The Sting Man

The True Story Behind the Film AMERICAN HUSTLE

Robert W. Greene

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Penguin
12 December 2013

Films, movies & cinema; Biography; True crime

The inspiration behind American Hustle - an astonishing true crime story for fans of Argo and Catch Me if You Can

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

The Sting Man tells the inside story of Mel Weinberg. From hustling on the streets of the Bronx to selling bogus businesses and sham investments around the world, 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 bigger targets. His legendary sting operation, Abscam, caught eight corrupt congressmen and senators. The scandal shook America to the core.

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Robert W. Greene presents not only a thrilling account of the rise of the FBI's international con mastermind, but a vivid dissection of the underbelly of the American Dream. Can you really con an honest man?

By: Robert W. Greene
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 35mm
Weight: 500g
ISBN: 9780241970478
ISBN 10: 0241970474
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 12 December 2013
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Robert W. Greene was a veteran reporter for more than twenty-seven years, a Senior Staff Investigator for the New York City Anti-Crime Committee and an investigator for the U.S. Senate. As a reporter for Newsday, he headed investigative teams that twice won the Pulitzer Prize gold medal. He was also president of the Investigative Reporters and Editors Group. He died in 2008.