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a'ti past year rumors have oiraalatsd widely throughout South Florida, at lea
and`Hsaibly is other sections of the Stats that the C&PCRH SYNDICATE has an inter-
, lUb.i.*dog raoe ihemks in the Stats of Florida, and through that ownership now has
strong political Orn setians'with the Stats Administration. Theis more also have
canoeoted the woarahlp and operations of curtain dog race tracks with the Sable
troths of the CAPONZ STWJICATI MOB into gambling operations. , rh 4
In view et the scrim r inplinations irrolvsd in t .;•
romp wida..epraed roomers
the swims nature of these amore, if true, have a great bearing on law soderder
It might be'well to rs►ise intonation that 1a available on the historF of aezrtaih $s;.
Marl*deg tracks. It thea is any substantial indications that the a nerehlp •.•"*"...'•
of aR•.trsr or tracks whether dog were tracks or harms rams tracks aro ward in`tk4•1
teamother lgsioatmi umbo scooh information tion obv wormy In pert,whether controlled to theu dAbr leasedSTEDICtot he �'t 'l`
a. otivicrra�should be rslaased to the ptablio. i
Sas*trasks operate under the furisdistion and saparviaim of the Florida Stats �""jr '
Pani gCsstsdcn. The state has a responsibility to the public in seeing to it t(interest .`:,
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that the tsks are operated boesatly and within misting law end regul atione ant,'
as a netts*et publla interest aro chargeable'with sesame to it that organisations' ,
• operating tinder the stat.supervised par'l.aatoa7, gstea rspswnt Legitimate bosis t
T interests. -r yt`. : - - , - ` iEf
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l,It-is hie:: a •in relating the history-of dog raps tracks in Florida to ore back 4
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..,.n the tart�K'the CAPONS 3DmICAa had in the s.ab:ishasct of dog mains in .
,, wad.in•other parts of the country. A brief sketch of the history of the '
K,, , . in ci s). L 4 '! ;•. ..w ... :..f ..1%..,`:
.
•-•••-:1;RIO{ ,'0014C010 is'oonsidcred the immediate fomrder of the Ca
•*-4, ,7 8etela Capons Syndicate.
•'4'..16It>YltTll.club operator mad prohibitions first bis-tial hoodlum who operated
••,f... Qalol6o:sn AmDliags,prostitution and vice, in addition to his interacts in t_
,..,--•\ .t.j:th a>tai,r�sing rackets. COUSIN°brought JOifi MIMIC, a Ser fork City hoodlum ' :
*'an!sr•DerSt the notorious °TYPE PNIDNT9e gang to Chicago as his bodysnard. Terris
:Alt). be ,Qaloadhais aLds>~1isutcnaat...lir the year 1919 Al Capons eaa broad*to,-
► "��•� m Bre n'with intro:Notions and reeasroadations from FRAME UIIZ,•germ,,,
Capone at.as a PITTognuPat t •et-thegang. Vale heeded top the lrookly i rackets. He reoomaodnd
became•boomer and bees of the� ?raining �th.�ne las hired�_
a vies resort. Thisa vho
and hese:of place tis a eaobina:loao salaam, gambling Donee �
prectit tion. C.•loeirar placed vice and prostitution on a highly
o:grdsed busin ss..lke heals and Al Capons became his right hand wan in this
victims racket. The •Fac Domes° operated as a headquarters for the prosti- 1
nation recket, and tis a ooablration saloon, ,rambling ha•••s and house c.f 1.11►fs i *.y d
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In the year 1920 ehtig Jim[ Colosimo was slain -,-.. 1'�
Torre o had Al G kris seg, hung. son. NAT that' p ,‘.k ..
Capone wipe ant Colosimo. Others say Torrid brought Frankie ikuls•
from Now York Cit' to do the job. Torrio and Capons after Coloaiao's killing ,'.'��v�',
became the tosses d the Syyndicatees operetlons nditah stranded particularly in • .` •�h'
the limey and Ter rible iohra eertrackets es daringthe prohibition Sr... Torrid became known Y t:�.a`
operatedTbaround Chicago owgster and dope peddler who lived by the gt. He '
Dago for about twenty years -tb^u• err - hag Moen arreetnrf ' •1
until he was shot dawn by his own gong. Confliot..,yt rtpo•te held l:apoae account. •
able for Terries shooting. Other reports placed as+!+onsihility on t','CS kCT,A.'t ,
heed of the notorious rival Pugs Moran mob which operated in Chico, hearing
other attacks Torrid asked for and finished a eentancn on a liquor charg. in a
comty jail.
:`e history of the Capone syndicate and its rpm as the nowt rotorioua gang
in the history of Aserios, brings in the runes of persons outside of the city
limits of Chicago. Prior to the Capone ayndioaters wide-spread operations during j
the prohibition period, there sea a short reform movsuwtt in Chic ago. Johavay
Terris looked about for sera looretive fields in .blah to operate and he turned
to drrnlar, Illinois, a scall town located south of Chicago. Torrid was nfferad a
macaw in this mall town by JO!.DNZ PTT( , than Mayor at Drtmtaw. This anat.
*nun Demme a mom for wide-open aaabling, vice, and prostitution.
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Its. and yeestitetion ran rwepaat in a stockade and %rnha was the scene of
gang killings when the rale at Terris was disputed. When vice activities at
auabsa were aeeadmed• the Capons syndicate tanaferred the viae racket. to
Clear., IIF., a.mall tome fest west of Mow. "The Ship' was the largest
gambling house operating in Chicago. fleas a Capons syndicate bolding operated
by Al Capone,hada Pope and Dian S'Danion, the latter representing Tome.
Terris laterbet Oise killed when OlDenion thought hew toe big for the
eyndleatei..During this peried Jack Oasis better known as sOraa,y Thumbs Jack
Dema,wee Toe:lets Ghia assistant in the operation of viae resorts. After Terris
went inteserils 14 fiaiahieg out a nine months' sentence, he did not return to
Chicago bites*tease York City.Terris became a lieutenant of Frank Costello,
present head at the National Crime Syndicate, now headquartered in Na.York City,
dta
bat now inalng within this national syndicate the operations of the old Capone . ,..0.
eradicate to Chieage. ,y,•;.. . -.
Daring the .ashy iqw aCtagole et Al Capone for suprssacy, he made his heady
gaartera at the Nerthoens Motel in Cisme, nr+...ds. This hotel wan used as
bothabeedesarbere and as a piece of residues for numerous embers of the
Caeces gang. hen this keedguarter Capons direoted the operations of the
syndicate including gambling hoes.eperatiooa, vies resorts and the 1laarthoree
Iemal Mak* be ated about this Kennel Club later in this report. •
In tracing the aiweeettaes of persons having interest
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an article wistah appeared in the Chicago Tribune m appears both
interesting and pertinent. This article refers to a raid LD Chicago's polio.
on the heeigse sura of the Capons syndicate located at 2146 South lege
Avenue, CMCtap,Illinois. The article raters to paperrINgroWer material
that wee eneeesred in this void. This .vidsnos disclosed an organisation
dealing in baser]vise with goddesses of bribery and trensaeting a million dollars
in bulginess ester .year. This article also refers to this organisation as
"roper trust operating with the efficiency of a vast legitiaate corporation'. tete
article is.. en to state that this syndicate had a large clerical staff that w
farad by the pollee Wetly intent wpOn an audit eystea as ccesprehonsive as that
of a great basin's.house.' Particularly important in this raid were the muss
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kiloton hnimbus*of
person.
bwere
sarrestad. They isrnladed j g Zit/op than and no. generally
'ley Mayor of leraten .
elerrible John' Terris
•'Gress"Thaah' Jack Cuaik
hank "Tho L+foroer' mtti
Al Capone
Joe Paso.
Lac Clark
Jo. Pisa
Phillip LlaMa
Ant o y Arne
According to this article the records uncovered by the police named 2CC Chicagoans
and various Chicago hotels as patrons of the syndicate. Also tarnished were the
names of vario a clice o.ficers and prohibition Bente in the pay of the syndicate.
The records shoed the channels through which boose was brought into Chicago, New
T.rk, 'Zeal, Flaw Orleans, were shown as the largest parte of entry for ssuggl.d
booze. The records also showed that the syndicate operated four of the larr.st
breweries in Chicago. Ledgers that were seised di' losnd the cost systems need in
disorderly houses. The police also uncovered the "!rine Brooks" o' all aelnr,n
custaoere in Chicago for ale, beer and boos,. The art cls goes nn to relate how
,when the ;,slice MOOS the raid, Johnny Patton "The Boy Mayor of ^urnhras offered
one of the police officers a bribe of $SCCO. "to forget about the records taken".
father evidence of the i,-entities of Capone syndic/its nelbert inn other remoective
laces in the ayndicate's operntlone are disclosers in an article which aooeared
in -.he Ur -hie section of the ':hioago 9ruxiay Tribune of February 9, 10)6. This
article contains r chart reflecting the identities of the -are notorious members
of the Capons syndicate with a resume of their duties and affiliations. In this
chart appears the neer.p Jo ?a•toe as the *Ivor of Jornnen• and owner of
.r Large 'creasy. Patton is donor ,• . .1 Cot,cnsae tamest solitical ally. by
:-.one oC Edward J. O':iare, a large driir 1n!"ecw"trerk - ed as
'an important amber of the snriloa•e. Jack vnsik, hank 'fitti, Cjgrlee
iscnesti and 'ass brother, Louis Caagnepa, better known as "Little 'York"
.ho'Ea`t lisCbaleigh, ae i[t$y"ethsl7"asw'oarri.l on thin onset which is set up
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as it world appear for a large corporation engaged in logitimat. businees.
