In an anti-Castro operation, an associate of Robert Maheu left wiretapping equipment openly in a Las Vegas hotel room, where a maid discovered it, local police were called, and the associate's identity and actions were recorded in the Clark County justice system.
Notes on verification
Corroborated by Chicago Magazine, Slate, and a declassified CIA memorandum via State Department FRUS records, all consistent on the core facts of Balletti's arrest in Las Vegas. [tier=silver indep_score=0.867 clusters=3 claim_tier=exceptional]
Sources
- The Mysterious Blunderings of the CIA (seed:military_and_intelligence)
- https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1961-63v10/d337 (corroboration)
- https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2007/06/the-cia-castro-and-the-mafia-2.html (corroboration)
- https://www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/november-2007/how-the-cia-enlisted-the-chicago-mob-to-put-a-hit-on-castro/ (corroboration)