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...evidence is all anecdotal," Heymann, who coordinated the investigation with FBI head Clarence Kelly, said. "But you do feel like you're getting somewhere dealing with crooks when an undercover informant tells us that people are afraid to give or take bribes because they're worried that it's part of another Abscam...
...head of the Justice Department's criminal division for the last two-and-a-half years, Heymann emphasized controlling white-collar crime...
Although his responsbilities brought him into contact with a wide range of issues--including a new charter for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), legislation limiting police authority to search newsrooms, and last summer's flap over Billy Carter--Heymann gradually became identified with the undercover operation in which FBI agents posing as Arab sheiks tried to buy favors from U.S. Congressmen...
...telephone interview last week from his Arlington, Va., home, Heymann strongly defended the Abscam program against allegations of entrapment. Abscam has "undoubtedly had a major effect on corruption all across the country," Heymann said...
Responding to criticism that FBI agents used entrapment to lure Congressmen into criminal activity, Heymann pointed to the Justice Department's success in prosecuting officials charged with accepting bribes. Thus far, the investigation has resulted in the convictions of six current or former members of the House of Representatives, and eight others, including the mayor of Camden, Pa., and three Philadelphia city councilors. In addition, former Sen. Harrison J. Williams of New Jersey faces trial on Abscam charges...