Show IF IFt t. Round Merry err a How to o Get Rich RicI As s. s U. U S. S B By Drew Pearson I IV I V WASHINGTON ASHINGTON i How t to o get r while working for the government mi m r well be the title of c I the testimony the King tax fraud subcommittee subcommittee sub sub- committee last week by byJoe W 1 t Joe Jor unan Nunan ex commis of internal revenue revenue revenue reve reve- nue the man who once R collected the nations nation's taxes i Only trouble with 4 I Nunan's Nunan s sensational testimony testimony tes tes- was that it w was as s t given en behind closed 4 1 doors The public 1 Jj m couldn't couldn t get the full Drew benefit of the Nunan object lesson in h he heto to make money while working for iI t i I government However this column is able to gi i the public a detailed report of what ha 0 I Here are the highlights T Y Ys T s 1 Nunan's outside law fees and oth outside income increased from while he was tax commission 1 This was from 1944 to 1947 J fl 2 Nunan attended a party given I 1 racketeer Frankie Costello at the Copac Copa bana night club which Costello own own Parenthetically it should be noted th tha after he left the government Nuns Nun turned up working for the night cl clu owners of New York of which Costel Costell was one I t 3 Nunan threw v a cocktail part parl for Attorney General McGrath and S Si preme Co Court rt Justice Tom Clark Th was after he had left the government air an anthe the purpose of the party was to his law clients to McGrath l and Justin Justi Clark i Star Star Prosecutor of the close hearing was Adrian de Wind Vind the tees tee's crack counsel who hammered Nunan relentlessly The tax ex-tax chief r manned cool however politely refused l 1 answer when questions got too ticklish While you were commissioner of i iv revenue you continued to lo have havel private law practice did you not d mantled De Wind Vind J That is correct acknowledged th tb suave New Yorker 1 De Wind Vind then read from Nunan's ta to returns showing that his law busine brought in in 1944 doubled l t in 1945 jumped to in 19 and finally bit hit in 1947 the 1947 the fot foe years that Nunan served as as' internal rev rev nue commissioner j Your income from your law busine busine increased substantially during the Urn tire that you were commissioner of intern interim revenue re did it not observed man Robert Roberl Kean New Jersey Republica Yes sir agreed Nunan Why was that asked Kean J Because I guess we did more busine I cant can't say why shrugged Nunan j Did you give an any time to your la firm broke in Congressman Carl Curti Nebraska Republican 1 No sir very little Nunan replied 1 Did your firm ever er handle any ta to work at al all asked Congressman Joh Byrnes Wisconsin Republican J Very little Nunan replied i Did not they do tax work while yo were commissioner insisted Byrnes Yes sir They did some tax wor work admitted Nunan Did the income from that go int ant some of these legal fees that you ed Byrnes demanded i j 1 Under the agreement with the firn fern it wasn't supposed to Mr lr Congressman explained Nunan j Did the only federal practice of th tb firm consist of tax practice De Wire Win interrupted That would be yes I don dont don't t think the had anything with any of the other go goi agencies replied the forme commissioner Nunan's Hunan's Own Tax Returns The Returns The Hous were also critical of the way Nunan made out his own tax ri 11 r turns while he was tax chief Under shar questioning from De Wind Nunan ac milted that he hadn't bothered to his expenses contributions and other dEduct de do duct though ons-though though the returns explicit called for itemized lists De Dc Wind Vind then explored Nunan's a acquaintance ae ac with racketeer Frankie Co Cm tello I IIII I III have met mel him twice yes Sir ac ae milted milled Numan On both h hi explained that they had met at a Ne York bar and had been introduced b mutual friends You have never attended any part parr or dinner or other affair given by Ml Mr Costello fired De Wind indo j t tYes Yes I did Nunan recalled I III at aJ attended tended that dinner at the Copacabana tha was supposed to be given for the Salvation Army j I jIt It II was while you were commissioner pressed De Wind Vind Yes Sir acknowledged Nunan Cocktail Party Party Party-As As for Nun n own party parly giving he admitted shelling out for a fancy party for Attorney General McGrath l and Supreme Court Justice Clark at Washington's swank Statler Hotel in October 1949 1 And you and the law firm viewed that as ns entirely a business expense 1 pressed the counsel I Yes Sir Sir nodded Nunan l The The party party was designed to lo increase asked D De DeWind the business of the law firm firm Wind rind 1 I No uNo Sir denied Nunan Then heI he he admitted Well in a certain respect it was we had a good many of our che clients there I But when the committee star started t e d get get get- the cash in Nu Nunan s ling Uno s specific about safe deposit deposit box and details detail of his bust bus business dealings he tic clammed a up p and claimed his rus not to ans answer anser er lea ilea lean r constitutional right ui- ui 1 while rhile a federal grand jury is s still tU ui him r r 4 I 1 |