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Security briefed the Attorney General, Robert
Kennedy, on the circumstances leading up to
Maheu's involvement in the wiretap. At our re-
quest, prosecution was dropped.

16. In May 1962, Mr. William Harvey took over as Case
Officer, and it is not known by this Office whether Roselli was
used operationally from that point on.

17. It was subsequently learned from the FBI that Roselli
had been convicted on six counts involving illegal entry into the
United States. Our records do not reflect the date of conviction,
but it is believed to have been sometime during November 1967.

18. On 2 December 1968, Roselli, along with four other
individuals, was convicted of conspiracy to cheat members of the
Friars Club of $400,000 in a rigged gin gummy game.

19. Mr. Harvey reported to the Office of Security of his
contacts with Roselli during November and December 1967 and
January 1968. It was his belief that Johnny would not seek out
the Agency for assistance in the deportation proceedings unless
he actually faced deportation. Roselli expressed confidence that
he would win an appeal.

20. On 17 November 1970, Maheu called James O'Connell,
Roselli's first Case Officer, to advise that Maheu's attorney, Ed
Morgan, had received a call from a Thomas Waddin, Roselli's
lawyer, who stated that all avenues of appeal had been exhausted,
and his client now faces deportation. Waddin indicated that, if
someone did not intercede on Roselli's behalf, he would make
a complete expose of his activities with the Agency.

21. On 18 November 1970, you were briefed on the latest
development in this case, and it was decided that the Agency
would not in any way assist Roselli. Maheu was so advised of
the Agency's position, and he was in complete agreement with
our stand. He further advised that he was not concerned about

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