. "Undercover agents posed as representatives of an oil-rich Arab sheik, and they arrived at meetings with suitcases full of cash in an attempt to bribe congressmen and other public officials into granting the sheik asylum in the U.S. and getting their business\" an Atlantic City casino license, among other things. -FBI.govWhat role did Melvin Weinberg play in the Abscam operation?Like Christian Bale" . . .