John Murtha — Part 5

12 pages · May 10, 2026 · Document date: Dec 17, 1979 · Broad topic: Politics & Activism · Topic: John Murtha · 12 pages OCR'd

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9 Memoerandum from We ‘De Gow to Mr: Valter Re: ABSCAM | boos SPRL Te a 2. That. ‘iE. this’ request . ds: approved, - _Brooklyn-Queens’ MRA will be advised to. spay. “the $10;000 from, the $50,000 presently in their possession and. ‘previously ye authorized, but not expended. 0 Se es a, ee darters _ a *prnowere = ‘Adm. Serv, “ © begat ca Coun’ : ws y) es . mo Crim. Inv: “Plan. & Insp.” : ere ae , J 5... Bireetor To . OO REC-M eg vo EKER: ‘Ada. ERR dents. Tech: Sens. oS Exe AD Adm, coe — ‘ . Be ae intel, “ Training. at a — 7 Pte ws Lo Exec. AD- mee Laboralory j Public Alts. 0 Of. a ore, DETAILS: -Abscam is a solely Bureau funded, . controlled “undercover | “operation ‘targeted: against. major political corrupters in various ‘Federal and State Government, as well as“major: swindlers and property thieves. .. During > ‘the course of the. operations, Abscam has developed prosecutive Federal cases. against. Angelo. Errichetti, Mayor of Camden, New Jersey; Kenneth McDonald, Vice-Chairman’ of the New. Jersey Casino Control. Commission; Harrison. Wildiams, 0: S. Senator, ‘New Jersey; Sénator- Williams; ‘associates Henry: Aloe _ ‘Williams, III; Alexander Feinberg? and. George Katz; and an INS - investigator. Al ‘Alexandro;, Michael Ozzie Myers, U. Ss. Congressman, . Philadelphia,: Pennsylvania; Raymond F. Lederer, U.S. Congressman, Philadelphia, ‘Pennsylvania; Frank Thompson, Jr., U. S. Congressman, - New Jersey; John M. Murphy, U.S. Congressman,. Staten Island _,.iNew York; John W.. Jenrette, dr.; U.S. Congressman,. South Carolina; | John P. Murtha, U.S. “Congressman, Johnstown,’ Pennsylvania;. Richard Kelly, U.S. Congressman, Florida; and Joseph A. Maressa, ‘New| Jersey . - State Senator. : on January Th. 1980. ‘Howard Criden: met with | Abscam : operatives and with U.S. ‘Congressman John P.. Murtha. from Johnstown, ~ Pennsylvania. This meeting was. set up in order to make a payment of $50,000: to.U.S. Congressman Murtha | in exchange for his coopera- tion in gaining permanent: resident status .for the Arab. principal | of this operation. ‘During: this meeting Murtha pledged his. support, however,, indicated he would. not accept the money at that. time. He advised that he: was aware that U.S. Congressman. Murphy from New York and U.S. Congressman Thompson from New Jersey, had alteady accepted money. ‘and were presently working on the political asylum -problem. Subsequent to this meeting. Criden, indicated that a. Share: of the money ‘to be paid’ to-Murtha was actually ‘to go to U.S. Congressmen | Thompson,- Murphy and himself. He. requested that he be. given. his’ ‘share, which would: amount: to. $10, 000. “Thomas Puccio, Chief: Federal Strike Force, Eastern District ‘of New York has recommended that the-$10,000. payoff be made to Criden in ‘order to insure his continued: cooperation.

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Memoerandum from We ‘De Gow to Mr: Valter
Re: ABSCAM | boos SPRL Te a

2. That. ‘iE. this’ request . ds: approved, -

_Brooklyn-Queens’ MRA will be advised to. spay. “the $10;000 from,

the $50,000 presently in their possession and. ‘previously ye
authorized, but not expended. 0 Se es a, ee darters

_ a *prnowere = ‘Adm. Serv, “ © begat ca Coun’ : ws
y) es . mo Crim. Inv: “Plan. & Insp.” : ere ae
, J 5... Bireetor To . OO REC-M eg
vo EKER: ‘Ada. ERR dents. Tech: Sens.
oS Exe AD Adm, coe —

‘ . Be ae intel, “ Training. at a — 7 Pte
ws Lo Exec. AD- mee Laboralory j Public Alts. 0 Of. a ore,

DETAILS: -Abscam is a solely Bureau funded, . controlled “undercover |
“operation ‘targeted: against. major political corrupters

in various ‘Federal and State Government, as well as“major: swindlers

and property thieves. .. During > ‘the course of the. operations, Abscam

has developed prosecutive Federal cases. against. Angelo. Errichetti,

Mayor of Camden, New Jersey; Kenneth McDonald, Vice-Chairman’ of

the New. Jersey Casino Control. Commission; Harrison. Wildiams, 0: S.

Senator, ‘New Jersey; Sénator- Williams; ‘associates Henry: Aloe

_ ‘Williams, III; Alexander Feinberg? and. George Katz; and an INS
- investigator. Al ‘Alexandro;, Michael Ozzie Myers, U. Ss. Congressman, .

Philadelphia,: Pennsylvania; Raymond F. Lederer, U.S. Congressman,
Philadelphia, ‘Pennsylvania; Frank Thompson, Jr., U. S. Congressman, -
New Jersey; John M. Murphy, U.S. Congressman,. Staten Island _,.iNew
York; John W.. Jenrette, dr.; U.S. Congressman,. South Carolina; |
John P. Murtha, U.S. “Congressman, Johnstown,’ Pennsylvania;. Richard

Kelly, U.S. Congressman, Florida; and Joseph A. Maressa, ‘New| Jersey .

- State Senator. :

on January Th. 1980. ‘Howard Criden: met with | Abscam :
operatives and with U.S. ‘Congressman John P.. Murtha. from Johnstown,

~ Pennsylvania. This meeting was. set up in order to make a payment

of $50,000: to.U.S. Congressman Murtha | in exchange for his coopera-
tion in gaining permanent: resident status .for the Arab. principal |
of this operation. ‘During: this meeting Murtha pledged his. support,
however,, indicated he would. not accept the money at that. time. He
advised that he: was aware that U.S. Congressman. Murphy from New
York and U.S. Congressman Thompson from New Jersey, had alteady
accepted money. ‘and were presently working on the political asylum
-problem. Subsequent to this meeting. Criden, indicated that a. Share:
of the money ‘to be paid’ to-Murtha was actually ‘to go to U.S.
Congressmen | Thompson,- Murphy and himself. He. requested that he
be. given. his’ ‘share, which would: amount: to. $10, 000.

“Thomas Puccio, Chief: Federal Strike Force, Eastern
District ‘of New York has recommended that the-$10,000. payoff be
made to Criden in ‘order to insure his continued: cooperation.