2. Rep. Michael Myers; Bribery
Before Michael Myers, the fictional ax murderer in the movie Halloween, and comic actor Michael Myers of Wayne’s World and Austin Powers fame, Pennsylvania Congressman Michael Myers was infamous for his role in the “Abscam” FBI sting.
Like his colleague Ray Lederer and five other U.S. representatives, Myers was videotaped accepting a $50,000 bribe from undercover FBI agents. Upon accepting a suitcase filled with cash, Myers was recorded saying the immortal line, “Money talks and bullshit walks.”
Rep. Myers was fined $20,000 and sentenced to three years in prison. He also became the first member of the House of Representatives to be expelled since 1861. Ohio Representative Jim Traficant was the next to be expelled, in 2002.
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