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ABSCAM - Abscamsometimes written ABSCAMwas a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) sting operation in the late 1970s and early 1980s that led to the convictio...
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| Code name of the FBI undercover operation implicating public officials that went public in February 1980 |
| Name of FBI "sting" operation that sent 4 former Congressmen to prison in '83 |
| FBI agents posed as foreign businessmen in this investigation that implicated 8 congressmen |
| This famous FBI sting derived its name from one its fictitious enterprises, Abdul Enterprises |
| As a result of this 1980 FBI sting operation, Michael Myers became the first house member to be expelled in over 100 years |
| The famous 1980 FBI sting dubbed this was just too sheikh for the room |
| Posing as Arabs with lots of cash, the FBI caught 7 members of Congress in this 1970s sting operation |
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| Abscamsometimes written ABSCAMwas a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) sting operation in the late 1970s and early 1980s that led to the convictions of seven members of the United States Congress, among others. The two-year investigation initially targeted trafficking in stolen property and corruption of prestigious businessmen, but was later converted to a public corruption investigation. The FBI, aided by the Justice Department and a convicted con-man, videotaped politicians accepting bribes from a fraudulent Arabian company in return for various political favors.More than 30 political figures were investigated and among those, six members of the United States House of Representatives and one United States senator were convicted. Not only were members of Congress convicted, but also one member of the New Jersey State Senate, members of the Philadelphia City Council, the Mayor of Camden, New Jersey, and an inspector for the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service. In a |