John Jenrette

John Wilson Jenrette, Junior (May 19, 1936 - ?) is a former American politician. He was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives and later a Congressman for the 6th District, serving as a Democrat. John was married to Rita Jenrette, a Playboy model who he supposedly had sex with behind a pillar on the steps of the Capitol Building. They divorced in 1981.

“	I have great remorse for this. I’ve totally wiped out all of my income and have lost any chance of getting my law license back.	„
	~ John Jenrette

Villainy

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 Jenrette admitting that he had accepted a bribe from an associate. He was arrested and served thirteen months in federal prison.

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.