Scandalous: ABSCAM follows Weinberg and several highly skilled FBI agents as they orchestrate an elaborate undercover sting operation involving a faux Arab sheik, briefcases of cash, hidden cameras, and eventually, six congressmen and one U.S. Senator.

A smooth-talking scam-artist by the name of Mel Weinberg takes on his most challenging con ever–catching crooked congressmen. Using hidden cameras, tapped phones, and a faux Arab sheikh, deals are made and money is exchanged in what would become the groundbreaking FBI sting known as Operation ABSCAM.