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sravmanc rome no ae f Office Memorandum * UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT To: The Director DATE = 1/22/59 POM = 4 Rose \ SUBJECT: ABNER "LONGIE" ZWILLMAN x ANTI-RACKETEERING This is to advise of_information received as a result - of a microphone surveillance, QED covering Newark Top Hood¥Sn ur "Longie" Zwillman indicating jury members had been compromised in 1956 income tax trial of Zwillman, which resulted in a hung jury On 9/16/58, the Newark Office was authorized to install a microphone surveillance in the office of the Supreme Beverage Company, Newark, a hangout for — Zwillman and his associates. The inStallation was accomplished on 12/18/58. 7 On 1/21/59 a conversation between and an unidentified male was overheard, at which time a tha luring the 1956 trial of Zwillman,. "We had two jurors - that s how we von," QUEEN: scussed how unidentified members of the jury anel were approached and that two of them were subsequently chosen for jury duty. aid that "Sue" paid one of the panel who was not leven chosen for e jury. "Sue" is believed to be Sam "Big Sue" Katz, a constant Zwillman companion. . The 1956 income tax evasion trial against Zwillman ended in a ! hung jury and a motion to dismiss the indictment is now pending before ~ Federal Judge Reynier J. Wortendyke, Newark. Qin his conversation implied that should the motion to dismiss be unsuccessful, similar steps to bribe the jurors must be taken. It is to be noted that there is no trial_in progress with respect to Zwillman and the statements made by SEED are not an attempt to influence the court which is presently considering the motion to dismiss the indictment, and, therefore, there does not appear to be any reason to alert the court to SP statenents at the present time. ACTION Before any action is taken with respect to the allegations of bribery of jurors in 1956 we will obtain the complete details of the onyersation by ay tt is felt we should handle the matter; however, upon receiving the details, they will be taken up with the Department without disclosing our source. This can be done by indicating we are in receipt of information from a source whose Jroau fu cannot be disclosed. en instructed to furnish th yr eau full Af | ¥, a conversation, sT- HE J we 27 195° Si