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ABSCAM — Part 4

73 pages · May 08, 2026 · Document date: Mar 22, 1980 · Broad topic: Politics & Activism · Topic: ABSCAM · 73 pages OCR'd
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y/° OUTSIDE SOURCE 16 Oct 804 F Director of the FBI _ OD blieRes me Re. Aibscam ca ras. the ABSCAM story broke}I was very pleased to say the least. as happy to see that your organization would help to fight the so Vealled “white collar crime", as well as the poor "blue collar crime. [lor course with our federal judges sending the white collar criminals ,to country clubs like Maxwell AFB and giving somewhat lesser penalties ‘than they do to the regular blue collar criminal, your job may seem ‘a bit fruitless to you. jfLet me assure you that the job that you are doing is one to be very I as one citizen out here in the real world would like to | thank you and say you have done a great job. I saw the airing of your -| ABSCAM tapes on Mr. Myers the 14th, beautiful. You just plain caught , jue dirty! I hope that when other tapes come available that you will * allow them to be shown publicly. It really is an eye opener, especially ito those who may be naive, to see your organizationat work catching those ‘we have elected to serve us, taking bribes. ‘proud of. ‘Keep up the good work. I hope that you will nail more of our crooked _™ ‘politicians so that they will go straight if for no other reason, than Let them cry ‘ the fact that they might be worried about getting caught. ‘the motto "scared straight". Cordually, bf[EO ‘i ofaw ri): 0B 4 NOV 27 1980 casuteteethehaiet cine aah ettin de ote nes eta te tiie headset
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