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Memoerandum from W.' D. Gow. to Mr:' Mullen Re: ABSCAM 2. . That if this reguest.is approved, Brooklyn-Queens mRA will be advised to pay"the $10;0oo from. the.$50,ooo' presently in their possession and previously. authorized, but not expended. APPROVED: : Adm. Serv. Legal.Coun. Crim.. Inv.- Plan.&Insp. Director RecMgnt. txec:AD-inv.LCM Ident. Exec.AD-Adm Tech: Servs -Intell. Training, Exec. AD-LES Laboratory Public Affs.Off DETaiLs: . Abscam is a. solely Bureau funded, controlled undercover operation targeted against major political corrupters in various Federal and State Government,~as well as major: swindlers and property thieves.:, During the course of the.operations, Abscam has developed prosecutive Federal cases. against. Angelo Errichetti, Mayor.of Camden, New Jersey; Kenneth McDonald,..Vice-Chairman .of the New. Jersey Casino Control. Commission; Harrison.Williams, U.s. Senator,' New Jersey; Senator Williams; associates. Henry: A... Williams,:III; Alexander Feinberg; and.,George Katz; and an INS investigator Al Alexandro;. Michael Ozzie Myers,. U.S.: Congressman, Philadelphia,:Pennsylvania; Raymond F. Lederer, U.s. Congressman, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Frank Thompson, Jr., U.S. Congressman, New Jersey; John M. Murphy; U.S. Congressman,.Staten Island,:?New York;' John W.. Jenrette, Jr.; U.S.. Congressman,. South Carolina;. John P. Murtha, U.s.'Congressman, Johnstown, Pennsylvania;Richard Kelly, U.S:' Congressman,: Florida; and Joseph A.. Maressa, New Jersey ..State Senator.,. On January 7,. 1980 Howard. Criden met with Abscam. operatives and with U.S.' Congressman John P... Murtha from Johnstown, of '$50,0oo: to.U.s." Congressman Murtha in. exchange for his coopera- tion in gaining permanent resident status for the. Arab principal of this operation.. During this meeting Murtha pledged his support,. however,. indicated he would. not accept the money at that time... He advised that her was aware that U.S. Congressman. Murphy from New.. York and' U.S.: Congressman Thompson from New Jersey, had already accepted money and were presently working on the political asylum problem. Subsequent to this meeting Criden, indicated that 'a share s.n on ob on. Atnennoe sem eynann on.pted aq on. Aauou ay? Jo Congressmen Thompson,: Murphy and himself.' He. requested that he be given his'share, which' would amount to $lo,ooo. .. Thomas. Puccio, Chief Federal Strike' Force; Eastern. District of' New York has recommended that the:$lo,ooo payoff be made to Criden in order to insure his continued cooperation..