U.S. Department of Justice
Federal Bureau of Investigation Washington,Washington, D. C. 20535
June 17, 2019
MR. JOHN GREEN EWALD JR. SUITE 1203 27305 WEST LIVE OAK ROAD CASTAIC, CA 91384
Request No.:No. : 1385991-0001385991 -000 Subject: HEFNER,HEFNER, HUGH MARSTON
Dear Mr. GreenewaldGreenewald::
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Part 1: The standard responses below apply to all requests:
(i) 5 U.S.C. § 552(c)552(c).. Congress excluded three categories of law enforcement and national security records from the requirements of the FOIA [5 U.SU.S.C.C. § 552(c) (2006 & SuppSupp.. IV (2010)].(2010)] . FBI responses are limited to those records subject to the requirements of the FOIAFOIA.. Additional information about the FBI and the FOIPA can be found on the www.fhi.govlfoiafhi. govlfoia websitewebsite..
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(i) Record Searches. The Recordllnformation Dissemination Section (RIDS) searches for reasonably described records by searching those systems or locations where responsive records would reasonably be found. Most requests are satisfied by searchsearchinging the Central Records System (CRS), an extensive system of records consisting of applicant, investigative,investigative, intelligence, personnel, administrative, and general files compiled and maintained by the FBI in the course of fulfilling its dual law enforcement and intelligence mission as well as the performance of agency administrative and personnel functions. The CRS spans the entire FBI organization and encompasses the records of FBI Headquarters (FBIHQ),(FBIHQ), FBI Field Offices, and FBI Legal AttacM Offices (Legats) worldwideworldwide.. A CRS search includes Electronic Surveillance (ELSUR) recordsrecords..
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Discover the Truth at: http://www.theblackvault.com ~19 (~21-55) Mr. Tolson Mr. Boardman MI. Nichols PRESS . Mr , Belmont THE• tv',r. Harbo Mr. Mohr incredulously: "Some people tbink nudily Mr. PWSOIlS So5Sy Newcomer j ~ pomogr3pnic." , The latest phenomtflon in U.S. m~: New Proiect. Esqllire could have Mr. Rosen "L line p!.Ihlisbing ,is Playboy, an oversexed SPared it self its new competition for only Mr.T= l~yOUng vcr.don 01 the 13·year-old ruquirt , :liS. From the age of IS, Chicagonn Hef· Mr. Sizoo • : Last wetk, not yet three yerus old but ntr l o ti~!: d to work for the men's ma~l' \ ,'5elling 688,000 (<,pies , the ~1i(k and SOl!\Sy tine, made the grade in it ~ promotion Mr. Win terrowd \ '501 montb ly th,eatened to outstrip Er· riepa. rt01en t after he got ou t of the Uni'·er· Te le. Room a/II/ire (dre. 71&,000) in a [ircuIJli(l1l fIght. sily of Illinois. But he quit when Esq uire Mr. Holloman P/ayhQy h,u also W.1wned a Jill" of its ,rould IIIl I Ii" ils $8o-n-wl'1'li offtr lor .1 Mi.ss Gandy o ~' n imi tllors, t.g., Pln",irl (wbich it i5 lIhnh" u all aSSijJl1mf.n l to $i!5. From hi$ " suing for too d O$(. ~n imitation), N"t;Kel , own :-ieM ;\'orth Side 3I"'rtmf.nt. 01\ Ioe!-.\ I{ (~nnot keep ~ bre~st, In its August nUm· kr P/llybrry printed four pictures of ,. . .. ; , r. ,- ~ ~ - , .... C'nehaDe- Anita El.::hrrll.' in the nude, tak .' in!: the ed",c off E$ q/lirc'" &ptember port folio (If Ekne'l: with;), Ie\\" dothe~ on_ Podol Troublel. Play boy has a profr!! , ~;orM l !heen :lnd a fo rmula pitched :II male adoles..:tnt$ of all ,l!:O. nc l:obly those ,I on college C:l m f!U$~, where ?5% 01 il! ~ copies are !'Old. Thue are brl'eZY !lwrt (3 1 ~l u r itS., ribald d assiC'S. e'$_, toy Boctaccio, De :\laup.:us..ant , Ji1.i p~ 011 mell's styles, / bawdy C1Ir1oon~ , d ub 1:! ~ j(lkc-s ~l1d lim ericks and a beoping helping of cbeese· SE 12 cake, such ~ 5 J fun _color "iew (If a "Pla.y ,I),! .1, - • .,~~j ,:I Z- 'n~t e of the Month" (Me MILESlONES), ' 'IIDEX~D . 76 / -"'"'-TlED ~ ()mctimc s posed by its own Malicrs, e.g. ... /}" V' , I 1.../1- ~f i 191 SEP 24 356 I S:,:.~';::~ :";}'bnJge r JJ~i,Illrim". H. . :;1' ""'" ~ 'whets readeis''intercst by : see whlll each month' ( h~r cl othes '00' --- Ml'. Tolson _ _ • • ?oIr. N ic hob .... _ Mr. DmH ';m! r . :{':::. , . ....~ ._ ~ T c>ic. 1(,· " . l ~ ...... _ ~ ~ h. !iv ~' :::.1~ ...., Ban Barred j The· organiZatiO";·,' ~~~~~:~::::I Ilii;s:; t;'IJHi,y' _ i Catholk group, ~ &ereen books and i By Court I tlon. for their.. morality.. . THE NODL slatement Playboy'.!! "distributor ;;;;.i~t.i~;d I Injunction Issued' he- needed. the ban as a defense In Port auron Case against the" publisher. " ••• The NODL denielf Federal Judge ' :Frank ~.' It pel'8uaded 'In ( ) Glos Ludowy Picard Tuesday ordered 81. ' dir_tly o""~~~~':~;;~~: i ( ) Michigan Editor·The Worker Clair County PrO!lecutor. Wi]· ~r:~tW'eUl: , ) The Daily Worker bur V. Hamrn 'to retrain.· from I itatement lI.Id. ( ) Narodna Volya, !intenering W\ttJJ the sale -and "The indecent_rn.~ .~:"",-, dintribution ot1:'layboy mara- not moving In . ( ) Romanul Amenc~n .me. . · ..,...:...... :.-~'-i1 t he request -for tl",p,~~,~~o"l ( ) Pittsburgh COUf~ er letter appear! A t the nme time, A· lIpolotea- "mouse.trap_ I ) ~an Chronicle man for the,Detroit unit of the part o! the rl'Deboil free Press National Org",niuUon for Dece.nt and I ! ) OebDi\ News Lituatu're dtJ'tted that his or; Father.Hickey's said. g'aniution had any part in the ( ) Detroit Times proeecutor'. a.etion at Port "Th& eontulion rawtlnS" ( ) Micnigan Oai'! Huron, from the Wltair charres or II· le&'1ll and eoerei'vfl UN of the ( ) Wayne Collegian The Ilf,v. Paul .I. Hidll!Y. NODL lI,t prompt! llS to an ! ) ----..~4 .•. / mDder~tor of NODL, lij-nf!d nOWie!! that In the ,,,ture, tbe the .t.atement lrI whleb be lIald Detroit unit of NODL will not Oat,A?iJ£{ tbe ban w.. bi the make Us nit' avaUable for the Edit ion~/ prolecutor atriM be requed of use or ally (livlc or reU,hll.ll :. !2:es~II" rlbllto "t the mlgl- ,; ".OUIH/' Ptlge J Cotumn~ It concluded: I ·Prov i .ion ~ "t th~ ' Injunction "The fig'ht to protect our I treeing the' m.,"?;ln~'3 sail! had young people will continue. Tbe I '. been ,h.>cn prio'r appravtr.l by at· :Amerlcan seon3e of decency or all ; torneys for ' the lI)a(l,zlne and groups will' ~ontinue to be i by Hamm. Offended: by the condition ot II The publishing firrn chJi~ed new,sstands, that Hamm ordered the mara· "There never has been and'i zine banned dt~r . it appeared thl!re never will · be threlbi of on a li st, ~mp,ned by the NOD illegal p~~!Iure or ot boycott. I / I.. • • We do, however, intend to exer· r . . to the fuliest ~I! ",vile,I!!.1 .flAMM, THE complaint of our clt.izel'Iship! to tut { •.tatl!c1, ordered the Kramer News until tJlis city Is rid of indee t ICo. or Port Huron to discontinue', IDd. " IKivlous publJcatiou jdllHibuUon ot Play~y . . i ! A "mJbr wit .. ~ .. In.t I ! Karom. bt'OUJht by ' fiV6 New I ~~rkpubUabera or ~.. '. , t " 1»010, trW be I'll! MOil' ··· (-",". . day" !·et!:ezal Jud,e 'TIt IS <'/c "P. Th rutoR. - .' .. . -~ .. I .. I~ lWT RECOROlilb 191 OCT -:t 5 950 --- Tolson Nichols Boardman Belmont Mohr n Parsons ~sen 'PLAYBOY' OVERRULED ~ __~!~.1S IIl!fi>ucled the postma!l- .lI. right to ImpOse the ban un· P. O_uy ON iter at Chicago to withhold til it decided whether the nny additional copies offered magazine was obscene. for mailing." Judge Pine Issued a tern ThTU the Mails to the Moles Attorneys for P I a y boy porary restraining order bar asked for a temporal"y injunc· ring enforcement of Mr. War· Government 1 a w y e r s sending the November issue now the question of the No. tion on the ground that the burton's instructions for live ihru the mail. The ban was vember Issue was "pretty Gov~rnrnent. h~d to hold a days, At the end of that lime planned to confer today to applied by the department academic," since all copies heanng be10! e It co~Jd ban a the Government could ask 10 (lecide what, if anything, aIter a complaint that the not already in the mail now magazine for obscemty,. The h,~ve .the restraint lifted. magazine was obscene. probably will be scn: of! I~ov:r~I!~;:n..! cont~Qd~~~I?I_) ___ can be done to' keep shortly. " \ Brigitte Bardot from spin· The ruling was handed ' dJiti·_-.As:. of down here yesterday by Fed· NO EFFECT' .'. ~ ~- if ning out a towel into eral District Court Judge )t,.I the homes of subscribers David A. Pine. When' the Herbert B. Warburton, gen· ttYPlayboy Magazine. Government appealeti. Judge eral counsel for the Post Of· Pine was promptly upheld fice Department agreed that They had to decide first by the U. S. Court of Ap·· any Supreme Court action n / whether to appeal to the Su- peai-:;. I would have little or no effect riA ~- . preme Court from a ruling ..~ on the November issue. But ',1---.'. . that the Post Office Depart· Donld B. MacGumeas, Gov· he said before his conference I ' men,' ust 11ft for .It lea~t ernment attorney who han· with Mr.. M8cGuineas that hc E~~ ~y,:;.-!.!~ ban _~~a~~led the case. said that by wanted a dete.rmlnation by the High Court for use in fu f ture cases. J:le said (he basic issue was whether the Post Office can stop1 mailing first and then hold a hearing on whether I a publication is obscene-or must hold a hearing before! they can halt the mailing. , Copies of the November Playboy. billed as "entertain· ment for men," contained (In (lrticlc on Miss Bardot show· ing a male ador in a firm ~c· quencc playfully strippinp'" a large towel away from the i Wash. Post and ____ curvaceous French -now~ slar. III Times Herald )iODEL AND ARH :, ~. Ne"'.V,-;/",,,,#*"-,r':..·_ The bSlie also carried a Wash. Star __-" ___ _ three-jJHge center color photo of a shapely blond mode! N. Y. Herald ____ shielding her modesty only Tribune with an arm and a loose· Icaf notebook In (lddilion N. Y. lournal-_____ I there were a number of racy American cartoons and stol'ie~:. i! N. Y. Mirror _____ . All this moved the Post ~ N. Y. Daily News ___ Office on WL'dnesday to order I copies of Playboy withheld! N. Y. Times from the mails, .. 