John Jenrette Jr., Congressman Nabbed in Abscam Sting, Dies at 86
Once a rising star of the Democratic Party, he served 13 months in prison for bribery after being targeted in an F.B.I. scam involving a phony sheikh.
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Once a rising star of the Democratic Party, he served 13 months in prison for bribery after being targeted in an F.B.I. scam involving a phony sheikh.
CONWAY, S.C.—Former U.S. Rep. John Jenrette, who was convicted in the Abscam bribery scandal in the late 1970s, ...
CONWAY, S.C. -- Former U.S. Rep. John Jenrette, a colorful politician who was convicted in the Abscam bribery scandal in the late 1970s and whose wife talked to Playboy about an in-session dalliance on the U.S. Capitol steps, has died. He was 86.
Former South Carolina Democrat John Jenrette passed away March 17, 2023. Best known for his involvement in the Abscam scandal in 1980, Jenrette was 86.
Former U.S. Rep. John Jenrette, who was convicted in the Abscam bribery scandal in the late 1970s, has died at age 86