The famous 1980 FBI sting dubbed this was just too sheikh for the room
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Abscam - Wikipedia  Abscamsometimes written ABSCAMwas a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) sting operation that took place in the late 1970s and early 1980s. ... Not only were there members of Congress, but also one member of the New Jersey State .... and convicted of accepting a bribe from an FBI agent posing as an Arab sheik.
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American Hustle: the man behind the scam - Telegraph  Dec 16, 2013 ... The true story of a womanising con artist enlisted by the FBI is now an acclaimed ... elaborate sting in which a fictitious Arab sheikh would offer money in return for favours. ... When the investigation became public in early 1980, the already ... The same man sold Weinberg footless socks (just the ankles) and...
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The Informants | Mother Jones  "But bridges are too hard to be hit," Maqsood pleaded, "because they're made of steel. ... To that end, FBI agents and informants target not just active jihadists, but tens ... In many sting cases, key encounters between the informant and the target .... Two Islamic religious leaders, Foad Farahi in Miami and Sheikh Tarek Saleh...
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DEA History 1980-1985  By the early 1980s, the drug lords of the Medellin cartel were ... operation was dubbed Operation Swordfish because it was intended to .... executives were reassigned to make room for additional FBI ... were only two countries in the world manufacturing meth- ..... Seizing this opportunity, the DEA set up a sting in Chicago.
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Sting # Quiz # Question - YouTube  Jul 8, 2016 ... Stanley Kubrick The Sting, The Killing, Killer's Kiss # Quiz # Question ... The famous 1980 FBI sting dubbed this was just too sheikh for the room...
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FOR FBI CHIEF, BIG STEPS AND A BIG MISSTEP - The Washington ...  Oct 19, 1995 ... Louis J. Freeh took over the FBI two years ago determined to make big ... today before a congressional subcommittee examining the FBI operation at .... LOUIS J. FREEH IN PROFILE AGE: 45 CAREER 1993-present: FBI director. ... Organized crime specialist; prosecuted "Pizza Connection" case against...
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Jeopary Questions page 874 - ARACHNIDS - TriviaBistro.com  POETRY: Joyce Kilmer's big book of 1914 was this "and Other Poems" ... W M Ds: The hunt is on for Peter Lorre in this 1931 Fritz Lang film about a child murderer .... incredible when she danced in George Michael's "Too Funky" video in 1992 ... Looking for a roommate, Bridget Fonda took out a classified (big mistake!) in this...
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Opening Lines - The Deighton Dossier  said Steve Champion, holding up his glass' - Yesterday's Spy, 1975 ... Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Spy, 1976 ... '"Some of those people want to get killed," said Dicky Cruyer, as he jabbed the brake ... Spy Hook, 1988 ... Spy Line, 1989 ... Spy Sinker, 1990 ... 'It was written in a bold, attractive and well-fromed writing style, on a...
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Escape from New York (1981) - IMDb  Action  In 1997, when the U.S. president crashes into Manhattan, now a giant maximum security ... With Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence. ... maximum security prison, a convicted bank robber is sent in to rescue him. ... crime is out of control and New York City is a maximum security prison.
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FBI's No. 2 Was 'Deep Throat': Mark Felt Ends 30-Year Mystery of ...  Jun 1, 2005 ... Deep Throat, the secret source whose insider guidance was vital to The ... Live Chats  Real Estate ... Even Nixon was caught on tape speculating that Felt was an informer as ... and Bernstein published in 1974, All the President's Men. ... actor Hal Holbrook breathed whispery urgency into the suspenseful...
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Committee of Seventy  Philly Hustle: You Can't Make This S**t Up  Dec 20, 2013 ... And is loosely based on an undercover FBI sting operation that landed ... The scandal has a famous name: Abscam. ... a phony company called Abdul Enterprises to make money in the U.S. The ... Jannotti got a sentence of six month for extortion. ... Most of the Abscam defendants continued to proclaim their...
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SAVING REAGAN  DAVID R. STOKES  Oct 3, 2013 ... But one movie that yearnow largely forgottenserved a purpose even ... It was called, Code of the Secret Service, and it starred a handsome ... to a Miami theater to see Reagan play a G-Man named Brass Bancroft. ... intense grimace on Parr's face as he forcefully protected his charge. ... Name (required).
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HE'S BURNING TO BE A SUCCESS - SI.com  The doorbell rang, and when the door was opened a man with a Fu Manchu ... Witnesses say it is a very hairy stunt indeed when the tank happens to be already occupied. ... Whenever the credibility of this episode or that is strained, it is usually a ... He enjoys talking about Rossovich almost as much as he used to enjoy...
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FBI's No. 2 Was 'Deep Throat' - Washington Post  Jun 1, 2005 ... The secret source whose insider guidance was vital to The ... of the Watergate scandal was a pillar of the FBI named W. Mark Felt. ... when the FBI was battling for its independence against the administration ... He was the romantic truth teller half hidden in the shadows of a Washington area parking garage.
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The Mammoth Book of Cover-Ups - Scribd  That the most fa mous man in the world could be murdered in broad Texan ..... The Bank of England. a sort of soft-glove Th ird Reich). the International ... some branches of the CIA i tself were using BCCI for clandestine purposes ..... The proximity of the two events made local French security police uneasy ...... Andy Jack.
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Context of 'May 25-27, 1972: Burglars Attempt to Break in to ...  The same team of burglars who rifle the office will later be used to break into the ... [PBS, 1/2/1997] Ehrlichman will later claim that the Institution was never ... cash from Hughes, and O'Brien is earning $13,000 a month lobbying for one of ..... an attempt to unscrew a lock on the door of the Committee's office between 11 p.m....
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jeopardy/1519_Qs.txt at master  jedoublen/jeopardy  GitHub  MUSEUMS | Elvis-a-Rama, just off the strip in this city is said to have $5 million worth of Elvis .... HOMEMAKING | Properly speaking, a piece of carpet that isn't wall-to-wall is called this, also a slang term for a toupee | a rug ... The city of Perm in Russia used to be caled this, also the name of an infamous cocktail | Molotov.
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2014 The FBI Story  Mar 31, 2014 ... serial killers, as well as features on the biometric system known as Next ..... His name was Joseph Paul Franklin, and he went on a horrific ... however, after no success, the Bureau closed its case. ... scheme and a former FBI wanted cyber fugitivewas ..... a rocky year for the stock marketthat's because it.
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You're not feeling it. That little number was way too big for its ...  That little number was way too big for its britches. You could just tell it was gonna blast off, and next thing you know is everyone's on their feet cutting a rug,...
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chapter 6 - US Department of State  Apr 1, 1974 ... demands for protection of foreign dignitaries in the United States ... brought SY more into the public eye, as Congress demanded that the .... Figure 3: Special Agents Terence Shea (left) and Al Boyd .... Elbrick's ordeal is told in the 1997 film, ..... transformed protective security for visiting heads of state and...
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The 'In' Crowd - The New York Times  May 7, 2000 ... These were people who did not stay home at night; they went out to see and ... Billingsley shook his head; no way he could cash that check, not then. ... larger establishment (in the Stork it was the Cub Room) where Big Names ... regular Frank Costello, then running the mob while Lucky Luciano sat in jail.