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FOOTNOTES 1/ Only Lederer was tried at that time. By agreement, trial of defendants Errichetti, Johanson and Criden has been deferred pending the outcome of the trial and convic- t tions in Myers. The government agreed that if these defen- : dants are convicted and sentenced in Myers and if their ot convictions survive appellate review, then the government will move to dismiss the charges against them in Lederer. 2/ Only Thompson and Murphy were tried.- Criden's trial was deferred by the same agreement described in note 1, @ Supra. On the government's unopposed motion, Silvestri's. trial was severed. Since then the court has been informed ‘ by counsel that Silvestri may be indicted in still another Abscam case, in which event the government would pursue the new indictment and dismiss EDNY #CR 80-00291 against hin... _ 3/ Only Jannotti and Schwartz were tried, Criden and Johan- ban of > son having been severed because of their eartier conviction PON in Myers. After Judge Fullam's dismissal of the charges :. -against Jannotti and Schwartz, see section VII, infra, the government moved to dismiss this case as against Criden and Johanson. 4/ Only Williams and Feinberg: were tried. Errichetti was severed on an agreement similar to that entered into for the Lederer case. See note 1, supra. Katz was severed. . because his poor health prevented his going to trial when the case was otherwise ready for trial. 3 5/ This is not a "pure" Abscam case, because only a relative- ly small part of it involves the undercover agents. The court has been informed, however, that Abscam played a Significant role in revealing. alleged corruption in the awarding and administering of contracts for constructing _ sewer systems in Long Island, New Jersey and Connecticut. ~- Errichetti has been severed on an agreement similar to i that entered into in Lederer and Williams. See note 1, : supra. ‘ a en 6/ This instruction to the jury, that an interstate travel, conviction was Contingent upon Murphy's guilt of bribery, - appears to the court now to have been more restrictive \ _ of the government and more favorable to defendant Murphy I than the law requires. 7/ Of course, the idea that some congressmen may be dis- : honest or "on the take" is neither novel nor without founda- i i . , | i ” t