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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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NEW MEXICO — QUTSIDE SOURCR Novenber 17, 19&0 mr. Williem E. webster Director, Fecerel Eureau of Investigation United States Derartment of Justice Wasnington, D.C. 20535 7 A i Deer Sirs ¢ si. > 2 N SE RN ‘i was sncouraged ty your remarks in the Director' Bess- lage porticn cf the Seotember 1960 issue of the FEI Law iEnforcement Eulletin. To me, it was a statement that “undercover work is as ethicel es it is successful and it conetituted a commitment to such methods in the fu- ture. . ‘As a police officer, I am pleesed with the direction that ijthe F5bI is taxing end with the innovetion that progrars isuch as AESCAM end ERILAB represent. If an inéex of honesty in government could te developed, I am sure that it would have soarec to unprecedented heights following “the revelation of these operations. 1 believe that the ‘potential tenefits for the country from these programs equels or exceeds that of any other that the Eureau cculd be involved in. jphe election resuits on Novemter 4th were a4 dramatic in- idication of the public's dissatisfaction with the pre- Isent administraticn, I anticipate thet the new admini— istraticn will be more supportive of your efforts and of the goals that all of us in law enforcement are striving ‘to achieve. Sincerely, \ 63-1156/- ANY —— : go ystem . a (2B : = -_ {1?" 40 . —— —., -— Teg eeepc sr oe kere
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