SAYS FEDS COULDN'T TRACE $ TO MURPHY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90-00552R000100890051-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 12, 2010
• Sequence Number: 51
• Publication Date: November 19, 1980
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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19 'Novamber 1980
By DANIEL HAYS am risen in an Uct z u, 1979, meeting . men n.nd Mayor Angelo Err;chetii of
and STUART MARQUES ' ` of Murphy, Criden and FBI agents, Camden, N.J., who was convicted in an
posing as frontmen for a phony Arab earlier Abscam case.
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unsuccessful attempt to trace some of-.` Frank Thompson.. (D-N.J.)--arej ernment star witness Melvin Weinberg
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Lawyer Michael..Tigar said-agents ' Prosecutors -say they have traced.'` showed Weinberga copy of what'ap..
,followed. ~Murphy_:,to-,a . shop ..that, $2.00 of the money to .Philadelphia. _ Peed to be confidential government
Murpay-s wue, Kathleen,.but-were un- partner. Cook returned the.money and ?iawyer'Alvin Malnik,-a reputed front-
.able to link any money he might .have== has been cooperating with-authorities. .,;ban. for.-mob financi4 wizard. Meyer
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order the : release. of . government: re.-,_ $30,000 and Murphy got $13,000 Cook he got the report, nC n ~epiiec ^"It_ ti
ports- detailing-effort,- to- traces the.. said the rest of the money was divided comes from Langley" The CL4hits- 1
money given-to accused bagman How :among various lawyers and business- heaaquarter`s in ;angtey pack, a a.
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