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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).
Nov 20, 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...
Expulsion Case of Harrison A. Williams, Jr., of New Jersey (1982) Convicted of corruption. No Senate action. Result: Resigned before Senate could act. Background. 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.
Nov 20, 2001 · From Associated Press. TRENTON, N.J. — 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....
Nov 19, 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...
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Nov 20, 2001 · Harrison A. "Pete" Williams Jr., 81, a liberal Democratic senator from New Jersey whose service from 1959 to 1982 brought him the nickname "senator for life," but who resigned rather...
Williams was found guilty on all counts in 1981, leading to his eventual resignation from the Senate in March 1982 and a prison term. Throughout the ordeal, Williams argued that he was innocent and that the FBI had abused its power.
