Abscam, sometimes written ABSCAM, was a Federal Bureau of Investigation sting operation in the late 1970s and early 1980s that led to the convictions of seven ...

Individuals caught on tape in the FBI's ABSCAM investigation, a high-level undercover sting targeting public corruption and organized crime.

The 1978 FBI sting operation known as Abscam led to the conviction of public officials for taking bribes from undercover agents posing as Arab sheiks.

16 дек. 2013 г. · Considered against the vast canon of crime — organized and otherwise — in New Jersey, Abscam was relatively small potatoes. It doesn't hold a ...

25 нояб. 2013 г. · Abscam involved phony, oil-rich Arab sheiks with suitcases full of cash, stolen artwork, payoffs for Atlantic City casino licenses and backroom ...

6 февр. 1980 г. · Casino gambling in Atlantic City is emerging as one major focus of the FBI's probe of congressional bribery. FBI sources say US Sen.

26 дек. 2013 г. · The massive FBI anti-corruption operation known as Abscam captured the public imagination in 1980 with a cinematic cast of characters: phony ...

23 янв. 2024 г. · This article explores the infamous 1970s FBI sting operation known as Abscam, which exposed corruption among US politicians through an elaborate bribery scheme.

2 мая 2023 г. · The Abscam Scandal was a 1980 political scandal involving the FBI and members of Congress. In 1980, the FBI conducted a sting operation to catch United States ...

17 дек. 2013 г. · “I'll give you Atlantic City; without me, you do nothing,” he told the sheikh's associates. “I'll be your rabbi.” He wanted $400,000 in bribes.