office as City Hall Custodian. Sinatra also said th
at he had talked with the student strike leader, Leonard Levenda, who had refuse
d to meet with him, but that he would try again to talk with Lavenda before leav
ing Gary. Levenda reportedly denied Sinatra's charge and claimed that he had tal
ked with Sinatra before the meeting and told him that Lach and Danch had no part
in the school strike. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Danch was identified as the Editor of a monthly Catholic bulletin, the president
of the Hungarian Political Club in Gary, and City Hall Custodian since January,
As a result of Sinatra's attack on Lach and Danch, Father Lawrence T. Grothaus,
Pastor of the Saint Anthony's Church and Director of the Catholic Youth Organiza
tion in Gary, left the stage in disgust. Father Grothaus told Sinatra's manager,
George Evans, that Sinatra should not have delved into personalities. Evans rep
ortedly replied that Sinatra's information was in part, at least, received from
the confidential files of the FBI. He later stated that he could not recall who
had made the statement regarding FBI files; however, Evans' statement pertaining
to FBI files was witnessed by Police Captain Peter Billick and Patrolman
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of the Gary, Indiana Police Department. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Relative to Sinatra's source of information, Captain Billick advised that a chec
k of Sinatra's contacts from the time he arrived until he left the same evening
revealed that Sinatra had no opportunity to obtain the information concerning La
ch and Danch while he was in Gary.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
The meeting on November 1, 1945, which was addressed by Frank Sinatra had been a
rranged by the Anselm Forum. It was said that many of the leaders of the Anselm
Forum were CIO leaders and "so-called liberals." The Indianapolis Office advised
that they had no record of this group. No evidence was developed from informant
s of the existence of any subversive activities in connection with the Froebel S
chool strike which, in the opinion of Captain Billick, was brought about by the
students acting on their own. He further reported that Julius Danch viciously fo
ught the Communists; however, the Communists did seize upon this strike to charg
e that it was a plot by the steel mill interests in Gary to divide the colored p
eople against the whites and thereby cause friction between the unions and the m
ills, in order to defeat a wage increase which the CIO was then demanding. The C
ommunists also charged in a Daily Worker article on September 29, 1945, that Jul
ius Danch had started the move two years ago when he attempted to form an all wh
ite PTA. In addition, the American Youth For Democracy organization in Gary dist
ributed pamphlets on one occasion concerning the strike situation.... }{\par \pa
rd \hyphpar
It was reported that there had been indications that the appearance of Frank Sin
atra at Gary, Indiana, on November 1, 1945, "was perhaps induced by the AYD or b
y the Communist Party.... "}{\par \pard \hyphpar
But an unidentified outside source reported that Frank Sinatra paid his own expe
nses in coming to Gary.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
Six weeks following the Gary incident, the special agent in charge (SAC) of Phil
adelphia told Hoover that an informant had identified Sinatra as a Communist}. }
{\line }{\line }TO: Director, FBI
{\line }
{\line }
DATE: December 12, 1945
{\line }{\line }FROM: SAC, Philadelphia
SUBJECT: FRANK SINATRA
{\line }
SECURITY MATTER--C }
Recently, Confidential Informant
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advised that while attending
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that FRANK SINATRA, well known radio and movie star, is a member of the Communis
t Party. He was told that SINATRA formerly held membership in the American Youth
for Democracy organization of New Jersey but has recently been admitted to the
New York branch of the Communist Party. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
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advised that the reason SINATRA was discussed was because of the recent article
which appeared on him in "Life" magazine, setting forth his position on racial h
atred and showing SINATRA talking before a Gary, Indiana, high school group. }{\
par \pard \hyphpar
On November 25, 1945 a full page article appeared in the Sunday "Worker" on FRAN
K SINATRA. This article was written by WALTER LOWENFELS, Philadelphia correspond
ent for the "Worker".}{\par \pard \hyphpar
In the Sunday "Worker" dated December 2, 1945 under "Pennsylvania News" the foll
owing item appeared: "FRANK SINATRA is going to get a gold medal and a silver pl
aque at the Broadwood Hotel, December 10. He will receive the first annual Golde
n Slipper Square Club Unity Award for his contribution to racial and religious t
olerance."}{\par \pard \hyphpar
This information is being furnished for whatever action is deemed advisable.}{\p
ar \pard \hyphpar
{\i
Hoover months later asked for the first full report on what the FBI had in its f
iles on Sinatra. It was forwarded to Hoover by a top bureau official, Edward A.
Tamm, later a federal judge. It contained information about his draft and allege
d mob ties, but the bulk was an extraordinarily detailed accounting of his polit
ical activities. (The excerpts here have been compiled from two drafts of the sa
me memo; some entries have been deleted to avoid duplication with material elsew
here in this book.)}}
{\line }{\line }TO: THE DIRECTOR
{\line }
{\line }
DATE: 2-26-47
{\line }{\line }FROM: Mr. Edw. A. Tamm
The attached memorandum concerning Frank Sinatra is obviously most poorly and im
properly arranged and I am again having it done over.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
In view of the length of time since you requested it, however, I thought it migh
t be of some current value to you in its present form.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Attachment}{\par \pard \hyphpar
ASSOCIATION WITH COMMUNISTS AND COMMUNIST FRONT GROUPS }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Bureau files contain numerous references which allege that Sinatra has made spee
ches for, written articles for, or attended or supported rallies sponsored by or
ganizations dominated by Communist groups. Information in this regard which is o
f particular interest follows.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
It has been ascertained that William Dieterle, a motion picture director in Holl
ywood and reliably reported to be a strong supporter of the Communist party and
the Soviet Union, was in receipt of a letter from Frank Sinatra postmarked at Ne
w York City June 26, 1945. On the evening of September 2, 1946, Frank Sinatra wa
s a guest artist at a concert held at Los Angeles, California by the Hollywood I
ndependent Citizens Committee of the Arts, Science, and Professions which has be
en reliably reported to have been one of the main Communist political pressure a
nd propaganda groups existing. It has been reliably reported that an unknown per
son conferred with Lionel Berman, Communist party member and celebrity contact m
an for the Communist party in New York City, relative to the possibility of gett
ing Frank Sinatra to speak at an inter-racial meeting to be held at Corona, Long
Island. It has been reliably reported that Frank Sinatra was scheduled for appe
arance on a program sponsored by the Paramount Studio Club in Los Angeles, Calif
ornia, held on February 12, 1946. One of the scheduled speakers at this meeting
was identified as Earl Robinson, a member of the Communist party in that area.}{
\par \pard \hyphpar
Gerald L. K. Smith, who was called before the Congressional Committee investigat
ing un-American activities, petitioned the Committee to investigate the activiti
es of Frank Sinatra who, he stated, seems to be a highly paid, emaciated crooner
but who recently gave support to a meeting of the American Youth for Democracy
which held an elaborate banquet at the Hotel Ambassador in Los Angeles, December
16, 1945.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
The Daily Worker under date of September 15, 1945 reported that Frank Sinatra wo
uld be a sponsor of the World Youth Conference to be held in London October 31 t
o November 9, 1945.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
An unusually reliable source informed that a yearbook to be published by the Ame
rican Youth Division of the Communist Party will reportedly contain contribution
s by Frank Sinatra. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
In the September 6, 1945 issue of "The Witness," an article written by Edward Ha
rrison entitled "The Church's Joint Support of Republican Spain" reflected that
the Church League for Industrial Democracy has joined with a large number of org
anizations in sponsoring a rally on behalf of Republican Spain which rally would
be held in Madison Square Garden the evening of September 24, 1945 and speakers
would include Frank Sinatra.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
In the Daily Worker dated January 2, 1945 an article headed "Yugoslav Relief Ope
ns 1946 Drive" sets out that the American Committee for Yugoslav Relief opened i
ts activities for 1946 with a Town Hall Benefit Concert organized by the Greenwi
ch Village Chapter. The concert was sponsored by individuals including Artie Sha
w and Frank Sinatra.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
An article in the Daily Worker dated May 21, 1946 quoted Frank Sinatra as denyin
g charges that he was crooning American bobby soxers into the hands of the Comun
ists. The article states that a representative of the Knights of Columbus allege
d that Sinatra, a Catholic, had aligned himself with Communists when he spoke at
a Red Rally of 16,000 left wingers in New York's Madison Square Garden. Sinatra
stated it was a rally sponsored by the Veterans Committee of the Independent Ci
tizens Committee of Arts, Science and Professions urging the passage of legislat
ion to provide housing for veterans. Sinatra was quoted as saying, "The minute a
nyone tries to help the little guy he is called a Communist."}{\par \pard \hyphp
ar
It is reliably reported that Frank Sinatra sent $100 to the Joint Anti-Fascist R
efugee Committee in response to a telegraphic request for a donation. In additio
n a request was made of Sinatra to appear as a guest at a dinner given by the or
ganization on December 4, 1944 in honor of William Gropper, a contributor to the
Daily Worker.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
The Daily Worker for January 16, 1946 reported that Sinatra received an award at
the "New Masses" dinner held at the Hotel Commodore, New York for his courageou
s fight on behalf of all minorities.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
It has been reliably reported that Frank Sinatra was selected as a vice chairman
of the Board of Directors Independent Citizens Committee of the Arts, Science a
nd Professions, Incorporated at a meeting held February 10, 1946. This group has
been reported to be a Communist Party front group and several of its officers a
re reported Communists or fellow travelers. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
An article appearing in the Baltimore Afro-American dated April 10, 1945 reflect
ed that Frank Sinatra was to give a talk on racial harmony. It stated that Sinat
ra was reported to have beaten several southern cafe owners who refused to serve
negro musicians in his party.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
On May 3, 1946 Phil Schatz, a reported Communist and member of the National Exec
utive Board and Executive Secretary of the American Youth Division, Detroit, Mic
higan, made arrangements for an affair for Sinatra to be held at the Jewish Comm
unity Center in Detroit on May 13, 1946. It is reported that this rally was held
to combat Anti-Semitism and all religions were invited to participate. The Amer
ican Youth Division was among the sponsoring groups.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
On March 13, 1945 Francis Damon of the American Youth for a Free World contacted
Captain Orest Shevtzov, a Red Army officer and representative in the United Sta
tes for the Youth Fascist Committee in Moscow, at which time he was advised that
a picture would be taken of him in his uniform along with Frank Sinatra.}{\par
\pard \hyphpar
A technical surveillance on the National Maritime Union, Baltimore, Maryland rev
ealed that Florence Schwartz, chairman of the finance committee of the Communist
Political Association of Baltimore endeavored to get Sinatra, Orson Welles, and
several others to appear in behalf of the committee on November 3, 1944.}{\par
\pard \hyphpar
The Baltimore Afro-American on April 10, 1945 reported that Sinatra was to give
a talk on racial harmony.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
The same paper also reported that Sinatra allegedly beat several southern cafe o
wners who refused to serve negro musicians in his party.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
According to the weekly intelligence summary submitted by the New York Division
on May 16, 1946, Sinatra was one of the speakers at the Veterans American Rally,
a Communist infiltrated group which held a meeting at Madison Square Garden on
that date. Other speakers included Senator Claude Pepper and Ralph Ingersoll, wh
o was editor of the newspaper PM. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
On May 20, 1946, according to a technical surveillance, the Russian Consulate at
Los Angeles was advised that Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sinatra could not attend the Co
nsulate party on that date.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
An article appeared in the Narodni Glasnik (National Herald), an organ of the Cr
oatian Communists in the United States, which reflected that an open letter was
sent to the lodges of the Croatian Beneficial Brotherhood of the IWO concerning
"I Am An American Day." The article announced that a publication entitled "The I
dea of Americans," by Frank Sinatra, could be purchased at the rate of sixty cen
ts for one hundred copies. In the same publication, for October 18, 1944, an art
icle stated that Sinatra gave $7,500 to the Political Action Committee at a banq
uet held in the Women's Department of the Political Action Committee. It also st
ated that Sinatra donated $5,000 for himself and $2,500 for his wife.}{\par \par
d \hyphpar
{\i
Intrigued, Hoover asked for additional information on three seemingly innocuous
items in the memo}. }
{\line }{\line }TO: Mr. E. A. Tamm
{\line }
{\line }
DATE: April 19, 1947
{\line }{\line }FROM: A. Rosen
SUBJECT: FRANK ALBERT SINATRA, with alias MISCELLANEOUS--INFORMATION CONCERNING}
PURPOSE}{\par \pard \hyphpar
To set out the information available relative to three allegations concerning Si
natra's activities in reply to the Director's query: "Are the paragraphs marked
with ink provable?"}{\par \pard \hyphpar
ANALYSIS }{\par \pard \hyphpar
1--The AYD Year Book will contain a contribution by Frank Sinatra.}{\par \pard \
hyphpar
Facts: ASAC [Assistant Special Agent in Charge] A. H. Belmont of the New York Di
vision advised that Bureau Agents had obtained a copy of the AYD Year Book publi
shed in the fall of 1946 and also the first issue of "Youth" magazine, a bimonth
ly publication of the American Youth for Democracy, 150 Nassau Street, New York
City, dated April 19, 1947, and neither of these books make any mention of Frank
Sinatra. Mr. Belmont advised that Sinatra's name is not mentioned in either of
the books and he did not contribute any article.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
The information that Sinatra intended contributing an article to the Year Book w
as developed through the technical surveillance on the American Youth for Democr
acy, New York City, which revealed that on March 22, 1946,
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called an unidentified man who was obviously a representative of Sinatra and inq
uired concerning a 500-word article on "Discrimination" which Sinatra was to pre
pare for the American Youth for Democracy Year Book. Mr. Sinatra's representativ
e inquired of
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if the American Youth for Democracy was not the former Young Communist League, p
ointing out that Sinatra's political beliefs do not run "toward social beliefs-towards Communism."
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advised that the AYD was not the former Young Communist League and stated the AY
D was made up of persons of all religious and racial beliefs. Mr. Sinatra's repr
esentative then indicated that Sinatra would prepare the desired article. ASAC B
elmont advised that there was no information in the files concerning the reasons
Sinatra did not contribute the article. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
2--Newspapers reported that on January 14, 1946, Sinatra was one of twenty-two A
mericans who received awards at the New Masses dinner held at the Commodore Hote
l January 14, 1946.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Proof: ASAC Belmont of the New York Division advised that this affair was not co
vered by Agents or informants and there was no proof of Sinatra's personal atten
dance at the affair other than that indicated in the Daily Worker and other New
York papers. The article in the Daily Worker reflected that Sinatra was given th
e award "for his courageous fight on behalf of all minorities." }{\par \pard \hy
phpar
3--On May 3, 1946, Phil Schatz, a reported Communist and member of the National
Executive Board and Executive Secretary of the American Youth for Democracy, Det
roit, Michigan, made arrangements for an affair for Sinatra to be held at the Je
wish Community Center in Detroit on May 23, 1946. It is reported that this rally
actually took place on May 16, 1946, its purpose being to combat Anti-Semitism,
and all religions were invited to participate. The American Youth for Democracy
was among the sponsoring groups.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Proof: The technical surveillance on the American Youth for Democracy, Detroit,
Michigan, reflected that Phil Schatz spent considerable time arranging for this
affair.
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FBI confidential informant, reported that Sinatra, who was then playing an engag
ement in a local Detroit theater, personally appeared at the rally and was prese
nted with a scroll of appreciation for his contribution to the Youth of America.
{\i
Another FBI document offered more details on one of the things that caught Hoove
r's eye, and should have established once and for all that Sinatra was no Commun
ist sympathizer. It didn't}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Advertisements issued by the American Youth for Democracy during 1946, concernin
g a yearbook which it intended to publish, entitled "Youth," claimed that Frank
Sinatra would contribute an article to it on the subject of discrimination.}
{\line }
Detroit Informant
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on or about
{\line }
5/23/46. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
New York Informant
{\line }
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6/14/46. }
{\line }
The New York Office obtained a copy of the AYD yearbook which was published in t
he Fall of 1946. Sinatra's name is not mentioned in this book. }
{\line }
Memorandum from Mr. A. Rosen
{\line }
to Mr. E. A. Tamm, dated April
{\line }
19, 1947, Re: "Frank Albert
{\line }
Sinatra." }
{\line }
In this connection, however, on March 22, 1946, an unidentified representative o
f Frank Sinatra was requested by an AYD representative to contribute a 500-word
article on discrimination for the AYD yearbook, "Youth." Sinatra's representativ
e inquired for information about the nature of the AYD, asking if it wasn't a co
ntinuation of the former Young Communist League, which was denied, although the
AYD representative did admit that there were some Communists in the organization
Sinatra's representative explained that he wanted to be sure of the type of orga
nization he was dealing with since Sinatra and his "political beliefs don't run
towards Communism" and added, "If they are strictly out-and-out Communists we do
n't fight them, we don't have any cause to question their rights--they can do as
they believe, but it doesn't mean that we necessarily have to be active and fur
ther the principles of an organization with which we have nothing in sympathy."
He also pointed out Sinatra had "recently" been criticized by one of the columni
sts for his connection with the American Youth for Democracy.}{\par \pard \hyphp
ar
In conclusion, Sinatra's representative stated that, "We'll manage to get a stor
y to you." He had previously admitted having had some dealings with the AYD in t
he past.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
The FBI's interest in Sinatra wasn't limited to his political activities. In Apr
il 1947, Sinatra was in New York to receive an award at the Waldorf-Astoria for
fighting racial and religious intolerance. Two days before the award ceremony, a
woman visited Sinatra's room at the hotel. The encounter}{\i
was deemed important enough to warrant this memo to Tamm from Alex Rosen, anothe
r headquarters official. (Bernard "Toots" Shor, the renowned New York City resta
urateur mentioned here, was friendly with both Sinatra and Hoover.)}}
{\line }{\line }TO: Mr. E. A. Tamm
{\line }
{\line }
{\line }
{\line }
5 p.m.
SUBJECT: FRANK SINATRA, with aliases
{\line }
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION CONCERNING }
Assistant Special Agent in Charge A. H. Belmont advised that
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well-known prostitute, stated through arrangements made by "Toots" Shor, she pai
d a professional visit to Sinatra at his room in the Waldorf-Astoria on April 11
, 1947. She advised, however, that due to her drunken condition, she was unable
to fill her engagement, but nevertheless expected to be paid a fee of $100. }{\p
ar \pard \hyphpar
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was interviewed by Bureau Agents in connection with the Crime Survey program and
during the interview it was observed that she had in her possession an address
card containing the notation, "Room 5H, Waldorf, 2:30." Questioned concerning th
is, she advised that on April 11th, she had received a call from "Toots" Shor in
structing her to make a professional visit to Sinatra to this room which he was
occupying at the Waldorf-Astoria. She stated that when she arrived there, she fo
und Sinatra in the company of
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and during the course of the visit became so drunk that she did not engage in se
xual relations with Sinatra. She expressed the hope, however, that despite this,
he would pay her the fee of $100 for her engagement. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
Handwritten notation at the bottom:} Director advised. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
The FBI came upon other indications that Sinatra consorted with prostitutes}. }{
\par \pard \hyphpar
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was arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department on December 1, 1947. At that t
ime her "call house customer book" included the name of Frank Sinatra. }
{\line }
Los Angeles Crime Survey,
{\line }
4-15-48. }
{\line }
A New York Crime Survey Report of April 15, 1949, reported that various prostitu
tes operating on their own as call girls maintained address books which included
the names of many Hollywood personalities including that of Frank Sinatra.}
{\line }
New York Crime Survey report of
{\line }
4-15-49. }
{\line }
{\i
Meanwhile, Sinatra was coming under attack in Washington at hearings of the Hous
e Un-American Activities Committee and in California, where state senator Jack B
. Tenney, a virulent anti-Communist, led HUAC's counterpart panel in the legisla
ture. FBI reports excerpted and summarized testimony by Gerald L.K. Smith, the f
ar-right radio commentator, and other like-minded citizens regarding Sinatra}. }
On 1/30/46, GERALD L. K. SMITH testified before the HUAC Committee, which was he
aded by Honorable JOHN W. WOOD, Chairman. Paragraph 1, of this testimony contain
ed a petition filed with the committee by SMITH. This petition was entitled, "A
Petition for Redress of Grievances and for an Investigation into Promoted Terror
ism, Denial of Civil Liberty, Conspiracy Against Freedom, Organized Character As
sassination, Corrupt Practice, Organized Rioting, etc." The part of SMITH's peti
tion pertaining to SINATRA is quoted as follows:}
{\line }
"I petition this committee of Congress to investigate the activities of FRANK SI
NATRA who, on the surface seems to be just a highly paid emaciated crooner, but
who recently gave support to a meeting of the American Youth for Democracy which
held an elaborate banquet at the Hotel Ambassador in Los Angeles and which orga
nization was recently branded by J. EDGAR HOOVER as the successor to the Young C
ommunist League and one of the most dangerous outfits in the nation." }{\par \pa
rd \hyphpar
Of SMITH's testimony is as follows:}
{\line }{\line }"SMITH:
{\line }{\line }Shortly after that, the Youth for Democracy, which is the succes
sor of the Young Communist League, held a banquet at the Ambassador Hotel in Los
Angeles.
{\line }{\line }"Mr. ADAMSON:
{\line }{\line }Is that the American Youth?
{\line }{\line }The American Youth for Democracy, successor to the Young Communi
st League. The most conspicuous personality used in advertising this meeting was
the much publicized crooner, FRANK SINATRA. Then SINATRA entered into a campaig
n to exonerate these children who had been leaders in this organization for trua
ncy. At this same meeting, the much publicized movie star, INGRID BERGMAN appear
ed and spoke. At this banquet, were the most outstanding Communists of the state
.
{\line }{\line }"Mr. THOMAS:
{\line }{\line }You wouldn't say FRANK SINATRA was a Communist, would you?
{\line }{\line }He may not be that intelligently, but he certainly is being used
by the CP because when you take a man that is publicized as he is and then dire
ct the spotlight that leads right to a young Communist banquet, you overtake mil
lions of young people unprepared for that sort of persuasion and lead them to be
lieve that Communism is respectable.
{\line }{\line }Would you say he was sort of a Mrs. ROOSEVELT in pants? (laughte
r)
{\line }{\line }Well, I would not want to represent myself as an authority on th
at, but I would say this, Congressman, that I am convinced that FRANK SINATRA is
not a naive dupe. He has been appearing recently and frequently at meetings kno
wn to be set up by the CP.
{\line }{\line }He and I live in the same county in New Jersey.
{\line }{\line }Well, of course you must consider the SINATRA vote. I don't thin
k they are for you."
Paragraph one, of SMITH's testimony before the HCUA is quoted as follows:}
{\line }
"There is a cabal in California which includes Congressman PATTERSON, HELEN GAHA
GAN, ORSON WELLES, FRANK SINATRA, and INGRID BERGMAN who are playing with STALIN
's first line."}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Of SMITH's testimony is as follows:}
{\line }{\line }Here is a copy of a telegram I sent to Miss BERGMAN and I think
I sent a copy to this committee.
{\line }{\line }"Mr. ADAMSON:

{\line }{\line }What is the date of it?
{\line }{\line }1/12/46." (The telegram mentioned above is quoted as follows:)
"It is reported that on December 16 you participated in a program held under the
auspices of the American Union for Democracy at the Ambassador Hotel, Los Angel
es, together with FRANK SINATRA and others. About the same time, J. EDGAR HOOVER
, speaking before the Catholic Youth Organization of New York City, asserted thi
s organization was successor to the Young Communist League and was positively or
ganizing a campaign to undermine our American government. Did you appear at this
banquet with an intelligent understanding of its sponsorship, or were you the i
nnocent victim of a slick program committee? A copy of this telegram has been fo
rwarded to the Congressional Committee to Investigate Un-American Activities and
to J. EDGAR HOOVER." }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qc
"I received no reply or recognition to that."}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
More than once Sinatra decried the insinuations. In late 1947, he joined Hollywo
od in opposing HUAC, according to this item in the FBI files}. }{\par \pard \hyp
hpar
ACTIVITIES IN CONNECTION WITH HCUA INVESTIGATION OF COMMUNISM IN HOLLYWOOD}{\par
\pard \hyphpar
According to a November 21, 1947, news article, Sinatra was one of a group of mo
vie personalities who were scheduled to participate in a radio broadcast on Nove
mber 22, 1947, entitled "Hollywood Fights Back." This broadcast, which had been
arranged by the Committee for the First Amendment, was part of a program protest
ing the investigation of Communism in Hollywood by the HCUA.}{\par \pard \hyphpa
r
The Committee for the First Amendment was described as "a recently created Commu
nist front in the defense of Communists and Communist fellow travelers" in the 1
948 report of the California Committee on Un-American Activities.}{\par \pard \h
yphpar
{\i
The House committee was keeping tabs on the singer, according to this FBI summar
y of the committee's Sinatra files}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
The following information was contained on indices cards in the general index of
the House Committee on Un-American Activities. No attempt was made to check the
information with the periodicals or other sources from which it was taken. It i
s noted that all these cards were entitled, FRANK SINATRA:}
{\line }
(1) Singer--Action for Palestine Rally from the People's World, September 27, 19
(2) Committee for the First Amendment, signer of statement attacking the Committ
ee on Un-American Activities from People's Daily World, October 29, 1947.}{\par
\pard \hyphpar
(3) Supported broadcast against hearings on Un-American Activities in the motion
picture industry from the Worker, November 2, 1947.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
(4) Progressive Citizens of American Film, "The House I Live In" to be shown 11/
21/47 at Bret Harte School, from People's Daily World, 11/21/47.}{\par \pard \hy
phpar
(5) Daily Worker, 1/7/46, columns one and two. New Masses awards for greater int
erracial understanding, received award, honored at dinner, Hotel Commodore, New
York City, 1/14/46.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
(6) Hollywood Independent Citizens Committee of the Arts, Sciences, and Professi
ons. FRANK SINATRA was listed as Vice-Chairman of this on a letterhead dated 5/2
8/46 and 12/10/46.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
(7) New Masses Second Annual Awards Dinner; received award for contribution made
to promote democracy and interracial unity from New Masses dated 11/18/47.}{\pa
r \pard \hyphpar
(8) American Society for Cultural Relations with Italy. Member of the Board of D
irectors from the L'Unita del Popolo, 3/8/47.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
(9) Defended by MIKE GOLD, Daily Worker, 4/12/47. }
{\line }
{\i
Carrying such monitoring efforts to the extreme, the FBI in September 1950 creat
ed a detailed chart plotting Sinatra's affiliations with allegedly Communist gro
ups}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
REPORTED ASSOCIATION WITH OTHER COMMUNIST FRONT ORGANIZATIONS}
Organization}
{\line }
{\line }
Citation
{\line }
{\line
Nature
{\line
Action
{\line
}
of Association
}{\line }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Committee to Free Spain Now}
}
{\line }
(1)
{\line }
{\line }
Listed as a speaker for dinner at Henry Hudson Hotel, N.Y.C., 5-9-46 but sent te
legram of support and regret at not
Veterans of Abraham Lincoln Brigade}
{\line }
{\line }
(1)
{\line }
{\line }
being able to attend.
American Committee for Spanish Freedom}
{\line }
{\line }
(1)
American Committee for Yugoslav Relief}
{\line }
{\line }
(1)
{\line }
{\line }
Sponsor per "Daily Worker," 1-2-46 of a concert, N.Y.C., 1-1-46
{\line }
Sponsor per letterhead stationery, 4-8-46 Wife named Chairman of Yugoslav Childr
en's Food Drive, 1946

American Crusade to End Lynching}
{\line }
{\line }
(3)
{\line }
{\line }
Sponsor, 1946
American Society for Cultural Relations With Italy, Inc.}
{\line }
{\line }
(4)
{\line }
{\line }
Member, Board of Directors, 1947. Sinatra denied authorizing use of his name.
Committee for a Democratic Far Eastern Policy}
{\line }
{\line }
(1)
{\line }
{\line }
Sent message of congratulations to dinner held at Hotel Roosevelt, N.Y.C., 4-3-4
6
Free Italy Society, aka Free Italy Movement}
{\line }
{\line }
(2)
{\line }
{\line }
Accepted invitation to speak at annual ball and dinner in Los Angeles, 2-23-46
Independent Citizens Committee of the Arts, Sciences and Professions}
{\line }
{\line }
(2)
{\line }
{\line }
Elected as one of the vice chairmen 2-10-46, N.Y.C.; speaker, rally in Los Angel
es, 2-25-46, arranged by Music Division, Hollywood ICCASP, and presented with a
document signed by Abraham Lincoln for his work re: Racial Tolerance. Elected as
one of the vice chairmen of the Hollywood ICCASP, 4-14-46 Speaker, Veterans Eme
rgency Rally, N.Y.C., 5-16-46. In publicly denying that this rally was a subvers
ive meeting Sinatra stated: "It was a rally sponsored by the Veterans Committee
of the ICCASP. The Committee was urging passage of legislation to provide houses
for veterans. I was trying to help the veterans to get homes to live in. If tha
t is a subversive activity, I am all for it." Participant, concert in Hollywood
Bowl, 9-2-46.
International Workers Order}
{\line }
{\line }
(1)
{\line }
{\line }
IWO distributed copies of a pamphlet highlighting excerpts from an address alleg
edly made by Sinatra at a World Youth Rally 3-21-45 on racial and religious disc
rimination.
Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee}
{\line }
{\line }
(1)
{\line }
{\line }
Contributor, $100 in 1944 Scheduled to be a speaker at a mass rally to be held 9
-24-45, N.Y.C. No record that he appeared. Scheduled to speak at JAFRC dinner to
be held 5-7-46, N.Y.C. No record of his appearance.
Mobilization for Democracy}
{\line }
{\line }
(2)
{\line }
{\line }
Gerald L. K. Smith charged Sinatra cooperated with organization in organizing a
picket line protesting Smith's appearances in Los Angeles.
"Narodni Glasnik"}
{\line }
{\line }
(2)
{\line }
{\line }
Printed and distributed the 1946 Croatian National Almanac which contained an ar
ticle by Sinatra.
"New Masses"}
{\line }
{\line }
(5)
{\line }
{\line }
Received award "for his courageous fight on behalf of all minorities" at dinner
held 1-14-46, N.Y.C.
Southern Conference for Human Welfare}
{\line }
{\line }
(5)
{\line }
{\line }
Master of Ceremonies, dinner, N.Y.C., 12-16-46
The code for the numerals appearing under the column "Citation" is as follows:}{
\par \pard \hyphpar
1 -- Attorney General}{\par \pard \hyphpar
2 -- 1948 report, California Committee on Un-American Activities}{\par \pard \hy
phpar
3 -- Military Intelligence}{\par \pard \hyphpar
4 -- Informants and Newspaper Articles}{\par \pard \hyphpar
5 -- House Committee on Un-American Activities.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
A subsequent memo went on for pages and pages about the singer's supposedly subv
ersive affiliations. Just a few entries give the gist and flavor}. }{\par \pard
\hyphpar
ALLEGATIONS OF AFFILIATION WITH THE COMMUNIST PARTY}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Frank Sinatra was scheduled to make three appearances at Italian-American meetin
gs in New York City in connection with an election campaign, one of which had be
en arranged by the Communist Political Association for November 1, 1944. However
, Sinatra did not appear at this meeting. No reason was given for his absence by
members of the Party, but they were considerably agitated because he did not at
tend.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qc
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An informant advised, exact date not reported, that Sam Falcone, identified as a
Communist Party member and Chairman of the Legislative Committee of UE Local 30

1, proposed that a UE campaign committee have Frank Sinatra come to Schenectady
to put on a program inasmuch as Sinatra was an old member of the Young Communist
League and would come for the Communist Party at a nominal rate.}{\par \pard \h
yphpar
{\qc
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The March, 1944, issue of "Spotlight," monthly publication of the AYD, featured
a statement issued by Frank Sinatra which it claimed was issued by him in respon
se to their request. The statement answered a charge which this magazine said ha
d been made in April, 1944, by Artur Rodzinski, Conductor of the New York Philha
rmonic Orchestra, that "jive" was responsible for juvenile delinquency and that
Sinatra was as responsible as anything or anyone for delinquency among the young
er generation.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qc
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In this regard, it was reported that Artur Rodzinski's charge that jazz contribu
ted to juvenile delinquency resulted in a running debate in the public press and
that the "New York Evening Sun," date not given, ran a three-column front page
article on the Sinatra-Rodzinski feud. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qc
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The program for the Second Annual AYD dinner, which was held at the Ambassador H
otel in Los Angeles on December 16, 1945, reflected that Frank Sinatra received
an award which was presented to him by a Rabbi Max Nussbaum. An informant who at
tended the dinner reported, however, that Sinatra was not present and the award
was made to him through Mrs. Sinatra.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qc
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Robert W. Kenny, former California State Attorney General, appeared as a defense
witness at the trial of Harry Bridges on January 31, 1950. During his testimony
, Kenny admitted sponsoring an AYD dinner in Los Angeles during December, 1945,
and added that he had attended same with Frank Sinatra.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qc
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}}
It was learned on May 23, 1946, that one of the AYD members had interviewed Fran
k Sinatra when he was in Chicago and had asked him about "red-baiting" in the AY
D. Sinatra reportedly replied that he had received a letter from one of the AYD
members in the Tom Paine Club asking him if it were true that the AYD was a "Red
" organization. Sinatra said he had not answered the letter. The AYD member, in
explaining this to other club members, expressed confidence that Sinatra would a
nswer the letter in the right way.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qc
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On May 16, 1946, a group of Detroit Youth Clubs, including the AYD, held an Inte
r-Cultural Rally at the Jewish Community Center, Woodward and Holbrook Streets,
Detroit, to honor Frank Sinatra, who was then playing an engagement at a downtow
n theater in Detroit. Erma Henderson, AYD President, acted as Chairman of the ra
lly which was attended by about 250 people. Sinatra was presented with a scroll
of appreciation for his contributions to the youth of America. }{\par \pard \hyp
hpar
{\qc
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On May 5, 1946, Philip Schatz, AYD Executive Secretary, said that the rally hono
ring Frank Sinatra represented a good opportunity for them to set up a permanent
organization of which the AYD would be a part and that through such an organiza
tion the AYD could gain a great deal of prestige.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
On April 1, 1948, AYD members at Chicago, mentioned that Frank Sinatra had gone
to Italy and that he would do more for Italian Communists than anybody else coul
d do.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
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According to the "Daily Worker" of March 17, 1945, Frank Sinatra accepted an inv
itation to address the World Youth Week Rally at Carnegie Hall, New York City on
March 21, 1945. This rally was sponsored by the American Youth for a Free World
with the cooperation of various racial groups. A report concerning the March 21
, 1945 meeting, however, does not make any reference to Frank Sinatra being pres
ent.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qc
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The program for a dinner held on May 9, 1946, at the Henry Hudson Hotel in New Y
ork City, which had been sponsored by the Action Committee to Free Spain Now, th
e Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade and the American Committee for Spanish
Freedom, listed Frank Sinatra as a speaker. Sinatra did not attend this dinner,
but did send a telegram of support and expression of regret for being unable to
be there.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qc
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Frank Sinatra was named as one of several artists who sponsored a Town Hall bene
fit concert arranged by the Greenwich Village Chapter of the American Committee
for Yugoslav Relief on January 1, 1946. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
The American Committee for Yugoslav Relief has been cited as a subversive and Co
mmunist organization by the Attorney General.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qc
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Another governmental agency conducting intelligence investigations reported on S
eptember 13, 1946, that Frank Sinatra was one of the sponsors of the "American C
rusade to End Lynchings" for which Paul Robeson was chairman. This organization
supported a pilgrimage to Washington, D.C., on September 23, 1946. A parade was
scheduled to be held on September 23, 1946, which was to be led by colored and w
hite veterans who were to march to the Lincoln Memorial where a national religio
us ceremony would be held and persons who escaped lynching mobs were to be prese
nted to the audience.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
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According to a news release, Frank Sinatra was scheduled to speak against racial
intolerance as the guest of honor at the Free Italy Society's annual ball and d
inner to be held February 23, 1946, at the Kastritta Hall, 3220 North Broadway,
Los Angeles, California. This news article identified said organization as an an
ti-Fascist group.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Sinatra was quoted as follows: "I will be happy to join with my fellow Italian-A
mericans in the cause of true democracy."}{\par \pard \hyphpar
It was announced that the theme of the affair would be to fight domestic Fascism
as personified by Gerald L. K. Smith.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
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Westbrook Pegler reported in his column in November, 1947, that after Sinatra ha
d appeared at a show held under the auspices of the ICCASP in New York City duri
ng May, 1946, his manager, George Evans, said that Sinatra had "put himself unde
r the political guidance of two reporters who are experts on Communism, and agre
ed not to mess around with any outfit which they disapproved."}{\par \pard \hyph
par
{\qc
* * * }}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Frank Sinatra was identified as one of the artists who participated in a concert
held in the Hollywood Bowl on September 2, 1946, which had been arranged by the
Hollywood Independent Citizens Committee of the Arts, Sciences and Professions.
The principal guest speaker at this affair was Senator Claude Pepper, who spoke
on relations between the United States and Soviet Russia. This fund, raising me
eting is estimated to have collected between forty and fifty thousand dollars.}{
\par \pard \hyphpar
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In connection with Sinatra's activities with the ICCASP, it has been reported th
at in 1943 he supported the Hague political machine in New Jersey and, in 1944,
actively campaigned on behalf of former President Franklin D. Roosevelt. He is r
eported to have visited the White House in September, 1944, in company with Toot
s Shor, New York restaurateur, at which time he conferred with the President. Co
nsiderable adverse publicity is reported to have resulted from this visit and as
a consequence, according to this particular report, Sinatra became incensed and
donated $7,500 to the Democratic cause and became an active member of the Indep
endent Voters Committee of the Arts and Sciences for Roosevelt which reportedly
subsequently merged with the ICCASP.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
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CONTACTS WITH RUSSIAN CONSULATE OFFICIALS}{\par \pard \hyphpar
On March 13, 1945, Francis Damon of the American Youth for a Free World, supra,
contacted Captain Orest Shevtzov, representative in the United States for the Yo
uth Anti-Fascist Committee in Moscow, who was then at the Russian Consulate in N
ew York City, and informed her that all pictures would be taken the following da
y. The Captain was advised that she should be in her office at 11:15 A.M. in uni
form and that the first picture would be taken with Newbold Morris, President of
the City Council of New York, and the second picture would be taken with Frank
Sinatra at 2:30 P.M. on March 14, 1945. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
On May 20, 1946, the Russian Consulate in Los Angeles was advised that Mr. and M
rs. Frank Sinatra and others who were named would not be able to attend the part
y at the Consulate that night.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
Even Sinatra's dentist turns up in the files as a subject in a spying investigat
ion}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Frank Sinatra's dentist, Dr. Abraham Benedict Weinstein, has been investigated b
y the Bureau in connection with the Gregory case investigation and is also the s
ubject of a pending Security Matter--C case, New Haven Office of Origin. Elizabe
th Terrill Bentley, informant in the Gregory case, named an individual known to
her as "Charlie" as a contact of Jacob Golos.... Dr. Weinstein was not identifie
d by Miss Bentley as the individual known to her as "Charlie" but many of the ch
aracteristics of "Charlie" as named by her closely parallel those of Dr. Weinste
in....}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Investigation by the New Haven Office reflects that Weinstein was born on Septem
ber 18, 1900, at New York City, where he is a practicing dentist; further, that
for many years he has associated with top functionaries in the Communist Party s
uch as John Williamson, Gus Hall, Irving Potash and Carl Winter, as well as seve
ral individuals known to be Communist Party sympathizers such as Anna Louise Str
ong, Leon and Barney Josephson and others. He is known to have been in contact w
ith Ralph Bowman, suspected Russian espionage agent, and has been in the company
of individuals named as Russian espionage agents by Elizabeth Bentley....}{\par

\pard \hyphpar
It is known that Dr. Weinstein is quite friendly with Sinatra's manager, George
Evans. On one occasion, a Sam Bronstein, connected with the Motion Picture Indus
try, requested Dr. Weinstein to use his influence on George Evans to get Sinatra
to make a picture and that if successful Dr. Weinstein would receive a fee of $
25,000 for his services. Information was furnished reflecting that Evans and Dr.
Weinstein met on several occasions to discuss this proposition.}{\par \pard \hy
phpar
{\i
The author of another lengthy FBI memo detailing Sinatra's activity during this
period either had a sense of humor about the matter or simply was careless in id
entifying Sinatra's alleged political soul mates}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
The 4/19/47 issue of the "New York Daily Mirror" carried an article by Jack Lait
entitled "All in the Family." The article pertained to Charlie Chaplin and Fran
k Sinatra, who had held press conferences that week during which Sinatra denied
he sympathized with Lenin and the Marx brothers.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
By 1950, with his career in decline, his marriage to Nancy Barbato on the rocks,
and a tempestuous affair with Ava Gardner under way, Sinatra was anxious to cou
nter suggestions in the press that he was a draft-dodging subversive. An interme
diary contacted FBI agent Paul J. Mohr with an extraordinary offer. Mohr passed
on the offer in a memo to Tolson}. }
{\line }{\line }TO: MR. TOLSON
{\line }
{\line }
DATE: September 7, 1950
{\line }{\line }FROM: J. P. MOHR
{\line }{\line }SUBJECT: FRANK SINATRA
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called at my office today after having endeavored to arrange an appointment to s
ee the Director. I explained to
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that the Director was extremely busy, that he was fully committed and would be u
nable to see him.
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stated that he had been requested by Frank Sinatra to contact the Director with
... a proposition that Sinatra had in mind.
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said he was a friend of Sinatra, that he considered him to be a sincere individu
al and that he has known him for six years.
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described Sinatra as a "Dago who came up the hard way" and said he is a conscien
tious fellow who is very desirous of doing something for his country.
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stated that Sinatra feels he can do some good for his country under the directio
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stated that Sinatra is sensitive about the allegations which have been made conc
erning his subversive activities and also his draft status during the last war.
Sinatra feels that the publicity which he has received has identified him with s
ubversive elements and that such subversive elements are not sure of his positio
n and Sinatra consequently feels that he can be of help as a result by going any
where the Bureau desires and contacting any of the people from whom he might be
able to obtain information. Sinatra feels as a result of his publicity he can op
erate without suspicion. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
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stated Sinatra is a Catholic but is not a practicing one. He also stated that Si
natra denies any subversive affiliations or interests on the part of himself and
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is sure that Sinatra is truthful, otherwise
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stated he would not bother the FBI with this matter. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
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stated that Sinatra was desirous of getting this project before CIA. However,
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said he told Sinatra that CIA was not the proper place to make the approach. How
ever,
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did contact a friend in CIA who told
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that he should take the matter up with the FBI since we were primarily charged w
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stated that Sinatra's principal contacts are in the entertainment field in Holly
wood and New York City.
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further advised that he didn't know whether Sinatra has any current information
with respect to subversives. He said that Sinatra understands that if he worked
for the Bureau in connection with such activities it might reflect on his status
and his standing in the entertainment field but he is willing to do anything ev
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said that Sinatra is willing to go "the whole way." }{\par \pard \hyphpar
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stated that Sinatra can, of course, be reached through his residence in Hollywoo
d but that he is presently living in the Hampshire House in New York City and th
at he is looking for an apartment in New York City since he is starting a televi
sion show on ABC on Saturday, October 7, 1950, and consequently will be in New Y
ork City for the next year. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
I told
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that I wasn't aware of Sinatra's activities other than what I had read in the pa
pers. I told him further that I wasn't aware of Sinatra's possibilities and that
that was something we would have to analyze and determine. I further told
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that we would not ask Sinatra or any other individual to engage in any activitie
s that would reflect on the individual and that any action taken by the individu
al would have to be a voluntary decision on his part.
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was also informed that I was not aware of the fact that Sinatra could be of use
to us but that I would call to the Director's attention
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's visit to me and that we would consider Sinatra's request and that if he could
be utilized we would communicate with him. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
The Security Division has been requested to prepare a memorandum for the Directo
r concerning information appearing in our files with respect to Sinatra.}{\par \
pard \hyphpar
{\i
Handwritten notation by Tolson:} We want nothing to do with him. C. }{\par \pard
\hyphpar
{\i
Handwritten notation by Hoover:} I agree. H. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
Sinatra had entertained troops overseas at the end of World War II. In 1954, his
career rejuvenated by his Oscar-winning turn in} From Here to Eternity, {\i
he offered to go to Korea to do so again. The army, however, wasn't interested,
as this exchange of memos shows. The first is an army document that ended up in
the FBI's files; the others track the FBI's involvement in the matter}. }{\par \
pard \hyphpar
{\qr
17 September 1954}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD:}{\par \pard \hyphpar
SUBJECT: Clearance of Mr. Frank Sinatra to accompany an entertainment group to t

he Far East during the Xmas Holiday period.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
1. In response to a request made by Mr. Frank Sinatra for an appointment to disc
uss the matter of his clearance for a Xmas Holiday entertainment tour to the Far
East, a meeting was arranged in the office of The Adjutant General at 1300 hour
s, 16 September 1954. Participants were: }
{\line }
Major General John A. Klein, TAG}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Major General Gilman C. Mudgett, Chief of Info.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Brig. Gen. Alfred E. Kastner, Asst to the Asst}{\par \pard \hyphpar
chief of Staff, G-2}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Mr. Sinatra}
{\line }
2. General Klein opened the discussion with remarks to the effect that all prese
nt were aware of the purpose of Mr. Sinatra's visit. He then asked General Kastn
er to outline the basis upon which Mr. Sinatra's request for clearance was denie
d.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
3. General Kastner explained that over a period of years many items had appeared
in the public press, including The Daily Worker and kindred publications, which
reflected adversely on Mr. Sinatra, and which to a considerable degree identifi
ed the latter with the communist line. He pointed out that as a result, serious
question existed as to Mr. Sinatra's sympathies with respect to communism, commu
nists, and fellow travelers. He stated that particularly in view of recent event
s and actions hinging on the matter of subversives, the Army could not grant cle
arance to any individual about whom the slightest doubt existed.}{\par \pard \hy
phpar
4. Mr. Sinatra stated that he hated and despised everything that pertained to co
mmunism; that he had never been a member of a communist inspired organization, n
or had he ever made contribution to such organizations. He attributed the unfavo
rable press items to irresponsible individuals who preyed on those in "entertain
ment." He said that he considered these writings so absurd that he had not even
undertaken to refute them. He related that he had responded to a reporter's ques
tion regarding his attitude toward communism with the remark: "I am just as comm
unistic as the Pope." He said that the reporter informed him that such a quote w
as not printable. He emphasized the point that he was most eager to provide ente
rtainment for service personnel in the Far East; that he had specified Far East
because he thought our largest forces were located there, but that he was willin
g to perform anyplace else including the continental United States; that a press
ing moving picture engagement had precluded him from making a similar tour some
two years ago. He stated that he would carry matters to the Attorney General in
order to clear his name, and that he would engage counsel to represent him. (Gen
eral Kastner had previously indicated to Mr. Sinatra that it was his privilege a
s a civilian to take his case to the Attorney General and had made suggestion re
garding the desirability of counsel.) }{\par \pard \hyphpar
5. General Mudgett advised Mr. Sinatra that from an entirely impersonal point of
view, the Army, circumstances being as they are, could not at this time risk gr
anting him a clearance. He digressed to congratulate Mr. Sinatra on his fine per
formance in "From Here to Eternity." Generals Klein and Kastner expressed simila
r sentiments. General Klein also expressed appreciation for Mr. Sinatra's genero
us offer to provide entertainment for our troops overseas.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
6. After Mr. Sinatra's departure, those remaining agreed that in similar cases a
rising in the future, requests for appointments should be refused unless there e
xist compelling reasons to the contrary; that in any instance where an appointme
nt is granted, The Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2, The Chief of Information, and
The Adjutant General, or their representatives, should meet jointly with the ind
ividual concerned; further, that the place of meeting should be other than in th
e office of the Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2.}
{\line }

