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==Villainy== | ==Villainy== | ||
===ABSCAM scandal=== | ===ABSCAM scandal=== | ||
In 1978, the sting operation ABSCAM was set up by the FBI to investigate forgery, stolen art and general theft. It centred around a fictional company called Abdul Industries that was created to investigate the target areas, which soon led to possible political corruption when a forger who was under investigation claimed that gambling licences could be obtained for a price. During the investigation, Jenrette was approached by an undercover FBI agent and offered a bribe of fifty thousand dollars. The FBI agent recorded the conversation, including | In 1978, the sting operation ABSCAM was set up by the FBI to investigate forgery, stolen art and general theft. It centred around a fictional company called Abdul Industries that was created to investigate the target areas, which soon led to possible political corruption when a forger who was under investigation claimed that gambling licences could be obtained for a price. During the investigation, Jenrette was approached by an undercover FBI agent and offered a bribe of fifty thousand dollars. The FBI agent recorded the conversation, including Jenrette admitting that he had accepted a bribe from an associate. He was arrested and served thirteen months in federal prison. | ||
===Theft conviction=== | ===Theft conviction=== | ||
Jenrette was arrested in 1989 after stealing a necktie and a pair of shoes from a shop in suburban Washington. He was fined two hundred dollars and served thirty days in a local prison. Before sentencing, he said he was remorseful, as well as that he had wiped out all his income. | Jenrette was arrested in 1989 after stealing a necktie and a pair of shoes from a shop in suburban Washington. He was fined two hundred dollars and served thirty days in a local prison. Before sentencing, he said he was remorseful, as well as that he had wiped out all his income. | ||
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