Legal Opinion
United States ex rel., L.C.J. v. VanArtsdale
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 21, 1980No. Nos. 80-1364, 80-1365, 80-1418, 80-1419 and 80-1456PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
JAMES HUNTER, III, Circuit Judge.
This appeal arises from the multidistrict undercover investigation (Abscam) conducted by the Justice Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation into alleged corrupt activities of government officials. Prior to the initiation of a Grand Jury investigation into the alleged corrupt practices of Louis C. Johanson,1 he was publicly *1036named as a target of the Abscam investigation. This public disclosure was made contrary to Justice Department regulations requiring confidentiality of pending criminal investigations,2 and further violated the…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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