Michael Joseph "Ozzie" Myers (born May 4, 1943) is an American politician and convicted felon who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1976 to 1980.
A member of the Democratic Party, Myers became involved in the Abscam scandal during his tenure in Congress and was expelled from the House after being caught taking bribes in a sting operation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
[2] In December 1970, a cousin of Myers named Michael Joseph Sullivan (who later served as an election judge while incarcerated), shot and killed a construction worker during a union dispute.
[6] On July 2, 1976, Myers was given the Democratic nomination to run in the special election to fill the first congressional district seat following William A. Barrett's death.
[7][8] In 1979, Myers punched and kicked a security guard and a 19-year-old female cashier in an elevator leading from the rooftop lounge of a Quality Inn motel in Arlington, Virginia.
[16] Myers was accused of conspiring to violate voting rights by fraudulently stuffing the ballot boxes for Democratic candidates in the 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018 elections.