1;~1 its; Daily Worker _____ counsel Warburton, 'is of the ~ opinion that the November I The Worker _____ issue. . is non·mailable and No", r ",,,,..1,,,r , Tolson ___ Belmont_ Mohr ___ Neose ___ () P,arsons~ ~a os en J~"'-_~ Tamm ,-~' _ _ _ Trotter _ _ _ W.C. Sulllvan _ Te le. Aoom _ HolJoman _ Gandy ___ . ;: : " . '. : ~ : ,hi ~{ _ M;ag~~neBeats . 'RostalBan- ,. ., in". Race'for-Mails :qlal~~J1agaz im! lo ~ t · ._ ·!li ht.yesteday to have District, COllTt,: tell ' the Potit ' Office, IDepartment never again ,to 'hOI~ ' ~p JDalliDi issues of J" magazme. < l ' But Playboy had altea y Iwon the c~)lltroversy over e Novemb~r . issue. "The • Po ~ t t Office D epartment banned the Novembet; Issues from the mails .-last Tbursday. :But OD riday. , District Court lJave ' Pl.ayQ.QY ..il (ive ~ay &Uspensie:I1 -I,,' of. the ban. - Yesterday. Jud, e \Edward A. Tainm' Declined to eive Play boy th~ ' permanent in j uncti oD~ , IHe·. ~aid there was no lon.ier any ' .dJspute becauu all ' the November issues were mailed ., Wi~hi~, 1~~ past' five . day~ . , ~ . P ost on""'4- y/ Times Herala- Wa sh. News _ _ _ _ Wash. Star ____ N, y, He rald _ _ _ Tribune N. Y. J OlJ rna l-___ American N. Y. Mirror ____ N. Y. Daily News _ N. Y. Times ____ Daily Wor ker _ __~ The Worlcer ____ New Lea der ____ I" ~ ~ " Ll Date ,11-&-$8 l" ~ _ :~ \f' I - n I _ ~ NOT RECORDED 58 133 NOV- ~ c 19- , Tolson _ _ _ Belmont ___ Mohr ,/' Mil IN.a,. 7' \ tJ 'AI Pars on ~ A ' • (( Rosen~ (' .J Tomm -... ___ Judge, Stays Trotter W.C. Sullivan _ I' Posta,1 Ban Tele. Room _ Hollomo n __ I'On 'Playboy' , \ 11, Ib, Ao'Oj:I,aI.d P.... IH 'g Subscribera to'"'PIlI.yboy ~ga f~ f,b- ~,;y~- !zine apPjlrently wHl get theIr i November IlSue by mail alter :11.11.." . , The Post Omee Department announced Wednesday it had ,halted matlin&" pflvlleges for the! , I / j- m~wne pending a legal check lor 11:.&· contentJ. ' -0 J \.1 / i But the mlllli.dne's publishel'$ - - .. __ I lobu.ined a temporary irijunc- ~ :tion &, ainst lJle postal ban yes- of the department to stop mai a erday. a,nd the United States ings in advance of a form ' Court ot Appeal:; refused to .set hearlnr. aside the DistrIct Court order. Mr. Knoll said Post O:m~ The Injunction Issued by Dls- and Justice Department attar trict Judae David A. Pine was neys would study today whether' only .tor flve days. But Leo the matter should be taken be Knolt: assistant ieneral coun- fore the SUpreme Court. . sel for the Post Office, noted !The I:'ost Orne!! Department that "in that time circulation acted aa:a lmt the magazine will have been completed" on after getting a complaint from the November l5Sue. .. the · Churchmen's CommiSsion Mr. Knoll said contents of tor Decent Publications, an In I the maguine "do not seem bad terdenominational Protestant enough" to justify criminal ac- croup, , . . \. . .tion under a law bannin&" ob- The publlshers.,said the ma~ ne matter from the maiJ.s. azine haa not changed since The court order did not deal was granted · a permane th contents of the magazine, second-class mailing permit la. tt oaly with the legal right June. : j Wash. Post and _ Times Herald Wash. News Wash. Star 1j1t/ N. Y. Herald Tribune N. Y. Journa}-___ American N. Y. Mirror ___ _ N. Y. Daily Ne ws N. Y. Times ____ Daily Worker ____ The Worker ____ New Leader Oate ______Iii ~- ~ 'I ') - If- (JCT 31 1958 . . , NOT RECORDED \J "';V 133 NOV ;C •• 1958 ----- 0_20 IR .... 7-18-58) _' Mr. Tolson • lk: ~:::ontz- - 'Nease~Y Mr. Parson , _ Mr. Rosen - ,/ Mr. T amm --,--,.--,-! ~Mr. Trotter ""__ Mr. w.e. Suilivan_ Tele. Room ___ V lk. Holloman .b ~y1ss" Gandy ___ ~~/V.. / [;- 'Til I ~~ ,~~ 7 ,--- - . '. . ,---.'--, i UPL·:saS, '. '. !I F' f~~'G!tggff~sg~P~~~~B~N~~mf~~'M~~~ HO%AiH~ll~~Rt~ COPIES .,1 OLLOWING A COMPLAINT IT IS 01iSet:NE.· . , .~ TIIE ' DEPARTMiNT SAtD ITS' GENERAL COUNSEL~ HERBERT B. WARBURTON, "IS. ~~" OF THE Ol'lNIOO THAT TilE NOVEMBER ISSUE •••lb NOO-MAlLABLE AND HAS . I INSTRUCTED THE POAStM"STER AT CHIC.AGO TO. WITHHOI,D ANY ADDITIONAL COPIES, I OF}'EllEIl FOR MAl LING.·•• • '.. ..., . . I . THE CHURHMEN'SCOMMISSION FOR DECENT PUBLICATIONS HAD ASKED TilE ... DEPARTMElilT TO TAKE "eTION ON OCT. 10 IlCfoINST THE ~lAGAZINE WHICH IS i ~DVERTUej)'AIi ~ENT£RTAlNMENT FOR MEN,"' . ' ~_, . . " IM.30-~M.I~,052A ____ , ,J ", ~7 I iV5'M-..!L 5S NO\) i::, ,.. :18 NOT RECORDltD 133 NOV 25 1956 WASHINGTON CAPITAL NEWS SERVICE ~--- FD _3S0 {<;.3·6 2 ) 1,--._-- -, ,--.----- .... ' ~rr. T., " .." . -- ,\~ " :~ '. ! :i' ':-,: • , I I [ . --,: oJ', c/ <1JMley's Rer~rt: , , De~~nds 1 ',,', " " Hugh . '" (;" ,.,,:,y o \ Hu~ Blue (lndlcat" page. name of newspaper, city an" 5(Ol ... ) His BY J l\eK lY' RLF.: \" IF THE JUNE ISSUF.: of Playboy mag~zin e Is to be judged obscene, the city of Chicago mUSC'P'N)Ve the entire issue was "predominantly appealing to prllrirnt interest and utterly without redeeming socia! imporl:ll1ce." This is the contention or the publishn. llq::h Hefner, who has begun his legal defense out of cOllrt. The defense is in the latest issue of the Chicago-puhlisher! Illagazine. The trial is scheduled for Oct. 7 in Municipal co\\rt. Hefn~r obviously feels it cannot be PLAYBOY NOW IS SELLING same % mill!an caples a CIa s "t fico Ii an : month. Each Issue contains two color sections of nude fe CHICA.GO males, almost unvaryingly coarse, cheap, vulgar, arid utterly Submillinq Dllic e : withoullasle. My guess is that Playhoy might sell 160,000 or so copics without the nudes. The food and sports car pictures are lit· tractive. Hefner writes in his defense: .:.,. "In order to be considered obscene, the June issue must / also, in the words of Justiee Harlan, 'be deemed so offensive on its face as to affront community standards of decency' and be an 'obnoxiolJ sly debasing portrayal of sex ... that ~§_ PSlr.!:r:.~~edin a manner so offensive as to make It unacccp- O fiiliIe un er CUIrent community mores.' " ,... __ .. a ~ if // / .' I Anit this must fit the entire js~uc, says l1dn8r. HIt evcn fucludes)03 rads in uiejssue.'-~- ,IF THIS VIEW PREVAILS i'. \Tunlclpal court, .1Iid')hru' th(;"'appeaJs'courts,'ana'flnal1y il. ~ United :::;,!r" ::ilpreme court,: the ,way will bi'opencd f0. uill-csrraincci P\;l'];ography" in'_' PlaybOy 'and other publications. .;' ,:', ,'If sri attempt were made to prosecute them for prlilting . obScenity, theirdefense:'couid prcv~\\ iI-the m;-:p1tn~ irlcludcd an:articl~on'preparlng"8rtichokc", or how to h,!l\g 11 squlrrel-' tail:on'. car aerial.";"-' .1, r,,;;"_,I. , .'Two mat~dorIwiate'the PI , (j,V case. V;rst h v;,nethcr. !I>. Maris!i'!d p!ctur.. • i, ,h""". H they "'. Ih' ""~n i es~~ ,is ~h~.the:,:, ~s, ~UbllS,~~~. h.·~,~i!~~ ~{ l1'll;li~i~~t, _i - '" I dJdn'~ havs' acceSs' to Hefn('!"sfu1l: dcfcn:;c; Ml(I'don" f'ow whether he inCiUded'the k8Y point in the Supreme' co deciSion on which he' Will lean. - It is that the test- of ObSCICII;l:' should be whetller the dominant theme, when,taken as ~ whole, to i,he average person, -applYing contemporary:,community &lalldal'ds.,,,~~ap-· I ~als to .prurientinterest."- /;' '1' , ~, " ,~; , . •. ,I _ '. ,'- , ; "" THE. COURTS have gIven publisher. of ,;ulgarHy great leeway. Hefner _started' out'publisl1l1~ pictures of nudes alone. The next step came with the Ma,·.. ;ncld,piclures, of &' nude' fem~e :With .a ,fully clothed man., _ " -U the courts continue to grant this ,licei:lse.,.-the next':-~p can be imagined. ., . -.f;,. . "":-:~ The court has given' this' cofumunio/' the ':right'tO:' denD:e ,I Its 'contemporary. standardS, and it 11' 'tfiiie we ,do. BecaUSe' If tim one 'gets by, Hefner, and hi.~ 'cliJap'.:imlta.for8,:Will',:b{ next tim,e with the next logical sequence ln, their --"~~~-"~~'.'C:,-,"',-,ro",,,m,,,merci<11 s~ __ ..' s, 0.2;) (R~~_ 7·18·58) Mr. Tolson /' ~. Mr. Belmont ,/ Mr. Mohr /" J/, Mr. Neas{-',/'----:O,~ "'>' ~~: ~~:se~ns¥$S/> Mr. Tamm --7"-- ' ML Twtle, ~ \'p~A~·r. w.e. Su , -;' I - / c. i L·- 1 I 1(.' < ..-- \-, i I,'L ' UPI -39J " (BRIGITTE) .:;" GOVER~MENT LMIYERS PLANNED TO CONFER TODAY TO DECIDE WHAT IF ANnHING CAN BE DONE TO KFrp B' TGITTWARDCT FRO~1 SPINNING OUT OF TOWEL IN t 0 THE HOMES 01- 'uese l I PS Tu-'yLAYBOY MAGAZINE. THEY HAD TO DECIDE FI HST Wii!. 'LR TO ApPEAL TO THE SUPREME COURT FROM A RULING THAT THE POST efFlGE D, I"RTMENT MUST LIFT FOR AT LE.~ST FIVE DAYS ITS BAt, AGAINST SH;"ING TH;, ,:OVEMBER ISSUE THROUGH THE MAIL. I THE BAN WAS APPLIED BY T, E DEPARTMENT AFTER A COMPLAINT THAT THE MAGAZINE WAS OBSCENE. , THE RULING WAS HANDED DOHN 1,["[ YESTERDAY BY FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT JUDGE DAVID A, PINE, WHIN THE C"IJERNMENT APPEALED, PINE WAS PROMPTLY 'c/ UPHELD BY THE U.S. COURTIOF APPEALS. DONALD B. MACGUINEAS, THE GOVU'NMENT ATTORNEY WHO HANDLED THE CASE, SAID THAT BY NOW THE QUi!TIDN 01 THE NOVEMBER ISSUE WAS "PRETTY ACADEMIC," SINCE ALL COPIES NOT ALREADY IN THE MAlL NOW PROBABLY WILL BE SENT OFF SHORTLY. HERBERT B. WARBURTON, (;ENER .. ,L ~OUNSEL FOR THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT REED THAT ANY SUPREME COURT AC I I ON WOULD HAVE LITTLE OR NO EFFECT ON " THE NOVEMBER ISSUE, BUT HE SAID BEFORE HIS CONFERENCE WITH MACGUINEAS 'r '\ \ THAT HE WANTED A DETERMH,ATlON BY THE HIGH COURT FOP USE IN FUTURE CASES. , I0I3I--MJI053A ,---- WOT RECORDED 133 NOV 2b 1958 \ ' V/M' -ilNGTC:~ '\PITAL NEWS SERVICE ll~_- 0 - . 0 [!'lev. 7-lS-H) (} Mr. Tolson V Mr . Belmont , 'Mr. MOhr~ 4kt\ / Mr. Neas e ~ ,'; jV Mr. par s on~ .~ / ~M: : ~;:'~: r-----r \ ! ,- .W. C .S'u~_ ele. Room . Mr . Holloman _ _ V Miss Gandy ___ - t ~f . ", ,I II,,' -' / ..... ; - i - ' I .~ .:j l Li i - Urr -193 .. .. " . , . (PLAYBOY) , ' .. FEDERAL DISTRI CT JUDGE DAVi, A. PINE ORDERED THE POST OFFICE .