My first contact with the mafia was with Associated Grocers, a mafia controlled company. I had just started my tax practice on Beacon Hill. I was twenty two years old.
I did federal income tax returns for them and they would give money or food in return for the taxpayers refund check. For example if the taxpayer had a $300.00 refund coming from the IRS they would give the person $150.00 cash or $150.00 worth of food immediately in return for them signing over the refund check which Associated Grocers would receive six weeks later.
Everyday the two top executives for Associated Grocers would come into my business and collect the federal income tax returns. They wore immaculate suits and you would never know they were the mafia. They lived in waterfront homes on Lake Washington with expensive yachts moored in front of their homes. They were respected members of the community.
When the filing season was over they tried to cheat me and I went to their executive offices, met with them, and walked out with what I was due.
Before I agreed to do work for them I got approval from a high level IRS official and he assured me if all I did was the tax return I would not be breaking the law. Looking back now it was morally wrong and I wouldn't do it again.
Years later when the King County Executive ordered Lt. Bob Evans to meet with me as a community leader to clean up the drug problem in Federal Way he assured me he was going to arrest the mafia member who lived on the lake. This mafia member worked for Associated Grocers. Every Sunday going to mass with my family he stood before the congregation and assisted with the mass. He had a beautiful family and was widely respected at church and in the community.
A few months later again meeting with Lt. Evans he had no memory of saying he was going to arrest the mafia member who lived on the lake - the 'Third Level' - organized crimes infiltration of law enforcement.
Years after the above I came to know Bob who runs the gun department at Fred Meyer In Issaquah. He told me how his father in law had ran Associated Grocers and been on the board of directors of major business's in Seattle including Rainier National Bank. I tried to tell him of my association with Associated Grocers and how it was a mafia controlled company. He lied to me and went into total denial of it being a mafia controlled company. Since then he has blatantly lied to me on another matter. His wife also worked for Associated Grocers. Bob's father in law is now deceased.
Bob and his wife love to travel the world and spend their ill gotten inheritance.
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Captain Bill Schweizer U.S.M.M., missionary
Mountaintop Sea Ministries International
Without menses-malice.
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