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from agents posing as aldes to Arabs seek- ing amAtlantic City’ gambling license. The ‘official, Kenneth MacDonald; has denied décepting any money. AN, ALLEGED BOAST . ‘Alsounder scrutiny isanallegedboastby Sen. Harrison ‘A.’ Williams, ° DN. the only senatoramong theeightcongressmen’ linked ‘to the probe, ‘that she saved the developers: ofa: ihews casino, $3° million through the intercession ‘Of cdmmission _ chairman Joseph Lordi. . Williams" wife Jeannette isa consultant toaNew. York firm thatis majority owner of the proposed, projectande once served. on the’ firm's board. ‘. ‘AC thIS point: officials said, the } House” and d Senate ethics panéls lack indépendent’ information on which to conduct effective Brobes of their own, ‘Rep: Charles Bennet: D-Fla., chairman: Départment refusal to share its informa- tion would leave his committee with little to 80. on. WOULD PREFER DELAY: : But he'also said he would iprefer todelay the committee’ > inquiry, v which would con: ryles, if it would imperil the FBI's case... itmeans that persons would escape: [criminalprosecution hecaiséot ac commit aa of the House committee, saidthata Justice. + ‘Teentrate.on possible violations ions ‘of House] tee hearing «.« obviously people should not be allowed" to “escape criminal _Drosecution,”° Bennett ‘Said. However, several member: § sof the two- ‘panélsarekniown to feelSirongly thatsome -investigation should go forward evenin the face‘of.an FBI refusal to cooperate. Meeting with House leaders daring:the. day yesterday, Attorney General Civiletti urged a three-month | delay i in any, Capitol". Hill inquiry, according « to “several con- gressional sources. “= , ~ Even if wrongdoing’ v were. found, ‘the-~ -Houge,and ‘Senate panels have no authority. rand Richard Kelly, R-Fla. , 4 foexactpunishment. Theycan recommend | only’ punishment. ranging. froma repri-” s ¢ wrongdoing. . mand to expulsion from Congress, a \WILLING To BUY FAVORS. | 7 = In all, Some 20° public. official: and.10- businessmen and lawyers, have Been i im- - “plicated i in the: 14-moniti investigation, int ‘posed asaides toa wealthy Arabsheik will- ing to buy ‘favors. from congressmen and ally EE en ‘juries.”’ * which-soilrces: say-FBI- undercover. mién—\ that: fat. ‘this time, that individual, who Was znotidentified, does tiptappear tobe thesitb- Snr aad aT png AIT Plage Ts We PE Pemn aedee-tmepcau aanacsnene t other public officials. The undercover agents paid out almos “$500, 000° in_cash,, but, sources: said’ fewed han half the offi officials actually took moneys ‘Some’ transactions were videotaped by th agents, 1 . Besides state and local officials. i in Ne v Jersey and Pennsylvania, sources say Sen ~ sjects of ihe FBI investigation include Sen Harrison “A. ‘Williams ‘Jr,, \D-N: J. ‘and! ‘Reps. “Jolin- ~-M.-Murphy, ‘DN, Ye “Frank Thompson _Jr.,: D:N.J.3 Michael 0. ‘Myers? -D-Pa.; Rayriiond F, Lederer, D-Pa\; John iW, Jenrette;D- $.C.; ; JohnMuritha, .D-Pa.,! Most; ‘of them have denied} any A source said. yesterday that “thé cases of those elght will be,presented to grand \ JA source closé to the investigation also has | said a ‘ninth member of Congress may be involvedi in thec: case. But the source said . jéct. of further § scrutiny. 7