Harrison A. Williams
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Harrison Arlington "Pete" Williams Jr. was an American politician and lawyer. He was a Democrat who represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. W
Williams in 1955
Abscam
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Abscam, sometimes written ABSCAM, was a Federal Bureau of Investigation sting operation in the late 1970s and early 1980s that led to the convictions of seven members from both chambers of the United
Harrison A. Williams
…House of Representatives (1953–1957) and the United States Senate (1959–1982). Williams was convicted on May 1, 1981, for receiving bribes during the Abscam sting operation, and resigned from the U.S. Senate in 1982 before a planned expulsion vote. Williams was born in Plainfield, New Jersey, the son of…
U.S. representative Michael Myers, second from left, holds an envelope containing $50,000 that he just received from undercover FBI agents
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