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ww wine. — NK 94-417 WID: JMP According to newspaper accounts at the time, on December 31, 1954 a fifteen-year old indictment against ZWILLMAN on a charge of contempt of court was dismissed in Federal Court, New York City. ZWILLMAN's indictment was the oldest of fifty indictments dismissed by the court on that date. On August 21, 1939 ZWILLMAN had been adjudged in contempt and sentenced to six months for refusal to answer questions before the Grand Jury in New York, He had been called to name his business associates from 1928 through 1932 which is the time he is alleged to have been active in the bootlegging racket. This contempt conviction was reversed on 1/15/40 by the U. 8S. Court of Appeals which ruled that ZWILLMAN had a right to refuse to answer the questions on grounds of self incrimination. The Government did not appeal this reversing and the case was returned for re-trial. Three months later it was marked off the judicial calendar and was never recalled. The following is a physical description of ZWILLMAN: Name ; . ABNER ZWILLMAN Aliases: ABE ZWILLMAN, ABRAHAM ZWILLMAN, LONGY ZWILLMAN, LONGIE ZWILLMAN, LONGEY ZWILLMAN, GEORGE LONG, A. LONG, A. SPITZEL, ABE SPITZEL, AL WILLIAMS Date of Birth: July 27, 1904 Place of Birth: Newark, New Jersey Height: 6' 15" Weight: 200 pounds Build: Athletic Hair: Brown Eyes: Gray-blue Complexion: Dark Teeth: Good Scars and Marks: None - Peculiarities: Heavy eyebrows; large nose Winter Residence: 50 Beverly Road West Orange, New Jersey - 37 «