Abscam. It had all the marks of a great TV show or movie—the FBI hires a con-man to help them pull off one of the greatest stings of all time. With the help of the con-man, the FBI sets up a ruse to capture politicians accepting bribes from who they thought was a rich Arab sheik. But this isn’t a Hollywood screenplay…this is real life.
This book is a true account of one of the 20th centuries greatest cons of all. How did the FBI pull it off? And more importantly how was the FBI not guilty themselves of entrapment? Find out inside!
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