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GOPEthics Unit Head Ask'Sting :STING, From Ai Murtha was brought.to thesting cgentsbyMurphy,accordingtp . als, continued to. refuse to -comment Probes sources,and though he.took no money -officially:on-the-investigation. "at the taped meeting. he is alleged to; have said he would-take the cash:and. But it now seems clear that the un Cshare it.with other members. dercover.agentsused severaltactics .. Murtha could not be reached for di- When meeting the members of Con-. Crect/comment, but gave, a'detailed ac- gresssThe most common was agreeing. count of his version of the.incident to. I to,exchange cash, usually $50,00o, with. Lthe Greensburg, Pa., Tribune-Reyiew. Murtha sald hehad been told by. ..a; member of-his, associate: in/ return. FBI/ agents who visited hIm at his: FJohnston, Pa.,-homeSaturday that he; I into the United States, accordingto couldexpectto.be calledbeforea Egrandjury.regarding-meetings.hehad Kwithpurportedrepresentatives.of.a ... were'introduced to, men representing. *Bmirates... Arabbusinessmenlookingfor in- Theydidn'toffer meany money Fand I didn't take,any,s the,Tribune- In one icase. Jast, fall, Sen., Larry. Review quoted-Murtha as'saying. According.to Murtha, he was con--. some men who suggested they could... They alsowanted help in getting.a.. refused, making him, Sources said, the' . only official on the: vIdeotapes who.is. not now ,ansubject- of,.the: investiga- Sition. "taped and, recorded, several stimes, in.. F hotel rooms,, and a northwest Wash-- Iington home.that was,rented from a. Washington Post reporter. who wasn't, R aware of the"sting" operation. Murphy,sfor.example, was taped last-. October at'the Hiiton'Inn'at Kennedy. Airport in New. York with Philadelphia! E attorney Howard Criden, according to. sources, discussing how, the."client'of the undercover-agents couid'get into. M.the.country. Murphy,,allegedly: suggested the, Fman should buy:ahouse or'a company tomake it easier, and. at. the end of- filled with' $50,00o Is offered to the sources, he said, "Howard will take that Just afewweeksyago,Murphywas REPJOHNMURTHA REP.RICHARD KELLY fllmediagain, in the house in north ..... Ididn't take ahy" money ...denies'any-wrongdoing This time' he. and' Criden, brought. along.abusinessman,allegedly for.a Ediscussion on how.to split up shares of ashipping company the "Arab" might-buy. Murphy, chairman. of! the House