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ber_s ot_ ;ong'ress allegedly implicated in.the bureau's political_corijup}"tonjnquiry-r]
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Burl think the" Armericantpeopfe need _to
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fh'opedV_some: settlement could be reachedjg vwtthout legalaction. ..
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punished and innocent'ones_Mmay be more
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Earlier-today in a CBS-TV¬intervietv,t
iSén._H692vell lieIlin;_D-Ala, chairrnaptoféthe Sénate Ethi_cs Cinmittee; said<trier-">.s=y's.t ¢a§"1<z- 3 .°.<>t1.tr<>! _§.9.mm1§§§_<>n
tr foll_o_wi;tgi_nthe iirestgnatlpinitpf-ab com-§,;mIss1ort_e*r;_a1Igged_-_t_t;l3_ave ta_l_<en $l_Q_0,000
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Evidence would not bemage available forfiK congressionaljnves_tigations.,,..u»;.-.-_. IQ lleilin, a former appealscqurt.judg';%* said he wasfitorn betweenialotoi respoti.
sibilities and obligations,"
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gcrimmaiprqsecunonoe&~i1fs?e6t§'c6imit;%, 5ih¢'F§u*l'Sllcoiii¬iailstee hearing obviously p_éopl_ashould not ~Tne underéoycr agents baid out almo-3be allowed to fescape criminal in cashJ,byg§ources.saidfew fiom agents poslng_asaldestpArabsseek-§inganjAtlanticCltygamblinglicensejlhe
éolficial,_Kenneth l92l_acD<_inald:- has denied
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Al_92{,A§.LEGED B01_92ST . § r;92_lsoundei;s<:ru_tinyisanallegedhoastby
Harrison 'AZ'Williams.'Q-l92i..l., the
zonlysenatoramongtheeightcbngressmen
linked to the prohe, thatihe saved the
ydevglopers i of; a ;n_eu{1 casino , $3 million
through the intercession Qfrcoinmission
ychairman Joseph Lordi. KL _ Jl ,WilI_iams'wifelyeannetteisaoonsultant
btoallewflork firm that is majority owner
of the proposed project and onceserved on
l__h,¬iIm:§=Q03l'd. Ta _, ~. g it g{Ant t_h_is;poin§. officials said, Fhe House
.a.n_<1§énate_ ethics panels lack independentjnlormation on which to conduct effectivegrohqs of their own. " i " ,_
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W09!-D PR5-5.53 97.5!-.AY- i:é_ Butlidalsosald he wouldprefeftodelay
a ithfpommitteejpdujry. which would conic'e_ritrate.on Fossible i7iol§'f§5T_House'
rules. jf it would lmge5jil_th§ FBl_'s casé._ it__means that Qgrsons would escape@ .=.
x' llowever. several 92mempe_.sof the ty/0*
panélsareknowntofeel§tronglyth<atsorneinvestigation should go forward ever! in the
faceollan F3] reftisalrtg cooberate.
M_98fing with llpusejeaders duringthe.
day yesterday. Attorney General Civilet
urged _a three-montndelay in_any,§api_tol*i
,lli|| inquiry. according; to -seyeral con-.gressional sources. *>' ' 1 ' » -
_ Even ivfjvrongdoing 92yvemre._f>ound,i ie-< }_{ou§qand Sena'te;;ai1el_s have no authority,
to exgbtpunishmcnt; Iheycan recommend
only'pu"nishri1ent: gjang,ing.jro>n_1-a ref>r_i-T2*- - * 2» ¢_ » ~*-+- " - t 8%proseculion.'.'.Bennett,sald.=.;: .¢.f= »v==-jmhgfthe_0f[i§ial$actualjylookmoney;' ~§om'etrarisa;:tions were videotaped by tlij
» , ir_agen'ts. _ i _ i v_ Besides state and local officials in Ne
.[ersg:yariQ}?enn_s'ylvania,sourcessay sub5jects Qf the FBI investigation include Se_n
Harrison ~A. Williams Jri, ,D'N:J.. and-
'Répst"Jdh?1;Mt,Mufphy; D-N,¥.:'iFrgnk
l'hompsorf_Jr..}D;N..l.:- Mitjhael 0.vMyers;ll!-P,a.; Rayniond F, Led>eré'r.~l!-P_a§:tJohn
~'.lll[.,JZ-:i1rfette,~D-S_._ I. ; John Mprtha. I?-Pa. :_.:in§l_;Ric'l1§1:'d Kelly. R-Fla. A . j
Most_;of them have deniedl anywiongdoié - I
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~'~R_ep:Chai'lesBenneill-Fla.,chairmanEd;_; -- 1_"~» -._ ~ _ - ' J » ~ ~ we: . = . - ~ - -E0,menousecommmeésaidmét5Justké_ {which sources say _FBl undercoye_r~n1_en_,_,~that._at.thistimethat ind_1v|dua1,_g_i_ho wasM---~ ~~ .-- posedasaidestoawealthyArabsherkw1ll- QIIOIld8l'I!l¬d,d06Sl!Ql8pp¬8'l'!0belh8$UQ-'De artmentrefus'al'tosha'r ts f - -n '- e -» - .- ~ -- ~-ogwomdleaveiscommii;ev:3§:m;'e ingtq buyfavorsfrom congressmen and ]8C§v_"§!ffUI'lRh8l'f scrutiny. " L,» ~ 10
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,case yesterday. " ~ _ ,*d5bjr,'LStovie told The Times-
'§-._Johxt' R.¬$towe 9f the llfI0!_!_ Dispa h yeéterday alternqon.lblqck N,{B;iarbalch Drive. ,"I've on the rqadi 1'11},Midlothiar;, was identied by aware livhat§goingon;_lcantésourcesin thelnnglsland new- ,*malre nycommentat thjstime.ghpaperNewsday'ashavlngbeen .; ""ltllnk youjorypurinterost.e "bagman" <-for .é $50 000 ~but l chm mak'e any comment{bribe allegedly intended.'lor -at this time,"'Stowe said. - '. 1
?Rep. John W5:-lllilé .lr..~D}_e; '-Stévie _al1égedly -brdught?S.C. , -»'-- '_ , '* ' h 'Q The newsilaperj said . Sttiwe §t<¬':1;f:l§§6;1 e1'iz ?e£!leIrI:§°a1*g:: :192;J;:{bias contacted Saturday by ~posing as representatives of aélgderal agentsand hasagreed tq tnon-existent Arab .,sheik_ -of-.
92, ':" 'sheik';.;asylum. in the United.tlbndeclinedtocommentdrithef '-I just-.wallted ;hrougl92"th§!'M States.f . 92 -#'_."» *_ ~ ;
' J§in-ené didfnqt také the.money at the time but allegedly
sént Stpwe back _the next day to
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=,.=.:'. ~§ ~ r»* . . '~ a-may Peter Bac'qué'..' :~.'"} , 1' -_ , Thztéé-Diwqkbwff Wei» 5 . 3'1; tr"~" -A Midlotlijan mail is alleged to have been a§2bagman'.' in the!i=l3iscongresslo_t_izii~~bribery lnvestigatiowaccording to a{report published yesterday in the Long island paper Newsday. .1. John R. Stow_e,of_'the 11700 block N;=Briarpatch Drive,¬Midlothian, allegedly received $50,000 inbribemoney intendedlior Rep. John W.;ie,nr_ette .lr:. D-$.C., from EB} agents posing_as representativesql an Arab sheik, the newspaper said. I. -, ; Stowe, Newsday said, has agreed to cooperate with law en-jorcement authorities after being visited by federal agentsgat;wS home Saturday. _ ' *3 '_ "1-_ :1 M; -v ,j-" '9 gvstowe came to_Ri5;hmond from the Myrtleheach; S.C.;are_a,
'wherehewasinbusinessforseveraiyears.Jenretterépresentsnthe Myrtle Beach_distrfct ineongress. '- ._ ,_ . ._ ;_. Jenrette has denied any misconduct: Stowe could not bereached for comment last night. ff ' Z,
A Myrtle Beach munitions manufacturertoid The fl'imes--lplspatch last night that Jenrette had approached him on behalffof a group of potential investors in his financially failing com-panyinDecember, f ; , Q 1
A FEW DAYSI.ATi;'ZR, James W. Neal} AmericanGeaiandPinion Co. president, said in a telephone interview, Stowe cali-ed saying he was the man Jenrette had said would contacthim:
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reorganization in U.S.Ban_kruptcy Court -in South
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theoniymanwhoeansay thathe .
physically handed "$50,000 to
Jenrette. _ even tthough the
source said the South Carolina
congressman"'was§ recordedconfirming that hehad receivedthe money; fr ~. l
iijrhe paynien_t.'_.Newsdayreporteditssourcesaidtwafof
Jen'rette's-.proinise to use his
congressional office to ensure
;that the sheik could haveisyium in the United Stateiiaa <95°¢°. . --is !"3"¢P:"-5°"-.. -. Ysmy,fswg¢;'-brnggtit {enrette;to1a .Washi§ig't_op lgivgn house,Q whéii ,Ieiirette,;_l<_>_oked at -the§$8_0,oO0_ offered. '31"; 5:, ." . -ii-r,e.':ue begannnimlzlins that he
§didn't know if he c_ould_ produceand said somiéthin'gai>out hav-
ing to? give $l§,000 to Stowe."~Nw§day V quoted. a_;s§uroe _ as84.Y18- ¢.=;- 'r.»:=i ~: - .