2he history of the Capons syndicate with etich this memorandum began, can be
found in articles which appeared in the 0ra•,hio motion of the (2h1cago Sunday
Tribune on February 9, 16, 17 and 22, 19)6. :his, series of articles 1s
(motioned •Cepene's Decode of Death• and lists in detail the rackets in which
this mob was engtged. These article. also list the murder, chlor this Lara[was
suspected of perpetrating. 1 e +"-_►—2210 ion the •
of Burnham' was one of the Cr.
ca?w r°r M.r y6��i a ..m vas arrested m oo
a few caiiona but no record of ..in
arrest, is non available in the files of the Chicago Police Deis r e nt.
• The history of dog racing in the United States reflects the part that the Capone
syndicate played in its setablialaent. A naleartioL which appeared in the Chicago
Daily rim on June 1, 1,931,reface to the effort, of the Capone mob to legalist , -
bettirs at dog tracks. This article also report, the opening of Capore's deg track,
the Uiwtheene tercel Club in Clear*, Illincis. In narrating the efforts of the
Caponesyndicate to legalise deg race betting, statement, are made that the Capone . '
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syndicate Wed `rough staff' at scamps of the Minois Stat° Legislator•.. The
artiels indicates that O'Hare wished to aware legislation to legalise deg race
betting in a lama manner and O'Htus stopped the syndicate from using rough tactic'. •
The history a, to the canner in which Capone and O'Here became associated is re-
lated in this article. Al Capon. decided to obtain a dog track at Cicero, Illinois.
M =ores=was ands by Al Capone to 0. P. Smith, inventor of the oateide aeehanioal
rabbit used at deg treks. Dmith sent his partner, Martin 4.41=d-to see Capone.
Hyland warned Capone that it Smith's patented rabbit rnro was used by Capons at
the Morthorne teeth in Cicero, Illinois, Smith would bring a suit for patent infrirnge..
pent. Hyland also told Capone that Smith controlled racing dogs through the
Interne 1aeal O rtyhoe rd emaciation and that unless Capone played along with
0. P. Smith *gloom would get no dogs*. Capone threatened to get tocgh bat later
is the negotlattar he and Hyland same to an agreement whereby Ryland as 0. P. Swith's
partner agreed to build a dog track at Cicero and send in an experienced dog track
•mm to age it. The Hawthorne Cannel Club was built and 0. P. Smith sent Edward
J.0'Mar, to manage the trash. O'Hara personally put up 320,000 of his own money
in this Capone brother me Manned Club.
/\ At the time thrt Omens wasted to use the 'rough staff' by intimidating officials
in °enflaming to operate the trans pending legalisation of deg-track betting,
Edgard J.Osairopseemaded Capone to obtain an inunction and continue operation of
the trot*entail*LPI Qoestie,s were settled. Capone used etror>R-mea tastier
in diming op seppsting deg tisek, In fllthiih. Otlkdre /aburdal °doom to ere
lobbying methods in obtaining 1.gsli,ed betting laws and Capon* sent ems of his
hoedlose to talk with ambers of the nearer Legislature at Springfield, Illinois.
Thew hoedlose used rough sears and O'Aa•ee pomaded Capone to pall off hie to-
talled "lobbyists". At this time there vas a considerable aexeq t of heat on dog
rasing booms* of Capon's connection with it. • . -s •r: O'nare
nnnoensed that be had ...J,.. .. . • es .. ''ren "ttr
u n .Irrn.:Ts 'v+s dkeM'Or7 t Z e +9 Jo..
r*els is voted as rollers rug Ina this all . • r-t+t err t unuare,rld
merely regarded this announessnt as a subterfuge". gen Hay-o16, 19)0 the article
.a m eT Lo relates "The Appoints Court finally put an end to the. faros and held
betting at deg tracks to be illegal'. This ruling affected dog rasing at the
lcswthorno [.oral Club, the Illinois Kennel. Club and the Pairviaw Kennel club.
I The as article relates that after 0. r. Stith and ;tartan Ryland riled, O'Hare
j be ere the prominent figure in the International, Ureyhoond acing Aeso'ietton inn'
underworld reverts claim that Canons became o'4me'a partner in various dog racing
enternrime in Pittaturgh and in Miami. C'?try who was ator+ed newn°rporetions and took over two dog tracks and placed responsible puree= in eh:roe.
In cenneetion with the Ftirwiew Kennel Club above nnntioaei, an article which em.
;•eared in the ,:h:ca.;o Daily News on December 3C, 1929 refers to a police raid
at the office of the Loa. Sales Cver;an y, .team 517, 127 'forth Jea-born Street,
Chiouto, Illinois, which was the headquarters of the .:apn:.e sob. -hen the safe
at this Canon. headquarters vas opened upon or er of the .:curt, the cr+r w•n t,
revealed punch boards, records of the ownership of whiskey and papers refl.Jcting
the int'Jrest of the Gone sob in the Fairrive Xnnr.nl Club.
:hr•eher wrb,tentiatien of the Capons intmr,st in the tteethorn. Ienrel Clne 1s
r,fleeted in the ,iiitaco Daily 'taws article tsan,,ct .ruh 8, 17)0. :his
_,reielm =Sere to a petition filed by th. :kwthotrn. Route Club for an injnno-
•1an alb ibehara tabes who were seeking ing to present the operation or dog tracks
'high were baokad by Edward O'Hare, a Capon. partner. The all.gation was mrd.
:..i this artScla that the dog tracks were Capone's thief sources of income and that
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Capone intended obtaining new docks to inermase his income to 'enheird cf
proportions*. The article charges that O'lare had taught Capone the dog moo
hominess and O'Hare was the Brun behind the move to legalise dog rearing in
Illinois.
Capon's interest in dog racing is farther refloated tram article which appeared
in the Chimps Daily Mame on lop 8, 1970. This article refers to the Capone forces
seeking the right to operate the Canape Stadirm as a dog track. The ar'tinle state*
that Edward O'brs vas a partner of Capon's and owner of the dog track known as
the Chicago Coursing Club and that O'Hare w interested in obtaining this right
to operate dog rasing at the Chicago 9tadins.
• The oemeatien of Edward O'Hare with the Capone interests in dog racing is further
brmwgkt mut in a Chicago Daily Mews article dated Jens 27, 1929 which refers to
an indis meet of O'Hara for eonspirmey to commit perjury and torus bin ?resi6set
of the Capone controlled Heetharne Kennel Clnb. $wwspapar articles during this
period around 1929.1930 definitely connected and openly charged that Edward J. '
O'Hare headed up and reireeeoted the Capons interests in various dog tracks.
A Chimes Dail,Mos article, datelined B van% Oaba,April 30, 1930, relates a ' 4
questioning ed Al Copses by the Havana Polio*Dsperhemnt. Capone is quoted-as
stating that hs v in arena jwrt to 'look ar end°. Capons further stated .'
that O'Hare w
• VI , W eine.$ "s s brer,
and
artie]Fats that O'Hare hawing the mob ung that was
!needed Inset deg Creek operations meas needed *only naw and then'. That JohmRf
Patten ld thereafter be'the works* but Al Capone maid be on the end of
cash dividends'
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The above astiilss definitely shoe thet the Capone syniioate not only had a con-
eiderable fin nwaial intermit in the fesmatlen and development of dog racing and
in the oeme_bip of dee tracks in the Ch sago arebut also reflect. that
Bdeo'
rd_J. evv. the' et
fr1 man' need by_t�a, cow the
syed+esfir■ tis.nnL ges1=dee loex_Thio intare:t www not limited
dog tracks to the state of Illinois but es wiII be pointed out be.....era the
Capon epadients thnraagh O'Hare had a large financial interest in both the Yiani
'seen,Lsmm� Club and the Jacksonville
onville Kemal Club. nay be noted that in -
abogS{}jdsg ring cwt cut of existence at the Haathoe'ne Kennel Club and
%\ ..6hia slab thereafter was shamed to a bores track which sem still controlled by
the Capone Or diste mita Boteird O'hlue as the *front ire. The horse track
:tick replased reg racing was the Sportsmen's Park Ramo Track which operates
tuner sarpasde ,hazier granted in the nem of the Metinnal Jockey Club,which
mos ioso rporatedtevi r the name of the Ewineesen's Racing and Amusement
Assseiati n. 'ora ownership of the Sportsmen's Park Race Truck, and the nines
of the listed moors. stockholders and officers of the Miami Beech Kennel Club,
IJacksonville Kennel Clnh and other dog tracks thet were controlled by the
Capone syndiste Imre the same listed owners whalers carried ,.a the heads,
stockholders Ind oflleers of the apartments Park Race T..ack, another Capone
' controlled operation. It will be noted that as the heads o: the Capons
controlled dog race Weeks changed, the rases of the persons controlling the
3portemea's Park Race Track changed, showing an identity of ownership by the
Capone syndicate in both the Sportsmen's Park Race Track, a horse track and the _
Capone owned dog tracks. 1 .
