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124-10204-10148 JFK Assassination Records Archives 1 (01/01/1963)

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'Office   Memorandum * UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT


TO          DIRECTOR, FBI  (92-2781)

FRO         SAC, SEATTLE   (92-147)


SUBJECT:    SANT(YTRAFFICANTE, JR., aka
            ANTI -RACKETEERING


DATE: May 28, 1959


          Re letter 4/29/59, Legal Attache, Havana to.Bureau,
reques ting background information concerning RON WARNOCK in
that he was reported as making efforts to buy the Sans Souci
Gambling Casino from SANTO TRAFFICANTE in Cuba.

          RON WARNOCK is the brother of TOM V. WARNOCK, who
was Sheriff of Snohomish County, Washington, 1/1/47 to 1/1/55.
Prior to TOM's election, RON was a fight promoter in the
Seattle, Washington area.  On his brotherts election, he
became Deputy Sheriff of Snohomish County and operated in that
capacity.

          Informants have advised that RON WARNOCK was, during
his brother's tenure as Sheriff, and has been since under
TWITCHELL, current Sheriff, Snohomish County, the pick-upo
and fix man for-that county.

          A confidential source in 1948 advised that  JOE
GOTTSTEIN, BILL EDRIS, JOSEPH HART and OSCAR TJERSLAND had
made arrangements with TOM WARNOCK to operate gambling in
Snohomish County.  The four above-named individuals were  at
that time prominent gamblers in the Seattle, Washington  area.

          In May of 1956, SE-551-C advised  that RON WARNOCK
had been campaign manager for ARNOLD ZEMPLE, Snohomish County
Prosecutor, and as a result had ZEMPLEss permission  to permit
gambling and was, in fact,  the man who says whether a parti-
cular place can or  cannot operate in that county.

           RON WARNOCK is closely associated with EUGENE
ALBERT  PETERSON, PCI of the Seattle Office.  PETERSON is a
self-admitted  active gambler in Snohomish County at the


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  1 - Seattle                                  JUN 1 1959
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