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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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This group is said to have allotted territories in whieh beot~- legcing would be eontrolled by the reapective individuals, Zuillman is Pumored to have beeome Gasceiated with Joseph and Sau) Reinfeld in the hauling of liquor into Atiantie Sighlands, Mew Jersey. Tuis operation is said to have been Zwillmants first big enterprises and at Ghat Gime he became asscelated with Joseph Stacher, who became his partner. Yt is further rumored that Zwillman and Reinfeld operated on a large seale, purchasing motor boats, meeting warious rumpunners at s¢8, and bringing the liquor into the Newark area. iwillman, Staesher and Reinfeld are rumored to have operated as many as fifty trucks @ night in theiy fllercal liquor astivity. It is alleged that in i927 Zwilinan began to operate "wildoat breweries." This setivity is alleged to have brought hin into eontact with Max Barsel end Max Greenberg, who operated Pival dDreveries. 6: April 12, 1933, betn Hassel and Greenberg . were murdered in Elisabeth, Sew Jersey, whieh murders are still a unsolved, It in alleged that following the deaths of Hassel ané a> Crevnberg, Zwillran and his assoeiates tooz over eontral of thelr nas liquor int rests an! completeiy dominated the illieit liquor trafile aetivity in Elisabeth, Mew Jersey. a on Pe -— T¢ fs reported thet Zwillman and Als group sontinued in the tllieit Liquor business and to sose extent in gambling Sotivities until repeal of the 18th Amendment. Inamediately efter toils law was repealed, Zwillean is alleged to have pur- chaged a bsingss under tie name of tnited Brewory.Company in Newar<, New Jevsey. Later it was alleged that Zwiliman operated a business “row. es the Harr~Kegtap Company, whieh business failed, 1 ty in the Publis Service Tobaceo Company, § te i} Wilifam Lflilean and bis brother, Al Lillian, during the prohibition era had been active in Ii quoy traffic along She Jersey hore. Al Lillian was murdered and Willies Lillian left the lf{quor buetnese and entered int» the eigaerette vending machine business, creating the business known as the Public fervice Tobaceo Company. It ie allered that Liliian beaase the largest operator of tails type ef business in the area. In his operations be was supposed to have @sployed sowe of the monbers of 2willmants gang. At the helgi:t of uls business, Lillian was taken out ono nifht and given @ severe beating. Shortly after aceuiping eontrol oe we wreeTre = we m acgui alicged as follows: Conserninr Tertiimentsa a bade lad ~ rity HL Michels ao? me PEEGT baugn in Tele. Room I
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