Word: stingings
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...James Higgins) finally presides over a crucial trial in Claire's room. He declares her psychologically fit to make the mortal decision to leave the hospital. Near the end of the play, Claire utters a kind of farewell monologue to life. As delivered by Moore, it provokes the sting of involuntary tears...
...informer's personal sting...
...tradition of catchy labels for FBI undercover operations-Abscam, Brilab, Miporn-a new one came to light last week that might be named Son of Abscam. An illegitimate son, to be sure: this sting victimized innocent, though gullible, California businessmen. It was run not by the FBI but by one of the agency's informers, who went into business on the side for himself...
...Meltzer, 55, was recruited by the FBI soon after he was convicted in 1978 by a court in West Palm Beach, Fla., for possession of $100,000 in stolen securities. He was sentenced to 30 months in prison. The FBI sought his advice in conducting the Abscam bribery sting that eventually implicated seven Congressmen and Democratic Senator Harrison Williams of New Jersey. While helping the FBI, Meltzer learned that, to lure politicians into the Abscam net, the FBI had set up a phony investment firm called Abdul Enterprises in New York City and invented a fictitious sheik, Kambir Abdul Rahman...
...businessmen complained to the FBI, and the bureau's San Diego office dutifully began an investigation. It was stopped on orders from the New York City FBI officials supervising the Abscam operation, who feared that any talk about Meltzer would blow the bigger sting. Not until last October was the FBI's information on Meltzer turned over to the U.S. Attorney in San Diego...