~ \ DEPARTI1i:NT TODAY I.e LIFT TEM ;'(" ,ARILY 'ITS BAN AGAINST SENIlING THE i NOVEMBER ISSUE OlVPLA YBOY I1 I1GAZI NE THROUGH THE' MAILS. THE U.S. COURT "i:r APpEAL S I MM ED I ATELY UPHELD THE RULING AFTER THE GOVERNMENT APPEAL c " . - ,', . , THE POST OffICE DEP!.RTME!"': '~')ERtD COPIES OF PLAYBOY , WHICH IS ADVERTIS ED AS "ENTE i1 1d NM ENT FOR MEN," WITHHELD FROM THE /" MAILS YESTERDAY FOLLOWIN~ A COMPLAINT THAT n liAS OBSCENE. , .. .. THE DEPARTMENT SAID -ITS GE EN ERAl COUNSEL, HERBERT B. WARBURTON, "IS OF THE OPINION THAT THE NOVE MBER ISSUE .. ;lS NON~MAILABLE AND HAS _ INSTRUCTED THE PO STI':lASTER . AT CHICAGO TO WITHHOLD ANY ADDITIONAL CllpIES OFFERED FOR I1AlLHi G ," PINE I SSUED A TEMPORARY RES [ RAINING ORDER BARRING THE ENFORCEMENT . OF .W ARBURTON'S INSTRUCTIONS FOR FIVE DAYS, AT THE END OF THAT TIME THE GOVERNMENT couLD ASK TO HAVE THE ~ESTRAINT LIFTED. _ . I BUT' DONALD B, MACGUIENEAS THE GOVERNMENT ATTORNEY WHO HANDLED THE CASE, SAID ! "BY THAT TIME THE QUESTION Will BE ACADEMIC. THE MAGAZIN,E WILL HAVE BEEN DELIVERED," . . WARBURTON WAS NOT AVAILABf.E I 1i'1 EDIATELY TO SPELL OUT WHAT STEPS, \ IF ANY, THE DEPARTMENT WILL NOW TAKE. ' , 10130--N932P • i ! - .. , 1 / ''- ' I / .. .. '/" .. NOTA~Dn-' 133 NOV 2b 1958 WM:H IN GT O:'( : f, ::>IT AL NEWS SERVICE ReportFonn FD_72(~l~) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION REPORTING OFFICE OFFICE OF ORIGIN I D."'TJt IINVESTIGATlVEPEftlOD 2/6; 1"<;l-~~ ~ '3 ...... 1'.' 1. Ir:.S =~CH~~I~C~A~r~r~Q,-- ______I QHl(~;l£-~~C'rclO~' -----I-:::c.:::::::c:7==o---'-""=~. ""L; ~3~j-",-£,~~,~"'~,~l~'~'L:=c~9L{~'~f';;:;:;",,;;;-_ TITLE OF CASE ftEPORT MADE BY ITYP'ED BY HAROLD H, BROVJJ:f mao CHARAGER OF CASE CHANGED HUGH M, HEPNER; EDWARD ZUKOR OFn1AN INTERSTA'TE TRANSPORTATION OF OBSC2NE nil T'l'lill SYNOPSI$: Investigation at Chicago reflects HUm! :'L I:lEFNER~ res.idenc8" 232 East Ohio Street, Chicago, and EDA1!..RD ZUKGR OPPNJill J date Q,r birth 1/16/1.3, close associates, and are producing nude photographs made of' yOlUlg models who pos e thinking their photographs are to appear in "Playboy" IVIagazine or used for modeling purposes c HEFNER is edi tOT' a.nd publisrler of IfPlayboyl! Hagazine and OP?HAN is a professional pi:lctographer and formerly operated Oppman Bhato$ Incorl)oratec at Nushville,,, Tennessee o OPPi,IAH ree,ently returned t; 0 Chicago and is fl, free-lance pho"t\ographer at, Chicago 0 -1'- DETAIIS t ~~_---,--AT CHICAGO, _ILLINOISc~ _____,~", 1~urni ShedT~:iLS__ i _n_v_I-_"? s_t_i_-_.I_l_t_i_o_r_i_w_a_-_,_r_:~~~_;_i_'-~~:-t_e_d_'_Il_l'_' Q_n __ i_i_' f_'_r_r_m_'_' _t_i_"_:"7--"\" b6 b7C The title of this ca,~is bcin,g; cr..anged to reJ,).,€'ct, b7D the names of subjectsmTOH fr,-HEFNER and liJ)1IAHD ZUKOH OP?t1AN and to delet.e !lPlayboyfl'-l1aga:iiii{~' - -irOn the title" APPROVED 7 ~~ SPECIAL AGENT I DO NOT WRITE !N SP'ACItS flELOW ;::;c;;;;o;::"":;,------~""Y!LL IN CHARGE _ _I <;01"1"$ MADE: :( (i')Bureau 1////1 -j MCI~n "f-Dalla.s 2,-Nemphis \l.E-C- S~ 2-1-1iami 2-New Orleans EX-135 3~Cnicago (145-l90) PROPERTY OF tBI. This report is loaned to you by the FBI, and neither it nor its contents are to be distributed outside the agency to which loaned. ! If';- J b7E FD-302 (Rev. 12-20-57) FEDERAL BUREAU OF iNVESTIGATION INTERVIEW REPORT b6 b7C b7D He said that HEFNER. OU~·;;pl es ;3.11 ,~,-part.meDt; on tl,S' inl);ct,j;j b6 r"j nor (,r" tt~'-;"~!I~U~-O-i.;~~g~ ,,~:;: ~~~~~~-tSO::~~~;:~~,_.~n ~~~'~'~~T~:~2tfl ______-.J b7C I .. l"" ,le_..,....,.." • ... ..,,,u .. ,-,~._,_~.? '.;:~_-'.''''.(~'J., .-l.,~.-_L~._," ... '_'_.~!.= _____---" stated that E':::FNER has 1'J:'eque::t "L~(te YWi.~":r 'q-':l!'tle8 lit tne b7D apartment (;:'"l Or-lio .street ~ . fu:d q'fi[)~r-i)I':V PQrspr;f' jn dLt;enc:anf';1? are nf1"1"ln~}~ of 1!.Playboy'! !;l:r:.d.IL.-==,...,.,---~-___ --,___ ,- ___,.,-,,-,-,..,,-- I IHe said tL.ut gD',J,'~ED JFt'\ii-tl'i" b cl;::",,:(; ai~sry:.-i£lte ai' .ESFNER~ is frequently a.n ntt~H:0?nt, B.t. t. 8::J) partl'2,s" b6 b7C b7D , Is;;,i~~ t;"lt:n 01'J :.ii.;~ ,J ,il:)1. ,r ."h·:j .;:'s;)(;ntJ.Y returnee'i to Chi,cag:) from Na~"'1"""v..;...... • ~,"'~_c~;'~ .. ~.~.~_ ;'~,',.~'O~.'.~.~·, .c-~ . ~~.;;~"~,~~'.'~-,"~"'~. -"·~":-"'~.'-'~·)~e~r~'aL-~;.L"~-lL, OU'::::lan Phottj,. Inc,or';)cra.'!:-,;,;,6 ~ I b6 b7C b7D b6 Interview with L ______J------File 11 lLS -;:-;li) b7C b7D on __~2~/~6~.~/~S~3'__at ChiC-'.1g0 " Illin~)'is Date dictated _-"'"~,~/~Z~,,'~.LL/~')~8'______ Proptlfty of FBI· This report is loaned to you by the FBI, and neither it nor its contents are to be distributed omside the agency to which loaned. F'D-302 (Rev. 12-20-S7r FEOERAL BUREAU OF INVEST1GATION INTERV!EW REPORT Date lYC;6 b6 b7C b7D f ',," 'r HEFNER res10es in an ap'3.!'r.;mer.t. on t;' e. ',." buildini! 0 Fe said t~ l at EEI1'TSR b6 b7C b7D b6 b7C b7D ni ry ~ t and the ir d-9. te s are [W CQuld .UI'nlS no lu.I'" ler ..1..,,1 cr;)"]Htl;),; p"'j'--'/:,.r'-lL~~ tr,E, l, ci.l'Jit!..t;);-] ;,"t.: \..neSB parties at. tile pY'eSI?!'l ',~ 'siL)!) " b6 Interview with ~L ______J------File "# _jJi.L,·~l q() b7C b7D , ,'",'r, ''''''''1"'''''''0'', '[1,1,,1.'1,-•• 1'-" ~!21/C;!j on _23L/~S~/~'~'~()'-__ at ,-,l.' , ',.0"0'- t -- ,,'-'-" Date dictated ,,-,,='~''-____ Property of FBI - This report is loaned to you by the FBI, and neither it nor its contents are to be didributed outside the agency to which loaned. CG 145-1203 b6 On 'Hareh 5J 1(:52.,1 le·laS re~interviewed b7C by SA HAROLD h. B Wh'N J at w·en"i""c"'h"t"i"m"',e~ he furnished the following inforMation regarding OPPi-iAN: b7D b6 stated tll.at b7C on OPPMANfs activities L___ ---' Vlhich disclosed the following b7D information: OPP.1I'.AN was ac uainted with b6 c""...,-;:-,---"..,..,..".,-,-.,.,-..,..,,.,-.,-.,-,,-,,,,,..,,.. t ha tOP Pr-iAH 0 p ('; ra ted 0 p proan Photo, lncorpopated" at 3 .32 :dest End Avenue, Nashville 1 b7C Tennessee and b7D ';;,,,,,,,,,,",,,,:;-;;--;;;,,,,,---,.;:,,-;;-;;,;r";;"7"",,,""'''''''''''''--;;--;:;,,,-', OPPHAN was a ebe Y a {,;oDa rlena 0 -I:\l).u it E;:~ a WC~ kno'tJn author at Dallas. Texas. and BURY,E visited OPPI''iAN at i~ashv.1.11e I I b6 b7C f'urnished OPPBAi'J's desk telephone directory b7D to and the dir8ctory reflected the following contacts of ,CPPl'1AN; __"~ ... _.e_/ / b6 b7C b7D b6 b7C b7D b6 b7C b7D b6 b7C b7D b6 b7C b7D Cl~' cel'tc'Hl.ed that OPPt·Li.1'! r'8[;i':ltcred a 1'7'~)? Ford j--/clnr;h '.lagan;. I.! door'r in July~ 1957 .• "hetor nUrlber ATJU.L3~lr 0 ~,nd Uli~l -ilehlcle lH,;ars Tennessee license lO·-,J995J c '.['he a,) h) wasfinancGd by the Thir'd national Bank. of T2nnes2c8 , tL:sn-villo. 'i'enrics;::ce. accor-dine to C . Do ':IPIGC; Auto -Fin8.oe:e Dcpar1~ment of that BanK" OPFHAN! s ~JoV8mber rU~rt.1Cnt Ha~ T:lailed from Dallas, Texa,sj and the December, 1957 J and Janunry, lS'Se· payncnts were recei veil from C!licat;o" CG 145-1203 said. that },.;yHON Lv KING, Lyzon Pictures ~I-,,-___ -,,-__ JI , , and Frames, Incorporateu l 411 l'homp~ b6 . ., .. ,-, Q " .. II b7C b7D "0'- , , - hf0~';li"l-~ ,- \'\ c >~ b6 8aid """' .... l1..-::.r l~.i:!.H b7C b7D a e oa G c8 has no f'urt(~er pertinent information regarding th.ls inves ti gationo On Nardl 3 195[; J ,------='-'='-"""--"'"'-'''-''''''''-11l a~~dd"'v~i~s;;e;-df~s~A:-1Pl:J"·1..~;~COILJD)11,Ji;. =jjB~R~0~vTIINLltEh~u~t~hleL=~ was formerl T employed by I, p~aybo,/It I-ia[.!lzine as fc,-"",,-,,----:--.,--,--' He said that be ",orl:ed .for IIPlayboy!! approximately I------"a~n""d,.,!lef't "Playboy!! bec8.us8 his 391a1'Y ,.·ms to small b6 b7C and he did not approve of HEF'I·;EF." s moral cj1aracte~'o He said that HEFNER drinks: excessively and '_~o(:.ducts parties in his apa~':::n: :~t the ~)USineS8 address Hhieh he ," does not approve of. ______[stated that to his knowledFe, ELF'XES. is violatin no n ::-,8 felt tfJ.at i~'con inue ,llS assoc at_on Wl n Ii .;.t.:. v '-=:::'C::-::::C::-7c::::--:c:cilstateu that he met EDFARD OPP}iAJll at ItPlayboyl1 b6 only one time and he knows nothinG about CPH1AW or OPP1· ;i~F· s b7C activities. . ,.; '-, -- (, , ,) as nown Vi b6 b7C b7D ""=====,,-.,,.~\,IHe satd that nothj.ns has come to bis attention concernlng ul-.tHAlP s activ5ties in obscene matter" and each time OFHiAN has approached i:1jr.l~ it has been f2r legitimate business discussions. eG 145-1203 'r'hs following physieal descripticn ,,'as obtained from the Chicago Division records I'ar OPPMAN ~ Name ED\iARD ZUK:' Ii OPPHAN Race ltJhi te Sex Hale Date of Birth January 16 I 1913 at Chicago, Illinois r'l,ll! Height ? '2 \'Jeight 1451bs. Eyes B1"o,\\'11 Hair Black Build lledium to Slender COr:lplexicn Dark Social Security Nlllliber 345-10-4543 United States Army Serial Number 363-55-993 Education '1',,:0 years J Crane Call ege 9 Cbjcaco III jnpjs Relatives n~Arrz OPP}1AN ~ Nother 4'143 :Uorth Kenmore Avenue Chica.Jo~ IJ linois b6 b7C ChIcago. Illinois Arrest Reco:r>d Criminal Record June, 195'3" Chicaeo, Illinois~ Contributing to Delinquency of a :r-';inor J Disposi tieD., L:5' days ,~p~. -7- OFF ICE !vI E NOR AND U N. 0 DNITED STATES GCVERNHEN'l' TO DlREC'l'OR, FBI ~ROl'1 : SAC, CHICAGO (1~.5~170) \ i S UBJEC'c : I:iUGH h,. H.E;:E.'NER; EDl'.AFm ZUKAR O?I}lAN TTQ}1 Enclosed herewith is the report of SA. HAROLD .h , EHO~'N dated and captioned as above at Chicago" ADhIllISTRATIVE Records of the Chir>ago Of.f'ice reJ'lect that OPF.HAN was the subject. of a National Bankruptcy Act ~ Ph'RJURY case in 1955 and prosecution was decJ..ined by Assis tant Uni ted States Attorney ',VILLIAN T Q HA:{T; at Chicago Crl Cctcber 20, 1955, inasmuch as he did not feel that proeecution was warranted. INFOl1J>1ANTS On Narch 1.). 11 1958, PC U':-:--:,-:-,-",-=-=,."