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& a if Mr. William Webster, Dire Ohio! September 19, 1980 ctor Federal Bureau of Investigation OUTSIDE SOURCE Lnieirpertods and Ponnsyaveny Avenue, NeWe Was) ton DeCe 2 (Prine Resence Te Abscam Dear Mr. Websters yolic | Ves Pino e Recently in the news, your department has come out in focus with your "Sting" operations. The latest, of course, is the "ABSCAM" operations Being a senior in high school, I became interested in those operations. With research done, I have formulated some questions that I would appreciate some answers t0« First off, I would like to know how long di it actually take to plan an operation like "ABSCAM" before the operation was executed? Also, how much money was ny sded-7 , “Gok - 4 for its implementations Another question is that how much money was recovered, if any at all, in pribes paid out to congressmen after the operation was revealed to the public. The answers to these questions will help me to have a better understanding of one part of your operation of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and these answers would be greatly appreciated. Sincerely yours vv pol 15 Gl Ay HIGH SCHOOL’ — i