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the agent he vyouid think about
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The next day, Stowe came tothe town house and, in view of a
hidden camera, picked up the'money, Newsdayysaid. _ _ :i Jenrette said Sunday that hisifdealinge with the bogus Arabsjvlere limited to trying to obtain
funds foraproiectinhisdistrict an that hehaddonenothing ii 'io improper. .;,.. _ - , FE 8-
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Sen. Ernest Hollings,kD-SIC.,'~;vhoheads.
an appropriations subcomn_1itte,e__that,
;_handles FBI ~lundlrig_sa§s he will no_t
L _ fapproprjate money_so undercoyer agents
{cover ag§nts,;al92ways follow, thegrules in
their investigatitfnsq" g .s ' 3.'5 It was disclosed lasthwéeltendthat F_BI A» gents posed astfaybrseekers lor.Weélthy_imab businessmen gilling to mike hugepayolis-lofficongres ional help with im=
jiiigratlonandbusinessproblems:,TlieFBli implicated eight mfembersgot Congressjnl ithe"Arab scam;' Bribery scandal.I i ~e= ',. 'll92lF}.UI§liCE{2£pp_L_ERS i
Assistant Atto'rne§7 CyeneraL; Efljjlip
liéyrnann,inchafgeottheJustlceDepart-H. _ent's criminalfdivisioni told the House
~Etliic_s_ .oinmitiee "influence peddlers'~' not FBI agents -1 were responsible for
- getting congressmen involved.
j3Bu t Hollings noted the FBI contacted
jnf Larry Pressler, R-S.D:, wholeitthe
gdercoyer meeting "screaming no. no.3
t bribe! otter ugascoming trom the govern;?nent'."' '
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§'§sTerday, t_hat's impioper lavi enforce-g
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money to be settingup traps to try the in-Q:
tegrlty» of p'¬ople"in public office" or 5
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.-Edwardsqé idliissubéommitteehearingyon EB] operations _If_eb,_-26 is a routine one
that will cover all typeset FBI activity; in- t
cl_uding stin92g operations sirni1ar.to the itone that implicated the eight members of E -i iC6n'gress; _
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{iterested ingis the ,crlmlnal§st§ndard;" ,i g;Edwards said; -"The~F,Bl ls authorized to" t;conduct<qn itivestigatlontwherettltere is Q]
;re§sonable,bellef_that a person hasengagf ;
~ed in. lstengaged;'in.»or will'aengage~ln 2criminal actiizity.=_' , L "I :
, t -rsqnow weiyllllbbk t_ftth'atini'ela'ti0nto1i *e stingopexrations."Edwggdssaid. Wewill Jigetintp. trust. rulesan_ re ulationé, and =,*lWh_ether ot':;_n9t=jJcQri_minal$%endg|1ds_;are 2/7/80" falways'[email protected]f *
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11 WASHINGTON The political bribery scan-
ldal that broke last weekend created asensation
Ynotonly becauseeightmembers of Congressand
several other public officials were involved but
also because the federal government employed
a highly unorthodox investigative technique.ii Federal agents posed as Arab sheiks and their
associates, rented lavish homesand hotel suites
Y and spent large sums of money to create a
climateinwhich theolf icialscouldbeinduced to
take bribes.
This technique, called a "sting" operation,
lhas workedst_1gce_§_sfglly_ fog local poli£elor_ce§_Faiich smaller scale.
1 _ But the method had never been employed in a
highly publicized political corruption case. and
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its use in this latestaifairhas raised anumberof
questions. '
How, for example. did the investigation
begin? Why was the "sting" method used? How
were the targets of the investigation selected?
Had the_investigation run its course by the time
the details were disclosed? Why would law en-
forcement authorities disclose information on
an investigation to reporters before it was
presented to a grand jury?
What follows, based on interview with law en-
forcement officials and other authorities. are
the answers to thos'e questions: -/-
.,,_,_.HOW DID the investigation begin?_ L ..
It began. as so many lnvestigatiops have overI Indicate page, name of
newspaper, city and state.!
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Character:
or 87-155425Classication:
Submitting Office: Richmond
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For-Rtcnmqggp v
iihe years,_with an i6Fni?tT§}pman named Mel Weinberg. who,
had been convicted in a lraud
ago to p_rovide iederalageritslgvithinlormationaboutthetheit
Pl two valuable paintings from!
the loading pl3l[0l'li1 of the
gnents in Manhattan. lie hoped .to obtain a more lenient Sal-ft tence in return lor his»inloi'-imaiion. " , F » .
<Worklng with Weinbergs iii-;if0rmatlon,an undercover agent i
;f0i'Zlh6 Federal Buréau'ol lit-ii
cvesiigation posed as anenrab{sheik willinglto buy the pain-
lllgSa_ThévQP6f6ll0.l@'8S §sii_c- ptgessiul; The . paintings ..-were 1r_e cove_red,andthethievesw{ereje're§1¢d- .. .' .-
j}ut92yein_berghadnloreiinjtjr-1niatiqn ,to_ impart, §_ll§__Ul_8'ii92-iestlgation continued. tile?began';to lead the authorities.~ tilijposing as Arabs oi-._tiielr '*
iémerican assoc_iate§.'t?_>publlcQllicials~.whpf he saidijtereitésceptible to bribery. The case I,3aB!.°§.l19Wba!1- _ ,, at
F_ when mjddlemeh-gamefa
pndercgv_ei§agents~and;f§_§'
theycouid deliver poiit_icalser-
yicesaswell as othergo9ds,3w,e .
didnotstepbaclcltwassottota i
igh liisldepitch. and wédid not Y_lL._¢i av3_ay,"~sald3PlilllpIfB. ,lieymann, the assistantIattor- .case, agreed about, two iearsl
$United Nations Plaza apart-a_. »~ ----k1q-rutner middlemen. M05 118
"like Criden, introduced the un-
'dercover- agents to-.the=other-V 1'publit> oilicials who are-under
investigation- i .
Q By this point. the undercover.1 agents had rented an expensive
housejn Washington, a yacht. 8 j
hoiqisuiteiniiewY9I!¬-ab¢a° *¢ahapminium_~and ntixate 81!-Planes {as covers lorhelf ~ioperatloiis. a V" u
=.method'used.' ~
lurther corruption. _
operation in Boston last year
hey" geiiemi in ¢hargé;6i theigusticeDepartnient'scrirnin'ai
division. ~
f Weinberg led the authorities
tohiayor AngeioJ. Errichettl of&8ll_ld8ll, N.J. iie,_=in_* tijrn; geared the investltgators toY, efiirieth N. MacDonald, a
member oi "the New*.le_rsey
Ftlasino Control Commission,
,a_nd}ioward L.Criden,alawyertrom Philadelphia. gt»
1 Errichetti also introduced
the undercover agents to Sen.
liiarrisonit. Williams .lr., D_-lVN.J.-, and Criden brought tour
congresssmen, all Democrats,
into .the opcration:.hiichael.0.
lvlyei-s and Raymond F.
Ledeier oi Pennsylvania, John:
M.-Murphy oi New York and
Frank Thompson Jr.-oi ~New~
glerseyi Criden also_ brought
three members of the
Philadelphia City Council into
lhepicture.item. . ..
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irLWHIY iilnfsnhe "sting"
iiiieymann §i£! ill?! hellliés i
enthusiastic 4=1P9l"_,:$,"9h
'operatlons 'tor* three re=i_§9F1§=
.'No person's civil llbei't_l_eS_}1r$!=iviolated§. tl}§_f9,¢3=}"Q8 i19..'£!*='lfalie about gulltlorg innocence__ 1 .1 » ' in. because oi the videoll? B"?th ér'eis a~"chiiling etiect .on =1
- .., -....-ii;on the' last point. Iifyméff Igavéthe example ot a__ stingi J
which iindéifcover agents?ed 8 wateh<>ii§:=..a.nd. bpiiebu
ia?ga"iaa'amT§<g6a§mia1;t?dj
tron! trucl§§_ a_r.§_und Qtylewil
England .,- Since ~ the -operation
vias cdncluded about ninei
Wmonths'5go,theassistantattor
i, ney general said,-there has been i
ioniy onesuch truclohijacking in
wow .92ii_.t=I 1ii;-ifi§_ .1é.seéijsthis latesrinvestigation s_elec-5. ti
f;rhe aqthorities ernphasizedjg that; in'eavcl1'ca§_e,'the public or-1 1icial's' w'e"r_e_ "iiroiight into thg" oiiéjaiidn b$t'fii1idgienien iwlgoiBi&'@f.1£e<ii¬ .iii"¬!t"1i1*= me'I92P<>§-iiihg as wealthy Qfails arid thyelifgfeprqsentatiygs ivgge really un-4*
i The authorities said that they»92 we completely at the mercy;
6i the middlemen, some'ot;
; bio aha associated with the!
l}Jnl_te_d92 States ever pickedanyi7*v?>!itiéiai't- !<>tii..!1=.¢ 3"?;v¢5tiea§§9.n'JI,l"l¢Ytt1=1"'i said}il'?The.middl§man did all oi.that ".4_ , _ . ,, . ~., .p |__ . . l. ' > weP 0 <3
FHADJHE investigation DQQTI:
.l.closedlast.weeltend2 t A iconcludedby thetlme itwas dis:-i
As recentiy.as,the middieoliplast month, the operation was; moving at lull steam. Betweeni
Lian. t5 and '.lan..l7, the three.
Philadelphia _city..councilmen,
'Ge.orge-1X. Schwartz. Harry:P.i_Jannott,i_a_rid I_.ou_i$_C. J chanson.
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clear: _ ~ f ;iiiere, _is,z.spe~culation ;in,
i Washington-that.tiie 0pelf3_tl0l'i~
had becqnie.toq;expensi_ve. to§
'co,ntin_it_e', ...especial_|Y:..thel,Qdemands of buying stock inthe,transaction yvithvwilliamfsw~;_liJeyma_nn would not confirm,
»th_at'-speculation. but: he}[acknowledged-that.tiiere-were,
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general; there are several
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leaks that have endang ed in-bU§|.QT¢§Sm'c_|1"' took"'part Hgbijiberyj attempts/by under,cover age_nts_.ip egtchangzyotipolitical-JJayor§:,0Lblher§_§§i _ vices. ,, Q g 6 "
So lur.!nie ,m_bers of Congress
implicatedjiri" thé.ope'ration dieSen. Harrison"A. Williams Ji'.,
tDvN'-J" and, Reps, John M-.
Murpltyxt D-N.Y.w: ~Eran_kThdriipsop J r..D-N.Jr:Mig_l1§tel .
O. Myers. Ray'niond"lfe,dei-_er,
ant1':l0itn'lfri92_/[urtha,§!l| Dy-Pa.:
Rjchard; lgeily. -R,-I{la.; eandJ oijngiy. jenrettegD-Sr;§, _elliast192§v§§ek.,a kouif<;e;cig§e to
Ql§;_jllV§S_l>i§;'§!i0[l khadfsaid artintlifcfongressrriari was iii, a
8-'5?-, -Tiisae ~Th¢:$.<2"£@<'= SaidyestéFday the ninth;t1;an,h§gd'
ibeen qiear'¢d,I>'ut jréi §"f;d ctoidentifyiiit; g {JTife iiinth~'man.'héds:beenfapproachedepyéiiftermediaries
iin__» the investigation put" ha
itufncd ithgm down.ai;id,.ha'dlnevef met with undercover Fgl _
men. lhiSSQUl'C¢$i;lG;"H¬T__§itQ§
tarnong those congressmen who
have revealed; their corifactsiwith interrn_edia[ies."~ said the
fsource. who asked not to be
inamed; it _ I
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Democratic congressmen,
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department otlicjaisl A tog take
polygraph. oitlicdetector; testsat part.oj his inquiry. » int
Unitqd Press international
said_last- night that JustinBlumé'nthal»~wouldr~requiré'3' F pifaelies ,tr,om inter-
mediaries. _ "I Axicompanion investigation;gode-named Brilabitor briberyQlasstcation.
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tracté, Public officials ig ffex-Ias. Oitlahqtita. Arkansas and
Louisiana tjtavggbeen im"~
plicated, and grand juries in
Houston and New. Orleansivgill
begin taking testimony in; the
casgthis Week? t
In Nigw Grleans, John'Volz,
11.5; attorney for the western
qistrict of Louisiana, Said»
yesterday that inYol'{ement in
_the_BfiI@g investigation range;
a.-nrdnany-r;6bF?t3v¢|v'e§'alie; 8dt;§'r5§r§f ciitm;oneasrnosrprtegwyerrtyt up .. W ~ I; _ .