....,..,,..,,,,ladV:i. se d SA 2.Ai\OLD N. BnOvm that he is not acquainted ",ith ED\'';'~(U OPPHAN o He said that HUGH fL.F'HER b7D :18 sal rrc was Hi rOQuce as :;ne publisher o~ F ayooy 'lagazine, but noth1ng was mentioned a b out nude ph 2 t"O t~ ra chs or stag f i lmr-~I"I"e--,s"a,"i"d""-""t~:1"a,,t,-, _t"",,h"'i-'s'-'h"'o=s_---, been his only cont.act with HEFNER, I LEADS A'l' DALLAS f 'TEXAS Will attempt to identi.fy JIE BUllYE., well knm-m author and loJriter at Dallas, and intervie\\' him regar-ding his knOl-J1edgc of' 0Pr';-',AN!,s activities in obscene raattcrs. THE HEI'iFHIS DIVISION CG 1~5-190 ,------, LESLIE ShITH Deputy Sheriff Nashville, Tennessee b6 b7C C, D, WINGO b7D Auto Pinance Department Third National Eank MYRON L, KING 411 Thomps on Address un!mo-vm THE ElAN! DIVISION AT NIAJH BEACH t FLORIDA Hill interview I b6 b7C '-______--'1 Florida Q THE NEW O[tL:r.;ANS DIVISTON AT' COHNT1'H, rGSSJSSIPPI. ,-'\'l..iiLILIL-co.a"s"c"c.. r"t"auiw.nL..fur",o",o""_,,,1',:"a Lr"r"i",u"-i..l'e'-';l!ie""'"1i ('rds, if OP1'FlAN marrie1 Jand obtain names b6 of Hitnes§§s to ceremony" b7C 'l' HE CHICAGO DIVISICN AT CHICAGO, ILLINCIS l~ Will interview the follov!'inL: indi\'iduals reL:arding the activitles of HEPN..c.;R and OPPf'd"\.N and determine Lf they are active in sales or distributjon of obscene matter: ~2- CG 1~5- 190;:. ______--,- ___~ b6 b7C b7D 2 ~ Will con tact I I ·..i.' el epl ~ one l and de term i n e i fOP Pl' ~'~"""""h"a"s -'drro:O""e"""6"u"'S;-i"t"'\ .=5.,-Is Hi t h t his L,rT"r""r"m;-----' and i f OPP!'JiN i s ac t ive i n obscen e mattel'o ~ 3·- SAC, Chicago (145-190) 4/9/58 Director, FBI (145-1414) BOOH •• IIEFNER; EDWARD ZUKAR OPPMAH; ITOH Reurlet 3/31/58, and report of SA Harold •• Brown same date. From a review of the information appearing in rerep it is suggested that you consider the following steps in your investigation to determine if the subjects are 8D&aged in activities which are in violation of the ITO. Statutes. Surveillances of Oppsan and surveillances at the location of HefDer's apar~nt, particularly in the evening hours, may prove productive. It is suggested that efforts be made through independent sources to ideftifY and determine baekgrjUnd intormatio, concerning the _ _ b7D I Dependent upon the information so obtained you might find it d:irable to inferView selected individuals among I __ _with a view toward developing them as Is. In the event your investigation fails to disclose any violation of the lTOM Statutes or WBTA /~. Statutes but does indicate activities in violation of ~ local statutes, you should inform the appropriate local authorities. ,.I'-11 - '-·!-5 J" f5; ~.'-"' JRB:j Ip (4) Tolson __ Boardman _ Belmont __ 312. Moh\. ' .. . IIEe· 93 N e ~ "-!: J\ r '\ .; ; Par3;ns'~ ' · , 19 AeK lD 1958 T~m_Rosen -=== ~ Tw"",Clayton -- __ F'~ \! - - T e l ... Room__ . Jl Holloman " Gandy __ MAIL ROOM ". FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION R .. portinq Ollie.. Ollie.. o.! Origin Dm. In..... Uqatin> Period MEMPHIS CHICAGO 5/28/58 4/9; 5/22-24/58 TITLE OF CASE n"port :road" by Typed By: (II SA EDWARD T. STEELE WS ~I CHARACTER OF CASE HUGH M. HEF~R; EDWARD ZUKO ~bpPMAN INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION OF OBSCENE MATTER , ! \ I; J }''+'=" OPPMAN operated Photography, Incorporated, Nashville, Tenn.,-- 1955-~57. Former business associates and others acquainted with OPPMAN while J/, i at Nashville advise OPPMAN not engaged in making obscene photograptis ~ ~ , while at Nashville. Was engaged in legitimate portrait photography: and some commercial advertising work for local department stores, the latter including lingerie photography. OPPMAN reported Y now resides at 1933 Beechwood Driye. Hollvwood. Catifornia. OPPMAN_r I I _at Corinth, Mississippi. b6 b7C - RUC - DETAILS: AT NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE C. D. WINGO, Finance Department, Third National Bank, advised SA EDWARD T. STEELE on May 22, 1958 that he and other officials of that bank were not personally acquainted with EDWARD OPPMAN; however, in July, 1957, the Third National Bank purchased the note whereby OPPMAN financed a 1957 Ford Ranchwagon, Motor Number C7UR-151730. WINGO advised that OPPMAN then resided at 801 Hill View It Sp.. cicrl Aqent - Appwve' Do not write in SpUOII1I b.lo..... Co,... =tYCu«I in Char"" / 15 -/1 ;.;., / 4- REG· 55 (1:')- Bureau '2/ - Chicago (145-190) 1 - Memphis 045-52) , , ,, - " , .... 70 JUN 10 1958 - PZOpel"ty 01 FBI Tha %&port is loaned to 'fOU by the FBI, and neither It nor Its tOllt"nts aT.. to be dislribut~":'l O\Itsl.do the a~1W!' to which ~ " ME 145-52 Drive, Nashville, Tennessee and when applying for a loan he indicated that he was in the photography business. WINGO advised that OPPMAN has made regular payments on the note. "I;::-:".-,=_.,-;;,..-,;---;:;=;:-=--==,--,===...",=!I actvtSjd SA STEELE OD May 22, 1958, that he met EDWARD OPPMAN tD_ at Nashville, Tennessee when the photOgrap~h7i~c~f~i~r=m~'P"h"O~t·O~----" ra Incor orated which was 0 era ted b OPPMAN A terwards, OPPMAN rna e a photographic portrait of I ICriminal Court Judge Tennessee. This por-trai twas I IThe latter said that after meeting OPPMAN in this ,anner heJ b6 lin OPPMAN's business, Photog b7C Thereafter the enter rise failed and b7D ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~said that OPPMAN apparently was an excellent photographer and never observed anything to indicate that h< was engaged in the making of photographs of nude females~ Isaid, however, that he learned later that the Davidson County Sheriff's Office had investigated OPPMAN following complaints that he was contributing to the delinquency of a minor. He advised that he did not know the details of these alleged complaints but understood that OPPM shville before charges could be brought against him. aid that he understood that OPPMAN had who posed for him fram time to time as a professional model and that I who also posed for OPPMAN from time to time. On Ma 22 1958 b6 a vised SA STEELE that he was b7C acqua1D e w only because OPPMAN operated b7D Photo~ra~hY' Incorporated 1 1 Iisaid that OPPMAN left Nashville owing him a bill of $1 .0 which he was then trying to collect. He advised that so far as he knew OPPMAN did Dot make any nude photographs of women while he operated Photo graphy, Incorporated; however, he had observed a letter received - 2 - ME 145-52 by OPPMAN from PltvbOY Magazine relative to a Phqt:graPh made by OPPMAN of_ Iwhich photographl _ b6 had observed. ,The latter said that this photogra!-;p"'"-w""'a"'s'--~ b7C not taken of the subject in the nude but rather it would b7D be classed as the "art type" photograph which are seen frequently in such magazines as Playboy Magazine. b6 L-_~ advised SA STEELE on May 22, 1958 that he became b7C b7D cg:ai::ed :ith EDWA~ QPPMA~ in 1955.whe~ the ~atter 1__ .______at 801 H111v1ew He1ghts, : as V1 e, ennessee. aid that so far as he knew OPPMAN was legitimately in the photographic business and knew of his own knowledge that OPPMAN made photographic portraits of several prominent persons at Nashville. I Isaid that atone time he loaned OPPMAN five hundred dollars when OPPMAN became hard pressed for money to operate his business and that OPPMAN~ft Nashville without ~epaying this amount of money. He b6 advised that he became thoroughly convinced that 01-'PMAN b7C was "no good" and had "absolutely no moral scrupples" b7D and should be"put in the penitentiary", but said that he had no i nforma t ion t~0:.Ji~n~d~i~c~a~t~e~t~h~a~t~O~p~P:M:A~N~w~a~~~~~:;::J business of making p~ said that OPPMAN did~~~ ______-1 (LNU), who apparently was I ~nd said that he~u~n~d~e~r~s~t~o~o~d~t~h~a~t~------r~o~s~e~d for OPPMAN as a model, but had no information to indicate that the poses were indecent or obscene. MYRON L. KING, proprietor, Lyzon Pictures and Frames, 411 Thompson Lane, advised SA STEELE on May 22, 1958 that he became acquainted with EDWARD OPPMAN in 1957 when QPPMAN brought several photographic portraits to .j for framing. KING said that OPPMAN was obviously a very fine photographer and knew that he made portraits qJ several very prominent persons in the Nashville area w!J.ose reputations are above reproach. KING said that he never observed any nude photographs in the possession of OPPMAN and had no information to indicate that he was engaged in taking photographs of nude women. He advised that he felt that OPPMAN was thoroughly dishonest in that he left Nashville owing him about four hundred dollars for picture - 3 - ME 145-52 frames and framing and has heard unconfirmed rumors that OPPMAN left owing others considerable sums of money. LESLIE SMITH, Investigator, Davidson County Sheriff's Office, advised SA STEELE on May 22, 1958, that he had made an investigation as to the activities of EDWARD OPPMAN, proprietor of Photography, Incorporated during September 5 complaint that OPPMAN was livin with and was not believed to b6 SMITH indicated that his investi ation b7C indicatedland that thatL OPrP:M:A:N:::h:a:d:;::::::~::::;;;;;;;:ral&o-IIVE~-----" also lived LW""i·t~h~O~P~PMAN or hung aroundL-____~and OPPMAN's apartment. SMITH Srid that he ascertained t~at QPPMAN used hisl . and thel Jas photographic b6 models and that some of the poses were made in various stages b7C of undress; however, SMITH indicated that he re On May 24, 1958, DON CRAVENS, Sharondale Drive, Life Magazine photographer, advised SA STEELE that he was acquainted with EDWARD OPPMAN, having met him during World War II when OPPMAN was assigned as a photographer in a branch of the Armed Forces. CRAVENS advised that in 1955 OPPMAN came to Nashville and formed Photography, Incorporated and he, CRAVENS, joined OPPMAN in this venture. He advised that the venture was not successful and the business finally collapsed. - 4 - ME 145-52 CRAVENS advised that to his personal knowledge OPPMAN did not engage in taking photographs of nude women while in business in Nashville, but rather he was legitimately engaged in portrait photography and did some work for local department stores in advertising work. In this connection he said that he performed some photography depicting women wearing lingerie which was used in advertising matter by Harvey's Department Store. He advised that this may have given some the impression that he was engaged in the making of obscene photographs. CRAVENS said that he felt that OPPMAN was thoroughly dishonest and did not care for him personally but was certain that OPPMAN was not in the business of making photographs of nude women while in Nashville. On April 9, 1958 DAYTON POTTS, Circuit Clerk, Corinth, Mississippi, produced marriage record book number 126. which on Page 375, reflects EDWARD Z. OPPMAN and I I were married I lat Corinth, b6 Mississippi. They were married by HOMER RICHARDSON, b7C Justice of the Peace Corinth Mississippi. The only witness was a Nashville Tennessee, who stated she was the and o marry OPPMAN. listed her age as and OPPMAN gave his age as thirty. The only':a"ct"ct=r"e"s"s:-f"oOr OPPMAN was listed as Nashville, Tennessee. It is to be noted the marriage records in the Circuit Clerk's Office, Corinth) Mississippi, do not reflect a mtrriage between EDWARD ZUKOR OPPMAN andl b6 I _ '----' b7C - RUe - - 5 - ,,"'''HD''RD >'0 .... NO. M Office Memorandum. