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Se meee “ oe are we eee ee me maneretat & FD-350 (Rev, 10-19-77) (Mount Clipping in Space Below) cH Se a7 Ne lo More ore. Tra ap Senator Says From Wire Dispatches , Sen. Ernest Hollings, D-S.C., who heads. an appropriations subcommittee. ot | * (Indicate page, name of newspaper, city and state.) handles FBI -funding, says he will not . [appropriate money.so undercoyer agents on re Page 2 can set up traps for congressmen. " . Feyysy. DIDN'T. ANSWER’. Richmond News: | § And Rep, Don Edwards D-Calif., whose 7.7 « t House juaiciary A ahendshitted hss overs: i He just didn’t answer the question ...1 Leader asked tim, to gef on top of-thé case and he- FBI operations, Said yesterday 3 was giving mealong answer thatindicated | {to ‘me that he was’ concerned_about"it _ £(entrapment):too;”* Hollings said: cover agents always follow, the ssules in ‘Eqwards saidhissub¢ommittee hearing Ne investigations:~” ron FBI operations Féb,-26 15 a routine one Richmond, Va. he will as) questions at a routine hearing. } sight ove bee this month about whether FBI under-: It was disclosed last weekend that FBI -Retiat will cover all f ¥pes of FBI activity, in- gents posed as. fayor seekers for,Wealthy. cluding “‘sting” operations similar-to the | rab businessmién willing to make huge: fone that d payoffs. forscongressional help with im: Coie ae the eight members of § migrationandbusinessproblems: TheF BI ; ~ « . - ‘ implicated eight members of Congress jn téresed he crinioal eceaned ; ' Ithe “Arab scam? “bribery Scandal. Edwards said, ““The-FBI is authorized to" ‘conduct. an itivestigation. where, there is regsonable belief that a person has\ engag- J ed in, is. engaged: ‘in,.or’ ‘will. engage-in ; "INFLUENCE PEDDLERS Assistant Attorney” >General. Philip Héymann, ini chaigeof ithe JustieeDspart- ; criminal activity... ment's criminal division, told the House F.” «+Soriow we will I0ok at that ia relation to. | “ v. Oj REthics “Commitieé “influence peddlers” :f isting operations," Edwardssaid. “We will aia FBI agents — were responsible for fect into, 1 trust, rules and regulations, and | Belting congréssmén involved. . .whether or~not=¢riminal .standards-are =<But Hollings noted the FBI contacted: ‘always” respected.and observed.” a Sen. Larry Pressler, R S.D., who left. the. F “One ofeightn ‘members of Congréssnam- | yndercoyer meeting * screaming no, no.? ‘Fed it in the FBI's bribery ‘inyestigation-ad- . Hollings said that “indjcated'to me the. “mits taking $25,000 Iitcash, but says he did (bribe) offer was coming from thegovern-. sp 0.48 part of his¢ dwn personal inquiry int into Tent." 2 “And if that’s‘the case,” Hollings said} fésierday, “that’s improper law enforce: ' ment and we'se just not appropriating: money to be setting | up traps to try the in-: tegrity- of people in public office or | otherwise.” ;-Hollings.said he was not, Satistied with, Attorney General BenjaminCiviletti'sdi i Cussipnon entrapment whenhetestifiedon . the ¢ peration Tuesday. 2/7/80 Date: . Evening Edition: Title: ABSCAM - Ce 87-15542-/F Ctasetfication: Submitting Office: Richmond Character: Kao EAL HED SERIAL|ZED FBIKRICdMw ND W/\niia oJ eee Reue mneeces sa ete erp ten Me ‘ ”