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vol é". otherr.1uri§Qr_ct_rQns-4;,
oth;;r.t-rties...'other,stage§.' ;
In l92;ewJersey,Gq'v,B_rendanh Byrne e_ndo rsed a bipartiéanl proposal to abolish thetstattfs
pa_rt-tinjeliaslno Control Corn- mission, some of~wh5se.mém-
bers-have been irnplicated in
i the,g92bscami_nv'estigatIon; and
replaceitwithafullnimepanel.
As a result of New .l_ersey,'sbyt$'eltmelht§i§_oy_e,t'2ltyillrn 11
Zttlantlc City casinos. state
legislative sponsors df casino
t bills in several btherétates,
notably_=Nev?>.Yor_k »and'"Penn-§y|'vania_ are hauingnsecond
' legalized gamhlingtin their
SIGICSl_:j;Ug§§;§§r§§5!1..E»[email protected]§4.:i.£!!i!§@u§s2r.eIu5<>dcbmment-rcontrqversyt over licensing of
allegation he §vas'§_aid $10,009 Ill
'thorrghtsvqbo'ut~presstng=~t'or=§ -Said Dr. Gerald Lyn h VA 5 ,,_chairntafiwr a ~¢~ya@>rr;t§q§ 2 ~anel~that endorsed C8SlllQ ' 5, "L
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mendation to, President _Cartetf',;j
that he nameL9uis Lamberfgii
unsuccessfur candidate for}
governor of Louisiana and
chairman of the Louisianar
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theFederal Energy RegulatoryConpnission. l
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Although outsiders have been brought
into several previous internal department
investigations, that step has never beentaken in a leak inquiry. '
INTERROGATED
'f_ ,Meaniime; sourcessaid yesterday mat...
109 to Q_00_depa_rtm»ent employees will be iii- 1terrogated in the leak investigation and I T ~ . ~ . I -lice olProfe §8l't8l3|B8l'ljamillClVll6[lilSC0li5id6l'lllg it . ~ n . ~ .~ -- _lgijigging§well-knownoutsldelawyerlnto §'Yi|e i also Sam he hadfor-de'ed"a'ian ex|'§anuéa=1ti s:i¬<'$i>$§iti=T<-zit in?iuiI'Y%i "°We: °"'me"d°PP5§"??°5i§¢§»°-9!~3¥~ J' '~ - -- ~ roce UFCSL ~ p 92;gm° :}:h§FBIAb¬§?m'nY°s"ga"°n|eak'_ I p0fticials familiar with.t§1e Justice Vq enewsm ia sources say. . _is.Depal,!memSOurce;,tMl°déc nédobe, 4. De artmentsdozenleak investigations in
iiqagniiiea; said .Civi_ie'tti is con_sider_ing<.'isome role for_ Chicago attorn_eyf.lustin'
.§tanley, a_ 69-yea r-old past president of the[American _Bar Association. ' ..P . . .
vrecent years said this was thesecond time =
close to pinpointing the source o_f the leak. . %
.;'Ihe person, however, left the department l
~,before the inquiry was completed.
indnthpperatio in which ungercouer men
Tvilling't0'pay;bribes fqr-p_9iitjgal_f_ay_ofs.t Sources have said'eight members ofre ~ §2L'8£¢§§».§.12.i'.!.2..? ' mdalsssional itesponsibility.
"employees had bee_n_asked it they would
take lie¢detector tests. _ Department officials said that irronly.
one such inquiry did,inv_estigators come t-_
_Abscam is theFBl code nameforuthe 16-
posed as representativeggf an Arab_sheik
__0t_her public 0
it mat all will be asked ii they"a're willing to "=a'"';,}f.f5'f5Tfyg,f§a"na1,]"§§}{é55,{§5§gi-Q5511-la1<¢li¢*16£@¢lQLL°§}_5- _g__ plicated lri the case. ~ ' , 7
ll One source .said.hovyever. thaI*l¢W"'r'"=~e-=-====;=~__. __~;_ _ ~ "'polygraph_,tesw<a¢ 9alIy*wilI'bb =-1d~ rnké i>oi.i'ciz.Iti>i~i_"r;-:sT§ministeredandthenonly"inttioseinstan-. i V " 'f " , '
ces where tlieinyestigators actually think.theyrtionto something! ' " _
~ ,' yestgerdiiyl 'C§vi_l_ett_i, -who ji1as*t;e_e_ii;criticized in Congress; for tthei Abscam
{leal<s, told the National Piess Club he~is
beefing up the inquiry into the source and
.m_0tivatjon,of the leaks. in his strongest
denunciation to date,*he called t_hen1 un_-
lortunate._regretfabie and inexcusable."
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Civjlettivannounced that Qick
BliinTéiiihEl.th'e 3&year-old U.Sfattomey
for Connecticut, will assume day-to-dayL15en==s9_mmé§t12invéiaislion iI1"i¢°l':Tfl8 sourcesw said _d_epartnie'n't= regulations ~pr_eventr inyestigatorss from
compelling employeesto'takepoiy§rapljitests. but thatall those interyiewed in the
:.ir_ivestlga_t_ion will be asked if they are will§
lng. to. Ihel sources said that would likely
include even ~Ci_viietti¢and FBI .DireTi_torWilliam Webster. ' Top officials arenltl
favored Y iii 1tiiese;investigations, onesource said. _ V ' i Q11
.Tii_es0urces said therewfpuldbenopeiiall
ty_for__refusal to agree to a polygraph test}
'b1i_C that "'rnvesiigai6rs fighfpursuéizorltroborationfurthettinthecases gfthosewht? C
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i ";lie:kn_ow$ iVt$jgoing to as u_Lcoi1lft.,and Any FBI employee found to be responsj]92é'£eh,'¬, °b"5§".m °v'?§ °i! am éblqwilllibe Qseverely.dJ|§glplln9g.w,,92!{eb-~- '*-~-'-1»- .» ~- stersai . » i- ~ 4.. l ,ld».,»Eeigiiit3ia% 1§§f§§>§??§§§§§di§§t§e'i'l§ 2 Richer? §!:3l."1s=.:92....»lhal»th= -U-5-%§ °!'!!°Yivestigatinli contend that'th¬§ifnoé?¬5»7¬F "C°5' °°"9 5'¥°°k9h?'3°°m9'"'°' a'§ ¬nts"w¬i§' 'iFT§ $ ltTrE* t15»1;i' mig=P° @ 15'°5°Td°Y»._"e'}d°<2|l'9¢.~lhal hé,r£"~Cié{_.s-~into éybbery-ap » ~ might:subpoena'news reporters andjhelr
* Pérha so thelstioff estldénunciation "3'°°§ "-'!"~i.w'@"»!>§¢am%"P¢¢§§a'Y~°F? -4 p l' - gr 92:92 - .- track down the persons whodisclosed in- camelrom Rep..lohnSeiberling,D-Ohio.M- .t e *1 . - 92 l ~- ~ -- - ~ = I» 1 lformation to theAnews,_hn1ed|a.? 5' »"wh°V1§al¢bh<?®n!1'nuim "Se Pf !Pd°'°9"°r " Aitoitfe" General Befi'amin - Civiletti iinyestigations meansthat.'{'the FBlcan " 3" - - -3 ~
targetanyorte, fmd anyone sweakness. '-
I ,d<>n'! 9"»? lh§l@Ttsvms2t,l;91.eb§*°!asserted: " ' 1'
, We a rg._n9Lp_e§mitted_ and would not.,tar'get anyone simply to get'them.1Ve are
nterestéd ihcriminalityT92ljhatweare_try-?ing to do is identify the people who betray
American people. by the useof thelroiiice
to enhance the pocketbooks oi the white-their_trust.. and .betray- the trustLoLthe!ltassigjedvillumenthal to the'cas'e.2 ~ _1ltr|92_s Ahiot/'our;presentihtention to ,suh-
~po'cn31 rep'i;r92teAr§_or npt5:s;~_but'}y_§; arenot
torecjoslng any method _oiit-tvestigation,including that one, Blumenthal told a
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I WASiilNG'i'_0N AP! = 'i'he
Qiouse ethics _conimi_ttee voted
yesterday to hire,Barrett Pret-
Jtymaii. a Washington lawyer,
into the FBl!s-bribery_~in-
- vestigation.
Rep. Charles E, Bennett. D-
Flair; the commit we ci-iirman.
§aid one.of ifrettymans fi:sttasks will 'be to finu-out._how
~ Jnuchinformationthepanelcan
'ment on th-= seven iiousemem-ibers implicated in the #8! un-
dercover operation, L;I The schairman said Pret-
gtymfanfs meetings with Justice
Department oflicialstwill helpideterrtnine howl fast andaggressive an investigation the
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itwithoiit intertei-ing,Withigoveriiment prosecutionsifp Prettyman,§4,.wasana§sis-itant to Attoinéy Gehefral
Robert Kennedy in l963_and
T'later_served on Pi'es_ident.i ohri-cson's White House staff _
Prettynianalsowasaspecial{consultanttoaSeriate.iu§_iiciary"
rsubcgmmittee investigation oi
;iVietnani;i"efugees in l967'_and
Bennett acknowjedgedifehad
{special Eoiinsel bfutwas;overruled. Bennett did _i1gtiden-
Itify his choice for_ the job. _
| Rep. Richardson.Preyer, D-,N.C., a committee member,
rsaidhebelievedPretiymanwas
,chosenprimariiybeeause he:s
;a fresh face" without any con-
nection withgearlierethicscom-.gmittee investigationsas Ben-.,nett's choice hadl
The seven iiouse-members
_ implicated in the FBI investiga-
Ition are Reps.John M.Murphy,asspecial counsel foiitsinquiry.
'getfrom the .Iustic_e~Depart-.
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Barrett Prettyman' '
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. Attorney general Benjamin~ _
i,Givile'tti recently tbldtheliduse _
and Senate ethics committees 1--='%L' ' _
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aliegations have already
damaged -|J92ib'1iC confidence inCo_ngi;ess so much_- tha_t
~Congress' must <;on_duc_tltso_ivn
investigation immediately.
Murphy of lfiew Yorkzone of
=tiie cqn'grgssmen_; mentioned i_
the_ Fill investigation, denieany wrongdoing. again ye_ster§iday bot saidshe does not know;
mow FB} videotapes-of allegedbribe offers by undercoveagentswvill makehin_3_|_o_oi5..si i violated no laws; I_tpoit ng,
m0ney,",Murphy said atajiewconference. .' i ' i
The gtapesi are re/ported to
have shown Murphy; being of!_fered 5; satchel containing $50,0t]0 and that' h_e_§92replied"Howard will také that." * 3Qt/iurphy confirmed yesterdathat Hopvard Crigdenr QPhiladelphialawyer,iarrangeti-thle meeting» w_ith 'peyr§_0nSMurphy said he . ii0l.igi1l were
rrepresentatlves of ani Arab;
sheik planning t_o invest rfiotie.in the_United States. 1
. -Murphy sai'd,' l never asked
Crideifto} accept any :money."But when asked about reports
the videot'ap es siiowedjiim say
ingf~"Ho§v§ird92 will_take .that,"
._Murphy gepxliedh ii. can-'5.answer.that question until l seeY
that_iitheyinsisionicoiiducting rllletpés- ' R *
competing investigations,
, "guilty individuals may go un-
-prosecuted. The dustice
Department has made clear it '
will resist tur'ning"oi!'er.
ev_i_de_nce iii'~tiie F81 in-
vestigations atthisstage.
