Based upon the evidence. including videotapes taken by the FBI and Mr. MYERS own statements. the committee has concluded. as has a trial jury. that Mr. MYERS is guilty of having violated the law by accepting $15.000 in return for his promise to use his influence to assist a supposed foreigner with immigration and other matters. by conspiring with others to do so. and by traveling interstate to do so. The record shows that Representative MYERS did present himself as an influential Congressman. that he did bargain to use that influence for money. that he did receive a payment of $15.000 which exceeds the limitation set by the House of Representatives for outside earnings. that he did not report the outside income as he was required to do by law. that he thought he was actually receiving $50.000. and that he continued to bargain for additional payments up until the socalled ABSCAM episode was leaked to the news media. In my opinion.
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