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : DIRECTOR, FBI DATE< 5/28/58 9!~ SAC, MEMPHIS (145-52) . f! SUBJECT: HUGH M~--'HEFNER ; /y EDWARD ZUKOR OPPMAN I ITOM 00: Chicago Enclosed herewith is the report of SA EDWARD T. STEELE, dated 5/28/58 at Memphis, REFERENCE: Report of SA HAROLD M. BROWN, dated 3/31/58 at Chicago (j) - Bureau (Encl. 1) 2 - Chicago (145-190)(Enc1s, 2) 1 - Memphis (145-52) ETS/ws (4) \ ' J-' , 70 JUN 101958 Report form fD-2G3 (5--1l-M~ FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION R~portlng Office Office of Or1&1n D&~ e In ... s t1&-£\Y .. Period 3/24,27,28, CHICAGO CHICAGO 6/23/58 ~1;~5~1~Ar~y~g;5/7,13,14,26; TITLE ~,F CASE. "CI!~,NYED" Report a&d e b, 'typed By: ',HUGH MAR~N HEFNER, Wa. , HAROLD M. BROWN smm: s r Hugh M. He~r; CHARACTER OF CASE EDWARD ZUKA,OPPMAN, Wa. , Ed Oppma.n INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION OF OBSCENE MATTER , , , ~j , i . . ;;> ", , c' _'., ~ ' ,~ .' ",,::.. , , .,', - :/J. ' .... Synopsis: /, • -- Investigation at Chicago fails to reflect ~ violation of eith~r ITOM or WSTA Sta.tute by HEFNER or OPPMAN Persons interviewe~ advised that HEFNER too clever to violate Federal or local la.WB and persons interviewed regarding OPPMAN stated nothing ever came to their attention cop.cerning OPPMANTs involvement in obscene matters. OPPMAN'sL ladvised in b6 Miami, Florida., that he ba.s no knowledge of illegal acti vi tie s b7C by either HEFNER or OPPl'IAN. HEl"NER inte rviewed by Bureau Agents and advised that he was never involved in obscene matters, that 'the magazine which he publishes is edited to appeal to men and has a number of pin~up type and art type photographs. HEFNER believes that is the reason why the FBI received a complaint concerning activities by him in obscene matters. HEFNER stated he has no knowledge of obscene matter activities by EDWARD OPPMAN. HEFNER stated that it is his opinion that OPPMAN would be the type of individual who might become involved in obscene matters. - C - DETAILS: AT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS: , p Sp. cl&l j.&ent Do not .rite 1n sp&ces belo. / in Ch&rc~ 1-Bure"u (145-1414) ___ l I-Los Angeles(Info) 1-Chic"go(145-190) ,<('. , - property of FBI _Tn1s r e port 1s loane d to ,OU by the FBI, end n.ithe r it nor its contents lo re to be distribnted out s ide the &seney to .h1ch lo&ned. /. ("0 '- ,- '" b7E , , i -,,',-.,.,-, t ••',I.• '. '. ,. '.".: CC; 1L~5-'l.9~,-/ t.'.tJ." o ...."' i-:', •.' s cc.. _._ J'.S '. /' /- ~ 'v ,,~_. :"'''''0 be:i_n~ !1Clw.nr'."C~;;X)..- reflect t~,c alias, rD<'If' ,ascl-iis is -i:;he :.:181",:.e O:F:F~::AI\' is Lno'lt ,:;.y his frien:'s, nIl(~ to :('cflect the( true nan,€: of HUGH 13STCl': .l-{:-::2:·~EI\. On Apr i 1 21, 195E, ~I.-::-"""""C"..",'""==--,-,-===----;:=,--,,----,,--::-' b6 I I Chicar-o, Illincis, ac5.llisEd S~\ lIARC}',D r:,:.8RC:"- tho t he is b7C ~l"~1O:--;:t,---,a~c7.7C1~l'J;_1.ntcc:~ 'With} D- ',,-A,:D m=:rl b6 b7C b7D J...' -'- lje said ,-,.ua Lo ,0 SalCt 'Gna u pOSS1.O _y sor'.C 0:( uLe~e pIJGL.Crrapns ore 0_ ':"lI' S In 8. Lhj,D/' 3"0.1 t..s cr 2.horts br.'i:; never 8.uythinp' t_r:.8.'i.; couLl be cCilstru.ed as obscene in Gn)' '.lOy_ Ee said that CTL':J\YT h82 never appro[l.c>ed h::'rn H:L-t;h oo::::ceYlC :rnatcrials and "C(j.Lt tr-_ey have )'1.( ver disc,.sssd ohscuje ~Dttelos. He s(U.d thot OFI'\',~A,:'; is an c:;;;eellGn-c photc;~r8p.her r:nc~ pr:Jdes h:'<--':"u;;cLC in his Hork a:,,,:_d. ~herefore hE:: doubts if CI-:tI":AL- Hould be ~;:_lJvolvfj(~ in Doseene matters. He further stated that if Cl"l:-:Ai,: Here i:~voJved in obscene moO. ttf:rs he t.'oulc_ ;~:ot bes ti ta tc to fl.:rnislJ any inforr~la tiori concern :In[-~ CPI:TAIIT!s act:i.v:i.ties tc ti::e :r'IH. On Yarch 28, 1958, b6 b7C Chi ca,:o, B:L is t.: d ~,A IiA -;:JT ,;j 1- ••!J::j~l~"?' .2~C~l~1&&:C':':1CE;J:;::;::::;:::::;:=l:a~~pTn':o':'OCO~F~r;aiij'pJJ:!r}y store end i118.y hHve 80 __ C: C:::ILAN .film :Ln t.b,e p8.s·~ Lt that he is b7D not acqua5_ntcd ';'Ji th OrFFJ\j"-T. Ee said he he's numerous eus to!cjCr'S but he noes net ;noH the!'" by nEme. b6 Cn Ar r HI';, 195G, I~.""_...",,.,..,:__;_--,-...,..,,...,.,.,..,:--:...,..,.,.,.,..,.,,...,,,-,-.,.,,,=---' b7C '-;;""..,.,,..,,,-lIChiCt',,o, aG.vi.sed SA B:;;(,1n-j that [Ie ~s :not acqminced Hith Oi-'i ,-Ar. He s tn ted the. t. he 1ms ate loss c_s to hou OF}«l,N obtained b7D his D8YIlE' and telef.hone llUJil0er. b6 b7C i.!:<;;:'kt i. ren nro-_'nCl ,,~~_ "Gil otncr "')O:-:len She sai,;J t'C'.a t to he::.'" ~qlOl'J cc'_c"e L. 'J';1'._~, Ha~: never l::J.VC_LVEr in [) 'sccrw matters or pros ti tu 'cion end further tho. t she bE: lieveci -ella t E~T?l;:LTI HOl;ld be teo clever a Llon to kllolNinp~l;y ,r:iolatc .s loc:o,l or Pfc1e2'al 10.1-1. b6 On AprI i' 20 ~~~c,")-~" _t. b7C b7D ·2- GG 145-190 SA BROliN t:at hi; reC:rdS reflee: that a group photograph of the_ ~ ~Jwas finished for OPPM~~IS b7D studio of :ashvl le,ennessee In September 1957. He said that he recalls a conversation he had with OPPMAN by telephone when the photographs were being finished. He said that' OPPMAN requested expedite handling of the photographs and requested that the bill- for this service be forwarded to him at Nashville, Tennessee. I Istated that several days or weeks passed by before the photographs were finished and he had obtained b6 information that OPPMAN was having financial difficulties b7C at Nashville, Tennessee, so he wrote OPPMAN and told him b7D that the photographs would be forwarded to him q. o. ~. unless he was advised to the contrary by OPPMAN{ stated that this is all he recalls about the tra~n~s~s~c·t~o~n~~ and this 1~ the oUlp transaction ever entered into with OPPMAN bY;..!_===:;-,i ~~~~~Istated that as for obscene matters he has b6 no knowledge that OPPMAN was involved in obscene matters b7C but should any information come to his attention regarding b7D OPPMAN's activities in obscene matters he would call the Chicago Office of the FBI immediate~yo onl I I Chics 0 advised SA HAROLD M. BROWN that he has been b6 b7C ona,; aunng me b7D Ihe has never seen "0")=b ,s"c"'e"n"e""m"a", t"; t" ,e"r=s-=e T,=tht"e"r"",r.n"'H"'rg", F"'<-""NK'a"", ''''s''''s'''p''s''r=''tme n tor any pIa c e on the premises of tlPlayboy!! magazine. He said that sometime last year HEFNER did bring b7D b6 r-___.J... ___ ...JI"'s"a"i"d""'t"'h""'la t nurner ous 11 p i n-up type 11 pho tograp hs b7C '-______--'I"Playbo Y!! but he has never seen b7D - 3 - CG 11.5-190 b6 any photographs which he would consider obscene.~1~~~~ b7C stated that in view of the fact that IIPlayboyll magazine b7D is published to appeal to male customers it contains photographs of pin-up girls and models. b6 b7C at e as been to t andOPPMAN'S~~~~::~~~~~~:::j that O~ b7D ~w~rre~""e-'w~a~s~o~p~e~r~a~Tl~n~g~a~photography studio at Nashville, Tennessee. I said t~.t be 1 s acoua1 pted wj tb ~hJ lof' Ii Playboy!! J = b6 ; tated b7C that any information which he obtains for the FBI would be b7D on a confidential basis and that he would mention this to no one and stated that he would cooperate with the FBI (t ~J ~,~ On April 15'A~9 and May 7, 13,~1958, the building at 232 East Ohio Street, Chicago, which is occupied by I1Playboy" magazire and in Which HUGH HEFNER occupies an apartment was observed by SA HAROLD M. ERmiN to determine the activi.ties in the vicinity of this building. On May 13" 1958, HEFNER was observed leaving the building at approximately 6:45 P. M. and he walked approximately three blocks to a restaurant where he had dinner and then returned to 232 East Ohio Street at which time he turned several lights off and apparently retired to his apartment. On May 8" 1958, the Miami Division advised that the following investigation was conducted by SA PAUL A. CAJIGAS on April 28, 1958: Mr.rl --~------, b6 b7C r IrdVised that EDWARD OPPMAN is I I I He said that he has heard no reference to subject OPPMANf s ndulgence in any type of Illegal or shady:; ac ti vi ties. - 4 - CG 145-190 Further, he said he had no personal knowledge of anything except legitimate activities with which subject OPPMAN has been associated. He said he had no information regarding HUGH HEFNER. He said he heard OPPMAN and HEFNER were owners of "Playboy" magazine, but that is all he knows regarding the relationship or activities of the pair. - 5 - FD-302 (6-8-57) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATlr'" INTERVIEW REPORT Date: 11/11/58 b6 b7C b7D to14 Ida tIIat be 11014 0'" plio 1;0 lI1lGIl DlIID, tIt...... 1 .....t "f "JI1aTboJ" .....1M tel' .1100.00. lie .a14 _t D 1a lUI ftMP1;10aal1J aoc>4 pIIOtop-a.pber _t ..