Abscam

(sometimes ) was an sting operation in the late 1970s and early 1980s that led to the convictions of seven members of the Congress, among others, for bribery and .

The two-year investigation initially targeted trafficking in stolen and of prominent , but later evolved into a investigation.

The was aided by the and a convicted con-man, , in videotaping politicians accepting bribes from a fictitious in return for various favors.

More than 30 figures were investigated, and six members of the and one were convicted.

One member of the , members of the , the of Camden, , and an inspector for the were also convicted.

The operation was directed from the 's office in Hauppauge, , and was under the supervision of Assistant , who headed the bureau's division, and Thomas P. Puccio, head of the 's Organized Strike Force for the Eastern of .

” was the codename for the operation, which enforcement authorities said was a contraction of “Arab scam”. The -Arab Relations Committee made complaints, so officials revised the source of the contraction to “Abdul scam” after the name of its fictitious .

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