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It was alleged that in 1947 the principal gambling figures in Bayonne, New Jersey, were ABE BRESSLER and JAMES “WAXEY" CONNOLLY, who were stated to give cuts to ZWILLMAN and then Mayor BERT DALY of Bayonne. Former Mayor FRANK HAGUE of Jersey City, an accepted political leader in Hudson County, Was stated to be able to escape scandal by securing legal campaign contributions each year through Mayor DALY. HAGUE Was stated to get a sizeable cut out of each Weekly take, It Was alleged in 1945 that ZWILLMAN appeared to control the numbers in Bayonne, New Jersey, and that there is approximately $1,000 weekly cut going toc the powers in Hudson County. It was further alleged that the monies eventually found their way to the Jersey City City Hall where the disposition was unknown, ul 1940 indicated e had received numerous threats over the telephone and in person from members of a mob which he claimed he knew was eperated by ZWILLMAN, During the 1930's it Was alleged that GEORGE BROWNE, former President of the International Union of Theatrical and Stage Employees and allegedly a former member of the CAPONE gang, became the head of the aforementioned union as a result of his gang connections and that he was reportedly responsible to ZWILLMAN. Other union men connected or designated by ZWILLMAN were stated by this same report to be JAMES BRENNAN, head of the Motion Pictures Operators in Newark, New Jersey, and JOSEPH FAY, head of the Building Trades. In the early 1940's it was alleged that years previous the Newark local of the Theatrical and Stage Employees was controlled by ZWILLMAN through one LOUIS KAUFMAN, Business Agent of the Newark local, It Was reported that strong-arm tactics Were common to maintain this control, LOUIS KAUFMAN was subsequently convicted in Federal Court in New York City on anti-racketeering charges. -8-