The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-01-14
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FAKE RELEASES
1000 Spurious Permits Freed
Whisky From Storage
Almost at Will.
PROFITS TENS OF MILLIONS.
Some of It Shipped to Reputable
Firms, Then "stoIen" From Cars
by Real owners - Report
100000 Bride Plot.

New York.-Through forgery, birth
cry and corruption at least S100,000,000
worth of liquor has been withdrawn
from bond by the bootlegger rings in
New York, according to the latest fig
ures of the Special Intelligence Unit
of the Internal Revenue Bureau in
vestigating liquor graft.
The amazing amount of money in
volved and the widespread corruption
among prohibition enforcement OIL
Gals and agents has been revealed
through the operations of Chief Hugh
McQuillan of the Intelligence Unit and
his men. Already over 1000 fraud
ulent Withdrawal permits calling for
the delivery of millions of gallons Of
liquor from bond have been discoy-
cred in the offices of Charles Il. O'Con-
nor, New York State Prohibition Di-
rector, and other places.
The forged permits called for the
release of lots of from ten to 1000
barrels of whisky. A complete check
up to ascertain the destination of the
liquor has been started The plot
is widespread and the present indica-
lions are that several rings have been
at work in New York. 1t was estab-
.lished that the bootleggers have used
the names of reputable business firms
on some of their forged permits. BY
various means they diverted the liquor
after it had been withdrawn to their
own storehouses. Some of the evil
dence' tends to show that well known
concerns here have profted by asso-
citation with the liquor rings.
Twenty forged permits calling for
the delivery of 1000 cases and forty
five barrels of whisky which rad al
ready been withdrawn were discovered
in Mr. OConnor's office This liquor
withdrawn was worth S2G7,-
600 Permits directing the delivery
Of 1000 cases and ffty-five barrels Of
whisky valued at S212,500 we're found
before the liquor could be Withdrawn
from bond.
Lawrence Malawista, an agent Of
the National Surety Company Of No.
10 Broadway. WHO lives at No. 2Ol
Vest one Hundred and Twelfth
street, was arrested by Agent George
Golding on conspiracy charge
The specific charge against him
was that lie oleled a brihe of 5000
70 an official Of Mr.. O'Connor's Office
10 ."put through" a basic permit for
he illegal withdrawal of lquor Chief
McQuillan said that Nlalawista is al.
eyed 10 have offered bride Of S1OO,
)O0 for a series of "phoney permits.
An entirely new light has been /
brown on the numerous holdups of
liquor coming 10y truckload FROM Mary
and, Kentucky and other popts which
rave occurred during recent months
n New jersey as a result OF the facts
low known hy the federal authorities.
These holdups. It is believed, were
staged by the whisky ring Truck I
Dads Of liquor which they knew TO be |
oming up from points South, conslgn- /
ID to persons for whom they were not /
Intended, were waylaid and then dis
rihuied to those who hat forged the /
Permits This game, the federal T.
gents believe. was worked regularly I
nd without rousins any suspicion un- .
il the government Investigators he !
an piecing their evidence together.
The forged papers now held by the .
Internal Revenue Bureau were conds. I
ated 10y the Intelligence AGENTS in .
warehouses; and distHletes in various .
ARTS Of tie country. They called for
be release OF quantities OF liquor
angina an the way from a single bar
el to 10000 eases. The detection OF I
hese permits mu.tipIies many times
he number which have been held up ,
b tie office OF Charles X. O'Colnor,
tate Prohibition Director.