Nation: Abscam (Contd.)

Mafiosi call off a summit

And now, another FBI sting. The public sequel to Operation Abscam and Operation Brilab was Operation Miporn, an abbreviation of Miami pornography. This time, the FBI opened a little pornography business in Miami called Golde Coaste Specialties, Inc., and began buying sex books, movies, video tapes. After 2½ years of investigation, the FBI last week got indictments against 45 alleged pornography merchants in ten states. Said one official: "This wiped out the whole top echelon of the pornography business."

The results of such sweeps—and the FBI now has 50...

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