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Letter to the Director NK 94-417 fire apparatus and parts in the last four years. All of the equipment was bought on a contract basis after bids were sought by advertisements. Two of ZWILLMAN's firms, the Greater Newark GMC Truck Sales Co. and the Parts and Service Co., Inc., did additional business beyond the $500,000.00 figure in the repairing of trucks and equipment. Other firms with which ZWILLMAN was connected and did city business were the A. and S. Trading Co. and the former Diamond T Agency, Inc. The latter concern subsequently became the Greater Newark GMC Truck Sales Co, ZWILLMAN's name is not listed in any of the latter companies! incorporation papers. The papers were drawn up by Attorney CHARLES HANDLER, who is the Newark City Corporation Counsel. In addition to the city business from July, 1948, to April, 1951, companies in which ZWILLMAN had an interest did business totaling $33,000.00 with Essex County. During Committee testimony by ZWILLMAN, he was asked a question as to whether or not he,in the last ten years, had owned stock in excess of 100 shares in the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad. ZWILLMAN was also asked whether or not he had any influence in naming the controlling officials of the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad. He refused to answer the question,, It was subsequently brought out that, actually ZALLLMAN did not own any shares, but had owned some $20,000.00 in bonds which he subsequently disposed of at a profit. It can be noted that WILLIAM EGAN, mentioned above, was Presiden} of the company during this time. . _ ZWILLMAN also admitted before the Senate Committee that his com- pany, the Public Service Tobacco Co., operates about 1$00 cigarette machines | and sells about 650,000 packs of cigarettes a month. He alsojadmitted that): - he has about 600 or 700 washing machine units (which are‘located in apartment fuses in MNartheaen New Jerear 8 le aae twee WEEWh Ld te re = wd wwe es ZWILLMAN, in his testimony, admitted his connection with the can- panies mentioned above, and further advised that'he was associated in the Public Service Tobacco Co, with MICHAELSPASCARI, ((LASCARI is considered individually under the Top Hoodlum Coverage by the New York Office.) | ( wTLIMAN actually appeared before the Conmittee on 3/26/51, at which time he was represented by Attorney MOHRIS SHILENSKY of the law firm of ARTHUR GARFIELD HAYES, In this testimony, ZWILLMAN admitted that he had previously been convicted on a charge of disorderly conduct in 1925 or 1926 and he admitted serving six months in jail on an assault charge. He refused to name his associates in the bootlegging business, He admitted he made purchases of liouor in his bootlegging days from Canada, but he refused to hame the source of the Canadian whiskey. He admitted an uneuccessful venture in the yeast business after the repeal of prohibition. He admitted also that ARTHUR GARFIELD HAYES was a trustee for him in other business activities. ) -5-