T. J. MARNANE}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Colonel, AGC}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Executive Officer, TAGO}
{\line }
{\line }
DATE: 10/18/54
{\line }{\line }FROM: SAC, NYC
{\line }
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION
{\line }
CONCERNING }
JEROME DOYLE, former Agent and presently a member of the firm of Cahill, Gordon,
Zachry and Reindel, NYC, today provided the following data which Mr. Doyle rece
ived from HENRY JAFFE, attorney for Frank Sinatra:}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Frank Sinatra allegedly was being booked to go to Korea this Christmas as part o
f a USO entertainment group, consisting of various show people, and to the surpr
ise of Sinatra and Henry Jaffe the Army denied clearance to Sinatra. Allegedly S
inatra and/or Jaffe went to Washington to talk to the Army to determine just why
clearance was denied to Sinatra, and allegedly the Army advised that it had inf
ormation from the FBI which prompted the Army to deny clearance to Sinatra. This
information allegedly was that Lee Mortimer in a newspaper column stated that S
inatra was a Communist. This is the information which allegedly came from the Bu
reau's files. The Generals in question are: Major General John A. Klein, Adjutan
t General; Major General John C. Mudgett, Chief of Information; and Major Genera
l A. G. Trudeau, Chief of Intelligence.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Mr. Doyle stated he was advising this office so the above information could be f
urnished to the Bureau since he believes Jaffe will be writing to the Bureau reg
arding this matter.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
Handwritten notation by Hoover:} Nail this down promptly. H. }
{\line }{\line }TO: MR. A. H. BELMONT
{\line }
{\line }
DATE: October 22, 1954
{\line }{\line }FROM: MR. R. R. ROACH
{\line }
MISCELLANEOUS--INFORMATION
{\line }
CONCERNING }
Reference is made to a letter from the SAC, New York, dated October 18, 1954, in
the above-captioned matter in which the Bureau was advised by Jerome Doyle, for
mer Bureau Agent, concerning information he had received from Henry Jaffe, attor
ney for Frank Sinatra. Allegedly, Sinatra and/or Jaffe went to Washington to tal
k to the Army to determine why clearance was denied to Sinatra, who had been boo
ked to go to Korea for Christmas as part of a USO entertainment group, and alleg
edly the Army advised that it had information from the FBI which prompted the Ar
my to deny clearance to Sinatra. This information referred to allegedly was that
Lee Mortimer in a newspaper column stated that Sinatra was a Communist; that th
is information allegedly came from Bureau files.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
The Director noted "Nail this down promptly. H."}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Colonel W. A. Perry, Chief of Security, G-2, furnished Liaison Agent

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a copy of a memorandum prepared by Colonel Marnane, Executive Officer to the Adj
utant General, concerning the conference which Sinatra had with the Army in the
Office of the Adjutant General on September 16, 1954, and for which Colonel Marn
ane prepared the minutes. In essence, this memorandum advises that, pursuant to
a request by Frank Sinatra to be advised why he had been denied clearance, an ap
pointment had been made for him to appear in the office of Major General John A.
Klein, the Adjutant General, on September 16, 1954. Present besides the Adjutan
t General were Major General John C. Mudgett, Chief of Information; and former B
rigadier General Alfred Kastner, formerly Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2.
At the outset of the conference, General Klein asked General Kastner to outline
for Mr. Sinatra the basis upon which Mr. Sinatra's request for clearance had bee
n denied. General Kastner explained that over a period of years many items had a
ppeared in the public press, including the "Daily Worker," and kindred publicati
ons, which reflected adversely on Mr. Sinatra and which, to a considerable degre
e, identified Sinatra with the Communist Party line and, as a result, is serious
evidence as to Mr. Sinatra's sympathies with respect to Communism, Communists,
and fellow travelers. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
General Klein advised Sinatra that, in view of such evidence, the Army could not
grant clearance to any individual about whom the slightest doubt existed.}{\par
\pard \hyphpar
Sinatra then went on to state that he hated Communism, had never been a member o
f a Communist organization, had no contact with Communists or Communist organiza
tions, and the irresponsible accusations made against him had been so absurd tha
t he had not refuted them. He went on to relate that he was eager to provide ent
ertainment for the troops anywhere in the Far East, Europe or the Continental Un
ited States. He further stated that he would carry this matter to the Attorney G
eneral in order to clear his name, and he would engage counsel to represent him.
General Mudgett then informed Sinatra that, from an entirely impersonal point of
view, circumstances being as they were, the Army could not risk at this time gi
ving a clearance to Sinatra.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
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that he was at the conference and prepared the minutes of same. He stated that t
he officers mentioned above were present also, General Kastner representing G-2
for General Arthur G. Trudeau. He advised that General Kastner, other than the s
tatements attributed to General Klein and General Mudgett, carried the entire co
nversation for the Army. General Kastner restricted his comments concerning Sina
tra's Communist connections in their entirety to newspaper clippings, and at no
time did he ever mention files of the FBI or any other organization. As a matter
of fact, Colonel Marnane stated that the G-2 file prepared for this conference
merely consisted of newspaper clippings, and it was agreed that if Sinatra press
ed G-2 for the source of their information, General Kastner was going to present
the file to Sinatra so that he could read it. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Colonel Marnane advised that the name Jaffe is unknown to him but advised that S
inatra was accompanied to General Klein's office by an individual, whose name he
could not recall, who was introduced to him as an agent of some sort. This indi
vidual remained in the outer office during the conference.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Bureau files reflect that in answer to a name check request from the U. S. Air F
orce (OSI) a summary of information concerning Sinatra was furnished to that Age
ncy on January 22, 1952, and a Photostat of the summary was furnished G-2 on Feb
ruary 19, 1952. This summary advised that no investigation had been conducted co
ncerning Sinatra. However, information from public sources and reliable informan
ts concerning his affiliation with numerous Communist front groups, as well as a
ssociation with known criminals and hoodlums, was furnished. Information was als
o furnished from a confidential informant
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(described as reliable) that in December, 1945
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advised him that Frank Sinatra, the well-known radio and movie star, was then a
member of the Communist Party. The informant stated he was told that Sinatra for
merly held membership in the American Youth for Democracy (cited by the Attorney
General) in New Jersey but had recently been admitted to the New York branch of
the Communist Party. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
The summary furnished to OSI and G-2 did not include any reference to Lee Mortim
er or to the information which Lee Mortimer allegedly used in his newspaper colu
mn, namely, that Sinatra was a Communist, which information was reported to have
come from Bureau files.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
RECOMMENDATION:}{\par \pard \hyphpar
For your information.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
Blocked from traveling overseas to entertain the troops, Sinatra applied for a p
assport a couple of months later, shortly before heading to Australia for a thre
e-week tour. In applying for the passport, he gave the government certain assura
nces, according to this excerpt from a later FBI report on the matter}. }{\par \
pard \hyphpar
On January 10, 1955 FRANK SINATRA executed the following affidavit for the Passp
ort Division of the Department of State:}
{\line }
"In connection with my application for a passport, I make the following statemen
ts under oath:}{\par \pard \hyphpar
"I am not now nor have I ever been a member of the Communist Party, any so-calle
d Communist Front organizations, or any other group or organization of a subvers
ive character; I am not now nor have I ever been affiliated with any organizatio
n which has been engaged in subversive activity of any kind whatsoever."}
{\line }
{\i
The FBI and others in the government suspected Sinatra was lying, prompting a fu
ll-fledged year-long investigation of the singer's veracity, involving FBI offic
es across the country, and some very old accusations against Sinatra}. }
{\line }{\line }TO: Mr. L. V. Boardman
{\line }
{\line }
DATE: February 21, 1955
{\line }{\line }FROM: Mr. A. H. Belmont
{\line }
SECURITY MATTER--C
{\line }
FRAUD AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT }{\par \pard \hyphpar
On 12-14-54 a name check request concerning Sinatra was received from the State
Department in connection with a passport application. On 12-30-54 the Department
of State was advised that the FBI had conducted no active investigation of Sina
tra. Also the memorandum provided information received by the FBI concerning Sin
atra which is in summary: Sinatra has allegedly been connected with varying degr
ees such as sponsorship and/or membership with 13 Communist front groups or acti
vities in Los Angeles, Detroit, and New York City. One informant alleged in 1945
that he had been told that Sinatra had recently been admitted to membership in
the New York Branch of the Communist Party. This informant was described as conf
idential and reliable. Sinatra's association with numerous gangsters and hoodlum
s including Lucky Luciano and Willie Moretti were set out. It was also noted tha
t in 1948 Sinatra was scheduled to transcribe an anti-Communist broadcast for It
alian consumption and that as of 1951 Sinatra was listed as a participant in an
anti-Communist rally. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
On 1-10-55 Sinatra executed a sworn affidavit for the Passport Division of the S
tate Department at New York County, New York, stating that he was not then and h
ad never been a member of the Communist Party, any so-called Communist front org
anizations or any other group or organization of a subversive character. As of 2
-17-55 the Washington Field Office was advised in confidence that the Passport D
ivision of State Department was sending two copies of the above affidavit to the
Department "with request for investigation to determine whether criminal procee
dings against subject for apparent violation of 18 USC 1542 warranted." Section
1542 is "false statement in application and use of passport." Los Angeles and Ne
w York were advised of this information. Sinatra is the well-known singer and mo
tion picture actor.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
That the FBI conduct no investigation in this matter at this time. This is in ac
cordance with established policy in passport fraud matters since the State Depar
tment directed their request to the Justice Department. We will, of course, act
immediately on request from either Justice or State Departments.}{\par \pard \hy
phpar
{\i
Handwritten notation by Clyde Tolson at the bottom:} I suggest a complete summar
y be prepared on Sinatra. C. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
Handwritten response by Hoover:} Yes. H. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
The resulting summary, drafted a week later, included recent information indicat
ing that Sinatra was anything but a Communist, according to this excerpt:}}{\par
\pard \hyphpar
The "Daily Worker" an east coast Communist newspaper, of April 10, 1951, contain
ed an article captioned "Where Are the Big Stars Who Once Opposed the Un-America
ns?" The article mentioned Frank Sinatra as one who had at one time made strong
statements against the HCUA but was now silent.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
The New York "Daily News" of April 27, 1951, reported that on the preceding day
the Stop-Communism Committee was launched to fight against "Red influence in the
entertainment world." Sinatra was listed as participating in a rally sponsored
by the Committee.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
Nevertheless, a top Justice Department official asked the FBI to look into the p
assport matter}. }
{\line }{\line }TO: Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation
{\line }
{\line }
DATE: March 7, 1955
FROM: William F. Tompkins, Assistant Attorney General, Internal Security Divisio
n}{\par \pard \hyphpar
SUBJECT: FRANCIS ALBERT SINATRA a.k.a. Frank Sinatra SECURITY MATTER--C FRAUD AG
AINST THE GOVERNMENT}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Information has recently been received from the Department of State to the effec
t that the captioned subject in attempting to secure a passport filed with that
Department an affidavit dated January 10, 1955 in which he stated that he had ne
ver been a member of the Communist Party or any Communist front organizations. T
his Division has also been advised that the Department of State received informa
tion from your Bureau which indicates that the subject has been affiliated with
a number of Communist front organizations and that it has also been alleged that
he was a member of the Communist Party.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Inasmuch as the statements contained in his affidavit, if false, would constitut
e a violation of Title 18, U.S.C., Sections 1001 or 1542, it would be appreciate
d if you would conduct an appropriate investigation to determine whether suffici
ent evidence exists to warrant prosecution under the statutes. }{\par \pard \hyp
hpar
For your information and assistance there is transmitted herewith a photostatic
copy of the affidavit executed by the subject.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
And Hoover in a March 18, 1955, memo authorized a major investigation, ordering
agents in Los Angeles and seven other cities onto the case. Memos poured in from
FBI offices across the country, as agents combed their files for "subversive" i
nformation about Sinatra and re-interviewed sources who previously had tied Sina
tra to Communist party groups. They didn't come up with much, as reflected in th
e samples below}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
From New York:}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
The files of the New York Office contain the following subversive information on
the above-captioned subject:}{\par \pard \hyphpar
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BEANIE (C. B. BALDWIN), Executive Vice Chairman of the National Citizens Politic
al Action Committee, who very recently in Washington's Willard Hotel conducted a
n intensive four-day course in practical politics under the sponsorship of the N
CPAC, about the "September 2nd thing." The "September 2nd thing"
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was a big concert in the Hollywood Bowl on that date. It was expected to draw 23
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0a28a2800a28a2800a28a2800a28a2800a28a2800a28a280
0a28a2800a28a2800a28a2803fffd9
}}
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323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232ffc0001108000b007e03
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535455565758595a636465666768696a737475767778797a
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}}
it would feature ROBINSON (perhaps EDWARD G. ROBINSON), GREGORY PECK and FRANK S
INATRA.
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32211c213232323232323232323232323232323232323232
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42b1c11552d1f02433627282090a161718191a25262728292a3435363738393a434445464748494a
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4a535455565758595a636465666768696a737475767778797a82838485868788898a929394959697
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0a28a2800a28a2800a28a2803fffd9
}}
RUBINSTEIN would do a concerto, PAUL ROBESON might sing, and the symphony orches
tra would consist of 100 pieces.
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32211c213232323232323232323232323232323232323232
323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232ffc0001108000c006503
012200021101031101ffc4001f0000010501010101010100
000000000000000102030405060708090a0bffc400b5100002010303020403050504040000017d01
020300041105122131410613516107227114328191a10823
42b1c11552d1f02433627282090a161718191a25262728292a3435363738393a434445464748494a
535455565758595a636465666768696a737475767778797a
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25f11718191a262728292a35363738393a43444546474849
4a535455565758595a636465666768696a737475767778797a82838485868788898a929394959697
02110311003f00f24a28a2800a28a2800a28a2800a28a280
0a28a2800a28a2800a28a2803fffd9
}}
The New York Office is not in possession of any information that would indicate
that SINATRA attended this affair.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
From Newark:}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
On 3/31/55 at East Orange, N.J., SAS [Special Agents]
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32211c213232323232323232323232323232323232323232
323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232ffc0001108000c006503
012200021101031101ffc4001f0000010501010101010100
000000000000000102030405060708090a0bffc400b5100002010303020403050504040000017d01
020300041105122131410613516107227114328191a10823
42b1c11552d1f02433627282090a161718191a25262728292a3435363738393a434445464748494a
535455565758595a636465666768696a737475767778797a
f2f3f4f5f6f7f8f9faffc4001f010003010101010101010101000000000000010203040506070809
0a0bffc400b5110002010204040304070504040001027700
0102031104052131061241510761711322328108144291a1b1c109233352f0156272d10a162434e1
25f11718191a262728292a35363738393a43444546474849
4a535455565758595a636465666768696a737475767778797a82838485868788898a929394959697
02110311003f00f24a28a2800a28a2800a28a2800a28a280
0a28a2800a28a2800a28a2803fffd9
}}
and
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32211c213232323232323232323232323232323232323232
323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232ffc0001108000c006503
012200021101031101ffc4001f0000010501010101010100
000000000000000102030405060708090a0bffc400b5100002010303020403050504040000017d01
020300041105122131410613516107227114328191a10823
42b1c11552d1f02433627282090a161718191a25262728292a3435363738393a434445464748494a
535455565758595a636465666768696a737475767778797a
f2f3f4f5f6f7f8f9faffc4001f010003010101010101010101000000000000010203040506070809
0a0bffc400b5110002010204040304070504040001027700
0102031104052131061241510761711322328108144291a1b1c109233352f0156272d10a162434e1
25f11718191a262728292a35363738393a43444546474849
4a535455565758595a636465666768696a737475767778797a82838485868788898a929394959697
02110311003f00f24a28a2800a28a2800a28a2800a28a280
0a28a2800a28a2800a28a2803fffd9
}}
contacted
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32211c213232323232323232323232323232323232323232
323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232ffc0001108000c006503
012200021101031101ffc4001f0000010501010101010100
000000000000000102030405060708090a0bffc400b5100002010303020403050504040000017d01
020300041105122131410613516107227114328191a10823
42b1c11552d1f02433627282090a161718191a25262728292a3435363738393a434445464748494a
535455565758595a636465666768696a737475767778797a
f2f3f4f5f6f7f8f9faffc4001f010003010101010101010101000000000000010203040506070809
0a0bffc400b5110002010204040304070504040001027700
0102031104052131061241510761711322328108144291a1b1c109233352f0156272d10a162434e1
25f11718191a262728292a35363738393a43444546474849
4a535455565758595a636465666768696a737475767778797a82838485868788898a929394959697
02110311003f00f24a28a2800a28a2800a28a2800a28a280
0a28a2800a28a2800a28a2803fffd9
}}
former security informant whose identity must be protected, and who is described
as having furnished reliable information in the past.
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32211c213232323232323232323232323232323232323232
323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232ffc0001108000c006503
012200021101031101ffc4001f0000010501010101010100
000000000000000102030405060708090a0bffc400b5100002010303020403050504040000017d01
020300041105122131410613516107227114328191a10823
42b1c11552d1f02433627282090a161718191a25262728292a3435363738393a434445464748494a
535455565758595a636465666768696a737475767778797a
f2f3f4f5f6f7f8f9faffc4001f010003010101010101010101000000000000010203040506070809
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0102031104052131061241510761711322328108144291a1b1c109233352f0156272d10a162434e1
25f11718191a262728292a35363738393a43444546474849
4a535455565758595a636465666768696a737475767778797a82838485868788898a929394959697
02110311003f00f24a28a2800a28a2800a28a2800a28a280
0a28a2800a28a2800a28a2803fffd9
}}
has in the past exhibited a definite reluctance to testify. This informant state
d he recalls that FRANK SINATRA, the famous vocalist, had contributed to Communi
st youth organizations in the early 1940s. However, he did not know if SINATRA w
as a member of the CP or any CP dominated or infiltrated organization or a membe
r of the CP or of a CP youth group. He stated he recalls that information regard
ing SINATRA'S contributions and sponsorship, if any, appeared in some CP publica
tions such as the "Daily Worker" or the Sunday "Worker," but at this time he can
not recall where. This was all the information he had regarding SINATRA. }{\par
\pard \hyphpar
On 4/13/55, SA [Special Agent]
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32211c213232323232323232323232323232323232323232
323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232ffc0001108000c006503
012200021101031101ffc4001f0000010501010101010100
000000000000000102030405060708090a0bffc400b5100002010303020403050504040000017d01
020300041105122131410613516107227114328191a10823
42b1c11552d1f02433627282090a161718191a25262728292a3435363738393a434445464748494a
535455565758595a636465666768696a737475767778797a
f2f3f4f5f6f7f8f9faffc4001f010003010101010101010101000000000000010203040506070809
0a0bffc400b5110002010204040304070504040001027700
0102031104052131061241510761711322328108144291a1b1c109233352f0156272d10a162434e1
25f11718191a262728292a35363738393a43444546474849
4a535455565758595a636465666768696a737475767778797a82838485868788898a929394959697
02110311003f00f24a28a2800a28a2800a28a2800a28a280
0a28a2800a28a2800a28a2803fffd9
}}
contacted
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32211c213232323232323232323232323232323232323232
323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232ffc0001108000c006503
012200021101031101ffc4001f0000010501010101010100
000000000000000102030405060708090a0bffc400b5100002010303020403050504040000017d01
020300041105122131410613516107227114328191a10823
42b1c11552d1f02433627282090a161718191a25262728292a3435363738393a434445464748494a
535455565758595a636465666768696a737475767778797a
f2f3f4f5f6f7f8f9faffc4001f010003010101010101010101000000000000010203040506070809
0a0bffc400b5110002010204040304070504040001027700
0102031104052131061241510761711322328108144291a1b1c109233352f0156272d10a162434e1
25f11718191a262728292a35363738393a43444546474849
4a535455565758595a636465666768696a737475767778797a82838485868788898a929394959697
02110311003f00f24a28a2800a28a2800a28a2800a28a280
0a28a2800a28a2800a28a2803fffd9
}}
and
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32211c213232323232323232323232323232323232323232
323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232ffc0001108000c006503
012200021101031101ffc4001f0000010501010101010100
000000000000000102030405060708090a0bffc400b5100002010303020403050504040000017d01
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42b1c11552d1f02433627282090a161718191a25262728292a3435363738393a434445464748494a
535455565758595a636465666768696a737475767778797a
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25f11718191a262728292a35363738393a43444546474849
4a535455565758595a636465666768696a737475767778797a82838485868788898a929394959697
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0a28a2800a28a2800a28a2803fffd9
}}
, whose identities must be protected, and who should be described as having furn
ished reliable information in the past. They advised that they know of no subver
sive information pertaining to FRANK SINATRA. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
The New York office also provided new, though perhaps not important, information
about Sinatra's dentist}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
On 4/11/46,
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32211c213232323232323232323232323232323232323232
323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232ffc0001108000c006503
012200021101031101ffc4001f0000010501010101010100
000000000000000102030405060708090a0bffc400b5100002010303020403050504040000017d01
020300041105122131410613516107227114328191a10823
42b1c11552d1f02433627282090a161718191a25262728292a3435363738393a434445464748494a
535455565758595a636465666768696a737475767778797a
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25f11718191a262728292a35363738393a43444546474849
4a535455565758595a636465666768696a737475767778797a82838485868788898a929394959697
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}}
who has furnished reliable information in the past, advised that Dr. ABRAHAM B.
WEINSTEIN contacted FRANK SINATRA and an appointment was made for SINATRA to com
e to Dr. WEINSTEIN for a dental appointment at 5:00 pm on that date. }{\par \par
d \hyphpar
ABRAHAM BENEDICT WEINSTEIN is a dentist who maintains his offices at 20 E. 53rd
St., NYC.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
On 1/18/55
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32211c213232323232323232323232323232323232323232
323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232ffc0001108000c006503
012200021101031101ffc4001f0000010501010101010100
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42b1c11552d1f02433627282090a161718191a25262728292a3435363738393a434445464748494a
535455565758595a636465666768696a737475767778797a
f2f3f4f5f6f7f8f9faffc4001f010003010101010101010101000000000000010203040506070809
0a0bffc400b5110002010204040304070504040001027700
0102031104052131061241510761711322328108144291a1b1c109233352f0156272d10a162434e1
25f11718191a262728292a35363738393a43444546474849
4a535455565758595a636465666768696a737475767778797a82838485868788898a929394959697
02110311003f00f24a28a2800a28a2800a28a2800a28a280
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}}
Brooklyn, NY (who requests that her identity be concealed)
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012200021101031101ffc4001f0000010501010101010100
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535455565758595a636465666768696a737475767778797a
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02110311003f00f24a28a2800a28a2800a28a2800a28a280
0a28a2800a28a2800a28a2803fffd9
}}
[advised] that certain of Dr. WEINSTEIN'S patients and acquaintances were believ
ed by her to be members or sympathizers of the CP. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
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Investigation on Dr. ABRAHAM WEINSTEIN was instituted on 12/7/45 when it was asc
ertained through a physical surveillance of JOSEPH GREGG and PETER RHODES that t
hey were observed to enter the office of Dr. WEINSTEIN, 20 E. 53rd St., NYC. Bot
h GREGG and RHODES were mentioned as members of an espionage group who were oper
ating in Washington, D.C. at that time, by ELIZABETH BENTLY, an admitted former
Communist courier....}{\par \pard \hyphpar
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who has furnished reliable information in the past, advised SA [Special Agent]
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on 12/10/46 that FRANK SINATRA, the singer, contacted Dr. WEINSTEIN at his offic
e and advised him that he had made reservations for the Dr. and his wife at the
Wedgewood Room at the Waldorf Astoria on the following Friday. }{\par \pard \hyp
hpar
{\i
New York also offered exculpatory evidence}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
In a clipping from the "NY Mirror" dated 4/5/48, in an article captioned, "SINAT
RA TO STAGE RADIO PLEA TO ITALY FOR DEFEAT OF REDS," by LOUELLA PARSONS. This ar
ticle is quoted in part as follows:}{\par \pard \hyphpar

"An appeal broadcast directly to the Italian people to vote against the Communis
t ticket at the 4/18/48, election is being arranged for by FRANK SINATRA. His gu
ests will be JIMMY DURANTE, JOE DIMAGGIO and ALIDA VALLI. The hour long show wil
l be in Italian.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
"SINATRA, who returned from NY today, was asked by Washington officials to get t
ogether a show with famous guests of Italian parentage, and FRANKIE gladly accep
ted the assignment to help fight Communism. Twenty-seven recordings will be made
and played in various parts of Italy in an effort to reach even the most remote
parts of that troubled nation. FRANKIE told me Washington also had requested th
at CLARK GABLE and TYRONE POWER appear on the show, even though they are not of
Italian descent and do not speak the language." }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
The Los Angeles office on October 11, 1955, told Hoover that it had serious doub
ts about the case}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Considerable investigation has been conducted by the Los Angeles Office and othe
r Bureau offices in connection with the instructions outlined in referenced lett
er. A review and analysis of the results of the investigation fails to develop a
ny positive evidence connecting SINATRA with the Communist Party or the Communis
t Party movement.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
In view of the foregoing, it is believed that the submission of a regular invest
igative report setting forth the results of the many interviews undertaken would
be preferable to the preparation of a prosecutive summary due to the absence of
the calibre of information which should logically be incorporated in a prosecut
ive summary report.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
It is noted that the miscellaneous information furnished by informants in years
past, and which was summarized by the Bureau in memorandum form dated 9/30/54, i
s essentially hearsay, most of which, even if true, would have little probative
value.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qc
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Several former Communist Party members in Hollywood, who have furnished reliable
information in the past, and who normally would have been in a position to know
if SINATRA were connected with the Communist Party or the Communist Party movem
ent, advised that they had no information that SINATRA was a member of the CP no
r did they ever hear him referred to as such in Party circles, or as being conne
cted with the Communist movement.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Because of the foregoing, the Los Angeles Office contemplates the submission of
a regular investigative report in this matter unless instructed by the Bureau to
the contrary. Such report will be prepared and submitted to reach the Bureau wi
thin thirty days. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
Los Angeles filed a twenty-eight-page report on the investigation to headquarter
s on November 4, 1955}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Investigation conducted developed no evidence connecting FRANK SINATRA with the
Communist Party (CP) or the CP movement aside from his membership in the Indepen
dent Citizens Committee of the Arts, Sciences, and Professions in 1946, an organ
ization described by the California Committee on Un-American Activities as a "Co
mmunist front." In 1946 he was being considered by the Los Angeles County Commun
ist Party as a potential Party recruit. In 1948 he was indicated to have arrange
d an anti-Communist radio program for broadcast in Italy. Results of investigati
on set forth.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qc
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RESULTS OF INVESTIGATION}{\par \pard \hyphpar
The following organizations, which have been referred to in this report, have be
en designated by the Attorney General of the United States pursuant to Executive
Order 10450: Communist Party, Communist Political Association, Young Communist
League, American Youth for Democracy, Labor Youth League, International Workers
Order, and Action Committee to Free Spain Now.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
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AT PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA}{\par \pard \hyphpar
The above informant was a former member of the District Committee of the CP in P
ennsylvania.
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advised in the latter part of 1945 that ... he was informed by
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... that FRANK SINATRA, the well-known radio and movie star, was then a member o
f the CP.
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was told that SINATRA formerly held membership in the American Youth for Democra
cy (AYD) in New Jersey and had recently been admitted to the New York Branch of
the CP. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
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was reinterviewed on September 12, 1955 and stated that he had a vague recollect
ion of [a meeting] possibly sometime around November 1945 in
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}}
which was attended by
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535455565758595a636465666768696a737475767778797a
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}}
and many others. At this meeting... Informant recalled that at the above CP meet
ing,
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}}
told him that SINATRA was an old line member of the CP and had come up from the
YCL. Informant also recalled having been told essentially the same thing by some
unknown woman ... who was also present at the above CP meeting. Informant furth
er recalled
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}}
and the unknown woman telling him that SINATRA had been admitted to the CP in Ne
w York City. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Informant advised that he could furnish no information which would corroborate t
he above allegations and, further, that he had no personal knowledge that would
connect SINATRA with the CP or the CP movement. He advised that he did not know
SINATRA personally and had never attended any affairs at which SINATRA was prese
nt.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
AT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS}{\par \pard \hyphpar
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}}
The above informants, who are familiar with some phases of CP activities in the
Chicago area, advised in June 1955 that they had no information concerning FRANK
SINATRA.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
AT DETROIT, MICHIGAN}{\par \pard \hyphpar
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}}
Detroit, Michigan}{\par \pard \hyphpar
The above individual, who is a self-admitted member of District 7, CP, USA, ...
advised on March 4, 1955 that to her knowledge FRANK SINATRA was never active in
the CP or any related front groups in the State of Michigan.}{\par \pard \hyphp
ar
{\qc
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}}

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}}
The above informants, who are familiar with CP and related CP front group activi
ties in the State of Michigan, advised in March 1955 that FRANK SINATRA is unkno
wn to them in connection with the CP movement. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
AT NEWARK, NEW JERSEY}{\par \pard \hyphpar
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}}
Above informant advised on March 31, 1955 that he had a recollection of the Comm
unist press occasionally carrying information indicating that FRANK SINATRA had
contributed to the Communist youth organizations in the early 1940's. Informant
did not recall any specific publications or issues and had no personal knowledge
or other information concerning such allegations. Informant stated that he also
had no information connecting FRANK SINATRA with the CP or the CP movement.}{\p
ar \pard \hyphpar
{\qc
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}}
AT NEW YORK, NEW YORK}{\par \pard \hyphpar
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}}
Informant furnished a pamphlet on July 28, 1947 reflecting that it was written b
y FRANK SINATRA and bearing the title "Thoughts of an American," published by th
e International Workers Order (IWO). This pamphlet, in part, refers to the "push
ing around" SINATRA received while attending school in New Jersey. The pamphlet
was directed at racial tolerance and read, in part, as follows:}
{\line }
"It is up to all of us to lay aside our unfounded prejudices and make the most o
f this wonderful country--this country that has been built by many people, by ma
ny creeds, nationalities and races in such a way that it cannot be divided ... a
nd can never be conquered ... but will always remain the United States ... one n
ation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." }
{\line }
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New York, New York}{\par \pard \hyphpar
The above individual was a member of the CP in New York... He served as an infor
mant for the FBI and subsequently... On May 19, 1955 he furnished a signed state
ment ... which reads, in part, as follows:}
{\line }
"... I do recall in 1944 during the Roosevelt campaign for re-election Frank Sin
atra appeared at a rally which was sponsored by the Upper West Side Citizens Com
mittee, which was a communist front organization. The rally was held at St. Nich
olas area 66th St and Columbus Ave. NYC. This rally was held to promote the re-e
lection of President Roosevelt.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
"Frank Sinatra appeared and sang two songs, made no speech and left the hall imm
ediately. He was contacted by
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}}
, who was a member of the James Connolly Branch of the Communist Party, to sing
at this rally. I do not know whether Sinatra had any knowledge of the Communist
Party membership of
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" }
{\line }
{\qc
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AT SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH}{\par \pard \hyphpar
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The above informant, who has some knowledge of CP activities in the State of Uta
h, advised on March 21, 1955 that he has no information relative to FRANK SINATR
A.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
AT LAS VEGAS, NEVADA}{\par \pard \hyphpar
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}}
The above informants, who are in a position to learn of some CP activities in th
e Las Vegas, Nevada, area, advised on April 20, 1955 that they have no informati
on connecting FRANK SINATRA with the CP or the CP movement. }{\par \pard \hyphpa
r
AT LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Above informant advised on January 18, 1946 and on reinterview April 25, 1955 th
at he was present at the above-described "Welcome Home Joe" dinner. He reported
that the award for FRANK SINATRA was presented during the affair to a woman who
was introduced as Mrs. FRANK SINATRA. The award was given as a result of SINATRA
's performance in the motion picture "The House I Live In," a racial tolerance p
roduction. Informant advised on April 25, 1955 that he had never heard of FRANK
SINATRA or Mrs. FRANK SINATRA in connection with the CP or the CP movement.}{\pa
r \pard \hyphpar
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Hollywood, California}{\par \pard \hyphpar
The above individual was a member of the CP in the Los Angeles [area] ... [but s
he] advised ... on April 7, 1955 that she never heard of FRANK SINATRA in connec
tion with the CP movement nor had she ever heard of him making any contributions
to the CP. She pointed out that individuals connected with the motion picture i
ndustry were found to be extremely generous when asked for donations to various
causes. Because of this she felt it altogether possible that SINATRA could have,
at one time or another, donated to causes sponsored by the Party, although such
fact, if true, had never come to her personal attention.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qc
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Beverly Hills, California}{\par \pard \hyphpar
The above individual joined the CP in New York ... [and] was a member of the CP
within the film industry... He advised SA [Special Agent] on April 1, 1955 that
he does not know FRANK SINATRA personally and has never heard of him in connecti
on with the CP movement. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qc
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Los Angeles, California}{\par \pard \hyphpar
The above individual was a member of a Hollywood cultural club of the LACCP....
He advised ... on October 28, 1951 that he recalled one of the CP members in his
group,
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}}
having remarked at Party meetings that she knew NANCY SINATRA, wife of FRANK SIN
ATRA.
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}}
indicated that she had received contributions from NANCY SINATRA for one or more
Party "causes."
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advised that he never heard any comments in Party circles, however, connecting F
RANK SINATRA or his wife with the CP or the CP movement. He stated that FRANK SI
NATRA had made a recording of the song, "The House I Live In," and on which a mo
tion picture was subsequently based.
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advised that this song was written by EARL ROBINSON. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
The Los Angeles FBI report included what is probably the most eloquent statement
attributed to Sinatra regarding red-baiting}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
"Hollywood on Trial--The Story of the Ten
{\line }
Who Were Indicted" by GORDON KAHN,
{\line }
published by Boni and Gaer, Inc.,
{\line }
New York, Copyright 1948 }{\par \pard \hyphpar
The following, attributed to FRANK SINATRA, appeared in the above book:}{\par \p
ard \hyphpar
{\qc
"Once they get the movies throttled how long will it be before the Committee goe
s to work on freedom of the air? How long will it be before we're told what we c
an and cannot say into a radio microphone? If you make a pitch on a nation-wide
network for a square deal for the underdog, will they call you a Commie? ... Are
they gonna scare us into silence? I wonder." }}{\par \pard \hyphpar
The above book pertained to the so-called "Hollywood Ten," previously referred t
o in this report.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qc
{\i
A month and a half later, Hoover finally put the investigation to rest}. }}
TO: Assistant Attorney General William F. Tompkins}
{\line }
{\line }
{\line }{\line }FROM: Director, FBI
{\line }
SECURITY MATTER--C
{\line }
FRAUD AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Enclosed for your information is one copy of the report of Special Agent
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dated November 4, 1955, at Los Angeles, California, in captioned matter. }{\par
\pard \hyphpar
Information concerning Sinatra's execution of an affidavit for the Passport Divi
sion of the Department of State on January 10, 1955, appears on page seven of th
e enclosed report. In his affidavit, Sinatra denied past or present membership i
n the Communist Party or in any group or organization of a subversive character.
Information beginning of the enclosed report reflects that "The Independent" dat
ed February 13, 1946, published by the Independent Citizens Committee of the Art
s, Sciences and Professions, listed the name of one Frank Sinatra among ten name
s under the heading "Vice Chairmen." The California Committee on Un-American Act
ivities report for 1948 describes the Independent Citizens Committee of the Arts
, Sciences and Professions as a "Communist front."}{\par \pard \hyphpar
For your further information, the above-mentioned issue of "The Independent" als
o listed among the ten vice chairmen of the Independent Citizens Committee of th
e Arts, Sciences and Professions such individuals as Joseph E. Davies, Fiorello
H. LaGuardia, Archibald MacLeish and Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer. Included in the
list of some 30 members of the Board of Directors appeared the name of James Roo
sevelt. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
A copy of the above report has been furnished to the Department of State. No fur
ther investigation will be conducted in this matter in the absence of a specific
request from you.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
Nevertheless, the FBI continued to file away information about Sinatra's alleged
ties to Communists, no matter how absurd, as shown in this entry in a later sum
mary of the files}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar

On 1/11/56
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furnished information regarding a conversation she overheard which indicated tha
t
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and
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stated that a conversation which she overheard on 6/9/55 suggested possible plan
s for the evacuation of communists from Wisconsin in the event of enemy attack o
n the West Coast. In the event of an air attack some communists would be able to
find refuge at the homes of Frank Sinatra and Tony Martin. }{\par \pard \hyphpa
r
{\i
Marilyn Monroe even turned up in one entry}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
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that Marilyn Monroe, the actress, arrived in Mexico on 2/19/62 and associated wi
th members of the American communist group. Her entry into Mexico was reportedly
arranged by Frank Sinatra through former President Miguel Aleman. Marilyn was m
uch disturbed by Arthur Miller's marriage on 2/20/62 and was very vulnerable bec
ause of her rejection by her former husband. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
A decade after being cleared of charges that he lied about his political leaning
s to get a passport, Sinatra was still seething over suspicions that he was a Co
mmunist, according to this memo from one FBI official to another. (The bitternes
s expressed by Sinatra here stood in contrast to his tone in recording his class
ic "Strangers in the Night" less than two weeks hence.)}}
{\line }{\line }TO: W. C. Sullivan
{\line }
{\line }
DATE: 3/31/66
{\line }{\line }FROM: D. J. Brennan, Jr.
SUBJECT: FRANCIS ALBERT SINATRA,
{\line }
AKA Frank Sinatra
{\line }
SECURITY MATTER--C }{\par \pard \hyphpar
On 3/30/66, Colonel John R. Elting (U.S. Army), G-2, Military District of Washin
gton, advised that on 3/25/66, Joseph F. Goetz (Colonel, U. S. Air Force, Retire
d), a public relations man located at 1500 Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, D.C
., contacted him and informed him that he had been commissioned by Frank Sinatra
, the entertainer, to determine the identity of the "S.O.B." who had "tagged" Si
natra as a "commie."}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Colonel Elting explained that in 1950, 1952, and 1954, Sinatra had offered his s
ervices for entertainment of military troops overseas. In each instance, he was
not cleared by Army because of his reported affiliation with subversive organiza
tions. Elting added that Sinatra was later cleared in 1962 to entertain troops o
verseas, but that this clearance expired in 1966 without the clearance having be
en used.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Elting furnished the attached intra-Army memorandum setting forth the details of
a conference between representatives of Army and Sinatra in response to a reque
st made by Sinatra for an appointment to discuss the matter of his clearance for
a Christmas holiday entertainment tour to the Far East in 1954. During this con
ference, Brigadier General Alfred E. Kastner, Assistant to the Assistant Chief o
f Staff, G-2, informed Sinatra that over a period of years, many items had appea
red in the public press which reflected adversely on Sinatra and which, to a con
siderable degree, identified Sinatra with the communist line. Sinatra, at the ti
me, stated that he hated and despised everything that pertained to communism; th
at he had never been a member of a communist-inspired organization, nor had he e
ver made contributions to such organizations. He attributed the unfavorable pres
s items to irresponsible individuals who preyed on those in entertainment. He re
lated that he had responded to a reporter's question regarding his attitude towa
rd communism with the remark "I am just as communistic as the Pope."}{\par \pard
\hyphpar
Inquiry was made of Colonel Elting by Liaison Agent as to why Sinatra, at this l
ate date, wanted to pursue this matter. According to Elting, Goetz stated that S
inatra is a very temperamental, vindictive and moody individual and has periods
where he dwells on his past life. Goetz added that he has known Sinatra for many
years and he had noted several occasions where Sinatra, in retrospect, has made
derogatory comments concerning individuals who have hurt him in the past. Eltin
g advised that he gave Goetz no satisfaction other than to state that Sinatra wa
s recently cleared to entertain troops overseas. Goetz informed Elting that he w
as going to counsel Sinatra to drop the matter. }}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\b
{\qc
FOUR
{\line }
SINATRA AND THE MOB--THE EARLY YEARS }}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qc
{\i
"Has this relationship been strictly social?"}}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qc
Ever since his days in Hoboken, New Jersey, as the self-centered only child of a
n indulgent mother, Frank Sinatra found it useful to associate with people who c
ould get things done for him.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
It was a habit that the star carried with him into the entertainment and nightcl
ub business, which had more than its share of thugs in those days.}{\par \pard \
hyphpar
In February 1947, Sinatra's habit became public knowledge. The Scripps-Howard co
lumnist Robert Ruark happened to be in Havana at the same time Sinatra was. The
singer had flown to the Cuban capital in those free-wheeling pre-Castro days wit
h Joe (Joe Fish) Fischetti and his brother Rocco, members of Al Capone's Chicago
gang. He was seen socializing there with Lucky Luciano, exiled father of the mo
dern Mafia, at a casino, a racetrack, and parties.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Within days, Ruark reported these facts in a column headlined "Sinatra Is Playin
g with the Strangest People These Days." The singer's public image would never b
e the same.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
The FBI was paying attention, too. Days after Ruark's story appeared, reports of
Sinatra's alleged mob ties began turning up in the bureau's files. At the time,
the FBI was primarily interested in Sinatra's supposedly Communist affiliations
, as shown in the files excerpted in {\ul
chapter 3}. But as the red scare faded, the FBI's focus shifted. }{\par \pard \h
yphpar
Sinatra always defended his friendships with alleged mobsters as benign: He was
just being cordial to admirers, however unsavory, who frequented the saloons whe
re he performed, or who had a financial stake in them. Yet as Sinatra himself bo
ught stakes in nightclubs and casinos, first in the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas in
1953 and then in the Cal-Neva Lodge in Lake Tahoe in 1961, he increasingly was j
udged by the company he kept. The FBI suspected the mob had interests in both es
tablishments. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
FBI summaries of Sinatra's suspect activities suggest a rogues' gallery of early

associations, though many of the reports were unsubstantiated. (Most of the mat
erial below comes from a September 29, 1950, compilation, though some entries ha
ve been deleted and relevant entries from other documents have been included.)}}
ASSOCIATION WITH CRIMINALS AND HOODLUMS}{\par \pard \hyphpar
A. Ralph Capone}{\par \pard \hyphpar
According to an informant of unknown reliability, Frank Sinatra is a nephew of R
alph Capone, well-known Chicago gambler, being a son of one of Capone's sisters.
According to this informant, the Capones brought Sinatra out of obscurity by bu
ying him a nightclub job and paying representatives of the press for favorable p
ublicity.}
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, who
{\line }
claimed to have connections
{\line }
with Ralph Capone.
{\line }
Milwaukee letter dated
{\line }
October 21, 1947,
{\line }
Re: "Capga" }
{\line }
B. Charles "Lucky" Luciano}{\par \pard \hyphpar
In February, 1947, a newspaper columnist reported that Frank Sinatra had been in
Havana, Cuba, for four days during the past week and "his companion in public a
nd in private was Luciano, Luciano's body guards, and a rich collection of gambl
ers and highbinders. The friendship was beautiful. They were seen together at th
e race track, the gambling casino and at special parties."}
{\line }

