This FBI “Scam” Caught 7 Congressmen

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In 1979, the FBI went undercover and executed the largest federal anti-corruption sting in American history. We’ve never seen anything like that operation since—but why?
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K = Al Kamen, “Jenrette Sentenced To 2 Years in Prison On Abscam Charges,” Washington Post, 9 December 1983.
L = “Sen. Bob Menendez guilty of taking bribes in cash and gold and acting as Egypt’s foreign agent,” Associated Press, 16 July 2024.
M = James Q. Wilson, “The Changing FBI – The Road to Abscam,” in National Affairs 61 (2024).
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Q = Jessica Carolyn Hills, “’Larceny In My Heart’: The Abscam Political Scandal, 1978-1983,” Masters Thesis, Auburn Univesity.
R = United States of America, v. Richard Kelly, Appellant, 748 F.2d 691 (D.C. Cir. 1984)
S = Jeffrey Lazarus, Amy McKay, and Lindsey Herbel, “Who walks through the revolving door? Examining the lobbying activity of former members of Congress” in Interest Groups and Advocacy (2016).
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00:00 I. LARCENY IN MY BLOOD
02:44 II. CRISIS
05:40 III. THE PLAN
08:00 IV. THE TARGETS
10:04 V. EXECUTION
13:14 VI. VICTORY
16:40 VII. WHY DOESN’T THIS HAPPEN ANYMORE?
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