“To: Terry Lenzner Memorandum MM 2/14/74 From : Jim Moore Subject: Robert Maheu - John Roselli - Hereis a summary of what I have done on the Roselli-Maheu connection.331-329013103. Yesterday I spoke with David Nissen, who prosecuted Roselli in 38 - ■ d*: ********2983702”
“Los Angeles, he remembers being represented by James Cantillon a Los Angeles attorney He remembers that this grand jury was convened sometime in the summer of 1970 and that’ his appearance took place before he went to jail, which was January 25, 1971. He has no recollection of”
“•* Los Angeles, he remembers being represented by James Cantillon a Los Angeles attorney He remembers that this grand jury was convened sometime in the summer of 1970 and that his appearance took place before he went to jail, which was January 25, 1971. He has no recollectio”
“point of view that the Giancana name had been linked to the Agency. Rosselli was upset by the harassment he had been under by the FBI. He ■ pointed to the 1966 Frier Club incident as an example. He said in 1966 he had -*1*basis been approached by the FBl|tp provide informatio”
“January 27, 1971" A.A.G. Wilson and Petersen meet with Mahe privately to discuss Maheu’s prior CIA activi February 1, 1971' " Caulfield to Dean memo noting that Maheu we involved in "covert activities" for the CIA in early 1960's.. February 12, 1971 Rosselli’s attorney fil”
“in an attempt to assasinate Castrol., 2 - - ■ *** Nissen said that there are extensive files on Roselli maintained by the FBI or the Department. Nissen had a vague recollection that the files contained a story about Maheu somehow being involved in a wiretap on Sam Gianc”
“context of discussions it became clear that he worked for the CIA. At this point, Rosselli was satisfied that Maheu was working for the government!: and,therefore, agreed to work at the Cuban mission described at their first meeting. Rosselli was not sure as to the length of h”
“a request of Judge Byrne or whoever else might have ' access' to those grand jury - .o minutes to get Roselli’s testimony about the Frontier. Roselli does not recall i having talked to Bob Maheu about his appearance before the grand jury. He said he : had no recollection of Ma”
“request of Judge Byrne or whoever else might have access to those grand jury .minutes to get Roselli’s testimony about the Frontier. Roselli does not recall having talked to Bob Maheu about his appearance before the grand jury. He said he had no recollection of Maheu appearing”
“d up until Mr. Roselli's incarceration. E2 IMPDET CL BY 061142 SECRET NW 65924 Docld:32400057 Page 2 Additionally, the files of other individuals associated with Mr. Robert A. Maheu were also searched. These included, Mr. Peter R. Maheu, Mr. John Meier, and Mr. Michael Merhige, I”
“Rowan Tap. Rosselli said that he understood that Giancana had asked Maheu for a tap on Dan Rowan. Maheu; gave Rosselli two stories. The' first was that he was doing Giancana a favor and the second was that there was a real intelligence value in that Maheu was afraid that Gi”
“enterprises, since Hughes first purchased the Frontier. He recalls, at his last meeting with Maheu, asking Maheu to lend Breen $60,000 for the gift shop. Maheu said he- would get back to him but never did. Ultimately a loan was arranged through Perry Thomas at the Valley Bank ”
“ipal contact conta with Mr. Roselli during the late 1960's and up until Mr. Roselli's incarceration. E2 IMPDET CL BY 061142 SECRE NW.65924 Docld:32354836 Page 2 SECRET Additionally, the files of other individuals associated with Mr. Robert A. Maheu were also searched rched. These”
“by the Hughes enterprises, since Hughes first purchased the Frontier.. He recalls, at his last meeting with Maheu, asking Maheu to lend Breen $60,000 for the gift shop. Maheu said he- would get back to him but never did. Ultimately a loan was arranged ■ through Perry Thomas at”
“up until Mr. Roselli's incarceration. NW 65924 Docld:32363392 Page 2 SECRET 1 E2 IMPDET CL BY 061142 Additionally, the files of other individuals associated with Mr. Robert A. Mahcu were also searched. These included, Mr. Peter R. Maheu, Mr. John Meier, and Mr. Michael Merhige, I”
“project as an intelligence ■ operation involving Cuba. Maheu mentioned specifically Castro, Che Guevara, and Raoul Castro. It was Rosselli’s feeling that Maheu had recruited him because of his known Cuban connections in Florida. These connections j were unrelated to gambling,”
“vivan 11 0 KAT, all % 9 O 102 * would participate in a plan to "dispose" of Castro (Maheu, 7/29, p. 8). Maheu had known Roselli since the late 1950's (Maheu, 7/29, pp. 58-60). Although Maheu claims not to have been aware of the extent of Roselli's underworld connectio”