Column by Robert C. Ruark
{\line }
in the "Washington News," of
{\line }
February 20, 1947. }
{\line }
Luciano is the notorious underworld character who was deported from Cuba to Ital
y in the spring of 1947. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
In connection with the above story concerning Sinatra's association with Luciano
, Robert Ruark personally advised Mr. Nichols that he had been investigating Sin
atra.}
{\line }
Memorandum from Mr.
{\line }
Nichols to Mr. Tolson dated
{\line }
May 12, 1947,
{\line }
Re: "Frank Sinatra" }
{\line }
{\qc
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C. Mickey Cohen}{\par \pard \hyphpar
An informant obtained Mickey Cohen's personal address and telephone book from a
highly confidential source and it is to be noted that Frank Sinatra was listed i
n this book together with his address, 10051 Valley Springs Lane, North Hollywoo
d.}
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{\line }
General Crime Survey, April,
{\line }
15, 1947, Los Angeles Field
{\line }
Division }
{\line }
On December 23, 1946, Mickey Cohen asked Jimmy Tarantino to get Frankie Sinatra
to come over to the Cohens' house for ten minutes in order to meet the 14 year o
ld daughter of a Frank Minitti of Cleveland, Ohio, where he was engaged in the e
xcavating business, and asked Tarantino to ask Frankie "to do it for me." Later
it was arranged that Cohen and the Minittis attend one of Sinatra's broadcasts a
nd sit on the stage and apparently they did meet him.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
It was further reported that, since January 7, 1947, Sinatra and Cohen have cons
ulted several times, apparently about some fighters that Sinatra had under contr
act. Further, that on one occasion Cohen accused an unknown individual of having
threatened Frank Sinatra, which was denied. }
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{\line }
Los Angeles report dated
{\line }
January 17, 1947.
{\line }
RE: "Benjamin 'Bugsy' Siegel,
{\line }
was.;
{\line }
Miscellaneous Information
{\line }
Concerning,
{\line }
Crime Survey" }
{\line }
D. Charles Fischetti, Joseph Fischetti and Rocco Fischetti}{\par \pard \hyphpar
In his column entitled "Broadway" which appeared in the "Washington Times Herald
" of February 28, 1947, Danton Walker stated "Frankie Sinatra was the Miami Beac
h house guest of the Fischetti boys of Chicago--Rocky, Charlie and Joe--and flew
with him to Havana, which is how he happened to meet Lucky Luciano, which is ex
pected to get bigger as time goes on."}{\par \pard \hyphpar
The Fischetti brothers are well-known underworld characters in the Chicago area,
who have been reported by other sources to be closely acquainted with Frank Sin
atra. The Fischettis are reported to be cousins of the late Alphonse Capone. Thi
s may possibly account for Sinatra's connection with them, if it is true, as rep
orted above, that he is a nephew of Ralph Capone, the brother of the late Al Cap
one.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Joseph Fischetti, born in May, 1910, Brooklyn, New York, is considered more or l
ess a public relations contact for his two brothers, Rocco and Charles, and is k
nown to have contacts throughout the country among the underworld, as well as wi
th individuals in the entertainment field. It is believed that he is associated
with his brothers in handbook operations in Chicago and, according to reports, t
he brothers operate a gambling concession at the Chez Paree night club in Chicag
o, which is reported to be operated under the protection of Joseph Arvey and Art
hur X. Elrod, Democratic politicians in Chicago. }
{\line }
chicago report dated
{\line }
November 18, 1946,
{\line }
Re: "Capga" }
{\line }

charles Fischetti, who claims to have been born in Brooklyn, New York, on March
24, 1901, was reported, in 1948, by police informants to be the nation-wide cont
act man for the Chicago Syndicate and to own several gambling houses on the weal
thy Chicago North Shore. Rocco Fischetti has been the business manager of the Fi
schetti gambling houses.}
{\line }
General Crime Survey,
{\line }
Chicago Office,
{\line }
October 15, 1948
{\line }
Chicago report November 18,
{\line }
1946,
{\line }
Re: "Capga" }
{\line }
As of October, 1948, the Fischetti brothers resided at the Barry Apartments, 810
0 Sheridan Road, Chicago. In addition, they reportedly spend considerable time i
n Miami, where they are also reported to operate their gambling interests.}{\par
\pard \hyphpar
Additional evidence of Sinatra's association with the Fischetti brothers is note
d below:}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Through the assistance of former members of the Chicago Police Department, a pho
tograph was located which had been taken in Havana, Cuba, in September, 1947, wh
ich shows Frank Sinatra getting off of an airplane preceded by Joseph Fischetti
and followed by Rocco Fischetti. }
{\line }
{\line }
Chicago Office,
{\line }
October 15, 1948 }
{\line }
During May, 1947, an informant reported observing Frank Sinatra in the company o
f Joseph Fischetti several times, during the period that Sinatra had been in Mia
mi Beach, at that time. The informant added that he believed the two men had mad
e a trip together to Havana, Cuba. This informant further stated that either Jos
eph Fischetti had made a statement to the effect that he had a financial interes
t in Sinatra, or that someone had repeated this remark as having been made by Jo
seph Fischetti.}
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May 17, 1947.
{\line }
Miami letter dated May 28, 1947,
{\line }
Re: "Joseph Fischetti,
{\line }
Miscellaneous, Crime Survey." }
{\line }
Information was received that when Joseph Fischetti returned to Chicago on July
23, 1946, he was in touch with Frank Sinatra, who was then entertaining at the C
opacabana in New York City, and arrangements were made for the men to visit toge
ther.}
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{\line }
Sometime between August 16 and August 23, 1946, exact date not given, Frank Sina
tra's secretary, Bobby Burns, contacted Joseph Fischetti from Los Angeles to exp
lain that Sinatra expected to be in New York about September 5, and arrangements
were made with Fischetti for them to get together in New York City for three or
four days. }
{\line }
Technical Surveillance on
{\line }
the Fischetti brothers, 3100
{\line }
Sheridan Road, Chicago. }
{\line }
The Chicago Field Office advised that Charles Fischetti was requested to get in
touch with his brother, Joe Fischetti, for the purpose of contacting Sinatra in
New York to expedite room reservations for a football game to be played around N
ovember 7, 1946. It was indicated that the reservations for the hotels were desi
red by the Fischettis as they intended to take in the Notre Dame-Army football g
ame. In addition, it was reported that Fischetti forwarded two dozen shirts to F
rank Sinatra in Hollywood.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
charles Fischetti, accompanied by Frank Sinatra, visited Fischetti's mother at 4
24 2nd Street, Brooklyn, New York, about May or June, 1946. It was the informant
's impression that Sinatra was a very close friend of Charles Fischetti, since h
e visited Charles Fischetti and Fischetti's mother for approximately three hours
, during this particular visit.}
{\line }
Frances Duffy, 424 2{\super
nd}
{\line }
Street, Brooklyn, New York, a
{\line }
clerk at LDB, 180, Brooklyn,
{\line }
New York.
{\line }
New York report 10-15-46,
{\line }
Re: "Capga" }
{\line }
It was reported on April 15, 1947, that Joseph Fischetti had been in telephonic
communication with Frank Sinatra at least once a week. }
{\line }
{\line }
Chicago Office,
{\line }
April 15, 1947. }
{\line }
E. Don Junior}{\par \pard \hyphpar
On August 9, 1948, Don Junior, a Los Angeles gambler and associate of Johnny Mey
er, entered the apartment of Allen Smiley and during the course of his visit rel
ated a story of a party which he had attended the past week-end at Balboa with B
ill Cagney, brother of James Cagney the movie actor, Frank Sinatra and their gir
lfriends. At this particular time, Junior was attempting to locate a house with
Smiley to start a gambling establishment. Meyer and Smiley are identified herein
after.}
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{\line }
Los Angeles letter dated
{\line }
August 13, 1948,
{\line }
Re: "Aaron Smehoff, was,
{\line }
Falsely Claiming Citizenship;
{\line }
Perjury" }
{\line }
It was also learned that Don Junior had attended a party on the night of August
16, 1948, with William Cagney and Frank Sinatra.}
{\line }
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}
{\line }
F. Willie Moretti}{\par \pard \hyphpar
During the course of inquiries made by the Newark Field Division in connection w
ith the crime survey program, information was received from Captain Matthew J. D
onohue of the Bergen County Police, Hackensack, New Jersey, that Willie Moretti
of Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, has a financial interest in Frank Sinatra. It
should be mentioned that Frank Sinatra's residence is also in Hasbrouck Heights,
New Jersey. Willie Moretti is the leader of a gang known as the Willie Moretti
Gang operating in Bergen County, New Jersey. Moretti is reported to control the
numbers rackets, horse racing, and gambling throughout Bergen County, New Jersey
. The Newark Office has advised that Moretti is a close associate of Frank Coste
llo, well-known gambler of New York City, and that during 1933 Moretti, while vi
siting the Arlington Hotel, Hot Springs, Arkansas, was in the company of Lucky L
uciano.}
{\line }
Captain Matthew J.
{\line }
Donohue,
{\line }

{\line }
May 13, 1944,
{\line }
Newark Field Division }
{\line }
On February 6, 1948, Moretti was interviewed by Bureau Agents from Newark Office
under suitable pretense at which time he admitted among other things his associ
ation with Frank Sinatra.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
An informant "recently" related an incident concerning Frank Sinatra, who prior
to the time he went into the movies
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worked for Pete LaPlaca and others in Bergen County, New Jersey. Pete LaPlaca wa
s identified as Willie Moretti's bodyguard. The informant stated that when Sinat
ra was "recently" separated from his wife, a cousin of Sinatra's wife who is rel
ated to a key member of the Moretti mob, contacted Willie Moretti regarding Sina
tra's marriage difficulties and as a result Willie Moretti personally instructed
Sinatra to go back and live with his wife. Sinatra immediately obeyed the order
s of Moretti. Informant stated that Sinatra and Lou Costello, the movie and radi
o comedian, both "kick in" to Moretti. }
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{\line }
{\line }
April 15, 1948.
{\line }
Newark Division }
{\line }
Lee Mortimer reported that Frank Sinatra was backed when he first started by a g
angster in New York named Willie Moretti, with alias Willie Moore.}
{\line }
Memorandum for Mr. Tolson
{\line }
from
{\line }
Mr. Nichols dated May 12,
{\line }
1947,
{\line }
Re: "Frank Sinatra" }
{\line }
G. Aaron Smehoff, w.a., Allen Smiley}{\par \pard \hyphpar
On June 13, 1948, Allen Smiley, notorious Los Angeles underworld character who w
as with "Bugsy" Siegel the night he was murdered, claimed to know Frank Sinatra
quite well.}
{\line }
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}
{\line }
Westbrook Pegler has made reference to Sinatra's associations with Smiley in edi
torials which he had written criticizing the Department of Justice for not prose
cuting its case against Smiley with greater vigilance.}
{\line }
Column by Westbrook Pegler
{\line }
in the "Washington Times
{\line }
Herald," and "New York
{\line }
Journal American," 10-3-47. }
{\line }
Smiley was born in Russia on January 10, 1907, and came to Canada seven years la
ter with his parents where his father became a citizen of Canada. Smiley subsequ
ently entered the United States, assertedly at Detroit, in 1922, and since that
time has been in this country without an immigration visa or passport. He was ar
rested by the FBI on November 21, 1947, charged with falsely claiming citizenshi
p and with perjury. On August 1, 1949, he was sentenced to one year in jail and
fined $1,000 for twice falsely claiming he was a United States citizen. He appea
led his case and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rendered a decision on April
13, 1950, upholding the District Court's finding of guilty. }{\par \pard \hyphp
ar
The Los Angeles District Office of the Immigration and Naturalization Service is
sued an order May 12, 1949, that Smiley be deported to Canada and if that countr
y would not accept him then to Russia. Service of this order was pending the out
come of Smiley's prosecution. Smiley's hearing was re-opened by INS on August 1,
1950, for the sole purpose of including in the record of Smiley's conviction in
the U.S. District Court at Los Angeles on charges of falsely claiming citizensh
ip.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
On May 6, 1948, Jack Dragna, Los Angeles hoodlum, called at the apartment of All
en Smiley and asked for a list of names of persons to be invited to the wedding
of his, Dragna's, daughter. Smiley listed about 45 persons for Dragna including
Frank Sinatra and others who were mostly racketeers, gamblers, bookmakers or oth
erwise closely associated with the underworld.}
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{\line }
Los Angeles letter dated
{\line }
May 14, 1948,
{\line }
Re: "Aaron Smehoff, w.a.,
{\line }
Allen Smiley, USTA,
{\line }
Racketeering Activities,
{\line }
Crime Survey in Los Angeles,
{\line }
Falsely Claiming
{\line }
Citizenship--Perjury" }
{\line }
H. James Tarantino }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Westbrook Pegler made reference to Tarantino's association with Frank Sinatra in
his column which appeared in the "Washington Times Herald" on October 3, 1947,
in which he stated "Tarantino is a swipe and hustler who used to hang around Jac
obs' Beach, a stretch near Madison Square Garden where the fighters, managers, a
nd racketeers gather. He has a cheap police record in Newark and he has been a f
riend and protege of Frank Sinatra."}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Pegler further stated in this article that George Evans, Sinatra's press agent a
nd manager, had denied that Sinatra had anything to do with Tarantino. In contra
diction of this, Pegler reported that on February 4, 1946, Frank Sinatra's name
was signed first under the signature of a "Citizens Committee" to a wire to Fred
Howser, Prosecuting Attorney of Los Angeles County, demanding police protection
for Tarantino and his wife and children who had been "threatened and harassed b
y political gangsters." Pegler also reported that Sinatra had called the meeting
of this "Citizens Committee."}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Pegler further reports that Evans had specifically said Sinatra did not finance
Tarantino's paper.}
{\line }
"Washington Times Herald"

{\line }
10/3/47 }
{\line }
James Tarantino, Editor and Publisher of the magazine, "Hollywood Nite Life," a
scandal sheet published in Hollywood, California, was interviewed at his request
by the San Francisco Office on May 18, 1949. He claimed at that time to have le
arned of an alleged plot by William Clinton Wren, Managing Editor of the San Fra
ncisco "Examiner" to "blast him" on a trumped up extortion charge, and said he w
anted the Bureau to have all the facts in case the complaint was made against hi
m.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Tarantino advised that the magazine, "Hollywood Nite Life," was incorporated in
California in 1945 by Barney Ross, former welterweight champion, Henry Sanicola
and himself. He reported that Sanicola is a very good friend of Frank Sinatra an
d that Sinatra had helped finance the deal with $15,000. This group operated the
magazine for approximately six months, after which time Tarantino said he acqui
red full ownership. }
{\line }
San Francisco Crime Survey
{\line }
Report }
{\line }
On November 10, 1949, Inspector Frank J. Ahern, San Francisco Police Department,
advised the Los Angeles Office that he believed that Tarantino's publication wa
s sponsored by Frank Costello's criminal syndicate and that Tarantino had been i
nvaluable in infiltrating political machines in order to allow Costello's mobste
rs to operate with the co-operation of such politicians and officials.}{\par \pa
rd \hyphpar
Tarantino specializes in sensationalism and during 1949 featured a so-called "ex
pose" of the narcotics traffic in Hollywood which allegedly involved Judy Garlan
d, Actress, and Actor Robert Mitchum. He is reported to take orders from Michael
"Mickey" Cohen, Los Angeles' leading hoodlum, and was friendly with the late Bu
gsy Siegel.}
{\line }
Memorandum from A. Rosen
{\line }
to Mr. Ladd,
{\line }
Re:
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{\line }
dated June 1, 1949. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Los Angeles letter,
{\line }
November 21, 1949,
{\line }
Re: "Hollywood Nite Life." }
{\line }
ALLEGATIONS THAT SINATRA IS A DOPE RACKETEER }{\par \pard \hyphpar
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directed a letter to
e stated that he had
cs and jewel thieves
Justice. This letter
the Attorney General under date of June 10, 1947, wherein h

quite a bit of information concerning vice rackets, narcoti
which he thought might be of interest to the Department of
was referred to the Bureau on June 20, 1947, and
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was subsequently interviewed by Bureau Agents at the
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After being assured that his information would be kept in strict confidence, he
related among other things that Frank Sinatra handled dope on the West Coast for
Bugsy Siegel, Allen Smiley and George Raft.
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alleged that Sinatra maintained his headquarters in one of the bigger hotels in
Hollywood, either the Roosevelt or Hollywood Hotels, and further reported that h
e had heard that the bell hop at this hotel was in on the deal. }
{\line }
Atlanta letter August 20,
{\line }
1947.
{\line }
Re: {\b
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with
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alias;
{\line }
Information Concerning" }
{\line }
REPORTED INTEREST IN GAMBLING ESTABLISHMENTS}{\par \pard \hyphpar
It was reported in April, 1946, that Frank Sinatra was sponsoring one of the gro
ups who were then planning on promoting boxing shows in Los Angeles. Sinatra, to
gether with a Henry Sanicola and Larry Rummans, incorporated and sold stock to r
aise money to build a "Little Madison Square Garden" arena in Los Angeles, Calif
ornia. Sinatra was further reported to be then completing plans to organize a st
able of boxers to be managed by Henry Sanicola. Sanicola was identified as a lif
elong associate of Frank Sinatra who has managed his business interests over a g
reat many years. Sinatra was also reported to be interested in a new hotel and g
ambling establishment then being built at Las Vegas, Nevada. It was reported tha
t this enterprise was being financed by Sinatra and an attorney named Albert Pea
rlsen. }
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{\line }
4-15-46,
{\line }
Los Angeles Office. }
{\line }
With regard to Sinatra's reported interest in a hotel and gambling establishment
at Las Vegas, it was reported that on August 13, 1946, "Bugsy" Siegel met with
two other men, Bones Remmer and an attorney named Austin White, at which time Si
egel complained that 16 weeks of work and two million dollars had been put into
the hotel at Las Vegas which was then 75 percent completed, but now a stop order
had been issued. He further complained that Sinatra had put an O.K. on a $1,500
,000 building in the South. It developed from their conversation that, according
to Siegel, the approval for the hotel building at Las Vegas had been given and
the stop order issued by a man named Bender, who was head of the Civilian Produc
tion Administration in San Francisco.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Bones Remmer has been identified by the San Francisco Office as Elmer M. Bones R
emmer who resides in Orinda, California, and is a well known local gambling boss
who owns interests in several gambling establishments in the vicinity of Califo
rnia and Nevada.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
The reference to the hotel under construction at Las Vegas, Nevada, may possibly
have reference to the Flamingo Hotel in which Siegel had an interest.}
{\line }
Technical surveillance on
{\line }
Bugsy Siegel,
{\line }
San Francisco teletype, dated

{\line }
8/13/46,
{\line }
Re: "Benjamin 'Bugsy'
{\line }
Siegel." }
{\line }
Bugsy Siegel, a prominent hoodlum operating on the west coast was reported to ha
ve gone to Los Angeles on December 18, 1946 to contact Lana Turner, Jimmy Durant
e, and Frank Sinatra for the purpose of having these individuals attend the open
ing of the Flamingo Hotel operated by Siegel. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
A June 8, 1964, FBI summary on Sinatra gives the flavor of some of the raw, ofte
n unsubstantiated but nevertheless tantalizing tips and innuendos the bureau was
collecting regarding the singer's mob affiliations. The summary also includes a
reference to the columnist Lee Mortimer's 1951 report that Sinatra served as a
money courier for Lucky Luciano, which the FBI files do not corroborate. (Some l
ess-noteworthy entries have been deleted.)}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
During the period Sept. 20 through Oct. 8, 1946, various informants furnished in
formation regarding Joseph Fischetti. Included was information that Fischetti an
d Charlie Baron, a Ford automobile dealer, 2223 South Michigan, Chicago, sent tw
o dozen shirts to Frank Sinatra in Hollywood. On 10/8/46, Baron asked Charlie Fi
schetti to have his brother, Joe Fischetti, contact Frank Sinatra and have him e
xpedite room reservations in connection with a football game to be played around
11/7/46. Baron probably had reference to the Army and Navy game to be played in
NY on 11/9/46. The Fischetti brothers were key figures in the Chicago crime syn
dicate.}
{\line }
(Delicate confidential
{\line }
source) }
{\line }
On 10/15/46 the Newark Office advised that Al Silvani, Frank Sinatra's bodyguard
, flew to NJ and took charge of Tami Mauriello's training before his fight with
Joe Louis. (no date)}{\par \pard \hyphpar
On 6/6/50 the Miami Office advised that a reliable informant (not identified) ad
vised that Joe Fischetti, prominent underworld figure, had been in Miami Beach d
uring the 1946-47 winter season accompanied by Frank Sinatra. They stayed for a
period at the Grand Hotel and had taken a trip to Havana, Cuba. The informant st
ated it was rumored among the underworld that Fischetti owned a percentage of Si
natra's contract (not described). }{\par \pard \hyphpar
On 1/10/47 the Los Angeles Office advised that Mickey Cohen was attempting to op
en a gambling joint in Los Angeles and had imported five hoodlums from Cleveland
, Ohio. He had been in contact with Frank Sinatra on some sort of a deal and had
introduced Sinatra to the Frank Minnitis, who were staying at the Ambassador Ho
tel. The Cleveland Office had advised that Minniti was Vice-President of the Sta
ndard Excavating Company of Cleveland, and a close friend of Frank Milano, reput
ed syndicate head in Cleveland.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
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advised that Joe Lynch, a crooked fight promoter tied in with the corrupt State
Athletic Commission, was a good friend of Mickey Cohen of the Mafia. Informant s
tated that Cohen double-crossed Lynch at a Madison Square Garden fight in NY whe
re Lynch had arranged for Frank Sinatra and other celebrities to be present. }{\
par \pard \hyphpar
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Philadelphia (protect identity), advised in connection with Robink that he had h
eard a rumor that an American had delivered $1,000,000 in cash to Lucky Luciano
in Italy, presumably to effect the re-entrance of Luciano into the US. It was me
ntioned that Frank Sinatra had recently travelled abroad.
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appeared surprised and immediately asked if the FBI knew anything definite that
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He claimed that Sinatra was the person named in the above described rumor. It wa
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and the information might have been conjecture on his part. The story was highly
unlikely because of probably legal restrictions regarding the removal of large
amounts of cash from the US. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
On 4/15/54 the NY Office furnished a summary memorandum concerning Joseph A. Dot
o, commonly known as Joe Adonis, which listed numerous hoodlums with whom he had
been associated. The list included Frank Sinatra. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
On 1/10/55 the Chicago Office furnished a copy of "The Juke Box Racket" written
by Virgil W. Peterson, Operating Director, Chicago Crime Commission, Sept., 1954
. The report, marked confidential, made reference to the close relationship exis
ting between the underworld and many stars in the entertainment field, for examp
le, Frank Sinatra's close association with notorious gangsters. Sinatra owned an
interest in the gambling casino called The Sands in Las Vegas, Nev. His busines
s associates included Malcolm Clarke, once a partner of the notorious Capone gan
gster, Charles Gioe, in a Chicago Loop gambling pay-off establishment. A New Jer
sey investigator had informed the Chicago Crime Commission that Sinatra had Will
ie Moretti as his mentor and manager.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
On 3/29/51 the NY Office advised in connection with the Kefauver Committee to In
vestigate Organized Crime In Interstate Commerce that Frank Sinatra had been int
erviewed at NYC and had denied any knowledge of the whereabouts of missing witne
sses, Charles and Rocco Fischetti. He stated his last contact with them was in M
iami a year ago. Approximately six weeks before he had seen Joe Fischetti, their
brother, in NYC but did not know his address there. Sinatra denied that the Fis
chettis had any financial interest in any of his enterprises.}{\par \pard \hyphp
ar
This reference sets out lengthy information regarding Frank Sinatra, who with Jo
e DiMaggio and several other individuals, on 11/5/54 attempted to raid an apartm
ent in Hollywood which was occupied by Sheila Stewart, a friend of Marilyn Monro
e who was about to obtain a divorce from DiMaggio. It was reported that DiMaggio
was attempting to find derogatory information against Marilyn Monroe. The Calif
ornia State Senate Committee and the Los Angeles Grand Jury conducted an investi
gation regarding the matter.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Records of the Sheriff's Office, Clark County, Las Vegas, Nev., revealed that on
8/28/58 Eugene Warner was observed in a friendly conversation with Frank Sinatr
a and former baseball player, Joe DiMaggio, at the Sands Hotel. The nature of th
e conversation and extent of friendship were unknown. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
It was noted that Warner was suspected of
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at the Sands Hotel and Gambling Casino, Las Vegas. Sinatra was part owner at the
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made available a manuscript regarding members of the "Mafia" which was prepared
in 1951 by someone in the employ of the Federal Narcotics Bureau. The manuscript
had been loaned to a person in Los Angeles and the source desired that the docu
ment be treated as confidential. Background information was set out concerning F
rank Sinatra as follows: }{\par \pard \hyphpar
He was a front for the "Big Mob," and the principal contact with Jorge Pasqual w
ho represented the "Big Mob" in Mexico. Sinatra was "discovered" by Willie Moret
ti after pressure from Frank Costello and Lucky Luciano.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
The Fischetti boys in Chicago owned a part of Sinatra. On one occasion Sinatra d
elivered $2,000,000 to Luciano in Cuba. The Mob reportedly forced Tommy Dorsey t
o release Sinatra from a contract. The owners of Sinatra were to hold a meeting
in Las Vegas on 8/19/51 which would follow a meeting of the grand council of the
Big Mob which was to be held in Cleveland, Ohio, 8/15-17/51. The meeting was sa
id to be the most important meeting in modern times. "(See Mortimer story; Sinat
ra Confidential)"}{\par \pard \hyphpar
On 1/24/56
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of the NY Office, advised that singer Frank Sinatra was originally backed by top
hoodlum, Joe Adonis. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
This reference is a NY summary memorandum dated 3/15/56 regarding Anthony Stroll
o, who with other hoodlums was involved during the raid on the Gold Key Club, NY
C, on 2/10/56.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Frank Sinatra visited the Gold Key Club regularly when in NYC. He appeared to pr
efer the company of these hoodlums, and their admiration for him appeared to be
mutual. During the winter of 1955, Vincent Mauro, a henchman of Strollo, gave an
elaborate party for Sinatra at the Club on the occasion of his departure for a
personal appearance tour of Australia.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
This tour followed an appearance by Sinatra at the Ciro Club at Miami where the
group thought his presence might be required to pull that establishment out of a
hole. It was alleged that Sinatra appeared at the Club as a favor to Mauro for
a salary far below the payment he usually received for night club appearances. }
Miami letter, 3/21/58, stated that
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advised that Frank Sinatra who appeared at the Fontainebleau Hotel, came to Miam
i through the friendship and persuasion of Joseph Fischetti. Sinatra and Lauren
Bacall planned to stay at Fischetti's home in North Bay Village but due to last
minute changes they stayed at the Fontainebleau. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
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furnished confidential information that Frank Sinatra was among the group of Ame
ricans who were putting up ten million dollars for the construction of the Monte
Carlo Hotel and gambling casino in the Barlovento development in Havana.
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former PCI, (protect identity) advised that on 8/10/58 Frank Sinatra was met at
Midway Airport, Chicago, by Joe Fischetti, a former Chicago hoodlum, then residi
ng in Miami, and taken to the Ambassador Hotel. After lunch, Sinatra, Fischetti
and Dean Martin, a well-known entertainer who was also in Chicago, were taken by
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of the Chicago PD to the River Forest residence of Anthony Accardo where they ga
ve a "command performance." }{\par \pard \hyphpar
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advised that racketeers continued to "muscle in" on the entertainment field. He
stated that Frank Costello (not identified) took over Frank Sinatra when he was
struggling to be recognized, promoted him financially, and was responsible for h
is present success. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
On 4/4/60 a Bureau Agent advised that in the summer of 1959 there was a large ga
mbling setup at Gurney's Inn, Montauk, NY, and that Frank Sinatra was among the
customers.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
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advised that Dominick Bruno, reported to have Mafia connections, had attempted u
nsuccessfully to get Frank Sinatra to appear at his Three Rivers Inn, Three Rive
rs, NY. Sinatra would only appear at a Las Vegas club (believed to be the Dunes)
, an Atlantic City club owned by an old friend who started him in the entertainm
ent business, (not identified) and the Copacabana in NY, where he had obligation
s. Informant explained that these obligations dated from Sinatra's "emancipation
" from Tommy Dorsey who once owned Sinatra to the extent that Sinatra only recei
ved 10% of his gross income. Sinatra got Frank Costello, nationally known racket
eer, to obtain his release from Dorsey for $150,000. As a result Sinatra was obl
igated to the Sinatra syndicate and therefore worked at the Copacabana. Sinatra
was reputed to be a possible runner for Lucky Luciano during his overseas visits
and a couple of years ago they had been pictured together in newspapers in Cuba
. Informant was of the opinion that if Dominick Bruno had any top syndicate or M
afia connections he would have been able to get Sinatra to appear at Three River
s Inn. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
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(protect identity) advised that David Gerson, deceased, formerly proprietor of t
he City Grill at 1432 Market St., Philadelphia, had owned 32 shares of stock ide
ntified by Inft. [informant] as "Cal-Neva." Herman Taylor, Philadelphia fight pr
omoter, apparently "fronting for the mob" at Philadelphia, attempted to purchase
the shares but because of his associations, the Nevada Gambling Commission inte
rvened. Paul D'Amato, operator of the 500 Club in Atlantic City, withdrew an off
er to buy the shares because he learned that the Nevada Gambling Commission was
having an investigation conducted on him. Inft. believed that because of these f
ailures Frank Sinatra was approached. Sinatra bought 28 shares and Dean Martin p
urchased the remaining shares. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
The above informant believed Sinatra was "closely aligned with the rackets" and
as an example stated that when Sinatra played at the 500 Club in Atlantic City i
n 1960 he was a constant companion of Joseph Fischetti, alleged former lieutenan

t of Al Capone. Fischetti would allow no one to see Sinatra without his sanction
. During that time Sinatra also associated with Paul D'Amato and Felix John De T
ullio. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
On 1/6/60
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(protect identity) advised that Joe Valeno, a singer whose true name was Joe Pol
eno or Poliano, had allegedly made numerous recordings for an unnamed company in
NYC next to or near Radio Corporation of America studios. The records had been
suppressed because he would not voluntarily participate in "drug traffic." One o
f Valeno's arrangements, "Garden of Eden," was allegedly taken by Frank Sinatra
who recorded it as his own, and the record was now being sold. Sinatra allegedly
paid Valeno $10,000 for this song plus a two percent "pressure fee," not furthe
r defined. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
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Central Intelligence Squad, NYC PD [Police Department], advised that on the even
ing of March, 28, 1960, Generoso Salvatore Del Ducca was stricken with a heart a
ttack at the Fontainebleau Hotel, Miami Beach, Fla. At the time he was stricken
he was seated at a table in the company of Frank Sinatra. A [listening device] r
evealed that various prominent hoodlums attended his funeral in NYC on 4/4/60. }
{\qc
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at which time they discussed the current illness of
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(not identified), who had suffered a recent attack which resulted in his being h
ospitalized.
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that Frank Sinatra was responsible for causing

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to drink more heavily than he ordinarily did and was having him run around with
a lot of young broads, which had resulted in
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sustaining this attack. Informant stated that though
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[has] always been a drunk, he hated to see Sinatra cause more trouble than he ha
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(protect identities) and
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were carefully scrutinizing the ownership of Puccini's Restaurant, Miami, Florid
a. It had been reported to each of these sources that this restaurant was backed
by Frank Sinatra. It was reported that arrangements were being made to make a t
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uld be opened as a casino for illegal gambling. The Beverage Commission planned
that the restaurant would be permitted to open and then action would be taken ag
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advised that he learned from
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500 Club at Atlantic City, NJ.
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but Joe Fischetti, a well known hoodlum, and Frank Sinatra had an interest in th
e Club. Sinatra also had an interest in a number of substantial crap games opera
ting in the Philadelphia area, and was presently entering into an enterprise in
Las Vegas which involved the building of a $10,000,000 gambling casino.
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was confident that Fischetti and other underworld figures would have an interest
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is aware of the fact that SINATRA enjoys surrounding himself with hoodlums and b
elieves that SINATRA would give up his show business prominence to be a hoodlum
himself if he had the courage to do so. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
In 1959, an agent for the Internal Revenue Service questioned Sinatra under oath
in Los Angeles during an investigation of possible mob skimming at clubs where
Sinatra performed. In his testimony, Sinatra denied that the Chicago mob boss Sa
m Giancana was present at a string of nightly parties he threw that summer durin
g an extended engagement at the Claridge Hotel in Atlantic City. But he did ackn
owledge recently becoming acquainted with the mobster. Sinatra's friendship with
Giancana would grow in the coming years and figured prominently in the singer's
life as he grew close to a rising young senator from Massachusetts, John F. Ken
nedy}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Set out herein is the affidavit in question: }{\par \pard \hyphpar
"Q. Are you acquainted with a Mr. Sam Giancana?}{\par \pard \hyphpar
A. I am.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Q. How long have you known the gentleman?}{\par \pard \hyphpar
A. A couple of years. A little under a couple of years.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Q. Approximately when did you first meet Mr. Giancana?}{\par \pard \hyphpar
A. March 11, I think, 1958.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Q. Where did this meeting take place?}{\par \pard \hyphpar
A. In the Fontainebleau Hotel.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Q. Miami Beach, Florida?}{\par \pard \hyphpar
A. Yes.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Q. Have you ever had any business dealings with Mr. Giancana?}{\par \pard \hyphp
ar
A. None.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Q. Has this relationship been strictly social?}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Q. Has Mr. Giancana ever approached you in connection with any financial busines
s proposition?}{\par \pard \hyphpar
A. No.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Q. When was the last time you saw Mr. Giancana?}{\par \pard \hyphpar
A. Sometime early in August.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Q. 1959?}{\par \pard \hyphpar
A. At the Chicago Airport, 1959.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Q. Mr. Sinatra, in regard to the previous interview which we had with you on Nov
ember 6, 1959, at your attorney's office, at that time you supplied information
substantially as follows: That your relationship with Mr. Giancana was strictly
friendly; that you had seen him approximately 6 to 10 times, several of these me
etings having taken place at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, where you were
appearing at the time.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Q. That you had considered Mr. Giancana more or less a fan of yours; that you po
ssess no knowledge as to Mr. Giancana's business activities; that you have never
been approached by Mr. Giancana with a financial proposition. Is that correct?}
A. That is absolutely correct. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Q. Do you have any way of knowing at this time how Mr. Giancana would have come
into possession of your unpublished home phone number, CR 4-2368, listed to you
at 2666 Bowmont Drive, Beverly Hills, California? Can you give us information as
to how he may have come--}{\par \pard \hyphpar
A. I gave it to him.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Q. Was there anything specific that you recall with reference to giving him this
phone number?}{\par \pard \hyphpar
A. Not at all. I give my phone number to many people.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Q. Would this likewise be true of your CRestview 5-4977, Oxford Publications, In
c., the unpublished number, TExas 0-8701, your unpublished phone at Metro Goldwy
n Studios?}{\par \pard \hyphpar

