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Abraham Zwillman On June 25, 1952, tax liens in the amount of $910,471 were filed against Zwillmen and members of his family, to whom it wes believed he hed transferred securitioa, According to the "Newerk News," issue of June 26, 1952, United States Attorney Grover C. Richman, Jr., had advised the Rewspaperea thet the liens were the reault ef the Federal Grend Jury probing reckets, organized crime and tax frauds. fhe filing of the tax liens involved a sivil suit. At that time it was expected that levies would ts served on business institutions to tlie up any assets of Z2willman until the tax elaims could be adjusted. These liena covered the period from 1933 to 1946. On June 22, 1953, Zwillmen surrendered te Federal euthorities on a charge of evading payment of $55,114 in income taxes in 196. He was released on $3,000 bail. After his arraignment, his attorney issued a statement attacking the validity of the tex evasion charge end commented that they expected the complaint would be dismissed. On July 15, 1953, the Pederal Grand Jury reported @ no bill, vacating the complaint for the evasion charges on 1916 income taxes. In Mey, 1953, it was sdvised that Zwiliman hed a@ plece of the Runyon Distributors, a Newark, New Jersey, vending machine company, and that Barney Sugarman was one of Zwillman's men located in the New York sree, In May, 1953, it was sdvised that Zwillman had some of his men in New York City easing their way into the @utomatic vending machine business. The informant sdvised that one of these men was alleged to be Irving Kaye. ~16<-