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NK 94-417 WID: JMP LEGITIMATE ENTERPRISES A number of investigations had reportedly been % conducted concerning the allegations that WILLIAM LILLIAN } and his brother, AL LILLIAN, operated in illegal liquor a traffic along the Jersey shore. These investigations sO apparentiy met with little success and the brothers continued their operations untilAL LILLIAN was murdered. Immediately after this murder, WILLIAM LILLIAN entered into the cigarette vending machine business with a company known as the Public Service Tobacco Company and became the largest operator of this type business in the area. In his operations he was supposed to have employed some of the members of ZWILLMAN's . gang. At the height of his business LILLIAN was taken out if one night and given a severe beating. Shortly thereafter, the company was purchased from LILLIAN and it was rumored A. that ZWILLMAN threatened to kill him if he did not give up the business. = The Public Service Tobacco Company was then operated as a corporation, the incorporators being "JERRY" CATENA, "DOC" ROSEN, and ABNER ZWILLMAN. The business continued under this particular setup for some time after which ZWILLMAN oe transferred his stock to CATENA. The stock was then reportedly transferred back to ZWILLMAN, a ee - The offices of the Public Service Tobacco Company are located at 1464 North Broad Street, Hillside, New Jersey. ZWILLMAN reportedly goes to these offices sometime during the morning and remains there most of the day. It has been advised that these offices are used as a meeting place for numerous racketeers in the New York and New Jersey area, Information has been received MICHAE! LASCARI, tio that in 1955, advised that he was employed as Manager of the