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ABSCAM — Part 3

76 pages · May 08, 2026 · Document date: Feb 21, 1980 · Broad topic: Organized Crime · Topic: ABSCAM · 76 pages OCR'd
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Exec. AD-Inv. Exec. AD-Adm. Exec. AD-LES Asst. Dir: a - ne 7 7 ; ~ Adm, Servs, _ — a: Crim. Inv. _ eat Ment. “Oo Intell. ’ £ Lar oe ‘~. . Rev. Tech. « Training Public Af fs. Off. _ Telephone Rm. __. Director's Sec’'y____ } , Mr. William - 2, po” Director, FBI KeeP orn Washington, D.C, 2 J a petetrpnnen Dear Mr. Webster: \_ MS AE ad This is an overdue, belated wor “let © you know that I heartily commend you and the Bureau for its aggressive actitivies in the "“Abscam" and similar operations, 1I have no patience whatever with people ‘who beat their breasts about the horrors of "entrapment" and "seducing" public officials, Baloney! An honest man cay ‘be entrapped. As an old police repoyte ‘I recall vividly that great truism ‘con men live by -= you can't work &€ “"scam" with an honest man. 'Youtre going to get some real heat frdm _the irate Congressmen who resent disclosures “about the low quality, in general, of that “august assemblage today, and from the liberal Legal professional do-goodars -=- I know I don't have to remind you of that, But I hope you will hang tough and call their every bluff, I am not one of those who pre- sumes to speak for a lot of people, but I can assure you that virtually without ex- ception every friend and acquaintance I have discussed this with are solidly behind the EL ATER and indeed are grateful to see some WE: /‘Yfietion to make life unsafe for corrupt of- 2Jocks ficials, (I formed a great admiration for /: the Bureau in working with many of at's people; my boss, | former Agent 3 an ow in Austin, j is one of my friends, He's } ' CRN RABIN RTS E17 EL EL RAGAN amen tint # said. LP et eat N! oe cake Gree RBS I pa Ale at AAA De OE tan AE airs : ‘and we're proud of itJ) . No j 68 yageraisny» CS LI, \ B ExtLast
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