Encored J. C'!lare operated the Sportsmen's Park dans Track beginning in 1931
until his death in a gangland shooting in the year 1939, after a meeting at •
the Jpertm en's Park Rae Track which was attended by O'Hare, Johnny Patton,
. ;Thinner R.Jolrtaston then pi,hitntty director for Sport-men', hark, and "Einity2
. • I !reclaim, ohauttarr of Fels.rd Wars, among others. After O'Bere'a death and
the public diselcenre of the interest of Joharp Patton and other Capone
' syndicate members in the Sportsmen's Park Race Track, the Illinois Racin:;
board refused to give this track racing data unless the intereeta of the
Canons syndicate in this track were disposed of. At the time of his death,
� rdeard J.0'Rare one also President and Operator of the;tiami Beach Xmmol
stub and the Jacksonville Kennel Club.
Sportsmen's Perk Race Track was then taken over by Jan J. Keeshin and
C:iarlma 1.Rtderill. After O'hkre'■ death, tlidwill also became the President
of the Miami Beach Kennel Club and the Jecksovtville Xenn.1 Club. In October,
1766, Bidwill bought out Keeahin's interest i. the Sportsmen's ,'ark lace
track but thereafter ons carried as President of both Sportsmen's Park Race
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Trask, the Miami Bomb tunnel Club and the ilacksorroille Kennel Clnb. Upon his
death in 1947, William N. Johnston be Gemmel Manage, and hv,i.weut of the
3portemenlb.e Park RaceWend.e Track, the Wend. TO Beach Club and the Jeek.oasille
Kennel Clu
The dieeloeing gang killing of Nd.mrd J. O'Hare on November 9, 1939 in vary Pertinent in
3aoe Track rich O'Bere was ofhen interim% Preone 1 nt syndicate in the Sportsmen'sDuPark
Pr'omldant had Director. During that
Johnny ng to v�ia� of the Secretary of State for the State of Illinois,
t++7`fr,m user and also Director. D. ...O'Connor of
Calumet Cita', 1111noia, was a Direetoe. O'Hare and Patton had held the say
relative peeittanm in the Sportsmen's Park Race Track from 1932 to the
killing of O'Sue. IIP
Om liovenber 9, 1939 the --- a -
« olodrg date of racing at 9nor'.�ia park there 1v ll'. �•
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g of the officers of the track in tae C1.* --, o_"ce. Fremont at this '
meeting were td and J.0'Baie, Johnny Patton, Fier.as N. Johnston,
Publicity Director for the track r tFie me. pO'Hare t
day before bT William W.John-toq clamming a Pastel. O'Arre had Dean Lasered earlier is the '" chen _
0 Here eying to the track by his chauffeur, Hoary "Kinky' Beckman, that - r•
fight expect an attack by gunman. Attar arrival at the track Bach note`.
dome the Ileums, plate neater of aa?automobile omen parked near the office and
gave the lioense plate number to 0 1tre. O'Hare brushed it offend threw amp
the A.e.of paper that DOokaan had given him. O'Hare, hammer, clammed his
pistol, pat it in his pocket and left the track being chauffeured by Becfaam.
vas seen leenrimi t the some time.
Shortly
au le fod l 'e oar.after they drone enemy an� Attathe owner of Ogden Avenue and Rook+ell
Street, the automobile aught up with O'Hare, car and the assailants in the
pursuing atcmetaue fired at O'Hare with a shot gum and killed him. O'gare's
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comam a elan/nes a pole at td in he of the enrb before stopping. O'Ptae's-fhljy
assailants were never identified and the police tillinveremains the oas,.0'Phra's
easier still regain, unsolved. "
At the time of O'Iur's death a name article appeared in the Chicago Herald
APark/tees Treak in
aarloan relating that William t.John,ton first started at the Sportsmen's
/\ auditor in thetate year 1932 as a ertrosls clerk,had later beoaas the
\ G'Pare's Ueda,Secretary's office at this say track. At the time of
C'k�ar, death, Johnston was a public relations officer. After the murder of
• William t.,Joh stun emu interviewed by the Chicago Polio'who stated
that be bad seem 0 kl.e,lean his gar before leaving the track and further
ss.O'srrs pat throe in his pocket before leaving the track office.
Joba47'Patten was also interviewed by the Chicago Paine after O'Hare's murder
at vhdob time e es and ma be reported to the polies that he never surprised to bear that 0 'knew that 0 Baru bed any
was never keo,n to-Carry one.An
a 6sr, as O'Hare
the artibletnL appeared in the Chicago Ti.., on November 9, 1939
econsrhiht
Dpertsm n's Park Rape Trackes the .. Th a article �t Charles Di the
of
C'nry aackmm, O'Hare's chauffeur to neat Senator Niles t� ordered .K
the Airport, and take Senator Dyer to O'Har'',�offiioe forutide meati
which was to be attended by O'Hare, Bidwill and other track offloiala. The
article goes an and that Sportemen� Park Tracheas lastate that O'Hare ateame the outstanding ig Dae rte dog raotrag
i:aw`,horne Iamual Club which vaster tilledollt on the original site of the
also controlled by O'Hare as President end
Johnny Patton as 3eoretarJ..lrya.ul,r. This article also reflpcta that O'Hare
also °mood the Miami Demob Kennel Club.
It rep be interesting to note that this same article makes no mention of the
:het that Al Capone who was serving a sentence for
Alcatraz,vas to be released from Alco �01r are was in
and that a theory had been advanced in connection with O'Pare'ark1111ng wthet�
he had been done may with because be rn_'used to relinquish control of the
Chicago tracks to Al Capone. In this connection it may be noted that Prank
sheen, who supervised :he iaveeti.-alon o: the Treasury Deertmewt into the
AI Capone evasion of income taxes has stated that 'Hare provided valuable
informatem.to the Federal Government in its investl.]atioa of the Caper's
1, del moons. It Is not �, that O.:Tare's cooperation with the
Ii became known to
would be adequate reason for ellaia*Ctlnng other symdlcato nemtvre. This
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O'Dare'i du fila" in the Probate Court in Chiesse, File Io.39-A-81d2 refloat. the
following 'desk held in Mare's names •
3b$+/9th shares et Aasesiated Oetdoor Clnb, Ina. steak
(Mete, Yana.) try whams of thin stook vas held for Charles D. }Weill.
4.0 shares of lbtaraatiatal Greyhound Racing Association stock
(Distribsted to bestow)
61 2/3 shares of Jaaksaeriii. Lionel Club stook
(10 shares were bald for LJ.Bart)
1069 2/3 shares of Nisei Beach Lmrsl Club stock. `
(2)0 shoes *finis stunk ears bald for Charles Eiden].)
3490 ahsres of International Jockey Club stock •�
(sps'rFoe
!h!ills.Trask) s:
(Thaw Owes ours sobseenentij sold to John J. resshin) t •,=R.
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The flet that Ohre.was a Yrent awe in the cane rahip of stook as refloated is`'
the etatss.M lode is the Chigoes rimes Newspaper of Tebraary 2, 1940. This article '
refuse is a a]ain nada by Charm.W. B11d tti1 against the nlatet a of Burd J. Mire
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in the aeasrt ef$30,000.. nide=claimed that O'Hare had held 2)0 shares of the
lied Danek Vaal Cat stook and 69 shares of the Bristol County Loral Club
for bideille.
Bila ;lee petition stated that O'Hara admitted he held the stock for Bit:rill
and that nleill vas paid dividends free this stock by O'Hare. Also that at the
trial of 'Grow Thome Jack Onaik, Capone msb.ter, teet e:m uta given that O'Bere
more than ams W acted as e clearing house far dos track stock; that O'Hare held
awe stook in the Hawthorne Leonel Club track for Welk in order to avoid giving
that track a bad nese. Item further charged that Quik bad transferred 1052
shares of the>rethoras Lapel Clnb stook to O'Hare. 3e in torn bad transferred
the eteekte a physician (mass not given hare).
\ O'Haro's eta filed to probate en November 17, 1939 contained the following
previsions* $600.00 nasally to C therims artisa_ais_tao_pf ?dyerq J„Q��F
138 Sesta;Ata 8trest, Ngweede rnlaois, for lite. The balance of tbe estate
vas to be divided sgeallr sameg O'Nue's three ob ldrea.
