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ow cs b bs —we me > ZYUILLMAN pave a substantia) contribution to the Campaipn Fund of JOHN V, KEXNTY, present Democratic Mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey prior te his election. It is alleged that EARCLD KPIEGER, Assistant Corporation Counsel, Jersey City, New Jersey, whose law firm reportedly represents many local lator unions in Jersey City and Newark, New Jersey is a freind of ZWILLMAN. In the past it has been alleged that ZWJILLMAN has been interested in ma different business orgenizations, In August of 1938, it was alleged that ZVILIMAY had interests in the following: Tavern Festaurant, Blue Miemond, Harr-Kegtap Company, J. & J, Distributors Company, Joseph Feinfeld Company, Blve Mirror Night Club, Public Service Tobacco Company, Weston & Company, Prowne-Vintner Company, Inc., Star Bowling and Billiard Academy, Borok's Furniture Company, Poth's Distributing Company, Galsworthy Wine and liquors, United Brewing Company, and the U, S., Yeast Company. It is believed that the U, S, Yeast Company is no longer in existence, however, in 1°35 or 1926, JOEL RTED, Attorney of the New Enrland Yerst Company, the orgenizeation out of which the U, 5. Yeast Company wes formed, advised that ZVWILLVAY held a %2,000 mortgage on the property of the U S. Yeast Company. Any further holdings in this company by ZWILLMAN was not indicated. ZWILLMAN's interest in the Harr-Kertap Company was previously reported as being forced to withdraw from this business as a result of court action, The only known business activity of ZWILLMAN at the present time has to do with the Public Service Tobacco Company of Hiliside, New Jersey, previously cormented on, All other business activities are only reported and unverified. The "Newark News" of March 16, 1950 reported a corment of First Assistant United States Attorney TYNE in connection with the indictment of JAMES "Nigey" RUTKIN for income tax evasion to the effect that $608,000 was paid by JOSEPH EH, REINFELD at a 1943 conference in Newark, According to TYNE, $358,000 of this amount went to ZVI LLMAN and JCSEPE STACHFR. He said that the payment was in settlement of the sale of Erowne-Vintner Company, Inc. by REINFELD, STACHER, who reportedly received oniy $20,000, and ZWILLMAN were said to have a legitimate interest in the company, The Government in its suit alleged that RUTKIN had no interest in Browne-Vintner, and obtained his money through "extortion and holdup". June 7, 1950 10