还是接上篇。今天看新浪的新闻说钓钩执法的官司已经推迟了。这会是中央媒体已经对准上海了，据宽带山的小道消息说是因为XXXX，此处省略N多字。但终究内幕是怎么样，谁也不知道，不过此次媒体倒是失语了，为什么没有钩子自愿献身呢？
好了，不多罗嗦了，继续干活。
Convictions 判定有罪
Of the thirty-one targeted officials, one senator, Harrison A. Williams (D-NJ), and five members of the House of Representatives John Jenrette (D-SC), Richard Kelly (R-FL), Raymond Lederer (D-PA), Michael “Ozzie” Myers (D-PA), and Frank Thompson (D-NJ), were convicted of bribery and conspiracy in separate trials in 1981. While most of the politicians resigned, Myers had to be expelled and Williams did not resign until the vote on his expulsion was almost due. Five other government officials were convicted, including New Jersey State Senator Angelo Errichetti; members of the Philadelphia City Council; and an inspector for the Immigration and Naturalization Service
在31个作为STING目标的官员中，有一个参议员，名字叫Harrison A. Williams (新泽西州)；5名众议员，分别是John Jenrette (D-SC), Richard Kelly (佛罗里达州), Raymond Lederer (D-费城), Michael “Ozzie” Myers (D-费城), 和Frank Thompson (D-新泽西州)，在1981年的单独审判中被判有受贿和共谋。同时，大多数政治家们都选择了辞职，Myer被开除，Williams开始并没有有辞职而是直到在他除名的投票差不多快到期的时候。5名其他政府官员被判有罪，包括新泽西州州议员Angelo Errichetti，数名费城议员和一名移民归化处检查员。
Pete Williams’ involvement Pete Williams的卷入
Senator Harrison “Pete” Williams (D-NJ) was indicted on October 30, 1980 and convicted on May 1, 1981 on nine counts of bribery and conspiracy to use his office to aid in business ventures. Harrison repeatedly met with the FBI agents, and had worked out a deal where he would become involved in a titanium mining operation by way of having 18% of the company’s shares issued to his lawyer, Alexander Feinberg. Williams then promised to steer government contracts to the venture by using his position in the Senate.
参议员Harrison “Pete” Williams (D-NJ) 于1980年10月30号被起诉，在1981年5月1号判9起受贿罪和共谋使用他的办公室来帮助商业投机。Harrison反复的与FBI特工会面，并想出一套交易，他通过拥有公司18%的股份，并把股份交给给他的律师Alexander Feinberg.Williams来参与到公司的经营活动中去，然后保证从所掌握的政府的合同 中利用他州议员的身份来投机。
At his trial, lawyers for Mr. Williams argued that the Senator had not actually been bribed because the stock in the titanium mining company was worthless. Other defenses attempted to have the charges dismissed included that he was a victim of selective prosecution by the Justice Department because he had supported the presidential bid of Ted Kennedy over Jimmy Carter in the Democratic primary.These premises were not accepted by the jury, who convicted Mr. Williams after 28 hours of deliberation on May 1, 1981. Later appeals made by Mr. Williams included arguments that a main prosecution witness had perjured himself and that the Senator had been a victim of entrapment. The guilty verdict was upheld, and the Senator was sentenced to three years in prison for his crimes.
在审判中，Mr. Williams的律师争论道参议员先生实际上并没有收受贿赂，因为在钛矿业公司中的股份并没有价值。其他辩方律师则试图驳回指控，包括他是司法部所起诉的受害者，因为他在民主党的总统初选中他支持Ted Kennedy推翻Jimmy Carter。这些假设前提并没有被法官所接受，而是在1981年5月1号拘留28小时之后被控有罪。不久Mr. Williams上诉，包括他的一名主要的起诉目击证人伤害了他自己，参议员先生是诱捕的受害者。这项有罪的判决被判为维持原判，参议院先生被判处3年有期徒刑。
Because of the convictions, the Senate Ethics Committee voted to censure Senator Williams and put a motion to the floor to expel the Senator for charges of bringing dishonor upon their house of Congress and his “ethically repugnant behavior.” Supporters of Williams moved that the censure was enough, and that the expulsion was unnecessary. The Senate voted to censure Mr. Williams, but before the vote on his expulsion could occur, Senator Williams resigned his seat in the Senate. In his resignation speech, the Senator proclaimed his innocence and argued that the investigation into his activities was a grievous assault on the rights of the Senate, and that the other senators should be wary of unchecked investigations into their activities by other branches of the government.
因为这些有罪判决，参议院道德委员会投票谴责参议院Williams。并提议在大楼上驱除这些因指控受贿和对参议院的不诚实以及道德反感行为的议员。Williams的支持者认为这些谴责已经足够了，除名并没有必要。参议院投票谴责Mr. Williams，但在对他的除名投票发生之前，参议院先生辞职离开了他的座位。在他的辞职演说中，他宣称他的无辜以及这些对他活动的调查和指控是对参议员权利的极大羞辱，其他的参议员也必须谨慎对待这些未经核查的政府其他分支机构对他们活动的调查。
Mr. Williams served two years of his three-year sentence at a federal penitentiary in Newark, New Jersey. He served the remainder of his term at the Integrity House halfway house, where he became a member of the board of directors until his death by cancer on November 17, 2001. He also attempted to receive a presidential pardon from President Bill Clinton, but his request was denied.
Mr. Williams在新泽西州的Newark联邦监狱中只服了3年徒刑的2年。在之后剩余的服刑时间里，他在Integrity House halfway house作为一名董事会员直到他在2001年11月17号死于癌症。他同样也希望从总统Bill Clinton获取总统赦免，但是并未获得批准。
Williams was the first Senator to be imprisoned in almost 80 years, and had the expulsion motion been approved, would have been the first Senator to be expelled from the Senate since the Civil War.
Williams是在这80年中首名被判入狱的参议员，除名的提议也被批准，也可能是自内战后首名被驱逐的参议员。
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