It say be noted that Bilin* B.Johrstton, 9607 South amine Averse Chicago, Ill.,
mkich
sae .of three witnesses to O'kra's mill eh:Wives dated Ashman 7, 1934.
Claiaaata to the estate received the follaeir:g sone of teensy after nitre's deaths
Fmk A. Anderson $2,325.00
Minima B.Johnsten 2,550.00
Derethyy Hyland 205,000.00 • . •
Paco 8emn.tt • 1,150.00
• Annette Caravetta 1,S00.00
?t -light b. pertinent to briefly describe identities n1 the above mentioned _parnon.t
:!r,. Catherine Barrie, residence Aajwood, Illinova, w o was .{rented x600.00
nnnaity for lies L a sister of aboard J. Otiose.
•'JWA:11 2. A.'1'D'rt.`ic-4 -was a stockholder in the Ylaai Beach e`•nnne1 Club at the tits
:.grand o'Hare was killed. Anderson was questioned at that Cine mad in reser-in- to
o l Awe's death stated "I dont know wt17 arlone would afoot his. 3e was a ';ood gfir".
This quotation appeared in the Chicago herald American newspaper en December 1,
'./49. In the some article 'mention 13 made that the them Sena for :coact Brahma
of Florida threatened to carry the iseos er gangsters controlling 'Florida winter
..:iaeoents to the lel.,ride State l.•ni.aiature. At that time Grahen listed the
i :allovinR bananas controlling winter aiasesenta as the Ca
"•1e i•nfoeo..ra Nitta J Patten "90 Capone :rosy, Frank
• ► °� , 7 Mayor of Arrtrhaa■, "Greasy Thumb'
I Jack O"�', %nary Ouilfoyle, a former Capone syndicate hoodlum, and a gambling
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(+carets? of Miami Beech, hank Zriokson, notorious botdriantr from New York City and
other hoodlnu. The article goes on to state that Frank Erickson, Johnny Patton,
controlled the Tropical Park Rao. -eek in Florida far *the mob*. It may be noted
that this article appeared almost taro years before the Florida State Racing
Cadission compelled Johnny Patten, Erickson and the other group of former rum runners
to sell their interest in the Tropical Park Race Track.
AnderAeon sonassvas
rd reported to be a very close friend of Edmard J. O'Hare. Anderson has
dog and horse race tracks which have been generally reported
as Capons operations since the late 20's. The awsmal report of the Illinois State
!ailing Beard for the year 1947 carries Frank R. Anderson as a caber of the Board
of Direotora of 9portemmes Park Fane Track. The Secretary of State's file at
Springfield, Illinois, larder Cosprrtion File i'137696, marries the history of the
dog tracks that were located en the site where Sportsman's Park now operates.
The original amperage (+hurter was taker ou- in the name of the Laramie Kennel
Club, later clanged to the Hawthorne Kennel Clnb on)larch 17, 1927. This cosporade
charter acs filed by S. J. O'Hare. hale A. Anderson:ea carried as President or.
the hewthorne Fennel Clnb in-1934 through to 1937. The oorporation was dissolved
on April 6th of that year.
In the to yearr s 1933 Frank B.Azdarsea vas m re
the Board of Dioters and was not canted
asFrank R.Aadarece war President of the National Joaokey Club Alen it was incorporated
am April 6, 1931. At that tins he gave his adirges as St. Innis, Missouri.
Prank R.Latersm was still carried as a member of the Board of Directors in the
1947 report of the Rational Jockey Club m file in the Secretary of State's office,
Cpsiagtield, Illinois.
Frank B.Anderson ems Secretary of the Sportsmen's Park Rae. Track when item
incorporated on July ''.O, 1931, anima carried as a amber of the Board of Directors
from 1932 to 1937, audios carried as Treasurer of this track from 1936 through the
year 1946. Mere will be said of this trek later in this report.
Frank A. Anderson has Deer carried as a strevhelaer of the Miami Beach rerrnel Club
4 in recent years up to and inelnding the 1947-1948 season.
DOAD2H0' RIIUMtD-me identity of Darethy Ryland is not definitely known. She ;,ay
be a relause e[tartan J. Ryland, mentioned on Page 3 of this report, as a partner
of 0. P. Smithy inventor of the Outside techenicai Rabbit. Ryland is the nen who
me reed Capons that Smith would bring suit for patent infringement if Capone attempted
to use Smith's patented rabbit at the Hasrthosnne Dog Track in Cicero back in the lay 1
20'a,when Capone acs beginning to take over the interests in the various dog traofcs
`�1lnois and Florida. M.J. Ryi&M vas me of the incorporators of the Laramie
Kennel Club, later changed to the Hawthorne Kennel CUD on parch 17, 1927. At that
tins island gave has address as 1626 M.R. 9th Avenue, Miami, Florida. This dog track
was on the site of the present Sport/mimes Park Race Track, the corporation being
dissolved on April 6, 1937. M. J. Hyland was shown as the owner of one (1) shire •
of stook valued at 4100.00 of the date of the incorporation of the dol track.
HU00 EMMETT-oho was one of the claimants to the =state of Edward J.O'Hrre was
closely associated with O'Hare during his lifetime. The Chicago Herald American
nwvpaper dated brusher 29, 1939 sets forth that Hugo Bennett was closely associated
with Edward J.O'Rare in the Vital Beach Fennel Club, the Sportsmen's Park Rae.
Track and the Oeeenriew Properties, Inc. The Oe-alview Prole ritee,Inc. r-rortedly
held the title to the real estate where the Miami Beach Kemal Club was and possibly
still is loeatwd.
Itigo Bennett was Auditor of the Snortsmen'e Park Rae, Track et the time -`:ern0'Ber..
meas killed.
:oxo Bennett is also reoortd from 'stub r e to be the '»moral accountant
of Johrriy Patten, "Boy mayor of 3n $ . The corporate records on file at the
3ecretaary of state's office at 3prin,field, olio.+,., reflect that from, the years
1736 through 1946 Rugo Bennett NILS carried as auditor of the Sportsmen's Park Rem
Track.
In 134d tie Annual deport of the national Jockey Club and the :lportemen's Park
'roe .Pack,,Hoge Jenrett was carried as a Director of this oorpore:ion soonrning ,5J
,o.to the corporate records on file at Springfie1A, Ill++,•ts. In June, S, Hugo
Sennett made a personal visit to the hose of Pauli alias Paul 'The%Ater*
Alma, top Ospone syndicate hcodloa at Rioca's sumer home at Michigan City,Irwdiana,
\at whish time it is ralably reported that RUM borrowed 130,000 fro! Bennett..
Iimeediately thereafter Ricca secured the mama of 130,000 by placing a mortgage on
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aa JalT 2,1.7Mun
. .The mortgage ems for an undisclosed amount. Hugo Bennett nay
tarried daring the 1948 recon seamen as an auditor at the Mari Bomb Tamil Club
4 m the rewords of the Florida*tate Omodri4om. la addition ago Bennett, his
Idle Jssepalas,tore Maud&aaye or fMs deg trick. His residence is
9517 Carlyle*eons, Minds, 13orids.
AIM=mum*ar d>MTITu ..is toms a o.Ldsent syainet,0'Hare'a Stene in
Wine 31500.00 tea the primate ossuary of id•ard J. 0 Hare at the Bportasn's
Par!Rase beek trod gas • era htitti." ritti les on an meal
pleas with Al OWE*is w the syndieetele operations. He era iirr1md-dais
times red flaall'emittd shioida on Pasch 19, 19*3 on the day that be sae irdisted,
with six Capons•heedIms Izabella' Peal 'Sas leiter' Ricca for conspiracy by the,
Pinned Owed airyin Iter 24A City. The release of fon of the Capone hoodlums t, 6':
frac Lm wooed Ferritsntisry, iaslrfrhed Rime Phil D'Andrsa,Louie 'Little Um, •
Yeats Gaya„'Marry Nose' Glee at the apiratizn of airatrm a sentences as a.
result of this extortion charge, brooms a national scandal. These fumy Capone i
hoodlums mane released from fdoeal wets-about the year 1947. ` •yA•:0
WILLIAM'1. J4191310W.. who was a shihaat against O'Hare's estate in the song of ^' . •
31550,00 and rim las one at thew dlinssse te his will las closely associated with
O'Pba, Johnny Patten and ether peeling pre icesly m ntioasd in this report in the
operation of the Sportemsn's Part Rama Trash, thalami Dench Kennel Club and other
Mare,holdings of ara,as will be set forth in this report later. After O'hhrre's
dealt fists sera a number of imestimatiatr oandested. The Chicago Tribune in en
artISla tad DAeember 30,1939e a little ower a month after O'Hare's t-n?ing
reported in an em sia datelind..Boston,Masao neette, an the imestiy;atica of .
the Bristol County isfaal Club Sum IkaaaoJatsrtta by a Federal Grand Jury. n is
stated is this article that this tracheas coed by I. J.O'Htr,as a •front can'
for the Capons nmol. Mang those 4oestiard by the Federal Grand Jury was Jclaap
Patten, g3*sn es eo..parta r with O'hare of theca dog tracks namely, the Bristol
Camly Kennel Chrb at Taunton, horses and dog tracks at .I.nksornille and mime,
Florida. Li the time of O'Hare's iillint the following weans were given as the
offices of the Bpsrtmon's Perham,Track.