Meanwhile, :Republic'a_ns. on
the-House Judiciary Commit-
=tee agreed to urge defeat of aI ln,another deireiopijnent, IE
House Republicans ic_riti_ciz'e _
.i¬ell_'y's -stor,y s_ayi_gg_ it
challenges qredilgility aria
suggests 'Mr,. Kélly,acted in Q
manneriunbecofiiinga memberof Congress. _ iSfkKeilyfhasisaid he did. accept i/ 51$2§,00Q and stuffed the cash into'
his pockets,_but did so only a
part of ~his"qwniiivestigation.i p
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probe;but may fight a subpoeriafor documents in the case, his
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attempt today to arrange an ap-
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Washington o'n Friday.'l Ménwhile, the New York;Tim reported today that that
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asloseph B. Mel tzer,_ of swindl-1;
ing them outof at least$l50,000 1
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§gp_r_e§enta_t_iye of wealthy Arab 5sheik, Kambii zmurnam, ,~who was willini to lend the
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y 'NEW.YORK-4-i The Federal.Pureau of Investigation is look-"ng 'nto whether a'man it had l _ 92 ,- _Employed as an inlornterfused ~
¢nside"inlor'mation about the"gove_r'iiment's Absgain _6per'a-Ltionqto worl-t;private swindleslorhis own-tinan'cial'gain. 7
rSéveral Calitpriihapusiitessmen have aecused the
inlormemvhomtheyidentilied
Ling them out iitai least $l50_,000 =hy Qortraying -himself as theli'¬Dl§S¬IiI3iiV¬,0i a wealthy
Rahittan. who was"'92uilling'to;lend them moneyi lnréalily, the%shei§ never existedklle via§i'n_Ivented by the FBI lor its under-
coirerinvestigaiionint allegedF . a. .' ._po_litical C0i'[UPll0ll1lh8l was
tlor tirabscanitee __ '_ _' _hleltzer was ah iiilormer irt ai
ease; that led to.the.:;92bscaniP_peation._§nd. 'a:_tr_iend gtanother inlormer.:_l92lel,§Vein;tiergyiiiho was .jni7olve'd in_ Ab-fscamgaccordingtolawenforce-..
en; authoritie_s.. _ .ESoi_eol thebusinessmenyvhqsdealt'with M¬|lZ6l'.§8ld th_at;h;e,had pprtrayed himself as ato'p_
egeciitive of ¢92bdul l~§ntétprises~Lld.}:_:92h¬ same company that-iiindévrcover iederal agents in
the Abscam_opera_tion said that.they_represeitted," H f
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Arab"sheil<. Ka'ml5ir Abdul
givén the code name, Abscam, <1Jhe éQ_Q'B§i'3li0li of'the_bur_eau Kand_"had_ giaititiedshimseii ~
sometimes a_s an EB! jnt_or_merfind aif6ther_t_lii1_es as an unfder- ~
coveragent.Som_e alsosaidthat
untilrecehtly iheybelieved theBureau iijas assisting Meltzerin> bringing the sh'eil<-s enorm9u_s'
~fortune into this éountry'tor92in-yestment, 7Thathad3bols}ered -
their conlidencér» in him; they--',<aid; ' " I ' 'f'!§§|ijh'§fh_e;ijgprésente§. Inq
return , they agi'e_ed.to selltliesheik ajperceiitage of the lA'sliéd" toi'§c:'6mi1tent y_¬sté'r7
day;~llomerA_. B_Qyiilo_n,*ex- __ecutivg assistant dii'ec_tor,df_ the *
1'» edWestCoas activities," he hadn6'assoi:iatlo§n with the FBI."
»Boyrtton added:'*L'- _'_l'Jiit:; Fist; .;
became aware _ot -the
~'allegat_ions and has-Been YIOTK:-ing closely iyith the UIS. attor=.ney to resolve.the5nj,'7' ' _
._ Robert -Smith. a'~,l,u'stice ;p6§artment..spol§e_sman. {said,thedé'partn1eht~-w 9iildhay; no.c'omin_ez§tisonMeltzer orsotmhe", Questions theasituationaraised 92,al;out the use at1d.r_e_liability,of.iitloriner_s in 'Clj_l'l1i_ll_8l in=
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'5 Whendetailsgf th_é.tederati_i_t-vestigation becamej>_ublic"two92i'eeks ago,tso'me of the gialitoré
nia'bu_sine_ssmen said they were;
shocke_d to giscovfer-_' many;FBI-in Washington,-_said that = 92 M _fat the timeof Melt;er's all_eg;* jgigtheloaps,theysaidtheypaid'y'Melt2er thousands dt dollars imiwhich they became hlsvletlins.furthermore. theyéajg that
they had informed the-F_Blearlier apoutwhat Meltzelr wasdoing.=but that=the bureau hadnqtstoiipedhimqr warnedthem tnotgovtrust hlm.. ._ _ 15l_n* m9st,ot_ _thejr'deals withMeltzerbtthey said, he assured
them olj;eceiving sizablejoans
undeintavorabletermstromthe
bu si_nessesf they _Q_lann§d 4'03start. As a condition tor receiv-
Q .1front"-1' money. The lban's,F~
inaterialiie. as did t_h§'sh:eilel_nérendegvous they tlew'to in_spotsaround theworld. . vh95yé'v1éF,' always tailéd7to~J
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Meltzér, asked .whether me;had aécevieql itvinév. Krem-husinessmen to whom hehadjpremised loans, said, Maybe *
yes,-_mfa'ybe no."_ " _, _ As
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capacity? il,ek_a>ls_osaidhc§serv-@edasjthef"authoriied'agent"§'_lor_E_oreign 1n92?éstiiients_§§roup1,Lid,,, =which_-he -had- told ~the-
tpusinessmen yyasjhe successorsimilarities_.betw_eenfthat t-c mpany to {tbdul giiterprisesn
said they began to consider the L K . .1, >-Q7 ._- _ , 4~ I0 e .92roperation and Meltzer§.Jlhey~ _ 1"-Youlreaputtingime on-thetspoti Mellzer said don ttS_an ;Qiegg},the_~liusinessr!ieiiwyssibility .that eMelt;'¢r;»Wl_92ile .ljke'to be put on the spot. Unlesséafd héyl>.¢lis_M!_92h__.5*M_@_|[email protected] "Y1'1i'!8;!9'-lb?E?LElli?'!2i..:Zl§12¬?k"§§l§'?"°U19Y.»l_Wi|1'19
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E ed over-tothelFBl _volun_iinous
along withtape recordin§s,Jol>-;*~___ .. ., ,..~-"answer any <T_tT<¥,'tions.r Jledeclinéd togivethe name
of his aitorneyor tosay whether
he had, been vW0lKlf_lg_I0|__lll_e
FBI; y- Whenasltedifhehaddefraud-
ed aiiy people. hleltze; said.
"lts,'a,rria_tteriof opinion."
As recently as last week,
some~of the businessmen.
_an"iong'lhém Robert Jackmanof La'§JolIa._presiden_t oflfiter-
sea Fisheries lnc., C0lilil'l_llét_1:fO
wonder whether they would'ei_'eniiially receive the _ni'oney
they were proffilsedby _hlélt_'z'er
terprisest _ _ ' '
., o3ii_e_is,, including. Willam'pigkin's on* of a §an,Francisco
Tcon'iii_iunicatipns cp_nipan'y,said theysuddeiily felt thatjheyha'd be'enlaken._'Witli indigna-
tionbickensonsaidhehadturii~
documentation of l92lelt;eij's ac;
tivitiesi E§_o_nieof the businessm en said ihat- simllar>_documentati|on,
i iained byTheT:mes& clearly ing;l dicated t6 them thatihleltzerI had been privy todetailed info?-i,matio'n about the Abscam ill-4
vestigation and had apparently;used it asa cover lorhisownac-ii
tivitiesijThey.said i_t therefore
rappeaied, that; eiie_n after the
bureau; receiyed eoinplaints,ll _|l0ll'_l ihé bti$inesSn1'en,itdidn6t".
L stop himfor fear of ieopardiz-LM
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l1theycould check with'Michael
Elzay or the Qiase ManL922!"§!92
Bank in New York if they
wanted to makesure that liam
bir Abdul Rahman had assetsin
this country
Spokesmen for the Chase
Manhaltanhaveconfirmedthat
Elzaywasabankvicepresident
but haile declined to comment
on reports bylaw enforcement
authorities that a bank account
was set up there for the in
yesiigation
Several of the businessmen
said their faith in Meltzer had
grown when it appeared that he
did indeed have connections
within the bureau
Any time anyone told
anything to the FBI it went
straight back to Meltzer " said
Howard Flink one ofythe ment1n5liTdi"""Kng» a~i'ciiive'"ai"san~=iieeeraiagiiaiqiiinagaaagiii;S Florida. Meltz'e'i'~, whqis 55, T,soon-to»_begin__ serving a _3__0_-5
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interstate transportation: and-sale of $l0QI0Q }_wo{thJ,1f';M_c%
Donald -,¢<>rr2» aeeurilles »92!1§!£lihad: been ;slqleni[r9n39a< ew?
Xork, :iiy.;l;r9ker.ageg'flri;3igniJa!1.'?:l?7Ze.,, V Q ,, ,___ 1 ~ '
Court r_ec9 rdsjn Florida from
t_he.ti'mé O_fA,_|}lS_8l;'l§£~§i_SllO92';Ir§h_3_fhe h?9.»~P1!%§7.~9h=!ts§9. with
another l:§l§l1;R_Q§e[lR8i§Ll_he52- 1AY;.5.°YIdi'@~ ienewsnaner
rsP§I*§-..R§l<.1 said he~ws.>r!<ed as
aconsgltant for1theAralp"lnter;
a_iional. "{ljrader:Qbén_ter ii_n.M8lll1§ll!3l_'!.,"ll§!'l ZC|:§Mq¬SCl'jxd
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fthe '_FU||8f:;B§llSEl Com was
g?ante'dja';:delay_j Ai_n geryingiliis
sentencejn order toiindeifgo §
hip replacementperatjon.Mean¬yhile,,;aqcof;d,ing .towho, expecting C0mmlSSlOS,,___m§!92y fqf~th65§~ i'n§§|_yg21, hi;had arranged deals with Melt- pb!-{myed_ hirhsélf in diéi-éni
zer on behalf of half a dozengiiifies to differentpeo]";leas an
West Coast concerns underci1ver}~agent'or informerh " for invest »biit"warned thjem
that giiave h_arinwoi1lgfe§ultif
theylbrol_<esilence on;that sub~1- 1 _ " 2I893; ' .31
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ben'efi't. Ishoiild ngt contact'Ab-
du_l." said Howard §li_nk,whp
brought 'se92!eral companies in
touchwith h/leltieij.f"}lé s_aid.1tcould cause*pl_iysi§:al liarfn lo
me and my family aifd to Melt-reri b'ecause?~he- was -wdrltéfigwith__ an» East .C9ast Mn-ii.est_igaiiizn,;;,i...._.'_.....=. ~
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:-V Reacting t0_lAhscamv ,, i a
Rep, John Brademassaid _his_
reaction was gnepf "shock and sad-
ness."I Sen. Robert Byrd -was
"disappointed, discouraged and
shocked." Rep. Robert F. Drinandéclared, I'rn sick." - - 3 ~
.'Ihe disappointing, dl§co_ura'gin'g,_
shocking and siclgening report was
that eight ., members of the U.S.
