The Sinatra Files (37 page)

A pair of FBI memos suggests that the inauguration wasn’t the only thing that kept Sinatra busy that week. The first, between top FBI officials Alex Rosen and Alan Belmont, recounted an incident two days before the inauguration. (Note that the price of such services hadn’t increased markedly since Sinatra’s encounter with the too-drunk hundred-dollar prostitute in 1947, an incident recounted by Rosen in an earlier memo, in
chapter 3
.)

PURPOSE

This memorandum is to advise you concerning an investigation by the Washington Field Office concerning possible violations of the White Slave Traffic Act and involving several prominent individuals
as customers, who may possibly be called upon to testify before the Federal Grand Jury in the near future.

SUMMARY OF FACTS

This case involves
The activities of
have been primarily concerned with sex parties, which involve commission of various natural and unnatural sex acts simultaneously by three or more participants, both male and female. Several female victims have furnished signed statements admitting their participation in these orgies. Other victims have involved
as individuals who arranged numerous prostitution dates for them.

CONTEMPLATED PROSECUTION

The Assistant U. S. Attorney handling this case has advised that he plans to present the facts to the Federal Grand Jury, possibly in early November, 1961. He requested interviews of several customers of the victims to obtain necessary corroborating testimony of victims’ statements and he has indicated a possibility that these individuals may be subpoenaed before the Federal Grand Jury. The Assistant U. S. Attorney pointed out that travel within the District of Columbia constitutes a violation of the White Slave Traffic Act and it is possible that the male customers have committed a technical violation of the law. Conceivably they could be indicted by the Federal Grand Jury, but this action is not contemplated.

PROMINENT PERSONS INVOLVED

an employee in the office of
and a victim in this case, has furnished a signed statement setting forth her prostitution activities, which include sex parties with subject
and on separate occasions with
An interview with
is not contemplated.

One prostitute has admitted several prostitution dates with
the dates having been arranged through subject
In connection with a separate investigation concerning James Riddle Hoffa, it has been learned that
has contacted Hoffa on several occasions to obtain loans granted by the Teamsters Pension Fund.