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Condition: very good. Cambridge, MA.: Ballinger, 1983. Hardcover. Dustjacket. x,156 pp. - ABSCAM was an FBI sting operation in the late 1970s and early 1980s that led to the convictions of seven members of the United States Congress and others for bribery and corruption. The two-year investigation initially targeted trafficking in stolen property and corruption of prominent businessmen, but later evolved into a public corruption investigation. The FBI was aided by the Justice Department and convicted con-man Mel Weinberg in videotaping politicians accepting bribes from a fictitious Arabian company in return for various political favors. More than 30 political figures were investigated, and six members of the House of Representatives and one senator were convicted. Condition : very good copy. ISBN 9780884106340. Keywords : RECHT, ethics Nederlands strafrecht *2006-100 criminal law.…