Congress =- plus a numbenof local"
and state officials --1 had accepted
bribes in an FBI "_stingj operationcalled Abscami_ ',- ' vi .
"Since word of the_two-year in-
vestigation'leaked_out a little'ovei'
two weeks ago;the reaction of most"Americarls, we suspect. has been
general lyin lineivith thatof thelaw-
makers quotedabovel ,Som e others,
however, unfortunately cynical as
to everything relating to politics,
may be giving the bribery report
relatively little attention. Sp
what?" they may be saying. ' ,
.But the inost curious reaction has
beenrthat of somepeoplé who are
putting as much onus on the FBI as
alleged, we're happy to line their
pocketsillegallyinretumforfavorson-_the congressmen who, ittis.II i
FBI nowi mg full story of what hap-
pened in the cases of themembersof
Congress has not been told.~Further-
- more, even if the agency did not
meet the highest standards in its
. r probe. that does not mitigate the of-
fense --' from the moral and ethical
fstariiipoints of any congressman
"who violated his oath of office.
The best example of_a weird per-
spective on Abscam perhaps is
found_in'I~lenry Fairlie's_column in
last Sunday's .Washington" Post.
There is very_ little dilference. 'he
wi-o'te,' between a politician stuff-
ing into his pockets a few thousand
dollanbills frorri an imagined Arab
and"a, journalist stuffing into his
bank account the many thousands of
"dollars which he may raccumulate
from actual corporations [in fees for
- speechesl." That is a wild chm-
parison, since the politician's act is
_a violation of law, while the jour-
nalist's is completely legal, even if,
~ as Mr. Fairlie contends. there could
_ be confliizts of interest in_some such
, cases. The columnist also refers to
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-small actof corruption. . .!'¢.and to1
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_[hecharge being made against _-I_f the reports that haveleaked out
the FBI is that it gr-appqi u_-,em¢m.-- -:;,abotit-Abscam are trué that not
hers of Congress intoicongmitting il-legal acts. Entrapment ilhrihg oriii only sorne members of Congress but
-also "other elected officials took
enticing a person int_o cornmijiing a t bri_Bé'_s_ then thei FBI operation has
cr,i_me-is i_ll_eg§il.}iI1d_obviously no '1, §e_ryed sf valuable purpose in expos-89Y@mm§ntal agency should resort; ,5 _, irig péopl e inpublic pf f ice who ought
to it. lf the FBI was guilty of using
entrapment. that fact almost ce_r-.
tainly will be revealedfthe ageitcy
itself has p_ut its dealings withmern-; hot to be there. The FBI should con-
.- tinue its ;undercover , "sting" in-
'~ '- vestigations, not only to catch run-
ofithe-n 1illthiéves.and robbers in
hers of Congress on~film and t5pe,, ..:.fal<e"fenEing operations, but also to
a_n_d_ presumably these pictures and
r_e_cordin'gs eventually will be made
public as part of any prosecutions.
- Butit lspremature tdcrlticize the
92.th'efinger on public officials and
~others_.in lofty positions in society
who, are engaged - in white-collar
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. Hqve Gone Ouf. of.-_$f_y_!e ~1
. jlh'!ée §u_'s'tice Department is iipset
Y becau_se_ tlje news media exposed jthe
i corruption in our political system. What
Justice Department havewehad for the
t past few, years? We havenhad men well-
paid by our tagtles who coveredfup and* deceived ps. , "
The peopleghave shorthiemories. Our
.déily lives are so fullgof stress, because,
we must cope with our needs, lnf_latlon_~ was brought onubycqrrupt leaders. 1 t
-.Koreagate 'coverup by the Justice
Departmenty..§The people also fshould
.remember the graft-taking leaders in
Congress and their phony Ethics Com-mittee, a V g ' ~ T J»: e e
-Our country has grown too big for all~
ourelectedleaderstqbeundéijone roof.. p We have allowed" our government -$Q_2Q Z_ _!_l'_[l_§~@_d£l'l of'_thievés?=* "*" B
'* Abscam is nothing new. Tlils sort of "
thinghasbeen goingonforyears.Ethlcsg7FB/ May BeJheVicf;'m»~ ~= -
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Of Abscam Oufrage
Editor, The News Leader K
It seems strange that the only lS§tl8
Congress seems concerned about inregard to Abscam is the condiict of the
FBI Can this be the same Democratic
Congress that was so morally outraged
by Spiro {92gnew° "
Perhaps congressional Democr_ats.are outraged only when Republicans
receive payoffs Certainly thefin-g
vestigations of Herman Talmadge an
Daniel Flood gave no indication that
ngressmen would play rough vlwitli
members of the club Now it appears
~ Congr ssis goingto investigate thefBI2
rather than disho_nest'Cgngressme'n; _
j§t.is':an election year aiidoné_can b_et'~ =~5dimr;1-he News Leader; as :: _,_¢ Qéthat some in Congress would rath;er dotifurtherdamage to the FBI_'s image than
a'dn'i_it,'that _the're_a':re dishonestelectéd .-liémocrats. iii Washington; would ,
v_wager-that the majority. leaders wouldhave reacted differently if the pictures
had" shown Republicans .stuffing their
pockets with money.Some people really have believed that
Watergate changed things. The truthAs' eemsAtg be that if someone has anything '
'to_ cqyerfup, he should be sure_hi§ frien_d_s'
The peopleltshould iememise?"ine '1?ré=iMh5m=ii°!i*>ll*=».L.e<e.....,e _ r~" ' * ' ~ ~ MARY W.-COLE. r_ ,<'-r'- '- .. <~ 4
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Rep. Bdq Shuster, R-Pa.-, chair;nJan oi1h'e 1io'us_e RepublicanPplicygqmmitiee} sa'id_GpP men1bers_i_ei; a specigi prosequ t_or1Wgsn§tp§e<ié_d because thelgslice p_epn;tm¢nt v/as vigorouslyinw/ieszigatingziie case, , _ , M ~ p -
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FBI cnsrms. Again Riley speaking."
Riley, this""is .-Qharies iianklns 6i theAtlanta sofiice. ii h¬ar ~you're:iooliing for
someone to play an Arab sheik in the sequel to0pe§atiohAbsca_m;,' " A? ,
-'-Where didayou hear that?"
, i"_i read it in Vl.lI:i'¬[y.' . _ Darn, we 92y'ér'e trying to keeri the sequel
secret; What'exgerience dojou have?"~,"lpiayéii_a Frenchdopepeddlerinthe'Mar§
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."l didn'_tcas,t.ariy bi those stings," Rileysaid, "How were your revie92y§?", K
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E;asternshuttie going to_§ev7=Yo_rk. iie_ con;
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J g'ave_me $50,000 to put in mybrieicase until we
g'o_t_to La Guardia, because he said he. didn't
:tru§tA the, stewardesses. J was neiief 5°
Pentrapped in my life. g .liawki_ns' oonti_i_1ued, ~'iiere is"one~iromiiyewsda g' Island 'While_@;f_B_!_'§H
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.¢ Zo"rigressnian Greensieeyés in the.*~J- ~*?=1 ,: :
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0 fings. for ;Aiibs¢.aem,,§eeq_u§'/1
brought iiie andgexcitemént to who
have easilybeen a cliche role in the handsoi a ,
less-talented undercover rnan.It iLsa pity thatthe authors of this scamdid notgiveiiawkinsa i
Hbigger part.1Had they recognized his
closed on Satur_day night
fl haye some more,{'-Hawkins said; ;
~ f,No, that's okay, Riley repiixédi"you_,i6<_>lg,on video-tape?" "
i'i..LSEijii5iyoir a ta"pve of me bribing
~ _i_nsi>ector_ in "the Little "Caesar-"
Caper. After mye appearance as a__c_rooked§female jockey, I re_c_eived an Aizadeniyiwvard 1
in iront ' for best dragperformanceoi theyearof _a hidden camera. " ,
order. But the directorlis looking for. ~Riiey said, Your credentials _seen_1 to be in ,
name tolplgaythe sheik - someone a,
any indiétments out of it,li¬veii_,aii beshow,bu_siness. i g y_ _ - .»
Giyejrne bréak,;Rlley.,I.havehft
i *é<.>§d' P11"-1§i£1.¢_¢.:;.I_.EEY.§_dL;§F15.?I.;-Vbagman in Oh Costa'Ric_a. "
a Cadiiiai: limousine, and g yacht YODWI_ talent, 5
Operation Sticky Fingers" might not have-1
aiood,
would pay nioneyto see:gWefre.putting $10
million into this production, and ii wedontg_et=
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'_re_commen_dedt yesterday~ that
-Rep. Richard Kelly, the'only
Republican implicated in the
*kE8lbrib'eryinvestigation; be
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lithe recommendation. , gi Kelly has said he accepted from §Bl agents posing llasrepresentatives of angtirab§héikbut;only for his own in-tvestjgatioh oi what he thoughttwere croo s.
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Speaker Thomas P. O'Neill J r:,
D-l92la4ss:.1re§,ected ._Kellys re=
Yquest that heint_ervene in the
f'FBls _subpoena _f0r l _ellys of-{;li'ce records " for the"_past 13'
-;l:n'g1rt":s:i-ide ta; Kelly said. the
*HFlorida »_congressma_n wantedqthesubpoenalimitedtorecords
;rejated to the FBI case and notYcqtéer, privateyconstituent mailan papers. _
i E=*t92i=r-.th?:,l£.<i92a§eJ.u9niarsi;.t :q1n1'm_ittee uri>animouslyLrecommended House defeat ofevidence in 'thecase, in-which=~ ? ~ i_=¥ _.;.
