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FD-302 (REV. 3-8-77) = 7 . , - “ * . - Ss ‘"FEDERAL:BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION. “ “Date of transcription 472/80 on aprit 1, 1980; Repteséntative James C. fright, — - , Be ey (D-12th District, Texas) Was contacted by “Special Agents. - _— = = b7C Wright was advised of the identities of the intex- Viewing AgentS and-the nature of the interview and provided the following ‘information : . . Wright | “informed the Agents. that he first learned ‘o£ the ABSCAM - ‘operation from reading the newspapers. Prior to that. he “had absolutely no ‘contact* or knowledge of the’ ‘“ ABSCAM operation and was néver approached ‘by anyone concerning. . rewards, monetary or otherwise,. available in return for his , te - support - “OE legisiation. ° Wright Btated he is acquainted with- Ozzie Myers - and Raymond Lederer, due to. the fact that it is his. job “to know all the men in the Democratic Caucus. Wright) informed the Agents that he knows. neither oh a ‘social basis and. ‘has never been to Myers' and Ledexrér"s residerice. . Wright indicated he does not ‘know and has. “never heard. of Howard Criden, ‘Lou, - Johanson, ox Angelo Errichetti. ‘ >? ; ; “ Weight stated that shortly after the ABSCAM operation . was exposed, Congrés émen John Murtha and Jim Howard stopped | in to see him. Wright indicated he ahd Murtha are good “friends, and Murtha just wanted to. assure “Wright that he was a , “not involved in the ABSCAM operation. Wright stated that . wo Howard explained to him that he had been.-contacted by some ‘ man who wanted him (Howard) to. meet an individual who Howard . : ‘ahderstood needed help with immigration problems. Howard - indicated to. Wright that he told this man (not further - identified) that he would not ‘go to this individuals house, hut if he had a -p¥oblem he could stop by “his (Howards) ° office. Wright indicated he aid not believe the- individual | came to Howard's office. Wright stated Howard was concerned ~ PO that someone wight have gone out to see this individual , and. innocently - ‘be implicated in the ABSCAM investigation. aA = 4 25 $ Sut _rte «FO _87- 23324. - b6 - ‘DTC Date sense /2/00_ ~ This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions*c ‘of the FBI, It i$ the. property of the FBI and Is loaned to your agency; <i and It5 contents are hot to be distributed outside.your agency.