Argent Corporation
Argent Corporation was a company in
Argent purchased the Hacienda in 1974 and obtained a Nevada gaming license. Argent then purchased the Recrion Corporation, which owned the Stardust and Fremont. The purchase was financed by a loan from the
In 1975, two people with business connections to Allen Glick were shot and killed. Tamara Rand lent $500,000 to Glick to help fund his purchase of the Recrion Corporation. She later claimed that this entitled her to a 5% ownership share in Argent. On November 9, 1975, Rand was shot five times with a silencer-equipped .22 caliber gun at her home in San Diego.[5][6] Edward (Marty) Buccieri was a pit boss at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas who had connections with a number of mobsters. In May 1975, he was found dead in a car after being shot in the head with a .25 caliber gun. Buccieri had demanded a $30,000 finders fee from Glick for his help in obtaining the loan from the Teamsters Pension Fund, and had reportedly physically threatened Glick.[7] Neither homicide was solved.
See also
Notes
- ^ "Stardust Hotel". Online Nevada Encyclopedia. Nevada Humanities. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
- ^ Borders, Myram Borders (July 1, 1976). "Argent Probe Widens". Las Vegas Sun. United Press International. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
- ^ Skimming the Las Vegas Casinos – Part I by Dennis Griffin
- ^ Skimming the Las Vegas Casinos – Part II by Dennis Griffin
- ^ Tamara Rand's Murder Mystery. KIQY Radio[1]
- ^ Police Reopen Mob Murder Case. KLAS-TV[2]
- ^ Mob Ties - Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal Las Vegas Sun May 15, 2008[3]
References
- ISBN 0-684-80832-3