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RECORDED-79,22&#39; -IN f_j3_@;-/ 192; - um 11s-01 onPM FBI um J;§_92_592 I1... ., NY ox rag, M um s12/Z1 &#39;1&#39; D su ox FBI su er TU DISC 68j1l§1/dU.3lui;74/ 6&#39;6 /G~z/&#39;9-7/24&#39; ___ _,k ...-A-3...:-Q, .4._ [email protected]. 1 I nuwrunul no.0! 5 92_x 1C6Mermmdum - UNITED sq!»GOVERNMENT ES T° = DIRECTOR, rs: °""= 1-15-58 -ll 5.". ..,. mfb/Q. sac, mum 92-3&9! 1" ABNER zwxunum, us. - ANTI-R.ACKEFEERING /,7 / , 00-. mum! /, // I . r e 35¢ Letter 57-79. ",4 d The following Criminalinformants haveiurnished and are considered to be able to furnish intonation on the above L subject: ET. I . O V RIQIGQ J ~: .- » ;- -1 -P33 &#39;-&#39; !r~/.-&#39; .&#39;_- .*&#39;$.-_j;}K ETD es? , I"¢ : ETD z _-=1 .;. .v. B71: it _ &#39;1". _.;~a2»- j b&#39;11> ;- . 1956 .1-w. L 1;; Other sourcesof intonation on the snbJect&#39;1rrU: <I§3;-1 - Newark S7CL Burblu gs?J 92 < ct Iv -92 Letter to Director, FBI 1-15-58 3 NK 92-389 ..i. 1 r J ~.u-I._. I i-Q, . £135 I I%7:<,§j§ A >_-: X __- Agents have been alerted to elicit all information nva available on subject and his associates, iron any and all logical contacts. L; 2-"- 2» .1. 1:. _,, ?&#39;xj 1 _ TA-Q 3 --J?-.=.§*5 3,»-$3n.__-_ V:-V -2- _.- --wt -_ I 8,. "5 &#39; C r FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ;£|&#39;0R&#39;r,*|92T|§ i l i i K m ORTGT|&#39;~l7 2 i Wj DAT! ii W i &#39;|r|vEs7|EA:r|vI I&#39;IR7T;5?f7 ;* i 12/5,6, f FARK *i&#39;*"§P _ 12/W31 I 9-12,;a,20.2_1,a;1.24/51_ if seordiit D _ - 5&#39;7L-Z D 2 I I nzronrmmtlv i * 1-mm;* .» A3§ Abe"zwi*=r man: um,A was . .-. CHARAC1-.ER&#39;<5F CASE &#39; *" &#39; *Y 51¢ t oi Es Us &#39;* E; __Longi Zwi11I &#39;2w llman min LOng§gE-wi, I , / Q IA I _§33;;g§n, George-Long, I ART:-nacxrrssnrmef I Long A. ppiyzei ~*** I , it/I I ; Im .ss;;; 4><i%¬e§Spitze nig ** AI- 92* *~1 iiams *o>n=<~ o s }~ *<;~~ kHd//* E - acyj Q r Dresentl resides I}v :43 U Sub ect b n 7/27/0 , News k, N. J. y &#39;I -.-, 1. : 50 Beverli R6,, W. Orange, N. J. with wife, daughter, :92=:> = . stepson, and father-in-law. Public Service Tobacco Co., I.~,,~~*.- = 3 1&#39;,-¬.&#39; L1,! 92 Hillside, N. J.; Federal Automatic Company, Hillside, N. J.; -I&#39;-:Is5,::- and Greater Newark GMC Truck Sales Co., are legitimate ,;@ .-&#39;9-&#39;>"..: business Subjectadmitted concerns in in 1938 which interview subject and is presently active.in 1951 testimony &#39;F;J=,[ his acquaintanceship with well-known members of the racket Iii element, both local and national. Details of subject&#39;s background, both criminal and legitimate, set forth. _92 92. Details of arrest record set forth. Trial of ZWILLMAN - 92, on income tax evasion resulted in hung Jury on 3/1/56. Pr 92 Decision as to a retrial of subject for income tax ,92.- evasion forth.I awaits Justice Dept. action. Description set g V !I"! |"92.| rlfg .-"_:v=&#39;¥~&#39;4}: - ¥ st _. /§;?Z7 I * *****-~=II*~=-~L1~--*-WEE no E c I,,;,,,,c.,_,,1.._.I,,;,,;I,_" A i-OW &#39; E " &#39; i"="*.2-APPROVED_:_1 _c &#39;.~§:~r*@-= c___ _____os c____ -Ji ZFIEI MADE: -. - M"Little Rock I 42$ *fi;_ ?>Io5 ill, I» , coll. 3 SEE I . i_s 49_; Los Angeles I """"&#39; --- ....___ - 4&#39;llilmi I .8 /&#39;-3-.55 REED &#39;55 3New York -92-645! I 0Et1no1g5¢- E ~~- Hewsrke{g2=339!n PhiladSaltLake&#39; 1 hia City 5 to! ..j§§@ -?k;:"&#39;*}f~4 - _ W _- E£&#39;****W*3 b1¢PZ&#39;j 2 5 71 _,_ -15¬§¬ENH@§§§58 2 IIIIIIIPE13 I ~- <- NK 92-389 i i bi Q EH e D?-TAILS: g,.,_g;. _S0§ALHI°TO§l§ ANQ_j3.§§;§G§iQIII-Ti! The Vital Statistics records of the city or New , .