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Conspiracy, Congress and Crime: The ABSCAM Story

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

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The Story of Melvin Wienberg

It was originally called ab scam because it stood for arab scam and we'll get to the name change too. Let's learn about the informant in question. They just call them an informant they don't give this guy his do melvin wienberg Is just larger than life, man. He uh, was a well-established Con artist who got caught he was jammed upUh, he later said he kind of reformed Uh, he was hired with the fbi by the fbi on the understanding that if he played ball and did well,. He could get a probation deal and avoid some time in prison And then also He would be able to get charges dropped against his estranged wife who left

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