In this Nov. 21, 1980, file photo Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa. , center, walks away from Federal Court in Brooklyn after testifying against Rep. Frank Thompson, D-N.J. , and Rep. John Murphy, D-N.Y. , in the Abscam bribery-conspiracy trial. In the FBI sting operation, agents captured Murtha on videotape turning down a $50,000 bribe offer, while holding out the possibility that he might take money in the future. "We do business for awhile, maybe I'll be interested and maybe I won't," Murtha said on the tape. Six congressmen and one senator were convicted in the case; Murtha wasn't charged, but the government named him an unindicted coconspirator. AP Photo logo AP Photo 8 months ago

In this Nov. 21, 1980, file photo Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa. , center, walks away from Federal Court in Brooklyn after testifying against Rep. Frank Thompson, D-N.J. , and Rep. John Murphy, D-N.Y. , in the Abscam bribery-conspiracy trial. In the FBI sting operation, agents captured Murtha on videotape turning down a $50,000 bribe offer, while holding out the possibility that he might take money in the future. "We do business for awhile, maybe I'll be interested and maybe I won't," Murtha said on the tape. Six congressmen and one senator were convicted in the case; Murtha wasn't charged, but the government named him an unindicted coconspirator.

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  4. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 30: The plaque with Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) name hangs outside his Captiol Hill office October 30, 2009 in Washington, DC. A document from the House of Representatives ethics committee inadvertently placed on a publicly accessible computer network outlined investigations into the activities of Murtha and 29 other lawmakers. The 22-page document, titled 'Committee on Standards Weekly Summary Report,' was discovered on a file-sharing computer server and also outlined investigations by the Office of Congressional Ethics, a quasi-independent body that initiates investigations and provides recommendations to the ethics committee.
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