tried once and acquitted on tax
evasion charges （1960） 。
Charles 〃Baby Charlie〃 Battaglia； a 60…year…old Vegas empressario
（controlling interests in The Greenback and The Lucky Bones on the Strip）。
Battaglia is a close personal friend of Grondin。 His arrest record
stretches back to 1932； when he was tried and acquitted in the
gangland…style murder of Jack 〃Dutchy〃 Morgan。 Federal authorities suspect
his involvement in the drug traffic； prostitution； and murder for hire； but
〃Baby Charlie〃 has only been behind bars once； for ine tax evasion in
1955…56。
Richard Scarne； the principal stockholder of Fun Time Automatic Machines。
Fun Time makes slot machines for the Nevada crowd； pinball machines； and
jukeboxes （Melody…Coin） for the rest of the country。 He has done time for
assault with a deadly weapon （1940）； carrying a concealed weapon （1948）；
and conspiracy to mit tax fraud （1961） 。
Peter Zeiss； a Miami…based importer； now nearing 70。 For the last five
years Zeiss has been fighting deportation as an undesirable person。 He has
been convicted on charges of receiving and concealing stolen property
（1958）； and conspiracy to mit tax fraud （1954）。 Charming； distinguished；
and courtly； Pete Zeiss is called 〃Poppa〃 by his intimates and has been
tried on charges of murder and accessory to murder。 A large stockholder in
Scarne's Fun Time pany； he also has known interests in four Las Vegas
casinos。
Vittorio Gienelli； also known as 〃Vito the Chopper；〃 tried twice for
gangland…style murders； one of them the ax…murder of Boston vice overlord
Frank Scoffy。 Gienelli has been indicted twenty…three times； tried fourte