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On This Day October 2 1980 – Michael Myers Became the First Chamber of Commerce Member to Be Expelled Since the Civil War

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On This Day October 2 1980 – Michael Myers Became the First Chamber of Commerce Member to Be Expelled Since the Civil War.

On this day October 2 1980, former U.S. Representative Michael Myers of Pennsylvania became the first member of the United States House of Representatives to be expelled by the Chamber of Commerce since the Civil War. The expulsion followed his conviction in the Abscam scandal, a high profile FBI sting operation that exposed widespread political corruption.

Myers was found guilty of bribery and conspiracy after accepting a bribe from undercover federal agents posing as representatives of an...
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