Q. Was there any specific purpose that you had given these numbers to Mr. Gianca
na? A. None.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Q. Mr. Sinatra, information has come to our attention that during the period Jul
y 25, 1959 to August 2, 1959, you were staying at the Hotel Claridge, Atlantic C
ity, New Jersey, and at that time you had rented numerous rooms at this hotel an
d had given a party which was attended by Mr. Giancana. Is that correct?}{\par \
pard \hyphpar
Q. Were you staying at the Claridge at that time?}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Q. Has Mr. Giancana attended any parties given by you, Mr. Sinatra?}{\par \pard
\hyphpar
Q. With reference to the last interview, at that time you supplied information t
hat the occasion of your last meeting with Mr. Giancana was in Chicago and at th
at time you had contacted Mr. Giancana for the purpose of making arrangements to
have him transfer your luggage from the airport to the train in Chicago. Is tha
t correct?}{\par \pard \hyphpar
A. I guess so, except one little thing. I don't remember calling him because I d
on't know where to call him. Apparently--I have to guess, but apparently he call
ed me; that is probably what happened. I don't remember calling him. I wouldn't
know where to call him. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Q. Have you ever had occasion to visit Mr. Giancana at his residence in Chicago?
Q. Do you know where he lives?}{\par \pard \hyphpar
A. No."}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
Much later, the FBI would decide that Sinatra had probably made a false statemen
t in the affidavit: An informant, a chorus-line dancer at the same party, appare
ntly contradicted the singer's account. The alleged lie would be discovered as t
he bureau closed in on Sinatra, aspirant to royal status in JFK's Camelot}. }}{\
par \pard \hyphpar
{\b
{\qc
FIVE
{\line }
SINATRA, THE KENNEDYS, AND THE MOB--THE COURTSHIP }}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qc
{\i
"Some sort of indiscreet party."}}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qc
Sinatra met the actor Peter Lawford in April 1944, at a party given by the boss
of MGM, Louis B. Mayer. Ten years later, Lawford married Patricia Kennedy, young
er sister of John F. Kennedy. Sinatra's friendship with Lawford blossomed into a
friendship with Kennedy, whose stay at the singer's home would later be memoria
lized by a bronze plaque on the door to its guest room.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
By 1960, Sinatra and his Rat Pack colleagues had taken Las Vegas by storm, and t
he Massachusetts senator had become their golfing pal--and their candidate for p
resident. On stage with Sinatra at the Sands one night, Dean Martin called the b
oyish politician in the audience "one of my best buddies"--and then cracked up t
he senator by turning to Sinatra and saying, "What the hell is his name?" All th
e while, mobsters like Chicago boss Sam "Momo" Giancana and Johnny Roselli lurke
d in the background, seeking to use Sinatra to gain political influence.}{\par \
pard \hyphpar
Memos about the overlapping exploits of Sinatra, Kennedy, and alleged mobsters s
oon swelled the FBI's files.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
The FBI first became interested in Sinatra's friendship with Kennedy in early 19
60 as the Massachusetts senator's campaign was touring the country blaring its t
heme song--Sinatra's specially reworked recording of "High Hopes." On March 23,
1960, the special agent in charge (SAC) of the New Orleans FBI office gave Hoove
r an early indication of Sinatra's role in the campaign and the mob's interest i
n its outcome. It also provided evidence of Kennedy's weakness for the ladies--i
ncluding an as-yet-unidentified woman he met at the Sands in Las Vegas. She woul
d become quite significant later}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
TO: DIRECTOR, FBI
{\line }
FROM: SAC, NEW ORLEANS }{\par \pard \hyphpar
SUBJECT: SENATOR JOHN F. KENNEDY
{\line }
INFORMATION CONCERNING }{\par \pard \hyphpar
On 3/22/60,
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000000000000000102030405060708090a0bffc400b5100002010303020403050504040000017d01
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535455565758595a636465666768696a737475767778797a
f2f3f4f5f6f7f8f9faffc4001f010003010101010101010101000000000000010203040506070809
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25f11718191a262728292a35363738393a43444546474849
4a535455565758595a636465666768696a737475767778797a82838485868788898a929394959697
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0a28a2800a28a2800a28a2803fffd9
}}
who operates a
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323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232ffc0001108000c006503
012200021101031101ffc4001f0000010501010101010100
000000000000000102030405060708090a0bffc400b5100002010303020403050504040000017d01
020300041105122131410613516107227114328191a10823
42b1c11552d1f02433627282090a161718191a25262728292a3435363738393a434445464748494a
535455565758595a636465666768696a737475767778797a
f2f3f4f5f6f7f8f9faffc4001f010003010101010101010101000000000000010203040506070809
0a0bffc400b5110002010204040304070504040001027700
0102031104052131061241510761711322328108144291a1b1c109233352f0156272d10a162434e1
25f11718191a262728292a35363738393a43444546474849
4a535455565758595a636465666768696a737475767778797a82838485868788898a929394959697
02110311003f00f24a28a2800a28a2800a28a2800a28a280
0a28a2800a28a2800a28a2803fffd9
}}
in New Orleans, La., furnished the following information: }{\par \pard \hyphpar
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32211c213232323232323232323232323232323232323232
323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232ffc0001108000c006503
012200021101031101ffc4001f0000010501010101010100
000000000000000102030405060708090a0bffc400b5100002010303020403050504040000017d01
020300041105122131410613516107227114328191a10823
42b1c11552d1f02433627282090a161718191a25262728292a3435363738393a434445464748494a
535455565758595a636465666768696a737475767778797a
f2f3f4f5f6f7f8f9faffc4001f010003010101010101010101000000000000010203040506070809
0a0bffc400b5110002010204040304070504040001027700
0102031104052131061241510761711322328108144291a1b1c109233352f0156272d10a162434e1
25f11718191a262728292a35363738393a43444546474849
4a535455565758595a636465666768696a737475767778797a82838485868788898a929394959697
02110311003f00f24a28a2800a28a2800a28a2800a28a280
0a28a2800a28a2800a28a2803fffd9
}}
stated that among
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32211c213232323232323232323232323232323232323232
323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232ffc0001108000c006503
012200021101031101ffc4001f0000010501010101010100
000000000000000102030405060708090a0bffc400b5100002010303020403050504040000017d01
020300041105122131410613516107227114328191a10823
42b1c11552d1f02433627282090a161718191a25262728292a3435363738393a434445464748494a
535455565758595a636465666768696a737475767778797a
f2f3f4f5f6f7f8f9faffc4001f010003010101010101010101000000000000010203040506070809
0a0bffc400b5110002010204040304070504040001027700
0102031104052131061241510761711322328108144291a1b1c109233352f0156272d10a162434e1
25f11718191a262728292a35363738393a43444546474849
4a535455565758595a636465666768696a737475767778797a82838485868788898a929394959697
02110311003f00f24a28a2800a28a2800a28a2800a28a280
0a28a2800a28a2800a28a2803fffd9
}}
are JERRY WALD, Hollywood motion picture producer, and PHILLIP FRANK KASTEL, New
Orleans top hoodlum.
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323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232ffc0001108000c006503
012200021101031101ffc4001f0000010501010101010100
000000000000000102030405060708090a0bffc400b5100002010303020403050504040000017d01
020300041105122131410613516107227114328191a10823
42b1c11552d1f02433627282090a161718191a25262728292a3435363738393a434445464748494a
535455565758595a636465666768696a737475767778797a
f2f3f4f5f6f7f8f9faffc4001f010003010101010101010101000000000000010203040506070809
0a0bffc400b5110002010204040304070504040001027700
0102031104052131061241510761711322328108144291a1b1c109233352f0156272d10a162434e1
25f11718191a262728292a35363738393a43444546474849
4a535455565758595a636465666768696a737475767778797a82838485868788898a929394959697
02110311003f00f24a28a2800a28a2800a28a2800a28a280
0a28a2800a28a2800a28a2803fffd9
}}
stated that
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32211c213232323232323232323232323232323232323232
323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232ffc0001108000c006503
012200021101031101ffc4001f0000010501010101010100
000000000000000102030405060708090a0bffc400b5100002010303020403050504040000017d01
020300041105122131410613516107227114328191a10823
42b1c11552d1f02433627282090a161718191a25262728292a3435363738393a434445464748494a
535455565758595a636465666768696a737475767778797a
f2f3f4f5f6f7f8f9faffc4001f010003010101010101010101000000000000010203040506070809
0a0bffc400b5110002010204040304070504040001027700
0102031104052131061241510761711322328108144291a1b1c109233352f0156272d10a162434e1
25f11718191a262728292a35363738393a43444546474849
4a535455565758595a636465666768696a737475767778797a82838485868788898a929394959697
02110311003f00f24a28a2800a28a2800a28a2800a28a280
0a28a2800a28a2800a28a2803fffd9
}}
KASTEL and other clients, he travels frequently to Las Vegas, Nev., Hollywood, a
nd Miami, Florida. He said that
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32211c213232323232323232323232323232323232323232
323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232ffc0001108000c006503
012200021101031101ffc4001f0000010501010101010100
000000000000000102030405060708090a0bffc400b5100002010303020403050504040000017d01
020300041105122131410613516107227114328191a10823
42b1c11552d1f02433627282090a161718191a25262728292a3435363738393a434445464748494a
535455565758595a636465666768696a737475767778797a
f2f3f4f5f6f7f8f9faffc4001f010003010101010101010101000000000000010203040506070809
0a0bffc400b5110002010204040304070504040001027700
0102031104052131061241510761711322328108144291a1b1c109233352f0156272d10a162434e1
25f11718191a262728292a35363738393a43444546474849
4a535455565758595a636465666768696a737475767778797a82838485868788898a929394959697
02110311003f00f24a28a2800a28a2800a28a2800a28a280
0a28a2800a28a2800a28a2803fffd9
}}
KASTEL's
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32211c213232323232323232323232323232323232323232
323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232ffc0001108000c006503
012200021101031101ffc4001f0000010501010101010100
000000000000000102030405060708090a0bffc400b5100002010303020403050504040000017d01
020300041105122131410613516107227114328191a10823
42b1c11552d1f02433627282090a161718191a25262728292a3435363738393a434445464748494a
535455565758595a636465666768696a737475767778797a
f2f3f4f5f6f7f8f9faffc4001f010003010101010101010101000000000000010203040506070809
0a0bffc400b5110002010204040304070504040001027700
0102031104052131061241510761711322328108144291a1b1c109233352f0156272d10a162434e1
25f11718191a262728292a35363738393a43444546474849
4a535455565758595a636465666768696a737475767778797a82838485868788898a929394959697
02110311003f00f24a28a2800a28a2800a28a2800a28a280
0a28a2800a28a2800a28a2803fffd9
}}
he has met a number of well known hoodlums, such as MEYER LANSKY, whom he descri
bed as a gambler operating in Miami and Havana, Cuba, and JOE FISCHETTI, aka. JO
E FISH, who
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323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232ffc0001108000c006503
012200021101031101ffc4001f0000010501010101010100
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020300041105122131410613516107227114328191a10823
42b1c11552d1f02433627282090a161718191a25262728292a3435363738393a434445464748494a
535455565758595a636465666768696a737475767778797a
f2f3f4f5f6f7f8f9faffc4001f010003010101010101010101000000000000010203040506070809
0a0bffc400b5110002010204040304070504040001027700
0102031104052131061241510761711322328108144291a1b1c109233352f0156272d10a162434e1
25f11718191a262728292a35363738393a43444546474849
4a535455565758595a636465666768696a737475767778797a82838485868788898a929394959697
02110311003f00f24a28a2800a28a2800a28a2800a28a280
0a28a2800a28a2800a28a2803fffd9
}}
believes is the dominant figure in the racketeering element in the Miami area.
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32211c213232323232323232323232323232323232323232
323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232ffc0001108000c006503
012200021101031101ffc4001f0000010501010101010100
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020300041105122131410613516107227114328191a10823
42b1c11552d1f02433627282090a161718191a25262728292a3435363738393a434445464748494a
535455565758595a636465666768696a737475767778797a
f2f3f4f5f6f7f8f9faffc4001f010003010101010101010101000000000000010203040506070809
0a0bffc400b5110002010204040304070504040001027700
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25f11718191a262728292a35363738393a43444546474849
4a535455565758595a636465666768696a737475767778797a82838485868788898a929394959697
02110311003f00f24a28a2800a28a2800a28a2800a28a280
0a28a2800a28a2800a28a2803fffd9
}}
claims that as a result of his contacts with these individuals, he has met socia
lly a number of their associates, whose identities are not known to him, and who
m he has not sought to identify, feeling that inquisitiveness on his part might
be detrimental to his relationship with KASTEL. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
In this connection,
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32211c213232323232323232323232323232323232323232
323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232ffc0001108000c006503
012200021101031101ffc4001f0000010501010101010100
000000000000000102030405060708090a0bffc400b5100002010303020403050504040000017d01
020300041105122131410613516107227114328191a10823
42b1c11552d1f02433627282090a161718191a25262728292a3435363738393a434445464748494a
535455565758595a636465666768696a737475767778797a
f2f3f4f5f6f7f8f9faffc4001f010003010101010101010101000000000000010203040506070809
0a0bffc400b5110002010204040304070504040001027700
0102031104052131061241510761711322328108144291a1b1c109233352f0156272d10a162434e1
25f11718191a262728292a35363738393a43444546474849
4a535455565758595a636465666768696a737475767778797a82838485868788898a929394959697
02110311003f00f24a28a2800a28a2800a28a2800a28a280
0a28a2800a28a2800a28a2803fffd9
}}
stated that on occasions he has overheard conversations between these individual
s concerning their activities, some of which have no significance to him. He poi
nted out that he has never exhibited any inquisitiveness concerning these conver
sations because he felt "it would not be healthy for him."
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32211c213232323232323232323232323232323232323232
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012200021101031101ffc4001f0000010501010101010100
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020300041105122131410613516107227114328191a10823
42b1c11552d1f02433627282090a161718191a25262728292a3435363738393a434445464748494a
535455565758595a636465666768696a737475767778797a
f2f3f4f5f6f7f8f9faffc4001f010003010101010101010101000000000000010203040506070809
0a0bffc400b5110002010204040304070504040001027700
0102031104052131061241510761711322328108144291a1b1c109233352f0156272d10a162434e1
25f11718191a262728292a35363738393a43444546474849
4a535455565758595a636465666768696a737475767778797a82838485868788898a929394959697
02110311003f00f24a28a2800a28a2800a28a2800a28a280
0a28a2800a28a2800a28a2803fffd9
}}
related that within the past week he has returned from the Miami area and while
there he learned from individuals, whom he declined to identify, but whom he cla
ims are members of the underworld element, that FISCHETTI and other unidentified
hoodlums are financially supporting and actively endeavoring to secure the nomi
nation for the Presidency as democratic candidate, Senator JOHN F. KENNEDY. He s
tated as evidence of this fact, FRANK SINATRA is going to campaign for KENNEDY i
n several of the primaries.
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stated he has known SINATRA personally since the latter has been connected with
motion pictures in Hollywood and he knows that SINATRA is a nephew of JOE FISCHE
TTI. SINATRA is only booked to appear after clearance is obtained with FISCHETTI
He advised that in addition to SINATRA, a song writer named JIMMY VAN HEUSEN is
in Miami writing campaign songs for KENNEDY.
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advised that VAN HEUSEN is SINATRA's song writer and at the present time, VAN HE
USEN's secretary is rooming with an airline hostess of National Airlines named B
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advised that BARBARA JEAN GALL is a native of Miami Springs, Fla. and in the pas
t has associated with various hoodlums in the Miami area.
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stated that it is his opinion that SINATRA and VAN HEUSEN are being made availab
le to assist Senator KENNEDY's campaign whereby FISCHETTI and other hoodlums wil
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advised that Senator KENNEDY's brother-in-law, PETER LAWFORD, a well known movie
actor, has been cultivated by SINATRA and they are now apparently close associa
tes. He advised that it is Las Vegas gossip that LAWFORD has a financial interes
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claimed that the controlling interest in the Sands Hotel is owned by DOC STACHER
, although the latter's name does not appear as an owner. He advised that it is
his understanding that LAWFORD has an interest of one half of one per cent in th
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stated when in Miami he had occasion to overhear a conversation which indicated
that Senator KENNEDY had been compromised with a woman in Las Vegas, Nevada. He
stated that he knows that Senator KENNEDY was staying at the Sands Hotel in Las
Vegas about 6 or 8 weeks ago during the filming of a movie entitled "Ocean 11,"
starring DEAN MARTIN. He stated that he observed Senator KENNEDY in the night cl
ub of the Sands Hotel, during this period, but has no idea as to the identity of
any possible female companion. He stated that when Senator KENNEDY was in Miami
, Fla., an airline hostess named SUSAN STALLINGS, who is a native of Baltimore,
Md. was sent to visit Sen. KENNEDY. He stated that he learned this from an airli
ne hostess whom he did not want to involve and whom he declined to identify. He
stated that he had no idea of the date Sen. KENNEDY was in Florida. }{\par \pard
\hyphpar
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stated that all of the above information has come from members of the hoodlum el
ement he has met and their associates, and he does not desire to identify them,
and in some instances does not know the identities of some of these individuals.
He stated that there is no way he can check the accuracy of this information as
he is afraid to ask questions of any of these individuals, but he believes that
this information is correct.
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said that he was considerably disturbed when he learned this information, as he
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Although it is realized that the above information as furnished by PCI
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is to a great extent non-specific, it is being brought to the Bureau's attention
in view of the prominence of Senator KENNEDY.
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advised that he will be proceeding to
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within the next few days where he will be a guest in the
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while negotiating with the
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movie industry for distribution rights of
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motion pictures in the United States. He stated his stay in
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will be followed closely to assure that any additional information received by h
im is made available to this office. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
On March 21}, The New York Times {\i
broke a story that threatened to damage the Kennedy campaign: Sinatra had hired
his old friend Albert Maltz to do a screenplay for} The Execution of Private Slo
vik, {\i
the story of the only U.S. soldier in either world war shot for desertion. Maltz
had been imprisoned in 1950 and blacklisted for refusing to cooperate with the
red-baiting House Un-American Activities Committee. Sinatra wanted to break the
blacklist and restore Maltz's name, and initially, he stood by him}. }{\par \par
d \hyphpar
{\i
The FBI began looking into the matter right after the story broke. The resulting
memos were seasoned with rumors about sex involving Kennedy}. }{\par \pard \hyp
hpar
{\qr
March 29, 1960}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
By teletype dated 3/22/60 and radiogram dated 3/23/60, the Los Angeles Office fu
rnished the following information concerning Frank Sinatra hiring Albert Maltz t
o do the script for the film "Execution of Private Slovik."}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Richard J. Collins, film writer and one-time communist party member, advised the
Los Angeles Office that Frank Sinatra's film producing company, reported to be
Essex Productions, had contracted writer Albert Maltz. This deal was handled for
Sinatra by Martin Gang, well known Hollywood attorney, while Maltz's end was ne
gotiated by attorney Martin Popper, of New York, and talent agent George Willner
, former Los Angeles Security Index subject, now residing in New York. Another f
ormer communist party member, Martin Berkeley, film writer and source of the Los
Angeles Office, advised that various film companies in the past have been inter
ested in doing a film on this subject but the Defense Department has wanted to f
orget the episode and has refused all cooperation to would-be producers. He said
that Sinatra was expected to direct the film but not appear in it himself and t
hat he would receive no cooperation from the Defense Department. Financial arran
gements for production not known, however, Sinatra's partner is reported to be f
ilm and TV star Peter Lawford, brother-in-law of Senator Kennedy, which was prob
able reason contracting parties have been loath to announce the deal. }{\par \pa
rd \hyphpar
Lewis Meltzer, member of Screen Writers Council of the Writers Guild of America,
furnished the following information, based upon a confidential conversation he
had with Dalton Trumbo 3/22/60 (Trumbo has had numerous communist connections).
Meltzer said that Trumbo is a close contact of Maltz and Maltz is upset with Tru
mbo for having filed an application for reinstatement in the Writer's Club.}{\pa
r \pard \hyphpar
Trumbo thinks the Sinatra-Maltz deal was a bad thing politically and told Maltz
so. According to Trumbo, Senator John Kennedy has requested Sinatra, probably th
rough Peter Lawford, to hold off on confirmation of the Sinatra-Maltz deal until
after the recent New Hampshire primaries. However, following Kennedy's success
in the New Hampshire primary the Senator withdrew his objection to releasing con
firmation of the deal.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
The Los Angeles Office, by letter dated 3/22/60, advised that a criminal informa
nt indicated that the editors of Confidential Magazine have had a reporter in th
e Los Angeles area during the past few days for the purpose of checking into a r
umor regarding an alleged indiscreet party recently held at Palm Springs in whic
h participants were said to be Senator John Kennedy, his brother-in-law Peter La
wford, the actor, and Frank Sinatra. The informant said that the last time Senat
or Kennedy was in California for a visit he stayed in Sinatra's home in Palm Spr
ings. He advised that Sinatra and Lawford are the owners of Puccini's Restaurant
in Beverly Hills, California.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
The informant also advised that Confidential Magazine was attempting to obtain p
rivate investigators to verify or disprove the rumors concerning the party. The
Los Angeles Office has no verification or other information concerning this matt
er. The informant, however, is in a position to know of investigative activities
conducted by Confidential Magazine. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
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An editorial appearing in the March 23, 1960 edition of the Los Angeles Herald a
nd Express severely criticized Sinatra for hiring Albert Maltz and, among other
things, pointed out "the impact of Mr. Sinatra's move may also cause dismay in t
he campaign camp of Senator John F. Kennedy, through no fault of his own. Mr. Si
natra has put himself forward as a strong Kennedy supporter and the Sinatra reco
rding of 'High Hopes' is the Kennedy campaign song."}{\par \pard \hyphpar
A UPI news release dated 3/26/60 stated that Frank Sinatra charged yesterday his
critics were hitting below the belt by linking presidential hopeful Senator Joh
n Kennedy with Sinatra's hiring of Albert Maltz. Sinatra said, "I make movies. I
do not ask the advice of Senator Kennedy on whom I should hire. Senator Kennedy
does not ask me how he should vote in the Senate."}{\par \pard \hyphpar
A UPI news release of 3/25/60 stated that Robert T. O'Leary, National Commander
of the Catholic War Veterans, said his organization planned to boycott the movie
"The Execution of Private Slovik," if accused communist leader Maltz wrote the
screen play.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
There has been widespread criticism of Sinatra by the news media and other sourc
es for his hiring of Albert Maltz.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Attached are brief resumes of communist party connections of Maltz and Sinatra.}
FRANK SINATRA}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Frank Sinatra has been affiliated with or lent his name and prestige to the foll
owing organizations:}
{\line }
Young Communist League
{\line }
American Youth for Democracy
{\line }
World Youth Council
{\line }
Action Committee to Free Spain Now
{\line }
Veterans of Abraham Lincoln Brigade
{\line }
American Committee for Yugoslav Relief
{\line }
American Committee for Spanish Freedom
{\line }
American Crusade to End Lynching
{\line }
American Society for Cultural Relations With Italy, Inc.
{\line }
Committee for Democratic Far Eastern Policy
{\line }
Free Italy Society
{\line }
Independent Citizens Committee of the Arts, Sciences and Professions
{\line }
International Workers Order
{\line }
Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee
{\line }
Mobilization for Democracy
{\line }
"New Masses"
{\line }
Southern Conference for Human Welfare Committee for the First Amendment }
{\line }
ALBERT MALTZ}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Maltz is self-employed writer from residence which is Calle S. Yarto 14, San Ang
el Inn, Mexico City, D.F. He has resided in Mexico since 1951 and has been promi
nent member and leader of American-Communist group in Mexico. Considered leader
of group in 1959. During summer of 1959, subject and wife toured several satelli
te countries in Europe and Russia. He is member of Writers Union in Moscow. He a
nd wife were disillusioned in results of Soviet domination of Russia and Soviet
occupation of satellite countries because of anti-Semitism and living conditions
. He translated book on the Rosenberg case by John Wesley into Spanish.}{\par \p
ard \hyphpar
Affiliated with 34 cited organizations. Active since 1951, Board of Directors, N
ational Council of Arts, Sciences and Professions. 1946-1949-1951 listed as spon
sor of Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee and Los Angeles Chapter of Civil Rig
hts Congress in 1947. From 1951-1954 contributed to ... Council of African Affai
rs, American Peace Crusade, Jefferson School of Social Science, Civil Rights Con
gress, American Committee for Protection of Foreign Born, Veterans of Abraham Li
ncoln Brigade, Hollywood Arts, Sciences and Professions Council, Independent Pro
duction Corporation, Daily Worker and Daily People's World, contributed to Commi
ttee to Honor Memory of Israel Amter, contributed to Powell-Schuman Defense Fund
. In 1950, he was fined $1,000 and sentenced to serve one year in Federal prison
, Mill Point, West Virginia (began serving 6-29-50; released 4-2-51). }{\par \pa
rd \hyphpar
In February, 1960, Maltz advised an individual that moves by Stanley Kramer and
Otto Preminger to bring "progressive" screen writers back into movie industry un
der their true names is developing into a full-scale conflict with the American
Legion. Maltz said he had just received a telephone call from Frank Sinatra in H
ollywood offering him the contract for writing a screen play for Sinatra and tha
t it appeared the time had come for the "Hollywood 10" and fellow writers who sy
mpathized with them to make an all-out stand to re-establish themselves in the m
ovie industry. Maltz [said] he intended to return to Hollywood as soon as the cu
rrent screen writers' [conflict] has been settled.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
The bureau's curiosity aroused over Sinatra's links to Kennedy, one of Hoover's
closest associates, Tolson, asked for a summary report on the FBI's Sinatra file
s. It was delivered to Alan Belmont (who later led the FBI's probe of President
Kennedy's assassination)}. }
{\line }{\line }TO: Mr. A. H. Belmont

{\line }
{\line }
DATE: March 30, 1960
{\line }{\line }FROM: Mr. G. H. Scatterday
{\line }
ALSO KNOWN AS FRANK SINATRA }{\par \pard \hyphpar
The following memorandum is submitted pursuant to Mr. Tolson's request 3-29-60 f
or a summary of information contained in Bureau files concerning Frank Sinatra.}
The attached memorandum, captioned as above, from Mr. M. A. Jones to Mr. Nichols
dated 1-23-57, reveals information contained in Bureau files concerning Sinatra
and is summarized as follows:}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Sinatra was born 12-12-15 or 12-12-16 at Hoboken, New Jersey, and began his sing
ing career in 1933. He has been married and divorced twice, the second marriage
to actress Ava Gardner in 1951 ended in approximately two years. }{\par \pard \h
yphpar
In February, 1944, the FBI made limited inquiries concerning Sinatra's Selective
Service status as a result of an anonymous complaint which alleged he had paid
$40,000 to obtain a deferment. Inquiries revealed Sinatra's rejection was in con
formance with Selective Service regulations. In 1955 Sinatra was investigated by
the FBI relative to possible false statements in a passport application with re
gard to membership in subversive organizations. Investigation developed no evide
nce of Communist Party (CP) or front organization membership other than 1946 mem
bership in the Independent Citizens Committee of the Arts, Sciences and Professi
ons, which organization was cited by the California Committee on Un-American Act
ivities as a communist front.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Information was received during the 1940's and 1950's which linked Sinatra's nam
e as an associate of well-known hoodlums, including Joseph and Rocco Fischetti,
members of the Capone gang; Willie Moretti, former underworld boss of Bergen Cou
nty, New Jersey; and James Tarantino, an associate of Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel. I
dentification Division records reveal Sinatra was arrested November, 1938, and c
harged with seduction; this charge was later changed to adultery and dismissed a
fter a Grand Jury returned a no true bill.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
In September, 1950, Sinatra offered his services to the FBI and the Director not
ed agreement with Mr. Tolson's comment that we "want nothing to do with him."}{\
par \pard \hyphpar
In addition to the foregoing contained in the above-mentioned memorandum, Bureau
files reveal the following concerning Sinatra:}{\par \pard \hyphpar
In July, 1959, it was reported Sinatra and singer Dean Martin flew to Miami, Flo
rida, from the west coast to attend the wedding of the daughter of Chicago hoodl
um, Samuel M. Giancana. In November, 1959, an informant advised Giancana had tak
en over a theatrical booking and managing agency, and that Sinatra (a close asso
ciate) was among the clientele of this agency.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
A news release dated 9-23-59 revealed Sinatra was to be the master of ceremonies
on the occasion of Nikita Khrushchev's visit to a motion picture soundstage in
Hollywood, California, to observe movie making. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
On 3-22-60 an informant advised that "Confidential" magazine was investigating r
umors concerning an indiscreet party held in Palm Springs, California, which was
allegedly attended by Senator John Kennedy of Massachusetts, Kennedy's brotherin-law and business partner of Sinatra, Peter Lawford, and Sinatra. It was repor
ted that on his last visit to California, Senator Kennedy stayed at Sinatra's ho
me in Palm Springs.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
On 3-22-60 a confidential source advised Sinatra's film production company had c
ontracted to hire Albert Maltz, a security index subject and one of the "Hollywo
od Ten," who was convicted of contempt of Congress, to write the film script for
"The Execution of Private Slovik." This story concerns the only American soldie
r in either World War who was executed for desertion. There was considerable new
spaper publicity which criticized Sinatra's contract with Maltz, and pointed out
this may cause dismay to the Presidential campaign camp of Senator Kennedy in v
iew of Sinatra's announced intention to support and assist in Senator Kennedy's
Presidential campaign. A newspaper account also reported that Sinatra had consid
ered keeping the news of hiring Maltz a secret until after the Democratic Nation
al Convention in July, for fear it might jeopardize the political hopes of Senat
or Kennedy. A newspaper account reported that Senator Kennedy had "no comment" c
oncerning Sinatra's having hired Albert Maltz.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
On 3-23-60 it was reported that strict speculation by persons around Warner Brot
hers Studio revealed Sinatra did not have enough brains to know whether Albert M
altz is a good, bad or indifferent writer. It was further speculated that someon
e, possibly Lewis Milestone, who was in the past at least very close to the CP,
may have influenced Sinatra to tie up with Maltz; that someone is or may be tryi
ng to promote Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr., the Negro star, and their crowd as "fai
r-haired boys" known to Senator Kennedy in case the Senator gets to the White Ho
use. It was further speculated that Sinatra may, through Peter Lawford and Lawfo
rd's wife, have been able to get Senator Kennedy to take a financial interest in
Sinatra's film producing enterprise. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
ACTION:}{\par \pard \hyphpar
None. For Mr. Tolson's information.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
As the Slovik affair continued to create controversy, top FBI officials monitore
d the resulting bad press for Sinatra with seeming approval}. }{\par \pard \hyph
par
{\qr
April 3, 1960}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
MR. MOHR:}{\par \pard \hyphpar
COMMUNISTS IN HOLLYWOOD}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Jim O'Neil, Publisher of The American Legion Magazine, handed me the attached du
mmy proof concerning the hiring by Frank Sinatra of Albert Maltz, the communist
in Hollywood, California. This is a very hard-hitting article regarding the entr
ee of communists once again on the scene in Hollywood. The article will appear i
n the May 1, 1960, issue of The American Legion Magazine which will be dissemina
ted to four million members throughout the United States.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
The Domestic Intelligence Division may desire to see the attached article.}{\par
\pard \hyphpar
RESPECTFULLY,}{\par \pard \hyphpar
C. D. DE LOACH}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
Widespread public dismay at Sinatra's deal with Maltz spooked the Kennedy campai
gn. The family patriarch, Joseph Kennedy, reportedly told Sinatra, "It's either
Maltz or us." So Sinatra fired the writer but paid him in full, $75,000}. }{\par
\pard \hyphpar
{\i
Meanwhile, Hoover continued to receive increasingly salacious reports}{\i
about Sinatra and Kennedy. This one came from the special agent in charge of Los
Angeles, relaying information provided by a confidential information (CI) in th
at city, identified only as LA 4222-C}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qr
4/1/60}}
{\line }{\line }AIR MAIL
{\line }{\line }TO: DIRECTOR, FBI
{\line }{\line }FROM: SAC, LOS ANGELES
{\line }{\line }RE: CRIMDEL--CRS
CONFIDENTIALLY}{\par \pard \hyphpar
On 3/22/60 LA 4222-C provided information that he had picked up from a represent
ative of "Confidential" magazine (Crimdel 3/22/60). The rumor being checked by t
he magazine concerned Senator JOHN KENNEDY, actor PETER LAWFORD and actor FRANK
SINATRA, who were said to have been involved in some sort of indiscreet party.}{
\par \pard \hyphpar
Yesterday this CI, a notorious private investigator who has in the past performe
d investigations for "Confidential," added some details. He said he had declined
an offer to do the investigating on this matter. Nevertheless, he was recently
in Las Vegas and did pick up some amplification tending to verify the informatio
n "Confidential" magazine already has in affidavits, allegedly from two mulatto
prostitutes in New York.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
At Las Vegas LA 4222-C participated in a conversation with Senator KENNEDY's cam
paign manager, whose name the CI does not recall, ROCKY MARCIANO and BELDEN KATE
LMAN.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
The campaign manager bewailed KENNEDY's association with SINATRA, stating someth
ing to the effect that the Senator is vulnerable to bad publicity only because o
f his associations with SINATRA. This worried man, according to CI, added that t
here are certain sex activities by KENNEDY that he hopes never are publicized. C
I said he learned that these parties involving the Senator and SINATRA occurred
in Palm Springs, Las Vegas and New York City.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
BELDEN KATELMAN, prominent Las Vegas investor, made the point that KENNEDY had s
tayed at the Sands with SINATRA while in Las Vegas. KATELMAN said it is a known
fact the Sands is owned by hoodlums and that while the Senator, SINATRA and LAWF
ORD were there, show girls from all over town were running in and out of the Sen
ator's suite. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
Sinatra and the Rat Pack, including Sammy Davis, Jr., Dean Martin, and Peter Law
ford, sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" at that summer's Democratic National Conve
ntion in Los Angeles. On the day Kennedy secured the Democratic presidential nom
ination, DeLoach, Hoover's lieutenant, received an extraordinarily detailed memo
on the senator--the good and bad, including the FBI's close relationship with t
he Kennedy family, the seamier side of JFK's friendship with Sinatra, and the mo
b's interest in his candidacy}. }
{\line }{\line }TO: Mr. DeLoach
{\line }
{\line }
DATE: 7-13-60
{\line }{\line }SUBJECT: SENATOR JOHN F. KENNEDY
{\line }
OF MASSACHUSETTS
SYNOPSIS:}{\par \pard \hyphpar
This memorandum prepared to briefly summarize high lights of pertinent available
data concerning Kennedy in view of strong possibility he will be Democratic can
didate for President.* Bureau and Director have enjoyed friendly relations with
Senator Kennedy and his family for number of years. Kennedy's father, Joseph P.
Kennedy, former Ambassador to Great Britain, is SAC contact of Boston. Director
sent autographed copy of "The FBI Story" and "Masters of Deceit" to Joseph Kenne
dy, John Kennedy and Robert Kennedy.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Kennedy family is known to SA David J. Murphy, Jr., of Washington Field Office a
nd SA William H. Carpenter, Resident Agent at Hyannis, Massachusetts, as well as
SAC's at Boston. SA Carpenter attended Senator Kennedy's wedding in 1953. Direc
tor has seen Robert Kennedy several times in recent years--particularly in conne
ction with McClellan Committee (labor-management) matters. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Director and Senator Kennedy have exchanged friendly correspondence concerning s
uch matters as operation performed on Senator Kennedy in 1954 to correct crippli
ng effects of World War II PT boat crash; awarding of Cardinal Gibbons Medal to
Senator Kennedy in 1956; and re-election of Kennedy to Senate in 1958.}{\par \pa
rd \hyphpar
Robert Kennedy has advocated establishment of Federal Crime Commission, and Sena
tor Kennedy has expressed opposition to loyalty oaths for students getting Feder
al scholarship loans. Senator Kennedy was cosponsor of bill designed to deal wit
h hate bombings. Allegations have been received concerning immoral conduct on th
e part of Kennedy and hoodlum connections of Kennedy.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
None. For information.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
*Subsequently nominated on first ballot.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
DETAILS}{\par \pard \hyphpar
The purpose of this memorandum is to briefly summarize high lights of pertinent
available information concerning Senator John F. Kennedy and his favorable attit
ude toward the Bureau in connection with the strong probability that he will be
nominated as the Democrat candidate for the Presidency.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
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FRIENDLY RELATIONS WITH BUREAU:}{\par \pard \hyphpar
The Bureau and the Director have enjoyed friendly relations with Senator Kennedy
and his family for a number of years. The Senator's father, Joseph Patrick Kenn
edy, is an SAC contact of the Boston Office. He has expressed deep admiration fo
r the Director. Joseph Kennedy is an outstanding financier and industrialist. Kn
own to the Director as "Dear Joe," he was U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain at th
e time World War II broke out. In June, 1939, the "Foreign Observer" quoted rema
rks from a London publication which stated that the British were bewildered as t
o why Ambassador Kennedy was allowed to remain in his post considering his recor
d as an appeaser and apologist for Chamberlain. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
In 1957, the Director sent autographed copies of "The FBI Story" to Joseph Kenne
dy, John Kennedy and Robert Kennedy. In 1958, the Director sent autographed copi
es of "Masters of Deceit" to these three prominent members of the Kennedy family
In January, 1953, SA David J. Murphy, Jr. (Washington Field Office, now in GS-13
), called Mr. Holloman in the Director's Office and advised that he was a person
al friend of Senator Kennedy; that the Senator had expressed to him (Murphy) a d
esire to tour the Bureau and meet the Director later in January. Mr. Holloman te
lephoned Senator Kennedy's Administrative Assistant whom Holloman had known for
some time. Holloman mentioned the matter of Kennedy's visiting the Bureau, and R
eardon said that as soon as things quieted down on the Hill, he and Kennedy woul
d come over for a tour.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
In September, 1953, SA William H. Carpenter (Resident Agent at Hyannis, Massachu
setts, now in GS-13) attended the wedding of Senator Kennedy and the wedding rec
eption. SA Carpenter is well-known to the Kennedy family. SA Carpenter stated th
at Senator Kennedy was very complimentary of the Director and the Bureau and sta
ted he was anxious and willing at all times to support Mr. Hoover and the FBI. T
his statement was made to SA Carpenter in the presence of Senators Saltonstall,
Green and Smathers, as well as the Reverend John Cavanaugh of Notre Dame and Jos
eph Kennedy.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
In October, 1953, SAC James Kelly (then at Boston, currently at Baltimore) met S
enator Kennedy at Joseph Kennedy's home. According to SAC Kelly, the Senator sai
d he felt the FBI to be the only real Government agency worthy of its salt and e
xpressed admiration for the Director's accomplishments. He said that upon return
ing to Washington in January, 1954, he would enjoy meeting the Director at the B
ureau. The Director wrote Senator Kennedy about the remarks he made to SAC Kelly
and told him to visit the Bureau any time it was convenient.}{\par \pard \hyphp
ar
In the Fall of 1954, Senator Kennedy underwent a painful operation to correct th
e crippling effects of the PT boat crash he had been involved in during World Wa
r II. In November, 1954, the Director wrote both Joseph Kennedy and Senator Kenn
edy to wish the Senator speedy and complete recovery. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
In October, 1956, the Director wrote Senator Kennedy to congratulate him upon hi
s being selected to receive the Cardinal Gibbons Medal for 1956. (The Director a
lso has received this Medal, presented by the Catholic University Alumni Associa
tion.)}{\par \pard \hyphpar
In November, 1958, the Director wrote John Kennedy to congratulate him upon his
re-election to the Senate, and Senator Kennedy sent the Director a friendly repl
y stating "if I or my office can be of any help to you, do not hesitate to call
upon me."}{\par \pard \hyphpar
With regard to Senator Kennedy's staff members, it is noted that at the suggesti
on of Joseph Kennedy, the Director sent a copy of "Communist Illusion and Democr
atic Reality" to the Senator's Legislative Assistant, Theodore Sorensen, in Nove
mber, 1959.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
In July, 1959, Uniform Crime Reports material and other data containing crime st
atistics were sent Pierre Salinger, Assistant Chief Investigator for the McClell
an (Labor-Management) Committee, following receipt of a call from Salinger advis
ing that Senator Kennedy desired FBI data concerning crime--possibly for use in
speeches.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Kenneth O'Donnell (who managed Kennedy's last Senatorial campaign, was Administr
ative Assistant of the McClellan Committee on labor-management racketeering, and
is very close to Senator Kennedy and his brother Robert Kennedy) is well-known
to Inspector Courtney Evans of the Investigative Division. In March, 1959, O'Don
nell spoke to Inspector Evans regarding Senator Kennedy's suspicion that there m
ight be a tap on one of his telephones. O'Donnell inquired whether it would be p
ossible for the FBI to check Kennedy's phones; however, within a matter of minut
es, he again called Inspector Evans to request that the Bureau forget the entire
matter since he, O'Donnell, could make arrangements to handle the matter himsel
f. Additionally, in March, 1959, O'Donnell discussed with Inspector Evans the pu
blicity being given remarks made by Robert Kennedy concerning alleged offers of
political support for Senator John Kennedy if Robert Kennedy would "go easy" on
certain witnesses before the McClellan Committee. O'Donnell advised that Robert
Kennedy stated the press had unduly enlarged on his remarks, and O'Donnell said
he did not believe the Kennedys have the facts necessary to back up Robert Kenne
dy's reported statements. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Kenneth O'Donnell also advised Inspector Evans in March, 1959, that he had been
informed that Cardinal Cushing was extremely displeased at the reaction of some
Catholic Church publications to statements made by Senator Kennedy regarding the

separation of church and state. O'Donnell said that Senator Kennedy's position
that no public tax money should be used for parochial schools was the position o
f the Church and that Cardinal Cushing felt the critical remarks of the Church p
ublications regarding Kennedy's statements were unwarranted.}{\par \pard \hyphpa
r
John Kennedy is acquainted with former SA J. Philip O'Brien, whose resignation
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was accepted at Oklahoma City in May, 1960, following
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In this regard, O'Brien wrote the Director in June, 1960, to request reinstateme
nt and/or acceptance of his resignation without
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In his letter to the Director, O'Brien stated that Senator Kennedy had written h
im (O'Brien) as recently as 11-2-59 to state, "Dear Phil... I am certainly glad
to hear that you are doing so well in Oklahoma.... " }{\par \pard \hyphpar
ROBERT KENNEDY: ADVOCATE OF FEDERAL CRIME COMMISSION:}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Robert Kennedy, the Senator's 34-year-old brother, has seen the Director on a nu
mber of occasions in recent years. In September, 1959, he called upon the Direct
or to advise that he was resigning as Chief Counsel of the McClellan Committee a
nd to express appreciation for the excellent cooperation which the Bureau had ex
tended him. He specifically mentioned the help of Inspector Courtney Evans. The
Director addresses him as "Dear Bob."}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Early this year, Robert Kennedy published a book, "The Enemy Within," dealing wi
th graft, corruption and criminal influences in the labor movement--particularly
James Hoffa's Teamsters Union. In this book, Kennedy makes special mention of t
he advice and assistance given him by the Director. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Although he has displayed a very friendly attitude toward the Bureau, Robert Ken
nedy has been an outspoken advocate of the establishment of a Federal Crime Comm
ission. He has stated, "In my opinion our first and most urgent need is for a na
tional crime commission. This commission would serve as a central intelligence a
gency, a clearinghouse to which each of the seventy-odd Federal agencies and the
more than ten thousand local law enforcement agencies throughout the country wo
uld constantly feed information on the leading gangsters. The commission would p
ool and correlate all its information on underworld figures and disseminate it t
o the proper authorities."}{\par \pard \hyphpar
WEST VIRGINIA PRIMARY ELECTIONS:}{\par \pard \hyphpar
In connection with the recent hotly contested primary elections in West Virginia
, several charges of improper actions were made to the Bureau, including allegat
ions that votes were bought, that a polling place in Logan County was moved to p
revent qualified West Virginians from voting, and that voting officials in Logan
County pulled voting machine levers for local citizens. With regard to Senator
Kennedy's religion, improperly labeled anti-Catholic literature was distributed
by a nonexistent organization called the "Protestant Information Center."}{\par
\pard \hyphpar
POLITICAL VIEWS:}{\par \pard \hyphpar
In a syndicated column datelined Washington, D. C., 1-14-57, Fulton Lewis, Jr.,
described Kennedy as "conscientious and sincere" in his Senate duties and stated
, "Kennedy tempers his political liberalism with enough realistic conservatism t

hat the Walter Reuther-Americans for Democratic Action leftists mistrust his ind
ependence. That was the real reason they threw the No. 2 (Vice Presidential) nom
ination to Kefauver in Chicago (at the Democratic National Convention) last Augu
st." }{\par \pard \hyphpar
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The 3-11-59 issue of "Human Events" made reference to the "wrist-slapping laborreform bill" which Senator Kennedy had placed before the Senate. "Human Events"
stated that Kennedy claimed the bill would "virtually put (James) Hoffa and his
associates out of business;" whereas Utah Senator Wallace Bennett exposed the fa
lseness of this assertion. Senator Bennett stated that far from putting Hoffa ou
t of business, the Kennedy bill "would fall far short of correcting the evils br
ought out by the McClellan committee."...}{\par \pard \hyphpar
With regard to subversive matters, it is interesting to note that in March, 1960
, Governor Wesley Powell of New Hampshire (a staunch Nixon supporter) accused Se
nator Kennedy of "softness toward communism." Kennedy called upon the Vice Presi
dent to repudiate Powell's accusation, and Nixon's press representative issued a
statement in Washington saying "the Vice President has known and worked with Se
nator Kennedy since they served together on the House Labor Committee in 1947. W
hile they have differences on some issues, they have always been in complete agr
eement in their unalterable opposition to communism at home and abroad."}{\par \
pard \hyphpar
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MISCELLANEOUS:}{\par \pard \hyphpar
As you are aware, allegations of immoral activities on Senator Kennedy's part ha
ve been reported to the FBI over the years. These allegations are not being trea
ted in detail in this memorandum. They include, however, data reflecting that Ke
nnedy carried on an illicit relationship with another man's wife during World Wa
r II; that (probably in January, 1960) Kennedy was "compromised" with a woman in
Las Vegas; and that Kennedy and Frank Sinatra have in the recent past been invo
lved in parties in Palm Springs, Las Vegas and New York City. Regarding the Kenn
edy-Sinatra information, "Confidential" magazine is said to have affidavits from
two mulatto prostitutes in New York. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Allegations also have been received concerning hoodlum connections of Senator Ke
nnedy. Again, in the interest of brevity, no effort is being made to list these
allegations in full detail--much of the information being unsubstantiated. In Ma
rch, 1960, for example, it was reported that Frank Sinatra has purposely cultiva
ted Kennedy's brother-in-law (actor Peter Lawford) and that Sinatra would assist
in Kennedy's campaign so that Joe Fischetti and other notorious hoodlums could
have an entre to the Senator.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Regarding Kennedy's book, "Profiles in Courage," George Sokolsky advised L. B. N
ichols in May, 1957, of a rumor circulating in New York to the effect that Arthu
r Krock actually wrote the book. According to Sokolsky, a group of New York peop
le were attempting to verify whether Krock did, in fact, write the book--and if
Krock did, they were going to charge fraud in connection with the awarding of a
Pulitzer Prize to Kennedy.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
Though the previous memo mentions questions about the integrity of Kennedy's cru
cial breakthrough victory in the West Virginia primary, books by biographer Kitt
y Kelley and Sinatra's daughter Nancy tell a fuller story}. }{\par \pard \hyphpa
r
{\i
Kelley's biography reported that Sinatra's pals, Chicago boss Giancana and assoc
iate Paul "Skinny" D'Amato, exerted influence on local political machines in the
state to deliver votes for Kennedy. Nancy Sinatra's book said Joseph Kennedy hi
mself suggested to Sinatra that he enlist Giancana's help, though she contends h
er father made sure his friend knew that his assistance was "not a quid pro quo"
with the future president. Seymour Hersh's} The Dark Side of Camelot {\i
alleges that Giancana also helped deliver Chicago votes to secure Illinois in th
e general election}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
Giancana's motives were transparent: In 1957, Hoover had begun a "Top Hoodlum Pr
ogram" that targeted, among many others, Giancana and his Chicago operation. He
desperately wanted to get the FBI off his back. His agreement to help was all th
e more remarkable in that Jack Kennedy had served on Senator John McClellan's ra
ckets committee, which relentlessly investigated the mob for years. Robert Kenne
dy served as the}{\i
panel's chief counsel--and publicly ridiculed Giancana when he invoked the Fifth
Amendment to avoid testifying}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
At some point, Hoover became aware of dealings between Joseph Kennedy and the mo
b, as evidenced by this entry in a June 8, 1964, summary of information in Sinat
ra's FBI files. The information came from a source whose name the FBI redacted.
A visit by Giancana to the hotel mentioned here would later cause Sinatra consid
erable difficulty}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
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advised that he had heard from numerous sources that prior to the last president
ial election, Joseph Kennedy (father of John F. Kennedy) had been visited by man
y gangsters (not identified) who had gambling interests. A deal was made which r
esulted in Peter Lawford, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and others obtaining a lucr
ative gambling establishment, the Cal-Neva Hotel, at Lake Tahoe, California. Jos
eph Kennedy was staying at the Cal-Neva at the time of the meeting. }{\par \pard
\hyphpar
{\i
Two weeks after the Democratic convention, DeLoach got more sex tidbits on Kenne
dy and Sinatra}. }
{\line }
{\line }
DATE: 7-26-60
SUBJECT: POTENTIAL CRIMINAL INFORMANT (PCI)

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HOLLYWOOD, CALIF., CALL GIRL }{\par \pard \hyphpar
The captioned individual is a high-priced Hollywood call girl and
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of Fred Otash, private detective in Los Angeles who has been convicted of horse
race fixing. She advised Agents of our Los Angeles Office on July 11, 1960, that
Otash contacted her on 7-10-60 requesting information relating to her participa
tion in sex parties involving Senator John Kennedy, his brother-in-law, movie ac
tor Peter Lawford, Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis, Jr. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
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said she told Otash she had no knowledge of such activities involving these men.
He then asked her to name any girls who might have been present at parties with
these men. She told the Agents that she was unaware of any indiscretions or gir
ls involved with the four men specified by Otash. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
On July 11, 1960, Los Angeles Agents had occasion to talk to Otash in his office
. During the conversation he inadvertently--or his actions indicated inadvertenc
e--[indicated] that some operator, unnamed and unidentified, was attempting to s
py on Senator Kennedy's hotel room. He inferred to the Agents that "Confidential
" magazine is "looking for dirt on Kennedy or Lawford" for use in a series of ar
ticles planned for publication before the November election.}{\par \pard \hyphpa
r
In the evening of 7-11-60
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told Agents that Otash had telephoned her wanting to know if she could arrange t
o be introduced to Senator Kennedy. He suggested that he would like to equip her
with a recording device for taking down any "indiscreet statements" the Senator
might make. She said she refused this suggestion and invitation. }{\par \pard \
hyphpar
For information.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
Later, the FBI overheard a bugged subject (identified only as Eddy M.) discussin
g Sinatra and Kennedy's sexual exploits while complaining that agents had questi
oned an associate's wife about her husband's caddish ways. (This 1962 transcript
, edited here for clarity, was obtained from the National Archives, not the FBI
files released in 1998.)}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
EDDY M: What is this, Russia? You know what they did? They went over to Gil Beck
ley's and said to his wife, "Do you know that Gil is living with a girl in NYC?"
Why don't they come in and say this to me? I'll say, "One minute, I'll call up t
he newspaper, see, and I'll say, 'Now, here's an FBI man who said I'd been sleep
ing with a girl. Since when is [having sexual intercourse] a federal offense? An
d if it is a federal offense, I want the president of the U.S. indicted, because
I know he was whacking all those broads Sinatra brought him. And I can mention
some names. And do you want me to mention some names? You know, this will really
kill him. Is that a federal offense? And if it is, I want to get it straightene
d out.' " }{\par \pard \hyphpar
What I'm going to say is, "Say, well, one minute, let's put this down on record.
I want it down that [sexual intercourse] is a federal offense, and I want to se
e what the president has to say about that, because I know he's been [having sex
ual relations] with [a woman] in Palm Beach. And I know a couple of other girls
that Frank Sinatra flew out there, flew from California to Palm Beach, and I can
prove it. Now, let's--why don't we investigate it." [Laughter]}{\par \pard \hyp
hpar
You know what will happen? They'll run, they'll hide, they'll get with their hea
ds down under the rocks. All I'll say is, "Let me have your card, I want to talk
to your boss. I don't want to answer this question. Just let me have your card.
" That's all a girl has to say: "A crime? Let me have your card," because they'r
e Boy Scouts.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
After Kennedy won the presidency in November 1960, he asked Sinatra to take cont
rol of the festivities surrounding the January 20, 1961, inauguration. America's
very own Camelot had begun, and Sinatra was leading the orchestra}. }{\par \par
d \hyphpar
{\i
A pair of FBI memos suggests that the inauguration wasn't the only thing that ke
pt Sinatra busy that week. The first, between top FBI officials Alex Rosen and A
lan Belmont, recounted an incident two days before the inauguration. (Note that
the price of such services hadn't increased markedly since Sinatra's encounter w
ith the too-drunk hundred-dollar prostitute in 1947, an incident recounted by Ro
sen in an earlier memo, in {\ul
chapter 3}.) }}
{\line }{\line }TO: MR. BELMONT
{\line }
{\line }
{\line }{\line }FROM: A. ROSEN
{\line }{\line }SUBJECT: WHITE SLAVE TRAFFIC ACT
PURPOSE}{\par \pard \hyphpar