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ln"re"92spons92e to a.;lusticeDepartment appeal,_the corn -'4ri"litteey5ted2fl-0tore§;omrnend}3 .~
that the House defeat a resolu-§_
tidn that'wou_ld order the PB] to;
juirn the evidence 0ver _to iongiesstin 30 days. " '
~ll_the prosecptions~should
wfail tor any f¬8SOi1.__lh¬l'l we;
would beblamed for-fouling upf
the prosecutions. }§ep_ HaroldS, Sawyer, R-Mich, said; 1
Assisiaht ;Att_orQney';GJe;1eral@Phi_lii5~ 82 -Héyinanri .. sent iuiéc"ommit_t'ée a?lett.ei" urging i-33
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eight rneinbers 6! Congressthave been implicated.
lleyniahii repeated' his, es-1"
timatethatindictmentsagainstl
any of .the eight mentbetistpf.Qopgrexssv implicated in the in-i;
vestigatioh will take._ab_out
three months. . ,,
_The'-resolution seeking, the.FBI evidence was ,introduc V
by Rep._.Peter A. Peyiser, D
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Kelly emerged from the 90-
rppnded by a cprdoh ofpf6téc-
tried to interview Kelly,.Rep6
Henry J. llyderotlllinois told
them, lie doesn't have to talk
right newt» hes gone.through'_avery emotional experience.-' Vhe sentiment of his
colleagues became apparent in
a te§t vote to eliminate the
where?ts"' 'elanses;;oi;:the_,
resolution. The prop6salwas
overwhelmingly approved.
Hydewa§amongtho§e6pp0s~ed to tlfeexpulsion ordeioig the
groundi oi denial of_ die»
processliewqsjoinedhykeps.
Bill I}. Gradison §i'0hio, and"Tom Rallshaclt of Illinois.
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Fenwiclt o_tNew_Jersey, Robert
Batgtnan of Maryland and 53.William Stanton of Ohio.
_Anpthercongressrnanwhoat- t_ende§i themeetlngsaid_Key.entbittered over the plan to oust
-him told the conference. flrKnT.EdzsrespeE't"it'>i"'this"'TKeiiy'§§i8IH§7v'5mT 531:1 re-
gninute meeting-red-eyedltsur-»
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became clear, Kelly was urged r. * Q Q
oin the caucus it aéked to dosh
3 two-thii-gs vote pt_thecon-
mbée. the aourcg §aj§. _inlormedhyloje _ '
fhe source aleo sait_1t__hatKéi-
ly .comP92ai"°d.~$h.8I~ {heleadership had infornfed hint of
the plan to expelhirn bysllpptngMme under hi?-rottice.door..92l/ednesday eveni_ g. I
gh¢,de5,.who, withthe otherReputSlican'leadervs;pressed torexpuléionfsaid thiit We were»
mt judging his'guil_t o_rinnoce_n-
ce,wewere_r1'_otjt:dgirighis c_a§e.
But we were actlngin accor-
dance with the codé bf ethics of
;th§=;lt0u'5e of Repré§Z§nt_atives.w"hecontfnued. ~ v ~ B;,1:;o':Netii,&§itt', wt;
Deinocrat has had any charges.»bFougl_n;'3agains_t hint, and l'm
mt awéie Pet wees have
fhgéii. bi-ougi1t3~ag_ajnst_ any-l'_tepuhlicans;'§il,i1$;t}~" -
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mepubtican =le,aders. torh
=re'sondlng'to preséure from
*~"|<m5'!among their ranksnvho.
hesaid,wéreunawaré6tthedue
"process protectibnséfforded by;b6iE tE¢rlmlnal'i:6urt§ and the~Congresél -t '
dongive adamn about any qt ~' lie 1 wa'S- l8li921¬|§IY8 1°_ 1.1
you. _'_ -_ Republican congressrnen*who l3'31!" 7'i'I$"'-'7 ~--M Aa*<+*__»_;~' r '_ --4'; I _ Kbegin an inquiry into,Kellys
..con;iut;t in the.AbsQam in-
vestigation. The Republicangroup lnéludes. '.tare§. T.
Broyhill -of North. Carolina, a
~ni_ne-t_e_rn1; gon'gr;§srnan:- M.
§a'i_dwel_i Butler -of -Ylrglntar a
si>g-ter§n- mcmP§!!I Paul
Findley. of. Jlllnols,-a lp~term
rrtember, and Blll!FrenzlotMln-
nesf>ta, a live-term member.
y, liate Jhursday afternoon,
;J<elly issued a statement
1reiierating'hlsQéénlidehce th'at
*he~woutd*be absolved from all
charges of wrongdoing. Hcsaid
that to allow the expulsionu'lf§¬ti'}hI2'i¬at}E?'§»'I§§l'iV_ééi§t0 ~'
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Kelly oftFlorida, implicated in the FBI
briberyinvestigatiomresignedtgay from
the llou sekepublican Gonierencé; saying
he wanted to save the Republican Party
irom~an action that would not be
Kelly s move halted debate by the con
.ference- the organiiation oi all GOP
ldouse» men_1ber$c- on a motion-, by
Republicanleaders to expelKelly from the
téonierencelgecauseof his admittedaccep,
tance of $25 000 from FBI agents posin as
Arab representatives
'60? leaders said Kelly, in a seven
minute address. handled himself with
aplomb and was in good spirits. '
_ Kelly, the only Republican among eight
_members_ 9i_ Congress .who were int»
plicated in the FBI undercoveroperation,.
said he would-not accept any more camypaign contributions irom=- the lliouse
lI_lepu_bl_ican Congressional _Comn1ittee.House leadefs had recommended he be"fdéprivai-bi 7ahytutu're' campaign funds
from that source. H K' Kelly. préyiously had_'réc'ei_ved*"$4,0lItrbni the Republican committee and waseligible for an additional $6,000. ' k| House cop Leader John J. Rhod_es,of
Ariionaf said theRépublican debate oni_{el-
1y'did'r@tdéalwlth_th_e qtiestiqnoi his guiltpr;im;9_cen_6e out only; on whether his"_ac-'1;eptingthe$25.00_0 wasaviolationotouse
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véstigation into possible wrongdoing.
Kellysresignsation from theconference,
whjgchsets policylo? House gepublicahs,doesnbtaitecthiscomifiiteeassi nmentsi2
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his rightto_ vote in the Hoqseor his right to.
Commenting" on KellyfswesignationtSpealfer. Thomas P. =0!Ne_ill_, ~ ta
M 'sachusetts;tDen1ocrat.~ ~said<¢theT
R, ublican apparently never h_eard_o{=due process; No_ Dencrét has bee charg-,1ed with any;'wrongdoi_ng;I don'trl>n9w ifapyRepubl_ic:inh§asbeen.'1 h " ,1 ,,-Neither I{elly._nor the seven othegiei;
b_ers~ofCongréss*rnentioned inithe-FBI s
bribery inquiry hasbeen tormallybhargedwitha|_1y wrongdoing}, . -
I Federal grand juries are looking at_ the
evrdenceandJusticeDepartméptfofiicials;say a decision on 5vhe§_h_ej3 to charge any on
thgreight coiildicome iryabout tghrexemonths. ' _ q _
'HouseRepbli52g,lJeac_ier Johii-Rhiides,R jiwriza. said the_re5:0?n_meiid'éti'o_f92 thattljé.pgrty organization §1e al'with-Kellyjvs caste};"wags._niade_ becau§e;f§_6ngres§man-Kelly;'hg§Ladmiitt_ed public _t_h'at§ éjeceivedfunds" i;orn the.I{Bl'agen_ts. V _ _f~ lt*'was cu; feeling th_at,*thejadm_issionthfatghe relceived funds was serious énougli;to'casteserious;'dpi1_bt§:;vhether{_tl1e~coh-1gressmanin fact should continue to serve
'_a's a_in'eriiberjof,$eRep§bli§:'¬n§onteFé?;- iie7 hodes said " ,. IQ I rRwTT7' - _- I~ .r
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llou§e;pygr_whelrnin gl§' ',i'é3,';ect'ed a rpotibjr yesterday that:
would haigé ordered the Fql tor
turn over é_vidénce-pm seiénl
House members;aIlegédl'y irnstpiicaled in the-FBls'ju[lder~'go92i_er_' Abs<; am bribery in;vestigation. ~ ini Theactioncameshortlyaiteni
blhe"lipusé ethics qimmjttee,decid$d unanim_ouslyto~- roceeg withils own inyesliga¢
lion pl the seilgn C9llgl¬S$l'En,
in Ii! ing possible ~'open
Ll_us,tic é§I!:epaitment'_h:Ai_sv ieius=fad to sha_'reits evidencewlththé
panel u;92ti_l,each _case_is,cl9séd.
'_T}l<f:'~_<ior11n1'ittees specialcourisél 1- Barrett Prettyman.
But hesaidonly oneof tliéseven
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,ha92;e'answerslromtheothersix1.3:. said_al! gi,thes1;t;en naniqq J SJA k '19.-"5 ?°¢°!"!$'°§ "3¥*fB!1!92- ail itlreceiiresr v'id§_6t_épés landr"-esr".ga§°9'§!d W9! '! ?_"°df°4 0iil¬I=;p¬l'li_rn_éi;¬¬i,dél}§Z§} rim*appegheioreéthecqmmltteeiphe F321" Q " _ " ;"¢eliil¬l"0_{_>_§ll.'0l':Ci0S¬<it58SSl9l'l. ' He noted the-_]uStj¢é.D 3'
t A, _. ., p , _ ai a ot eevide_nc"_has l§pil¬d so larand thatmeg1~§ :bu|d -5é~»m=;,-igd ~*5;,'é";'f"her rejec_ted_theinvitat n. ~ F ' " A!§Q1mn1_1cat¬dhaSbe's, en»
Pf=1r,ri$'.<m.<1o:-. Willlamartt D
Nd ;'-The Senate ethics commit-.
tee is.i_nve§ti'gatjng that case;
' -Re'p .' Charlesi*Bennétt"D
'Fla., who hea'd§the,éthics:pan-
gel, argued; against, the.-motidn.
Saving"?! s=@.@,Id,[email protected].é;?*¬iiIi
possihle .¢r!p3in.aJ_ .rz!s2$@¢uti<>n§
hytthe J ustlce Department.i »Theijet¢hics ;corninittee deci¥'
.sionJ,earl_l_§; .§e's,t¢;jda§;t_o
*vrvaeedkams§tter~P§sttvt?z1
said 'the,_,Jxus_tice t Department{J ca A ._ ~=~W6S'--twllilng -totshare .some_rhearmgs, evenrthough the .'92,ac¥g;gq*,;ar j'nf°i-mgnoh M ;
and wag willing to turn9v§;i; §1l
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Prettyman saideyen though
the» panel; iwéllldf Pfoscedesit
w<>uI<!r1' trlzeabls ¢<>.m§[email protected]!in@1
decision on any of the case n~
ep_ rt-
menthass d ll lh
cohtmjttee assoon aseach'ca'sels ended.
tt>s'.1<>nfo?f6§i- ' » -t s
'§he'l»{6use inotiori to or ei'
the FBl to turn its inféiriiatioit
over to thellouséiniidayswiis
rejected $944 with'liyerp'em-bers yotingpresent.