Johnny Pt'Hare, President
Johnny JePatton, Searetary-Tr�xrer
eta:r
D. a.O'Oemor,Vice President, Hammond, indiara.
Other officers and stockholders were as follower
Jame Patton
Jobe Patton, Jr.
Nary Patten
'.striata O'lere(both daughters of !deard J.O'3are)
martin O'Hare t )
Heard H.O'Here (deemasmd)-eon oindea:d J.C'Ilre (deceased)
—David Eine
:tre.O. P. Smith x
Fr nk H.Anderson
111dred Doyle
Otte BeiRel _ .
.:ora Andre
_`at 0114il
The entities of a member of the above persons have already be-n net forth. Johnny
Patton is identical with John 'attar 'Boy Sayer of %'urnhnus' a -reetrient-saber and
n,trongeet oolitioal rime of the Ce.onne s'ndleatn aim, the eor]y 2r'a. Jnhn Patton,
Y., and Jame :rattan are sone of Jo.sn ' ?atton. :Lay :Patton, tapureatly in the wife
of Johnny Patton.
rA;I] :tan-ms indicted in .:oak .:annty, Illinois, for e”naolracy In o:tori.•,;
perjured .odors AS to tom :ottlng at clog t.-aokn in i Blois i.,clndin.Z :.e 4,rw•.'noe7fe
4ane1 -lab. in ...nil, name indictment 2.9wa d C';iare, I..i«i r, =acLaz'i Ibomtaen,
: orf ':Porto and 1. L. Ooendler, oars also indicted under Indictment No.55310. spanner
^awe reported to be the noerator of a track to :linno•tri for.nlaxif+.
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The Hawthorn. Kennel Club ma the dog track that ems located on the seas site where
Sportsman's Park was later built. O'Hare was also indicted on June 28, 1929, under
Indictment Io.53312 on a .barge of perjury based mon his testimoey that there had
teen no betting at the above hawthorn Kennel Club. At this time O'Hare was
Prssldeet of the Kecnal Club. This ease was nolle pressed ca May 20, 1930.
In the year 1945 DiVID Z1RD resided at 5234 Dorchester Awnwie, Chios-Tv, Illinois.
David Kind s a stockholder of record in the Nisei Beach Kennel Club during the
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last racing season.
L. A. S/101142—Chicago Daily News article dated November 20, 1939, shortly after
O'Hare's killing refers to L.A. SEmamr aa being oarri.ed on the payroll of the
Sportsmen's Park Mem!rack as mutable manager.
L. A. Mammy was indicted with O'Hare in the above mentioned indictment for
conspiracy along with David Kind and others in 1929. A Chicago newspaper article
dated October 11, 1931 sets forth the testimony of L. A.Slemyy who is described
as a 'faeasr employee of %be ondar�ound gambling houses of Cicero, :11.', in
the Federal boon. Ira Evasion Mal of Al Capone. Shmeny's tsstimory was to the K
effect that he figured sheets on the buses in gambling houses near the Barthorns
Ion Bsma aarterss of the Capone mobs that onoe daring a raid, Shammy Lund money
over to Merles Fiscbetti and Ralph Opinees
who left with it. Other vitamins
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for the Osmnt in this some trial testified that Al Capone owned this gambling
joint oa beet 22nd Street in Ciearo, Illinois, namely, the Antons Motel.
On Jame 27, 1927 an inveetigaticn was conducted of a gambling joint known as
"The Melee located at 4738 i. 22nd Street in or near Cicero, niter., At this
place Bowlette,."h"k a—luck, Black JackDios and Horse betting were candsoted.
One of the operators of this gambling ,
a welL�own first lieateoent Capone. was ldantttied as Sores Now 'Volpe'
ffl racing wan was motnel manager at the Miami Beach Kennel Club during the last
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L. A. Samm'4 who was indicted June 28, 1939 under Indietarrt 155310 for nor rv'racy
\ / in offering peljurtiaorm
ed tssregarding betting at dog tracks in Ti1Inete has been
closely associated with dog racing prior to that date and up to the present tire.
his racing oennsotions will be set out in detail later in this report.
�At the time d O'klmre'e death, the Chicago Tribune on November 13, 1939 oarrid an
article omearning Municipal Judge E.J. holland of Chicago. The article goes un to
show the inflames of the Capone syndicate and the protection afford ed this syndic—mt.,
and note. the fast that there yes some seven hundred gambling eases dismisses: by
this judge alone each month. The Chicago Daily News an November 28, 1939 refers to
the diamissal of 12,624 gambling case cut of a total of 12,652 that wore palmated
beam. Judge Bollana in the Chicago Rackets' Court. On November 29, 1979, the—
Chicago BarRld American nsspaper refers to the investigation by the Chicago Orand Jury
into the slaying of Hdwrd J. O'Hare. The article mentions that Judge Halland was
listed as a steokhalsi r in the Jacksonville Kennel Clubs that this stock had been
furnished by Tilllsa B.'ohstan, Manager of the Jacksonville Kennel Club and attorney
for O'Hara. The article reports that Judge Holland refused to testify before this Grand
Jury concerning O'hars's slaying, and Judge Holland's Connection with the race track,
in Florida "because it might ineninlrate se. The article also states that Judge /blend
was listed as a stockholder in the Jacksonville fennel Club. This article also refers
to William B.Joamatazr "who was just the publicity save at the Spertasn's Park Track at
the time of O'hare's death, however, he vas known as an important figure in the organisa—
tion." The article oontinuss in referring to O'Ihre's connection with the Bristol County
Kennel Club at Taunton, Mass., and with the Miami Beach Kennel Clnb, and make. a state—
ment to the effect that O'HYrw choated and forced the wider of Martin Hyland, a stook.
bolder in a Florida Beal Estate venture, to resign as an officer of the Viand Beech
Kennel Club.
Homo Bennett is also named is this article as another close associate of O'Mara in
the capacity of auditor at the Sportsmen's lark Bao. Track. The Chicago
dated February 14, 1941 refers to the Federal Oovernnent's Daily newspaper
probe in Boston
and CMcaro
Which revealed 'that Jud . E. J. Holland of the Chicago Municipal Court owned stook in
O'Here'a Bristol County Kennel Club at Taunton, Maass." And mentioned that O'hare, torpor
President of Sportsmen's Park was a "Hent man" for the Capone gang. At this point
the oonneetion of the Iareaie's Kennel Club which was succeeded by the Hawthorne fennel
Club and later dissolved when the dog track was replaced by the 3portssen's Park Horse
Bac. Track, might be of interest.
The records of the Secretary of Stet,.of Springfield, I11., File 1137696, discloses the
following information oonoernjng vim-RI-former dog tracks which were replaced by the
sp.rtar.x's Park Sac. hacks
l'bate
t ieterpoastM Bank 17, 1927 /.lath IR;1.J.0'Bars, t60b .
• 1 ate •3seerefli • ]band, 16$1.W.'I Ave.‘ at,l1erlda• RiebaraW13dser•
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i 11te ,2114 3seatl1t m
*f legate 35th ah..Lanais Ave. Gic a 311.
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comsat MOa-Octal *emit 5100,000 relrseented b7 1,000 *hares at
$100.00 Dar value.
SUBDO*1111g1 Mord J.0'hre, Proddost 996 shares
11. J. Wised 1 •
!Mord Hilder 1 •
L*ai1 Lisebalte, Secretary
5ot4 thse at. 1 e
Chinas, 111,
201141 1000 ah<T s •
8IITIC 111 31B=CIA
The sarpeatte cues M the club is Winged fres the lamed? Kemal Club to the
ilsrtheree dlfa1 Slab is the records of the Secretary of state for Illinois on
Jame 22 2927,tarot combs after the ineorparetian. The identities of the officer*
of the ifueal Olab eight be of Interest.
19t6e Officers Maned J.O'srre, President
lassie Lipsehalta, Secretary
adore re Wilder, Treasurer
Beard of Directors Edgard J. &Bars
Martin Ryland
Ruined Wilber
Laois Lipsnhtilta
192ft Officers (sane es 1926)
Beard of Itreotorst John Eduard J.Patton
Richard W11dsr
Losse Lipeohnite
1930-1931t Officer's Ward J.o'llar, President
T'hoess A.ieen,3eoz♦tar7
Richard Wilder, ?reamer
Beard of Director's Frust R. Andersen
Dbard J. O'It r e
• Richard Wilder
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19321 Officer-s award J.0/Pere, Prenlds % •
.'lcha_d Wilder, Secretary -
John Patton, Treaata'er
Board of Direotersl Ed•ard J.'EAre
John Patten .
:•:•silt :L Anderson
Riche wilder
1913s Officerst rchard J.0'Here,Preeidrnt
;longs A. :ieen, secky-h••as.