This memorandum is to advise you concerning an investigation by the Washington F
ield Office concerning possible violations of the White Slave Traffic Act and in
volving several prominent individuals as customers, who may possibly be called u
pon to testify before the Federal Grand Jury in the near future. }{\par \pard \h
yphpar
SUMMARY OF FACTS}{\par \pard \hyphpar
This case involves
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The activities of
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have been primarily concerned with sex parties, which involve commission of vari
ous natural and unnatural sex acts simultaneously by three or more participants,
both male and female. Several female victims have furnished signed statements a
dmitting their participation in these orgies. Other victims have involved
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as individuals who arranged numerous prostitution dates for them. }{\par \pard \
hyphpar
CONTEMPLATED PROSECUTION}{\par \pard \hyphpar
The Assistant U. S. Attorney handling this case has advised that he plans to pre
sent the facts to the Federal Grand Jury, possibly in early November, 1961. He r
equested interviews of several customers of the victims to obtain necessary corr
oborating testimony of victims' statements and he has indicated a possibility th
at these individuals may be subpoenaed before the Federal Grand Jury. The Assist
ant U. S. Attorney pointed out that travel within the District of Columbia const
itutes a violation of the White Slave Traffic Act and it is possible that the ma
le customers have committed a technical violation of the law. Conceivably they c
ould be indicted by the Federal Grand Jury, but this action is not contemplated.
PROMINENT PERSONS INVOLVED}{\par \pard \hyphpar
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an employee in the office of
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and a victim in this case, has furnished a signed statement setting forth her pr
ostitution activities, which include sex parties with subject
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and on separate occasions with
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An interview with
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is not contemplated. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qc
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One prostitute has admitted several prostitution dates with
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the dates having been arranged through subject
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In connection with a separate investigation concerning James Riddle Hoffa, it ha
s been learned that
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has contacted Hoffa on several occasions to obtain loans granted by the Teamster
s Pension Fund. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
FRANK S INATRA}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Well-known entertainer was a guest at the Statler Hotel on the night of 1-18-61.
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one of the victims in this case, has stated that she went to the Statler Hotel a
fter receiving a telephone call from
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and she filled a prostitution date with Sinatra, receiving $110 for her services
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will be interviewed at the request of the Assistant U. S. Attorney, but he (Assi
stant U. S. Attorney) has stated that interview with Frank Sinatra is not necess
ary. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
The following customers have been interviewed and orally substantiated allegatio
ns by victims to the effect that victims filled prostitution dates with them aft
er arrangements for the dates had been made by the subject
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1.
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3.
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In connection with the above individuals, the prostitution dates with them inclu
ded only the victim and the customer.
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is the only customer who allegedly participated in the sex orgies of three or mo
re persons previously referred to. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
ACTION }{\par \pard \hyphpar
The prosecutive action in this case will be closely followed.}{\par \pard \hyphp
ar
{\i
Three weeks after the inauguration, Hoover caught wind of another incident invol
ving Sinatra's visit to Washington that week. This time, he used the incident to
inform the president's brother and new attorney general, Robert F. Kennedy, in
a "personal" note that his brother the president was hanging out with an "associ
ate of well-known hoodlums" who also had ties to "communist fronts." Hoover, alw
ays on the lookout for any advantage to make himself hard to fire, wasn't one fo
r subtlety}. }
{\line }{\line }TO: The Attorney General
{\line }
{\line }
{\line }
{\line }
PERSONAL
I thought you would like to know that recently a highly confidential source in W
ashington, D.C., stated that Frank Sinatra is regarded as having control of the
entertainment industry in Las Vegas, Nevada. The source indicated that when some
one in Las Vegas desires entertainment, arrangements must be made through Sinatr
a who negotiates for this entertainment to his financial benefit.}{\par \pard \h
yphpar
A confidential informant of our Washington Field Office has advised that on the
weekend of January 21, 1961, the Spartan American Club, 1016-A 14th Street, Nort
hwest, Washington, D.C., was visited by Frank Sinatra and George Raft. The Spart
an American Club is operated by Joseph Nesline, a notorious Washington, D.C., ga
mbling figure.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
The informant advised that while at the club, both Sinatra and Raft lost heavily
at the crap table. Raft was heard to say that he had never seen a larger crap g
ame outside of Las Vegas or Reno, Nevada.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
There is enclosed additional information concerning Frank Sinatra which may be o
f interest to you.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Enclosure}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qr
Sinatra was born December 12, 1915, or December 12, 1916, at Hoboken, New Jersey
, and began his singing career in 1935. He has been married and divorced twice,
the second marriage to actress Ava Gardner in 1951 ended in approximately two ye
ars.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
In February, 1944, on the basis of an anonymous complaint alleging he had paid $
40,000 to obtain a deferment, the FBI made inquiries concerning Sinatra's Select
ive Service status. These inquiries revealed that Sinatra's rejection for milita
ry service was in conformance with Selective Service regulations.}{\par \pard \h
yphpar
In 1955, the Bureau conducted investigation relative to possible false statement
s reportedly made by Sinatra in a passport application with regard to membership
in subversive organizations. This investigation developed no evidence of Commun
ist Party or front organization membership other than 1946 membership in the Ind
ependent Citizens Committee of the Arts, Sciences and Professions, which organiz
ation was cited by the California Committee on Un-American Activities as a commu
nist front.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Information available reflects that Sinatra has reportedly been associated with
or lent his name to sixteen organizations which have been cited or described as
communist fronts.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Information was received during the 1940's and 1950's which linked Sinatra's nam
e as an associate of well-known hoodlums, including Joseph and Rocco Fischetti,
members of the Capone Gang; Willie Moretti, former underworld boss of Bergen Cou
nty, New Jersey; and James Tarantino, an associate of Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel.}{
\par \pard \hyphpar
A confidential source advised in June, 1958, that during the first part of that
year when Sinatra was appearing at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, Sinatra
was with Samuel M. Giancana, described as a notorious Chicago hoodlum, and acco
mpanied him to the El Rancho Vegas, which is located in Las Vegas.}{\par \pard \
hyphpar
During a search of Giancana by Customs officers in Chicago, Illinois, during Jun
e, 1958, the notation "Sinatra, Office 5-4977, Home Crestview 4-2368" was found
among his effects. Crestview 4-2368 is the private number for Frank Sinatra in L
os Angeles, California. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
A confidential source advised in August, 1958, that Joseph Fischetti, Frank Sina
tra and Dean Martin were driven from the Ambassador East Hotel to the residence
of Anthony Accardo, referred to as a notorious Chicago hoodlum, in River Forest,
Illinois. At the Accardo residence, Martin and Sinatra gave a "command performa
nce" for numerous Chicago hoodlums.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Based on information from a confidential informant that notorious hoodlums Vito
Genovese, Thomas Lucchese and Samuel Giancana were at Atlantic City, New Jersey,
as guests of Frank Sinatra, investigation was conducted in that city. It was as
certained that the Sinatra party rented the entire first floor of the Claridge H
otel in Atlantic City from July 25, 1959, to August 2, 1959. The presence of Gen
ovese and Lucchese was not ascertainable but a hotel employee identified the pho
tograph of Samuel Giancana as being in the hotel on several occasions as a visit
or in connection with the Sinatra party. Notorious Chicago hoodlum Joseph Fische
tti was also identified as being with Sinatra at the Claridge Hotel.}{\par \pard
\hyphpar
In July, 1959, it was reported Sinatra and singer Dean Martin flew to Miami, Flo
rida, from the west coast to attend the wedding of the daughter of Chicago hoodl
um Samuel M. Giancana. In November, 1959, an informant advised Giancana had take
n over a theatrical booking and managing agency and that Sinatra was among the c
lientele of this agency.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
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advised during September, 1959, that in

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she went to Frank Sinatra's suite at the Hotel Fontainebleau, Miami Beach, Flori
da, in connection with efforts to sell him a painting. She said that among those
present in the Sinatra suite was Joseph Fischetti and added that she assumed th
at it was common knowledge Fischetti and Frank Sinatra were close friends and th
at Sinatra had the "hoodlum complex." }{\par \pard \hyphpar
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advised in January, 1960, that he had known Mickey Cohen, Los Angeles, Californi
a, hoodlum figure, for several years and had met Frank Sinatra through Cohen. }{
\par \pard \hyphpar
In March, 1960, a confidential source reported that Sinatra's company had contra
cted to hire Albert Maltz, one of the "Hollywood Ten," who was convicted of Cont
empt of Congress, to write the film script for the movie "The Execution of Priva
te Slovik."}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Files of the Identification Division of the FBI reveal that Frank Albert Sinatra
, born December 12, 1915, or December 12, 1916, Hoboken, New Jersey, was arreste
d by the Sheriff at Hackensack, New Jersey, on November 26, 1938, and charged wi
th seduction. This charge was dismissed on January 24, 1939.}{\par \pard \hyphpa
r
Enclosed is a photograph which includes Sinatra which was found among the effect
s of James John Warjac, one of the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, at the time
he was apprehended on July 22, 1960, at Los Angeles. The photograph shows Sinatr
a at a gambling table dealing "blackjack" in the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada.
He is standing between Rudy Duran, a young movie actor, and Shearn Moody, Jr.,
a wealthy Texan, who are seated.}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\b
{\qc
SIX
{\line }
SINATRA, THE KENNEDYS, AND THE MOB--THE ESTRANGEMENT }}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qc
{\i
"He made a donation to the campaign ... but was not getting his money's worth."}
{\qc
Not surprisingly, Robert Kennedy's principal initiative as attorney general was
a crackdown on mobsters. Building on Hoover's "Top Hoodlum Program," the initiat
ive would lead to even more aggressive tactics against Sam Giancana and his Chic
ago syndicate. That, of course, didn't sit well with the boss and his associates
, who were over-heard on hidden FBI microphones bitterly complaining that Sinatr
a and the Kennedys had failed to show sufficient gratitude for their campaign su
pport in West Virginia and in Illinois.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
The Justice Department's war on organized crime had one significant unintended c
onsequence--Hoover's discovery of evidence suggesting that the president was con
sorting with a lady friend of two of the attorney general's principal targets.}{
\par \pard \hyphpar
She was the same woman the New Orleans FBI office had mentioned several weeks af
ter Jack Kennedy had met her in 1960, as re-counted early in {\ul
chapter 5}. Frank Sinatra had introduced Jack Kennedy to his former girlfriend,
Judith Campbell (later Judith Exner), during a Rat Pack show at the Sands in Las
Vegas on February 7, 1960. A while later, Sinatra also introduced Campbell to G
iancana. She was also friendly with Johnny Roselli, Giancana's man in Hollywood
and in Las Vegas. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
All these players--the two alleged mobsters, the Kennedy broth ers, Campbell, Si
natra, and Hoover--soon were entangled in increasingly bizarre plot lines. First
, Campbell and Kennedy became lovers. Then, the CIA enlisted Giancana and Rosell
i to assassinate Fidel Castro. By 1962, Hoover had learned something was up betw
een the president and Campbell and made sure the Kennedys knew what he knew. }{\
par \pard \hyphpar
Ever his brother's keeper, Robert Kennedy moved to limit the damage.}{\par \pard
\hyphpar
{\i
Hoover thought it best to keep his boss apprised of the relationship between the
president's friend Sinatra and Giancana. Hoover sent this memo to RFK two days
after a hidden FBI mike picked up some hoodlums discussing how Giancana and Sina
tra "almost got into a firstfight" over who was going to buy the drinks one nigh
t}. }

{\line }
{\line }
DATE: November 24, 1961
SUBJECT: SAMUEL M. GIANCANA
{\line }
ANTI-RACKETEERING }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Information was confidentially received November 23, 1961, concerning the close
association between Chicago hoodlum Samuel M. Giancana and entertainers Frank Si
natra and Tony Bennett on occasions when Sinatra and Bennett visit Chicago.}{\pa
r \pard \hyphpar
During such visits, according to our information, Giancana and his associates, J
ohn Mattassa, a former Chicago Police Department Detective, and Dominic "Butch"
Blasi, accompany Sinatra and Bennett on their rounds of various night clubs repo
rted to be hangouts and possible enterprises of Giancana. On some past visits, S
inatra and Giancana have held contests to determine who could spend the most mon
ey buying drinks and trinkets for the party.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Giancana is one of the individuals selected as a target for early prosecution. R
eports containing the results of our inquiries into his activities have been fur
nished to the Criminal Division.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
On December 6, 1961, a Giancana underling named Johnny--either Roselli or Johnny
Formosa--was overhead in Chicago telling his boss about a talk he'd had recentl
y with Sinatra about trying to get the attorney general to lay off Giancana. (Th
e transcript, obtained from the National Archives, has been edited here for clar
ity.)}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
JOHNNY: I said, "Frankie, can I ask one question?" He says, "Johnny, I took Sam'
s [Giancana's] name and wrote it down and told Bobby Kennedy, 'This is my buddy.
This is my buddy. This is what I want you to know, Bob.' " ... Between you and
I, Frank saw Joe Kennedy three different times. He called him three times, Joe K
ennedy, the father. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
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GIANCANA: He better make it, because after this administration goes out, he'll h
ave a headache.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
JOHNNY: He says, "Johnny, I have to protect myself."}{\par \pard \hyphpar
GIANCANA: He'll protect himself.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
JOHNNY: I say he's [Kennedy's] a one-termer. He [Sinatra] says, "I got to watch
myself." He says he's got an idea that you're mad at him. I says that I wouldn't
know. "I must ask you this question," I said.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
GIANCANA: He must have a guilty conscience. I never said nothing.... If he [Pres
ident Kennedy] starts campaigning, I'm not giving him one penny.... That [explet
ive] better not think of taking this [expletive] state.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
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GIANCANA: Well, I don't know who the [expletive] he's [Sinatra's] talking to, bu
t ... after all, if I'm taking somebody's money, I'm gonna make sure that this m
oney is going to do something. Like, "Do you want it or don't you want it?" If t
he money is accepted, maybe one of these days, the guy will do me a favor.}{\par
\pard \hyphpar
JOHNNY: That's right. He says he wrote your name down.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
GIANCANA: Well, one minute he tells me this and then he tells me that. And then
the last time I talked to him was at the hotel in Florida, a month before he lef
t, and he said, "Don't worry about it, if I can't talk to the old man [Joe Kenne
dy], I'm going to talk to {\i
the} man [President Kennedy]." One minute he says he talked to Robert, and the n
ext minute he says he hasn't talked to him. So he never did talk to him. It's a
lot of [expletive]. Either he did or he didn't. Forget about it. Why lie to me?
I haven't got that coming. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
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JOHNNY: If he can't deliver, I want him to tell me, "John, the load's too heavy.
"}{\par \pard \hyphpar
GIANCANA: When he says he's gonna do a guy a little favor, I don't give a [exple
tive] how long it takes, he's got to give you a little favor. }{\par \pard \hyph
par
JOHNNY: He says he put your name, buddy, on--}{\par \pard \hyphpar
GIANCANA: Aw, [expletive]. Out of a jillion names, he's gonna remember that name
, huh?}{\par \pard \hyphpar
JOHNNY: What's happened, Frank says to me, "Johnny, he ain't being bothered."}{\
par \pard \hyphpar
GIANCANA (pausing, taking a deep breath and then shouting): I got more [expletiv
e] on my [expletive] than any other [expletive] in the country! Believe me when
I tell you!}{\par \pard \hyphpar
JOHNNY: I know it, Sam.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
GIANCANA (still shouting): I was on the road with this broad, there must have be
en ... twenty guys! They were next door, upstairs, downstairs, surrounded, all t
he way around! Get in a car, somebody picks you up. I lose that tail--boom!--I g
et picked up someplace else! Four or five cars ... back and forth, back and fort
h!}{\par \pard \hyphpar
JOHNNY: This was in Europe, right?}{\par \pard \hyphpar
GIANCANA: Right here in Russia: Chicago, New York, Phoenix!}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
A few days later, Hoover summarized Giancana's complaint in a memo to Attorney G
eneral Robert Kennedy}. }
{\line }
{\line }

{\line }
{\line }
PERSONAL
SUBJECT: GAMBLING ACTIVITIES
{\line }
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Information has been received that persons connected with gambling activities in
Las Vegas are becoming increasingly apprehensive concerning the intensity of in
vestigations into gambling.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
In this connection, information has been received indicating that Samuel M. Gian
cana, a hoodlum figure, has sought to enlist Frank Sinatra to act as an intermed
iary to intercede on Giancana's behalf with the Attorney General. In this regard
, consideration was allegedly given to making such overtures through the father
of the Attorney General. However, Sinatra is reported to have rejected this idea
Information has been received that Giancana complained bitterly concerning the i
ntensity of investigation being conducted of his activities, and that he made a
donation to the campaign of President Kennedy but was not getting his money's wo
rth. Giancana allegedly indicated he would not donate one penny toward any futur
e campaign.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
This is being furnished for your personal information.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
On December 21, 1961, Johnny Roselli analyzed Sinatra's relationship with the Ke
nnedys in another talk with Moe Giancana--and obliquely suggested getting tough.
(This transcript also was obtained from the National Archives.)}}{\par \pard \h
yphpar
ROSELLI: He's got big ideas, Frank does, about being ambassador or something. Yo
u know, [Kennedy spokesman] Pierre Salinger and them guys, they don't want him.
They treat them {\i
[sic]} like they treat a whore. You [expletive] them, you pay them and then they
're through. You got the right idea, Moe--go the other way: [expletive] everybod
y. Every [expletive], we'll use them every [expletive] way we can. They only kno
w one way. Now let them see the other side of you. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
On January 4, 1962, Giancana was still grumbling about the situation. According
to this edited transcript (also from the National Archives), he and an unknown a
ssociate discussed a law limiting appeals by criminal defendants}. }{\par \pard
\hyphpar
GIANCANA: Got a new law where we can't go back and forth to the courts. Bobby Ke
nnedy's bright idea. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
ASSOCIATE: How about his friend, and your friend, Sinatra?}{\par \pard \hyphpar
GIANCANA: Aw, that [expletive]. Johnny Roselli is out there. I told John to tell
him to forget about the whole thing and tell him to go [expletive]. Lying [expl
etive]. If I ever listen to that [expletive] again--if he [Kennedy] had lost thi
s state here, he would have lost the election. But I figured with this guy [Sina
tra], maybe we'll be all right. I might have known this guy would [expletive] me
ASSOCIATE: Well, at the time, it looks like you done the right thing, Sam. Nobod
y can say different, after it's done.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
GIANCANA: Well, when a [expletive] lies to you ...}{\par \pard \hyphpar
ASSOCIATE: What was his motive?}{\par \pard \hyphpar
GIANCANA: Who knows.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
A couple of weeks later, on the evening of January 31, 1962, Giancana discusses
the matter with another associate, John D'Arco, a Democratic Chicago alderman, c
omparing President Kennedy at one point to somebody else who crossed him. (This
edited transcript also comes from the National Archives.)}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
GIANCANA: He's like Kennedy: He'll get what he wants out of ya', but you won't g
et anything out of him.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
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D'ARCO: That [expletive] Kennedy. Is Sinatra going to work on [him]? GIANCANA: N
o.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
D'ARCO: I heard that the president, when he is in California, is with Sinatra al
l the time.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
GIANCANA: He can't get change for a quarter.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
D'ARCO: Sinatra can't?}{\par \pard \hyphpar
GIANCANA: That's right. Well, they got the whip, and they're in office, and that
's it, and they got the money behind 'em. So they're gonna knock us guys out of
the box and make us defenseless. They figure if you got money, you got power; if
you don't have money, you don't have power. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
D'ARCO: That's probably what it is. They're trying to break you, and they don't
give a [expletive] what happens as long as they stop your income.}{\par \pard \h
yphpar
{\i
Bitterness about the Kennedy administration's crackdown on alleged mobsters ran
deep in Chicago's Italian-American community. Later in this conversation, D'Arco
discusses what Frank Annunzio, a Democratic ward committeeman and later a congr
essman, told an FBI agent questioning him about his relationship with Giancana.
The agent was William Roemer, head of the FBI detail investigating Giancana}. }{
\par \pard \hyphpar
D'ARCO: Frank [Annunzio] said, "And another thing, Roemer, ... the irony of all
this is that the Italian-Americans elected Kennedy, and this is the appreciation
they get, by him harassing anybody and saying he's a criminal if he's Italian..
.. Why is it you ask about this man when this man was responsible for Kennedy be
ing elected? Without this state, Kennedy was in a lot of trouble. They'd ask for
a recount in a few other states and it would have shown that Kennedy was beat.
If it wasn't for the Italian voter in this city, Kennedy would never have got in
. They went for him 100 percent, and this is what they get for it."}{\par \pard
\hyphpar
{\i
During yet another talk, Giancana and his colleague Johnny Formosa were overhear
d discussing how to avenge the slight, according to this excerpt from Kelley's b
ook:}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
FORMOSA: Let's show 'em. Let's show those asshole Hollywood fruitcakes that they
can't get away with it as if nothing's happened. Let's hit Sinatra. Or I could
whack out a couple of those other guys. [Peter] Lawford and that [Dean] Martin,
and I could take the nigger [Sammy Davis, Jr.] and put his other eye out.}{\par
\pard \hyphpar
GIANCANA: No ... I've got other plans for them.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
Eddy M., the bugging subject mentioned in {\ul
chapter 5}, also was overheard talking about revenge in 1962, according to this
transcript from the National Archives }. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
EDDY M.: I'd like to hit that Kennedy in the kisser with a bomb. If I could just
hit Bob Kennedy in the kisser with a stink bomb, some kind of bomb that will ex
plode, I would gladly go to the penitentiary for the rest of my life, believe me
. Is that too much to ask?}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
By early 1962, Hoover had enough information to know that something was up betwe
en the president and Campbell. He quickly informed the attorney general and a to
p White House aide}. }
{\line }{\line }TO: Mr. Belmont
{\line }
{\line }
DATE: 2/26/62
{\line }{\line }FROM: C. A. Evans
SUBJECT: JOHN ROSELLI
{\line }
With respect to the information previously received that Judith E. Campbell of L
os Angeles was in telephonic contact with Evelyn Lincoln, the President's Secret
ary, the following additional information has been received from the Los Angeles
Office.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Campbell has associated with John Roselli, prominent West Coast hoodlum, who is
on the second list of forty hoodlums designated to receive intensified investiga
tion.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Campbell states she formerly was employed by Jerry Lewis Productions in a public
relations capacity, but is presently a free lance artist. Campbell is divorced
from William Campbell, a television producer.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Campbell, when interviewed by Bureau Agents, admitted meeting Sam Giancana, Chic
ago underworld figure, in Miami Beach, Florida, but refused to furnish names of
acquaintances who introduced her to Giancana.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
A review of her telephone toll calls reveals four calls in December, 1961, to th
e Palm Springs, California, residence of Frank Sinatra.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
ACTION }{\par \pard \hyphpar
1. If approved, that the attached letters be forwarded to the Attorney General a
nd to P. Kenneth O'Donnell, Special Assistant to the President.}{\par \pard \hyp
hpar
2. The Los Angeles Office is being instructed to vigorously pursue the investiga
tion of Campbell to determine the exact nature of her relationship with Roselli
and Giancana.}
{\line }
{\line }
SUBJECT: JOHN ROSELLI
{\line }
Information has been developed in connection with the investigation of John Rose
lli, one of the second group of forty hoodlums receiving concentrated attention,
that he has been in contact with Judith E. Campbell.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
A review of the telephone toll calls from Campbell's Los Angeles residence discl
oses that on November 7 and 15, 1961, calls were made to Evelyn Lincoln, the Pre
sident's Secretary, at the White House.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
The relationship between Campbell and Mrs. Lincoln or the purpose of these calls
is not known.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Information has also been developed that Campbell has associated with Sam Gianca
na, a prominent Chicago underworld figure.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Campbell, a free-lance artist, is divorced from William Campbell, a television p
roducer.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
This information is being made available to Honorable P. Kenneth O'Donnell, Spec
ial Assistant to the President.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
You will be advised of all significant developments in this matter.}{\par \pard
\hyphpar
{\i
Now it was clear that President Kennedy was consorting with two people with mob
affiliations--Sinatra and Campbell. The potential for a disastrous scandal must
have been obvious to Hoover and the Kennedys, especially given what the FBI had
been hearing in recent months about Giancana}{\i
and Roselli. The two men were involved with CIA operatives in a plot to assassin
ate the president's principal foreign policy nightmare, Cuba's Fidel Castro. The
public wouldn't find out about the plot until years later, and it has never bee
n known for sure whether it was a rogue operation or an authorized undertaking}.
{\i
In 1975, a Senate committee headed by Frank Church, an Idaho Democrat, conducted
a sweeping investigation of reports that the CIA had been involved in assassina
tion attempts. Its report described the Castro plot in meticulous detail (though
it didn't name Campbell, discretely describing her only as "a close friend of P
resident Kennedy.") The excerpts that follow have been extensively condensed and
edited to delete repetition and extraneous detail}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
In August 1960, the CIA took steps to enlist members of the criminal underworld
with gambling syndicate contacts to aid in assassinating Castro. Colonel Sheffie
ld Edwards, Director of the Office of Security, recalled that Richard Bissell, C
IA's Deputy Director for Plans and the man in charge of CIA's covert action dire
ctorate, asked him to locate someone who could assassinate Castro.}{\par \pard \
hyphpar
Edwards and the Chief of the Operational Support Division of the Office of Secur
ity [name withheld] decided to rely on Robert A. Maheu to recruit someone "tough
enough" to handle the job. Maheu was an ex-FBI agent who had entered into a car
eer as a private investigator in 1954.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Sometime in late August or early September 1960, the Support Chief approached Ma
heu about the proposed operation. As Maheu recalls the conversation, the Support
Chief asked him to contact John Roselli, an underworld figure with possible gam
bling contacts in Las Vegas, to determine if he would participate in a plan to "
dispose" of Castro. The Support Chief testified that Maheu was told to offer mon
ey, probably $150,000, for Castro's assassination. At first Maheu was reluctant
to become involved in the operation because it might interfere with his relation
ship with his new client, Howard Hughes. He finally agreed to participate becaus
e he felt that he owed the Agency a commitment.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Roselli introduced Maheu to two individuals on whom Roselli intended to rely: "S
am Gold," who would serve as a "back-up man," and "Joe," whom "Gold" said would
serve as a courier to Cuba and make arrangements there. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
The Support Chief testified that he learned the true identities of his associate
s one morning when Maheu called and asked him to examine the "Parade" supplement
to the {\i
Miami Times}. An article on the Attorney General's ten-most-wanted criminals lis
t revealed that "Sam Gold" was Momo Salvatore Giancana, a Chicago-based gangster
, and "Joe" was Santos Trafficante, the Cosa Nostra chieftain in Cuba. The Suppo
rt Chief reported his discovery to Edwards, but did not know whether Edwards rep
orted this fact to his superiors. Maheu recalled that it was Giancana's job to l
ocate someone in Castro's entourage who could accomplish the assassination. }{\p
ar \pard \hyphpar
{\i
Shortly before the 1960 election, the FBI learned that Giancana was involved in
a plot against Castro--but not that the CIA was involved, according to a memo qu
oted in the Church committee report}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
An October 18, 1960 memorandum from J. Edgar Hoover to Bissell, stated that "a s
ource whose reliability has not been tested" reported that:}
{\line }
During recent conversations with several friends, Giancana stated that Fidel Cas
tro was to be done away with very shortly. When doubt was expressed regarding th
is statement, Giancana reportedly assured those present that Castro's assassinat
ion would occur in November. Moreover, he allegedly indicated that he had alread
y met with the assassin-to-be on three occasions. Giancana claimed that everythi
ng has been perfected for the killing of Castro, and that the "assassin" had arr
anged with a girl, not further described, to drop a "pill" in some drink or food
of Castro's.}
{\line }
{\i
The plot against Castro might not have been Giancana's only clandestine foray th
at fall. He suspected that his girlfriend was involved with an}{\i
other man, who ended up being bugged with the help of the CIA, according to the
Church committee report. (Though the report didn't identify them, it later becam
e known that the girlfriend was the singer Phyllis McGuire and the target of the
eavesdropping device was the comedian Dan Rowan, according to Curt Gentry's Hoo
ver biography.)}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
After discovering the Las Vegas wiretap on October 31, 1960, the FBI commenced a
n investigation which quickly developed that Maheu and Giancana were involved in
the case. In April 1961, Roselli's involvement was discovered.}{\par \pard \hyp
hpar
{\i
Meanwhile, the Castro plot continued, as detailed by the Church committee}. }{\p
ar \pard \hyphpar
There is some evidence that Giancana or Roselli originated the idea of depositin
g a poison pill in Castro's drink to give the "asset" a chance to escape. The Su
pport Chief recalled Roselli's request for something "nice and clean, without ge
tting into any kind of out and out ambushing," preferably a poison that would di
sappear without a trace. The Agency had first considered a "gangland-style killi
ng" in which Castro would be gunned down. Giancana reportedly opposed the idea b
ecause it would be difficult to recruit someone for such a dangerous operation,
and suggested instead the use of poison.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Edwards rejected the first batch of pills because they would not dissolve in wat
er. A second batch, containing botulinum toxin, "did the job expected of them" w
hen tested on monkeys. The Support Chief received the pills, probably in Februar
y 1961, with assurances that they were lethal, and then gave them to Roselli.}{\
par \pard \hyphpar
The record clearly establishes that the pills were given to a Cuban for delivery
to the island some time prior to the Bay of Pigs invasion in mid-April 1961. Ro
selli reported to the Support Chief that the pills had been delivered to an offi
cial close to Castro who may have received kickbacks from the gambling interests
. The official returned the pills after a few weeks, perhaps because he had lost
his position in the Cuban Government, and thus access to Castro, before he rece
ived the pills. Yet another attempt was made in April 1961, with the aid of a le
ading figure in the Cuban exile movement. He was paid advance money to cover his
expenses, probably in the amount of $10,000. The money and pills were delivered
at a meeting between Maheu, Roselli, Trafficante, and the Cuban at the Fontaine
bleau Hotel in Miami. As Roselli recalled, Maheu: }
{\line }
opened his briefcase and dumped a whole lot of money on his lap and also came up
with the capsules and he explained how they were going to be used. As far as I
remember, they couldn't be used in boiling soups and things like that, but they
could be used in water or otherwise, but they couldn't last forever. It had to b
e done as quickly as possible.}
{\line }
The attempt met with failure. Edwards believed the scheme failed because Castro
stopped visiting the restaurant where the "asset" was employed.}{\par \pard \hyp
hpar
{\i
Continuing its wiretap investigation of Giancana, the FBI contacted Maheu, the f
ormer agent. Acting on previous instructions, Maheu told the FBI that the bug ha
d been placed as part of a CIA operation and referred the bureau to Edwards, the
CIA security director. Hoover apprised Attorney General Robert Kennedy of the s
ituation in a memo on May 22, 1961. The whole mess didn't go over well with the
FBI, according to the Church committee report}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Sam Papich, the FBI liaison with the CIA during this period, stated that the FBI
was furious when it learned of the CIA's use of Maheu, Roselli and Giancana bec
ause it might inhibit possible prosecutions against them in the wiretap case and
in others.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Entries in the FBI files, however, indicate that the FBI vigorously pursued its
investigation of the wiretap case. Then, on August 16, 1961, the Assistant Unite
d States Attorney in Las Vegas reported his reluctance to proceed with the case
because of deficiencies in the evidence and his concern that CIA's alleged invol
vement might become known. The Department of Justice files indicate no activity
between September 1961, when the FBI's investigation was concluded, and January
1962, when the question of prosecution in the case was brought up for reconsider
ation. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
It was in the following month, February 1962, that the FBI had discovered the ev
idence tying President Kennedy to Judith Campbell. The FBI later heard from Fred
Otash--the private eye who had tried to set up Jack Kennedy in July 1960--that
Campbell and the President were romantically involved. So now, Hoover had enough
information to put it all together: Kennedy was sleeping with a friend of two a
lleged mobsters, Roselli and Giancana, who in turn were friends with the preside
nt's buddy Sinatra and who were under investigation for illegal bugging. And Gia
ncana--the same man who had helped the Kennedy campaign and therefore was angry
with Sinatra for not getting Robert Kennedy and the FBI off his back--was secret
ly working with Roselli and the CIA against Castro}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
It was time to go see the president. The Church committee tried in vain to find
out what happened at that meeting}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
On March 22, 1962, Hoover had a private luncheon with President Kennedy. What ac
tually transpired may never be known, as both participants are dead and the FBI
files contain no records relating to it.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
It's clear, however, that President Kennedy was finally coming to grips with his
own recklessness. Robert Kennedy, increasingly troubled by his brother's public
camaraderie with the mobster-friendly Sinatra, persuaded the president to dista

nce himself from the singer. Sinatra reportedly flew into a rage when, after he
spent considerable sums fixing up his Palm Springs estate to accommodate preside
ntial visits, Kennedy canceled plans to stay there that March in favor of Bing C
rosby's place. President Kennedy also ended the affair with Campbell, who at som
e point became romantically involved with Giancana, too}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
For his part, Hoover decided to force the CIA's hand on the question of}{\i
whether to prosecute the men under Giancana and Roselli who planted the illegal
bug, as detailed by the Church committee}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
The day immediately following his luncheon with the President, at which Roselli
and Giancana were presumably discussed, Hoover sent a memorandum to Edwards stat
ing:}
{\line }
At the request of the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice, this matte
r was discussed with the CIA Director of Security on February 7, 1962, and we we
re advised that your agency would object to any prosecution which would necessit
ate the use of CIA personnel or CIA information. We were also informed that intr
oduction of evidence concerning the CIA operation would be embarrassing to the G
overnment.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
The Criminal Division has now requested that CIA specifically advise whether it
would or would not object to the initiation of criminal prosecution for conspira
cy to violate the "Wire Tapping Statute."}
{\line }
{\i
The CIA, of course, objected, and word was passed on to Robert Kennedy, the Chur
ch committee said}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
In a memo dated April 24, 1962, Herbert J. Miller, Assistant Attorney General, C
riminal Division, advised the Attorney General that the "national interest" woul
d preclude any prosecutions based upon the tap. Following a briefing of the Atto
rney General by the CIA, a decision was made not to prosecute.}{\par \pard \hyph
par
{\i
The briefing for Robert Kennedy occurred on May 22, 1962. In the Church committe
e report, one of the CIA officials recalled the attorney general's reaction on b
eing told that the CIA had conspired with the mob to kill Castro}. }{\par \pard
\hyphpar
If you have seen Mr. Kennedy's eyes get steely and his jaw set and his voice get
low and precise, you get a definite feeling of unhappiness.... [He said,] "I tr
ust that if you ever try to do business with organized crime again--with gangste
rs--you will let the Attorney General know." }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
Nevertheless, the Church committee discovered that the CIA plot against Castro c
ontinued. Another CIA official, William Harvey, had been put in charge of the pr
oject in late 1961}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Harvey, the Support Chief and Roselli met in New York on April 8-9, 1962. Four p
oison pills were given to the Support Chief on April 18, 1962. The pills were pa
ssed to Harvey, who arrived in Miami on April 21, and found Roselli already in t
ouch with the same Cuban who had been involved in the pre-Bay of Pigs pill passa
ge. He gave the pills to Roselli, explaining that "these would work anywhere and
at any time with anything." Roselli testified that he told Harvey that the Cuba
ns intended to use the pills to assassinate Che Guevara as well as Fidel and Rau
l Castro. According to Roselli's testimony, Harvey approved of the targets, stat
ing "everything is all right, what they want to do."}{\par \pard \hyphpar
The Cuban requested arms and equipment as a {\i
quid pro quo} for carrying out the assassination operation. Harvey procured expl
osives, detonators, rifles, handguns, radios, and boat radar costing about $5,00
0. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Roselli kept Harvey informed of the operation's progress. Sometime in May 1962,
he reported that the pills and guns had arrived in Cuba. On June 21, he told Har
vey that the Cuban had dispatched a three-man team to Cuba.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Harvey met Roselli in Miami on September 7 and 11, 1962. The Cuban was reported
to be preparing to send in another three-man team to penetrate Castro's bodyguar
d. The second team never left for Cuba, claiming that "conditions" in Cuba were
not right. Harvey terminated the operation in mid-February 1963. At a meeting wi
th Roselli in Los Angeles, it was agreed that Roselli would taper off his commun
ications with the Cubans. Roselli testified that he simply broke off contact wit
h the Cubans. However, he never informed them that the offer of $150,000 for Cas
tro's assassination had been withdrawn. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
Sinatra, meanwhile, didn't completely drop out of Camelot. Kennedy called his ol
d friend while the star was hosting a mob wedding party in Atlantic City, accord
ing to a later summary of references in the Sinatra FBI files}. }{\par \pard \hy
phpar
The following references ... set out information pertaining to Frank Sinatra in
connection with his appearance in Aug., 1962 at the 500 Club in Atlantic City wi
th Dean Martin, reportedly as a special favor to Paul D'Amato, partner of Sinatr
a in the Cal-Neva Lodge at Lake Tahoe, Nev. D'Amato possibly had an interest in
the 500 Club. Sinatra took over the first floor of the Claridge Hotel which gues
ts invited to attend the wedding on Aug. 26 of the daughter of Angelo Bruno, hea
d of the Italian mob in Philadelphia, could occupy. Information in connection wi
th the hoodlum element was set out including contacts and associates of Sinatra.
One contact was a personal telephone call which he received from President Kenn
edy on 8/23/62, the nature of which was not described.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
Hoover wrote to his ostensible boss again that summer about the president's call
to Sinatra}. }
{\line }
{\line }
DATE: August 27, 1962
{\line }
{\line }
PERSONAL
While conducting inquiry at the Claridge Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in
connection with an investigation under our Criminal Intelligence Program, Agents
of our Newark Office were confidentially advised by an official of this hotel t
hat Frank Sinatra had received a personal telephone call from President John F.
Kennedy on August 23, 1962. It is noted that Sinatra reserved a floor of this ho
tel during the latter part of the week of August 19-25, 1962, in connection with
his appearance with Dean Martin at the 500 Club in Atlantic City. }{\par \pard
\hyphpar
{\i
His dreams of a favored seat at the court of Camelot dashed, Sinatra continued t
o associate with mobsters, though he may have been wearing out his welcome, as t
his snippet from a surreptitiously recorded September 13, 1962, conversation sho
ws}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
GIANCANA: That Frank, he wants more money, he wants this, he wants that, he want
more girls, he wants ... I don't need that or him.... I broke my [expletive] wh
en I was talking to him in New York.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
Meanwhile, RFK's Justice Department began to close in on Sinatra. An October 196
2 FBI memo suggested that Sinatra had put his private plane, a car, and his home
at Giancana's disposal for assignations with his steady girlfriend, the singer
Phyllis McGuire of the McGuire Sisters}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
The Los Angeles Division advised on October 2, 1962, that a physical surveillanc
e reflected that a white Ford Falcon belonging to the Frank Sinatra Enterprises
arrived at the Palm Springs Airport at 3:40 AM October 2, 1962, and contained on
e female and two males. FRANK SINATRA's airplane bearing Number N71DE arrived at
the Palm Springs Airport at 4:50 AM on October 2, 1962. PHYLLIS MC GUIRE at tha
t time joined the individuals in the Ford Falcon described above. One of the ind
ividuals in the Falcon appeared to be SAM GIANCANA.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
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advised on September 22, 1962, that PHYLLIS MC GUIRE called telephone number 328
-2105 in Palm Springs, California. At the time the call was placed, the informan
t advised that GIANCANA was present with MC GUIRE. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
The Los Angeles Office advised on September 23, 1962, that telephone number 3282105 is the unlisted number of FRANK SINATRA, Tamarisk Country Club, Cathedral C
ity, California. The telephone number is billed to SINATRA's agent, SAM BURK, Su
ite 419, 9350 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
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advised in August, 1962, that GIANCANA had made plans to be in Atlantic City, Ne
w Jersey commencing with the week end of August 25, 1962. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
The Newark Office advised on August 22, 1962, that GENE CATENA, brother of GERAL
DO CATENA and JOSEPH PECORA were in Atlantic City, New Jersey for several days c
ommencing with August 22, 1962.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
The Newark Office advised on August 27, 1962, that FRANK SINATRA was due to appe
ar at the 500 Club in Atlantic City to perform with DEAN MARTIN on the last nigh
t of MARTIN's singing engagement at that club.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Surveillances conducted by Agents at the Newark Office indicated that many indiv
iduals came to the Atlantic City area for two-fold purposes, that is to attend t
he wedding of ANGELO BRUNO's daughter on August 26, 1962, and a performance of F
RANK SINATRA-DEAN MARTIN-SAMMY DAVIS, JR., at the 500 Club.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
FRANK SINATRA arrived in Atlantic City on August 27, 1962, for the above schedul
ed appearance with DEAN MARTIN and took over the first sleeping floor of the Cla
ridge Hotel, Atlantic City, which consists of approximately 40 rooms. SINATRA's
representatives allowed no one on the hotel floor, including the hotel managemen
t, except by invitation.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
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advised
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that SINATRA and MARTIN were appearing at the 500 Club as a personal favor to PA
UL D'AMATO, also known as "SKINNY," for which they would receive no money but wo
uld have all of their expenses taken care of by D'AMATO. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
SINATRA's personal airplane landed at the Atlantic City Airport on August 25, 19
62, and departed from the Airport in an unmarked Atlantic City Police car.}{\par
\pard \hyphpar
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observed SAM GIANCANA in company with
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in a private dining room on SINATRA's floor of the Claridge Hotel as of
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PHYLLIS MC GUIRE}{\par \pard \hyphpar
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advised on September 19, 1962, that PHYLLIS MC GUIRE moved into her temporary re
sidence of 2223 Edgewood, Las Vegas, Nevada, as of approximately September 15, 1
962. Her residency there was for the period when the MC GUIRE sisters appeared a
t the Desert Inn Hotel Night Club. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
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advised on September 22, 1962, that GIANCANA arrived at the above residence duri
ng September 21, 1962. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
At this point, refer to that section of this report relating to FRANK SINATRA wh
ereby MC GUIRE was observed in the company of an individual believed to be GIANC
ANA at Palm Springs, California, on September 25, 1962.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
MC GUIRE, according to
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was in contact with GIANCANA at the SINATRA residence in Cathedral City, Califor
nia, as of October 1, 1962. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Las Vegas Division advised on September 25, 1962, that GIANCANA had departed Las
Vegas on September 25, 1962, via chartered aircraft to Palm Springs, California
. The plane was identified as a Cessna 310 and the plane was chartered by GIANCA
NA under the name of GEORGE GOLDBERG. PHYLLIS MC GUIRE had chartered an aircraft
to depart Las Vegas at 1:45 AM, September 26, 1962, for Palm Springs. The aircr
aft and pilot were to return to Las Vegas at 5:00 PM, September 26, 1962.}{\par
\pard \hyphpar
Records of the Palm Springs Airport as made available by
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to SA [Special Agent]
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}}
on September 25, 1962, revealed that a chartered plane, described as a Cessna 31
0 aircraft, number 865, arrived at the Palm Springs, California, airport at 8:45
AM, September 25, 1962. The plane belongs to the Alamo Airways and arrived from
Las Vegas. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
At 3:16 AM, September 26, 1962, PHYLLIS MC GUIRE was observed departing from a p
rivate plane at Palm Springs Airport and was met by three unknown males in a sta
tion wagon determined to be a 1962 Buick, bearing California License XDP318. Thi
s wagon is registered to the Essex Productions, 9229 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angel
es, California, an enterprise of FRANK SINATRA. After Miss MC GUIRE entered this
wagon, it proceeded to the vicinity of the Tamarisk Country Club, Cathedral Cit
y, California, and the vehicle was observed shortly thereafter parked in the car
port of the residence of FRANK SINATRA. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
On September 26, 1962, at 4:55 PM, PHYLLIS MC GUIRE and an unknown male Negro we
re observed proceeding to a Cessna 310 plane, Registration Number N6848T, belong
ing to Alamo Airways. This plane is the same aircraft in which MC GUIRE arrived
earlier that day. After the above plane departed, the Buick Station which delive
red Miss MC GUIRE, proceeded from the airport at Palm Springs to the FRANK SINAT
RA residence in Cathedral City, California.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
It would appear from the observation of surveilling agents at the Palm Springs a
irport that GIANCANA was one of the individuals who met Miss MC GUIRE upon her a
rrival at the Palm Springs Airport at 3:16 AM, September 26, 1962.}{\par \pard \
hyphpar
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}}
advised
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that GIANCANA as of that date was in Hot Springs, Arkansas, with PHYLLIS MC GUIR
E and was scheduled to remain there until August 12, 1962. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
It is noted that the MC GUIRE sisters singing team made an appearance at the Vap
ors Club, Hot Springs, Arkansas, on August 4, 1962, and on that date after the c
ompletion of the first show of the MC GUIRE sisters, GIANCANA was observed by Bu
reau Agents at Hot Springs, entering an automobile at the Velda Rose Motel with
the MC GUIRE sisters at approximately 9:20 PM on August 4, 1962, and traveled to
the Coy's Steakhouse, in Hot Springs, where this party had dinner. After dinner
, GIANCANA drove the MC GUIRE sisters to the Vapors Club and then returned to Ro
om 64, Velda Rose Motel, which at the time was occupied by PHYLLIS and CHRISTINE
MC GUIRE. GIANCANA was not observed from that time until the evening of August
6, 1962, when he departed Room 64 of the Velda Rose Motel and took a short walk.
{\i
By then, it had become clear what Giancana had meant many months back when he to
ld his underling, Johnny Formosa, that he had "other plans" for Sinatra and the
rest of the Rat Pack. He wanted their services for a gig at the Villa Venice, a
supper club outside Chicago. Continuing their investigation of Giancana, FBI age
nts picked up on the story and recounted it in various memos about his business
enterprises}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Villa Venice Supper Club,
{\line }
Milwaukee Avenue,
{\line }
Northwest Suburban Cook

{\line }
County, Illinois }{\par \pard \hyphpar
This well-known restaurant and lounge was owned and operated by ALBERT "PAPA" BO
UCHE, until October, 1956, at which time BOUCHE was bought out by the MEO brothe
rs, with backing of "the Syndicate." Although the ostensible purchasers of the p
roperty were the MEO brothers and their wives, ALFRED and TRIP (TRIPOLINA) and J
AMES and STELL, the real operator of the Villa Venice is SAM GIANCANA, commonly
referred to as "MOONEY," while JIMMY MEO is the "front." When GIANCANA appears o
n the scene, it becomes obvious to all he is the "top dog" in the operation of t
he place, as all the others, including JIMMY MEO, become subservient to him and
jump at his command. GIANCANA regards the Villa Venice as his toy and insists on
it being run strictly according to his dictates, and he personally rebukes empl
oyees when their dress or conduct are not up to his standards.}{\par \pard \hyph
par
CG T-37 [a confidential informant] continued that although GIANCANA was frequent
ly at the Villa Venice prior to the ... hearings of the Senate Rackets Committee
(McClellan Committee or more properly, the Senate Select Committee on Improper
Activities in the Labor or Management Field), he went to Cuba while the hearings
were in progress and did not return until the hearings ended. GIANCANA and othe
r "wheels in the Syndicate" held a private party at the Villa Venice to celebrat
e the conclusion of the hearings. At this gathering, in one of the many private
rooms in the Villa, several guards were posted at strategic points on the ground
s to challenge anyone not known to them. The Villa has gradually been becoming a
headquarters for "the Syndicate," as indicated by closed meetings complete with
"lookouts" and by frequenting of the Villa by friends of GIANCANA, who are paid
considerable deference by the MEO brothers. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
One of the principal attractions of the Villa for the "hoodlums" was the fact it
was a "floating house of prostitution." The "floating" aspect of the Villa refe
rs to the canals and gondolas which comprise part of the Villa's seven or eight
acres of grounds. Prostitutes were brought to the Villa by hustlers and turned t
heir tricks on the gondolas with the male customers. Most of these sexual activi
ties did not follow conventional patterns.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qc
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The Maitre d' of the Villa, known to the informant only as "LOUIE," knows extrem
ely little regarding the duties of a Maitre d', but the word has gone around tha
t he is the son of one of the better known syndicate "hoodlums," who requested t
hat GIANCANA give his son the job, and GIANCANA obliged.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qc
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It has been reported that the Villa Venice Supper Club has been an enterprise of
GIANCANA since approximately 1960. From April 1960 through the spring of 1962,
the Villa Venice was utilized primarily for private parties, weddings, etc., and
was not considered as a money-making proposition. During the summer months and
early fall the Villa Venice underwent a remodeling and reopened on November 9, 1
962. The featured entertainer for the opening date was EDDIE FISHER. He was foll
owed by SAMMY DAVIS, Jr., and then by FRANK SINATRA and DEAN MARTIN. During the
week of the engagement of MARTIN and SINATRA, the act was joined by SAMMY DAVIS,
Jr. Following the appearance of MARTIN and SINATRA, SAMMY DAVIS, Jr., remained
at the Villa Venice through December 4, 1962. Following December 4, 1962, the Vi
lla Venice was closed and plans are not known at this time as to their reopening
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advised
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that SAM GIANCANA advised that the Villa Venice will definitely be a "going" pro
position and was keeping in close contact with the operation. Advance reservatio
ns were made at the Villa Venice for the entire booking of SAMMY DAVIS, Jr., and
FRANK SINATRA. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
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advised
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that SAM GIANCANA is definitely the owner of the Villa Venice, and has spent man
y hours overseeing the remodeling operation of the Villa Venice during the past
several weeks. GIANCANA is referred to at the Villa Venice as "Mr. FLOOD." }{\pa
r \pard \hyphpar
{\qc
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learned recently that the Villa Venice is financially in trouble, and for this r
eason, FRANK SINATRA and his associates are scheduled to entertain at this estab
lishment. SINATRA, et al., are not going to receive the amount of money they rep
ortedly were scheduled to receive in return for their services.... }{\par \pard
\hyphpar
{\qc
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advised
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that SAM GIANCANA has been at the Villa Venice on at least five occasions since
the opening of that establishment on November 9, 1962.
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stated that on the opening night, GIANCANA was present and was in a very expansi
ve mood, and was in the lobby of the Villa Venice greeting everyone who came in.
Among other persons observed at the Villa Venice on opening night by
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were FELIX ALDERISIO, ROCCO POTENZO, MARSHALL CAIFANO, ANTHONY DE MONTE, and LEO
NARD GIANOLA. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
During these appearances at the Villa Venice, GIANCANA was normally accompanied
by either BUTCH BLASI or an individual believed by
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to be TONY SABONA (ph), who drives a 1963 dark blue Oldsmobile bearing 1962 Illi
nois license FG 8525. This is registered to CHRISTINE COSCIONI, 4840 North Neva,
Chicago, Illinois, on an Oldsmobile. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
A physical surveillance was conducted by SAs [Special Agents]
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at the Villa Venice Club on November 27, 1962. FRANK SINATRA and DEAN MARTIN wer
e observed entering the Villa Venice for the second show at approximately 12:30
a.m. on November 28, 1962, accompanied by JOSEPH FISCHETTI. JOSEPH FISCHETTI is
a former Chicago member of the Chicago criminal organization, now residing in Mi
ami, Florida, where he is part-owner of Puccini's Restaurant in Miami. }{\par \p
ard \hyphpar
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advised
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that FRANK SINATRA and EDDIE FISHER accompanied by SAM GIANCANA, recently flew f
rom Los Angeles, California, to Reno, Nevada, en route to Lake Tahoe, Nevada, in
FRANK SINATRA's private plane. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
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advised that the appearance of FRANK SINATRA, SAMMY DAVIS, JR., and DEAN MARTIN
at the Villa Venice [in] 1962 was set up to help the criminal organization. The
money raised from this performance was to be used as a front to influence the St
ate Legislature at Springfield, Illinois.
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learned in the summer of 1963 that LES KRUSE, a Chicago hoodlum, had an interest
in the New Villa Venice, Inc.... KRUSE apparently believed that FRANK SINATRA a
nd DEAN MARTIN would appear again at the Villa Venice free of charge in the near
future. }{\par \pard \hyphpar

