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Jack Ruby, The DPD & Organized Crime
By Tracy Riddle 11/1997
"The implausibility of [Leo] Sauvage's conclusion (gangsters and police working together) speaks for itself" - Jim Moore, lone-nutter
"They [organized crime] buy off the judge, they buy off the prosecutor, they buy off the sheriff, and they buy off the law enforcement officers locally, directly or indirectly" - Sen. Henry Jackson
The mob has long relied on the corruption of local law enforcement to maintain its illegal operations in a given community. Without this support, the mafia would have a difficult time running its rackets. (A Two-Dollar Bet Means Murder, Fred Cook, 1961; Gambling and Organized Crime, Rufus King, 1969)
Before the assassination, a retired Dallas police captain told Ovid Demaris and Ed Reid that the Dallas police department "was rotten from top to bottom. Oh, there were some good cops. But, man, it was a dangerous place to work in. You never knew which side your boss or partner was on. There was plenty of money floating around. All you had to do was raise your hand." Another source told Reid and Demaris that gangsters controlled "the sheriff, the police, the judges...everything in the state." (The Green Felt Jungle, 1963)
WC and HSCA documents show that longtime Dallas bookie Isadore Max Miller went untouched by Dallas authorities from 1949 until the feds convicted him in 1965, and that gambling houses were left untouched. FBI tape recordings made in 1972 revealed that at least a dozen Dallas police officers were involved with a local gambling boss. (Dallas Morning News 4/26/1972)
Dallas County Sheriff Bill Decker was described by mobster Paul Roland Jones as an "oldtime bootlegger here." Sheriff Steve Guthrie later said, "We all know Bill Decker is a payoff man with [rackets boss] Bennie Binnion." Decker was a long-time acquaintance of mobsters Russell D. Matthews and Joseph Campisi. (HSCA vol. 9)
Jack Ruby, according to many sources, knew most or all of the members of the Dallas police department. These sources include Lewis McWillie, Robert Craven, Breck Wall, Joseph Cavagnaro, Reagan Turnman, and others listed in the Warren Commission's exhibits. Among Ruby's effects was a card bearing Ruby's name and the Dallas County official seal, signed by Justice of the Peace Glen W. Byrd: "To all public officials – kindly extend to the individual whose signature appears above any and all assistance which may be properly given in keeping with your official duties and obligations." (Contract on America, Schiem, p142)
By most accounts, the Dallas police often visited Ruby's Carousel Club and were given special favors (free or low-priced booze, food, and sometimes women). (Commission Exhibits 1636, 1515, 1659, 1657, 1649, 1632, 1615) Musician Robert Shorman saw "between 150 to 200 police officers at the Carousel at one time or another," including Capt. Will Fritz, but never saw any officers pay for their drinks. (CE 1505) Dallas cop Hugh Smith frequently saw Ruby give bottles of liquor to police as presents (CE 1646) and friend Joe Bonds told the FBI that Ruby "made women available to officers." (CE 1696) Ruby employed off-duty cops as bouncers (CD 5) and frequently had arrests overturned and charges dismissed when he committed numerous crimes. Ruby associate Mickey Ryan called him "The payoff man for the Dallas police," but then denied making that statement. (CD 4, CE 1229) Another associate, William Abadie, believed that Ruby's set-up could only be accounted for by having both "racketeering connections" and "police connections" in Dallas and Fort Worth. (CE 1750) Jack Hardee reported that "Ruby had the 'fix' with the County authorities..." (CE 1763)
I've only skimmed the surface of the evidence linking the Dallas police, Ruby and organized crime. Much more can be found in the files of the WC and HSCA, Seth Kantor's "Ruby Cover-up," David Scheim's "Contract on America," and numerous other books. And yet, the lone-nutters will tell us that there is "no evidence" that any of this is true.
Jack Ruby, The DPD & Organized Crime
By Tracy Riddle 11/1997
"The implausibility of [Leo] Sauvage's conclusion (gangsters and police working together) speaks for itself" - Jim Moore, lone-nutter
"They [organized crime] buy off the judge, they buy off the prosecutor, they buy off the sheriff, and they buy off the law enforcement officers locally, directly or indirectly" - Sen. Henry Jackson
The mob has long relied on the corruption of local law enforcement to maintain its illegal operations in a given community. Without this support, the mafia would have a difficult time running its rackets. (A Two-Dollar Bet Means Murder, Fred Cook, 1961; Gambling and Organized Crime, Rufus King, 1969)
Before the assassination, a retired Dallas police captain told Ovid Demaris and Ed Reid that the Dallas police department "was rotten from top to bottom. Oh, there were some good cops. But, man, it was a dangerous place to work in. You never knew which side your boss or partner was on. There was plenty of money floating around. All you had to do was raise your hand." Another source told Reid and Demaris that gangsters controlled "the sheriff, the police, the judges...everything in the state." (The Green Felt Jungle, 1963)
WC and HSCA documents show that longtime Dallas bookie Isadore Max Miller went untouched by Dallas authorities from 1949 until the feds convicted him in 1965, and that gambling houses were left untouched. FBI tape recordings made in 1972 revealed that at least a dozen Dallas police officers were involved with a local gambling boss. (Dallas Morning News 4/26/1972)
Dallas County Sheriff Bill Decker was described by mobster Paul Roland Jones as an "oldtime bootlegger here." Sheriff Steve Guthrie later said, "We all know Bill Decker is a payoff man with [rackets boss] Bennie Binnion." Decker was a long-time acquaintance of mobsters Russell D. Matthews and Joseph Campisi. (HSCA vol. 9)
Jack Ruby, according to many sources, knew most or all of the members of the Dallas police department. These sources include Lewis McWillie, Robert Craven, Breck Wall, Joseph Cavagnaro, Reagan Turnman, and others listed in the Warren Commission's exhibits. Among Ruby's effects was a card bearing Ruby's name and the Dallas County official seal, signed by Justice of the Peace Glen W. Byrd: "To all public officials – kindly extend to the individual whose signature appears above any and all assistance which may be properly given in keeping with your official duties and obligations." (Contract on America, Schiem, p142)
By most accounts, the Dallas police often visited Ruby's Carousel Club and were given special favors (free or low-priced booze, food, and sometimes women). (Commission Exhibits 1636, 1515, 1659, 1657, 1649, 1632, 1615) Musician Robert Shorman saw "between 150 to 200 police officers at the Carousel at one time or another," including Capt. Will Fritz, but never saw any officers pay for their drinks. (CE 1505) Dallas cop Hugh Smith frequently saw Ruby give bottles of liquor to police as presents (CE 1646) and friend Joe Bonds told the FBI that Ruby "made women available to officers." (CE 1696) Ruby employed off-duty cops as bouncers (CD 5) and frequently had arrests overturned and charges dismissed when he committed numerous crimes. Ruby associate Mickey Ryan called him "The payoff man for the Dallas police," but then denied making that statement. (CD 4, CE 1229) Another associate, William Abadie, believed that Ruby's set-up could only be accounted for by having both "racketeering connections" and "police connections" in Dallas and Fort Worth. (CE 1750) Jack Hardee reported that "Ruby had the 'fix' with the County authorities..." (CE 1763)
I've only skimmed the surface of the evidence linking the Dallas police, Ruby and organized crime. Much more can be found in the files of the WC and HSCA, Seth Kantor's "Ruby Cover-up," David Scheim's "Contract on America," and numerous other books. And yet, the lone-nutters will tell us that there is "no evidence" that any of this is true.