Beard of Dirctores :•'.lard J.0'Bare
r•:ulk A. Anderson
:.chard Wilder
1)34 throned 19371 Officer's Frank R. Anderson, President
lcher d dllder, 0wcretary
Themes A.Ke.s, Tr•aaurer
(:".ase three officers Iliad Lztent to dissolve the L•awtoorms as a
Corooretia on April 6, 1937. Infotrati.on concerning O'Stire, land, Anderson,
:'atten and others have Dewe set forth rrevioualT in this revert. Something said
'•e said Overt the Sdstity of tools :.iasohnits.)
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L4I13 LIP CHUI - admiral stockholder and wore in the Laramie Olab
and later a stockholder in the suee.eeor corporation, the Ba.thosee Kernel Clab
is a wl].kaoae ape•• syndicate representative. Idpeohults was found guilty in•
the 7edessl Court, Chicago, Illinois, on an inorms tete evasion some years ago.
Indications that Ltpeabalta even in raoeeet yore had been a oolleotor for the Capone
syndicate in Cook County, Illinois, outside Chicago.
The ineorpotaters, .fusers end beard of directors of the Sportsmen's Patin lace
Track also might be et iatetw.t. The records an file for corporations in the
Secretary of State's oflle., Springfield, rllt,v.ts, inflect the Miming inforeation$
SPORTSMEN'S PAM BACs>7tttat-ineoepor ted July 20, 1931 1
Thomas Seen, President
Fronk R.Anderson, Secretary
Richard Elder •
1932a Offiaw.j Sdsard J. O'Hare, President
John Pattens Seametarywfresearsr
:a r:,a•
Board Of Directors.
Edgard J.O'Htr.
John Patten
/reek S.Anderson
79331 Misers* Eduard J. O'Smre, President
Jahn Patton, S.er.tary-Tsaaaorer •
Board at Directors' Idvard J. O'lare
John Patten
Richard Alder
19391 Offiaeres Edgard J. Mare, President
Jabs Patton,
Boal of Direostet Eduard J. 0H1re
Jobe Patton°
D. J.0'Oassar, Cilamet City, Ill.
19401 =Isere* Cocchi J.0'0enner, tise.Tsnddent,Rimm nd,lhd. —
John Patton, Sem etary-lreae a sr, BarMan, Ill.
It a y be noted that at the tine of D'are's death be was President of the Spartsnsm's
Park [rape Trask and also ■ aaeber of the Board of Directors. John Patton, Seoreterr.
Treasurer, and ales a member of the Board of Directors.
During the year 1936 through to 19146 Hags Bennett viae carried as Auditor of this tree
trade.
sumissammes mono ABB AMMAR AS3'x
( incorporatedos a dog track ab April 6, 1931 by the following ineae.
potatosae)
Frank R.Arstaraon, Pr.sida t
St. Innis, Me. 7 ehsr.e
Thomas Sean, Secretary
St. Laois, Mo. 7 shards
ichard Hilder
Alton, Llttrinls 6 stares
Coroerate Stooks 5,000 shares of stook at 450. 0 par valne. On June 22, 1931 the
name of this dog track vias changed on the records of the Secretary of State from the
Dudneswen'a Aiming Amusement Association to the-
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In 1131 the capital .t.ek.ma iaeswa.ed !rem $250,000 is $300,000 at whish time Johny
Patton Jtkikey yea deet. The $pertaasa'. Park Bee. brisk is now operated as The Wattonal
September 21, 19331 ml.aid J. ogre President
A.siater.d Semi'i. Narks's, 125 1. Ibdlacn acro.,,
Minnie,� attorney red the
corporatist. ?hie ma notarised by
(Shy f011wdm fir*are set forth)
October 5, 19hOs John J.L..hjs Tr.aidemt
19146. (anneal aepert)
OFFDCERS. J. L. Wee.hin, Prominent
Joseph&Donovan, Sealy-Trews. ,e
Charles !brill, Ties Prominent
BOOED OF D•+ht1CTOWS) s.=.eshla, Sia Awe
J. L. fumida
Banana
Joseph s. Donovan
Charles airaill
Jam..a. Beeler
Fred J. hbisoorth
V. Bide ll
n.ok Moan
1967.
OPVICIRSI Charles Frill, Avs.
lsllta.M.JeCa.im, Sooty-Treas.
MUD Cr DIRLCTOa1.
Charles Bidmill
/ \ • Rini..N. ,bbnaton
J. 3.1.1f,
Moe!Monett-
P.
Monett•F.!.Andaman
Prank Wyam
Jars D. Darier
1768
OFII C3. William H.Johnetoo, area.
Rmy C.V. uHonn/men, See',
Tress.
Train Or JLZE'TORS,
Willis. 9. Johnston, Pres.
Ray C. Beninese
V. Biodli
Holo Emmett
Jaws. B. Doele
Frank fan
Information cones-ping most of the above Officers and Directors have
pet forth. C. Dsnmigsen, shown as Secs Dem nreaiookey
Club in 1968, waa the Scor �7 and Director of the rprin.mal f Bidw
gsen now operates the idwill 3m Charles in various enterprises of iildwill.
It ray be noted that Mary of the officers and directors of the Laramie Kennel CLb
-'ilch b. ..a thorns incorporated as a doo ,rack m Harsh 17, 1927, and which wee enooeeded by
:taco
Lear oke are KenneltCan Club
both being replaced by the Sport/omen's Park Hors.
:part ?ark .boo ?rank and theany
eymtiamal Jockey Clnb.with the and directors of t2.
tit the time that OeNare was killed the tact was displaced that Johnny
officer in this rime track and that the Ca utter was an
interest in its » •��� had a large financial
Statl
jmM reneged �opeeatian. As a result of Che.. disclosures the Illinois State Racing
_ sive racing dat.s to this track because of the interest of the
Caps syndicate in it. Joie Is..hin. a cracking overstay in Chicago Fasted to par-
1r aline interest in the track.
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The Chicago Tribune name artiois dated July 16, 1940 refers to the purchase of the
controlling .took in the Sportsmen's Park Baa. Track by John Lae/whin head of the
' business in the United States. The article raters to the sale of
3,499 erarer of stook balangina to Johnny Patton
3,490 saris from the estate of Eduard J. O'Bkre
1,500 spares belonging to Mary Patton, widow-John rattco,Jr.,
and Jane* Patten, eons Johan Patton of JohaPatton and of
the three ohi•ldren of Pawrd J.0111srs.
Total 8,4199 shares
� urchejooollinginterest in the
stodge
anagreement had with
C7Beesbia nthe stook
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would be rorded in his rams. Bidwill would tarnish the knc.`heer too
perate
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the track and would be permitted to purchase or.-balf of Loeshin's stock at the some
price that T-eehin paid for it remover Bidedll obtained the money. It is rrgoart.d
lb:ethsr from reliable sources that ebon B.ionill tried to bay this stook tram
Re.ahin, fieshin refused to sell. During this period of operation 1i11iam B. .t
Johnston was native in the msangement of the track under Bidwill's eapr,iaion.
Hidtill finally obtained antral of the track in 1946, for the purchase price of
31,000,000. At that time Milan R.Johnstcn vas officer of the track. The artiole
e3riab appeared is the Chicago Herald American new.pap,r an October 29, 1946, rem.
intoe this purchase of the track by and goes on to narrate how Bight ll
thetook over the rover .teak after of tthe track in 19 r bac been refusedfeiao�n bed becausephaled 59% of
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Jos Patton'. eaneotion with it. The articleing tEtats
aJohnston after r.,shia gees ond to estate that Willis*ooperationB.
of the track. pistil vas 'controlling
as thee Presidenk aided
,of the Miami BoscBideill in the i mel
Cinb and of the Bentley Moray Coepaaey, printing establishment] and that after
Beeehin purchased the track in 1940 be made William B. Johnston,Gen.eal Manager, but
Keeehin allegedly fired Johnwtan in t:+. year 1944.
TheTrim Williamiddlah red in t bed e Chicago herald American newspaper 11, 1941,
prerioaay worked at the Sportsman's Park Track
i tas a:Oman clerk and later as auditor in the Secretary's anal, and in 1939
11 when Ware was killed amu public relations counsel for the track. The article gins
Jobmetor . as , , where his father raised
m+tm7having been beets in Btiailton 800tland
horses at the atmiltan track= that Johnston's f*ther died and the family mv►,d to
the Waited states, settling in Obi/sago vAre Jclmston bed attended Bowen High School.
Article dated Banff. 1947 in the Chiang. Harald Aseeriean erewepeper refers to William
H. 1clastmn being and. President of the*Lionel Jockey Club (Sportsmen's Park Bare
{ Trac.) to eeoosed Charles W.lrideill who died on April 19, 1967. This article also
mmtioro that Yre.Violet Bi teLLI,widow of Charles Bidwin wan nada Trreasurer and
that Pogo Bennett was an audits,at this track.