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advised in October, 1962, that GIANCANA and several other individuals made arran
gements for other acts to appear at the Villa Venice and among the performers th
at they either have definite commitments for or are planning to schedule for the
Villa Venice are DINAH SHORE, JIMMY DURANTE, and DANNY THOMAS. }{\par \pard \hy
phpar
Throughout the interview,
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suggested that the person to contact regarding the Villa Venice would be FRANK S
INATRA. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
Indeed, this memo shows that Sinatra had interceded when it appeared that Eddie
Fisher had an engagement that conflicted with the Villa Venice's originally prop
osed reopening date}. }
{\line }
{\line }
Further indication of the control and influence of the Chicago hoodlum organizat
ion in the operation of Las Vegas gambling casinos is evident in connection with
the forthcoming appearance of singer Eddie Fisher as the star attraction at the
reopening of the plush Villa Venice Supper Club, Wheeling, Illinois, on October
31, 1962. Also appearing at this supper club following Fisher's engagement are
Sammy Davis, Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. Wheeling is a suburb of Chicago.}{\p
ar \pard \hyphpar
Fisher, who is now appearing in New York, was to follow his New York appearance
with a month's engagement at the Desert Inn in Las Vegas. The Chicago hoodlum or
ganization of Samuel Giancana, however, made it known that they wanted Fisher to
appear at the Villa Venice on October 31, 1962. They told the Desert Inn that F
isher could split his Las Vegas engagement in order to make a week's appearance
in Chicago. Later they decided they wanted Fisher for three weeks instead of one
week.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
The operators of the Desert Inn headed by Morris Barney Dalitz felt that such an
arrangement would be bad for Desert Inn business. Fisher and his manager were o
f the opinion that such an arrangement would have an adverse effect on Fisher's
career, going from a smash New York engagement to an unknown supper club in Whee
ling, Illinois. Neither Morris Barney Dalitz nor Fisher nor his manager had the
courage to express their reluctance for this arrangement. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Frank Sinatra reportedly said to Eddie Fisher, "Look, you're going over here for
18 days, never mind about the Desert Inn, I already handled that. I take care o
f that. They do what I tell them." According to our source, the instructions and
messages relating to these arrangements were sent by Samuel Giancana to Las Veg
as with
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believed to look out for the interests of the Chicago group at this hotel. }{\pa
r \pard \hyphpar
ACTION}{\par \pard \hyphpar
The information above is from our highly confidential source
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We are closely following the operation of the Villa Venice Club and the investig
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is being intensified. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
The Rat Pack ended up doing sixteen shows in seven nights at "The New Villa Veni
ce." At one of the shows, Dean Martin sang parody lyrics about his fee for the g
ig:}}
{\line }
I love Chicago, it's carefree and gay
{\line }
I'd even work here, without any pay
{\line }
I'll lay you odds it turns out that way
{\line }
That's why this gentleman is a tramp. }
{\line }
{\i
That apparently made it a doubly good deal for the club's backers}. }{\par \pard
\hyphpar
{\i
A December 20, 1962, FBI memo quoted a press account detailing the operations of
a gambling joint, the Flamingo Motel, near the Villa Venice. The Rat Pack headl
iners were meant to draw in the high rollers, who were then shuttled to crap gam
es}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Refer to that section of this report relating to the Villa Venice. It should be
noted that the Flamingo Motel is located approximately one and one half blocks N
orth of the Villa Venice. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Report of SA [Special Agent]
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dated May 5, 1961, at Chicago, contains information relating to the Flamingo Mot
el which reflects that this is an alleged GIANCANA enterprise. }{\par \pard \hyp
hpar
The "Chicago Daily News" Red Streak Edition dated November 30, 1962, contained t
he following article relating to a gambling operation at the Flamingo Motel. Thi
s operation is referred to in the newspaper as the Quonset Hut. It is noted that
this particular Quonset Hut is located immediately adjacent to and North of the
Flamingo Motel. The article is as follows:}
{\line }
"A king-size quonset hut two blocks north of the Villa Venice has been the site
of big money dice games since the River Road night club reopened, The Daily News
learned Friday.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
"Elaborately concealed and guarded, the dice games and other gaming-den diversio
ns have been restricted to well-heeled suckers whose identities were well known
to the gamblers.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
"Rocco (Parrot Nose) Potenza, 48, of 8857 N. Kildare, Skokie, gaming lieutenant
for Sam (Mooney) Giancana, has presided over the nightly sessions. He has been a
ided by Sam Rosa, West Side bookmaker and associate of Charles (Chuck) English.}
"Beneath the silvery, metal exterior of the hut, a fantastic operation was devis
ed. Patrons with the proper credentials enter through a door at the rear of the
building. As they step into the heavily carpeted and air-conditioned hut, an att
endant parks their cars in parking spaces at the adjacent Flamingo Motel at Rive
r Rd. and Milwaukee, in unincorporated territory south of Wheeling.}{\par \pard
\hyphpar
"Next stop for patrons of the hut is the hat check room and then, most important
, the cashier's cage. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
"Chips are mandatory, unlike previous suburban gaming action in which the big mo
ney game was played with cash only.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
"At the two dice tables, the limit is $100 for a single bet, but Potenza has lif
ted it for big shooters. Blackjack tables and roulette wheels complete the equip
ment in the hut. A small bar and light refreshment counter are also provided.}{\
par \pard \hyphpar
"During the last 20 days since singer Eddie Fisher started off the new star poli
cy at the Villa, a heavy toll has been levied at the hut on the patrons. Individ
ual losses of as much as $25,000 have been reported.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
"A shuttle service has been provided for some of the customers who want to leave
their cars at the Villa. The hut is camouflaged with old trucks and pieces of r
oad machinery.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
"The front inner area, which is sealed off from the gaming room, is cluttered wi
th a ladder and building materials.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
"At least four top crime syndicate figures went unnoticed in the Villa Venice op
ening night crowd last Monday night for Frank Sinatra and 'rat pack' members Dea
n Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. Jimmy (The Monk) Allegretti, North Side vice boss a
nd Marshall Caifano, mob enforcer, both had front tables.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
"More secluded were Felix (Milwaukee Phil) Alderisio, juice loan racketeer, and
Giancana, who sat further back. Giancana has paid several visits to the hut whil
e some 40 or 50 patrons were there.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
"Thursday night Potenza's black 1963 auto was parked directly in front of the Pa
tio, a restaurant operated in conjunction with the Flamingo.}{\par \pard \hyphpa
r
"Joe Iacullo, the motel overseer for Giancana, asked a Daily News reporter who w
as sitting in a car near the motel, what he wanted.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
" 'I want to see Rocky,' the reporter said.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
" 'Rocky who?' Iacullo asked. 'Is he registered in the motel? If he was here, wh
at do you want to see him about?'}{\par \pard \hyphpar
"The reporter pointed at the quonset hut. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
" 'Don't put words in my mouth,' Iacullo said as he walked around the corner of
the motel, 'I don't know any Rocky, but now I know who you are and you can stay
as long as you want.'}{\par \pard \hyphpar
"The reporter did, but Potenza didn't. Both he and his car disappeared moments l
ater and the game was shut down. Iacullo walked over to the hut and turned on a
big floodlight that bathed the front of the hut in light, apparently a signal th
at the game was over."}
{\line }
{\i
The FBI questioned some in the Rat Pack about all this. One answer attributed to
Sinatra here would later be contradicted in Nancy Sinatra's biography of her fa
ther: "The shows were Dad's way of paying back Giancana for the help he provided
to the Kennedy family," she wrote}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
SINATRA and MARTIN denied all knowledge of the gambling, and SINATRA claimed he
arranged all the appearances merely as a favor to Mr. LEO OLSEN, the owner of th
e club, for past favors, and that GIANCANA had nothing to do with it. Available
information indicates otherwise.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
At around the same time, Sinatra was looking to expand the Cal-Neva casino resor
t on the California-Nevada border, in which he had acquired a 36.6 percent inter
est in 1961. The FBI suspected that Giancana had a secret interest in the establ
ishment. He had been overheard saying that he was "gonna get my money out of the
re" but still "end up with half the joint," while an associate fretted that the
expansion would bring unwanted "attention."}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
Sure enough, the FBI learned that Sinatra was seeking a multimillion-dollar Team
sters pension-fund loan to finance the expansion. It suspected that the mob was
using cheap loans from Jimmy Hoffa's Teamsters to expand its Nevada operations.
The FBI inquiry was short-lived, as shown by these three memos:}}{\par \pard \hy
phpar
{\qc
Los Angeles, California
{\line }
April 17, 1963 }}{\par \pard \hyphpar
On January 16, 1963, FRANK SINATRA and MILTON A. RUDIN, Attorney at Law and Fina
ncial Advisor to SINATRA, were interviewed at the offices of Essex Productions,
9229 Sunset Boulevard, Suite 512, Los Angeles, California, concerning the Cal-Ne
va Lodge, Crystal Bay, Nevada.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
During the course of this interview Mr. RUDIN, with the consent of Mr. SINATRA,
advised that their current plans for the Cal-Neva Lodge included quite a substan
tial expansion of the hotel which would necessitate the bringing in of some $4,0
00,000.00 of added capital. RUDIN stated that he found out by checking into the
loan situation that banks and insurance companies, in order to make loans, would
ask for stock options, which they are not ready to agree to.}{\par \pard \hyphp
ar
Mr. RUDIN advised that he has become familiar with some of the pension fund loan
s from reading the series of articles run by the "Los Angeles Times" on investig
ations of loans by the Teamsters to various Nevada casinos and that these are st
raight forward loans. He advised that he had gone to Chicago and had talked to v
arious Teamster officials in the Chicago area concerning the possibility of secu
ring a loan for Cal-Neva. He advised that the Cal-Neva, at the next meeting of t
he trustees for the pension fund in March, will, according to their present plan
s, apply for a loan in order to achieve their expansion program.}{\par \pard \hy
phpar
Both RUDIN and SINATRA advised they wished to go on record that there were no un
der-the-table payments of any kind involved, that this was a simple straight for
ward business transaction with sufficient collateral involved. Mr. RUDIN advised
that the person he had contacted regarding the possibility of such a loan was H
AROLD GIBBONS. SINATRA mentioned that DORIS DAY had secured a similar type loan
from the Teamsters for a motel that she owns, and he had asked her if she had ha
d to cut anybody in, and she advised him that it was not necessary, that it was
a straight loan.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qc
Chicago, Illinois
{\line }
May 31, 1963 }}{\par \pard \hyphpar
A review of the minutes of a meeting held on September 21, 1962, by the Trustees
of the Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas, Pension Fund of the Inter
national Brotherhood of Teamsters revealed the following pertinent information:}
Mr. Milton A. Rudin appeared before the Trustees on behalf of Park Lake Enterpri
ses, Incorporated, Cal-Neva Lodge, Nevada.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
The borrower was seeking an immediate loan of $3,000,000 with an additional comm
itment for $2,000,000. This loan was to be used for the purpose of developing th
e resort.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Trustee James R. Hoffa summarized the application as follows:}{\par \pard \hyphp
ar
The request for the loan was on Park Lake Enterprises, Cal-Neva Lodge, Nevada, f
or a $3,000,000 present loan with an additional commitment of $2,000,000. Hoffa
asked Rudin to explain the application.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Mr. Rudin advised the Trustees that Mr. Frank Sinatra was the principal stockhol
der of the corporation. Cal-Neva had been operated for 30 years at Lake Tahoe. S
inatra had acquired majority control over the past two years and started an expa
nsion program without permanent financing.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Rudin detailed the application and said they were asking for $5,000,000 with the
understanding that the additional $2,000,000 which would be only 60% of the app
licant's actual cash was additional investment in additional construction.}{\par
\pard \hyphpar
In response to a question asked by Trustee Albert Matheson, Rudin stated that Si
natra and others will have $540,000 plus some monies they have loaned in, namely
, a quarter million dollars from various companies.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Rudin continued that it was their intention to put other Sinatra ventures into t
his which would supply income and additional capitalization rather than put in t
ax paid dollars. Rudin also stated that if the Fund put $5,000,000 into this pro
ject the property would then be worth from $8,000,000 to $10,000,000.}{\par \par
d \hyphpar
A motion was made by Trustee Frank Fitzsimmons that the loan be rejected on the
basis presented and "that the man come in" and give a definite presentation for
a future request on the actualities of what is going to be entailed in his reque
st for money. }{\par \pard \hyphpar

The motion which was seconded by Trustee John Spickerman was carried with dissen
t.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
After the vote, Hoffa who was acting as chairman, advised Rudin as follows:}{\pa
r \pard \hyphpar
"The committee has rejected the presentation presented today and recommends that
you present at the next meeting here, more concise program--namely, exactly how
much money you are going to spend, how much money you are going to have in this
from Sinatra and the other stockholders' interest in it, and what your projecti
on is going to be for the next five years, so we will know exactly what this Fun
d is investing in. Plus, we want to have an outline as to what other enterprises
will Sinatra put into this operation to show that there will be ability to pay
back the money he borrows from us."}{\par \pard \hyphpar
This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the Federal Bu
reau of Investigation. It is the property of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed out
side your agency.}
{\line }{\line }TO: SAC, Las Vegas
{\line }
{\line }
DATE: 7/2/63
{\line }
{\line }
PERSONAL ATTENTION
This case should be placed in a closed status in view of the fact that the trust
ees of the Teamsters Union Pension Fund during the 9/21/62 meeting rejected the
loan application in this matter.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
All offices in the future should be alert to any indication this loan is being r
eactivated. Should this occur, the Bureau and other interested offices are to be
furnished a letterhead memorandum suitable for dissemination. No open inquiries
are to be made in connection with this loan in absence of specific advice from
the Bureau.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
Soon after Sinatra was interviewed about the Teamsters loan, the FBI's special a
gent in charge for Los Angeles asked Hoover for authorization to look into plant
ing a bug (a "misur installation" in bureau jargon) in Sinatra's Palm Springs ho
me--the same house where the singer had hosted Giancana and JFK}. }{\par \pard \
hyphpar
{\line }
TO: DIRECTOR, FBI
{\line }
FROM: SAC, LOS ANGELES
{\line }
ATTENTION: ASSISTANT DIRECTOR COURTNEY EVANS }{\par \pard \hyphpar
RE: FRANK SINATRA
{\line }
"Francis Albert Sinatra" (True Name)
{\line }
The Los Angeles Division during recent weeks has been in receipt of information
that would tend to indicate the above-captioned individual apparently intends to
spend more of his time in the Palm Springs area, than in Los Angeles. He has ha
d installed a direct telephone line between his home in Palm Springs and his per
sonal offices at 9339 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
A review of information that has accrued during the years, especially the past f
ew years, has shown a constant association of SINATRA with some of the more infa
mous individuals of modern times, i.e., during the late 40's with LUCKY LUCIANO,
and he was reputedly a money courier for the benefit of LUCIANO; during the 30'
s, various pieces of information tend to indicate an alliance with the late WILL
IE MORETTI of New Jersey.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Currently and for the past several years, and reported by the Chicago, Las Vegas
and Los Angeles Division of the Bureau, he has tied up with SAM "MOONEY" GIANCA
NA, with GIANCANA apparently issuing him orders as regards to appearances at the
Villa Venice, the use of SINATRA's house at Palm Springs for assignations with
PHYLLIS MC GUIRE, accompanying of SINATRA recently in Acapulco, and during the p
ast season at Cal-Neva having JOHNNY FORMOSA present at Cal-Neva Lodge with appa
rently a great deal to say in its operation.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Chicago sources have advised of GIANCANA's disappointment in SINATRA's apparent
inability to get the administration to tone down its efforts in the anti-rackete
ering field. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
On at least two occasions during past years, SINATRA has been in Atlantic City,
and taking over the floor of one of the major hotels has had a number of promine
nt hoodlums such as BONANNO of Phoenix, FISCHETTI of Miami, GIANCANA and others
in attendance with all local hotel help barred from the floor.}{\par \pard \hyph
par
SINATRA is an owner of considerable points in the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, and at
present is about a 100% owner of Cal-Neva Lodge at Lake Tahoe.}{\par \pard \hyp
hpar
In interviews concerning this ownership, he has maintained he is the owner in fa
ct as well as of record, that he represents no one other than himself and that G
IANCANA is someone he recalls meeting at an airport and he has no connection oth
er than as an entertainer keeping himself before the public. Confidential source
s tend to furnish information to the contrary.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
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The long continued association of SINATRA as a possible front for investments fo
r hoodlums of both national and international stature has led to the belief by t
his division that a confidential source if established in Palm Springs concernin
g SINATRA would undoubtedly develop information of extremely valuable intelligen
ce nature, and furnish a picture of top level criminal investments and operation
s.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Authority is requested to conduct a preliminary survey to determine the feasibil
ity of a misur installation at SINATRA's residence in Palm Springs, California.}
No action will be taken in this matter without Bureau authority. Full security i
s assured.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
SINATRA's home near Palm Springs has the mailing address of 70-558 Wonder Palms
Road, Rancho Mirage, California.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
But, surprisingly, Hoover rejected the request}. }
{\line }{\line }TO: SAC, Los Angeles
{\line }
{\line }
DATE: 4/29/63
{\line }
"Francis Albert Sinatra" (True Name)
{\line }
Re your airtel 4/24/63.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Bureau authority not granted at this time to conduct a survey to determine the f
easibility of a misur installation in Frank Sinatra's Palm Springs, California,
residence. In the event you develop information which would warrant such an inst
allation, you may resubmit your recommendations. You are reminded that all misur
s must be completely justified.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
The FBI, however, continued to keep a close eye on Giancana as part of RFK's mob
clampdown. In June of 1963, agents in the Chicago FBI office started harassing
Giancana with what they called "lockstep surveillance." It drove him to distract
ion. Desperate, Giancana sued to get the FBI to back off, but he also made an ex
traordinary overture involving Sinatra, as recounted in this Hoover memo to RFK}
. }
{\line }
{\line }
DATE: July 9, 1963
{\line }{\line }SUBJECT: SAMUEL M. GIANCANA
We have learned through our surveillance of Giancana that he has resumed holding
meetings in the Armory Lounge in Forest Park, Illinois. Giancana's lieutenants
have been shuttling carloads of individuals to and from this location where Gian
cana "holds court" at a large table just inside the entrance.}{\par \pard \hyphp
ar
Last week one of Giancana's top lieutenants, Charles "Chuck" English, contacted
our Agents and requested an interview. This interview took place in the Armory L
ounge at a time when Giancana was also present in another part of the lounge. At
one point Anthony Tisci, attorney, son-in-law of Giancana and now his represent
ative in the First Ward, joined in the conversation. Tisci admitted that Giancan
a's reason for instituting court action was a "desperation measure" caused by hi
s extreme agitation over FBI surveillance. Tisci stated further, "We are putting
all our eggs in one basket." }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Toward the end of the interview, English, who was slightly intoxicated, attempte
d to persuade Giancana to talk with the Agents. Giancana declined but as the Age
nts were driving away, English came out with a message from Giancana that, "If B
obby Kennedy wants to talk to me, I'll be glad to talk to him and he knows who t
o go through." In this respect English had previously mentioned Frank Sinatra as
a person who could arrange such a meeting.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
Nothing ever came of the overture. On July 16, 1963, Giancana's court action res
ulted in the FBI being ordered to back off. Until the FBI could get the order re
versed, other law enforcers picked up his trail, "much to the consternation of G
iancana, [who] shouted a steady tirade of verbal abuse" every time he noticed he
was being followed, an FBI memo reported. That same month, Giancana made a fate
ful visit to the Cal-Neva. This excerpt from a later FBI memo described the resu
lt: Sinatra was forced to divest himself of interests in both the Cal-Neva and t
he Sands}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
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which reflected that SAM GIANCANA immediately upon cessation of FBI surveillance
eluded a surveillance placed by the Cook County Sheriff's Department and procee
ded on two separate occasions in July of 1963, to Lake Tahoe, California area wh
ere he met with PHYLLIS MC GUIRE, and reportedly stayed at the Cal-Neva Lodge, o
f which FRANK SINATRA is a part-owner. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qc
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advised that during GIANCANA's stay at the Cal-Neva Lodge, an incident occurred
on one evening whereby GIANCANA became involved in a brawl with one VICTOR COLLI
NS, who was at that time the road manager of the MC GUIRE sisters. }{\par \pard
\hyphpar
As word of GIANCANA's appearance in Lake Tahoe spread, it came to the attention
of the Nevada Gaming Control Board, who began an investigation based on the Boar
d's regulations, to the effect that persons whose names were contained in the "N
evada Black Book" were not allowed access to the gambling facilities in Nevada.
According to the Nevada Gaming Control Board rules, if owners of gambling establ
ishments in that state failed to accede to these regulations, they are liable to
lose their gambling license.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
During a subsequent investigation by the Gambling Control Board, it was determin
ed that GIANCANA had in fact been at the Cal-Neva Lodge in the company of PHYLLI
S MC GUIRE and upon further investigation by the Gaming Control Board Investigat
ors, it was brought out that persons employed at the Cal-Neva Lodge attempted to
bribe investigators of this organization. According to newspaper releases on th
e situation, EDWARD OLSON, Chairman of the Gaming Control Board, advised that SI
NATRA had used highly insulting language upon OLSON in connection with these hea
rings.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
The Gaming Control Board gave SINATRA and his attorney, HARRY CLAIBORNE until Oc
tober 7 in which to present evidence in refutation of the charges made.}{\par \p
ard \hyphpar
On October 7, 1963, CLAIBORNE made a press release to the effect that SINATRA wa
s divesting himself of all of his gambling interests in Nevada. The release cont
inued that SINATRA claimed that he had several months previously instructed his
attorney to dispose of these interests inasmuch as he intended to take control o
f the Warner Brothers Studio in Hollywood, California.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
SINATRA failed to file any answer to the complaint filed by the Gaming Control B
oard. In that no answer was filed by midnight of October 7, the Nevada Gaming Co
mmission automatically revoked SINATRA's license at the Cal-Neva Lodge.}{\par \p
ard \hyphpar
{\i
Another FBI memo picks up the story and provides a glimpse at the reaction of Gi
ancana's hometown newspaper}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Information was received in October, 1963, from the Las Vegas Division that SINA
TRA had agreed to sell his interest in the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada to S
ands, Inc. The arrangement was that SINATRA would resell his nine points at an a
greed price of $43,500 per point. In this regard it is pointed out that informat
ion was received that SINATRA, when originally purchasing these points, had paid
an estimated $5,000 per point. At this same time, it was learned that SINATRA w
as selling his interest in the Cal-Neva Lodge located at Lake Tahoe, Nevada. As
noted previously, these sales were the direct result of an investigation conduct
ed into SINATRA's association with SAM GIANCANA. In this regard the following ed
itorial concerning GIANCANA's and SINATRA's relationship appeared in the "Chicag
o Tribune" of October 24, 1963: }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qc
"THAT OLD GANG OF MINE"}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
"The narrow-minded, sanctimonious, and bigoted state Gaming commission of Nevada
has dealt a cruel and unjust blow to Frank Sinatra, the warbler, by stripping h
im of his licenses to operate so-called games of chance for the visiting rubes.
Frankie Boy has been held a peril to the high ethics of Nevada gambling because
he provided a royal welcome at one of his joints to Momo Giancana, a Chicago gan
gster, who has a high rating in the hoodlum Cosa Nostra bluebook.}{\par \pard \h
yphpar
"Giancana was a guest at Sinatra's Lake Tahoe lodge, and his mere presence was d
eemed, under the bluenose standards prevailing in Nevada, to be a contamination
of all that is pure and virtuous in the gambling racket. So now the revered Lead
er of the Hollywood Rat Pack will have to divest himself of a 31/2 million dolla
r interest in sucker traps at Tahoe and Las Vegas.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
"Well, this is an hour when true friends will close ranks around Sinatra in his
time of trouble, while phonies and fair weather fakers will suddenly remember th
ey have dates elsewhere.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
"Frankie has stood by Momo. Will Momo stand by Frankie? And will the Pack come r
unning with the crying towel? When the roll is called out yonder, will Sammy Dav
is be there? Will Peter Lawford, the brother-in-law of President John F. Kennedy
, rally round the Leader? How about Dean Martin, another member of The Clan? Any
body seen him? Will Frankie Boy's Hollywood tailor, Don Loper, who outfitted him
for the J.F.K. inauguration, turn up to renew his fealty or will he retire to t
he cutting room with a mouthful of pins? }{\par \pard \hyphpar
"Yea, these are the times when the sheep are separated from the goats, and the t
rueblue Rat Packers from the finks.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
"We put it flatly: Will Frankie's principal patron stand up and be counted? We r
efer, of course, to J.F.K., who has been entertained by the disbarred gambler at
Las Vegas and who permitted Frankie and Pack to take over provision of the ente
rtainment at the Kennedy inauguration ball in Washington. There, in Mr. Loper's
finery, Frankie cut such a resplendent figure that Joe E. Lewis wired, 'May I ha
ve the first dance?'}{\par \pard \hyphpar
"The least we should expect of Mr. Kennedy is to rush word by ZIP code that, tho
they may have padlocked Frankie's Nevada joints, the latchstring at the White H
ouse is out. Perhaps, by way of compensation, Frankie could be awarded the gamin
g concession at the state department, with a bank of one-armed bandits, dice tab
les, wheels, and fare boxes, the whole to be known, in memory of Nevada days, as
'The New Frontier,' which we find infinitely more tasteful than, say, 'The Last
Chance Saloon.'}{\par \pard \hyphpar
"Bobby Baker, the get-rich-quick operator, has little to occupy him since his re
signation as secretary of the Democratic Senate majority because of a flyer in v
ending machines. He might be made an honorary member of the Rat Pack and allowed
to team up with Frankie long enough to restore the Sinatra fortunes."}{\par \pa
rd \hyphpar
{\i
One of RFK's top mob prosecutors, Dougald D. MacMillan, arrived in Los Angeles i
n 1963 to mount the feds' most serious effort to nail Sinatra. He had a high-pro
file plan to interview well-known celebrities close to Sinatra}, {\i
but it struck other law enforcement types as ill-considered. Hoover was told of
their doubts in a memo}. }
{\line }{\line }TO: DIRECTOR, FBI
{\line }
{\line }
DATE: 8/28/63
{\line }{\line }FROM: SAC, LOS ANGELES
SUBJECT: FRANK SINATRA AR
{\line }
[Anti-Racketeering] }{\par \pard \hyphpar
On 8/27/63, Departmental Attorney DOUGALD MACMILLAN, Organized Crime Section, ar
rived in Los Angeles and immediately contacted THOMAS R. SHERIDAN, Chief, Crimin
al Division, U. S. Attorney's Office at Los Angeles. Mr. SHERIDAN said MACMILLAN
was here to discuss data which the Department has available on FRANK SINATRA an
d a number of his associates. SHERIDAN requested Bureau Agents to be present.}{\
par \pard \hyphpar
On 8/28/63 Mr. MACMILLAN advised that he, over a long period of time, has been b
uilding up a file from excerpts taken from reports of the FBI and Internal Reven
ue Service (IRS) and other agencies concerning SINATRA. He advised that it appea
rs there is some connection existing between the Fontainebleau Hotel, JOSEPH FIS
CHETTI and SINATRA and The Villa Venice, SAM GIANCANA and SINATRA and the purpos
e of his inquiry in this area was to solicit suggestions and organize a starting
point in the possible interviewing of persons close to SINATRA. Such persons in
clude DEAN MARTIN, SAMMY DAVIS, JR., DINAH SHORE and EDDIE FISHER and also the i
nterviewing of RED SKELTON in connection with moneys that SKELTON allegedly lost
while flying in a commercial aircraft last year
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Las Vegas. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Mr. MACMILLAN said he did not have authority to conduct any interviews directly
with SINATRA or with persons directly connected with SINATRA in any of SINATRA's
enterprises, such as SINATRA's attorney, accountants, or immediate staff. He di
d say he had authority to interview the others mentioned in the preceding paragr
aph.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Mr. SHERIDAN advised MACMILLAN that the proper starting point for this type of i
nvestigation would be to secure all documentary evidence such as the contracts e
xisting between SINATRA and others who appeared at the Fontainebleau Hotel, alle
gedly at the request of JOE FISCHETTI. The purpose of securing the documents wou
ld be that the person interviewing any of those named above would be in a positi
on to intelligently discuss specific instances without being referred to booking
agents, managers or attorneys. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Mr. MACMILLAN also observed that he was sure that in compiling his file he had m
issed many references concerning SINATRA and was considering the possibility of
making inquiry of the Bureau of Washington, D.C., for a complete run down on SIN
ATRA. No commitments were made by Bureau representatives present.}{\par \pard \h
yphpar
For a portion of the time, representatives of IRS were present and Mr. MACMILLAN
repeated essentially the same material that appears above. ROBERT LUND, Chief o
f the Intelligence Division of IRS, told MACMILLAN that as far as he knew, IRS w
as not conducting any investigation of SINATRA other than the usual audit of ret
urns of persons in high revenue brackets.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
It would appear that Mr. MACMILLAN, at the present time, does not have any organ
ized plan of approach nor is he quite certain as to the goal he is attempting to
achieve with the information which he has accumulated.}{\par \pard \hyphpar

{\i
Days later, somebody scrawled on a related FBI memo, "MacMillan is a boy on a ma
n's errand." On September 4, 1963, Hoover undercut MacMillan with a memo to the
special agent in charge of Los Angeles, and MacMillan went home to formulate a "
more productive" plan}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
TO: SAC, Los Angeles
{\line }
FROM: Director, FBI }{\par \pard \hyphpar
SUBJECT: FRANK SINATRA AR
{\line }
[Anti-Racketeering] }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Los Angeles should take no action whatever which could be interpreted as investi
gation of Frank Sinatra. Any requests for investigation should be brought immedi
ately to the Bureau's attention and no action taken in the absence of specific a
uthorization from the Bureau.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Keep the Bureau closely advised of any information coming to your attention rela
ting to any inquiry being conducted concerning Sinatra.}
{\line }
{\line }
DATE: 9/10/63
{\line }{\line }FROM: SAC, Los Angeles
{\line }{\line }RE: FRANK SINATRA ANTI-RACKETEERING
Re Los Angeles airtel dated 8/28/63 and Bureau airtel dated 9/4/63.}{\par \pard
\hyphpar
For the information of the Bureau, it was ascertained on a confidential basis fr
om THOMAS R. SHERIDAN, Chief, Criminal Division, United States Attorney's Office
, Los Angeles, California, that DOUGALD MAC MILLAN, Departmental Attorney, who w
as in the Los Angeles area regarding certain aspects of FRANK SINATRA, has now r
eturned to the Department of Justice following the Labor Day Weekend.}{\par \par
d \hyphpar
According to SHERIDAN, MAC MILLAN, who originally had come to Los Angeles with a
n idea of interviewing certain prominent personalities, did not conduct any inte
rviews and has returned to the Washington area to further study the material he
has on hand in order to formulate some plan of action that might be more product
ive than the one that he originally proposed, that is interviewing persons such
as DEAN MARTIN, SAMMY DAVIS, Jr., DINAH SHORE, and EDDIE FISHER regarding the as
sociation of FRANK SINATRA with persons such as SAMUEL M. GIANCANA and JOSEPH FI
SCHETTI. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
The Bureau will be kept advised of any information coming to the attention of th
is division regarding Mr. MAC MILLAN.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
After MacMillan backed off, a further review by FBI agents of the old Sinatra fi
les he had compiled turned up the possibly false statement that Sinatra had made
in his interview with the IRS in 1959 (see {\ul
chapter 4}). In the memos excerpted below, the authorities considered whether to
prosecute and detailed the evidence, the most significant of which was the reco
llections of a dancer and another witness who apparently had seen Giancana at th
e party in question }. }
{\line }
{\line }
{\line }
Based on information which we have supplied the Department concerning Sinatra's
connection with the underworld, the Organized Crime and Racketeering Section of
the Department assigned Departmental Attorney Dougald D. MacMillan to review all
available information on Sinatra to determine whether prosecution could be init
iated against Sinatra.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
MacMillan has been in contact with Thomas R. Sheridan, Chief of the Criminal Div
ision, United States Attorney's Office, Los Angeles, and also a special assistan
t to the Attorney General. MacMillan left his file on Sinatra with Sheridan in w
hich he had apparently compiled all available data on Sinatra from FBI, Internal
Revenue Service (IRS), and Federal Bureau of Narcotics reports. Sheridan, on an
extremely confidential basis, made this file available to our Los Angeles Offic
e for reviewing, indicating that he did not desire that the Department or MacMil
lan become aware of this.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
In reviewing this file, Los Angeles noted a possible Fraud Against the Governmen
t violation in connection with apparently false statements made by Sinatra in an
affidavit given to IRS, Los Angeles, in 1959. In this statement Sinatra denied
the presence of Sam Giancana at a party in the Claridge Hotel, Atlantic City, Ne
w Jersey, in July, 1959. However, in our investigation of Sam Giancana we interv
iewed a professional dancer who advised that she was present at this party
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She also identified several other hoodlums in attendance including Rocco and Jos
eph Fischetti. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
RECOMMENDATION OF SAC, LOS ANGELES}{\par \pard \hyphpar
SAC, Los Angeles recommends that this possible violation be brought to the atten
tion of Mr. Sheridan and his opinion as to prosecution secured. SAC, Los Angeles
points out if investigation is warranted a grand jury could possibly be convene
d at Los Angeles and Giancana, Joseph Fischetti and other personalities present
at the 1959 meeting could be brought before the grand jury.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
ACTION}{\par \pard \hyphpar

Los Angeles is being authorized to bring this possible violation to the attentio
n of the United States Attorney's Office at Los Angeles but to point out that an
y request for investigation should be channeled through the Department.}{\par \p
ard \hyphpar
{\qc
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To substantiate the information of the violation are the following excerpts from
FBI reports:}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Pages 89-90 of September 12, 1960, FBI report entitled "Samuel M. Giancana" prep
ared by SA [Special Agent]
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reflected that
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advised on September 16, 1959 that he had recently been to the Claridge Hotel in
Atlantic City, New Jersey, in order to see Frank Sinatra and was told SINATRA h
ad reserved the entire first floor of the hotel. The informant stated when they
got off the elevator on the first floor they were approached by two "tough looki
ng men" and asked for identification and purpose of their visit. The informant s
tated one individual in SINATRA's suite at this hotel was identified to him as J
OSEPH FISCHETTI, described as the "well known hoodlum from Miami." }{\par \pard
\hyphpar
Of July 13, 1962, FBI report entitled "Samuel M. Giancana" prepared by SA [Speci
al Agent]
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Chicago Office, reported that
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She stated that at the age of approximately eighteen she became employed as a pr
ofessional dancer, appearing in chorus lines at various hotels, night clubs and
casinos around the country.
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she became acquainted with FRANK SINATRA during approximately 1958. During this
period she traveled throughout the country and worked for some time at the Tropi
cana and Riviera Hotels in Las Vegas. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
In July, 1959, she attended a party given by FRANK SINATRA in Atlantic City, New
Jersey, at the Claridge Hotel. SINATRA at that time was appearing at the 500 Cl
ub as the featured entertainer. The party referred to lasted approximately two w
eeks and normally started at about 8:00 PM and lasted until about 4:00 or 5:00 A
M the following morning.
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She mentioned other persons in attendance at this affair, in addition to the one
s mentioned above, as actress NATALIE WOOD, actor ROBERT WAGNER, then the husban
d of NATALIE WOOD, ROCCO FISCHETTI, his brother, JOSEPH FISCHETTI, JOHN FOREMAN
(true name JOHN FORMOSA) and PAUL "SKINNY" D'AMATO. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
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Also in connection with this matter, the Newark Division in October, 1959, by ai
rtel dated 10/28/59, TOP HOODLUM PROGRAM, Chicago Division, AR., advised that
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at the Claridge Hotel, had been assigned to the SINATRA party from 7/25-8/2/59 a
nd had identified the photograph of SAM GIANCANA as closely resembling an indivi
dual visiting the SINATRA party on two or three occasions. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
But in the end, Sinatra was let off the hook, according to this Novembe}{\i
4, 1963, memo}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
TO: Director, FBI
{\line }
FROM: SAC, Los Angeles }{\par \pard \hyphpar
RE: FRANCIS ALBERT SINATRA,
{\line }
aka. ANTI-RACKETEERING }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Re Los Angeles airtel to Bureau dated 10/7/63 and Bureau airtel to Los Angeles d
ated 10/10/63.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
The material relating to the possible violation of Title 18, Section 1001 was br
ought to the attention of Special Assistant to the Attorney General, THOMAS R. S
HERIDAN at Los Angeles on 10/29/63 and Mr. SHERIDAN advised that in his opinion
this was an apparent, though a minor violation of Title 18, Section 1001, and of
itself, in his opinion, was not sufficient to warrant a prosecutive effort. He
added that this, of course, could be added to other charges of a more substantia
l nature if and when such charges were ever developed in the future.}{\par \pard
\hyphpar
He advised that this matter is now known to DOUGALD MAC MILLAN of the Department
and he concurs in this opinion.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
Two and half weeks later, on November 22, 1963, the president was assassinated.
Sinatra was told the news while filming a scene for} Robin and the Seven Hoods {
\i
in a Burbank cemetery, according to Nancy Sinatra's biography. After a brief tal
k with a White House staffer, he told the crew, "Let's shoot this thing, 'cause
I don't want to come back here anymore." Roselli, meanwhile, went to Judith Camp
bell's hotel room in Los Angeles to console her in the aftermath of the murder o
f her former lover}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
Ever since Jack Kennedy's murder, there have been suspicions that the mob was be
hind the crime. Though no one has ever come close to substantiating such conject
ure, some of the coincidences are extraordinary, as demonstrated by these excerp
ts from the FBI's files on what the Warren Commission had to say about Sinatra.
(Reprise Records was Sinatra's record company, which employed Mike Shore.)}}{\pa
r \pard \hyphpar
Volume 14 of The Report Of The President's Commission On The Assassination of Pr
esident Kennedy, contains the following information concerning Frank Sinatra: }{
\par \pard \hyphpar
On 4/14/64, Robert Carl Patterson, a musician and singer of Dallas, Texas, testi
fied in the office of the US Attorney, Dallas, that in approximately November (y
ear not stated) Jack Ruby was interested in promoting a "rock 'n roll" record fo
r Patterson. Ruby told Patterson that he had connections with Reprise, with whic
h Sinatra had something to do, and that the record could be promoted by Reprise.
On 5/28/64, Mrs. Eva Grant, sister of Ruby, also testified before the US Attorne
y in Dallas, concerning the selection of attorneys to defend Ruby. She stated th
at her brother Earl Ruby made a trip (date not stated) to the West Coast to see
Mike Shore (not identified), who knew Sinatra there, and "they" figured they wou
ld know somebody and that was how Melvin Belli came into the picture as a defens
e lawyer for Ruby.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
This reference indicated that Ruby killed Lee Harvey Oswald, who allegedly kille
d President Kennedy.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
There certainly is ample evidence in the files that the mob did bear a grudge ag
ainst the Kennedy family}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
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advised he had heard that LCN [La Cosa Nostra] members had allegedly planned to
attack the characters of U.S. Senators Edward and Robert Kennedy, as well as the
ir brother-in-law, Peter Lawford. This was to be accomplished through associates
of Frank Sinatra, who were to get the victims in compromising situations with w
omen. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
In 1975, Giancana and Roselli both met violent deaths themselves, in the midst o
f the Senate investigation of the CIA plot to kill Castro. Giancana got a .22-ca
liber bullet in the back of the head while cooking up a midnight snack of sausag
es in June, just before he was to testify. In July, just after he testified, Ros
elli wound up asphyxiated in a 55-gallon drum floating off the coast of Key Bisc
ayne, Florida}. }}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\b
{\qc
SEVEN
{\line }
SINATRA TURNS RIGHT }}}{\par \pard \hyphpar

