CongressionalBadBoys.com | home | Williams Harrison Arlington Williams, Jr. Democrat, New Jersey (Rep. 1953-1956; Senate 1959-1982) The Honorable Harrison "Pete" Williams, popular Senator from New Jersey, was one of the five BadBoys caught in the Abscam sting operation of 1978.  Like the others, Williams was caught on tape by the FBI accepting bribe money from a phony Arab sheik       He resigned from the Senate in 1982, steadfastly maintaining his innocence.