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Jenrette Resignation Ends Abscam Expulsion Push
John Jenrette, the only Abscam target to resign,告told the House ethics committee he was stepping down effective today to spare the House further embarrassment. He said the courts should clear him and noted his conviction earlier this year over a $50,000 bribe scheme.
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Washington
John Jenrette
Abscam
Congress
House
South Carolina
House Ethics Committee
Jenrette
Thomas P. O’neill
Columbia
Richard W
Dick) Riley
John Napier
FBI
United States
Ethics Committee
Virginia
John Stowe
Michael J. Myers
D-Pa
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John Murphy
D-N.y
Frank Thompson
D-N.j
Richard Kelly
R-Fla
Raymond F. Lederer
Harrison A. Williams