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Abscam
[ ab-skam ]
noun
- the code name for an FBI investigation (1978–80) of bribery, involving members of Congress.
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Weinberg was 56 and his wife 48 when the 1980 Abscam sting went down, whereas Bale is 39 and Lawrence 23.
From The Daily Beast
The rules have made a large stunt like Abscam impossible to pursue today.
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The FBI official who thought up and headed Abscam was John Good, another Bronx native.
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Errichetti opened Abscam wide, and connected Weinberg to a whole host of U.S. congressmen.
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They look like they came from the age of Abscam, and should have stayed there.
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