This payroll check, made out to Quinn, is one of the reasons he was so successful and what he did. Many of his compatriots were brought down and finally incarcerated due to the IRS charging them on tax fraud. Quinn gave himself a salary that would allow him to live a lifestyle for which he was accustomed to and show it as legal income from a reputable business administration firm. This check shows that as of April 15, 1943 and paying himself $310 per week.