¢- New Jerse , were c h soked , on December 10 1957 , be_, SA br&#39;lQ_The recordof &#39;ZWILLM5.N&#39;s birth maintainsis n co cover ing the period from Seotember, 1903, to February, 1905. The record itself indicates subje ct is birth date as July 2?, l90h; however, to the left margin of record, it is changed te indicate the birth date was July 27, 1905. A clerk in the Vital Statistics Section examined the record and advised that the change indicated on the record was to mean 1905, and r all purposes, his date of birth is officially considered July 27, 1905. The Vital Statistics records indicated the child, ABNER ZwI1&#39;.LNAN, wasmale, -&#39;*"&#39;*&#39;".,._- white, . father listed as REUBEN, age 32 in 1905, whose ._.,.f92:_&#39;_.-_,, _ , 7; occupation was given as peddler, country or birth, Russia. 1I_-&#39;_,&#39;_"1_ |_.His mother was listed as ANNIE SLAVIN-SKY, age 2? in 1905, &#39;,_fif R. -»&#39;¢L&#39;g.-&#39;-M -.- born :&#39; in Russia. The medical attendant at the time of birth i was J. J. RACHLIN writing practically illegible!. A check of Newark City Dir ectories revealed that J . = Pi ZWILLNAN resided at the following locations: _ I! .92 1905 at time of birth - 96 Waverly Avenue &#39;3-J I92?EiiI":¬, ew Jersey 2; 1916 to 1927 - §§ 1259 Broome Street if Newark, New Jer say 192? to 1929 - 6 Shenley Avenue ag- Newark , -New Jersey 1930 to 1933 - 12? Goodwin Avenue Newark, New Jersey 1933 to 1935 120 Hansbury Avenue Newark, New Jersey I021» 1--.. --.,-He...-v <;_7_i;_c-_._;,,_ _ __._v _A_I_ ._~.*=._.__1---1-._+_ ... .~.-.-. -..»- &#39;...._,..,,__,___,_92____&#39;,________________________?__ y I xi i pi ~. g 22-gee 1935 1Ii19l[.E> - 32 South Mann Avenue East Orange, New Jersey r 19h6 to present ~ | - it S0 Beverly Road West Orange, new Jersey Records of the Newark Board of Education for the peiod when ZWILLHAN reportedly attended Newark schools are not readily available. They are in the process of being located, and will be reported in the future. e-;- T"-:I _. a.. ZWILLR-1AN&#39;s occupational background, both legitimate &#39;5f;&#39;:Tr~-3.and illegitimate, will be discussed subsequently, Jlv C. The Vital Statistic records of the township of . U J P " .. V Hillburn, New Jerse were ex ned at the .Iunicipa1 Building, Millburn, by SA on December 10, 1957. Marriage Book #2, oovering the period November I.&#39;£&#39;-W? 11., 1933, to December 11;, 19110, Page 361, reveals the following eat &#39;1!-_§.-gs On July 7, 1939_ at l0:l;0 a.m., AB}-TER ZWILIMMI Q? in the township of Millhurn married his wife, whose maiden namems MARY MZNDELS STEINBACH. m ihe record re fl ec ted the § i following concerning ZWILLHAN: 1 if? Residence: "" " &#39;" A*"&#39;<&#39;-:- " _;-&#39;1-f jd DOUUH runn VGHU , Q. - < East Orange, New Jersey Occupat ion: Nor chant Birthplace: Hillside, New Jersey Father 3 RUBIN ZWILLMAN __-._- . _-l--cm Mother : ELLA BIJ&#39;L921&#39; LN Age = 314 1.4111 te - 4-un_ Marital Status 2 Single - 3 - - - - 7--e,A-a-_-.s,_.~=7.. _~_-.- A-_ ._l__e;- _&#39;_ --- - _ . , _ J, %8" He Information concerning his wife indicated she resided at 69l.Elizabeth Avenue, Newark; age 25; white; divorced; previous marriages - one; name of former husband, JOHN STEINBACH; birthplace - Newark; father,EUGFNE F. NENEELS; é. ._.._4.:___. 1&#39;PAl&#39;|1I&#39;1&#39;|&#39;!&#39;I.?&#39;921rum-92r1>&#39;r1&#39;1&#39; &#39;2 IUD D1131], I92¢l&#39;l-I. .CI92.I.lVi-"!.L.&#39;L..-I-J.&#39;|.J.L11 . 1 The marriage license bore number 2030, applied for -i on Jhly 3, 1939, and issued on July 5, 1939, at Newark, New Jersey, by H. S. REICHENSTEIN. The officiating officer at the marriage was JULIUS KRILL, Recorder of the Borough of Caldwell, New Jersey. A witness to the marriage was listed as ETHEIF NDRGANSTERN, 691 Elizabeth Avenue, Newark. Only one witness to this marriage was listed, though the records 2 _ .
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