Koreagate

During the time of the "Koreagate" scandal in 1976-1977, the Fraser Committee found that the National Intelligence Service of South Korea (KCIA), had, among other things, been using the Unification Church as a political tool in its various anti-communist activities.

Steven Hassan: Why the Reported Sale of the Moonies Washington Times for $1 Requires Greater Scrutiny! 2010

Moon's troubles in America had begun in the mid-Seventies, when Minnesota Democratic Congressman Donald Fraser launched the so-called "Koreagate" investigation -- in part a probe into Moon's relationship to the Korean CIA and the buying of political influence on Capitol Hill.

Rory O'Connor: Media, Money and Sun Myung Moon 2009

Congressman Donald Fraser launched the so-called "Koreagate" investigation -- in part a probe into Moon's relationship to the Korean CIA and the buying of political influence on Capitol Hill.

Media, Money & Sun Myung Moon 2009

Received payments of about $200,000 from a Korean businessman in what became known as the "Koreagate" influence buying scandal.

Mark Kirk's (Yawn) Lying Again and the Press Lets Him Do It Again Too Ellen Beth Gill 2008

Received payments of about $200,000 from a Korean businessman in what became known as the "Koreagate" influence buying scandal.

Hip Hop Republican HHR 2010

Moon's troubles in America had begun in the mid-Seventies, when Minnesota Democratic Congressman Donald Fraser launched the so-called "Koreagate" investigation - in part a probe into Moon's relationship to the Korean CIA and the buying of political influence on Capitol Hill.

AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed 2009

Moon's troubles in America had begun in the mid-Seventies, when Minnesota Democratic Congressman Donald Fraser launched the so-called "Koreagate" investigation - in part a probe into Moon's relationship to the Korean CIA and the buying of political influence on Capitol Hill.

AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed 2009

In 1977, at the end of Koreagate an influence-peddling scandal in the House the ethics committee's special counsel, Leon Jaworski, said Congress was incapable of policing itself.

Privileges of the House 2010

In 1978, Moon was identified by the congressional “Koreagate” investigation as an operative of the South Korean CIA and part of an influence-buying scheme aimed at the U.S. government.

OpEdNews - Diary: Kim II Sung and Rev. Moon: Buying the Holy Land? 2009

A Lexis search for criminal cases in district court found no mention of prosecutions since 1997 (except one for Tongsun Park, who was ultimately convicted on other grounds -- he may personally represent 20 percent of all FARA prosecutions, in fact, as his prosecution as part of Koreagate was one of the few criminal prosecutions in the late 70s.)

Zephyr Teachout: FARA's Failings: Or How The DOJ Fails To Monitor Foreign Lobbying 2008