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at mame we Oemee moet eee enna © 6. Pr oe FD-350 (Rev. 10-19-77) Pr Payolf a NEW, YORK (AP)= = Under: . cover: FBI “tape «recordings paint a picture of almost ‘daily ., payoffs to US. Immigration and ‘Naturalization Service employees -in’ New York. for cards, documents; permitsand authorization stamps. _ - og last year. during. a continuing cés said,.has spréad {0 INS‘ of: fices in. Newark, NUS, and Miami and to }2 countries,. learned, that about-15 INS employees i in New ‘York al aréun: der. investigation~and™t “that severalothersarethesubjectot sealed indictments. tT Hes FBL's**‘Abscam:”in- vestigation has” regultéd’ in;the indictment: “Of, em ployee. burtotticials ‘say there Is no’ Connection between Avia sand ifezlocal INS PENS offcais\iflewWerkand Washington; D.Giart declined coriment. * Usedin Trial: . The ‘tapes ‘were “used as evidence earlier this’ ‘month in the little: noticed trial of Isidore York. City’s Community Development’: Agency, Markowjtz was convicted of . giving INS;clerk-Juan’ Espinal; Termed-. Daily. Occurrence The» Recordings were. made,~ federalinvestigationthat, SOUT | 384. ‘months, of’ meetings. and The Associated “1 "Press has . Markowita,-afi analyst in’ New= _paper r work avoid bureaticratic: fj N\A (Mount Clipping in Spece Bolow) ¢ ve aa s % $2,800 in, “retufn: for forged or, blank. documents. if Espinal, whose job gave him access to a ‘wide-range of INS! files, went to ‘the FBI in’Aptily +1979 -aftery fellow : employees | “asked his did. in ‘jllegal ac-; ‘tivities. ee Rt Espinal -was. wired by. the} _EBIL, and the recordings’ are of| P= To destroy incriminating files -and create “complimen- tdry,. troublé.freé. files... fecvte, . Targets of ithe investigation, inciudefileclerks, inspectorsin the. ‘travel ‘décuments’s "section, deportation i officers; déténtion séction guards, contact representatives: and clerks, ‘in| the citizenship,- aliens and- in- ‘vestigation sections. _ A}so'under investigation 2 are, representatives | “of *several The “AP, Cover-20,hours: -of-tape refugee .and: immigrant stecordings: 32 additional h hours}. organizations i inthe city,iac4 -are sealed. ‘cording “v0 ‘ederal. spurcesy. The rasctigi and. other, They aresuspectedof regularly, evidence Prod duced: at pteerip ngclients to Markowitz in “Markowitz. S, trial, allege return for $150 re referral fees. i ayolfs: wh eae telephone calls “Markowitz, had with Espinal. and an INS. under; cover investigator, The transcripts examinéd by “-Toabout 201NS ¢ employees in- New “York, ;Miami. and] Newark “and -to, U, $,: “consular! employees overseas. as-well as, ~employees:. of 2 foreign countries,,..¢ o . “__ To ‘immigration; con- sultants?* wha: -bribe-low-level INS employees tohelpbona fide aliens entitled: to legitimate *yéd'tape. * a £ ; Ranging from. daily $50 payinents for employment per- mits. to elaborate,,$40, 000 workups,, i involving... “the _ wholesale forgery of.official tilesand theissuanceof coveted aljen green cards... 5 * ° | SEARCHED SERIALIZED | (Indicate page, name of newspaper, city and state.) Page A-3 Richmond Times- Dispatch" _ Richmond, Va. = Edition: Morning Title: ABSCAM Character: or -87-15542~QD Classification: Submitting Officer j chmond ky IRDEXeD 1 E54 LED- Aa FBI-RICHMOND BI/BOJ