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NY 94-419 sud 10 among racket people in North Jersey, and even at that time he was reported to nave a small interest in tne numbers racket in Newark, ana was associating with well known gangsters in that aree. By 1925 he was tied up witn the Lepke-Gurrah gang in New York, obtaining liquor for New Jersey outlets. Shortly thereafter, ZwILLMAN owned and meintained a fast boat for rum running ana reportedly trafiicked as much as 50 truck loads of liquor a night into the Newark port. It was about tnis time that ZWILLMAN becane a political boss of Newerk's Third ward, and it nas been reported that police cars were observed convoying liquor trucks. The Tnird hard gang in Newark was sometimes referred to as the “Longy nob." Itenas been alleged that ZwiLLuAN'S association with pOUIS“BUCKAYTLR began about 1?é5. Ine otner members pf the outfit own as the "Big Six" were SERIJA.IN 8U SYAIbGeL, wbYb NSKY, CHAHLES fs sora. Cie TLLiaAN t LUC: UCIaNO, and Jat ASnaP1RO, ali nas ated that there was actually no“group known as the "Big Six", but that tne term "Big Six" probably referred to tne better known hoodlums who controlled bootlegging in the bast &@na wno allotted territories in wnich they operatea. ZhIiLLwal has stated that these groups maintained liquor neadquarters in many of tne prominent notels in New York City. Z2wILLwaAN aid not coniine nis activities in the Twenties to illegal traffic in liquor, but brancned out into control of slot machines, cigarette vending machines, gambling, numbers rackets, and several restaurants and cafes. Throusn nis political associations in the ‘third ward, ZwILLMAN placed his cendicates in important political positions, using SILGEL and LANSKY to help him kill off strong opponents like MAX HASSEL and MAX GRELNBERG. Through tne death of these competitors, tne "Big Six" finally assumed complete control, and ZWILLMAN was head of the Combination of all major criminal activities throughout the inclubys New Jersey. ZwWILLMAN'S immediate lieutenants such notoyious underworld key figures as JUSEPH uy. The ene WILLIb mOnkbTI, now aeceased, R1IGGYY PhI "oC noc, JAnog In Li ZWILLMAN maintained practically the entire Riviera hotel in Newark for members of his mob and BEN "PUDLYWALINCUS, 23+