- be IoU ...del. work1ac fer Ilia he ~ bfatwate« ,,!tIt. tIt.ea beoa_ of tile tlu'Ul 1U14 .DJ.,....,t he _1.... t ...... tocraphJ· B•• ai4 1;0 111... tnt., ID llu pIIOtocrQIled ao4e1. an4 if he 11ke4 tIt.ea peraoaallJ, he 414 not cbarp tIt.ea for 1I.1a .....tocraphJ· I I.tate« that lID ..1aite« Ilia .....ol t1aM wh11. ~ ~."a bIt.b._ .t Jlully1l1., !"~.... "":~ 1;0 Ilia thet be _ 1.. b6 b7C b7D Interview with ~L_Ir=====J======~F~i~I.~# 1'6-110 b6 I1l1noia b7C on 4/23/1i1 at jL ______-----1I b7D .:letate«, 11/1 ../58 by Speci 01 Agent --I.IA.Ilaq,...DII~.Il.-. -lBIIIIIIIIQ)1)1Il1(I'J/'-Ip":lI"'------ Property of F!3I - This report is loaned to you by the FBI, and neither it nor its contents are to be distributed outside the agency to which loaned. - 6 - CO 145-190 I Isaid the t he is aure tha t ED is n ot Invol ved i n any way wi th obscene rna t ters, tha t on nume r ous occasloF: s ED h as shown him his col lection of art type Elnd semi-nude PhotOgr. Ph S~ which he believes could be considered obscene. s ta. 'ced t h a t hr. is quite sure if ED ever b ecame n -erested in b6 obscene photography. ED wou ld show hi!1} Borne ·:; of' the b7C photogr aph•• 1 1 • ta ted tha t EDliARD has been in b7D t rouble with 1 0 e times s t . t ed that in e past w en &8 ~n r ouble he h a s cooperated with loea eu or " les and it anythtn g ever came to his a ttention con cerning ED ts invol yemen t in obscene mB t ters he would not hesl ta t e It o furnish such l Info r me. t i on to the FB I even though. ED - 7 - co 11~5-190 On }'8~, 15, 19':~B, JLl"::::Ci:l '.~A:;:_:~,F'L-LD ~u::!~, 8668 Lon"'dEle :jircle, Df~ll8.s, Text\s, wa~ jx~t(;p'7ievled by SA .1[,:_0:::' :L. ~:T«~'-SCI;:. ',,'1". B"Un~m sta tr;,Q he 11.8.[. J:nm·m };:--:;- ·':~.~D :~::~ VAJT sLnce arou:'1_ci 19L!.S, "then he met OPprlA.:-:' :Ln Berlin, r'ermany" ~T. DU2EE 8.dvi~ed that he '!;las p l>JO_r corl" sponclent at ti10 t:L"'e and CP}l'liAN 1\1[;3 operDl;inf, the PX Photo Shop connected Hi th tile eth Airborne Ili vis:i.on of' tl'.te ~tJ.rmy. I~e s to ~ed tho. t s L1ce .il€ has l:nol-m ell:- I\:IP~lJ", on HAN h8.S contirmed to Hor];- in the PDcto"rc,phy ield. He se.id OPP;"'~AN left "Serlin in 1948 or 1949, and returned to Chicago, IllincL:., T;11ere he ',,'BS ::.n the photo,r:raph;r b:;.s::.ness. I-re said Or~-r'IAn tt_cn H€nt Lo N8.2hvj_::.lf~, '.L'811:;C':::::00:0, am} opencd [' photo ?rarhy studio. Bl;':-U:_i" c.6vised that OF_,_:Al':- vIantEd :n.il~l to invest SO"lf; money i.n the st-:..,dio &t Nashville, but Br1lI\:.i?; declined to do so. BlJTIFP expla~.tled t:oct CFF:·:A:i'T 8.hJc:rs n~rreare6 --co be c. peod, liko8' '-3l'rn::E advised thn t he hEE never lmm,,-n l'rI!iAN to deal :'.n obscene pl-lc~torrI'cphs or ether :1":.8."ccriaJ. of th2.t nature. Fo said ('rrJ'~j:.. , h2.S al'hlf'Ys takE;n nud.e IJic-;';ures oi' twdcl~' Dn(: at t: \"1H';S 1"U1S s:-lOwn htm various pictures of this type. He stated he t:v~_- never :~,TloHn 01 !':AN to try to sell thec:'c pictures ane;_ does not '. C -~ j.e\rc OPH1AN took them f'or [,_IlY 11180'0.1 use. He advised thn t OFl}"AE had one model n::::cdJ Iwhen he Has in b6 1 bus:Lness in Ghic8r'o ai' '-'1:1 )"11 he ;"d, 3 v-'rB n do> 'r (T" -hs b7C He said~hls m_o'::~el ::"8 He advised tha t C'Ir ? c:·,L::-'t~,-'-r-'--J.-e~d~-·7i:;_7i-l-e-n-u-c7:(-.. -p-:i-c7c~v-u7r-e-s--07f;r------1 over to 10c8.1 (J.u.'l:.hori tie!'.' :'n Chicaco \\Then became pOT-ular. HE sal;;. he under:: ~ood t;li;: Has vo--,--untary on CI1~!'IA!\:ls pu];·t. r ___~r~;:~e~s~a ... '~c'~. _C~)~r~"-~:-~IA~:~;\:-,;;~, __; "~~c_'",,--,,D~'~; -... l~a~s,--,,,",C',,,,',,,",~·-;J uly Lj., 19.5 7 , b6 '1--':1.OFfEc'.i'~ thf-::;"~~:':~1::::;=;;::::::;=;;;J~C::~~~TTIE":C;iTc:::-rc;r' E\''l utlc S [.yeu a - ',.]_S DOf'e: .Lor twoHe ors to tthree cd b7C days. Ec a<',visc L. 8,{; .,]-1 ~AIJ told h:lm h.c 1183 workinp- .for Flayf.'0Y '"':3.;,"'"<-"zin8 E t the t:irne. "-''C:H.;-:::S s L2, ted U:ere vms no imn1ore-l act"v1ty "baik¥cr '·'---'DlwcT.Nl F~th O:E:FEAl·Ps visit. he rec.s.11ed I I Ee se:Lel. he has not seen or hearCi from O£:::-TAH since that tll-:le. On June 2, 1952" lJUC'H }{l-""',T;jl tel ephonically contacted SA E::-,~n~n~ a~d st.sted that : had :Lnd.ica"Ced -Co b6 him th_Et the ?RI haC been meJ5n.~' :Lnquirles about his act:lvities b7C aIld requested a,_', lntcrvioH h':Lth Bl.'I'CaU A~~ents. - 8 - On June 3, 19~:8, }T'~;}: "A.i:,s'l'C;"; '.r:.:'':.[TER Has in\.:erviewed at llis office, 232 E[',st Chio Street, by 3pocinl AGents lUe TiC'})) \i. 1'::-:f-tCJT and ~;(: .,:~~ '- LL n. ZC.::r..UE, 1n.::; :-" -,-,EIi £dvised that ;:le bcc-an trow publ:~ca -Cion of 1!Flaybo~r1! iiapazJ.J:le nbC,11t tHO yenrs. J:e r.:ovcd -co t!. c present address of 1fflfl~,cboytl l"Tar·':azine, 232 :~s~e~h~~a~~:C~~;l ~~''o~;i''~(''.:c;~~; ~1~~ll::se J':r B~Q:~fd he HB<: to h.sve an optio~G to bl.;~T thic- prope~ y. l.G~_;-':J,:{aGcd t:l.a't he ir.mlCdi2.tely cOlTll)leted the ronodelin,' ~ of U:(--,; bl~ilding s.t a cost in excess or ::;;300',000, \-r::-~ ich '-'2.S ~~,or:re by the stocl~ holders of t1Fla~:'bo:T1! liara inc, E',Pl-TER 8"10 that Hhcn hE st.srtcd nc,:'othttio;::'3 'wl.til I for b6 purchClse of tbe huiJ.ding, rE:IUSe~ to sel ...... fLP"_ tLe buildine: b7C 2.n(i 'f'or p Der~ of! ~f' SeV6I'CLL ncntn,slie .t12d nu:merous er!:",)ements withl _ar::(i 1.,JD.~' hf!rrassed b~TI I Fe said tJ-..a.t I I (~iscO'ulected his lifhts nnd ontered nt'!flerous coml~laints Hith the Ghiccco Pelice DepErtm_cnt c,:,_ncerninG hi.:' actj.vities &t 1!Fla:"ooyll r.~'1d cl'1ployed priv-ate dctect'1ve, Rcencies to check his act:~.v::_ ties, all of 'l-Ihich Herd kay 'co c;ulld up to e-',:- j.ction proceE:dinp:s agnins t lIF layboy. f1 b6 b7Q Eldvj,~8d thet he ll&!;: TLGV6::' ;::hot c.ny novio or c~':':' ether type of film ,.Jl-.d.cL ",ould. net pass Lnstman cen sorship anc". 82 2, mr ',;ter oi' .fact 8.11 o~c> h~.s phO"L;OPT'cph;:; 2.1"'8 p:::'occE;scd thro-L'.;-l::l -'as-CrrB.!1 I\oda\. He f:aid thft to :'ds J::3.1Ot-Jlcc1ge .",..., O'.~<", r:,';- Il·':'l"-' .. '~r>~"n 1~',c: ,""L l·en • __ " ",,,_. ITEl'1'J!I2 str,ted tlwt he is scpc.rated fro,~l his ,life, h"L:'.t tlwt :t~, D perEonal nw,',;tcr ar)_d hos nothi::1C 1>,,-hc,tever to do \,rith lTplfl:.rboy'T r,';.a,.,?:8z::Lnc or itls employees. - 9 - "F ~~:. steted E~c:t :;.t :i.;:- seh~o.';~·. that :;e le8.v~s '~;hiceJ'o, and it he docs it is 11 lJ~j,sL·cG.ss "cr:ip .for rtIlayboyH I"I8r'nz:L:~e. F:::~:::'2E:n stated r-t l:-:~e feels that rrl<",,?'[!'zine is conpe.reble '\d.th !lLsquire H Hage.zine, that he hps ~'l.vj"(lerous rcpl1tob10 rwtionol a,"vcrtisers in " i hyboy" l'a:cozine and it :1,',s teJren him cui tc somet5.r·le to develop th:\.[·; pd\iertisinG !Jedh::..'TI. I-J ~ ,I1TEH saic~ thn t his ;~:U:87,5.n(. hr.s a ,·:ider ~~:trcl}.la tion thir. \lEsq'Ll.ire. 11 !':::?i'iER stated tt-at he HES f~~rst GCQlJf;',:'Lnted h'ith :'I~':I\r;T) nI,-rA~'T by -cele}:lj,n.nc ["f'ter Or. :·:A~; .sEnt pr5.nts or'"' OFPliAi,;ls, lri.-': ; I .:~~~ 'tc carT'iec. :LD ftj?l[',yboyil 2S 'tije }lo.y::::;irl of b6 I jJ.f~sFe a 11PlayboyTl I' __ F[flzine. I~::::;./trLh sta';:;ccl tl~c.'c the b7C prin L.,s fq::'pe£l.rcd to be the t:T:pe or rhotogr.sphy lThich 8re used bv nrlavboytl, so he :i.ni'or:'-ed 81'~;':·TAE th~, t tilis f':'irl 1--lOuld v ~ u· • be considered for tIlC 118YE;irl of' the I-:,'onth, but ho needed addi tionel pr~.nts before CD acr€8rl€nt could be reached. "He';" said t :w t "1 ~ rc~!t conkct Hith on:o,,, ,.;eE 5. D hiE office in Jo.nuary, J:l.LPL-;E]--i. stDted thE,t b6 a1"t.er oS coup1c o __r :Ln t;ervieH8 \,ee:lLi,,;~n:.,.~<~, ~'l=T~'~'·~;'; ~P~.l~'~(~C~n~f~e~r~~n~c~os b7C w~,th lU.s staff, it \-.las ar:re8d ,.,,,,- \'!01.11d t,e tin. 1-12.yci.rl for '~;he r :Lssue of' Fla:'r1;oy. I hLli'lTJ; sn::'cJ, Gl~f'.t 0r"-T'Al'; IHas around tlrla:Tbo~: ·1! ali';lOst cOL.Jsj.stentlyi/ H.1:c,HE"R s ta ted the. t he checked OP1' J:AIP s b8.ck,'~~ro::nd ene:, determined t112,t he Ila(~ .s police pecord 20 he therefore s€.vercd cD rclai:.io:cs "lith (:Fr:/::AN ane;_ has s:~rlce heard that OIl~;.yJT is nO'H SO,k r1[,08 in C8.1iforn1a. El:FFTn stated that he llc\-~er c'~iscussed obSCene)'l£l';.;ters with OpprAN, t.hat he never sm·: Opr-JeT: ,'/:1. th obscene phci::;o::raphs or other obscene mattcr's. HEFNER st~ted that in his opinion OPPMAN would be the type individu~l who might become involved in obscene matters . - 10 - en 1:15-190 ;.-~:' ~'..:' - -'-_:-; (~e8cr'ibcd fI'o!',; observe tio!l DEG. inte~.l~ation !:&me -:n tc of' birth 1.p:'.'i1 9, 1\)26, a t ~;h:i.c[!co ?',yes --::rOHD Hair GratIn Hcirht h;'llll IIcip:ht 155 Ibs. SC8r In cut fjC~l'" on rj f~ht h0nd b6 b7C l':arlta.l ;::;-ca'tus ::'ep8rated, ::l't not; Divorce 'Residence Sleeping quarters, 232 12o.:::t Ohio ~;trect HCf-.:td(:ncc o..ddress l2Ll-h orth Astor - 11 - Office M~morandum . UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO DIRECTOR, FBI(145-1414) DATE:June 23,1958 AOM , SAC, cm:CAG0045-190) (*"'f ~- SUBJECT: -HUGH MARSTON HEFN~ ,{, Wa., Hugh M. Hefner; EDWARD ZUKAR',':OPPlrIAN, Wa.., Ed 01man ' ITO!.! OO:C cage Enclosed herewith for the Burea.u is one copy of the report of SA HAROLD M. BROWN, da.ted and captioned as above at Chicago. REFERENCES Report of SA HAROLD lL BROWN, dated 3/31/58, at Chica.go . Miami letter to Chicago, dated 4/8/58. Bureau letter to Chicago, dated 4/9/58. Dallas letter to Chicago, dated G/28/58. Report of SA EDWARD T. STEELE at Memphis, dated 5!,~8/58 . ADMINISTRATIVE It is to be noted that the investigative period of this report covers an excessive period of tim~~_ Any report submitted prior to this time would merely have been a status report and the Bureau does not desire to ' receive status reports. . ; Inasmuch as the Memphis Office reported that on 5/23/58 .JOHN lIe ALISTER, Finance Department, 3rd National Bank, Nashville, Tennessee, advised SA EDWARD T. STEELE that EDWARD OPP1IAN was a.t that time residing ~t 1933 Beachwood