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Abscam

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Abscam

Summary

Abscam is a sting operation[1]. Abscam draws 2,168 Wikipedia views per month (sting_operation category, ranking #1 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • Abscam is in the country of United States[3].
  • Abscam's instance of is recorded as sting operation[4].
  • Abscam began on July 1978[5].
  • Abscam ended on 1980[6].
  • Abscam's organizer is recorded as Federal Bureau of Investigation[7].
  • Among those involved in Abscam was Angelo Errichetti[8].
  • A participant in Abscam was Harrison A. Williams[9].
  • Among those involved in Abscam was Frank Thompson[10].
  • Among those involved in Abscam was John M. Murphy[11].
  • Among those involved in Abscam was Richard Kelly[12].
  • Among those involved in Abscam was John Jenrette[13].
  • Abscam's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Abscam[14].

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Definition and Type

Abscam's instance of is recorded as sting operation[4].

Why It Matters

Abscam draws 2,168 Wikipedia views per month (sting_operation category, ranking #1 of 3).[2] Abscam has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . fbi.gov. fbi.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → United States
    Instance of → —
    Organizer → Federal Bureau of Investigation
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007292964105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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