Thomas J. McGinty
Testified to the Kefauver Committee in 1951 that he had served six months on a prohibition conspiracy charge, had been a partner in the Mounds Club, and was a partner in the Desert Inn at Las Vegas with Wilbur Clark, Moe Dalitz, Morris Kleinman and Sam Tucker.
- Aliases
- Tommy McGinney (1988 transcript, phonetic)
- Rights
- Biography on this page is limited to what the cited federal records and the filed newspaper pages state.
On the record
- 1949 — Kefauver Committee (1951): Max Marmorstein testified that in the fall of 1949 he lent McGinty $25,000 on his note for a hotel McGinty said he was building in Las Vegas.
- 1950-04 — FBI Cleveland file on John Scalish: "THOMAS J. MC GINTY" is named first in the Cleveland group said to have obtained a license to operate the Desert Inn. An unevaluated report.
- 1951-01-18 — Kefauver Committee: served "Six months" for "a conspiracy to violate the National Prohibition Act"; partner in the Mounds Club; asked who his Desert Inn partners were: "Wilbur Clark, Mr. Dalitz, Mr. Kleinman, Mr. Tucker."
- 1988-04-15 — Angelo Lonardo, Senate testimony: "Tommy McGinney, who is dead," among "the Jewish Boys"; the transcript marks the spelling as phonetic.
No family or role is set. The conviction is his own account in testimony. No filed record gives his birth date or the date of his death.
Records
itemKefauver Committee, Cleveland: testimony of Thomas J. McGinty (January 1951)Thomas J. McGinty told the committee he had served six months for conspiracy under the National Prohibition Act, had been a partner in the Mounds Club, and was a partner in the Desert Inn at Las Vegas with Wilbur Clark, Moe Dalitz, Morris Kleinman and Sam Tucker.itemKefauver Committee, Cleveland: testimony of Max Marmorstein (January 1951)Cleveland real estate operator Max Marmorstein appeared to answer testimony given at the committee's Miami hearing about his office in the Ninth-Chester Building, and said he had lent Thomas McGinty $25,000 in 1949 for a hotel McGinty said he was building in Las Vegas.
itemFBI Vault file on John ScalishThe FBI Vault's release of the Cleveland office file 92-167 on John T. Scalish, opened after the Bureau was told he had been at the November 1957 Apalachin meeting. Its background section collects informant reports from 1944 to 1957 about Scalish, the Desert Inn and the Cleveland 'syndicate'.itemSenate subcommittee hearing, 1988: testimony of Angelo LonardoOn 15 April 1988 Angelo Lonardo, testifying behind a screen under a court immunity order, told the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations that he was 'the former underboss of the Cleveland organized crime family' and described its leaders, its Las Vegas casino income and its dealings with New York and Chicago.
itemFBI Vault file on John ScalishThe FBI Vault's release of the Cleveland office file 92-167 on John T. Scalish, opened after the Bureau was told he had been at the November 1957 Apalachin meeting. Its background section collects informant reports from 1944 to 1957 about Scalish, the Desert Inn and the Cleveland 'syndicate'.itemSenate subcommittee hearing, 1988: testimony of Angelo LonardoOn 15 April 1988 Angelo Lonardo, testifying behind a screen under a court immunity order, told the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations that he was 'the former underboss of the Cleveland organized crime family' and described its leaders, its Las Vegas casino income and its dealings with New York and Chicago.