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Abner Zwillman — Part 1
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a ZsiLunaAN hes been identified as one of tne big
time racieteers in the united states ana @s belonging to a
a er-up wWhicn controls the rackets in tnion County, New versey.
jor 4WiLL.AM reportealy renresenteéev Foals. enaChsOlL, eunvicted
“et vOvkuel.er in lhewerk., 1t hes been alleged further tnet tne
eo. Silices of the ruolic Service Tooacco Conneny, lyol korth
Bo] groac Street, slizebeth, where Z2wiLLnAk maintains an oirice,
Be ere usec €s a meeting place wor numerous recketeers in the
os New York ana New Jersey ares,
a t nas been reported that prior to the time
P. daurne/reLLECChIasa, Ja., rormer wewark Police Juage,
surrenaéred nimself to autnorities, FrLLECChHIA contacted
évibllusN regaraing nis eubezzling 39657,000.00 from the
Columbus Trust Co:..pany, Newark, At ZwiLLwsAN'S suggestion,
FrLLLECChIA surrenderea himself to wake it easier on
everyone who might becoare involved in any subsequent investi-
sation.
It nas been reported tnat Z2hiLLunN takes @ cut
on geanbdling operations in Bayonne, New Jersey, whnicn
Anen«atis wane che’ BRA Rens Si be enon Jee bh WARY CONS Ty¥
wt fe Ne &vions Wek we r Un bY aot Grin. mo dt e4sita - hl beet WaALL Wad TD ae al eg
it was reported that tormer mayor FRAN} GUE of Jersey City
&lso obtained a sizable cut of each weekly take. tt was
reportec in 1945 tnet ZwiLliaN apparently controlled the
nunbers rackets in Bayonne and obtained a $1,000.00 weekly
cut wnich was divided among the powers in hudson Gounty,
Tne "“wewark News" ot Marcn lo, 1950 reported a
comment of First Assistant United States Attorney TYNE in
connection with the inaictment of JAMES "Niggy" RUTKIN
tor income tax evasion to the effect that #608, 000 was paid
by JUSLFH H. RLEINFLLD at a 1943 conference in Newark.
According to TYNE, $358,000 of this amount went to
ZWILLMAN and JUSEPH STACnER. He ssid that the payment was
in settlement of the sale ot Browne-Vintner Company, Inc. by
RBEINFELD, STACHLAR, who reportedly received only 920,000,
and ZWILLwaAN were said to have a legitimate interest in the
company. The Government in its suit alleged that RUTKIN
nad :o interest i: Browne-Vintner, and obtained his money
througn “extortion and holdup",
A contldential informant, who was in a position to
know, gdavised that 4hwILunAN controlled tne New versey Institute
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