{\qc
{\i
"Don't go overboard in praise."}}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qc
Politically, Frank Sinatra changed with his times, but what didn't change was hi
s desire to be close to people in power. Early on, he was a prominent supporter
of left-leaning causes. He sipped tea in the White House with FDR and named his
son after the president--Franklin--rather than Francis, his own given name.}{\pa
r \pard \hyphpar
In the 1950s and early '60s, when Sinatra and Hugh Hefner were the defining Amer
ican male ideals of sophisticated virility, the swinging singer had cultivated a
kinship with the suave Jack Kennedy. Later Sinatra campaigned for Hubert Humphr
ey, shunning the slain president's brother Robert, whose anti-mob crusade had ta
rgeted Giancana and other Sinatra associates. But once the Republican Richard M.
Nixon won the White House, Sinatra drew close to Vice President Spiro Agnew and
supported the Republican ticket's reelection.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Sinatra's rightward shift reflected the political climate of the times and the i
ncreasingly conservative views of some other Hollywood Democrats who switched to
the GOP, notably Ronald Reagan. Not surprisingly, Sinatra stumped for Reagan's
reelection as California's governor in 1970. In 1981, the transformation was com
pleted when Sinatra produced the gala for Reagan's presidential inauguration.}{\
par \pard \hyphpar
But the mellowed entertainer had little opportunity to come to terms with the ul
traconservative Hoover, who died in 1972. In any case, the FBI was still watchin
g--and warning each successive politician who befriended Sinatra that he was tro
uble.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
After President Kennedy's death, the Johnson White House requested the lowdown o
n a number of celebrities, including Sinatra. Hoover's reply was sent to Preside
nt Lyndon B. Johnson's assistant, Bill Moyers (who would later become a noted br
oadcast journalist). The reason for the request isn't clear, for Sinatra wasn't
all that close to Johnson and didn't become friendly with Vice President Hubert
Humphrey until later}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qc
THE WHITE HOUSE
{\line }
WASHINGTON }}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qr
November 16, 1964}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Memo to Mildred Stegall
{\line }
From Barbara Keehn }{\par \pard \hyphpar
At Mrs. Carpenter's request--I would like to have FBI reports on the following e
ntertainers--as quickly as possible.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Carol Channing (Mrs. Charles Lowe)--NYC}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Frank Sinatra--9229 Sunset Boulevard, L.A., Calif.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Lena Horne--NYC}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Debbie Reynolds--Beverly Hills, Calif.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Carol Burnett--NYC}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Dame Margot Fonteyn}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Rudolf Nureyev}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Peter Gennaro--NYC}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Danny Kaye--1103 San Ysidro, Beverly Hills, Calif.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Mike Nichols}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Elaine May}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qr
November 20, 1964 }}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qr
BY SPECIAL MESSENGER}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Honorable Bill D. Moyers
{\line }
Special Assistant to the President
{\line }
The White House
{\line }
Washington, D.C. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Dear Mr. Moyers:}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Reference is made to the memorandum dated November 16, 1964, from Mrs. Barbara K
eehn to Mrs. Mildred Stegall requesting name checks concerning Carol Channing an
d ten other individuals who were described as entertainers.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
The FBI has not investigated the following individuals and our files contain no
derogatory information identifiable with them.}
{\line }{\line }Carol Channing
{\line }
{\line }
Peter Gennaro
{\line }{\line }Debbie Reynolds
{\line }
{\line }
Mike Nichols
{\line }{\line }Carol Burnett
{\line }
{\line }
Elaine May
There are enclosed two memoranda setting forth information concerning Frank Sina
tra and Dame Margot Fonteyn.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
With reference to Lena Horne, our files reveal that a summary of information ava
ilable concerning Lena Horne was furnished the Honorable P. Kenneth O'Donnell by
letter dated January 5, 1962. In addition to the information contained in that
summary, our files reveal that the "Los Angeles Times" for November 1, 1963, con
tained an article which indicated that the radio stations in Los Angeles, Califo
rnia, banned the playing of a recording sung by Lena Horne entitled "Now," descr
ibing it as containing a "biting, angry integration message." The article furthe
r described the record as voicing a "strong racial freedom message" and the lyri
cs called for action now strengthening, according to the newspaper, the racial u
nrest in the United States.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
We have not investigated Rudolf Nureyev; however, our files reveal that he has b
een publicly identified as a Soviet ballet artist who defected from the Leningra
d Ballet in Paris, France, in June, 1961. Representatives of this Bureau have in
terviewed Mr. Nureyev and he has furnished limited information to the FBI. He wa
s contacted by a Russian intelligence service shortly after his defection, but h
e stated he refused to cooperate with them. Since his defection he has danced wi
th the British Royal Ballet in the United States and elsewhere. }{\par \pard \hy
phpar
Our files reveal that summaries of information in our files concerning Danny Kay
e have been furnished the White House on January 12, 1962, May 10, 1962, and Oct
ober 19, 1964. We have no additional information identifiable with Danny Kaye.}{
\par \pard \hyphpar
J. Edgar Hoover}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
Hoover enclosed a summary report on Sinatra. It included the usual stuff about t
he draft and Communists, as well as some more recent information about his alleg
ed association with mobsters}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qr
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We have received information over an extended period of time from sources, who h
ave furnished reliable information in the past and who have knowledge of general
criminal activities in the United States, that Sinatra has been a close friend
and associate of Samuel Giancana, a former chauffeur and bodyguard for Anthony A
ccardo, the acknowledged leader of the syndicate (La Cosa Nostra) in Chicago, Il
linois, prior to 1956. Giancana, described as a cold, brutal killer, assumed lea
dership of the syndicate in Chicago in approximately 1956. Giancana has been a g
uest at various places owned or operated by Sinatra and at Sinatra's home in Pal
m Springs, California. It has been reported that due to Sinatra's close associat
ion with Giancana and other syndicate hoodlums he lost his license to operate ga
mbling establishments in the State of Nevada. As a result of this loss, Sinatra
was reported to have sold his interest in the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, fo
r $43,500 per point for a total of $391,000 and his entire interest in the Cal N
eva Lodge at Lake Tahoe, Nevada.... }{\par \pard \hyphpar
In March, 1963, an informant who has furnished reliable information in the past
advised that Sinatra and Dean Martin, well-known singer, were long-time friends
of John Anthony Matassa. Matassa is a former member of the Chicago Police Depart
ment, who resigned many years ago after taking the Fifth Amendment before the Mc
Clellan Committee and as of 1963 was a business agent for a Chicago, Illinois, l
ocal of the Teamsters Union and reportedly a close associate of Samuel Giancana
and other syndicate hoodlums.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
In early 1964 another informant, who has furnished reliable information in the p
ast regarding general criminal activities in the United States, indicated among
other things that Paul "Skinny" D'Amato, operator of the 500 Club, Atlantic City
, New Jersey, and a business partner with Sinatra in Nevada, was a hoodlum and a
member of the La Cosa Nostra syndicate. The informant stated that although Sina
tra was not a member of the syndicate, he was big enough and close enough to the
organization to obtain any favors he desired.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
In January 1967, Sinatra testified behind closed doors before a federal grand ju
ry in Las Vegas looking into casinos allegedly controlled by the mob. That May t
he Italian-American Anti-Defamation League tapped Sinatra to head a nationwide e
ffort to discourage the stereotyping of Italians as mobsters. The choice of an e
ntertainer publicly known to associate with accused gangsters seemed odd to some
. Still, the new group helped persuade the producers of} The Untouchables {\i
television series to change some of its hoodlum characters' surnames}. }{\par \p
ard \hyphpar
{\i
And it managed to land Vice President Humphrey as a speaker. A Justice Departmen
t official requested and received the usual briefing materials on Sinatra, which
included some new information. (The next year, Sinatra returned the favor: He e
ndorsed Humphrey for president in the Democratic}{\i
primary over Robert Kennedy, who had quit the Justice Department in 1964 to beco
me a senator from New York.)}}
{\line }{\line }TO: Mr. Gale
{\line }
{\line }
DATE: May 18, 1967
{\line }{\line }FROM: W. V. Cleveland
SUBJECT: PROPOSED SPEECH BY VICE PRESIDENT
{\line }
HUMPHREY BEFORE AMERICAN ITALIAN ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE, INC., NEW YORK CITY, MA
Y 20, 1967 }{\par \pard \hyphpar
On the night of 5-17-67, Mr. John T. Duffner, Executive Assistant, Office of the
Deputy Attorney General, telephonically requested name checks of the following:
Frank Sinatra, Ross J. DiLorenzo and the American Italian Anti-Defamation Leagu
e, Inc. Duffner stated he was requesting this information in connection with a p
roposed speech by the Vice President before the American Italian Anti-Defamation
League, Inc., on May 20, 1967.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Frank Sinatra is well known for his hoodlum associations and, according to recen
t press reports, has been named National Chairman of the above-mentioned league.
The Department has been previously furnished complete details on the background
of Sinatra and his association with hoodlums. Ross J. DiLorenzo is the presiden
t of this league. With reference to this organization, recent newspaper publicit
y has criticized it for the appointment of Sinatra to a high position in this or
ganization. In an article dated May 12, 1967, in the "New York Times," former Ne
w York Police Officer Ralph Salerno took this organization to task for appointin
g Sinatra as National Chairman and indicated strongly that the Italian American
community should face the facts that some 10,000 Italian wrongdoers were disgrac
ing the 20 million law abiding Italian American citizens and that this organizat
ion should devote its activities to assisting law enforcement in cleaning up tha
t element of Italian American communities which is in violation of law and order
Among the directors of the American Italian Anti-Defamation League, Inc., are li
sted Anthony Scotto and Dr. Mario Tagliagambe, concerning whom we have received
allegations from confidential informants that they are reported members of La Co
sa Nostra. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
With specific reference to Ross J. DiLorenzo, he is the individual who, in a let
ter to the Bureau in March of this year, endeavored to imply that a Bureau telev
ision show defamed Italian Americans. In our reply, we set the record straight a
nd pointed out to DiLorenzo that no such defamation occurred and, in fact, the p
rincipal character of the show in question was named Roland which is not an Ital
ian name.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qr
May 18, 1967}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
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During the summer of 1964 an informant who has furnished reliable information in
the past indicated that he had learned from one of the top hoodlums in the synd
icate that on one occasion Sinatra owed the syndicate "a lot of money." He also
stated that although it was publicly reported that Sinatra divested himself of a
ll financial interests in gambling establishments in Nevada, he had actually not
"cut loose" from his night clubs but that the names were changed concerning rep
orted ownership.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
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The May 4, 1967, issue of "The New York Times" newspaper, New York City, contain
ed an article captioned "Sinatra to Head Antibias Group." This article indicates
in part Sinatra had been named National Chairman of the American Italian Anti-D
efamation League. A copy of this article is enclosed.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
The May 12, 1967, issue of "The New York Times" contained an article captioned "
Sinatra Assailed as Ethnic Leader." This article indicates in part that Ralph Sa
lerno, a former member of the New York City Police Department's Central Investig
ation Bureau, criticized the selection of Sinatra as National Chairman of the Am
erican Italian Anti-Defamation League stating Sinatra's friendship and associati
on with identified members of the Mafia "hardly matches the image the league is
seeking to project as representative of the 20 million Americans of Italian birt
h or ancestry." A copy of this article is enclosed. Details concerning Sinatra p
reviously furnished Department. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
Three months later, White House aide Mildred Stegall again asked for and receive
d an update on the Sinatra file from the FBI, as shown in this excerpt}. }{\par
\pard \hyphpar
{\qr
August 21, 1967
{\line }
BY LIAISON }}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Mrs. Mildred Stegall
{\line }
The White House
{\line }
Washington, D.C.
{\line }
Dear Mrs. Stegall: }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Reference is made to your request for a review of the information in FBI files s
ubsequent to the previous name check which was made on November 20, 1964, regard
ing Frank Sinatra.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Our files reveal that Frank Sinatra continues to associate both socially and on
a business basis with alleged members of La Cosa Nostra and other members of the
hoodlum element in this country. Notable among such associates are Sam Giancana
, Chicago, Illinois, who reportedly has been out of the country for the past yea
r, and Joseph Fischetti, Miami, Florida.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
Meanwhile, Sinatra kept showing up in reports about the FBI's routine surveillan
ce of mob figures and hangouts}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
TO: Director, FBI
{\line }
FROM: SAC, Miami }{\par \pard \hyphpar
SUBJECT: ELSUR [Electronic Surveillance]
{\line }
FRANK SINATRA 4/18/68 }{\par \pard \hyphpar
In connection with the Anti-Racketeering investigation of JOSEPH FISCHETTI, aka,

Miami installed an eavesdropping device in Puccini's Restaurant, 991 N.E. 79th
St., Miami, Florida.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
On 3/26/62, FRANK SINATRA and FISCHETTI came to Puccini's Restaurant for dinner
and parts of the conversation were overheard concerning his, SINATRA's, returnin
g to Los Angeles and the airport being "fogged in," and they discussed the possi
bility of chartering a plane to New Orleans. It was general conversation and not
hing was disseminated nor learned of value.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
Later that year, Sinatra canceled campaign appearances on behalf of Humphrey, af
ter} The Wall Street Journal {\i
detailed his continuing mob associations. By 1969, Sinatra's politics had begun
to lean right. Shortly after Nixon's inauguration, the FBI (presumably Hoover hi
mself) wrote to Nixon's top aide, John D. Ehrlichman of Watergate fame, to fill
him in on Sinatra's background}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qr
April 25, 1969}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Honorable John D. Ehrlichman
{\line }
Legal Counsel to the President
{\line }
The White House
{\line }
Washington, D.C.
{\line }
Dear Mr. Ehrlichman: }{\par \pard \hyphpar
This letter is being written to you to outline briefly association for many year
s by Frank Sinatra with many leaders of La Cosa Nostra. As you know, that organi
zation is the dominant force in the country's organized crime underworld.}{\par
\pard \hyphpar
Sinatra, who was born December 12, 1915 (or 1916), in Hoboken, New Jersey, was a
ssociated early in his singing career with the late notorious Willie Moretti, a
long-time La Cosa Nostra leader in northern New Jersey who became the victim of
a gangland type slaying in 1951. Also quite early in his career, Sinatra was qui
te friendly with Paul Emelio D'Amato, a La Cosa Nostra member who, for many year
s, was the proprietor of The 500 Club, a night spot in Atlantic City, New Jersey
Sinatra's association with D'Amato, who has served a penitentiary sentence as a
panderer, continued over the years with Sinatra appearing at The 500 Club during
many summer seasons. It has been reported that during some of those appearances
, Sinatra rented one or two entire sleeping floors in the Claridge Hotel in Atla
ntic City for party purposes, the party actually being a cover for clandestine m
eetings of La Cosa Nostra leaders.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
D'Amato and Sinatra were associated in the operation of the Cal Neva Lodge at La
ke Tahoe, Nevada, during 1963. Salvatore "Sam" Giancana, long-time "boss" of the
Chicago "family" of La Cosa Nostra, was frequently Sinatra's guest at the Cal N
eva Lodge during that period. These connections on the part of Sinatra provided
a basis for the revocation of his gambling license in the State of Nevada and th
e disposal of his interest in the Cal Neva Lodge as well as the Sands Hotel in L
as Vegas, Nevada.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Sinatra was present in 1947 in Havana, Cuba, with top leaders of La Cosa Nostra
who had gone there to meet with Salvatore Lucania, more commonly known as Lucky
Luciano, former "boss of bosses" of La Cosa Nostra in the United States. Luciano
had entered Cuba surreptitiously from his native country, Italy, to which he ha
d been deported under his parole from a New York State penitentiary where he had
been serving a sentence on conviction for compulsory prostitution.}{\par \pard
\hyphpar
Sinatra has long been very friendly with the Fischettis, particularly Joseph and
Rocco. The Fischettis were connected with the Chicago "family" of La Cosa Nostr
a once headed by their cousin, the late Al Capone. Their deceased brother, Charl
es Fischetti, was once "boss" of the Chicago La Cosa Nostra.}{\par \pard \hyphpa
r
In addition to the foregoing,
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that Joseph Colombo, a New York La Cosa Nostra leader, met with Sinatra
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of Raymond Patriarca, New England La Cosa Nostra leader,
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that Colombo was asked by Patriarca to meet with Sinatra because of a close frie
ndship between the two. In prior years, Sinatra, together with his friend and fe
llow entertainer, Dean Martin, became a director of the Berkshire Downs Race Tra
ck in western Massachusetts.
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It is thought that this known and alleged connection of Sinatra's with La Cosa N
ostra leadership might be of interest to you.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
Scotland Yard also requested information on the singer--through an American lega
l attache ("Legat") in London--to prepare for an audience with England's Queen E
lizabeth. The background summary prepared for Scotland Yard included a bare-bone
s memo on the usual Sinatra background material, as well as the latest news--Sin
atra being forced to testify before a New Jersey crime commission. (Though the F
BI didn't know it at the time, Sinatra confirmed under oath that Skinny D'Amato
and Sam Giancana were indeed his friends but denied knowing that they and variou
s other infamous figures with whom he'd allegedly associated were organized crim
e members.)}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
URGENT 3-10-70
{\line }
TO DIRECTOR
{\line }
FROM LEGAT LONDON NO. 33
{\line }
FRANK SINATRA, FOREIGN POLICE COOPERATION
{\line }
ON MARCH NINE LAST JOHN WALDRON, COMMISSIONER, METROPOLITAN POLICE, NEW SCOTLAND
YARD, ADVISED SINATRA AND COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA ARE APPEARING AT ROYAL FESTIVAL
HALL, LONDON, ON MAY SEVEN AND EIGHT NEXT IN A CHARITY PERFORMANCE FOR BENEFIT
OF SOCIETY FOR PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN. SOCIETY HOLDS ANNUAL PERFORMAN
CE, IS ONE OF ROYAL FAMILY'S FAVORITE CHARITIES, THEY ARE USUALLY INVITED AND US
UALLY ATTEND. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
THE COMMISSIONER IS EXTREMELY CONCERNED OVER RECENT PUBLICITY AFFORDED SINATRA O
VER TESTIFYING RE MAFIA CONNECTIONS IN NEW JERSEY. COMMISSIONER MUST MAKE RECOMM
ENDATION FOR OR AGAINST APPEARANCE OF QUEEN AND OTHER MEMBERS OF ROYAL FAMILY. I
F QUEEN ATTENDS SINATRA WILL BE PRESENTED TO HER AND HE FEARS UNFAVORABLE PRESS
MAY RESULT.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
COMMISSIONER WOULD BE MOST APPRECIATIVE FOR SUMMARY OF PERTINENT AVAILABLE INFO
RE SINATRA TO INCLUDE IDENT RECORD, WHY HE HAD TO DISPOSE OF LAS VEGAS INTERESTS
, RECENT NEW JERSEY MATTER, ETC. HE ASSURES ANY INFO WILL BE TREATED AS CONFIDEN
TIAL AND BUREAU POSITIVELY NOT IDENTIFIED AS SOURCE. HE NEEDS INFO AS SOON AS PO
SSIBLE AS ROYAL FAMILY HAS RECEIVED INVITATION.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
IN VIEW TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF BUREAU WORK HANDLED BY NEW SCOTLAND YARD AND COMMIS
SIONER'S OUTSTANDING COOPERATION IN ALL MATTERS, RECOMMEND SUMMARY OF INFO REQUE
STED BE POUCHED SOON AS POSSIBLE IN FORM SUITABLE FOR DISSEMINATION TO HIM.}
{\line }
{\line }
DATE: 3/12/70
PURPOSE:}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Attached memorandum and ident record regarding Sinatra outline pertinent data in
Bureau files regarding him and were prepared for forwarding to Commissioner Wal
dron, New Scotland Yard, at his specific request.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
BACKGROUND:}{\par \pard \hyphpar
3/10/70 cablegram from Legat, London, forwarded a specific request from Commissi
oner John Waldron, New Scotland Yard, for pertinent data in Bureau files regardi
ng Sinatra, who has been invited to perform at a charity performance in London o
n May 7, 1970. This performance will benefit one of the favorite charities of th
e British royal family, who usually attend this function. New Scotland Yard beli
eves that Sinatra will be presented to the queen and desires to guard against an
y unfavorable publicity which may result as a result of Sinatra's past affiliati
ons with criminal and hoodlum elements in this country. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Attached letterhead memorandum outlines Sinatra's affiliation over the years wit
h such well-known hoodlums and members of the La Cosa Nostra as the late Willie
Moretti, Paul Emelio D'Amato, and Salvatore "Sam" Giancana. Attached memorandum
also includes the results of a security-type investigation conducted regarding S
inatra in 1955, which disclosed that his name had been associated with or lent t
o approximately 16 organizations in the early and middle 1940's which were eithe
r communist fronts or communist infiltrated. This investigation did not uncover

any actual Communist Party or front membership on Sinatra's part.}{\par \pard \h
yphpar
Commissioner Waldron has been most cooperative with the Bureau in the past and h
e has assured Legat, London, that any information received will be treated on a
strictly confidential basis and the Bureau will not be identified as the source.
That the attached letter to Legat, London, enclosing the above-mentioned letterh
ead memorandum and identification record be approved and that Legat, London, be
authorized to furnish the data regarding Sinatra to Commissioner Waldron of New
Scotland Yard on a strictly confidential basis in response to his request.}{\par
\pard \hyphpar
{\qr
March 12, 1970}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
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In June, 1969, Sinatra was subpoenaed to appear before the New Jersey State Comm
ission of Investigation which was probing organized crime and corruption in New
Jersey. Sinatra refused to honor this subpoena and as a result, a warrant citing
him for civil contempt was issued. Sinatra was purged of this contempt after te
stifying before the Commission on February 17, 1970, and the contempt citation w
as dismissed at that time. The nature of Sinatra's testimony before the Commissi
on has not been made known. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
The FBI's apparent warning and the continuing controversy surrounding Sinatra no
twithstanding, the Nixon administration courted his support. He had initially bo
nded with Vice President Spiro Agnew, whom he met in mid-1969 at a political eve
nt, and later socialized with him regularly. Soon the White House was inviting S
inatra to attend official functions and to play golf with the president}. }{\par
\pard \hyphpar
{\i
This memo between two Nixon aides (from the National Archives' Nixon Project fil
es, not the FBI's) indicates that the White House was concerned about the propri
ety of inviting Sinatra to the White House, but not because of his unsavory mob
acquaintances}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qr
MEMORANDUM FOR MRS. CONNIE STUART
{\line }
FROM: DWIGHT L. CHAPIN }{\par \pard \hyphpar
As you will recall, Frank Sinatra endorsed Ronald Reagan when he ran for the Gub
ernatorial election this year. The President and Mrs. Nixon invited Sinatra to a
ttend the Diaz Ordaz dinner in San Diego. Sinatra did not attend the dinner but
he did fly in for the reception, although he opened the same night in Las Vegas.
Last weekend Sinatra played golf with the Vice President in Palm Springs.}{\par
\pard \hyphpar
I talked with Paul Keyes today and he offered the suggestion that perhaps Sinatr
a might be available to do an Evening at the White House. There are obviously st
rong arguments pro and con in giving Sinatra the White House forum. I am sure th
at many of our friends in the entertainment field would think it wrong to have a
former anti-Nixon person entertain at the White House. I am fairly well convinc
ed that the publicity value alone--not to mention the development of a relations
hip between Sinatra and the President would far outweigh the negatives. }{\par \
pard \hyphpar
I offer this only as a possibility that you may wish to explore with the First L
ady and with Paul Keyes directly.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
At times the FBI's information was very obviously flawed, as in this September 1
5, 1971, memo from the FBI's special agent in charge for New York}. }{\par \pard
\hyphpar
TO: DIRECTOR, FBI
{\line }
FROM: SAC, NEW YORK }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\line }
MISCELLANEOUS-{\line }
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advised that FRANK SINATRA has been diagnosed as having terminal cancer, and est
imates of life expectancy vary to as little as two months. According to the sour
ce, SINATRA has been examined at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, New York City,
and his presence in New York was kept secret, with the exception of an appearanc
e at the recent funeral of BENNETT CERF, at which time SINATRA appeared to be in
extremely poor health. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
This exchange of memos from a year later (also from the National Archives) indic
ates that the White House consciously overlooked Sinatra's controversial backgro
und a few months after his announced retirement from entertaining. Still, Chief
of Staff H. R. Haldeman didn't want to go too far, so Nixon sent him a perfuncto
ry letter}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qc
THE WHITE HOUSE
{\line }
{\qc
MEMORANDUM FOR ELISKA HASEK
{\line }
FROM: DICK MOORE }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Warren Dorn, Chairman of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (a Republic
an), phoned me this morning to request a presidential letter or telegram for Fra
nk Sinatra, who is being honored with the Los Angeles County Distinguished Servi
ce Award this Thursday, November 4. The award will be made at a reception at the
Music Center which will be attended by the Supervisors, Mrs. Norman Chandler, a
nd other civic officials and community leaders.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Dorn said that Governor Reagan is also sending a message. Sinatra actively suppo
rted Reagan in his 1970 campaign and I keep hearing that there is some likelihoo
d that he may support President Nixon in 1972.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
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While Sinatra has been controversial, he seems to have settled down since his re
tirement and I would think that a presidential message would be appropriate and
well received. However, I am sending a copy of this memo to Bob Haldeman in case
he knows any reason why the President would think differently.}{\par \pard \hyp
hpar
cc: H. R. Haldeman}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Ray Price}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qc
THE WHITE HOUSE
{\line }
NOTE PER INFO FROM DICK MOORE:}{\par \pard \hyphpar
On receiving his copy of the attached memo, Mr. Haldeman called Dick Moore to le
t him know that he thought the President would want to send a wire to Sinatra--b
ut that it should be brief and very general (don't go overboard in praise).}{\pa
r \pard \hyphpar
Attached file on Sinatra shows President invited him to attend dinner last year
in San Diego for Diaz Ordaz (after Sinatra's endorsement & support for Gov. Reag
an's reelection) and also talked to him by phone in March of this year, but no i
ndication of subject of conversation.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qc
Claudia 11/2/71}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Mr. Frank Sinatra
{\line }
c/o Honorable Warren M. Dorn
{\line }
Chairman, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
{\line }
500 West Temple Street
{\line }
Los Angeles, California 90012 }{\par \pard \hyphpar
My wholehearted congratulations to you as you receive the Los Angeles County Dis
tinguished Service Award. It is highly fitting that your deep humanitarian conce
rn and your generous contributions to the community be recognized, and it is a p
leasure to join with those who honor you on this occasion in conveying my best w
ishes for every success in the future.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qc
RICHARD NIXON}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
Days later, the star offered a plane ride to Attorney General John Mitchell's wi
fe, Martha. The offer prompted this tellingly captioned memo to Assistant FBI Di
rector Tolson}. }
{\line }{\line }TO: MR. TOLSON
{\line }
{\line }
DATE: 11/9/71
{\line }{\line }FROM: J. P. MOHR
SUBJECT: PROTECTION OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL}{\par \pard \hyphpar
In my memo of 11/5/71 details were set out concerning the travel of the Attorney
General, his wife and his daughter, Marty. There have been no changes in the tr
avel schedule; however, there has been one change in the mode of transportation.

SA [Special Agent]
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who has been assigned to be with Mrs. Mitchell for the duration of her travels,
telephoned from San Francisco at approximately 2:30 p.m. today. He referred to t
he previous arrangement where Mrs. Mitchell would be traveling from San Francisc
o to Los Angeles via Jet Star aircraft owned by Mr. Robert Flour of the Flour Co
rporation. Departure time is still the same but instead of utilizing the airplan
e owned by Flour, the party will travel on a Gulfstream II jet airplane owned by
Frank Sinatra. It will be flown by a pilot employed by Sinatra named Captain Jo
hnny Spotts. The Attorney General apparently is not aware of this change as he i
s en route to Los Angeles and is not due to arrive there until 5:00 p.m. today,
11/9/71. It is apparent that Frank Sinatra is becoming quite active in politics
on behalf of the campaign to reelect President Nixon. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
None. For information.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
Alexander P. Butterfield, the bit player in Watergate who revealed the existence
of the Nixon tapes, requested information on Sinatra in early 1972, a few month
s before the Republican party invited Sinatra and his daughter Tina to Washingto
n for a series of VIP meetings, including a visit to the White House. The FBI ga
ve him the standard rundown, as well as some more up-to-date information, as exc
erpted below}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qr
Honorable Alexander P. Butterfield
{\line }
Deputy Assistant to the President
{\line }
The White House
{\line }
Washington, D.C.
{\line }
Dear Mr. Butterfield: }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Reference is made to your name check request concerning James Ross MacDonald, Ma
lcolm Charles Moos, and Frank Sinatra.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Attached are separate memoranda concerning these individuals.}{\par \pard \hyphp

ar
This letter of transmittal may be declassified when the enclosures bearing a cla
ssification are removed.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qr
{\qc
By communication dated April 25, 1969, the White House was advised of captioned
individual's association for a number of years with many leaders of organized cr
ime. Since April, 1969, information coming to our attention indicates that Mr. S
inatra continues to be in contact with and is visited by individuals who are ass
ociated with the organized crime element.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
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In June, 1969, a confidential source who has furnished reliable information in t
he past advised that a group of individuals, including several members of the or
ganized crime element in the Kansas City, Missouri, area, took a junket trip to
Las Vegas, Nevada, sponsored by Caesars Palace Hotel. According to this source,
Joe "Turk" Harris personally contacted Frank Sinatra, who was appearing at Caesa
rs Palace, and had Mr. Sinatra and his daughter, Nancy, meet with these individu
als.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
chester Zechowski, who is also known as Chester Gray, advised that Gray was in L
as Vegas at Caesars Palace during the prior weekend and allegedly had some type
of business contact with actor Frank Sinatra. Gray and three other individuals w
ere arrested on May 29, 1969, at which time a large quantity of stolen securitie
s was recovered by FBI Agents of our New York Office. On November 1, 1971, Gray
was sentenced in U.S. District Court, New York City, to serve a term of three ye
ars in prison. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
A confidential source who was in a position to know advised in March, 1970, that
Sam Giancana, nationally known organized crime figure, had a falling out with F
rank Sinatra and was reportedly watching Sinatra's activities for possible retal
iation. According to this source, Giancana felt that Mr. Sinatra's main ambition
at that time was to be the number one man in the Italian hierarchy in the Unite
d States.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
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a confidential source who has furnished reliable information in the past advised
that Joseph Anthony Colombo, head of the Italian-American Civil Rights League (
IACRL), and a leader of the organized crime element in the New York City area, h
ad discussed the planned Italian-American rally to be held on June 29, 1970, at
Columbus Circle, New York. According to this source, Frank Sinatra was to be one
of three individuals from the show business world who would be at this rally.
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In December, 1970, a confidential source who has furnished reliable information
in the past advised that Frank Sinatra was the godfather to one of David Robert
Iacovetti's children. Iacovetti was described as a member of the organized crime
element in the Miami, Florida, area.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
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Sinatra is one a number of individuals who are currently subjects in an Intersta
te Transportation in Aid of Racketeering--Extortion investigation initiated by t
he FBI in February, 1971. That investigation was based on information received f
rom a confidential source who has furnished reliable information in the past tha
t an attempt was made to extort $100,000 from one Ronald Alpert by the use of ph
ysical force and by threatening Alpert's life. According to this source, Alpert
was seeking buyers for Computer Field Expressway stock and allegedly came up wit
h an investor who bought $100,000 worth of this stock, reportedly put up by thre
e individuals, who were described as active in organized crime circles, and Fran
k Sinatra. Subsequently, the value of this stock dropped and the $100,000 invest
ment was lost. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
A copy of an FBI Identification Record, Number 3 794 610, was sent the White Hou
se by communication dated August 21, 1967. The files of the Identification Divis
ion reveal no additional arrest record.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
SECRET/NO FOREIGN DISSEMINATION}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
Unaware that the FBI had just informed the White House that her father associate
d with mobsters and himself was the subject of a racketeering investigation, Tin
a Sinatra requested a tour of FBI headquarters, but not a meeting with Hoover, w
ho died a week later, at age seventy-seven. (Nothing ever came of the racketeeri
ng investigation, and several months later, Sinatra endorsed Nixon's reelection,

at one point singing at a Young Voters for Nixon rally in Chicago.)}}
{\line }{\line }TO: Mr. Bishop
{\line }
{\line }
DATE: 4/25/72
{\line }{\line }FROM: G. E. Malmfeldt
SUBJECT: MISS TINA SINATRA
{\line }
(DAUGHTER OF FRANK SINATRA)
{\line }
SPECIAL TOUR OF THE BUREAU
{\line }
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 1972, 2:30 P.M. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
We received a telephone call from the Vice President's office this morning. We w
ere advised that Mrs. Agnew has a luncheon appointment with Frank Sinatra's daug
hter, Miss Tina Sinatra, tomorrow and that the young lady had expressed an inter
est in touring the FBI some time later that afternoon. We were informed that Tin
a Sinatra would be accompanied by her agent whose name is Jim Mahoney and by a y
oung lady from the Vice President's office, Miss Connie Lykkee. }{\par \pard \hy
phpar
The Vice President's office was advised that we would be pleased to make special
tour arrangements for Miss Sinatra and her companions and an appointment has be
en set up for them at the above indicated time. It was suggested that they prese
nt themselves in the Director's Reception Room where their arrival would be expe
cted. There was no request to meet the Director.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
If you approve, we will have an Agent Supervisor from the Crime Records Division
conduct Miss Sinatra and her party on a very special tour of the Bureau.}{\par
\pard \hyphpar
{\i
After Nixon returned from a summit in Moscow, Sinatra scrawled him a brief note,
telling him "Bravo" for a job "well done." The president responded with seeming
ly heartfelt appreciation--though it's interesting to note that Nixon's letter t
o Sinatra was identical to one he sent to the Federal Reserve chairman, Arthur B
urns, in response to his letter about the Moscow trip. (Both documents are in th
e National Archives.)}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qc
June 8, 1972}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Dear Frank:}{\par \pard \hyphpar
After any long journey, the best part is always coming home, and your warm words
of greeting made this occasion especially happy.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
In a very real sense, every American played a vital role in the success of the M
oscow visit, for what was accomplished there reflected our people's abiding desi
re for enduring peace. With the agreements we have an unparalleled opportunity t
o build such a structure of lasting peace, and from your letter I know I can cou
nt on your support in this great undertaking. Needless to say, I am deeply grate
ful for your expression of confidence and encouragement.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
With my best wishes, }
{\line }
Sincerely,
{\line }
Richard Nixon }
{\line }
{\i
A month later, Sinatra was hauled before the House Select Committee on Crime as
it investigated mob influence in professional sports. The Democrat-controlled pa

nel had wanted to serve him with a subpoena while attending a gala with Agnew, b
ut he ended up appearing voluntarily, according to Nancy Sinatra's biography of
her father. He was questioned about his 1962 investment in a racetrack reportedl
y owned in part by alleged mob bosses Raymond Patriarca and Tommy Lucchese. Sina
tra denied knowing Patriarca and said he'd met Lucchese a few times. Asked if he
knew the man was a racketeer, he said, "That's his problem, not mine."}}{\par \
pard \hyphpar
{\i
In April 1973, Nixon asked Sinatra to come out of retirement briefly to sing at
a state dinner for President Giulio Andreotti of Italy. Several documents from t
he National Archives shed light on the White House's evolving view of the star.
The Sinatra backgrounder prepared by Nixon's staff was considerably less juicy t
han those prepared by the FBI. (The former president later told Nancy Sinatra he
'd dismissed as "nonsense" criticism that he shouldn't invite someone of Sinatra
's "background" to the White House. Andreotti himself, it should be noted, subse
quently faced allegations of consorting with the mobsters. Prosecutors in Italy
charged him with protecting the Sicilian Mafia while in office; he was acquitted
in October 1999.)}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
FACT SHEET: ENTERTAINMENT FOR ANDREOTTI DINNER}
{\line }
1. It might be good to mention how President Thomas Jefferson (who had earlier v
isited Italy) ordered that Italian musicians be recruited to be members of the M
arine Corps Band in 1803. The band went on to become known as the Band of the Pr
esident and 8 of its 19 directors have been of Italian birth or descent.}{\par \
pard \hyphpar
2. Francis Albert Sinatra was born on December 12, 1917 (some sources say 1915)
in Hoboken, New Jersey. He first became interested in music when an uncle gave h
im a ukulele. He joined the school band and helped organize the glee club, worke
d as a copy boy for a newspaper, and won first prize on the Major Bowes Amateur
Hour which launched his career. He toured with Harry James, then Tommy Dorsey, a
nd later the Lucky Strike Hit Parade. (He claims to have learned his distinctive
phrasing and breathing technique from the way Dorsey played his trombone.) His
motion picture career received major impetus when he won an Oscar for best suppo
rting actor of 1953 in "From Here to Eternity." (His career had slumped and he w
as paid $8,000 for doing the role of Angelo Maggio.) He is often called "the Voi
ce," or "the Chairman of the Board." }{\par \pard \hyphpar
3. Both of Sinatra's parents were born in Italy. His mother, Dolly, came from Ge
noa, Italy at age two months. She was a politician of sorts, the "boss" of Hobok
en's third ward. Told there was no opening for her husband, Martin, in the Fire
Department, she responded by saying, "Make an opening," and they did.}{\par \par
d \hyphpar
4. Sinatra has been called "a one man Anti-Defamation League" for Italians in Am
erica. He donated his services to a 1945 movie, "The House I Live In," which won
a special Academy Award for expressing the importance of tolerance in a democra
cy. He has been an active philanthropist--witness his world tour for children's
charities a little over a decade ago. One major beneficiary was Boys' Town of It
aly. He won the Gene Hersholt humanitarian award from the Academy of Motion Pict
ure Arts and Sciences in 1971. Among other awards, he received the State of Isra
el's Medallion of Valor last November and was co-recipient with Vice President A
gnew of the Thomas A. Dooley Foundation's Splendid American Award three weeks ag
o.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
5. Serious musicologists such as Henry Pleasants rate Sinatra as one of the majo
r singers of the century. Opera singers often collect his records. Technically h
e uses body placed tones (rather than head placed tones) in the upper register (
which is supposed to be wrong). His range is two octaves--much greater than most
pop singers. He is also said to be among the first to have understood the poten
tial for intimacy which the microphone gives the singer. And he is said to have
"virtually invented" the proper pronunciation for English singing. "In brief," w
rote Gene Lees in the {\ul

Saturday Review}, "Sinatra raised the singing of the tiny popular song to the le
vel of an art form. Indeed, he, more than any other singer, discovered what a tr
easure of true art American popular music really is and showed it to the world."
Yet Sinatra says he has never taken a real music lesson and doesn't read a note
of music. He learns the music by having someone play it a couple of times and le
arns the lyrics by writing them out in longhand.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
6. Some Sinatra titles might have made good campaign theme songs last year. One
could mention "All or Nothing At All," "High Hopes," or "I Did It My Way." There
were some we did not want to hear, of course: "Put Your Dreams Away," or "Learn
in' the Blues," or worst of all, "Softly As I Leave You." But in the end one Sin
atra hit summed things up perfectly: "It Was A Very Good Year."}
{\line }
{\i
Nixon's staff also prepared some remarks for the president to deliver before and
after Sinatra's performance. The crack about Sinatra's tax returns is noteworth
y in that former White House attorney John Dean testified at that summer's Water
gate hearings that Nixon had tried to obtain favors from the IRS for a number of
entertainers, including Sinatra}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
SUGGESTED INTRODUCTION OF FRANK SINATRA}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Were I asked to describe the man I am about to introduce, I would have to say th
at Frank Sinatra is to music what the Washington Monument is to our landscape. H
e is the top.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
As you know, Mr. Sinatra retired as a performer two years ago, and the fact that
he will sing for you tonight surely makes this a night to remember. And I hope
there is no conclusion to be drawn from the fact that Frank is coming out of ret
irement less than a full day after the tax returns had to be filed.}{\par \pard
\hyphpar
He is known to us by many names. There is Frank Sinatra, the man who has sung hi
s way through our lives. That would make him Mister Music. There is Frank Sinatr
a, the man of untold charitable contributions in this country and all over the w
orld, including his long and continued support of Boys Town of Italy. That would
make him Mister Humanitarian. Then there is Frank Sinatra, the high school stud
ent who dreamed of becoming a newspaper reporter. And, on graduation, he became
copy boy on the Jersey Observer. But he never became a newspaper reporter, becau
se his dreams of becoming a singer won out. And that, of course, would make him
Mister Good Sense. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
I am happy to present him to you now. Mister Frank Sinatra.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
SUGGESTED REMARKS FOR THE PRESIDENT FOLLOWING}{\par \pard \hyphpar
I think you'll all agree with me this has been a memorable evening in the White
House. Now you're all invited to remain and dance and, above all, enjoy yourselv
es.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Unfortunately, I still have some work to do before retiring, so I'll be leaving
you to do that. And also, I always try to watch the late news on television to s
ee how the networks would have run the country today.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
Finally, this internal White House memo provides background for a presidential t
hank-you letter--and expresses pleasant surprise at Sinatra's comportment. Nixon
sent an effusive letter, and Sinatra did indeed come out of retirement shortly
thereafter}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qc
THE WHITE HOUSE
{\line }
{\qr
May 9, 1973}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
FOR: MARY FENTON

