An informant told the FBI in 1965 that it was rumored, though never substantiated, that mafia bosses hoped to use associates of entertainer Frank Sinatra to ensnare brothers Robert and Edward M. Kennedy in compromising positions with women in retaliation for a crackdown on organized crime.
The rumor is mentioned in a memo that was part of the FBI files released Monday on the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy.
Monday, June 14, 2010
Memo: Mafia Rumored to Set up Kennedys for Scandal
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