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Abner Zwillman — Part 1

140 pages · May 08, 2026 · Broad topic: Organized Crime · Topic: Abner Zwillman · 139 pages OCR'd
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ir. J. Edgar oove. Wear frie this enclosed piece in the newspaper, prompts me to write to you so that you may learn for yourself some of the chiseling our Public “kneny # 1 does in oup fair city of Newark. is he implicated with Kaufmen? inde-@ he is. Longy<wiliman is interested in every industry, and openly admits being connected with over fifty firms who pay tribute to nim and hi henchmen, Store through his henchmen, Abe\Lew and ira@ Berkowitz, who maintain rn luxurious offices in the Cronhe Building, branford Place, “ewark. *hey receive over y¥5000.0) monthly from the employees at the rate of £1.00 each seles person per month. The firm of Bamberger s, a Macy store outfit, pai them $50,000.00 CASH to settle their strike. “his is no deep secresu. Eve body in Newark knows this for the henchmen brag about it. tor instance, do you xnow that: i) organized Bambergers “ept. bo you know: ‘they organized the salesmen of the retail men's clothing stores, and the store owners now pay a monthly minimum of $100.0 otherwise Lew and Berkowitz force them to put on extra salesmen that they do not need. 1 ge \ hoy | yt7 —£ om) ‘ bo you know that two Newark furriers were forced to meke up expensive min. coats for the wives of Lew and Berkowitz. vo you Know that‘ “hey wedged ‘into the window cleaning and maintenance industry, forcing the firms to pay them $15,000.00 because the by threets ordered the motion picture theatres, department stores and et to texe the work away from the ligitimate concerns and turn it over to them. Do you <now that they took over the " 7 UP" soft drink firm and are forcing lerge plants to give up Cocoa Cola and use their product. Une instence 18 the Brewster Aeronautical Co. where their man “eichenstein is ina key position. bI© Do you know that: “ecently ~300,900.00 was given to men in the Internal Kevenue Departme in a liquor firn., end ot part of it. Do you know that: “igh officers at C-mps and draft boards are ntimidated to keep these men out of the service, and keep his friends in fete births while others fight and die. ublic Service Tobacco Co, Hillside, N.J. while reputable business people ome pleading end begging him to Tye ttn -pilong so that they can contin t: Yo you know that »r, Abner 4willman sits in his office at the 4, t Op at) | yr aH a ar ce i Gh, f: “ oy “ “ ; pees . .- . - re) Paar their business honorably. nal: Ver a +h UGHEAT POWER" in our fine city, ha 61 Bye or p tr. » a e can bas: +hria is o where hea ana hie renen af 2y ast where he and his r ecently acquir eda can Bx an ene @€ co ornia sunshine while decent business people ire fon bea in trbbat ii oO wh = - ct and corress, Y loyees are! so ments. ~~ * can assure you that every word of thi will heve no difficulty of checking on this becawyse bold, that they do not hesitate braguing of their *& SAL : ree eT
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