“til Mr. Roselli's incarceration. E2 IMPDET CL BY 061142 NW 65924 Docld:32354900 Page 2 SECRET SECRET Additionally, the files of other individuals associated with Mr. Robert A. Maheu were also searched. These included, Mr. Peter R. Maheu, Mr. John Meier, and Mr. Michael Merhige, I”
“: Director of Security SUBJECT : Roselli/Maheu Matter 1. This memorandum is for your information. 2. Reference is made to the 21 May 1975 memorandum from Mr. Scott D. Breckinridge, which outlines his review of the Department of Justice files on the Roselli/Maheu matter. 3. The un”
“When Roselli came up for sentencing, he was represented by Torn Wadden, who had been associated in some capacity with Edward Bennett Williams. . Wadden filed a motion to reduce sentence and included with it two col umns by Jack Anderson that recounted the story of Roselli a”
“) the project negotiations. Gold expressed concern about Reio-aenei, "Thaler Toe who he learned was son Sabols • Gold asked Maheu to put bug in broom to determine the extent of taipesm ^ with - The technician involved in the assignment was discovered in the process, arrest”
“until Mr. Roselli's incarceration. NW 65924 Docld:32363376 Page 2 SECRET 1 E2 IMPDET CL BY 061142 : Additionally, the files of other individuals associated with Mr. Robert A. Maheu were also searched. These included, Mr. Peter R. Maheu, Mr. John Meier, and Mr. Michael Merhige, II”
“-5- The Rowan tap; Rosselli said that he understood that Giancana had asked Maheu for a tap on Rowan Dan Rowan. Maheu gave Rosselli two stories. The first Dwas that: he .was doing Giancana a favor and tH^yond was Ithat that there was a real -might intelligence value in tha”
“To Terry Lenzner From Bob Muse \ Subject: Interview of John Roselli sr . . On Wednesday February 20, 1974, Scott Armstrong, Marc Lackritz and Bob : Muse interviewed John Roselli at the office of Roselli's attorney, Tom Wadden : - - " 888 17th Street, N. W., Washington, D. ”
“With regard to Hank Greenspun, Roselli has known him since the 50‘s. The last time he met Greenspun was when he ran into Greenspun in Los Angeles shortly after he got out of prison, at which time they talked a few minutes.. No questions were asked and there was no discussion w”
“a covert security approval was issued for the use of Naheu by IO Division in order for him to be approached and advised of Agency interest in International Labor. Files of this Office do not reflect whether or not this was done. Or. 7 October 1959 a covert security approval ”
“asks for Keeney Watergate memcon Justice Dept. Rosselli file 1970 Rosselli goes before grand jury Government Opposition,supi under immunity re:Giancana 1971 Jan.18 First of three Anderson columns Jan.19 MaheRy(scheduled to go before grand jury on Las Vegas skimming) call”
“PELKET 6 1* RobachR - Mullin /Enterlet cot- F 14 MAY 62 TOPSECRET Edwards MFR- Re Baltele merro Prepared for RRK Freloweng Aral braifung. Rosselli and Mahers spent consed: time in Miconi talker with the Courur. Geancauni also fusint. Grancanne put them in touchiw, a Cou”
“To Terry Lenzner From « Bob Muse Subject: Interview of John Roselli On Wednesday February 20, 1974, Scott Armstrong, Marc Lackritz and Bob. Muse interviewed John Roselli at the office of Roselli’s attorney, Tom Wadden, %,. 888 17th Street, N. W., Washington, D. C., teleph”
“gave no answers and he knew that Maheu had been questioned by the FBI.I During his early contacts with Maheu in 1959 and ‘60, in setting up the Cuban operation, Maheu was setting up a guard system for different Hughes’ operations, such as Hughes Aircraft or other corporate in”
“Spitzel. When questions were asked as to what his subsequent involvement with Maheu was, Roselli’s attorney instructed him not to answer any questions on the ground of : national security. - 6he 0- 3 . . 42 . ' "0 23 * exadaven ct. - - Roselli did however indicate how he and ”
“3 it s/ tortion, Bioff cut a deal with the gov- ernment and named Roselli as a Chi- cago mobster who had helped him ‘shake down movie studios. Cohn testi- “In the 1940s the sheriff of Dade County (which ■ fied on Roselli’s behalf, but in 1943 Ro selli was sentenced to 10 ”
“knew nothing about any use of stolen stocks. With regard.to Jim Crosby, Jack Davis and Mary Carter Paoint Co. he knew nothing. Similarly he knew nothing about Jim Golden. He had no knowledge of Bob Peliquin or Intertel’s involvement at . Paradise Island. Wadden chimed in by”
