◆ SpookStack

Federal Bureau of Investigation ? ' } F. &. Department of Iustice i Room 1403 } 370 Lexincton Avenue | Reird New York, N.Y. | x Yovenber 6, weep i i) Mr. J. Edgar Hoover Federal Bureau of Investigation NOV 14 1939 U. S, Departaent of Justice Fennsylvenie Ave. at 9th St., K.W. : RECO AE: ow, veshington, DL. Ce. POED 9-3, — INDEXED 162-3, 360 9S— 4 -- FipiPe tere Dear I’'r. Foover, 5 In compliance with telephonic: instructiong Ll ives:. _from Mr, Tamm I interviewed FederalyJudge Williar. By Clark ‘in his office on the eighteenth floor, Lefcourt Euilding, Newark, Kew Jersey, today, regerding the Judge's compleint-relative to io Y eriminel activities in Newark. | - i © = s Judge Clark stated that according to infor- mation which ke has received from verious sources, certain racketeers are very active in Newark and the immediate vicinity; that the recent killing of Dutel=chultz end his associater in Newark is indicative of the lavless conditions existing there a \todey; that he has given up all hope of the locel officiels ever accomplishing anything insofar as crime in Newark 1s concerned; _ . that not only the police force but the higher officials in the City, including the l’ayor, are corrupt politically and are taking ~ no action to remedy the situation. x Di lperen a The Judge steted thet he is advised Abe (Longey) i Zwillman is the most powerful racketeer in Newark end one of the ! outstanding recketeers in the United States; thet he is reported to be closely allied with racketeering intereste 4n Yew York City and that he appareptly operates with a free hand/ The Judge stated that 4} oA so far as he js able to determine, there have been no federal pro- Ed secutions ofpracksteers in New Jersey for#4ncone tax_evasions; that apparently the income of the racketeers of the Zwillman type is enormous; that he is convinced they co not pay taxes on all of their s income and he inquired concerning the reason some action has not been taken in order to bring these racketeers into court for prosecution. I advised the Judge fully concerning the jurisdiction of this Bureau and explained to him that insofar as income tax violations are con- cerned, the Bureau has no investigative jurisdiction whatever. . _ _ ie ch 3 DESLASSY FLED BYES UI . : ’ . wt Vv . nazalsy st. i NWeN Qe at y oa ‘Ee bee Para (is S Woy 4