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Harrison Arlington "Pete" Williams Jr. (December 10, 1919 – November 17, 2001) was an American politician and lawyer. He was a Democrat who represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives (1953–1957) and the United States Senate (1959–1982).
20 de nov. de 2001 · Harrison A. Williams Jr., the Democratic senator from New Jersey who used his considerable power to further the interests of labor and education before being convicted of bribery and conspiracy...
16 de jul. de 2024 · Forty-three years ago, Harrison A. Williams, Jr., a four-term U.S. Senator from New Jersey, was convicted on federal bribery and conspiracy charges related to the ABSCAM scandal. Williams maintained his innocence and refused to leave the Senate.
19 de nov. de 2001 · Former Sen. Harrison A. Williams Jr., a popular champion of organized labor whose career was ended by the Abscam bribery scandal, has died. He was 81. Williams, who had battled cancer and heart...
20 de nov. de 2001 · Former Sen. Harrison A. Williams Jr., a popular champion of organized labor whose career was ended by the Abscam bribery scandal, has died. He was 81. Williams, who had battled cancer and heart...
In February 1980, press reports linked Harrison A. Williams, Jr. (D-NJ) to the FBI's ABSCAM sting operation and investigation of business crime and political corruption. Williams, serving in his fourth term and chairman of the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources, was indicted on October 30, 1980, on nine counts, including bribery ...
Harrison Williams won his first Senate seat in 1958, defeating Robert W. Kean. He was re-elected in his next three campaigns, defeating Bernard M. Shanley (1964), Nelson Gross (1970), and David F. Norcross (1976).
