Louis Johanson
Louis Johanson | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Philadelphia City Council | |
| In office January 1, 1968 – August 14, 1981 | |
| Preceded by | Raymond Alexander |
| Succeeded by | John White |
| Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 3rd district | |
| In office January 5, 1965 – November 30, 1966 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Camiel |
| Succeeded by | Herbert Arlene |
| Constituency | Parts of Philadelphia |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Louis Carl Johanson January 4, 1929 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | March 10, 2004 (aged 75) Longport, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
Louis Carl Johanson (January 4, 1929 – March 10, 2004) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 3rd district from 1965 to 1966.[1][2] He served as a member of the Philadelphia City Council from 1968 to 1981. He was convicted for bribery and conspiracy during the Abscam sting operation and served three years in prison.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Johanson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Biography
[edit | edit source]As a member of the Philadelphia City Council, he was implicated in the Abscam sting operation and was convicted for taking a bribe from FBI agents posing as representatives of an Arab sheik.[3][4] He was defended by John J. Duffy, Jr. Johanson was convicted of bribery and conspiracy and sentenced to three years in prison and fined $20,000.[5]
Johanson later moved to a home in Longport, New Jersey.[6]
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- ^ Infield, Tom. "He Started Fast But Became Council's 5th Conviction", The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 3, 1987. Accessed May 30, 2013. "Johanson resigned from Council, sold his Philadelphia home, moved to Longport, N.J., and began doing volunteer work as an orderly and clerk at Atlantic City Medical Center."
- 1929 births
- 2004 deaths
- Philadelphia City Council members
- Democratic Party Pennsylvania state senators
- Politicians convicted under the Travel Act
- Politicians convicted of conspiracy to defraud the United States
- People from Longport, New Jersey
- Pennsylvania politicians convicted of corruption
- Pennsylvania politicians convicted of crimes
- People convicted in the Abscam scandal
- 20th-century members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly