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DEPOSITIONS FURNISHED BY EUGENE MENDELS AND JULES ENDLER IN CONNECTION WITH INCOME TAX EVASION CASE, UNITED STATES VS. ABNER ZWILLMAN On February 6, 1958, Mr. ANGELO LOCASCIO, Deputy Clerk, in Charge, Clerk of the District Court, United States Poat Office, Newark, New Jersey, furnished | to sa depositions hIc made by MENDELS and ENDLER in connec income tax evasion case, United States ws. ABNER ZWILLMAN. EUGENE E. MENDELS, 50 Beverly Road, West Orange, New Jersey, stated in a deposition made on January 20, 1956, that he is the father-in-law of ABNER ZWILLMAN. MENDELS further stated he was employed by Alcuno and Company, a partnership, from 1942-45. MENDELS said the other partners connected with Alcuno were ABNER ZWILLMAN, MIKE LASCARI, and KUNO or QUNO HAMANN. MENDELS stated he invested $500 or $600 in Alcuno in 1942 and had gross earning of $70,000 to $75,000 for the period from 1942 to 1945. MENDELS stated the money he received as profit from Alcuno was not ZWILLMAN's money and that he was a partner in fact and not in name only. MENDELS stated that at one time he had acted as a nominee for ZWILLMAN for purchase of Atlas Brick Company stock. "se MENDELS stated that in 1946 he purchased the home at 50 Beverly Road, West Orange, New Jersey, with $5,000, which was given to him by. Mr. ZWILLMAN in the form of a check dated Ma} 6, 1946. MENDELS stated that a week or so later, the ownership’ “ef "this home was transferred from his name to that of his daughter, MARY ZWILLMAN. MENDELS stated the total price of this home was around $50,000. MENDELS stated that out of his gross earnings from Ajcuno, he kept money for personal expenses, taxes, war bonds, etc., and gave the remainder of his earnings, which amounted to $30,000 or $32,000,to his daughter, MARY. MENDELS said MARY ZWILLMAN used the money which he gave her for improvements to the home at 50 Beverly Road in West Orange, N.J. MENDELS stated that he never gave any of his money to ABNER ZWILLMAN and he could not recall why he gave the following checks to ZWILLMAN in 1943 and 1944: 33