Silas_M_Newton_Part_03.pdf

Federal Bureau of Investigation Freedom of Information / Privacy Acts Release supsect: Siloo Newton

FD-263,(Ryv. 12-19-67). FEDERA_.BUREAU OF INV_STIGATION REPORTING OFFICE OFFICE OF ORIGIN DATE INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD ALBUQUERQUE ALBUQUERQUE 7/21/70 4/3/70 - 6/26/70 TITLE OF CASE REPORT MADE BY TYPED BY a aie UCKHORN MINING COMPANY; CHARACTER OF CASE AGNETIC RESEARCH FOUNDATION; SILAS MASONS TE ON: 4 Ce ITSP - CONFIDENCE GAMES 7 y 4 REFERENCES ; "A Albuquerque airtel to Los Angeles, dated 4/3/70; Albuquerque letter to Oklahoma City, dated 5/28/70: Oklahoma City letter to Albuquerque, dated 6/26/70, \ _pe LEADS ; OKLAHOMA CITY DIVISION (INFORMA TION) Information copy of this report is being fur…

FD-204 (Rev 3-3-$9) . _ “~ UN. ED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JL fiCE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Copy to: Report of: Ss Office: ALBUQUERQUE Das SA g¢§ 1 i UQUERQ Field Office File #: AQ 87~7861 Bureau File #: Title: BUCKHORN MINING COMPANY; MAGNETIC RESEARCH FOUNDATION; Character: INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION OF STOLEN PROPERTY - CONFIDENCE GAMES Synopels: This document contatns neither recommendations nar nanal wtnn~ -£ * SILAS NEWTON, presently under indictment Los Angeles, Cali- fornia, for fraud, returned to Silver City, New Mexico, area January, 1970, and began to organize what appears as a mi…

AQ 87-7861 ALBUQUERQUE DIVISION. AT SILVER chy, NEW MEXICO Maintain contact with established sources close to the mining operation of captioned subjects. - Be - COVER PAGE

AQ 87-7861 City and has printed on the window of the office "Magnetic Research Foundation a "An extension phone connects the offices of NEWTON although they are in opposite ends o e ock, The Buckhorn Mine basically consists of two prop- erties, one of which is the mining property where the devel- opment work is being conducted and secondly a piece of prop~ erty approximately fifty miles distance on the other side of the county in Vanadium, New Mexico, whereon is located a gmail mill and custom smelter. The second property is be- lieved to be leased with option to buy. A source actually working…

AQ 87-7861 and withdrew not guilty plea and pled guilty to count one (261044 Corp Code), Probation and sentencing on count one and disposition on remaining counts set for June 24, 1969, On June 24, 1969, probation and sentencing con- tinued to December 29, 1969. On December 29, 1969, on a motion of the defendant, probation and sentencing continued until July 13, 1970. ollowing investigation was conducted by SA n April 30, 1970: AT SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO plea tniaiehineea Sipmabnaislihanemansnasiesbets Commission, Corporation cords ection, advised there was nothing on record in his office for the…

” FD+263 (Rev 12-1967) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION - ALBUQUERQUE OFFICE OF ORIGIN ALBUQUERQUE TITLE Ce UC NG COMPANY; MAGNETIC RESEARCH FOUNDATION; A MASON NEWTON: ak, é OATE INVESTIGATIVE PERIOS 11/30/70 7/2/70 - 11/24/70 REPORT MA Y TYPED BY a CHARACTER OF CASE REPORTING OFFICE ITSP - CONFIDENCE GAME ? ¥ ry EREN * & Pa REFERENCES : ot Report of | at Albuquerque, dated vane Oklahoma City TIetter to Albuquerque, dated 7/30/70. Albuguerque letter to Los Angeles, dated 9/21/70. Los Angeles letter to Albuquerque, dated 10/12/70. LEADS : ALBUQUERQUE DIVISION AT PINOS ALTOS, NEW MEXICO __ ACCOM…

Ra RN NI A TOPE 7 AQ 87-7861 ill, there@€ter, set forth appropriate leads to have interviewed concerning information that he eportedly advanced a substantial sum of money to NEWTON and pain connection with the Buckhorn Mining Company. AT SILVER CITY, NEW MEXICO -~ Be - COVER PAGE b7C