{\line }
FROM: STEPHEN BULL
{\line }
RE: Thank-You Letter to Frank Sinatra }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Frank Sinatra appeared at the April 17th dinner for Prime Minister Andreotti. Co
ntrary to the practice of other performers, Frank Sinatra held a rehearsal with
Nelson Riddle on the 16th and ran through all of his material. The purpose of th
is, basically, was to permit an open dress rehearsal for the White House staff o
n the day of the 17th. During the course of the dinner it was reported in the ne
wspapers that Frank Sinatra spoke with his dinner guests about the impending bir
th of his first grandchild--his daughter Nancy was pregnant. Upon returning to h
is residence after the performance he received a telephone call from Nancy's doc
tor indicating that she had had a miscarriage. This announcement put a damper on
the evening for him.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
When Frank Sinatra was first invited to the White House in late February, he beg
an working strenuously to develop his voice so that he could give a creditable p
erformance. His work included physical exercises, breathing practice, etc. He wo
rked very hard in order to put on a proper performance for the President in the
White House.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
As a result of his appearance at the White House, Frank Sinatra made the decisio
n to come out of retirement.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Generally, Frank Sinatra, the "Chairman of the Board" who is reputed to be orner
y and egotistical, was quite the opposite. He was cordial and polite to all peop
le with whom he worked. He had high praise for members of the Marine Orchestra,
the sound people, and virtually everyone else whose job it was to put on this pe
rformance.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qc
May 10, 1973 }}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Once in a great while, a performer manages to hold everyone in the audience spel
lbound. You did just that during your appearance at the April 17 dinner for Prim
e Minister Andreotti. The selections which were included in your program were th
ose which many of us have associated with you over the years, and that evening y
ou made them sound even better than ever! Incidentally, your graciousness in reh
earsing before the members of the White House staff really made their day--and s
ome of the young ladies present were nearly walking on air when they returned to
their desks.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Mrs. Nixon and I are most grateful to you for helping to make the evening of Apr
il 17 an unforgettable one, and she joins me in sending you our special thanks a
nd warmest good wishes.}
{\line }
Sincerely,}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Richard Nixon}
{\line }
Mr. Frank Sinatra
{\line }
70-588 Frank Sinatra Drive
{\line }
Cathedral City, California 92234 }{\par \pard \hyphpar
cc: Stephen Bull}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
The fifty-one-week tenure of former Justice Department official L. Patrick Gray
111 as acting FBI director ended in the spring of 1973 when it became clear that
the Senate wouldn't confirm the man who oversaw the less-than-thorough initial
probe of the Watergate burglary. Nixon appointed William Ruckelshaus as the agen
cy's acting director--who almost immediately requested a dossier on the presiden
t's crooner friend. It included more up-to-date intelligence on the singer, incl
uding information suggesting that Sinatra may have had more influence with the N
ixon administration than with the Kennedys}. }
{\line }{\line }TO: Mr. Cleveland
{\line }
{\line }
DATE: May 24, 1973
{\line }{\line }FROM: J. Keith
{\line }
This is in response to the Acting Director's inquiry. Following is a current bri
ef concerning the above captioned individual.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
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A source who has furnished reliable information in the past advised on January 3
, 1973, that Frank Sinatra is a close friend of Angelo DeCarlo of long standing.
Sources who have furnished reliable information in the past have described DeCar
lo as a respected member of organized crime in the United States who holds a pos
ition of "caporegima" in the Genovese family of La Cosa Nostra.}{\par \pard \hyp
hpar
On December 21, 1972, DeCarlo was released from the United States penitentiary,
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, after a commutation of his sentence by Presidential ord
er.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
A source who has furnished reliable information in the past advised
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that DeCarlo's release came as no real surprise to certain associates of DeCarlo
as they had been informed by someone very close to DeCarlo that he was expected
to be released before Christmas. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
This source further stated that these same associates are attributing DeCarlo's
release to the intervention of singer Frank Sinatra, whose close personal relati
onship with Vice President Spiro Agnew allegedly served as the necessary "contac
t." The source stated that Sinatra's efforts had allegedly been in the works for
"at least a couple of months."}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Information concerning Sinatra's friendship with DeCarlo and DeCarlo's release f
rom Federal custody was furnished to the Department by Newark's letterhead memor
andum dated January 11, 1973.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
On May 18, 1973, Mr. Jonathon L. Goldstein, United States Attorneys office, Newa
rk, New Jersey, advised that he was contacted on May 17, 1973, by
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claimed to have information indicating that initial contact to secure the releas
e of Angelo DeCarlo from Federal custody was made in April, 1972, by DeCarlo to
a singer with a rock group performing at the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary. This
singer (Frankie Valli of the Four Seasons Quartet) was allegedly requested to co
ntact Frank Sinatra and have him intercede with Vice President Agnew for DeCarlo
's release. This request was ostensibly related to Mrs. Sinatra who in turn supp
osedly forwarded to Frank Sinatra.
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continued that Frank Sinatra allegedly turned over $100,000 cash to Maurice Stan
s as an unrecorded contribution. Subsequently, due to the fact that Vice Preside
nt Agnew had been "stripped of his authority by White House aides," one Peter Ma
letesta (possibly identical to Peter John Malatesta who was employed as a staff
assistant to the Vice President as recently as January, 1971) allegedly contacte
d former Presidential Counsel John Dean and got him to make the necessary arrang
ements to forward the request to the Justice Department. Sinatra then allegedly
"made a $50,000 contribution to the President's campaign fund sometime during De
cember, 1972. DeCarlo's release followed." }{\par \pard \hyphpar
A summary of Sinatra's background and association with organized crime figures,
prior to that information developed concerning his friendship with DeCarlo has b
een made available to The White House by letters dated August 21, 1967, April 25
, 1969, and February 18, 1972.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
While Bufiles do not disclose this information, it is recalled from recent newsp
aper articles that Sinatra was originally scheduled to entertain at President Ni
xon's most recent Inaugural Ball and he failed for some reason to make an appear
ance. About the same time he reportedly had a strong verbal exchange with societ
y columnist Maxine Cheshire in which he reputedly used obscene language in "chew
ing her out." Most recently Sinatra did appear at The White House and entertaine
d the President of Italy who was visiting this country.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
RECOMMENDATION: }{\par \pard \hyphpar
None. For your information.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
As Watergate closed in on the president, Sinatra stood by his friend. During his
January 30, 1974, State of the Union message, Nixon defiantly declared to Congr
ess and the nation, "One year of Watergate is enough!" Minutes after it ended, S
inatra sent Nixon a congratulatory telegram from Las Vegas, where he was playing
Caesars Palace, which prompted another letter from the president. (This documen
t is from the National Archives.)}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qc
Very shortly after delivering my State of the Union address to the Congress, I r
eceived your telegram, and this is just to let you know how much I appreciated y
our comments. As I stated that evening, this is a time of great challenge and gr
eat opportunities for America. I believe the measures outlined in my message can
set the agenda for truly significant progress for this Nation and the world in
1974, and it is heartening to know I may continue to count on your support.}{\pa
r \pard \hyphpar
Again, my thanks and warm best wishes.}
{\line }
Richard Nixon}
{\line }
Mr. Frank Sinatra
{\line }
1041 North Formosa Avenue
{\line }
Hollywood, California 90046 }{\par \pard \hyphpar
P.S. Incidentally, I have received reports about your very kind remarks during o
ne of your Las Vegas appearances. I understand you expressed your love for, and
your belief in, our country, and your continuing confidence in me. For this publ
ic expression of your support, and of your pride in our great Nation, I am deepl
y grateful.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
Sinatra's friendship with Agnew lasted long after the vice president and Nixon r
esigned in disgrace. Agnew was one of only 130 guests invited to the singer's we
dding to Barbara Marx on July 11, 1976. Agnew at the time had become pointed in
his criticism of Israel, and Sinatra drew some of the resulting flack in the for
m of letters from outraged citizens, including several fans. A particularly thre
atening one prompted Milton A. (Mickey) Rudin, Sinatra's longtime attorney, to c
all the FBI. Federal agents interviewed him about it on August 9, 1976}. }{\par
\pard \hyphpar
MILTON A. RUDIN, also known as, "The Judge," attorney, 9601 Wilshire Boulevard,
Beverly Hills, California, business manager for FRANK SINATRA, was contacted con
cerning RUDIN's previous telephonic contact with the Federal Bureau of Investiga
tion (FBI), Los Angeles, California, concerning a threatening letter received by
SINATRA.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
RUDIN furnished an envelope which was postmarked (?) shing, New York, on July 29
. The envelope was typewritten, addressed to Mr. FRANK SINATRA, Palm Springs, Ca
lifornia. RUDIN also furnished the letter received in the aforementioned envelop
e which states in part, that unless SINATRA arranges a well publicized press con
ference no later than August 15, 1976, in which he denounces his friendship with
SPIRO AGNEW, that a chemically treated prickle will perforate one of his, SINAT
RA's eyes transmitted by an African Bushmen's blowing tube. RUDIN stated that th
e envelope and letter were received by SINATRA at Palm Springs, California, on T
hursday, August 5, 1976. Upon receipt RUDIN stated SINATRA wrote on the front of
the envelope, "Sarge--Important for The Judge." RUDIN further stated that the a
ddress label affixed to the front of the envelope beneath the typewritten addres
s is a label that the Palm Springs Post Office put on the envelope when it was r
eceived at the Palm Springs Post Office. RUDIN stated that SINATRA advised him t
hat he would not hold a press conference as advised on August 15, 1976. A copy o
f the envelope and letter are attached.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
RUDIN stated that the only persons to handle the aforementioned letter and envel
ope were:}
{\line }
FRANK SINATRA (singer--entertainer)
{\line }
Born December 12, 1916 }{\par \pard \hyphpar
IRVING "SARGE" WEISS
{\line }
Messenger }{\par \pard \hyphpar
MARY CAROL LOGAN
{\line }
Secretary }{\par \pard \hyphpar
HELEN MONTROSE
{\line }
Secretary }{\par \pard \hyphpar
MILTON A. RUDIN}
{\line }
RUDIN then furnished one Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Digest, July/August, 1976
issue, and one ADL memorandum dated May 26, 1976. RUDIN stated ADL memorandum an
d digest furnished gives background concerning SPIRO AGNEW, in that they feel AG
NEW's statements to the American Press and on the Today Show are "irresponsible,
anti-Semitic, and are shocking and unplausible." RUDIN stated that based on AGN
EW's recent statements, a number of people have written SINATRA concerning his a
ssociation with AGNEW and have recommended that his association be severed. RUDI
N furnished six letters that had been received by SINATRA recently concerning SI
NATRA's association with AGNEW. Copies of the six letters are attached.}{\par \p
ard \hyphpar
RUDIN telephonically contacted SINATRA on August 9, 1976, at SINATRA's residence
in Pinyon Crest, California, and it was determined that SINATRA had no suspects
in this matter. RUDIN stated that he had no suspects in this matter although on
e letter furnished above to the FBI was postmarked at Flushing, New York, July 3
1, 1976, from
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Queens, New York. RUDIN then furnished SINATRA's itinerary, which reflects that
SINATRA will be in Vancouver on August 20 and 21, 1976, and that from August 21
through 27, 1976, SINATRA will be at the Waldorf Astoria while performing during
that period at Saratoga, New York, and Holmdel, New Jersey. SINATRA is currentl
y in Palm Springs, California, and will remain there until August 19, 1976. }{\p
ar \pard \hyphpar
{\i
The letter:}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
To Frank Sinatra!}{\par \pard \hyphpar
You will arrange a well publicized press-conference not later than {\ul
August 15, 1976}. You will denounce your good friend Spiro Agnew because he sold
himself to the Arabs in order to be their spokesman and official anti-Israeli a
nd anti-Semitic propagandist in the USA. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
If you do not comply [with] this demand your life is {\ul
NOT} in danger. Death is not a punishment, it is a sudden end of life without su
ffering. Your famous Blue Eyes are in jeopardy. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Study the method of African Bushmen's blowing tubes. The prickle can be targeted
very exactly from a distance of 100 feet or further. The tube could be a cigare
tte holder, could be a part of a photo camera, a binocular, a trompet or a dozen
of other objects. It is absolutely undetectable.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
No poison will be used but a chemically treated prickle perforates one of your e
yes and a sympathetic ophtalmia follows. Consult your doctor, he will convince y
ou.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Think about it which is better: keep the friendship of Agnew or spend the rest o
f your life in complete darkness.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
The FBI undertook an extensive four-month investigation to determine the identit
y of the writer for a possible extortion prosecution. Agents checked the letter
for fingerprints and took fingerprints from Sinatra employees known to have hand
led the letter. They did a detailed analysis of the letter's typing. They took p
recise measurements, including the thickness of the paper down to the ten-thousa
ndth of an inch. They compared it to two other letters sent to Sinatra around th
e same time, an unsigned one warning him of imminent danger and a signed one fro
m a woman criticizing his friendship with Agnew. They compared the letter to mis
sives in the FBI's vast Anonymous Letter File. They came up dry}. }{\par \pard \
hyphpar
Copy to: USA [U.S. Attorney], Los Angeles
{\line }
(Attention: AUSA [Assistant U.S. Attorney] EARL E. BOYD) }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Report of:
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Office: Los Angeles, California }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Date: 12/1/76}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Title: UNKNOWN SUBJECT;
{\line }
FRANK SINATRA--VICTIM }{\par \pard \hyphpar
character: EXTORTION}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Synopsis: On 8/9/76, Attorney and Business Manager of FRANK SINATRA, Beverly Hil
ls, California, furnished a threatening letter which was addressed to SINATRA in
Palm Springs, California. Envelope was postmarked at shing, New York, on 7/29/7
6. Attorney also furnished other communications received by SINATRA in the recen
t post concerning his association with SPIRO AGNEW and one of those was an envel
ope and letter postmarked 7/31/76, at Flushing, New York, from
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, Queens, New York. AUSA, Los Angeles, contacted and advised he would consider p
rosecution of sender of letter contained in envelope postmarked 7/29/76, for vio
lation of the Extortion Statute. Elimination fingerprints taken at SINATRA's off
ice of employees that handled the threatening letter. FBI Lab reports set forth,
which identified character of typewriting. FBI Identification Division reported
no latent fingerprints developed on threatening communication. By a letter date
d 8/30/76, from SINATRA's business office, FBI Los Angeles, was forwarded a comm
unication which had been forwarded to SINATRA's business office by Secretary and
Corporate Counsel, Caesars World, Inc., Las Vegas, Nevada. The letter had as en
closures an envelope postmarked at Chicago, Illinois, 8/20/76, addressed to Caes
ars Palace, Strip on the, Las Vegas, Nevada, and enclosed letter was addressed t
o FRANK SINATRA. The letter advised SINATRA to be careful of his food and medici
ne, etc. as individuals were planning to get rid of him. FBI, New York, determin
ed threatening communication mailed in Flushing and a review of New York indices
determined
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telephonically advised she was in Europe with her husband during the period June
-September, 1976. On 12/1/76, AUSA, Los Angeles, declined prosecution as all inv
estigation has been conducted in an attempt to identify sender of threatening co
mmunication received by SINATRA. }}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\b
{\qc
EIGHT
{\line }
THE FBI AND SINATRA THE MAN }}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qc
{\i
"I don't think the leopard will change his spots."}}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qc
In Sinatra's case, the price of fame was not simply a surrender of privacy. In l
ate 1963, the singer's son, Frank Sinatra, Jr., then nineteen, was kidnapped and
briefly held, unsuccessfully, for ransom. The incident brought the bureau and t
he senior Sinatra closer together--but only so close, and it appeared to harden
the star.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
If the FBI files did not show that Sinatra was a draft-dodger, Communist, or cri
minal, in the end they certainly showed that he was a man in a very bright spotl
ight.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
Frank Sinatra, Jr., was kidnapped on December 8, 1963, two weeks after the assas
sination of John F. Kennedy}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
Attempting to launch his own singing career, the young Sinatra had been schedule
d to perform in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. But as he and a bandmate ate dinner in his h
otel room just after 9 P.M., somebody knocked on the door, announcing a delivery
for Frankie Sinatra. When Sinatra opened the door, he faced a .38 revolver. Two
men, both twenty-three, tied up the friend and spirited the teenager away to Lo
s Angeles, where they held him for ransom with the help of a forty-two-year-old
accomplice }. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
Hoover and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, still mourning his brother's rece
nt assassination, made the case a top priority. A team of FBI agents quickly cra
cked the amateurish scheme. The perpetrators were arrested in Los Angeles three
days after Sinatra Sr. and an FBI agent delivered $239,985 for the safe return o
f his son, not counting $15 spent by the FBI for a valise big enough to carry al
l that cash}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
During the kidnapper's trial, defense attorneys infuriated the Sinatra family by
suggesting that the whole thing was a hoax cooked up to gain publicity for the
son's fledgling singing career. The depth of the elder Sinatra's anger was on di
splay in this exchange of letters, prompted by a June 27, 1964, letter from a pr
ison chaplain who counseled the two younger kidnappers after they were convicted
}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qc
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
{\line }
BUREAU OF PRISONS
{\line }
MEDICAL CENTER FOR FEDERAL PRISONERS
{\line }
SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI }}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Dear Mr. & Mrs. Sinatra,}{\par \pard \hyphpar
As Catholic Chaplain of the United States Medical Center here in Springfield, I
have become very well acquainted personally with Mr. Barry Keenan and Mr. Joe Am
sler. I have spoken with both of these men on numerous occasions about the true
Catholic approach to the crime of kidnapping your son. It is quite evident that
both Barry and Joe are very much convinced both emotionally and intellectually t
hat considering the event of the kidnapping from the eyes of God, that it was tr
uly a non-Christian act. As soon as Barry and Joe arrived at this institution, I
suggested to them that they enroll in the Catholic Religion Classes which I was
holding at this institution, and both of them complied with my wishes. The atti
tude that these two men expressed in these classes was quite amazing to me as we
ll as other students in the class. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
While I am not speaking officially in the name of this institution, it is quite
evident from my very close contact with Barry and Joe that basically they are go
od men. At the present time one of their greatest concerns is the hardship that
was brought upon both of you. Again, speaking as Catholic Chaplain of this insti
tution, I am very much convinced that they will both try to make amends to you f
or this hardship. No doubt you did experience a great deal of suffering and emot
ional anxiety during the kidnapping as well as perhaps some embarrassment during
the trial. This is very understandable and for having caused you this suffering
and embarrassment, Barry and Joe have often expressed their sorrow and regret.}
While I have never had the opportunity to meet either of you personally, it is c
ommenting on the obvious to say that from various sources, various modes of comm
unication, I have heard a great deal about you, and with this letter I too would
wish to express to you my regret and sorrow for what the recent event has cause
d you.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
We as Christians, we who have been taken into this body of Christ and have hence
become other Christs, must also try to express in our attitudes, in our relatio
nships with other people, the attitude of Christ himself. Christ, this son of Go
d, was also kidnapped and you and I know very well that the motives, the reasons
why Christ was kidnapped far exceed the evil that may have been involved in the
motives, in the reasons, why your son was kidnapped. We should at all times, I
think, see ourselves as we really are, other Christs, and as St. Paul tells us o
ver and over again that we should live this life of a Christian, that we should
put on Christ. Even though Christ was scourged, was spit upon, was crucified, ye
t some of his last words were, "Father, forgive them for they know not what they
do."}{\par \pard \hyphpar
I am certain that both Barry and Joe, and again I speak from my rather close rel
ationship with them as their Catholic Chaplain, have learned a great deal from t
his tragic event and if they are treated correctly the event of the kidnapping a
nd all that was entailed in it have caused, and will continue to cause a new res
urgence of religious fervor both in Barry Keenan and Joe Amsler. We know that Ch
rist works among us in rather mysterious ways. Things that bring people closer t
o him and to his Father sometimes mystify us poor ignorant human beings. I know
that the event of the kidnapping has brought Barry and Joe much more closely to
God and have brought about within them a deeper realization of what in this worl
d is really of value. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
I was convinced, Mr. and Mrs. Sinatra, that as their director in the area of rel
igion that I am bound to write this letter to you for your own good and for the
good of Barry and Joe, for whom I have a very great deal of respect and love. Bo
th of them have been very regular in their attendance at all of our religious se
rvices, and both have expressed a great deal of interest in the area of religion
. Since Barry has come to this institution he has been trained to be Commentator
at Mass, a position which he fulfills very well.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Mr. and Mrs. Sinatra, I hope very sincerely that this letter finds you well and
happy, and I ask that you say many prayers for us here at this institution. Many
of the men here are not bad men, but they are persons who have made mistakes in
life. Many of the sins, translating it into theological terminology, that men c
ommit in the world far exceed the gravity of acts that have prompted the incarce
ration of so many of our brothers. We ask God to forgive us our sins but we ask
him to forgive our sins as we forgive the sins of our brothers.}
{\line }
Very sincerely yours in Christ,}{\par \pard \hyphpar

Father Roger Schmit, O.S.B.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
The Catholic Chaplain}
{\line }
{\i
But Sinatra rebuffed the priest with a six-page letter in which his anger over t
he kidnapper's hoax defense was clearly palpable. The letter is truncated here}.
{\qc
Frank Sinatra }}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qr
July 27, 1964}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Dear Father Schmit:}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Since you have had no prior relationship to the Sinatra family, we assume that i
t was not the purpose of your letter to give us religious guidance. Accordingly,
there could only be two possible purposes for your letter: (1) a request that w
e forgive Keenan and Amsler, and/or (2) that we take some action to express our
forgiveness in order to alleviate the punishment the court has imposed upon them
At the outset, I feel I must tell you that in my opinion it is presumptuous for
you to ask us to forgive them.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
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Up to this time I have remained silent on the subject of the manner in which the
trial was conducted and the harm done to my son by the claim of "hoax," but you
r letter, written in the name of God, has caused me to break that silence.}{\par
\pard \hyphpar
{\i
Then Sinatra forwarded to Hoover the exchange of letters with the priest. In a s
urprisingly cordial "Dear Edgar" letter, Sinatra thanked Hoover for his son's sa
fe return, and said he thought Hoover would find the exchange with the chaplain
"interesting, particularly insofar as it reflects my own attitude with respect t
o what has happened." Hoover's reply below is equally cordial--if you disregard
the internal note added to the copy in the FBI files. In his letter to the singe
r, Hoover suggests that he shares Sinatra's harsh attitude toward mercy}. }{\par
\pard \hyphpar
{\qc
August 4, 1964 }}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Mr. Frank Sinatra
{\line }
9229 Sunset Boulevard
{\line }
Los Angeles 69, California
{\line }
Dear Frank: }{\par \pard \hyphpar
I have received your letter of July 30th enclosing a copy of the letter Mrs. Sin
atra and you received from Father Roger Schmit and your reply.}{\par \pard \hyph
par
I can certainly understand your concern in this matter and appreciate your inter
est in sending me this correspondence. I also want to thank you for your very ki
nd comments regarding our participation in the investigation relating to your so
n's kidnaping.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
As for my feelings in matters such as these, I think you would be interested in
my introduction to the April, 1964, issue of the FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin wh
erein it was stated, "In 1924, a New York City judge stated, 'The demand of the
hour in America is for jurors with conscience, judges with courage and prisons w
hich are neither country clubs or health resorts. It is not the criminals, actua
l or potential, that need a neuropathic hospital,' the judge added, 'it is the p
eople who slobber over them in an effort to find excuses for their crime.' "}{\p
ar \pard \hyphpar
NOTE: Bufiles reflect Father Roger Schmit, a 29-year-old Catholic priest, was a
Departmental applicant in 1963 at which time no derogatory information was devel
oped concerning him. The Director is well aware of the background of Sinatra. Ad
dress per previous correspondence.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
Years later, Nancy Sinatra wrote to Hoover concerning a book she was writing abo
ut her father. She wanted to include the director's recollections}{\i
about her father. Hoover was less than verbose in his response. (She later inclu
ded much of his reply in two affectionate biographies of her father.)}}{\par \pa
rd \hyphpar
{\qc
Miss Nancy Sinatra
{\line }
9000 Sunset Boulevard
{\line }
Los Angeles, California
{\line }
90069 Dear Miss Sinatra: }{\par \pard \hyphpar
I have received your letter of November 20th and appreciate your interest in com
municating with me in connection with the book you are writing about your father
In response to your request, I remember, in particular, a telephone conversation
I had with your father in connection with the kidnapping of Frank, Jr. This too
k place on December 11, 1963, and I told your father how pleased I was that Fran
k, Jr., had been safely returned. I recall pointing out to him that although he
would now be besieged by inquiries from the news media, we still had numerous pr
oductive leads to pursue and would be able to do so only if the case received a
minimum of publicity. Your father, of course, cooperated in every possible way.
Within a short time, our investigation was completed and early on the morning of
December 14th, I had the pleasure of telephoning your father again to inform hi
m that the kidnappers were in custody.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Please feel free to use the foregoing in the manner you indicated, and I do hope
that your book will enjoy every possible success.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
NOTE: Bufiles contain no derogatory information regarding Nancy Sinatra.}{\par \
pard \hyphpar
{\i
Frank Sinatra, Sr., developed a close relationship with agents on the kid-nappin
g case, especially the special agent in charge for Las Vegas, Dean Elson. In thi
s memo, Courtney Evans, the FBI's liaison to the Justice Department, tells a col
league, Alan Belmont, that Elson wants to capitalize on his budding friendship w
ith the celebrity, who at the time was about to start filming} None But the Brav
e {\i
in Hawaii}. }
{\line }
{\line }
SUBJECT: FRANK SINATRA}{\par \pard \hyphpar
In view of the long association which Frank Sinatra, the well-known entertainer,
has had with prominent hoodlums and racketeers, I discussed this situation pers
onally with SAC Elson of Las Vegas on Saturday, April 11, after the conclusion o
f the Organized Crime and Criminal Intelligence Conference held at Los Angeles.}
SAC Elson has a close personal relationship with Frank Sinatra, his attorney and
close business associates as a result of Elson's handling these individuals dur
ing the kidnapping case in which Sinatra's son was the victim. As evidence of th
e high regard in which Elson is held by Sinatra, it is noted Elson and his wife
have been invited by Sinatra to attend social affairs being given by Sinatra at
his home in Palm Springs. Sinatra even offered to send his private airplane to L
as Vegas and transport the Elsons to California. SAC Elson said he graciously de
clined these social invitations and that he had written the Director about them
sometime ago. I told Elson that in the absence of contrary instructions from the
Bureau it seemed most proper not to accept social invitations extended because
of Elson's handling his FBI duties.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
We did discuss, however, Sinatra's background, including his long and close asso
ciation with several major hoodlums and racketeers. It seems obvious that Sinatr
a could supply extremely valuable information about these individuals and their
activities. SAC Elson believes his relationship with Sinatra is so close that he
might be able to induce Sinatra to cooperate with us. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
There is attached a summary of information showing Sinatra's long association wi
th major hoodlums.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
ACTION TO BE TAKEN:}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Frank Sinatra is currently reported to be in the Far East where he is on locatio
n making a motion picture. On his return to the United States it is believed we
should have SAC Elson contact Sinatra and explore the possibilities of developin
g him as an informant. This could best be accomplished by having Elson go to Sou
thern California on two or three weekends when Sinatra would not be tied up with
his business affairs. We would, of course, have Sinatra believe Elson was in Ca
lifornia on other business which would provide an appropriate cover for Elson's
meeting with Sinatra and exploring the possibilities of his cooperating with us.

Elson is convinced that his relationship with Sinatra at this time is such that
he could do this discreetly without any possibility of embarrassment to the Bure
au. If we are to do this we should begin promptly on Sinatra's return to the Uni
ted States as Elson's relationship with Sinatra will deteriorate if no contact i
s made and much time elapses.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
If you approve SAC Elson will be advised telephonically when he next calls the B
ureau to proceed along these lines.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
The summary attached to Belmont's memo:}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Frank Sinatra through the years has been associated with some of the most infamo
us individuals of modern times. During the 1930s when he was growing up in New J
ersey, he was reportedly befriended by Willie Moretti, former underworld boss of
Bergen County, New Jersey, and cousin of the notorious Joe Adonis. In later yea
rs Sinatra sang at the wedding of Willie Moretti's daughter.}{\par \pard \hyphpa
r
In the 40s Sinatra's name was linked with such well-known hoodlums as Joseph and
Rocco Fischetti, members of the Capone gang, Charles "Lucky" Luciano, and James
Tarantino, associate of Benjamin "Bugsy" Seigel and editor and publisher of the
magazine "Hollywood Night Life." }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Newspapers on February 20, 1947, reported that Frank Sinatra had been in Havana,
Cuba, for four days the previous week and that "his companion in public and pri
vate was Luciano, Luciano's bodyguard and a rich collection of gamblers and high
-binders." The article indicated that Luciano and Sinatra were seen together at
the racetracks, the gambling casinos and at special parties.}{\par \pard \hyphpa
r
A September 11, 1947, column of Westbrook Pegler reported that when Frank Sinatr
a flew to Havana, Cuba, on February 11, 1947, he was accompanied by Joe and Rocc
o Fischetti.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
In recent years considerable information has been reported concerning Sinatra ti
es with Sam Giancana. Reports of the use of Sinatra's Palm Springs home by Gianc
ana and Phyllis McGuire and Giancana's disappointment in Sinatra's inability to
get the administration to tone down its efforts in the Anti-Racketeering field c
onstitutes the most significant information developed. On at least two occasions
in past years Sinatra has been in Atlantic City taking over an entire floor of
one of the major hotels for a private party which lasted several weeks and inclu
ded hoodlum guests such as Giancana, the Fischettis and Joe Bonanno of Phoenix.}
Until he was recently ordered to sell his interests in Las Vegas, Sinatra owned
a percentage of the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas and was 100% owner of the Cal-Neva
Lodge at Lake Tahoe. Informants have speculated that Sinatra was merely a front
for hoodlum money invested in these gambling casinos. During the last year of op
eration, the Cal-Neva Lodge was managed by Paul "Skinny" D'Amato, longtime frien
d of Sinatra who also has a hoodlum background and has for years operated the 50
0 Club in Atlantic City.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
When interviewed concerning his Las Vegas interests Sinatra maintained he repres
ented only himself and that Sam Giancana was only someone he recalled meeting at
an airport. Confidential sources in Las Vegas and Chicago, however, indicate a
much closer association between Sinatra and Giancana. In the Fall of 1962, Sinat
ra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., and Eddie Fisher made what appeared to be a c
ommand performance at the Villa Venice Supper Club near Chicago, apparently arra
nged by Sinatra for Giancana. When interviewed concerning it, Sinatra claimed he
had arranged for these entertainers merely as a favor to Leo Olsen, owner of th
e Club and that Giancana had nothing to do with it. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
It was Sinatra's continued association with Giancana that led to the revocation
of his Nevada gambling license in September of 1963. This was brought about prin
cipally by the discovery of Giancana's presence at the Cal-Neva Lodge even thoug
h he was listed in the Nevada Black Book as a "undesirable" in Nevada.}{\par \pa
rd \hyphpar
ADDENDUM}{\par \pard \hyphpar
I don't think the leopard will change his spots, but I recommend SAC Elson try h
is hand at this.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qr
A. H. Belmont}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
Handwritten notation by Clyde Tolson:} I do not agree. C. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
Handwritten notation by Hoover:} I share Tolson's views. H. }{\par \pard \hyphpa
r
{\i
Handwritten notation by Evans:} Elson advised to take no action in this matter.
E. 4/23/64 }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
Sinatra was apparently unaware of Hoover's low regard for him, as this item in t
he files about a party for Jack Warner of Warner Bros. Records shows}. }{\par \p
ard \hyphpar
By an undated letter addressed "Dear Friend" Frank Sinatra invited FBI Director,
Mr. Hoover, to a testimonial dinner to be held on 4/25/65, in Beverly Hills, in
honor of Jack Warner. The dinner was being sponsored by the Friars Club, Charit
y Foundation, Beverly Hills, Calif., of which Sinatra was Abbot Emeritus.}{\par
\pard \hyphpar
{\i
Years later, Elson continued to report to headquarters on Sinatra's activities,
as shown by this memo from Tom E. Bishop to Cartha "Deke" DeLoach}, {\i
both top Hoover lieutenants. Sinatra was then in the midst of a two-week stand i
n Las Vegas at the Sands casino, where he had been a part owner until evidence o
f mob associations forced him to relinquish his casino interests in Nevada in 19
64}. }
{\line }
{\line }
DATE: September 11, 1967
{\line }{\line }FROM: T. E. Bishop
{\line }
SAC Elson from Las Vegas called this afternoon and spoke with Leinbaugh in my of
fice. Elson said he had sent the Director a letter Friday regarding some of Sina
tra's recent activities and wanted to bring the Bureau up to date.}{\par \pard \
hyphpar
Elson said that about 6 or 7 a.m. this morning Sinatra went into the casino at t
he Sands apparently to apologize to the pit dealers regarding his actions severa
l nights ago. According to Elson some words were exchanged and when a security g
uard came walking over to Sinatra, Sinatra picked up a chair and hit the guard o
ver the head, apparently injuring him seriously. Immediately thereafter Carl Coh
en, casino manager, hit Sinatra in the mouth and in the words of our informant,
"Really decked him." According to our source, Sinatra had at least two front tee
th knocked out.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Elson commented that Cohen will be in real trouble now and he said that he will
keep the Bureau closely advised of developments.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
The above is for the Director's information.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
A later summary of Sinatra information in FBI files recounted the same episode i
n detail--and alleged a Machiavellian motive for the star's behavior: He wanted
to end his contract with the Sands, which had just been bought by Howard Hughes,
so he could instead perform at Caesars Palace, identified as a La Cosa Nostra (
LCN) establishment. This reasoning seems unlikely, given that, according to Kitt
y Kelley's biography, Sinatra was already}{\i

negotiating with Caesars at the time and had signed a $3 million performance con
tract on September 11, 1967--the same day as the fracas}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Informant stated that Sinatra, upon learning that his wife, Mia, had lost $20,00
0 gambling at the Sands Hotel, became furious and purchased $50,000 worth of chi
ps in an attempt to win back his wife's losses. Within a 45 minute interval he h
ad lost the $50,000. Upon learning of Sinatra's losses, Howard Hughes (not ident
ified) ordered Sinatra's credit stopped. Sinatra, intoxicated, tore his room to
shambles. He then obtained a golf cart and drove it all around the front of the
Sands Hotel. Carl Cohen (not identified) attempted to calm Sinatra; however, Sin
atra threw some chips in Cohen's face at which time Cohen punched Sinatra in the
mouth causing the loss of teeth. Informant advised that it was indicated that t
his activity was planned in order to have Sinatra's contract at the Sands broken
so that he could later be placed in Caesars Palace, since this establishment ha
d Family* interests. Informant did not believe this was planned, however, to the
extent that Sinatra would lose two teeth.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
This reference indicated that [John] Roselli was active in LCN matters.}{\par \p
ard \hyphpar
*LCN Family interests}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
After Frank Sinatra's mother, Natalie "Dolly" Sinatra, died at age eighty-two in
the crash of a chartered plane on January 6, 1977, the FBI's current director s
ent condolences to Frank Sinatra, Jr}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\qr
January 10, 1977 }}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Mr. Frank Sinatra, Jr.
{\line }
Sinatra Way
{\line }
Cathedral City, California 92234
{\line }
Dear Mr. Sinatra: }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Your friends in the FBI were deeply saddened at the news of your grandmother's d
eath and extend heartfelt sympathy to you and the other members of your family.
Although words are of little solace at times such as this, we hope you will be c
omforted by your many warm memories of her and the knowledge that others are thi
nking of you and share your sorrow.}
{\line }
Clarence M. Kelley
{\line }
Director }
{\line }
NOTE: Bufiles indicate prior cordial correspondence with Mr. Sinatra who has bee
n friendly to the FBI and very cooperative with our Los Angeles Office. He met M
r. Kelley on 12-16-75 at the FBI Appreciation Day function held in San Francisco
{\i
Sinatra occasionally was subjected to threatening letters or calls, usually from
apparently deranged yet harmless people. An anonymous caller, for example, warn
ed of a hand-grenade attack in Miami Beach. A tipster claimed two escaped mental
patients from Massachusetts were bent on assassinating the singer. An anonymous
letter said Henry Kissinger wanted to poison Sinatra for knowing too much about
a planned coup}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
In the earlier years, the FBI's inquiries were perfunctory. But later, as author
ities at all levels began to take threats against celebrities more seriously, th
e investigations became ever more intensive, as shown by some of the final docum
ents in the FBI's Sinatra files. Thus, by the twilight of Frank Sinatra's career
, the FBI had come full circle, from relentlessly pursuing the star to relentles
sly pursuing his tormentors}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
One of the last cases involved a threatening letter and phone calls just before
a four-night Sinatra engagement in Atlantic City in May 1980. The FBI spared no
expense in trying to find the culprit. This memo detailed the inquiry's origin}.
NARRATIVE OF OFFENSE:}{\par \pard \hyphpar
This investigation was instituted upon request of information from
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Intelligence Unit, Atlantic City Police Department (ACPD), who reported that an
unsigned letter, containing a threat to kill entertainer FRANK SINATRA, had been
received on May 14, 1980, at the Reservations Office of the World International
Hotel (WI), Atlantic City, New Jersey. The handwritten letter and envelope, pos
tmarked Reading, Pennsylvania, were obtained and examined.
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Clerk, WI, who received the subject correspondence, also advised that she receiv
ed suspicious calls on WI's out-of-state 800 telephone line. Preliminary investi
gation was instituted to attempt to identify unknown subject and to establish a
violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 875-876. The threat letter ap
peared to be a response to WI's promotional advertising for a package deal for t
he scheduled SINATRA shows at the nearby Resorts International Casino/Hotel, dur
ing the weekends of May 23-26, 1980, and May 31-June 1, 1980. Liaison was mainta
ined with ACPD, Bell Telephone Security Office, WI, Resorts and the SINATRA secu
rity staff. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
The primary piece of evidence was the letter itself}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
EVIDENCE:}{\par \pard \hyphpar
1. Envelope, postmarked at Reading, Pennsylvania, addressed to World Internation
al Hotel, no return address listed; and its contents, an unsigned one page, hand
written letter containing the following wording:}
{\line }
"We are going to shoot
{\line }
all Sinatra's guts out
{\line }
we wanted to shoot him
{\line }
for a long time he
{\line }
never could sing and
{\line }
he has been a old
{\line }
crook all his life this
{\line }
will be a good time
{\line }
to get him.
{\line }
Watch and see
{\line }
he is not worth 2C/
{\line }
$189 ha ha." }
{\line }
{\i
The letter by the unknown subject (UNSUB, in FBI jargon) prompted a three-month
investigation. Among the techniques employed was a "psycholinguistics" analysis,
for which the FBI hired a consultant. He found an extraordinary amount of hidde
n meaning in the fifty-two-word note}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
To: SSRA, Atlantic City
{\line }
Attention:
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Atlantic City
{\line }
From: M. S. Miron, Psycholinguistics
{\line }
Re: UNSUB; Frank Sinatra--Victim }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Hobb's Act}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Photofacsimile of a one page communication addressed to World International, pos
tmarked May 12, 1980 was transmitted from the Atlantic City office for analysis.
DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF UNSUB}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Based upon an analysis of the content and style of this communication, it is my
opinion that UNSUB is a Caucasian male of foreign birth, who has resided in this
country for at least 15 years and is between 45 and 55 years of age. I am not a
ble to determine the nationality of the author from the evidence in hand, howeve
r given the clear signs of psychological identification this UNSUB feels for the
victim and the distinctive orthography, it is not improbable that UNSUB is of I
talian origin. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Given the content emphasis of money, it is most likely that UNSUB is unemployed
or in a low-income, blue collar occupation.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE OF UNSUB}{\par \pard \hyphpar
In my judgment, UNSUB's threat does not reflect content characteristics which wo
uld imply either the means or the determination for action. The threat is, I bel
ieve, instead based on UNSUB's resentments over not being able to indulge himsel
f with a trip he wishes to take. The communication has the form of a "sour grape
s" rationalization of the privation UNSUB feels.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Use of such defense and the gastro-intestinal form of the threat, imply that UNS
UB is a dependent personality with inadequate and immature coping strategies. Su
ch speculation further implies that UNSUB may tend toward alcoholism and other s
uch letter writing activities. It is not unlikely that UNSUB has written similar
anonymous letters to public officials and/or commercial institutions.}{\par \pa
rd \hyphpar
The form of the threat is consistent with an interpretation of lack of subterfug
e; i.e., use of re-mailers or disguised handwriting. I, therefore, conclude that
UNSUB is a resident of the post-marked area.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
The unusual telephone calls to the advertised number for the referenced junket a
re entirely consistent with the behavior to be expected from this UNSUB.}{\par \
pard \hyphpar
UNSUB probably is an habitual lottery player and gambler, but, in my judgment wo
uld not be expected to have a criminal record.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Support for the conclusion that this UNSUB poses no danger to the victim is prov
ided by the following data observations. Note that UNSUB chooses to cast his man
ifest resentment in the responsibility diffusing form of the plural pronoun. Ins
tead of implying the organizational support UNSUB undoubtedly intended, it is in
stead inconsistent with the personal determination characteristic of more danger
ous threats. Note further that UNSUB chooses to make salient his "wanting" to ta
ke action in a form which is distinctly fantasy-like rather than action-oriented
. UNSUB ends with a reference to the passivity of "watch and see" which again is
antithetical to action and, I believe, is characteristic of the passiveness of
UNSUB himself. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
The agent in charge of the probe summarized his or her efforts}. }{\par \pard \h
yphpar
The following investigation was conducted by Special Agent
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}}
at Atlantic City, New Jersey: }{\par \pard \hyphpar
On May 22, 1980,
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}}
Security Officer, New Jersey Bell Telephone Company,
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was contacted concerning the receipt of calls at the World International (WI) Ho
tel on number 800-257-7912, which was identified as the toll-free number utilize
d by WI in their out-of-state advertising for the SINATRA weekend special. He re
ferred this request for assistance to his counterpart at Bell of Pennsylvania. }
On May 22, 1980,
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}}
Security Officer, Bell of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Office, number
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}}
was contacted regarding this matter. He advised that arrangements would be made
to trap calls from the Reading area to the 800 number used by WI. He also advise
d that he would attempt to retrieve any records of such calls on May 17 and May
20, 1980. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
On May 22, 1980,
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and
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}}
Intelligence Unit, Atlantic City Police Department (ACPD) were contacted for the
purpose of reviewing their investigation in this matter and coordinating future
steps.
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}}
furnished the original threat letter and its envelope (reported on separate FD-3
02) and advised that he received it on May 16, 1980, from ACPD employee
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who received it from WI's Reservations
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who received it from
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confirmed that the receipt of the threat had been reported to the intended victi
m through ACPD
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.
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SINATRA appearances in Atlantic City. A coordinating conference was subsequently
scheduled for the following morning. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
On May 23, 1980, Special Agent
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attended a meeting held at the office of
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of Intertel, Resorts International's Security Office, Seaside Motel Office, Atla
ntic City. Among the others in attendance were
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(ACPD),
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(ACPD), and
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(New Jersey State Police--Division of Gaming Enforcement) (NJSP-DGE).
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confirmed that he has reported the receipt of the threat, and has maintained con
tact regarding this matter with JILLY RIZZO, SINATRA's bodyguard and chief aid.
RIZZO advised
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that on occasion threatening-type letters are received by SINATRA. However, he c
ould not recall any similar to the current one postmarked Reading, Pennsylvania,
nor could he furnish any information of lead value. Security arrangements for S
INATRA's performances May 23-26 and May 31-June 1 were coordinated between Resor
t's staff, SINATRA's personal guards, ACPD, and NJSP-DGE. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
On May 23, 1980,
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WI Hotel, was contacted and instructed regarding the proper handling of any futu
re suspicious calls or correspondence. She agreed to advise all appropriate pers
onnel.
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was also contacted regarding the threat letter and suspicious calls (reported on
separate FD-302). She agreed to search WI's reservations list for any individua
ls from Reading and to remain alert for same. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
On May 23, 1980, Bureau Supervisor
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contacted Special Agent
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and suggested conferring with MURRAY MIRON, the Bureau's consultant in psycholin
guistics, at number (315) 423-3661. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
On May 27, 1980, MURRAY MIRON, of the Syracuse Research Corporation, was contact
ed and furnished a facsimile of the threat letter and envelope. He furnished an
analysis and profile of unknown subject, which was subsequently confirmed in his
report dated May 28, 1980.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
On May 27, 1980,
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was contacted and he advised that SINATRA's appearances over the weekend proceed
ed without incident. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
On May 28, 1980,
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advised that similar security precautions were planned for the second of SINATRA
's weekend specials at Resorts. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
On May 29, 1980,
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Bell of Pennsylvania, was recontacted and he advised that his efforts to locate
and retrieve any record of May 17 and/or May 20, 1980, calls met with negative r
esults. Also, to date no record has been printed out of any Reading-area calls t
o the 800 number. He agreed to continue this watch through June 1, 1980. }{\par
\pard \hyphpar
On May 31, 1980, Resorts International announced the cancellation of SINATRA's a
ppearances that weekend, due to the performer's case of laryngitis.}{\par \pard
\hyphpar
On June 2, 1980,
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Bell of Pennsylvania, advised that there continued to be no record of any Readin
g-area calls to the 800 number. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL REPORTS:}
{\line }
1. Psycholinguistical Analysis of M. S. MIRON, dated May 28, 1980.}{\par \pard \
hyphpar
2. Report of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Laboratory, Document Section,
dated July 9, 1980.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
3. Report of FBI Identification Division, Latent Fingerprint Section, dated July
25, 1980.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\i
Alas, it was all for naught}. }
{\line }
PROSECUTIVE STATUS:}{\par \pard \hyphpar
On August 14, 1980, the facts of this matter were presented to Assistant United
States Attorney (AUSA) THOMAS MC KAY, III, Camden, New Jersey, who concurred tha
t all logical investigation had been pursued in an effort to identify the origin
ator of the threat. AUSA MC KAY also noted that there were no indications of any
followup to this threat nor have any similar threats been received. Based on th
ese reasons he declined any prosecutive consideration in this matter.}}{\par \pa
rd \hyphpar
{\line }{\line }{\b \par \pard \hyphpar
{\b
{\qc
Acknowledgments }}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Several people helped the editors in gathering material for this book that was n
ot included in the batch of documents released by the Federal Bureau of Investig
ation in 1998. The editors express their gratitude.}{\par \pard \hyphpar
Beth Crowley, a dogged news assistant in the Washington bureau of {\i
The Wall Street Journal}, tracked down key electronic surveillance transcripts a
t the National Archives. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
Sam Rushay and Pat Anderson, archivists for the National Archives' Nixon Project
, helped locate noteworthy documents from that collection. Linda Kloss of the FB
I's Freedom of Information Act Office knows where all the best documents are bur
ied and found some of the most important Kennedy-related memos involving Sinatra
that weren't included in the FBI's 1998 release. Jim Lesar of the Assassination
Archives and Records Center supplied some documents related to Judith Campbell.
Numerous books proved quite helpful in putting these documents in context and we
re consulted liberally by the editors. These included {\i
His Way: The Unauthorized Biography of Frank Sinatra} by Kitty Kelley; {\i
Frank Sinatra: An American Legend} and {\i
Frank Sinatra: My Father}, both by Nancy Sinatra; {\i
All the Way: A Biography of Frank Sinatra} by Michael Freedland; {\i
Sons and Brothers: The Days of Jack and Bobby Kennedy} by Richard D. Mahoney; {\
i
The Dark Side of Camelot} by Seymour Hersh; {\i
J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and the Secrets} by Curt Gentry; {\i
Hoover's FBI: The Inside Story of Hoover's Trusted Lieutenant} by Cartha D. "Dek
e" DeLoach; {\i
Roemer: Man Against the Mob} by William F. Roemer, Jr.; and {\i
The Mafia Encyclopedia} (second edition) by Carl Sifakis. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
The editors also would like to thank our agent, Flip Brophy of Sterling Lord Lit
eristic, Inc., for believing in this project from the start.}{\par \pard \hyphpa
r
In addition, Tom Kuntz wishes to thank our brother Danny Kuntz and his wife, Rit
a, for their hospitality during this book's final stages.}
{\line }
{\line }{\line }{\b \par \pard \hyphpar
{\b
{\qc
About the Editors}}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
TOM K UNTZ is an editor for {\i
The New York Times} Week in Review section, where he writes and edits "Word for
Word," a column of verbatim excerpts on a variety of topics. Before joining the
{\i
Times} in 1988, he worked for {\i
Newsday, The Hartford Courant}, and {\i
The Miami Herald}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar
His brother PHIL KUNTZ has been a staff reporter in {\i
The Wall Street Journal's} Washington bureau since 1994. Previously, he worked f
or {\i
Congressional Quarterly} and {\i
The Miami Herald}. }
{\line }
{\line }
{\qc
{\ql
Copyright (c) 2000 by Tom Kuntz and Phil Kuntz}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\ql
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in an
y form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, record
ing, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in w
riting from the publisher.}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\ql
Published by Three Rivers Press, New York, New York. Member of the Crown Publish
ing Group.}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\ql
Random House, Inc. New York, Toronto, London, Sydney, Auckland
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{\ul
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{\ql
THREE R IVERS P RESS is a registered trademark and the Three Rivers Press coloph
on is a trademark of Random House, Inc. }}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\ql
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data}}{\par \pard \hyphpar
{\ql
Kuntz, Tom.
{\line }
The Sinatra files: the secret FBI dossier / Tom Kuntz and Phil Kuntz.
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1. Sinatra, Frank, 1915-1998--Archives. 2. United States. Federal Bureau of Inve
stigation--Archives. 3. Singers--United States--Archives. I. Kuntz, Phil. II. Ti
tle. }}{\par \pard \hyphpar
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{\rtf1{\info{\title The Sinatra files: the secret FBI dossier}{\author Tom Kuntz

& Phil Kuntz}}\ansi\ansicpg1252\deff0\deflang1033{\par \pard \hyphpar

As if the draft-dodging, commie, and mob allegations weren't enough, Sinatra's m

Less ambiguous was Sinatra's statement to an interviewer in 1963: "When I sing,

ked by a vocal chorus because of a musicians' strike.}{\par \pard \hyphpar

n office building in Beverly Hills.}{\par \pard \hyphpar

s exemption from military service. }{\par \pard \hyphpar

ction examination that he would be rejected, no such pre-induction examination w

the following information regarding SINATRA: }{\par \pard \hyphpar

e following information:}{\par \pard \hyphpar

{\line }{\line }{\par \pard \hyphpar

SUBJECT: FRANCIS ALBERT SINATRA

{\par \pard \hyphpar

{\line }{\line }"Mr. ADAMSON:

en's Food Drive, 1946

Communist Party member and Chairman of the Legislative Committee of UE Local 30

of individuals named as Russian espionage agents by Elizabeth Bentley....}{\par

SUBJECT: Clearance of Mr. Frank Sinatra to accompany an entertainment group to t

{\par \pard \hyphpar

Colonel W. A. Perry, Chief of Security, G-2, furnished Liaison Agent

ticle is quoted in part as follows:}{\par \pard \hyphpar

}}{\par \pard \hyphpar

mary of the files}. }{\par \pard \hyphpar

FBI summaries of Sinatra's suspect activities suggest a rogues' gallery of early

{\par \pard \hyphpar

{\par \pard \hyphpar

General Crime Survey,

"Washington Times Herald"

the Attorney General under date of June 10, 1947, wherein h

San Francisco teletype, dated

n 1960 he was a constant companion of Joseph Fischetti, alleged former lieutenan

that Frank Sinatra was responsible for causing

n Studios?}{\par \pard \hyphpar

{\line }{\line }TO: Mr. A. H. Belmont

Catholic Church publications to statements made by Senator Kennedy regarding the

, "Kennedy tempers his political liberalism with enough realistic conservatism t

SUBJECT: POTENTIAL CRIMINAL INFORMANT (PCI)

PURPOSE}{\par \pard \hyphpar

}{\par \pard \hyphpar

advised during September, 1959, that in

{\line }{\line }TO: The Attorney General

DATE: December 11, 1961

camaraderie with the mobster-friendly Sinatra, persuaded the president to dista

Northwest Suburban Cook

future. }{\par \pard \hyphpar

st for money. }{\par \pard \hyphpar

achieve with the information which he has accumulated.}{\par \pard \hyphpar

ACTION}{\par \pard \hyphpar

SINATRA TURNS RIGHT }}}{\par \pard \hyphpar

In connection with the Anti-Racketeering investigation of JOSEPH FISCHETTI, aka,

r communist fronts or communist infiltrated. This investigation did not uncover

}{\par \pard \hyphpar

Attached are separate memoranda concerning these individuals.}{\par \pard \hyphp

ng investigation, and several months later, Sinatra endorsed Nixon's reelection,

it investigated mob influence in professional sports. The Democrat-controlled pa

rote Gene Lees in the {\ul

FOR: MARY FENTON

Very sincerely yours in Christ,}{\par \pard \hyphpar

}{\par \pard \hyphpar

y Kelley's biography, Sinatra was already}{\i

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