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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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bY 94-4t9 sub 10 In april, 193/, according to an informant, BUCnaLin«d® aecided to décone & fugitive, ana upon arriving in »éltimore, harylanu, re ellegedly nid out at the home os gn unidentifie. friend of LONGY ZwiLumaN. A few nignts later, & meetin. wes allegedly held in the home of LONGY GwlLLYMAN'S mother, and those in attendance, (namely MEYbd LANSKY, DUC a0Siu, “VE wOLINSKY, LIAIB DAVIS, and ZwILLMAN, deciced BUCnALIbxX, with alias L: PKB, would have to leave tne bhastern part of the country. eale UgLLIVES i JAK SHAPIHO "woulda finc no persons more likely to atford then protection than wWinLlb mOacTiI and LONGY Z2WILLWAN."” In this connection, it wes reportec in January, ly3t, t.uet during the summer in August, 1937, arrange.ents were made witn ZwILLMAN to obtain e cottege just outside Beverly Hills, California, or in Sante ana, California, for use as a hideout for the aoove itucitives. in 193c, it was reported tnat ZwWILLsAN wes supposea to nave en "in" witn tne sotor Venicle bureau, Trenton, ew versey, trom wnom ne couls obtain listings oi licenses observec in nis nefgnbornooa, phnortly before wAAln, GuituuN was confined tor an income t.x violetior, cwluleyah and otner top flignt noodlums reportealy hela a meeting at not Springs, the purpose of whicn wes to settle differences that had srisen between the whAIb GORDIN mob and the Combination of which ZwILLNaN was tue New Jersey affiliate. In 1939, DIXib DAVIS advised that shortly after the repeél of prohibition, 4wiiisay lost a load of alcohol wnen contiscated py Internal Revenue agents, ZwILLuan'tS attorney brougnt suit in United States District Court, New dersey, for dénages. The suit was defeated and en appeal was taken to the Tnird Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia. At that time, an allegation was,made that Z2wILLMAN had made » @ direct approach to J. MLACLZ/BAVIS, brotner of Judge DAVIS, to wnom ea substantial amount of money was paid for the Circuit Gourt of appeals reversal. The case was actually reversed in tnis court anu ¢ large fee was awarded to ewILL4AN, on appeal, the supreme Court reversed the Circuit Court decision. -7-
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