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Letter to Director NK 94-427 (The New York World Telegram and Sun, in its issue dated 1/8/52, commented that Treasury agents were closely following some 400 racketeers in the New York area with the expectation of collecting past due income taxes. One of the N. J. racket men, according to the newspaper, whose net worth was being followed closely, was ZWILLMAN, ) / on 6/25/52, tax liens in the amount of $940,471.00 were filed against ZWILLMAN and members of his family, to whom it was believed he had transferred securities. According to the Newark News, issue of 6/26/52, USA GROVER C. RICHMAN, JR, had advised the newspapers that the liens were the result of the Federal Grand Jury probing rackets, organized crime ard tax frauds, The filing of the tafliens involyed a civil suit. At ~ time it was expected that levies would be served.on business inefity is to tie up any asset: W MAN yntil the tax claims could be ailjusted. These liens covered the period from 1933 to 1946. ) On 6/22/53, ZWILLMAN surrendered to Federal authorities on a charge of evading payment of $55,114.00 in income taxes in 1946. He was released on $3,000.00 bail. After his arraignment, his attorney issued a statement attacking the validity of the tax evasion charge and commented that they expected the complaint would be dismissed. ) ' On 7/15/53, the Federal Grand Jury reported a no bill, vacating the complaint for the evasion charges on 1946 income taxes.) ‘sssocrares ) (In addition to associates of ZWILLMAN set forth in referenced blind memorandum, EDWIN A. BALDWIN, retired Intelligence Unit Agent, Treasury Dept., |