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“ March 2 Abraham Zwillman of trucks and equipment. Other firms with which Zwiliman was connected and did city business were the A, and 8. Trad Company and the former Diamond 7. Agency, Incorporated. letter concern subsequently becane the Greater Hewark General Motors.. Corporation Truck Sales Company. Zwililman's nanwe is mot listed in any of the latter companies! {incorporetion papers. fhe papers were drawn up by Attorney Charies Handler, who is the Newark City Corporation Counsel. In addition to the city business frou July, 1945, to April, i951, companiss in which Zwillman hed an interest uid business toteling $33,000 with Essex County, New Jersey. Zwillmen in his testimony before the Senate Crime any day Committee sitting at Washington, D. C., on 1951, admitted that his company, the Public Service Tobecco Company, operates some 1,000 cigarette machines in the Worth Jersey area, selling in excess of 650,000 pecks per month, He slao claims to operate some 600 te 700 washing machine units in North Joraey. “Qwillman refused to neme the source of his Canadien whiskey in bootlegging days es well as his sssociates in this operation. He edmitted that Attorney Arthur derfield Hayes was a trustee for him’in Business activities. During Committee testimony by Zwiliman, ho was asked @ question es 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 eny influence in neming the controlling offictals of the Budson send Manhatten Railroad. We fefused to answer the questions. It Was subsequently brought out that he actually did not own any shares, but had owned some $20,000 in bonds which he subsequently disposed of at a profit. William Egen was President of the company during this time. Zwiliman, in his testimony, admitted his connection with the companies mentioned above and advised he was associated im the Public Service Tobsecco Company with Michael Lasceri. The "New York World Megran and Sun," dated January 8, 1952, commented thet Treasury agenta were closely following. some hoo recketeers in the New York City area with the expectation of collecting past due income taxes. One of the New Jorsey recket men, eocording to the newspaper, whose -—__-s Ret worth was being closely foliowed, was Zwilisan, ~15 -