John M. Murphy

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John Michael Murphy (August 3, 1926) was a member of the Democratic Party, and a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York from 1963 to 1981.

Implicated in the Abscam sting, in which FBI agents impersonating Arab businessmen offered bribes to political figures;[1] indicted June 18 and convicted December 3, 1980, of conspiracy, conflict of interest, and accepting an illegal gratuity; sentenced to three years in prison and fined $20,000; paroled in 1985.

John Murphy's decision not to resign but rather run for re-election prevented the Democratic Party on Staten Island to field a different candidate in 1980 which lead to a series of events including the election of Guy V. Molinari, his daughter replacing him in Congress, and Vito Fossella replacing her in a special election in 1997.

Preceded by
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 16th congressional district
1963–1973		 Succeeded by
Elizabeth Holtzman
Preceded by
Edward I. Koch		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 17th congressional district
1973–1981		 Succeeded by
Guy V. Molinari
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