-Among the seyen .c_oi1-p
gressnien that sogrces sayarej
allegedly implicatg-:d,'only Rep.
Johp M. 1921rirphy,_D-N§;Y.,ir,oted
for the resolution. Rep John P.
hlurtha.,D-Pa., alsonarned innetfrs accounts ol the FBI probe,
didnft vote. T hé other live -
Réps.:_Frafnl;Thomps'on _Jr., D-
N.J., Micliaél Mi'e'rs, D-Pa.3 . .-Ray[}'10§iEF;'_i.¬§¬[t3uffJ_D-P3", "
JohngW;_,Ienrettek,Ir:;D;S,C.-,
andrklchagdielly, R-Fla. 1-vote dre§ent' " " ~e.i
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. ;.l 49-year-old Mjdlothian-man has 6011- s.j='viden¢¢ in the case. and Justice Depart- *
iiigmed that he islmplicated in the Fe_deral,- asgnientpiéials say a decision on whether to»Bureau of lnvestigatlon's Abscam probe ' §flle eharges'will,not"bejn_'ade,for several
aim alleged bribe-talti_n§ by members '6: grime §_ ,;.;.;._1 .~?...i 1.1.,-¢°'.'$'° -»-2 - - .. I J-2 21. s. =- 1 ~ :=~34;*§ §§.<-=-. 3""! §'="$'-"=!92¢!ine e'qitil>ment-5,1 h .R__s H"23'N_ B - C = sat __e was aware_ofno_wrongdolng when DrlgenhasbeeglvmefitionmlEev:$$rt}s:~»]!=§'e-pldqeg up "$9 pafkagq mt !en§'°".e'as the ~bagman'-i.wh<Pallegedlvcarried a - 'Je~me'-e.a|§° has gen ?! gm -3 aiwfhmg "'
$50,000brlbelroman FBlagent,§vliopo§ed~= -"1"?3a1-_-'?§'§'7PrQp°F'e_ <1 :_-~-ea ~ it '
as a representative of Arab businessmen; Q L -'~t_'ihe;ifii:i2lent startedfgvith Stowe? effortate Rep."*John W. Jenrette Jr.,J}S;Q.. 5; t"-£136 secure afloan ~'to_f.buy=the nanciallg...,-my '= .5 th» . h _ V I... 1 V jstrapped Amer_lg:an§ear and Pinion Co.t-said emaegg byiel§>l'}6g'1e::'w|1E'sft:§r%|!gf <M!me'§eacp S-'9'" St9¥§$§'-q'~;» '
','.l~le said hi-:dt~.'_arried the package igbntaining 1.--:,a>Stowe was trying 1° S5l1h.8'.B'1°"@y $3
._the money to Jen_rette. ' ' ='ZZ,," ";j', ;b"Jl1lllion :thr_ough,a_man whocalled him-'
Q Rightnow;Pmjustwaitingto_becalled-'£:;§ell'Q46! Wibfg od-who posed as
tklore a grand_ jury," Stowe said. l'l| rt,-representative of a loan investment firm
.make a statement if I'm asked _to. lfm - backed by Arab money. Weinberg turned
cooperating with the authorities." ' ' out to be an Floinformer, Stowe said.
, :";¢"*-P e -'-we ---- av ...
i Through Weinberg, Stowe met a man _ I * E
* _who called himself Tony Dlljito and who ; »-On-Feb: 2, a Saturday, at 3 p.rn. Stowefl s'aid he represented two Arab sheiks who :§_returnedt'o the townliouse j' which he hadF sought asylum in tlleUt_l__fted§ta_te,S. $_IQ_W6 bleen told belonged t_o an Afab firm - to . 11..-» .~ . ..,;-.5 1.; ' -'-'1 "s ' '.gjsaéfowewasaskgdfolntF9duceJenl'ette1 3:18 Ifnetogij b;§¥§§§'§uaby 1=B1*;"an old friend"?tothe_men,aMthelour éagents. .who _clalmeq StowelhadjcarriedI metatatownhouselntheGeorgetownse¢- :bribe m0ney,'Stowe 5_ajd_, I G* lin 0! Washington in l2¢9¢m92>¢1'-,§$°?'°- ,§ Either you _b_eljeve him or you dont,"_said. ' ' $5 -551 » "-3: - '3 *5 ; =- ;,_said §to92!~e's attorney, jack R. Nageley of
t "!h¢1¢ 'a58nytalkolabrlbel>e|ngPaid' uivliami Beach. 1fIt§ thesanleistory he told
1» t J ' "we lo h's help. $towe'did_t3't hear; 1' the FBI thehIHewalved his right to an at-:-. 1?, t§e Midlotl1iia:1man said;-1.1%-{=o:4_' 1 f,t'<>niey §hq'tola,tnein.';;;. _ ;.' 1 1 3
e; Jenrette was also seeking a loan. to re- Stowe has not» been-charged with- finance the purchase 0! an island in S_0l1l§1 ttanything; but he said lite has not been easy
»;§:C8l01iM -the ¢°8re$5iIWl.092§rod rwit i ;§f'sinée'the confrontationwith*the FBI.
isanother mal1;$l0W8 $8id- 1,3»; i 5 5.51 ii--'ttt_:~ ;1he. phone has been rin'glng of! theé J The day zaitentthe met;eting$tqw¢.!; ihopkjg MUG: otthetimepecause oi repor-. enrettejsreques , p c up some money m-5_ e sai _ .2 - - ~. ' . ~,3
at the town house and took it to Jenrette, M .--1 have g9 say, they've been pretty nice,
rstowe said. He said he did not count the - 'g{ough,-- Stowe Sam _
_ , i_.. g,§»* b- y& ,|l_!,.,;;:-'-1.0-a-nI$;.'J~=4-_ ., at ..!money. 7 .
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WASHINGTON UPI! Fresh indict
ments involving congressmen are ex
pected this week in the gi'0Wli_l_g_§C3ild3i
siemrf'iing"ir6iii the FBi's lid¬ifC01tBf in-
1 vestigation "Operation 'Abscam." ' ln'thelirst indictment yesterdaya New
York 'grandf|'u_fy charged R_ep;i-iiliehael
"Ozzie" Myeijsfi-I?-Pa., with 'ac<':epting_
in bribgsjrom undercover agents._ 'l'lie'§ indictment : also- charged Myers
shared another $35,0Q0 with Mayor Angelo
Errichettioi tiamden, NJ; Philadelphia
Citymqouncjlman Louis jtiohanson. andPhiladelphia lawyer Howard Criden. '*:*s~
_io_i,'$lQQ,090 to introduce legislatiqnvthat
Ai{opldletsup'po§ed_Arab sheiks actually
*-EBl;undercov_er agents ¢'re_main,inJlie,L_lnlte_q§ta,tes.~e 1
' Jfhe charges are expected to mark the
. startoiaseriesolsweepingandciiniroyen
sial indictments against as many as a hall
dozen members oi Congress in perhaps the
wors_t»scandal ito rock §ap_itol_» iijiysince
Watergate. _ i
;Anothe:r ind_ict_irient~ was possible today
in theAb§cam investigation in which El}!
agents posed! as Arab bu_siiiessmen=_andtheir associates togtempt po]it_icians. toii trade their iniluence lor bribes.ii
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Absc_am..was named iorifhbdui En-..
_ terpr_isesinc.;aiictitiousiirmsiipbytheFBI to provide cover lor the agents. '
i V l had no indication it was coming,"
Myers, -said oi" th_e indictment;"Pro_s:ecuiors in New York gave my att0r- ?
ney no indicationwhatsoever thatian in-*
dictment was_lorth_coming."< Z 3 The congressmen declined direct com-.
ment until he had a chance tosiudy the in-J
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I , Myers Washirigt6n_ lawyer; Plato
tiaeheris. accused prosecutors oi breakingN i igcgii rairmzriiiei
e i;nsd;iei;e.d%in~=FB! 3 5A»bseom'] . i;ln§"* '" " i
a promise to give him advance warning oi
the indictment
"lie will plead not guilty -Cach i.. 44::- #1.;-~,a -,_ _.avw_ xwq-.4Tsaid.» , i P
Myers, 36, a second-term congressman,
.. 9 Y t§too,ooiii=oii1i92'i=i.uizi92ici: n it _ Z;,_,_.,. ..-._.,.,.._ .._ , The four-allegedly conspired tqpijomisei. . ,
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1recently won the Democratic nominationto seek! a~third term _despite leaks in
;~February~that .t_irought wide publicity
about his involvement'i_n Abscam=
The. indictment accused ;l_iim'~ oi .§_:bii-
spiracy, bribefy§and interstate travel in.
aidoiaracketeeringenterprise.'Iheother
tlireedeiendantswefechargedwithaiding
and {abetting a~brlbe and the othertwo-~r~*-~-~ ~-- A ~__--- - -- » =.:_,__,__E%_*__
n All four lace maximum penailt_ieS-""'§1°nqj
victed of all c_oun_t_S_. °f 25 Yea"-$5. P."§Qn
arid $49-99° iii J1°§- g
Th8"lli3in evidence against them-came.
from FBI videotapes-of their meetmeS_
with undercover agents. includingfyers
"session last August at the Kennedylhirport
.}iilt'on Hotel in 5N§w; York iwllre he
,a!|egédM|y, an envelope stuffed vgith$50,000. , _
Theiindictment said.FBI agents paid
$50;0 ' id Myersiit said Myers passed$35.-
000 oi the money.to_Criden_: t0.J91,1§@{.§,_ia~ipew=¢fbf.§{*d°§E.a?!.%§E!; -
Myers then sought and received another.
$35,000 for himsell from the lundercover
_agents, the indictment said. .-4
Errichettivand'Criden allegedly served"
as unwitting "middlemen" iri_;;the .in-
vestigatioh, leading FBI agents to Myers
and severai other or the politicians im-
plicated. _
griden was charged. with six ielony
counts last weeii in the iirst majo_i3_Abscam.
indictment against. three Philadelphia
City_.Couiit:il_mempers,,i§i_@_i_gg .19_h_an-sen, his private law partner.,;;Besies_,Myers , Criden also was alleged tgliave led X
iundercovemaggnts to R:8p§i_ Rayrnond
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Date: 28/
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Title: ABSCAM
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,Leder§i, D/Pa}, -John&Murphy, D=N.Y.,
l Frgank Thompéon, D-NIL, and John
t *~CriqenvattomeyfvforrnertWatergate
_ prosécutor Richard Ben-Veniste, said his
cliént wjould Qieéii inijéént nless he getg
iqll immunity-frigj,}Jr6§Ecution._
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..< Errichétti,50;wh6doublesasaNew.[er-
=sey, state senator: is alleged to~ha92'r~eV_in-
._tr0dLt fed the FBI to severalrnembers of
'~ Congress who later were iinplicated in the;
92bribefry' investigétion - includlng Sen.
