John Factor / Federal Bureau of Investigation.

John Factor, also known as "Jake the Barber," was born in England and raised in Poland. He is a brother of the cosmetic king, Max Factor. In 1943, he was convicted of reselling bonded whiskey and served nine years in a Federal prison. Factor sued Roger Touhy in 1959, for slander, when he wrote a boo...

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Corporate Author: United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
Language:English
Published: [Washington, D.C.] : Federal Bureau of Investigation, [2003?]
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Physical Description:3 unnumbered volumes (various pagings) : digital, PDF files
Format: Government Document Electronic eBook
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John Factor, also known as "Jake the Barber," was born in England and raised in Poland. He is a brother of the cosmetic king, Max Factor. In 1943, he was convicted of reselling bonded whiskey and served nine years in a Federal prison. Factor sued Roger Touhy in 1959, for slander, when he wrote a book stating that the kidnaping of John Factor was faked in 1933. In December 1959, Roger Touhy was killed as he entered the apartment building of his sister. John Factor was part owner of the Stardust Hotel and the Desert Inn Hotel in Las Vegas. On December 24, 1962, President Kennedy granted a full and unconditional pardon to John "Jake the Barber" Factor for his 1943 conviction, and spared his possible deportation by the United States Immigration Service.
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Call Number:J 1.14/2:J 61
System Details:Mode of access: Internet from Federal Bureau of Investigation web site. Address as of 7/22/08: http://foia.fbi.gov/foiaindex/johnfactor.htm; current access available via PURL.