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Mar 3, 2019 42 min

S2 Ep28: The Sting (Abscam)

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The FBI turns to a career con artist to assist with an undercover sting operation that ensnares multiple members of the United States Congress. Prelude: Mel Weinberg’s lifetime of scams finally catches up with him.

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