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abscam

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Ab⋅scam

[ab-skam]
–noun
the code name for an FBI investigation (1978–80) of bribery, involving members of Congress.

Origin:
Ab(dul Enterprises Ltd.) + scam, from the name of the business used as a front by the FBI
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