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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Oct 07, 1985

Page

3

Five Years Since Jenrette Bribery Conviction Highlighted by Fall from Grace

Five years after John Jenrette's Abscam related bribery conviction, he serves a two year prison term near Atlanta while his ex wife Rita Jenrette pursues a Wall Street broker career with Bridgewater Futures Group in New York City. The couple divorced in 1981 and Jenrette's political base in Horry County South Carolina remains debated amid ongoing public interest.

John Rita Jenrette Jenrette FBI Abscam Playboy Congress Atlanta Rita Wall Street Horry County South Carolina Associated Press Myrtle Beach WKZQ Jennette Florida Bridgewater Futures Group New York City Commodities Group Norman Vincent Peale Marble Collegiate Church Ms. Jenrette Johnny Harrelson Georgetown County Democratic Party U.S Robin Tallon John Jenrette Harrelson David Cantey Cantey The Pee Dee House Senate John Napier Capitol Los Angeles Penn U.S. Court of Appeals Charleston U.S. Supreme Court

Jenrette Chronology Shows Five Years After Abscam Conviction

A dated chronology traces John and Rita Jenrette from the 1980 Abscam conviction through 1985. Highlights include Jenrette’s 1980 bribery conviction, resignation, 1981 Playboy release tied to legal costs, 1981 divorce, 1983 sentence, and 1985 Supreme Court actions. Rita pursues acting, singing, and later commodities study in NYC.

Francis Marion Political Science Says Jenrette Likely Won’t Beat Tallon

The Political Science Department at Francis Marion College in Florence noted that Jenrette probably could not oust Tallon, citing expected voting dynamics and local sentiment.

Francis Marion College Flor

Plane Owner Had Dropped Cocaine Load

The Knoxville News-Sentinel reported that plane owner David L. Williams may have aided a cocaine drop with parachutist Andrew C. Thornton II who died earlier. The two men reportedly sought to deliver up to 880 pounds of cocaine, tied to a Sept. 11 shipment sabotaged by Colombian rivals seeking revenge.

Knoxville, Tenn David L. Williams Georgia Knoxville News-Sentinel FBI U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Williams Andrew C. Thornton II Thornton Knoxville North Carolina Florida

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