Louis Johanson

Louis C. Johanson
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
from the 3rd district
In office
January 5, 1965 – November 30, 1966
Preceded by Peter Carmiel
Succeeded by Herbert Arlene
Constituency Parts of Philadelphia
Personal details
Born January 4, 1929(1929-01-04)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died March 10, 2004(2004-03-10) (aged 75)
Longport, New Jersey
Political party Democratic

Louis Carl Johanson (January 4, 1929 – March 10, 2004) is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, serving from 1965 to 1966.[1][2]

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]

References

  1. ^ Cox, Harold. "Senate Members "J"". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University. http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/legis/SJ.html. 
  2. ^ Kestenbaum, Lawrence (March 24, 2009). "Index to Politicians: Johnason to Johnsen". The Political Graveyard. http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnathan-johnsen.html. Retrieved 2009-12-02. 
  3. ^ Greenhouse, Linda (June 1, 1983). "Court Bars Abscam Appeals". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19830601&id=nU4NAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qG0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6931,16060. 
  4. ^ "Nation: ABSCAM: Guilty". Time. Sep. 08, 1980. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,924396,00.html.