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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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ai wY 9y-l29 suo 10 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 -10-
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