MARCUS PARTNER IN LONDON FILED FIRST COMPLAINT; He Notified Hogan's Office Last Spring, but Charge Remains Undisclosed MEETINGS ARE RECALLED 3 Say Marcus Arranged to Have 4 Indicted With Him Talk to Commissioners No Ventures Undertaken MARCUS PARTNER FILED COMPLAINT
complaint that led to Marcus's resignation as Water comr revealed to have been filed by Brit businessman P W Littman, Marcus's partner in Conestoga; Littman's atty, J G Bartol, says he filed complaint with Hogan last spring; says co was formed, '66, to invest in underdeveloped countries but never actually undertook any ventures; says Itkin and Phila businessman A M Greenfield Jr were also linked with Conestoga; Greenfield withdrew from co when he learned that Marcus and Itkin were using firm's name to conduct outside business; 2 ex-comrs and present high city official say Marcus, when Water comr, arranged meetings between Motto, Itkin, Rappaport and Fried with other comrs; say Marcus urged other comrs to consider Grand for future contracts; say other comrs refused to deal with Grand because records showed some of its officers had criminal records; Hogan says alleged meetings are not involved in his probe; another high city official says 2 ind probes focused on Marcus find deal and complicated private business; Fraiman says investigation Dept did not check Marcus's background when he became unpaid asst to Lindsay, Jan '66; asks FBI to give him any data it has regarding Mafia infiltration of govt; E G Edelstein describes Marcus's role in forming James, Martin & Co in Chicago, '59; Fraiman says Marcus 'puffed up' his resume when he submitted it to city
