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ABSCAM — Part 4

73 pages · May 08, 2026 · Document date: Mar 22, 1980 · Broad topic: Politics & Activism · Topic: ABSCAM · 73 pages OCR'd
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aleae 4 a RTI ae reagent nmemmenn paren Exec AD Inv. Exec AD Adm. __ Exec AD LES ___. Asst. Dir.: Adm. Servs. Crim. fv. Ident. Intell, Laboratory ____ Legal Coun. __. Plan. & Insp. __ Rec. Mgnt, Tech. Servs. __ Troining . Public Affs. OF, 17 Mr. William Webster Telephone Rm. __ Director _ ; Ce, ee Director's Sec’y _ Federal Bureau of noes Oo FRI/DOd Washington D.C. +ul L 4 iZ. Kés alt Ti k Hse a &. 10 OCTOBER 1980 QUISIDE SOURCE. OTE rm ee er mart eee wee Dear Mr. Webster: {I am a citizen who wholeheartedly supports the indictment and i;conviction of Congressmen on bribery, malfeasance and whatever charges have recently been leveled at them | as a result of the l) so-called Abscam Investigations. ‘I am ignorant of how you chose those specific Congressmen to \be approached by your agents. If that choice was purely at ‘random, I am astonished that you found so many mischievous {governmental officials in a relatively small sample. If, on Vie “the other hand, you had prior knowledge of their wrongdoing oF ipaff | af ‘corruption, I think the world should be apprised of that. a ee vit they were chosen arbitrarily as people who had come at odds with your department, I am frightened! The last circumstance, Dyou ean well perceive, is totalitarian and needs to be with- stood by everyone in this country collectively and individually . I am anxiously awaiti some reassuring reply from you. | ; 8 Sincerely, Saat eeeetenaiet deeb a eceRRTERERaamnS aenenamenen cine tormecheemtemmemermermen cemetetamaamenaemeenmemamenemmnteaEneemaeeD Sf pian tg rarer nee A Ne
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