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Abner Zwillman — Part 1
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ZsiLunan hes coeen identified as one of tne big
time rac. eteers in tne united States and es belonging to a
er-uep whicr controls the rackets in Lnion County, New Jersey.
4WiLL.An reportedly revresentec Faahs eraChsOL, convicted
covk.e.er in hewerk, 1t hes been alleged further thet tne
Silices of the ruolic Service Tooacco Coxrneny, lyol kortn
Broag Street, slizebeth, where ZwIiL»Ak maintains an olrice,
ere usec es @ meeting place .or numerous recketeers in the
New York ana New Jersey ares,
Po dauccfreLbbOChia, Ja., tormer wewark Police Juage,
surrenaéred nimsell to autnorities, FeLLEGUhIa contacted
éviLLausN regercing nis eubezzling 657,000.00 from the
Columbus Trust Co:.pany, Newark, At ZiiLLuaN'S suggestion,
FolLLECChIA surrenderea nimself to wake it easier on
everyone who might becoxe involved in any subsequent investi-
gation.
fe nas been reported that prior to the time
It nas been reported that ZwiLLuaN takes a cut
on ga&ubling operetions in Bayonne, New Jersey, wnicn
operations were run by 4Be BarsSbia and JdgubS whXby CONNOLLY.
It was reported that tormer mayor FRAN GUE of Jersey City
&lso obtained a sizable cut of each weékly take. tt was
reportea in 1945 tnat ZwiLLiaN apparently controlled the
nunbers rackets in Bayonne and obtained a 91,000.00 weekly
cut wnich was divided among the powers in hudson County,
Tne "Wewark News" or ifarcn lo, 1950 reported a
comment of First Assistant United States Attorney TYNE in
connection witn the inaictment of JAmkS "Niggy" RUTAIN
tor income tax evasion to the effect that 606,000 was paid
by JUSLPH H. RLINFLD at a 1943 conference in Newark.
According to TYN, $358,000 of this amount went to
ZWILLMAN and JOSEPH STACnER. He ssid that the payment was
in settlement of the sale ot Browne-Vintner Company, Inc. by
RbINFELD, STACHLR, who reportealy received only 920,000,
and ZwWILLwaN were said to have a legitimate interest in the
company. ‘The Government in its suit alleged that RUTKIN
nad ;o interest iu Browne-Vintner, and obtained his money
through “extortion and holdup".
A confidential informant, who was in a position to
know, éavised that ZwILinAN controlled tne hew versey Institute
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