Abscam
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Abscam
Ab(dul Enterprises Ltd.) + scam, from the name of the business used as a front by the FBI
Example Sentences
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People in my state certainly remember the case of Sen. Harrison Williams, a four-term New Jersey Democrat convicted in 1981 on nine counts of bribery for his role in the Abscam scandal.
From Salon • Sep. 28, 2023
Only expulsion, last invoked for Senator Harrison Williams in 1981 in the Abscam scandal, would have been more severe.
From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2023
A year later, when the FBI sting operation known as Abscam broke, Myers called Cacheris again.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 26, 2019
In the Watergate break-in and coverup, Mr. Cacheris represented former attorney general John N. Mitchell; in Abscam, which involved federal agents masquerading as wealthy oil sheikhs offering bribes to members of Congress, he represented then-Rep.
From Washington Post • Sep. 26, 2019
The number exceeds two dozen, going back to the FBI’s Abscam investigation of 1980, which netted seven congressional lawmakers.
From Washington Times • Oct. 21, 2018
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