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of oi (Rev. 10-19-77) o iy 90 (Mount Clipping in Space Below) [First irst- Cong ae Ng: @Q ode 4 on Aho” -F “eo ri Tov VeST elon te ca A IIE WASHINGTON (UPI) — Fresh indict. ments involving Congressmen are. ex- fpected this week in the growing scandal ‘7 stemming from thé FBI's $ undercover in-~ j vestigation “Operation Abscam.” | Inthe first ‘indictment yesterday a New York grand j jury charged Rep:-Michael “Ozzie” ‘Myers, -D-Pa., with accepting, $50,000 in bribes from undercover agents. ; The} i indictment :also- charged Myers shared another $35, 000 with Mayor Angelo Errichetti, o{ Camden, N.J:; Philadelphia City, .< Councilman Louis Johanson. and Philadelphia lawyer Howard Criden. . $109, 006 FOR INFLUENCE av * The four allegedly conspired té spromise’” would let t supposed, Arab sheiks —actually ] -LEBI “undercover agents — * remain fn.tbe United States. - ; The ‘charges 2 are expected to mark the : startof aseries of sweeping andcontrover- sial ‘Indictments against as many asa half | dozen members of Congressin perhaps the worst: scandal, to rock Capitol. Hill:since Watergite. ; Another indictment was possible today in the ‘Abscam investigation i in which FBI agents: posed" as Arab businessmen: sand their’ associates: to-tempt. politicians. to trade their influence for bribes. Ne . + 5 7 ei f [FICTITIOUS FIRM ; “ Abscam, was named for {Abdul En-} EterprisesInc.;afictitiousfirmsetupby the FBI to provide cover for the agents. | “I had no indication it was coming,” g Myers. said of- the indictment; Prosecutors in New York gave my attor-! Pney no indication whatsoever that-an in-J dictment was, forthcoming. " ‘ 4 The congréssmen declined direct com ment until he had a chance to'study the ineé dictment.. 4 i : “Myers Washington lawyers Plato q Cacheris, accused prosecutorsof breaking for. $100,000 to introduce legislation. that,’ ve al Fessman. Indicted i in- -FBI's S.. ‘Abscam' Ts A: en HOn nN = COUNTS: ateahimemettiehallinaenetnanetpbaate ant tages “AIRE Te TY Sn All four face maximum penalties, ifcon | as unwitting “middlemen” in.ithe -in- vestigation, leading FBI agents to Myers and’ several other of the politicians im- } } agents, the indictment said. af F City. Council _members, including Jol Johan- apromise to give him advance warning of the indictment. “He will plead not guilty,” -Cacheris * “said. nan viata Myers, 36, asecond- term congressman, recently won the Democratic nomination to seek a~ third ‘term despite leaks in \February- ‘that -brought wide publicity about his involvement’ in Abscam: The, indictment ‘accused - him: of . con- spiracy, bribery and intérstate travel in, aid of aracketeering enterprise. Theother thiree defendants were charged withaiding and ‘abetting: a bribe ‘and the other: two | 2 re ee — <9 e victed of all counts, of 25 years.in prison and $40,000 in fines. ~The"main evidence dgainst them: came. from FBI Videotapes.of their “meetings - with undercover agents, including Myers’ ‘session last August atthe Kennedy ‘Airport Hilton. Hotel in ‘New. York where he allegedly, took, an envelope stuffed with $50,000 The indictment said. FBI dgents paid. $50,000 io Myers-Itsaid Myers passed $35,- 000 of the money.to.Criden; to Johansen, a_ law partner of Criden: and Errichetti,_ Myers then sought and received another. $35,000 for himself from thé ‘undercover ~Errichetti and Criden allegedly served- plicated. Criden was charged, with -six felony counts last week in the first major-Abscam. indictment against, three’ PhiJadelphia sen, his private law partner....Besides Myers, Criden also wasalleged tohave led 4 ‘undercover agents. to Reps _ Raymond (Indicate page, name of newspaper, city and state.) Page 3 "Richmond News Leader" —Richmond, Va. Date: 5/ 28 / 80 Edition: Evening Title: ABSCAM Character: or 87-15542 Classification: . Submitting Office: Richmond NZ C and AA pene tn HED INDE ODL _ JUN 3 1889 | Fisle hire 1.3 —_