There are definite indications that Ch _ma s. Ii was oorneoted with the racket
element. The United Stats District tlourt in Chicago, Il]1rx,is, holds the mooed
of three indictneele returned d by the United States Grand Jury against Yoe Annenberg,
Charles w.Bidmill, Janes J.Begen and others on August 30, 1939 for conspiracy in
aiding, abetting, indueing,ete., Arunewbrrg to attempt to evade and defeat his image
tae .or the Tears 1932-19)6 under Indiotment ,,31762. The ease parsons were indicted
under Indictment 031765 for conspiracy to oo.rate a lottery and for mail teed. This
second indictment wan dismissed pa ams Indictment /11766 charging operation of a
lottery. On the first indictment only Annenberg and one J.H. Raiser were convicted
and sentenced to the Fedora/ Phnitontiary for throe :mare. In theme Para lnelicta.,,t.
the following bookie 'dr:. eem+ise and its affiliates were nomads
Nationwide News Serilice, Ina.
Illinois Nationwide Serrioe,IrJc.
9entley zrrer Calumny
:he commotion of Dirbrill and the J ortamen'e Park dace Track with the wire
nervi es is Pother reflected frau a reliable scare. that Ceeehin was forced out
of pwnerehio of the Sportsmen's Park dace Trace by Bidwill and the yroop who
rrrri.ented it when itushin stopped telephone and manual signaling of roc. results
,-p bookie wire eerwice employees. This abutti.g off of the wire service cut
lawn this bookie aakiat revenne throughout the country and the Capone indicate
n hoped in. Ise.hin ams forced to e*`1. Afar L,shinwas forced out and after
:'idwill took ever the purchase of the track a privet. elevator wan put in the
lab have at Sportsmen's Perk Aaoe ;rack for the exclusive use of Johnny Patton,
'Noy Meyer of Branham• despite the fast that Patton was ntppo.d to here sold
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The connection of Ckarle. Bfdwi.11 with Mare, an aokao.l.dged *front man° for the
Capone ,y duan. is farther refloated in an article lA1oh appeared in the Chicago
Ties notepaper dated February 2, 1940. this article refers to a claim of Charles
Brill in the amount sf=9:,000 against the estate of Edward J. O'Hare, Bidtdll
claimed that Mize had held 230 snares of the lid Beach Zaonal Clnb .tock,
and 69 shores a Bristol County Isonal Club .took,Tsuntoa, teras., for Bich ll.
Bidaill slatted that O'kue bald this stook for Bidwill and that O'Hare bad paid
hits the dlwidsnds en the.tank.
The eon artiels else gees on to relate that at the trial of Jack Ousik on the
inose teat violation, testimor> 'was given that O'Hare more than Docs bad meted
as • clearing hones :or dog tteek stock; that O'Hare held same stook in the
eewthoese Issral Club far Oosik in oder to avoid giving that track a bedtimes
by diso4.dig that Ons3k had an interest in it; that Oasik had transferred WS'
shares of the laithosns I.,tnel stock to O'fkre who in tank, had transferred the
steak te some pbdulas.
Bldmill's Nrt2rr eeamettias with the bookie wire service and affiiltated operations,
is feather refloated that Udall beaded up the gently Murray Gainsay, ,npnlier
of handbooks to bookmakers. Chicago Tines newspaper article dated 3eptaaber 6,
1940 refine to Bidill being entowed before the Cook Otentp',Iltinoie, tend Jury
regarding the investigation of Oapcs syndicate pmLling ani how titian refined to •
tett.f's the'remade that his te.tiactp might tent to incriminate hie.
It mq be meted that Charles Fidelities President of both the Soortenemtes lark
Rase treat and the triad Beech Lena Clnb after be s0000ed.d in ;vrohaaing con-
tral ei 'feet from irehda in the above horse traek.
persona above mentieto.d she mere indicted by the federal Grand Anymore
owners and operators of the bookie wire service. James Ragan vas liter killed
in a gang slaying in June, 1946. Mos Annenberg controlled the bookie wire service
and is eredit.d'with bringing into Chicago a large number of hoodlums who later
headed no the Capone epndieat.'ho Annenberg sae Circulation bunag.r of the
Hearst newspapers In Chis,je in the year 1916.
Attar the death of Janes Mages'dish took place some years after Annenberg vas
sentenced to the penitentiary where he died, items diaclosed that Ragan controlled
the boekla meds. service after Annenberg's death. The records of the Probate Court
of Cour County alas disclosed that Hagen operated and controlled various ruing
news serviee and was a partner with Charlet Bidwill in the Central 1114,+01e Print-
ing Company and the Gulf Stream Printing Company. Bidwill and his widow owned 50%
of the former otekary, the other half being owned by Ragmen's family. Bidwill owned
10% of the Oalf Strum Printing Company. Beth of thea. printing companies prepared
tiokets and nue-dorm sheets used by bookmakers and gambling establishments. It may
be noted that it it orison knowledge that Ragan was killed after he resisted effort•
o1' the Capon. .yndinat. S. mean jots the raping are sortie.. After an attempt
nes made on his life in April, 1946, Ragan appeared in the office of the Status
Attorney, Cook County, Illinois, and reported to that office and other law enterer
nent agencies, the fact that members of the Canons mob were •ryth. to kill him.
Atter the data of Bidwill,William d.Johnston became the President of the .
.00rtaasr's Park dace Track, a known Capone holding and alio became President of the
iliami Beach Kennel Club which has been controlled by the '.s• people that have
controlled the 800rtseen'. Park Race Track for nary years. Jormeton also Decals
President of the Jacksonville Xax.i Club alleged to be a holding of the Capone
nyriicate far 'any years and also President of the Orange Perk Xan:'1 Club, also
located at Jacksonville, Florida. A review of the officers and :w tockholders of chola,
three dog tracks reflects many of the :tames of the fame :,er,ons whn have ban con-
nroted with the ioortseen's Park Rasa Track for -Ory years a known .:apone holding.
:'Sward 0. Kruerey 1s listed on the record., of the Secretary of 3tatn of Illinois
:its of .rune 21, 1)47, as registered a.;ent for th•, National ..oceey ;:lib (.gortseenes
.ark ,tans Track). William Johnston as of that date was also :mastered le ?resident
c. that rook track. ikteard Nrrarey resines at 141225 Uackinaw Avonue, Siren ai, Ill.,
t::e :.own of which JoPaf Patton is layer. !Luarey is reported very reli.xbly to be the
, _:mow of John P tton. The Chicago Deily News article of 'biy 12, 1942 reports
•,n .rtarwy as starting work at the Snortmeen's Perk Race Prank back in the year
1172, and narrates ho. he roes to become track superintendent by the year 194.1. Dur` t
ing the ranine season in 1948 ftroarey was an official of the :rational Jockey Club,
:wemely, the .incetseen's /'rut Race Track. Purim that .ear year ?award lruuray vas
'noun as a s,.00uholdmr of the Nisei Recon Reuel Club. imam' also is reported to
:m armed stook in the Soortamen'e Part Race :rack for the benefit of Jointly Patton.
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tBMQtT MbCOLt000H during the year 1948 was employed by the apartments Paris Race
2rwak. hie was alio carried as Chief of the track polio. at the Miami Desch Kennel
Cleat.
connec nr cello db vas born is Chicago, Illinois, an T.b 6, 1892, and has been
tednotorious hoodlums and in. sowers and members of the Cap-ns syndieste
as far back as 1926, *hen be was associated with the Joe Saltie notorious beer sang.
In lsbraey► 1926, Robert L. koCalicugh vas reported by the Chicago Polio. Depart-
ment as being as occupant in the antamobile from which gunfire killed Assistant
States attorneyw. K. Moselggin in Cicero, Illinois. This was one of the most shnok•./
Assssissttant State's einn i� in Chicago's s history mit involved d toabew ofang
iously( for John Terris Manage In the sage ��
syndicate's open report one of the heads of the Capon.
entered Ms an oaf g that year
ar was shot three tie.. as he
is front of his then:said/nee at 6746 South Halstead St,,
Chicago, Illinois. has the known reputation as
and terrorist far being • aringg he saw
extortion trial in Mee Zai Ci y in 19 reaching tribooal
r Tars.
� notorious �T 1913,which trial:+ssarlt.d in t��oon�atim e .
claimed that maw bandanna, *as*anted as a material witness. It was - •
MoCallough had .naehased $50,000 worth of war bonds between 1942 and ;•s
uses+boaned Oanseg shas
sara a with the oast motorSopa Capone hoodlum. UnCnlleagh ,.
did appear Were the Orand Amy inwestigating the
co Son off hthe Capone 1 4nioate with Chicago gambling rackets on M4 b, 294h.,
on 2r 19th le United Statespress mi VIlliaChicago .d that c,w*MinCoao fp had e° a after
hewing been sought for nearly a ► materia B.tint ofthe Cl,ssge after
extortion trial In New York City3~r as a materialortwitness in cog cos Capone movie
This article reports MoCellonghas being Elitebe Met!, aa sotoriens Capon.Barns*,
who fixed a$1000. bond far Dei Laken before Mew
Jodie join P. Sarow,
as a material witness. This articlereports thattV Cullough ems in Mw Zork on Jan. 1, 1%ii,
associate *thank °The Enforce•• kith antes as rs
Capon.', 1aQarts athat in the federal Penitentiary Capone lieutenant,evasion
attar
It is further known that connected�+ tnow with R 1phsC Capone narnd
report+ bo lean.Glpeao. fiaiiy m the plON�of lialph xin.iC and
operations of the Masi Beach Kennel Club.
