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NK 94-417 WID: JMP U. S. Yeast Company. Any further holdings in this company by ZWILLMAN was not indicated, The “Newark News" of March 16, 1950 reported a comment of Assistant United States Attorney CHARLES TYNE in connection with the indictment of JAMES "NIGGY" RUTKIN for income tax evasion to the effect that $608,000.00 was paid by JOSEPH REINFELD at a 1943 conference in Newark. According to TYNE $358,000.00 of this amount went to ZWILLMAN and to JOSEPH STACHER. He said that the payment was in settlement of the sale of Browne-Vintner Company, Inc. by REINFELD. STACHER, who reportedly received only $20,000.00, and ZWILLMAN were said to have had a legitimate interest in the company. The Government, in its suit, alleged that RUTKIN had no interest in Browne-Vintner and obtained his share of the money through “extortion and holdup”. It has been reported that ZWILLMAN controlled the New Jersey Institute of Wine and Spirits Distributors, Inc, Members of this institute were the Joseph Reinfeld Company, J & J Distributing Company, and the Galsworthy Distributing Company, a11 wholesale liquor concerns, The purpose of this institute was allegedly toe control prices, to gain control of retail liquor business in New Jersey, to eliminate other wholesalers, and to lobby in the New Jersey Legislature. It has been alleged that ZWILLMAN was a partner in the Alkuno and Company which reportedly manufactured machine parts for aircraft during World War II. The handling of this type of machine work originated in the repair and servicing of cigarette vending machines. It has been alleged that ZWILLMAN may have at one time had an interest in the Casablanca Club, 1011 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey, The Casablanca Club was reportedly opened on ZWILLMAN's money, and ZWILLMAN's former chauffeur, GEORGE HABERMAN, is now the sole owner. The "Newark News" of May 16, 1950, and the “Newark Star Ledger" of May 17, 1950, reported that the Casablanca Club was raided on May 16, 1950 on suspicion of handling heroin, Thirty~one federal indictments were handed down prior to the raid. - - 26 =