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Abner Zwillman — Part 1

140 pages · May 23, 2026 · Broad topic: Organized Crime · Topic: Abner Zwillman · 139 pages OCR'd
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This grpoup is said to have allotted territories in which beot~- legcing would be eontrolled by the respective individuals. Zwillman {a Pumored to have become agsoeiated with Joseph and Sau) Reinfeld in the hauling of iiquor into Atiantie Sighlands, Hew Jersey. Tulse operation is eaid to have been Zwilimants first big enterprise and at Ghat Sime be became asscelated with Joseph Stacher, who became his partner. It is further rumored that Zwillman and Reinfeld operated on a large seale, purchasing motor boats, meeting various Pumpunners at 268, and pringing the liquor into the Newark area. Zwillman, Stacher and Reinfeld are rumored to have operated as many as fifty trucks @ night in their illepal liquor activity. Tt is alleged that in 1927 Zwillsan began to operate "wildoat breweries.” This aetivity is alleged to have brought hin Into eontact with Max Barsel and Max Oreenberg, woo operated Pival breweries. 6: April 12, 1933, betn Hassel and Greenberg were murdered in Elisabeth, Mew Jersey, which murders ere still unsolved, It is alleged that following the deaths of Hassel and Orevnberg, Zwillean and his assoeiates too over eontrol of their liquor int: rests an! completely dominated the 1liseit liquor trefile activity in Elisabeth, New Jersey. It {ts reported thet Zwillean and his grow eontinvued in the fliieit liquor business and to some eztent in ling @otivities until repeal of the 18th Amendment. Inmediately efter toils law was repealed, Zwillwan ise slleged to have pur- ohased a bsiness under t..0 name of tnited Brewory.Comyany in Hewar<,Hew Jersey. Later it was alleged trat Zwillman operated @ business crowr. es the Harr-Xegtap Company, whieh business failed, Coneerning Zulllmants activity in eoquiring control of the Publica Service Tobaceo Company, it ie alleged as follows: , William L311ian and bis brother, Al Liilian, during the prohibition era had been active in liquor traffic along the Jersey shore. Al Lillian was murdered and William Lillian left the lfquor buetness and entered int» the eigerette vending machine Business, ereating the business known as the Public fervice Tobaceo Company. It fe allered that Lillian beoase the largest operator of toils type ef business in the area. In his operations be was supposed to have euployed some of the monbers of 2willman's fang. At the helgi:t of ules business, Lillian was taken out ono nifht and given @ severe beating. Shortly after -2e
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