Drive, Hollywood, California, one copy of this report is being designated for the LosAngeles Office, for information . INFORMANTS On May 14, 1958, PClsl 1-" b6 ~ere contacted by SA HAROLD M. BROWN regarding HEFNER b7C ~a~n~dr70~p~PMAN They advised they could furnish no information b7D regarding the a.ctivities of REFNER and OPPMAN, and that they are not acquainted with these individuals. l-Bureau(Enc1.1) REC· 158 /1 -- ./ --! l-LosAngeles(Encl.l) .' ------I-Chicago .nIBfill : smm: sr. C'\~\,)-\ ,,- 7 J'U:."1 2~, IJoB 3 70JUL3 )195a '1:~~~ ~~., - , ,~ ,>1 I I .,' -'i' I I I I FBI I • I I Date: 6/5/63 I I Transmit the following in ______~~~-~~~-~~------,' (Trp~ in plain leX': or code) I , AIRTEL I v,a __~~~~ ____ ------n~~~~~~~~~-----I (Priority Dr Method of Mailing) I ~ ______L _____ -i ~_ I 's( TO DIRECTOR, FB~ / , \ FROM (145-0) , SUBJECT' UGHvHEFNER; U;Playboy Magazine POSSIBLE ITOII" ..,A" • ~ Re Chicago teletype to Bureau, 6/4/63. ~\.,L·:'<':"i \ \'\ \JJ.:",~(}Y' 1~\~,~~; ' . , Enclosed herewi th is one copy of the June issue.:\.], ~ \~, -if '?»tv of Playboy Magazine and one newspaper clipping from the""} e.,. Chicago Tribune. /1' The June issue of Playboy Magazine is ~~ 11 furnished to the Bureau inasmuch as local aut ori ties l) Chicago have raised the question concerning he photographs of JAYNE MANSFIELD appearing in this maga ne as possibly being obscene. The Bureap presenting this magazine to the Department re poss! e prosecution for lTOM violation because of Playboyts nation-wide circulation. This book not being f warded to the FBI Laboratory and no presentat n being made to local USA, ;:~~:::~ N:E::;~er i~::) ~~;;;/0:;':,n~cgn;~;;: fat 1 - Chicago "", REG 58 It I Y:-- ," ~ ~"~}'// ~ - -'12 JUN' P; l£e~: I ., ! ,_ RIS:maml' ,'1:;\;;;' '1"', \~~ . /~ r·N jrJ f.r (4) ~~ , .." '~~J.d ~,,1 ~ --~ '~{/Jj/ -. I.!..:J (; '" l.J ~ , :\ '" ~ . 3tZP \ ~ 7..J1 ----('Ifl~:;j; " , ;, ", \'\ ' / ;; :18 '\ \\V , :.,: \.. 'fI' -...... :.~1/ A~( . ,,4/' ~ 'N ) Sent ______M pe"_-~lJ'-"' ______, " .,..,." • ..~ ...... 3:)0 (4 _3 _62) , Be[o ....) ...... - , .. .,.--_. .ltl .; 't 'Y" '".,, . -". ' ' . page, name n e w . paper, city and ".01".1 dr:'~~:~::ld;~:I,:~:~~:~:!~ . for . ' ofthecause l 'w!lrranl. He made it plai'n thaL I :'D;:,~"~~1 ·. ,~~d;)~PJ:~~:d~;~:~ '" on.that The is thematter'q _only fissue whether he ruledMiss 'l Mansfield's pictures-.are art or I obscenity '- must await judicial determination. ' , The warrant was taken to I home by Sgt. · Joseph! 1 comment ' John Kane, and ' E,~f~ 1 ·~~i!~:~~i~De~;t'~ct:ives. of· the prostitu; Robert [ unit of 'the I : ,division. " _~HveS' Him Away , I ! Arrested iii Homll! ,d.P. CHICAGO TRIUUNC HefU\!~ ~as ",arrested in at 1340 N. State ClIICAGO, IU"INOIS Date: 6-5-63 £ d!tlon: 3 STAR FINAL ,' ~he Th,' ,"".","",' ""H"''';'' "U;~,"~~~,~; "uthor: +stalrs, E d itor: W. D. t-tAx\fELL :the doo;,-~!H.;{,;,~;·;;;;;t;;';i: Tille, fiee. After nearly an attorneys appear~, ~~l';:'~d th" ,";,eod . C haracle r: '. Wears Pink Cardjgan i e was wearing ,8 pink Cia",,! flea Hon: 1'8 sweater, white sports shirl Of!!". , Iana dark colored slacks. He aSketl.permiS~ iQn tp change into I a busm~ -SUIt. . -_ . ; The warrant charges- viola~' i tion of a --·city orti iD an~ pro-, ;blbiting obscenity. :' ---..' . 1 , The complaint- cOntains . t wo ~ :- count ~ , .. one _. that - Hefner pub.;; ,lisp~ .{lnq . , ,~ircula:.teo an .QP:, scene· m-a·gaz:i:ne;·,·the, o~e~ .I) fo~c' . ing ' pliges ~ oLthe'. mage-.' "!f):, tJi 13;' f;i:me' ntal~illg~ ~.~:'P'P.ot.?il:a'P!i..i. : Cf"" . ' . ! . ansfield •. <:,.· _ zzq / fn.,T~7'~TmV -· -"~'-'-'~ --S<. _ ; ..: ,_ ., 'Mr. 'I''''!~''I\ Mr. Bf'lnl'~!1t __ , Mr. M/)hr._ ... _.. ,,= ~ Mr. C.'1~rHlr , .' Mr. C~II~hl'ln "',,-' Mr, Cr'l1f1til MI', rkl."ll\ch_ (Mount C!I'pping in Span Below) 1.!!'. t~"I\I1~ "'"_",,, 'MI', G,,1~_ ""~'~_ Tllr. 11"",,, __ o. M]'. f';:!~~'''n_ .... :: -, Mr, '1';\1"'1 Mr. ';'. -II."", T(!k, lI'lIm! M.i ..... fl.·, .. "", . ' C',"---- " Ilndl"",te PClQ", n(]m no!Wllp"'p"r, 'cJly an IItat .. ,) 7JluQ~ii1r'r',', ,:._~ -',:, .... .,j.Arrestf7':T·-fT' ,.; i( ; ' , i '>"',\'.", VGH HEFNER" PUBLISiIIfR of Playboy 'm~ga:,~ihe';"~lls' H·',.beent'arreste,d::--aiid:Jaces;frial"June25_,on two:,colliitS Of.'1 vi,ol~ting,'tl1~\~it~::!f:"Pbsc~n~ty)av,;s.: ~he::~.a!etlai ',:that:A~-;t~,; :hls~arrest.~.1S. an:- 8-page,.section of p~otos:' m the, nj.agazme; showiilg a-,:,well-endowed·.movie, ' female~,lsprawling ahout."'in', variouss~,~es ~~,,::niIdfix;'i~:, '.'" ~';~ -":, §:~-t;.'::;:::r '- ,-~'::':"',, ;; ,:':,~~t --;'-:,,'::'7~': ';'l~he a~tual lssue her~:LS bow.f~r:-8:';m.agazme; C!Ul)'g04:-, pre,!;enting:; tNt. ~.d" of~;,~SJ)la~, Hefper'liPh,.Uosophy _appe,' , to be"tbat;,.~il""ni:qd~,~~banm~le'Vlik;~~,~d"~ve~,,n~s,i look at· PICtureS of "naked" st,lggestlYelYl-iposed,~,w~p:1en:; ~ ! .s .i<:, a, ,very" ~~altlJ~ · ,and, _,v, i!ilc:.' Wtf:'i:;,fu'\be~"-~M ,that' ,'~t s . acticallyi a:-'duty to" encourage~.the',',habit-:;the' law.>:'should ve:Do·rlgbt!to':wterlere;'. (,:":;-,,y.:' '.",,: " ,';'-" " , ': , ,~ ':'~Our ":view-,;is':-'that"'11laS~piooticed i'lewdn'e§S can' have:a • l.::oe==t! "~~*:a~~gt~!~_~~:~~ ,::~~%_'~:r~~:'h~fe~' 1.lCHICAGO' S AHERICAN 'means'ofrestiiiliilng'it;, -, " " ", ,,' • .:" , ': InCidentally; ":we're-' glad to 'see"that- 'Pbstlb,,:ster',',Hahy: CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Semrow has':Doti!led Washington;'Of'\the\ legal·stepsagainst! ,, ¥etner,a~d_:h.is,,'.plagazipe:',We. ~opi('~ome o~ber.Ci~~~i~clud- ,I, :'In( those, ,,:i~i'p~r reputat.-l0jn~:c~~~n,·,:Chlcago~~follo~" the I Oat,., 6-6-63 .e1iilriPle ~emgset,here.,., ,;-,: ';::. ,," '" I Edition: 5 STAR FINAL Author: Editor: LUKE CARROLL Till"" Ch?,act,.r: 0< • Cla "~ 1 (Icatlon: $ubmlWnq Offte",: CHICAGO A- ----+------_.-- :_1' I ; ,,~, ··,,· rt ' " , Yi. ·:,' :,"" : • •• ,:' ,,' ' i'/', '1" '.'" / I ',. . • """ (Mount Cl1pp;n\lll\ Space Below) 1------",.--....§!!!.d 10 ' ''"' Clli!~ _.----'"'" In the pictures, Mis!"; Mans held is lying 'naked on il bed, r. ,, ' , I I Jayne's Pictures" while a miln sits on the edge. Port said th e: In agazinc, s():d I ,'"I , I:"'·, ,, :'.: ,',' i \"! "1"_' wi dely [hrunu! the co untry, is 'Obscene','!, ofte n pUf':hasoo by juveniles. :.:in ,' (:~ ,,, ,:y Called Hefner eSllmates sales of the . '.Iune issllt:' will e )( ceed 2 million MY TOM I...E ,\ CII I 1 magaZin e as (Nil enounce - . ,' Th ' d n"b'!! .. b d t' " b I the Playboy publisher for more " arrest was rna e on a l'I ewsp"pe r, city ontl 61"''' ' as 0 s,ccne an .sug8c.s lve Y th an an hour. ' wa rrant iss ued by Judge Nor. th e ass lsta~t CO l por a tl o~ cO lln-i I man N. Eiger in Mun icipal ; s~ \.. m chal ge of ~ f orc mg the j Itelea.sed o.n Bond court on a complaint by th e . ell .. ~ ob Cnl t~ ).<1 \115, : . Hefner was taken to the po- eorlXlr ati or. eOllnscl's office, - I Bnan " Kyga ll on, head. ~f f h~ headquarters at , 1121 S. ~ i ger said there ""<'1.'1 probab,e Ihc ordmanc foreement dlVl- 1State st., where he was photo- caU5C 10:- the issuance of the sion., ~a i d ' e w, confident, of i graphed, finger printed, and re- warrant,' but he added th at ,he oblamm!{1: eonVle lon, agamst \ leased on $400 ~nd ,for appear· iSSl 01 obscen ity will have to Hugh ,:L_ 'Hefner, pubil sher of Ianee June 25 In South State f aw 'I judicial determinatio· thc-1'i'l'ilgaiit'ie;"v:Hb is charged Street court. , n, with two counts of publishing One complaint charges the i Compl aints Hcccived and sell ing an obscene maga· j magazine is obscene, the oth er ~'l1dice said he turned over zine, . speeifies the Mansfield photos. several i s~ u es of Playooy 10 the Hefner said he was confident Kilga llon warned _that dislrib- corporation co:msel's office for thai he will be acqui Ued. utors of the J une issue are put. an obsencily'opinion afler he re· The J une issue o,f the maga· ting th emselves in danger of ceived complaints about !.he, zine features eight pages of being arrested for selling ob- Hefner, after his arrest. SA id color and black and white pic· scene matter, he saw nothing obs~e ne in the tures of Jayne Man s fie I d, He added, however, that he l\Iiss Mansfield pictures_ shapely movie star, in various has nn immediate plans to ask "Someone is not in touch with naked iln d semi·naked poses, for such arrests, . the sentimcr:t.s of the 20th cen- Confident of ,\ clluital '[' IV, ', ,' g F D tury," said the :17·ycar·old pub. , In iI ew aYli ,. h " Th ' " - .. H e I ner _was arres~d ast " We're going to wait a few IS e;, elr. r~a so n l,ng IS m· ~ CI I ICAG O I S N ILH[CA ;{ Ight a,t hIS swank reSidence at df:S to see if the distribut conSlstenL T,hls IS,s ue IS not ob- 40 N, ~ t a. t e pkwy. by Sgt. c tinue to sell this isSue " e seen\! , but IS taIlored 10 the CIHC.. \ (iO I IL LHW T:3 seph 7I111dlce and three other i , " ,, - ~ .. -' , t a ~'l es of th e mod ern, urt," ~pOlice men of the ,prostitution s, d, The \wst way to com t Imale," .. ------..------U.S snr! llf th ing is for pea e He said pi ctures of other n e not to buy the Dlr,gazine ." t stars and starlets will be f a· De l.,: 6-5- 6:i Kiigallon sai J his office has lured 10 later ISSUes. Edl li<)r,' 5 S'l'.ld! r'Ih\L loct.n wal <:tw iQ, Playboy for sa\,· !'ioe If. !\I,llllnlum Pcnlllly ...... :hor: 'rOl': !A:: ACiI ~ra l mon l!lS, hili "this is the Maximum penaltv On the two E d llOr: L i TKi'; Cld~110 LL city charges is a 'fine of ~200 firsl lime tim! -""e have hlld Till." each. cil ollj;!h 10 proceed ilgainn The photographs were shot for th em, " P layboy on th e sel of a Holly In I! I~n. the Chic ilgo Trilnsi t woo d mo vie pl'oduction, "Prom' C horCC l"" i s ('~, Promises i " authority ba nned sa le~ of Play. 0. boy and si milar magazines i n Miss Mansfield's jlrcss agent, Jet Fnre, said in a phone inter- CIOS."1 fica 'ian: " 1/ ' and subway stations. view from Beverly Hills that Lhe S"~ml:li,, q all",,,, <;l t ICAGO What puis the maga~i ne in star di d not consider the Play. the arCl' of obscenity, rilther boy pictures n!).