Show FBI f B I Arrests 7 I In Assets Assets' Bribe Attempt WASHINGTON Jan 23 UP Seven S Seven big city businessmen were in the hands of at the tho F FBI B I Thursday for an alleged plot to bribe a government official and make a a. killing on nearly 1000 1000 in surplus property The seven were charged with offering a aVar War Var AS Assets U administration administration administration adminis adminis- official in Columbia S S. S C. C to make mako It easy for them to buy surplus st steel el textiles and shoes Their scheme schema fell teU apart when the WAA W A A man called In Inthe inthe the F FBI B L Four of the men were arr arrested ted in ln Columbia Wednesday and Immediately immediately immediately im Im- mediately were arraigned on charges of bribery and attempted The others were seized in their New York homes Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Wednes Wednes- day night Those arrested in Columbia were Charles Kessler Keasler identified as as president of the Spec Dee Products Products Prod Prod- Corp Philadelphia Rudolph ShUfer its it treasurer Edward Seigel of at New York and George A. A Stein of Atlantic City N. N J J. J Arrested In New York were Geor George e J J. A Aaronson president of the George J J. J Aa Aaronson onson Co cash buyers of general merchandise and his two wo sons son Myron and Jules At Columbia it was reported that the four arrested there would be brou brought ht to trial in March Th The F FBI B I said the W WAA A A official official cial rejected all bribery attempts attempt and worked to help break the case from the start His HI identity was not disclosed immediately |