Abscam Trial Ends in Convictions
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Government and Politics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Economics, Crime, Law, Legal History, Courts
- Subcategories: Congress, Senate, Senators, House of Representatives, Politicians, Diplomats, Scandals, Trials, Judges, Lawyers, Corruption, Fraud
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present
- Geographical Location: New York
- Date: August 30, 1980
Article abstract: In an undercover operation known as Abscam, the Federal Bureau of Investigation obtained evidence that brought trials and convictions of members of Congress for accepting bribes.
The FBI Sting
The undercover operation that came to be known as Abscam was a project of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Most of the people involved in Abscam were FBI agents, but one was a convicted swindler who was able to stay out of prison by working with the FBI. The swindler pretended to be working for wealthy Arabs...
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