description: Profiles the ABSCAM sting man, Mel Weinberg, who sold the FBI on the idea of setting himself up as a business representative of a wealthy Arab sheik and who personally handled almost every contact and payoff
language: English
title: The Sting Man: Inside ABSCAM
titlecomplete: The Sting Man: Inside ABSCAM
genres: Crime, Nonfiction, History, True Crime, Politics
ratings_count: 298
awards: awardedAt: 378720000000
name: Edgar Award
category: Best Fact Crime
publisher: Dutton Adult