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Beracaty FORM Ho, 6 a Office Memo, andum + UNITED $1..TES GOVERNMENT To DIRECTOR, FBI pate: September 28, 1955 FROM Hs, NEWARK (94-417) SUBJECT: ABNER ZWILLMAN, wase ™ v\ \ , w Moe 0. og GIIF (TOP HOODLUM COVERAGE) Vv ReNKlet to Bureau, dated 4/4/55. pe We6 CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES AND ASSOCIATES As mentioned in refereme Eye ZWILLMAN was indicted by a Federal Grand Jury on 5 / 26/5, on two charges of evadi incom tax payment of gus, 160.006 for the years 1947, 1948. ZWILLMAN attorneys were demanding Bill of Particulars in connection with his tax evasion suit. However, on September 12, 1955, Federal Judge THOMAS F. MEANEY denied such a request by his attorneys, JOHN E. TOOLAN and MORRIS SHELINSKY, that the government provide them with e Bill of Particulars listing the nature, kind and aource of every item, making up what it claims was ZWILLMAN's gross income for the two years. By his denial, Judge MEANEY sustained an argument by the Assistant United States Attorney WILFRED W. HOLLANDER, that in a Net Worth Thsory Case, the prosecution does not know specific sources of a defendants income, except those reported in the tax return, At the same time, Judge MEANEY reserved a decision " on the defense request that the Government turn over a list of all persons who are alleged to have spent money given them’ by ZWILLMAN during the years 1946 and 1947. The judge further ruled that legal questions involving an uncompleted deposition, taken from the late JULES ENDLER, in connection with aD will be decided when the trial is before the court, January 9, 1956, has been set as the trial date for this trial. In connection with some of ZWILLMAN's activities not previous ef ad=- RECORDED O2- SOOSS- 1 ol\d . yorxed-2H | —— RHP: PJH (6) cC: 1 = New York Ty s49n 3 i i ;