Edward Moss
Edward Moss (spook, businessman) | |
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Edward K. Moss had a Washington, D.C. based public relations. Documents in his CIA file reveal that he had “longstanding connections” to organized crime in the United States. One report stated, “Moss’s operation seems to be government contracts for the underworld and probably surfaces Mafia money in legitimate activities.” Other CIA records reported that Moss worked for the Defense Production Administration of the Department of Commerce in the early 1950s.[1]
Career
From 1939 to 1942 Moss worked for the Office of Government Reports. This was followed with a stint in the U.S. Navy during WWII. He served with the Third Fleet as the Officer in Charge of the Combat Information Central School in New Caledonia and later as the Air Defense and Combat Information Center Officer for the fleet.[2]