The Sting Man: Inside ABSCAM

by Robert W. Greene

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The Sting Man: The True Story Behind the Film AMERICAN HUSTLE

The inspiration behind the film American Hustle, directed by David O'Russell (Silver Linings Playbook, The Fighter) and starring Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence and Amy Adams

How did a Bronx hustler nearly bring down the US government?

From hustling on the streets of the Bronx to selling bogus businesses and sham investments around the world, Mel Weinberg netted millions of dollars. So legendary were his skills that in the late 1970s he was recruited by the FBI to combat art thieves and counterfeiters. But the trail quickly led to even...

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  • ISBN10 0143125273
  • ISBN13 9780143125273
  • Publish Date 2 December 2013 (first published 15 April 1981)
  • Publish Status Remaindered
  • Publish Country US
  • Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc
  • Imprint Penguin USA
  • Edition Revised ed.
  • Format Paperback (US Trade)
  • Pages 336
  • Language English