Harrison .Wllllam§, D- JJ. é '
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$¢§ak*nss~fr.<m;.h2$rms>r~'s <2f"¢r=-.Errlchétti t_o@_reporters that the last fouqM921flh.D-P5; I r, _ ' m_'m£nflls;o_{ i1§;v_§~l,e'aks,_ §t§oi1t§hein92festig'a~
Ktiqn hg"y;;;t;een _~ 'a_ ti¬mEr§do§1§6Fd¬5l on
one's ~§a;nily,3!_riends~ and constittients.» "1 feel withall condence thatzulwllibe
vindicatedfiwili notre§ign.I' j _
' *Eijrichet_ti_§ir_st zwésgdrqiyn lntojhe FBI;
_hé_t by Melvin Wei_nberg,a confidence manwhom thegoi'ernmgnt sentenced to prisonand then alloived to ggliree in ret_t_1rn for his:
la§§i_s_§§r1c'e intthe_under5:ove§;inqqiry. Hgthen_§epb?§edly'_tntrodqped~ the-ggents toCriden.» » ~
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Raymond F.; 'i.ederer;jD-Pa.,
was indicted: yesterday on
|ciiarges:ot briberyian_d con-
spiracy, becoming thesecond
Iliouse rTi§mi§ér charged in the!A_bscam political corruptloniih
vestigation. jg iti§A,__iederai grand, jury in
'BrooiiiynsaidLedererrecelved
'$50I000 from an undeicovér FBL
:a'gent,pg'>'sing as /a trepiesen-.tative o_t Arab businessmen.i giiccorging to the indictment,
released at92the Justice Depart<
rnent, Iledererr promised the
agent he would introduce
private liinmigration bills .to
;enabie,the "Arabs to remain in
the United States and take otheriazctiong to. help ttiiem Iii.
iThe iiiZiictiii'ent'naiiied th'ré_eother ,delédant§i7{§n'géio - J.iE:rrichetti;;_ii_1i__e;;v§§_erseyfstate_
isenator and ina .0? Camden:92
law partner of the councilman,
Howard i.."_Crideri_. 5
Errichettl and Criden were
indicted twice before in
separate cases resulting from
the fAbscam probe. _
_0n Tuesday, the Brooklyn
grand iuiyindicted Rep.Michael Q. Myers - illite
Lederer a Philadelphia
Democrat. _ . i
Another live House members
andasenatoralso_havebeeiiim_-1
plicated in news reports of the
.in'vestigation, during which the
undercover agents often
videotaped alleged payoffs. i
§Afte_r the indictment {was
.returiied, .i.ederer- declared
.himseli~ innocent» of the
a_liegations.ai'id predicted that'he would be vindicated. ii
_, Erriehetti; at his City Hallo!-
lice.saidiflcategoricaliydeny=these;cliarg'es as .1 have in the
'past_witli theaiiegatio_n_s.'_[92 g _
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Facing Qiiarges _ I _4 , ' I ' ' *_?="' '
is in Philadelphia, George?if f N : ~ i -1
1 ,chwartz, president of nCity
Council, announced that he will
resign along_with council ma-
ority leader ¢Harry Liannogttl;
because of "their: indictments in,
Alter a two-hour closed ses-
sion'with iother council niem-,
ber§ 'vih'o voted unanimously-
that' he step down;-Schwartz
said he _will relinquish his postJun_ei 19 and the council iwill;
elect a temporary
not give up his seat. ,: I KJannotti will resign tliesarne
be no~<':hange~in a committeei
son. -
Sch;-vartgsaigi "the consensus
;ls veryfclear";among council;
members that if he is cleared of»'chaii-m'anship ..held- by Johan-3
Ji¢h?.rs¢§.°f abféeitivé $39-000. ;
fkagentsgié »"viii'gét nié job backzi
Ispiracy to commit bribery and.
interstate. travel to aid
racketeering, Lederer, 312; _was;
freceipt of an uniawjul gratuity
ipayments. from. undercover
comment iromthe two others!charged. _ i
The four-count >iildiClil'iBl_it
charged~ali {our .with con-3>
charged ~witii',~bribery, -and
while the other three weregag-ll
pcused oi aiding and abettingbribery. , _ *_ --1
Me_anwhlie,;, U.S. DistrictJudge Thomas A. Fiannery rul-l
ed, that Rep. John MI Murphygi
D-N_.Y., is_not entitled to viewii
the FBI; video and sound tapes{of his {meetings with -under-ti
cover agents. ,
1 Murphy, implicated iritnewsi Indicate page, name of
newspaper, city and state.!
_ Pages A1&12
"Richmond Times-
Di spatch"
-Ri chmond , Va .
Da*_°f 5 /29 /80Edition: Morning
Title: AB SCAM
Character:
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p NEW YQRK AP! 5-. Gralnyvideojapes
zof ousted congressman Michael Myers ac-1
.c'ejitiii§§$50.Q°° b!">°;!gPi>'¢d 15!! =hr'e;e.T-Ynetwork "news p'r0grams, hutfhis
Philadelphia neighbors? loyalty wasguq.
shaken. 4 H F ¢»,_ J. ~ :2I Myers yesterday becamethe first U.S.
cohgressman toappeag on_ national televi-sion on t'ée§n1gde in the 1=._B;'sq>vér: Ab;
scain iqhiry. Heis unlikely to be the last."
' Audio and video tapes ,of meetings with
-agents bosing as aides 19, a; _l>og_us;§§ab*
§héik'¬§illin'gt0P§*¥fg}f [aVofsare kfyto the
,brose§I1:tion';_of ~4z>;sqa§n; fde_[endant§;_, andthe U.S.Subre:'neICg_l1rtjsirefu§al _t5over-
iiiin éiliiigalloyingthei;l1f9adgasfis'ex-
i>ecsérp%e¬aP;=¢§93%a"=_ t T'IMieis Wééconvictegl qilpqibery and Eon-
spiré<':y'Aug.-30; and has singe Qeen e:x|3 ell-ed; fionilC6ngFéss:¢H<-;Etj92stjsee1-5ing _3re- »<ei'eo'ti6ri ia_§ the D§l!l5§tT8ill_C _1}o;ninge;~" '
'noEsN'r B0rn£n'iyisu: _ 1
Somé~25 oj§192§yq_|i§5;=_§'f>j_tl§:l"hlladel15hla"°l¬hl?3"§ i£¢!"l£t"£<§ti@f?Qr "the" tapeswere televised egpi-rg§§£_d~1§i iiiiie iwb.
-tériil C ln-gl'e§§IIl8n;- 1:45} L __ __ i___x fediq tgkg the njQr_|i;" hpt that doesn't'bothef n1e:"=sa|d*ba|-At engg§;l§ic Fran-
~1coli|io,':wh6,?{2§iEl5li¢efhac[t§y1ce votedffgij
it-Iyérs-".I!.§°m°<2!%@ 91l¬l'?<1Y9" $501109 itwould beawlul harg jogefpse} too: I canlt
hlame;0izie My'er§!'£lo1_'Lbeing humani"/ ' I ' ~-We ~ ,.-
._
1g? 7 -/~42?/31-e' ' Indicate page, name of
newspaper, gity and state.!
P . 2 , Richmond ' News Leader,
Richmond, Va .
Date: 10/15/80
Edition: Evening
E Title: AB scAM
Classication: 1
Submitting Office: Richmond
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Myerssaidhewasoptimistlcaboutvotei reaction in the lst Congressional Districwherengqpgrcent of registered voters ar
Democrats. *i"have~confidence*i_n th
votersofPhiladeiphiabecausetheyknow
railroad job twhen they see one," sai
Myers, who had tried to block showing c
' the tapes in court. = _
A Meanwhile, in South Carolina, Rep.5.Ioh"Jenrette and his wife, Rita',»lwatched th '
broadcasts, which Mrs. Jenrétte saidgavher a feeling of de'ja vu.'= l
rAce~s|nitLn;3_ -'rn1ALs+ g
Jeni:étte'-wasconvicted?6nFcharges~oT-taking- a. $50,000~_bribe; in!-'a~-trrial -Y tha featured video tape'smade's¬cr'etly b'y th
FBI. Fourothercongressmen face similatrials. " '3
-Watching was IIke?-reiivingfwhahhap .1
pened a-week ago,?"~Mrs. Jenrette=toi-
WOL0-TV of Columbia, S_.C-.,» calling i 1"t!@§1.'?1=?!i.§l-3,Sh§;%1<!.h§Yh1i§!>§in$!,whet
; seeiiing re-eiection, was not worried abou" Voter reagti6n,'f{1§le'is never seentakin,I a'ny;i1oney,_j5shesaidfiedidnottakean;money? _-> 4 ~ »-H
The>_TV-fnetworksr w'érit* to=cou?t ii-
,,, Washington; D.C.-.=yesterday seeking'th<
tapes from Jenrette's tgiaii
, The Supreme Court ruling yestefday le
i stand the decision of UiS. Districi<Judg
I Geo;rgeG1-Pra¢tNt.'triaijudgeiniwyersicasei extending to- electr6ni§~ e"vlden'ce_. th-
conimbnllatv principle thatfdat'a'iritroduc
edmatgg-__tria_i~wjeré infthe;6ui1ii§ domain.
-PE~9IN§.u1sAe2EAL . 1
Myers "yvanted the tapes wgithlreltF pending,i?ts appeal. V», ," Y . ft ~.NB,C, CBS and§_BC iedthéjr nightly i.i1ewsshowswith~the~ta , i vii tin at ._lAyg'. 22, l979:'m'eé_ti§g ?vei?e{:e%y%l;s'*~§dol the bribei_lhe networks devoted up to fivt 1
mjnittes of theirT'301min§ite br0'adcasts'tt"22-material». .' ~ "Y " . *K ;CBS Newstaiso" presented a'30-minutt _,~sp'ecialrepdrtatil:I§0pim.,andABCi§iew:
devoted nearly all its 24-minute
'"Nightiine1-programto.Absbam.g }=ioyd_ Abramsyanf. attorjney; for tht4,. ngtworlts, told Dan Ratheron§BS:>Iif tlu
jury saw it and-the Congress saw,i_t,'therté wa§_no,reasgnwhy the,rest_of,us couidn' *seejt._?_ ._ . i I . t1
V
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GETS PRE'l"lY.R0l1GH _ ' _
On the'ABC late-night prograrn,,seyeraexpiétives, on - the tape lwere not deleted
' '.;lhe tape is_biack and.white. in fact, the rn'os_t£coiorful thing aboutitjssome of.th< L*1 language; which get§'pretty rough brtloc
casion. It is in fact offensive'.tBut that: gIi precisely the pqintfsaid anchormanifec
:l<oppei. ' " , x . _ ;,
i _ _!n the3% hours of audidiand video tape:
.released,Myersand__two cp-dehfendantsgarcb heard claiming influence over politicians
¢Mafia higshots, Philadeiphia,City_Counci.Lmembers, unions; immigration and rofficials and coal mining interests. $0
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