The wee rds of the Florida State Raping Commission and the Secretary of State
refloat the name of the Sbllcrig as being officers and stockholders of the-
„,,"\\ SledBeach Kennel Club
Jaoksanille Kennel Club
Orange Park Kennel Club
_ Asueriat.d Catdoor C1ub.,Ino.(Tiaspa Deg Track)
MIAMI !SACK KI MMEL CLAD
76 files of the Secretary of
reflecting the fallowing officer,ne disclose report filed far this deg track on 5/2q/48
William H. Johnson, President 1090 Arbor lone
Jacksonville, Ylorida •
James Patton, floe-President 33 Collins Avenue
hind h.aoh,Jlorida
J. R. Johnston,
a p►Treas. Tulsa, 0a•a • :, .
The filas of the Stat. Racing Cpsaisalrm show the following
ntaokholders of this knurl club. officers, director" and
William U. Johnston Proeldent
J. A. Jornston, brother of )a. H. Johnston
Anne E. Johnston
Julie Ann Johnston •
',ars Hic.n Johnston
.lana Vaughn Johnston
,aill3aa B. J"�oh�n"�st�o�n�,Jr.
)ars. Violet &We ll, widow of Charles Didwill
`'`h<ani Kruarey
.i/rid w Kind
wtlin, Auris, sinter of reward J. C ';1,e
.:orA .dinh,Jr.
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Haoagge. Sennett
Catb.ain. Beenstt, 9517 Carnal. Ave. Setrfsidn,Fia.
Edward C. Kromer, Trak Saperintsndent of sportsmen'. Park Rao. Tr ok.(For
history see Page 14.)
David rind- (Far history see Alai 8.)
Fronk R. Anderson-femme close friend of E. J.0'Au. (Fbr history see Page 6).
was one of the ineorpewatarts of the Businessmen's Racing and Am' .et Aas'n,
nos spsrtsmsn's Park Race Track.
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Bago Bennett...Auditor of the Miami Desch Kennel Club and personal acooentant of
Jo Patten, 'Def Moyer of Damhaa" (For hist see Peg. 7.) Bennett is also .
auditor of the Sportsmen's Park Race Track.
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Josephine Bennett -site of Dego Betaett.
Joan Patten...ems serried as a stookhald.r of the Mimi Beach Kennel Club an the
records of the Florida State Riming Co.edseice until the year 1941.After the
State Rasing Conrad gat compelled Patton, Rask Erickson notorious bookmaker,
Big Bill Diger and other notorious rem immure Ousel' their intermits in the
4)(�( Tropical Park Dem beak in 1941, Patten's name does not ahaw thereafter as the
/\aper of my stook loamy Florida Dog Track. It may be noted, however, that
Johnny Pettus acs Mom est the records of the State Racing Comminution as
Comptroller of the Mani Beech Kennel Club during the -*ear of 1948, although he is
not even listed as a solder of stook.
L. A. dimmer, obese history is set cut on Page 9,.as in charge of the *tools
:.portent of the Iliad Beach Kennel Club daring the 1948 season, and has held the
cue position with the Sportsmen's Park Race Track for some years.
ws in charge of the Aback Police of the Riad Beach Kennel
Club during tae 48 scum endues also employed by the apartments Park Aloe
:rack.
John amhlJt.a-is an atte say in Jachuorc lle, Florida.
JACXSCgVIlJ.= KCOac. CLUB
The report Mad'with the Secretary of State on May 31, 1948 Mows the following
officer's
xilliaa B.Johnstan, Pres. Jacksanill.,Ae.
James Patteni Vice-President, Jacksonville, Fla.
R. J. dart, Seo'y-Trw. Vt i,Fla.
'he !lies of the State Rasing Commission show the foliating officers and mmmbheme-
of tb. Board of Director, of the Kennel Club during the year 19481 •
valise H. Johnston Pres.
Jane. J. Patton, ace Pres.
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J. R. Johnston
John A. lush
Jolty ,attar, Jr.
Jvzea J. Patton-Vice Preaideet of the Jacksonville Kennel C1erh is a son or
ti y .atton "Boy Mayor of Durnhant'.
.than ;-attar, Jr. - a member of the 3oard of Directors of the :Acksorr,il a Xonnel
ro is a o,n of Jorrury Patton, '"ioy 'Lsyor of 'unite*".
Inforetlon on other offi:ers ani directors of this doi track has been previously
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The rs.crt filed with the Secretary of Stat, o. ./ono 1, 1948 shoes the falle.dng
orrserst
William H. Johnston, Pres.
John A. liub, Vioe Pres.
J. a. Johneton,Sec'y
?. J. Bart, Aae't Sooty
The 1948 Racing Manuel dhows the following officers and cambers of the Hoard of
Directness
William S. Johnston,,raa..
John A.Ibaih, Vice Pres.
John d.J000ston, Sooty Ar - .
James J. Patten,Asa't Secy
1. J. darty Asst Sooty
Information em the above offices* has been prorionaly set forth.
ASSOCIATID OUTDOOR CLUBS, INC. (Tampa Dog Tush
The files of the Secretary of Stat*, Tallahassee, Fla., reflect the following
name* appearing in the Charter of tale oorxrmtice dated Jove 28, 1932.
0. H. Haloes, Tamp*, Fla.
A. D. Hill, 215 M.dison St., Tampa, Fla.
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A. B. r, 215 Bedlam St., Tampa►Fla.
In the Anneal Report filed with the eeesetarF of State July 23, 1948, the following
noses ars shown as officers of this corporations
R. $.Jetimetse, President, Jackmonrille,Fia.
Carl Llbold, Fine President, Tampa, Fla.
Lcbert J. Hart Secretary,Yiamd,Fla.
Barra Hatmrt ,Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Regrew of the history of dog racing reflects that the Ca:,00e syndicate
had a large hand in the establishment of dog racing. osner,hip of the
present 3porta.nes Park Race Track has elmcessively been in the bad.
of 'ere°n.r either themselves top figures in the Capone ayndicas.e, or
closely associated with leaders of the Capone spats from the time
that this track vas first or.-2113'd as a dog rack. The feet that the
cans persons who cubed or controlled the Sportmeenls bog ?ace Track
have been the same persons who *weed or controlled the:nisei bench Kannel' �t r
Club and the ..
Jacksonville Kennel Clnb, indicate* a community of Sourest
and points to a possibility that the Croons syndicate also has an interest
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in these Florida Dog tracks. The fact that
Johhgy Patton is carried as
Comptroller of the Miami Beach Kernel Club is in itself convincing evir
dance of the Capone interest this track doe to the Pact that Johnny
Patton for years was a known lewder in the Canoe, eraiioate. Min tact
that his sone arnear as officers in that track, in :he Jacksonville
' Kennel Club and the Orange Perk Kennel Club, indicates that Johnny Patton
oleo may have a financial interest or control in these two latter tracks
which are operated by lti.11ime B.Johnstoa, as President. Johnston also ap-
pears as President of the :limed Desch K.xruel Cleo and the
3portasslePark
Lace Track. The appearance of the same :lames as officers, numbers at the
Date! of Director, and 3teckholdere in :lorida ::OR tracks, as terve appeared
as the officers, dy-,ctore and .stockholders of the 3eortenen'e .ark :face
:rack, gives rise to a strong suspicion at the a'o►e tree dog tracks .
are controlled by Jr:ulny Patton. If the financial !iter-ate of the Capone
rjndicate was concealed throcph .,etre! 1" an jar back as 1,30 ahen
`.'.:are held stock for Jack ;:calk in the '.1wthorre err el Club, later re-
;.laced b, tt:o .3pot•tmaenla ?arlt
race Trick, it.in not •r1.L':col1 t.:,; ^e;+are
!+.-1,h ,tack La :loridi .?ole, tracVs far •.!v. .:a;.or,e „indica A and •.hat r,•!-+ree,
_cessore a, operator: At the three "lert('e n •ank, rtiU °old -stye
. 1-:...r•,t f iia lea one T'ndiza-. La .N.3.(!
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intensive investi•.ation by the Florida State Racing Co®ission as
to the true ownership of all stock in the Miami Beach Kennel Club,
Jacksonville Kennel Club, Orange Park Kennel Club and the Associated
Outdoor Clubs, Inc. (T+mpa,Fla.) to determine whether the Capone
syndicate holds any ownership or control in these state supervised
tracks.
DANIEL P. SUILIPAII
OPERATING DIRECTOR
CRIME COMMISSION OF GREATER MIAMI
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