“With regard to Hank Greenspun, Roselli has known him since the 50‘s. The last time he met Greenspun was when he ran into Greenspun in Los Angeles shortly after he got out of prison, at which time they talked a few minutes. No questions were asked and there was no discussion wi”
“nt on the turbulent little island. Sam said he had friends on both sides, but no clout. That was it. 17. Roselli was introduced to James P. O'Connell, of this Office, who was identified to him as an employee of Robert A. Maheu, Associates. Over the several months of close contact”
“from a lengthy strike. kill Castro. Maheu told investigators he phy of Cohn, “King Cohn," the movie When Cohn refused to pay tribute to had known Roselli since the late 1950s mogul once offered Roselli a job as a Bioff and his union, Bioff tried to halt and, while he didn’t kno”
“nt on the turbulent little island. Sam said he had friends on both sides, but no clout. That was it. 17. Roselli was introduced to James P. O'Connell, of this Office, who was identified to him as an employee of Robert A. Maheu, Associates. Over the several months of close contact”
“have had with Thomas or Greenspun. -. He knew nothing about any use of stolen stocks. With regard, to Jim Crosby, Jack Davis and Mary Carter Paoint Co. he knew nothing. Similarly he knew nothing about Jim Golden. . He had no knowledge of Bob Peliquin or Intertel’s involvemen”
“concerned. However Wadden did .allow us to inter- .view Roselli about his background and we reserved the right to have an executive —session before a Senator where John Roselli might be compelled to testify about his involvement with Maheu In Cuba. (It should be noted that Wad”
“nt on the turbulent little island. Sam said he had friends on both sides, but no clout. That was it. 17. Roselli was introduced to James P. O'Connell, of this Office, who was identified to him as an employee of Robert A. Mahou, Associates. Over the several months of close contact”
“Roselli was ■ “Bob Maheu must be running scared • lie has no inkling of his thoughts on hardly a loudmouth in the ....................................... league of”a " —I thought about that just the other the Castro assassination attempts. Joe Valachi, who sang for televised ”
“Club of $400,000 in a rigged gin rummy game. Mr. Harvey reported his contacts with Roselli to this office during November and December of 1967 and January of 1963. Roselli was facing deportation at that time but felt that he would win an appeal.. S. On 17 November 1970 Mr. Ma”
“op an en- tree into the gangster elements as the first step toward accom- plishing the desired goal. 5. Mr. Maheu advised that he had met one Johnny Roselli on several occasions while visiting Las Vegas. He only knew him casually through clients, but was given to understand that ”
“approach Roselli, who knew Maheu as a personal relations executive handling domestic and foreign accounts. Maheu was to tell Roselli that he had recently been obtained by a cli- ent who represented several international business firms which were suffering heavy financial loss”
“1968 and 1969 in Ecuador under a commercial cover arrangement provided by the Maheu organization. 3. Memoranda were located in the file of Mr. Johnny Roselli which summarize contact on 26 February 1971, initiated by this Agency with the Commissioner, Immigration and Naturalizatio”
“-3- to O'Brien. Alternatively the objective was to discover if there was. any information about the plot that might be damaging to the Democrats that O'Brien might possess' from Maheu. And these concerns could have been a possible motivation for the break-in to the offices o”
“SAM J. Exvut, JR., N.C., CHAIRMAN HOWARD M. BAKER, JR. TOM., VICE CHAIRMAN MCRMAN •. TALMADGE, GA EDWARD J. GURNEY, PLA DANEL K. INOUYE, HAWAII LOWELL P. WEICKER, JR. CONN JOSEPH M. MONTOYA, M. MIX SAMUEL DASH CIDEP COUNSEL AND STAFF DIRECTOR Allnited States Senate FRED S.”
“1968 and 1969 in Ecuador under a commercial cover arrangement provided by the Maheu organization. 3. Memoranda were located in the file of Mr. Johnny Roselli which summarize contact on 26 February 1971, initiated by this Agency with the Commissioner, Immigration and Naturalizatio”
“l partici- pated in the initial planning stages, but were not witting of the purpose of the mission. 4. Robert A. Maheu was contacted, briefed generally on the project, and requested to ascertain if he could develop an en- tree into the gangster elements as the first step toward ”
“us to inter view Roselli. about his background and wereserved the right to have an executive * session before "a Senator where John Roselli - might be compelled to testify , about his ' involvement, with Maheu in Cuba. (It should be noted that Wadden would not identify his p”