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+ 0 ane ere 6 ary FD-350 (Rev, 10-19-77) (Mount Clipping In Space Below) “os Re wr ME 7F ial pal Fae Foo QF. UR weie Midlot hign “Man C Sonfir othe SE Foe. abnoatius ” SON ‘we ~ Role} in Abscam - ‘ + OR, a By ‘REX SBRINGSTON set tee « Federal’ grand juries are'looking at the . 2 A 49-year-old Midlothian-man has con- 2-Evidence i in the case, and Justice Depart- ~ firmed that heis implicatedi in the Federal - _ gament officials say a decision on whether to “Bufeau of Investigation’s Abscam probe * ‘file charges will not be Jnjade, for several into alleged bribe- taking by members of more weeks:, - ar gsr Congress. .: aaghs 5 “f os - “Stowe, who. sells: vending equipment, aw OE 4, de ts John: Re “Stowe of-11723.N. Briarpatch 7 “Said hé was aware of no wrongdoing when “Drive has been mentioned ben, dhe, picked up the’ package for Jenrette. as the “bagman'? sihoullegedly carried a Jenrettealso has’ denied doing anything il- * $50,000 bribe froman FBlagent, whoposed -” c slegal ar improper., oe pT “as a representative of Arab businessmen, mn The: incident statted with Stowe's effort 2t0 Rep. ‘John. W. Jenrette Jr. D-S, C44, * es Pt secure’ a! loan ‘to buy: the financially Ua; ‘Ves! *you “have the right: fan," Stowe ; ‘ Strapped American Gear and Pinion Co. if s Said when reached by telephone yesterday. v Myrtle, Beach, . Cs Stowe said: ure :,He Said he: carried the package containing + EO pt “Stowe was trying to get the money — $3 “lhe monéy to Jenrette.-° .°°0 ““Rightnow. I'm just waiting tobecalled~ £ £.self! Mel Weinberg and.who posed as.a “before a grand jury,” Stowe said. “I'll 1. ‘representative of a loan investment firm -make a statement if I’m asked to. Um __ - backed by Arab money, Weinberg turned cooperating with the authorities.” °° out to be an FBI informer, Stowe said. e ee fet ew - wee. * La gh £ oe ee Bee Through Weinberg, Stowe met a man ‘ ‘money. Be ‘who called bimself Tony DiVito and who- -- --On-Feb, 2, a Saturday, ‘at 3 p.m. Stowe * ‘Said he represented two Arab sheiks who: “ "S returned to the town house — which he had * sought asylum in the United States, Stowe 5. Said.., - aos on his “loan,” Stowe said. a Sfowe wasaskedio introduce Jentette— ", He was met not by Arabs. but by FBI“ a. ;“an ofd friend’'— to the men, and the four ‘Agents, who glaimed Stowe" had’ ‘carried ‘met atatownhouse inthe Georgetown sece bribe money, Stowe Said.- > tion of Washington in December, Stowe. =. , “Ejther you believe him or you don’t,” _ said. ere hfe og. CPE ae. ~"said Stowe’ $s attorney, Jack R. Nageley of re If there wasany talkotabyibebeing paid: * Miami Beach. “‘It’s the same story he told 2 to Jénrette for his help, Stowe didn't hear..:’ the FBI then: He waived his right to an at- }. it, the Midlothian man said: ,1.5.,s19— ‘ S"torney and told them." .- - “Jenrette was also seeking a loan, tofe- =" Stowe has not- been. ‘charged with -finance the purchase of an island in South . ‘anything; but he said life has not been easy ‘Carolina the congressman‘ owned :with * :i’sin¢e the confrontation with'the FBI. ie sanother man; Stowe said. : Sie 8s, ate sSThe. phone has been ringing off the ‘The day-after. the meeting Stowe,’at’ & “hook,"’ much of the time ‘because of [repor- ~ we _ Senrette’: "s request, pickedupsomemoney” fefs, he said. > - yore at the town house and took it to Jenrette, .. “Ihave tosay, they've been pretty nice, 3 ‘Stowe said. He said he did not count the * though, ** Stowe said. . . rns Re a pice etna De Tenney eee ee Oe we Original sent to Bureaw_by. ws. SLL) (0 | -. Z— “=~ s6¥snillion <; through a man who calléd him-- been told belonged to an Arab firm — to . rms . (Indicate page, name of newspaper, city and state.) —— PAGE 1B "—— RICHMOND NEWSLEADER RICHMOND, VA. Date: 3/8/80 Edition: EVENING Title: ABSCAM Character: or Classification: 87—-15542 Submitting Office: RTCHMOND a L SSY- US . [SEARCHED 7 tt ie SERIALIFED | Fo m~ane whe FB1/D03 - > |