Michael Myers (Pennsylvania politician)

Michael Myers
Official portrait, 1977
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 1st district
In office
November 2, 1976 – October 2, 1980
Preceded byWilliam A. Barrett
Succeeded byThomas M. Foglietta
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 184th district
In office
January 5, 1971 – November 2, 1976
Preceded byLeland Beloff
Succeeded byLeland Beloff
Personal details
Born
Michael Joseph Myers

(1943-05-04) May 4, 1943 (age 81)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic

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. He spent three years in federal prison. In 2020, he was accused of stuffing ballot boxes in Philadelphia elections during the 2010s, and charged with election fraud. He pleaded guilty in 2022 and was sentenced to 2.5 years in federal prison.