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PURPOSE: To recommend that the Undercover Activities Review
Committee approve the Brooklyn/Queens MRA's request
for $48,500 to continue this undercover operation UCO!.
SYNOPSIS: ABSCAM is a solely Bureau funded, controlled UCO
_*____* targeted against major political corrupters,
swindlers, and property thieves. During the course of this
operation, ABSCAM has developed prosecutable cases against the
Mayor of Camden, New Jersey; Vice-Chairman of the New Jersey
Casino Control Commission; a U.S. Senator; associates of the
Senator; an Immigration and Naturalization Service INS! -
investigator; seven U.S. Congressmen; and one State Senator.
through,Howard Criden, a Philadelphia attorney, for ,/ ,§§//ABSCAM operatives are presently in the process of dealing //,¢ 92
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, area who are predisposed to accept
bribes for potential services to be rendered.
RECONMENDATIONS: l. That the Undercover Activities Review
Committee approve the additional funding of $48,500 to
continue this project.
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2. That if this request is approved, Administrative
Services Division forward $48,500 to the Brooklyn/Queens MRA.
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DETAILS: ABSCAM is the code name for a UCO which began
July 25, 1978 and is being conducted by the
Brooklyn/Queens MRA. It has targeted and developed
prosecutable Federal cases against Angelo Errichetti, Mayor of
Camden, New Jersey; Kenneth McDonald, ViceChairman of the New
Jersey Casino Control Commission; Harrison Williams, U.S.
Senator, New Jersey; Senator Williams associates, Henry A.
Williams, III, Alex Feinberg, and George Katz; INS Investigator
Al Alexandro; Michael Ozzie Myers, U.S. Congressman,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Raymond F. Lederer, U.S.
Congressman, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Howard Criden,
Philadelphia attorney; Joseph Silvestri, a representative of a
number of interests attempting to obtain financing for casino
gambling projects, Atlantic City, New Jersey; Frank Thompson,
Jr., U.S. Congressman, New Jersey; John M. Murphy, U.S.
Congressman, Staten Island, New York; George W. Jenrette, Jr.,
U.S. Congressman, South Carolina; Richard Kelly, U.S.
Congressman, Holiday, Florida; John P. Murtha, U.S.
Congressman, Johnstown, Pennsylvania; and George A. Maressa,
New Jersey State Senator.
Undercover Agents UCA! of ABSCAM through Criden are
presently in the process of establishing Yassir Habib's, the
Arab principal of the operation, business investments in south
Philadelphia. Criden, according to Philadelphia, will, in all
probability, produce his law partner who is previously
described as a Philadelphia City councilman who can get things
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Memorandum to Mr. Mullen from W. D. Gow
Re: ABSCAM
done" in Philadelphia. Efforts will be made to meet with the
influential individuals known to Criden in the city who can
handle zoning, licensing, union problems, taxes, etc.
The ABSCAM operation has been highly successful to
date, and its future potential, although restrained by a time
element, for additional accomplishments remains high.
To date, $216,200 has been utilized for expenditures,
and $427,000 has been solely used for bribe money. In order to
continue this operation, the following refunding authorization
is requested to the end of March, 1980. It is noted that the
request is strictly for the normal operating expenses and does
not include any provisions for payoff money.
ABSCAM cash as of January 4, 1980:
In bank $6660.57
Petty Cash 1452.23
Bruce Bradley UCA/account 740.67
Current Actual Cash
Available for Operating
Expenses $8853.47
The following is a projection up to March 31, 1980,
of Fixed Cost Expenditures contracted by Abdul Enterprises,
Ltd.:
Atlantic City Condominium
3 months @ $600.00
Assetlil
3 months @ 3,000.00$1800.00
$9000.00
Car Rental,
3 months @ $1,779.91 $5339.73
New York Telephone Average!
3 months @ $50.00 $ 150.00
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New Jersey Telephone Average!
3 months @ $50.00 $ 150-00
Florida Telephone Average!
3 months @ $800.00 $2400-00
Total Fixed Cost Expenditures $18,839.31
Furthermore, variable costs have been averaging
$12,820.00 per month. Such costs include travel expenses
meals, flights, rooms! which have been incurred in the New
York, New Jersey and Washington, D. C., areas. In this regard
variable costs can only be estimated to be the same at best.
In order to continue this operation the following
refunding authorization is requested to the end of March,
1980:
Fixed Cost Expenditures $18,900.00
Approximate!
Variable Cost Expenditures
Approximate!$38,500.00
Total Cost Expenditures $57,400.00
Approximate!
Less: Cash on Hand $ 8850.00
AMOUNT REQUESTED $48,500.00
It is noted that the above figures appear high;
however, some of the monies mentioned will be utilized for
unexpected expenses that have been incurred. If there are any
monies remaining at the termination of this operation, January
31, 1980, they will be returned to FBIHQ.
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