Template:Did you know nominations/Joseph A. Maressa


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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 21:04, 5 October 2016 (UTC)

Joseph A. Maressa

 * ... that after admitting he took $10,000 to help a fake Arab sheikh, Joseph A. Maressa argued that "it would be patriotic to take some of this OPEC oil money and get it back to the United States"? Source: see here "Mr. Maressa has admitted to several newspapers that he received $10,000 in 'legal fees' from FBI undercover agents acting in behalf of a nonexistent Arab businessman seeking help in obtaining a casino license. The New York Daily News Feb. 5 quoted Mr. Maressa as saying, "the Arabian Nights portrait these two agents painted was such that I felt like it would be patriotic to take some of this OPEC oil money and get it back to the United States.'")


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 * Reviewed: Bayit Lepletot

5x expanded by Alansohn (talk). Self-nominated at 02:16, 27 September 2016 (UTC).

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 * Symbol confirmed.svg The article is new enough, having undergone 5x expansion last week. It is also long enough. It satisfies the basic policies of neutrality and citations. I cannot see any problems with copyvios or close paraphrasing. The hook is acceptable and within the length limit. Finally, QPQ has been completed, so I think this is ready to go. AtHomeIn神戸 (talk) 07:02, 4 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Side note for - Maressa is not mentioned at the Abscam article, although I assume the "one memer of the New Jersey State Senate" in the lead is a reference to him. Perhaps you'd like to add him to the "Also approached by the FBI" section of the article. AtHomeIn神戸 (talk) 07:06, 4 October 2016 (UTC)
 * , thanks for the suggestion. The material has been added to the Abscam article. Alansohn (talk) 14:31, 5 October 2016 (UTC)