~ c en c, than an, i.~ a m -- ~~ -~--- I [ )~ ;;.":\ I C:H I C"G O'~ AMEII: ICAt. P,,"IO) H U(a (~iu::II'l"Jo~ R. rUHLlSHER OF PLA y rWy - -'<\tii.·~·.01 h e l~h('J c ri obscene lies on tllhle. ~. _, . c.,_ -'<· • URGENT 6-4-63 5-40 PM RMF i TO~OR' . FBI ) i .. · ~ c;--' FROM SAC~HICAGO /145-0/ HVG~FNER, PLAYBOY MAGAZINE, CONFIDENTIALLY ADVISED TODAY THAT L-______~ CONFE~RED ,lITH I IOF CHICAGO RE THE JUNE ISSUE OF PLAYBr Airte1 To: SAC, Chicago (145-0) I ( From: Director, FBI IIUG~FNKR ' ;/ . ~YllOY IIAGAZINB POSSIBLa ITOII Reurairte1 6-5-63, ,.,'-, At th1s time the Bureau does not contemplate making { available to the Department the June, 1963, issue of Playboy· : magazine, ~t being noted the Department is aware of this particular issue and the action taken against Befner by local authorities in Chicago, You should keep the Bureau advised of prosecutive action concerning Hefner, it be1ng noted he was arrested~ 6-4.63, /-YfJ;:'-:?f q?#:--~ \'.~ ~ f1V 17 f-:r \ .. -- 1 - JOhn Reed, Room 4704 /. <7, JAC:maly,-.L. 1-$-<"""'.. -, . ,.\' .ss~ '-'" (5) 'r~ ." . " '~(;;-t. ',.'~ ~- NOTE: Chicago previously advised the Bureau of the complaint being filed against Hefner concerning the June, 1963, issue of Playboy magazine and particularly the photographs of Jayne Mansfield. Chicago airtel 6-5-63 suggested Bureau may want to consider presenting this magazine to.,the Department re possible prosecution for lTOU violation becaus~ o~ Playboy's nationwide TQI S O:;~~~ circulation. Mr. Carl W. Belcher of the Criminal Division advised ~:~:."'n' while discussing another matter that he is aware of the local Ca (In " i li . c;'f') .10 . iJ ... <):'&;;:r.;r;ORDED ,.• 1 I. I ~' .' • () r ! JUL 171963 i" lJUL 2~~~ 03 -tf4 0-19 [Rev. IO_lS_62) Tolson Belmont---- Mohr I .' Casper _____ Callahan ____ Conrad DeLoach----- Evans Rosen-Gale~~~~~= Sullivan ____ Tavel Trotter----- T ele Room ___ , >/ Holme, ;;/ ~~E~~~Y ---- pLAYBOY CLUB e.1i ;,'" ,-. POSSIBLE I,OM . "':. i II"layboy's Nude Pix I of JayneJ'Obscelhe' I:/!)-f{u CHIC h AGO, June::'." (UPI) -tPlay;oy H~;ne:., publisher 01 ~Itu~s ~!nnf~Y~~~ ,?~:~ ' aced "'b~n '( oh arges tod f v ",~elH y log photo r:Y or publish· actress Ja~'ni~a~~ti~~Jomy MrPolice H -f' got a warrant for . e ner yesterd f ~akillg a 1001;: at tl ay a ter Issue or "Pia b 1~, curl'~nt features a se ,y oy, . which .ot Mi .nes of Plctu,-eS nude a~sd Man.steld in the seml·nude. Assistant Co' ' Coullsels B' I poratlOll and Emanue~lap tKllgaHon copy of the m~r ~ook a Mynicipa_1 Judge N~~~naen ~o Elger yesterday and h -' sued a warrant he. is The Woshlnqton Post and Mr. Hefner with P~b("hg~ng Times Herold ---- a'nd c'ITcU (.atmg an obsce,'IS mg magazme. ,e The Washinqton Dally News Th .. Ev .. ninQ SIO' ______of Judgewh . E'Il':Cr said. the issue M' ether the pictures .(It N .. w York Herold Tribune ____ ISS ~allsfie!d are art . somethmg else could ' ~t New York journal_American 011_ a later judicial rulin: a! New York MiHor ______New York Dolly News _____ New York Post The New Y The Worker a"':..-Tc'~m".".'..:=====_ The New Leader ______ f\.,.~ The Wall Stree' Journal ----- <5:..i";/ The Notia,.no Ob"",v ~V /.y,?" - -.? p . VlC,~-{ 3t./f I J 'f;;;;:- - bI :::t::r: NOT RECORDED '?56 149 JUN 11 19G. 82J~19631 O""'ot TO D !RECTOR, FB I DATE: 8/29/63 F SAC, CHICAGO (145-423) ~ SUBJECT:, HUGH HEFYNER " f rz,~~~I:~ ~~ZINE , " Re Bureau airtel to Chicago dated 6/11/63. £d..dell Sergeant JAMES Me GANN, ~ostitut~on and o~ne Matter Unit, Vice Control Dlvisd;on, Chicago Police Depart ment, Chicago, Illinois, advised on August 2, 1963, that a trial date has been set for October 7, 1963, for HEFFNER concerning this matter. The Bureau will be kept advised. 2 - Bureau 1 - Chicago RIS:JMB , (3) \ " \ , \ "f,' i·. - .--" " ': .' 1-' • ~~--- }' c:r:-.J ,~, ' .• _i I /1 C>"Tt"""'l.. ~" .. NC. '" .....y , ... I TO DIRECTOR, FBI DATE: 10/14/63 FRO~ iJ SAC , CHICAGO. (145-423) ;' .i SUBJECT: GH HEFNER ; • LAYBOY MAGAZINE; ! '., • )1 , .' / Possible lTOM ~. , . , ',,--~ ;. r Re Bureau airtel t o Chicago 6/11/63. ,/ A local trial date was set for Oc tober 7, 1963 0 . concerning HEFI'fER's loca l obscenity charge. \J Sergeant DAVID COFFEE, Obscene Unit , Vice Control Division, Chicago Police Department, a~vised on October 8,/:-, 1963 that HEFNER's trial had been contl.nued until .:. },J:: "" . October 21, 1963. 'Y/L--0 . Chic'ago will follow local prosecution a nd. keep / ;(.-" Bureau advised. GV- Bureau 1 - Chicago RIS:JiH (3) 14 OCT 14 1953 - = ",··'Y ·, ·:' 'C' , ,' .~ . .'. " ; • Airte! To: SAC, Chicago (14 .... 423) Prom: Director, FBI (14 .... 2828) Bt1mtktmm PLA1BOY IIAGAZUIB POSSIBLE I'l'OIl Pros a review of the Bureau file on this aatter, it is noted that Heffner's trial on local charaes was set for 10-7-63. x..ediately advise current status of prosecutive action in state court. 1 - Mr. John M. Reed (Room 4704) -.. ~ / ./ MAILED a OCT 1 61963 Be lmont CllMtll-fBI Mohr'ObO:~~ Cosper Callanan __ Conrad ___ DeLoach __ Gale 'H' OCT 17 1963 Rosen'"OO~ Sul!;yon Tov~t Trotter Tete. Roo", _ - GondyH01"",s-=== _ MAIL ROO!.! TELETYPE UNIT 0 ... \ • , 10-25-63 AIRTEL To: SAC, Chicaso (146-423) From: <, Director, PBI • • IIUGII ""NER; e.PIAYBOJ MAGAZINE POSSIBLE ITOII ReCGlet dated 10.14.63. By return alrtel Chlcaso advise at results of Refner'. trial in local court which vas scheduled for 10_21..63. Communications tr... Chicaco in thie ..tter reflect different spellinss for subjeot's last name. Advise of correct spellins. Keep Bureau promptly advised of all d... lopa8nts with reprd to local prosecution at thiS ..tter . Exped1te. \ JOK: fJj (4) V:f ,., 1 .MAI LED S. REC 37, OCT 2 5 1963 ,.TOI_~,-, ~~ "'., ·COMM·fBI CG~~' C C-o' ~_ o"LO ! ! • FBI • Date; 11/19/63 Trans mit the follow ing in ______---,=----,_,,---,---,---_--,,- ______(Type in plain text or code) AIRTEL Via ______(Priority or Method of Mailing) ------'------..... 0~-';;....: ------L ------,A., . ..-- .' TO DIRECTOR, FBI (145-28&6) " l-J--< , " FROM SAC'OCHICAGO (145-423) SUBJECT: HUGH HEFNER, PLAYBOY MAGAZINE POSSIBLE lTOM He Chicago airtel to Bureau 10/30/63. For information of Bureau, HEFNER's local trial began today at Chicago. Prosecutive and Defense Attorney presently picking jury. The Bureau will be kept advised. Bureau Chicl!9 RIS:ptc (4) .~ z NOV 23 1963 .--~ r,~ited' ------1~A."_,4+.j J' V'--_I Sent ______M tT'.er1";/ ------,.~~ " Special Agent in\\'j~'S,-jo/'Ch[ fI/ FD-36 (Rey. 12_13_56) FBI • Date: 12/10/63 Trans mit the fo llow ing in ------,=---,-,-c---c--,-----,--,------1 (Type in plain tc:>:t or code) Via AIRTEL (Priority or Method of Mailing) : ~------r,I,~tr------L------ i TO DIRECTOR, FBI (145~~~i~; ~~( FROM SAC, CHICAGO (145-423) i'; SUBJECT: HUGiCHEFNER PLAYBOY MAGAZINE POSSIBLE ITOM Re Chicago airte1 to Bureau dated 11/19/63. For the information of the Bureau, the jury in the HEFNER case advised the local judge on 12/7/63 that they were unable to reach a verdict, however, agreed on a 7-5 vote for acquittal. Inasmuch as no verdict was reached, the local judge dismissed the jury. i This matter is being considered closed by the Chicago Division. j /' W- Bureau '.. •.> 1 - Chicago RIS:MJT (4) 5 DEC 12 19S3 . , J', t.,.." ~ /i·,.. t. C. 'WidR . '" t , Approved~--''--:l'j'-t\I----c---=-- Sent ______M Pe' ______. ~pJlial Agent in Charge I'Il-.102 (R~v. 10-6-<)5) - 1 - FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Date 01- trunscript,,,n 11/21/2001 b6 r-___----'"~.!LDy) 1/2 0/2 0 0 1 , I '-__-- __-- ____-"Ifor PLAYBO~Y~E~N~T~E~R~P~R~I~S~E~S~I~N~T~E~R~N~A~T~I~O~N~A~L~7(p~E~I7)-,~6~80- N b7C L'-a",k'''eOosfi'''oYrrOe- "rnl"ve, Chicago, Illinois, was interviewed at his place of emn) or,hers in a.tt, ,,-1, (Chicago), and ~ General Outside Councll/Attorney for PEl (vla telephone conference call). After being advised of the identity of the interviewing agents,1 provided the following information; L ____-' I Istated that the previous intFr~u~s~i~n~o~n~1 b6 didn~'~t,-~d~e~v~e]I[o2£:Ja~n~~lLe~a~d~~t~O~~O~S~S~ilb~lGe;:~s~U~b~-~e~c~t~s~,t:~::~=:~s~t~a~ltje~d2=lt}h1al£t~-, b7C the b7E Istated that he noticed an unauthorized process b6 two hours. The process was setup to send runnlng-~~f~o~r~~a~p~p~r~oximately b7C email message~ to a seJected gronp ot users. The data appeared to b7E be taken fromj I I I The email messages were sent from the personal account of HUGH HEFNER, he£@playboy.com., and other forged email accounts. b6 I Iprovided a sample of the email message sent by the b7C intruders. /stated that thel b6 been b7C b7E several victim customers were verifi,d phen"!ll!C[L£Sd~TI@:;W~ls com area wlth tatpurchases ed t ha t onl J This customer i n f>-:o~r=m=a~t=i=o:-::n-:m=a=,'-'-Y-'h=a=v=e:-~b=e=e=n"-=t=a:7k=e=n'--'f~r=o=m=-' b6 b7C b7E In\'~";I;~i'()n on ~1~lL/~2~OL/~2~O~O~1~ __ " ~C~h~i~c~a~q~o~,~~IL~ ______ l'ilcll 288A-CG-117062-7- llUO/2001 ~S*A~~~~~~rr(.~------b6 by _jS~A~======~~J~"~'t:: ______b7C This document contuills n~itha rcc'"llmcntintion, nm COllct",jons or lh~ Fill It i, the pmp~ny or th~ r:lll "",I i, t"""cd to yo"r ~gell~y: ;I "nd it> contcIlts ~rc 'lOl to I", distributed ()lIt~idc yom ugcn~y, - , 288A-CG-11 7062 b6 2 b7C C"illillll~lilln 00''0-302 or JL______J------.0" 11/20/2001 ,1'''::L_=~_ ~~~~Iadded that approximately 15,000 to 16,000 email b6 messages were sent out from the HEFNER account. Though the b7C messages could have berD sent frOID al Ibased server the\[ b7E were targeted from the_ I I L-______~ In addition,l advised that PEl sent out a e-mail b6 communication to all of their effected customers notifying them of b7C the intrusion and that a private securtiy audit will be conducted and Law enforcement was involved.